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BPOV

Edward acted against a visit with Lady Zafrina when I suggested we see what she was about. I told him it could be fun. He seemed torn between giving me what I wanted and betraying Alice. Silently pleading with my eyes worked like a charm, "If we must," was his response as he trailed in behind me.

I couldn't believe the amount of baubles this woman had. There were tarot cards, a crystal ball, astrology charts, etc. I was in wonderment as I walked around the tent, taking in the scenery. I was truthfully a skeptic in palm readers and such, but color me crazy, I was curious to see what she would say the future had in store for me.

As we waited for Lady Zafrina to make an appearance, Edward and I read each other's astrology signs. The part of me that used better judgment, considered our reading hogwash, but the open-minded part of me wondered if there was any truth to what we read. After all, that open-minded part was how I ended up in this tent to begin with. I was curious if the woman actually knew her stuff.

The moment I made eye contact with her, I felt an eeriness in the air. She wasn't creepy in the sense of her appearance, but there was something old and wise behind her eyes. I immediately moved next to Edward and he wrapped his arm around me protectively. He began to lead us out of the tent when she stopped him and asked to give me a reading. She reached for me, and I reluctantly followed her.

She sat me at a table that held a crystal ball and tarot cards. Edward sat next to me, cradling my hand in his. He was less than eager to be there. She remarked on needing a few more articles for the reading, so she left to retrieve them. Upon her re-entrance, she dropped the items she held in her grasp, so Edward darted over to help her. I saw her mouth move in saying something to him, but couldn't make out what she had said. He seemed bothered by her words and quickly made his way back to me saying, "Let's go, she is too weird," I was not ready to leave yet, so I answered back a firm, "No."

He sighed in defeat and again took his place next to me at the round table. Lady Zafrina took my hand in hers, and began telling my fortune. She spoke of the undying love I had for Edward and I felt myself beam with more adoration for him. Faith renewed when she mentioned the family that loved me and was eagerly awaiting my joining them in more than just matrimony. I stole a glance at Edward with hope filled eyes.

My wonderment was short lived the moment she spoke of a child. The child, that in description, could only be mine and Edward's. Edward became enraged at the mention of this baby and pulled me out of the tent. He ranted how ridiculous she was. I believed most of his tirade was due to the ugly truth of him incapable of giving me this child she spoke of. Though I was aware of that fact, I envisioned the child to look just like Edward. Tears began to spill from my eyes causing Edward to ask me, "Bella. Love, is that what you want? A child? You know I can't give you that. I want so desperately to have children with you, but we can't. I'm not even sure it's possible."

The tears kept flowing in reciprocation of his truth. Somehow in the midst of my grief, I was reminded of the fact that she claimed Edward and I would eventually be married and told him so. I certainly wasn't expecting a proposal at that moment, but when he sat me on the bench, got on one knee, and proposed to me, I was beyond ecstatic. I received my hearts most treasured desire.

I wondered aloud if once we were married, would we be intimate. Edward was put off by my statement and made it clear he was not going to be intimate until my change. I tried to plead my case, but he quickly rebuked by saying, "I will not hurt you."

I tried to understand his logic, but I was too hurt. I turned back to the tent and made my way back in. Edward hesitantly followed. As we sat back down, Lady Zafrina took Edward's hand and began his fortune. I listened intently and was a bit shell shocked by her mention of Alice being unable to see a change coming for him. Holy shit, how did she know that? I wondered.

He glanced my way and his expression was as quizzical as my own. She reached down beside her and brought up an apple. She cut it in half and told us even though she knew one of us would rather not participate, her eyes focused on Edward with that statement that we needed to bite into the apple and swallow the piece we bit off. This woman is becoming increasingly stranger as the time passes, I thought.

Edward seemed on the verge of leaving, but my eyes begged him not to. My curiosity was peaked and I wanted to see this through. He was disgusted by what was expected of him, but he appeased me anyway and ate a piece of the apple. We handed both halves back to Lady Zafrina and she placed the halves together, showing how it formed a heart. I was admittedly in awe.

I was curious what she saw in that heart and she responded, "I see a lot of love. As I told him, there is something that will happen to both of you, sooner than you think, that you can't stop. Let it run its course. You both have something very valuable to learn during this change," as she said that, she stood up and walked us to the door. We started to head out of the tent when she whispered something to Edward; causing his mouth to drop. He stood momentarily stunned, then his head jerked around; looking in every direction around him. I wasn't sure what he was doing, but I couldn't help but be concerned with her final words to us.

"Edward, you don't think anything will happen do you?" I asked him.

He responded a very unconvincing, "No."

He pulled me along to gather the others. Neither of us seemed to be in the carnival mood any longer. After we found the group, Rosalie and Emmett made it clear they weren't ready to leave, neither were Alice and Jasper. The four of them remained behind as Edward and I headed to my house. The ride home was quiet. You could nearly tear a hole through the tension in the air with a swipe of your finger. We pulled up to my house and remained in our seats for a moment.

"Edward, what do you think the gypsy meant by something happening to us that we couldn't change? Nothing will happen right?" I questioned.

"Bella, it's all hocus pocus garbage. I don't believe for a second that something would happen that Alice couldn't foresee. Don't worry, my love. Everything will be fine," he promised.

"I'd rather not be alone. You'll stay tonight won't you?" I asked him.

"Of course, love. I'll meet you in your room. Say good night to Charlie for me," he said.

I got out of the car and went inside. Charlie was sitting in his rocker, nearly half asleep watching a game on the flat screen, "Hey Bells, did you have fun?"

"Hey, dad. Yeah, I had a great time. I'm pretty tired, so I'm going to go ahead to bed. I'll see you tomorrow," I told him as I headed upstairs. Edward was waiting for me on my bed. He looked rather comfortable, almost as if he too were awaiting sleep. I crawled in next to him, not even changing into pajamas.

I felt rather sleepy all the sudden. My eyes became heavy and yawns were coming one right after the next, "Edward, I'm really tired. I'm having a hard time staying awake. Please don't leave before I wake up in the morning." I pleaded through yawns.

My mind became hazy with the tire engulfing my whole body. I almost thought I heard Edward yawn himself as he responded, "Anything for you, love."

I molded myself against Edward's body as the darkness took over and my mind drifted off to the words of the fortune telling gypsy.

As I woke, I lifted my arms upward; stretching out last nights much welcomed sleep. I wasn't ready to open my eyes yet. I was still half asleep and basking in the ambiance of my room. A loud yawn escaped my lips, and I immediately halted. What the hell? Did I swallow a frog or something last night, I thought; I sound a bit manly. I began lightly pulling at my ear in an effort to help remove the ringing, more like incessant beating. It was as if I were lying on someone's chest listening to their heart thumping away. My god, what is that? It's annoying, I wondered. Then came the burning in my chest and throat. I figured I had a bad case of heartburn.

Edward had stayed with me last night. I didn't understand why I had felt so uneasy after leaving Lady Zafrina's tent, but I had and I didn't want to spend the night alone. She may be a fraud, but she seemed sincere enough.

As I opened my eyes, I was thrown off by the mild snores I heard next to me. Edward didn't sleep. I glanced over at him, only to see my own body lying next to me; sleeping. I felt my mouth drop open and I jumped off the bed, causing myself to crash into the wall air bound. My eyes darted from the sleeping form on the bed down to my body.

"What the fu…"

Chapter End Notes:

So it begins. Bella is now realizing she isn't herself, so to speak. Lol. The next chapter will have both EPOV and BPOV by my wonderful writing partner blue2185 and myself. Hope you enjoy and leave us those reviews. We love them!!!