All SMs.

This is the revamped second chapter

New Friends and Second Letter

Routine has helped me stand back up and carry on, my heart still aches for him but like Sam said it is slowly starting to mend. It's been two months since he left; Sam is my constant visitor his visits make it easier to do normal things like getting up going to school cooking cleaning and working in the Newton's camping shop. I only leave the house if I really have to, I can see the frustration in both Charlie's and Sam's faces when I refuse to the leave the house any other time.

"That's it get your shoes and coat on we are going to my house on the reservation" Sam said breaking me out of my thoughts.

"Sam no I don't want to" I moaned.

"I'm not giving you a choice if you won't come on your own accord I will carry you out to my car" Sam then said looking at me and waiting to see what option I was going to choose.

"Fine" I snapped getting up off the couch and going to the cupboard to get my things.

"Take that grin off your face I'm only doing this because I have no other choice" I snapped again when I caught Sam grinning at me.

"Good you need to get out of this house and start living again" he replied putting his hand on my back and guiding me out of the house to his car.

Twenty minutes later Sam pulled up outside a small cabin with a porch wrapping itself all the way around, I went to get out of the car when I realised that Sam was already at my door opening it, he grabbed a hold of my hand and dragged me up to the house and opened the front door allowing me to walk in first.

"This is nice and homely Sam, I'm not sure what I was expecting" I said while looking around the clean and tidy front room.

"Thanks I'm a bit of a clean freak and don't like mess" He replied motioning me towards the couch.

"I was not expecting it to be dirty or messy just not so homely"

"I know what you meant, would you like a drink or anything?"

"Water please" I replied going to follow Sam into the kitchen.

"Bella I'm not going to leave you alone, go sit back down and get comfortable" Sam said turning back around to face me.

"I know that I just want to see what your kitchen is like" I replied he shrugged his shoulders before turning back around and walking into the kitchen.

The kitchen was small and had all the essentials in it, I watched Sam open the back door before grabbing a glass. I made my way out the back door and saw a few chairs on the porch and went to sit down all I could hear was the birds singing and the tree softly swaying in the wind.

"What are you doing sat out here for?" Sam asked making me jump

"It's so peaceful here it's nice not hearing the traffic and people passing by all day" i replied while taking the glass of water out of Sam's outstretched hand.

"I know what you mean that's why I built the porch so I could sit out here and enjoy it."

"You built this?" I asked

"Yep I built the house and porch a few years ago"

"Wow I knew you done construction but I didn't realise how good you were" I replied surprised.

"Thank you, come on lets go inside its getting colder."

We made our way back into the front room and spent some time talking about Sam's house and his job in construction. We were broken out of our conversation by a knock on the door; Sam got up to answer it while I curled up on the couch.

"Bella I want you to meet my friend and his girlfriend" Sam said coming to sit back down next to me.

"Hi" I said shyly moving closer to Sam

"I'm Jared and this is my girlfriend Kim"

"Hello Bella" Kim said moving to sit on the other couch opposite where I was sat.

After a slow start I was able to have a conversation with Kim about various things, I kept seeing Sam taking quick looks at me from the corner of my eye while he was talking to Jared.

"Sam I need to go home it's getting late" I turned to him while Kim took a bathroom break.

"Oh we were going to order pizza and watch a movie" Sam replied looking disappointed.

"What about Charlie?"

"Ring him and tell him you are with me and that I will take you home after, the phone is in the kitchen" I nodded and got up to get the phone I watched Sam grin when he realised I was agreeing to stay, I rang Charlie at the station and told him my plans he seemed happy that i was out of the house and told me to come home when ever, I hung up the phone and went to join the others but was stopped by Sam standing in the door way with the same grin on his face.

"What?" I asked stopping in front of him.

"I'm just happy that you are staying"

"Good because I am doing this for you" I replied.

"Thank you but you should be doing this for you not me."

I walked past Sam and joined Jared and Kim in the front room it wasn't until I was sat down that I realised they were cuddling and kissing. I curled up wrapping my arms around my body trying to stop the pain when a memory of him and me being like that, I could feel the tears in my eyes and closed them to stop them running down my face.

"Shh its ok I'm here" Sam said coming to sit next to me and cuddling me into his side.

"We are sorry Bella we didn't mean to upset you" Kim said as she moved further away from Jared.

"It's ok Kim you didn't do anything wrong" I replied sitting up straighter and putting my feet back on the floor.

"Pizza is ordered and it should be here in half an hour, girls you pick a movie and we will pick another" Sam then said changing the conversation.

A few hours' later three large pizzas eaten and two movies watched I found myself cuddled up to Sam with his arm wrapped around my waist fighting to stay awake.

"We are going to make a move Sam" Jared said as the credits of the last movie started rolling up the screen.

"Ok I will see you later" Sam replied stretching his legs out and yawning.

"Bye" I called out before yawning myself.

"Do you want to go home? Or do you want to watch the movie that I tried to suggest earlier" Sam asked looking down at me.

"I don't mind staying but i warn you now I hate horrors" I replied while realising that it was nice being out of the house, Sam got up to the movie on while I grabbed the cushion that was behind me.

"The movie has not even started yet and you have a cushion ready" Sam chuckled sitting back down.

"Shut up I'm just getting ready."

By the end of the movie I ended up sat on Sam's lap hiding my face into his chest vowing to never watch another horror again, I looked up to Sam to ask him to take me home when I realised that he had fallen asleep. He looked so peaceful so instead I got up and turned the movie off along with the TV, I thought about waking him up or calling Charlie to come get me until spotted the time and just decided to sleep next to Sam on the couch Charlie knew where I was so he would not be worried. I picked up the cushion and put in and led down curled up next to Sam.

I woke in the morning in a strange bed I didn't recognise I got up and walked out the room when I realised that I was at Sam's he must of woken in the night and put me in his bed, I walked into the front room looking for Sam when he was not in there I walked into the kitchen to find him cooking breakfast.

"Morning Sam"

"Morning I'm sorry I fell asleep on you I hope you didn't mind but I put you in my room when I woke in the night"

"No that's fine" my stomach then decided to tell me it was hungry by grumbling loudly.

"Perfect timing it's all cooked go sit down at the table I will bring it over" Sam laughed pointing towards the table.

After eating breakfast I rang Charlie to let him know where I was, he shocked me by being ok about staying out all night.

"I'm never watching another horror again that movie scared me" I said while Sam washed up.

"I guessed that you were sat on my lap within the first ten minutes of the movie starting" Sam chuckled.

"You obviously weren't scared you fell asleep watching it" I grumbled back.

"That is because I know it is not real"

"I just don't like it when movies make me jump"

"Come then I best get you home I have to go to work for a bit" Sam said drying his hands and walking towards me.

By the time I got home Charlie had already left for the station, Sam walked me in then left promising to come by tomorrow afternoon. I walked straight upstairs and into the bathroom to have a shower and get out of yesterday's clothes, wrapped in a towel I walked into my room and stopped when I saw an envelope on my bedside table with his handwriting on, I rush to my window and check the forest wondering if he has come back but the window was locked and there was no sign of him near the forest, I sit on my bed and rip the envelope open.

Dear Bella

I want you to live your life you need to carry on like I never met you and act how you did before I met you. Do something that you have never done before, go out with friends be a teenager.

From Edward

PS I LOVE YOU

I chuck the letter under my bed with the other one I laid down and cried before I started thinking about what was in the letter about doing something I have never done before and decide that I will try hiking. I quickly get dressed and pull out the hiking boots I bought with my employees discount, I know where I want to go and that is to the meadow where he would take me.

After hours of walking I eventually find it but it is not how I remember it, the meadow is now dead there is no green or flowers instead it is all brown. I turn around to head back home when I see somebody stood on the other side of the meadow.

"Hello Bella what a surprise" the person said swiftly coming closer, it is then that I realise the person is a vampire.

"Do you remember me Bella?" He said I look closer and recognise that he is one of the nomads who were with James last spring.

"Laurent?" I ask

"Yes that's right, I've been to the Cullen's and they are not there, their scent is old have they left?"

"They are away hunting" I lie to him when I see that his eyes are a dark burgundy colour not the light brown I was expecting, I was sure he was going to go to Alaska to become a vegetarian.

"That's a shame they are not here."

"I thought you were staying in Alaska to become like them?" I asked him taking a step back.

"I did try but it is very hard plus a friend of mine has asked me to come here and check something out" he replied taking a step closer to me.

"Well I will go so you can finish helping your friend" I said while taking another step back.

"See Bella that something to check out was you, Victoria is not very happy Edward killed her mate James and now she wants revenge a mate for a mate" he said taking another step closer to me.

"I'm not Edward's mate" I answered wrapping my arms around my body to stop the pain.

"That's a shame the problem now though is that I am thirsty victoria will not be happy but what she has planned to do to you will be painful, I promise I will be quick" he replied ignoring my last comment then moving quickly so that he was right in front of me, he grabbed my chin and moved my head to the side to get access to my neck when suddenly he stopped and sniffed.

"I don't believe it" he said before running back to the other side of the meadow and looking behind me.

I turned my head to take a look at what had caused him to run away and saw five massive wolves come out of the forest, they started to walk up to me and I froze I saw the eyes of the black wolf who was leading them, the eyes reminded me of someone it took a quick look like he was checking me over before he walked passed me I looked at the other wolves as they too each passed me.

I unfroze and turned my head as the last wolf passed me they were heading towards Laurent, all of a sudden Laurent ran and the wolves chased him I quickly ran towards home running straight to my room and locked the door I sat on my bed and waited for either Laurent or Victoria to find me.