It's a short-en...but it gets the closing final-ness of the whole thing...enjoy...

Before I reached the door I realised how much my joints ached, opening the door, lifting my arm shot a strange painful impulse through my shoulder. It felt like if I were human, every inch of me would be bruised, if there were any parts of me left at all.

The sun was barely peeking past the horizon but as soon as stepped through the threshold her gasp rang out, I tired straightening up from my slump but winced as the strange pain like feeling ran up my body,

"Bella what are you doing awake?" my voice sounded pained and she rushed to me, throwing her arms around my neck and pressing her body into mine.

"I was so worried, I woke up and you weren't here," she mumbled into my neck, I embraced her in my arms and nuzzled her neck, I had her back in my arms, it was the most relieving feeling I had ever felt.

And I knew he could never hurt her again, he could never come back. but she didn't, as far as she was aware he was still out there, she had said a few nights ago that she felt he was close, I had to tell her, to make her truly free of him. I clutched her tighter,

"Where did you go?" she asked quietly, I released my hold on her and she stepped a few inches away, she looked down at my clothes and let out a gasp. I hadn't noticed but what was left of my clothes was covered in dirt and debris from the forest, my shirt was ripped at the side in a diagonal line, my jeans were torn and embedded with dirt, I could only imagine what my face and hair must look like.

"Bella I need to tell you something,"

Her heat beat sped up and so did her breathing but she let me pull her to the sofa,

"I haven't been completely honest Bella," I looked over at her, "I kept something from you, do you remember when you thought you could feel James, in the woods?" I noticed her shoulders tense up when I said his name, her hand dropped from mine,

"Yes," she mouthed,

"He was there," she stopped breathing but her heartbeat sped up, "Bella breathe,"

Her body started shaking; she let out her breath and drew in a ragged one,

"I said, I told you...I told you to leave me, but you didn't and now...now he's going to kill you Edward, and I'm going to have to watch...and..."

"Bella calm down," I reached out for her but she jumped back, the tears streaming down her face, her body jolting with her sobs, "he won't, he can't,"

"You can't know that...you haven't seen him on the hunt...Edward he won't stop, he hates to lose," she was sobbing even more violently, her eyes frantically seeing something in her past, a few tears escaped her eyes, and she jumped up, "I have to go, if I leave...he won't know you had me, I'll go back to the cabin...then I can..."

"Bella no," I stood up, ignoring the aches in my knees, "it's finished, he won't be able to find you or me ever again,"

The room fell silent, her hyperventilating ceased almost suddenly, she snapped her head up and her eyes connected with mine,

"Did...did you find him?" her voice was a whisper, I nodded at her, "did you kill him?" she was almost silent,

"Yes" I whispered, expecting her to scream at me, shout and tell me I was a monster, but she launched herself into the empty space between us, her arms wrapped around my neck and she nuzzled her head into my shoulder. The scent of her hair hit me and I pressed my face into it.

"Thank you Edward." She was thanking me, I lifted out of her embrace a little to look into her eyes, they had tears in them yet her mouth was smiling, she was happy. Her hand came round to caress my face and I leaned into her palm.

"I'm sorry I lied to you, I should have told you that I found his trail, I just thought that if you didn't know then you would feel a little safer, I just wanted you to feel safe..." her fingertip traced my lips stopping my words, my apology,

"It's okay Edward it's finished," she whispered quoting my earlier words, she closed the gap between us and pressed her lips to mine, I froze. Her hand slid round to the back of my neck, she parted her lips slightly and breathed against mine, it touched my tongue, I could taste it, and her breath was so sweet. My eyes closed in pleasure and my hands slid around to hold her back, she leaned into me and her lips pressed onto mine with a little more pressure. She began moving her mouth and I responded, our lips moving together deliciously.

When she pulled back and I kissed her lips once more. She looked up at me and her eyes were happy, her mouth in a small smile.

She dropped her head and nuzzled my neck; I pressed my lips into her hair, and watched the suns first rays peek through the window glass onto the floorboards, with my Bella in my arms.

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