Edward's POV

Title: Never too late

Author: Zee

Characters/Pairings: Edward/Bella, Renesmee, Alice/Jasper, Rose/Emmett, Jacob/Leah
Rating: General Readers (GR)

Category: Drama

Spoilers: None but it would be better if you've read the Twilight series to get an idea of the chacters. This is Alternate Universe (AU) and is All Human (AH).
Summary: A horrible accident leaves Edward broken and empty. When he wakes up to the world and finds he doesn't remember anything, Bella does everything she can to bring back her Edward.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. They all belong to Stephenie Meyer – the genius

a/n : sorry if my chapter are too short. Thank you skystripe for the tip.  I'll do that in future chapter because I've already actually written up to chapter 7. so, this chapter to chapter seven will still be pretty short, so sorry about that. But the updates will be quick so you don't have to wait too long.  thanks for your reviews:

bent05, starheartsswirly and pricel for being the first three reviewers. 

Latest reviewers are: skystripe and rossie.

So, on to chapter 5.  ENJOY!

BELLA'S POV

It broke my heart. It cracked and tore every little piece. I had no idea how to fix it. Edward was shaking, sobbing on the bed and I reached out to him, my whole being yearning to comfort him and make all his pain disappear. I just wanted to be his Bella again. But tears flowed freely down my cheeks as I touched him and knew that I was nothing but a stranger to him.

"Edward, calm down." I begged. "I want to take everything, if only I could. I would give anything to take your hurt away right now."

He looked up, his face flushed. "Don't you say that." His eyes bore into mine. "Don't you ever wish that this... this was upon you." he stopped shaking and sat up slowly. "And you don't have to wish that you could take everything from me, because... I have nothing to give."

"No, Edward!" I pleaded with him. "You've given me everything." I took his hand. "I meant that I wanted to take away your pain, I can't bear seeing you like this. Edward, it's my turn to give to you now. I'll give you whatever I can to make you all better. I know that there is no way around this and I have no idea how you feel, but I will help you," I said through gritted teeth. "I will help you get through this, me, our family, we all will."

He shook his head. He took his hand from mine and my breath caught in my throat. "Why? I can't even remember who you are. I can't remember anything. Do you know how horrifying that is?"

I was not giving up. I took his hand again and squeezed it, he closed his eyes. "Because I love you, Edward and nothing will change that."

He opened his eyes and looked straight at me. "Not even this? Not even when... the man you love is lost and will never come back again? Not even when all you've got is me, an empty slate? I'm not the same Edward that you might have known. I don't even know who that Edward is."

"No. Nothing will change. I love you." I cupped his face in my hands. "I promised to love you, to be with you through everything. You haven't changed. You're still Edward... my Edward. You've just forgotten but I'm here to help you remember." I pulled my husband to me and hugged him tightly while his arms lay limp on his side and I cried knowing that nothing will ever be the same again.

EPOV
Bella held me tight as she cried. I didn't know who she was, I've forgotten what this woman meant to me but even now, seeing her crying and hearing her plead, I wanted to end it all. Even when I couldn't remember anything, I felt my heart cry out, above all the other noise inside me, that I would never ever allow for Bella to cry because of me. She said she would help me remember and I held on to the truth in her eyes. Despite all my fears, having Bella here with me made me feel safe as though the dark clouds in my mind were lifted. I knew that it would be hard but if she was so willing to get me through this, then I could never take it against her. She already had my heart, I knew as much. I knew I could trust her with my life to let her be the one to put together my forgotten past and I felt a sense of comfort in that. As horrifying as it would be, I'd give it a shot, I swore to myself that I would never let Bella cry.

My arms wrapped around her and I heard her gasp. I was going to say, Everything will be okay but when I opened my mouth I said, "Tell me everything." I blinked. The reflex to learn as much as I could was so strong, I knew I had to give in.

She pulled away and I wanted to pull her back but I knew she was going to say something. I wanted to listen to her voice, besides her touch, it made me feel safe and complete. "I don't know where to start." She hesitated and looked at me. "I have so many things that I know I can tell you," she said while she bit her lower lip thoughtfully.

Hearing her talk made me calm and I relaxed. I wanted to take her hand which was laying awkwardly near mine but it felt like I was taking advantage of her. She still was a stranger, but a stranger I wanted to be close to.

I took a deep breath and looked at her. "Tell me my name again?"

"Edward Anthony Cullen." she said.

I cleared my throat and straightened up. I nodded. "And your name?"

"Bella Marie Cullen." She looked straight at me when she said her last name. I don't know why but I took her hand in mine and brought mere centimeters from my lips.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Cullen," I smiled and kissed the back of her hand.

A beep sounded on the bedside table. Bella jumped. "What's that?" I asked, not letting go of her hand.

"That's the alarm. That's for when I take Renesmee downstairs for breakfast."

"Renesmee, is that the name of our..."

"Yes." She answered quickly. It felt like she wanted to make this as easy as possible for me by taking it slowly.

"So what time is it?" I asked.

"7:30." She said.

"And where are we?" I tilted my head to one side, waiting for her answer.

"We're in your room at your parents' house." She bit her lip again and was thinking.

I squeezed her hand and closed my eyes. "I have no idea how to do this. I don't know how I'm going to remember everything." I opened my eyes and looked at her, her own eyes filling with tears. She blinked as a tear flowed down her cheek. "But I promise," I reached out and brushed the tear away with my thumb. "That I'll do everything I can to remember. I want to, Bella."

She nodded and I let my fingers touch her cheek. I cupped my hand on her face and she leaned on my hand as she closed her eyes.

I love you, my mind and heart were both screaming for me to say. I closed my eyes too and sighed. I already knew that. I might have lost my memory but I clearly haven't forgotten how much I love my wife.