"Edward, please don't leave me. You could live with me and my parents." I begged, knowing full well it was pointless, but still one had to at least try. Edward would have to be there for Esme. Esme's mother was very ill, and she had to be there for her. No one knew how long or even if they would return at all. They only knew where they were going, and that was to…. Chicago.
"Bella, you know I would love to stay, but my parents need me, and besides you might get sick of me," he teased trying to lighten the mood. I forced a laugh for his benefit, but he saw right through it. "I promise to write you, I will never forget about you, and I will come back for breaks, just to see you."
"First of all, you know that I could never get sick of you. Secondly, you better come visit me. I suppose you are right though, no matter how much I wish you weren't. Write me often, good luck, I will miss you." I love you I added in my head, he doesn't know of my feelings for him. I sighed; I had to be strong, for his sake at least.
"There, there, it's not really goodbye, not forever. I will come back for breaks and stuff, I promise. You couldn't keep me away, even if you tried." He grinned his infamous grin, while I tried my hardest not to cry. It wasn't working very well.
His parents were standing patiently by the car, they were teary eyed and looking at the forest and town they had come to call home and now had to give up. I noticed they kept throwing apologetic glances my way. They knew how much Edward meant to me, everyone but Edward knew how much he meant to me. I smiled a weak smile towards them in reassurance.
I launched myself at Edward, "I will miss you," I whispered. I took a deep breath, trying to steady myself.
"I promise, with all my heart, to come back." He whispered in my ear trying to console me.
"You better, or I might have to go up there and hurt you," I teased, trying my hardest not to cry. I couldn't do it, not yet, not in front of him. I felt him loosen his hold on my back and his hands slid down my arms down to my hands, as he pulled away.
We started to walk towards their car hand in hand. Carlisle and Esme came over and hugged me goodbye, before getting into the car and starting it. Charlie came outside and stood in the driveway. Edward pulled me in for one last hug before getting into the car, as Charlie came over and put his arm on my shoulders trying to comfort me.
I stood waving as they drove away. I could see him turned around in his seat waving. I wiped away the first tear of many to come. Eventually when they were too far away to see, I turned back to Charlie and broke down in our drive way.