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Chapter 2. Reunion

I continued to fight sleep with every ounce of will power I had. I kept listening to whatever I could, thinking, and using my mind. Jasper was quietly questioning Alice, so I focused my mind on their conversation. There voices sounded like I was hearing them at a distance from underwater.

"I was contemplating the change in my vision, and I wondered maybe, with the way Bella was acting, it was her mind that changed. Then I very faintly saw a vision of her running . . . and it looked like she was running out of the mall," Alice was explaining to Jasper. "I started to worry that she might be trying to get away from us. I realized that was what she was doing and I had to stop her, as soon as I thought this, I saw myself outside trying to catch her."

"I'm so glad you have your visions,"Jasper told her greatfully. "Edward was going to be so furious with us, and your vision of Jame's attacking her would have probably come true. I'm glad we avoided all that."

"Trust me, so am I," she agreed grimly. I wondered how she saw Edward in her visions if I had left. Then I wondered what she saw James doing to Renee or me. There was a long pause, they were probably both thinking. I tried to listen to something else to keep my mind occupied. There were the people around us, but I couldn't pick out any specific words or conversations. Everything was becoming very quiet and sounded fuzzy. As the time went by I knew I was about to loose all consciousness. Suddenly Alice spoke again, giving me back what little bit of my mind I had before. "Oh, good, the plane's going to land in three minutes," she said happily. This woke me up a bit, it meant Edward would be here soon.

"So Renee is definitely still safe in Florida?" Jasper asked. As hard as the fight against total sleep was, I had to stay awake long enough to hear Alice's answer. She wouldn't lie to Jasper when she thought I was asleep. I decided whatever she said now was what I was going to believe.

"Yes, I can see she is going to hear Bella's message and return the call. I just can't see when that's going to happen, I think she keeps changing her mind about listening to her phone messages," Alice answered thoughtfully. "Maybe it's something she's been planning to do, but keeps forgetting." That was a good possibility. Renee was known to be scatter brained, and if she was enjoying her time with Phil, I figured what Alice said was exactly why I had not received a return phone call yet.

After hearing this, I stopped listening to the conversation. I was ready to stop fighting the sleep, now that I could stop worrying. I could feel the relief wash through me, and I drifted rapidly into unbroken sleep. But I must have only slept a couple minutes when I woke up. I could feel that Jasper had just removed his hand, but Alice was still holding me. I opened my eyes and gasped in excitement. Just yards away was Edward. He was walking very quickly to us. His perfect face looked worried, angry, and relieved at the same time. I guessed he was reading Alice's mind about my attempt to escape.

Even though he would be right in front of me in seconds, I wanted to run and meet him. I tried to push myself up, but Alice still held me.

"Alice," I whined, "Can't I get up? I want to see him." She was being over cautious, trying to make sure I wasn't going to run away, or try to run, again. But, by the time I finished saying this, he was already standing in front of me.

Alice finally let go of me as Edward wrapped his arms around me and held me. He held me for a long time, and I could have stayed in his arms forever. I didn't even notice as Carlisle and Emmett joined us.

I heard Alice explaining what I had tried to do, and how James had tried to trick me. But I forgot they were even there as I felt Edward's cold hard lips on mine. Of course Edward didn't need to listen to Alice, he already knew everything that happened before I had even seen him.

"I came close to not seeing you here, didn't I?" he whispered gently in my ear. "Don't ever think of doing something like that again," he spoke with some force in his words this time. I didn't get a chance to respond because his lips gently pushed into mine again. I was so relieved to be with Edward again. I felt like I had been away from him for an eternity, and I wanted nothing more than for this to never end. But of course Emmett had to interrupt.

"So, have you calmed down now?" he teased with a grin.

I was frustrated that I had to divide my attention from Edward, so my response was a bit irritable. "Not that I could ever have a choice," I snapped, glaring at Jasper, then at Emmett. I did feel foolish for acting the way I did, and for trying to run away from everyone who was working so hard to keep me and my family safe. I felt bad for getting angry. "I am sorry I acted that way," I said, changing my tone.

"Don't worry about it, Bella," Alice said, "You just have to be more careful. James is going to try to do anything he can to get to you."

I nodded, knowing she was right. Everyone was very still now, and I was getting anxious now that nothing was happening. Unlike my vampire family, I couldn't stand still and calm for long periods of time. I started to shift my weight back and fourth, and resisted the temptation to tap my foot. I had to ask something, I couldn't endure this anymore. I looked at Edward, my voice was tentative, "What are we going to do now?"