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EDWARD POV

I wrapped my arms around her soft waist, and I was home. We had been out since this morning, and it was nearing 5:45 now. We were in the bookshop. Bella had avoided going back home for some reason, and since the mall we had made various stops and errands.
"Can we go home now?" I pretended to whine. She giggled, paying for her book.
"Yeah, I guess." She succumbed. We piled into the Volvo again and I drove serenely, trying not to remind myself this was the last time I would be driving home for a long while. We pulled into the driveway, and I helped Bella unload our shopping bags, heaving them up the stairs and unlocking the door with difficulty.
"SURPRISE!" A loud sound echoed around me. It took me a while to realize what was going on. Bella had moved to stand in front of me, and people I knew were packed into small spaces of my house, obviously they had been hiding. I felt a warm feeling envelop me as I beamed back at all of them. There was a banner hanging above the kitchen table that read "We'll miss you, Edward." Obviously Alice's handiwork. I looked around. My whole family was there. There was Rose as well, with Emmett beside her. There was Mike, Tyler, Ben and Angela and a couple other people from school. I dropped the bags of stuff and moved into the main area, where everyone was now talking and laughing.
"Wow guys...thanks." I said, wrapping an arm around Bella automatically. Alice bounced up and down.
"It was Bella and my idea." She said, smiling. I gave her a hug.
"Thanks, Ali." I said.
"I'll miss you." She said, pulling a frown.
"I'll visit." I assured her. I was then greeted by various school friends, who I thanked for coming. I was in the kitchen grabbing another bag of chips while Bella chatted to Angela about Emily and Devon in the living room, when I felt a large hand clap my shoulder. I turned around to see Emmett, smiling at me. He flicked his brown curls, so alike Bella's, out of his face, and spoke.
"It's going to be weird without you here, bro." He said, leaning against the kitchen counter. I moved over beside him and leant on my elbows, back to the counter.
"It's going to be weird in New York, by myself." I muttered.
"Having second thoughts?" Emmett chuckled. I grinned.
"Definitely not." I assured him. We were silent for a while, just listening to everyone's chatter fill up the space.
"I'm serious though, dude. We've known each other forever, all of us. It seems like we're all going in different directions now..." He trailed off.
"I know..." I agreed. "But we'll always be just as close, Em." I sighed. "All of us."
"I know that." He smiled. Another calm silence stretched out between us.
"Emmett? I never asked you how you felt about Bella and I." I said honestly, feeling this was a respectful thing to do. He chuckled, shaking his head. He stretched his arms out in front of him for a minute before letting them fall again.
"I wouldn't trust anyone but you to take care of my baby sister. You make her happy." He said. I smiled. She made me happy too.
"So, you're fine with it?" I asked. He nodded.
"Of course. Just don't kiss her around me." He grinned cheekily. I saluted him like a soldier, and we dispersed into the small crowd again. I found Bella immersed in talk with Angela still.
"Hey Edward." Ange said brightly. Bella sighed.
"Tomorrow morning..." She groaned. With a jolt I realized my flight was at 5 the next morning. I was leaving with just my luggage, and would stay in the apartment for a couple days while all the rest of my things were being shipped and delivered, just another service Renee had been so generous to hire. We had found the number on the card for the apartment, and a note beside us telling us she had already reserved it. Term started a week after I arrived. Lucky for me, the party broke up pretty early, so that I could get some rest. But as the last guests left, my parents went to sleep, and the house was cleaned up in silence by Rose, Alice, Em, Bella and I, we found ourselves wanting to just hang out a little more. We ended up outside on the back stairs that led to my yard, the cool summer air refreshing but definitely not cold. A warm breeze made Bella's shampoo smell even more heavenly as she leaned into my side. Alice sat on my other side, with Rose and Emmett huddled together on the next step down. Nobody was speaking.
"Remember when we were kids, and the years seemed like they went on forever?" Rose asked, breaking the silence. We all stayed silent.
"Now they move like lightning." Alice said, contributing to Rosalie's remark. Rose nodded.
"Exactly. It kind of sucks." She said.
"It does." Bella agreed. We sat there for a while more before Rose and Emmett left, and Alice decided she was tired, and headed off to bed. I stood up and offered Bella my hand. She took it and stood up, brushing the seat of her pants. We walked slowly upstairs and then settled into a comfortable position on my bed, closing our eyes for one last Edward and Bella sleepover.

BELLA POV

It was a windy day, not as warm as the ones previous. It blew my curls around as Edward and I climbed into the back of Carlisle's car, laden with Edward's suitcase and carry on bag. It was still dark outside. Alice, seated beside Edward and I, was still in her pyjamas. He opened his mouth in a big yawn, not really awake yet, and clipped in his seat belt. I sat in the middle seat so as to be closer to him, pressed against his warmth. He closed his eyes as Esme climbed into the passengers seat and Carlisle started the car. His head fell against my shoulder and the rest of my arm was captured in his grasp. I knew he wasn't really asleep, just savouring our last moments. But I let him be, peaceful and breathing softly.
"Bella, Smella, Cinderella..." He muttered very quietly. I smiled and leaned my head against his.
The trip to the airport went by too fast, filled with silence and the soft chatter of Carlisle, Alice and Esme. As the expanses of gray turf and immense buildings approached, a sinking feeling invaded my stomach. Edward was sitting up now, his eyes wide, his fingers intertwined with mine. We all climbed out of the car without many words, and headed inside, Edward dragging his suitcase, to meet up with Rose and Em. They were seated in those itchy looking chairs, Rosalie flipping through a magazine, Emmett leaning back looking bored and tired. They stood up as we approached them. I quickly checked the digital flight schedule on the wall, and noticed that Edward's flight, unfortunately, wasn't delayed. We all waited in the seating area until the little light flashed to Boarding. Edward stood up and I grabbed onto his arm, standing up as well.
"I guess I better go." He said. I released him so that he could give everyone hugs. First Emmett, who clapped him on the back and wished him good luck, then Rosie, who smiled and ruffled his hair. Alice literally jumped into his awaiting arms and kissed his cheek. Esme was crying silently, but she smiled nonetheless as he gave her a tight hug and kissed her forehead.
"I'm so proud of you, son." Carlisle said as he embraced him in earnest. Edward grinned back crookedly.
"Thanks Dad." He said. Then he turned to me, and I could feel a lump rising in my throat. This was different than all those times we had gone on separate vacations, or camps or retreats. We had known, then, that we would see each other very soon. This was even different then when he had been out of contact for almost a month when he kissed me. He was off to start a new life somewhere else, somewhere where I wasn't. He was embarking on a journey that didn't involve me, this was something he was doing on his own. I pushed my tears away and stood on my tip toes to hug him securely as he wrapped his arms all the way around me. I closed my eyes and just became aware of ever nerve in my body, his warmth, and his familiar, comforting smell. I buried my head in his neck, and decided that my favourite place in the world was right here. I released him and took off my backpack, unzipping it and taking out a going away gift for him. It was a Polaroid camera, the kind that prints the image as soon as you take it. I had spent a lot of my savings on it.
"To document your success." I whispered, handing it to him.
"Wow Bells. This is...amazing." He said, looking at it in his hands. Alice bounded over and snatched it from him, telling us to pose for a picture. Edward wrapped his arm around me tightly, and we both smiled into the camera. After it flashed, the photo came out the little slot, and I got that excited feeling in my stomach, knowing that it worked. It was sort of vintage, but I had been assured by the shopkeeper that it was in working order and I had replaced the paper. Alice, after shaking it, handed the image to Edward. I looked at it, and was pleased to see we looked happy. He grinned too, and pocketed it. Then, he slipped the strap of the camera around his neck and pushed it to the back. He gathered me in his arms again and kissed me full on the mouth. I read somewhere that if you think you're going to cry, you can recite the colour of things to make it stop. Gray carpet. Red name-tag on one of the receptionists. Blue sky. Blue jeans. Green eyes. Damn. It wasn't working at all, just making it worse. Tears slipped out the corners of my eyes. Edward broke off the kiss and wiped away the tears.
"Best friends forever, Beautiful." He said.
"And ever." I completed the sentence. "Call as soon as you get there." He smiled his crooked smile, nodded, kissed my hair, and then was gone, his black t-shirt fading into a sea of others.

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