We booked a flight for Florida the second we could. Alice and Edward were going to make a connection from Florida and go straight home while Emmett and I planned to visit my mom in Jacksonville for a few days.
"Now would be a good time to get some sleep, Bell." Emmett said as he took his seat next to me.
"I'm not tired."
"You've got to be. I'd be exhausted if I was almost killed by vampires."
"Shh!" I hissed, fearing he had spoken too loud.
"Don't worry." I smiled and slouched in my uncomfortable seat.
"Hey, when did you start calling me Bells?"
"I donno, I just sort of said it I guess. Do you like it?"
"As long as it's not Isabella I'm fine." He laughed.
"Why don't you like your full name? Isabella?"
"I donno. It's too elegant and long and classy, and I'm not-"
"Yes you are," He interrupted, then called me: "Isabella." And kissed my nose. I couldn't help but smile. I was so happy to have him with me.
The pilot came over the intercom speaking Italian and a beautiful slender woman stood in front of the plane pointing at the emergency exits and oxygen masks. Emmett mimicked her the whole time. Soon, we took off and the second the light signaling it was okay to take off your seat belt came on I darted for the bathroom. When I finished my business I slowed my pace down as I walked down the isle. I saw the spiked tips of Alice's hair leaning out of her seat and I knew Edward was right next to her. I wanted to talk to him, to explain to him why I chose Emmett, tell him how much he hurt me and that for some reason I still want him in my life.
They were sitting in an awkward position. Edward was sprawled out across two seats and leaning his head on Alice's shoulder and her knees were curled into his chest. As soon as I reached them they both looked up at me.
"Alice, can I...?" She looked at Edward with hesitation.
"Bella, go sit with your boyfriend." Edward said in a soft somber tone.
"Edward, please." He stared at me for a long while, then nodded at Alice. She rose from her place and I sat down. Edward straightened his posture but hardly looked at me.
"Do you want to ask me how I am, or-"
"Why did you leave me?"
He half smiled. "To protect you."
"You're not lying?"
"No, Bella. I love you more then anything on this earth." He said, still not meeting my gaze.
"Then why did you leave?"
"To protect you."
I paused in frustration, knowing that our conversation was going nowhere.
"I loved you so much. I loved you more then I loved breathing, and eating apparently." He rose an eyebrow, but still did not look at me. "I loved you more then I thought I could do anything. You were the definition of love to me, and you always will be."
He lifted his eyes. "Bella,"
"You hurt me. You broke me. Emmett... He loves me differently. He loves me. He is fixing me, Edward. Fixing what you broke."
"You slept with him."
"Yeah."
His face fell in his hands.
"I was sad."
"So you slept with my brother. Great, Bella. Just great." He laughed in sarcasm.
"You know it's not like that."
He turned to me in fury. "I would never even think about touching Rose like he did with you. Ever. She killed herself because-"
"What?"
"She burned herself."
"Burn-..."
"She set the hotel we were staying at on fire and she walked in. She went in and never came out."
"What?"
As much as Rosalie and I never got along I would never wish death upon her. She was my sister, and now she was gone. I sank in the moment when I realized I would never be able to patch things up with her.
"Rosalie is dead, Bella. She has been. I don't want to talk about it anymore." He turned towards the window.
"Edward, I'm sorry. I'm sorry." I placed my hand on his. His temperature shocked me. I never realized it before this moment, but Emmett was warmer then the rest of them. He was still cold, but not quite frozen. I couldn't tell you if it was simply my love for him or if his temperature really was different, but Emmett was warm.
Edward grabbed my hand and turned my palm up. Then he brought my wrist closer to his mouth and my heart began to race.
"Bella," His cold breath fell on my skin. "I am so sorry for all the pain I have caused you." He lowered his lips to the scar on my wrist and kissed it gently. As he let me go he looked up at me as if he were about to cry. I left him there as fast as I could because I knew if I even saw one tear fall from his eyes I would fall in love with him again.
I passed Alice on the way back to my seat.
"He wasn't listening, you're all good." I just nodded in response.
When I got back to my seat I put my buckle back on and curled into his chest.
"I think I wanna go to sleep now."
"Okay, baby." I didn't like that he called me baby, but I knew if I said anything I would start crying, so I just closed my eyes and thought of Jacob until I finally forget what had just happened.
AN: Again I am ssssoooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry for the late update): I hope you still love me! AND, I lied about this being the last chapter before the sequel starts. There with be TWO more chapters until the sequel! Yayy! If you like the chapter, or even if you don't, .REVIEWWWWW.!(: