"Rosemary! Rosemary!" the little boy was yelling on the screen.

I was watching my favorite movie with Angela. Little Manhattan. We were completely engrossed in it when I heard a soft rap on the door. I got up to open the door and found Edward standing outside in the freezing cold with the wind blowing snowdrifts behind him. He had a partially blank expression, obviously trying to hide it.

"Hey, What's up?" I asked him. He looked off into the distance for a split second before answering.

"Can we talk for a minute?"

"Of course."

"Come take a walk with me." He gestured for me to follow him. I rushed to put on my coat and boots and started out the door. He clicked his teeth at my disregard for proper winter attire and walked in past me to get my hat, gloves and a scarf, securing them on me before letting me venture outside.

Angela was too into the movie to even say goodbye.

Once we hit the sidewalk I went for his hand. He said nothing as we continued down block after block away from my house. Soon enough, we were walking through the park.

"What did you want to talk about, Edward?"

"Bella…" He took back his hand shoved both of them into his pockets. I wasn't offended, instead taking it as a sign that he needed to warm his hands for a little bit.

"What is it?" I was curious as to what was bothering him so much.

"Something has been bothering me for a while and…" I shook my head to edge him on. "Can you sit with me?" He stopped and looked at me.

I shook my head again as a yes. He stopped walking for a second and looked me in the eyes. He suddenly put his arm around my shoulder and led me to the nearest bench. As we sat down I went for his hand again and held it tightly. I snuggled close to him under his arm as he started to speak.

"Bella…" He trailed off, running his hand through his hair in frustration. That was one of my favorite things about him, his nervous ticks. He was silent for a moment, staring off into the distance in thought. "Bella, you are… everything to me. I love you so much it hurts sometimes."

I know the feeling-I thought as I smiled.

"I can barely think about life without you…" he paused, nervously twirling a loose strand of my hair.

Same here. Tell me something I don't know.

"… But I have to because I'm leaving."

My brain was slow to catch up with what he was saying. When it was finally up to speed I sat up and looked at him.

"What do you mean 'because you're leaving'?" I asked meekly. It had started to snow as we sat on the bench.

"I'm leaving Forks." He still would not look at me.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm moving to Chicago."

If it wasn't the dead of winter there might have been crickets chirping. As it was, you could probably hear a pen drop from across the park.

"Chicago?"

He was still staring off into the distance, I assumed to avoid looking at me. I could barely feel the snowflakes landing on my cheeks as I sat not saying a word. I was stunned silent.

After a moment, he broke the silence.

"This is for the best," he said. I sat there and stared at him in awe. "I just need a new start, a clean slate," he continued.

"Okay," I said after a moment of hesitation.

"Bella," he finally turned to look at me, "I'm moving to Chicago."

"I heard you the first time."

"I'm moving to Chicago and I'm not coming back."

"I understand what it means to move Edward," I said.

"Well, do you understand what I'm saying right now?"

"I understand that this all has to be some sick joke you're playing on me. I also understand that it's not funny." My tone had an indignant hint to it.

He stared at me with an almost guilty expression. His eyes held a somber tone in them as he said, "This isn't a joke Bella."

"Well you definently aren't serious." He only stared at me with that somber expression. "Are you serious?" I asked in disbelief.

"Bella… I need this."

"You can't be serious." My eyes were beginning to burn and my cheeks were getting hot.

"Bella, Forks is a dead end for me," he said cracking his knuckles.

"ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!" I exclaimed, forcing the few brave birds who never migrate during the winter to scatter from the trees above us. I was on the verge of tears.

He looked away yet again but didn't seem the slightest bit surprised at my sudden outburst. He apparently also couldn't look me in the face.

"I told you Bella, it's for the best."

"I don't get it. WHAT THE FUCK DOES 'FOR THE BEST' MEAN?" I could feel the subtle burn of the tears forming in my eyes as I yelled.

"It means that I have better things to do then sit around this one horse town. Forks isn't going to get me anywhere," he said.

"There's never been anything here, Edward. Why does it matter all of a sudden?" My bottom lip was quivering.

"It's always mattered. I just realize now that Forks has nothing to offer," His voiced lowered to a whisper and his head dropped. "There's nothing here for me anymore."

He said it so low that I almost didn't hear him.

The snow on my cheeks started to burn. My heart stopped and my breath caught in my throat.

"I'm nothing to you?" I breathed.

He glanced at me for a second before refocusing on the tuft of grass in front of him.

"I no longer have anything here."

You had me-I can't help but think as my memories of the time we'd spent together washed over me. It occurred to me that none of that must have mattered to him as it did to me. That thought alone crushed me like a ton of bricks.

My tears were dried out by fury as I stood up silently and started walking back in the direction I'd come. It was not long before I felt his presence beside me.

"Bella…please don't be angry."

I froze in my tracks and stared at him in disbelief.

"I promise you. It IS for the best," he pleaded with me. His were frantic as he tried to get me to believe him and he looked as though he might drop to his knees at any moment. If not for the situation transpiring between us I would have thought this was comical. But this situation was really happening, thus cancelling any comical or even remotely positive feelings I had.

I had no words for him at the moment so I simply continued to stare at him. He was staring deep into my eyes with sadness and a trace of regret. I searched his eyes for something to hold me there but there was nothing. I started walking again. I didn't make it far before I couldn't walk anymore. I was so frustrated that I knew I wouldn't make it far without tripping. Soon I found another bench to sit on.

"I still love you Bells," he said quietly as he came up beside me.

"You don't get to call me that." I said in a disgusted tone.

"Well Bella, I don't care if I have to address you by your first, middle, and last name. I still love you and I always will. That will never change no matter what you think. I don't care what happens, I will always love you." His tone held a sense of passion behind it. I put my head in my hands.

"Then why are you leaving me?" my voice cracked as I asked through my trembling fingers.

"I have to do this," he said as he began rubbing my back. "You'll understand one day."

"One day," I said under my breath. "When will that day come?" I questioned aloud.

"Sooner than you think." His phone rang and he stood up. He checked the screen and sighed. "I have to go." He kneeled down to eye-level with me and pulled my hands away from my face. He looked into my eyes for what seemed like the longest time until he found what he wanted. "I love you, Bella. Never forget that." His kissed me softly on the lips before caressing my cheek as my eyes closed. He placed his lips to the top of my head. "I'll see you again sooner than you think."

I felt the cold assault me as his presence disappeared. My eyes fluttered open and I watched him stride away from me. He didn't even look back. I continued to stare in that direction as the snow fell around me.

I was frozen in time. I was stunned. I was alone.

Everything suddenly felt empty. The snow got colder and I was already missing his warmth.

The entire conversation ran through my head over and over again until it was practically engraved into my thoughts. I stood up and began to walk the trail that led around the park hoping to calm myself down. In my utter frustration I stumbled along, tripping over rocks and cracked cement, and slipping on ice until I got back to where I started. I stopped for a moment to stare at the bench that had just been a part of a defining moment of my life before starting to walk the trail again. I kept stumbling around for what seemed like hours until my feet hurt and my butt was sore from falling on it so much. I eventually ended up on the same bench that started this whole mess.

I was numb and yet the snow still falling on my face was burning now. That should have been a sign for me to get home I chose not to. Instead I slumped over sideways on the bench until I was lying down with my face against the wood. It stung but I didn't care.

Not long after that it truly hit me.

As I lay there on the bench I felt a sudden pain in my chest. I sat up and gripped my sides as my breathing became uneven. The tears came rushing down my face again as the sobs racked my body. My face was even colder now because of the tears and they began to freeze on my face. Yet, I still did not move.

I sat on that bench in a haze, reliving the past hour in my head. After that I relived every moment Edward and I had spent together since that fateful day we'd met in 8th grade. I did so until every memory was engraved in my brain and then I did it again.

…

The Forks air was freezing me to the bone as I sat on that park bench. I had been sitting there alone for hours staring at the pond. I was clenching my sides in an attempt to hold myself together and every few minutes I began to hyperventilate and sob again.

It was in that condition that Emmett found me a few moments later.

"BELLA!" He yelled, sounding relieved. He ran over and grabbed my shoulders. "We've been looking for you for hours. Angie said you ran off with Edward during a movie and didn't come back. You better not ever do that agai-" he stopped when he noticed my expression.

"Bells, are you okay?"

I expression was blank as I continued to stare at the pond.

"Bella what happened?"

My expression remained blank as I turned to look in his eyes.

"He left."

"What are you talking about?" Emmett asked looking worried.

"He left me here, Emmy. He told me he was leaving and-" I choked up and began to cry.

"Who? Jake?"

"Edward," I said as my sobs began to rake through my body. Emmett immediately put his arms around me and hugged me. He pulled me into his lap and we sat like that for a while without saying anything.

"He walked away from me Emmy. He said he would never leave me and he did," I said once I'd calmed down. "He left me Emmy Bear."

Emmett said nothing as he picked me up off the bench and carried me away.

"Everything's gonna be okay Belly. I promise it will." He held me close to his chest as he kissed the top of my head. He buckled me into his jeep and drove home.

As he carried me into the house I heard dad run out to greet us with a group of other men from the Res, some of his fellow policemen, and a plethora of other people including Mr. and Mrs. Cullen. Alice was even standing close to the porch. As soon as I saw them the sobs started again. Emmett hugged me closer to his chest and pushed his way through the crowd. He told everyone that I was fine and that they could go home but most of them did not comply. They followed dad into the foyer and Emmett decided to take me upstairs to my room. He sat me on the bed and sat next to me.

I expected him to question me about what happened but instead he just played his role as the older brother and was just there for me. He sat with his back against my headboard and gestured for me to come to him. I crawled across the bed and sat on his lap as he pulled me into his comforting embrace. He didn't mind that I was probably ruining his favorite sweatshirt with my saltwater tears. He didn't care that he was dealing with my emotions, something Emmett tended to avoid at all cost. All that mattered to him was me.

Upon realizing this, my sobbing got worse. It had only reminded me of the person who wouldn't be there to hold me like this anymore.

I was lost in the realization that Edward had walked away from me and wasn't coming back.

He wasn't coming back. Not even for me.

A/N: Hello there you lovely people! you can shoot me if you want for not posting in forever but then you wouldn't get the rest of the story now would you? Exactly. I would like to thank my beta Princess Moon Shadow for beta'ing for me. I have officially learned my lesson and have no idea when i get the chance to post next but please still take the time to review and let me know what you think. Happy holidays!