Hey, just to address a few of the questions from the reviews that I think other people would benefit from:
First of all, I really want to tell you what I'm planning to do with Bella and Edward, but that would give away a part of the story ): sorry!

Yes, Edward did jump to conclusions quickly, but then hasn't he always been that way? (i.e. New Moon) also, the reason for their quickly assuming the worst/ odd behavior/ spazz attacks have a good reason that will be addressed in probably chapters 8 9 and/or 10.
The main idea of the story will be coming up in the next few chapters, don't worry this story is going somewhere.
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Chapter 6: Hope
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Edward's Point of View

In desperation, I was following the girls as they were shopping, I had to see her. Everything was falling into little pieces in front of me. It was horror film making fun of my life. Could this really be happening? How could she be so in love with me one day and the next pretty much running away from me? It was nothing but torture and I would kill Emmett if this was one of his weird bets or jokes he was constantly trying to get Bella in on to bother me.

I didn't understand. I loved her so much and I wanted nothing more than to hold her in my arms and tell her that over and over for an eternity. Didn't she know that? She had said she wanted to get away from me, that she needed to be away from me for a day or two. A whole day without hearing her voice, without being able to see or feel her next to me? That was too much, I couldn't do it. I needed her like a human needs oxygen. I was addicted to her and I needed her before I went any farther into withdrawal.

It was about two in the afternoon when I decided I would not last another second. After I had called Bella, and she had not said she loved me, my mind went spinning out of control. I parked the Volvo around the back of the store, and slowly made my way into Alice's car. I sat there and waited until they came into the car. Bella was so distracted by her thoughts she did not see me sitting in the passenger seat when she was buckling Renesmee in the back.

I half listened to Bella's voice outside the car, but I was in no shape to focus on what the words were or meant. I was just enjoying the melody of her voice, despite its high, angry tone, it was Bella's voice and that's all that mattered. I was about 99% sure that, by this point, my mind was working like that of a mad man, or that of a completely creepy stalker.

I turned around to smile at Renesmee, and she screamed an ear-piercing yell in fear.

"Renesmee, it's just me, Da-" I was cut off as all the doors to the car were flung open by a furious Bella. She pulled me out of the passenger seat. Alice and Rose sort of made a little barrier between us and the rest of the parking lot, helping to avoid making a scene as people were out eating lunch.

The anger in Bella's beautiful features scared me a little, and Rosalie and Alice, noticing it too, came to put their hands on both of her shoulders, as if to restrain her from attacking me.

I smiled, from what I had once read in her mind, her favorite crooked smile, "Bella, love," I said sweetly.

Her anger grew by tenfold. A low growl escaped her lips.

"Bella," Alice said rubbing my shoulder, "why don't you and Edward talk and take Renesmee home. I am sure that she's tired and ready for a nap. Then you can meet me and Rose at the dress store in two hours?"

Even though shoes was probably Bella's least favorite place to go because of the heels that Alice was sure to make her buy, she seemed reluctant to skip out on it. My stomach dropped a little as I realized her dislike for me was greater than her dislike for heels. Bella was not about to agree but when Renesmee called from the car, "Mommy, can you take me home? I want to show Jake all my new clothes!" her expression softened and she scooped Renesmee out of Alice's car. At least I knew her love for Renesmee had not subsided as well.

Alice and Rosalie looked at each other, and then me, exchanged frantic expressions, and got into her car.

Alice was thinking to me, Oh, Edward, I'm so sorry. I don't understand this. There must be something else bothering her that she's not telling us, or, somebody else.

She quickly realized what I must have thought by that.

No, not Max.

Rosalie was even more confused than Alice.

They sped off in the direction of Alice's favorite designer shoe store.

Bella's face was expressionless, but I could tell she felt like she had been set up by her sisters and me, so that she was forced to talk to me. I was alone with Renesmee and Bella, however, and I could not be happier. I started to walk towards where I had parked my Volvo in the back. She quickly caught up with me, and stood in front of me, with her left hand extended towards me. She wiggled her fingers and I looked at her questionably.

What was she asking for? I looked down at her beautiful fingers sparkling a bit in the sun that had begun to appear from behind the clouds. I noticed the rings I had given her on her ring finger… she wouldn't possibly dare to try and take them off…

She seemed frustrated after a second, "Keys?"

I dug in my pocket and came out with the keys to my cars. She tried to take them from me but I took a step back.

"Can I please drive home, Edward?" She asked, still expressionless. She knew I could not deny her, especially at a time like this. Still, handing her the keys was a challenge for me, and if it was any other person standing in front of me asking to have my keys, they would not get them. If all she wanted from me was to be able to drive my car and go shopping for half a day with Alice and Rose, I knew I could grant her that much. My hopes skyrocketed as I saw an upcoming solution.

"Of course love," I handed her the keys, and a weak smile appeared on her face.

She walked quickly to the car, placed Renesmee in the back behind the driver's seat and started the car. I had to hurry to get in before she sped off. I think she was trying to ditch me in the parking lot.


Renesmee had taken to enjoy filling silences with her pretty voice. Sometimes she would talk about nonsense, sometimes she would hold a compelling argument with herself. Other times she would sing songs she heard on the radio, or even ones that she made up out of thin air. Those were the best, and they often had some sort of meaning, or had some reference to something she had done that day. Renesmee thought today was a good day to make up a song. There was no real rhyme or reason to it, or even a tune, it was just Renesmee talking about her day in a sing-song-y voice. It was adorable.

"I went shooooopppping today with my mommy and my aunts,
we had so much fun together and they let me try on pretty dresses
then we went shopping for the boys, and boys don't like dresses
insteaaaaaaaaaaaaaad we bought ties and suits and funky thingies like that
then my daddy called, he's always funny to talk to on the phoneee but today it was different cause he sounded really upset about something
he didn't tell me what he wanted to say to moooooooooooooommy
then he asked mommmyyy if she loved him and she didn't say-"

"Hey, Renesmee," Bella said, stopping her from reliving certain parts of the day, "why don't you tell Daddy about the clothes you got today?"

"I got a lot of dresses, they're my favorite," she said, her voice was slowing, "a pretty pink one with flowers, a blue one with ummm polka dots…" her voice trailed off and I realized the motion of the car after a long day had finally gotten to her and she fell asleep.

After a few minutes, Bella sighed and I decided it was time for us to talk, "Bella, honey, could you please talk to me?"

"Yes, fine, what would you like to discuss?"

"Why you seem like you don't love me anymore, all of a sudden. If you want time alone, sweetheart, that's fine. But, it is not okay if you want time alone right after you are upset with me and you look like you would greatly enjoy ripping my head off."

"But that's when I need my time alone, can't you see? I just can't do this Edward. You want me to be there every second and I can't be there, I can't tell you everything, I can't hate Max just because you do. I just can't. And most of all, I can't tell you I love you when it might not be true." Her foot on the accelerator went down harder than I had ever seen her do before. The speedometer went farther than I had ever imagined Bella would try.

"Bella I don't expect you-"

"Edward! Enough! You do expect me to do all of that, do not lie to me about this. I cannot be your perfect wife all the time. Okay?"

"I'll change, I will, I promise you, I will do everything in my power to let you have your freedom."

"That's what you say now."

"Bella, I-"

"No, Edward! I do not want to hear it." She was almost yelling now, and as we pulled into the driveway, I was pretty sure everyone at home had heard what she said, I confirmed it as they all thought about what was going on between us.

The end of the car's motion had probably woken Renesmee. I did not know if she heard or understood our fight, but she got out of the car on her own and took my right hand and Bella's left hand and walked us in a line into the house, smiling the whole time.

"My mommy," she said looking up at Bella, "and my daddy!" she then looked up at me.

"My mommy, me and my daddy!" She was now singing a song having to do with her walking between her Mommy and Daddy and how happy she was because of it.

As soon as we were in the house, Renesmee, looking up at the two of us, took my hand and Bella's hand that she held and placed them atop each other.

She then ran to Jacob who was sitting on the couch, and she climbed behind him so she could play hair dresser with his hair.

Esme and Carlisle gave us a worried look as we passed by them, Bella soon yanking her hand away from mine. I noticed Emmett and Jasper were missing and Carlisle told me that they had gone to find and talk to Max, who was upset.

Esme motioned for the two of us to follow her onto the deck, outside the hearing range of Jacob and Renesmee.

Esme, clearly worried, "Is everything okay Bella, Edward? If you need some time to work things out, my island is always open to you two. Renesmee seems worried about you, and so am I. I can't stand to see my children unhappy, not when I know just how happy they can be. Please, is there anything you want to talk about?"

"Esme, thank you, I think we just need to talk, don't worry," I said, trying to convince her despite my own uncertainty.

Esme kissed Bella on the forehead, and they looked into each other's eyes for a moment.

She then gave me a hug and walked back inside saying, "Alright, work it out now please," she locked the door and thought in her head I'm not letting either of those two back in this house until they have worked whatever is going on between them out, and then remembering me, got that Edward? Fix this mess, I don't like my daughter upset.


Well, Esme, I didn't like her upset either.

The deck had no staircase leading out to the ground below. The only way we were getting off the deck was by jumping, and Bella was already standing on the railing. She closed her eyes and took a step forward. I quickly followed. It looked like she was going to go around the house, and into the garage to take her car to go meet Alice and Rosalie.

"Bella it has only been a half hour, Alice and Rose will still be at the shoe store," she acted like she did not hear me. I caught up with her and pulled her arm.

"Edward, let go. I don't mind high heels anymore. I have gotten over that fear," I knew she was lying.

"Before you go, please, can you tell me if you love me?"

We were only inches apart and it felt like ages since I had felt her lips against mine. She had stopped trying to pull away from my hand on her arm. I was looking into her beautiful golden eyes, and I saw my reflection in them. I had the exact appearance of the mad man I had pictured in my head earlier and my eyes were completely black.

"Oh, Edward," she got rid of the inches between us and her soft delicate fingers traced a line under my right eye, "maybe you have been acting weird because you have not hunted in such a long time," I was taking deep breaths because of her proximity and my desire to tackle her to the ground in kisses was overwhelming me.

I counted back the days. Oops. I hadn't hunted in a long time, she was right. I doubted that was the real reason for my behavior. And it still did not explain why she hated me.

"Go, hunt, I will be back tomorrow." Tomorrow? Before I could process what that really meant, she had touched her lips to my cheek so very briefly, electrifying my whole body. Then she ran away from me. I heard the tires of her 'after car' speeding down the driveway. I guessed that the new Bella and I would have gotten along well, what with the super fast driving and addiction to the accelerator. Then I remembered that the new Bella hated Edward.

This chapter was going to be really long and so Bella's point of view for this chapter will be in the next one. My favorite part of this chapter is actually going to be in the next chapter. Stay tuned! (:
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