Chapter Seven

Who ever it is doesn't say anything.

"Hello?" I repeat and getting a little bit annoyed.

"Bella?" the voice of the man that I could never forget and never thought would hear his voice again.

"Dad?" I said and my voice cracks.

I can feel my eyes welling up with tears.

Edward is beside me in a moment and pulls me into his embrace that he knows I need right now.

"It's me honey. I'm so sorry for my leaving and I know it's been four years but I know you're a adult now and I think I should tell you why I left. I'm on my way to your mums house," he tells me gruffly.

"I'm not there," I tell him curtly.

"Well where are you? I'll come and get you"

"No" I say firmly to him.

"Excuse me?" he asks angrily.

Then I lost it.

"You think you can just call up after four years of hearing nothing from you! You left me, not even saying goodbye just that stupid note! I was left with a mother who wouldn't care for me anymore and I always wondered why no one ever called child servers on her!" I yelled into the phone breathing heavily.

I felt Edward gently caressing my back in hopes of calming me down.

He was silent for a few minutes before he began speaking again.

"I'm so sorry sweetie. I thought I left you in good hands, if I had of known I would have sorted something out," he said softly.

"What do you mean?" I asked, being more confused I've ever been in my whole life.

"I'll explain everything as much as I can in person. Now please tell me where you are?" he asked.

I quickly tell him the name of the hotel and which room I was in.

"I'll be there in ten minutes," he said, then the call ending leaving no room for me to argue.

I stare blankly at the screen of my phone.

"I'm guessing you heard all of that with you're spidey senses" I mumble into his chest.

He chuckles lightly.

"Yes with my spidey senses" he says holding back from laughing.

I glare at him and walk into the living room and sit on the lounge.

That's the first time I actually look at where we are. The suite has a small kitchen, small living room, and a short hallway with one door on each side and one at the end. I'm guessing the one at the ends the bath room and the other two are bedrooms. The walls are plain white and the carpet is a faded cream colour and theirs a balcony over to my right.

I didn't no how long I was staring blanking at the wall, but at some point Edward joined me and turned on the TV. The sound of knocking on the door pulled me from out of my funk.

I stood up slowly and opened the door and there stood my father.

He looked the same, the same brown eyes as me stared at me, they looked wearily.

He pulled me into a hug but my arms stayed numbly at my sides.

"Is that really you? You look so much older, you look beautiful, just like your mother" he tells me softly.

As soon as he mentioned her I flinched.

He tried not to notice and walk further into the room, but he stop dead straight when he saw Edward. But it wasn't from the fact that I had a boy here alone, it was something completely else. But what ever it was, he masked quickly.

"Edward" he said in greeting.

"Sir" he replied.

Sir? Why the hell is he calling him sir?

"Explain" I said and pointed to the lounge chair and sat down on the lounge and pulled Edward down next to me.

He looked between the two of us before nodding and sat down.

He got straight to the point.

"I'm a vampire hunter," he said as if we were talking about the weather.

I take Edward's hand quickly and squeeze his hand tightly.

He looked wearily at Edward before continuing.

"I left because I was being hunted down and I couldn't be around you, it was for your own safety. I'm not go into full details, but the gist is that a lot of people wanted me dead, and I promised myself as soon as I handled everything I would find you, and here I am" he said and shrugged.

I didn't know what to say, so many things are running through my head.

"I don't know what to say," I said.

"You don't have to say anything" was all he said.

We sat in awkward silence for ten minutes. I should know, I keep staring at the clock.

"Bella, do you believe me?" he asks slowly.

"Yes" I say

He looks shocked.

"How do you believe me?" he says it like he already knows the answer, he gives Edward a warily look, who has been quiet this hole time.

I sallow loudly, but don't say anything.

Edward steps up and looks directly into my fathers eyes.

"I think you know why" he tells my father strongly.

He raises an eyebrow as if to say 'really? Enlighten me'.

"We both know that you know I'm a vampire. You can sense it," he says to him bluntly.

My eyes widen in fear and I quickly jumped of the lounge and stand protectively in front of Edward, afraid for him deeply.

He stands up and my father looks shocked that he bluntly told him this but recovers quickly enough.

He glares at him from other my head.

Then I see him pull out something wooden out of his pocket…

"No! What the hell are you thinking! I can't believe you would think about trying to do that to the man I love! I want you to leave! Now!" I yell at him so loudly my voice cracks.

He looks angry at that I just said to him.

"If you think I would leave you here with this monster, then you got another thing coming young lady!" he yells back.

"I said leave! He's no monster; he's my best friend. He's all my dreams come true," I whisper at the end.

"Leave" I said again, looking at the door.

He glares at me and walks out the door and slams it behind him. The sound of the door slamming makes me jump.

A couple minutes later Edward spins me so I facing him and puts his hands on my face.

"Are you okay?" he asks and his faces so close I can feel his breathe on my cheeks.

I nod mutely.

"You love me?" he asks so quietly I almost didn't hear him.

I blush and nod while looking at the ground.

He forces me to look back at him, and looks into my eyes. As if he's searching more something. Whatever it was I think he found it.

"Good" he breathes.

He leans down and ever so gently his lips are touching mine.

They move slowly with mine and his hand caresses my neck, while mine goes into his hair.

We pull back at the same time and look into each other's eyes.

"Good, because I love you too" he breathes into my hair.

I smile into his chest.

"I want to be with you forever. I want to be like you," I whisper.

He tenses and pulls me back so he can look at me better.

He's looking at me as if I have three heads.

He shakes his head.

"No listen to me. I can't imagine myself with out you. Please Edward" I tell him nearly in tears.

I can tell that he's thinking about it.

"Is this what you really want?" he finally asks.

"All I want is forever with you. Is that too much to ask for?" I ask him innocently.

He doesn't say anything but looks deeply into my eyes. I fell like I can look into his soul.

His lips brush against mine briefly before he bits his wrist.

"Are you sure?" he asks me again.

I just nod at him.

He lifts his right wrist to his mouth and bits himself.

He lifts his wrist up to me and I take it into my hands and suck on the wound.

When I stop, Edward leans down and brushes his lips against mine once more before going to my neck.

I close my eyes and put my hand into his hair and play with the hair at the back of his head.

"I love you," he whispers into my neck then his teeth break through the skin.

The last thing I remember is Edward's loving hand running through my hair, before the darkness consumes me. I knew my choices, and I know I made the right one.

The End