I am on fire today. Three chapters in one go "phew" I'm breaking a sweat. Haha

Anyway back to the story. Last time we were left with Charlie coming over to the Cullen's house, and Edward being very upset about what happened to Bella. This chapter, we hear Charlie and Edward's final goodbyes to Bella.

Chapter 3

Charlie's goodbye

"Darling, can you hear me?" Charlie whispered into Bella's ear.

She did not stir, or even open her eyes.

"Bella, it's your dad, Charlie. I came to say...goodbye" He couldn't help but to start to cry.

Charlie came and sat next to Bella, who was still as stone, and he could hear the faint beeping of the machine that was keeping her alive for now.

"I never thought I would be saying goodbye to you, and never seeing you again. I'm glad you came to Forks, you really brightened up the place". Charlie sighed and watched his daughter.

"What am I going to do without my little chef? You know I can't cook, remember the time I tried to make spaghetti bolognaise, well I failed at that. And you had to come and try and save what you could...haha good times". Charlie went silent for a bit, still trying to take in that his daughter would not be able to speak to him again, laugh, and smile even. He would miss that.

"You know I was never good at this kind of stuff Bella, what am I supposed to say? There's a million things running through my mind right now, but I can't find the perfect thing to say. Goodbye? I love you? I'll miss you? I wish you could tell me what to say". Charlie paused and let silent tears run down his face. "You're the only one that's seen me cry, you should be honoured Bella" Charlie joked. "But I wish I wasn't crying for this reason, I really wish it was me and not you. You and Edward are meant to be together. I saw the way you two acted towards each other; he really does love you Bella. And so do I. I wish I knew what to say, because later on I'll probably regret not saying something to you before it's too late. But honey, I'm lost for words. It's supposed to be the opposite way round, your kid isn't supposed to die before the parents. It's not right" Charlie sighed, and just watched the monitor, Bella's breathing was becoming slower and slower. But he knew Bella was a fighter, and she would stay alive as long as she could.

"Yeah that's right Bella, you stay here. You're not going anywhere just yet. Edward still has to talk to you. And I bet you would be angry if you didn't get to see hear him one last time...Well I guess that's all I have to say. I'm not good with goodbyes, but I'll give it my best shot" Charlie held her hand and kissed her softly of the cheek. "Goodbye Bella, I'm going to miss you, so much" Charlie couldn't stay in the room any longer and walked outside and got some fresh air.

Charlie took a deep breath and let the cool air fill his lungs. This was unreal. This was not happening. How would Renee be when she finally flew over here? How would he tell Jacob? Oh no, Jacob didn't know. Bella's best friend did not know what was happening. Charlie quickly ran inside and asked to use the phone, and called Jacob straight away.

"Hello?" Jacob's husky voice answered the phone.

"Jacob, it's Charlie. I have some bad news....."

Edward's goodbye

Edward knocked on the door to check if Charlie was still in the room. There was no answer, so he let himself in.

The first thing he saw was Bella, just lying there, she looked peaceful. The white sheet covered her injuries. But apart from that Edward thought she looked beautiful.

Edward sighed, and then broke down. More than ever he wished he could cry, because if he could this would be the moment to do it. He started to shake, his whole body shook and he couldn't control it. He couldn't bear to look at Bella, but he forced himself to because this would be the last time he could say goodbye to her.

He quickly rushed to her side and held her hand.

"Huh, you're cold, you could nearly pass for a vampire Bella" Edward said. "Okay, that was pretty lame of me to say" Edward just stared at the floor, not knowing where to start, but then after a minute of two he plucked up the courage.

"Bella darling, you were the best thing to ever happen to me, I really do mean it. I loved everything about you, even your stubbornness. I know you would want to become a vampire like me, but I'm sorry Bella, I can't let you do that, even if it hurts me to let you go, I'm not letting you have that choice" Edward knew if Bella could talk, she would be fighting him the whole way. He smiled at this thought. "I never thought this day would come so quickly, you had ages with me still. I told you to get rid of that death trap of a truck, but you kept it, knowing that it was a present from your dad, and it would hurt his feelings if you sold it. Ah Bella...always thinking of others. I guess I'm not really saying goodbye here am I? I'm just chatting away. I wish you could talk back, because I'm getting lonely just talking to myself" Edward sighed.

What were you supposed to say at a time like this? Edward really didn't know. He felt he was the one to blame for all this, if he got there sooner...if Alice wasn't preoccupied with hunting...this could have been stopped. "Bella wherever you're going I hope it's nice, just like the meadow I took you to. You liked it there. It was peaceful and beautiful, if that's heaven for you, go there" Edward felt like he had to give Bella permission to die, even though it hurt him deeply. It was one of those things that felt right for him to do. "I don't want you to leave me, but I know you will in the end. I want you to be at peace. I love you Bella, you meant the whole world to me. But...I have to say goodbye my sweetheart" Edward placed her hands on her chest, and just looked at the beauty that Bella was. Edward hugged Bella softly, remembering she was a delicate human. He then kissed both of Bella's cheeks, her forehead and finally her lips, he lingered on her lips for a little longer. He took a deep breath as he pulled his face away from hers. "I love you Bella, and always will" Edward whispered softly into Bella's ear "And don't you forget it". Walking away from her was one of the hardest things Edward had ever done in his life.

I hope you liked that chapter, I cried when I wrote it. I just had to mention Jacob in the story. I couldn't just leave out my favourite werewolf out of the story. To Jacob fans, there's going to be a lot more Jacob coming up very soon.

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