Chapter Three

Carlisle POV

"The Volturi would have given him an ultimatum if they knew about this. And that would be solely on the fact that you were a friend of theirs." Esme yelled from the other side of the door. I heard her fall against it and slide down to the floor.

I yanked the door open and she fell at my feet. She stood up and looked at me waiting for a response. "Woman, you know nothing of their nature." I was a mere foot away from her. It was taking all of my strength not to harm her… mentally or physically. But as our fight began to escalate, it was inevitable. I lost control and slapped her. This caused her to fall to the floor and with in seconds I was pinned to the floor by Edward and Jasper. And Alice, who just arrived home, helped Esme up off the floor and out of the room.

Alice looked at me before she exited the room. "Sometimes you sicken me." She scolded. You know, for such a small woman, she could really instill the fear in a man.

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A month later

Day thirty one, and still not a word from my wife. She doesn't sit in the same room as I, doesn't' look at me, and she completely ignores me. I want to shout at her and tell her that if it wasn't for me… she would even be alive. But I know I can not do this. I would calling on def ears.

"She'll come around." Alice chimed as she placed a new vase on an end table. "…At about three this afternoon."

And sure enough at about two forty-five, Esme apologized for not speaking to me, for attacking me last month, for accusing me of being a bad father, and for not being there after Edward left again. I had apologized profusely over the last month for what I did. And I again apologized.

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Esme POV

Mid-March

"… he what?" I heard Jasper say suddenly.

"He's going to italy, he thinks Bella is dead." Alice said quickly. "I'm going to stop him." The look on my sons face was very worried.

"No! You come home now!"

"Some one has to stop him, Jasper!"

"No! Let me go!"

"Jazz, it's too late."

"What is he going to do?"

"I can't be sure, I keep seeing him do different things, he keeps changing his mind."

"Like what?" Jasper knew I was in the room. I was as still as stone as I listened. If it wasn't for Jasper, I would be on the floor crying my dry eyes out.

"A killing spree through the city, attacking the guard, lifting a car over his head in the main square… mostly things that would expose them – he knows that's the fastest way to force a reaction."

"I'm coming! Emmett and Rosalie are just about to leave." This was true… Rosalie felt completely awful about the whole thing.

"No! You can't." her voice went lower. "Tell Emmett no."

"They just left about ten minutes ago."

"Well, go after Emmett and Rosalie and bring them back!"

"Why?"

"Think about it, Jasper. If he see's any of us, what do you think he will do?"

"Take us down with him."

"Exactly, I think Bella is the only chance – if there is a chance."

"What are you going to do?"

"I'll do everything that can be done, but prepare Carlisle; the odds aren't good."

"You could be killed."

"I've thought of that."

"Just come home to me in one piece, promise me."

"Yes, I promise. Don't follow me. I promise, Jasper. One Way or another, I'll get out."

"I love you." He whispered his voice pleading with her.

"And I love you." She hung up and Jasper sat there worried. He then shot out the front door to stop Emmett and Rosalie.

I picked up my cell and quickly dialed Carlisle's number. He picked up after the first ring.

"Yes, dear?"

"Juliet has gone to the priest. Romeo…" I paused a second. I was about to loose my son… all over again. "Romeo has gone to the apothecary."

"I'll be right there."

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"Alice had a vision of Bella jumping off a cliff into a body of water. She told Rosalie, who told Edward, who now thinks Bella is dead.

"Alice went to Forks to see if Bella survived or not. When she saw that she had lived… she was relieved. Now it was a couple of days before Rose was able to get a hold of Edward.

"Rose thought Bella was dead. Edward believed her and took off for Volterra, Italy."

"We're going back to Forks."

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Upon entering the house, I ripped off the white sheets on all the furniture and I had ran up to the third floor and threw my self onto Edwards couch. Carlisle followed behind me and sat down next to me. I cuddled up to Carlisle and we sat there waiting.

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Ring, Ring

"Hello?" Carlisle said anxiously.

"We're coming home. Romeo and Juliet have been reunited." Alice announced happily.

My children were all safe and sound… what more could a mother ask for.