I don't know how much time has passed. Hours, days, weeks. All I knew was the pain I felt in my chest seemed to grow deeper and deeper with every passing moment.

I hated myself because I had not trusted in the strength of our relationship. I hated myself because for a brief second I felt as if Bella was just some insignificant high school girlfriend, that I would just break up with when it came time for college.

But I knew all of this untrue yet I still hurt my sweet angel. According to my family, it had been around two weeks since graduation and I still could summon the energy to do anything other than remember the soft curves of her body, her long brown hair that was softer then silk, and her big brown eyes that I could drown in.

Thinking about all of this made my heart burn more like someone was holding a match to it but I welcomed the pain because the pain was my punishment for destroying the only thing that I knew I could never be happy without.

"Edward, I am going out would you like to come with me?"

Alice asked as she popped her head into the doorway of my room that had transformed into a hap hazard of clothes and dishes because I didn't even care.

I just turned the dial on my stereo up without even looking over at the small pixie like creature that was just as angry with me as I was with myself.

"Fine be that way then!" She shouted slamming the door shut behind her leaving me to my demise.

ALICE POV

I made my way through the terminal of the airport towards the gate that I would be meeting my best friend at.

I jumped up and down trying to look over the crowd when I heard someone shout my name. I turned to still Bella standing there with her bags in hand.

She looked like she had lost a lot of weight and there were dark circles under her eyes.

"Oh, Bella it is so good to see you again! I have missed you so much and so has the rest of the family, especially Esme she is so tired of losing lamps to the terrible rage of Edwardzilla."

I chuckled at the end trying to lighten the mood but Bella remained stoic.

"He didn't come." I just picked up her bags and ushered her to my car.

"I asked him but I didn't tell him why. I am sure if he knew then he would have come."

"No, I called him and sent him an email telling him I was coming…he never responded."



I could see the tears forming in her eyes and it broke my heart. Even though I had lived with Edward for all these months, something about Bella's demeanor made me ache.

"Well its cause he hasn't left the couch except to use the bathroom. He would never eat unless we brought him his food. Trust me Bella, he wants this too."

EDWARD POV

I heard voices mumbling outside my room, and it was becoming increasingly annoying.

When it finally became too much I got up and jerked open my door ready to tell whoever it was to shut up and go away but what I saw stopped me in my tracks.

There standing in the hallway was my angel who was gently being shoved by Alice towards my room. I couldn't believe my eyes.

My sweet Bella couldn't be here, I was supposed to live the rest of my life in misery. She looked just as beautiful as I remembered except she looked thinner and looked as if she hadn't had a goodnight's sleep in years.

"Bella? What are you doing here?" I asked but I wasn't sure if she could even hear me because my voice was no more than a whisper.

The tears that she had been holding back suddenly came spilling down her cheeks, and she came rushing at me burying her face into her hands against my chest.

The filling that was rushing through me was intoxicating and as I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her tightly to me never wanting to let go.

Tears of my own came rushing down my face, as I held my Bella. Everyone had disappeared conveniently to give us our space, and after a few minutes of breathing in her sweet scent I tilted her chin up to met her gaze with my own.

The moment our eyes locked, she began to reach up and I was eager to meet her soft lips with mine.

The gentle kiss quickly turned into something more as I caressed her face with my free hand as the other rested on her lower back pulling her body closer to my own.

When we finally broke apart we were both gasping for air but I could see a smile breaking across her face and I could swear that was the first time I had seen the sun in months.

"You are definitely going to have to shave before we do that again. I am so sorry for everything Edward. For running away and for not giving you a chance to explain and for not calling you when I knew I should have."

The tears were starting to cloud her eyes again and I rested my forehead against hers as I caressed her cheek with my thumb.



I chuckled at her attempt to make a joke before I captured her lips with mine once more in an attempt to silence her guilt.

"No my angel, it was all my fault. I should have told you when it first happened. I just freaked out and I am so sorry about everything."

"Can we go inside and sit down. I have something to tell you."

She casted her eyes down as she walked around me and into my room. Bella let out a small gasp when she entered my room seeing the mess that had accumulated.

I rushed past her trying to shove things out of the way but it only seemed to make matters worse. We took our seats on the couch and I turned to face her but she still had her eyes looking down at the floor. I started to get worried. Why wasn't she looking at me? What could be so bad?

"Well to start off with, I am not going to Washington State either."

What? She wasn't going to college! But Charlie would never allow it unless…..unless she was pregnant. It had been over two months since the last time so she wouldn't be showing yet but she would know by now. I started to panic and I could tell she saw it in my eyes.

"Edward? Are you alright? Edward?" Bella took my hands in hers and placed them in her lap.

"You are pregnant aren't you? Bella why didn't you tell me earlier! I know we are young but I think that we can do it. It will take a lot of work and I will have to get a job but…."

She began to laugh as she placed a finger against my lips.

"I am not having your baby Edward."

Wait she wasn't having my baby? Did that mean she wasn't pregnant? Or maybe it was someone else's child! I bet it is Jacobs, that rotten horrible…..My thoughts were interrupted again when Bella began to speak again.

"I am not pregnant at all. I am just not going to Washington State anymore. For graduation Charlie gave me or really us the best present ever….I am going to Loyola College which is only about three minutes from John Hopkins."

I could feel the smile growing across my face.

"We can be together again…that is if you still want me?" Before she could say anymore I threw myself at her capturing my lips with hers.

We broke apart and I jumped up and literally began to jump for joy. Bella just sat on the couch with her own smile growing wider then humanly possible.



I ran over to my angel, picking her up and throwing her over my shoulder and racing to the kitchen where my family sat waiting.

"We are going to college together again! I have my angel back!" I shouted as I dropped Bella to her feet who began to blush a deep shade of red.

My family cheered as I grabbed Bella and kissed her deeply.

"Oh and remind me to thank Charlie the next time we talk."