I return with another chapter of our couple still on their journey. I'm sorry I didn't get it posted this past Saturday, but was having a lot of problems keeping in the mood to write...the old writer's block trying to creep in on me...

Got through it & I have got you one hell of an exciting chapter...stocked full of all kinds of goodies...Got to read to find out though...hehehehe

I want to thank the most wonderful beta a person could ever have...Arc Morpheus...she is my Arc...MWAH ! Without you the readers' would have one heck of a time making sense out of my mess.

I don't own anything Twilight...all SM.

So, what do you say we get on with the story...

Oh, just more little detail...since I missed last weekend I am giving you two chapters this weekend...let me know what you think...

CHAPTER 13

LUNCH, MOVING ARRANGEMENTS, FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHED, ANOTHER THERAPY SESSION

NEVER GIVE UP ON SOMETHING

YOU CAN'T GO A DAY WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT IT

~JAMIE CRABTREE~

~BPOV~

As I am driving home I'm thinking this has definitely been one day full of surprises, and wonderful news. I am actually going to get to go and study some of the most world renowned artifacts found this past century. It's a dream come true, but there is much to prepare and sort before I leave. At least I won't be going alone. It just seems a little coincidental that all of us are going at the same time. Like everything was kind of designed for them to be with me.

Shaking it off, I guess I should just be glad I'm going to have my friends there to share in this wonderful experience...moving clean across the country. It just seems so unreal.

As I pull up to my apartment I get out of my car and just kind of stand there looking at where I have called home for quite some time. I should have gone home and visited my dad more often. Now that he is gone, and there is no one else left, I'm thankful to have my two best friends' in the world with me. They have always been there for me, as I have tried to be there for them.

We are sisters in every sense of the word, as we have all been through so much together. I'm very excited to have them going with me. My only thought is that I will be going this alone...not with someone...someone that loves me. Rose and Alice have found wonderful men and I can see the happiness in all their eyes' when they look at each other.

If I could only be with Edward. I know we are intended to be together, but there is still much more investigating to be done before I even start to understand what is going on between us. There is more than just a casual fondness between us, just so much more. I wonder about him and I feel as if my heart is being ripped right out of my chest, and all I want to do is go running to him and say to hell with whatever it is. But, I analyze, study, find reasons behind everything.

My education has probably made me too overzealous for explanations to things'. But, there is something there with the journals, the dreams, the 'ring'...something that links them all together... involving us. So, I will continue on with my sessions, and Alex and James doing the translations until something comes to light to explain our feelings for each other. Then, I will go to him and show him everything I have revealed.

As I come into my apartment, I drop my bag, go through my mail which doesn't contain anything of interest, and decide to go see what I can throw together for dinner. After deciding on a chicken pasta dish, I put it in the oven and walk into my bedroom to change my clothes. I sit down on my bed, and finally just flop back. I am so weary, but I've got so much to do. I need to get up and start making a list of things' that need to be done so I can get ready for this move. I turn on my side pulling my legs up close, and drift off to sleep.

I see him, lying there asleep in his bed and I reach out and touch his face, and he tried to swipe it away, so I reach over and run my finger across his lips, and he tried to wipe it away. Then I lightly touch his ear-lobe and giggle as he scrunches up his eyebrows, finally rolling over trying to open his eyes, and finally seeing me. I feel as if I am as light as a feather floating over him, and I look at him and smile. I lean down further and place a gentle kiss on his lips as if it is a gentle breeze blowing across the water.

Then I whisper to him that I will be with him soon, but I have much to do before we can be together. He goes to reach up and touch my cheek, and I feel as if I am fading away, but not before I tell him...'I will always be with you' as I am 'Forever Yours'. I look down and I can see myself still sleeping soundly, as I seem to float down to my body.

I sit up with a start, clutching my chest, breathing rapidly, wondering what just happened. Did I really just dream that? God, I'm so thirsty, I get up to go to the kitchen for something to drink when I realize my dinner is in the oven. I go to check it, pulling it out finding it just about to burn. I sit it down, and grab a bottle of water out of the fridge. I drink about half of it, and suddenly stop...thinking about what I was just dreaming. Was it just a dream?

I feel as if I was really there, touching him, kissing him...and finally whispering to him that we would be together soon. The dreams are becoming so much more real leaving me with the feeling I was actually there with him.

I don't know how much more of this I can take, and my chest is still hurting, as if my heart is being torn to pieces. I mean real physical pain. It only seems to be getting worse. What in the hell is going on here? Wait a minute Bella...calm down. Just sit your ass down, take some deep breaths. After a few minutes it seems to be going away, so I continue to sit there and just relax. I surely don't want this coming back...so just relax for a little bit more, then let's see if I can eat my dinner, and get my butt ready for bed. It has definitely been a long day. So, after a few more minutes I'm feeling a lot better, I get up, get my dinner, and finally I'm off to get ready for bed. Grabbing my sleep shirt, I strip down, put it on, go brush my teeth, and barely remember making it to bed.

I wake up and roll over looking at my alarm clock. It's going on ten o'clock. I haven't slept that late in a long time. I sit up on the side of the bed, stretching, and trying to remember if I had anymore dreams last night. I don't remember anything, shaking my head. So, I get up going into the kitchen, start my coffee to making, make my bed up, and start pulling clothes out for the day. By the time I am through with that, I go back into the kitchen and my coffee is ready. I pop an English muffin in the toaster, and sit down enjoying my first cup of liquid gold. Dang, it's absolutely wonderful. I grab my muffin, make another cup of coffee, and sit down not in any rush to get started for the day.

After breakfast, I go take a quick shower as I forgot about meeting Rose and Alice today. I manage to get ready in about thirty minutes, throwing all my stuff in my bag, grabbing my keys, and heading out the door. We have a lot to talk about today, such as how they are planning to move their belongings', are they flying out, what are they going to do with their vehicles...probably a lot of things' if I know them right they have not thought about. Oh, I just know this is going to be a fun lunch.

We are meeting at a restaurant not far from Rose's Garage called, 'New Moon'. It is suppose to be a very nice place to eat and has a wonderful menu with outside seating in a beautiful garden. I have never been to the place and can hardly wait to check it out. Upon arriving and finding a place to park, I notice the girls' are already here and waiting on me out in the garden. The place is very nice and very busy...I like it.

Finding my way outside to our table I notice the trellis' overhead overflowing with wisteria...it is absolutely beautiful. We are sitting off near a corner of the garden area with a small water-fountain. There are flowers of every kind imaginable..Definitely beautiful.

"Hey girls'. Rose, this is a beautiful place. How long have they been here?" I ask inquisitively.

Rose replies, "Not long..Maybe a year. It is always busy, I love to come here quite often for lunch. Gives me a break from all the grunge of work. I especially love this part with the garden."

In the meantime, Alice is sitting there kind of bouncing in her seat, finally saying, "Well, sit down. We have a lot to discuss about this big move we are all making. I can hardly wait."

I can tell there is something else going on with Alice, so I take my seat, and the waiter comes and take's our drink order. After he leaves I look at Alice smiling and say," Alright Alice, what is going on? You are too excited just because of the move, so spill it."

Looking at us with surprise and a big smile on her face she thrust her left hand out to us showing us a beautiful diamond ring saying, "Jasper proposed last night."

Rose and I look at each other, and then there is a squeal rising from all of us. Hugs are going all around, and looking at Alice and she is just glowing.

"Sweetie, this is wonderful, but what brought all this on?" Rose ask inquisitively.

"Well, Jasper figured that since we were going to be making this move we were going to be making this as a 'couple'. That he loved me, and couldn't imagine ever being without me. The next thing I know he is sitting there with a ring box in his hand, and asking me to marry him. Needless to say, last night was one neither one of us is bound to forget. He was so romantic," she says with another squeal.

Rose and I join with more hugs, and sit back as the waiter brings' our drinks'. We ask for a couple of minutes until we order, and we make a toast to Alice and her coming marriage.

Then, we are all sitting there kind of teary eyed, and just looking at each other. Alice is the first of us to be getting married and it just kind of hits us all. After a couple minutes of just silence amongst us, I kind of shake my head and ask them about us ordering lunch. We call the waiter over and order lunch then kind of start in discussing the move.

It seems that Emmett's employer is offering to supply a moving company to move our belongings out west. There is already a house waiting for Emmett and Rose, and it is big enough that Alice and Jasper can stay with them long enough for them to find an apartment. I tell them about already having a place provided by the university, but then we come to the fact about how we are all going to get there. I tell them they have provided me with a ticket to fly out, but that leaves me with a problem of transportation when I get there, and I don't want to sell my car.

Rose exclaims, "Well, Emmett and I thought about making it a road trip and kind of stopping off on the way to do some sight-seeing. You know, being kind of touristy. Hey, none of us has been outside of Tennessee, so why not make it a road trip and enjoy the sights. I'll discuss this with Emmett tonight, and see what we can come up with. Alice, what about you and Jasper?"

"Well, we haven't really discussed that aspect of it, but it does make sense. So, I'm with you, Rose. I think it would be lots' of fun, and we can go shopping along the way. I'll also talk to Jasper about it tonight, but I don't see a problem. A road trip...the three of us...well, actually the five of us. It sounds like fun," Alice exclaims excitedly.

"Now, Bella there is no problem...I'm sure Emmett will come up with something. You have a bit of time and we'll come up with something, so don't start worrying," Rose states with conviction.

The waiter finally arrives with our lunch, and we eat and talk about the upcoming trip. Finally, after sharing a couple of hours we start to go our separate ways' after a little more excited talk about the move and Alice's engagement and hugs all around. Rose heads back to the garage, Alice is going to the shop to work on some alterations and start designing some bridesmaid's dresses for a customer.

I'm going to the university to check in with Alex, James, and Victoria. I want to see if they have managed to translate anymore from my journals, and I want to discuss with Victoria about another therapy session.

~EPOV~

After hours of Nick and I pouring over more of the pictures and papers, finding a few more things', we decide to stop for the day. I am going to be talking to Elle in the morning and see if she can give me any more information about some of the things' Nick and I have uncovered. Nick heads downstairs to join the guys' for a while, as I go to my bedroom. I need to think about what all we have found.

I just can't believe the pictures, and the newspaper article and the picture in it. The people...Anthony and Marie look just like Bella and I, but how is that possible. Something is going on here, and maybe it's something not so easily explained. Maybe I need to look outside the box of logical explanations, and just maybe there is something else at work here. I just don't know what else to think.

How can it be explained that the people in those pictures look just like us...how! But, what other explanation can there be...something supernatural? Hardly. Then again, stranger things' have happened. But, to me...to Bella?

I just need to stop thinking about it for right now, and wait until I talk to Elle. Maybe she can help me...I just don't know where else to turn. I'm only giving myself a headache, and I feel as if my whole body is hurting. My hip, my chest feels as if they are being squeezed by something, and I feel as if I'm burning up.

Maybe I need to check and see if I have a fever...surely it's nothing serious. Just all the work, and no time to relax away from it all. I think I'll go get a drink, and call it a night. I've not been sleeping well with all these dreams, and my first real break from it all I'm just going to give it a couple days' and see how I feel.

I go downstairs to the kitchen and grab a beer, walk into the game room, and tell them I am calling it a night, and I'll see them all in the morning. Nick comes over asking me if I'm alright, and I assure him everything is fine...to go on back and enjoy himself. I head upstairs, going to take a long hot shower, and go to bed.

Somewhere between my sitting my beer down on the dresser, and fixing to go start the shower I hit the floor. There is a searing pain shooting from my right hip.

I holler out for Nick, and the next thing I know Nick is standing over me telling me not to move...asking me where I'm hurt... what kind of pain am I having....

The next thing I remember is being on my bed with Nick sitting beside me, and his ever trusty medical bag of tricks open. He's checking my blood pressure, and then shining a light in my eyes', and at this point I sit straight up in bed, grabbing my hip. The pain is so intense. I tell Nick something is wrong with my hip and he asks to look at it. I'm already in lounging pants, so I roll over on my left side, and ease the pants down so he can check it out. An expression of...shock maybe, comes across his face.

"Edward, that birthmark on your hip is blood red. Has this ever happened before?" he asks questionably.

I look at him like he's crazy, but I tell him that nothing like this has happened before. He ask me if I feel alright enough to stand up...that he would like for me to look at it, and point out any place that might be in pain. I stand up and go to my mirrored closet doors, and look. The birthmark has never been so visible before.

They have always been able to cover it with a light covering of make-up, but this is totally red. I touch it, and it's not hot feeling like with a fever, but very much more visible. I continue to look at it, and it almost...looks like a...a horse shoe print. I try taking a couple of steps, and there's no pain. I flex my leg...everything feels fine. I look at it again in the mirror, and it's just a light pink now...almost like it's fading away.

Nick tells Daniel and Ron to go on back downstairs and Daniel to take the bag and put it in his room. Nick sits down in one of the chairs in my room, as I sit down on my bed.

"Edward, what is going on? If nothing like this has ever happened before...well, why now?" Nick asks anxiously.

"I don't know what's going on any more than you. I do know that my hip has bothered me occasionally after one of my dreams, but nothing like this," I say as I walk back over to the mirrors. I pull my pants down to look at it, and it is almost gone...back to the way it always looks. I turn and show Nick, and we both look at each other confused.

"Nick, go on now. I'm fine...there's no pain, and I'm not having any problems walking. It's as if it never happened. I'm just going to bed. I've handled all I can today. I do know I am going to talk to Elle in the morning about those pictures, and a few other things'. There has to be an answer somewhere as to what is going on. She's the one person I know to go too. I really am fine now. I just may need your help tomorrow, alright?" I say cautiously.

Nick get's up nodding his head, and says he will see me in the morning.

After he leaves I walk back to the mirrors and look at it again, and it's just like it always does. I stand there a minute trying to remember anything from maybe one of my dreams, just anything. But there's nothing. Shaking my head I turn to go to bed, just totally exhausted.

I have a feeling something major is going to happen tomorrow...just a feeling, so I'm going to try to get as much rest as I can. Pulling the covers down,and crawling into bed, I reach over to turn the lamp off. There lying on my nightstand is the picture of Anthony, Mauriel, and Marie. That is Bella.

Laying the picture down, I turn the lamp off, and fall into a deep sleep.

Turning over, and stretching I look at the clock and it's almost nine a.m., and I can smell the makings of breakfast. Grabbing a t-shirt I run down the stairs into the kitchen. I sneak up behind Elle giving her a big hug. She squeals, and then starts laughing as she tries to hit me with a spatula.

I go running around the counter grabbing a coffee cup making a beeline for the coffee. The guys' are laughing at us, and I look at them and say, "I told you guys', she knows how to clear out a kitchen. You have to watch out for the flying utensils," bursting out laughing and giving Elle a wink.

She turns around shaking her spatula at the guys' and everyone burst out laughing.

I manage to make my way over to a chair with my coffee, and Nick asks me how I'm doing this morning. I assure him everything is back to normal, shaking my head and looking over towards Elle. The next thing you know the table is being filled with pancakes, eggs, bacon, ham, toast, syrups, jellies, and you can see everyone drooling. It all looks and smells wonderful. Everyone goes about making their plates, and as is custom in my family's house, we say a prayer of thanks. Then the clatter of silverware and the sounds of moans of pleasure fill the room. The food is wonderful. For at least a good thirty minutes all you can hear is the sounds of everyone eating, and enjoying each other's company. It just feels great to be home.

After breakfast, even with our offers to help with the cleaning, everyone is chased out of the dining room. After asking Elle where Henry is this morning they head out to the garage to see what he is up to, and I'm sure to check out the vehicles that are in there.

I linger behind and help Elle in the process of pouring us a cup of coffee finally getting her to sit down with me. We talk for a bit about my job, and what I'll be doing next, and how I'm liking everything. I ask how her and Henry have been doing, and compliment her on their taking care of everything for me.

After a few more minutes of idle talking I mention to her about going through the papers I found in the attic, and proceed to show her the newspaper article.

She looks at it, and reads the article, and then looks at the picture. I ask her about the two of them being together, and she tells me that Anthony and Mauriel had gotten a divorce, and shortly after it was final he proposed to Marie.

She said as she had gotten older that there was always talk about the family and some of the things' that had happened in the many years they had lived here. Elle said she learned a lot of things' by just listening as there was always idle gossip going around about someone.

"Edward, I got to thinking last night after you showed that picture of Anthony and Mauriel and Marie. Well, seems there is a slight chance Mauriel is still alive and living in the Forks Haven Home. It's very high classed, and very expensive, but the last I heard she was living there due to her failing health," Elle say's.

"So, there's a possibility she is alive? Do you think I could visit her and maybe talk to her...see if she remembers anything about Anthony? I am particularly interested in a ring he is wearing in that picture," pointing to the newspaper article.

Elle picks it up looking at the ring, saying she can't see things' like she use to, and I pull out the magnifying glass. I hand it to her, she looks at me with an eyebrow raised, and I just shrug my shoulders telling her I had to use it myself to try to see it. She takes it, and pulls the picture up close, and looks for a few minutes.

Finally laying both of them down she turns and looks at me and says, "That was a family heirloom passed down from one generation to the next, always being the males' wedding ring. From them it was passed on down to the next in line, but after Anthony's death it could not be found."

I lean back thinking about what Elle has told me, and think I'll make a visit to see Mauriel. There is a slight chance it could have ended up being given to her...a slight chance. It's definitely worth a try. I need to see if I can find out what happened to it...a lot rest on the answer.

After a couple more minutes of talking about the family history, and her telling me things' about different relatives, I tell her I am going to go take a shower and see if I can make a visit to Mauriel. I lean over and give her a kiss on the cheek, picking up the picture and article, and go to my room to get ready for my visit.

I go to my closet pulling out clothes for the day, throwing them on my bed. I start my shower, turn around and brush my teeth, then undress throwing my clothes in the hamper. Just as I start to get in the shower I turn to look at the birthmark on my hip, and nothing has changed...it is back like it was before all that last night. So, I hop in the shower enjoying the feel of the hot water, feeling as if I am washing all of yesterdays' worries away as I go.

I decide not to shave, so I continue to dry off, try to do something with my unruly hair, seeing I'm not having any effect on it, I walk into the bedroom and proceed to get dressed. I'm wearing black jeans, with a gray button-up, rolling my sleeves up. I then put my shoes on and head downstairs looking for Nick.

They are still in the garage with Henry going over all the cars' when I enter. Henry see's me and say's good morning which I return. I ask him if everything is alright with all of them, and he assures me they are all in top running order. I ask him about taking the Lexus for a drive, as I am going to go visit someone.

Nick looks at me, and I tell him everything is alright and I won't be long. I pull the car out, and Nick walks over and I tell him where I am going in case anything happens. I say I shouldn't be but a couple of hours, and pull off.

I know where Forks Haven Home is as it is not far from the house, situated on about three acres of land, looks like an old colonial home, massive in size, and about four stories. They converted it into a nursing facility when the owner died and left it to the hospital to do with it what they felt it would serve best.

I reached the long winding driveway under the beautiful trees lining the way to the front of the building. I pull into a parking place off to the side of the house, and make my way thru the front doors and up to a reception area. I introduce myself, which they immediately knew who I was from my movies. I smiled, and a few of them asked for an autograph which I was happy to do. I then asked them about Mauriel Walters, which Elle had told me about her remarrying Joseph Walters a few years after her divorce from Anthony? It was a big social event of the town as Joseph was the owner of the biggest bank in Forks, with branches reaching into Seattle.

They told me that they would be glad to take me to visit Mauriel, and we proceeded up to the third floor in an elevator. The place was very well taken care of and appeared to still have the atmosphere of a home. Once we reached the third floor, we turned right and made our way down the hall to the last room on the left. The nurse entered first to inform Mauriel she had a visitor, and upon entering the room I find her sitting in a wheelchair looking out the windows. The room was magnificent with windows that almost reached from the ceiling to the floor. It had a beautiful view of the gardens, and a partial view of the driveway.

The nurse turned Mauriel around so she was facing me, and as our eyes made contact she said, "My Anthony. You have come to see me finally."

The nurse leaned forward and told her who I really was, and you could see the disappointment wash across her face. I kneeled down in front of her taking her hands, smiling and started telling her about my life, and how I had come home for a vacation from my job. I then told her about finding boxes of old family pictures and how I happened across a picture of her and Anthony when they were married. I pulled the picture out of my pocket, and preceded to hand it to her.

Her hands were trembling so she could hardly hold the picture...until she saw Anthony's face. Then she held it steady, and looked longingly at his face running her fingers across it.

I left her sitting there for a few minutes looking at it, and finally leaned forward pointing out Marie in the picture. I ask her if she remembered her, and you could see a sad expression come across her face. She said that Marie was in love with Anthony, and she had known it before they had gotten married. But she loved him so much and thought they would be together forever. But their marriage had not lasted long, and shortly after their divorce he and Marie became engaged.

Mauriel looked as if she was about to cry, so I reached over and got her some tissues. She took hold of my hands and started telling me how much I looked like her Anthony, that I could almost be his twin right down to the unruly hair.

I laughed a little trying to lighten the mood, and then I told her about running across another picture of him, and I noticed a ring that he was wearing, and was told it was a family heirloom that was supposed to be handed down through the family. That it was very old, but I had not been able to find it. I asked her if maybe the funeral home had returned it to her, and she told me no. That it had been lost in the process of preparing his body for burial.

I talked to her for about another thirty minutes listening to her memories of my family, and her time with Anthony. You could still hear the love she had for him in her voice. She started to appear to be getting very tired, and the nurse said it was time for her to take her afternoon nap.

I leaned forward and gave her a gentle kiss on her forehead, and taking her hands I thanked her for talking to me and telling me all about my family. That it had meant a lot to me.

I asked the nurse if she needed help which she assured me she was fine. I thanked her for staying with me during the visit, and turned and left.

I walk out to my car none the wiser of the whereabouts of the ring, but I have a very strong feeling that it is with Bella. So, I get in my car and start heading for the house.

~BPOV~

Upon reaching the lab I again notice everyone seems to be there. I park my car, and walk to the lab. I open the doors and find everyone seemingly pouring over my journals, even Victoria. No one seems to notice I have come in, so I walk up to the table leaning next to Victoria. Suddenly she seems to realize I am there and lay's the journal down.

"Well, look who has decided to give us a visit," saying excitedly. Alex and James look up at the same time with big smiles on their faces.

I get the feeling something big has happened, and I'm very eager to know what it is. "Ok, I get the feeling the three of you have managed to come across something quite interesting. So, would one of you mind filling me in?" I say apprehensively.

Victoria pulls a chair out for me, and as I sit down James immediately starts to tell me about the pattern of my dreams. That they have discovered that something changed in my dream patterns about a month ago. They're not sure what caused it, but they have been able to determine that my dreams have mostly been from a time period during which the Roman's were in power, and from bits and pieces of some of my other dreams that they also deal with the Prohibition. There is mention of two other periods of time, but as of yet they have not been able to narrow it down.

Since they have determined that the first one deals with the mixture of different languages I had expressed in the therapy session they have been concentrating on deciphering the words in my journals, and on the video.

I'm sitting there in shock as to how much they have been able to uncover. I look at Alex, then James, and finally Victoria just shaking my head. I really can't believe how much progress they have made, and at this point I turn to Victoria and tell her I am ready for another session.

She looks at me questionably and say's, "Bella, are you sure your ready to try it again so soon? I'm just worried you might have another spell like you did last time, and that you really need to space these sessions a little further apart."

"I'm sure it is what I want to do, and I want to get in as many sessions as possible before I have to move to LA. I don't know how my schedule is going to be once I get out there, and it just seems with all the progress we are making now, that something big may come out of them. So, yes I am sure. I am ready right now," I state assuredly.

Victoria looks at me for a few moments then ask me if she can have a few minutes to talk this over with them. I shrug my shoulders, and turn towards the doors heading for the break room to get a coke.

I get my coke, and sit down at one of the tables. I start thinking to myself as to why they are fighting me on this. I know what I want to do, and I feel certain the sooner we get started on doing these sessions more often, the quicker I can get answers...the quicker I can be with Edward.

Oh God, I can't tell them about any of that or about the ring...it would just make them drag their feet even more so. I will fight them on this, and if I have to I will threaten to take my journals and go find someone else who will help me. Now, bring it on...I've made up my mind.

I grab up my coke, shove open the break room doors, and proceed to march my ass down there and tell them how it's going to be. I reach the lab doors, take a deep breath and shove the doors out of my way. The three of them appear to still be sitting there discussing things', when I walk up to the table and say,

"Well, have you three made a decision, cause if you haven't I've got one for you. We can start doing these sessions more often or as quickly as possible or I am ready to take my journals and every bit of information you have uncovered pertaining to them and I will go find someone else that will help me...on my terms."

The three of them sit there kind of in a shocked state to my statement. The first one to react is Victoria, naturally. There seems to be more to this than they are letting on, but I've got the upper hand right this minute and I have no intentions of letting it go any time soon. I want more answers, and their opinions as to what is going on. If I can't get this, then I will take everything from them, and go somewhere else for help...my way.

Victoria asks me to take a seat, and let them try to explain things' to me...as to their hesitancy to rush things'. I sit down, put my coke on the table, and cross my arms across my chest, putting on a very determined look. I am not falling for anything short of what I want, but I'm going to listen to what they have to say anyway.

Victoria starts to explain that the sessions can be very trying on me physically. That I can come away from them very weak, tired, and possibly causing myself to have more descriptive and possibly more traumatic dreams. That the information they have gathered from the journals leads them to believe there were very painful deaths experienced in my past lives...not only to me, but to whom they are assuming to be my husband. That I will be reliving the experiences as if I were actually there...all the physical and mental feelings I experienced then I would experience in the sessions.

Victoria says she has never come across a case like mine even in her studies. That as far as she knows there has not been any documented cases to date. That in actuality we were all experiencing something never before by anyone.

At this point James and Alex jump in and start to tell me they are making leaps and bounds in the translations since they have started to discover there are patterns to the time periods. Along with the normal entries I made upon awakening that it has helped tremendously in their making a distinction to the time periods. They also feel as if they are very close to determining the other periods of time I have written about. They are just asking for my patience, and they are working as hard as they can so that their work may help Victoria during the sessions. All their work in the end will help me go through these sessions a little more comfortably if they have more ideas as to what I have actually uncovered in my dreams.

Finally the room falls quiet and the three of them sit looking at me waiting for my response. I do understand what they are saying about the information they are gathering from my journals and their help during my sessions. But, they don't know that there is an urgency to finding out everything I can, as quickly as I can. I feel as if something very bad is going to happen, and I need to know now!

So, considering the possible effects the sessions may have on me if I press Victoria into doing them more often...I feel it is worth the risks. I have got to know as much as I can...as quickly as I can. So, taking a deep breath to steady my nerves, I look at them and tell them that my decision to have the sessions as quickly, and as frequently as possible taking into consideration the risks I am willing to go ahead. That this is my final decision, but that we will concentrate more on the two time periods they have the most information on.

With that said I lean back in my chair and wait for their rebuttal, but there doesn't seem to be one coming.

Victoria looks at me and says she will do the sessions as long as there are no adverse effects to me. That they will be monitoring me very closely with blood pressure, pulse, respirations and if at any time there appears it is getting to be taking too much of a toll on me physically they will stop and bring me out...right then. So, I nod in agreement and ask her about another session right now. She looks at me shaking her head, but finally agrees to it.

I get up, and start heading for the other room which sets everyone else into action. Victoria starts gathering medical equipment, while James get's the video equipment with Alex's help. I have already made my way into the room and positioned myself on the couch.

They need to hurry...I feel they need to hurry. Something is going on, and I can't explain it. I just wish they would get this started as quickly as possible.

I try to express this to Victoria without giving away too much about what I am feeling, but she stops for a moment giving me a long look. Then she turns and proceeds to get things' set up. She applies the blood pressure cuff to my arm taking a reading while the others are setting up the recording equipment.

Everyone seems to be in a heightened state of activity, and almost seem excited about it. I know I am, and the sooner the better. I lie back on the couch and start taking deep calming breaths. I turn to Victoria and tell her thank you for helping me, and she gives me a faint smile and a nod of her head. I tell her I am fixing to go into the relaxation mode she told me about. I look around, and notice everyone and everything is ready. James sits near my head, ready to help restrain me if I start any thrashing about.

I close my eyes, start taking deep breaths calming myself, and start with my toes making each part of my body relax as I work my way up. I start to feel very sleepy about the time I get to my hips, and slowly feel myself falling asleep. Again I can hear Victoria taking me back through certain events of my life...different birthdays', Thanksgiving, a Halloween when I dressed up as a ballerina. Then she takes me back further to when I said my first word...''dada'...then further back, again to when I am in my mother's womb listening to her heart beating strong and steady...then...

A blood-curdling scream. I sit straight up, and James grabs me, as I grab him pulling him to me. I look at him and say,

"Anthony, I told you not to leave me. That I felt you would not return to me alive, but you went as a devoted gladiator. Now, I am left with our son, Micah, and a broken heart." I look at your body noticing all the hoof prints from the horses made on you. There is one very bad one on your hip that has gone clean to the bone...screaming again pulling you into my arms.

Victoria starts to pull me out of the regression, and as I come to I grab my chest. My heart feels as if it is being ripped right out of my chest...the pain is so severe. I start to sit up when another stabbing pain tears through my chest. I look to my side and James is on the floor...he doesn't appear to be breathing.

Another sharp pain in my chest...then nothing...

~EPOV~

Meanwhile in Forks, Washington, Edward is driving down a long strip of highway heading home when suddenly he is hit with the most severe pain he has ever experienced to his right hip. I almost lose control of the car, and can barely remember pulling it off as far as I can to the side of the road. I reach for my cell phone punching in the number for Nick, and as he answers I barely get out, "Help me."

Then I scream as loud as I can, grabbing hold of my hip, then falling over onto the console...unconscious...

Ok...with that final line to the chapter I am hopping into my truck and heading for some off the map hide-out...

Yes...another cliffy...what did you expect...reigning 'Queen of the Cliffys' here...can't let you down now... can I...

This one was very hard to write as I got to quite a few points where I just didn't want to go on, or I couldn't figure out what I wanted to happen next. I'm even late posting...I'm sorry...But, I tried to make it Very Exciting with Lots of Action and Surprises. Hope I didn't let you down.

I truly Believe in what I am writing about, and as I have asked you before in my other chapters...

BELIEVE...there are far greater things' out there than we know...so, anything is possible.

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