Disclaimer – My wish hasn't been granted yet so I do not own Twilight.

A/N – Sorry it's taken so long to up load a new chapter, I'm coming to the end of my 3rd year at college and I'm concentrating on trying to get into University. Anyway, here's chapter 3, enjoy!

Chapter Three: Explanations

Bella's POV

"You're back." I said, and all he did was nod.

"Bella, I never wanted to leave." What did that mean, he never wanted to leave?

"Then why did you?" I said, my voice expressing the emotions I felt. The emotions that I had kept hidden deep inside since the day he left me. He told me he didn't love me, that was the reason. Wasn't it?

"I thought I was protecting you." He seemed so sad, just looking into his eyes showed that. "After what happened on your Birthday, I didn't ever want that to happen again, so I left. What I told you that day was a lie."

"You lied?"

"Yes. I love you, Bella. I really do." I wanted to believe him... I do believe him. I just wanted and needed proof.

"You love me?" Me the ordinary human. Plain and, well... crazy.

"Yes, Bella. I have always loved you. And I will always love you." I could feel the tears running down my cheeks as he said this. He brushed them away with the tips of his fingers. He lingered there so I leaned my face into his hand. He smiled but it didn't reach his eyes. "When we were in the forest, when I was telling you goodbye... I could see that you believed I didn't love you anymore." Edward started, he's green eyes imploring into mine. "How could you?"

"It never made sense, for you to love me. I'm nothing. I'm human, I'm nothing."

"Bella, you are everything to me. Not matter who or what you are, I will always love you. Remember I'm human too, now."

"Human." Edward was human. He had a beating heart. Like me. "And you'll stay?"

"I will handcuff myself to you if I have to." I smiled. He meant it. He loves me.

"You don't have to go that far." I said looking down, a blush covering my cheeks. He chuckled and gathered me up into his arms. We grabbed a hold of each other in a tight hug and I can assure you that neither of us were letting go of the other.

He pressed his forehead into mine. Our lips moving closer and closer, finally making contact. This kiss, although not our first was completely different. As soon as our lips connected, the both of us lost control. It was like an electric current had passed through us, fusing our bodies, our minds and our souls together, our love the strongest component.

My room could have exploded into a ball of flames and we'd never have noticed. The World could have ended and it wouldn't have mattered because we were together. All that mattered was that Edward was back. He was back holding me in his arms. He was back kissing me.

The time came and went when Edward would normally pull away, sigh and make a comment that we'd risked my life enough for one day, instead, he pulled me closer and tightened his arms around my waist.

I felt his tongue brush against my lip, begging for entrance. I let him. My tongue met his and started a battle that neither of us was winning.

We backed towards my bed and I started to lean back, bringing Edward with me. We were almost completely lying down, curled up together, our lips glued when something made our lips come unstuck.

My father cleared his throat. His face was red and his eyes were scathing. To say he was mad would be an understatement, he was furious.

"What the hell is going on here?" He said, glaring at Edward. I assume trying to kill him with his stare, not that it was working. "You've got a nerve coming back here like this."

Edward and I disentangled ourselves but stayed on the bed. He took my hand and held on to it tightly, this did not go unnoticed by Charlie. He turned a deeper shade of red and made a feeble growl.

"Dad, calm down." Suddenly as if the previous few weeks had never happened, my voice was back to normal. It had life and meaning again. All because of the half human, half vampire sitting next to me.

"Calm down? How do you expect me to calm down, Bella?"

"I can explain, Charlie." Edward said, straightening up on the bed so he was facing him. He pulled me closer into his side in a protective manner, he must have heard something in Charlie's thoughts that he didn't like. Charlie's glowering didn't help.

"Sure, you can explain. Then I want you out of my house."

"Then I'm leaving too." I said. I just got Edward back; I'm not loosing him again because of my father.

"Like hell you are, you're staying here young lady!" Charlie thundered.

"Do I have to remind you that I'm an adult Charlie? I'm 18; I can do whatever the hell I like."

"Do I have to remind you that he left you? He left you broken hearted."

Edward flinched.

"And I can't tell you how sorry I am for that. I know that I will never forgive myself." Edward looked away from Charlie and back to me. "I'm so sorry, Bella. I hurt you. And I'm so, so…" But I cut him off.

"Edward, stop. Stop apologizing. You just did what you thought was best, and I'm sure it would have worked on someone less mental than me."

"I made a mistake. I never should have left. Can you ever forgive me? I hope you can, because I honestly don't know how to live without you." His voice sounded so dejected, so full of sorrow that I pulled myself on to my knees and wrapped my arms around him.

Grateful, Edward took me around the waist, pulled me to him and hugged me back. He buried his face into the hair draped on my shoulder and took a deep breath.

Charlie, witnessing this, swore then walked out of the room. Keeping our arms around each other, we both looked towards the door. Charlie just gave up. Why?

"He just realized that we actually love each other." Edward explained, reading his mind.

After ten minutes of silence. Silence from Charlie. Silence from Edward. Silence from me. I yawned, and was surprised to see Edward do the same, then I remembered that he was half human now. I couldn't help but stare at him.

"What?" He asked, blushing sheepishly. "Yawning is contagious. Plus, I am pretty tired."

"You can sleep, now?" I might actually get the chance to sleep with him, literally. He nodded and as if reading my mind, pulled me down so our heads were on the pillow. He ensnared his arm around my waist and drew me close to him, our chests touching. I reacted to that, he felt it and smiled knowingly, making me blush.

I closed my eyes, relishing in the fact that I had him back. I felt his lips on mine and I deepened the kiss. I was home. We broke apart and I knew for a fact that he felt he was home too.

It didn't take me long to fall asleep in his arms, but it felt like it was only a few minutes later that I shot up into a sitting position, sobbing. I looked towards the clock; Edward had come back near midnight, it was half past three in the morning now.

Edward woke immediately; he sat up while running a hand through his already messy hair. He reached for me, pulling me close.

"Baby, what's wrong?" He asked me. My heart skipped a beat; he'd never called me baby before.

"Nothing…" My voice broke at the end. I didn't want to tell him that I dreamt of an empty forest full of silence. He'd blame himself.

"It's not nothing. I can see it in your eyes." He said, his own green eyes imploring into mine.

"Edward, it's nothing. Really." He stared at me, pleading silently. "It's just a forest, that's it." I said, trying not to convey too much.

"And you're there alone?" He said, understanding only to well. I nodded, looking away from his eyes. I slumped back down onto the pillows and rolled on to my side, facing away from him. He sighed, blaming himself, but put his arms around me all the same. He kissed my shoulder and stroked my hair. "I'm so sorry, Bella."

"Edward, I told you to stop apologizing."

He sighed again, kissed my shoulder and put his head back down on the pillow. But now I couldn't get to sleep. Something was wrong. My throat hurt. It was like heart burn, but worse. And I could smell something… something sweet.

"Edward?" I asked, worried.

"Hmmm?" He replied, sleepily.

"I feel weird."