Sorry it's been a few days since I updated but I have been quite busy on other things. Anyway, here is chapter 5. Hope you like it, I its another one with not much plot but too much sweetness!
little-miss-twilighter
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Edwards POV
Upon landing at Gatwick, the obvious struck me; I had no idea where to go. When leaving Forks, all my thoughts had been revolving around Bella and what I would say to her when I found her but now I had landed I realised that I needed to find her before I could say anything to her. I picked up my single bag from the luggage carousel and decided that I would get the 'tube' to Central London and find a hotel; it couldn't be that hard.
(a/n An outtake is now live on my profile describing Edwards journey on London's public transport system- its funnier than this story and involves drunk people, homeless people and Edward being forcibly kissed. You dont have to read it but you do get a little insight into Edwards thoughts while he looks for Bella )
5 hours later, Edward is at his hotel and has just woken up
I woke up and by the level of tiredness I felt, it was obvious that I hadn't slept for long. I glanced at the clock and it confirmed my suspicions; I had slept for only 2 hours. I wasn't complaining though- it meant that I could see Bella quicker. I jumped up only to realise that I had fallen asleep in the same clothes I had travelled in and I looked a mess. She couldn't see me like this. I decided that I would have a quick shower and change before I went to find out where the adoption agency was.
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I tapped my fingers impatiently as I waited for the internet to load. It was taking too long; I needed to know where Bella was. Finally, it loaded and I quickly typed in 'New Start Adoption Agency' into the search engine. I frowned when I saw the results; over 1000 agencies with that name were listed in England. I narrowed my search; 'New Start Adoption Agency, London'. I hit return and smiled when I saw there was only one. I grabbed a piece of paper and scribbled down the details before jumping up and running out of the front door and heading for the place where my baby was...
Bella's POV
I left New Start with a smile on my face and my beautiful daughter in my arms. I couldn't really call her a baby anymore, she was a toddler now and thinking of the fact that I had missed her first year of life made me want to cry but I didn't; the thought that I would never need to be apart from her again made me want to smile forever and masked all sad thoughts. Well, all but one. Not even Nessie could stop me thinking about Edward. I yearned to see him, I missed him so much and I wanted him to meet our beautiful daughter. Nessie suddenly started crying and immediately had all of my attention.
"Shh baby its okay. Mummy's here now"
I cuddled her closer to me while soothing her; stroking her beautiful hair and kissing her lightly on the forehead. She was still crying. Maybe she was crying? I would take her back to the hotel and find her some food. I held her closer to me- making a mental note to buy a buggy as soon as I could- and made my way back to the hotel
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It was two hours later and she still wouldn't stop crying and just it broke my heart to see her in this state. It also made me feel like an awful mother, knowing that I couldn't help her. I had tried everything; I fed her, changed her nappy, tried to put her to sleep and even sung a lullaby. It was no use though, she just kept crying. Her little sobs would become quieter and quieter and I would hope that she had stopped when she would suddenly pick up again and get louder. I sighed, there was no use whatsoever in me sitting in this hotel, I decided that I would take her to the park to see if a change of scenery could make her stop.
Edwards POV
I arrived at the adoption agency to have a brief conversation with the woman behind the desk. All I found out was that Bella was here and she left just over an hour ago with our baby. I thanked the woman before turning and walking out of the building. I sighed and felt like crying again. Bella could be staying in one of thousands of hotels in Central London; how was I going to find her? I decided that I would go to a park to try and clear my head before logically deciding what I would do.
Bella's POV
I had been walking around the park for nearly half an hour and it didn't appear to have made any difference. I had Nessie over my shoulder (still crying) and was walking around aimlessly trying to stop myself from crying. This was pointless; Nessie obviously just wasn't going to stop crying. I looked at her and her face nearly broke my heart. Her eyes were wide and filled with tears and her little mouth was puckering. I kissed her again and put her back over my shoulder. I walked past a man on a bench and mentally decided that I would take her back to the hotel and ring a doctor, maybe it was a medical reason that she was crying? Suddenly, Nessie squealed with delight and when I looked at her I saw that she had finally stopped crying and was instead smiling widely. I was too happy that she wasn't crying at first to register why she had suddenly stopped. I realised it must have been something behind me and so I turned around...
Edwards POV
I sat in the park for over 20 minutes; getting some fresh air. I still had no idea what I was going to do about finding Bella. I was just about to leave when I heard a baby cry a short distance away from me. I would have ignored it apart from the fact that the sound tore at my heart and made me want to cry as well. I looked around and saw a woman walking away from me with a little girl over her shoulder. My heart froze as I looked into the eyes of the crying toddler; they were the exact same colour as mine. I noticed the hair falling around her face and realised it was the same beautiful chocolate brown as her mothers. The rest of me froze when the obvious hit me like a battering ram; the woman was Bella and the beautiful child who had just squealed with delight was...my daughter. Suddenly, the mother turned around and my heart soared when I locked eyes with the only one I could ever love.
Bella's POV
My heart fluttered when I saw Edward standing behind me, an expression of complete happiness and awe on his face. He was staring at Nessie with a look of absolute adoration on his face and I smiled adoringly at him. I realised that he must know about Nessie and that he came here to find me; because he loved me.
We both looked at each other at the same time and we stayed like that for a moment; staring into each other's eyes. Suddenly, Nessie squealed with delight again and reached her short little arms in Edward's direction; wanting us to be all together. Edward closed the distance between us in a few steps and took my face in his hands, stroking my cheek. I leaned into his palm and sighed with happiness. He looked at me again and gently pulled my face up to his before kissing me on the lips.
"I love you"
I could have cried. He said it with such conviction and happiness that I wanted to wrap my arms around him and never let him go and the fact Nessie would have been injured in the process was the only thing that stopped me from doing that. Instead, I just smiled at him
"I love you too"
I frowned when I noticed for the first time that he had a faint black eye.
"What did you do to your eye?"
"I..run into trouble on a train" (a/n this is also explained in the outtake on my profile)
"Well I wish that you would take better care of yourself. I love you too much to see you hurt in anyway"
He looked at me and the love in his eyes was unmistakeable. He hadn't looked at me like that since the night of the accident. I shuddered; I didn't want to think of sad thoughts at a time like this. They didn't matter anyway; all that mattered was that right now, I was with the two people I loved most in the world. Edward chuckled slightly when Nessie squealed again.
"And what is my beautiful daughter called May I ask?"
"Nessie"
He smiled again and reached out his arms to take her. I handed her to him willingly, wanting her to meet her wonderful father. He looked down at her and a tear ran down his cheek. I reached out and carefully wiped it away. He was still looking at Nessie and crooned at her before kissing her lightly on the forehead; exactly the way I had done. He murmured into her forehead
"Nessie. So beautiful"
He reached out his other arm and pulled me into him. I snuggled happily into his chest, one of his arms protectively around me and the other holding our beautiful daughter close. I couldn't hold back the tears of joy then. I was home.
I promise that the next chapter will have a lot more plot but until then reviews are much appreciated and me stupidly happy =D
little-miss-twilighter
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