EPOV

Bella finally fell asleep after hours of just staring at each other. She says that she forgives me and trusts me already, but her eyes tell me she has doubts. The way she held on to me, it was as if she was afraid if she let go I would be gone. I can't blame her. I have so much to rebuild. Being her arms, I know I am right where I belong.

Tonight is our first night together for the rest of Bella's life. I will be with her everyday of her life. As long as she wants me. It was like a fairy tale out of a children's novel. The beast gets the girl. I don't know what I did to ever deserve her. She was an angel, my angel. My hole in my chest was gone. I felt whole once more.

"Mmmm. Edward, my Edward." Bella moaned. This was better than the screaming from the night before. The images I got from Jacobs mind were horrifying. When I left Bella in the woods that night, I left her on the path thinking she would turn around and go home. I didn't think she would follow me. She didn't put up a protest. She believed me and stood there. I left her alone in the woods and she got lost. It started to rain; she tripped, and just stayed in a ball. That kid Sam found her and brought her to Charlie.

I am a monster. I will do everything to show Bella how much I love her. I made a mistake, but I learn fast. I would never leave Bella alone. She would always be guarded.

"Edward?" Bella asked for me in her sleep.

"Yes my love? I answered her back.

"I love you."

"I love you more." I told her. She reached for my hand and I held her tight. Our first night back together. I couldn't ask for more.

BPOV

When I woke up the next morning I felt for Edward. My very own Greek god statue was still in my bed. He didn't leave, it wasn't a dream. Last night was the first night in over a year where I didn't wake up screaming. The nightmares where over, well except for Victoria, but as long as I had Edward and his family, my family, I could over come anything.

I opened my eyes and looked at Edward. He smiled that crooked little grin. "Charlie left for work, but he left you a note." He told me. "Do you want me to get it?"

"No, I will go down stairs in a moment. Will you excuse me while I have my human moment?"

"I will be right here waiting." He looked so serious. Like he was trying to convince me that he wouldn't move.

I grabbed some clean jeans and a white t-shirt. I ran down to the bathroom and jumped in the shower. I needed to come up with a way to talk to Edward about Jake. I was angry at Jake for lying, but he was right. He was protecting me. I might night like it but he thought he was doing the best. If I didn't forgive him, I would be a hypocritical.

I finished getting ready and ran back to my room. Edward was in the same exact spot as where I left him. I smiled at the beautiful sight that was before my eyes. He is mine. I sat next to him on the bed.

"Edward I am going to forgive Jacob. I know that you and your family don't like him, but he was ordered not to be around me. It wasn't his fault. He needs me to be his friend. He will never hurt me. You have to trust me." I speed through my nervous speech. I didn't want to upset Edward after I just go him back.

His face went from intrigued to upset to calm. "I knew you would love. That is the type of person you are. He still can not be trusted. He could loose control at anytime. You are not safe with him. I do not want you to be around him."

I understood where he was coming from, but Jacob was my friend. I didn't want to say what needed to be said. I didn't want to hurt Edward with the truth, but he had to understand how important Jacob was to me. "He was there for me when I needed him the most. He helped patch together what I could of my life without you. I owe him my friendship. I thought that he didn't want to be my friend, but he was doing what was right to protect me. He won't hurt me. He has been around me twice and has not hurt me."

"I heard his thoughts and he was struggling love. He held everything he had back so he wouldn't hurt you. He was very close to phasing. One move and you could have been ripped to shreds."

"The important part is that he didn't. He didn't hurt me."

"He almost did. I just got you back; I don't want to loose you again."

"Edward, I am going to forgive him. I am going to call him. I don't have to hang out with him right away, but I need to clear the air. Please trust me."

He put his head back against the head board and pinched the bridge of his nose. The classic I'm thinking really hard pose. I didn't want to push Edward away, I just got him back. I felt like if I made one wrong move he was going to leave. I know he said he would never leave me again, but what happens the next time something happens if he thought it was his fault and decides to leave again to protect me. There was nothing stopping him. I looked into his eyes as he was mulling over what I just told him.

"Bella do what you must to make you feel at peace. I don't want you hanging out with that mutt. I will be here if he decides to come around. I will not think twice to protect you against that dog."

I nodded my head. It wasn't really fair, but it was a start. It was too soon to start demanding things. I had to walk on a few egg shells until we could get back to normal, well if you would call our life normal. I gave Edward a huge hug. I loved being in his arms. His scent enchanted me. I heard him inhale and I remembered how black his eyes were.

"I am sorry, is my scent too much for you?" I pulled away from our hug.

"No. It can never be too much." He said as he pulled me back into the hug. I didn't know what that meant; I thought my scent was like heroin to him. I was scared that I didn't mean that much to him anymore. Maybe I was just being silly. He is here right now. Concentrate on that. He is here right now.

My stomached growled. Stupid stomach. Edward let me go and made me stand up.

"Time to feed you. Would you like me to cook you breakfast?" He asked me earnestly.

"Sure, what is on the menu?" I asked him.

"How about an omelet?"

"Sounds good." We went down stairs and I sat at the kitchen table while he made me breakfast. I couldn't keep my eyes off of him. He was too beautiful to be in my shabby kitchen. He looked at me and smiled my crooked smile. I smiled back at him. This was what I wanted. Him and me alone every morning. My life was getting back into order. The only problem was Victoria. She was a huge problem.

Edward served my omelet and took the seat next to me. He stared at me while I ate. "Breakfast was great. I am going to call Jacob right now. You can watch TV if you want to." I told him. I didn't want him to think that he had to sit with me while I did this.

"Okay." He got up and gave me a kiss. He went into the living room and turned on the TV. I am sure he was going to be listening to me, but he made it appear as he was watching TV. I picked up the phone and dialed Jacob's number. A familiar low voice answered.

"Hello?"

"Jake, it's me Bella. Don't hang up on me. I want to tell you I am sorry for yesterday. I forgive you. I want to be your friend, will you forgive me?" Silence. "Jake are you there?"