" Ok, well we are about 115 miles away from where I used to live" Edward said
" How long will it take us to get there?" Bella asked
Edward sighed, " Well, it could take us about ten minutes, or we could just go slow and enjoy the attractions Chicago has to offer"
" Like what?" Bella asked
" Well, there is The Field Museum of Natural History, The Lincoln Park Zoo... They just recently acquired lions, we can ride the farris wheel, there is all kinds of things we can do" Edward said, " Chicago is a whole lot different now then it is in our time"
Bella looked at Edward and lifted an eyebrow, " Are you nervous about seeing yourself and parents?"
Edward was quiet for a moment before he nodded
" Why didn't you tell me before? You seemed like you really wanted to see yourself" Bella said
" Well I know you really want to see what I looked like when I was a kid, and you would like to meet my parents, I didn't want to deny you anything" Edward said
" Can you tell me why you don't want to go see them?" Bella asked
Edward sighed, " It's taken me almost a century to forget about my parents... they died in 1918 of Spanish Influenza, it... it's just going to be hard you know, seeing them again all happy and healthy when I know what is going to happen... and then when we leave this time and go back to our time, what am I going to be like? It will be like losing my parents all over again"
Bella gasped, she didn't even think about that, " Edward I'm... I'm so sorry... I didn't even realize what it would mean for you to see them again... I'm sorry I'm being selfish... we don't... we don't have to go to the Masens if you don't want to"
" Now I never said I didn't want to go see them... I said it would be hard... I do want to see them, I miss them so much... maybe this time, I can actually have a proper goodbye" Edward said, " Everyone on their death beds is not a way to say goodbye to the ones you love"
Bella nodded
" But, can we just stall a little and do some site seeing first? Just for a couple hours?" Edward asked, " I need some... time you know?"
Bella nodded and smiled, " Of course"
Edward smiled and thanked her with a kiss
The first place they went to was the zoo, Edward wanted to see the lions
" The lions were my favorite animals at the zoo" Edward said
" Maybe that's why you like their blood so much" Bella teased
Edward lifted an eyebrow in thought, " Maybe"
After they spent an hour at the zoo, they headed over to the Field Museum of Natural History
They stayed there for about two hours, mostly just passing time
" How about we go on the Farris Wheel next?" Edward asked, " It takes seven minutes to just go around it once, it is very fun"
Bella smiled and nodded, " I never been on it before"
Edward smiled, " Come on"
Bella got on Edward's back again and Edward ran towards Navy Pier where the Farris Wheel is
After a while, they were at the very top of the Farris Wheel and Bella gasped
" Oh Edward, it's beautiful, you can see miles and miles away" Bella said
Edward smiled, " I thought you'd like it"
After they got off of the Farris Wheel, Edward said, " Ok, I think I am ready to face my parents and... myself"
" Are you sure?" Bella asked, " I don't want to rush you or anything"
Edward nodded, " I'm sure, plus, it's getting kind of dark, my father would be getting off of work... it is now the perfect time"
" Now how far are we from your home?" Bella asked
" 140 miles away" Edward said with a smirk, " It still won't take very long to get their... 15 minutes at the most"
Bella nodded
Edward had Bella get on his back again, and Edward started running again
Bella still couldn't get over how nobody could see them when Edward ran
About ten minutes later, Edward slowed down and had Bella get off
" We are just a few minutes away from my house" Edward whispered
" Are you ok?" Bella asked
Edward nodded, " If I were human, my heart would be pounding"
" Edward we don't have to..." Bella started
" I want to do this" Edward said, " I have to do this"
" Are you sure?" Bella asked
Edward nodded again then looked at the sky, " My father should be home by now"
They walked for a couple more minutes in silence
" It's right over there" Edward said pointing
Bella looked at the house and gasped, the first thing she noticed was the front yard and how the yard was bordered by a white picket fence
" My mother had the fence put up when I was young" Edward said as they walked closer to it
The house was very big; the first thing she noticed was the porch that wrapped around the house, it had a swing in the front, next she saw that there were windows where the living room would be, she was still too far away to see inside the windows
" There are floral curtains on the windows" Edward explained
Next Bella saw the next floor and guested that is where the bedrooms are at
Edward pointed to where his bedroom is at once they got closer
They finally got through the white picket fence
Bella looked at the rest of the house, after she saw the floor with the bedrooms, she saw that there was an attic as well, it had a window
" It's a finished attic, I used to play up there when I was a kid" Edward said
Bella smiled
" My father is home, that is his Model T Ford, he was so proud of that" Edward said pointing, " He could get it up to 35 miles an hour"
Edward and Bella both chuckled at that
Finally they made it up to the front door
Edward took a deep unneeded deep breath to calm down
" This is it" Edward said
" It's not too late, we can still turn back" Bella said
Edward shook his head no, " I need to do this"
Bella nodded
Edward knocked on the door
" I'll get it" They heard a kid say as he hurried to open the door
" Can I help you?" The kid asked, the little kid was a younger version of Edward with green eyes
Both Edward and Bella gasped
I know I know, another cliffee, I just couldn't help myself. :)