W/n/ OHMYGAWD I'M SO SORRY FOR THE SLOW UPDATE! I've been kinda busy and I kinda had writer's block :/ but anyway here's the chapter I hope you like it!

Cassie POV;

I was losing a battle. Against sleep. My eyelids closed and I felt peaceful, safe. I knew Edward was still beside me.

"I love you," I whispered drowsily and I thought I heard his velvet voice reply...

Edward POV;

"Only as I love you."

She looked so peaceful, if it was physically possible I might have cried. If only I could sleep, leave everything behind. So peaceful.

Her angel face scrunched up and inwardly I sighed, she was having a nightmare. I hated, no, detested, despised, and resented, myself for having to leave her.

As I climbed out the window I snatched back a look and whispered, "Sleep well."

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Cassie POV;

The light from the window almost blinded me as I opened my eyes. Could it really still be sunny?

I walked down the stairs, two at a time and quickly made coffee, drinking it before it cooled.

My head felt almost...Lighter, I was so happy.

I ate cereal and watched TV for awhile, I felt drunk...

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Edward POV;

"Edward I know you're worried but there's really nothing we can do, it's nature."

I sighed in frustration, "Nature would have been letting Esme, Rose, Emmett and I die, Carlisle. And you didn't."

"You're overreacting."

"You don't understand. You don't know Cassie."

Carlisle's eyes softened, "Neither do you really, Edward."

"But it's beside the point anyway. You didn't know Rosalie or Emmett."

"Edward, that was different. If anything happens..."

"It's not just Cassie! It's...Our duty."

Emmett walked into the room and laughed, "To the citizens of Forks?"

Emmett was being stupid as usual; the vampires in Forks worried me because they were so...careless. Most would hunt lonely hikers or campers but these hunted real people.

Alice waltzed in, breaking into my thoughts, You might want to and change.

Why?

That shirt was last summer's collection...And your girlfriend's coming

My...Excuse me?

Cassie. She grinned evilly, "You phone her, in 'bout ten minutes. You wanted her to meet me! And the others of course."

She took my hand in her small, pixie's one and dragged me up stairs into her huge wardrobe. Jasper sat on a chair, looking bored and slightly amused, re-reading The Catcher in The Rye.

Alice threw a cream, silk shirt at me. "Um..."

"Try it on! Dumbass!" She stuck her tongue out at me as I put it on.

"No...How 'bout blue...OR MAYBE RED!"

"No, Alice."

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"Hey, Cassie."

"Em...Hi, Edward," She sounded surprised but in a good way.

"I was wondering..." Why the hell was I so nervous?! "If you'd want to come meet my family- for all intent and purposes-?

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End note: this isn't a whole chapter btw.