Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or its main characters, Stephanie Meyer does.

BPOV

It was just Edward and me, we had been sitting in silence for a few minutes. He was staring at the picture of Danny & me.

"You look breathtaking in that picture.""Thank you Edward."

"Bella I'm sorr - " I cut him off.

I shook my head, "Please, don't start apologizing, Edward. I'm not mad." He looked at me. "I understand why you did what you did.. You wanted me to have the human experience without the danger. I've already forgiven you for it."

"I want to explain."

"Edward, you do ha…"

"Yes," he cut me off. "I do. I thought it was the best thing for you…"

"Edward, I know you were doing what you thought to be best for me." He was staring at out the window. "I know that you never wanted to hurt me. You are a good man, you had good intentions."

"It was a lie." He finally looked up.

"What was?"

"Everything I said that day in the forest."

"I'm confused."

"Bella listen to me, and listen to me good. Because this is the truth. I love you, I loved you then and I love you now, there has never been a day when I didn't love you."

"But you said so many awful things that day. If you loved me why would you do that? Why did you leave?"

"I knew that convincing you I didn't love you was the only way you would move on, I never thought you would believe me as quickly as you did. How you could think that I didn't love you then and that I don't love you know. It hurts that you were able to forget everything we had been to each other "

"Edward, why are you doing this? Do you have any idea what I have gone through these last few months? I moved on, I am allowing myself to fall for someone else. Do you know how hard that was to do? To trust someone?"

"I am sorry. I know I hurt you -"

"Hurt me!?! Hurt me!!" I jumped up from my seat. "Is that all you think you did? Hurt me? Edward, you BROKE me. I was broken…I...I was crushed. " He winced and I could see the pain on his face. "You had my heart, Edward, and you shattered it. For the first two months I suffered. I…I would scream in my sleep so often, Charlie stopped coming to check on me. Finally, I decided I had to begin to build my life back. I decided to move here, to get a clean break." His words were repeated which was like a slap in the face.

"I only did what I thought was necessary. You deserved better than me. You deserved a human life, a chance to live normal." He had whispered it but I heard him.

"And I did exactly what you wanted me to. I moved on, as hard as it was, I did. I even managed to trust again. Danny has a part of my heart now and I am happy with him." I whispered.

Oh God the expression on his face. I continued. "No one can ever understand how broken I felt. How broken a part of me is without you and your family. My family." I said loudly. "My best friend, my parents, you took them away from me. There hasn't been a day when I didn't miss then. But I did my best to move on and even with a piece of me gone, I did move on."

"All I ever wanted was to protect you from what we were," Edward said.

"It's not your job. See that's the difference between you and Danny. He doesn't feel the need to watch me all the time. He treats me that I'm his equal, not his responsibility, it's one of the reasons why I love him so much"

"You don't love me any more." he said painfully. I sighed and sat next to him.

"Edward, I loved you since the first moment I saw you my first day at Forks high. I will always have a place for you in my heart, you were my first love. I still care about you, I do but you need to know that I love him now."

Edward's body tensed as I used past tense words. I was being honest with him, I was not going to lie.

"It's different with Danny. I don't have to be perfect; he loves me and my quirky ways. He knows that I can take care of myself and that I am a strong person. He doesn't try to keep me from trying things because they may be dangerous."

I didn't look at him right then, I knew I had hurt him. When I finally did he looked heartbroken. I felt horrible but I was just being honest.

"Bella, answer me one thing. Please." He was begging now, pleading with me.

"What?"

"I cannot ask you to forget what I did. But will you forgive me?"

I could see the pain on Edward's face, he was hurting. I know he hadn't left me to hurt me.

"I already have Edward." I wrapped my arms around him to hug him and he hugged me back. I breathed in his scent, I forgot his scent was so intoxicating. I composed myself quickly and I released him. I blushed a bright cherry red.

"Bella?"

"Yes?"

"I don't have the strength to stay away from you anymore. I want to be near you. Can I stay in your life?"

"You don't have to ask. I would love to have you back in my life. But are you going to be ok with just being my friend? Being in my life knowing I am with another guy? "

"I want to see you happy, even if it's not with me. If I can be only friends with you then I will be your friend. I want to be a part of your life, and I know the other's want to as well. Unless you send us away, we're not going anywhere."

"No we're noooooot!" sang Alice walking into the room.

"Alice?"

"I saw." She said pointing to her head.

Emmett's strong arms grabbed me, lifted me, and gave me a bear hug. "BELLLLLA! You're going to have me around again. Aren't you happy?"

The wind had been knocked out of me. "I…going…to…have…to…get used to…" I said, gasping for air.

"Emmett. Let her catch her breath." Esme said, walking down the hall towards us with Carlisle.

"Hi Bella, you ok?" Rosalie asked smacking Emmett in the back of his head.

I laughed. "Yeah, I'm fine."

"Hello, dear!" said Esme hugging me.

"Hi Esme! Hi Carlisle."

"Hello Bella." said Carlisle also hugging me.

"Bella can I watch your TV?" Emmett asked already sitting on the couch.

"Yes Emmett""Bella, dear, is everything ok with you and Edward?""Yes everything's good now."

"Fantastic!" said Emmett. "No more awkwardness."

Everyone laughed.

"Bella, you haven't eaten since breakfast. I bought you mushroom raviooooli." Alice sang

"Yum, thank you Alice."

"Anything for you little sis."We smiled at each other as I sat down next to Emmett to eat. We had all sat down on the living room in front of the TV and watched it for hours. Even Carlisle and Esme stayed with us. We were one big, happy reunited family!

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There it is. The long awaited Edward and Bella conversation. Ok so DON'T kill me for not getting them together!

I am just taking things slowly, the way I think things would happen, considering the past and his sudden return.

Don't worry though…it'll happen. Just keep reading :D

Review please!! It'll make me update sooner!