I am not the fabulous Stephanie Meyer, I do not own Edward or any of the other characters!

I was in Central Park, sitting in a bench. I had been sitting there for awhile, staring at the water. I felt a hand touch my shoulder and looked up. Danny standing there smiling down at me.

"Danny?" I asked in disbelief.

He nods. "Hello beautiful."

I jumped up and hugged him tightly. I buried my face in the crook of his neck, taking in his scent. "Danny, I miss you so much."

"I miss you too."

I pulled back and looked at his face. He smiled down at me.

"Danny" I whispered and lifted my hand to his cheek. I rubbed my thumb along his cheek. "Danny." I whispered again. He slowly leaned in and brought his lips to mine.

When we broke apart, I looked at his face and started crying. "Danny, I am so….I am sorry."

"Beautiful, why are you sorry?"

I buried my face in his chest. "I got you killed. It's my fault…if I hadn't left…if I hadn't gone to Florida, you'd still be alive"

Danny lifted my chin with his finger and looked me in the eye. "There's nothing you can do about it. You couldn't have known what was going to happen. I died because of a drunk driver, It was my time to go."

"Ergh, why does everyone keep telling me that?" I said angrily, pulling away from him.

"Because it's the truth Bella, you need to stop feeling guilty about his." He pulled me close to him again. "Beautiful, this was not your fault. You did not kill me"

"Let's sit down under that tree." He whispered in my ear.

I nodded, pulling away. We walked over and sat down. Danny pulled me into his lap, leaning his back against the tree and his resting his cheek against my hair.

We stayed like that for a while, just holding each other. "Tell me what you're thinking?"

"I was thinking," I turned and stroked his cheek, "about the last time we were here."

"Mmm yeah, that was a great day."

I looked into his eyes and broke into tears again, he pulled me against his chest. "What's wrong beautiful?"

"I miss you so much."

"I'm not totally gone. I will always be with you." He started stroking my hair. We sat in silence for a few minutes when he spoke again.

"Bella, you have to carry on, stop blaming yourself for what happened to me. This was not your fault. "

"I … I"

"I know it's going to take some time, but please stop blaming yourself. Promise me!"

I couldn't say anything, I just looked him in the eyes. "promise me, Isabella!"

"I promise." I couldn't say anything else, he had used my full name.

"Thank you."He smiled at me and pulled me closer. "You are going to be just fine."

"How do you know?"

"You have lots of people who love you, especially the Cullen's. They are wonderful people and they love you very much. I saw that the first moment I met them. They'll do anything for you Bella, and I know that they will they will take good care of you."

"Danny, I love you"

"I love you too" With that he pulled me closer and kissed my forehead.

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EPOV

I watched Bella sleep, she was laying peacefully with a smile on her face. It was the first time since she was released from the hospital that she wasn't tossing and turning or having a nightmare. At six am like Alice said, her eyes fluttered open. Her eyes blinked several times as she remained motionless for a few seconds before she lifted her head and glanced toward the clock. She sighed and moved into a sitting position, she ran her small hand through hair.

"Bella." I whispered softly not wanting to scare her.

"Edward?" She reached over and turned on the light, then sat Indian style pulling a pillow on her lap. "What are you doing here?"

"Alice saw you waking up. I thought we could talk."

"Edward…" She looked down at the pillow. "Edward, I am very sorry about last night. I didn't mean to worry any one."

"Bella, you don't have to apologize, it was an accident. We're glad your home safe."

"I know, but I still feel bad for making everyone worry. I know you where out looking for me. I remember how you get when your worried."

"Yes, I was worried but my focus was on finding you. I ran and ran around the woods trying to find you. I would have found you soon after Alice called me but the rain didn't help, it washed away your scent. -"

I heard Rosalie's thoughts outside the door. "Edward, can I come in?"

"You can come in."

Rosalie walked in with a tray in her hands and went over to Bella. "Good morning."

"Hi, Rose… mmm…looks good." On her a plate with French toast, eggs, and bacon on it. "Thanks."

"Your welcome" Rosalie said. "How are you feeling?"

She looked up from her plate and smiled. "Actually, I am much better."

"I'm glad, now eat up. I'll see you later." She waved before leaving the room.

"Bye, Rose."

I sat there quietly, watching her as she ate. She finished the last of her French toast and moved the tray to the other side of the bed.

"Bella, you want to talk about yesterday?" I asked her.

I was surprised when she nodded her head. I figured she'd say no. She reached over into her nightstand and pulled out an envelope. I knew that was the letter that Danny had written her. She walked over to me and handed me the letter. "Here."

"Are you sure Bella?"

She nodded. "Yes, you can read it while I have my human moment."

I read the letter while she was in the bathroom. The letter was written with love and filled with Danny's love for her. I understood now why she had been in so much pain. It must have been very hard for her to read the letter with him gone.

I was sitting there thinking when she walked back into the room. She sat down at the edge of her bed, looking at me.

"I had this dream last night, I was back in Central Park, sitting on a bench near the lake. It was always one of my favorite places to think, I had been sitting there when Danny came. We sat under a tree and talked. I know it was just a dream but it made me feel better. I know that it is exactly what he would have said to me."

I raised an eye brow, but said nothing.

"In my dream, he told me it was not my fault. He wanted me to stop feeling guilty …" She looked down for a minute. "to stop blaming myself. He made me promise that I would.

"Bella, I know this is hard for you, you're hurting. I know everyone has told you this but you need to realize that this was not your fault."

"I am trying, I really am, to believe that. I just can't help think that Danny dying is the consequences of my decision to leave."

I saw in her eyes just how much pain she was in. "Bella, you know that's not true."

"I really am trying to believe that, Edward, but it's very hard. I wish the pain would go away."

"It will always hurt, but in time it will be less severe." I walked over and pulled in to a hug. "You are going to be just fine."

She pulled away from me and gave me a funny look. "Bella, what's wrong?"

She smiled at me. "Nothing. In my dream, Danny said those exact words."

I tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and smiled back. "Because we know what we're talking about."

"Bella, there is something I was wondering for awhile now."

"Hmm...what?"

"Why did you go to Jacksonville?"

She sighed. "Couldn't you see that in Alice's head?"

"No, she's decided that you have to tell me."

She sat on her bed, looking out the window.

"Bella, you don't have to tell me. I can understand that you may not be ready."

She shook her head and looked at me. "No, now is as good time as any. How about we walk and talk?"

I nodded my head and followed her outside. We walked around the house and into the woods. She stayed silent for a few minutes before she spoke up.

"Do you remember the night of birthday?"

I shook my head yes, wondering why she brought up her birthday.

"That night, you pretty much stayed in that same corner so when I decided to drag you to the dance floor and dance, I didn't think anything of it. Then we started dancing, being in your arms like that, then are almost kiss, it brought back feelings….feelings I haven't felt in a long time. I kept thinking about that night and those feelings. I realized that even though I loved Danny very much, I never stopped loving you. "

I opened my mouth to say something but she cut me off.

"Let me finish or I will never get through this" She said it sternly, with that tone, I knew not to say anything.

"I not only was confused but I felt awful as well. Danny was a great guy and I loved him very much. It wasn't fair to him, he didn't deserve a confused girlfriend. I decided to go visit my mother, I needed to get away, to … to think. I was going to sort through my feeling because I knew I had to choose, Danny or you."

She stayed quiet for a few minutes again. I didn't say anything either, we just kept walking. I didn't know what to say, I was still trying to process everything she had just said.

"My heart was now torn in two, Edward. No matter who I chose, I knew my heart would never be whole again, because I knew without a doubt that I loved both of you. Each in your own way but nonetheless I loved you both. "

She ran her hand through her hair and sighed. "I didn't want to choose. I knew that if I did, one of you would walk away with a broken heart. I didn't want to hurt anyone."

She stopped walking and leaned against a tree. "That decision was harder then you could ever imagine, it was harder then watching you walk way from me in the forest."

I winced when she said that but didn't say anything, I just let her continue talking.

"but I made it anyway. Even though I knew I was losing one of the men I truly loved. When I returned to New York, I had made my choice."

"Bella …" I ran my hand through my hair and looking at the ground. I was going to ask who she had chose but I wasn't sure if I wanted to know the answer to question.

When I finally looked up and looked her face, there were tears rolling down her face.

"Bella, who did you choose?"

She didn't say anything, just stood there staring at the tree, tears slipping down her cheeks. I stared at her for a few minutes, wishing more than anything I could read her thoughts. Soon I started to feel rain drops on my face.

"Bella, let's get back to the house before we really get wet. We don't want you getting sick."

She nodded her head and started walking back to the house. We entered the front door and found everyone sitting in the living room, watching a movie. Rosalie jumped up from the couch and wrapped her arms around Bella, rubbing her back trying to calm her down. "Edward Cullen, what did you to her?"

"He didn't do anything, Rose." Bella mumbled, pulling herself from Rose's embrace, wiping the tears off her face. "He didn't do anything, we were talking."

I grabbed Bella's hand softly, leading her to the stairs. "Excuse us, we're going upstairs. Bella and I need to finish our conversation."

We walked into Bella's room and she sat on the floor in front of her bed. I sat in front of her, sitting in silence for a long time I spoke.

"Bella, I want you to know" I said softly. "I will never leave you again. No matter what choice you had made, no matter choice you make now, I swear that I will always be by your side, no matter what. I ..."

"WE." Alice said from downstairs.

"We will never leave you again." I lifted her chin with my finger. "Bella, who did you choose?"

She looked down and took a deep breath before she spoke. "you."

She said quietly, so quietly, if I hadn't had vampire hearing, I would have not heard her. I sat there for a moment gathering my thoughts, trying to register what she had just said. I had let her down, I broke my promise but she still choose me.

"Edward, look at me." Bella raised her hand, placed her palm on my cheek and lifted my face.

"Bella, Why did you pick me?"

"I knew you were going to ask that." She took a deep breath. "I don't even know how begin to describe why."

She sat sit there for a minute before she spoke again. "Edward, you are my first love and I never stopped loving you. My feelings for you are forever. I want to be in your arms until the end of the time. Despite what you think, You belong with me, we are meant to be together."

"Bella," I said, cupped her face in my hand. "I love you."

"I love you too but after everything that has happened, I-I can't just start where we left off. And losing Danny, that had a profound impact on me.…I need time. Is that alright with you? Can we start over, go slowly? Very slowly."

I smiled, "Whatever you need. I'll wait all eternity if I had to. As long as you're in my life, I don't care."

She put her hand back on my cheek. "Thank you."

I pulled her into a hug, my chin resting against her head as I held her against my body. I was extremely happy right now, the happiest man on earth. I had Bella in my life again, my Bella. "I'll wait as long as you want," I murmured, into her hair.

~*The End*~

So there it is, ladies and gentlemen, the decision everyone has been waiting for. I hope I didn't disappoint. I struggled with this chapter for awhile. I wasn't sure who she was going to choose until I started writing this chapter. And before you come after me with torches and pitchforks for ending it there. I promise I have already started on the sequel .

Anywho,

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