Esme sat completely still, breathing deep, needless breaths. Her eyes were closed, fighting back invisible tears as her chest racked with heart wrenching sobs. Carlisle observed his wife, his face contorted in pain and unable to decide the best way to comfort the ever loving mother trying to comprehend the death of her second child. The death of her first had sent her to the edge of the cliff and even sent her soaring over to become a perfect angel. She had told her husband once, smiling affectionately at a picture of their near perfect family after Edward had found Bella that she would forever be sorry for the loss of her son but she could never regret finding him and their children and was glad she could be the one to love them because they all needed it. Each one had different struggles and different challenges, not just the ones that came with their way of life and she was glad to be the one there to help them bear them.

Now her newest child, her Bella, the only one she had left behind. The one she had turned away at the request of her son, for her own good, was gone; Esme could not help but think as she felt her husband approached that had she defied Edwards's wishes and returned to the human that her life may be intact. She thought of the many nights that Alice had confessed seeing visions of Bella catatonic and alone and the part of her that had wanted to return to her daughter and hold her in her arms again, telling her of the mistake her son had made and helped her see the sun again. She should have acted on her desires. She knew that now. Regret filled her at the thought of Edward's Bella lonely and despairing taking those final few steps, falling to the ice cold water below, much like she had done so many years before. But she'd had her prince, her angel to save her. Bella hadn't.

Carlisle took her wife's hand in his own pulling her to his side as he fought his own grief and bitter regret at his poor decisions that had led to this moment. That had led to the loss of an innocent girl from this world because of them and their way of life. Esme sobbed into his shoulder muttering her name again and again, calling to her where ever she was begging her forgiveness. For the first time since he entered the room Carlisle spoke.

"Esme, my darling, I'm sorry. I should have thought more of Bella and demanded that Edward stay. I should of stayed myself and helped her if he could not."

She continued to sob. "Please Esme. Please tell me what you're thinking."

"It was my job. She became my responsibility the minute we let her through that door Carlisle. We should of known her love for Edward was too great to disappear, no matter the tales he told her. Our family fell apart the day we left and we did nothing to correct it."

"It's not your fault, I went along with Edwards decision, he came to me and I-"

"Carlisle, I need your help. Edward called and Rosalie, she told him about Bella and now he says he's going there to 'be with her'!"

Carlisle rose quickly, Esme at his side. "Italy?"

"I don't know, maybe. We need Alice."

"I'll get her on the phone, tell Rosalie to find Jasper and bring him here, Esme are you alright?" Esme nodded wordlessly and began to busy herself. Carlisle pulled out his phone dialling Alice as he walked towards his office.

"Carlisle?" She answered immediately.

"Alice what's going on? Can you see him?"

"Yes but Carlisle you don't understand she isn't dead. She's not dead!"

"What? What do you mean Alice?" Carlisle asked perturbed.

"She wasn't committing suicide she was doing some sort of intense sport thing, she's fine!"

"No. Alice what can you see? What's going to happen with Edward?"

"He's going to Italy. Carlisle you can't follow. You can't take Jazz and Emmett. They'll see it as an act of war."

"We can't just do nothing Alice. What do you think the best course of action is to take to ensure his safety? I will not loose him!"

"I think I should take Bella to Italy, he needs to see her for him to believe."

"Alice please, please be careful."

"I will dad. I love you okay? Get Jasper to call me, I want to speak to him before I go."

"Of course I will, and Alice?"

"Yeah, just give Bella, just tell Bella I'm sorry. Bring Edward back to us, it's about time this family was one again."

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