Reunion

EPOV:

Six months, 2 hours, 13 minutes, and 3 seconds. Six months, 2 hours 13 minutes and 4 seconds since I had last seen my Bella, since I had hurt an angel, a goddess. I was lying in a pile of leaves somewhere in Rio, thinking about Bella, like always. I wondered if she had moved on, forgotten about me. I was getting awfully close to running back and just to look at her, just to smell her, see her one more time.

Six months, 2 hours, 20 minutes, and 30 seconds… Ok that's it. I couldn't take it anymore, I was going back. I needed to see her, to see she was ok. I ran as fast as I could north in a hurry. What if she doesn't want me anymore? I thought, What if you hurt her too much? What if she found som- Edward stop thinking that. I needed to stay positive. I would beg and grovel at her feet, just to get her to poke me, hold my hand. I would do anything to get her back.

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When I reached Forks my family was there waiting for me.

"Hi!" I yelled as I passed "I have to go, bye!" I was in too much of a hurry to stop and socialize. I briefly heard Alice explain my reason for not stopping. Thank god for her power. I got to Bella's house and scaled the side. Her scent was strong in the air. God how I loved that smell. With it I felt almost whole. I still needed to see her.

She was lying on her bed tossing and turning. She was still in her jeans. Hmm.

"No, Edward!" She yelled in her sleep, "Don't go." She whispered 'don't go' again. My dead heart felt like it was ripped out. I let out a sob. She was still hurting. I had damaged an angel. I leaped up to her window, and tried to open it. I had a feeling it hadn't been opened for a while, because it wouldn't budge. Then I saw it. A black lock was placed at the base of the window. She doesn't want me. I let a sob out. Maybe it's not locked. I tried pushing it again not using my inhuman strength, not wanting to break it. Damnit! I thought. I looked back up at her, meeting her big brown eyes. I hadn't realized she'd woken. We stared at each other for about 20 seconds before her mouth erupted into a huge smile. I loved that smile.

"Come let me in," I said. She untangled her legs from her sheets and grabbed a key off her small desk. After the lock was off she made an effort to push the window up. I stepped inside and closed the window again, not wanting her to get chilled. "Bella." I sighed, happy to be able to say it.

"Edward." She replied I the same tone. I finally felt whole as I gathered her up in my arms. She snuggled into my chest and sighed. "Oh Edward, I don't care if this is a dream. I'll take it. I still love you." This sentence was extremely confusing to me. I stayed quiet wanting her to continue. "I know you don't love me, and this is a dream so I have to tell you before you disappear. I love you and I never stopped loving you. I will never stop loving you, no matter what you do. Please don't leave me again." She had started crying. I almost collapsed. She really believed that I hated her. STUPID!

"You think this is a dream?" I said, angry with myself. How could I do this to her? She nodded. I relaxed knowing that if her subconscious thought that it was true in her heart. I would survive on the thought that she did even if she didn't believe it. Then something dawned on me. "You have dreams like this a lot don't you?" She nodded into my chest again. My face twisted in pain. I hurt a goddess. I made her this way.

The next things I know she leaned up, and pressed her soft, pillowy lips against mine. My hands came up, and cupped her face and I kissed her a bit harder. Then I realized the venom that was pooling under my tongue. Not wanting to hurt her I jumped backwards, and perched on a tree branch. I needed to know if she really wanted me or if she was acting because this was a dream. As I stared at her a tear fell from her eye and I lost it.

"Did I hurt you too much for you to love me again?" I asked honestly. She walked to her window and her head tilted to the side. "Oh Bella, I-I-I" I leaped to her windowsill. "I love you so much. I didn't want to leave. I did it for your safety. Ugh that's not good enough of an apology for you." Her eyebrow furrowed. Then I started talking to myself. I hoped she couldn't hear it. "God, Edward you're so stupid! You have the love of your existence in front of you, the angel you broke, and this goddess doesn't want you anymore, goodness gracious Edward say something." I looked back up at her. "Did you mean what you said earlier? About loving me no matter what I do?" I looked deep in her eyes. She didn't answer. I knew it. She doesn't want you. My eyes closed. I tried my hardest not to start dry sobbing but a few leaked out.

"Yeah, I did," She said, suddenly. Her hands came up to my face. I marveled in the warmth. "I did… do!" Her eyes showed the truth. I felt my face light up and I smashed my mouth against hers, with all of my 'human' might.

I tucked my self into her small bed and wrapped my arms around her and buried my face in her hair.

"I love you." I stated, but she was already asleep.