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BPOV

"knock, knock. Hey kiddo, you doing okay in there?" Charlie asked as he opened my bedroom door.

"Yeah, dad why do you ask?"

"Cause you haven't really come out of this room for five days, that's why."

"Sure I have," haven't I? You know, I wasn't really sure if I had or not. When Leah brought me home I had told Charlie that Jake and I had had a huge fight and I wanted to be alone. I'd come upstairs, laid down on my bed, and then….nothing.

"No Bella, you haven't. It is Thursday and you are still wearing the same clothes you came home in on Saturday." I looked down at myself and sure enough, he was right. Where did the days go?

"Sorry dad, I didn't realize. My mind has been a little preoccupied lately." How do you explain to your father that the only reasonyour marriage lasted only afew hours was because your husbands warewolf instincts found his true soul mate on your honeymoon? Yeah, I don't think Charlie would understand that.

"It was only a misunderstanding Bells, Jake will come around." He sounded so sure, if only he knew the truth.

"No dad, he won't," deep breath, "plus I'm having the marriage annuled."

"But Bella…"

"Don't dad, it's for the best, just please drop it." Like that's going to happen.

"Okay okay, but please get out of bed. I just can't watch you go through this again." He tried making the last part as quiet as he could, but I still heard it. Not only the words, but also the meaning behind those words. He didn't want me to become like I was when…. Edward…. left…. A zombie, a shell of the person I was.

"Alright dad, I'll get up. I think I have to go to work anyway." Well, I could at least call work and find out if I had to work.

"Okay then, I gotta head to work myself, see ya this evening. Just remember, you can call me if you need to," and with that , he was gone.

"Bye dad." Ipulled my quilt back over my head. As I lay there I realized my dad was right. I needed to stop feeling sorry for myself, get my ass out of bed and back into the real world.

I got up, took a long, hot shower, called work and went downstairs to find something to eat. I settled on some cereal and sat down at the table. As I was washing my dishes there was a knock on the front door. When I opened the door there, on my front porch, was the one person I thought I'd never see again.

"Edward? Wh…what are you doing here?" What's going on? Why is he here? A million questions, as well as emotions, were flying through my mind.

He looked up and gave me half of his crooked smile and my heart skipped a beat. Why, after almost five years, and all that I've been through, does he still have that effect on me?

"Bella…" he sighed my name "…may I come inside? I really need to speak to you."

"Oh, uh, yeah, sorry" I opened the door wider and let the only person I had ever truly loved into my home. He followed me into the living room where I sat in a chair and he sat on the couch.

"So, um, as I said earlier, what are you doing here?" I asked quietly.

"Well, I received a letter" he replied and pulled the letter out and handed it to me.

I opened this letter and just stared, not believing what I was reading.

Edward,

You need to come back to Forks. Bella needs you

to be there for her, now more than ever. I know you think

you left her for her safety, but the time has come to put that

behind you and come back to her. Not just to check on her

as you've done in the past, but to stay. Please, keep your

mind open and be there for her, she still loves you, I know she

does, as I'm sure you still love her. Don't delay, just come.

Please, for Bella sake.

Leah Clearwater

Well, what could I say to that? I just stared at the words not believing that Leah could actually do this.

"How did she know where to find you?" I'm sure the look on my face was interesting because Edward let out a light sigh.

"Well, part of the treaty with the tribe states that my family let our whereabouts be known to the pack at all times, just in case."

"So you're telling me that they've known where you've been the entire time and no one let me know?" I couldn't believe this, the entire pack, and especially Jake, had knowingly kept this from me for almost five years! I was furious, how could they?

"And what is this part" I was pointing to the letter and waving it in his face "about you coming to check on me?"

"Well, you see, over the years I have come to Forks to check on you oh, three-four times a year. Just to make sure you were safe." A small smile came to his lips as he revealed his little secret.

"And you felt like I didn't need to know? If you have seen me then you would know just how lost I have been. And to keep me safe, fat lotta good that did me." My anger was getting closer to the surface, so of course my traitor tears were to. Much more of this and I'd be done for.

"When I left I promised that you'd never see me again, but I couldn't stay away. I had to see you, even if I had to watch you live your life from a distance."

"Like you never existed huh? Well, it didn't work, whenever I close my eyes it's your face I see. Whenever the wind blows, it's your voice I hear." Okay, deep breath, you can do this. "Don't you see, even though you left, I can't forget, I can never forget." The tears were streaming down my face now.

"But, I thought you had moved on, you and Jacob…"

"Me and Jake what?"

"Whenever I came back I Would see you in his mind, thoughts of you and him together."

"Well, yeah. A couple of months after you left we started hanging out together. He helped me out. Helped me to try and live again, he was my best friend."

"But, I thought…the last time I was here he had very vivid thoughts about his and your wedding night."

"Oh really, and just how long ago was that?" Obviously Jake knew he was there and listening to his thoughts.

"It's been going on four months now since I've been back. I figured you had moved on and…"

"Four months ago, really? Well, for your information, four months ago I was nowhere near thinking about marriage to Jake, or anyone else for that matter. As a matter of fact, it wasn't until about three weeks ago that I agreed to marry Jake, and as for his wedding night, that did not and never will happen."

"What do you mean never happened?" His brow was furrowed and he looked a little confused. "You aren't married? You're not getting married?"

Crap, here it goes. "I guess I should tell you, I did marry Jake, this past Saturday actually. Then, later that evening something happened and I left. I've been here ever since."

"What happened? Di he hurt you? I'll kill him." His hands were balled into tight fists by is sides, not good.

"No, no it was nothing like that. He didn't hurt me, physically anyway. You see werewolves do this thing called imprinting, it's how they meet their true other half or soul mate."

"I can definitely understand the whole soul mate thing." He looked at me with his crooked smile that I always loved.

"Well, anyway, right after we arrived at the bed and breakfast for our honeymoon, Jake kinda imprinted on the owners daughter." Not as hard telling Edward as I thought it was going to be.

"He did what? How could he?"

"He couldn't help it, it's not something that he has any control over. It just happens when it happens, and it's for life." Edward did not look pleased.

"So what are you going to do now?"

"Well, I was going to go down to La Push to find out what has to be done. I don't think the elders have ever had to deal with a situation like this before."

"Why haven't you done this before now, it's Thursday?"

"Yeah, uh, Charlie sortof told me that this morning." Couldn't control my sarcasm on that one.

"Why don't you know what day it is Bella?" Concern lacing his voice.

"Well, uh, you see, today is the first day that I've gotten out of bed since I got home. I've had a lot on my mind and didn't really want to face the realities of what happened." Like the fact that I had been left alone, again.

"Oh, okay then. When were you planning to go down there?"

"I really should've already gone, but I just didn't want to admit to myself, or anyone one else that my marriage had failed before it even had a chance." Yeah, this was tough. "If you'll excuse me for a moment." I went up and grabbed my keys and bag. Edward was still standing in the exact same spot.

"Um, Edward. I really do need to go."

"Would it be alright if I were to come back this evening? There is so much more for us to discuss." He had this pleading look on his face.

Hope. That's what I felt. After almost five years, I felt something other than sadness.

"Yes, you can come back tonight. And yes, there is a lot for us to talk about." I couldn't help but give him a small smile.

"I shall return when Charlie is asleep. Will you leave your window open for me?"

"Of course I will." Then, he did something I never thought he would. He touched my cheek and then turned and left.

I left to head down to La Push to take care of my marriage to Jake. As I drove down the road I couldn't help but think of what was to come tonight.

Edward had finally come home.

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