Chapter 26

BPOV

"Dad!" I called opening the front door.

Edward flew up the stairs to go pack my bas as Alice followed me in. The whole ride over they were both tense.

"In here, Bells," I heard him say.

I went to the living room to find him with a sleeping Sophie in his lap.

"Dad, I know it's sudden, but Alice wants to take me on a shopping trip with her this week in California. We have this week off and we want to have some girl time. Esme and Rose will be going, too, so we won't be alone," I said in a rush. I hope Charlie didn't notice.

"Wow, um….I don't know, Bella…." Charlie trailed off.

"Charlie, I promise Bella and Sophie will be in safe hands. We want to have some girl time, like Bella said. It's our senior year and Esme wants to treat us with something special. I'll make sure Bella calls everyday. She'll be safe with us," Alice said, turning on her charm.

Charlie was a little dazzled, much like I am with Edward, but nodded.

"Okay. Just be safe and call me," he said, handing me Sophie.

"Thanks, Dad. I need to go pack," I said, heading for the stairs.

"When do you leave?" he asked.

"Tonight. We would like to be I California by morning," Alice said.

"Okay. Just call me when you get there, Bells. And be safe," he added.

"I will, Dad," I said.

When I reached my room, I shut the door and locked it. Edward already had my bag packed. He was zipping it up. There was a smaller one next to it. Sophie's.

I ran over to my closet and grabbed her baby bag and set it on the bed. Edward began filling it up with diapers and all the other things we needed. I went over to the crib and grabbed a blanket to wrap Sophie in.

By the time I turned around, Edward was finished.

"I'll be in your truck. Alice is going to take your stuff back to the house and we'll meet her there. Be out of the house in five minutes," he said.

He put the straps of the baby bag over my shoulder and there was a knock at the door. Edward strode over and opened it. It was Alice.

Edward gave Alice mine and Sophie's bag. Edward kissed my forehead and turned to my window. Alice took my free hand and pulled my downstairs.

"We're leaving, Dad!" I yelled.

He met us at the door.

"Be safe, Bella. And don't forget to call me. What day will you be back?" he asked.

"Sunday," Alice answered before I could freak out.

"Okay. Have fun, girls. But not too much fun," he said as we headed out the door.

"We will! Love you, Dad!" I called over my shoulder as Alice pulled me out the door.

Alice put my bags in her car and got in. I strapped Sophie in her seat and shut the door. I got in the driver's side of the truck, making Edward scoot over until we were out of Charlie's view.

I pulled out, as Alice took off down the street. When we were out of sight of my house, Edward maneuvered me out of the way and into the driver's seat. I was squished between Sophie's car seat and Edward, so I unstrapped Sophie and pushed her car seat on the floor.

I held her close to my chest and Edward put his arm around my waist, making me scoot closer to him. Sophie yawned and opened her green eyes.

"Mommy?" she asked, tired.

"Ssh, go back to sleep, baby," I whispered to her.

She closed her eyes and rested her head against my chest. When we pulled up to the Cullen household, Edward was out of the truck and pulling me with him. He kept his arms around me and Sophie both as we headed inside the house.

We met the others in the living room. Sophie began waking up again and started squirming. Edward took her and rocked her gently. He whispered sweet, soft nothings in her ear as Carlisle began to talk.

"Alice, when is the best time to leave?" he asked.

"The next thirty minutes," she said.

"I'll take Bella and Sophie south," Edward said, handing me Sophie back.

"No, Edward. James knows that you'll be with her. He'll follow you. If we want to trap him, we need to lead him away from Bella," Carlisle said.

"You can't ask me to leave them," Edward growled towards Carlisle.

Sophie whimpered in my arms and I soothed her.

"Edward, this is the only way. You know that. I know you don't want to be away from them, but you have to think about their safety first," Carlisle said.

Edward sighed and his shoulders drooped.

"Okay," he said. Alice stepped forward.

"Jasper and I will run her south. You'll be with Emmett and Rose. I'll keep them safe, Edward," she said.

He nodded.

"Myself and Esme will stay here and protect Charlie. We will destroy them. I hate to do it, but it has to be done to protect my family," Carlisle said.

"Esme, take Bella upstairs and get her changed," Edward said.

Esme took my hand and took me upstairs. I laid Sophie on the huge bed and Esme was already pulling her shirt over her head.

"This will confuse them since your smell won't be prominent," she explained.

I pulled my own shirt off and she handed me hers. We swapped clothes and she took Edward's baseball shirt I had on and took Sophie in her arms.

"Dress her in this shirt while I go get her some shoes," Esme said. I nodded.

I stood Sophie up and helped her into the shirt that hung to the floor over her clothes. I took a spare ponytail I had on my wrist off and bunched up the back of the shirt, before holding it in place with the ponytail.

Esme was back with some princess tennis shoes. Together, we put on Sophie's shoes and had her ready to go.

"Wit smwells wike, Daddy," Sophie said about the shirt. I smiled down at my daughter.

We headed back down the stairs and everyone was ready to go. When Sophie saw Edward, she squirmed and I put her down. She ran to Edward, hugging his legs.

"Daddy, where ware woo gwoing?" she asked.

He picked her up and set her on his hip.

"Daddy's got to go fight bad guys. Keep Mommy safe for me, will you? Okay, squirt?" he asked. Sophie nodded.

"Wi'll kweep Mommy safe. I pwomise, Daddy," she said, small tears going down her face.

"I know you will, sweetheart. Here, take this, so a part of me will be with you. When you go to sleep at night, you can hug it and think of me, cause I'll be thinking of you," he said, handing her a bear.

I recognized the bear immediately. It was the bear Edward has had since he was born. Mr. Wiggles as he called it. He never admitted it, but that bear was his best friend.

"I will, Daddy. I wove woo, Daddy," Sophie said.

I went over to them and touched Edward's arm. He looked up from Sophie to me with sad eyes. He took his arm that wasn't holding Sophie and put it around my waist, pulling me to his chest. I buried my face in his chest, and silent tears went down my face.

"I'll be back before you miss me, I promise," Edward whispered to me.

I reached up, putting my hands on both sides of his face and pulled his lips down to mine.

"Please, be safe," I whispered against his lips.

"I will," he said.

"I love you."

"I love you, too, my sweet Bella."

I wrapped my arms around his neck, putting my chin on his shoulder.

"I love both of you," Edward said.

"Edward," I heard Rose say, "Alice says it's time."

I pulled away and Edward kissed my again, before kissing Sophie's head. He passed me our daughter and held onto my hand. I didn't let it go as it stretched out between us. We dropped our hands and he turned to Alice.

"Keep my family safe, Alice," he said.

"I will. I promise," she said.

Edward took one last glance at us, then he was gone. We were silent for a few minutes. A buzzing sound came and Alice's phone flashed to her ear.

"It's time to go," she said to me.

We went to the garage, got into a black, sleek looking Mercedes, then we were off and down the road, leaving the Cullen mansion behind us.

So there you go! I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! Mine was good! I ate more than my body weight! And I weigh 108, so that's a lot of food! haha I now have a headache and throatache and my eye hurts cause the Arkansas and LSU game was today and I was rooting for LSU and we lost, thanks to our quarterback, Jefferson. They better replace him next year. Thanks to him, I can't take my car to school Monday cause if I do, I know for sure it will get vandalized! So, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I don't really know if babies can talk at Sophie's age in this chapter, she's like 1 year and 3 months, but let's just pretend, okay? :D I tried to make my own idea, but still keep it close to Twilight. So, instead of Bella running away, she's going on a trip with Alice, or so Charlie believes. How's that? Well, enjoy the rest of your weekend! Bye guys! Oh, and I'd like to say...OMG I GOT OVER 1000 REVIEWS ON THIS STORY! Did you know you guys are AMAZING! Thank you sooooooo much! You totally made my weekend! I love you guys! Review some more! Love yall!

~Taylor~