Chapter 2

Bella's POV

I was not ready to leave my little girl. That was painfully clear as I sat in the waiting area with my mom and Macy, waiting until the last possible second to go through security and get to the gate. That was the first time I had ever left Macy for longer than twenty four hours. I didn't know how I would handle being so far away from my baby and for so long. Macy sat on my lap, clinging to me and telling me not to leave her. It was breaking my heart. I hugged her back and whispered softly "I am going to miss you so much, sweetheart and it's only four days. I'll be back before you know it and I tell you what. How about I bring you home a present?"

"Okay, mommy," she said, with a small smile.

"Are you sure you're ready for this, Bella?" my mom asked, as she wrapped her arms around me.

"Shit, mom. No, I am not ready for this, I want to run back home and never have to face him again" I said as I glared at her

"Don't glare at me Isabella, you are not too old to be grounded, you know," She said, with a smirk as she took Macy from my arms. I hugged Macy one more time and showered her little checks with kisses. "I will miss you more than you know, I love you."

When I finally left my mom and Macy, I had to rush through security, and run to the gate. I made it just as the flight attendant was getting ready to close the door.

"You barely made, just in time," she said with a smile to me.

I located my seat, put my bag in the overhead compartment and then collapsed into my seat. Sitting on the plane, with no Macy to distract me, my mind started to wonder. My thoughts immediately turned to Edward. The night that I met him, specifically. He was so damn beautiful; his eyes could look straight into your soul. The way he would smile at me, my head would spin and my heart would melt. That whole night was amazing. I broke out of my day dream and was about to put my headphones on, when the man next to me coughed bringing all my attention to him.

"Barely made it?" he said with a smooth smile. Good, I couldn't have been day dreaming for that long. I was probably drooling all over myself thinking about Edward.

"Yeah, it's my first time leaving my little girl for more than twenty four hours," I said with a frown. He was extremely good looking; but I couldn't get passed the feeling that I have seen him before. His features were very familiar yet welcoming almost. Sort of giving me the feeling that I wanted to tell him all of my problems and he would know how to fix them.

"I remember the first time I left my son, it was so hard. I was only going to be gone for 2 days. But to me it felt like I was going to be gone forever. He even chased the cab from the drive way, crying," he said with a small chuckle. I smiled with empathy.

"Oh, I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself; Carlisle Cullen," he said, holding out his hand to take mine. My mouth fell open a little bit and my eyes went wide. Pull it together Bella! Just because they have the same last name, doesn't mean shit.

"Bella Swan," I said taking his hand.

"So why are you heading to Seattle?"

"My two best friends are graduating from the University of Washington," I said, with a proud grin.

"That's where I'm heading too. My son, Edward is also graduating. My wife got there last night. I was stuck at a conference at the Mayo Clinic."

Fear washed over me at that moment, I was sitting next to my daughter's grandfather, and I had nowhere to run. I could have excused myself to the rest room, but my hope got dashed. The seat belt light came on with a ding as the flight attendants voice filled the cabin with all the normal pre-flight crap.

So, I did the next best thing and popped my headphones in and listened to my iPod. So many thought were flowing through my head.

Thanks God, this is some sick ass way of punishing me.

I just closed my eyes and tried to focus on the music, which finally started to calm me. Just as I was starting to dose off, I felt a small tap on my shoulder. I shook my head trying to focus. I turned and realized that I was not dreaming, that Macy's grandfather was sitting next to me with the same crooked smile that Edward had. I blinked and rubbed my eyes trying to focus.

"You were talking in your sleep."

"Really? I tend to do that when I am stressed," I said, yawning.

"Macy is your daughter?"

"Yes. Best thing that ever happened to me."

"Do you have any pictures?" he asked, reaching in to his back pocket pulling out his wallet. He handed me a few pictures of Edward. One was of him when he was around three. Wow. Macy looked just like him. The next one was of him in high school. And the final one was recent it was him with one of his guy friends. There was no way I could show him a picture of Macy, he would see the resemblance right away.

"Excuse me, lots of coffee before I boarded," I said, as I got up and practically sprinted to the bathroom. As soon as I shut the bathroom door, I slid down it and held my knees to my chest. Think, Bella, think. So maybe he wouldn't notice that she looks exactly like him. Maybe. There was no way to get out if it. I would just brush it off if he said that she looked like him. So when he did finally, or if he ever found out about Macy he was going to think that I was even more of a bitch. I finally made my way out of the bathroom and back to my seat.

"So where is the picture of your little angel?" he said with his hand out reached. I slowly handed him a picture of her. He took the picture and studied it for a few moments. "Wow, she is beautiful. She looks a little like my son, don't you think? Well, maybe I'm just feeling nostalgic for when he was little," he said with a smile. I smiled back at him, said thanks and went back to my iPod.

The rest of the flight was uneventful. I looked up and the seat belt light was back on, and the flight attendant was making her rounds, asking that we put all of our items back to their proper places. The plane finally landed and I released my seat belt and stood. Dr. Cullen was already retrieving his bag, and to my surprise he handed my bag to me also. "Thank you," I said with a grin.

"Maybe I'll see you around, Bella," he said while he took my hand and shook it.

"Maybe you will."

It felt like it took forever for the line off the plane to move. My head was spinning from the flight and meeting Edward's dad. I never expected that. Out of all the things that I figured would happen that weekend that was not one of them. I walked through the Seattle airport, looking at all of the things that reminded me my mistake. My breathing got heavier and my chest got tighter. Shit, I just wanted to run away again. I glanced around the area where all the families and friends were being reunited, looking for Alice or Rosalie. I walked a little further and there they were, holding the biggest and brightest sign I have ever seen. "WELCOME HOME BELLA" was written in bright colors. There they were, two of the cheesiest smiles plastered on their faces. I looked down not wanting the attention that they were drawing.

"Bella!" they squealed together, as they dropped the home made sign and ran to me. Alice jumped into my arms, almost knocking me down. Rose just stood there tapping her foot, with a shit eating grin on her face.

"I missed you!" Alice screamed, as she let go of her death grip off on me.

"Bella, you look amazing," Rose said, as she looked me over from head to toe and then nodded with acceptance of my clothes. "I missed you, what the hell took you so long to come and visit?" she said, in a sarcastic voice. I was about to make some smart ass remark when I glanced over her shoulder. Holy shit, there he was. Standing with that fucking blonde again. I knew the moment his eyes landed on me. I could feel them look me up and down. I turned bright red, my breathing got heavier and my heart raced. Rose quickly stepped in front of me. "Bella, look at me. You can do this. All he wants is to say hi, he knows nothing," she said sternly.

"Pull your shit together," Alice whispered in my ear. I shook my head to clear it and composed myself, just as I heard Dr. Cullen's voice.

"Bella," he said, as he walked over to me. I whipped around and smiled as sweetly as I could. Right behind him was both Edward and the beautiful blonde. Edward's eyes rolled over me, studying me; it was like he was trying to memorize everything about me. "Edward, this is the lovely young lady that I was telling you about." Carlisle turned to Edward and then to me with a knowing smile on his face. Was it that obvious? "Bella, this is my son Edward, and my wife Esme." Carlisle's wife. Ah shit, I could feel tears coming; my chest started to get tight and my breathing got faster.

"Hi, I'm Alice and this is Rosalie," Alice was quick to step in and take the attention off of me.

"Nice to meet you," Esme said, with a warm smile as she extended her hand first to Alice, then to Rosalie, and then to me.

Rosalie looked over at Edward and glared at him for a moment, before smiling at Carlisle and Esme. "It was so nice to meet all of you, but we have dinner plans and we don't want to be late." She grabbed mine and Alice's hands and started walking towards baggage claim. I glanced over my shoulder one last time to see Edward smirk at me. This would not end well.