Chapter 2

Edward's POV

I had no clue why Bella was hiding something from me and wondering why she would even do it. I was also worrying about why Bella was acting the way she was. I was stroking her face with the back of my hand while she layed on my lap and closed her eyes. I wanted ti know so bad what was bothering her I wanted her to be happy not upset about something. I had to finally get an answer because 1 it was killing me not to know and 2 I hated seeing her like this and 3…..well at the moment I didn't have a 3."Bella…. does this have anything to deal with the new girl at school?" she didn't answer right away. I felt her cringe for a moment for some reason underneath me.

"Um…..no." she finally responded without looking at me

"Bella……the truth-" I cut off I heard Charlie's police cruiser pull up and heard his car door slam Me and Charlie didn't really have a good communication between each other , he didn't hate me but he didn't like me either. I see his car in the driveway great, another night where I watch Bella cuddle up to that boy, who broke her heart oh some months ago. If he ever hurts he again I will have him arrested for the rest of his damn life. But he does make Bella happy that's the only thing keeping me back from kicking his ass out of my house for good. Charlie thought while walking through the door. H spotted us on the couch and just wandered into the kitchen. What the hell happened? Charlie though while he saw the popcorn bag on the floor with popcorn all over the floor.

Bella heard Charlie's intake of breathe in the kitchen and must just now remember the popcorn bag and everything, she jumped up to go explain to Charlie but I held her back. "shhh it's ok we'll explain when he comes back in and tell him what happened….or would you rather lie to him about your hand and everything else?" I looked at her concern in my eyes willing her to know I was with her all the way no matter what she chose to tell him what happened. She just nodded.

Charlie came back in the room then and looked at both of us then he just looked at Bella laying in my lap, with the ice pack in her lap. "Bella, can you tell me what the mess in the kitchen is about?" he asked her gently. Which I was great full for.

Bella looked up at his face then and then looked up at me and then back to Charlie ."Um " Bella liked saying that word a lot I noticed ."I was going to make some popcorn but tried taking it out when it first came out and was done in the microwave but I forgot how hot those bags can get and I brunt my hand and then I dropped it and the popcorn went all over the floor I guess?!"

"Oh" Charlie thought through that and then considered that Bella was going to be Bella the klutz that she was and that it was just how Bella was.. "ok…..just be care full from now on Bells, I wouldn't want to lose you!" H smiled and went over to his chair and sat down, he put the sports channel on and zoned out on us. I felt Bella wiggle under me then she was standing up and heading towards the kitchen. I headed after her wondering what she was going to do when she got in the kitchen.

"Bella what are you doing?" I asked as I was heading in.

"I'm going to be cleaning up the mess I made, would you like to help?" she turned around and looked at me to see what I was going to say.

"Of course I'll help Bella!" She smiled and turned to keep walking.

By the time we finished cleaning up the mess it was already time for me to head home but I didn't leave until I knew Bella got some food in her system. I knew I would come back to watch her sleep, but still I would miss her for the smallest piece in time and I would always want to go where she went because she was my world my life…….my soul. That was hard to think about I had always considered that I had no soul that I was just a monster from deep under and I would never be the same again.

I gave Bella a peck on the lips and diseappered in the night I would come back in about an hour when her father would hopefully be asleep. I decided I would go hunt while I waited. I ran to the middle of the woods letting me senses go and wander looking for something that would appeal to me.

While I was hunting I was thinking about everything Bella had said and done trying to analize it with before she went to school. What was so different with her mood? I would have to ask Jasper what she was feeling next time Bella was around him.

I had also wondered about this new girl Bella hesitated to talk about. I was wondering how was she affecting Bella even if ti was her affecting Bella. I wasn't sure.

I caught a big mountain lion and a few deer with a couple of elk to keep me satisfied for the moment. I was going to be good fro at least 1 month before I would HAVE to hunt again.

By the time I was at Bella's she had already fallen asleep. I loved watching her sleep, she was so beautiful no matter where she was but I was just content to watch her sleep and know she was here safe with me

"Edward….." she said in her sleep catching my attention. "Edward……Edward……." She would say over and over again. I was so glad it was my name she said in her sleep glad that she also wasn't having nightmares that she said used to haunt her every dream…

Then I was taken aback when she started screaming and yelling and thrashing all over the bed. I ran over to her and tried to calm her but she was to far gone from what I could tell "Bella shhh shhhh, Bella it's ok, wake up it's ok!" I told her while trying to shake her lightly and trying to get her to wake up. I heard Charlie get up in the next room over and so I disseapered into her closet while Charlie came into her room.

"Bella, WAKE UP!" He tried to gently shake her but had apparently did to hard because Bella moaned and almost landed on the floor from turning away. Well at least she was awake.

"Char-dad,!" she asked with a croaking voice.

"Bella, it's just that I heard you screaming……did you have a nightmare?" he asked her.

Bella sniffed. "yeah…..yeah I had a nightmare……but I'm ok, go back to bed I have school and you have work tomorrow, don't worry about me I'm fine." She tried smiling but it didn't catch her eyes

"Alright..." he got up and headed for the door but before closing the door and leaving he turned around to say one last thing. "Goodnight Bella……..I love you" He left the room.

I looked over at Bella again and came out of my hiding spot and sat down on the bed next to her. She was trying to hide her face from me, she had the covers over her head. I hated not seeing her angel of a face I tried yanking the covers away but even when I did that she covered her face with her hands and didn't look at me. Had I done something wrong? I had to know what was wrong. "Bella….what's wrong, your not your usual self, what's bothering you?" I asked her with concern in my eyes and whole being to know that I just wanted her to be happy and safe.

Her breathing acclerated and she took her hands away from her face and what I saw there was not what I expected from the girl I loved.