I know that it has been ages since I've updated and I really apologize guys!! Blame it on lack of time and a little bit of writer's block… Please forgive me for leaving you in suspense! Anyways, I've come up with some sweet ideas so I hope you'll all enjoy it!

(BPOV)

After stopping to grab some French toast and hot coffee, we drove along a narrow winding road until we eventually reached a dead end. I gazed out the front window for a few seconds and took in our surroundings before I shifted in my seat to face Edward. He slowly brought the car to a stop and turned his head to find a confused expression on my face.

"What?" He questioned with a hint of a smirk playing at his lips.

I blinked a few times before turning to check out the front window once again. "I um – I know you wanted to go somewhere secluded… But this place is kind of creepy"

Edward shook his head in disagreement and chuckled as he reached for the cups of coffee that I was holding in my lap. "I'd never take you anywhere creepy Bella. Now come on, I want to show you something"

I raised both of my eyebrows and watched as he stepped out of the car and waited for me to follow after him.

"I'd open the door for you but I kind of have my hands full" He called out, holding up the coffee cups as proof.

I sighed and opened up the passenger door to get out. "I can't imagine what could possibly be so fascinating out here… Oh, wait! Is it that pine tree over there?" I couldn't stop the sarcasm from escaping my mouth. "Or is it one of the fifty thousand other trees that are currently surrounding us?"

Edward rolled his eyes at my remark and sighed. "I didn't bring you out here just so we could stare at the trees, Bella"

"Well then, what are we doing?"

"Follow me" He instructed, turning his back to me as he walked over to a cleverly concealed path. I looked at the narrow path with uncertainty and he stopped when he noticed I wasn't following. "What's wrong now?"

"I'm not going in there… Can't we go somewhere else?"

Edward seemed a little hurt at my lack of enthusiasm. "You trust me don't you?" He asked softly.

"Of course I do!" I responded rather quickly.

He instantly smiled brightly and walked over to where I was standing. "Then please trust me on this"

I nodded in defeat and followed close behind him as we made our way along the dirt path. Surprisingly it didn't take too long before we reached a grassy clearing. I stopped in my tracks and gasped in delight when I realised that you could see the ocean from up all he way up here.

"Oh Edward, this is amazing!" I ran over near the edge and let my eyes roam over the sparkling ocean below.

"See, now this is better than pine trees isn't it?" Edward was suddenly standing beside me.

I laughed as I took my coffee from him and sat down on the grass to admire the view. Although to be honest, I'm not sure that the ocean was the best view up here… I smiled over at Edward as he took a seat beside me and casually stretched his legs out.

"We've got to get a photo of this!" I said enthusiastically as I started to rummage through my bag searching for my phone. When I finally found it, I activated the camera and shuffled around so that the ocean view was behind me.

"Would you like me to take it for you?" Edward's words made me scoff.

"What? No! Get over here in the shot with me silly" I patted the ground next to me and quickly pushed a few strands of hair away from my eyes.

Edward moved himself right over until our shoulders were touching and then wrapped one of his arms around me. I smiled brightly, leant even closer to him until my cheek was pressed up against his and raised the camera phone out in front of us.

"Ready? Smile" I sang out and waited for the click. "Alright! That's going to be a great one!"

Edward chuckled and left his arm around me as I turned the phone around so we could see how the photo turned out.

"Awe, look at that. It's perfect!" I gushed while staring at Edward's magnificent smiling features.

"Beautiful" He agreed before turning his gaze on to me.

I gently bit down on my lower lip, trying my best to act like his close proximity wasn't affecting me. But it was… Big time! My head involuntarily tilted up in his direction and instead of seeing him smiling his lovely smile as I had expected, he was frowning and seemed to be contemplating something.

"Is everything ok?" I asked softly, feeling disappointed when he slowly moved his arm off me.

He inhaled deeply before letting out a gush of air. I watched silently as he turned around and let his eyes gaze out at the horizon. "Bella…"

"Yes?" The word came out quickly as I stared anxiously up at his face. Edward remained silent for what seemed like eternity.

He took another deep breath and scanned my face briefly before looking out to the horizon once again. "You're right about what you said earlier… I'm still grieving"

I blinked a few times, finally remembering this is why he had brought me out here in the first place. "It happened only two months ago Edward. It's normal to still be upset"

He remained silent as his fingers played nervously with one of his shoelaces. "I – I want to tell you what happened… You know, maybe it would make a world of difference if I opened up and got it off my chest"

"Ok" I whispered.

Edward ran both of his large masculine hands through his wind blown hair before swallowing hard. I sat there, patiently waiting for him to compose himself.

"My parents loved to hike…" He started, directing his eyes on the grass in front of him. "They loved it so much that every month they would set off for a week, pack up their camping gear and head off on what they thought was some sort of new adventure. I joined them on the odd occasion… But the older I got, the more I lost interest" Edward stopped talking for a moment to flick an ant off his leg. "Nothing would stop them from going… Not even bad weather bothered them. Anyway, on the night I last saw my parents, it was snowing outside and I remember telling them that I thought they should postpone the trip for a few days until the weather had passed. My father simply laughed and said Son, a little bit of snow never hurt anyone. It was two days into their trip when the weather had changed and that 'little bit of snow' turned into a full blown blizzard".

I couldn't help but gasp in shock. He paused to look at me, and I suddenly felt the need to say something. "So what did you do? Did you call the emergency rescue service?"

Edward shifted uncomfortably and furrowed his eyebrows. "Of course I did, but it was too late… No-one could predict there would be an Avalanche" The last word dripped with pure hatred. "There was no shelter from it…" He continued in a low, exhausted voice. "They were right in its path. And by the time the rescue team had found their bodies deep within the snow…" He gradually trailed off and lowered his head into his hands.

I immediately shuffled over, gently placed my hand on his shoulder in a comforting way and whispered "I'm so sorry Edward, I really am".

We sat in silence for a while, just listening to the wind blowing through the trees and the sound of the distant waves crashing against the rocks below. An hour or so must have passed before Edward finally spoke up.

"I'd better drive you home before your father gets back"

Instantly, I found my head shaking in disagreement. "No, that's not important. I want to stay here with you"

Edward's hand reached out and took hold of mine. As he gently caressed it, he sighed and looked over the clothes I had borrowed from him. "Bella, I don't think that your father would approve of seeing you in mens clothing. If you go home now, you can get changed and he'll never know…"

"But I want to make sure that you'll be alright" I interrupted, squeezing my hand around his.

A small smile played at his lips. "I'll be fine Bella. Honestly, I think that I just need some time to myself now"

I frowned, but I understood that it was best for him to relax and get his mind around things. "Ok. But you know that you can call me anytime alright?"

He nodded quickly before helping me up on my feet. The drive home seemed to go way to fast. It was selfish of me, but I wanted more time with him. Edward had just opened up for the first time to anyone about his parent's tragic accident, and I wanted to simply hold him in my arms and never let him go. He said it himself. I was all he had in this world… And I wanted to save him.