Okay, so this is quite a small chapter but mine are never that big to be honest! I spent ages on this, so enjoy! (and review!)

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Bella

I woke with a sudden wave of regret. Last night's drink was causing a constant banging in my head and vomit to never cease from spewing out of my mouth.

Fortunately, I had my Jacob to take care of me. Without a single complaint, he nursed me better and rid me of my horrible hangover. When he was sat with me, stroking my hair and feeding me tiny spoons of soup, he made me feel special. Like I was the only girl in the world that mattered to him. His warm, soft hands felt like heaven against my cold, pale skin. But most of all, when his lips touched mine it was as though the whole world stopped and disappeared, like we were the only two people alive.

Many Jacob-filled days passed before I was able to attend Forks High School again. My fellow students didn't seem to believe my cover story.

"I was ill with the measles." I whined.

"You mean you were hung-over from your night out with Lucy?" Mike said with an accusing tone.

"How do you know Lu-"

"Mike met her at the beach and fell in love!" Angela teased, as she picked the apple skin out of her perfect teeth.

"Did not!" Mike snapped.

"Anyway, she told us that you guys had an awesome night out, then you were picked up by your - and I quote - 'lover boy'." Jessica said, obviously annoyed with the conversation's new twist. Her and Mike had only broken up a few weeks ago, and she had certainly not got over it yet.

"Oh, right. Ok." I began to walk to the food counter. "And Mike, Lucy has a fiancé!"

I hear the slam of a chair behind me, it takes all my willpower to stop myself from laughing.

Then I began to think about what Jessica had told me. Jacob was not my 'lover boy'… or was he? We had slept together that night after the cinema, but I had never thought of us being together, like boyfriend and girlfriend…

When I returned home, I had planned to phone Jake and ask him what he thought on the matter. Instead, I was welcomed by the presence of the second reminder that Edward will never completely disappear from my life, despite what he promised.

Bella,

I have sworn to leave you alone forever. But I need to make sure you have a good life.

I love you so much it hurts.

Edward.

P.S. Stay away from the wolf.

Reading his smooth, eloquent script causes me to flash back to the notes he would leave on the front seat of my car whenever he and his family went 'hiking'. But more importantly, I think about who would make him leave me alone.