Hope everyone likes the chapter and again thank you to my followers. Also, the characters are not mine, they belong to the author. The story line is mine though. Just a heads up to everyone reading this story, I will not be updating until after Tuesday. I have school work to think about. If I get all my homework done, then I may just write another chapter, it all depends. Also I promise it will before July 4th, I plan on doing a celebration chapter for it.

Nashville, Tennessee

June 15th

The blue Camaro flew down the road. Bella had her head rested against the window, resting her eyes. They had left her grandparents house just a little over eight hours ago and she already missed it. It was first comfort she had felt in last couple of weeks. She could see the sign saying that they were entering Tennessee. She could hear Edward humming to the song on the radio.

"Do you always drive so fast…I swear ever since we hit Kentucky…you have been speeding?"

"I like to drive…I'm not going to get us killed…if that is what your weird about." He said laughing.

"Whatever…just how much longer…I swear we have been in the car forever."

"If I am reading the map right…another eight hours."

"Great…this is so much fun." She said sarcastically. He just laughed at her. "So the plan is to find your friend…have her do this spell and then heading to California…don't you think that is putting your parents at risk."

"My parents are dead." He said while turning onto the road that had a sign saying Nashville was only twenty-six miles a way. Something clicked in her head, but she hadn't figured out why Tennessee was so special to her.

"Oh…sorry…I thought I had it bad with finding out I had a extra father and yours is gone."

"Nothing to be sorry about…my dad was an ass and my mother…she was a good person…if you want to sleep…I plan on checking into a hotel in Nashville." He said while changing the subject.

"Okay." Bella said while looking out the window. "You know my aunt Esme and uncle Carlisle live in here in Tennessee." She said rambling, when everything made sense. Everything had been different, just few short weeks ago. Everything had been perfect, she could not have asked for anything better. She was with James and they were planning on getting married and then she was getting the perfect internship and maybe even job. She was even planning on showing up at her parent's house for that stupid reunion and founders week. Remembering this, she cursed out loud.

"What's wrong?" He was worried something was seriously wrong.

"What's the date?"

"I think the 15th why?" He was a little confused to her question.

"Shit…I promised my mother that I would go to the family reunion thing that we have every year before the founders week are town has."

"Okay."

"Yeah…but I can't miss it…I promised." She sighed. "God everything has changed."

"I'm sorry…but you can't go back."

"I have to…you don't understand…I haven't been back home in seven years and I haven't seen my parents since I graduated in May…I have to go back…I also need to talk to my mom."

"Bella…you can't go back…you would be putting your family in danger."

"She holds a lot of answers…I just want to see her…before my life really takes a twist." She screamed.

"Bella…I can't let you put your mother in danger."

"She knows things…I want to know these things…please." She begged and cried. He couldn't stand to hear her cry. That was the bad thing about mates, the females normally get their ways, unless it something that puts them in danger. This was borderline putting her in danger.

"Fine." He sighed, she grinned at him. "We will leave out tomorrow…seeing has though it's already 8 P.M." He said while pulling into a hotel parking lot. The sign on the hotel read Gaylord Oryland Resort & Convention Center. It wasn't even a parking lot, it was around about, where you pull up and people open your doors. They pulled up outside and someone raced around to Edward's side, asking him if they had any luggage and trying to take the keys.

"I want to see if they have a room available for me and my wife…its are anniversary and lets just say I forgot to make plans ahead of time and she would just kill me if I forgot our fifth year anniversary…she has a thing about that." Edward said laughing, the parking valet looked into the car at Bella and smiled. Bella was planning on killing him; she had heard everything he had said.

"Yes…just pull your car up here and everything should be fine." The parking valet said while motioning to where Edward should park. Edward managed to re-park the car and was about to get of the car when Bella hit him.

"Bella." He said smiling. She just glared back at him. "Bella…sweetie." He said, noticing the parking valet was looking at them. "I will be right back…I have stayed her once or twice...they have nice rooms." He said smiling. Edward disappeared inside, leaving Bella to sit in the car, while the valet was staring at her.

"Your husband must really love you." The parking valet said smiling at Bella. Bella wanted to scream, but just smiled.

"Yes…he does…you should get to tell you about are honeymoon…he surprised me with trip around world…to every place I have always wanted to go." She said smiling, dreaming about what she would think a dream honeymoon would be.

"Wow…that must have been nice."

"What was nice?" Edward said while walking back outside with keys in hand and smiling. He did not like the look the parking valet was giving his Bella. He cursed himself for thinking that she was his.

"Our honeymoon…remember you took me on a trip around the world…to every place I have always wanted to see…we spent a year remember…and still couldn't get a enough of each other." She said smirking. He just grinned back.

"Yeah…it was amazing…just me and her…now for every anniversary I am left to plan something romantic…don't ever plan your honeymoon…then your stuck being romantic all your life." Edward laughed. "Come along dear…we have a room." He said while helping her out of the car. "Here's my keys…do not scratch it…had it for ever." He said while looking down at his keys. "A lot of fun memories were made in this car…right honey." He said while laughing and squeezing Bella's butt, which made Bella smack him hard and glare at him. He just grinned at her while handing his keys off to the valet. He smiled down at her. She looked beautiful in the white dress he had bought her. He wanted to buy everything she wanted, and make sure that she never had to be without. They had managed to stop off at a mall on the way down. The dress Bella was wearing had a cross-front halter neckline and flared skirt, it went to the middle of her thigh and just made her look very beautiful. He was dressed in a grey polo and dark tan cargo shorts, with a belt. Bella couldn't stop staring at him, when he did finally change out of his clothes. To the hotel they looked like a young married couple that they were falsely portraying. They walked into the lobby; Bella could not quit looking around the lobby. The lobby was beautifully decorated. Looking up, Bella noticed that ceiling was a beautiful stain glass window. Everything was luxurious; she was very impressed with how the hotel had decorated their lobby. They managed to find their room, which was right off the atrium that the hotel had. Bella's eyes were so wide has she took in the atrium with its waterfalls and waterways and the indoor garden.

"This is a hotel?" She asked.

"Yes…it is nice isn't?" He said while throwing arm around her shoulders.

"Yes…its so beautiful" Bella sighed while getting out of his grip and walking into their room. She was still mad at him for lying to the hotel about them. They had a balcony overlooking the atrium. Bella had taken a seat on the bed, the room was also beautifully decorated, just like the rest of the hotel.

"What's wrong?"

"Why did you tell them we were married?" Bella asked.

"To get a good room and to have the valet help us out…people love romance and when they hear a husband is trying to surprise their wife for their anniversary…they are more likely to help." Edward said grinning. "What about you…you were going on about are honeymoon."

"Shut up…I was just trying to go along...I thought since I won't be having my own honeymoon…that I would tell my dream one." She sighed.

"So that is your dream honeymoon?" He was curious to hear what their future honeymoon would be like.

"Yes…I wanted to do that with James, but he refused and wanted to only go to a Cape Cod."

"Who's James?" Edward asked, he did not like hearing another guys name come out of her mouth.

"James was my fiancé and my best friend…until he cheated on me."

"Oh…sorry." He said while sitting down beside her and hugging her.

"I had everything…a loving fiancé, a great internship coming up and a future job at my dream job…and a family that is great." Bella said crying. "Everything changed…why me?"

"I don't know Princess…I don't know…why don't I go get some food and then we go bed…mmh." He said while kissing the top of her head.

"Thank you for everything…not the kidnapping part…but saving me and this here." She said while pointing to the room around them.

"No problem…but you have probably seen better." He said while giving her his crooked grin.

"Maybe." She laughed. He just smiled before disappearing out of the room. She layed down the bed, thinking of everything. She couldn't wait to get to her parents house and see her mom. She was finally going to answers to all the questions she had.

June 16th

10am

They both ignored the alarm going off, Bella rolled over and snuggled closer to Edward, while he got a hold of the alarm and threw it across the room. He wrapped his arms around Bella. She sighed when he began to run his fingers up and down her arm. A few minutes went by before one of them spoke.

"You know we have to get up."

"I don't want to…the bed is so comfortable…I have missed sleeping on something so comfortable." Bella grumbled.

"I know…but we have to get up…check out is in an hour."

"No…you lie." She said while pushing him.

"I wish I was."

" Can't you get an extra night?" She said while rolling over on to her back.

"You're the one that wanted to leave today…remember your family reunion thing."

"Yeah…but I remember why I haven't been back in seven years." She grumbled.

"I have an idea."

"What's your brilliant idea?" She asked while looking over at him.

"The zoo…lets go to the zoo."

"Huh." She looked at him weirdly.

"What?"

That's your brilliant plan…the zoo…okay…here the plan because we are going to run right through it."

"What's that?"

"We stop off at Churchill Downs…they have a museum…I use to go there with my grandpa when we raced horses…before dad got us out of the business."

"Okay…I suppose if it will make you happy." He smiled at her.

"It will…racing is in my blood." She said smiling and stretching has she got up. She skipped to the bathroom, feeling like a little kid. She finally felt happy and she hadn't felt that in a long time.

Louisville, Kentucky

While later

11 pm

They finally hit Louisville in no time. Bella was bouncing in her seat and smiling from ear to ear. The finally pulled into the parking lot of the museum, there was only a few parking spots left. They finally parked in one of the parking spots in the back.

"This stuff really interests you?" He asked while opening her door.

"Yes…I love this…like I said before…I use to come here with my grandpa, when we were still racing horses." She smiled, while grabbing his hand and pulling him towards the entrance. He paid for their admissions fee. She smiled while starting their tour. They stopped to look at all the pictures. "I have met some of these jockey's or my grandpa did." She said while pointing to the pictures on the wall of the jockey's. "He was an ass…from what my papa said." She said laughing and pointing at the picture of a certain jockey. "Papa told me that he actually fired him the day of a big race…because the guy acted like he was Gods gift to the horse racing business."

"Seems like a nice guy." He said laughing.

"Yeah." She laughed back. They worked through way through other parts of museum. Coming to a part where they had fake race horses. There were young kids trying to beat each other on top of the fake horses. Bella smiled while skipping over to the horses. She watched the kids finishing up their racing.

"I am not getting on one of them…if that is what your thinking."

"Oh come on." She pouted. "Afraid you're going to lose." Bella taunted.

"No…I just think it is childish."

"Your afraid." She laughed while swinging one of her legs over the plastic horses. "Come on…stop being a baby…I will even teach you how to do this." Bella motioned for him to take the horse beside her. He glared at her while mounting the horse beside hers.

"So how do we do this?"

"Have you ever watched horse racing?"

"No why?"

"There is a certain way you have to stand up…just watch what I do." She said while positioning herself in the jockey position. "See do this." She said while looking over at him, she wanted to laugh but knew that he would just stop. She watched has he positioned himself like she was and then the game finally began. At the end, Bella of course had won, but she couldn't stop laughing at Edward.

"Laugh it up."

"I just can't believe you slid off." She said laughing more. "But thank you for taking me here and even doing this thing." She said while pointing back at the horses. She hugged him and he sighed while hugging her back.

"Your welcome Princess…now I think its best if we get back on the road." He said while swinging an arm around her shoulders.

"But we haven't taken are tour…remember what the front desk said…we get a free tour."

"But it's almost four…and we still have almost a four-hour drive."

"That sucks…but please." She begged.

"Princess…you wanted to see your family…but if you want to see them…then we need to get back on the road or your going to miss getting there the day you told your parents you."

"I could call."

"We don't have a cell phone…and your not using a payphone…anyone could be watching us right now."

"Mmh…but I don't want to leave yet…I know I want to see my family…but I am having fun."

"Sorry Princess." He said while side hugging her and pulling her out to the car. They loaded back into the car and then they were back on the road again.

Outside of Wescott, Ohio

11 P.M.

They finally made it to Westcott; it took them longer to get there. There had been a car accident around Cincinnati. Bella sighed when she saw the sign welcoming them into Wescott. Before she knew what was happening, Edward was parking the car on the side of the road.

"What are you doing?" Bella asked. Edward did not know how to tell her, he could smell the creatures all the way from here. The dogs were crawling all over this town and it would be a very stupid move for a single vampire to venture in. He would have to leave her here, because she refused leaving without seeing her family. He knew that she would be safe with the little canines running loose; no vampire would be stupid enough to venture into this town. There had to be over twenty of them, in this small town. "There was no way in hell he was going in there," he thought.

"This is where we go are separate ways." He said.

"What!" She asked surprised. She could not believe what she was hearing. "Your leaving me here?" Bella shouted. "I thought you have been telling me that its unsafe and that you were going to protect me." She shouted more.

"Bella…please." He begged her to quit shouting.

"Don't please me…you are planning on leaving me." She cried. She had gotten attached to him, he had been the only thing that she really had to lean on and now he was leaving her. He was breaking his promise and she wanted to cry. He felt horrible for having to leave her, but he could not go into that town. Those monsters would eat him alive.

"Bella." He tried, while putting one of his hands on her shoulder. She shoved his hand off her shoulder while turning to look out the window.

"Don't touch me." She seethed.

"You don't understand."

"Oh I understand alright." She said while turning around to face him. "Don't think me stupid."

"I would never." He began, but stopped. "I saw a car dealership down the road…I think it best if I go and get a car…so you can drive the rest of way to your parents house."

"Whatever." She huffed.

"Please don't be that way…just stay here and I will be back real quick." He said while opening the door, she wouldn't even look at him. "Okay." He said while shutting the door behind him. She wouldn't even look at him, she was so mad at him. She wanted to scream, he was going to leave her. He was really the only one that she trusted; he had saved her and made sure that she didn't have to fear anything. Now she feared everything around her. She sat in the car fuming. It was starting to rain. It was pouring buckets. She was getting sick and tried of waiting for him, so she flung the door open. Stepping outside of the car, her foot slipped in the mud around the car and she fell, hitting her head on the car door. She cursed while trying to stand but her head was pounding.

"Damn it," she cursed. She held her head and looked around, she remembered the road. It was the road that led straight into her small town. Her parent's house was on the other side of town, she was closer to her grandparent's house than anything. She knew her grandparent's would be at her parent's house, so no luck there. She sighed loudly, while letting the rain pour down on her. Feeling her head with her hands, she came back with blood on her fingertips. "Shit," She thought. "This so isn't my night," Bella mumbled. She slowly sat back down in the car, rolling her ankles. One of ankles hurt a bit, she was hopping she hadn't damaged it again. She could see headlights coming towards and she began to panic that it was the cops. The police did not need to see her right now. They would tell her parents and then her parents would ask too many questions.

"Bella." Someone shouted. She knew that voice and wished that big pit would just open up and swallow him whole. "Bella…please answer me…I thought someone had taken you."

"You would like that wouldn't you?" Bella was pissed. "You plan on leaving me anyway…so why would you care."

"I just care…I have taken care of you since I broke you out of that hell hole."

"Now you're getting rid of me." She said.

"I am sorry." He said while kneeling in front of her. He cursed when he saw the blood on Bella's forehead. "What happened to your head?"

"I fell okay…I was getting out of the car and I slipped…why do you care."

"Bella." He grumbled. "I would lay my life down for you…never think I wouldn't…damn it…I can't leave you for a second." He cursed.

"I am fine." She said while looking away from his hard stare.

"No your not…your bleeding…you were starting to look better this morning."

"So…just go…you wanted to go…so go." She said while pushing him. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him. He bit into his wrist and held it out of her. "I won't be taking your blood." She growled. "Just let me go and then leave." She shouted.

"Bella." He said before shaking his head and letting her go. "Fine…here's the key to my car." She took the key from him and stared at them.

"Why are you giving me these?"

"Because I thought about it…and I hate to leave my car anywhere…just promise me that you will look after it…until we meet again."

"You think we will meet again?" She seethed

"Yeah I do…and then you can give me the keys back…and you can tell me when your old and gray and I am still looking young that I need to grow up." He chuckled. He hated the thought of her growing older; "she should stay the age she is now," he thought. That's how he would always remember her. He knew that she would meet someone and get married and then she would have kids, with her still being human. If she were a vampire, she wouldn't be allowed to have children, unless it was with him. She hated thinking of seeming him when she was old and gray and that he would still be young-looking. She noticed him leaning in, looking like he was going to kiss her. She did not know what to think, she held her breath while he placed his lips against her cheek. It was like at last-minute, he changed his mind and just kissed her right cheek. "Keep good care of my car and stay out of trouble…I want to be able to see ya again." He whispered in her ear.

"I hate you." She cried. "Your really leaving me?"

"Yes…but its for the best."

"The best for who." She said while getting out of the car, pushing him with her shoulder has she passed. She didn't say anything else, but got in the car and drove away. Leaving him standing in the rain, has he watched the car that he liked and the woman that he loved and should have been his mate, drive away.