BPOV
After talking to everyone and finding out that they all could go, as well as Jacob, I went upstairs to email Andy. I had to let him know that we all were coming plus Jacob and what my dad had said about the bodyguards being a necessity. The email read:
Dear Andy,
I received your invitation today along with your note. I am so excited that you want to see us and possibly have us play while there. We have all talked it over with our parents and they have agreed to let us come along with my best friend, Jacob. The only thing my dad requires is that we have bodyguards while we are there. Hopefully, that won't be a problem. Again, I'm really excited and very thankful to you for wanting to give us a chance. I hope to hear from you soon so that we can hammer out all the details. ~Bella~
I hit the send button and I sat there staring at the screen like it was going too automatically respond. I decided to get up and start going through my clothes because we were going to have to look kick ass while we were there. I could already tell, as I began digging through my closet, that nothing in there was going to work. You know what this means, Shopping Trip! I went and sat back down at my desk and sent a text message to Jessica and Angela. It read:
Hey girls! We are going to have to go shopping because all of my clothes suck! Let me know what you think.
After a few minutes, my phone chimed. I had replies from both of them. Jessica's said: Most definitely because I have nothing to wear either. Angela's said: All of my stuff sucks too. I need a whole new wardrobe. When are we going? I texted them back and said we would go this weekend and they both replied Okay. I checked my email again and still no response from Andy. I decided to go downstairs and tell dad about the shopping trip and to get something to drink.
"Dad?" I called out as I came downstairs.
"I'm in the living room." He replied.
"Do you want anything from the kitchen? I'm getting me something to drink." I asked him as I walked past the living room.
"No, I'm good. Thanks for asking." He replied. I get me a Dr. Pepper out of the fridge and turned around to go into the living room.
"Hey dad, the girls and I want to go shopping this weekend for clothes to wear when we go to Seattle." I tell him as I sit down beside him on the couch.
"You have a closet full of clothes and none of them will do?" He asks me with a puzzled look on his face.
"Dad, this is an important trip. This trip could make all of my dreams come true. I need new clothes. I have my own credit card; you won't have to spend a dime." I tell him starting to get upset. He has that sly smile on his face.
"Bells, don't get your panties in a twist. I was just messing with you. I wouldn't expect you to wear something old. Of course you are going to go shopping to get all that you need and it is on me." He says pulling out his credit card that has no limit and hands it to me.
"Oh, thank you so much dad. I love you." I say giving him a huge hug before taking the card.
"I love you too, Bells." He said hugging me back.
"Well, I'm going to go check my email and then go to bed. Goodnight dad." I tell him heading for the stairs.
"Goodnight, Bells. Sweet dreams." He says turning the channel on the TV to a different game. As I get to the stairs, I turn around to look at my dad and realize just how lucky I am to have him as my father. With one last glance, I went up the stairs to my room.
CHPOV
I went into the living room after eating dinner with Bella, talking to everyone's parents and agreeing to let Bella go to Seattle. I sat down on the couch and turned on the TV to find the game. As I sat there trying to just let my mind go blank, I kept thinking about the fact that I was letting my little girl go to Seattle with her friends in a couple of weeks and how that terrified me. What if something happens to her or she has one of her spells and I'm not there. I don't know if I could live with myself if something like that happened and I wasn't with her. I know she is 17 years old fixing to be 18 in September but she is my little girl. This is her dream and I don't know how much longer she has so how could I say no to her about this. I just have to have faith that nothing will happen. I have worried about her ever since she was born and we found out about her condition. It is my job to worry about her and she understands that.
I have searched for other ways to make her better and I have a couple of theories. However, some of those theories are just way to out there and unbelievable. But, there is this one theory in particular that I have done a lot of research on but I need proof that it could possibly exist. I have my suspicions that it exists right here in Forks. I don't want to get my hopes up and I'm sure not going to say anything to Bella. It would crush her if my theory proves to be wrong. Can something mythical really exist? I was pulled out of my thoughts by the sound of her voice on the stairs.
"Dad?" She called out.
"I'm in the living room." I replied.
"Do you want anything from the kitchen? I'm getting me something to drink." She asked walking past the living room. She has a bounce in her step. She is so excited.
"No, I'm good. Thanks for asking." I tell her. I listen to her rummage around in the fridge to get a Dr. Pepper, no doubt. She comes into the living room and sits down beside me on the couch.
"Hey dad, the girls and I want to go shopping this weekend for clothes to wear when we go to Seattle." She studies my face, so I decide to give her a puzzled look just to aggravate her.
"You have a closet full of clothes and none of them will do?" I ask her still looking puzzled but laughing on the inside. I love aggravating her.
"Dad, this is an important trip. This trip could make all my dreams come true. I need new clothes. I have my own credit card; you won't have to spend a dime." She tells me starting to get a little upset and just staring at me trying to read my face.
"Bells, don't get your panties in a twist. I was just messing with you. I wouldn't expect you to wear something old. Of course you are going to go shopping to get all that you need and it is on me." I smiled at her and pulled out my credit card that has no limit and handed it to her.
"Oh, thank you so much dad. I love you." She says giving me a huge hug before taking the card.
"I love you too, Bells." I say hugging her back.
"Well, I'm going to go check my email and then go to bed. Goodnight dad." She says getting up off the couch and heading for the stairs.
"Goodnight, Bells. Sweet dreams." I say to her picking up the remote to change the channel on the TV. She hesitated at the stairs but I didn't look back. I knew if I did, I would probably start to cry. My little girl was all grown up and fixing to have all of her dreams come true. I have been so lucky to have her in my life. I just hope it wasn't going to end too soon.
BPOV
I went straight to my computer to check my email as soon as I got in my room. There was one from my mom and some junk mail, none from Andy. 'I'm going to drive myself crazy just sitting here staring at my screen' I thought to myself. So, I decided to take a bath and relax. I grabbed my pj's, my phone, and my I-Pod. As I got ready to go into the bathroom, I saw that dad was coming up the stairs.
"Dad, are you going to bed?" I asked him as he got to the top of the stairs.
"Yeah, I'm tired and I've got to be at the station early in the morning. I thought you were going to bed?" He asks me.
"I was but I'm too anxious so I thought I would take a bath." I tell him.
"Do you mind if I use the bathroom before you get in there?" He asks me with a smile on his face.
"No, I don't mind. I will just wait in my room." I tell him going back into my room and sitting on my bed. It didn't take him too long.
"I'm done, Bells. The bathroom is all yours." He says looking into my room.
"Ok dad. You didn't stink the bathroom up, did you?" I asked him wrinkling my nose up like something stunk.
"No, I had pity on you this time." He said laughing and shaking his head at me.
"Goodnight dad. I love you." I said giggling and giving him a hug and kiss.
"Goodnight sweetheart. I love you. Sweet dreams." He said returning my hug and kiss.
He shut the door to his bedroom and I went into the bathroom. I got the water as hot as I could stand it and added my favorite bubble bath, Mr. Bubbles, and I got in. My body instantly started to relax. I decided that I would email my mom back when I got out since it was 11:00 pm her time. So, I put in my ear pieces to listen to my I-Pod and turned it on. I closed my eyes, leaned my head back on the bath pillow and just let my mind wander.
I thought about the shopping trip with the girls and what kind of outfits we were going to get. I thought about the trip to Seattle and how much fun it was going to be and how worried dad was about it. I thought about all that Dr. Cullen had said during my visit and what he didn't say. I know he is just trying to prolong giving me a death sentence by not telling me a specific time line but I'm not stupid. I know that I probably won't make it to see my 21st birthday and I have come to terms with that. Although, I know that my dad has not. I know that he has been doing research and that he keeps coming up empty handed. How morbid can I be? I'm supposed to be relaxing. Then, Edward popped into my thoughts. How he had stiffened up at his dad's office, how gold his eyes are, how I feel this pull to him and I've only talked to him twice. I wonder what it would feel like to be in his arms, to kiss him, or to have him be mine. I opened my eyes and realized that the water was cold and was like "What the hell am I thinking about him for? I don't even know him." I stood up and turned on the shower and washed up. I had been in here for almost 2 hours. I got out, dried off, put on my favorite vanilla lotion, put on my pj's, brushed my hair and went back into my room. I could hear dad snoring as I came out of the bathroom.
I sat down at my desk, put my I-Pod on its docking station, and pulled up my email. Nothing from Andy, it will probably be tomorrow before I hear from him. So, I decided to email my mom. I told her everything Dr. Cullen had said, about the upcoming trip to Seattle with the band and how excited we all were to go, and about the girls and me going to go shopping. As I got finished with her email, I realized how tired I was. I turned off the computer and went to bed.
As I fell into a deep sleep, I began to have that same dream that I've had in the past. I was running in the woods down around La Push and I was a little frightened. All of the sudden, there is this bright light and a hand reaching out to me. The voice, so soft and beautiful, tells me that everything is going to be alright and for me to just take their hand. As I reach for the hand, I hear a howl behind me. I look back but see nothing. As I turn back towards the hand, I see something else that startles me, gold eyes. I jerk myself awake by saying his name out loud, Edward.
EPOV
As we pulled up to the house, I was dreading hearing the 1,000's of questions and thoughts Alice was going to have going on in her mind. Since she can see the future, I was sure she had already seen all that had happened and would have her own theories on what was going to happen.
Dad's car was in the garage, so I was sure that he probably had already told mom. That just leaves Rosalie and I'm sure Emmett will tell her all about what happened in town with Bella. I was beginning to feel like an idiot. How could I let one person affect me this way? I was brought out of my thoughts by the sound of Jasper clearing his throat.
"Edward, you going to come in the house or are you going to sit in the car all night?" He asked looking at me with a strange look on his face. I knew he could feel all the emotions I was having and it must be driving him crazy.
"Yeah, I'm coming. I was just wrapped up in my thoughts." I said to him as I got out of the car.
"I know. I could feel the emotions radiating off of you. I was beginning to think that I was the one that wanted to be with Bella." He said walking towards the house.
"Sorry, I will try and keep my feelings in check." I tell him walking behind him.
"I don't see what the big damn deal is." Emmett begins.
"If you like her that much then just talk to her and ask her out." He continued saying as we walked into the kitchen from the garage.
"Who's Edward asking out?" Rosalie asked. Great she had overheard Emmett.
"I'm not asking anyone out!" I said walking past her towards the living room.
"Bella Swan, Chief Swan's daughter. He bumped into her today and ever since then he has been unable to focus and it's driving Jasper crazy." Emmett tells her.
"Well, I think it would be good for him to ask her out. He's been alone for so long." Rosalie says to Emmett.
"Rosalie, it's not that simple. She is a human and it is too dangerous for her to be around us." I say walking back into the doorway.
"Says you, we all know how to control ourselves and it would be good for you to have a girlfriend." Rosalie says to me putting her hands on her hips.
"Rosalie, I'm not having this conversation with you right now." I say as I turn and walk back into the living room, only to be approached by my other sister, Alice.
"Not now, Alice" I say trying to walk past her to get to the stairs. I just want to go to my room.
"But Edward, I think I can help you with this." She says stepping in my path, so I have to stop and look at her.
"Alice, I said not now." I told her one last time and I walked around her.
"You know that we will talk about this eventually because I'm not going to leave it alone." She said walking over to the couch to sit by Jasper.
"Yes, I know this. And will you please stop screaming at me in your mind? It is making my head hurt." I said as I walked up the stairs.
As I reached the top of the stairs, I started to walk down the hall towards my room. I could hear mom and dad in his office talking and I was trying to get past his office without being caught but I didn't succeed.
"Edward, could you come in here please?" My father asked. So, I went into his office.
"What's up dad? Hi mom, how are you?" I said giving her a hug and kiss.
"I was just telling your mom about what happened today with Bella." He tells me motioning for me to sit down.
"Edward, I think it's great you have feelings for her." My mom tells me.
"Mom, it is too dangerous for her to be around me. Didn't dad tell you all that I said to him in his office at work?" I ask her.
"Yes, and I'm going to tell you the same thing he did. If it is meant to be then it will be and you won't be able to stop it." She said patting me on the knee.
"I just don't see how it could work, mom." I tell her.
"Edward, did you get the information about her that you needed?" My dad asked very carefully. He couldn't technically know that I read her file even though he did know.
"Yes, and I just need some time to think about all of it." I tell them getting up to go to my room.
"Alright son, but if you need us we are her." They tell me as I shut the office door.
I went into my room, turned on some music, sat on the couch, and just looked out the window. I didn't want to be here right now. I wanted to be with Bella but how could I? She probably thought I was some kind of stuck up snob with the way acted both times I saw her. Little did she know that I stiffened up because I was trying to keep from killing her. I could hear all of my families' thoughts about this situation and it was driving me crazy. They just couldn't understand why I was acting this way. They just don't get it. I needed to be inside my own head without them in there as well. I had to get out of here. I needed to be where it was quiet. I decided to go hunting. I went back down to my dad's office and knocked on the door.
"Come in." My dad said.
"I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to go hunting for a while." I tell them.
"Do you want us to go with you?" My mom asks me.
"No, I just need some time to myself." I tell her.
"Alright, well be safe." They tell me as I shut the door.
I wanted to avoid the rest of the family, even though I was sure Alice knew what I was doing, so I went and jumped out of my window. I started running as fast as I could, which is pretty fast, and it felt good. I didn't have anyone's thoughts in my mind but my own. I could feel the wind against my skin and if felt wonderful. I felt free. I just kept running and running until I finally paid attention to where I was going but it was too late. I was standing in the woods just outside Bella's house. The smell hit me like a ton of bricks and I instantly held my breath. I could hear her relaxed breathing, she must be asleep. So, I crept closer to the house still holding my breath. There was a tree just outside her window, so I climbed it and sat on a branch. I could see her lying in her bed sleeping. She looked like an angel. I decided to take a deep breath because I wanted to smell that sweet, intoxicating scent, I just hoped it wouldn't push me over the edge and I would jump through her window and kill her. When I did take the breath, I thought I was going to go mad but after a few minutes, I was able to control it a little. I sat there watching her sleep so peacefully. I just sat there watching her sleep and listening to her breathing. How at peace I felt just sitting here. After a while, she began getting restless. What could be troubling her in her sleep? Then all of the sudden she snapped herself awake and all I heard was my name, Edward.