Well, here is the next chapter in my story. I do apologize for the wait but as I had said in my Author's note, I had family and some friends come into town and I have been on vacation. This chapter is Edward's point of view on everything to give you a sense of what all he is feeling as well. As always, I would like to Thank all of you for your constant support and reviews..Hopefully it won't take me as long to get the next one up. I love y'all to pieces! PLT!

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EPOV

I took off running at full speed to get away from Bella's house. I had all of these thoughts and questions going through my mind. Why was she dreaming about me? What am I supposed to be saving her from? How was she going to take to me being a vampire? What if she doesn't feel the same way about me as I feel about her? How would I deal with that? How was I going to approach her without killing her? How would I deal with losing her to her condition? Would I ever consider changing her? No, definitely not was the answer to that question. I wouldn't condemn her to this kind of life. I needed to go home and talk to my dad about all of this. By the time I realized I needed to talk to him, I had run almost all the way to the Canadian border. On the way home, I realized that I had told mom and dad that I was going hunting but I hadn't. I really wasn't in the mood to feed and I wasn't all that thirsty anyway. Maybe they won't notice. 'Yeah right, mom misses nothing.' I thought to myself with a small chuckle. I couldn't ask for a better mother or father.

I arrived back at the house at around 5:00 a.m. I stopped just at the edge of the woods and listened to everyone's thoughts so that I could determine where everyone was and which way I wanted to go in. Dad was in his office looking over some patient files. Rose and Emmett were in their room. Alice and Jasper were in the study, and mom was in the living room reading. So, I decided to go in through the living room since it was the safest. Mom would just want to know how my hunting went and she won't ask me a hundred questions, unlike my sister. I knew Alice would know that I was home because I could hear her thoughts. 'No reason in trying to sneak in, I know you're home but I'm not going to start in on you, at least not at this moment.' was what she was thinking and I was thankful for that. I entered into the house and saw my mom sitting on the couch looking as lovely as ever. She looked up and smiled at me as I shut the door.

"How was your hunting trip?" She asked putting down the book she was reading.

"Fine, what are you reading?" I asked trying to change the subject.

"It's this series of books that I heard about called 'The Twilight Saga'. There are four books in the series." She tells me holding up the book so I could see the cover.

"Which one are you on?" I asked her.

"I just started the first one. It's really good." She tells me with a smile.

"Well then, I will let you get back to it. I'm going to go up to my room." I tell her giving her a kiss on the head.

"Alright son, I love you." She says picking her book back up.

As I walked towards the stairs, I heard Alice's frustrated thoughts at her clothing. 'I seriously need some new clothes. Which means Shopping Trip. I'm going to go and get mom and Rose so that we can go to Olympia.' Great an all day shopping trip with those two is all mom needs. I better give her some fair warning. I turn back around and walk over to the couch.

"Um, mom?" I say as quietly as possible.

"Yes son, what is it?" She asks looking at me.

"I just thought I should warn you that I just heard Alice getting frustrated at her wardrobe and she is planning an all day shopping trip for you, her, and Rose today in Olympia." I tell her.

"Great. Just what I need is to have to go shopping with those two. They'll kill me, figuratively speaking." She says with a sigh.

"Thanks for letting me know." She tells me just as we hear Alice go and knock on Rose's door.

"You're welcome and good luck." I tell her as I turn and run up the stairs to my room.

I shut my door and headed over to my desk where I kept my journal. I grabbed it and a pencil and made my way over to the couch by the big bay window. I thought that if I wrote down all that I was feeling and the questions I had that maybe it would help me understand my feelings better and get some answers. I started from the first time I had bumped into Bella and how I felt an immediate connection to her. I continued on to the next time I saw her, which was at my father's office, and how all I wanted to do was take her in my arms. I also wrote about sitting outside her window and watching her sleep and how extremely happy it made me feel when she called out my name. I also wrote how it upset me to learn her fate and how empty and lonely I felt when I'm not near her. I stopped writing for a little while and just stared out the window trying to process all of this. How lovely everything was this time of year, the green leaves, mom's flowers, the water running in the small creek behind our house, but none of it held in comparison to Bella. I decided I would go and talk to dad because we were the only ones home. I needed to talk about this because I am at a loss on what to do. As I walked down the hall towards his office, I could hear his thoughts and they sounded troubled.

'How am I going to tell her this new information?'

'She will be so upset maybe even hysterical when she learns that there is more to her condition.'

'I can't believe they didn't discover this years ago.'

'This is going to shorten her time of life.'

'And her parents, they are going to be so upset. Possible even want to sue the other doctor and they have every right to do so. Had her previous doctor discovered this, he may have been able to do some corrective surgery and we could avoid all of this.'

He sounded extremely upset. I gently knocked on the door.

"Come in, Edward." He said sounding as stressed as his thoughts did.

"Hi dad, you got a minute?" I asked shutting the door behind me.

"Sure son. What's on your mind?" He asked me as he closed the file he had been looking at and placed it in his top drawer.

"Bella, the fact that I am in love with her, the fact that she is human and I am a vampire, the fact that she is dying and it is killing me, and the fact that I want to be with her." I tell him with a sigh as I flop down on the couch.

"Well, that is a lot to have on your mind at one time. I think we should take each concern one at a time. So, let's start with the fact that you are in love with her. How do you know its love and not just infatuation with her because of the way she smells to you?" He asks me as he sits down in his chair behind his desk.

"I will admit that she does smell absolutely wonderful but it is not just about that anymore. Last night when I was supposed to go hunting, I went to her house and sat outside her window and watched her sleep. While I was there, I took a couple of deep breathes and at first it was very hard not to just leap through the window and bite her but after a while, I was able to tolerate it. Then she was having a bad dream and she called out my name, like for me to save her. I think it was in that moment that I realized that I loved her. I want to be with her, hold her, kiss her, protect her, make her happy, and I don't think that her scent will be a big issue anymore."

"Love is a powerful thing, son. You learn that you are able to do the impossible when you love someone. I think that it is wonderful that you have found someone to love. It also sounds like she has made a connection with you as well." He tells me with a smile. 'I knew there was more to her than meets the eye.'

"What was that thought all about dad?" I ask him with a puzzled look on my face.

"Oh nothing, let's continue (I have to be careful with my thoughts). I can see why you are concerned about her being human and you being a vampire but if you will recall your mother and I were in the same relationship. I loved your mother and her scent had the same pull on me like Bella's does you but we made it work until I changed her. What has you so concerned about that? Do you think she will freak out when she finds out what you are? Do you think she will want you to change her? Would you be able to do something like that if she asked?" He asks me with a hopeful look on his face.

"I know that you and mom had a human/vampire relationship for a while and that it all worked out in the end but I don't feel the same way you do about this life. I am grateful that you saved my life but I don't know that I could condemn her to this life. I am concerned with the fact that she may totally flip out when she finds out what we are and if she did, I wouldn't bother her again. I am worried that she would ask me to change her to save her life since she is dying and I don't think I would be able to do that even though it would kill me to lose her." I tell him running my hand through my hair.

"(He is right about her dying, just sooner than we had expected.) Well, I see your point but what if she wants you to change her because she wants to be with you forever and it is not just about saving her life. Granted I have only met her once but she is a very special young lady. She is someone that I can see wanting to be one of our kind so that she can be with you and us forever. She has already noticed our eyes and the way you froze up when you were in front of her. I don't think she would flip out as bad as you think she would. I actually think her reaction to learning what we are would surprise you. I think if it came down to it, you would make the right decision on what to do." He tells me with another smile.

"What do you mean she is going to die sooner than we expected?" I ask him with panic in my voice. I can't lose her before I even get a chance to try and be with her.

"Edward, you know that I can't discuss that with you. (Wow, he is looking for any kind of information in my mind about her. I'm really going to have to be careful.)" He says with a stern look on his face.

"Okay, okay, you are right, I am trying to find out all that I can before I actually try and talk to her. I don't want to be blindsided by anything." I tell him calmly.

"I know that son, but I'm bound by patient/doctor confidentiality. If I could tell you I would and know that I am going to do all that I can for her. Especially since she has your heart and that is precious to me." He tells me as he gets up from his chair and comes to sit with me on the couch.

"I know you will dad and I appreciate it. I just want to be able to have a chance with her before it is taken away. I really do love her and want to be with her." I tell him leaning my head back on the couch.

"Well, then I think you have just answered your own questions. You need to confront her, ask her out on a date, get a feel for if you think she will be able to handle the fact that you are a vampire, and then go from there. You need to take things one step at a time." He says patting me on the knee.

"Thanks dad, I knew that you would be able to help me figure this out. I just had all of this bunched up in my mind and I couldn't make heads or tails out of it." I tell him as I start to get up off the couch.

"You are most welcome and that is what I am here for. If I can be of any further help please come and talk to me. You know that you can talk to your mom as well. She will give you some good advice also." He says as he returns to his chair at his desk.

"Yeah, I know she would and I may just do that sometime soon." I say as I hear the car pull into the garage.

"Sounds like mom and the girls are back from their shopping trip." I tell him reaching for the door.

"I hope those two didn't kill your mother." He says walking out of the door to go and help bring in all the packages.

I was left alone in his office and I turned and moved towards his desk. I opened the drawer that contained the file that he had been looking at and that had him so upset. It was Bella's patient file. I took a deep breath and opened it. I began reading quickly because I could hear them coming into the house. I got about halfway through when I found what had him so upset. I couldn't believe what I was reading. It couldn't be possible. I heard footsteps on the stairs and I heard Alice's thoughts, 'I can't believe we ran into Bella today at the mall. She is so pretty and she does smell good. She would make an awesome sister and wife for Edward. I have wanted him to find someone for so long and now that he has I think he should pursue her.' I put the file away and immediately went to find my sister so that I could find out all that happened and all that was said.

"Alice?" I called out as I came out of my father's office.

"Up here in my closet Edward." She called back. I should have known.

"How was your shopping trip?" I asked her as I entered her room.

"It was fabulous, but why don't you just ask me about Bella since that is why you are in here." She says to me with a sly smile on her face.

"Okay, what happened?" I ask her.

"Well, we were at Hot Topic getting some clothes to wear out to some nightclubs 4th of July weekend because we are all going to Seattle, when I bumped into her. She was there trying on some clothes because her and her band are going to be in Seattle that same weekend meeting up with a manager and possibly performing." She tells me all excited.

"What do you mean she is going to be in Seattle that weekend, without her dad?" I asked starting to feel extremely nervous.

"Just what I said, she and her band are going for the whole weekend but her dad said that they had to have bodyguards in order for her to go. Isn't that awesome? We will definitely have to go and listen to them play. I gave her my email address because I told her that I was going to be there that same weekend and she is going to email me to let me know where they are going to be playing. Aren't you excited? This will be the perfect time for you two to talk and stuff." She tells me bouncing up and down now.

"I don't know about all of that but it will give me a chance to make sure nothing happens to her. Obviously she knows that we are related since your email is ." I tell her with a sigh.

"Edward, will you loosen up a little. Everything will be fine. Yes, she knows that Rose and I are your sisters and she met mom too. You should be thanking me." She says starting to pout.

"Thank you, Alice." I say giving her a hug.

"You're welcome." She says returning the hug.

I turn and go out of her room and return to mine to think about all of this new information my sister has just given me and the information I had just read in her file. Looks like we are going to Seattle 4th of July weekend and it would seem that this is going to be my prime opportunity to talk to Bella. I just hope that I don't make the wrong move and scare her off.