A/N: Sorry for not posting a new chapter yesterday. I decided to take a break from writing and catch up on the previous season of True Blood. Then, I ended up finding a baby raccoon that was stuck in the dumpster in my apartment complex. I told one of the maintenance guys about it, and he put a ladder in it so it could get out. I went to check on it an hour later and it was still in there, so I decided to check on it after it had gotten dark, and it was gone. I guess the mom came back and got it.
Anam, I know you're probably disappointed that you didn't get a new chapter, so I hope this makes up for it. ;)
Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyers owns Twilight.
Chapter 31. Sing For Me
Life continued to move forward. Two weeks after I had told Edward about my idea, we purchased a house in Seattle, but we wouldn't be moving into it for another month.
Carmen and Eleazar had accepted my offer to run the Chicago office for me, but we still had to wait for some paperwork to get filed so it would be official. Until then, we had to wait.
During that time, Riley turned 3 years old. It was hard for me to believe that just 3 years ago, I brought this amazing child into the world. I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried a little about it. Edward and I had taken him to the Brookfield Zoo for his birthday, and he absolutely loved it. His favorite animals to see were the Mexican Gray Wolves. We had watched them run around through a large window, and it felt like we were actually part of the pack. It was really cool. We saw all of the other animals and by the time we left, we were all exhausted from walking around all day, but we had a lot of fun.
We had been so busy that week, that we had forgotten what day was going to be arriving soon.
Two Weeks Later
Today was extremely difficult for me. It was exactly one year ago today, that James died.
Edward tried his best to help me through it, and as much as I appreciated it, it wasn't helping me.
It seemed like all I did was cry all day. It had begun to upset Riley that I was crying so much, so Edward called Victoria and asked her if Riley could spend the night with her and explained to her why. She told him it was fine and that she would drop him off around noon the next day.
As the day wore on, I had gotten to the point where I just wanted to be left alone. I even asked Edward to sleep in one of the guest rooms because I was so upset. I holed myself up in my room and layed there crying.
I wasn't sure how long I had been crying when I thought I heard singing. I figured it was the radio, but when I realized I couldn't hear any music with the singing, I got really quiet so I could listen better.
"When you close your eyes and go to sleep tonight,
I'll be right outside your door.
Dreams will come and they'll take you away,
Let them bring you back to me."
The more the voice kept singing, the more familiar it sounded. It was also making me fall asleep, so I didn't think too much about it.
"And tomorrow when you wake, I'll be next to you,
The protection from the day.
When the tears fall down your face like morning dew,
I'll be there to put a smile on your face,
And I'll say"
I kept trying to fight off sleep, so I could hear the rest of the song, but I knew I would be alseep before it ended. The last thing I remembered hearing before I fell asleep was:
"I don't wanna live this life without you,
I don't wanna spend the night without you.
I don't wanna know what it's like,
I can't dream without you.
I can't dream without you.
I woke up the next morning to the feeling of being watched. I opened my eyes to find Edward laying on his side, staring at me.
"Good morning, Love." said Edward.
"Good morning. What are you doing here?" I asked. "I thought I asked you to sleep in the guest room."
"You did."
"Then, why are you in here?"
He smirked at me. "I didn't want to spend the night alone."
That comment made me remember the singing I heard last night. I sat up quickly, and looked at him in shock. "It was you! You were the one I heard singing last night."
"Yeah. I sat outside your door and sang that song to you. It seemed kind of perfect for the moment. Once I finished the song, I checked in on you and found you asleep, so I decided to join you." he explained.
"I didn't know you could sing."
He chuckled at me. "I've always been good at it, but it's not something I do often."
I looked at him curiously. "Why not?"
He shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know. I just don't."
"Well, you should. It was beautiful. Did you write that?" I asked.
"No, I didn't." He smiled at me. "I may be able to write books, but writing music is a lot harder. That song is called 'Harlow's Song' by Good Charlotte."
"Well, even if you didn't write it, it was still pretty."
"Yeah, it is. Anyways, how are you feeling today?" asked Edward.
It was my turn to smile at him. "I'm still feeling really upset, but I'm much better now." I kissed him. "Thank you."
"You're welcome. Now, come on. We need to get up. Victoria will be here with Riley soon."
"Okay." We both got up to get ready for the day and as we did, I asked, "Will you sing for me again sometime?"
Edward just smirked at me and chuckled again before walking out of the room. "We'll see."
Victoria dropped Riley off about 15 minutes later, and then we spent some time packing and watching movies, and tried to move on from the day before.
A/N: So, was it good? The song Edward sings to Bella is called "Harlow's Song" by Good Charlotte. I'll put a link on my profile for it. You should really listen to it. It's really pretty.
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