Happy Thursday everyone, see you again on Sunday!

Chapter 4

I sit on the chair and just watch Bella joking and laughing with Morgan. Bella seems so gentle and loving toward Morgan. I'm still confused about how I didn't know about this.

"Time to get your hair done," Bella says and brushes Morgan's tangled hair putting it in a ponytail.

"All better?"

"Yes," I almost yell out.

"Let's get to school before we're late."

Bella walks Morgan into her class and even asks if she had money for lunch. When she said she didn't, Bella asked for her card and takes it into the office. I watch as she puts a hundred dollars on the account. I know this will make sure she has her lunches covered for the next almost eight weeks of school.

I stay at the school and just watch both Morgan and Bella for the full morning. Just before lunch the teacher tells the class of Bella leaving and all the kids seem to be sad about it. I follow Bella out to the bus stop.

"Thank you," I say lowly really meaning it, but Bella doesn't say anything back. The whole time on the bus I chat away to Bella. In the beginning, she turns and looks at me, but after a while she just stops and acts like I'm not there.

I pull at my hair as Bella walks into Rose's office. There's a large part of me that wants to go in with her. There's also the part of me saying I've already hurt her so much I need to leave her alone. Where I still don't like her, it doesn't mean I need to be an asshole to her.

"See you next week, Bella," a woman with long, blonde hair says and Bella nods and sighs a little when she sees me.

"So, you're still not talking to me?" I ask after another ten minutes of her ignoring me.

I look at her as she begins to chuckle loudly.

"What?"

"That right there proves that you're not real. The real Edward would rather stick a hot poker in his ear than listen to me talk."

"That was before when I had other people to talk to, now it seems like I only have you."

Bella looks at me and I see hurt flash in her eyes before she turns her head and begins walking again. I sigh and follow her quietly and she walks into the bank and withdraws two thousand dollars from her savings account.

"Great ... you're going on a shopping trip?" I ask harshly.

But I start to frown when she walks away from where the shops are. It's not until I see her enter my building that I swallow hard.

"What are you doing here?" I ask but she says nothing to me as she knocks on the door.

"What?" My mom says as she answers the door.

"Can I come in, Mrs. Masen?"

"It's Mrs. ... never mind, just come in."

I roll my eyes at the fact she forgot her last name.

"What can I do for you, sugar? My boy's not here, and he bats for the same team as you." At the end my mom just chuckles and I roll my eyes.

"I want to look after Morgan for you?" Bella says shakily.

"What?" Mom and I say together.

"I heard that Edward disappeared and is missing. I figured that must be hard on your family. So I thought I'd help you with watching over Morgan, so you're free to search for Edward. I even want to donate money to help in the search for him." Bella places money down on the table and my mom's eyes sparkle as her hand goes to take it. Bella covers it with her hand. "I just know that Morgan being with you will make it hard to search. But I'll take her and give you this, that way you can do whatever, and you'll know she's being looked after?"

"Oh yeah, you're right, that sounds like a good idea," my mom stutters out.

"Okay, I thought so. I will need you to sign this paper here, so I can take care of her without any issues." Bella brings out a paper and a pen.

"I just have to sign this?" she says as she does it.

"Can I get her clothes?" Bella asks and my mom, who's just smiling, nods as she looks at the stack of money. I follow Bella into Morgan's room and watch as she quickly throws clothes into a big duffel bag.

"You're buying Morgan?" I say.

"Would you rather she stayed here?" Bella asks with a glare.

"When Edward comes back, I'll bring her back."

I shake my head at her still thinking that I'm not real; fuck ... do I wish this was not real.

"No, your mom will take her away."

"She's away, her and my dad left for a month. It gives me a month to find Edward."

I swallow and just look at her because she just may have saved my sister.

"Hey, Mom," Morgan says as we make our way out of the bedroom.

"You're going with her," Mom says pointing at Bella.

Bella quickly scoops up Morgan and the signed paperwork, before quickly leaving the apartment.

"Am I really going to live with you?"

"Yeah, but Morgan, I've never looked after anyone full-time, so you are going to have to help me. And we're going to look for Edward, too, before you ask."

"He'll marry you after all this."

"Morgan, just as long as he's okay, alive and well, that is all that matters. I'll always be your friend, no matter what."

Morgan smiles holding out her pinkie. "I love you, Bella, so I know he will if he just sees you."

I shake my head at Morgan; this kid has read too many fairy tales.

"I love you, too."

"And you love Edward, don't you?"

"Yeah, I do," Bella says looking at me. "I just wish I could stop," comes out in a whisper. I'm sure Morgan didn't hear it, but I did.

I chuckle a little to myself – she thinks she loves me. She doesn't even know me, and I've been nothing but an ass to her. I swear this fucking girl is crazy with a capital C.

Bella spends a little time showing Morgan around her home, and then shows her the spare room and helps her unpack her clothes.

"Okay, Morgan, what would you like for dinner?" Bella asks and Morgan shrugs her shoulders.

"How about Spaghetti Bolognese, with meat balls?"

"I've never had that before," Morgan says tilting her head.

"Do you like beef?"

Morgan nods.

"What about tomato sauce?"

Again Morgan nods.

"Well, then I'm sure you'll love this. If you wash your hands, you can help me make the meatballs."

Morgan smiles before running off to wash her hands. Bella seems to just pretend I'm not even in the room, and goes about setting everything up. I watch as they work together and mix the meat and make little balls. They laugh and giggle the whole time. Bella even talks to Morgan in a funny accent as they work to put dinner together.

I lie on the other side of Morgan on the bed as Bella reads her a story. She waits until Morgan is asleep before walking out of the room. I stay and just watch Morgan sleep. She seems to be so much calmer than I've ever seen her before.

"HELP!" I hear Bella scream.

I jump up but stop to look at Morgan who's still sound asleep. I get off the bed moving to where the screaming's coming from. I stand still in shock as I look at Bella who looks like she's having a bad dream.

I seem to be frozen, unable to move. I'm not sure if it's because of how much pain Bella seems to be in, or the fact I have no idea what to do. I jump a little when Bella sits upright panting. Her face is ash white, yet she still looks almost green. Her shaking hand covers her mouth and she leaps from the bed. She runs to the bathroom where she empties her stomach.

I follow her, but just stand at the door. "Are you okay?" I ask after a few moments.

Bella just nods, but says nothing to me. She gets up brushing her teeth and washing her face. She walks out but stops short, because I'm taking up most of the doorway. I move to the side, letting her go by. Once she's back in her room she strips the bed and remakes it. Before getting in bed she changes her now sweaty pajamas.

"Why do you hate me? What did I ever do to you?"

I chuckle. "So you're talking to me now? Does this mean you're also giving up on the whole – he's not real thing, too?"

"No ... just maybe you're just a part of my subconscious, and I'll never know the answer."

"Well, your mom took me from my mom, you have this thing about telling me about your perfect life," I say harshly.

"You think I've had or have a perfect life, really? And my mom only removed you because you were in danger."

I narrow my eyes at her. "You don't know anything. I was in more danger with those people and the families they sent me to."

"Yeah, I get the system failed you, but it also worked for others."

"What the fuck would you know? You have two loving parents – you don't know what it's like."

Bella pales as she looks at me. "Oh, I don't?" she says

"What?" I say wondering what she's talking about.

"When did we first meet?"

"What?" I ask rolling my eyes at her.

"When is the first time we met, when was it?"

"I was doing community service work because I drove my drunken mom and Ed home. I had run a red light because they were fighting about whose fault it was they were broke. I crashed into your father's squad car in the process."

"Oh my God," Bella says looking at me wide-eyed still.

"What now?" I ask harshly, getting sick of her craziness.

"This really is you. You're really here, like this," Bella says waving her hand.

"Ah, so you're coming to terms with it, why now?"

"You answered the question wrong, that's not how we first met."

I frown at her. "You're wrong; that's how we met!"

Bella shakes her head at me. "They said that you may not remember, but I always thought that I did something, that it was my ..." Bella stops talking and shakes her head. "It doesn't matter anymore. What does matter is fixing this. I mean, are you dead?"

I shrug unsure of what the hell I am. Bella moves out of her room and I follow her. I stand watching as she calls every hospital asking if I'm there. She even looks up local news articles for any bodies that were found.

"What do you remember last?"

"Taking Morgan out to trick or treat."

"When I saw you, she was not with you, and it was around ten that night. So, something happened after that then?"

I sigh and shrug.

"Okay, no one has found any bodies; that's a good sign. We need talk to someone about this tomorrow."

Bella walks back to her room and I just follow her only stopping to look in on Morgan, who's still sound asleep.

"How did we meet, if it wasn't when I said. I mean, when was it then?" I ask and Bella looks at me shaking her head.

"It's not that important." There's something in her voice that tells me it's important – at least to her because she remembers something different.

Bella turns her back on me, and I just sit on the chair. My eyes keep going to her trying work out where it was we met.

"It's dinner time," the sound of a voice yelled and the ring of a bell follows. The kids that are living here with me all run past. I sigh as I walk slowly to my seat. The rest of the kids seem to talk away as they eat. I, on the other hand, just eat the crap that they put down in front of me. As soon as I'm done, I pick up the strawberry tart. I just sit it on my plate not touching it. Each kid eats and picks their cake eating it happily.

"Oh, it looks like we're a cake short again," Tanya says bending down. "Sorry, sweetie, you'll need to miss out again."

"She can have mine," I say quickly passing my cake over.

"I don't like strawberry tart anyway," the small girl says lifting her head up and smiling at me.

I feel myself jump up panting. Fuck ... I hate dreams of my childhood in the system.

I look at Bella's bed and find it empty. I get up and move out of the room finding her and Morgan in the kitchen making breakfast. Bella's eyes only fall on me for a few seconds before she turns her attention back to Morgan.

Bella drops off Morgan and then heads into town. I watch as Bella heads right to my jobsite.

"Hey, Aro," she calls out.

Aro turns looking at Bella and smiles.

"I'm looking for Edward, have you seen him?"

"No, the kid hasn't shown up the past few days, and now that piece of shit father of his hasn't shown up either."

I roll my eyes at Aro.

"Ed's not Edward's father, he just married his mom," Bella says right away.

Aro gives her a nod, but I know by the look on his face he doesn't care.

"Aro," Bella says softly and he sighs looking at her, "can I talk to some of the others?"

Aro nods.

"One more thing?"

Aro turns raising his brow at her.

"Can you keep his job open for him? I think something happened, and he'll need a job when he gets back because of his sister."

"Bella," Aro says with a sigh.

"Please?"

Aro shakes his head when Bella looks at him pleadingly. "This is what you ask me for? Knowing I said I'd give you anything you ask me for, but you ask this. For me to keep a guy's—a guy who doesn't care for you—job open?"

I frown looking between them.

"Fine, I'm doing this because I owe you, but I want you to move on from him. He's had more chances from you than anyone ever deserves. If he's truly forgotten you, then he's an even bigger douche-bag than I first thought."

Bella just nods and then walks away.

"What was that about?" I ask, but Bella just shrugs.

"So, he knows how I know you, but I don't?"

"He saw us together one time, and I helped him out."

I frown then shake my head.

I stand off to the side and watch as Bella talks to each of the guys – right now she's with Emmett and Jasper.

"Sorry we couldn't be more helpful," Emmett says softly and Jasper chuckles shaking his head.

"Here, this is my wife's work address and phone number; she'll be able to help you. I think you are who she's been talking about the past few days."

Bella takes the card and gives Jasper a smile before walking away.

"What was that about with Jasper?" I ask.

Bella shrugs and then laughs when I look at her. "You think I'm crazy? Well, Jasper's wife is a psychic."

A/N: So what are your thoughts now? Some people believe Edward is dead, when in fact he is not dead, you'll learn more next chapter on that. Also Bella is taking medication to help her sleep because of nightmares she has, she is not really on medication for a mental illness. So what do you suppose Alice will tell them, any ideas?