Sorry it took me so long, but I have a lot that I am working on as far as my schooling is concerned, so bare with me. I tried to write a good chapter, go easy and I hope you like it. Thank you so much for all the reviews and support.
I opened the door to the bathroom half way and scanned my surroundings for Edward. He was no where to be seen. I opened the door fully and took a better look. The bed had been tidied up, and the room still held a brilliant glow to it as it had before she left. Everything was mostly the same as it had been. Except Edward was still nowhere to be found.
There was noting to do until Edward showed up. Until then I would just have to entertain myself. I looked around the room again and spotted the leather bound book that Edward had been reading while I was asleep. I hot blush came into my cheeks, just thinking that Edward had been watching me sleep.
I walked over to the little table between the two small bookshelves and picked up the book. It didn't have a title. I opened the book and flipped through the pages, they were all blank. ??.
I flipped through the pages again expecting not to see anything, until I saw a small hint of color on a page. I flipped through the book much slower this time, looking for the page of color. It had looked like a photograph of some sort, but I had to be sure. I found it!
It was a black and white photo of me! I was standing next to Charlie with my arm around his shoulder, smiling. I couldn't seem to tear my eyes from Charlie's face. I didn't notice the wet drops of tears spilling down my face until one hit the photo, landing with a splat and slowly sliding off the slick surface of the photo. I put my hand up to the picture to where Charlie was. I missed him so much.
I look back on the day when Edward first brought me here.
Charlie was being Charlie and decided to give me a ride to school one a snowy day. We had gotten into a heated argument over me leaving Forks. I told him I didn't want to leave and insisted I stay. Charlie had merely already decided to send me away to live with my mother. I had never seen Charlie that angry before. He insisted I leave, and that I would be happier and have more things to do. But I likewise refused to give in. Our yelling became so loud and so out of control that I couldn't even hear my own voice over his. "I'm not leaving!"
"Bella, I am your father and I know what's best for you, and you are going to leave weather you like it or not!"
I covered my ears and screamed at the top of my lungs, "I hate you! I hate you, I hate you! I wish you would go away forever!"
Slowly the car started to go off track and swerve here and there. The car skidded on the ice and crashed into a huge tree. At the speed the car the was going, the impact of the car caused Charlie's head to crash violently against the steering wheel knocking him into unconsciousness. It all happened so fast. I remember the blood oozing out of his head. It was everywhere. I opened my car door and screamed for help. No one answered. I ran back into the car and tried to wake Charlie. "Charlie, please get up! Please!!" I could stop the waterfall of tears from streaming down my face. "No, Charlie, you can't leave me, you can't, you just can't! Please come back!" I screamed so loud that my voice began to give out. Then in low whispers I remember saying, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. Charlie please forgive me, I didn't mean it, please come back." Blood had dibbled on to my hands and shirt. I laid my head on Charlie's shoulder and closed my sobbing eyes. After a few moments I reopened my eyes, only to find that I was staring right into the eyes of Edward. He was leaned against another tree, his hand in his pockets, and his legs crossed. His eyes held a certain sort of disappointment, but for the most part I could not read them. I jump out of the car and ran straight into Edward's arms.
"Edward, we have to do something, he's dying, Charlie's dying! Please help me!" I clamped onto his shirt and buried my face into in chest. "Please help him! I whispered into his chest.
"I can't." He replied in a flat tone. I unburied my face, and looked at him in horror.
"What do you mean you can't? You saved me! Why can't you save him! Please Edward, please.
"Isn't this what you wanted? For him to go away forever?"
"No, I never wanted this, I didn't mean it, I, I, I love him!" I was starting to get the crying hiccups.
"It's his time Bella; there is nothing I can do."
"So! It was m-my time, and y-yet you saved me"
"Yes, and look at us now, looking after you has tuned out to be a full time job, and I can't do that twice. I'm sorry. It's too late."
"You w- won't half too look after him, j-just save him this once. Once Edward, that's all I ask. P-please." And then I said the magic words that I have regretted ever since.
"I'll do a-anything." Something flashed across his face when I said these three words.
"Anything." He said, as if thinking as he said it. I had never seen Edward act this way before. He was always charming, helpful, sympathetic. Now he was acting as if he was a completely different person.
"I'll do anything." I said again.
Then he leaned forward, and whispered into my ear, "mine."
"What?," I looked up at him with blood stained eyes. I saw lust in his eyes. I had never, ever, ever seen Edward behave like this. I started to take a step back, but he quickly wrapped his arm around me and pulled me close. He leaned in again and said, "Your mine."
My heart was beating uncontrollably, and my breathing became erratic. "I'm always yours," I whispered back.
"Only, mine." I looked into his golden eyes, with a questioning look.
"His head is damaged. If I save his life, he will not remember you. You will not exist in his memory. Therefore you will only belong to me." I was horrified by the answer. This was the worst thing that could happen to me. Charlie not remember me? It was almost too much for me to bare. But then I rather sacrifice my memory, then his life.
But something in Edward had changed. He was now, so, so, selfish! "I will have you to myself, no Charlie, no Jessica, no Mike, no one else but me. You will belong to me"
"You mean, I can never see anyone else again. What about my all my friends, I'm just supposed to forget about them? And them about me?"
"No, you will tell them you have chosen to obey your father's wishes and move to Arizona."
I put my head down, and started to cry even harder. I cried so hard that my legs could no longer support me. I felt a great pain in my stomach, almost as if I were going to hurl. I sunk down to the ground and covered my face with my hands. I leaned to lay on my side and curled myself up into a little ball. I could tell how pathetic I looked. Heck, I even felt pathetic!
I felt Edward's hand pull my hand from my face. I quickly yanked it back and put it over my face again. Then I felt his arms enclose around my curled form and pull me into his lap. "Oh, come on Bella, I promise it won't be that bad. You'll be with me, isn't that what you've always wanted?"
"I-I-I don't –k-k-know" My hiccups were worst then ever. Then I realized, that it wasn't about me, it was about Charlie. "I'll d-d-d" I had to stop and take another deep breath. "I'll d- do it."
"Good, now sleep Bella, I'll be there when you wake" was all I remember him saying before I felt my eyes close into a deep sleep, I let all my weight rest on Edward, and that it.
Ever since that day Edward has never let me outside. He had always kept special watch over me. I thought he would go back to himself, but he never did. So my only way of getting outside was to escape. But he always knew when I left. And he always caught me. I was a prisoner. He kept me busy with the chores of the mansion, and rewarded me with a small detail of how my father was doing, or what my friends were up to. And that is where I am today. But Edward has never given me a surprise. Especially considering the fact that last night I just ran away. I should be in solitary confinement.
I didn't even realize how long I sat there just holding the picture of my father and I. I quickly closed it and set it back on the table, so as not to get caught by Edward.
"I thought I told you not to touch my stuff without asking Bella." Uh oh, there goes my surprise. His tone was serious, but when I turned around his face held a soft smirk.
"I'm sorry, I won't do it again. Its just that it fell on the floor, and I picked it up and saw a picture of me and was wondering what it was." I hope he falls for my weak lie.
"Oh, I see. So, the closed book somehow fell to the ground and landed on the exact page that you wanted." He raised and eyebrow and looked at me to see if I had another way of redeeming myself.
"Well, I picked up the book, after it fell, and flipped through it, the book looked familiar."
"So the book didn't fall onto the page, you flipped to the page." He smiled and I could tell he was trying extremely hard to keep from laughing in his amusement of smoking my ass! And the fact that I had just put my foot in my mouth. My face grew a hot crimson.
"Well now that we know you flipped to the page, that only leaves the fact of how it fell to the ground." He looked at me, to see if I dare try to answer this one, without making a complete fool out of myself.
I gave up, there was no way to win this, and he knew it. "I pick up the book, and flipped through the pages. I'm sorry, I won't do it again." I put my head down in embarrassment.
Edward lifted my chin up to his eye level and smiled. "There we go, that's better Bella. That's exactly what I wanted to hear, and you are forgiven." He kissed the top of my head, and breathed in my scent before releasing me. "Come the night is young and your surprise awaits!" He grabbed my hand and led me to his silver Volvo. My eyes were wide with excitement.
I was outside! And not running, but actually outside. If this was the surprise, I was already happy. "Get in Bell." He said in a soft tone. "If you're already that surprised, I have a feeling you will really like your real surprise." I got in the car, strapped on my safety belt and was overflowing with excitement as we sped away from the drive way.