Little bit of a filler here. I wanted some details out of the way to set up the next part of the story but didn't want them in a main chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter 10.5: Oh.

We reached the Capitol Forrest house in a little over an hour. Conversation is pretty one sided with a giant werewolf, so I was left to think through problems I didn't have an answer to until we arrived at the house.. The house itself was pretty modest for a Cullen house. 2500 square foot log cabin, rectangular in shape with a peaked roof. One end of the house was made up entirely of windows, bathing the cream and oak furniture in moonlight.
Of course a wall of windows.
There were 3 bedrooms here, which made me think that this wasn't where they all stayed at once, with a high end kitchen that never got used, despite being stocked with food and drink.

I glanced at Sam as he came back from running the perimeter. "Help yourself to any food or drink here. It's only here for decoration so you might as well use it." He nodded at me and made his way to the kitchen. I could hear his stomach gurgling. He came back in with a bottle of water and a chocolate bar.
"There's another building north-east about 150 yards away. You okay to check that out whilst I eat. I need to rest." Sam asked. I looked at him as he slumped into the deep arm chair. He did look tired, so I decided that I wouldn't rush checking out other building.
"Sure, no problem. It's probably a garage anyway." I left out the front door and headed in the direction Sam had said.

I stopped dead in my tracks 15 yards from the building. I recognized that smell. Suddenly propelled back 5 years. Sitting in the Italian restaurant. Edwards tan jacket. Inhaling his scent. I dropped to the ground. Why could I smell him? Was he here? Had he been here recently? Why didn't Sam tell me he caught a scent, even if he didn't know whose it was?

I ran into the building as quick as I could, stopping in the middle of an empty garage. My eyes darting around. I was frantic. As a human Edwards scent was intoxicating to me. Something I wished I could bottle so I could have it with me always. As a human it was a smell that never lingered for long. As a Vampire, it was intesified, electric to my system. Honey, lilacs and sunshine all rolled into one. If this is what his scent did to me, what would happen if I saw him?

That stopped me. If I saw him? Why would I see him? Did I even want to see him? The hole that his departure left in me throbbed. Though it hurt being in the Cullen house in Forks, I hadn't really sat down to see if that jagged trench had come over into this life with me. Standing there, inhaling the smell of him, I could tell that it had. So, if that was the case, could it be fixed? Filled? Would being with Edward again mend it, or would it be a part of me for eternity? The one scar vampirism couldn't fix.

Standing in one place wasn't going to answer any of those questions for me. I didn't have the time to know if I wanted them answered. Charlie needed to be changed and soon. I made my way up the stairs, moving slowly as my mind spun like a hurricane. Up here it was decked out like an apartment. A small kitchen, a modest bedroom with ensuite, a small family room and what I assumed was an office come library. My assumption that all the Cullens didn't stay here was only half right. The couples stayed in the main house, Edward must've stayed here. For a long time he was the odd one out, so likely wanted space from the rest.
I headed towards the office door and slowly opened it. Even with my enhanced eyes, I couldn't see anything. The room behind me was dark, no windows in this room at all. I walked in, stopping only when I reached the desk, turning on a small desk lamp. The smell of honey, lilacs and sunshine was overwhelmingly concentrated here. Swarming around me, caressing me with everything that would never be. My still heart hurt.

I needed to leave. I needed fresh air. I couldn't stay here, not with the smell bringing back everything I would never have. What I fought so hard to get through, this was not how I was going to start the rest of my forever. I spun around, ready to leap out the first window when I froze.

Sat in the corner, in an armchair of deep red, looking every bit the greek god I thought he was, was Edward.

Oh.