The blood seeped out of the cut quickly. With every drop came a new wave of pain. I dropped the razor and covered the wound, trying to stop the pain.

The hole was open and Edward was gone again. He really wasn’t coming back. I had caused too much trouble to be worth it.

Pain filled my body, engulfing me with fire. My arm burned, my stomach burned, my leg burned.

Crimson liquid drowned my body. I would not survive this time.

I bolted upright, my heart racing.

First, I checked my arm. The cut from last night was scabbed over and no longer burned.

Next, I pulled the covers off my body to examine my leg. It was just another few inches of scab and did not hurt much.

Content with my current physical state, I checked to se if Edward was still around. My dream could still come true.

He sat just a foot away, still on the bed, watching me intently. His head was cocked to the side and his eyes glowed with love and curiosity. The wonderful, bronze hair framed his face, while retaining its messy status.

All the emotions form last night, and more, ran through me. Relief for Edward’s company, sadness for causing him trouble, hate for having to return to Nancy, and anxiety. What was coming next?

“What’s wrong, love?” he asked, pulling me into his arms.

“Just a bad dream.” I squirmed a bit, trying to get closer.

“Would you like to go out to lunch?”

Since it was almost noon, and Charlie wouldn’t be back for three more hours, I agreed. Getting out of the house might be nice.

We went to a cheesy pizza place. Despite my rejection, he ended up buying me one of everything on the menu. With barbecue wings, breadsticks, jalapeño poppers, pasta and multiple slices of pizza with various toppings, I sat down to eat… with only a ‘vegetarian’ vampire to share all the food with.

I scowled at him, but he smiled sweetly, waiting for me to begin. I gave up after a minute, unable to stay mad much longer. He continued smiling.

Edward began talking as I took my second bite. “The family misses you, Bella. Would you like to talk with them again? You don’t have to. They won’t mind.”

I chewed my second bite double time in an effort to answer quickly. “Of course I want to!”

“Good.” He grinned, eyes sparkling.

Lunch ended quickly and we took home the extra food for dinner. Charlie walked in the door ten minutes after us – to no one’s surprise. The always-alert Edward heard his ‘voice’ minutes early.

“Hey, Bells! How was your day?”

“Fine,” I said monotonously, walking up the stairs. The only thing on my mind right now was getting back to bed.

I showered quickly and stepped into my room, finding Edward lying on the bed. I crawled up next to him and breathed in his scent. It was intoxicating. The notes of my lullaby filled the room around me and I fell asleep easily.

Monday came quickly, but I didn’t mind school too much. When the bell rang, signaling the end of the day, Edward, Alice, and I walked out to the others. They were gathered around Rosalie’s convertible in the school lot.

“Hey, Bella!” Emmett shouted, pulling me into a hug.

I heard Alice laugh behind me, and scowled even though she wouldn’t see.

When I was finally put down, Edward wrapped me in his arms so I wouldn’t have to go through that again.

“How was your day?” Jasper asked, Alice next to him.

“Okay.”

He gave me a brief smile and I saw Rosalie do the same from her spot next to Emmett. Glad to be accepted, I smiled back.

Edward let out a soft growl right next to my ear. I scanned the faces of those in front of me, and found Alice having a vision.

A second later, I was being dragged off towards the car. Clearly it was something Edward did not want me to know.

“Bye, Bella!” Emmett called, waving his hands wildly in the air.

All the happiness from him was becoming contagious – or Jasper was taking over. It didn’t matter. Nothing mattered. I was with Edward now, alone, again. The rest of Monday was pleasant full of nothing but enjoying his company.