Chasing for Something

Chapter 13

Chapter 13; Isabella.

"Are you alright?" His voice startled me, I jumped up a little. I looked up at him, and I nodded. I can't believe I was so stupid to even go to my old house. I even saw them! They were fine, they looked perfectly without their daughter. It hurt me so bad. I took a deep breath, and nodded once again.

"Yes. I'm fine." I said, I tried calming myself down but I was failing miserably. He eyed me suspiciously and nodded. I sighed and walked farther into the suite. I dropped my purse on the couch and shook my head. Why was I so stupid? I couldn't believe it. I should've never come to LA.

I walked into the kitchen where Edward was, and grabbed a cup of water. I chugged it down quickly, and grabbed some more water.

"Careful darling, don't drown yourself." He said. I looked up and shrugged. I knew I was about to break down soon enough. I excused myself and went into my bedroom. Once inside I let it all out. I tried my best to keep it all inside, but when I saw them I couldn't deal with it. Once I was done, I sighed. We had another meeting soon. An unexpected one. I got up and looked in the mirror in the room. My eyes were red and puffy and my hair was a mess.

I cleaned myself up before getting out of the room. I rested my hand on the doorknob and took a deep breath before opening the door. I walked out of the room and walked to the kitchen for a glass of water. I noticed Edward was sitting on the couch typing away on his computer. I looked at the time in the clock that was above me and chuckled. We had five minutes then we had to leave.

"Mr. Bass, we have to leave for your next meeting." I said, he nodded and slipped his things into his briefcase. I grabbed my things and we walked out of the suite to the elevator. There was an awkward silence between us. My mind carried me to next week events and I realized my birthday was in a few days. I'd be twenty years old. I shrugged, earning an awkward look from Edward. I chuckled and shook my head.

The meeting was long and boring. I took notes on the important things and drifted my mind to other things when they got off topic. When the meeting was over, I literally sighed in relief. Everyone shot me a glare and I kept my head down. It was around 7:30 PM and I was exhausted and starving. We walked out of the conference room and we made our way out the building. Once inside the car, I tried my best to keep my mouth shut from asking if I could go back to New York. I truthfully did not want to be in LA.

Before I could stop myself. the words came rushing out of my mouth. "Do you think I could fly back to New York tomorrow morning?" I said. I mentally smacked myself. Edward looked up with a puzzle emotion. "I need you here." He said, and I nodded. I then suddenly remembered how I wanted to make him mine. I sighed and thought about that and our kiss before we came here. I glanced over at him and he was typing away on his phone. I remember feeling sparks when he kissed me. I remember feeling alive somehow. But all those feelings were scary and foreign to me.

"Ms. Waltz, it's only two more days." He said, without glancing up at me. I nodded, and stayed quiet. I could make it for 48 hours, right? I didn't know, truthfully. "Right, it's no worries." I said, letting the words flow out of my mouth.

"Good. Now where would you like to dine at?" I looked up at him puzzled and he gave me a chuckle in return. I raised an eyebrow mans he spoke up. "Dinner, where would you like to go?" I thought about for a second and I really wanted McDonald's fries. "McDonalds." I said.

He laughed and I raised my eyebrow once again. "You're in LA and you want to eat McDonalds?" I nodded, keeping my face straight. "Yes. I'm craving their food." I said nonchalantly. He laughed once again and shook his head. "Women." He then turned and told the driver to drive us to the nearest McDonalds.

Once we had gotten our food, we had decided to drive back to our hotel. Once in the hotel, I took my food and started to eat. I probably looked like a pig but I didn't care. I turned the TV on, and flipped through the channels until I heard a news report with Elizabeth and Matthew Maine. Without thinking, I stayed on that channel and listened.

"News are still rolling around that Mr. & Mrs. Maine are still in search for their daughter after she ran away just four years ago. We recently caught up with Mr. Maine himself and here is what he had to say about it." Said the news reporter. Seriously, this was still news? I snorted as the screen changed to my dear father.

"I am so deeply concerned for the well being of my daughter." Lies. "I just hope that she's ok, and that she will come back soon. Not knowing anything about Naomi is deeply saddened me and wife." Lies. "I wish there was a way for me to reach out to her, so Naomi, if you're watching. Please come back." As he finished, a picture of me from four years ago popped up on the screen. I just sat there without saying anything.

"She looks awfully a lot like you." I heard Edward say. I nodded and flipped the channel not wanting him to figure out who I really was. I cleared my throat and kept eating my food without saying a word.

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