My Beautiful Bella [COMPLETED]

Chapter 13

Bella P.O.V

I had felt my heart completely stop, I felt my eyes widen as tears of joy overwhelmed my eyes in a matter of seconds, and I felt the sudden urge to run into his arms. The arms that had once held me when I was little. The arms that had protected me from the nightmares I had once had. His cold temperature hugged me tighter as I began crying in his arms. It was him, it was really him. My Edward. I kept holding on to him for what felt like hours, we didn't let go of each other, I didn't want to, and I was glad he didn't either.

Eventually, he let go of me while wiping the tears that were still falling down my face. I could feel my cheeks starting to blush as I smiled at him. "I've missed you so much!" I couldn't help hugging him again, I could tell he didn't mind because his arms wrapped around me once more.

I pulled away again to wipe my eyes before more tears started to shed. "I've missed you too, a lot, and I'm sorry I've been gone for so long," I nodded with a smile, and fought back the tears that were about to start rolling down my face.

"I really don't care that you were gone for this many years. All that matters is that I have you back in my life again, and that you are staying right?" I just realized that as I finished my sentence. What if he wasn't staying? What if he leaves again? What if I don't see him for another twelve years?

I heard his laugh that I began to love about him the first time we had ever spoken when I was little, and started blushing again, "Yes, I'm definitely staying, and I'm not leaving your side from here until the end of forever." I felt my cheeks getting redder and redder each second.

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        It was nighttime now, I was wrapped in Edwards arms just like how we used to be years ago.  We spent the whole day catching up, he was still the same person I began to love from the very beginning.  There's only one problem from him coming back, and it's that I realized that I love him.  Not the kind of love a sibling would have for each other, but like I want him to be mine. Forever.  I don't really know how I developed these feelings, but I just have, every time I think of him.  It's kind of weird to feel what I'm feeling, I mean he's kind of like my brother in a way, but I don't want him to be.

        "So where were you all this time? Like did you stay local or did you move out of state?" He shook his head as he pulled me closer to him.

        "I ran across the country for the first four years, then I moved back closer to Forks," my face was probably blank as I listened and looked up to the ceiling.

        "How come you never came back earlier?" He hesitated before answering, which made me even more curious, so I pulled myself up to him so that our faces were right across from each other.

        "I did almost come back, but when I tried to come back, Esme saw me, and said that its wasn't time for me to come home yet," he looked like he was about to cry, but I knew that wasn't possible.

        "Why would she do that?" He didn't answer he just shrugged, but I knew he knew why.  "Just tell me, I know she wouldn't just tell you to not come home...she had to have some sort of reason."

        "Well... She just thought you were still so young for me to be back in your life, so I didn't come back.  But I've always been trying to come back for you Bella, then I started watching the house just in case something happened, and I knew that if something did, I could never forgive myself."

        I was speechless at this point, but after a minute I spoke, "Why wouldn't you forgive yourself?"

        "Because Bella, it's my job to protect you, and to not let anything happen to you.  If anything ever did, it would be my fault, and I can't live without you Bella," I smiled as I went to kiss his cheek, and lay my head back down on his chest.

        "But it wouldn't be your fault, it could never be, you left to protect me didn't you?" He nodded as I finished, "So why would it be your fault when you were doing the right thing in the first place?"

        "It just would Bella!" He started raising his voice at me.  My heart completely stopped.  I could tell he wasn't happy.  All of the sudden he was up from the bed and tried making his way out the door. 

        "Wait Edward! I'm sorry!" Before I knew it I grabbed him by his wrist, and pulled him back to me, his lips were instantly on mine.  I was completely speechless.