Chapter 14 - Night Time Teaser

“Edward?” I can feel Bella’s eye’s on me, waiting for an explanation that I can’t really give her. The vice grip around my heart intensifies as I turn toward her frowning face.

“We need to leave Forks,” I state plainly.

“What? Why?” Bella asks confused.

“My father needs us for a job.”

“But...when?”

“Now, Bella, we’re leaving now.” The loss and confusion on her face is evident as I step towards her. “We’ll be back, I promise.”

“Okay,” Bella says, nodding her head slightly.

“I’d like to ask one favor though,” I say, reaching out and touching her cheek with the back of my hand. “Don’t go home. Stay with Carlisle until we can come back and deal with Jake.”

“I...okay... yes, fine, I will,” she answers, looking up at me with her dark eyes. The way she’s looking at me I can sense a feeling of withdrawal, seeing her eyes glaze over with doubt.

As she closes her eyelids I lean forward, placing a kiss on her forehead and, without hesitation, I turn around, walking away from her.

I hear Jasper say goodbye to Bella and Alice but I don’t look up. I just turn the ignition and shout at him, “Come on Jasper, we’ve got to go!”

Jasper has hardly slammed the door closed before I push my foot down on to the accelerator and speed away from Bella before I’m unable to leave her at all.

Getting there

My first Beta has returned the next chapter to me saying that she loved it completely and utterly. I have sent it off to my second Beta hoping she loves it just as much. At this stage it looks like you may get an update by the end of the week.

Bribery is complete acceptable though....

Forever and a day

Yes, I know its been forever but come on I've just had a baby and moved house. The good news is that I've just sent the next chapter of SotN to my first Beta so if we are lucky then we'll have an update in the next week.