“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.
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