Life After Edward

Bella POV

“Is Bella back?” I heard Carlisle voice call from upstairs.

“Yes,” Alice quietly replied back.

I sat up, wiping the tears from my eyes, I saw Edward standing on the porch and Carlisle coming down the stairs. Edward saw Carlisle to and headed in quickly. They looked at each other for a moment.

“No!” Edward yelled at Carlisle, “There has to be another way.”

“Maybe in a more controlled environment it will work out.” Carlisle replied.

“I know this is about me, please tell me,” I said as firmly as my weak body would let me. Alice left toward the kitchen.

“I talked to an old friend, Zafrina,” Carlisle began to say to the whole room, which I realized was everyone, but Alice. “She said down there, in the Amazon, there is a vampire who keeps impregnating women. He likes to watch the torture they go through.” Alice was back, holding a cup in her hand. She put it on the side table next to me.

“What happens to the women when the baby is born?” I asked, and I knew I didn’t want to hear the answer once Edward turned away.

“The membrane around the baby is so strong, that the only way around it is for the baby to chew through it. At least, that’s my guess. Zafrina claimed that the babies rip themselves from the mother’s stomach, leaving the mothers to bleed to death.”

“So I will die?” That can’t be the only option I thought to myself.

“As long as we can keep your heart beating, we can turn you. That’s saying that all the stories are true. She has never seen any of this, only heard of it.”

“Do you think it’s true? Honestly.” I asked.

“It matches with a few other things I have found while researching.”

I grabbed my cup and took a sip. I looked at Edward, he was staring at me and I stared back. The way he was looking at me, he must love me? No, I can’t give myself false hope.

Everyone went back to what they had been doing previously. Carlisle went upstairs after saying, “Zafrina is looking into more, and I will keep looking for answers as well.” Jasper, Rose and Emmett went hunting while Alice sat next to me and Edward went outside with Esme.

I finished my drink and looked at Alice.

“Have you seen anything new?” I asked her wanting more answers.

“No, Bella, I’m sorry,” she said sadly to me, taking my cup.

“I’m tired; do you think I can sleep in a bed?”

“Sure, do you want mine or Edward’s?” Alice asked me.

“Do you think Edward would take me to his?” I asked.

“Why wouldn’t he?”

“Well, he proposed and I yelled at him and then ran away.”

“I miss everything now that I can’t see.” She said with frustration as Edward walked into the room. I should have known that he would hear me.

“Can I use your bed tonight?” I asked him.

“Of course,” He said smiling at me. He walked over and picked me up bridal style and brought me to his room. He laid me down and turned to leave.

“Edward….” I said and he slowly turned to look at me.