Recap of ending of "My happy ending or is it the beginning?"

The months went by quickly. We had been testing my control with the human scent on a daily basis now. We made sure that there was quite a lot of distance between me and the humans to be safe, but the scent didn't stir anything in me. It really was quite repulsive to be honest. Edward and Carlisle wanted to be sure to keep me at a safe distance until I had passed my year mark and my newborn strength had diminished.

We were approaching my 11th month now and I was well in control of my instincts and feedings. I was only needing to hunt once every week and a half now. My eyes were now a golden honey after I hunted and I no longer needed contacts. Life was normal for me now. I rarely thought of my other life or my parents. I sent an occasional email but they were short and basically answered the questions that Renee and Charlie had asked in several previous emails. I missed them but knew that the time to cut them out of my life completely or to have a visit with them was fast approaching. They were both begging for a visit and I was running out of excuses.

I was in the middle of responding to several of Renee's emails when Edward walked into our room.

"Bella, is everything ok? You look so sad..." Edward was massaging my shoulders as he stood behind me.

"I'm fine, I was just thinking that it's time to either see my parents or cut them out of my life completely..." I couldn't help but just whisper my words... This was the only part of my choice in joining Edward for eternity that I struggled with.

"Bella, love... I cannot tell you what to do, but I will support you in your choice..." Edward leaned down and kissed my cheek lightly, "I love you."

I reached up with my hands, sliding them around the back of Edwards neck, "I know..."

I released him and finished up my email. Edward had grabbed a book and was now reading on the bed when I stood up.

"Lets talk options..." I said as I walked to the bed... I took in a deep breath, "We need to make a decision on how to proceed with my parents... I cant keep making up excuses on why they can't come see us or why we can't visit them... It isn't fair to them..."

"Well, you really have three options, love..." he moved to the edge of the bed in front of me and grabbed my hands, "one, you continue as you have been, avoiding them... two, we go for a quick visit next month..." he paused looking at me lovingly as he took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, "three... you fake your death..."

I tensed as his last option sunk in... If I chose to cut them out of my life, it would only be fair that they had some type of closure instead of always wondering where I was, how I was doing and if I was happy. I knew that no matter what my decision was, I needed to make sure my parents knew I was happy. I also knew that any decision I made was going to be painful for everyone involved.

It was time to decide...

"Edward... I am ready to..."

Chapter 1

"Edward... I am ready to go see my parents..." I said as calm as I could, "I want to leave them with one more happy memory before we 'die'..." I could only manage a whisper and even at that, my voice cracked.

Edward wrapped his arms tightly around me and let a few minutes go by before he spoke,

"Love... you don't have to do that... 'die' I mean..." He pulled away so he could look into my eyes. "you could wait a few years-"

I cut him off, "I don't have a few years, I don't want them to dream of grand babies... something we can't ever give them, I don't want them to even question why we always look the same... I don't want them to be in any danger because of the secret we hold..." I took in a deep breath, I knew it was time.

"Bella, be reasonable... You could have at least 3 more years to continue a relationship with them... There is no rush." He pleaded with me now.

I shook my head, "No Edward, if I continued in the same type of relationship with my parents that I have now, it will only cause them unnecessary pain... I see it in their emails that I rarely respond to..."

"You don't need to have a strained relationship though Bella... You could make more of an effort and open up the communication lines a little bit better by writing them more often, calling them, the occasional visit..." Edward quit talking as I closed my eyes and shook my head...

"I can't do it... It would be too painful to be close to them again and then break it off all of a sudden... I can't do it... I am ready now." I placed my hands on his face and looked into his eyes now, "We are in our 'summer break', lets plan a visit to Washington and Florida... We can talk to Alice and see when the best time for us to go to Florida is... maybe we will get a break and there will be a storm that is passing through... Maybe we wont be stuck inside the whole weekend... or maybe we can invite Renee here... I just need to do this..."

Edward bowed his head and took in a deep breath, "Ok, if that is what you need to do." he said as he exhaled.

"Thanks for understanding and not fighting me on this one." I smiled at him before kissing him on the cheek, "and we will need to figure out a way to 'die' together without leaving bodies..." I lowered my voice, "it has to look real and not suspicious... Charlie needs to be convinced..."

Edward looked at me, I could see the questions forming in his mind, "Why do we need to 'die' together? Believe me, that is how it would happen anyways, I wouldn't... no, I couldn't live without you, I am just curious as to why you want to 'kill' me too..." He wore that favorite crooked grin of mine as he waited for my response.

"Well, I think it would bring Charlie and Renee some type of comfort knowing that we were together... in death or life... Besides," I smiled, "I couldn't put you through that again, those emotions you would need to have, to convince everyone you were grieving for the loss of the love of your life..." I shuttered at the same time he did...

"We'll need to talk to Carlisle... He may have some suggestions on how to proceed..."

"I'll go talk to Alice and get a forecast for Florida, you go talk to Carlisle... I'll meet you in Carlisle's office when I am done with Alice..." I grabbed his hand and gave it a gentle squeeze before going out to find Alice.

Alice was in her room going through her wardrobe. At first I didn't see her behind all the piles of clothes.

"Alice, Edward and I are going..." Alice jumped up excitedly and cut me off mid sentence...

"Oh Bella! It will be great! A storm system is going to go over your mom's area in 4 days and you will have the perfect overcast skies for 6 days! Your mom will notice a little difference in you but wont be able to put a finger on it. You will have a great time!" She grabbed my hand and started to lead me out of her room and up the stairs, "Lets get you packed..."

I giggled, "Alice, I think I can manage packing my own suitcase..."

Alice turned to glare at me, "Obviously not... if you think that you will only need a suitcase and not suitcases... you need my help!"

I rolled my eyes at Alice, "Fine, you go pack for me... I need to go join Edward and Carlisle to talk about a few other things right now..."

Alice grabbed my hand tighter, "Bella..." she said softly, "your parents are going to be heartbroken... they will believe everything..." She released my hand and glided the rest of the way up the stairs, leaving me standing there deep in thought.

I was doing the right thing... the best thing for everyone involved... I loved my parents and would miss them but this had to be done...

I found Edward and Calisle talking about different scenarios of faking our deaths. I didn't interrupt, I just listened,

Carlisle was giving options, "...on vacation and you were trying your hands at scuba diving... you both just never came back..."

Edward broke in, "Bella was so phobic of the water before though... I don't think they would believe she would try scuba diving..."

"There could be a house fire... we could get enough evidence of human remains..."

"That would be very believable especially for us Carlisle... I don't want to 'die' that way..." Edward shuttered.

"I don't think a car accident would be very easy... we would have to come up with bodies..." Carlisle sat back in his chair and ran his fingers through his hair as he looked at me, "Bella, what do you think? Do you have any ideas?"

I shook my head... I couldn't think of any, but I knew that I didn't want to be burnt to death...

Alice walked in, "Edward and Bella are going to Africa on a Safari... They went out for a hike on the last day of the trip and were attacked by Tigers... There was just trace evidence left... bloody shoe, remnants of bloody torn clothing... Very believable... Especially since Emmett and Rosalie were with you and witnessed the whole thing... they were lucky to survive. The tigers drug your bodies off and Emmett and Rosalie made their way back to the camp to get help... by the time the locals caught up with the Tigers, there was nothing left of either one of you..."

I watched her as she told the story of our deaths... the details that Charlie and Renee would have to deal with... I shuddered at the thought of being eaten by wild animals. "Alice... that is a horrible way to die... does it have to be so gory?"

Alice looked at me, "yes... if you want them to believe you actually died... if you don't want them to wonder if there was any chance you were still out there... lost, scared and alone... it has to be this way Bella..."

I took in a deep breath and held it in for a few moments, "Alright... lets book our flights to Florida... Alice said that we have a six day window of overcast skies in four days... We will fly from Florida to Washington and then come home to get ready for our one year anniversary trip to Africa..."

Edward looked at me and then at Alice, "why are Emmett and Rosalie coming with us to Africa for our anniversary?"

"Oh, the whole family is going... it isn't for your anniversary, it is just a family vacation for everyone getting straight A's this year at college!" Alice giggled, "I think I see a great shopping trip in my near future!"

With everything decided, I headed up to my room to call Renee to tell her we were coming for a visit. She was thrilled to hear my voice and about my impending visit. I kept the call short telling her I needed to start packing and also had to call Charlie since we were going to visit him as well. Charlie was happy with the news we were coming to visit too. He was a little sad that we would be staying at the Cullen's house but understood that his house was small. He had been planning on fishing with Billy the weekend we were coming, but said he was more than happy to cancel the plans he had made. He asked if Alice would be coming and was excited to hear that she was. He had obviously missed her.

I was finding that I was excited to return to Forks more than I had expected. The place I once detested had become the place my life really began in. I would always love Forks and hoped one day to be able to go back and live there again when enough time had passed and the 'Cullen' family were no longer remembered.

I hunted more than usual the next few days before our trip to ensure that I would be in complete control around my parents and other people. I didn't think I would have a problem with blood lust because of the repulsion I had at the smell of the humans I had tested myself around... My big test was coming now that I was about to board a fully enclosed tube full of humans for the next 4 hour flight...