Searching for answers

I ran quickly back to the cottage, I needed to talk to Carlisle.  I entered the cottage and found Bella, Carlisle and Jacob sitting on the couch watching television.

“Carlisle can we talk for a minute?”

“Sure son”

“In private please, let’s go outside so we don’t disturb Bella”

I told Carlisle everything that had happened in the meadow.  I asked him some questions that he was shocked even came out of my mouth.

“What’s going on Edward?  What are you thinking?”

“I’m not sure if it will work Carlisle, but I’m going to give it a try.  I will be gone for several weeks, trying to figure this all out.  I will however be calling to check up on Bella”

“Alright Edward, do what you must, but please hurry back the baby is growing rapidly”

“I’ll try to get this all sorted as quickly as possible Carlsile” I said as I walked out the door.

I started back to the house and sensed that someone was following me; I turned quickly to see Liz.

“I was just about to come and see you” I said.

“What’s going on Edward?  Why haven’t you called me?”

“I had a lot to think about Liz, but now I’m done thinking.  I know what I must do to make everyone happy, including myself”

“What’s that Edward?”

“I’ve got to leave for a few weeks, to do some research”

“Leave! Why?”

“I don’t want to keep hurting people Liz, it seems that’s all I have been doing lately”

“What do you mean Edward?”

“Well there are three people being hurt in this whole situation, you, Bella and Jacob.  I need to try and fix this”

“How are you going to fix it Edward?”

I told her what I was planning on doing; she was so shocked she couldn’t speak.

“All I need is a name Liz, and I can fix all of this”

“William Shaw, or as he likes to call himself Spike, last I heard he was in California, a town called Sunnydale”

“Thank you Liz, hopefully this works”

“What if it doesn’t Edward?”

“I have to at least try” I said turning away from her and disappearing into the forest.

I ran quickly back to the house, I needed to get Alice.  She had to come with me.

I entered the house and Alice was standing at the door.

“About time” she said sticking her tongue out at me.

“I guess you already know where we are going eh”

“But of course my dear brother”

I ran upstairs and grabbed my passport and some money, and rejoined Alice back at the door.

“So whose car are we taking to the airport?

“We’ll take mine”

We got in my car and sped off toward the airport.  I parked the car in the parking lot and we went in and bought our tickets. 

The flight seemed to go on forever; we landed and went to the car rental place.  Of course Alice wanted something fast, so we rented an Audi TT quarto.  We got a map of California from the car rental office; we opened it up on the hood of the car.  I took out a red pen and circled Sunnydale.  I got in the driver’s seat and gave Alice the map.  I’ll drive; you keep track of the roads and tell me where to turn.