A/N I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING! I ONLY OWN THIS PLOT! This is my new story. Please tell me if I should continue or not.

Loud squeals and giggles could be heard coming from the Cullen's house one sunny afternoon in Forks Washington. Inside that house Edward Cullen was in the process of tickling his girlfriend Bella Swan as she squirmed around on the couch.

"Stop, stop!" Bella demanded through giggles.

"Nope, not until you say the magic words." Edward smirked at her.

"No!"

"Then I won't stop."

"Edward seriously cut it out!" Edward's older brother Emmet said.

"Why do you care?" Edward asked.

"Because we're trying to watch a movie and her squealing is ruining it." Emmet's girlfriend Rosalie said.

"Well too bad. I'm not stopping until she says the magic words." Edward smirked.

"Never!"

Edward continued to tickle her. The house phone rang but nobody got up to answer it. The mother of the Cullen kids Esme, got up and went into the kitchen to answer the phone.

"Edward stop it….I can't breathe!" Bella gasped out.

Just as he was about to respond Esme walked back out with the phone in her hands.

"Edward you need to stop. The phone is for Bella."

Edward stopped tickling her and Bella took the phone

"Hel…Hello?" she answered.

"Bella are you all right?" Carlisle Cullen asked on the other end.

"Yeah, just breathless, Edward was tickling me."

Carlisle sighed. "Bella I've got some bad news. You need to come down to the hospital, your father was just admitted to the ICU."

"I…ICU only the critical people go there and if someone is critical it means they might not live…..No Carlisle you're lying me. Please don't lie to me."

"Bella I'm sorry. It's the truth. He was shot in the chest, it hit his right in the heart. He's lucky to still be alive."

Bella dropped the phone covering her mouth in shock as tears filled her eyes. She turned and buried her face in Edward's chest.

"Bella, Love what is it? What's wrong?"

"Make him stop Edward!" Bella cried. "Make him stop lying to me!"

Looking confused Edward grabbed the phone from the floor while still holding Bella close in his arms.

"Carlisle? What's wrong Bella is hysterical."

"Charlie was admitted to the ICU. He was shot in the chest."

"OH no is he all right?"

A muffled voice was heard in the background.

"Sorry Edward I've got to go. If we have any chance in saving Charlie's life I'd need to be in there for the surgery. Just get down to the hospital now!"

With that he hung up. Edward sighed and kissed Bella on the head. "Love, we need to get to the hospital."

Bella just nodded.

Edward lifted her up and carried her bridal style. Esme followed. "Let me drive, you just hold Bella. She needs you right now."

Edward nodded and climbed into the back seat of the car buckling them both in and holding Bella close to him.

Her whole body was trembling against his as she clung to him for dear life.

They finally arrived at the hospital everyone got out and ran inside.

"We need to see Charlie Swan please." Esme said. "This here is his daughter, my son and Dr. Cullen's son Edward an I'm Dr. Cullen's wife Esme. He asked us all the come."

"Of course. He's still in surgery, but Dr. Cullen will be out momentarily to speak with you. Please have a seat."

The three of them went over and sat down.

"Make time go faster Edward." Bella whimpered. She knew he couldn't but it made her feel better to say it.

"He'll be out here soon. Just hang in there Love."

"I want to see him now."

Bella was restless against him; she squirmed and trembled in his arms. Edward gently pressed her head to his chest and softly started to hum. Bella relaxed.

Finally after what felt like hours Carlisle came out. He didn't look happy.

The three of them stood up.

"I'm sorry." Was all Carlisle had to say. Bella went deathly white as she tensed up. She didn't cry, she was in too much of a shock. "I want you to know I did everything I could. I even tried to change him, like I did with Esme and Edward but it was too late. I'm so sorry."

"You…you were willing to change him to save him?" Bella whimpered.

"Of course, I knew how important he was to you. I'm just sorry it didn't work."

"What…what happens now?"

"You can see him before they take him to the morgue if you'd like."

Bella shook her head. Her voice suddenly gone.

"All right, why don't you go back to our house. I'll be there soon and we can discuss further plans."

Bella didn't respond. Her mind was going into overload trying to process what she just learned and figure out what happens next. How could her life have changed so drastically so fast.

"She's in shock, just take her home." Carlisle said.

Edward nodded. "Come on, Love, let's get you home?"

Bella didn't move. He gently lifted her into his arms. The movement brought her back from her thought and she whimpered.

"Shhh, it's ok Lovely." Edward soothed.

She buried her face in his shoulder and wrapped her arms tightly around his neck. Edward carried her out to the car.

Esme sighed and looked to Carlisle. "It wasn't your fault. You did everything you could."

"I know, that doesn't stop me from feeling guilty."

Esme held him and comforted him.

Edward just run home with Bella. I need to stay here with Carlisle. Esme thought.

Edward, hearing Esme's thoughts, looked to Bella. "Hold on tight." He whispered to her.

She gripped him tighter and he ran like the wind to get her back home.

He finally reached the house and went inside. Everyone was sitting in the living room not making a sound.

"Alice told us. Is she ok?" Emmet asked.

"She's in shock." Edward answered softly.

"What can we do?"

"Just give her some space. She'll let you know if she needs anything."

Edward took her upstairs. He went into his bedroom and set Bella down on the bed. She whimpered and held onto him tighter. He chuckled and kissed her forehead. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm just going to close the doors no one disturbs us."

"No go."

Edward kissed her head. "Bella, Lovely, I'll be back in a flash." He removed her arms, vampire sped over to his door, closed it, locked it, and rushed back over to Bella. He climbed into bed with her. She cuddled into his side.

Bella was quiet as so many thoughts and questions ran through her mind.

"What are you thinking?" Edward asked.

"Who did this to my dad? What's the best way I can get justice for him? What's going to happen to me now that I don't have a parent. Will I have to leave you and go to Florida with my mom?"

"Wow, baby girl you've got a lot on your mind don't you?"

She just nodded.

Edward sighed. "I'm sure Carlisle is going to take care of you until your mom gets here. Your mother is going to do what is best for you so I'm sure she'll move here so you can stay in school and stuff. After the loss of one parents the other parents normally wants to kids to stay in the realm of normal, and not make any other huge changes in the child's life. So I'm sure your mom will figure it out. As for who did it, I'm sure the other police are working to figure it out than they're going to make him pay. That's going to be enough justice for your dad. You don't have to do anything."

"I have to do something for him. I can't just sit here."

"We'll have a nice funeral for him. Let him rest in peace. That's what you can do."

Bella sighed. "We didn't have the best relationship but he was still my father and I still love him."

"I know that Bella, he knows that too and he loves you so, so much."

"What if he doesn't? I can't remember the last time I told him I loved him."

"Bella, I'm sure your father knew you loved him when he died."

Bella sat up and turned away from Edward. Tears stung her eyes as she tried to sniff them back.

Edward sat up and turned to her. "It's ok to cry Love, everyone understands."

"If I cry I'm admitting that he's really gone and if I cry I don't know if I'll ever stop."

"You'll feel so much better though baby girl. I promise. Please just let it out. It's just you and me here. No one is going to disturb us or bother us. Just let it out baby girl. Don't hold back."

Bella shook her head as a few tears slipped down her cheeks.

Edward pulled her into his chest hugging her tightly rubbing her back.

"NO, NO" she cried trying to fight him away. She gave up and finally collapsed in his arms crying out all her pain and hurt. Edward just held her and did what he could to comfort her. He knew deep down that the next couple of weeks were going to be a living nightmare for Bella.

A/N so what do you think? Should I continue? Leave me a review and let me know.