Chapter Three

The Aftermath.

EPOV

"Carlisle!" I said hopping up from the bed to answer my phone, though I felt as though I shouldn't have unwrapped my arms from Bella, I wanted to take in all that Carlisle mentioned.

"Carlisle, this can't be true, he can't be gone."

"I'm sorry son, the car they were in hit a big semi off ocean grove and Montaigne Avenue, they passed away shortly after arriving here. There was literally nothing that could be done, the damage had occurred so largely in such a minimal amount of time."

My face fell, Bella was going to be in excruciating pain over her loss, and her being sad makes me unhappy for her. But I will be there for anything that she needs me to be there for, and if she wants me gone I won't hesitate to go. Her wishes are my command. I love her so completely.

She has me under spell.

"I see, well this isn't good in the least."I mumbled,

"I'm sorry, but I truly was prepared to do anything to give them best chance of survival, it was just too late. Please tell Bella I'm so sorry" I heard the muffled sorrow in Carlisles voice.

"Don't be sorry!"I whispered

"Thank you; she'll appreciate your effort."

"Edward, may I ask that you bring Bella down here to sort some things out and to help her understand what's happened."

"Yes, Of course, well be there soon." I mumbled emotionless as I snapped my phone shut and raised my head slowly to take in full view of Bella's current form.

She was sat up on the bed, her palms pressed out in front of her, her legs bend beside her, and tears rolling down her beautiful face in torrents, just then I saw her torso shudder as the raking sobs began to break free of her body.

"Oh Bella" I whispered as I briskly walked to her and wrapped my arms around her, cradling her and letting her feel comfort in my protective hold. I'll never let go.

She was a complete and utter mess. This truly broke my heart.

We eventually arrived at the hospital, where all my family at some stage held Bella as she grieved, and also felt pain and loss along with her, though honestly and obviously not as strongly.

After being at the hospital for quite a long while, and after getting everything sorted out, we drove back to my family's house, where we were practically chaperoning Bella. This was as much her home as ours.

I looked into Bella's raw, bloodshot eyes as I carried her into my room and placed her onto my bed. My beautiful girl had been through the worst possible day of all existences.

She needed rest, though under current circumstances, I doubt she'll gain much if any.

"Thank you." Bella said in a weekly trembling voice.

"Thank you for being here for me, you and your family. I don't think you grasp how much by just being here, use all save me from practically wasting away with the wind."

A new fresh tear slid down her unusually flustered face, before my thumb slid up her cheek bone to stop it in its tracks.

"Bella, you are my life, you are my world. Everything in my existence was dull, boring, before you showed up and saved me from the deepening shadow follower I was already becoming. Now it's my turn to help you, to be there for you, and I promise, I will be here for you. That is until you order me away, my love."

"Never." She replied, before positioning herself into me like she were using me as a protective shield, and in shorter time than I expected she began to breathe slow, deep heavy breaths.

Even in her sleep I could tell she was hurt. She quietly moaned and writhered by my side, as if she were re-living the whole of today's events step by step. I just held onto her tighter, cocooning her in my arms.

Being there to protect her from the demons that try to sabotage her best memories.

BPOV

I woke up, my head thumping and my eyes stinging like they'd been scrubbed with sandpaper.

Then it all came flooding back to me. My mum, my dad, they were gone. This made my heart falter and my stomach tie its self in knots. My throat tightened as if it had an un removable lump inside of it.

"Bella?" a beautiful voice softly worded.

"Are you awake my love?"

I could then feel his ironman arms wrapped around my back and noted the beautiful way we were closely conjoined, content admires of each other. He held me as if I were his life, his soul and I loved every second of it.

"Yeah, I'm awake." I said, my voice unusually hoarse.

I lifted my head to meet his gaze. Our eyes met each other's and we stared into each other's minds, wondering what we could each be possibly thinking at this very moment.

"I'm sorry."Edward announced.

" I know, me too." I said completely shattered.

Knowing that my parents had died was hard enough to take in, let alone having to see them lowered into the ground, in complete lifelessness, compared to how they were so energetic and free not four days ago, deepened into the earth's naturalness inside of a overlarge wooden box.

I just truly hope they're happy and at peace right now, That they're fine and living on in some other place beyond the sky's limit.

Just then there was a shrill and quick three knocks at Edwards door.

Then the knob twisted and it crept open an inch.

"Bellaaa." Alice softly whispered

"Bella, are you up." She continued.

"Pup's here to see you."

Edward took a long intake of breath before rising us both up.

"Oh, well use are awake, she said morphing straight into her average conversation voice, though there was emotion I just couldn't put my finger on lingering shallowly beneath Alice's usually happily trilling voice.

"Jacob?, I'll be down in a sec" I said whipping the sleep away from my tender eyes.

"Jake, what are you doing here?"

Hi bell's, I came to be a friend for you, how are you doing?"

"Umm, I don't really know" I said confused.

"Billy sends his condolences, he's real sad Bella, I don't know what to do, I get so squirmy when another bloke cries in front of me" he muttered in disarray.

"Then I'd be bad company for you to keep at the moment" I said briskly.

" Jake, could I ask you a favour? I slugged at him.

" Could you please give me like a little time, I mean I'm a mess honestly right now, and I don't want you seeing me like this, I want you to be around for my happy times."

Jacobs face fell, then he looked a tad mad.

"Bloodsucker over there get's to be around you, to support you, why can't I?"He snapped.

Edward let out a low grumble that arose from his lower chest.

"That's different Jake and you know it, Edward is in a relationship with me, he'll always be around for my bad times as well as my good. But you don't see me all that often, I guess I just want them times to be happy."

His rigid posture suddenly limped and he reminded me of the young lanky Jake he was before he so hugely filled out.

" I guess you're right, I'm sorry bell's, I just want you to feel better again, to be happy, and just know that I'm always there for you, you can call or whatever it is people do these days" he said with a small gesturing smile spread on his face that i couldn't help returning.

"I know Jake, that means more to me then you'll ever understand." I said.

He stepped forward and pulled me into a long soothing embrace before he backed away and threw a quick glance at all the Cullen's, who has slowly made way back to what they were doing beforehand, leaving me and Jacob to our little conversation.

"Well guess I'll see you soon Jake" I smiled at him.

"Sure, sure" he smiled back.

Before heading to the door, and with one last backward glance, he let himself out and closed the door softly behind him.

Well that was short.

We held the funeral for my parents.

Nearly half the town was there, which shows my parents were truly loved. They were amazing.

I'm hoping now with the hardest stuff out of the way, I can slowly re-rail my life back on track.

Having my Edward by my side gives me a glimmer of hope, reason to believe that everything will be alright.

Funeral song

By my side – Inxs.