Sorry for not updating sooner, I decided to get sick for some reason…
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EPOV
I just stood in the doorway while she held me, crying into my chest. I'm not sure what to do right now. I put my arms around her and she shivered and I pulled them away. I am not entirely sure she noticed the shiver. I put my arms back around her and held her slightly. She cried even harder. What happened?
Her knees started to buckle and I caught her before she fell to the ground. If any of her blood spilt I would loose myself. I picked her up and took her inside her house. I set her on the couch and let go of her body as I went to find her a blanket. She clung to me like a baby chimpanzee does to its mother.
"Please, Edward, don't leave," she said between her sobs. What the fuck happened?
"I'm not going anywhere Bella." I said and sat on the couch. She shivered again and I insisted on her getting a blanket. It wasn't her fault my body was ice cold. I pulled the blanket around her then put my arms back around her shoulders and she cried. I was at a loss of what to do. Here was this human girl in my arms, crying, and my vampire self has no idea how to comfort her.
We just sat here for a while. Her crying stopped about fifteen minutes ago and she had fallen asleep. It was fascinating, to see her sleep. I had forgotten how it was. She was talking in her sleep. She was saying a lot about her dad, so I assume that something happened to him. She kept saying things like, "no dad" and "cant be not Charlie". I wish she would wake up. I really wanted to know what happened to make her cry so much.
She had been quite for a while and I was about to get up to call Carlisle to see if he had heard anything when I heard Bella say my name, "Edward…"
I looked back at her to see if she had woken, but she was still asleep. Was she dreaming about me? "Edward, mmmm…." she sighed in her sleep. She was dreaming about me! How could she? Not that I'm complaining really. It gave me a weird sense of confidence when she said my name while she slept. I made to leave again when she clung to me.
"Don't go," she said and I wasn't really sure if she was asleep. I turned around and she was looking at me. Her eyes wide and teary. "Please, Edward I don't want to be alone right now."
"Alright, Bella, I'm not going anywhere. I just need to make a phone call. I will be back," I told her touching her face. She nodded and I got up. I went out the front door so she couldn't hear me. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and dialed the familiar number. On the first ring he answered.
"Edward where are you? Why haven't you come home yet?" Carlisle said, sounding a little worried.
"Carlisle, I was at Chief Swan's house. I had a date with his daughter Bella, but when I arrived to pick her up she was crying and clung to me. I have been here ever since and she doesn't want me to leave." I said a little nervously, only Alice knew about it, and even that was not by choice.
"Edward, why? What is wrong?" he said not even caring why I was here.
"I don't know, she the only time she stopped crying is when she fell asleep. I was actually calling to see if you had heard anything."
"No I'm sorry but I haven't. Do let me know when you find out what happened," Carlisle said and hung up the phone. I sighed and walked back into the house. Bella was still on the couch. I walked up and sat next to her. I pulled her back into my arms and she sighed.
"Bella, love, what happened?" I called her love? I waited to see how she would react to my sudden burst of … emotion? She just sighed again and looked up at me.
"Edward I don't know what to do. Charlie is always home by 6:30. Always. So when 6:45 came around I knew something was wrong. I called the station and they said he was just out late on a call about giant wolves and hikers, or something. But I know him! He always calls so I made them radio the other officers and no one knew where he was. His car was left at the scene but he was nowhere. Someone said they saw him go into the woods, but that was only one guy. Edward I'm so scared. I don't know where my dad is," she said and she was crying again. God I hope Charlie didn't go into the woods.
"Shh… Bella its ok we'll find him." I said rubbing circles over the blanket covering her back.
"How do you know? This has never happened before! Edward I'm so scared." she said and clung to me for dear life and cried even harder. Again, I was at a loss for what to do. So I just held her and she cried.
Charlie POV
I let Edward leave. I knew he would be good to Bella. I looked around. There weren't very many officers left on the scene. I wonder why Edward asked to leave? He could have just left. That boy is weird. I quickly turned to the left towards the trees. What the hell was that? Movement in the trees?
I looked at my watch 6:10. Plenty of time to make it home before 6:30. That's the time I am always home. Bella always worries if I'm later. I walked over to the edge of the trees. I looked around but couldn't see anything. I turned to see if anyone was watching. Just Officer Funk. I nodded slightly and he smiled back, then turned around to leave. I walked into the woods trying to get a better look. Maybe there was those giant wolves the hikers saw. I held my gun close in front of me. I heard another crunch, turned to my right, and screamed and my body felt like it was on fire.
Bella POV
I don't know how long I cried, and I don't know how long Edward stayed with me. But I opened my eyes and he was still there and the sun was shining bright through the window.
The sun.
It came so seldom, that I used to see it as a sign of a good day. But as I glanced around I didn't see any sign that Charlie had been here, so the sun was not good right now. I tried not to move much, Edward was sleep next to me on the couch, with a rather protective hold on me. I don't know this guy, but I feel safe right now. I snuggled closer to his chest and breathed in his sent, yum. It was a nice sent, to match a nice body, that matched a nice face, and everything else. I was a lucky girl right now. Edward moved and looked at me.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you," I said and smiled up at him. I must look horrible. I was crying all day and night. My eyes must be puffy as hell, and red too.
"I wasn't sleep," he said and held me a little closer. I blushed and he chuckled. It was the sweetest sound I had ever heard. "Are you ok?" he asked, he sounded so worried.
"Yeah, I think so." I said but I wasn't completely sure if I was. I didn't feel like crying, I felt safe despite the fact that Charlie was gone, and I didn't know where he was.
"Good, I was worried you weren't going to be," he said, and buried his face in my hair. I heard a small growl, but wasn't sure if that was quite what I heard. I froze for a moment, but then let it go. He pulled his face away and looked down at me. I blushed and averted my eyes from his. It was really quiet, I'm not even sure if I heard what I think I heard, but I thought I heard him say, easier all the time, but his lips didn't even move, so I doubt it. Great now I'm staring at his lips.
They looked so kissable, they were perfect and so close to me. The little "M" shape on his top lip was perfectly shaped, and his bottom lips was just plumped just enough to match his top. I was still thinking about them when they met with mine. I froze. I really wasn't expecting that. After a few seconds he pulled away from me and looked anywhere but me. When I froze to his kiss, he pulled away from me. Damn it!
"What was that for?" I said and couldn't help the little smile on my face. I hope that he saw it.
"You were staring at my lips, so I thought…" he said, it was kind of funny, he was staring at my lips. So I kissed him. He froze, and I smiled. I was about to pull away when he stopped me. I was laying there kissing Edward fucking Cullen! I was happy.
He pulled away and looked at me with a smile. "All of that and we didn't even get our date," I said with a slight chuckle. I was trying to lighten the sad mood that was sure to come. Oh I wouldn't say that. He said getting up from the couch and into the kitchen. He came back out with a bag of food from the diner.
"I had them deliver. They had heard about your father and almost begged to." he said a little shyly. The mention of my dad was hurtful, but I fought back the tears.
"Have you heard anything about him?" I said taking the bag Edward handed me. I wasn't hopeful.
"No I'm sorry I haven't. Though one of the other officers said he would call me the minute they found anything out." that's cute, he was trying to make me feel better. It worked a little.
I opened the bag he handed me and began to take things out when I noticed he wasn't doing the same thing. "Are you not going to eat?"
"No I'm on a special diet, I'll be fine. Though I don't know if I could say the same for you. Now eat," he said and sat next to me.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am. Now eat," he said and we sat in a comfortable silence while I ate. I finished and threw away the trash. I came to sit back down with Edward, but he wasn't sitting anymore. He was on his phone and looked like he was shocked about something.
"Edward? Is everything alright?" I said when he hung up the phone. Fear was gripping at me.
"Yeah, a slight family emergency. I'm sorry but I need to leave. I'll call you later?" I nodded and walked him to the door. He kissed me lightly on the lips and walked towards his Volvo. Damn, nice car.
Edward POV
I drove away from Bella's house with Carlisle's and my conversation in my head.
Bella had just gotten up to throw away her trash when my cell rang. Carlisle.
"What's up?" I said and he sighed.
"We found Charlie," an d the way he said it made me want to hit something. This wasn't going to be good.
"Where? What happened? How did it happen?" I asked quickly.
"It is definitely not what you think Edward, trust me."
"What do you mean?"
"Esme and I were out hunting when we came across his pain ridden body…"
"NO!"
"I am afraid so. We brought him back to the house. Edward he was bitten, and it is to late to reverse it. We brought him to live with us. We can help him threw this. Edward you cant tell Bella that you know what happened to her father and you know that. Please come home," and with that he hung up. Charlie was going to be a vampire? Not only is this going to be very hard to keep from Bella, it was going to be hard to keep from Forks. Their beloved chief of police was a new born vampire.
What the hell? This is going to be a nightmare!
So what do you think? Charlie a newborn vamp? did anyone expect that? Let me know what everyone thought of the chapter?
