Chapter 4
Bella opened the door, and there on the floor was Charlies lifeless body. His throat was ripped out, a deep dark ugly red gouge, blood pooling everywhere, a thick metallic smelling liquid that traveled across the wooden floor boards at a sickening speed, streaming in rivulets, it soaked first their ugly rug Charlie had picked out at a thrift shop, then her perfectly white shoes. Staining their pure colour with the ugly foul colour of death.
"Bella" Charlie accused, throat torn, and voice a whisper "it's all your fault."
"I'm sorry" she sobbed. Her legs gave way and she felt a sudden ache as her knees hit the blood stained floor boards. Kneeling in the blood her pretty white dress was soaked through, the edges turned a deep rustic red to match her shoes, she was stained with the dark horrid guilt of the dead.
"It's your fault I'm dead." He accused "All your fault."
"I'm sorry." She sobbed "I'm so sorry Dad."
"If you never met Edward, I wouldn't be dead."
It started in her chest a piercing scream and traveled all the way with her to the conscious world. Bella awoke screaming, she couldn't breathe.
"Calm down Bella." Edward soothed.
"What's going on?" Said Jacob half-dressed and panicking as he ran through their doorway.
"Bella had a nightmare."
"You okay Bella?"
"She's fine."
"I wasn't talking to you."
Bella shook her head, and Jacob sat on the edge of the bed and held her hand till she calmed down.
Edward looked at him with distain. "Wasn't he enough for Bella?" His thoughts accused filling him with doubt "Why did she need Jacob here as well?"
Feeling Edwards's eyes boring into him Jacob got up to leave.
"Stay." Said Bella not letting go of his hand.
Jacob sighed and sat back on the bed. "For Bella." He thought one simple thought, and Edwards gaze grew sympathetic.
Bella soon fell back to sleep but remained a tight grip on Jacob as though she feared he would leave.
"This can't continue any longer." whispered Edward.
"Damn right." Though Jacob.
"I've recently come to accept the fact that Bella is going to want you around no matter how much I oppose it, so I propose we put our differences aside for the week, I will no longer object to your presence around Bella if your intentions remain innocent."
"Wait, what?" He thought "Are you serious?"
"Deadly."
"Okay, I'm in if you are, no more side comments about me or my pack and we have a deal." Jacob shook Edwards's hand, and Bella loosened her tight grip upon him.
Jacobs foot started to go numb and he shifted his position moving slightly.
"Jacob." Bella said in her sleep.
"I'm here Bella." He said moving to a more comfortable position against the head board.
Bella slept peacefully for the rest of the night nestled between Edward and Jacob.
To be continued…
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