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Chapter 7 EPOV

"So as you can see sir, it wasn't me. I'm totally innocent," she says batting her eyelashes at me. I open my door and hop out and walk around to the other side of my truck.

"Yeah lady, that's what they all say." I open the door and pull out Maria, a woman I've been looking and chasing for about a month now. She was arrested for break and enter, she served her time and then broke parole after a month.

Slamming the door behind her, I walk into the local police station. The clerk see's me and presses the button to release the lock on the door.

I walk through the building and back to the cells, handing her over to the officers that are in the booking room and fill out the necessary paperwork.

"Here ya go boys, that makes five this month." Darren, the booking officer looks over at Maria and back at me. I shrug my shoulders and partly smile.

"How did you do it this time, Cullen? Just stand in the middle of the street while running your hands through your hair smiling?" I laugh, shaking my head as I finish up the last line on my paperwork. Darren leans his elbows on the counter smiling.

"You did, didn't you!" He says, his mouth hanging slightly open.

"Nope, actually, she was walking down an alley and I just so happen to be driving past, looking for an address. Then bam! There she was. She did give me quite the chase though." I signed my name and turn the paper and pen over to Darren. He looks at me with wide eyes mumbling..."Unbelievable."

"See ya around Darren!" I yell waving at him and the doors close and lock. I head back through the building and out into the heat.

Once I'm in my truck, I toss my cowboy hat on the seat next to me and wipe the sweat off my forehead with a handkerchief. I start the engine and instant cold air rushes on my face. I breathe a sigh of relief and head on back towards the Ranger station.

Catching outlaws is one of my many job descriptions. I'm pretty much trained for everything.

I have several special specialized teams and units to deal with specific situations that come up in criminal investigations. My favorite is Special Weapons and Tactics Team, also known as S.W.A.T. Jasper is the master working in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, and Emmett prides himself in Ranger Reconnaissance.

Just as I pull into the station my cell rings and I reach into my pocket and grab it. Looking at the screen I see my sister's name lit up. Alice, my lovely, spunky, over dramatic sister, I smile thinking about what she has to complain about now.

"What's up Allie?" I ask, putting my truck in park.

"Hello my dearest brother, how are you today?" She asks in a sickly sweet voice.

"What do you want Alice?" I ask in a boring tone.

"Now is that anyway to talk to your older sister?"

"You're three minutes older Alice, that's it. We're the same age." I sit parked in my designated parking spot and look out the front windshield at the "Cullen" name on the sign.

"Did you hear whose back in town?" She pauses and I trust her to know the local gossip before it's even been made gossip.

"Nope, and I don't care either." I open the door and step out into the summer heat.

"Come on, I know that you would be interested in knowing," she persists.

"Not really Alice, look I gotta get back to work. Call Jasper and bug him. He's dying to hear from you. Ever since you called off the wedding he's been going mad asking me every hour what he did wrong. I'm not sure why you play these games with him. Just marry the poor bastard and get it over with."

As the double doors of the station open, instant relief passes over my body as I enter the air conditioning. Alice continues to rant in my ear that she can't marry a man who wears socks while they make love, amongst other totally inappropriate things to tell someone's brother.

I roll my eyes and continue down the hall and into my office as Jasper passes by and I signal to him that he betrothed is on the other line with me. He skids to a stop and reaches for my phone and I hold the phone back quieting Alice down.

"Allie honey, tell me all your problems. I'm you brother that's hear to listen because I care," I laugh, and I hear her continue her rant.

That's when I pass the phone to Jasper motioning for him to sit in the chair across my desk. He listens for a while, making a motion with his hand of her talking.

I chuckle and open a new file that landed on my desk just yesterday. Chewing on his straw he presses the button and ends the call.

"Well that wasn't very nice," I say.

"Yeah well I couldn't sit here any longer and listen to everything that I do wrong. I mean how hard is it to put the toilet seat up when she's done. I have to put it down, why can't she put it up?" He says as I laugh out loud.

"You know you love her, even her quirks. Get over there and make an honest woman out of my sister. I'm tired of the back and forth. One week the wedding is on, the next week it's off. Make up your damn mind already. My mother is going insane with worry, " I say.

Pointing a pen at him I say, "Because you know who's dying to get at her?" I say raising my eyebrows. He sits up straight in his seat, his chewing momentarily stopped.

"No, who?" He asks.

"That my future brother is not my secret to tell."

I sit back in my seat as Jasper leans forward, with his hands placed firmly on my desk. Normally Jasper has the temper of a kitten, but where Alice is concerned, he's very protective and has been since they declared love for each other when we graduated high school.

"Tell me Edward, who else is interested in her? How can he not know that she's with me?" He says.

"This guy doesn't care. Until she says 'I do', she's fair game." I laugh on the inside knowing that I'm messing with him, but keep a straight face as I push the file over to the side without even opening it.

I can see the vein in the side of his head getting bigger and I figure that I have two options here.

Option one, I tell him who and watch him explode out of my office and off to this fake guys location to which he might or might not, rip his arms off and pluck his eyes out.

Or option two, I keep him guessing.

I'm thinking option two might be worth the risk of suffering his wrath, and then maybe he'll do something about this situation with my sister. I think for a moment before I answer, rising from my chair.

At the very same time, both our guns come out, pointing them in each other's faces as we have a stare down right here in my office. We both know that nothing will happen, but when it comes to our women, we're fiercely serious.

Though, I have no woman. Well I do, just not the one that meant something to me years ago.

That woman left me, thinking she saw something that wasn't what she thought it was. She ran from me and when I tracked her down to try and explain, she shoved me and told me that she hates me an never loved me anyways.

I remember her long brown hair surrounding her as she pushed back on me hard. Some strands fell in view of her chocolate eyes, covering the tears she fought so hard to hold back. Then she turned and ran.

To this day, I still regret not fighting harder for her. She left that summer, ignoring my phone calls and surprise visits to her home. I bet she didn't even know that I came to see her and I haven't seen her since. I've heard rumors around town as to where she ended up and I figured she was better off. I was a stupid man. I let the woman I love, maybe I still….no I can't think that. I can't think that she would ever still…..maybe if I just….no.

Just thinking about her puts a slight tremble in my hand causing my Sig Sauer .357 to shake a little. Jasper notices.

"Don't be an idiot Edward, don't make me do this." His hand steady on butt of his Beretta.

"You're being the idiot my friend. My sister loves you and you're stupid enough to not really care," I say teasing him, trying to keep a steady arm. Even to this day, just thinking about Bella can still make me weak. Jasper starts to turn red, growing impatient, when Emmett comes into my office.

"Oh for the love of mothers, put your stupid guns away," he says, grabbing both our guns at the same time, dropping them on my desk, officially breaking the tension. Jasper and I groan as we holster our weapons, sitting back down in the chairs.

"Stupid morons…bigger problems…" Emmett mumbles as he sits down in the third chair.

"What's up Em?" I ask, leaning back.

"Looks like we got ourselves problem boys," Emmett says, in a John Wayne voice leaning back. Jasper kicks the leg of his chair, sending him falling back.

"Cut the theatrics Em, I'm not in the mood." I look at Jasper and chuckle. He still has a grim look on his face raising his eyebrows at me. It feels good to rattle Jasper up a bit. Make sure he still in it with Alice.

"Fine alright, geez," he pouts, righting his chair.

"Looks like there's an issue over at the Swan residence," he mumbles, and I sit straight up in my chair, Jasper noticing my slight apprehension.

"Well what, what's the issue?" I asked. A slight warmth rushes over me.

"I told the other boys that we would take this one," Emmett says smiling.

"Well what the hell is it Em?" Jasper asks.

"Seems like, there was a shooting." I stand in an instant ready to leave.

"Who was shot?" I ask. Jasper stands with me as we stare at Emmett.

"Jacob Black." My eyebrows furrow in confusion. Why would Jacob Black be there?

"Well who shot him?" Jasper asks.

"Ahhh….Bella did."

AN: So what did you think of our boy Edward? Do any of you have a direction that you would like to see this story go? Kind of what you would like to happen? Let me know. I write as I go! Please drop a review and let you know what you think.