Disclaimer: I wish I owned the Twilight Saga; but sadly, SM does.
Edited Chapter
BPOV
"Because that's my child!"
I couldn't speak. I was literally frozen in my seat at the table. About five seconds after Edward admitted to my family that he was the father of my child, Charlie leapt over the table and attacked Edward. They clattered over chairs and onto the floor, fists swinging, legs kicking, and grunting with exertion. They tussled around the floor before Charlie got the upper hand and pinned Edward to the ground by sitting on his legs. My dad repeatedly hit him in the face, chest, neck; anywhere he could land a punch. I jumped up and started screaming at my dad to stop. He was going to kill him, I just knew it. My mom just sat in her seat, crying. Bitch.
Emmett was shocked. He was just standing to the side, mouth hanging open while Rose was pushing and punching him in the arms, yelling at him "to do something, damn it!" I noticed that Edward wasn't fighting back. He was just laying there, letting my dad wail on him. After a few more minutes of Charlie beating Edward up, Jasper jumped on my dad's back and pulled him off. He pushed Charlie off to the side so Edward could stand up.
His shirt was ripped open half way down his chest while blood splattered across the top. His lip was busted slightly, blood dribbling down his chin and neck. I could already see a bruise forming on his eye. Edward's cheek was also dark red. He held himself up straight, fist clenched at his sides. I can't believe he just laid down and let someone do this to him.
Charlie was standing by the wall with a murderous glare on his face, shooting daggers with his eyes towards Edward. Jasper had a hand on his chest, looking for a sign in Charlie's eyes or face that he was going to attack the father of my baby again.
"You are going to jail, mother fucker." Edward just shrugged his shoulders at my dad's statement. "You're gonna go to prison so someone can molest you this time. How dare you lay a hand on my daughter? I promise you that you will never see Bella again. As soon as we get her stuff together, we're going down to the police station so she can press statutory rape charges against you. You can give up the idea of seeing your child. There will be no father to that bastard. You don't even get the option to pay child support because you are going to sign your rights away as soon as it's born. I promise you, Cullen."
I ran over to my dad and started yelling in his face. "You can't make me file any kind of charges against him if I don't want to. How dare you tell me what to do. I won't send him to jail!" Charlie laughed in my face.
"I can charge him with sleeping with a minor. He admitted it was his baby." I whipped my head around and looked to Edward, who just looked defeated. He tried to smile at me but it was one sided and looked pained. I huffed out a breath and turned my dad. I searched his eyes for anything other than rage. When I found nothing, I started to cry. What can I do to keep Edward from losing his entire life?
"If I concede to something, you promise not to arrest him?" My dad's eyes flickered to Edward and then back to my face.
"What is it?" I glanced back over my shoulder to the man I love, with apologetic eyes.
"If I promise to stay away from Edward, will you please not send him away?" The tears were streaming down my face as I made a heart retching promise to my father. Edward started to speak but Charlie pointed a finger at him, effectively shutting him up. He looked back to me for a moment before answering me.
EPOV
She's promising to stay away from me so I won't get into trouble. I can't believe those words actually left her mouth. What is she thinking? She is stepping back into that shitty situation she was in when they kicked her out for being pregnant to begin with. I can't let her do that to herself.
"Mr. and Mrs. Swan, could I have a moment with Bella, please? We'll just step into the other room. Please. I just need to talk to her." Charlie opened his mouth, but his wife cut him.
"Yes, but make it quick." I strolled over to Bella and wrapped my arms around her, and led her to the bedroom. When I released her, she sat on the bed as I shut the door. I rested my head on the door, my hands beside my head, trying to figure out what the hell to say to her. I couldn't think with all the pounding in my head. I took a calming breath so I didn't get too loud or out of control with her. When I turned around, my heart broke. She was sitting on the edge of the bed, legs pulled up to her chest, arms wrapped around herself, head down. I could hear her sobs and see the tears running down her face.
"Bella, please don't do this. You don't know what you're doing, saying things like that." I made my way slowly over to her and squatted down in front of her, pulling her hands into mine.
"I'm trying to protect you. I have to do this!" I hung my head, shaking it back and forth.
"I was trying to protect you from this and look what happened. I opened my mouth and made a big mess of things. I can't let you do this." She pulled her hands from mine, wiping the tear tracks from her face.
"I'm gonna do it and you can't make me change my mind. If I let my dad charge you with something, you could lose everything, Edward. Everything! Don't you get that? Your job, your medical license. Your life won't ever be the same again and it's all because of me. All this shit is my fault. I'm just trying to make things right." She placed her head on her knees and began to cry again.
"I don't think you'll be safe with them. Do you remember how they treated you when you told them and they made you move out? What he just said to you out there, at the damn dinner table? How can you submit yourself to that again? What's to say that he just gets worse and causes something to happen to you? Our baby? You've already got enough to deal with as it is. Think about yourself. You could lose the baby due to too much emotional stress. Do want that to happen?" I was pleading with her to try and see my point. But during my rant, all she did was shake her head 'no'.
"It's what best." So fucking stubborn!
"I care about you too much to see you go through something like that, Bella." Her head snatched up, eyes wide.
"I care about you too. So much. That's why I'm doing this, Edward. I won't let you ruin your life for me."
"You haven't ruined my life. You've made it better. You made me a daddy." She lightly laughed at me, a small smile playing on her lips. But she still told me 'no'. "Well, if you're so damn sure this is what you want, I want something in return." She whispered out 'anything'. "I want one last kiss." I stood up, grabbing her hands and pulling her up with me. I wrapped her arms around my waist, her body flush against mine. She feels so good like this. I put my right hand on her cheek and my left fisted into the back of her hair at her neck, in a tight grip so she couldn't pull away from me. I leaned down and rubbed my nose against hers, feeling my breath bounce off of her face. Intoxicating strawberries. I ghosted my lips over hers, back and forth a few times before applying any pressure behind them.
I kissed her chastely, once, twice, three, four times, before slightly parting my lips. Bella's mouth open just a bit as well, placing kisses on each others lips; top then bottom. At the same time, the tips of our tongues touched before our mouths widened and our tongues tangled together. It wasn't a domineering kiss. It was like our mouths were making love to each other. With my left hand, I angled her head to the side so I could deepen our kiss. Her tongue was silky soft, warm, and inviting.
My tongue was tingling with that strange feeling I've been getting when I'm around her. It was exhilarating. Her hands slid up my back, over my shoulders, up my neck and into my hair, pulling on the locks in her fists. I pulled her closer to me, if that was even possible. The front of our bodies were touching at every part imaginable. I'm sure she could feel my desire for her, but this wasn't about trying to get her to have sex with me. I wanted to pour all of my feelings into this kiss. If she was going to keep herself away from, I wanted her to know I cared about her.
I lost all track of time. We could've been kissing for seconds, minutes, hours, days. It felt as if the world stopped when we were together. It was too easy to get wrapped up in her. I edged my tongue away from hers and back into my mouth. I placed several open mouth kisses on her lips before kissing the side of her mouth and then her cheek. I loosened my grip on her hair, and slid my hands down to rest on her shoulders in a crushing hug. I enclosed her body with my arms and inhaled the smell of her hair before lightly kissing her head. Why is it so damn hard to let her leave? I can't watch her walk away from me. I leaned back and held her hands.
"Come on. Your parents are waiting for you." I held on tightly to her dainty hand and led her back to the rest of the group, still in the dining room. Jasper and Alice had no idea what they walked into tonight. I stood us in front of Charlie, hands still clasped together. I turned Bella to face me and lifted her hand to my mouth. I kissed the back of her hand and then all of her knuckles. Bella was crying so hard it made me want to cry. So instead, I held her hand out to Charlie. He took it and eyed me suspiciously. I didn't say anything to anyone. I spun around and headed for the door. It was like I had tunnel vision. All I could see was the door. I faintly heard someone in the background, screaming at the top of their lungs. I couldn't make out the words. If I tried to focus on who it really was, I would turn around and snatch Bella up and never let her go. She's just trying to protect you. I opened the front door and slammed it behind me. Get in your damn car and go home before you do something else stupid.
BPOV
He left! He left me! I was screaming so hard and so much I almost lost my voice. I was pleading for him to turn around, not to leave me. It was like he wasn't even listening to me. He just kept walking away. I even think I yelled out that we belonged together at one point. Charlie had his hands gripping my upper arms so I couldn't run after him. I wanted to run to him and tell him to take me with him.
Once I heard the door slam, I went limp. I think I fell to the floor but I couldn't be sure. It was like everything turned into this hazy gray fog. Everyone's voices seemed so far away and kept fading away until all I heard was deafening silence. I felt pressure around my body for a moment then I felt like I was resting on a cloud. I kept running the things in my mind that I really wanted to say to Edward. Please don't leave us. We need you. Wait, think about what you're doing to me, to our baby. I love you! I finally gave up on thinking and fighting against my body and fell into the darkness.
EmPOV
My uncle Charlie is a major fucking dick. He just beat the shit out of my future brother in law in MY house. I was just so shocked that I couldn't even do anything. Edward just made it easy on himself by not fighting back. Idiot. Edward took Bella into her bedroom, to do god knows what. They were gone for about twenty minutes before they came back out. He did the gentlemanly thing, kissing her hand and shit then handing her over to her daddy. I knew what he was about to do. He was leaving her. When my front door slammed, Bella collapsed on the floor. I leaned over and scooped her up and held her to my body. She was practically my little sister and it killed me to see her like this. I took her to her room and laid her down on the bed. She wouldn't release her hold on my shirt so I just laid down with her. Bella cuddled up to me and started that sleep talking thing she used to do. It was all choppy and hard to understand.
"Please.....don't leave....wait....our baby.....love you...." She loves him? What in the hell have these two done to each other? I hate to see them like this. They're my family. What can I do about these shitty ass circumstances they've gotten themselves into? I have no idea, but you can guarantee that Big Bear Emmett will fix this shit one way or another.
Once Bella relaxed enough that I could pull myself away, I went back to face my fucking uncle. Before he knew what happened, I punched him in the jaw. I was seething.
"You have no right to beat the hell out of that boy! I should go get his ass and make him press assault and battery charges against you, you dick!" He went to retort my comment but I cut him off. "And as far as Isabella goes, she won't be leaving my house. After your rampage here today, I'll make sure she never lives with you again. I don't trust you not to damage her or my new family member she's carrying." I faced my aunt, pointing my finger at her. "You. You lowly skank bitch. You let all this shit happen. What happened to Bella is my princess, I won't ever let anything happen to her? You won't even stand up for her to your own husband! How about you just leave? Get the hell out of my house and don't come back. Bella is staying with us. Buh-bye!" I went to the door, opened it and held my arm out in an ushering manner for them to leave. Once they were through the door, Aunt Renee turned around to say something to me, but I shut the door in her face before she could utter one sound.
"Em, I need to go check on Edward. You stay here with Bella. I'll be back later. I love you." Rosie gave me a quick kiss, snatched up her things and left. I went back to Bella's room and laid back down with her. She was making small whimpering noises in her sleep. I wrapped my arms around her and held her to me. One lonely tear fell from my eye as I fell asleep with my baby cousin. God help her cause she really needs it right now.
EPOV
After I hauled ass home, I drank myself into a stupor. I was just mixed with so many emotions that I didn't even know why I had trashed my apartment. I was pissed off that Bella's parents had said things to her like that. I was upset because I just walked about from the best thing in my life. I was hurting because if Charlie Swan had anything to do about it, I'd never see my child as long as I lived. But mostly, I felt guilty. Not that I would, but if I could, I'd never let that night happen. Bella would never be pregnant and we wouldn't be going through all this shit. You wouldn't be a daddy either.
After I got everything off my chest, tore up my apartment, screamed at the world until it hurt to breathe, and passed out somewhere several hours later, I was awoken to a banging. At first, I thought that it was all in my head until I heard my name being called. I trudged up to the door and peeked through the hole in the door. My father and sister. Fucking wonderful. I defeatedly opened the door and walked over to the couch. My father sat down beside me and Rose stood by the door. I could tell by the look on my father's face that he was disappointed in meand Rose looked relieved. I didn't want to admit to my father what I had already said, just in not so many words. Hey dad. I had sex with a minor and now she's carrying my baby. Hungry? That wouldn't go over well. I felt sick to my stomach.
"Eddie, what the hell did you do to your apartment?" I rolled my eyes at the childhood nickname from my lovely sister and shrugged my shoulders.
"I think a tornado came by while I was asleep." Rosalie walked over to me and slapped me on the back of the head.
"Don't be a smart ass. I was concerned about you. Too bad you couldn't have seen Bella after you left. I had to come check on you. I knew you would do something stupid like this." She sat down on the couch on my other side. Carlisle had yet to say anything. My sister draped one arm over my shoulders and rubbed my arm up and down. We sat in silence for half an hour. I glanced over at my father. He met my stare and jumped up off the couch and started to pace my living room floor. He had one hand in his pocket and the other was rubbing his chin. Aw shit, that's his thinking walk. I figured it wouldn't do me any good to talk to him because he would blatantly ignore me until he had shit figured out. I hung my head and was tempted to cry just because I hadn't done that. Yet.
"Well, I'm going to call Charlie and talk this out with him. Man to man. Adult to adult. Two wrongs were made and they do not help make the situation any better." I do believe Carlisle has lost his fucking mind.
"Why the hell would you wanna go and call Chief Swan? You getting in the middle of any of this is not going to help me! Let me just do this my way! In a few weeks, he can't keep her away from me." Rose was just watching our exchange with a pensive look on her face. She's not telling me something.
"No. I will apologize to him for your actions with his daughter and towards him with your tirade. However, he needs to realize that I will not stand for him doing what he did to you. Just because he's the head of the police force doesn't give him that right." Carlisle stopped right in front of me and cleared his throat, trying to get me to look at him. Apparently, my loving sister filled our father in on everything that's happened.
"Dad, I respect you. So much and I appreciate everything you have ever done for me. But I'm telling you right now, you need to butt the fuck out of my life right now. If I need someone to have my back when I get another fight with him, then I'll call you for a lawyer because I'm sure I'll just about kill Charlie mother fucking Swan. He's just going take it as I asked you to let me be with Bella. I'm just gonna let it go for now. She turns 18 in like three weeks. It's gonna suck but I think I'll live until then."
Carlisle tried to convince me other wise but he was just wasting his breath. Rose never said anything other than if I needed her, she was there for me. The only person I need right now isn't even allowed to see me. Fuck my life.
A/N: How about Em dismissing his uncle and Edward going nuts?
-Bug's Mama
