Chapter 9
APOV:
I saw Edward walk upstairs looking spaced out. I had a good idea what or who was on his mind: Bella. That boy has it bad. Really bad. I just went to my room with Jasper and sat down on the bed. I felt arms go around me. Jasper. He pulled me to his chest and I snuggled into him.
"What's wrong Alice?"
"Just thinking about how Edward's been reacting towards Bella. I can tell he really likes her" I answered.
"He does like her. I can feel it" He said.
"Finally he's happy. I thought he would never find someone" I whispered.
"None of us did Alice, but he did. I'm proud of him. He needed someone to make him happy…well happier than we made him" Jasper said.
I giggled. "Yeah".
EsPOV:
My son was finally happy. He found someone that was just right for him. I'm so proud of him.
'My son. If you can hear my thoughts, I just wanted to say how proud of you I am. I am so happy you found someone to love and care for like all do for our spouses. Be happy please…for me?'
I waited a beat before I heard a mumbled voice say to me;
"Thanks mom. I will".
I smiled to myself. I went into the kitchen to organize. I was so caught up that I didn't even hear Edward come down and sit at the piano. It was when I hear my song that I realized that Edward was downstairs.
I walked over and sat on the sofa listening to him play. After he was done with my song he started playing another song that I have not heard before. He was playing a soft beautiful tune, yet it sounded sad. A lullaby. He stopped playing and just sat on the piano chair.
I walked over and sat down next to him.
"What song is that? I never heard you play it before".
"It's a lullaby. Inspired by Bella…my Bella" He answered.
My heart swelled up with joy at this. I hugged him like any mother would their son after something such as this.
"I'm so proud of you son. You make me a proud mom and any mother would be blessed to have you as a son" I said proudly.
"Thanks mom" He said. He hugged me back before he went outside. He didn't come back all night.
EPOV:
I left Esme sitting on the piano chair and ran to the hospital. I walked inside and passed the male nurse that was here before, hearing in his whispered mind that he was going off shift in a few minutes; and went to Bella's room. Carlisle was there doing his rounds. I walked over to my dad.
"Dad how is she?" I asked.
"She's doing better. She might be able to leave in a few days" He said. "But you need to go to school soon Edward".
I groaned but nodded.
"Edward it's important that you do. You are new here so it is important that you go, you cannot arouse suspicion".
I knew it was true but that doesn't mean I had to like it. I nodded and took my place at Bella's bedside and took her hand into my own. I sat there all night. Sometime around midnight she started having nightmares. She was tossing and turning in bed screaming.
"…No! Please stop Charlie!...I didn't mean to yell! Please don't!" She was crying beginning to cry now.
I squeezed her hand in mine and started to hum the lullaby I wrote for her. She instantly calmed down and the all that was left of her screaming was quiet whimpering. I kept humming the lullaby softly to her and after ten minutes or so she had completely stopped crying.
Her dreaming took a different turn after that. She started mumbling and whispering my name. The first time I thought she had woken up and jumped back. I found out she was dreaming about me. ME! This was big! Very big. It meant that she thought about me even when she slept. My dead heart swelled with joy I was so happy. Then she said the three words I hoped to hear but thought I would never hear:
"I love you".
I was practically jumping for joy when I heard those words fall from her lips. I felt so complete. I leaned down and whispered the words I knew she wanted to hear, even in her dream state:
"I love you too Bella".
BPOV:
I woke up in the morning feeling groggy. I sat up and the whole room spun. I laid back down for five minutes then sat back up. The door suddenly opened and Dr. Cullen came in.
"Well good morning Bella. I'm here to check you over this morning. How did you sleep?" He asked cheerfully.
"I slept well".
"Good good, that's good. You seem to be okay so in a few days I'm sure that you can go home". He replied.
"Well that's great. Thanks for everything" I said.
"Oh no it's my pleasure. Just rest up and get better" He said with a smile.
He walked out and Alice came in.
"Shouldn't you be in school?" I asked.
"Shouldn't you be getting better?" She commented back.
I rolled my eyes.
"Bella, can you please tell me who gave you those scars?" Alice asked.
I paled. I looked down into my intertwined hands.
"Why do you think someone is giving me these scars?" I asked.
"Because Edward, Emmett, Jasper and I know someone is. We just want to know who it is" She replied.
"How do you know?!" I asked loudly.
"We saw what happened" She told me.
"How did you see it?!" I asked hysterically.
"We saw through the window. We were going to make sure you were alright but we saw it" She said calmly.
"I'm not telling you!" I yelled panicked.
She just looked at me and walked out.
I stared after her sad that I couldn't tell her but in a way, I wanted to. I wanted to be able to tell someone what my own father is doing to me. But I knew she would probably pity me. And I didn't want her pity. Besides, she already knew, she just said she did.
"Dear God I just want this all to be over" I mumbled to myself.
APOV:
I went to school and told everyone that there was going to be a family meeting when we got home. Everyone was to attend. No excuses. No exceptions.
School finally ended and when I got home I walked into the house and called the family meeting.
"Meeting! Family meeting! Get your butts in the kitchen now please!" I yelled.
Everyone got situated into the kitchen and sat down. Even Carlisle was there. He was off for the afternoon.
"Okay everybody. I found out Bella is being abused" Everyone, even Rose was gasping.
"How do you know?" Edward asked.
"Bella basically told me without telling me" I said.
"What?" Emmett asked.
"I asked Bella if she could tell me who was abusing her. She paled and asked why I would think that. I told her some of us know but we want to know who. She freaked out and asked how we knew. And told me she wasn't telling me. I knew it was Charlie and I knew he was abusing her just by looking at her face when I told her we knew" I said.
"Well what do we do?" Esme asked.
"We need to call Child Services. Maybe they can take her away from Charlie" I said.
"But that means she might be given to someone else maybe in a different state!" Edward yelled.
"Why don't we ask if we can take her in with us until they do something? Then maybe we can adopt her" Esme asked.
I looked into the future.
"It could work but Bella may be mad that we did something but yes it has a possibility to work out in the long shot" I informed them.
Rosalie just looked bored but underneath I saw some jealousy flash in her eyes. I brushed it aside.
"Well might as well call" Carlisle picked up the phone and called Child Services.
"Yes hello my name is Carlisle Cullen and I think one of my daughter's friends is getting abused…"
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The Next Morning
BPOV:
I was resting in my bed when all of a sudden the doors opened to reveal a lady in a business suit.
"Hello my name is Lori and I am from Child Protective Services" She told me.
I paled.
'Oh God Alice. What did you do?'
