Saturday, but I'm working tonight... Why did I agree to over time? I want to cry! And sleep! Ugh, oh well, no going back now. Well, here's Chapter nine! Leave me a little review when you're finished! Oh, and, if you like this story, then you'll love my new story, 'Know Your Place.' horrible title, I know, I'm not good at naming my stories. Anyways, enjoy! The next chapter will be the last chapter!


Chapter Nine

I walked up to the bedroom, my eyes seeing the shiny present resting on top of the bed. my excitement welled up inside of me, eager to know what the gift was.

I reached around my neck and pulled off my jewelry. Then I discarded the dress. As much as fun as it was playing dress up, I was ready to get out of these uncomfortable clothes. I put a sexy negligée. Usually I'd stay naked, but tonight, I wanted to feel him take it off me.

As I pulled down the blankets, carefully move the shiny box. When the door to the bedroom opened, I smiled.

"Finally, your—," I stopped when I saw who was standing in the doorway, "Tanya."

She walked into the light, her arm extended as she held knife. I crossed my arms, keeping a cool and calm demeanor, but, feeling slightly nervous inside.

"You ruined my marriage." She said, tears streaming down her face.

I shook my head, "I didn't ruin anything. Your marriage was doomed from the beginning."

She shook her head, "No."

"Tanya, think about this rationally. If you kill me, Edward will hunt you down."

"If I get rid of you, then there's no reason for Edward to divorce me."

"Why do you want to stay in this marriage? You're not happy. Don't you want to be happy?"

She was quiet for a few minutes, "I will be happy. But, you are right about one thing, if I do kill you, then he'll surely kill me. Probably slowly."

She took a step towards me, "So, I think I'm going to just kill you and leave."

"What are you going to do without all the money your accustomed too?" I asked as I fell against the bed, feeling the cold blade of the knife against my throat.

"Oh, don't worry about me, I stole plenty to keep me afloat for years."

She lifted the knife and stabbed it into my chest. I gasped, coughing as I felt the slice of the knife through my skin. My vision went blurry, my mind starting to fade. I felt her stab the knife in me again.

I don't know how many times she stabbed me, I wasn't counting. But, very shortly after she started, I blacked out.

Edward's POV

I got caught up talking with the ambassador and his wife. I knew Bella had already gone upstairs. Hopefully she'd wait to open the gift until I got there. But, she was very impatient. One of the things I loved about her.

Tanya had slipped away to the bathroom. So, I was left alone, talking to these two. It took a good twenty minutes for me to get away. Once I did, I grabbed a glass of champagne and sucked it down.

Emmett clapped his hand on my back, "You leaving?"

"Yep. Bella's upstairs waiting for me." I said.

"Cool, did you get her that thing she wanted?"

I nodded, "She's going to be surprised I even remembered she mentioned it. She said it like three years ago and I've never been able to take her. I hope she loves it."

"I'm sure she will." Emmett said.

"Alright, well, will you ask Rosie to watch out for Tanya? And when she gets back to keep her company?"

"No problem."

I walked off, handing my empty glass to a staff member and walked up the stairs. I truly hoped Bella would love my gift; then maybe she'd give me a little gift of my own. I was eager for her reaction.

I opened the door, expecting to see her waiting for me on the bed, but, the sight before me was gruesome, and I had seen many horrible things in my lifetime.

Bella, my beautiful Bella, was lying on the bed covered in blood. She had been stabbed in several different places. I ran to her, noticing the knife was laying beside her. I held her head up.

"Bella, Bella can you here me?" I asked, shaking her.

Her eyes fluttered just the tiniest bit. I pressed my finger against her throat, feeling the faintest heartbeat. She was still alive, but barely.

I gently laid her back down against the bed, pulling my cellphone out.

"9-1-1 what's your emergency?"

"Yes, my girlfriend has been stabbed several times and she's unconscious. I need an ambulance now!"

"Alright sir, sending a unit out now."

I placed my hands on her face, "Bella, c'mon baby, please wake up honey."

Her eyes fluttered again, "E-edward?" She barely whispered.

"Yes, yes. I'm here honey, I'm here." I said, kissing her forehead, "You're going to be okay."

I heard the sirens of the ambulance in the distance. I let out a small sigh of relief; help was almost here, and Bella would make it.

I heard someone running up the stairs, my father burst through the door. A look of bewilderment upon his face.

"Why is there an ambulance here!?" He demanded, then took notice of Bella's bloodied body, "Oh my god, what the hell happened!?"

"I don't know. I walked up here and found her like this!"

"The ambulance is here. Pick her up and take her downstairs."

I gathered Bella in my arms and rushed down the stairs, my father running behind me. Three EMT's standing by a stretcher. They helped me put her on it before rolling her out the door to the ambulance.

I hopped in back, sitting in an open seat. I watched as the worked on her, trying to control my breathing. I felt like passing out, but, I couldn't lose myself. I had to stay beside her, to make sure she was okay.

We arrived at the hospital shortly; I followed behind them as they ran her through the halls. I tried to follow them into an operating room, but a few nurses stopped me.

"Sir, this is for medical personal only. We'll alert you if something happens."

"Well what the hell am I supposed to do? Wait here while anything could happen?"

"Sir, I know you're worried but she's in the best hands possible. Why don't you go to the waiting room and wait?"

The nurse turned and ran into the operating room. I growled, wanting to go in after her, but, begrudgingly went to the waiting room.

I wasn't waiting long before my family had arrived.

"Have you heard anything son?" my father asked.

"No, but did you find anything out? Who's responsible for this?" I demanded.

"I'm not sure." He said.

"I think I have an idea," Rosalie said, "I think it was Tanya."

"What?" I said, "Tanya was really angry and upset, but, she wouldn't do something like this."

"Earlier today, before I spoke to Bella, Tanya had said something about wanting to stab her. But, I dismissed it, passing it off as her jealousy."

"Where is Tanya, someone find her." I demanded.

"No one has seen her since the party. One of the guests said they saw her getting into a cab, he thinks it was her."

I nodded, "I want her found. I want her dead."

"Edward, I know you're angry, but, just let Tanya go. Leave it be. She won't come back. Now, you can get a divorce without having to give her anything."

"Mother, Bella could die." I said.

"Let's just wait and see. If she dies, which I highly doubt, then go after Tanya, but, if she lives, then leave it be."

I sighed and looked down at my hands. I certainly hoped she lived.

Three and a Half Hours Later

A doctor walked out, taking off his mask as he came to speak with me.

"How is she?" I demanded.

"She's going to be fine," he said, I closed my eyes, sighing in relief, "Of course, she's going to have a lengthy hospital stay and definitely bed rest. We want to keep her to make sure she and the fetus are completely fine."

I looked up, "What? What are you talking about? Bella's… pregnant?"

He nodded, "Yep. We did some standard testing and found that she's pregnant. In her first trimester. Probably about three of four weeks in. But, when she wakes we'll further our testing."

I could help but smile, "Pregnant. She's pregnant."

"Congratulations."

"Can I go see her? Is she awake?"

"Yes, but, the nurses will be in there soon to give her something to sleep for a while. She needs her rest."

"Okay. Thank you."

I walked back to her room, quietly opening the door. She was laying in the bed, covered in bandages and hooked to several machines. She smiled gently when I walked in.

"Bella, my love," I said, sitting be her side, "I was so worried."

She chuckled weakly, "No need to be worried, I'm fine."

I gently stroked her cheek, leaning forward and kissing her.

"I can't tell you how relieved I am. I thought I was going to l-lo…" I trialed off, my voice cracking.

"No need for that," she said, "Did the doctor tell you?"

I looked up and smiled, "Yeah, he told me," I placed a gentle hand on her stomach, "We're going to have a baby."

She smiled widely, "We are."

A nurse walked in, holding a needle, "Alright dearie, this is going to help you sleep for a while." She said as she moved to Bella's I.V.

I kissed Bella's forehead, "You get a restful night of sleep. I'll be waiting right here when you wake."

She smiled at me, "I love you Edward."

"I love you too."