EPOV

Last night had been amazing but today was going to be hard for Bella. We were given the ok to go back to her apartment to see the damage. My parents were going to watch the girls. Bella had asked me to go with her. As we pulled up to the apartment, you could see the damage most of the apartments was gone. Bella got out and walked to a man, that was standing there staring at the building.

"Good morning Marcus I'm sorry about the building."

"Oh Bella I was worried about the girls and you."

"We are ok I had stayed the night with a friend."

"Yes I can see that, who your new friend is."

"Marcus this is Edward Cullen Edward this is Marcus."

"Nice to meet you Marcus" I said holding my hand out for him to shake.

"Edward you taking good care of my girls?" Marcus asked shaking my hand.

"Yes of course" I said. I looked at Bella. She saw the question in my eyes.

"Edward he's the landlord here. He treats us like his own. His wife died a few years ago, and he doesn't have any other family. So the girls and I became like his family" Bella explained to me.

"Well Bella I think everything is gone, but with your apartment being on the first floor you might find something" Marcus said to Bella.

"Marcus have they said how it started yet?" I asked

"Ya someone put lighter fluid on the flowers outside your bedroom window Bella." I heard Bella gasped and lowered her head. I put my arm around her waist.

"Bella I'm helping the other tenants finding other places to live for now. I want to rebuild but it will take awhile. Do you need me to help you?"

"No Marcus, Edward actually ask me to live with his parents for now."

"Oh that's good but you will still come by to see me right?" Marcus ask.

"Oh Marcus you are more than welcome to come to my parent's house maybe come over to dinner sometime."

"That sounds lovely, well Bella I will let you get to it."

"I will call you sometime and set up the dinner, it was nice to meet you" I told him shaking his hand. Bella waved and I took her hand and walked to where her apartment was supposed to be. Bella just look around and then shoke her head turning around she cry into my chest.

"Excuse me, are you Bella Swan" asked someone. I turned around and there stood a man holding an envelope.

"That's me" Bella said lifting her head up.

"This is for you" he said holding out the envelope to her. Bella took it with shaking hands. The guy turn and walked away.

Bella opened the envelope and then dropped it like it was a snake that was about to bite her. I bent down and picked up the papers and look at them. The papers were from the courts Mike had filed and it looks like he wanted full custody.

"Bella he's not going to get the girls, we need to go and talk to Jasper. The first hearing is next week. I'm going to call my CO and see if I could take a family emergency leave."

"You don't have to do that."

"I want to at least let me try am not sure that I can."

"Ok call Jasper and see if he can meet us at your parent's house." I took my cell phone out of my pocket. The phone rang three times.

"Hey Eddie what's up" I groaned at the nickname.

"Do you have time to meet Bella and me over at my parent's house? Mike has filed something; we need to talk to you about."

"Of course give me 30 minutes."

"That's fine we are at Bella's apartment."

"Ok dude I will see you then."

"Bye" I said hanging up. I told Bella that Jasper will meet us at my parent's house in 30 minutes.

"That's good he will not take my girls from me, they are my life." Bella said

"Let's get you home while you talk to Jasper I will call my CO." I lead her to my car and help her in. we got my parent's house before Jasper.

After I got Bella and Jasper settled in the living room. I walked to my room and close the door. I'm hoping they will work with me. If I can't get this leave I know my family will be there for Bella and the girls. I took out my cell phone hit the speed dial to the person I needed to talk to.

"Hello" said my CO captain Aro.

"Hello sir I have a problem here at home and I was calling to see if it's possible to get a family leave for a few weeks more."

"Well Edward tell me about the problem and I will see what I can do."

So I told him about Bella and the problems she was going through and that I felt like I need to be there for her.

"Well normal I would say no but we do have a problem at the base near you. One of the instructor had a slip while skydiving he landed wrong and broke his leg he's out for six weeks. We don't have any extra instructor so it would help us out if you take it over and after the six weeks we will see where we go from there.

"Yes sir I can do that what about the days I will need off for the court hearings."

"We would let you go, just let your new supervisor know."

"Thank you sir this means a lot."

"No problem just take care of those girls they sound like they mean a lot to you." We said our good-byes and I walked back into the living room. I was just about to set down when the door bell rang, I went and got it.

Opening the door there stood a tall dark skin man with black hair.

"Can I help you?"

"Yes I'm looking for Isabella Swan."

"Can I ask what this is about?"

"I got some information that might help her with her case with her ex-husband."