Loving Again

Chapter 10

It has been six months since all this mess has started and we are no closer to a trial than we were in the beginning.

I have since sold my house; I could not stand being Edward's neighbor.

My relations with Rose and the rest of the Cullen's are now strained.

Mike and his family have been wonderful through this ordeal; they have helped with Kiya and my dad, who has had a tough time with me coping with my mom's passing and the trial of the first two boys.

Ronan, Edward's son, was granted permission to serve time in a juvenile center, for the medically needy, since he had a chemical imbalance, that he was in treatment for and when he had it under control, he would stand trial for what he'd done, which could be up to two years or his 18th birthday.

School was in full swing again and I was busy getting my kids ready for a huge Christmas pageant we were doing this year for the Christmas Fair we were having to raise money for the school.

As luck would have it, as I was leaving school late tonight, the light rain decided to ice the roads and send me sailing into a snow bank on the side of the road. "Son of a Bitch!" I yelled and grabbed my phone. "Dad, I'm going to be late. I just slid off the side of the road into a snow bank and need a tow. Take Kiya to the Diner and keep her for the night. I'll pick her up in the morning." I said.

"Bells, I can call one of my men with the truck." he sighed.

"Dad, it's an abuse of power." I snapped, he knew I hated when he did shit like that,

"Fine, fine, just call me when you get home." he said and disconnected.

I dialed the tow company and told them where I was. He said they were busy and it would be an hour to two-hour wait. I did not bitch, because I knew they would make it longer, no matter how close I was to them.

I took out my blanket and wrapped it around me, grabbed my book and light and settled in for a read.

I saw lights pull up behind me, knowing they were not the tow company; I waited until who ever it was came right up, before I wasted any of my warmth, by rolling down the window.

There was a knock on the window and I turned the key, cracking it slightly to see Edward standing there.

"What do you want?" I snapped.

"I saw you were stranded, so I stopped to help." he shrugged.

"I'm fine. I have a tow coming." I smiled.

"In what? Two or so hours?" he asked.

I looked at him in shocked and he raised a challenging eyebrow.

"Car crash on the interstate." he shrugged.

I blushed.

"Yeah, well, I already called them, so now I gotta wait." I said.

"NO you don't. Just call them back, tell them to tow your car to the shop, fix what ever needs to be fixed and call you when it's done." he said. "I'll take you home." he smiled.

"I don't think that's a good idea with all that's happening Edward." I sighed.

"Look Bella. I'm NOT my son! I love Ronan and I care what happens to him, God yes! However, I was more worried about you at that point and time and sadder about your family and your mother, than I was about my own son. He fucked up, big time! He needs to pay, I know that! However, I want him to get the right help! I do not want him to just go to jail, serve time and get set free, only to do it all over again… Just because his brain is wired wrong! He needs medicine, he needs therapy, he needs something and I was not enough, obviously. I just could not see it. And unfortunately, everyone else saw it to late." Edward sighed.

"I really want to spend time with you, get to know you and have no more interruptions with you." he smiled again.

"And what happens if your son gets life or worse, when the trial starts?" I snapped.

"Then, that's what he gets. Will I be happy? Fuck No! This is killing me. But I've done all I can do. And it's time for me to move on." he sighed.

"I just don't know Edward. I've got so much to think about." I shook my head.

Edward sighed before speaking "look, just let me take you home, so you don't freeze to death, please. You can call me whenever, if ever." he shrugged.

"Alright, you can drive me home. I don't know when I'll be ready to talk though." I looked down at my hands, like they held all the answers.

"Thank you." he smiled and helped me out of my SUV and over to his car.

"Edward, I'm really sorry things ended up like this. I'm just really confused. I had feelings for you and I love your family, but I really can't and don't want to start anything until after the trial, I couldn't handle it, if you were torn away from me again." I gave a small smile.

"I'll agree with you on that. It's going to be difficult, even though Ronan will only be going up to see if he can remain in psychiatric care, instead of jail time, until deemed well enough to stand trial and I've heard they're going to ask you for your opinion." he shook his head.

"Yes, that's what my lawyer said and I'm telling you now, if he's getting help and this is working I'll recommend he stay there." I touched his arm. "I just want this all behind me so I can move on." I said.

With that, Edward shook his head and the rest of the ride was in quite.

AN:

Sorry for the delay.

RL has been crazy and with my 1 walking, trying to get downtime to write is nearly impossible…

Let me know your thoughts on Bella and Edward… Are they doing the right thing? The responsible thing?

And I'm TRYING for Thursday updates…It seems to be my only quiet time!

Thanks for sticking with me.