So this is the last chapter... I know, I'm sorry its over too!

THANK YOU TO MY WONDERFUL BETA BellaxoxoEdward!! I can't believe that you put up with me for the duration of writing this! YOU ARE AMAZING!!

Chapter 10

Jacob POV

"Jake… Jake wake up!"

I roll over to the sound of her sweet voice. I hadn't heard her speak in almost a week. She has just been sitting around staring at nothing. 'Catatonic' Dr. Cullen called it.

"Hey Bells, what's wrong? Are you hungry?" I asked her, waiting for her to break down again.

"I thought I was having a nightmare and it woke me up but then I realized it wasn't a nightmare. My dads' dead Jake. Why? He was a good man; he saved me from my own living hell. I know you know more than you're telling me. Please tell me!" she was crying again. It killed me to see her like that.

"Bella, Edward has come by every morning to see you." I told her hoping to change the subject.

She was dead on though, I did know something and I was keeping it from her. Phil, her step dad, has been arrested and charged with Charlie's murder. Another words he is going to jail for a long time. He killed Charlie and Bella still thinks it was an accident. Oh and her mom is also going to prison for being an accessory to murder.

"Jake are you listening to me?" she pushed on my arm.

I nodded to her and thankfully she asked again. "I know he has been by but I haven't forgiven him yet. But you ARE going to tell me what you know and you're going to tell me NOW!" I have never seen Bella Swan get mad but let me just set the record straight… its damn scary!

"Well I haven't told you about all the documents that Charlie left here for you." I reached behind her and into the nightstand drawer and pulled out the folder that Charlie had put all the papers into. I handed it to her and she read them over.

"So legally now I can do whatever? I mean he left me a lot of money, Jake. The house, everything." She continued to flip through the pages.

I nodded, "Yea and since you turned eighteen three days ago, it means that you can go home or I can help you find your own apartment. The choice is yours."

"I don't know what I want to do. But I do want to know what you're hiding… I know this isn't all of it… spill!" Bella demanded.

I looked in her large brown eyes as she willed me to tell her. I could tell she was only minutes away from another breakdown. I took a deep breath and told her what she wanted to hear.

"You know that your dad died on impact when your dad hit that tree right?" she nodded slowly. "Well before that happened he was just driving down Forks Highway and another car came speeding up behind him and rammed his cruiser multiple times. He lost control of his car, Bells."

"Who could have done something so horrible?" she asked.

I gave her a look trying to urge her to figure it out so I wouldn't have to say the words. It worked.

"Oh no! Jake tell me that it wasn't Phil! Please tell me it was someone else!" she cried.

I shook my head, "I'm sorry Bella but it was Phil. Unfortunately your mom was involved too. It seemed that they weren't going to give you up without a fight. They are both in prison, Phil for murder and Renee for accessory to murder. I am so sorry, Hun." I grabbed her quick into a hug as she burst out in hysterics.

Edward POV

It's been over a week since Emmett tracked my mom and me down in Seattle. A week since the girl I love more than life itself, own life fell apart. A week since I saw her, held her, kissed her. She didn't want to see me or anyone for that matter. Bella's life was a wreck and I couldn't be there to help her. My parents made Alice and I go to school every single day like nothing happened. Being there was useless for both of us, we couldn't concentrate. My sister's best friend was sinking deeper into the black hole that is depression and there was nothing she could do either.

Finally Saturday morning I had decided that I had enough. I was going to see her no matter what. I drove down to La Push every day this week and just walked away when Billy or Jacob Black said that she didn't want to see me. But today I wasn't leaving.

I pulled into the now familiar driveway, climbed out of my car and stalked up to the front door. I knocked heavily on the red wooded door. I heard someone yell that they would get it and the door swung open.

"Can I help you?" A tall, muscular Indian boy asked me.

"Yes, my name is Edward Cullen, I am here to see Bella Swan and I'm not leaving until I speak with her." I told him confidently.

"Uh, hi I'm Seth Clearwater, Jacob's friend. Hold on a sec." I watched as he walked down the front hall and knocked on a door. I heard him tell whoever was inside that I was at the door. He turned back to me after closing the door. "Sorry man she still doesn't want to see you."

I didn't care that this wasn't my house, I pulled open the old screen door and stomped to the same door that Seth had knocked on. I swung it open to find my Bella curled up in the fetal position. She was pale and she looked like she had lost weight. Her normally shiny brown hair was limp and dull, and her chocolate eyes were gray with sadness. I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes as I took her in.

"Get out Cullen!" Jacob yelled at me. I hadn't noticed before but he was lying on the bed next to her. Holding her. Doing what I was supposed to be doing. I loved this girl and he got the right to help her through this? I was pissed.

"Bella, I need to know that you're going to be okay. I love you. Please…" I told her ignoring Jake. I moved so I was kneeling in front of her. Her eyes weren't seeing me, she seemed to be off in another place.

"She spoke to me this morning, Edward. She wanted to know the details surrounding her dad's death. I told her then she laid back down and has been like this ever since.

I rubbed her sullen cheek. "Bella, baby, I am going to go take a walk on First Beach. Please, meet me there. I need you to need me."

With that I stood and left the small red house and made my way down to the ocean front.

I walked for a while until I came upon some old drift wood. I sat down staring out at the endless ocean in front of me. I wondered why someone as wonderful as Bella had been dealt such an awful hand in life. I mean here she was a few days into her eighteenth year of life and she was alone. I wanted more for her.

I heard a stick snap and it brought me back to the beach. I turned to see what made the noise and noticed that my angel was standing there still staring and still not really seeing anything.

I did the only thing I knew to… I got up and ran over to her, pulling her into a bone crushing hug. I kissed her head a million times trying to show her that I was here for her. She back up a little and my heart ached at the thought of her pulling away from me. But instead he leaned up and kissed me.

After a very emotion filled kiss she finally released me. She took my hand and I led her back over to my little drift wood seat. I sat first and pulled her into my lap.

"Bella, I know this is a stupid question, but how are you?" I dumbly asked. I mean who would say 'oh fine, ya know' after going through what she did.

She smiled a very small smile, "I have been better. I am sorry that I have been avoiding you all week. It's just, I didn't have all the answers and I didn't want to face everyone's questions."

"Charlie's funeral is tomorrow and I wanted to make sure that you wanted us there." I said lightly. I had never been to a funeral so I wasn't sure how things worked for this situation. I mean it's not like invitation go out so how does one know if they are welcome?

She looked at me like I had lost my mind. "Of course I want you there. I need to have you next to me, I am not sure how I am going to handle how final it is." She tucked her head against my neck.

I kissed her head again, "Alice has been worried sick, you know." She nodded.

"I figured you all were. What are people saying? I mean do they know what really happened?" she asked nervously. I knew she wouldn't want it to get out that Charlie had been murdered over her coming to Forks.

I shook my head, "No, babe, no one knows what happened. The word around town is that it was a freak thing and he lost control. No one but you, me, the Blacks, the police who were there and the rest of my family know the truth. The responding officers thought you might have wanted it that way."

She nodded her head and sighed. I held her tight almost as if I was holding her together. "I missed you. Please don't stay away from me this long ever again. It felt like half my heart was missing." I admitted to her.

Bella looked up at me and smirked. "I'm sorry Edward; I couldn't deal with too many people. It was bad enough that Jake wouldn't leave me alone. But according to all the papers that he showed me this morning, I really didn't have a choice. But I do now."

I looked at her questioningly, "What papers?"

She went on to explain how Charlie had a will of sorts drawn up so if anything was to happen to him, Bella would get everything, his house, any money he saved and his life insurance. She was also to stay with the Blacks until she turned eighteen then she could move back home or find a new place. But in the end it all meant was that Charlie had looked out for his daughter, more than Renee ever did when Bella was in Phoenix.

"Now I have to decide where I am going to live." She told me. But the way she said it told me she really didn't want to go home alone. I thought for a minute and knew my parents wouldn't mind… we had the room.

"Bella, I want you to come live with me and Alice."

"Your par-" she started but I cut her off.

"They won't mind. They are never there anyways. My parents may be very absent but they are NOT heartless. Please tell me you will accept?" I was not above begging.

She sat and thought about it for a minute and I thought about how different my priorities were now that she was in my life.

Never before would it have affected me when someone else was hurting. I have had many girlfriends but they were more like play things than potential, future wives. I never thought beyond Friday night and beyond the next prank or party I was going to be a part of. I never realized how much Chief Swan cared about anything, he seemed so bitter, that was until Bella showed up.

She changed everyone she was around for the better. The Chief smiled, he actually seemed happy, that was not something the town of Forks had seen very often. Bella changed my sister for the better too. She was still obsessed with shopping but over the last few weeks Alice has worried more about someone else than about herself. That was huge.

Then there's me. I could list the millions of ways that Isabella Swan has changed me. Like I mentioned before, girls were playthings. They were there for me to toy with then toss aside like yesterdays news. Now I loved only one girl and for the first time in my eighteen years of life, I thought of my future as a husband and possible a father.

Before Bella I would get drunk and cause trouble with Mike every night and not care who we hurt or what kind of damage we did. I stole cars and raced them down the very highway that Charlie lost his life on. Then Bella showed up and I felt I was above the stupid shit that Mike pulled. In fact Mike and I are no longer on speaking terms and that's okay because he's nothing more than an immature idiot who will make nothing of his life. I on the other hand just got accepted to Washington Medical School and have decided to follow in my dad's footsteps. (Except for the whole absent part) And all of that is because of the beautiful brunette sitting next to me lost in thought.

I love her. Who knew that I, Edward Cullen, could ever love another creature more than I loved myself? I sure as hell didn't think I was capable. But I would bet my last dollar that Bella did, she thinks better of people.

"Okay." Bella said bringing me out of my musings.

"Okay, what?" I asked stupidly.

She smiled a full face smile and put her arms around my neck, "I will move into the Cullen mansion." She giggled softly and kissed me passionately.

"It's not a mansion; it's just a big house." I corrected her.

"You say tomato…" she sighed and stood up reaching for my hand. "If home is where the heart is, then where is my heart?" she asked me looking into my eyes but I could tell she could see straight through to my soul.

"Your heart is with me." I answered automatically. "Just as mine is with you."

"Well then I guess I'm finally finding home." She leaned up and kissed me softly. "I think it may be time to send Dr. Shay an email and let her know her services are no longer needed."

I nodded and wrapped my are around her waist. "I love you, Isabella Swan, forever."

"I love you too, Edward Cullen, always."

We turned and walked down the beach and back to Jake's house to fill the Blacks' in on the plan and to take Bella and her things… home.

THE END!!

AN~ So thats it! What did you think of my first fanfic?? What was your favorite and least favorite part?? Are there any outtakes that you would like written??

I am starting another story soon called Camp Cullen!! So keep a look out!!

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