"Just relax, your mom is perfectly capable of babysitting and you know it." I sigh realising Edward is right and I'm worrying for nothing.
"I know, I know but I just don't like leaving her even if it is just to come and see Alice. If this is what I'm like when Elle's 2 months just imagine how bad it'll be when she's 15. You sure you can put up with that?" I tease.
"You sure you can handle me chasing off her boyfriends and dealing with the tears because dad's being unfair?" I smile at the thought and kiss him before entering his parents house.
"I love you now lets go attempt to reign in your sisters wedding plans before I overload on table decorations and dress designs."
Overall the day isn't too painful maybe because I left my brain at home with my baby so I really don't pay too much attention. Eventually it gets to the point where Alice gives up when she realises I'm distracted and not really listening so we decide to go home leaving my frustrated future sister in law to worry about font styles for the invitations.
The closer we get to our house the more my mood improves knowing that it won't be long until I can hold Elle again. I really do not like leaving her at all. When Edward told mum that I wouldn't leave the house she laughed and told him just to leave me to it as she was exactly the same when I was born. As we pull up to the house I know instantly that something is wrong by the police car parked in the drive. I'm out of the car before the engine has even stopped and running towards my baby's room when I'm stopped by my father.
"Where is she? Where's my baby?" I'm panicked already fearing the worst, my voice low and cold.
"Now your mum already feels terrible so don't make it worse, it wasn't her fault."
"What happened and WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER?" I scream making Edward put his arms around me but I shrug him off.
"Elle's been taken. We only know that your mum put her down for a nap and went to the kitchen to make a drink, she heard a noise and went back in to find the crib empty." Suddenly I can't hold myself up and I fall to the floor, tears falling and rocking back and forth. I know that dad and Edward are discussing what happened and what the police are doing but I'm too wrapped in my own self loathing to care. I should never have left the house this morning, it's all my fault. I knew I shouldn't have left mum with her, mum has always been more pre-occupied with work than looking after me so why would that change for her granddaughter? Anger at my own stupidity fills me giving me the strength to stand and I run out of the house frantically searching, knowing in the back of my mind that it won't help but I do it anyway. Darkness soon falls and somehow I've made it into the woods. I can't see anything more than a few feet ahead but I can hear cars nearby signalling that I'm near a road. I carry on stumbling several times due to my aching legs and feet. After tripping over some tree roots I stay on the damp ground my hands instinctively dropping to my stomach wanting so much for my baby to still be with me. Time passes though I'm not sure how much when I hear snapping twigs and footsteps.
"Bella! Call Edward and tell him we've found her." I don't recognise this man but from what Bella has told me it must be Jacob. He easily picks me up and takes me to a nearby car placing me on the backseat then driving to my house once Bella's in the front. She looks relieved but still worried about something.
"Is she ok? She's not hurt?" Edward is waiting for us when we pull up anxiety apparent on his face. I suddenly feel guilty for making him worry about me when we have bigger things to deal with. I'm placed on something soft which I realise is the sofa as blankets are placed on top of me to warm me up. The front door opens and I see Carlisle come in the room and the others leave.
"Effy I know you probably just want to sleep but I need to ask you a couple of questions. Ok?" I nod. "Are you hurt anywhere?" I shake my head to say no. "Do you know why you were in the woods?" I nod as a few tears run down my face. He turns to Edward and tells him to leave me where I am, making sure that I get plenty of fluids and some food into me and that physically I should be fine with some rest and then leaves with instructions to call if he's needed. Closing my eyes I hope that this is all a bad dream and everything will be back to normal tomorrow morning.
AN: Sorry it's not very long and it's been a few days but my brain is on a 'short but sweet' kick at the moment. I promise that there will be more in the next day or two :)