Love Like This
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Renesmee saves the day
(Bella's POV)
Damn. Damn. Damn.
I really need to be more rational about things next time. I probably lost my chance with Edward because I didn't give him a chance to explain. Its obvious Tanya's psycho and would do anything to get Edward.
Unfortunately, dad said there was no hard evidence to where he could arrest Tanya.
Life is cruel that way.
"Bella! Bella! Bella!" I looked up to see Renesemee running towards me. I was sitting at our usual meeting place with Alice and Rose. Not far behind Renesmee were the guys. Including Edward.
"What? What? What?" I asked teasingly in response to her hyper tone. Renesmee gave me a mocking glare "Very funny" she huffed. Jacob came up beside her and kissed the top of her head in a way of comfort.
Rose and Alice instantly got up to kiss Emmett and Jasper. I saw Edward standing a little off to the side with his eyes on the ground. I bit my lip, but got up and walked over to him.
"Hey" I said softly, stuffing my hands into my jacket pockets. He looked at me, his emerald eyes shining with shock "Hi" he greeted, shock in his voice as well.
"Can...we talk for a minute?" I asked timidly, biting my lower lip. Edward merely nodded, letting me lead him to the forest line near the school. We stopped and I turned to face him.
"I'm really sorry--" we ended up saying at the same time. Then there was that nervous laughter that always followed. "Wait, why are you sorry?" I was the one who had acted like an over sensitive drama queen.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you about my 'relationship'with Tanya back in Chicago. I'd had no idea she'd come back to haunt me" Edward's smile was a cross between bitter and apologetic.
"That's nothing to be sorry about. I'm the one who's sorry. I didn't trust you like I should have and let my insecurity get to me. I was irrational and stupid and--" Edward broke of my words by kissing me soundly. My world was swept away and there was only him. I fisted my hands in his bronze hair, I'd missed being close to him and it hadn't really been twenty-four hours.
....Could I have been falling in love with him?
Edward pulled away gently because we both needed the air. "Oh, here" Edward suddenly said, pulling something out of his jacket pocket. It was my ring and necklace. "Jasper had picked them up when I'd been standing the parking lot screaming for you to come back" Edward chuckled slightly, leaning down ot press his forehead to mine.
I instantly put my ring back on and Edward helped me with my necklace. I locked my arms around his neck and kissed him like there was no tomorrow. Edward's arms we wrapped around my waist as he responded to my kiss. I love that he kissed me back, I loved everything he did.
There was a flash and we broke apart, for a moment I'dthought it had been lightning. No, it was just our friends who had snuck closer and Jake decided to take a picture.
"Jacob, you and your damn camera" Edward muttered, wrapping an arm around my waist. Jacob cackled and shrugged. "Renesmee, your boyfriend is mental" I joked as we head back towards school. Without skipping a beat Rose remarked "Just like Tanya Denali" that got everyone laughing and Jacob shuddered at the comparison.
The weird thing was, no one had seen Tanya at all that morning. Apparently, she hadn't been in any of her classes. Of course, she showed up at lunch. We all sat at our usual table when Alice spotted the blonde troll.
"Looks like Tanya's being chatted up by Newton" Alice rolled her eyes in disgust. "I thought him and Jessica had gotten back together?" Emmett asked, his brow furrowing in confusion.
"They did, look at Jessica's face" Rose pointed with her chin to their table. We all glanced for a moment to see the jealous look in Jessica's eyes, even with her hand placed over Mike's, he seemed to forget she was his girlfriend.
We all turned back around "Mike just likes fresh meat" I muttered and leaned into Edward as he put his arm around my shoulders. "Maybe Edward will get lucky and Tanya will become mentally obsessed with Mike" Renesmee suggested with a giggle. "We can only hope" Jasper sighed dramatically.
Rose (who'd been sitting in Emmett's lap) suddenly called Angela Webber over as she and Ben were about to head over to their own table. Angela let Ben go ahead and walked up with a tray of food in her hands.
"What's up?" Angela asked kindly, she was one of those few people in the world who wasn't selfish about anything. Who gave before ever recieving. "Angela, you work in the office, right?" Rose asked in a conspirital tone. Angela nodded, looking slightly confused. "Can you get Tanya Denali's file for us?" at Rose's wrods, we all looked at her like she insane.
"Um...er...I don't think I can...I mean, that'd be stealing..." Angela looked like a fly caught in a spider's web. I felt sorry for her. "Please. We really need it, I swear I'll owe you big time" Rose persisted. Angela looked hesitant a moment before nodding "Meet me after school in the office and I'll have it for you" just as she said those words, Mr. Banner came up.
"Miss Webber, if you are not sitting with themyou need to move along" Mr. Banner ordered. Poor Angela went scurrying off to her table. Mr. Banner turned to Rose and Emmett "Miss Hale, is there a lack of chairs I should be aware of?" Mr. Banner asked pointedly.
"Huh? Oh! sorry Mr. Banner" Rose murmured, got out of Emmett's lap and sat back in her chair. Mr. Banner then glanced at Edward and myself "Miss Swan, Mr. Cullen, I believe we have a no PDA rule in this school" Edward removed his arm as Mr. Banner spoke.
We all waited until Mr. Banner left the cafeteria and we heard Emmett mutter "Prude." We all laughed quietly and I noticed Jacob high five Emmett. If Tanya stayed away from Edward, life would be perfect.
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After School.....
Ugh! Late! late! late! the others were going to kill me for being late to the office ot get Tanya's file. There was a short cut through the band room so I could just go through there.
I hurried down the hall with my book bag slungo ver my shoulder. Of course I tripped a couple of times, but I got up and kept moving. I opened one of the large double doors through the band room and ran across the large room. I pushed by chairs and instruments, trying not to knock anything over.
I ran for the large window and wrenched it open, thankful this was the first story. That's when I heard the large slam of a door shutting and then a loud "click" of the door locking.
I froze and slowly turned around, my heart started pounding. "Hello?" I called out, turning around slowly. "Hello, Bella" Tanya. Irecognized that horror movie-chilling voice anywhere.
I saw Tanya come out of the shadows, the daylight shining on her face. Her hands were behind her back. I skittered backwards, away from her.
"Now. I may be wrong...but I believe I told you to stay away from my Edward" Tanya spat, still moving towards me. "I knew it was you" I
exclaimed, trying to think of a way to grab my cell from my bag and call one of my friends for help. "Yep. To bad you won't be able to tell your daddy" Tanya suddenly ran at me, and I saw the glint of a knife.
I slung my back pack off and raised it as cover just as Tanya brought her knife down towards me. We twisted and turned as she tried to pull the back pack away with her knife still driven in it.
With all my strength I shoved my pack at her and managed to send her stumbling backwards. I turned to run and of course, tripped. Tanya was hovering over me in a second, this time with a gun aimed at me!
I kicked upward, hitting her hand and causing her to drop the gun. I ran down to the other end of the room before tripping again. "Hold still!" Tanya screeched. I looked to see she was standing by the open window, her gun aimed at me again. I was dead.
Tanya pulled the trigger, but there was a click. Thegun was jammed! It must of happened when I kicked the gun. Before she could fix it, something small and round came flying through the window and hit her in the head. Tanya fell to the ground and the gun skittered away from her.
In the next second Renesmee was jumping through the window and on top of Tanya. Renesmee knocked Tanya out cold by slamming her fist across the side of Tanya's head. I looked to see a baseball rolling on the floor.
Renesmee had always had good aim.
The band doors burst open, practically ripped off their hinges, with Edward, Emmett, Jasper, and Jacob running through them. Of course those boys wouldn't let locked doors hold them back. Rose and Alice came running in behind them, I notcied a manilla folder tucked under Rose's arm.
"Bella!" I saw Edward run to me and squat down beside me. His arms were around me in a second, holding me close. "Are you alright? did she hurt you?" I smiled at Edward fussing over me, but I would've done the same to him. I kissed his jaw and put my hand on the nape of his neck to get him to look me in the eyes.
"I'm fine. see?" I smiled at him to ease his worry. Edward nodded and kissed me lightly on the lips. Rose came over and squatted down on my other side "You ok, Bella?" I nodded and they both helped me up.
I saw Alice bounding over while the guys and Renesmee dealt with Tanya. I could hear police sirens getting close. "Bella. We got Tanya's file, you won't believe the crap she pulled" Alice snorted and nudged Rose to continue explaining.
"Right, well. Turns out after Edward left Chicago, Tanya started doing every reckless thing in school that was possible. Then she fools her parents into thinking Mr. Cullen agreed to let her finish school here. Her folks never even questioned her!" Rose rolled her eyes and I knew she considered it bull crap for Tanya's parents to do that.
"So she's been living all by herself somewhere?" I didn't think Forks even had motels. "Apparently" Alice shrugged just as the police pulled up. "Well, this gives your dad hard evidence" Edward sighed and kept an arm around my shoulders.
We told my dad everything. Arestraining oder was being put out against Tanya to come near any of us, and she could go to jail for attempted murder. Also, she'd be on the first plane back to Chicago.
When my dad brought Rose and I home, my mom fussed over us and was nearly crying because she had been so scared for me. I'd reassured her a million times and told her Edward and I were back together. We three ended up talknig about that for a while, while poor Charlie watched the game.
Rose went to her bedroom to talk to Emmett on her cell and my mom sat by Charlie as he watched the game. I noticed Charlie put his arm around her. After so many years, they were still in love. I wanted that one day.
I went up to my room and called Edward on the land line. He picked up on the first ring and we spoke for hours. He told me he couldn't wait till tomorrow (Friday) so we could all have our regular "study group."
At one point I had got to tired to talk anymore and Edward demanded I get some sleep. We told each other good night and I hung up. I drifted to sleep with dreams of Edward.
Friday at the Cullens
"And we are clear" Emmett said as he watched Carlisle and Esme drive off. We all got into our usual pairings and cuddled up. This time we were watching Titanic. "Chic flick" Jacob had muttered, but he'd stopped objecting when he figured out he'd get to have Renesmee in his lap.
I was in tears when the movie was over. The again, so were Alice, Rose, and Renesmee. Edward suddenly spoke up "Hey, can you guys give us some privacy? I need Bella to hear something" The others instantly went off to other parts of the house, there wasn't even a wise crack from Emmett.
I'd been sitting in Edward lap, but I was surprised when he picked me up and carried me to the piano like I was a baby. Edward set me down and had me take a seat on the piano bench. He sat by me and gave me a serene smile.
"I wrote thise a while back...I finally finished it a few days ago" Edward's fingers began to drift over the keys, bringing a gorgeous tune. "It's a lullaby, your lullaby" Edward said solemly and continued playing.
I listened, a slow smile spreading across my face. He'd written this for me, he was too perfect. The music was beautiful, It was hard to believe I inspired it. Edward was such an artist. He was so good it made me want to cry.
Infact, there were tears beading in my eyes buy the time he was finished playing the song. He turned to me and cupped my face in his hands. He kissed my tears away and I had to smile at him.
His lips were an inch away from mine. He looked me right in the eyes as he spoke "I love you, Isabella Swan" I didn't hesitate "I love you, too, Edward Cullen."
He kissed me with a passion that could set the house on fire.
I don't think I would've noticed.
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