Sorry for the long wait real life sucked and so did my brain! As always I don't own Twilight or its characters' I just like to play with them so no copy right infringement is intended. I apologies for all spelling and grammar errors.

Chapter 12

EPOV:

Waking up the following morning was both heaven and hell. Heaven because I had a naked Bella in my arms and hell because when I looked at the alarm clock it was already 1 in the afternoon and the family would be here at two. I really didn't want to wake Bella up because she looked so peaceful lying here sleeping next to me. She was lying on her back causing her hair to fan out around her, the sheet wrapped around her waist leaving her breasts exposed for me. As I sit besides her looking at her beautiful body I think back to yesterday when I told her that I loved her, I still can't believe this wonderful woman loved me in return. She knew that I was part of the mafia and yet she took it all in stride like it was the same as working as a janitor for some factory. I noticed her moving slightly signaling to me that she was waking up.

"You know starring at someone while they are asleep is a little creepy." She said to me as she stretched her arms over her head causing her back to lift off the bed and bringing her breasts closer to me.

"I would say that I'm sorry but it's not my fault that you are so beautiful. I love watching you sleep you have such a peaceful look about you and the fact that you're naked helps too." As soon as I said that she pulled the sheet up to her chin hiding her body from me, I couldn't allow that so I slowly pulled the sheet back down. "I hate to say this but we need to get up and get ready the family will be here in about half an hour."

"Ok, do you want to take a shower with me?"

"I wish that I could but if I do then we won't be seeing the family anytime soon and I know they are worried about you. I was going to see if Carmen had anything ready for lunch I'm sure that you are hungry after last night."

"Now that you mention it yes I am hungry. I'll see you in a few minutes then I love you." She said before walking naked into the bathroom and closing the door. I walked down to the kitchen to see what Carmen was making, when I walked into the kitchen she had a variety of food sitting on the counter.

"Good afternoon Edward, I knew that the family was coming over today so I made a variety of sandwiches and trays for you all to snack on. Would you like me to make something more for you and Bella to have before everyone gets here?"

"I'm sure the sandwiches would be enough, it's going to be a long day for her and her stomach might not take anything to heavy right now."

"Ok, if there is anything that you are going to need just let me know and I can arrange it for you."

"Thank you Carmen I will," I said to her. I walked over and got a plate and put a couple sandwiches on it along with some fruit I also grabbed us some water.

When I made it back upstairs with the food I could hear Bella in the closet trying to find something to wear, she was mumbling about not knowing what would be appropriate for this kind of thing.

"Whatever you want to wear would be fine love, nobody is going to care." She whipped her head around looking at me with a shocked expression on her face.

"Nobody is going to care? Alice is going to care; she will skin me alive and then demand that I change into something else. I really don't want to be here all day while she picks out my outfit just to talk about what happened last night."

"Fuck Alice, she'll get over it. You wear whatever you want to wear and if she says anything to you then I'll tell her to fuck off. Don't get me wrong I love my sister but she needs to step back sometimes not everything is about fashion."

"Fine then I'm wearing sweatpants and a hoodie." She told me with her eyebrow arched demanding me to challenge her.

"Fine with me, I think you look beautiful no matter what you wear. Now get that hot body dressed and get out here I have sandwiches for us and fruit." I left the closet while she got dressed and sat on the edge of the bed.

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We had just finished eating when the doorbell rang letting us know the family was here, when I looked at the clock they were actually late by 2 minutes. When we walked into the living room everyone started to hug Bella and telling her how brave she was and that they were all glad she was ok.

"Not that I'm not glad you're ok but what the hell are you wearing?" Alice asked Bella after she gave her a hug, Bella just looked at me with this 'I told you so' look on her face.

"Alice shut the fuck up who cares what she's wearing right now?" I didn't have to say anything this time it was Rose who got to her first. "She's home, if she wants to wear sweatpants let her for crying out loud."

"Sweats are for bed not entertaining," she said simply like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Bella do you have another pair?" Rose turned to her waiting for her response, I was wondering where she was going with this.

"I think so" Bella answered her and the two of them walked upstairs into the bedroom. I just looked at my family confused because I had no idea what was going on. The guys seemed to be just as lost as I was but my mom had a look like she knew what was going on.

"Ok I'm lost here, I wasn't aware that we are here for a fashion show today I thought we were all here to find out what happened last night to B not about her clothes she has." Emmett said looking at me to explain I just shrugged my shoulder at him I didn't have a clue.

"Do you know anything about what happened to her last night son?" Dad asked me changing the subject.

"No when she got home she was still pretty tired so I just had her take a bath and then go to bed. I did notice that she had a large bruise on her ankle in the shape of a hand so I'm guessing that Black caused it somehow."

"She didn't say anything?"

"No but I didn't really ask either, I don't know if she even realizes that she has the bruise on her ankle. She was pretty tired." I didn't want to tell him what we really did last night, I knew the guys would want to hear it but didn't think that dad would.

About 20 minutes later the girls came back down this time Rose was wearing a pair of sweats too. I just had to shake my head at this, when I looked over at Alice she was fuming mad now I understood what was going on.

"Ok now I get it!" Emmett exclaimed everyone just looked at him and shook there heads. "Can we get on with what happened now? I want to find out who all I need to kill for taking B last night." Leave it to Emmett for the ice breaker, sometimes he is such a moron.

"Nice" Rose said as she smacked him upside the head I had to agree with her.

"Sorry."

"Ok Bella at anytime if this becomes too much for you let us know and we can take a break," dad told her.

"Ok um well you know that I was taken, when I got into the car Eric was in the back seat also. He had blood running down his face; while I was looking at him someone put a cloth over my nose and mouth causing me to black out." She took a deep breath and let it out slowly before she continued with what happened. "When I came too I was lying down in the back seat and Black was sitting up front, Eric was in the back with me but he wasn't moving. The blood was now dry on his face I tried to watch his chest to see if he was breathing but I couldn't tell. When Black noticed that I was awake he told me that he was taking me to a cabin where nobody would be able to find us not even you." She said looking at me when she said the last part. "He knew that he was being followed, he told the driver which ways to turn I think, I'm not really sure because he was talking in another language. He said that until we lost you we would continue to drive around and then we would head to this cabin. I tried to open the doors to jump out but he had them locked, he said that he wasn't taking any chances with me leaving him so he put the child locks on. I tried hitting the window to see if I could break it but he just laughed and told me that I wasn't strong enough to break it. I looked around the back to see if I could find something to use after he turned back to the driver and found a gun on the floor behind the driver's side. I turned around so that I was facing the drivers side while I was laying down and started to kick at the door and window, I didn't want him to think that I had just given up because I was afraid that he would catch me trying to reach for the gun. It didn't matter anyway because he saw what I was doing; he grabbed a hold of my ankle hard and tried to pull me back towards him and away from the gun. I started to kick at him then causing him to lessen his hold on me, when he did I was able to reach the gun before he tightened his hold again and pulled me back. That time I let him pull me back and when he did I put the gun right in his face and told him to let me go. He just laughed at me and said that I didn't have the guts to pull the trigger so I flipped the safety off and cocked the gun. He let go of my leg then, I moved so that I was out of his reach while keeping the gun on him. The driver turned sharply causing me to accidentally pull the trigger unfortunately it hit the driver. I didn't mean to do it though, I was startled when he made the sudden turn and my finger was on the trigger to show that I wasn't scared even though I really was."

"What was Eric doing this whole time, was he still passed out?" Jasper asked Bella just shook her head while her eyes started to swell up with tears.

"He was dead. While I had the gun on Black I moved so that I could reach Eric and see if he was still alive, I had tried to see if he was breathing when I first woke up but I couldn't tell so I reached for his hand. When I did it was cold but I tried to find a pulse anyway, there wasn't one." She was full on crying now; I told everyone that she needed to take a break and that Carmen had food out in the kitchen for everyone. I pulled her onto my lap while I cradled her in my arms and put her head in the crook of my neck.

"Shh baby, everything will be ok. I will make this right for you I promise." I said quietly while she cried. When she finally was able to get herself under control she sat up and looked at me. Her eyes were all puffy from crying and her nose was red but she still looked beautiful to me.

"Are you doing better now love?"

"Yeah sorry about that, it was hard knowing that he was the only family I had left and now I don't have anyone." She was trying hard not to start crying again, I wiped the tears from her eyes as they fell.

"You have me and you also have this family. I know that's its not the same thing but they do love you and you know that I love you."

"I know and I do love you too even your family. It's just hard everyone of my family members have been killed in some way, my dad was shot during a traffic stop and my mom and step dad were killed by a drunk driver. Now Eric is dead because he got messed up with the wrong people, so how am I going to be killed?"

"You are not going to be killed you're going to die of old age. We're going to watch our great grandchildren run around this house and play hid and seek while we think back on the days when we were that young." I wanted her to know that I was in this for the long hall but didn't know how to bring it up but her thinking that this was her fate was not something that I was prepared for either. "You being killed is not your fate love I know it may seem like that know but it's not going to happen to you because I won't let it ok?" Everyone started to come back into the living room again I quietly if Bella was ready to continue and she said that she was.

"Ok so when I shot the driver Black took over quickly so we wouldn't go off the road, he stopped the car where Sam and Liam had found us. I held the gun to Black's head and told him to unlock the doors he hit the button but I had forgotten that he also had on the child lock so I had to crawl over Eric to get out. When I was about to be completely out of the car Black surprised me again by grabbing my arm, he didn't grab it hard enough to leave a bruise this time but it startled me. When he grabbed me I shot the gun again but this time I aimed for him I don't know where or if he was hit because I got the hell out of there. When I was running I saw someone running to me and thought that it was one of Blacks guys so I raised the gun to shoot at him when Sam told me to put the gun down and said that Liam was with him. The next thing that I know Sam is throwing me not literally, into the car that Liam was driving and then we came home. That's the whole story at least what I can remember of it anyway."

"You were so brave to get away like you did but how did you learn to shoot a gun?" Rose asked.

"My dad used to be the chief of police in our hometown and he taught me when I was younger. He said that if I was ever in a situation involving guns that I should know how to use and disassemble them that it might be the only thing to save my life. I would also go hunting with him once in a while it wasn't my favorite thing to do but I went because it was with my dad."

"Well he was right about you knowing gun safety because it did help you. I'm sorry that you lost your brother in all of this but I want you to know that you are a part of this family and if you need anything at all just ask us. Now I know that you were fired from the Diner and that Edward said you could work with him but if it becomes to much and you don't want to work with a bunch of meat heads then let me know and you can come and help me out." My mother told Bella, it was nice that she also told her that she was family maybe she would believe it now.

"Thank you Esme, if it becomes too much then I'll let you know."

"What do you mean meat heads mom!"

"Emmett you my dear son are the biggest meat head of the bunch." Everyone just started laughing at Em's expression it was a mixture of shock and confusion.

"Whatever," was his big come back see mom was right he is a meat head.

"Let's get a plan together first and then we can go from there, I want Black nailed into the ground when we are done with him." Dad said once Bella had left and went up to bed for a rest.

BPOV:

I did it I finally got threw the whole story about what happened, at first I didn't think that I was going to be able to do this but when Rose asked for the sweatpants she must have know that I was having second thoughts about doing it.

"You don't have anything to be worried about Bella; Carlisle is just going to ask you to tell us what happened. I know that it may seem like a big deal and in a way it is but once everyone knows what happened it's going to get better. Yes Edward is going to add more security to you and the house but it's only to keep you safe, did Edward ever tell you about what I went threw?"

"No, I didn't know that you went threw anything like this he never even hinted that you did."

"That's the one thing that I love about him he doesn't tell anyone anything. To make a long story short someone thought that to get to Emmett they would take me. I was coming out of my apartment at the time and was grabbed from behind and they put a cloth over my face, when I woke up I was in some warehouse. They contacted Em and he said that he would pay anything they wanted as long as there wasn't a hair on my head harmed in anyway. They thought he wouldn't pay so they recorded themselves beating on me and then sent it to him, Em didn't like that very much so when he came for me they had no idea. He busted into the warehouse and started shooting them; the main guy didn't make it out of there. Em had "special plans" for him he said, and to this day I still don't know what he did to him and I don't know that I really want to know either. So I do know what you are going threw right now and the best thing to do is tell them everything that happened. Yes Edward is going to be pissed but he has that right to be he is also going to make this right for you. I see the way he looks at you, you are his whole world and he will do anything to make sure you are safe and happy."

"Thanks Rose, this really helps me a lot. I'm really nervous about telling everyone what happened I mean I know that it wasn't as bad as yours but it's just hard to talk about."

"Trust me I get it, I had to do the same thing. If it makes it easier for you then close your eyes and focus on something else or just hold tightly on to Edward let him be your rock."

"Ok thanks Rose," I told her as we walked back into the living room.

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When I woke up from my nap I felt so much better it was like I could breathe again. I got up from the bed and looked outside it was cloudy still but not too late in the day that it was a total waste. I freshened up and then went in search of Edward, I wasn't sure if everyone was still here or not. I checked his office first to see if he was there but it was empty next I went into the living room but it was empty also. As I was walking towards the kitchen I could hear noises so I knew they were in there, when I opened the door everyone was sitting around the table with a map in the center and paper every where.

"What are you guys doing? It looks like the paper company threw up in here." Apparently nobody heard me come into the room because they all jumped in surprise.

"Hey baby how are you feeling?" Edward asked when he reached me he pulled me into his arms and held me tightly.

"I actually feel better like I can breath again I was so worried about telling everyone that I didn't notice the pressure but now it's gone."

"Good, come on over here. We are working on a plan of attack for Black; I want that man gone for good."

"Nobody messes with this family and lives to tell about it, especially my children." Carlisle said I was ready to cry at that point it was nice that he considered me one of his kids.

"Hey don't cry baby, what's wrong?"

"Nothing is wrong and I didn't know that I was crying I'm sorry. It's just that my dad has been gone for a while now that I forgot what it's like to have someone like that in my life."

"Hey now you are family and nothing is going to change that ok sweetheart?" Carlisle told me I nodded in response and hugged him tightly.

"Ok so now that Bella is finally awake, the lazy bones, can we get to planning this thing? I'm ready for some major ass kicking!" Emmett is once of a kind always joking around to lighten the mood when things are down or stressful.

"Hey! I wasn't sleeping that long you lug!" I said while playfully slapping him on the arm.

"Well you were asleep for a while and that's too long for Em because he's in his mode of kick ass first take names later." Jasper was sitting next to Edward and Alice, and next to her were Rose then Em then Esme and Carlisle. I also noticed that Liam, Sam, Alec, Brady, Riley and a couple other that I didn't know where sitting at the table too.

"Bella I want you to meet the newest members of security until Black is caught. This is Kate she's going to be with you most of the time I thought maybe you would like to have a female to talk to and she can shop with you. The two men by the door are Collin and Benjamin they are going to be here at the house for extra security."

"Hi, nice to meet everyone. So do I get to help with this plan at all or are you going to be keeping me in the dark on this until it's over?"

"You can help plan if you want I won't keep anything from you." Edward led me over to where he was sitting when I came in and pulled me down on his lap. "Now where were we…?"

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The next couple of days after we had the plan together we just lazed around the house not doing anything. It was a nice change of pace for once; I had Edward give Carmen a few days off so that I could cook. She has been making all the meals for everyone in the main house and the guard's house so I thought she could use a break and let us fend for ourselves for a change.

We used the pool a bit also; I do have to say pool sex is awesome! The sex in general is awesome with Edward, I think we have christened most of the house by now it's like I can't get enough of him and he's the same way.

Edward was in his office late that afternoon when I decided to bring up working with him.

"When are we going to the club so that I can learn what needs to be done?"

"I can show you some of it now if you would like." He said as he motioned for me to sit down on his lap when I was seated he pulled up the information on his club Underground. "There are things at this club that only VIP's know about, they all have to sign a NDA before they are allowed in that area too. The reason being is that I don't want someone to come in and think that the club is some low class strip joint and cause trouble for the clients or myself. When someone wants to use the VIP section I go threw a background checks first I want to make sure they are on the up and up. Sometimes they do ask for strippers and I will supply them with them and sometimes they want something more, like a prostitute and I can supply that as well but they have to be clean and they also have to prove it. I will make them see one of my doctors first before any other arrangements are made."

"So on the upper levels of the club you have strippers and prostitutes? Have you ever slept with them?"

"I don't mix business and pleasure. You have nothing to worry about ok?" It was like he knew what I was thinking, I knew that he slept around but I didn't know if I could work with someone that he has already slept with either.

"Ok what else do I need to know? Are they going to know that we are together or is that something you want kept a secret?"

"This is no secret by the time we make it up to the office everyone including the customers will know that you are all mine." He said with a possessive look in his eyes I nodded in response because I didn't know what else to say. "I will introduce you to the workers as we make our way up. My well our office will always be locked when either of us are not there, I don't want to take the chance of someone getting in and taking anything." He reached into the top drawer of his desk and pulled out a set of keys there were 4 keys total on the ring and then handed them too me. "This key here is for the front door, this one is for the office, this one is for the elevator to the VIP area, and this one is to the suite at the top of the building. Each one is marked with a letter indicating what they go too so it will be easier for you to find the right key."

"I didn't know you had a suite there, do you stay there often?"

"No just if I've had too much to drink or am too tired and don't want to drive. Nobody even knows it's there other then you and me. Not even Em or Jazz knows about it if they did they would be there all the time and would never leave plus Emmett's a pig he would mess it up and leave it for the next person. I don't know how Rose deals with that it would drive me crazy having to pick up after him like a child."

"Yeah, did he do that as a kid also?"

"No mom would make us pick up after ourselves she said that we didn't have a maid and she wasn't one either."

"Smart woman, but now he's leaving a mess everywhere. I'm sure Rose puts him in his place she seems like the type that could make him do something."

"Oh she does." He continued to tell me things about the club until it was time for bed that night, I knew things that I didn't even want to know about. He said that on Monday if everything went well this weekend that we would go to the club, but first he wanted to go out to dinner and see if Black was lurking around and would try anything again.

AN:

I am so very sorry about the late update, I hope to update again soon for you readers but I won't make any promises yet. Thank you all for sticking with me and continuing to review you guys are great and I appreciate every review that you send.