-1 Dasturdly Deeds

Edward POV

I felt like a million bucks by the time I got back from my trip with Bella. It was just what we needed. She had loved the house and sailing and I had loved seeing her pleasure. I loved doing anything that made her happy. She was everything to me.

You know they say that you have to take the good times with the bad times to appreciate the good ones, well it's true. Trouble raised it's ugly head the next day.

I was at work in my office preparing some new cases when my cell phone rang. I looked at the caller id and Bella's name was flashing. I smiled but it didn't last long when I heard her tear filled voice on the other end. I tried to stay calm but inside I was in a panic. My mind was filled with all sorts of pictures and images of things that could be wrong.

"Bella, what's wrong? Are you hurt? Tell me, love, tell me what you need and it's yours. Do you need me to come and get you?", I asked.

"No, I'm not really hurt just really angry and yes, I need you to come and get me. I can't drive right now. I'm too upset.", she said.

"I'll be there in 10 minutes, angel. Do you want to stay on the phone until I get there?", I asked her hoping she would say yes.

"Yes, if you don't mind.", she replied.

I left everything laying on my desk and made my way out. I stopped and told Angela that I was leaving and didn't know if I'd be back in today and that if she would to lock up my office.

"Of course, I will, Mr. Cullen. I hope everything is alright.", she said as I was walking off.

I would apologize later for my short and rude behavior but at the moment I just needed to get to Bella.

I talked to Bella the whole time I was on my way to her office. I was getting angrier by he second as she explained to me what had happened.

It was a good thing that one of my brothers was a criminal lawyer because I just might need one if I got my hands on Mike Newton.

Bella explained to me that when she got into work this morning there was a note on her desk from Mike telling her to set up the confrence room for a big meeting they had. While she was busy doing that she never realized that he had snuck in and locked them in the room together. Once he had made his presence known it was too late for her to do anything.

He had grabbed her from behind and held her while he maneuvered her to the table. There he pushed her down and got on top of her.

"Listen you little cock teasing bitch, I have had enough of this shit. You are my employee and therefore you will do as I say or you will be jobless. If you can put out to that pretty boy you can put out for me. You were mine before he came along and I'm going to have what's mine. Nobody is going to stop me.", he had told her.

When he moved to try and get her in a better position, she was able to move enough and got a kick to his groin in. It was just enough to stun him and give her a chance to escape. She went running from the conference room down the hall and into the mail room. One of the girls working there helped her get to the bathroom and that was where she was calling me from.

"It's gonna be okay, baby, I'm on my way into the building now. I'm almost there.", I told her trying to keep the rage out of my voice. The last thing I wanted to do was scare her.

I finally made it up to the floor she worked on. When I got off the elevator I was met by a cop who asked me what business I had there. I told him my girlfriend had been attacked by her boss and she had called me to come and get her. After a minute he let me through. I was led to where Bella was at.

Once she was in my arms, I was not letting her go. She was crying and upset and clinging to me with all her strength.

"Shhh, angel, it's okay now. I'm here and I'm not letting you go. I'll make sure nothing happens to you.", I told her as I tenderly stroked her silky tresses and kissed her temple.

I would kill that bastard Newton when I got my hands on him. He would sorely regret the day he had even been born.

After awhile, the cops finished up with Bella and told her she was free to go. As I turned her to lead her out to the elevator, the cops brought Newton in handcuffs out by us. I glared at him as he smiled a sneering and leering smile at Bella.

"This is not over you cock teasing bitch. I always get what I want. Your pretty boy lawyer nor his family will stop me. You remember that when you lay down to go to sleep at night when you are all alone.", he threatened her.

Instantly, I saw nothing but red and I wanted blood. If it had not been for upsetting Bella that much more cops or not Mike Newton would have met his maker.

Bella cried and clung to me and she was my first priority. I would see to it she was safe and protected before I took on anything else.

I led Bella to my car and drove her to my father's office. He is in private practice as a general practitioner. I wanted him to look at Bella and make sure she was not hurt in any way.

When we got there and walked inside there was total chaos there as well. I had never heard my father raise his voice in the whole time I had ever known him. That included the times my brothers went off and did really dumb shit and would get into trouble. It was never anything major though they never broke any laws. I could hear him clearly yelling at someone in the back of the building.

"For the life of me, Lauren how the hell could you screw up a patients record so badly. A record in which I had dictated on tape for you!", he yelled.

I will say nothing irritated my father more than if he gave clear specific instructions to do something and it got screwed up. He was a very careful and methodical man and he expected his office to run efficiently. I had heard him mention this Lauren chick to my mother a couple of times. She had screwed up before but it was just after she started working there. My father believed in giving everyone a solid chance to get things right.

Even I couldn't understand though how she could have messed up when all she had to do was listen to a recording he had made.

Finally the receptionist came out and noticed Bella and I. She asked if she could help us. I explained who I was and that I wanted to speak to my father.

She let Carlisle know I was here and he told her to let me into his office he would be there just shortly.

I led Bella back to dad's office and we made ourselves comfortable on his couch. A few minutes later, he joined us.

"Edward, Bella, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. It's crazy here today. What can I do for you two?", he asked.

"I'm sorry to disturb you dad, but I was hoping you could give Bella a quick look over and make sure she's ok.", I replied.

He looked at Bella with a soft smile and asked. "What's wrong sweetheart?"

Bella explained what had happened and I saw my father try to conceal his rage. He was the kind of man who never believed in raising a hand to a woman or degrading her in any way. I knew also that he and mom already thought of Bella as one of their own.

He checked Bella out and sure enough she was okay except for just being really upset and had a few small bruises from where Mike grabbed and held on to her.

A little while later, we were at her house. I made her some soup and tea for lunch before putting her to bed. She had been through a lot today. I was going to see to it that for the rest of the day she was at peace.

When Bella had drifted off to sleep. I called Emmet and Jasper and asked them to come over after work. While Emmet could handle sexual harassment in the work place Jasper was a criminal lawyer. Mike Newton would pay and pay dearly. You don't fuck with a Cullen most especially a Cullen woman.