Authors Note: Hello again, just a quick reminder that all mistakes are my own and if it weren't for sunflower Fran there would be dozens more, so huge thank you to her!

"Who are you?" I ask as the SUV pulls away

The man huffs, "You don't know me, but I know you, Isabella. He talked about you all the time." he shakes his head with sadness. "Jacob Black was my son, and your boyfriend killed him."

Holy shit.

It's Jacob's father, and he doesn't know...

I killed Jacob Black.

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I killed Jacob Black...

Edward didn't kill Jacob, I did. A loud ringing sounds in my ears, it's all I can hear... until he says this, "I know you and my boy were secretly together, that you're afraid of Edward. You were afraid of what he would do to Jacob if he found out."

What?

"My boy and I talked regularly, and I can honestly say that he loved you, Isabella. Now be honest with me, is the baby his?"

I look down at my barely baby bump. Is the baby Jacob's? Hell no! Tears are in my eyes, more out of anger than anything else. How dare he say I'm afraid of Edward. How dare this man think this child could be his son's. "I ... I don't know." I lie.

He nods like he expected this answer.

"I am sure it is. Do you think Edward will come for you?" He asks and I nod without thinking. "I hope you're right, and if he doesn't, we'll go to him because you know the way. We will avenge your love ..."

I think I'm going to be sick.

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Edwards POV

I just walked into Carlisle's office when his phone rings. He motions for me to wait and I nod, pulling out my own phone to make a quick call. When the other line picks up, it's quiet. A bad feeling sinks into my gut, and I'm two seconds away from hanging up when a voice stops me.

"Edward?" It's a man who sounds almost hopeful, but I still don't answer. I can feel Carlisle watching me now. "I'm Charlie Swan, Bella's father, and I need your help."

"Where is she? Where is James?" I ask him.

The knot in my stomach intensifies, "James is being taken to Forks' Medical Regional Center, he's fighting for his life, and Bella ... someone took her, and I don't know who. I need your help, Edward."

I'm silent, processing, panicking, and screaming on the inside. Rage violently shakes its way through me.

"I know you care about her, Edward. She cares for you too; very much." He says pulling me back to the present.

"Stay nearby this phone, I'll call back in two minutes." I hang up without waiting for an answer.

"We need to go now," I tell Carlisle.

"What's happened?" He asks.

"James was attacked, Bella was...taken," I tell him heading for the door. I can't wait; I need to be there now.

Carlisle is hot on my trail, "Family meeting, now!" Carlisle starts hollering as we head for the kitchen.

"What's going on?" Esme asks.

"Bella was taken, we're going to Forks," Carlisle tells her. She nods and flies out of the kitchen, she's headed for their packed emergency bags. Two bags to be exact, one is packed with a change of clothes for all of us, and the other is packed full of guns and ammo. "Emmett, come help me!" Esme yells on her way. Alice comes rushing into the room. For some reason, I notice she's wearing all black and is strapped already.

"Jazz and I are ready, let's go. We can call you from the road, Dad." Alice says.

There's no arguing with Alice, so Carlisle nods, "We will be right behind you." He says.

"Jasper is getting the car, come on." Alice pulls me along.

This can't be happening, it isn't fair. Everyone who was gunning for me I took out. I made it safe so she could come home to me. I needed the final okay from Carlisle, and then I could have been on my way, early, just to surprise her.

"I'm driving," I tell Jasper, and he quickly jumps out of the car to get into the back, Alice already took passenger. "Let's end this."

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Charlie's POV

Edward is coming and fast, but during this time I feel completely helpless. I've had this feeling before, but right now, it's so much worse. I have nothing to go on, no leads, no witnesses except for James and he's still fighting for his life.

With the last call I received, a girl named Alice said they're an hour away. They were definitely speeding. I couldn't sleep all night, and it's early morning.

Edward will be here very soon. A knock sounds on my front door, surely not that soon...

I open the door and find a hunched over woman. "Are you all right?" I grab her arm. She pushes her hair out of her face, and it's clear she needs medical attention. Her face is bloody, and so is her shirt. I also happen to know her. "Stephenie?" I pull her inside, "What happened to you, let's get you help." I lead her out to my cruiser,

"Charlie, I was shot." I load her in the front seat. I climb into the driver side, "Charlie," she says again. I start the car and put on the sirens.

"Charlie!" She screams at me.

"What?" I don't mean to yell, but the adrenaline is coursing through me quickly. "Wait, hold on!" I tell her as she starts to nod off.

We come sliding to a stop in front of the emergency doors when she comes to a bit.

"Charlie," she mumbles. "Black."

Black? I get her out and cradle her in my arms.

"I need help!" I call out as a dozen people rush to me and lead us inside.

She grabs hold of my collar and looks me in the eye, "He has her!"

They push me out of the way, and suddenly they're calling out a code.

"Wait, who, Steph?" I call but she doesn't hear, she's stopped breathing, and they're working on her now.

I'm pushed out of the room.

Who has her? Black? Who the hell is Black? I head back to my cruiser and climb in, I don't really remember driving home, but when I look around, I'm in my driveway with the ignition off. I also don't know how long I've been sitting here, but when I open the door, I notice a black Charger idling nearby.

A tall man wearing all black, his hair a wild mess with dark circles under his eyes steps out of the driver side. This man screamed, "don't fuck with me," without saying a word.

"Chief Swan, I'm Edward." He holds out his hand for me, and I shake it. Holy hell, my daughter is in a relationship with this guy?

"You got here fast," I tell him. When I talked to him a second time, he said they were leaving New York.

He nods, "Anything?" He asks.

"Do you know a girl named Stephenie? She works at the hospital."

He nods, "Eyes and ears, why?"

"She came here to my door; she was shot. I took her to the hospital, and before she...passed out, she said something. She said one word ... black."

"That's all?" He asks as his eyes narrow. I think the word means something to him.

"He has her." I say and watch as Edwards jaw clenches.

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Bell's POV

I manage to slip my gun into a nifty little pocket in my dress. I just hope they don't notice.

Jared comes back into the room, a smile on his face. "He's at her house right now." He says. Jared is Jacob's brother.

Edward is here.

"How many with him?" Billy asks.

"Two others, Alice Cullen and Jasper Hale." He answers.

"He needs to come in here alone, I don't care if I die as long as Edward dies too." He says.

"You're not dying today," Jared says.

"Bella, how about we go to the back room," Billy says.

I shake my head, "I want to see him."

"Why?" Jared asks, "Jacob said you didn't love Edward, is that true?"

Love Edward? I...I care for him like crazy. Do I love Edward? Maybe.

I guess I take too long to answer, "Get her up." Billy says and Jared grabs me by the hair and yanks me up. I gasp at the pain as he drags me to the front door.

I'm handed over to Billy, who grabs me by the arm, which I'm grateful for. Until I realize I'm being used as a human shield.

My gun thumps against my leg as if reminding me she's still there for me.

"Black!" A yell comes from outside. I know that voice, I'd know it anywhere.

Jared barely opens the door. "Where are Alice and Jasper?" He shouts.

"Left them to watch Charlie, now come out here so we can talk," Edward says calmly.

Jared looks back at Billy before opening the door further. I'm pushed out first, and Edward takes a step forward. "Stay right there," Billy tells him, "Not another step."

Edward stops, he looks furious, his usually bright green eyes are dark, his hair is longer and more messy than normal. He has dark circles under his eyes and looks a bit thinner in his cheekbones. But it's Edward and my tummy knots at the sight of him.

"You killed my brother!" Jared yells from behind his father. "I should avenge him and kill you with my bare hands."

Edward looks at me, a knowing look in his eyes, I killed Jacob Black. He smirks and turns his look to Jared, "Well, if that's how you feel, stop hiding behind Daddy." Edward says motioning him forward.

Just as Jared takes his first step down the porch steps, a loud clash of thunder sounds above us, and it begins to pour.

"Watch as my boy kills him, it's for him Bella, he needs to die." Billy whispers in my ear.

My skin crawls in an appalling way. I do watch, even as it pains me to see Edward get punched in the gut, I watch. They both get bloody pretty quickly and full of mud, but it's when Edward starts getting the upper hand that I begin to panic. Jared is in a headlock, turning purple as he reaches for his boot. Edward tries to keep him from doing so, but then he gets there and pulls out a tiny pistol. He points it behind him, and I lock eyes with Edward.

This is it.

My heart stops, I hold my breath even as it starts getting painful not to breathe.

I hear an evil chuckle in my ear as Billy presses the gun harder into the side of my head. I reach down and wrap my fingers around my gun. "I killed Jacob, not Edward." The chuckle behind me stops.

This is it.

With no hesitation, I pull it out, aim straight at Jared and pull the trigger. Jared falls back into Edward, knocking him back as well.

When a loud echo sounds, I flinch.

What just happened?

I feel the pressure of the gun lessen and then completely disappear, as does the grip on my arm. Edward bolts upright, his eyes worried, frantic. A loud thud sounds behind me as Billy falls to the ground. I turn around and look to see what happened ... he's dead, a bullet to the head. I look back at Edward, Jared isn't moving.

I suck in a deep breath, "Edward?"

He's up and moving towards me, and I run off the porch to meet him in the pouring rain.

"Are you hurt, are you okay?" Edward asks before I'm even in his arms. But once I am, I'm okay. I'm more than okay.

"Who did that?" I ask looking around us a bit. I can't see much through the rain.

"Jasper or Alice," Edward says. "Are you crazy?"

I look back up at him, "He would have killed you after you shot Jared."

I shake my head, "I couldn't let him kill you, I thought maybe if I was fast enough, I could get him too." It's a lie. Honestly, I didn't think about that. I just kept thinking not him, not Edward.

"That's fucked up, that's so fucked up." He actually starts to cry as he pulls me into a death grip of a hug. "I love you, Bella." He says. He starts kissing the side of my head, my cheek, my chin and then finally my lips, never allowing me to respond because I know it, I feel it.

"Don't crush her." A familiar voice says from behind us. The rain is slowing down, more of a light drizzle now.

As hard as it is, I pull away from Edward to see Charlie. "Dad?" I can't really believe he's here that he...he saw me kill Jared.

"Didn't you tell him?" He asks I shake my head no. "Oh, sorry."

"You're here?" I ask.

"Good thing, too. He's the one who shot Billy." Alice pats his back as she smiles at us. "I think we have much to talk about Miss Bella." Alice winks.

"Well, I couldn't let him hurt you, Bella. I couldn't live knowing you weren't in this world anymore." He sniffles.

I rush over to my dad and hug him. "Thank you, so much." He pats my back. He's not really an emotional man, so he pulls himself together pretty quickly. "Go tell him." He whispers to me.

I turn back around to find Edward already watching me, brows furrowed and bleeding.

He wipes away the blood from his lip, "Bella?" He asks.

The second I'm in reach he pulls me close, his hands rest on my sides. "Move your hands a little closer," I tell him loud enough for just the two of us to hear.

He smirks, "Bella, your dad is right there." He says just for my ears too.

I smile, "Don't be an idiot." I smack his arm. He listens though, his hand moves forward, and I place mine on top of his, guiding him to feel the bump, our bump. His eyes flick up to mine as it dawns on him. They then move back and forth between us, "Baby?"

"Yours," I whisper, hoping it will be okay. He looks back up at me as a thousand emotions start to flit through his eyes and fear settles in me. He's worried, angry, and fearful. Then angry again. But then his eyes soften to this unusual green. "How dare you," he says scaring me further. "How dare you risk your lives for mine. You never should have done that! Thank God you're both okay." He kneels down and kisses my tummy. "I promise to love you and your mommy forever as long as she lets me." He says making me smile as my vision blurs.

He stands, "I love you, Bella. I don't know if you feel the same, and it's okay if you don't, but I want you to know how I feel."

I pull him down, but before he can kiss me I pull back a little, and he frowns. "I love you." I tell him, "I really do."

He smiles and crashes his lips to mine, giving me a very inappropriate kiss in front of my father in the pouring rain.

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Honestly, I think my father could be a criminal if he ever wanted to be. He helped the Cullens dispose of the bodies; he knew things even they didn't, and he helped come up with a story of how I escaped from a man I didn't know. Edward and the family were never mentioned. Now we're all here at my house having a barbeque, celebrating our freedom and our news. It was kind of terrifying to see Charlie getting along with everyone so well, but at the same time, it was great. Especially Charlie and Carlisle.

It's been a week since everything happened and I'm surprised when James comes walking into the backyard, pale as a ghost but walking.

I rush over to him and give him a gentle hug, since I'm not sure where he was shot.

"Hey, kid." He says hugging me back.

"I'm so glad you're here, and you're alive," I tell him.

He laughs, "I must have been a cat in a previous life, nine lives and all."

"It's a good thing." I laugh.

He pats my back, "I'm about to lose another life. Edward is going to kill me if you don't let go."

I step back and find Edward heading our way, glaring at James. Uh-oh.

Edward pulls me to his side making me giggle but then puts his hand out for a handshake.

"Thank you, for keeping her safe," Edward says.

James nods, "Anytime."

James kind of became my best friend here, and I'll always be grateful for the creep.

"Come on, let's get some food, I'm starving," I tell the boys, and we head back over to our family.

When I head for the kitchen, Charlie follows me and he looks a bit troubled. "So, Bells, I've been meaning to ask you a question." He says and I wait for him to continue. "Are you leaving with them when they go?"

I bite my bottom lip, "I think so." I tell him. He nods, "But I'll visit all the time, and I'll be safe with him."

"I know you will, but I'll miss you kid." He says, "It won't be the same without you around."

"We could move closer," Edward says from the doorway, startling us both. "I could have Sam run the bar in New York and open up a new place nearby."

"You don't have to do anything for me." Charlie protests.

"It's not just for you, it's for Bella too," Edward says.

"Really, you'd do that?" I ask stunned by this wonderful man.

He nods, "I'd do anything for you." He says seriously. "We will go back to New York for a few weeks to get everything settled and then we'll move."

I smile and rush to wrap my arms around him, "Thank you so much!"

"Anytime," he kisses my hair. "So, um, how am I doing?"

I notice Charlie left, giving us privacy. "What do you mean?" I ask.

"Being a boyfriend?" It comes out like a question.

I smile, "Whose boyfriend?" I give him a hard time because you know he never really asked me to be his girl.

"Yours, I hope." He smiles sheepishly. He's adorable, "I just, I've never done this. I've never met the parents or vise-versa. I've never wanted to make a good impression or to work at keeping someone else happy." I smile, Edward Cullen has never really dated before, and he's nervous.

"You're a natural," I tell him.

He smiles, "I'm so glad you got to meet my mom, my parents. Despite what they did, they were good people."

I nod, "Even in the end, Edward. They were good people helping a lost, scared, girl. I'm very grateful for them and for you."

He pulls me tight, "Fuck, thank you."

"For what?"

"For being who you are." He says, kissing my forehead and smiling.

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-Six months pregnant-

If any of us thought we'd head to New York, take care of business, and head straight back, we were mistaken. Edward needed everything set up perfectly, and then come to find out, Alice, Jasper, Carlisle, and Esme were moving with us. Emmett and Rosalie were still deciding. That's right, Rosalie, the woman I had gotten into a fight with over Emmett. That big goof thought it was awesome we'd fought over him even though it wasn't that way for me. Rosalie apologized a thousand and one times, and it kind of got annoying to the point I wanted to hit her again. Edward said I should play nice, he'd never seen his brother in an actual relationship before.

Everything is now packed and sent up ahead to Seattle. Tomorrow we will fly out with everyone else.

Samantha Uley is taking care of Edward's bar here, and he'll have to fly back every once in a while but hopefully not too often.

"How about Harley," Edward asks.

We're lying in bed, the room basically empty except for the furniture

"Ooh, maybe, just because it works for a boy or a girl," I tell him as I watch him rub my belly. He's so in love with our baby and fascinated when he or she moves. We were going to find out what we are having, but the little rascal wouldn't show us a thing. Twice we went in but then decided maybe we wanted to keep it a surprise.

"What about Miles?" I ask.

"That's kind of cool, or Jett?" Edward says smiling when I scrunch my nose up at him. He laughs, "What about Nova for a girl?"

"That's pretty; I've always liked Jules or Everly."

"Everly is different, I like that one." Edward kisses the top of my belly.

"What was your mother's full name?"

"Elizabeth Lee Masen Cullen" Edward answers hesitantly.

"Masen?"

"Her maiden name; her father was a great man, and she wanted to keep part of him forever."

I smile down at where his hand is; the baby is moving right there. Edward's eyes always light up when our baby moves. "For a boy, why not Masen?" I ask.

"Masen," he smiles with a nod, "I love it, thank you."

"And if a girl, Everly Lee?"

He scoots up and leans over me, "How the hell did I get so lucky to end up with you?"

"Well, you are pretty hot, and that might have something to do with it." I wrap my arms around his neck, running my fingers through his messy hair, watching his playful green eyes turn dark.

"I'm smoking hot, but not nearly as sexy and beautiful as you." He says before I pull him down for a kiss.

AN: RxR, I love hearing from you all!

Should get the last of this story wrapped up in the next chapter (For real this time lol) then I'll cry my eyes out, I'll have finished my first fanfiction and I've had amazing support from all of you, so thank you all for sticking by me!