Deadliest Warrior: The Saint vs. The Devil

Edward POV

HERE WE GO KIDDIES. CONTINUE ON FOR SOME MAJOR ACTION.

ENJOY....

It all belongs to SM.

I laid on my bed just waiting for a call from Bella who had left for Forks a couple of hours ago. I had the week off from filming for Thanksgiving so there really wasn't anything for me to do. Bella and Will came over to my parent's house for dinner yesterday since we would all be separated for the holidays.

I was going to spend a couple days with my kids and then head up by myself to Forks to meet the infamous Chief Swan. To be honest, I was terrified out of my mind. I wanted Bella to be my wife one day and it was still too soon to mention that kind of thing to anyone but it all hinged on him.

I hadn't met Renee yet but I knew that she already loved me. I could win her over the phone without any problem but the dad was a different story. I hadn't even spoken to Charlie on the phone and I was scared of him from the stories Bella told me but I knew where he was coming from.

First, being a dad to a daughter was a pretty big job. I wasn't even letting Dani go on dates until she was thirty. Charlie, being a police officer, knew about how sleazy guys were and I bet he was protective of Bella even when she was a baby and then to have to find out what Jacob did to her. I would have never let Bella out of my sight after her divorce if she was my daughter.

The weird thing was that Bella never told him what Jacob used to do to her. She told me that he just thinks their marriage didn't work out. He maybe could have guessed that it was more than that but from what she said, it was just irreconcilable differences.

I just hoped that I could charm the pants off of him because he was the last hurdle I had to get over to fully win Bella's heart. I had Will's trust and her mother's but Charlie was who I was worried about.

"He better like me." I rolled over and tried to catch a nap. The kids were over at my parent's house and I didn't have anything better to do so I wanted to desperately catch up on my sleep.

I rolled around on the bed for about an hour before I finally realized that I couldn't sleep. I gave up and turned on the TV to watch something. I decided to stay clear of the entertainment channels because there was no doubt that Bella or I would be featured.

I stopped on an old movie channel and was immediately drawn into Ordinary People. This was one of my favorite movies and Robert Redford was by far the man I most wanted to work with most in this town although I had never had the pleasure.

I closed my eyes and thought about what had happened in the past two weeks.

I thought that those stories about the girls who were just discovered in Hollywood, never came true but Bella was living proof that they did. She was...amazing and I had never been so captured by a performer in my entire life. I thought that it was only because I was in love with her but I soon found out that everyone was seeing the same thing I was.

I would go to see her performances as often as I could and even though I was only at the set a couple of times, it was enough to convince me that Bella was an actress. She had been bitten by the bug and there was no going back from here. This was what she was born to do.

My father would come home with stories about how Bella could move the crew members to tears with one of her scenes or how she commanded the set with her talent. I would have loved to watch her more but I didn't have the chance. I was actually lucky that I wasn't able to visit her set when she did her love scenes because I might have snapped Marshall's head if I saw them in bed together. He had been one of my good friends since I started in this business but our past would be thrown out of the window if I saw them rolling around in sheets.

She was mine and if I had to fight for her then I would.

I knew it was all acting but still, I didn't know how I was going to watch those particular scenes when it came time to see the finished product. Did she feel the same way when she watched my love scenes? God, I hoped not because it was fucking revolting.

After that first day when I had to give her a kick in the ass, she got herself together. She was acting like she had been doing this for her entire life. She became so comfortable in her role as an actress and I could tell that most of her nerves were gone.

I would come home and she would have another story about what happened on set that day or ask me questions about what a technical term meant and I could tell that she was enjoying herself. Once she gained some confidence, she realized that she could do this and that it wasn't anything too difficult.

Of course I had to explain to Bella that this wasn't how it always was. She had a supporting role in an independent movie. She was good in it but her experience was going to be totally different when she was carrying a film and the weight of its success rested on her shoulders.

I wanted to warn her that it was a lot of stress but I didn't want to scare her so I edited some of my advice that I gave. We could move to harder stuff later when she started working with Carlisle.

Alice was acting as Bella's assistant at my request. I wanted to keep and eye on Bella without actually being there just in case she needed me plus, Alice was annoying me with her questions so I sent her over to Bella. Bella still didn't have a manager or publicist but Carlisle said that we could worry about that later. Getting Bella's first role down was the main goal at the moment. Everything else came second.

My eyes shot open when I heard my cellphone ringing on the other side of the room. I rushed over to get it from the dresser and smiled when I saw Bella's name flashing on the screen.

"Hello beautiful." I said and got back in bed.

I heard laughing on the other side of the line, "Hello to you too sunshine." Will said in a sly voice. That was a line straight from Emmett and I knew I was going to have to separate those two.

"What are you doing calling me little boy?" I joked with him.

"I miss you guys. I want to come back home." It warmed my heart to hear him think of my place as home.

"You can't buddy. You have to spend time with your Grandpa Charlie. I'll see you in a couple of days. We all miss you too."

"It's boring here and it rains too much. Grandpa Charlie is nice but I want Demetri and Dani and you. Can you bring them with you when you get here?" He asked excitedly.

"I wish I could but your mom and I don't want to overwhelm your Grandpa. I think it might be a little too much for him to have three new people to meet plus, how are all of us going to stay in his house?"

"I will build us a new one. Please just bring them."

"Next time for sure but not this time."

He was quiet on the other side of the phone for a couple seconds, "You're still coming though right?"

"Of course. I'll be there in three days and then we're all going to come back to LA together."

"I can't wait for me to show you LaPush. It's this really big beach and my Grandpa Billy lives close to there but I don't really see him that much because he's dad's dad. He doesn't like me that much." His voice went from excited to sad in two seconds.

"I'm sure your Grandpa Billy loves you." I rationalized even though I didn't know if it was true.

"I thought he did but he never calls just like dad so I don't think they love me. You will always call me if I'm not there right?"

"Of course. We'll talk for hours. Does you mom know you're on the phone now?"

"No, I'm supposed to be getting ready for dinner but I wanted to call you. This cellphone is really hard to use. I had to spend a long time trying to find your number."

"Well I'm glad you did. I miss talking to you and I can't wait to see you."

"I know Edward and I can't wait to see you either. When are you coming?"

"In three days."

"But that's so far away." He complained and I laughed. To a child, I guess three days did seem far away.

"I know but I know you'll keep your mom safe right?"

"I will. Oh, mama's here."

"Say hi to her for me."

"I will."

"I love you Will." It slipped out like it was natural and I didn't care.

"I love you too." He said back just as truthfully as I felt.

The called ended and I didn't know if he really meant it but he surely sounded like he did and I couldn't' have been happier. I felt like I really did have three children and I wanted to bring Dani and Demetri with me but I needed to meet Charlie alone first. I didn't think he needed to be overwhelmed with too much too soon and I didn't know if I could handle them when I was trying to impress the father of the woman I loved. I just knew that he was going to be tough to win over but I was going to do it.

I was finally able to get some sleep for a few hours and was woken back up when Esme called to tell me that the kids were staying over their house. I agreed and then went downstairs to order some food that my stomach craved. I opened the freezer door just to make sure that there wasn't anything that I could heat up and wouldn't you know it, there was a casserole dish waiting for me.

I pulled it out of the freezer with a laugh and noticed Bella's neat scrawl over a small piece of paper.

Edward,

I know you're just going to order something greasy and I can't have that. You need something healthy and I want to make sure that you get all the nutrients you need so don't even pick up the phone to order from Shanghi Garden. If I find out that you did, we won't be having sex for at least a month and possibly more if you order Pizza Hut. All that take out isn't healthy. Your mother and I are going to be putting you on a diet when I get back.

Anyway, I made this broccoli and asparagus casserole with chicken. Its one of my best if I do say so myself. Heat it up at 325 for half an hour and it should be ready to go.

I love you and I can't wait for you to come to Forks. I know you'll do great with Charlie but just for good measure, I'm softening him up.

Tell the kids that I love them.

Your Vita,

Bella

PS-Use a plate when you eat this. Don't dig into the pot with a fork like I know you want to.

I shook my head at how well she knew me. It was pretty scary because Shanghi Garden was my first choice for dinner tonight if I hadn't found this. She was amazing and I only loved her more for wanting to take care of me.

I followed her directions and put the casserole into the oven before setting the timer. When it was done, I decided to be a rebel and just dig in with my fork, without getting a plate.

Oh yeah, I'm bad ass.

I watched a movie and drank a beer while I devoured half the casserole before I started to feel bloated. I just set it on the coffee table because I knew I would go back to it before the night was over.

I tapped my fingers on my stomach as I thought about what I should do now. It was pathetic but I needed to hear her voice. It hadn't even been a full day yet and I was already contemplating going up there early but I knew I couldn't do that. She needed time alone with her father.

I wanted to at least call her though. It was ten so it might be too late but I decided to take my chances.

I picked up my cellphone and hit her speed dial button before letting it ring. It took a couple of seconds but I heard her sweet voice coming from the other line.

"Hi Edward." She sounded extremely sad and I think I heard her sniffling.

"Are you alright?" I asked worriedly, "You sound sick."

"I'm fine. I just miss you." She lied. She wasn't that good an actress. I decided to let it go for now.

"How was the flight?"

"Good. Will slept the whole way here and then was awake until about an hour ago. It was like trying to catch a flying mouse." She laughed.

"I bet he's excited to see his Grandpa Charlie."

"Yeah, but he keeps asking about you."

"He called and almost begged me to come up early with the kids."

"Did you say 'I love you' to him?" She asked simply.

"Yeah, was that wrong? I didn't..."

"No, no. I just wanted to make sure I heard it right. That means a lot to me that you feel that way."

"I really do care for you both and I love you both so deeply."

"I know." She sniffled again.

"Really? Are you sick? You sound bad."

"Edward, I...I don't know what to do." She whispered.

"Why? What's going on? Are you hurt?" I sat up.

"No...I'm going to tell you something but you have to promise me that you won't blow up. I know you have a temper and I don't want you to do anything bad."

"What's going on?" I asked as calmly as I could.

"Jacob's here. I didn't know he was coming but he seemed to know exactly when we got in and...Charlie wouldn't let him stay in the house but I can't keep him away from Will."

I closed my eyes and took deep breaths to control the inner devil in me, "Did he hurt you?"

"No." She replied a little too quickly.

"Bella, don't lie to me."

"I'm fine Edward. Will and I are fine." She assured me.

I kept up my breathing and nodded my head, "How is Will taking this?"

"He's confused. He keeps asking Jacob if he loves him and he hasn't spoken two words to Jacob since he got here."

"What did Charlie say about this?"

"He kicked Jacob out when he came home and I stupidly let him into the house. Jacob said he would come back in the morning and bring lawyers if necessary. There isn't anything I can do to stop him from seeing Will."

"Are you ok?"

It took her a long time to reply, "I'm scared Edward. I can stand up to him but he terrifies me and I don't know what I can do to keep him away from me or Will. He has so much power and you can't imagine what he could do to me if I take Will away from him completely."

I was already in my room packing my bag. This bastard wasn't going to scare her anymore and I would be damned if he laid a hand on Bella or Will. I didn't care how much power he had, if Jacob wasn't going to play nicely then neither was I.

"Just make sure to stay with Charlie as much as you can and don't go anywhere without him." I spoke quickly, "Does he know how badly Jacob treated you?" I already knew the answer but I was just trying to clarify.

"No, I've never really told anyone what he did to me. According to the story, it just didn't work out."

Bella was very nebulous when it came to her relationship with Jacob. She said that it was mainly emotional abuse but I knew it was more. She would literally shake if someone said his name and she would cower into my chest from nightmares sometimes, not often but they were still there. I was going to have to talk to her about that.

"Bella just please stay safe until I get there." I pleaded.

"I will. Jacob's not stupid enough to try anything."

"I love you."

"I love you too and I can't wait to see you in a couple days."

"Me too."

I hung up the phone and made sure that the house was locked up before leaving a message with Alice to tell her what I was doing and asking her to take care of the dogs.

Bella didn't really expect me to just sit on my ass here when she was scared out of her mind did she?

I was in the car and on the phone with the airlines within seconds and was aggravated that I would have to wait a couple of hours for the next flight to Seattle. It was still early morning so no one would be expecting me at the airport. I was able to get through security without any interruptions and sat with my baseball cap on, head down in the terminal.

It had been years since I had waited on a plane and I forgot how much time it took to even get to the waiting area. It was the day before Thanksgiving so there weren't a lot of people traveling but I still had to wait.

It took four hours but I touched down in Seattle just as the sun was starting to peek over the cloudy sky. It was five in the morning but I wasn't tired at all. I was just focused on seeing Bella and making sure that she was alright.

I rented some car, not really caring which one and asked someone for directions to Forks. No one seemed to know where it was so I got on my blackberry and followed the directions from there. What I thought would take an hour turned into a long ass drive down winding, slippery roads that led into more forests roads. Where the hell was I? And why is it was always raining. What was up with that?

I finally found the sign to Forks who knows how long later and pulled into the parking lot of the police station because I figured they would know where the Chief lived.

My palms were sweating as I walked inside and up to the reception desk.

"How can I help you?" A young deputy asked and quickly took his feet off of the counter.

"Uh...yes. I was wondering if you could tell me where Chief Swan lived."

He narrowed his eyes and looked me up and down, "Why?"

"I'm here visiting him for Thanksgiving and I don't really know where he lives."

He nodded his head after he agreed that my answer was satisfactory enough and gave me directions.

I pulled up in front of his house five minutes later and was already wanting to go back to LA. How could a man I'd never met make me shake in my boots?

"Pull it together Edward." I got out of the car and tucked in my shirt, just to make sure I looked presentable before knocking on his door softly.

A man of about fifty, with a dark brown mustache and Bella's eyes opened the door. He had his police suit on complete with a gun slinging belt.

"Edward Cullen?" He tilted his head and I nodded, holding out my hand.

"It's nice to meet you Chief Swan." I spoke.

Usually, this would be the part of the conversation when he would say, "You can just call me Charlie" but that wasn't happening. I would be calling him 'Chief' until the day he died.

"I got a call saying that you were coming. What are you doing here? Weren't you supposed to be coming in on Thursday?" He moved aside so I could come in and shut the door.

"Bella called me last night and she sounded pretty shaken up."

His face twitched, "Jacob?"

"Yes sir, I didn't want her to be alone."

"I'm here." He snapped.

"I know but I would feel safer if I was here as well. Just to make sure he doesn't upset her too much."

He nodded thoughtfully, "Did you bring some bags or something?"

"They're in the car." I said.

"Come sit down. We have a lot to talk about." He patted my back and I followed him into the kitchen with a big gulp.

I walked through his small, modest house and saw pictures of Bella everywhere. I was going to be spending a lot if time looking at those later but now it was time to impress the Chief.

I sat at the table in the kitchen and he stood against the counter, "Coffee?" He asked.

"Sure, thanks." I replied.

He sat it down on the table and then sat right across from me with his hands folded.

"So...how old are you Edward?" He began.

I swallowed some coffee before speaking, "Thirty, sir."

He nodded, "And you have kids?"

"Yes sir, two of them. Dani is nine and Demetri is five."

"You didn't bring them?"

"I didn't want to overwhelm you on the first meeting sir."

He rubbed his stubbled jaw, "So...I've been reading up on you Edward." He pulled out a stack of papers that appeared out of nowhere and set them on the table, "Very inserting stuff here." He patted the top of the stack.

"Wh...what did you find?" I stammered.

He pulled out a pair of reading glasses from his breast pocket and put them on before reading from the first page, "How's Ms. Denali?" He asked simply.

I grew a couple inches by sitting up straighter, "I wouldn't know. Our relationship is only professional so I haven't had the chance to talk to her lately."

"Really?" He pushed some pictures across the table at me and I noticed that they were from some of the "dates" that the studio had set us up on.

"Let me make on thing clear sir. I love your daughter." I pushed the papers back towards him, "No one can hold a candle to her in my eyes and whatever the magazines say is a lie. I would never hurt Bella or Will." I said firmly.

"That's good to know. Have you given up on your old ways?" He pushed another set of photos at me from my college days. Needless to say, they were less than tasteful.

"That was a long time ago and I've grown since then."

"I would hope so. You seemed to be quite the party boy back in the day."

"Yes sir and I got into a lot of trouble, I won't deny that but my children and work have kept me on the right track."

"Speaking of work, I hear that my daughter has made it big out there in LA. Did you have anything to do with that?"

"No sir. Your daughter is an incredible actress and although she didn't jump into it right away, I would suspect that she would have found it one way or the other. I didn't push her into anything." I concluded.

He nodded, "Excuse me. I have to use the restroom." He got up from his seat and left the room. I let out a deep breath and rated my performance so far.

He hated me. I already knew that but I was going to made sure that he knew how much I loved Bella before this trip was over.

It was still only eight in the morning so I figured that Bella and Will were upstairs sleeping but I wanted to see them so badly.

I sat back in my chair and looked around the kitchen. There was nothing special about it but I loved how homey Charlie had made his place. I could see Bella here when she was in high school and could only imagine what kind of accidents she got into.

I let my eyes travel to the corner of the kitchen where I found some kind of box machine resting on the chair but I was more focused on the gigantic shotgun that was situated against the wall behind it.

Charlie wouldn't shoot me would he?

"That's a lie detector machine. One of the old fashioned ones." I heard his gruff voice say from the doorway.

"Excuse me?" I whipped my head around.

He went to the corner and picked up the machine before setting it on the table in front of me, "It's a lie detector. I got it right after I finished my training at the Academy. I've found it to be really reliable." He thought for a second, "Let's try it out." His eyes got excited.

"I don't think..."

"Nonsense. It will be fun."

"But...."

"But nothing. I insist." He rolled up my sleeve without even asking me and strapped something to my arm around my bicep.

"Are you sure about this?" I asked worriedly.

"Of course. Just breath normally and answer the questions I ask." He strapped something else across my chest and I could tell that he was enjoying this way too much.

He sat across from me at the table with his glasses still on and a grin on his face that could peel the paint off of the walls.

"So...just answer yes or no and this will go perfectly." He said.

All I could do was sit and nod. I had a contraption strapped to my chest and my arm with some machine clicking in front of my face and my potential future father in law sitting across from me with some terrible thoughts running through his head.

"Are you ready to begin?" He asked and I nodded, "You're going to have to speak up son."

"Yes." I stuttered.

I could act in front of a million people, do nude love scenes that were directed by my father, accept awards on TV and watch myself on the big screen but the man sitting across the table scared the shit out of me.

"Is your name Edward Cullen?" Chief asked.

"Yes."

"Are you thirty years old?"

"Yes."

"Do you have green eyes?"

"Yes." With each question, the machine ticked and Charlie's eyebrows went higher into his hair.

"Do you have two children?"

"Yes."

Pretty standard stuff. I can do this.

"Have you ever watched pornographic material?"

Shit!

"I...I don't understand the question." I deadpanned.

He quirked an eyebrow, "Have, you, ever, watched, pornographic, material?" He asked slower.

I could beat this stupid lying machine couldn't I?

"No." I said with as much confidence as I could, trying not to think about all the shit Emmett made me watch in high school or the how I learned to move my tongue....

No! Stop that Edward.

Charlie chuckled, "You're sweating Edward."

"Am I?" I wiped my forehead.

"Moving on. Have you ever cheated while in a relationship?"

"No." I answered.

"Have you had sex with more than five women in your life?" He smirked.

"Yes." I closed my eyes, waiting for pain.

"Ten?"

"Yes."

"Twenty?"

Lie Edward! Lie!

"No."

"Hmmmmmmmmm. Very interesting." Charlie said ad I peeked through one eye at him looking over the read out.

"Are you in love with my daughter?" He asked seriously.

"Very much so."

"Yes or no only Edward."

"Yes." I replied with conviction.

"Dad, what the hell are you doing?" Bella asked frantically as she came into the kitchen, "Oh my God. I'm so sorry Edward." She ripped the straps off of my arm and threw them on the ground, "I should have known that you would hop on a plane. I told you not to do anything stupid." She grumbled.

"This isn't stupid." I said.

"Why are you hooked up to this machine? What is this anyway?" She held up the straps to her father who just shrugged and looked away, "Unbelievable."

"It wasn't that bad."

"We'll talk about this later." She said before jumping in my lap and crashing her lips to mine.

I totally forgot that the Chief was in the room until he grunted from the other side of the table. Bella pulled away and rested her forehead on mine, "What are you doing here?"

"I didn't want you to feel scared anymore. I had to be here to make sure that you and Will were safe."

"You didn't have to come. I would have been ok."

"No." I growled, "He won't hurt you again."

She lowered her head, "Thank you." She pressed her soft lips to the skin of my neck.

"Ahem." Charlie cleared his throat.

"Oh, I forgot all about you Dad." Bella spun around on my lap and stood up, "What the hell do you think you were doing? What the heck is this thing?" She pointed to the machine on the table, "Were you torturing him?"

Charlie rolled his eyes, "It was just a little fun Bella."

"This doesn't look like fun. Was it fun Edward?" She asked me and I paled.

I looked between her and Charlie, not knowing what to say or who to follow.

Bella sighed, "Dad, you don't even know him and you're already sentencing him to death?"

"Don't worry. I haven't killed him yet so its obvious that I like him." Charlie pushed himself up the table and awkwardly patted me on the shoulder before leaving the room.

"I'm so sorry about that. I never meant for you to be with him alone."

"He was fine." I said with a chuckle, thinking about where I could get one of these for when Dani started bringing boys home.

"He didn't scare you did he?"

"Not too much." I pulled her back to my lap and made a beeline for her naked collarbone that was exposed by her sleeping clothes. I sucked on her neck and loved the way she moaned from the contact. She was wearing a longed sleeve nightshirt and a pair of pajama pants that I noticed were mine.

"Edward, you can't do that." She pushed me back but didn't move from her seat.

"I've missed you." I said.

"I know and I missed you too but why are you here?"

"I told you, I won't let him hurt you again."

"I was hopping to push him away before you got here. We don't need a throw down, especially in front of Will."

"I can't help wanting to protect you and just knowing that he's in a ten mile radius..." I was shaking from anger but she ran her hand through my hair to calm me down.

"Please don't make a scene."

"I won't if he stays cordial but I doubt he will." I raised an eyebrow and she nodded.

I felt a warm wetness on my cheeks and noticed that Bella was crying, "I'm so scared of him. Why does he affect me this way?"

"Because he wants to keep you down. He's just like those bullies in school. He pulls others down so that he can seem better."

"But I was his wife. He was supposed to love me and we have a child together. How can he be so mean to me?" She rested her head on my shoulder and I held her close to me.

"I won't let him hurt you." I vowed again and again as I rested my head on top of hers.

"Thank you." She sat up when she pulled her self together, "Are you hungry?"

"I can make something. Don't worry about it."

She laughed, "Edward, you can't boil water." She got up from my lap.

"I can so." Was my genius response.

"Well, you better just let me handle breakfast."

I watched her for half an hour while she laughed with me and told me about yesterday, excluding Jacob. I didn't want to talk about him unless it was necessary.

"Edward...!" I heard Will before I felt him tackle me, "What are you doing here? I thought you weren't' coming for three days? You said three days. I don't think it's been three days yet, I've been counting. Are you surprising me? Did you bring me a gift?" He said in one breath and would have gone further if I didn't hold my hand over his mouth.

"Are you going to let me speak?" I laughed and he nodded, "I came to see you guys early. I didn't want to miss you guy any more."

He wrapped his arms around my neck, "Good, I wanted to go home but now I guess we can stay."

Will sat on my lap and talked animatedly about what there was to do in Forks, which seemed like nothing but I would have been happy to watch paint dry if it was with Will and Bella.

"Mama, what's that?" Will pointed to her exposed stomach that had been covered but her shirt slipped up when bent over to pick up some trash that fell.

"Nothing." She fixed her clothes and went back to frying bacon.

"Really, it looked like it hurt. Did you fall?"

"No, I'm fine. I just ran into the table yesterday."

"When?" He tilted his head.

"Will, why don't you go upstairs and get changed." I suggested and he hopped of my lap before running upstairs.

Bella kept her head down as I walked towards her, "Let me see Bella." I whispered harshly.

"It's nothing Edward." She went to the refrigerator to get some orange juice.

"Let me see Bella." I said again and I was about to loose it. If those were bruises like I thought they were, I was going to use Charlie's shotgun for some very illegal things.

"Just let it go." She shook her head and tried to move around me but I put the juice on the counter and lifted up her shirt to see her stomach, which was covered in hand shaped purple marks.

"Did he do this?" I spat.

She covered herself back up, "No." She lied.

"Then who did this?"

"No one. Just leave it alone."

"Are there more?" I was nearly shouting.

"Please, don't do this Edward."

"Let me see them."

She rolled her eyes like Charlie had done earlier and pushed up her sleeves, "Is this what you want to see?" She pointed to the purple marks on her upper arms, "You want to see where he marked me because that's what he did Edward."

"What the hell's going on in here with all this shouting?" Charlie came into the kitchen.

"Nothing." Bella covered herself back up and pleaded with me silently to not tell him.

"Are you two fighting?" He grinned.

"No." I replied, "Nothing's going on." I rested against the counted with my arms crossed. Charlie just shrugged and went back to watch TV.

"Just let Jacob have his way and then he'll leave." Bella whispered.

"This is why he walks all over you. You should have kicked him in the nuts."

"You don't know how he gets when he gets angry." She shook and looked like a five year old child.

"Then shoot him." I said seriously.

"I'm hungry mom." Will shouted as he came into the kitchen.

"Good, because the food is done." She was acting now and I could tell. She knew exactly what she was doing.

We all sat at the table, me next to Bella and Will next to Charlie, to eat the huge breakfast that she had made. Will took up most of the conversation with his enthusiastic talk about Demetri and Dani. He wanted Charlie to know everything about them.

I was still stewing as I played with my eggs, not really hungry anymore. I was actually sick to my stomach at the thought of Jacob putting his hands on Bella and marking her as she had put it. I wasn't going to allow that and I was going to make sure that Jacob never tried anything like that again.

"And then Edward took Demetri and I to the beach and we flew a kite Grandpa." Will bounced, "It went so high that it almost touched the sky." He raised his hands up.

"Sounds like fun. So I guess Edward is a good guy to have around." Charlie said, trying to get gossip out of Will.

"He's the best." Will replied and I couldn't help but smile.

I heard a car door slam outside and I already knew who it was by the forceful steps on the porch. There were three short, hard taps on the door and Bella's body went rigid.

"Don't get it." She said and closed her eyes.

"Is he still trying to come here?" Charlie got up and walked to the door. I wanted to follow him but I figured it would be best for me to stay with Bella. We could still hear what as going on though.

"Is that Dad?" Will asked and his face scrunched up.

"Yeah." Bella replied, "Why don't you go upstairs. You don't want to see him do you?"

He shook his head violently, "He scares me sometimes."

Jacob scared his own son. He was despicable.

"Go upstairs." Bella told him and he did as he followed instructions.

"Charlie I have the right to see my son." Jacob yelled and came into the kitchen just as Will left. His eyes locked on mine and I could already hear the old fashioned Western music playing in the background, "Oh, I didn't realize he was going to be here."

"Jacob, what are you doing here?" Bella got up from her seat and I followed, trying to shield her as best I could.

"I told you I would be back." He said, his eyes never leaving mine.

"Will doesn't want to see you."

"He doesn't want to see me? Six months ago, he didn't want to leave Chicago and now he doesn't want to talk to his own father?"

"A lot has changed." Bella took my hand and Jacob noticed.

"I see." He raised an eyebrow, "It's nice to meet you finally." He extended a hand to mine and I shook with the one that wasn't holding Bella's.

"Likewise." I said shortly.

"Are you finished here Jacob?" Charlie asked with an authoritative voice.

"I guess so." He shrugged and started to walk out of the door, "If you need tips on how to control her, just give me a call Cullen."

That was what did it.

I ripped my hand from Bella's and went outside into the drizzle. Jacob was already opening his car door.

"Hey! I don't want to ever hear you talking to her like that again. Do I make myself clear?" I shouted.

He closed the door and stalked towards me, "She's just after your money, you know that don't you? All this sweet stuff is just so she can sink her teeth into you."

"That's not true and you know it. Stop being such a jackass." We were close enough to each other that I could smell his mucky scent and he was a little taller than me but we were eye level for the most part.

"She's your bitch now so you can do whatever you want with her." He snickered darkly, }But she will always be mine because we have a child. What do you have to hold her?"

He was right.

"I love her and she loves me. You never had that." I replied.

"Yeah right. That slut hasn't loved anything but money. I bet she doesn't even love that boy she calls our son."

"Don't talk about her that way." I tried to control myself.

"Why?She's a slut and its all she'll ever be. Do you like the way she rolls her hips when she's on your dick? I taught her that."

I picked him up by his collar and threw him on the hood of his black sports car, "If you come within ten feet of her or Will, I will kill you." I threatened.

"You can't keep me away from my son." He pushed me back.

"Watch me." I growled.

It was like two lions in a cage, fighting for dominance and I wasn't going to let him win.

"Do you know who I am?" He spoke with fake authority.

"Should I care?"

"You should know that if you put your hands on me again, your ass will be burned so quickly you won't know what hit you."

"How can you treat her this way?" I asked, really wanting to know.

"Like what? Like I own her? You forget that I do. She's mine and we might be separated but just because you hold her hand or kiss her or fuck her, she's still mine."

I punched him in the jaw so hard, I think I broke my own hand but I didn't care. He was up in a second and tackled me to the ground.

There was shouting in the background but I was only focused on Jacob.

I kicked him off of me and his lip was split down the middle with blood dripping out.

"You shouldn't have done that Cullen." He punched me hard in the stomach and I doubled over but I took him down with and upper cut that was delivered with a loud crunch. A searing pain ripped through my hand but I wasn't stopping.

He grabbed me by my waist until I was on the ground and started laying into my with his first. Good thing I had Emmett as a brother and was subjected to daily beatings or I would have never learned how to fight.

It took a lot of force, but I finally rolled us over until I was on top and didn't stop as I beat his face in. His arms were up to protect himself but I was still hitting anything I could.

A loud shot rang out through the hair and my immediate reaction was to duck so that's what I did and got off of Jacob.

There was another shot and I heard a piece of bark fly off of a nearby tree.

"Jacob, I suggest you leave. I have damn good aim and I missed on purpose." Charlie said from the porch, holding his big ass shotgun.

Jacob stumbled up and wiped his lip, "You will wish you never did that Edward. I never loose." He limped to his car, "I'll be seeing you Bella."

Charlie shot again and this time, another piece of a closer tree flew off. Another loud bang sounded through the air and a branch that was hanging off of a tree over Jacob's car, fell on the trunk, cracking the glass in the back.

"I said leave Jacob!" Charlie shouted. I was wondering why the neighbors weren't out but then I guessed that the Chief shot at things more than the average person so this might be normal.

I was still on the ground trying not to get in his line of fire.

Jacob started his car and sped off down the street, dropping the branch as he went Bella was at my side in a second.

"Are you ok? Oh God, I told you not to provoke him. Are you hurt? Where are you bleeding?"

"Bella, I'm fine." She helped me off of the ground and we walked towards the door where Charlie was still standing, obviously very proud that he had saved the day.

"Well, I think this is turning out to be the funnest Thanksgiving I've had in a long time." He chuckled and went back inside.

HOLY SHOTGUN SHOOTIN' CHARLIE BATMMAN

WHO LOVES THE CHIEF? I DO. MAN, HE ALWAYS GETS ME GOING WHEN I START WRITING HIM AND I COULDN'T HELP IT. I KNOW HE'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN IN THE BOOK BUT I NEEDED HIM TO GET DOWN AND DIRTY. HAHAHAHA

ANYWAY, HOW DID WE LIKE OUR EDWARD/JACOB FACE OFF? IT WAS JUST THE FIRST OF MANY MY KIDDIES. I PROMISE YOU THAT. OUR HORRIBLE MR. BLACK WILL BE RETURNING. WHAT WILL HE BE DOING ABOUT ALL OF THIS? JUST WAIT AND FIND HOW SAD WAS IT THAT WILL WAS SCARED OF HIS FATHER? I SWEAR, THAT POOR BOY.

I MIGHT BE POSTING TOMORROW OR FRIDAY AT THE LATEST. THVC WILL BE UP TONIGHT

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