Chapter 32: Danger Mouse

Bella POV

I began to stir and woke up to find many expectant eyes on me. I think they were expecting a complete freak out on my behalf as they had all moved away from the doors, yea right like I was going anywhere.

"What happened?" I asked trying to sound as innocent as possible, sometimes I amaze myself.

"Bella, I think it was all a bit too much to handle at one go, you passed out. How are you feeling now?" Carlisle was using his doctor voice it was so caring yet authoritarian I could see why the others respected him so much.

"Erm I feel ok, I'm not going to run off screaming just so you know. You can all move closer if you want I don't bite" I had to grin at the last remark, I know in a situation like this you wouldn't think to use sarcasm but I just felt so at home that it didn't register that I shouldn't feel so relaxed and be so blunt about stuff like this..Well just yet anyway.

Emmett snickered with Jasper in the corner, Alice tried to look horrified but her huge grin gave her away it was only Edward that showed alarm at my comment.

"oh Edward I didn't mean for it to come out wrong, I would have genuinely have said that if you weren't…well you know so I didn't think twice about saying it, I'm sorry if I upset you" I searched his face hoping that I had fixed whatever I had done. I could see the internal war that was going on just behind his eyes.

"Amazing" it was Esme who had spoken; she looked so friendly it was hard not to warm to her straight away. Now everyone had turned to look at her. "What I mean is, she finds out our nature and without even knowing the full story she's accepted us. She doesn't even know we hunt animals not humans and she's acting like she's been part of our family for years" her smile beamed at me and I could feel myself smiling just a big a grin back. Partly because I had found out that hey my boyfriend doesn't hunt humans - which is well a plus - but mainly she had already accepted me as part of the family. My heart ached with the love that I felt. It was only then that Edward's face began to soften and the boy I loved came back to me.

"Bella, we are going to get Charlie back, Esme and Rosalie are going to stay here with you to make sure your safe" he held up his hand to stop me from interrupting him. "Now listen love Lara is very dangerous and if you were to come with us well she might do something to try and hurt you and I wouldn't be able to focus knowing that. I need to focus, I need to make you safe do you understand me love?" Dang it how can anyone refuse a look like that.

"Fine, I'll stay. Stupid vampire gets to have all the fun." I muttered under my breathe, his looked despairingly in my direction, I noticed that Rosalie had now moved closer and then flung her arms around me whilst declaring that she knew there was a reason why she liked me.

I kissed Edward and then we parted. I think my heart would have shattered there and then if I didn't have the hope that he would be back with me soon. I knew that this would happen because I was going to get Charlie back myself. It was time for operation danger mouse.

I excused myself to go to the toilet stating I needed a human moment. I walked as calmly as I could and locked the bathroom door. I sat on the edge of the bath and sent my SOS text, hoping.