Good Saturday my friends. I am a day late with the update, but I kept going back and making changes to this chapter. I really hope you all like it.

I still need a few song suggestions for the upcoming burlesque show. So if you have a song in mind that you would love to read Bella dancing to, let me know.

This chapter didn't get done in time to send out to get beta'd, so all mistakes are on me.

Stephanie Meyers owns all that is Twilight.

EPOV

It was like a fucking scene out of a movie, things were moving in slow motion. We were all walking out of the hotel to go to our cars when all of sudden Seth yelled for us to get down. Then shots were ringing out. I pulled out my gun, took in a deep steady breath to ground myself and just started firing. My only objective was to keep my family, my Bella safe. I couldn't think about her at the time, I had to keep my head straight. I knew she knew enough to get covered and to stay put until one of us got to her. I just prayed that Felix was with her.

Suddenly they came into sight, fucking Alec and Caius, the Volturi. They were standing towards the back of the action, their guns drawn, but they were letting their men do the work of trying to take us out. They were too dumb to have on protective vesting, I seen my opening, and I knew I needed to take my shot. I aimed my gun right for Caius' and pulled the trigger. I hit him in the shoulder, and he stumbled back. I seen my father take aim at Alec, but Alec was quicker and ducked out of the way when he seen Caius go down. Jasper, Emmett, and the rest of security were amazing as always and the dumb fucks never made it ten paces into the doors.

"Pull back! Pull the fuck back. C is hit!" We heard one of their men shout. And as soon as it started, it ended.

I was across from dad, and we just looked at each other, both afraid to move. "We're clear!" I heard Sam yell.

"Rose! Rosie!" I hear Emmett yell, as I watched him take off running behind a couch. Jasper made a mad dash to Alice, hugging her and rocking her, as dad did the same to mom.

"Bella! Bella! Baby, answer me!" I yelled.

"Over here!" I heard her yell. Then Peter stood up and waved me over to where Emmett ran to get to Rose.

I ran over to her, she was crying and rocking back and fourth, while Peter held his arm protectively around her, watching Emmett hold onto Rose and Lily, tears streaming down both of their faces. "Rose, are you both OK?" I asked her, hearing Lily crying.

Rose just nodded. I looked at Bella and she launched herself at me, crying. "Sono qui! Sono al sicuro. Siamo tutti al sicuro. Nessuno si รจ fatto male." [I'm here! I'm safe. We're all safe. No one got hurt.] I whispered to her. She just continued to cry and shake. She was breaking my heart, but I had to check my emotions and be in Boss mode. I could let it all out later. I looked over to Peter and noticed him leaning on the back of the couch, breathing heavily.

"You OK?" I asked him.

"Yea. I just got a little bump on my head when that stupid vase fell on my head while I was covering Bella."

"We have a doctor on call, we'll have you looked over."

He just ran his fingers through his hair, and looked up at the ceiling. "You really know how to welcome a fucker home!" He said with a chuckle, I couldn't hold back my smirk.

Sam appeared over the couch, "We need to get everyone out of here. The police were called. Jacob and Seth already talked with the manager, no one seen us. We were gone before anything happened." He told me.

"Good." I nodded at him.

"Come on, the SUV's are out back. We are going back to your parents house." He said. Emmett was helping up Rose, while holding Lily, who seemed to have calmed down.

"Can you walk baby?" I asked Bella. She just looked at me and nodded. I looked over to Peter. I pulled the second gun from my ankle holster, handing it to him. "Can you shoot this?" I asked him.

"Yes. I learned just after I started working for Z."

"I need to you follow behind me. Keep it out, just in case." He just looked at the gun, and then back to me and nodded. I looked at Bella. "Baby, I need you to calm down. Everything is fine. No one, no one got hurt. Understand. I am fine, you are fine. We are going to walk down the hall to the back and get into the car and go home to mom and dad. " She just looked at me and shook her head. "OK. Now we are going to stand, and we are going to leave. We have to get out of her before the police get here."

She took a deep breath, closed her eyes and exhaled. "I'm fine. I just freaked out a little bit. I'm OK. Let's go." She said to me. I leaned over to her and kissed her forehead, inhaling her scent to keep me calm.

The I nodded to Peter and the three of us stood. I nodded to the male manager as we walked towards the hall way. "Thank you. You will be taken care of. Thank you for you help." I said to him.

"You're family are good to us, it is the least we can do. We hope to see you again under better circumstances." He replied.

I simply nodded and hurried us down the hall. I saw Felix running towards us. "Just waiting on you Boss. Everyone else has left. It is the four of us in the last car." He said, flanking my left side, while Peter flanked my right, holding onto Bella's hand, while I held her close to me.

Once we were in the car, Peter in the front, while Felix drove, Bella and I were in the back, we were speeding off. When we were a few minutes away from the hotel, I placed my gun next to me and pulled Bella to my lap so that she was straddling me. Her eyes were closed as I cupped her face, running my thumbs over her cheeks. "Are you hurt anywhere?" I asked her. She shook her head no, keeping her eyes closed. "Baby, look at me, please baby." She just kept her eyes closed, a few tears sliding down her cheeks from her closed eyes. "Si prega di bambina, mi guardano. Fammi vedere i tuoi occhi. Per favore. Guardami Bella." [Please baby girl, look at me. Let me see your eyes. Please. Look at me Bella.] I begged her.

She finally opened her eyes and looked at me. "There they are. My beautiful chocolate eyes." I told her.

"I freaked out." She whispered. "I'm sorry. I'm...I'm so sorry I freaked out."

"Hey! No. Don't you apologize. That was scary shit back there. You did good. You stayed with Rose and Lily. You let Peter keep you safe. You stayed put until dad or I got to you. You did just what dad and I told you to do if this ever happened." I said, trying to comfort her.

"Oh God! Peter! Are you OK?" She cried out, stretching her hand out to him.

"I'm good Bellsie! You're good. Edward's good. Everyone made it out." He said, taking her hand in his.

She smiled at him, and squeezed his hand. "Felix, you good too?" She asked him.

"Hey! It's me Bella. Not a scratch on me!" He laughed, trying to lighten her mood.

She visibly relaxed them, melting into me. I needed one thing, one thing to calm me down. I pulled her back a little bit, tilting her head up to mine, and kissed her. Soft, light kisses at first. She twisted her fingers into my hair, so I deepened the kiss. Sliding my tongue along her bottom lip, slipping it into her mouth. Stroking her tongue with mine, tasting her. Holding her tight to me, feeling her. It was what I need, for my mind to know that she was physically safe and here with me.

I broke the kiss, pulling her back to rest her head on my chest, holding her there while we drove the rest of the way back to mom and dads house.

When we pulled up Seth, Sam, and Jacob were out front waiting. Jacob opened the door for us, while Peter and Felix got out. The four men flanked the four corners of the three of us as we walked up the stairs and into the house. Once inside, we made our way into the back of the house, away from the windows of the entry way, making our way back to the living room. We were met with the sight of everyone sitting down in groups talking.

When we walked in Bella spotted dad. "Daddy!" She cried out and broke away from me, running into his arms. He scooped her up, holding her tight to him, while she cried. He spoke soft, soothing words in Italian to her.

Mom came running over to me and I scooped her up. "Mamma. Grazie a Dio siete al sicuro." [Mom. Thank God you are safe.]

"Are you? Your not hit are you?" She asked. Pulling me back slightly, looking me over.

"Listen to you! Sounding all gangster, talking about getting hit!" I joked, trying to lighten things up, knowing she was on the verge of tears again.

She smiled and swatted my arm, then pulling me for another hug. She broke away from me, making her way over to dad and Bella. I watched as dad pulled her into the hold he had on Bella, holding them both, as Bella still clung onto dad for dear life, while he spoke to her. It is going to take some time for her to calm down, this was the first time she has ever been in a situation like this. This is the first time that she has ever seen us; me, dad, Jasper, Emmett, in full mafia mode.

Bella finally let go of dad and zeroed in on Jasper, who had a bandage on his head. "Oh my God! Jas!" She flew to him, where he pulled her into his arm, while still holding on to Alice with his other.

"Just a scratch darlin, just a scratch." He cooed to her.

She and Alice hugged the hell out of each other before she made her way over to Rose. They held onto each other for dear life. "Is Lily OK?" Bella asked.

"She is fine, see." Emmett said, handing Lily over to Bella, then pulling Bella and Rose into his arms, hugging them and kissing the tops of their heads."

I walked over to them, placing a kiss on Alice's head first, them making my way to Rose and Bella. Taking Lily into my arms, I kissed her head, and put my arms around Rose.

"You good Belly?" Emmett asked her, holding her at arms length, looking her over.

"I'm fine. Peter covered me, Rose, and Lily."

Emmett walked over to where Peter was standing with Charlotte and Maggie. He pulled Peter in to the biggest hug I have ever seen one man give another man. "Thank you." Was all Emmett could get out before his voice broke.

Peter just patted Emmett on his back. "No problem. Thank you for keeping those fuckers back and not getting to us!"

Emmett just boomed out a huge laugh, which was followed by Jasper laughing. "You're funny as shit man! We need to keep you around to light shit up at times like this. No wonder Belly loves you!"

Now holding Rose, Lily, and Bella, I looked at our guests from New Orleans. "I really have no idea what to say to you all. I mean, I can imagine that most of you are freaked out." I say.

"Well, that was an...that was some welcome." Zafrina says, blowing out a deep breath.

"I will completely understand if you don't feel comfortable continuing on with our agreement for the show."

"I can't speak for everyone here, but, after speaking with you and your father, my loyalties lie with you. I promised you a show, and I will give you a show." She then turned to the others. "What do you all think? Can we still give Mr. Cullen a burlesque show?"

I was shocked that one by one every one of the dancers nodded.

"We are family." A young red headed girl said. "We stick together."

"There are certain aspects of my family that most would fine...unsavory." Dad said, looking at everyone.

"HA!" Zafrina laughed. "You are looking at two former prostitutes, three gay men who were disowned from their families because of who they are, and a bunch of run aways from homes that were far from happy. We are the epitome of unsavory Mr. Cullen! I think we will get along just fine." She said, looking between dad and me. "Whatever happened tonight, we saw nothing and no one. We ate, we laughed, we drove back her to plan a show. We fell asleep at our hosts house because we all had a little too much wine tonight while planning the show."

My dad and I smiled and nodded to her, understanding that she, and the other understood. "Well, I don't know about you all, but I need some wine!" Erik said, causing Bella to laugh. She made her way over to Erik, who pulled her down to his lap, hugging and holding her. Peter took up the spot next to them.

"Let's plan a show people!" Alice said, wiping her tears as she stood up. "I have some great ideas for costumes!"

"Can you boys run down to the cellar and grab some wine, please?" Mom asked.

Dad laughed, giving her a kiss, then looking at me. I knew to follow him down. I gave, a now sleeping Lily a kiss on her head, then handed her over to Rose. My eyes met Bella, who blew me a kiss from her perch on Erik's lap, while her feet resting on Peter's. I blew her one back, and she gave me a slight nod, knowing that dad and I were going to be talking. Jasper and Emmett followed us down.

Once we were down in the wine cellar, dad turned to us. "I don't know who most of the men were, but I got a good look at Alec and Caius."

"I got a shot off and hit Caius in his shoulder." I said

"I tried to get Alec, but the fucker moved." Dad said, turning to the wine, pulling a few bottles off, handing them to Emmett.

"Most of them looked like just low men, looking to move up in the racks, prove themselves." Jasper said.

"You think they were after Bella?" Emmett asked

"I think they were just testing the waters. If they wanted to really get to her they would have been a little more aggressive at trying to get past us." Dad, said, handing more wine to Jasper.

"I agree with dad. Alec and Caius were just standing their with guns drawn, taking in the numbers we had." I chimed in.

"We are going to need to add a few more discrete people on Bella and her friends." Dad says. Taking a few more bottles off the shelves and handing them to me.

"I agree. I think we have an advantage in Peter. He says he knows how to use a gun. He is a strong, built, and fast and fuck. A quick thinker to keep Rose, Lily, and Bella safe together."

"Agreed." Dad says. "You boy and I talk to him tomorrow. Make sure he understands. Explain what we can to him. If he is down, then we will have him take the Omerta. He will be the last person anyone would expect to be protecting Bella. Don't tell anyone else. This stays between us. If we do have a rat who is close to us, then I want most of what we are planning to stay between us four until the plans are actually carried out." Dad says, grabbing a few more bottles, them making his way to the stairs. "Everyone is staying here tonight. We have enough rooms. I am not taking the risk of anyone leaving tonight."

We all nod and follow dad up the stairs.

We make our way to the living room where everyone is sprawled out, talking, laughing, and planning. We set the wine down, and a few of the girl dancers follow mom and help her to open and fill the wine glasses. I make my way over to Bella. Erik stands up, giving me a fist bump, and heads over to talk to Alice about costumes. I sit next to Peter, pulling Bella down onto my lap. I turn to Peter. "Dad, Jasper, Em, and I would like to talk to you tomorrow morning in dad's office, if you don't mind."

"No problem." He says, then turns his attention back to the planning.

"Are you OK?" Bella whispers to me.

I bury my nose in her hair and inhale. "For right now, yes."

So...what did you think? Worth the wait? If you have some time, leave me some love, or a song suggestion. I love reading all of you reviews. Love to you all, and see you on Monday.