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I stepped over to Emmett and hit him with a magazine saying, "You don't know shit about me," and with tears in my eyes went running to my room. I mean my old room. I locked the door and laid down on my bed and cried.

JPOV

My girl let Emmett have it and in response, I went major and said, "Rose get him out of here before I kill him. Jasper didn't get to make love to Bella."

Chapter 36

JPOV continued

After Emmett was again stunned into silence, he said, "Major I'm sorry. I had no idea. Those two waited so long, never mind. You have every right to kill me and so does Bella; but Major please let me fix this one for once."

"Go ahead, but if you make it worse?"

"I will let you kill me. Rose, would you come, too?"

"Sure, but if Major decides to kill you later, I won't cover your back."

"That's fine. I don't deserve it."

BPOV

"Bella," I hear Emmett say at my door.

"Go away," I said.

"Please, Bella. I'm sorry," then there was silence and I thought he might leave. "Please Bella, let me in. Jasper is pissed and Major is about to kill me. I'm sorry I want to make this right; I brought Rose with me."

I ran to the door and opened it for Rose and Emmett. I threw myself into Rose's arms. Rose carried me to my bed. "Rose, why me?" I asked sobbing.

"I don't know, honey; I just don't know."

"Haven't I been through enough?"

"Yes, you have."

"Emmett, why are you so mean to me? You saw how upset I was."

"Bella, please, I'm not mean. I was just trying to make you laugh some because you were so upset."

"Emmett, I was sad and upset; my parents ruined my perfect night and you picked on me. Sometimes jokes and laughter aren't the way to fix things. Next time I could have used a hug and a shoulder to cry on."

"Bella, you are my little sister. If I could've prevented all this crap from happening to you, I would've done it in a heartbeat. But I can't, so I try to use jokes as a way to help you feel better. Bella, please forgive me for being an ass. I can't imagine my life without you around just like I can't live without Rose. You are truly my little sister; I want to protect you, play with you, and be around you. I loved the little sister I had in my prior life and now I have you. You are fun to be with and sometimes a pain in the ass. We fight; but I'll always be there to protect you even if it's from Jasper and or your real parents. I'm sorry I joked with you about sex and Jasper. I can't promise I will never do it again because I know that would be a lie, but when I can see how much pain you are in, I'll try not to. I'll work for your forgiveness forever even if it means I have to let you win at video games forever."

I think if Emmett could have shed tears he would have in that moment; but then he turned into his typical self with the video game comment. "Hey, I win because I have Edward's help." Then I looked at Rose and said, "Excuse me," and I crawled into Emmett's lap. "Emmett, I'm use to you embarrassing me in multiple ways including sexually; but I was devastated tonight for obvious reasons. If Rose suddenly got sick or hurt, I wouldn't crack jokes about you and your stupid addiction to video games at the time. I would hold you and console you because that is what little sisters do."

"You made your point; I got it little sister. Now, I have speculations to why your parents seem to throw daggers at you that just came to me, but I want to share it with the whole family so can we please rejoin our whole family."

"Yes, but I am too tired to walk."

"I will carry you; but Rose go prepare Jasper. I don't want him or Major taking my head off."

Rose left and I said, "Why not? As you all have told me, you can put yourselves back together again."

"That was mean, but good Bella; and I deserved that."

I wrapped my arms around him as he carried me and I said, "I love you, Emmett."

"I love you, too, Belly."

Emmett gently put me back in Jasper's arms and I cuddled into Jasper. Then mentally, I told him, "I love you and I'm sorry."

"You have nothing to be sorry for."

I gently kissed Jasper and he returned the kiss. As I settled back into Jasper's arms, I said, "Okay, what is your explanation for my parents' damn daggers, Emmett?"

"Your shared DNA and our venom. Before we started treating you, there DNA didn't cause any of these problems. We come along and add vampire venom to you and the problems start. Because you have broken t and b arms on your cells and your recessive genes that caused the cell problem, you never felt the pains before. You never would have until we treat you with venom and you learn about your shield. Bam the pain that they have always felt for you turns into daggers."

Carlisle said, "I'm impressed; I would agree. You can fight it better when our venom is more prominent than towards the end of the cycle when your t and b arms are getting weaker it is harder on you."

"So can you guys follow them and insert some other DNA into them to protect me or give me some other DNA to protect me from them. Having to keep my shield up and strong all the time sucks."

"No, but how about we just limit your time with them."

"Okay, but what if they want me back?"

"Darlin', look at me. That isn't going to happen because I won't let you go. I love you and my mate bound with you is stronger and you are a legal adult."

Edward said, "We can tell them that we figured out there DNA hurts you when you are around them. We would have to come up with a really good story to explain it though."

"Thank you, family. I love you. Jasper, I need to go to bed. I'm exhausted from working my shield so hard; I need to sleep. Emmett, don't say anything, I truly need sleep." Everyone just told me good night as Jasper carried me from the room. I passed out in Jasper's arms in bed.

My birth parents returned around ten am the next day and spent the first just enjoying football and talking about sports, Christmas and my schooling. They left before dinner so that my family didn't have to eat a second meal with them. I sent everyone out to hunt to help with the human food. Leah and Jake came over and stayed with me because I didn't just want my parents showing up while I was home alone. I was asleep in bed when Jasper climbed in and pulled me in close. I remember mumbling I love you and moving my pillow to the crook of his arm and going back to sleep.

I start questioning things they talk to us about on the 2nd during their visit. However, I have to keep my shield wrapped all around me while they are there to protect me from the daggers so Jasper doesn't feel my mood changes. During our conversations, they refer to Jasper as Jasper Whitlock a couple of times and I think I'm just hearing things. Right before they leave, my mother while hugging me and says that Bella remember tomorrow you said you would show us the pictures of your southern California trip and don't forget to pull out Napa Valley, as well.

"Sure mom. I'll see you tomorrow."

When they are gone, I'm in my room finally letting my shield come down trying to figure out what is going on with my birth parents. Jasper comes bursting in, "Why are you so anxious and on edge? Your shield is finally coming down and I know you're hurting, but, oh man, it's rolling off you onto me and ugh! What is it, Darlin'?"

"Jasper, did you ever tell my parents your last name was Whitlock? We introduced everyone as Cullens when we first started talking to them."

"I don't think so."

"Okay, did you mention Napa to them?"

"No why?"

"My mom asked to see the pictures of Napa along with southern California tomorrow. I hadn't mentioned Napa because of what happened. We talked about a winery tour we did one day."

"There are wineries all over all of California that we could've been at not Napa specifically. Okay family meeting and we need Edward now."

"I agree," and Jasper asked everyone to meet in the living room.

Once we filled the family in on my suspicions, Edward replayed everything in his head from their visits and says, "No, we haven't mentioned any of those things."

"Jasper, I have no doubt they are truly responsible for all the daggers and stalking us from the Grand Canyon to Napa."

"What are they doing here then?" Alice asked. "Because I can't see any of this."

"We will find out tomorrow," I said. "I'll confront them by myself in living room."

"No, you won't." Jasper had immediately turned into Major and was holding me very tightly.

"Yes, I will Major. Tell Jasper to come back; I'm not going to argue with you. You'll be in the next room waiting and listening. They hurt me very badly and I deserve to know the answers. Plus with my shield; they can't hurt me."

"Are you sure about that?"

"Yes."

"What are you going to ask of them?"

"I want them to leave me alone. I plan to send them away; I want to be as happy as I was about 8:30 New Year's Eve again. I want them gone. I was so sad after they had been gone a week; but now I totally love this family and all they have done for me."

"Good," Esme said. "I want that daughter back."

Jasper said in my head, "I do, too. I want my beloved mate back."

"I love you, my knight," I said and I rolled my promise ring around my finger. "Thank you for letting me handle this."

My parents were back at the house again the next morning and I let them in. We started talking and I started to show my mom some of the pictures. My dad said, "Do you have any pictures from Napa to?"

"Dad, how do you know I was in Napa? How do you know Jasper's last name is Whitlock?"

"You guys told us."

"No we didn't. You were introduced to the family as all being Cullens. I only mentioned going to a winery for a tour. Why are you really here? What do you want from me? I don't have anything. I finally just got healthy enough to travel for the first time in 12 years."

"We want money, Bella. A couple million from both Whitlock and Cullen and then we'll leave you alone."

"It's not mine to give."

"Oh! It is if they want to see you again." I was so startled by my father's admission my shield must have slipped because my father had me pulled into him. His one arm wrapped around my waist and the other had a knife on my neck. What the fuck Jasper was going to be pissed at me because I slipped. Could I get my shield back up and be able to push him away.

"Daddy, let me go, please. What did I ever do to you?" I was louder calling for help even though I didn't need to because I knew my family was close.

Everyone raced into the living room but my dad said, "Stay back. Bella, you ruined your mother's and I's lives. You took everything we had thanks to your damn disease. Now the Cullens found you and fixed you, the least they can do is give us something for all the trouble you put us through."

"Daddy, mommy, is that how you really feel?" and I was sobbing.

"Yes, getting the break from you was the best thing for us. Then you killed your grandmother because she couldn't handle you either."

I was crying now and not just sobbing. I could barely see Jasper through the tears and he just nodded. I was going to push my shield out and hopefully startle my father enough so that someone could get the knife. Then someone else could get my father and mother away from me. I let out my breath and pushed on my shield enough. It was like the knife slipped out of his hand, fell passed my side and then to the floor. Rose had my mom. Emmett had my dad. Jasper had me. Edward, Carlisle, Esme and Alice were then standing right next to me.

"I'm sorry; I broke you both financially and emotionally. Please how did you find me really?"

"Some old friends of yours from the Brooklyn hospital."

"James, Dr. Warlock?"

"Yes."

"They sent us around the country to find you thanks to James' sixth sense. We really had fun scaring you and making Jasper run you back to the hotel rooms to protect you. Too bad for you, we were able to get the room next to you at the Napa winery."

"How could you do that to me? Don't you love me!"

"No you cost us everything."

"Fine. I never want to see you again. I have a family that cares and would never threaten the life of any family member. Rose and Emmett are going to help you leave the building after you tell me where you want your one way ticket for and then I am serious I never want to see you again."

"We want to go to San Antonio, Texas."

"Fine, it's done. Goodbye," and I nodded to Esme. She acknowledged she would handle it.

I turned, walked to my room, crawled into bed and cried. Jasper was right beside me in bed, pulled me into his arms and gently rocked me. Suddenly, I felt Jasper's hands on my side and felt sticky there. Jasper must have felt the same thing and he yelled, "Edward or Carlisle, Bella is bleeding. I will meet you in the office."

However, Jasper got me from Charlie and the knife falling I got crazed by the knife down my side; I had like a three inch paper cut down my side that the walking caused to start bleeding. Carlisle cleaned it and bandaged it. When Carlisle checked me later in the evening, he suggested I leave it open to the air. So in our heated up bedroom, Jasper lay in front of me instead of spooning me to keep me comfortable. I was glad they were gone and I knew that the doorman wouldn't let them in the building. I was afraid to leave the building; I was afraid every time the doorbell rang. I didn't know if they would come after me or not. I had been moping for days. Jazz agreed to let me go to school again if I would stop moping.

"Jasper…."

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