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Chapter 51 – Ready for Court?

BPOV

The last several days have gone by way to quickly for my liking. Now I find myself sitting on the plane that will take us to Arizona just trying to keep myself from worrying about what is going to happen once we get there. However, just knowing that both Dad and Edward are with me makes me feel safe. I know that neither of them will willingly let harm come to me.

I look over and can't help but smile when I see Dad and Edward deep in conversation about hockey or some sport. I can honestly say that I have no idea as I am not really paying attention and could care less about the sport as it is nice to see the two of them getting along so well.

I turn back and gaze out at the clouds through the window. I pull my iPod out and put on a classical playlist Edward added. I soon become lost in my thoughts and remember what Riley had told me during our session yesterday.

"How are you feeling about the trip?" Riley asked.

I shrugged. "I'm scared, nervous. Although I do feel a little better now that I know Edward is coming with and after I talked to my dad."

"So you decided to talk to your dad about how you were feeling. How did that go?"

"It actually went really well. I'm starting to see that I really need to trust him more. He isn't like Renee and he really does love me. I'm finally accepting that he isn't going to decide that I'm causing him too many problems and basically tell me to get out of his life."

"I'm really glad that you took my advice. I'm sure that your dad was happy that you were talking to him about your concerns rather than keeping everything bottled up inside."

I nodded at him. "He was. It's just hard. I've been told for so long that nobody wants me around and I still have difficulty believing that not everything that Renee told me was true but I continue to work on it daily."

'Good. All you can do is continue to work on it. Remember when you find yourself questioning you dad's love, or anyone in your life for that matter, to remind yourself that what your mom has told you is not the truth. You matter to those people in your life. You can't let those other people control you."

I nodded because I really didn't know what to say. While I knew what Riley was saying was right, it isn't always easy to remember.

I was brought out of my memories when Edward placed his hand on my thigh. I couldn't control the blush that crept up on my face as I thought of where that hand had been just last night.

I looked over at Edward and although he was still talking to my dad I could tell by the smirk on his face that he knew exactly what he was doing. I reached down and placed his hand a little lower on my leg as I intertwined our fingers.

I then let my mind wander back to our night together after Edward picked me up from my appointment with Riley.

Edward had driven me home after we decided to just order pizza for dinner. After all there was no reason to cook since we would be leaving town. When we got there I found a note from Dad stating that he would be working late.

It had been decided that Edward would stay over on our couch since we would need to leave extremely early for the airport. After dinner we made our way to the living room and put in a movie. However, before long the movie was completely forgotten as I pulled Edward into a kiss. When I couldn't put off the need to breathe any longer I moved down and started to nibble on his jaw.

The next thing I know I'm on my back and Edward is over me. I can see the desire in his eyes. I grab at his shirt and before long he gets the hint and his shirt is on the floor beside the couch. My shirt soon follows.

"So very beautiful," Edward says quietly as he runs his hands down my side. He starts to kiss down my neck and shoulders, taking my bra straps with him. As his mouth comes into contact with my still covered nipples I can't help but arch my back toward him.

"May I?" Edward asks.

I'm so breathless all I can do is nod and the next thing I know my bra has joined the growing pile of clothes on the floor. Edward takes my right nipple in his mouth as he palms my left breast.

After a few minutes Edward changes and starts to give equal attention to my left breast. I can't help myself as I arch into his warm mouth. Edward's hands starts to venture south and he looks up as he meets my jeans.

I nod and he unbuttons my jeans and pulls them off. Although I'm lying in front of him in only my underwear I'm in no way embarrassed. Edward sits back and his eyes rake over my body.

I sit up because for one he is now way too far away from me, and for two he has too many clothes on. I reach forward and unbutton Edward's jeans. I look up at him through my eyelashes and see his eyes hungrily taking in everything that I'm doing.

I slowly lower his zipper and push his jeans and boxers down. Once his cock is released I take hold of it and give it a stroke. I watch him as I stroke his cock and see his eyes roll back.

I smirk as I see what I'm doing to him and without giving it a second thought I take him into my mouth. I slowly start to release him from my mouth as I gently rake my bottom teeth along the bottom of his dick. When I reach the head I swirl my tongue around him eliciting a moan/growl combination from him.

I can't help the smirk that graces my face as I think about what I'm doing to him. I take him back into my mouth and I hollow out my cheeks and swirl my tongue around his ever hardening dick.

I keep up the slow pace that I can see is driving Edward crazy. Before long he has his hand on the back of my head guiding my movements. I can feel that Edward is getting close so I reach down and gently start to massage his balls.

"Bella, I'm going to cum," Edward tries to warn me, which only causes me to speed up my actions.

Edward tries to pull away, but I reach around and hold him to me. Soon he is cumming and I take everything he has to give until I have sucked him dry.

After he is finished I release his cock with an audible pop. I look up at him and see a look of pure love on his face.

"Wow."

I giggle because it seems as I have rendered my boyfriend speechless. The next thing I know I am once again horizontal and Edward is dragging my underwear down my legs. Before I have a chance to protest Edward takes my clit in his mouth. I can't help but let out a moan at the sensation.

"So wet. Would you like me to make you cum?"

I can't speak so I nod. I watch Edward as he is moving between my legs. He looks up at me right before he takes one long lick along my slit. The sensations he is creating have me arching into his mouth. I can feel the smile on his face as he takes one of his hands and opens my lower lips before plunging his tongue inside me.

"Oh God," I moan out. Between the feeling of his tongue inside me and the vision of him between my legs I can't seem to speak or think anything intelligible.

Edward makes one more lick up my slit before he gently bites down on my clit. He alternates between gentle bites and sucking on my clit as he plunges a finger inside of me, curling it inside.

He plunges his finger in and out a few times before he adds a second finger to the mix. He is hitting the right spot every time and doesn't lose stride as he continues to suck on my clit. Before long I know I'm about to reach orgasm but I don't want this to end so I try to hold off.

"Let go baby. Let me take care of you." Edward implores.

At his words I can't hold back any longer. I scream out in ecstasy.

Edward continues to pump his fingers in and out of my pussy as I come down from my high. When I have completely come down I can't seem to move.

Edward moves back up my body, paying attention to my breasts before placing gentle kisses on my lips.

"Wow. That was amazing." I tell him.

"So are you." Edward replied.

We lay there wrapped in one another's embrace for a little while before Edward moved to get up.

I whined as his weight left me and he chuckled. "As much as I don't want to move I do value my life and you dad should be coming home in about half an hour."

The minute those words left his mouth I was quickly gathering my clothes and trying to make sure there was no evidence of our activities.

I'm brought out of my memories when Edward lifts my hand and kisses it. I look over at him and he is smiling at me.

"What are you so deep in thought about?" Edward asks.

I blush and chance a quick glance over at Dad only to see that he is asleep. "Just remembering how good you made me feel last night," I told him as I leaned in and gave him a chaste kiss.

Edward let out a low groan. "I can't wait until we can do it again," he whispered in my ear.

I smiled and leaned my head on his shoulder. He grabbed one of my ear buds and we sat there listening to music.

I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I know Edward is whispering in my ear to wake up. "Time to wake up sleepy head."

"I don't want to. I'm comfortable here," I mumble and I hear Edward and Dad chuckle.

Suddenly I remember that we are on the plane and I bolt upright. Both of them are still laughing at me. "We are just getting ready to land," Dad tells me.

I nod and wipe the sleep out of my eye. I put my iPod away and get everything ready so all I have to do is grab my stuff when it's time to depart the plane.

Once we are off the plane my nerves return. I know that we are going to the hotel before we have to meet with the attorney so at least we will have a little break before all the questioning begins.

We make our way to the rental car and I smile when I see that Dad got us a convertible. I look over at him with a raised eyebrow and he just shrugs at me. "I figured we might as well make the best use of the sunshine we can."

I let go of Edward's hand and give him a hug. "You didn't have to do that but thank you."

"Bella I know this trip is difficult for you so I figured that we might as well find ways to make it a little less painful."

Edward tried to get me to take the front seat but I assured him that I was perfectly happy with the backseat. Besides being that I'm the shortest, it just makes more sense for me to be in the back.

Dad takes off and I lean back just enjoying the sunshine. I let all thoughts leave my head as I enjoy the warmth from the sun. The drive to the hotel is too short and the next thing I realize we are pulling up in front of the hotel. I do a double take when I realize that we are staying at the Sheraton.

"Dad, what are we doing here?" I ask, because I know that this hotel is expensive.

"Well, Edward's parents and I figured that we could all make this trip a little easier if we made it more like a vacation." Dad said with a shrug.

I threw my arms around him. "Thanks Daddy."

Dad hugged me back and then pulled away. "Shall we get ourselves checked in?" He asked.

Both Edward and I nodded at him. I grabbed Edward's hand as we made our way into the hotel.

We stayed back while Dad got us checked in Once he was done we all made our way to the elevator. We rode the elevator in silence since there were others on there with us. Once we got to our floor Dad led the way to our room.

I couldn't believe how big the room was when we got inside. I looked at my dad. "Dad, this is way too much."

"No sweetie, with everything that you have gone through and with what you will be going through this week, you deserve to be comfortable."

I couldn't help the tear that escaped my eye. "Thanks dad. Not just for this room, but for everything."

Dad gave me a brief hug before he pulled away. "Now I got a suite as you can see. There are two bedrooms. Edward and I will stay in one and Bella you will be in the other one." Dad said as he gave us a knowing look.

I fought the blush that wanted to creep up my face. "Okay. Well I'm just going to take my stuff into my room then." I said and walked toward the room he indicated I would be staying in.

When I got into the room I put my bag on the bed and looked around the room. I walked over to the window and looked out at the city I used to call home. As I stood there I realized that despite the warmth and sunshine there is nothing that I miss about this place. No matter how cold and dreary Forks may be, I have experienced more love and friendship there than I ever did in all the years I lived here.

I must have gotten lost in my thoughts because I jumped when there was a knock on the door. "Come in," I called as I turned around to find Dad standing there.

"Hey Dad."

"Hey sweetie. I just wanted to let you know that I just received a call from the prosecutor. They want us down there this afternoon to get ready for court. Can you be ready to go in about twenty minutes?"

"Sure." I told him, my mood suddenly soured at the reminder of why we were here. I took a deep breath and walked into the bathroom to wash my face.

When I came back out Edward was sitting on my bed waiting for me. "How are you holding up baby?" he asked.

I take a deep breath and sit down next to him. "There are moments when I forget why we're here and then I'm fine, but the minute I remember what I'm going to have to do I feel the panic rise. I mean I know that whatever Renee and her attorney spews will be lies but there is that insecure part of me that starts to question it. Do you know what I mean?' I spewed out.

Edward put his arm around me. "Yeah I do know what you mean. I was talking to your dad while we were getting settled into my room and believe me when I say that we both wish that you didn't have to do this. The thing is that you have gotten so much stronger and we both know that you will make it through this then we can go back home and it will be behind you."

I knew that he was right and his speech helped to boost my confidence. I leaned into him and gave him a chaste kiss before I got up and grabbed my purse. I took another deep breath. "Okay, let's get this over with." I said as I reached my hand out for Edward to take.

We walked out into the living area hand in hand to find Dad sitting on the couch talking on his cell phone. I leaned into Edward's chest as we waited for Dad to finish his phone call. Once he was done he got up and came over to us. "Are we ready to go?"

Both Edward and I nodded. We all made our way down to the rental car and Dad inserted the address for the prosecutor into the GPS. Once we got to the office Dad parked and turned to me. "Remember that both Edward and I are here for you Bella. We won't let anything bad happen to you."

"I know Dad." I told him before we all got out of the car.

We went through security before we were able to get to the prosecutor's office. Edward and I took a seat as Dad told the receptionist why we were here. Once he had checked in he took the seat on the other side of me.

We sat there for about five minutes before we were called back. We were then escorted to a conference room and offered something to drink. I declined because I know that I was way too nervous to try to keep anything down. We ended up waiting for another few minutes before the conference room door opened and a gentleman walked in.

Dad stood up and shook the gentleman's hand. "Mr. Swan, I'm John Feller, and I am in charge of the case against Renee and Philip Dwyer. Thank you for coming down. Please have a seat." Mr. Feller stated.

Dad retook his seat and Mr. Feller took a seat across from us. "I know that you don't want to go through with this Ms. Swan, however, we have the best chance of making sure that your mother and stepfather are put away for as long as possible with you here."

I nodded because I know that I have to be here.

"Okay, because of your age you will have to face cross-examination by your mother's attorney. I will try to keep them on track but you need to be prepared for any questions they may ask."

"I know, "I told him.

He nodded before he continued. "Right now I will just go over what you can expect at the hearing. Later I will want to talk to you privately Isabella so that I can get you ready. I will be doing the same with your father. Do you have any questions?"

"Not right now."

"Good, then let's get started." Mr. Feller stated.

We spent the next two hours going through what the hearing process would entail before Mr. Feller decided to talk to dad and me individually. Dad wanted to go first so that I had a chance to get a break.

Edward and I sat in the waiting room while Dad was getting prepared. We talked about some of the things that we wanted to try and do while we are here.

I don't know how long we sat there before Dad came out. I looked up at him and he gave me a smile. He sat down beside me and stated, "Everything is going to be okay. When you are done we will all go out and get some dinner."

I nodded and gave his hand a squeeze before I followed Mr. Feller back into the conference room.

"Isabella, do you have any questions before we start?"

"Can you call me Bella?" I asked.

"Not a problem. Okay Bella, I am going to throw some questions as you. They won't be easy but I want you to be prepared in case they come at you tomorrow. Like I said earlier I will try my best to keep the other attorney in line but you need to be prepared."

"I understand." I told him. I knew that I would have the strength to get through this because I knew once it is over then I can finally put it behind me.

"Okay, let's get started." Mr. Feller stated.

AN

I hope that this chapter was worth the wait. I thought about putting the entire trip in one chapter but I didn't want to skim over things too much so I figured that splitting it up into two would make if flow better.

Until next time.