A/N: I just went to the most AMAZING Italian baroque workshop/concert ever! :D It was seriously cool; they even had an original harpsichord, from the 1500's. Wow...

Chapter Fifty-Three

The cops arrived ten minutes later and asked us question. Edward described the person as being the same height as my dad, although he couldn't see much else because he was hidden in the shadows.

"Boss, it seems that the cops over in Sequim have caught a person who fits that description" another officer said, walking up to us.

The officer turned back towards us.

"We'll head on over to Sequim then and check it out. We'll make sure that your dad is caught Bella, you don't have to worry. We will call you when we know what's going on" the officers all got in their cars and left.

Edward hugged me, rubbing circles into my hips with his thumbs.

"Come on, let's go home" Lizzie said.

"Do you still want to drive Edward?" Lizzie asked.

I tightened my grip on Edward. I wanted him to sit in the back with me.

"No, you can. I'm going to sit in the back with Bella"

We got in the car, Edward and I sitting in the back. We put our seatbelts on and Lizzie reversed out of the parking lot. The entire ride home, Edward held me, keeping me calm. Once we got home, Edward took me up to my room and Lizzie went and started dinner.

We were lying down on my bed, staring up at the wall, a comfortable silence hanging between us. Edward turned and faced me.

"Are you feeling alright Bella?" he asked.

"I don't know" I honestly said.

I didn't know whether to feel sad, fearful or angry.

"Do you want to talk about?" he asks.

"I don't really know what to say. Can we just lay here until dinner?" I asked, looking into his eyes.

He nodded, wrapping his arm around my waist. I laid my hands on his arm, stroking his arm. We both sighed comfortably.

"What if that was my dad that was in Port Angeles in the alley way?" I asked, my voice trembling. My throat felt tight, like if I said one more word, I would start crying.

"Then the cops will catch him and he will go jail for a very long time. Look at me Bella" he put his hand on my cheek, making me look him right in the eyes.

"Your dad will never have the chance to hurt you. Ever again. I'm here now and my mum and dad are going to help you as well. He will never touch you"

My eyes watered, a few tears slipping from my eyes.

"Stop being so nice, you're making me cry" I half laughed, half cried.

He wiped my cheeks, erasing the tears.

We reverted back to a comfortable silence until Lizzie called us down for dinner. Ed was already seated at the dining room table when we walked in. We sat down for dinner and Lizzie started talking.

"Today when Edward, Bella and I went shopping in Port Angeles, Bella felt like she was being watched. Turns out she was and we called the cops. They said they found the guy over in Sequim and they are going to call when they know what's happening" Lizzie informed Ed.

Ed had a frown on his face. He turned towards me.

"Do you think it was your father?" he asked.

I nodded my head.

"Yeah, I have a feeling it was him"

He nodded his head.

"No matter what Bella, remember that we all support you through this" he said.

I nodded my head.

"Thank you" I smiled at them all. Edward took my hand under the table and squeezed it.

I smiled at him and we all started eating our dinner. Dinner was a quiet affair this time, no idle chatter or questions about out day.

We all knew how that went.

I offered to do the dishes and Edward offered to help me so we went and done the dishes while Ed and Lizzie went and watched some TV in the living room.

"What will we do if the cops call and tell us that it is my dad that they caught?" I asked as I was washing the dishes.

"I don't know. They'll probably put him in a jail cell and then we'll have a trial and then he will go to jail for the rest of his life" he assured me, drying a glass and putting it away in the cupboard.

"You make it sound so easy. Isn't it more complicated than that?" I asked.

"Yeah, but we'll pass that stuff when the time comes. Besides, it's not like you won't be alone when the time comes" he said.

"True"

"So stop worrying" he smiled to re-assure me.

He came up to me and hugged me from behind, wrapping his arms around my waist. I was still washing the dishes. I leaned back against him, sighing in contentment.

I have such a wonderful boyfriend, and family.

A/N: Ending it here because I thought it was cute how Bella now thinks of Edward, Ed and Lizzie as 'family'. :D What do you guys think?