OK a little late, but here I am with an update. I am so sorry about the mix up last night with the wrong chapter. It is fixed and the right chapter 49 is up.

This is not beta'd.

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BPOV

Soft pillows, warm blankets, silence. It was all just a dream. The last twenty four hours never happened. It was just a dream, I think to myself as I slowly open my eyes and see the window of my room with the curtains pulled. Tiny slivers of sunlight find their way into my room. I slowly sit up and scan the room. I see dad sitting in a chair off to the side.

"Daddy?" I ask softly, not intending him to hear me, but he does.

"Bella." He breaths out. "How are you feeling?"

My lip begins to tremble as the events of the previous day play in my head. Alec looking at me as I hold his gun to him. Edward looking at Alec as he threatens to pull the trigger. Alec's face as the bullet from my gun hits him and he falls down, not moving. "I killed him." I whisper.

"You saved Edward. You saved yourself and your baby." He says, coming to sit on the bed. He pulls me to him and wraps me in a hug. "Baby girl. That's how you have to look at it. You were so brave. I am so proud of you. You did what you had to do to keep your family safe. To keep your family whole."

"Where is Edward?"

"I made him go and take a shower and calm down. He'll be back soon. He is just across the hall in his room. Now look at me." I just kept my head down. I feel his hand come up under my chin and guide my face to look at his. "You did nothing wrong. Alec was...he kidnapped you. He held you hostage. He used you as a shield to protect him from getting shot. He shot Peter and tried to kill Edward twice."

"I know. But...I..." I couldn't finish my sentence. Though in my mind, I knew that what I did was the right thing. I still couldn't push aside the vision of him falling to the floor and not moving.

"Now, I need you to eat something. We just let you sleep after Dr. De Rosa left. Now you need to keep yourself healthy for my nipote [grandchild]."

"How is Peter?"

"He is stable. He is down the hall in one of the rooms. They had to patch him up and he lost a lot of blood, but no organs were hit by the bullet. It went in and right out. Angela is here monitoring him after our doctor fixed him up in the infirmary."

"Can I see him?"

"After you eat something. I'll go down and get something for you." He says.

"I am going to go and see Edward. I need to see him." I say, following him to the door.

I walk across to Edwards room and let myself in. I hear the shower running and begin to strip out of my cloths. I really need to get this Volturi grim off of me. I open the bathroom door door and am met by his beautiful silhouette. I tip toe in and open the door. He spins around and I am met by red puffy eyes. "Bella." He breaths out as I step into the shower and close the door.

I walk forward and warp my arms around him. He wraps his arm around me too, holding me tight. "I had to be close to you." I say.

"You saved me." He whispers.

"You always save me. I can't live in a world where you don't exist." I hold him tighter.

"You are an amazing woman Isabella Swan."

"I just need one thing right now."

"Anything. It's yours."

"I need to wash him off of me." I whisper.

I feel Edward reach behind me and grab a bottle of body wash. He puts some in his hands and slowly starts to wash my back, making his way to my shoulders and down my chest. He softly cleans my breast, running his fingers over my pebbled nipples. I sigh at his touch. It isn't sexual. It is just him cleaning me with his hands, erasing every touch that Felix put on me. When he gets to my stomach, he drops to his knees. Gently rubbing circles. As he washes the soap away he kisses it softly. Laying his forehead against it, "I thought I lost you both." He says, as a sob escapes him.

"Baby, you didn't. We are here. You heard the heartbeat again, you saw baby Cullen on the screen when Dr. De Rosa was here. We're safe. You are safe. It's over."

"Mai più bambini. Io non accada nulla a te o tua mamma di nuovo. Papà promette." [Never again baby. I will never let anything happen to you or your mommy again. Daddy promises.]

I let him wash and condition my hair and then we step out of the shower. He gives me a t-shirt and boxers of his to put on, then we make our way across the hall to be met with mom and dad coming up with a tray of soup and bread.

"I made Minestra Maritata [Italian Wedding Soup] for you baby." Mom says, as dad carries in the tray into my room. He has me climb into bed and he sets the tray in front of me. "I expect you to eat it all. You haven't eaten in almost two days. I have your pills to help with the nausea too." She says, setting down a pill next to my glass of water.

"When I finish, I want to go and see Peter."

"Honey, he is still unconscious." Dad says.

"I don't care. I need to see him." Dad just nods, knowing that I will just do it anyway.

"Baby, I know a lot has happened, but I really need you to clear up a few things up for us. Why was Alec calling you his blood?" Edward asked.

I put my spoon down and start to tear off some bread. "He and Aro told me that before Rene met Charlie she was Aro's goomah. When Aro's wife couldn't give Aro a child, he turned to Rene to give him a heir. After Alec was born, I guess she just couldn't take the life style that Aro was living and she tried to escape. One of the guards let her go, but he took Alec from her." I stopped to eat some bread and some more soup. "Aro had been looking for her because he claimed that he loved her. When he found her she had already had me. For leaving him and marrying Charlie Aro killed her. Before he did though, she begged him to let her to tell me good-bye." I didn't know I was crying until Edward wiped the tears from my eyes. "A few years ago, Alec found out that he had a sister and begged Aro to find me and bring me home to him so that he could have a piece of his mother. Well, Aro wasn't keen on the idea, so he said that I had to earn my stay there because I wasn't his family. He knew Charlie was a cop so he put some of his contacts at the police department to use to find out about me. He discovered that Charlie needed money. So he bought me to bring me home to Alec and to marry Felix, his godson. He said that because I was Italian and so was Felix that we would create a perfect baby to keep the line going, seeing as Felix would rise to be number two to Alec as Boss when Aro stepped down."

"So, when we took you from Charlie..." Dad began to say.

"They lost me for some time. I am not sure when they found me, only that that was why Felix came to work for you. To be close to me and to eventually take me back to Alec and Aro." I finish, setting my spoon down. I looked up at mom, "She didn't leave because of me." I said as tears fell down my face. Mom moved the tray away and pulled me into her arms. "She loved me." I cried into mom chest. "I can't help but think of what my life would have been like if Aro had never found her. It makes me sad to think that I may have never been on the playground by myself that day and Edward may not have ever helped me."

"No. We were always meant to be in each others lives. We would have met somehow, someway." Edward says, hugging both mom and I.

"I hate him!" I yell, still crying. "I hate Aro so fucking much!"

Dad comes and kneels in front of me. "You don't have to worry about him anymore. He is gone. You can live your life now. You and Edward can get married and not constantly be looking over your shoulder for him. You two are going to have the most precious, beautiful, spoiled baby there ever was!" He smiled at me. The three of us sat there together for a few moments before mom insists that I sit back and finish eating.

After I finish eating Edward leads me down the hallway to Peter's room. As I open the door I see Erik sitting next to Peter's bed and Angela curled up on the couch with her iPad. When she sees us come in she gets up and walks over to me and pulls me into a hug. I walk over to Erik and sit on his lap. I wrap my arms around him and just let him cry. "I just found him Bells. I...I...I can't..."

"Shh. He isn't going anywhere. Dad spoke with the doctors and they said he lost a lot of blood, but nothing was injured inside. It was a through-and-through. He is just sleeping to get his strength back." I tell him quietly, holding him as he holds me. "Have you eaten?" I ask him after a few minutes. He shakes his head. "Mom made some Minestra Maritata [Italian Wedding Soup] soup. Go and eat. You need to keep your strength up for Peter."

"How are you? Have you eaten?" He asks.

"I'm fine. Angie and Dr. De Rosa checked me all out. Baby Cullen is safe and strong. Go eat. It is really good. I actually kept it down so far." I say with a little laugh.

I get up off of his lap so he can get up. He gives me a hug before giving Angie a hug on his way out the door. "If you want to freshen up I have some cloths you can have and you are more than welcome to use the en suite shower here." Edward tells him.

"Thank you Edward."

"No problem. He saved my life. Anything that you guys need, you just ask." Erik looks on the verge of tears again as Edward pulls him in and gives him a hug. I hear Edward whisper that Peter will be alright before they pull apart and Erik walks out.

Angela settles back onto the couch as I walk over to Peter and sit in the chair. I feel Edward behind me. He bends down and presses his lips to my head. "I'll give you some time. If you need me have Angie come and get me." He says, before leaving.

I stare down at Peter, looking at his pale face. I take his hand in mine and bring it up to my lips. "Thank you seems so little to say to you for what you did. You are a great man Peter Nomad. I thank God everyday that I walked into Zafrina's and you came into my life." I say, as the tears fall down my cheeks.

I sit there and tell him about the wedding plans that we have made. About my dress, about the flowers. "I can't decide if we should dance toAt Last by Etta James or A Thousand Years by Christina Perri."

"Defiantly A Thousand Years. It suits you and Edward to a T." I hear Peter say. I look to his face, stunned that he heard me and that he is awake. "But really, if I see too many poinsettias I will have to hurt you. I know it is Christmas, but it will be over kill."

I can't help the half laugh half sob that comes out of me. I crawl up onto the bed with him and hug him gently. Angela comes over and begins checking him out. "Welcome back Peter." She says, dropping a kiss on his forehead.

"Where is Erik?" He asks.

"I had him go and eat something, and then Edward is getting him some cloths so that he can shower." I say.

"I am going to go and get the doctor so that he can check you over." Angela says, walking out of the room.

"Are you in pain, do you need something?" I ask.

"No. I mean, I hurt, but I got shot, so I guess that is normal."

"What were you thinking?"

"That I had to protect him for you. Just like I had to protect you for him. Neither of you would survive without the other."

"Life would be hell without you in it either Peter."

"Well, I am here. I'm not going anywhere."

I just look up at him with tears and hold onto him. "You know if I found you in bed with any other man he would be dead!" I hear Edward say as he walks into the room.

Peter laughs, then winces.

"I'm sorry man." Edward says, walking over and sitting in the chair. Peter and he just stare at each other for a minute. "There aren't enough words to tell you how thankful I am for what you did. Both at the hospital trying to save Bella, and then what happened later."

"I don't expect a thank you. Like I told Bella. I did what I did because neither of you can live with out the other. A love like that is special. I did what I did because in such a short time you both have become so important in my life."

"Well, consider yourself family from here on out. Anything you want, anything you need, it is yours."

"Just let me keep my job with Bella. I don't trust anyone else with her."

"You got it. I don't trust anyone else with her."

Suddenly the door opens and Erik is standing there. I get up from where I am laying and walk around to Edward. Erik takes my place on the bed with Peter. "You scared the ever living shit out of me!" He tells Peter.

"I'm sorry, forgive me?" He says, stroking Erik's face.

Edward and I get up and leave to give them their privacy. With Edwards arm draped over my shoulder we make out way back to my bedroom. As I climb into bed Edward joins me, pulling me towards him and wrapping his body around mine. I fall asleep with a feeling of calm over me for the first time in a long time.

We have a happy ending. Up next week is the wedding and reception. See you on Monday. Have a great weekend. Leave me some love.