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LXX

Charlie grips my arm and Edward wrenches his hand off my body and pulls me behind him. 'Don't fucking touch her.' He spits.

Charlie's face goes purple. 'Let go of my daughter right fucking now. I'm friends with every cop in this fucking place, you really want to test me?'

I gently extricate myself from Edward and he looks at me worriedly.

'He won't hurt me, don't worry, I'll be out in a bit, go to Emmett's car, they're all outside.' I tell him softly.

'Bella…' Edward starts to say.

'Did you fucking tell her?' His mom suddenly screeches at him, 'Did you get your father arrested? Swan how fucking dare you, use your slut of a daughter to try and-'

'Don't fucking speak about her like that.' Edward shouts back.

His mom let's out another shriek of anger and storms out the doors.

'This isn't acceptable.' The receptionist orders, sounding bored. 'Swan, sort it out.'

Charlie rubs a hand over his face and points at a chair. 'Sit the fuck down Bella.'

Edward reaches out for me, but I shake my head warningly at him, and go and sit down.

He stares at me, looking worried and I give him a tiny smile, reaching up and tapping my chest.

Edward's green eyes suddenly sparkle at me and he mouths the words.

I love you.

I smile stupidly at him for a moment before Charlie is blocking him from my sight, glaring at me. 'Explain.' He snaps.

I cross my arms, ignoring him.

'Did you know they were going to try and escape? Have you been helping them?' Charlie asks me, his voice back to its usual forced calm.

I shake my head firmly.

'You sure?' Charlie kneels down, smiling at me, 'you can tell me, it's okay.'

'Don't fucking try to lawyer me.' I hiss at him. 'I didn't know. I didn't know anything. And I didn't fucking warn him you were after his father either.'

Though, I would have.

I almost did.

Charlie searches my eyes and then nods, standing up, the fake smile disappearing.

'Well, it's over, obviously.' He says, already looking above my head. 'You two are done.'

I just laugh. 'Since when do you care what I do?'

Charlie eyes flick to mine, his eyebrows scrunching. 'What the fuck does that mean? You live in a nice house, you have money every month, a good phone, nice laptop, what more do you want?'

I scoff, 'A father?'

'Bella-'

'Swan, defense is done, you want to go talk to Cullen?' A man hovers by the double doors at the back.

Charlie's head snaps back, 'Hastings, yeah, give me two seconds.'

He turns back to me and sighs wearily. 'Go home Bella. You're not to see that boy again. I catch you two together and he's gonna find himself charged with something.'

I stand up angrily. 'What the fuck is wrong with you? I thought you cared about justice?'

Charlie's face darkens considerably. 'The apple doesn't fall far from the tree Bella. Has that boy ever told you that he was in an accident last year? The girl in the other car broke her leg and almost died, she was in a coma for 3 weeks. Cop that found him swore he was fucked, and he failed the breathalyzer, but the toxicology report somehow came back clear and he wasn't charged with anything. Funny that isn't it?'

I stare at him in horror, 'What?'

Charlie laughs humorlessly. 'They're all the same Bella. Learn it, live by it. That boy is just like the one that killed your mother.'

He turns on his heel and walks off, leaving me to slump in the seat, my head going into my hands.