AN : GUYSSSS! I am so sorry. I cannot believe I have left you guys a year without an update. I HATE when that happens to me so I am SO SORRY for doing it to you! Life is busy with a now 3 year old and thats really my only excuse. I am going to try and do better. Also working on another Mobward story because, God I love The Boss Edward. Any way I am going to try and get back into the swing of this! Thanks for hanging in there if you have!
BPOV
I have never been on such a high in such a low point in my life. I lost my father. The greatest man I had ever known and now her I am falling for a man I had JUST met. This is not me. Who am I right now? I guess when you go through something so traumatic as watching you dad die basically in front of you it will really give you some perspective on how precious life and love is. I wish I could tell my daddy I love you one more time.
But I have lost that. As I sit in the passenger seat of this beautiful Aston Martin, holding the hand of the most beautiful man I had ever come across I couldn't help but think of this life. Being Carlisle Cullen's son I knew that he was going to be in charge one day. Could our relationship if thats what you even call it at this point survive that position of danger and power?
"Penny for your thoughts?" Edward smiled that panty dropping crooked smile. God I swear I have been trained all my life to keep our secrets how will I ever keep anything from this man. "Just thinking of my dad, and the men who killed him. I have got to find them. I cannot sit back and act like I didn't see this happen. I feel like there was something else to it." I couldn't help but tell him pretty much everything I was thinking. It was like I had no filter.
"Do not worry my Bella we will figure everything out." I could see in his eyes that he believed that. I just wish I had his optimism and to think a few weeks ago I probably would have had it. Life was changing so fast. All I could do was look out the window and see everything blur by. Which is a pretty good summary of my life these days. I am praying it all works itself out soon. And I think with Edward by my side I have a great chance.
We finally arrived back at the Cullen mansion. Edward spoke to the guard at the gate and added Emmett and myself to the list of those that can enter and exit the property at anytime. We decided we would go into the sun room and just relax a little before everyone got home for our first family meeting. We all had a lot we needed to talk about. I knew eventually we would break off and Rose, Alice and Esme wouldn't have to be apart of this.
Usually women are not trained to have to deal with this. Women are usually protected. Usually. With the man saying he was going to force me into a marriage with him like I would be some kind of silent submissive that would do whatever he said. It made me increasingly grateful that Charlie believed that I needed to be just as capable as the men in this life. "You can be the strong back bone of the man in whatever affairs he has going on, but Bells you need to also be able to hold your own. You are just as strong as they are and you have just as much to lose." Charlies words rang true as always.
Edward and I sat in comfortable silences as I read Pride and Prejudice to pass the time, and he looked over some plans on the desk they had in here. Apparently they were building a new club. Always need to have a legitimate source of income to hide the illegitimate money that flows through.
I heard the front door open. His family and my brother came into view. "Come on my Bella. Lets get this over with for today, and then we can get to know each other without the pressure of this family meeting." With that he pulled me up from the love seat I was sitting on and wrapped me in a reassuring tight embrace. He kissed me on the forehead and looked deep into the depths of my soul. I swear this man will be the death of me, or just possibly the best thing that has ever happened to me.