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Chapter 14

"Edward, I need help." My eyebrows furrowed and I pulled the phone closer to my ear.

"Alice? What's wrong? Why are you crying?" No matter how far away my sister was I always wanted to be able to look out for her. She didn't answer but started crying harder. "Ally, calm down. Talk to me. Do you need me to come to you?" It was a long as hell drive and I'd have to miss work in the morning, but family comes first.

"N-no. I'm in trouble. My boyfriend kicked me out and I don't have any money and I need somewhere to stay. I can't go back to mom and dad. Can I please come stay with you?" She spoke through her tears and hiccups.

"Of course. You know you're always welcome where I am, Ally. I've got an extra room for you. When are you coming?"

"I'll be there tomorrow. Tyler didn't let me take more than my suitcases with me and I really don't want to argue with him. I just want out." Tyler was a piece of shit, the worst boyfriend a sweet girl like my sister could have.

"Okay, I'll text you my address and you can call me when you're almost here. I'll meet you and help you move in and we can talk about what happened."

"Thank you. I love you, Big Brother."

"Love you too, Little Sis. Get some sleep, okay?"

"Okay. Goodnight," Alice sounded exhausted, but a lot lighter than she did before. My mind raced as I thought about what could've possibly happened with Alice and Tyler. And how was she broke? My sister was always financially responsible and her nursing job left her comfortable enough that she should've been able to afford some kind of apartment on her own. I couldn't help but think about what Rose had been through with Royce. Nausea shook me as I thought of that happening to Alice. She was tiny and easily victimized. I could only pray she was okay.

The conversation with my sister haunted my dreams and led to a restless night. By the time morning rolled around it felt like I'd only slept for an hour. Work was going to be hell. But at least my Bella was there. Walking up to the porch and seeing her waiting with my cup of coffee was like looking at heaven. I wasn't sure if I was more excited to see the coffee or my Bella.

"Ohh, I love you," I moaned as I clutched the hot mug in my hand.

"Aww, I love you, too," Bella smiled, pecking my cheek.

"Oh, uh, sorry, I was talking to the coffee. But I love you, too, baby," I teased and leaned over to place a sweet kiss on her lips.

"You okay? You seem dead on your feet."

"I didn't sleep well last night. My sister called me and asked to come live with me for a while. Apparently, her relationship went sideways and she doesn't have anywhere to stay. I guess I'm just worried about her." Her hand came to rest on my arm.

"That's sweet of you, Edward. I know you'll help her get back on her feet." Bella's faith in me was reassuring. Sadly, I had to end our coffee early, so I could finish my work quickly and meet Alice as soon as she made it into town. Charlie was understanding and even invited Alice and me over for dinner as a welcome to the community. The lifting and carrying made the time pass faster. That was a benefit to staying busy. Before I knew it I was finished with the farm work and my phone was buzzing with a text from Alice saying she was nearly at my home. I stopped to let Charlie know I'd finished up and was leaving. Before leaving I knocked lightly on Bella's door.

"Hey, sweetheart, I'm going to meet Alice. Um, I was wonderin' if you'd like to come with me. Maybe you could meet her?"

"No, I think you should let her settle in first. But y'all should really come over for dinner. If she wants too." I loved Bella's caring heart and generosity. Much to my dismay, I could only spend a few minutes kissing her before I had to leave.

An old, rundown sedan sat in my driveway when I pulled up. This was not the vehicle Alice was driving the last time I saw her. She was the owner of a nice, shiny silver car. What the hell?

I rushed to greet Alice at her car.

"Hey, Ally. How you doin'?"I'm okay." I gathered her in my arms and gave her a hug in hopes of comforting her.

"I gotcha, Ally. We're gonna work through this together. Don't worry." Without another word, I unloaded her car and took her two suitcases inside. After a quick tour, we sat on the couch, so we could talk about exactly what happened.

"Tyler and I have been fighting for a few months over small things. A lie here, some secrecy there, et cetera. It became really toxic and it was obvious that it wasn't working. I found out there was some cheating going on and confronted him and he kicked me out. There was nothing I could do because everything was in his name. I've been in a hotel for a month and a half, but I lost my job two weeks ago and I couldn't afford the hotel anymore. I traded my car in for some cash to try to stay in the hotel until I could find more work, but it just got to be too much." Alice seemed embarrassed to admit everything that happened, but I couldn't fault her. She really loved Tyler from what I could tell when I saw them together."How'd you lose your job?"

"I might have accidentally, slightly, kind of attacked a woman for abusing her kid at work." I chuckled because it was such an Alice thing to say. Alice had always refused to stand around and let justice be ignored. I was honestly kind of surprised she hadn't been arrested for vigilante work yet.

"Of course. We'll find you some work and get you settled here until you can find somewhere to settle down. Actually, my boss and my girlfriend invited us over for dinner if you'd like to meet some new friends."

"Oh, yes, please. That'd be such a nice way to decompress," she sighed, "let me go change and I'll meet you on the way out the door."

"I'm goin' to take a quick shower and we can head out." With that, we broke off to handle our business. Pulling up to Charlie's farm for the second time today was much more relieving than it was this morning. Knowing I was going inside to spend time with my sister and my sweet girl made it seem like a vacation. I didn't dread seeing Charlie or Rose, either.

Bella came out the front door almost as soon as I pulled up with Alice in tow. She waved and opened the passenger door before the car could even come to a complete stop.

"Alice! I can't wait to spend time gettin' to know you! Come inside, I want you to meet Rose. We're goin' to be great friends." I didn't have time to blink and my girlfriend had run off with my sister.

"Hi, nice to see you again, Bella," I muttered to the empty yard. Despite my slightly disappointed attitude towards Bella ignoring me, I was so very grateful that she was accepting Alice from the getgo.

I couldn't wait to see how dinner was going to go.