A/N:enjoy!
Chapter 15
Is This the Love?
Bella POV
"It's healing nicely, Bella," Dr. Lopez said as she lowered my shirt. My skin had meshed really nicely with some of the graft and it didn't even look like I had surgery almost three weeks ago.
"I'll see you again in two weeks. I would say we could wait longer but let's make it two weeks. Make sure to set up an appointment before you go." She smiled at me kindly. "I will!" I got up off the table and made my way to the waiting room where James was waiting for me. I was her last patient for the day.
James stood up when he saw me. "Done?" I nodded and he guided me out of her clinic. Once we were outside he quickly walked me to the passenger door and kept his eyes everywhere watching his surroundings the whole time. We were in Edward's Range Rover since it was the only vehicle that I would consider being driven in. I think it's the only non-flashy car he owned.
Earlier, James had told me that Edward had made it safely back to Ireland yesterday. However, in the text I received from him, he didn't let me know that nor had he mentioned when he was flying home and that hurt. Had he found someone else while he had been gone? Was he hurt? I know he told me he hadn't been with anyone since before we met but that didn't help all these insecurities.
"Can we hit up a drive-thru before we go back? I'm starving." I hadn't eaten since this morning and it was just some cereal. I had been in a funk since Edward left and had just been making small frozen dinners. James had actually made dinner last night for us.
"I know something better. How about we get take-out from Carmen's?" I looked at him with a surprised look.
"Could we not just eat in?" I said with hope. It would be nice to just relax in a restaurant again. I couldn't believe I was excited about just going out to eat but that's how crazy I was becoming being stuck in that house. Though lately, James had been training me in some self-defense classes in the home gym and that had kept my mind busy.
James shook his head but then he got on his phone. He made two calls and spoke so fast I couldn't keep up. While he was doing that I looked at his nose again. That Friday when I saw James again his nose clearly had been broken. I felt bad for him because whoever he got in a fight with must have had a lethal hook.
"Stop staring," James said without looking at me. I quickly turned and looked out the window.
How did he know? I swear I can't get away with nothing anymore.
"So?" I knew he had called Edward and whoever else.
"Well, I couldn't get in touch with the Bossman. He's sleeping or some shit according to Laurent. So, I called Emmett. He said it was cool for you to eat there as long as we go right home afterwards. He is also going to call Seth and tell him to meet us there as a precaution."
"Emmett said I could? Why?"
"Yes, Emmett is Underboss so if something is going on with Edward then I go to Emmett and he was cool with it since it was at Carmen's. We probably wouldn't have been able to go anywhere else."
Edward had told me when he took over, Emmett would become what he had been. I didn't think about it much because the spa thing was still fresh on my mind.
"So, are they good? Did they find the Volturi?" I asked. I was very curious if all this was about to end.
"Yep." was James' short reply.
"So, are they dead?" I whispered, not sure why since it was just us in the car.
"I can't answer that, B."
"Right." I turned toward the window again. James made me feel normal, most of the time. He wasn't so formal like Laurent and he even called me B like Rose did. James was like the big brother I never had. Although, he did tell me around company he would have to refer to me as Mrs. Cullen. Edward was big on respect, to which I already knew and calling me by name was a no-no.
"Hey, don't be like that. You know I can't tell you much." I just shook my head. Then I remembered something, "Did you say Seth was meeting us there?" Seth hadn't been around because of Rose and I had yet to have a conversation with him.
"I did," he smirked. "Cut the poor guy a break, he just wants to talk to you, B."
I scoffed. "He just disappeared after all that shit and then shows up here?" I shook my head.
"He had his reasons," James said as he made a turn. I could see Carmen's in the distance.
I mumbled keeping what I thought about Seth to myself. "Hey!" James said. "The kid has been through a lot, at least talk to him. Let him say what he needs to say and If you still can't forgive him then that's that."
I thought about it. There's no hurting in letting him talk, is there? I still felt hurt about the whole situation. I nodded and James nodded back.
"I love you like a sister, B." I looked at him in awe. "You remind me of my mom sometimes. She was a sweetie and you guys look very similar. It's like, I just want to help you out. I've been working with Seth for a while and when he found out about you and Edward, I swear he saw a ghost."
"Fine, I'll let him talk, Jamie." James then gasped and put his hand on his chest, then he started talking in his girly voice "Girllll, you best not say that name in front of the others." He then rolled his head side to side. He looked so hilarious that I couldn't help laughing.
We then pulled into Carmen's and James parked to the side. He then came around and opened my door for me. Seth was already there and met us at the door. I looked at him and he offered me a smile but it was forced. He looked terrible, like he hadn't slept in days. Carmen met us at the hostess stand and led us to a private dining area telling us no one would bother us.
All three of us sat down at a table in the middle and ordered our drinks and food. Neither James nor Seth talked and the silence was suffocating. Then James stood up.
"I'm going to have a smoke. She's not to leave this room without me, okay? Let me know if there are any problems," James said as Seth nodded and then he headed out. Seth and I just stared at each other and I wondered if we were having a staring contest. I looked away and took a sip of my wine.
"Did you see Rose?" was the first question out of his mouth.
"I did," I replied back. "She didn't left without a word." I couldn't help that that slipped out but every time I think about what happened it just makes me angry.
"I deserve that," Seth replied. "But I had my reasons."
"What were your reasons?" I sat back and crossed my arms, my wine forgotten.
"Leah," he said quietly. His sister? What could have happened to his sister?
"Is she okay?" Leah used to be attached to Seth's hip until she just wasn't anymore. I never knew what had happened to her but it was like she was there one day and gone the next.
"No, she's not okay." He sniffed and quickly wiped his eyes.
"What's wrong, Seth?" I grew concerned but kept my mask on my face. I showed it when I didn't want people to know how I feel.
"I really don't want to get into it." He got closer to me whispering, "She's with Jacob."
I gasped! No.
Seth leaned back into his chair and looked at me again. "Yeah, so you know it's bad."
I nodded. I knew what he was trying to tell me. Leah was in bad hands. She was probably being tortured and who knows what else. He didn't know about the brand but he knew Jacob was a horrible person.
"I wish I could tell you more but not here," he said and took a sip of his wine.
I really didn't know Leah, but she seemed like a sweet girl. It wasn't right that Jacob was ruining so many lives.
"It's why I had to leave," Seth said and then focused his sight on me. "He threatened Leah. It was wrong to leave you like that but it's my sister."
"I didn't know." I touched his arm trying to offer my sympathy. "I'm sorry."
"Don't be. I found out later she went to him willingly."
"No!" There was no way she went to Jake voluntarily.
"Yes, Bella, it's true. However, I think he tricked her." Seth then clenched his fist.
"How do you know?" Seth then got close to me, his ice blue eyes staring at me while he whispered in my ear. "I have someone on the inside." He then moved away as the waiter then brought the food out.
I was still speechless as Seth began to eat. So, he was beaten up by Jacob and Paul because of Jacob's unhealthy obsession with me. Then, he left without a word because Jacob had Leah and then he had somehow ended up back in Edward's family?
"Who?" I questioned. Seth shook his head like he couldn't answer that. I was confused. Why couldn't he tell me who? Then it hit me. There were probably bugs or maybe this place wasn't as safe as we had thought. I then began to eat.
"I'm sorry, Bella, I really am," Seth said.
I put my fork down and looked at him. "It's not your fault." It was sad of me to realize that just now. I was angry at him for leaving thinking he was just deserting me after telling him what Jacob did. Not the branding mark but the other stuff. I didn't think about why he left. I just had to know Seth wouldn't leave for any reason.
"I'll be able to tell you more soon. Just not right now okay?" I nodded. I accepted that. I quickly wiped my tears away as I saw James coming back into the room. He paused right before he reached the table.
"Oh, shit, what did I miss?" James said.
I shook my head, afraid to answer in case my voice let out a sob. Seth said nothing and James sat down and looked at both of us and started to eat his food. I could tell he was taking glances at me. I then looked at him so he would know I knew what he was doing. He then grinned at me.
Not a moment later, I excused myself to the bathroom. James escorted me to the hall and checked inside the bathroom before leaving, telling me he would be right outside. After I was done, I washed my hands when the door opened. It was that Tanya girl. She took a look at me before really looking at me. I guess she didn't realize who I was until now. I saw her look me up and down before going to the mirror to reapply her lipstick.
I went to dry my hands and noticed she was looking at me through the mirror. What was her problem? I didn't really know what to say, I wanted to tell her off but she was Carmen's daughter and her father was the leader of one of the families. I also didn't want to give Edward a bad rep if I said something mean to her. Maybe I wouldn't feel this way if we weren't in her mother's restaurant.
She snorted and then turned to look at me. She had her arms crossed.
"Yes, Ms. Denali?"
"I just don't get it," Tanya spat.
"I'm sorry, I'm not sure what you're talking about?"
She huffed. "You know, I fucked him so many times. I don't get why he picked you." I was puzzled. What the hell was she going on about? Edward? She fucked Edward? But, Edward told me he never touched her. He never wanted her. Even Alice said nothing happened, but did Alice know everything? Could Edward have lied to me? I shrugged those thoughts off and looked at her. I swear I had to be PMSing because I swear I was starting to get really angry.
"He chose me," and with that simple comment I left the bathroom with James looking at me seriously.
"We've got a problem," James said.
"What?" I swear all that smugness went away and my blood ran cold. Was it Edward? Were we being attacked?
"The Feds are here."
What the fuck? "Why?"
"No idea. Let's get you out of here." James grabbed me and we headed to the kitchen to where there was an exit. We headed out and peeked around the corner. There were two SUV's that James said had pulled up. Seth got word to him and none of us knew why they were here.
James wanted to make a run for the Range Rover. However, I felt like we shouldn't because it was too far. We just quietly tried to leave by walking down the street and blending in with the crowd. We weren't far from Pike Place. James said,"No!" because we weren't sure of the situation. He looked a little nervous but otherwise kept his head. I think he was antsy because he didn't know what was going on. Soon we saw the doors open from the front of the restaurant and they had Seth. He was handcuffed and both James and I looked at each other.
"Shit," that was all that came out of James' mouth.
All I could think was, why Seth? What did they have on him? Knowing him as I did, I couldn't remember anything he had done that was shady. Did they follow him here?
James then looked at me. "You know what, I changed my mind. Your idea sounds better." Then James got to my side and put his arm around my shoulders and we turned to walk down the sidewalk.
"Hey!" one of the men shouted. James uttered another, "shit" and turned around keeping me behind him.
"Yes? What can I do for you, Officer?" James said all nicely.
"I'm Agent Dwyer." The Agent kept walking towards us. I could see his feet on the ground but I couldn't see his face as my face was hidden by James' back.
"Agent," James said.
"Can I ask where you're going?"
"Yes, my friend and I are heading to Pike Place."
I saw another set of shoes approach James. I started shaking. What the hell was going on?
"Friend?" Then I saw him move past James to see me. I quickly put on a smile and stepped out. I could tell James didn't agree by the look he gave me.
"Oh, well, have a nice time." The Agent turned to walk away but was stopped by the other man that came up. I heard whispering and James grabbed me and we started to walk away.
"Hey!" I heard James utter, "shit!" again and turned us around.
"Are you Isabella Swan?" the other guy said. I froze. Shit. The cop knew me but not the Fed? I didn't know what to do.
"Hello?" He was waiting on an answer and I had noticed James hadn't budged.
"Yes," I mumbled.
"Ms. Swan, did you know there was a missing person report on you?" asked the cop and the fed looked curious.
"No, I did not." Lie number one, Bella.
"Yes, there is a report. We need you to come down to the station and answer a few questions." I started shaking. Shit.
"Officer, she isn't missing, I don't know why she would need to come down," James said.
"Because one was filed against her. Miss. Swan, we really need you to answer some questions. If you won't come willingly, we can get a warrant. It's very suspicious that an officer of the law would make a report that his daughter is missing and she isn't.".
I didn't have a choice. I went with them. James followed and I was escorted to the SUV.
"I'll follow, don't worry," James whispered before I was led to the back seat of the SUV. I stared at James from the window as we pulled out.
James POV
Shit! The boss was going to have my ass. But what was I going to do? If I hadn't let her go, I could have been arrested for resisting arrest or obstructing justice or some shit. I pulled my phone out as I ran to the Range Rover, dialing the Boss's number. It rang much like it did earlier. Shit. I called again seeing the SUV Bella was in, in front of me. I tried calling the Boss again before I made a call to Sean who was staying at Edward's apartment. He had stayed behind on behalf of Edward.
I didn't know if they were actually taking Bella to the station or if this was a set-up. I didn't know anything so calling Sean was my best bet. He said he would be there soon and I hung up. I tried Edward again and still no answer. Edward didn't want me to call the old Boss unless it was necessary. Why wasn't he answering? The Volturi were gone? What the hell was going on?
The SUV pulled into the station and parked on the lower level as I pulled into their parking lot. I then called Emmett and he wasn't answering either. I was getting worried, neither of them answering and this shit was happening? Did I need to call Carlisle? I knew this shit could have happened but why did it have to happen when the Boss was currently out of the country? I was also worried about Bella saying something wrong. I trusted her, but damn something could slip out. I also didn't know what they had on Seth and that had me worried. I ended up calling Jenks, Edward's lawyer. I gave him the low down and he said he would be here soon. I then saw Sean pull up with some of his men.
"Thanks for coming, man. I'm not sure of the situation."
"No problem. I got the rest of my men at the penthouse guarding Bree."
"She's in there?" he asked.
"Yeah." I called Edward again. No answer.
"Her father did this shit? Why?" I didn't want to tell him too much. I didn't want Edward to kill me on shit that got out about his wife.
"He's crazy." Sean laughed but I nodded.
"Mainly, we know he's working for Black. Don't know if this is a set-up or what," I had said enough without saying anything
Sean nodded. He understood and if it got hairy, I would have to let Carlisle know.
We waited not even an hour. I sent some texts to Edward and still no answer. Where the fuck was Jenks? And why was Edward not answering his phone, it had to be 9 or 10 p.m. where he was.
Another hour passed and neither Bella nor Seth had come out of the station. That's when a police cruiser pulled up and Charlie got out of it. Shit. I gave a look to Sean so he was aware of who he was. Charlie made his way into the station. How the fuck did he get here so fast?
Twenty more minutes passed and finally that fat fuck pulled up. I ran up to him and tried to speak so he could understand because I was so frazzled. "Both Seth and Mrs. C are in there. I don't know why Seth has been arrested." Jenks nodded and said he would let me know what was going on.
And then it hit me. God, I'm a stupid fucker. I pulled out my phone and dialed Laurent. That fucker was always on alert, he would pick up. It rang twice before he answered.
'Yes?"
I could hear a lot of noise in the background. "Where's The Boss?"
"I believe he stepped outside," Laurent said, sounding bored.
"Well, go get him, we got a situation here!" I heard Laurent moving and now it was quiet.
"What do you mean, situation?"
"The feds got Mrs. C."
"What!" Laurent screamed in the background.
"I've been trying to call him for hours. Shit is fucked."
"We're at the Irish's pub and it's loud in here. I'll let him know." Laurent hung up and I started looking around.
"I've got some of my men in the parking deck. They're keeping an eye to make sure nothing dirty is pulled. I sent one man inside to stay in the lobby," Sean spoke while glancing around.
"Thanks."
"No problem."
My phone then rang in my hand. "Hello."
"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?" It was the Boss.
"The Fed's, man. A Cop recognized her. They arrested Seth."
"What the fuck, man? Why was she out?" Shit. I knew this was coming.
"We went to eat at Carmen's. I couldn't get a hold of you so I got the okay from Emmett."
"Fucking Emmett." It was a sorry move but all of his anger wouldn't be directed towards me even though I should have told Bella no and gone back to the house.
"So, someone was watching Carmen's then. They have been looking into us." Edward said a little bit calmer but I knew he was pissed and I was going to feel that when he got back.
"Not sure, Boss or they were looking into Seth." I heard Edward mumble a string of curses.
"Did you call Jenks?" Edward said. I could literally hear him pacing on the other end.
"Yeah, boss.
"We're packing now. I'm on my way. It'll be hours before I can get there."
I was going to regret this but he needed to know. "Her father showed up." Edward screamed into the phone. I heard him yelling at Emmett now something about getting his dick out of some chick? I don't know. But the Boss was definitely pissed.
"What about Black?" Edward yelled.
"Don't see him, but it doesn't mean he isn't around. I called some of my men and Sean is here with his men. We got eyes on this place, if he tries to leave with her we follow. They won't get far."
"Shit!" he mumbled. "I'm coming. If she gets out, take her to the penthouse and lock the place down. I don't want any fuckers following you back to my house."
"Got it, Boss."
He then hung up.
Bella POV
I was sitting on a hard plastic chair and watching the clock on the wall tick away. I had been here awhile alone and I was getting sleepy. I was literally about to doze off when the door opened and the Officer from earlier came in with the Agent. I thought that it was odd that the Officer was coming in.
"Miss Swan?" the agent from earlier said.
I didn't acknowledge him.
"I'm Phil Dwyer. I work for the FBI. I need to ask you some questions."
I stayed silent as the Cop from earlier stayed on the wall. He looked me up and down with disgust. I've never seen this man in my life so I don't know what he was so upset about.
I was also trying to remain calm but inside I wanted to bolt. I didn't understand why I had to be questioned if I wasn't missing. I also had a feeling something was up with this Agent.
"Ask away," I replied, afraid I would somehow screw this up.
"Is Charlie Swan your father?" He asked.
"Yes." I replied.
"Now, I usually don't get involved in this stuff, but you're connected to someone in my investigation."
He then pulled out this big file folder and placed it on the desk. I tried not to look at it but I did steal a couple of glances. I saw my "missing report", and some photos of Seth and me. Shit.
"Your father filed a report August 17th, and said you had been missing at least since July 10th does that sound right?" he questioned me.
"I left in July. I wasn't missing." No point in lying and I hadn't done anything wrong.
I guess he chose to ignore that statement. "And where did you go, Ms. Swan?"
"I stayed with a friend." I was getting irritated. The man's face didn't give me anything to go by.
"Who?" Was that any of his business?
"A friend." I repeated myself.
The agent sighed. I guess he thought I would spill on who it was but I wasn't stupid.
"The friend you were with just now?" The agent looked at me.
I looked back at him smugly. "No," I replied.
"Ms. Swan, it would be in your best interest to cooperate," the Agent said.
"I am, I have answered your questions. Again, I have not been missing," I said louder just to make sure if they were recording this it would be heard.
The agent sighed again then flipped the folder again looking for some pages.
"What can you tell me about Mr. Clearwater?" The agent asked.
"Not sure what you mean," I replied.
"Look, we know you know Seth." He dropped the photos of us at Carmen's and there were a few that looked like they had been pulled from a camera at the college. It was us in a hallway between classes. So they had been watching Seth.
"I never denied that I didn't know him. I just don't understand what it is you want to know." I hoped that sounded as right as it did in my head. I had all these bells going off and I was trying my best to remain calm.
The agent sighed. I could tell I was aggravating him. The Cop, on the other hand, looked at me with murder on his mind. What was his problem? The way he was looking at me reminded me of the way Jacob did when I wouldn't do what he wanted me to. Then it hit me; could this Cop be working for Jacob? Could the Fed?
"Fine. Where are Paul Lahote and Jared Keene. Do you know? Mr. Clearwater is a person of interest in this case. We have reports that Paul was living where you are about the same time you moved in. Mr. Keene visited and hasn't returned home. They disappeared and I find it odd, I believe you know something."
My heart was beating in my chest. I didn't like this questioning and I was smart enough to know they were using the missing report to further their agenda. I also didn't think that anything they were asking me was legal. A couple of pictures of Seth and me and this? I didn't know where Paul or Jared was, all I knew was that they were dead.
Then I thought of something I should have done in the beginning. Stupid Bella.
"I would like to call my lawyer," which was also another stupid thing to say since I didn't know who to call. I prayed James had and Edward knew what was going on. I was also worried what this would do to Seth.
Both the Fed and the Cop huffed and flung their hands in the air. They didn't like that
I waited so long to ask if I could see my lawyer.
"Look you little brat. Tell us where they are! You are so disrespectful! You know he wouldn't like this!" the Cop yelled. He? Who was the he that he was talking about? The way he talked I was 95% sure this dude worked for Jacob. I was also terrified that they would send me back to Jacob's. The Fed held his hand up and muttered hush to the Cop. The Cop then left the room. Agent Dwyer then looked back at me and had what I would describe as a "level with me" face.
"Look, I'm sorry about that. It's a simple yes or no, have you seen them?"
I stared at him. "Again, I would like to call my lawyer." I would not say anything. These two definitely worked for Jacob.
Then there was a knock on the door and that horrible Cop stuck his head in and had a smirk on his face. He looked at the Agent and said those awful words, "Her father's here." My blood ran cold. Why was Charlie here?
The Cop came back in followed by Charlie who looked like he had lost some weight. He stared at me with a hateful gaze. The months hadn't been kind to him or Jacob for that matter. I was also pretty sure my father was working for Jacob. I don't know if it was voluntary or involuntary but it was obvious after I left and really thought about it. There was no reason for him to push Jacob on me.
Charlie sat down in a chair beside Agent Dwyer and looked at me with disgust.
"Bella, you have caused a mess of trouble." It was the first thing out of his mouth.
Trouble? I wouldn't have been in any trouble if he had done his job as a father and protected me from trouble. He caused trouble filing this report. I remained silent, but it was an effort. This man had hurt me deeply and I was afraid to say anything. I just wanted to go home and I was shocked by that admission because I literally had been stuck at home all this time.
"I have come to take you home."
I flinched. There was no way I was going with him. No way in hell. "No." I said.
"No? No? Yes, you little shit! You run away from me and leave your fiancé heartbroken, doing god knows what and you have the nerve to tell me no?" He slammed his fist on the table and I flinched again. I hated that he got that reaction. What I hadn't noticed though were two more people had entered the room. A young woman who was looking around the room and a short black man who made his way to me.
"Um, what's this Dwyer? You running something without me? You were supposed to meet me when we talked to Clearwater?" She then looked at the Cop that was standing on the wall. "Out" she pointed. The cop took off out of the room and she then looked at the agent again "Well? And you have the nerve to let Hawkins in here? I am the lead investigator on this!" She then looked at Charlie who was red in the face. "And you are?"
"Her father." Charlie said, never taking his eyes off of me.
"And you're a Cop as well." The female agent stated.
The short black man sat down beside me. "Mrs. Cullen, I'm Jason Jenks, your lawyer." I breathed a sigh of relief.
"Cullen?" my father yelled. "What the fuck? Cullen? You got the wrong person pal, her name is Isabella Swan."
Jenks didn't acknowledge him, instead pulled out some documents and crossed his arms on the table.
He looked at me then the two agents in front of him. "I was under the impression my client was here to be questioned about a missing report?" Agent Dwyer was red in the face and nodded his head. The woman agent looked pissed. Maybe I was right they weren't supposed to be doing this. Or maybe he wasn't. Because the woman agent looked like she didn't know what the hell was going on.
"And what did you tell them?" Jenks asked.
"I've told them twice I haven't been missing." I said.
"Seems to be in order. My client isn't missing. She is also a 21 year old woman who is an adult and can make decisions on her own," Jenks said.
"She ran away!" Charlie yelled. "And what is this Mrs. Cullen mess?" he shouted.
"Sir, you have no right in this room, leave." The lady agent said. "This is my investigation. I'm not even sure why Mrs. Cullen is here in the first place." She then focused her gaze on her partner's face.
"I'm an Officer, whose daughter has been missing. Now I think she has been taken."
"Sir, I will not ask again. I need you to leave," Agent lady said. "or I will have you arrested for interfering with a pending investigation."
"What? I'm here for my daughter!" Charlie shouted.
She ignored him. "Mrs. Cullen, I do apologize. After you told them you weren't missing this should have ended. I'm sorry, but just so we're clear you're not being held against your will are you?" she asked with a small smile.
I didn't know what to say. It's true I guess in the beginning? But now? No.
"No, I'm not. I'm happily married," I said in a firm voice.
"If there are no further issues, here is a record of the marriage license between Isabella and Edward Cullen. This one is on file and you can access it on public record. The couple have been married since August 28th which was eight weeks ago." Jenks laid a paper out and it was grabbed quickly by Charlie who looked flabbergasted.
"You married that Cullen?" He was red in the face. "You ungrateful brat!"
"Alright! That's it." The lady agent then had Charlie in handcuffs.
"It would seem the FBI and the Sheriff's office need some serious training on laws. I have a right to tell Mr. Cullen how his wife was treated. You would be lucky if he doesn't press charges," Jenks said. "Wait, Mrs. Cullen, do you want to press charges?"
"I'll think about it." I just wanted to get fuck away from Charlie at this point.
"You would definitely be in your right," the Agent said as she escorted Charlie out of the room. The other agent had his head in his hands.
"Come on, Mrs. Cullen, let's get you home." Jenks then grabbed my arm and escorted me out. I never felt such relief. We passed a bunch of desks, and I saw another room off to the side. Seth was sitting in it with his head down. I was worried for him. Jenks then got me to the exit. "Mr. Hunter is outside waiting for you." I looked out the doors and noticed James pacing on the sidewalk. He had a few men around him.
I looked at Jenks. "Thank you," I simply said. He nodded and made his way to the room that was holding Seth.
I took a breath and exited the station. James' head popped up and he came running towards me. "You okay?" I nodded and smiled. "I am now." I was then escorted to the Range Rover. I noticed Sean in the passenger seat. I gave a quick wave and we were off.
After driving around for an hour to make sure no one was following us we ended up in a parking garage. Once we got out it looked vaguely familiar. When we entered the elevator James inserted a key and hit the P button. Same thing Emmett did just a few short months ago. I guess we were staying in Emmett's penthouse tonight. As the doors opened, we started down the long hallway where it split in two. I headed left because that was where Em lives, however James steered me right which led to a door.
"Where are we going?" I asked. "To your penthouse," James said. I looked at him confused. I had a penthouse? I felt dumb! So Edward had a penthouse. We entered a door and it opened up to a foyer. There were guards placed around and I noticed some weren't Edward's. They must have been Sean's. As soon as they saw him they left the foyer and a woman ran out.
"Sean!" It was Bree. He ran to her and gave her a kiss. She then turned to me.
"Bella!" She came up and hugged me.
"Bree, it's good to see you again." She smiled her kind smile. "Same as well to you." She then hooked her arm in mine and we walked out of the foyer into the living room. It was a big living room and there was a kitchen off to the side but what truly took my breath away was the view. I let go of Bree's arm and went to the window. You could see the whole city from the view. The lights lit up against the night sky, It was beautiful.
"Bella?" Bree said. She looked at me and smiled. "I made some pasta. Are you hungry?"
"Yes!" She giggled and we made our way to the kitchen which was just as decked out as the one at the mansion. Let's face it, the house I had been living in was a mansion. We ate and I saw James and Sean talking in hushed whispers. Bree and I then went to watch some TV until I had dozed off on the couch. I jumped up when I saw James in front of me. "Shit!" I screamed.
"Sorry, I was going to see if you wanted to head to the master bedroom?" I looked around, the lights were off and a soft glow came from the TV. There was a light on in the hallway that I hadn't even been down yet. I stood up and made my way down the hall. I noticed there were three more doors down the hallway. I turned to James whispering "Is Bree and Sean in a guest room?"
"No. They went to Emmett's." He then guided me to the double doors and opened them. "I'll be on the couch, if you need me." I turned to face him before he left.
"Wait!" He looked at me curiously.
"Yeah?"
"Um, thanks for being there." I bit my lip. "Um, do you know what's going on with Seth?"
He sighed. "I don't, but try not to worry?"
My shoulders slumped. "You say it like it's easy."
"Little B, I know you're probably scared out of your mind. I'm sure your mind is going in a thousand different directions, but honestly I have no answers for you right now."
I nodded. "What about Edward? Do you know if he is okay?"
"Little B, he is fine and he is on his way home. I'm not sure when he will be here." I sighed in relief. "Hey," he said softly. "Bree brought you some bed clothes. They are on the bed, okay? Try to relax and get some sleep."
I nodded and closed the doors behind him. I was met with a huge poster bed and an incredible view. I saw the silky pajamas on the bed. It was some shorts and a button up long sleeve. Then I went into the bathroom and turned the shower on. I stripped off my clothes that I felt like I had been wearing forever and stepped in the hot water. The hot water relaxed my muscles and I swear I felt better when I stepped out. Bree had also brought some underwear along with the pj's. I dried my hair with the towel after I put the pj set on and went back into the bedroom. I closed the automatic blinds before I hopped into bed.
Like I knew it would be, I couldn't turn my mind off. I kept thinking about Seth and what this would mean to him. Why Seth? I was also a little afraid that Jacob would come after Edward as well now that he knew we were married. My father seemed genuinely surprised that I was married so maybe Jacob didn't know either. What kept me sane though was knowing Edward was okay and he was on his way home. I turned to face the window and pulled the covers over me checking my phone just in case. I hadn't received anything from Edward. Even though James said he was okay, I wasn't sure. I hated not knowing things. I huffed and closed my eyes. I was tired it was just hard to sleep
I woke up with a start! I was still turned to the side and I noticed some light coming out from the bottom of the blinds. I didn't know what time it was but it looked like it had to be morning. I sat up stretching but quickly brought my arms down when I noticed a shadow in the corner sitting on an armchair. The fear quickly turned to relief when I saw who it was.
Edward.
I smiled and quickly pulled the covers off. I was about to make my way over to him but I realized he hadn't budged. I stopped and looked at him, his eyes were glassy and red. He looked tired and his eyes hadn't left mine.
"Edward?" No response. "Edward?" Okay, I was starting to get concerned. Why was he just staring at me? Had something happened? I noticed his gaze was intense. It made me want to look away with the way he was staring. I started tearing up. Why wasn't he speaking? Did I do something? I haven't seen him in over a week, had he moved on? I looked away, all my insecurities rose up. I turned towards the window and I couldn't look at him anymore.
However, I had barely turned when I felt an arm grab mine and pull me towards him. I didn't even hear him move. His lips touched mine and he gave me an intense kiss. He had his hand in my hair cupping my cheek and we kept kissing. He then pulled away and put his forehead against mine, his eyes still closed.
"Bella." He breathed out. It was raspy, like his throat was dry. I looked at him and we hugged each other.
"I missed you." I said.
He smiled at me. "I missed you." And that did it. The tears started pouring down. He wiped them away off my cheeks.
"I'm sorry, it's just I'm emotional."
He chuckled. "Trust me, I've been through some emotions too lately."
I looked at him confused. "You have?"
He chuckled. "Yes, I have."
I looked at him again, hoping he would elaborate but no dice. He started stripping and I quickly looked away.
"Bella?" I peeked out to look at him and noticed some of his shirt was unbuttoned. "I need help." Why? Why would he need help? I went over to him and started unbuttoning his shirt. He looked at me with that intense gaze, his eyes never leaving mine. I looked away. What was it with not being able to look at him? He had been gone over a week and I had missed him so why?
When I was done, I pulled his shirt off and then gasped. There on his shoulder was a huge bandage. "What happened?"
"I was shot." He said it like it was an everyday thing and made his way to the bathroom. I stood there flabbergasted before I marched after him.
"What do you mean shot?" I had started tearing up again but was also a little pissed that he had just shrugged it off.
"I was shot," he said each syllable slowly like I wasn't getting it. It pissed me off.
"I know that, asshole! How?"
His gaze locked onto mine again. I swear, I hated his mood swings and the fact he was giving me mood swings.
"Look, Princess, I got shot, it happens." He then tried to unbutton his pants. I gulped but then laughed because that dickhead was having trousers. "Come here! Jesus!" He came to me smirking but I unbuttoned them and pulled the zipper down all the while staring at him. All the anger had gone out the window, and our eyes were focused on each other again.
"Thank you," he said.
"You're welcome."
We stared at each other and he turned the bath on. My mind told me to leave, but my body and heart knew he needed help. Could I do this? Could I help him or would it affect me?
"Do you need help?" I asked slowly. I could do this.
He looked at me gently. "I don't want you to be uncomfortable."
"I'm fine." He helped me so I could do this.
He nodded and pulled his boxers down. I stayed focused on his face not looking down. He was watching me too. He sat down in the tub being careful to not get his shoulder wet. He had it hung over the side. I got on my knees and grabbed the shampoo.
"Lean back." I started to wet his hair, before I put the shampoo in and started to wash his hair.
"God, that feels amazing," Edward said with his eyes closed. I just grinned. He looked like a little boy with a huge grin on his face. When I was done I rinsed his hair. He opened his eyes and looked at me again with that gaze.
"What?" I said. He shook his head and I looked away. My ladybits tingled. It was obvious I was sexually attracted to my husband.
"Maybe I should do the rest?" He said. I nodded and so I hurried and left the bathroom. What was wrong with me? I felt like a failure. Edward helped me get that awful brand off my body and I couldn't even help him with a bath? I sat on the bed as I heard moving around in the bathroom. I kept telling my brain he wasn't going to hurt me but it wouldn't listen.
I don't know how long I sat there until the bathroom door opened. Edward came out wearing nothing but a towel around his hips. I looked away. "I forgot my pj's" Edward said as he went to a drawer. I heard him drop the towel and move around. I then felt the bed dip and an arm around my waist.
'Come on, let's get some sleep." I looked at him. His chest was bare but he was wearing pj pants.
"Sleep?" Even though I was tired, it was morning, right?
"Yeah, it's still early." We both laid our heads on our pillows. I closed my eyes while Edward had his arm around me. That's when I noticed something.
"How come you keep touching me?"
"Do you not want me to touch you?" He said in the dark as he pulled his arm away.
"That's not what I meant." I pulled his arm back as I heard him chuckle. "I mean it's like you keep looking at me and touching me like I'm going to disappear." I giggled.
"Because I thought I lost you."
I rose up after hearing him say that needless to say I was confused.
"What?"
He dropped his arm. He huffed out a breath. "Nothing, Bella." He then turned the other way.
I hated that. I hated being dismissed. "No! What? Don't do that!" I shouted.
He rose up then. "What, Bella?" Why was he so mad? I was just asking him a question.
"Please, answer my question. Please?" I felt like I was breaking into a million pieces. Why did everything feel like so much more?
"Fine. Do you know how it feels to find out your wife is in police custody? Do you know how it feels to be on a plane and not being able to know what is going on? To hear that your wife's father is there as well. Do you know how scared I was? Thinking when I landed I was going to find out you were with him? Or worse, Jacob?" He started pacing the room. "The relief I felt when I finally landed and I called James to find out if you were safe."
"Did you think I was going to leave?" I exclaimed.
He then marched right up to me. "You could have left! It would have been so easy for you, too."
I couldn't believe this. "I could have but I didn't." Then I looked back at him as he looked at me. "You really do care about me, don't you?" I said.
"Of course." he replied like I was stupid.
"No, I mean since the beginning, you have shown how you cared. You let Alice take me shopping, you made me feel like the mansion was my home and you protected me." The words came rushing out. "I noticed that, Edward, I also know it was hard for you to do some of those things. To give up control."
He nodded. "Since I was 12, it has been drilled into me what to do and how to act, Bella. To be in control, never show emotion. Then at 28, a woman comes into my bar in trouble and changes all that. I don't know whether to hate you or love you for it," he said as my eyes went wide, did he just?
"You what?" I choked out. His eyes were that fierce gaze again.
"I love you." He said each syllable slowly. Then the tears fell. "I don't know whether I liked that you have made me feel this way, But I also like that you made me feel like this." I nodded, the tears still coming out. "Don't cry." He wiped them off and rested his hands on my hips.
"I was brave in the station." He looked at me confused. "But, I was also afraid." I took a deep breath and the tears kept coming. "I was afraid I would never see you again."
He kissed me. "You're safe," he said and kept kissing me. I stopped him and looked in his eyes.
"I love you, too." I heard his breath catch, then he attacked me with his mouth.
I kissed him back as his hand went to my hair and then he pushed me to the bed. His mouth was still attacking mine before he pulled away and looked at me.
"Tell me to stop," he whispered in my ear.
I looked at him. "No. Don't."
He blinked, unsure if that was what I had said. "Are you sure?" he said again. I looked at him and kissed him again.
"I'm positive." I said. I was in love with him. I had slowly fallen in love with him. He had kept me safe and protected, He wasn't going to hurt me. I felt him kiss my neck and started trying to unbutton my shirt but was having problems.
"Let me." But Edward didn't, he just tore my shirt open. There I lay, bare with no bra on and he just stared at me. I had started feeling self-conscious under his gaze so I looked away.
"No, look at me," he in a demanding voice. I swear it made my nipples hard when I heard that. Something about his voice did it for me but I did what he said and looked at him. "You're so beautiful." He said and I swear I teared up some. But it was forgotten as he cupped my breasts.
He took my nipple in his mouth and began to suck on it. I gasped, it felt so good. I couldn't really describe it to be honest. All I know is when he sucked and played with the other one I became wet down there.
He was still looking at me as he went to the other nipple and started sucking on it. It felt so good, again he played with the other one. He then stopped, and then cupped both of them again as he made his way down my belly leaving a trail of kisses as he kept going. He then reached my pussy and stopped. I leaned up to look at him.
He looked back at me with a lust filled gaze. He slowly made his way down there, his mouth placed little kisses along my inner thigh and I felt his fingers creep up as one landed on my clit. I jolted up, not used to the sensation. Edward then used his other finger and stuck it in my twat. I gasped, he went slowly touching the bundle of nerves at the same time. It was slowly working me into a frenzy, then I felt it, something wet. I looked down and saw his head he was sucking and licking at my clit. His hands on my breasts playing with the nipples.
What he was doing to me felt amazing. His hands slowly travelling down touching sensitive spots I didn't even know which started me moaning, Edward definitely knew what he was doing. I tried to get that out of my head and focus on what my husband was doing to my body. I felt this pressure building up in my belly and before I knew it I was screaming out his name. I stared at the ceiling wondering what the hell just happened. My clit was still throbbing when I felt something up against my vagina. I looked and it was Edward. My eyes went from his face to his dick which was hard and had pre-cum coming out. He was huge and I wondered how that was going to fit in me.
"Are you sure?" he asked and I nodded. I was ready and if he could do that with his mouth, I could just imagine what his dick could do. "I'll be gentle, it may hurt." He then stuck it in and I swear he filled me whole. He didn't move but I could tell he wanted to.
"It's fine, I'll be okay."
He nodded and then came to kiss me, then he started to move. I felt a little pain but as he kept moving it slowly went away. I moaned and I noticed Edward pick up the pace, I also noticed he kept shifting arms and I realized I had forgotten about his shoulder.
"Edward, your shoulder!"
He looked at me like I was crazy." Fuck my shoulder." He then began thrusting into me again. "God, you feel so good, so tight, baby." He kept on and I began to feel that feeling again. It was building up and I knew it was going to hit me again. I scraped my nails down Edward's back until I reached his butt. I grabbed his firm cheeks and squeezed as he kept thrusting.
I then let go and screamed "Oh my Jesusss." Edward kept going. "No. It's Edward," he laughed.
I felt something fill me and I realized at that moment it was his cum. "Bellaaaaa." He moaned as he slowed down and then laid his body on mine still inside me. He then brought his head up to look at me. His lips met mine and he kissed me. "I love you." I teared up hearing him say it over and over again made my heart beat faster.
"I love you." He slowly pulled out of me and then I felt the cool air hit, I also felt a little sore down there.
"I'll be right back," he said and then he jumped up and headed to the bathroom. He then returned with a towel and wiped between my legs. I could see from the light Edward had left on in the bathroom that he was wiping up my blood. There wasn't a lot and it was mixed with his cum.
"I'm sorry." I said. I mean that had to be gross right? For him to have to clean up my blood. I then looked at his dick which was softer than it was and noticed blood was on it as well.
"Why are you sorry?" he asked as he got up again to throw the towel in the hamper after he wiped his dick off. "You did nothing wrong"
"It's just my blood was on you." He chuckled. "I knew it would be when I put it inside."
My cheeks blushed red, Edward was clearly more mature than me about sex. He came down to kiss me again. I rose up and kissed him back and then got off the bed.
"You okay?" he said as he began to remove the bed sheets. "You need some pain medicine?" I shook my head. "No, I just need to use the bathroom." He nodded. I then went into the bathroom and headed to the toilet and did my business. I noticed when I was done, there was still a little blood but other than that I felt fine. I've heard horror stories from other girls about their first time. I guess I lucked out because mine had been nothing short of amazing.
I went to wash my hands and I stared at myself in the mirror. Did I look any different? My nipples were still puckered, and I looked like I had a glow about me but other than that I didn't look like I had lost my virginity. I left the bathroom and Edward was in bed with the covers up to his waist.
"You okay?" he asked again. He had changed the sheets and had the comforter open so I could get in.
"I'm fine." I smiled. I really was. For the first time I could feel it. He smiled back and I got into bed with him.
A few hours later I woke up, something was poking me. It took me a minute to realize what it was. The comforter had moved down and Edward laid beside me in all his glory. His cock stood at attention and for some reason I wanted to touch it. Edward was still asleep, should I?He then moved onto his back and now he was all laid out for me. He was a very muscular man, he was definitely fit and his penis was eyeing me. I mean it looked like it was. God, I was such a dork. It was like a shiny new toy that I couldn't have.
I reached out to touch it and it felt smooth, I then moved my hand up to the head. If I could describe it, I would say it was like the finest silkiest velvet. I then closed my hand around it and slowly went up and down. I swear it grew in my hand.
"Oh fuck, I thought I was dreaming," Edward gasped.
I quickly let go of his dick, my face red with embarrassment. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that. It probably felt like I was taking advantage."
"Oh fuck no, baby, you do whatever you want." He laid back down but this time his eyes stayed on mine. I started feeling brave and I liked how my husband wanted me. I was also wet.
I had heard the girls talking about sex when we were shopping and they mentioned that they got on top and their guys went apeshit. I thought I would try it since we were now having sex so I climbed on top, straddled him and slid down on his dick slowly.
"Oh fuck." Edward called out. I began to move slowly up and down. Edward grabbed my tits and cupped them. I picked the pace up and reached behind me to cup his balls. All I heard from his mouth was a string of curses and then his hands on my hips. I slid off of him and rubbed my clit against his dick and then slid back on him. I went as fast as I could go until I felt something hot shoot up in me followed by a fuck. Then I felt that familiar recoil in my belly let go.
After I had come down I looked at Edward and met his eyes looking into mine. "Good morning."
"Good morning, indeed." He laughed as he kissed me back passionately before opening my legs to feast on me.
