The car ride to this other house was killer. No one was talking. Maybe if I started to speak, they would start, too. But what could I say? I have so many questions to ask; like what the fuck just happened? How in the hell was Jared and my baby brother part of all this? Why did Vladimir, the one person who I was sure hated me, turned out to be helping me? Oh, and here's the grand 'ole question! Where the fuck is Emmett?
I could feel the hate bubble inside me. The same feeling I got when I thought he forget about us, that he wasn't going to save us, and when he threw me back into the arms of that sick fuck.
But how could I feel any sort of hatred towards the man I fell in love with? Especially the father of my little boy? There was definitely more to this story...but that didn't help suppress this odd feeling of hatred.
I looked at Seth who sat next to me. He was staring out the window. He didn't look the same. His baby face was gone, and he definitely toughened up. I didn't understand why he was here or how much he knows. He's supposed to be in school, not here. Never here.
He turned to look at me, and the second thing I noticed was his eyes. His eyes weren't bright or full of life like they once were. They were darker, anger was evident, and so was pain.
"What are you looking at?" He asked.
"What happened to you, Seth?" I blurted, pitifully.
A small smile ghosted his face, and it was anything but joyous. "I could ask you the same thing." He snorted. "One minute I was asking you where you were so that I could visit you. And the next?" He shook his head. "I call only to hear Emmett telling me that you're either sleeping or in the bathroom. Then I heard that you with another guy."
I furrowed my brows. I could see the pain in his expression. "Seth..."
He held his hands up. "Bells, I wouldn't've bought a plane ticket just to see what's going on if I wasn't worried as much as I was." He said.
Okay, so I knew my family was worried, but not this worried. Seth took my hand, forcing me to look at him again.
"You're my sister, Bella. I'm going to do whatever I need to to make sure that you're safe."
I frowned. "But you didn't have to do this."
Seth closed his eyes, his grip on my hands tightened. "You're not serious, are you? You're telling me I shouldn't be concerned that you're dating a mob boss and got kidnapped?"
The car pulled over to the side of the road. Vladimir turned to look at us. "I know the two of you have a lot to talk about, but both of you need to stay focused. I don't want anything bad to happen to the child. We're still a long way from the city."
Jared glanced at me, his eyes blank but not entirely unreadable. His pout gave away his expression: sadness. "Bella, I know this is a lot to take in, but we only did what we had to because we love you."
"Who are you referring to when you say 'we'?" I asked.
All three men stared at me, apologetically. And I knew what they meant. And I wanted to slap them.
"No, please tell me Kim and Angela aren't part of this." I said, my tone calm but edging towards panic. I was answered with silence. "Jared, how could you do that to Kim? She's ready to give birth, and you're putting her under an unnecessary amount of stress!"
Jared frowned, as if he couldn't do anything about Kim's decision. "It's wasn't my idea, she wanted to do it. She just wanted to reassure herself that you really were okay." Jared reasoned. "We were going to stay out of it because it was too risky, and we knew Emmett had a plan to get you back safely. But Kim's, well you know, she's Kim! If it were up to me, I would have taken her far away from here for the sake of our unborn child. Because now that this has happened, w-"
Vladimir clamped his hand over Jared's mouth to shut him up. Was there something I wasn't supposed to know? Jared frowned, shaking Vladimir away, before opening the car door and wandering into the tall grassy field they parked next to. Seth got out of the car and went to check on Jared.
Vladimir shifted in his seat to face me properly. "You really know how to keeps things fun, don't you?" He commented.
"I've always had a knack for that." I sighed, dropping my face into my hands. "I never meant for any of this to happen. Now I feel like this just messed things up even more."
There was a moment of silence, and I really didn't know if Vladimir was going to respond.
"Do you always put the weight of the world on your shoulders?" He asked, suddenly.
I looked up at him, remembering how I labelled him as Stefan's evil brother. But here he is now, trying to talk to me, trying to calm me down.
"What do you mean?"
He half-smiled. It was odd to witness, but reassuring. "It just seems like whenever something bad happens, you automatically blame yourself. Bella, everything that's happened so far was coming for him anyway. All these problems started even before you came into the picture."
Where the hell has this guy been hiding? He used to be an ass to me, now he's trying to be nice? Was this all just an act?
"Oh, and one more thing," He continued. "could you really stay mad at your loved ones for trying to do what you would have done for them?"
He turned away and I sat there, my mind whirling with all these crazy thoughts. Vladimir did make a really good point - I would have done the same for any of them if they were in my position. Thing is, I just hated being the one to put them through this. Jared and Kim were supposed to be preparing to have a family, and Seth's supposed to be going to school. And at this point, I don't even want to know how my mom or dad is coping at this point.
A light tapping interrupted my thoughts. It was Seth knocking on the window. He opened the car door, Jared standing behind him.
"Look, Bella," Jared sighed. "I'm sorry, okay? All of this is insane. I love you like a sister, and you and Kim have been best friends forever. I don't remember a day where you weren't with her. Whenever she needed you, you were there. So when she heard you needed help, she wanted to do what you've always done for her."
I bit my lower lip, trying to keep it from trembling. "Jared, I'm sorry I brought you both into this..."
Seth got in the car and wrapped his arms around me. The physical contact brought me to tears. "
"I swear to God that I never wanted any of this to happen." I babbled.
Seth squeezed me tightly. "Bella, we know you didn't." There was a strange pause. "And we'll do whatever we need to in order to end it."
Automatically I knew something was wrong.
Vladimir took control of the car and started driving away. It took about an hour before we pulled up in front of a mansion, gates blocking our entrance. Pointy, black metal fences lined the perimeter of the yard. The decorative metal gates opened up and Vladimir drove into the long driveway. As the house we got closer to the house, I noticed that it was one of the most beautiful houses I've ever seen. There were cars parked out front; one of them I recognized immediately. It was Emmett's. He was here.
Vladimir parked the car. Jared got out and opened my door for me, helping me up and onto my feed. I breathed in the fresh air, relaxing. A small smile crept up onto my face. For the first time in a long time, I'm outside. I'm as free as a bird.
I looked up at the sky. It was a clear, sunny day. It had never looked prettier.
I looked to my right where a grand staircase led towards the front door, which was opened. Two women stepped out, looking down at us. It was Kim and Angela. Their faces lit up, happiness evident. Angela ran into my arms first.
"God, it's so good to see you!" She breathed.
"We're so happy you're safe, Bella." Kim added, pulling me into a really bad hug, due to our pregnant bellies.
"There's one question I've been dying to ask." Angela interrupted.
"Which is?" I prompted.
"Why in the hell would you ever run away from a massive castle like this?" She joked. I rolled my eyes.
"Not the time for jokes, Ang." I said, half-teasingly.
"Come on," Kim interjected. "let's get you out of that dress and into something more comfortable."
"And get that clown make up off your face. You look like you fell into some kid's arts and crafts bin." Angela added.
Both of them escorted me up and into the mansion. Emmett was nowhere to be seen, and I didn't bother asking about him.
We walked into Kim and Jared's shared bedroom. By the looks of it, everyone was living here until things blew over. I'm still not sure what happened to Stefan, and at this point, I couldn't give a damn.
As my mind wandered elsewhere, Kim unzipped my dress for me. They helped me out of my clothes and into comfortable pants and a tank top long enough to cover my large belly. I forgot how nice it was to just be in the same room as my friends; it felt like I had nothing to worry about.
"Have you figured out what you wanted to name your baby?" Kim asked, grabbing a hairbrush.
I shook my head. "Not yet. I've only given him nickname. I wanted to discuss that with Emmett, actually. Wherever he is. Have you and Jared come up with any?"
Kim worked through the curls in my hair, Angela ran into the bathroom to grab make up remover.
"They have, like, ten!" Angela called from the rest room. "The poor child's going to have to use half a page in order to spell his name!"
Kim snorted. "Pff, Angela's exaggerating. We finally picked a name - Chance Cameron."
"Really?" I chortled. "You went with 'Chance'?"
"Hey, it's better than what Angela wanted to name him!" She defended.
"Finch is a good name!" Angela argued.
"It's a bird, Ang!"
As I sat on the bed watching both of my best friend bicker, I felt my heart swell. I've missed them so much, and it's so great to feel normal again, to have them treat me as if I wasn't just kidnapped. So I laughed at them, Kim still had the brush in my hair, and Angela was waving the makeup remover everywhere.
We were interrupted by a knock at the door. We stopped laughing when the door opened. And the blood left my body as I saw who stood there; tall, muscular. Emmett.
Kim and Angela exchanged looks. Kim took the hairbrush out of my hair and Angela set the makeup remove on the vanity.
"We'll let you guys have a moment." Kim said, tugging Angela from the room. "Try not to fuck on the bed, Bella. Jared and I sleep there."
I flushed a deep red and Emmett smirked. Both of them left, closing the door behind them.
I wanted to smile, I really did, but as soon as I saw him, anger filled my body. I did love him. I loved him so much, but he could have taken me with him when he saw me last. I could have been with him. But instead, he threw me back to the sharks. He put our baby and I back into the danger zone.
But even then, even though he did that, I couldn't stay mad. At that was finalized when I reached up to touch his face.
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