Disclaimer: Stephanie Meyer owns everything but the plot.

Chp 3

Bella's POV

1

I followed alice through the kitchen doors still fuming. The nerve of that man! He makes me feel so..so well confused? I don't know its been a long couple of days give me a god damn break. I decided to sit down on the closet stool that was lined against the island while alice looking through the cupboards slamming one after another.

"Uh you okay there plum fairy?" I said trying to lighten the mood. She gave me a shrug and continued her murder onto the fridge's door handles.

"It's just Edward you know? He just thinks I'm this small little girl that needs saving from everything I'm surprised he even lets me go and get the mail myself!" she gave up on whatever she was looking for and plopped herself down across from me.

"I mean I did just save you." I said giving her the side eye. Bad idea. "Look alice you're his only sister hell the only family he has left. Now I don't really like him at this point and we didn't get off to a great start and he is keeping me here against my will…wait what was my point again?" I said feeling the anger starting to rise.

"I think you're trying to say he's doing the best he can given the circumstances?" she said raising an eyebrow. "look I get that he's looking out for me but he needs to lay off I'm 22 I should be able to live my own life and make my own choices!"

"Is this really about making your own decisions or is this a jasper thing?" I said "Don't look so surprised it was obvious you know that right?" I reached across the table and grabbed her hand in mine. "Alice if you're serious about jasper you should say something maybe Edward would understand?" She gave my hand a squeeze back and stood up.

"Bella you don't know my brother he once beat the crap out of this guy who asked me out to prom my junior year. He just doesn't want me to be happy. I'll be fine I can just throw myself into my designs maybe get a cat or 5 and live out my days as a lonely seamstress…Where the hell is all the god damn food in this place I swear we have the maid go to the store everyday and there's nothing left!" she said huffing and walking through a side door mumbling something about a padlock and Emmett. They have a maid I thought to myself and I wonder if that she's saying is true, I mean no one's really crazy enough to beat someone up for asking their sister out right? I shrugged it off and decided to look around the kitchen and see if I could find anything edible I was starving after all. After rummaging around everywhere I was able to find a couple of ingredients I could use to make my dads world famous lasagna. Nothing special really just some odd end spices you wouldn't really think of but oh man when it came together it was amazing. I started the oven and began prepping my ingredients. Soon I fell into a rhythm and let my guard down. Ill be honest this kitchen was amazing double door oven, 2 separate stoves they even had a pasta arm! I put the lasagna in the oven and decided to try to find alice i had time anyway. I followed her through the same door I saw her leave through and oh wow look another hallway. Damn how big is this house, lets find out I guess with any luck maybe ill find a back door and make a run…but then yet again I do have food in the oven…starvation or obnoxiously hot man keeping me captive? I mean I could make it no food or water right? Who am I kidding at this point I barely have the energy to even look for alice anymore. I walked past an open door and found myself in what I assume is the music room. Laying right dab in the center was one of the nicest pianos I've ever seen.

"I guess this must be where Fuckward has his $100 a minute pianist serenade him." I said out loud chuckling to myself as I ran my fingers over the keys hitting one note.

"Actually I don't let anyone inside this room let alone touch my piano." Edward said, I snatched my hand away from the keys and spun around.

"I uh I'm sorry I didn't realize." I said feeling embarrassed that he had caught me. I could feel my face on fire as the blush rose to my cheeks. I tried avoiding my gaze looking anywhere but where he stood.

"It's fine Isabella you have nothing to be sorry for." He said walking past me and sitting down at the bench. Minutes pasted and as I stayed quit and soon heard one of the sweetest melody's I've ever heard. It was like his fingers were dancing across the keys it made me feel warm inside. I stared at him in awe. Once his fingers stopped he just sat there saying nothing.

"That was beautiful Edward, did you write that?" I said breaking the silence stepping closer. He nodded but still stayed silent. "Look I'm sorry about the Fuckward thing it was just a joke I'm just still confused and a little scared. I just want to go home and be with my family." I pleaded taking a seat down next to him. He sighed and finally looked at me.

"I'm not upset about that bella it's just I cant seem to do the right thing for alice I know she's not a little girl anymore I'm just doing the best that I can but no matter what I'm always the bad guy in any situation. She thinks I just want to control her and that's not it she doesn't realize the type of danger she's in when she just goes off by herself. I cant lose her like I did with my parents." I could see the pain in his eyes as he was talking but I'm not quite sure who I believe I mean I barely know either of them and yes for some odd reason I feel very protective over alice but Edwards words seem so honest.

"Look Edward from what alice told me about that kid you beat up when he asked her to prom her junior year that honestly doesn't seem like just being a protective brother that's borderline crazy. I think maybe you think you're doing the right thing but in reality you're not and its just going to keep pushing her away until one day she will leave and she wont come back.." he looked at me shocked.

"She told you that?" he said he ran his fingers through his messy hair. " I didn't even know she knew about that." He pinched the bridge of his nose. " Look it's not what it looks like I know what paul was thinking and what he was going to do." He said

"Yeah I know cause you're a guy and he's a guy blah blah but that doesn't give you the right Edward. She needs to be able to make her own decisions you're not her father." I said looking him straight in the eyes.

"No bella its not that I mean yes it is but not only that. I had eyes and ears everywhere he wasn't just trying to take her to prom that boy was already dating a girl name leah who apparently hated alice they were planning on making her prom queen and dumping all sorts of shit on her they wanted to go full on carrie! Mostly everyone knew not to mess with her so that lead her to not having many friends which mean she hated me even more. I just wanted to protect her from getting hurt. But I'm the one who ended up hurting her the most. I wish I could just give her a normal life I wish she could have all the friends in the world. Sometimes I wish…never mind." I felt so bad I had Edward all wrong he wasn't this big evil psycho brother he was just being a big brother. I thought about reaching out and putting my hand over his but stopped when he started to stand again.

"Look if her hating me is what it takes to keep her safe then she can hate me till the day I die." He said his face turning cold again. "Come on I need to talk with jasper and emmett and see how close we are to finding them." Them? Them who I thought following him outside the room and back through the hallway. As I walked into the kitchen following Edward I realized its about time to take my lasagna out of the oven.

"What's that smell?" Edward said sniffing and searching around the kitchen.

"Oh uh I made something to eat I'm sorry I should of asked first." I said apologetically while I took it out and turned off the oven placing it onto the counter.

"No it smells amazing actually I just thought it was just one of the kitchen staff making dinner." He said looking at me softly

"Uh thank you, if you'd like to try some I made more than enough please help yourself." Edward turned and reached into the cupboards and pulled out a small stack of plates along with one large. I looked at him questioningly as he said "Emmett".

"Someone say my name? ugh yes I love home cooked." Emmett said walking through the doors heading straight for me rubbing his hands together.

"Hey! No way you wait till everyone gets some first considering what alice has told me about you no one else stands a chance." I said while cutting slices for everyone.

"Bella that smells amazing I didn't know you knew how to cook!" alice said coming in through the side door followed by jasper. I looked at Edward and could see the frustration starting to appear on his face so I decided to give him a nudge in the ribs.

"Ow what the hell was that for." He said, I raised my eyebrow and nodded my head towards alice and gave him my best 'Don't make me' look. He gave a huff and set the plates down walking towards alice.

"Hey ali can I talk to you in the other room real quick?" he said while running his hands through his hair again. Hm I wonder what that would feel like, I wouldn't mind running my fingers through his hair playing with the tips as he..woah wait focus bella what are you thinking. He may not be all bad but he's still keeping you here against your will and you still don't know why. I was brought out of my thought as soon as jasper sat in front of me I fixed him a plate and handed it off to him.

"I hope you like it, it's my dads world famous lasagna." I said with a small smile.

"I'm sure it'll taste great, thank you darlin." He said his southern draw still a mystery to me. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Edward leaving with alice man I hope this goes well.

Edward POV

Ugh why does that damn ungrateful beautiful woman make me want to do things I would never do! Usually after a fight with alice I just leave her be or just let her go on a shopping spree and take my black card have her spend whatever she wanted. She would come home and all would be forgotten but no god forbid my brown haired angel let me not talk about my feelings. Yes I said my angel I mean I'm not in love with her at least not yet…but god damn since the moment alice called me and told me how bella had protected and helped her escape I was impressed. But hearing about an angel holds no comparison to seeing one in person and she is one in every sense. Her long rich brown locks and porcelain complexion and that blush staining her cheeks along with those beautiful doe eyes. She looks like she would fit in my arms perfectly it just makes me want to just whisk her away where no one else can have her. Just us in our own little world. Did I mention her feisty attitude too I mean fuck me I don't really like when a woman is in my face like that but with her it just turns me on more than you can even imagine! She can hold her own with me and I like that I cant wait to just take her back to my office and have my way with her let her know who the boss really is. Fuck now I'm horny and hard what was I doing and why am I not with her right now?

"Edward what do you want you've been staring off into space for like five minutes. Look just leave your card on the table like you always do and ill tell you when I want to go shopping so you can send jasper to look after me ok. Now if were done I'm going back into the kitchen." Alice said turning to walk away.

"No alice wait I want to apologize and talk to you." I said grabbing a hold of her arm pulling her back. "Look I know you're no longer a little girl and I cant always be there to protect you I just don't want to see you get hurt again." I said pleadingly

"Hurt again I've never been hurt you made sure no one even got close enough to even talk to me!" she said while ripping her arm away from my grasp. " Every time someone tries to get close to me you either pay them off or nearly kill them! You don't want what's best for me you just want me to be as lonely as you feel!" she said raising her voice, I knew this would happen I can never talk to her with out her going crazy and accusing me of making her life miserable.

"Ali you know that's not true." I said pleading with her. She wouldn't budge though her face was looking at me with disgust. " I just…"

"Just what Edward just want me to never be happy? Never want me to live a happy life or find real love?" she was shouting at this point the side door opened as bella, jasper and emmett came walking out hearing alice going into another one of her fits.

"No alice please don't start this again." I said pinching the bridge of my nose and looking at bella hoping she would help me. She started walking forward and I could feel relief filling my body. My angel would help me she knows deep down I'm a good person.

"There's nothing to start Edward because I'm done with this conversation!" she said as she stormed off up the stair back to her room I'm assuming. I sighed and started walking after her when I felt two soft hands pulling on mine I looked down and saw bella giving me a small sad smile.

"Let me talk with her first Edward maybe I can help?" she said. She truly is an angel. An angel that was sent to me to try and save my dark demented soul. I gave her hand a squeeze and said a thank you as she walked away following alice.

"So does this mean they're not going to eat their plates?" Emmett said scratching the back of his head and smiling.

"You really are somethin else you know that Emmett, read the room." jasper said smacking him upside the head. I need to learn to keep better company ill start with my bella upstairs.

Bella POV

I knocked on alice's door "Knock, Knock can I come in?" I said grabbing the handle pushing it open a bit. She was sitting at her vanity flipping through a magazine but not actually reading it. I pulled up a stool and sat beside her placing her plate of food on the table next to her. She muttered out a "thanks" but still didn't look up.

"Alice I know you're upset with Edward but he's honestly just trying to protect you, you know that right?" I said hoping she would hear the sincerity in my voice.

"Oh great he recruited you too, look I don't need anyone else on team Edward trying to come in here and tell me how great he is and blah blah so you can just fucking leave because I'm done hearing this shit I get enough from them three downstairs." She said angrily pointing to the door. Did she really just say that to me?

She watched me as I stood up and walked to the door slamming it shut and storming back to her.

"Look I don't know who you think you're talking to alice but I suggest if you're talking to me you change that fucking tone. I'm on no ones side and I'm not your brother I wont sit here and try to spare your feelings! You're honestly acting like a fucking brat who isn't getting what she wants so you have two options you either sit there and listen to what I have to say or you open that computer and start looking up the closest animal shelter for those cats because they're gonna be the only friends you have left." Well that got her attention she nodded and looked down ashamed.

"I honestly don't know all the hardship that has gone on between the two of you and honestly I don't really care but if you knew what Edward has done for you what he really did you wouldn't be so angry with him." I said sitting down next to her.

"Bells he has scared everyone away from me and he's gonna scare jasper away too…I think I love him bella I don't want him to leave me too." She said breaking down and throwing herself into my lap. I soothed her hair while she cried and waited till she was calm enough.

"its okay alice if you and jasper really love each other nothing is going to get in the way of that and if it comes down to it leave Edward to me ill handle him. He isn't anything I cant handle". I hope. I said adding the ending in my head. "I'm going to tell you something okay but let me finish before you say anything okay?" she nodded a yes so I continued " when you left I went looking for you and got lost and ended up in the music room where Edward came and played and then we talked."

"Wait you went inside the music room! He never lets anyone inside there!" she said shocked I gave her a stern look and she apologized waiting for me to continue.

" As I was saying we started talking and I brought up prom." I said as she looked defeated and sat back. " He told me what really happened and was shocked that you even knew. Well you know the guy who asked you out? Paul? Well it turned out leah was behind it and they wanted to make you the laughingstock so once Edward found out he had to stop it, he didn't want you to feel even more isolated then what his image already made you so… he stepped in and once he found out paul took the money but was still going to do it anyway him and the guys made sure he couldn't and he let you hate him instead of making you feel not worth it. He did it for you alice he wants you happy he just has a hard time showing it to you." She was crying all over again.

"I never knew, and all this time he just took it every fight I picked all the times I said I hated him and blamed him for everything and in reality he was just protecting me. I feel like such a bitch! Oh my god I'm an idiot." She said frustrated " I should of known I mean paul and leah dated but he said they broke up and he made me feel so special I didn't want to believe…I have to go apologize to Edward." She said standing up.

"How about we fix your makeup first all that crying has messed up your mascara ill let you fix yourself and meet you downstair okay?" I said giving her a hug and heading to the door. She nodded and hugged me back.

"Bella…thank you I never really had a sister or any girlfriends but I'm guessing this is what it feels like." I felt my heart squeeze as I gave her a smile.

"Me either I'm glad I have you too alice." I said honestly. I've had friends and sure Angela was close but not like this. I closed her door and walked back downstairs and would you look at that I should of known he would be waiting for me. Edward looked up at me hopeful as I gave him a smile and a wink I was rewarded with a heart stopping crooked smile. He held out his hand and I took it while he helped me down the last steps.

"You really got through to her didn't you?" he said pulling me closer his smell drawing me in.

"Mhm seems like you owe me now don't ya." I said looking up at him. He kept my hand in his while his other wrapped around my waist my heart was beating so fast and loud, I'm sure jasper and Emmett could hear it in the kitchen.

"However can I repay you mia bella?" he said letting a little bit of his accent peak out at the end. I think I like it when he talks to me In Italian. Who am I kidding I know I like it.

"I'm sure you can find a way." I said tilting my head upwards toward him.

"cosa mi stai facendo angelo." He said leaning down whispering in my ear. (What are you doing to me angel)

I don't know what he said but god was it making me wet I could feel his breath going down my throat. I decided to run my fingers through his hair pulling him closer to me. I was rewarded with a deep husky moan as his lips touched my skin I could feel a jolt going straight to my core. I moaned and pulled him closer, I could tell he liked when I did that he started nibbling his way up to my ear. His hand left mine and found its way to the nape of my neck. We pulled back just a hair and looked at one another. Kiss him do it, do it now my brain shouting at me. He beat me to it. His lips were as soft as I imagined forceful and demanding perfect. I imagine this is what heaven felt like, his hand traveled up my hairline locking his fingers into my hair and pulling not hard but just enough for me to gasp and moan into his mouth. He took this opportunity to slide his tongue against my bottom lip asking permission which I happily accepted. Our tongues battled for dominance which he won and our hands roamed one another I felt like I was 16 again getting so heated over a single kiss. But I still wanted more I pressed my body closer to his gripping his hair tighter as he did the same. We broke apart both gasping for air he rested his forehead on mine and smiled down at me.

"How about that for repaying you?" he said gasping.

"I'd say it's a start." I said giggling he grabbed the bottom of my chin and tilted my head up and placed another chase kiss on my lips. I could definitely get used to this.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE!." I pulled back from Edward startled by the screeching sound and turned towards the front door. There stood a tall blonde woman she looked like plastic barbie she even had the tiny dog in a purse, her dress was tight enough it could be her second skin and she had on pumps that would put strippers to shame.

"Uh Edward who is that?" I said still looking at the woman standing in the doorway. She took off her sunglasses and throwing her purse to the ground you could hear her dog yip.

"I'm his fucking wife who the fuck are you!?"

AN: I'm so thankful I did not expect to have so many people actually like my writing, and they keep coming! So thank you guys it definitely puts a smile on my face and makes me want to write even more hope everyone has a great day! ?