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A/N: Well, I'm gearing up for my big move to Arizona. Thank you for the reviews, I love you all! All of you manage to make me smile. And last but surely not least, my supremely awesome beta, oceanwaters2006. You know I love ya! I'll start making more errors in this chapter so I don't throw off the delicate beta/writer balance ^_~ I have to keep you on your toes somehow.

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Chapter 16-

It had been a week and a half since Alice was attacked. I had officially gotten the go ahead from Charlie to go back to work and today was my first day back. I practically sprang out of bed and jumped into the shower, leaving a tired and confused Edward wrapped in the sheets. I would have been in and out of the shower in a matter of minutes, but Edward decided to jump into the shower with me.

What can I say? I'm all about conserving water.

I was now standing in front of my mirror and messing with my hair. Edward came to stand behind me and placed a kiss on my neck.

"You look so sexy in a towel."

"Edward, don't start. I have to get ready for work."

"And you're even sexier when you're feisty."

"Is there anything that I do that you don't find sexy?"

Edward paused and pursed his lips together.

"Nope."

"Okay, well curb your hormones until after work. I need to get ready."

Edward ignored me and went back to placing kisses along my neck. I tried to pull away, but his hands went to my hips and held me in place.

"Do you really want me to punch you in the throat?"

"You could punch me in the throat, but nothing can stop me."

"You are incorrigible."

"And then some."

Edward's hands traveled up my sides and grabbed at my towel. My hands shot up to try and hold it in place, but the attempt was useless. The towel was now pooled around my feet. His hands quickly moved to cup my breasts. I bit my lip to stifle my moan. Edward's lips trailed up my neck.

"How is it that I can never get enough of you?"

"We've only started this whole thing. I'm sure you'll get sick of me eventually."

"I don't think I will ever get sick of you, Bella."

Leaning back into him, I sighed at the caresses. I couldn't resist this man. No matter how hard I tried, I always gave in.

~*~

The door whooshed open and the familiar sound of phones and printers whirring was like music to my ears. I had no idea how much I missed being at work. Edward walked by my side with a satisfied grin on his face which made me smile because I knew I was the one that put that smile there. We made our way to the briefing room and readied ourselves for the beginning of the chaos. Looking around the room, I noticed an unfamiliar face.

"Who's that?"

Edward followed my gaze.

"That's the agent that is taking over for Jasper. Her name is Tanya Denali. She's pretty new to this whole thing, seems nice ."

I looked over the new agent. She was skinny in an athletic way. Her strawberry blonde hair was pulled back in a braid. She was the type of beauty that you would see in a French Vogue. But there was something about her that I just wasn't too sure about. Before my thoughts could wander anymore, Charlie walked into the briefing room and cleared his throat.

"Everyone, I need you to focus. First, I want to welcome back Agent Swan. Good to have you back. Now let's get right to it. Agent McCarty and Agent Denali have both been hard at work doing research. They have found leads on people bidding on the virus. Also, Agent Denali has made some headway with the anti virus. Agent Swan and Agent Cullen, you two will be back in the field tomorrow night. Until then, I want you two to scope out the Lincoln Park area. Agent McCarty has been picking up on some activity there. Do some research and find out what buildings are in the area and not in use. Agent Denali and Agent McCarty, just keep on digging."

Charlie left the room and the rest of us went to work.

~*~

The day was starting to wind down. Edward and I had managed to keep our hormones in check long enough to find plenty of buildings to scope out. Edward and I began to gather our things and call it a day. The sound of rapid footsteps in the hallway grabbed my attention. A breathless Emmett rounded the corner into my office.

"Bella, Edward! We got another one!"

My heart rate sped up. The three of us left my office and started towards the interrogation rooms.

"Emmett, did you call Rosalie and make sure that she's okay?"

"I called and she has the house on lockdown. She barricaded herself in the bedroom with her gun. And she thought she would never have to use it."

"I'm glad you made her get that gun."

The relief in my voice was very apparent. I have always had the motto that guns are like condoms. I would rather have one and not need it, than need it and not have one.

Charlie was standing outside of the interrogation room holding a manila folder. I stopped in front of him while Emmett and Edward flanked his sides. I didn't want to wait to get the information.

"What's the story with this one? Another decoy?"

"As far as we know, this one was found by the docks this morning and then she was followed to an abandoned building in the Eastern Market area. And we already checked her for an implanted cyanide pill. She's clean."

"I want in there, now."

"Bella, you need to promise me that you will stay calm. You can as much of a bitch as you want to be, but don't do anything to impede getting information from her. Edward, I want you to go in too. You two can play good cop, bad cop."

I roughly pulled the folder out of Charlie's hands and opened the door to the room with Edward right behind me. I took the seat directly across from the woman. She glared at me with her beady hazel eyes. Her curly red hair was an absolute mess and her makeup was smeared across her cheeks. I opened the folder and looked over the sheet and then back up to the woman.

"Victoria Harris. Quite the criminal record. Two breaking and entering, three vandalism, one theft, a hit and run, two DUI's, and now this. Do you want to tell us what you have been up to this time?"

"I'm not telling you shit, Princess."

I raised my eyebrows slightly and then looked back at the papers. Edward began to take over the reigns.

"Miss Harris, we know that you are either serving as a decoy or you were genuinely caught off guard. Which is it?"

"Wouldn't you like to know?"

"Yes, I would. That's why I'm asking."

Victoria scoffed at Edward's remark and then looked back to me.

"Is this how you think you're going to make me talk? Bring in the hot agent and play good cop, bad cop? Really? Do you think I'm that stupid?"

I had to bite my tongue so I wouldn't say anything to make her clam up.

"Miss Harris," I could barely keep the venom out of my voice, "If you cooperate, you will be shown more leniency."

"Oh I bet. A life sentence instead of being fried? Wow, that sounds super exciting."

"If you want to leave your fate to a jury of your peers, that's fine by me. But let me just tell you, I don't think a jury of your peers would take too kindly to the thought of you trying to turn them into mindless zombies."

"But if you work with us, something could be worked out," Edward interjected.

Victoria leaned back in her chair and looked back and forth between Edward and I. Her eyes narrowed when she looked at me.

"I'm not telling you anything. But what I will tell you is how your friend cried and screamed and begged for mercy."

I fisted my hands under the table and tried to calm my breathing. I couldn't let her see that she was having an effect on me. Victoria picked up on my anger right away and started laughing.

"She was so pathetic! She's all screaming about her baby and shit."

Edward put his hand on my knee and tried to reassure me to stay calm. Victoria leaned over the table to get as close to me as she could.

"Do you know what it feels like to stab someone? It's kind of like tenderizing a steak. Well it would have been if my knife were more dull. But I got all sorts of excited that I was going to get to use my knife that I spent two days sharpening it. It's a real shame that I had to throw it away. It worked really well on your friend. Everytime I close my eyes, I see her crying and twitching. And the best part is when she watched me paint the wall with her blood. You know, at that point, some of it might have been the baby's too."

That was it. I dove over the table and took her to the ground by the throat. My fist connected with her face over and over again. I could feel Edward trying to pull me off of her, but I had a firm grip on the bitch's throat and I wasn't going to let go. The door beeped open and I heard Emmett's voice. Edward and Emmett both grabbed one of my arms and pulled me off of the vile creature laying on the floor. Before they could pull me completely away from her, I threw my leg out in front of me and my foot hit her square in the nose. The satisfying crunch and spurt of blood that erupted from her nose made me smile.

"I'm not done with you, bitch! Don't think I won't end you."

Victoria didn't respond. She was out cold. Edward and Emmett pulled me out of the room. Once I was outside of the room, I fought to curb my rage, but it was winning. I pulled myself away from Edward and Emmett and I kicked the lower part of the door.

"Mother fucking bitch! That fucking bitch is dead!"

Charlie's gruff voice caught my attention.

"Bella! Sit the fuck down and shut up!"

I sat in the nearby chair, clenching and unclenching my hands.

"If she was going to talk, she sure as hell won't now."

"Water board the cunt for all I care. We have other ways of making her talk. How about bamboo shoots under her nails?"

"We didn't get a damned thing out of her because of your little stunt."

"Yes we did. She admitted to attacking Alice. We can atleast get her for attempted murder."

"We may be able to pin her to that, but what are we going to do about the rest of this?"

"Charlie, she wasn't going to talk. Besides, we have other leads that are more useful."

"What do you think you accomplished by doing that?"

"I don't know, but it sure made me feel a hell of a lot better."

Charlie let out a heavy sigh.

"Bella, if you're going to turn this into a personal vendetta, I don't know if I can keep you on the case."

"What? Charlie, you heard what she was saying about Alice. What the hell was I supposed to do? Alice has been my friend for years and I will not let some fucking cunt talk about how much fun she had trying to murder her."

"Bella, I will have no choice if you keep acting like this."

My nostrils flared as I tried to inhale deeply.

"It won't happen again."

Bullshit. It won't happen again when you can see it.

"How can I believe that?"

"It was a mistake, but I think it would be best if I didn't do anymore interrogating."

"No shit."

"You can write me up. Do what you have to do."

"You know I have no other choice but to write you up. This is your first official reprimand, don't let it happen again."

"I won't."

My jaw hurt from clenching it. Standing from the chair, I brushed past everyone and went back to my office. I stood by my desk, seething. I closed my eyes and tried to calm my breathing. I opened my eyes and they fell on the framed picture of Alice and I from when we were still in high school. Running my hands through my hair, I turned away from the picture. Images of Alice on the floor came rushing back. The anger that filled me was so strong, it felt like a demon had taken over my body. Knowing that someone took pleasure in trying to kill one of my best friends made me see red. I wanted Victoria's blood. I wanted retribution.

Edward stormed into my office and slammed the door.

"What the hell, Bella?"

"Don't even start with me on that! You heard what she said. How am I supposed to sit back and listen to some crazy bitch talk about how much fun she had trying to kill Alice?"

"Bella, I know you're pissed, but taking your anger out while you're on the clock isn't the best way to go. You just got back after being shot and now you're working on being dismissed from the case."

"Edward, I don't care if this is the last thing I do working for the FBI. I want them dead. They tried to kill Alice and they murdered Reagan."

"Bella, please. I can't do this with out you. I need you by my side."

Edward's face softened as he stepped towards me and placed a hand on my cheek. His thumb caressed along my cheekbone.

I know what I have to do. But now I have to hide it from Charlie and Edward.

"I don't think I can."

"I'm not asking you to let go of what they did, I'm asking you to let us bring them to justice the right way."

I looked to the ground. I couldn't look into those beautiful green eyes and lie.

"Fine. I'll do it your way."

Edward placed a soft kiss to my forehead. It sucked having to lie to him, but I couldn't let him or anyone else hold me back. I would get revenge. Not just for me, but for Jasper, Reagan, and Alice.

~*~

I drove back to my apartment in a daze. My mind was buzzing with what I needed to do. But I had to be patient and wait until we had just enough information. I stepped into my apartment and dropped my keys on the counter. Edward had to go to his place before he came back here. I smiled when I thought of Edward. I hated that I had to lie about this, but I couldn't let him try and talk me out of it. I walked into my bedroom and stripped out of my suit and changed into a pair of sweat pants and a tank top. I went to my fridge and moved around the glass jars and noticed that I had let my usually stocked fridge become empty. I closed the door and went to my stack of take out menus. After rifling through them, I settled on ordering pizza.

After 20 minutes, there was a knock on the door. I pulled my wallet out of my purse and opened the door.

"How much is it?"

"You're going to start paying me now?"

My head snapped up and I smiled when I looked into Edward's gorgeous eyes.

"Sorry, I thought you were the pizza guy."

"You ordered pizza?"

"Yeah, I hope supreme is okay."

"That sounds great."

Edward walked past me and into my apartment.

"So I think we need to talk about what happened today."

"Why? I attacked some cunt that was taking joy out of trying to kill my friend and that's that."

"But I want you to tell me that you're going to do this the right way."

Again, I looked down and I nodded my head.

"I will."

"Promise?"

Why did he have to say that?

"I promise."

My stomach clenched when the words left my lips.

"Okay, I believe you."

Sure, make me feel worse.

Another knock on the door interrupted our conversation.

Thank you, dear lord.

Edward and I sat and watched an old classic movie while we ate. I smiled and wished that times could still be that simple. Everything just seemed so much more happy then. Edward let out a sigh as he pulled me closer to him. I nuzzled into his chest and inhaled his scent. His hand ran up and down along my back. I sat up and looked deep into those beautiful green pools.

"I love you."

"I love you, too."

I placed my hands on each side of his face and pulled his lips to mine. I kissed him with everything I had in me, silently begging for absolution for my unspoken sins. I moved to straddle him and started pulling at his shirt.

"And you say I'm the incorrigible one."

"I know what I want."

"I very happy to know that that's me."

"It's always you, only you."

My lips crashed to his again, eager to claim them. His hands tangled in my hair and pulled me closer to him. I sank my weight down on top of him and heard him moan when I began to grind myself on him. My hands ran down his sides and pulled on the hem of his shirt and yanked it over his head. My lips immediately went back to his. Trailing one hand down his neck, my fingers made slow circles around his nipples. My fingers moved lower and I felt his stomach muscles flex under my touch.

I gasped when Edward stood up and carried me into the bedroom. He stopped at the foot of the bed and I slid down his body. My tank top and bra were ripped from my body as soon as my feet hit the floor. I made quick work of his pants and boxers. Edward stood before me in all his naked glory. I bit my bottom lip to try and fight the guilt I was feeling about lying to him. I didn't deserve this beautiful man.

Sensing my change in mood, Edward placed a hand on my cheek.

"What's wrong?"

"I just don't think I deserve you sometimes."

"No, Bella. I'm the one that doesn't deserve you. You are the most beautiful woman I've ever been blessed with knowing. I never knew I could feel this way about someone until I met you. From the second you spilled coffee on me, I knew you were the one."

I smiled up at him and wrapped my arms around his neck.

"I told you I was wearing new heels that day."

"I know. It's just a good thing that you don't have to wear heels in the field or when you were training. You never would have made it."

"Fuck off."

"Gladly."

I gasped when Edward suddenly pushed my pants and thong down my legs. I didn't know how long I would have this beautiful man in my life, but I was going to enjoy the time I did have. I turned and crawled onto the bed on all fours. I looked over my shoulder and smiled at Edward.

"This is a position we haven't tried yet. Are you game, cowboy?"

"You better believe it, babe."

Edward quickly grabbed a condom from the nightstand and placed it on the bed beside me. His hands trailed around to cup my breasts. I moaned when his fingers began to pinch and tug on my nipples.

"Edward, I don't give a shit about foreplay. I just want you to fuck me, hard and fast. And don't treat me like I'm going to break."

I smiled when I saw the excitement flash through his eyes. Edward quickly opened the condom and rolled it on. In one thrust, he was buried deep inside of me. I whimpered when he immediately found a hard rhythm. His hand went around and began to stroke my clit while the other went up my back and his hand tangled in my hair, tugging lightly.

I moaned at the delicious mixture of pleasure and pain. Edward's grip tightened when he heard my moans. His thrusts became harder and faster. I cried out when Edward pulled my hair and he pulled me up to my knees. I leaned back into him and wrapped my arms around his neck. Edward began biting at the skin on my neck, stopping just below my ear.

"You feel so damn good."

"So do you. I love it when you fuck me."

"I want to hear my name when you cum. I want to know I'm the one making you scream."

I whimpered as he jolted my body with the power of his movement. Still holding my hair, he pulled me head back to cover my mouth with his. My teeth ran over his bottom lip and his tongue quickly darted into my mouth. Our tongues battled for dominance. My hand went up and tangled in his hair and I began tugging on it. He moaned into my mouth and then pulled away.

"Bella, I don't think I can hold out much longer."

"I'm so close, don't stop!"

My walls began to slowly clench around him. His fingers began to alternate between pinching and circling my clit. My orgasm hit me so fast and hard, I couldn't stop muffle my cries.

"Edward!"

His arms went around my body and held me closely to him as he thrust into me. His breathing picked up and he moaned into my hair when he came. We both collapsed on the bed. I rolled myself to face him. I ran my hand up his cheek and into his sweat soaked hair.

"I love you."

"You have no idea how much I love you."

I smiled up at him and kissed the tip of his nose. He was right. At this point, words had become superfluous. Edward pulled me into his arms and kissed the top of my head. My guilt started to seep back into my mind. I knew that I would probably lose Edward because of this. And if that was the case, I would rather risk losing my life then live in a world where he hated me.

A/N: So this chapter officially bitch slapped me on multiple occasions. You have no idea how many times I would be typing away and go to do a spell check without saving and all of a sudden, the computer would lock up and Microsoft word would pop up with some bullshit error and I would lose 2-4 pages of writing. I think I am going to invest in a new computer soon. This one angers me on a regular basis, which isn't smart since I can easily pour water on the hard drive and fry the fucker. Lesson to be learned, don't piss off the higher being that has opposable thumbs.

And let me say this now. I will NOT be introducing a love triangle. I freakin hate those things! Tanya didn't really play a big part in this chapter, but she will become a key character soon.

So yeah, you know what to do. Leave me some love. And just a side note, FF wasted Twilighted on reviews for the last chapter. Just saying…. ^_~ I love you all!!

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