Oh my goodness guys i am soooo so so sorry it's taken me so long to update. Our computer got a virus and then we went on vacation and I'm not really even supposed to be on the internet right now but i couldnt keep you hangen. so here's what you've all been waiten for!

Ch8

EPOV

For some reason I just couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong with Bella. I called her cell a few times and all I got was her voice mail. Bella promised she would be back soon. I looked at the clock. It was going on nine pm.

"Ok Edward, give. What's got you all tensed up?" Alice asked stopping my pacing around the house.

"Bella hasn't called and I can't get a hold of her." I sat on a chair feeling defeated.

"Edward you have to give the girl some space. jeesh you're practically choking her with all of your attention." Alice said giggling.

I just put my face in my hands feeling awful.

Emmet came and sat by me.

"I just can't shake this bad feeling I have."

"Edward she's fine. It's the first girl night she's had sense she's been here."

"Hey, I took her out shopping last week!" Alice exclaimed.

We just looked at her. Jasper put his arm around her waist.

"Um, I think they mean with people other then you Alice."

"What, am I not good enough for her." Alice asked exasperated.

We burst into fits of laughter. Alice's face was red with anger and red was never her color.

Alice smacked us all over the head. So we shut up.

"Of course you're good enough for her. But I'm sure she would like more friends then just you. But you're her only best friend." I said trying not to make her anymore mad then she already was.

She snorted, "Bella doesn't need those girls. They'll just stand her up and ditch her. I would never to that."

"I think you should let Bella be the judge of that." Jasper whispered in her ear.

"Oh fine." She said and plopped down on the couch sulking.

Just then my cell phone rang. I looked at the caller id hoping it was Bella.

My heart sank, it was an unknown caller.

"Hello?"

"Um hi, is this Edward?" The person on the other line was a girl.

"Yeah, who's this?"

"Jessica."

"What is it?" I had a sudden sinking feeling in my stomach.

"It's Bella. We told her we were going to wait for her at the restaurant across the mall while she went to the book store but it's been almost two hours and she hasn't showed up yet and I'm really worried." Her voice sounded like she was on the verge of tears.

"It's ok, is anyone else there with you?"

"Angela."

"Ok, you and Angela go home. I'll go out and look for Bella."

"Alright. I'm sorry Edward." She said then hung up.

I put my phone in my pocket and looked at everyone.

Emmet stood right up, "Whoa man, your as pale as a ghost, what's wrong?"

I felt like I was going to be sick, "Bella's missing."

Those two words came out of my mouth and Alice jumped up, "What are you all standing around for?! My best friend is missing and you're all standing like a bunch of frozen yuppies." She grabbed her sweat jacket and marched toward the door.

We followed her. Alice got into the Volvo with me and Jasper and Rose, got into Emmet's jeep.

Ok let's just think for a second, Jessica said that she went to find a bookstore so that's where we will look first.

It took us twenty minutes to get there. I was on the verge of killing something.

"She's going to be fine Edward." Alice said.

"I wouldn't be so sure. This is Bella we're talking about." I laughed darkly.

I pulled into the parking lot and all but ran into the bookstore. I checked both floors but no Bella. She wasn't here.

I walked outside with my shoulders hunched. I've never felt so murderous in my life.

"She's not in there." I said coldly.

"Ok, let's split up, me and Rose will check the mall, Jasper and Alice go check that restaurant maybe she's their looking for those two girls." Emmet said taking control of our current situation.

"Yeah that's a good idea. Call me if you find her." I called over my shoulder already walking in the first ally I saw.

The sun had set and it was completely dark except for the streetlights making an eerie glow on the sidewalk. If someone had taken Bella they were going to get the life beaten out of them.

I walked around for about an hour but didn't see any sign of Bella. I felt a tear run down my face. I just had to find her.

My cell phone rang again,

"Hello?" my voice sounded strained even to my ears.

The voice was just a whisper but it sent chills through my body, "Please help me Edward."

"Bella?" I couldn't let myself hope.

"Yeah." She sounded like those girls on scary movies.

"Oh god, Bella are you ok?"

"Not really. Listen Edward; I don't know how much time I have left before he comes back so please just be quiet for a sec. I'm in some kind of warehouse I finally got my hands loose and my feet untied and I have no idea what's going on and I'm scared and I really, really have to pee."

"Ok, do you know where the warehouse is?" I couldn't hope for that strike of luck, but I had to ask.

"Um, it's in an ally behind the mall, I don't know which one. But it's really big and it's made out of rusty red bricks."

I looked up and nearly yelled with surprise. I was sitting across the street from it.

"Ok, Bella I'm closer then you think. I'm coming to get you ok?"

"Ok, please hurry." She hung up but not before I heard a man calling her name. And it sounded like James Laurent. The guy every cop in the state of Washington was after. He just escaped from prison; he was a known sex offender and a murderer. If Bella and I lived through this I was never letting her out of my sight again. Aw hell, leave it to Bella to get caught by a freak. I seriously think I'm intervening with death here.

I quietly crept into the building. It smelled bad and I heard rats scurrying around. I hated rats. I picked up my phone and dialed Bella's number. I didn't expect her to pick it up and I didn't want her to. I heard it; she was on the second floor.

I dialed Emmet's number,

"Did you find her?" Emmet asked.

"Yeah, do you remember that old warehouse that's behind the mall,"

"Oh I don't know there's only a million and a half of them." He said sarcastically.

"Stop trying my patients, it's that red brick one that we always snuck to and told ghost stories."

"Oh god, please tell me your joking." Emmet said shakily.

"Believe me I wish I were, and you will never guess who has her." I said through gritted teeth.

"I'm all ears."

"That psycho James Laurent."

"Haha Edward good one."

"I'm not kidding around here Emmet, I'm dead serious."

"Oh shit."

"Yeah that's the reaction I was looking for the first time around. Do you think you could get your big ass down here and help me."

"Yeah I'm coming."

"Thanks."

"Edward?" Alice said through the phone

"What."

"If you get yourself or Bella killed before we get there I will never forgive you." She sounded like she was crying.

"Great I feel so much better." I said then hung up. I really didn't want to wait for them but I couldn't take this guy on my own.

I sat there for what seemed like forever when I heard movement behind me.

"Calm down man, it's just us." Emmet said holding up his hands.

I immediately felt a fraction better.

"Look what I brought." He said dumping a box of stuff on the ground.

There was a whole bunch of junk in it.

"Emmet what is it?" I asked losing patients.

"Well I brought rope, handcuffs, a flare gun, a fake hand gun, and other things I thought might be useful." He said proudly.

"Where in the name of all that's holy did you get this junk?"

"He keeps it in the back of his jeep." Rosalie said.

"Hey you never know when you might need this stuff."

"Ugh, can we please just get Bella and get the heck out of here. This place gives me the heebijeebies." Alice said tightening her jacket around her.

"Alright let's go."

We all silently climbed the stairs to the second floor.
"How do you know she's on the second floor?" Jasper asked.

"I called her cell and I heard her phone up here." I whispered.

When we got to it there were five different doors and another hallway.

"Maybe you should call her cell again." Jasper suggested.

"Good idea." I said and dialed her number.

Her phone went off in the door farthest down the hall.

"Ok guys, let's go. She's in that door." I pointed.

We all crept down the hall silently. I opened the door and walked in and gasped.

Bella was tied up at the wrists and feet, she was also leaned up against the wall and appeared to be sleeping.

I walked over to her.

"Bella?" I whispered.

Bella's head whipped up, there were tearstains on her cheeks. My heart flared with anger at the person who did this to her.

"Oh Edward." She sighed.

"It's ok Bella, I'm here now." I looked at Emmet and Jasper, "I'm taking Bella out of here, and you guys stay and make sure James doesn't get away. Jasper did you call the police?"

"Yep, there on their way."

"Good." I picked up Bella and left.

I didn't put Bella down until we got to the car. I cut the ropes and gently put her in the car.

We didn't say anything the whole ride to my house. She didn't say anything until we were in my room.

I took Bella into my arms and hugged her tight, "Are you alright?"

"I am now." She said and her knees gave out.

My cell rang, "Hello?"

"Hey it's jasper just wanted to let you know that the police are here and have James in custody."

"Thanks Jasper, I'll talk to you later." I said and hung up.

"They have him Bella, he wont hurt you anymore." I said trying to comfort her.

Bella just nodded.

"Bella, please say something."

Bella looked up at me, "I love you Edward." Those words sent my heart into a frenzy.

"I love you to." I said and kissed her.

We stayed like that for a long time but she started to fall asleep.

"Come on, let's get you to bed." I said picking her up and putting her on my bed.

"Edward will you please stay with me again tonight?"

"Of course." I said and climbed in next to her. I pulled her into my arms and after a few minutes she fell asleep.

Tomorrow she had to go home. But now I didn't ever want her to be out of my sight.

so what d'ya thank? I hope you guys like it,

Sorry but there arn't going to be any vampires in this story i'ts all human, but dont worry i'll right one that has them as vampires after this story's finished.

Again i'm really sorry about the wait. Pleas reivew and tell me what you think!