chapter 3
Bella POV
I woke up the next morning before the alarm went off. Sleep seemed to evade me, and I knew it was because of the encounter with Edward last night. I quickly looked for my phone and knew I would get getting a tongue lashing from Rose for waking her up so early, but I needed my best friend.
It rang two times, and I was hoping she would hear it.
"Bella, what the hell? Do you know what time it is?" She asked groggily.
"Rose, I am so sorry. I just need to talk to you. Please!" I couldn't help but beg.
"What's wrong, Bells?" She asked.
"He came over last night." I said and my eyes instantly grew glassy. I tried not to shed the tears that threatened to fall.
"Shh! Bell, don't cry. I am getting up and I will be on the next flight. I am not going to let anything else happen to you, not on my watch. I'll text you my flight information as soon as I have it."
I could hear her throwing things around. She must have been packing a suitcase already. I wanted to be stronger, I really did, but I honestly didn't think I could handle seeing him again. I wanted to run; but he was right that is all I ever did. I knew first hand that running away from one thing isn't a guarantee that bad things are waiting at your next stop.
"Rose, please don't rush. I have to be at work in an hour. I will be fine. I just need my friend." I said honestly.
"Bells, hang in there." she said and we hung up.
I seemed to feel a little better knowing Rose was on her way. I tried to bottle all the unwanted anxiety away, and focus on my first day at my new job. I was excited about that.
An hour later, I was walking back into the hospital. I walked past Jessica, I didn't want to have a repeat of yesterday, and headed straight to the nurses station.
I introduced my self to some of the nurses, and after a long shift was getting into the swing of things.
Rose had texted me her flight information and I was planning to meet her at my house when I got off.
I was finishing up on a few patients charts, when I heard a familiar voice.
"So it's true!"
I didn't want to give him the satisfaction of seeing my expression. I noticed a few nurses looked up and instantly swooned.
"Yes, it's true Emmett. Can we please not do this here?" I asked with my back turned.
"Bells, where we do this is completely up to you, but we are going to do this." His voice was unwavering.
I turned to face him, and his mouth was hanging open.
Yes asshole, Lil' Bella grew up. I wanted to tell him, but I just let him gawk at me for a minute.
"Poor Edward!" he mumbled.
I didn't know what he was referring to, but I knew our conversation was drawing a crowd.
"Emmett, I'll meet you outside in five minutes." I said trying to get him to leave.
He looked a little taken aback by my statement.
"Five Minutes, Swan." He said turning his back to me.
I heard a couple people murmur Swan? There were trying to figure out why he was calling me a Swan. I finished the file I was working on and headed out the door.
He was sitting on the bench outside smoking a cigarette.
I sat down on the bench next to him, sitting in silence. It was freezing outside and I was beyond fed up with playing games. I sighed and Emmett must have realized I was about to get up.
"Look I am sorry for just showing up at your work today, but I came to warn you." He said firmly.
"Warn me, trust me Emmett I need no warning. I am not going to screw up your perfect little family." I said icily. "I will stay away from your brother, I just can't guarantee he will stay away from me." I was beyond pissed now. I didn't come back for him, hell I didn't even know he was still here. I stood up to leave when he grabbed my arm.
"Oww, Fuck Emmett that hurts! Let me go!" I tried pulling my arm back, but his grip just tightened on it.
"Listen, Bella. I am fucking serious. You have no idea what you did to Edward when you left, but I will be damned if you do anymore damage. I will do whatever it takes to make sure that doesn't happen. Do you understand what I am saying." His grip did not loosen, and I couldn't help the tears that were falling down my cheeks. I knew there would be bruises where his hands were, but it's not like I wasn't used to some type of bruise or injury. I tried to control myself after his rant about me leaving Edward, he made it like I took some kind of enjoyment in Edward's misery.
"You have no idea why I left, Emmett. Do not fucking threaten me. If you want to blame someone, you might want to start with someone a little closer to home. Now let me the fuck go ." I yelled.
A shocked expression passed on his face, and his grip loosened a little for me to get my arm out of his grasp. I started to back away when he was in my face again.
"I don't know what lies you are spewing, but you better heed my warning Bella. You mess with Edwards head one little bit and I will kill you."
A voice I wasn't expecting started to speak.
"Listen asshole, I don't know who the fuck you are, but if you ever and I mean ever threaten her again, I WILL KILL YOU. DO YOU UNDERSTAND!"
Emmett turned to see who had interrupted us and he came face to face with Rosalie's gun.
"Who the hell are you?" he asked.
"Emmett, I would like you to meet my best friend Rosalie. Rosalie this is Emmett Cullen." I looked from him to her, and I clearly saw the smirk on his face.
Hell no he is not trying to threaten my life and mack on my best friend.
"Rose, put the gun down please. I don't need this drama especially here at work." I said wiping the tears that had fallen.
She put the gun back in her bag, and grabbed my hand.
"Goodbye Emmett, I promise I will stay away from your brother, but I don't want you showing up at my work again." I said and walked away with Rose.
EDWARD POV
"Where is he Alice?" I asked beyond aggravated. I hated when people were late, and right now Emmett was running twenty minutes late.
"He said he had an errand to run" she spoke in the phone. "I am not sure where he was going."
"Alright, well if he calls you tell him I am looking for him." I said hanging up.
I was down at one of our warehouses. Our little thief of an employee was being held here until we could deal out our punishment. Between Alice's accounting skills, and the teeth pulling we had found out he had stolen over 100,000 grand from us.
I heard the moaning coming from the stairwell and decided I was just going to put him out his misery when Emmett finally walked in.
"Where the fuck were you?" I asked.
"Dude, chill the fuck out. I had something to take care of." He said back to me.
"Something more important than this, Shit Emmett. I thought you of all people wouldn't put something before the family." I said trying to get my point across.
"I find out everything we needed to know, the poor bastard only has about two teeth left." I said proudly.
"Damn Edward! Nice going. I will finish it, and be right back." He jogged down the stairs and I decided to make a phone call. I had worked a little of my rage away on our previous employee, but maybe I needed some more relief, and I knew just who to call.
The phone rang once, and she picked up.
"Hey babe!" I said.
"Edward!" she squealed.
"I need to see you tonight. Meet me at Eclipse at nine." I hung up before she could respond.
I heard the two gunshots and a few seconds later Emmett was back upstairs with a stupid looking grin on his face.
"We're going out tonight." I said like it was an everyday occurrence.
"Edward mother-fucking, Cullen looks like you are getting laid tonight." he said laughing.
I felt a smile creep up my face, but shook it off. I just wanted to do something anything to get that damn kiss out of my mind. Maybe fucking someone would help, because so far nothing had worked.
We met Carlisle at his house to discuss our extinction of one problem. It was almost eight by the time we were finished, and there was no way I could make it home and get ready and meet her at the club for nine. Emmett and I were about to walk out the door when Alice walked in with Jasper.
"Where are you two going?" She came and plopped down on the foyer chair.
"We are going out tonight little sis If you must know." Emmett said throwing his keys in the air.
Alice glared at Emmett. "I want to go too." She almost pouted. "I never get to hang out with you guys anymore"
She knew how to play us, she pretty much knew how to play anyone. There was really no telling Alice no. She knew the moment she said something she was coming. Jasper just shook his head while she ran up the stairs to change.
"That girl has got you wrapped completely around her little finger." he said to both of us.
"No Shit! And just think you are marrying her, so what does that say about you?" Emmett asked.
"I'm fucked!" he responded and we both laughed.
It was nine thirty when we finally made it to the club, and we went straight to the VIP section. It was one of the best things about owning your own club doing whatever the hell you wanted to.
Alice begged Jasper to dance, and they were headed to the dance floor when I took my first shot of patron.
Usually, I didn't drink tequila, but today I needed it. I was working on my second shot when she sat next to me.
"Edward your late."
"Tanya." I said grabbing her face and kissing her hard.
Minutes later and only after I needed a little air. I pulled away.
"Your Forgiven." She said rubbing my thigh.
It was a great kiss, don't get me wrong, but it didn't make me forget for one second about HER.
I was about to take my third shot when I noticed Emmett talking to a gorgeous blonde on the dance floor. I had never seen her before, and had to admit she was sexy. They seemed to be in a heated argument and I was trying to decide if I should help him or take Tanya to our office when I saw the blonde point to her arm and then away to someone else. I followed her hand gesture and instantly stopped breathing.
She was pointing to Bella.
I jumped out my seat completely ignoring Tanya's protest, and walked up to Emmett. I could barely hear their conversation over the loud music. Bella was moving toward Rose with their coats, clearly trying to leave the club.
"You left goddamn bruises on her." I heard the blonde tell Emmett. I was trying to comprehend who the hell she was talking about when Bella grabbed the blonde's arm.
"Rose let's go." she said. She looked everywhere but at me. I could feel the electricity from our close proximity.
"Rose let's go!" Bella pleaded now.
Rose, obviously the blonde's name, never moved. She was in a death stare with Emmett.
Alice came skipping on up to us.
"Bella, hey!" she said.
"Hi, Alice!" she responded.
"Come dance Bella!" she said.
"I'm sorry Alice, but we are leaving. Right Rose?" Bella asked again. She wouldn't make eye contact with me, and It was beginning to piss me off.
Just then Tanya decided to come rub her ass on me.
"Come on Edward. I thought we were going to your office." She said.
Just then the gorgeous brown eyes I had been wanting to see jerked up to meet mine. Her eyes went from mine to Tanya's and back up to me.
I could see the tears begin to pool in her eyes, and she turned to leave.
I grasped her arm, and she flinched back and screamed. I didn't even grab her hard, but I looked down and saw the black and purple bruises on her arm where I had just removed my hand.
"Bella, who did hell did that to you?" I asked seething now.
She looked away from me, and met the blonde's eyes. She shook her head, and the blonde walked past me.
"Fine, Bella. Let's go!" she said taking her arm and walking out the club.
I stood there trying to make since of what the hell had just happened. Someone was going to die. Whoever the hell had hurt her was going to die a very, very unpleasant death. I turned to make my way back to Emmett knowing he knew who had harmed her. He was no longer standing next to the bar. I walked towards my office, and I heard Alice screaming at him.
I opened the door, and I saw Jasper holding her back and Emmett's face had a red handprint on it.
"What the Fuck is going on?" I yelled and all eyes turned towards me.
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