A/N I know the last chapter was kind of sad. This chapter might have a few sadder parts but over all it will be happier… a lot happier. I hope you like it. R&R!
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Previously on Getting Away:
She pulled back and smiled at me. "Call me Rose. And you don't have to apologize. Though I regret the way it happened, it's what brought me to Emmett. And I love him with all my heart."
We washed our face and walked out the restroom, both with red eyes, both arm and arm.
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We took our time getting back to the table, trying to will away the redness in our eyes. When we got back Emmett took a look at Rose and quirked an eyebrow. Rose nodded towards him, a barely noticeable one. He immediately got up and enveloped her in his huge arms. She melted into him, letting lose a sigh of contentment. He looked at me over her head, and gave me a sad smile.
I looked around at the others. They were looking at Rosalie with varying expressions. Jasper looked extremely angry. He was holding on to Alice like the was his life line. His eyes softened a little when he looked at Rosalie. Alice was trying to comfort jasper while smiling encouragingly at Rosalie. But Edward completely confused me. He was staring at Rosalie, his eyes hard. When he looked at me, his eyes softened a little. He was staring at me with such intensity that my cheeks turned red. I looked down, letting my hair hide my face and took a seat.
Gradually, everyone else also returned to their seats. But Rosalie didn't leave Emmett's arms until the food came. As we ate, we returned to a relaxed atmosphere. The only bad part was our server, James. I got a very creepy vibe from him and was happy to leave when it was time.
We all walked back to the dorms, laughing the whole time. When we went in, Rose and Alice was ecstatic to see we would be sharing. We went to our dorms and showered before going back to the boys dorm. We sat and watched the lion king. Emmett picked the movie. He sung along with all the song. Alice, Rose and I sung along with some of them.
Jasper mostly watched Alice, his eyes filled with joy, admiration, and love. He met my eyes for a second and gave me a soft smile. But his eyes never strayed for long off Alice. It was like a magnetic pull. I was happy for them. To have found true love.
Edward's eyes rarely strayed from the television, though for some reason, I felt as if he was watching me. I just shook the feeling off. Somewhere in the middle of lion king 2, I fell asleep.
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EPOV
Bella. That was all I could think about. She perfect. She's beautiful. She's smart. She's kind to a fault. But she comes from a dark past. There's no light in her eyes. It will be hard for me to get her to trust me but she is worth it. I can tell. She is special.
She was now asleep on my shoulder. I couldn't bring myself to move her. I didn't want to disturb her. I smiled looking down at her.
I don't know how long I stared at her. I looked up and it seemed Alice was the only one that noticed. Alice gave me a soft, knowing smile.
"Go," she said quietly, "Take her to our room. I will be in shortly to dress her."
She gave me her dorm keys and turned to Jasper. Jasper turned and gave me a nod, as did Emmett. Rosalie was fast asleep on Emmett's lap. I moved Bella to my lap and stood with her in my arms.
I walked her upstairs to her dorm and unlocked the door. Bella is extremely light. I didn't break a sweat. I was worried about her. She was too light and she was always on edge.
I took her to her to her room and laid her on her bed. A sat on the edge on the bed to wait for Alice. Bella started to whimper. I thought maybe she woke up and saw me and got scared. I turned to calm her down and saw she was still asleep. She was whispering so low, I couldn't hear what she was saying. Suddenly she screamed out. She started tossing and turning. She was screaming out no. she whispered a few names, the most common being Charlie and Jacob.
Who was theses men? What did they do to her? Why would they do it.?
Before I had time to finish contemplating my questions, she started screaming again. I couldn't take seeing the anguish on her face. I sat down next to her head and pulled her into my arms. She slowly calmed down. A smile spread across her face.
"Edward" she whispered, so low a barely heard it. My heart soared and I smiled down at her.
I heard Alice come into the dorm, Rosalie in tow. I slipped off the bed. Before I could get all the way off, Bella gripped my shirt. I look down at her.
"No," she whispered, "stay. Please don't go."
"Edward," I heard Alice say. I looked up to see her and Rosalie in the doorway to Bella's room. "just stay here. She can change in the morning."
I nodded towards her and slid in bed next to Bella. She cuddled into my side and went into an easy sleep. I stared at her until my eyes got to heavy to hold open. I went to sleep with a smile on my face.
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BPOV
The next morning, I woke up in my on bed cuddled into something warm. I tried to get closer to what ever it was and heard a chuckle. I looked up and came face to face with Edward, amusement and something I couldn't place. I was confused. I guess it showed on my face.
"I brought you here when you fell asleep down stairs. Up started talking in your sleep." when he said this, his eyes changed. they looked worried and angry. "I sat here to comfort you and you relaxed. When I got ready to leave, you grabbed my shirt and said to stay. So I did." he was quiet for a minute. "Alice was going to change you clothes last night but she said to just do it today."
Though I was kind of scared with how attached I was starting to get to them, particularly Edward, I was glad Alice didn't get to change me. I didn't want her to see all of my scars. I was to ashamed. And they would bring unwanted questions.
I rolled out of bed and went to the restroom to freshen up. When I came back, Edward was staring at my old beat up copy of Wuthering Heights, my favorite book.
He looked up at me and smiled. I couldn't help but smile back.
"Looks like this book has had it's days" he chuckled.
"It has. That's my favorite book. I've lost track of how many times that I've read it."
Alice came in then. "Bella," she chirped, "I went shopping for you this morning. I came in here to pick out your clothes and saw you didn't have anything wearable. You have to wear what I bought. I threw all of your other clothes into a fire." the amazing thing was that she said all of this in one breath. She turned and walked out. "Get out Edward!" she yelled from the front of the dorm.
"I should go." Edward chuckled. "By the way, she probably did burn all of your old clothes knowing Alice." I nodded in acknowledgment. I smiled and he returned it. He walked out. I laid back in bed and closed my eyes.
My door slammed open, waking me from a light slumber.
"Bella!" Alice yelled, "I told you an hour ago to get dressed!" I looked at the bedside clock and sure enough a hour had passed. "Since you took so long, can I please do your hair?" I was about to shake my head when she gave me the puppy dog eyes. Her eyes grew huge and her lips pouted. It was impossible for me to say no.
I got up to get dressed. She pick out a pair or dark wwash skinny jeans and a flowing green shirt that went right below my butt. How she knew my size I would never know. I sat down in a chair Alice sat aside for my hair. I took a deep breath. This was going to be a long day.
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