A/N I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING! I ONLY OWN THIS PLOT! Thank you to my beta TwilightElena. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and added this story to their alerts and favorites.

A few minutes later Bella calmed down. Edward knew she wasn't fully done crying but he didn't want to force her to cry. What kind of a boyfriend did that?

He rubbed her back and kissed her head. "Can I get you anything? Are you hungry or thirsty?"

Bella shook her head but her stomach had a mind of its own and decided to growl. Edward chuckled.

"You sure sound hungry to me. If I didn't know any better I'd swear you have a monster in your stomach." He teased giving her stomach a small tickle. She grabbed his wrist and pulled his hand away from her sensitive stomach. He smiled and kissed her forehead. "Let's go down and see what we have that you can eat."

Bella started to squirm in his arms.

"Baby, what's wrong?" Edward asked.

She muttered something, it was so soft Edward was lucky he actually understood her. If he was human he never would have been able to hear her.

"Oh, Honey, they won't bother you. We can just go into the kitchen and get you some dinner. Then we can come back up here."

Bella shook her head.

"Baby, you've got to eat. Would you like me to go downstairs and bring you up something?"

She shook her head.

"Come on, we've got to feed that monster inside your tummy." He told her poking her stomach.

Again she just shook her head and covered her stomach to stop him from tickling or poking her again. He sighed. Just then he heard Alice's thoughts.

I'm standing outside your door. Let me in I have food for Bella.

Edward gave a small smile and stood up. Bella whimpered an reached out to grab his wrist. He chuckled and kissed her hands. "I'll be right back."

He walked over to the door and opened it. Alice was standing there with a tray of small finger foods like cheese and crackers. "I had a vision of Bella being hungry so I brought these up."

"Thanks Alice." Edward said.

Alice smiled and set the tray down before leave the room. Edward closed and locked the door again before taking the tray over to Bella. He sat down on the bed letting the tray sit on his lap.

Bella whined. Edward chuckled. "What?"

She pointed to the tray. He laughed. He grabbed a slice of cheese and put it onto a cracker and put it to her lips. She crossed her arms over her chest and kept her lips sealed shut. Edward laughed harder.

"You're mad at this tray because it's taking your spot on my lap huh?" he asked.

She nodded a small, tiny, just barely visible, smile appeared on her face.

"I'll make you a deal, you eat some of these crackers and I'll move the tray."

Bella didn't budge.

"Ok, let's try this." He put the plate on his night stand and moved the tray onto the floor. Bella moved back into his arms, her back rested on his chest, as she sat in between his legs. He wrapped one arm around her. He grabbed the plate and tried again at feeding her the snack. This time she ate it. Edward smiled and kissed her temple. "That's my girl."

After eating a few crackers Bella cuddled back into Edward. He stroked her hair and rubbed her back. There was a knock at his bedroom door.

"It's Carlisle and Esme."

Bella whimpered and cling tighter to Edward. She was comfortable and didn't want him getting up. He chuckled and kissed her hair. He lifted her up and carried her over to the door. He unlocked it and went back over to the bed letting Bella cuddled back into him.

"Come in."

Carlisle and Esme walked in.

"How are you Bella?" Carlisle asked.

Bella didn't answer she turned onto her side away from them. Everyone sighed.

"She's hardly speaking to anyone." Edward said.

"That's ok. She doesn't have to speak. As long as she listens."

Bella didn't show any signs that she heard but they all knew she could.

"Bella, I've spoken with your mother. She's on her way her right now. After the funeral we will discuss things further. Until then you're going to stay here with Edward and the rest of us." Carlisle explained.

"Bella, if you have any questions Carlisle and I will try our best to answer them…but you need to ask us. We can't read your mind."

"As much as we wish we could." Edward muttered.

A small chuckled escaped Bella's lips. She rolled onto her other side still staying in Edward's arms. She let out a deep breath and finally spoke. "I only have one question."

"What's that?"

"Was he in pain?"

Carlisle looked to Esme and sighed. He looked back to Bella. "We did what we could to make sure he wasn't. He didn't say he was in any pain nor did he seem like it. I do not believe he was in pain no."

"What were his last words…if he had any?"

"Take care of Bella, I love her so much and you're the only person I trust enough to make sure she stays safe. Of course it was a bit more slurred but that's what he said."

"Who did this to him? Did he say?"

"He was about to when he…" Carlisle sighed. Bella just nodded. She understand what he wanted to say. "But the police are looking for him."

"How did this even happen? He wasn't working today. He was supposed to be fishing with Billy."

"No one knows Bella. Charlie didn't speak a lot. Questioning about his attack made him upset and we needed him to stay calm so we didn't question him too much."

"What do you know?"

"We know that whoever attacked him, was first going to attack Billy but Charlie took the bullet for him. He saved Billy's life."

"Nobody saved his."

"I'm so sorry Bella. I did everything I could. I even tried to change him but it…it was just too late. I'm so sorry."

"Carlisle?" Bella whimpered as fresh tears filled her eyes. She sat up and moved from Edward's arms.

"What?"

"Will you….I need my dad." Bella cried.

Carlisle sighed and went over to Bella to hug her. "Bella, Bella, shhh, shhh it's ok. Daddy's right here. Shhh." He rubbed Bella's back as he did what he could to comfort her. "Daddy's here Bella, Daddy's right here."

None of the other kids called him daddy…or even dad and he had always wanted to be a father but after his turn he had considered it hopeless.

Bella cried into Carlisle as he held her and soothed her, the best he could. She finally pulled back and wiped her eyes. Again Edward knew she had forced herself to stop crying.

"Are you all right to answer some of my questions?" Carlisle asked.

Bella nodded.

"I've spoken to your mother about it. Now she said the last she knew Charlie had wanted to be cremated. She wasn't sure if that was still true or not."

"NO!" Bella screamed. "NO! DON'T BURN HIM! DON'T BURN HIM!" Bella screamed tears instantly falling down her cheeks. "PLEASE DON'T BURN HIM!"

"Bella, Love, calm down. No one is doing anything to Charlie." Edward said pulling her back into his arms.

"Don't burn him!" she cried out with her last bit of strength. She was physically and mentally exhausted.

"All right Bella, get some rest. Nobody will touch Charlie." Carlisle told her.

"Don't burn him." She muttered quickly falling into an involuntary sleep. She was so tired and she couldn't fight the sleep much longer.

Carlisle sighed. "Let her rest. We will talk more when she wakes up." Carlisle said.

Edward nodded. Esme and Carlisle left the room. Edward laid down on the bed and moved Bella so she was on his chest his arms wrapped tightly around her. He closed his eyes, he knew he couldn't sleep but it always made him feel more relaxed.

Bella ran through the woods.

"Help me! Bella help me." Charlie called.

"Dad? Dad where are you dad?"

She continued to run around getting lost in the woods looking for her father who needed her help.

"HELP ME! HELP ME! BELLA HELP ME!"

"DAD WHERE ARE YOU?"

Finally Bella found her father. She smiled. "Dad!" She went to run when she heard.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Bella was in shock for a moment as three gun shots were fired. She looked at herself and saw she wasn't hit then she looked over at her father. His hand was holding his chest, blooding was dripping through his finger. He removed his hand and Bella saw three small holes. She gasped. Her father fell to the floor right in front of her.

"NO DAD!"

Bella let out a blood curling scream. Edward's eyes shot up open in shock. He looked to Bella who was tossing and turning violently in her sleep, screaming on top of her lungs.

"Bella, Bella, wake up! It's just a bad dream, Bella, Bella wake up!" Edward said shaking her.

Bella shot up in bed gasping and panting for air. "DADDY! DADDY!" she screamed. She looked around frantically searching for her father who was always there to comfort after her nightmares.

"Lovely, it's ok. You just had a bad dream. Everything is ok." Edward soothed.

"He's dead, Edward help him he's dead."

"It's ok, baby it's ok." Edward soothed "Please breathe, Bella you need to breathe!" Edward order sternly.

Carlisle and the other Cullen's came rushing in.

"Carlisle, can you do something?" Edward asked.

Carlisle sat down on the bed and pulled the hysterical Bella into his arm.

"Daddy's here baby girl. Daddy's right here shhh, calm down." Carlisle soothed as he rocked her back and forth.

Bella clung tightly to Carlisle and started to slowly calm down.

"Daddy…" Bella whimpered.

"I've got you Bella, you're safe." Carlisle whispered.

"They shot you! Daddy they shot you." Bella cried.

"It was just bad dream. Everything is ok. Try and go back to sleep."

Edward softly started to hum as he stroked her hair, as Carlisle rocked her back and forth. Bella calmed and fell back into a deep sleep. Carlisle gently laid her back down.

"I have a feeling that isn't going to be the only nightmare." Esme sighed sadly.

"We'll just have to make sure we're here for her." Carlisle said.

"Carlisle, is Reenee going to take Bella back to Jacksonville with her?" Edward asked worriedly.

"I'm not sure. Hopefully not, but we have to wait and see what happens after the funeral."

"Are we having him cremated?"

"Well, depends on what his will says. Bella doesn't want him to be cremated but if it's what he wanted we need to make it happen."

Edward nodded and sighed.

"Let me know if you need anything else, Edward."

"I will, thank you Carlisle."

The other Cullen's left the room. Edward sighed and kissed Bella's forehead. "Everything will be ok. I promise, I'll make sure everything is ok for you. I love you."

The next morning Bella stirred and opened her eyes she looked around and cuddled into Edward's side. He hugged her tighter and rubbed her back. "Morning, Angel." He greeted and kissed her head.

"I had bad dreams Edward."

"What about?"

"My dad…he was shot. I couldn't save him. He was screaming at me, calling out for me to help him but by the time I found him…someone…someone shot him. I couldn't save him."

"There was nothing you could have done, Bella, there was nothing you could have done to help him. You weren't even there when it happen."

"But, if I had been home…."

"Bella, even then, you weren't there. You had no idea that was happening, there was no way you could have stopped this. There was no way you could have helped me. I don't want you to blame yourself."

Bella sighed and nodded. No matter how many times Edward said it she couldn't shake the feeling that she was part of the reason her father was dead.

A/N what do you think? Leave me your thoughts in a review.