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Last Chapter

"When are we moving you out, Ang?" Jasper asked.

"How about now?"

Looking at Eddie, he shrugged as if he didn't have anything else going on, "Eddie and I can help today."

"You know I'll help you, baby. I don't really want you going there without me anyway," Garrett told Angela with a kiss to her cheek.

"You know Jasper and I will help. Won't we, Jasper?" Alice prompted Jasper's answer with an elbow to the ribs.

"Ow, hey. You know I'll help ya out, sug," Jasper replied, his southern accent dripping from each word.

Rose raised her brace covered hand, "I won't be a huge help, but I'll do what I can. And Em can help haul out the big stuff. He's good at that."

"Yeah. And if Ben's there..." his trailing sentence was ended with him punching a fist into his opened palm.

"I don't really want him physically hurt guys. I just want to get out of there and start my new life. The sooner the better. And thank you; I really appreciate you guys. More than you know."

We all got up and headed out to the cars. Lucky for us, Emmett and Jasper had both brought their trucks over, so we may not have to make too many trips. It was also lucky that Ben wasn't home when we got there. I could only imagine the fallout if he had been.

The afternoon flew by with each of us boxing up Ang's things. Eddie and the guys had stopped off to get boxes and old newspapers so that we could just get in and get it done, while the girls and I started packing up her wardrobe. It was hard to believe, but Angela's closet rivaled Alice's.

Once both trucks were full of Angela's things, the men went to deposit them in Garrett's apartment. Personally, I thought they were going to have to get a bigger place. There was no way that all of this stuff was going to fit there.

"Hey, guys?" Ang called.

"Yeah?" I answered, walking to the master bedroom.

"I think this box is all. We've not got a full truckload left. I'm going to leave the big stuff here, because Garrett already has furniture and the like. Would you mind taking these out while I walk through it one last time?"

"Of course we will," Rose told her.

"Do you want me to-"

"Alice, I think this is something she needs to do by herself. She needs her closure. Just come help us," I said.

I turned with Rose and Alice towards the door, glancing back to wink at Angela. She mouthed thank you to me before beginning her last trek through the house she'd spent so much time in with Ben.

Once the last of the boxes were out of the house, the three of us sat down on the sidewalk. "I can't believe this," Rose said.

"I know. I really thought that they'd work this out and get back together," Alice replied.

Hearing the slam of a car door, I shrugged it off as nothing. "I really don't think it would have worked in the end. If he could talk to her like that, then he never really deserved her. It wouldn't have lasted in the end."

"Gee, Bells. Thanks for the vote of confidence," a voice from behind said, startling me into turning around.

"Ben! I... uh... I didn't realize that was you."

"Obviously." Eyes darting around, Ben took note of the boxes. His gaze landed on Rose, then Alice, and he asked, "What's going on? Where's Ang?"

"She's inside. I think this would all be better coming from her," adding underneath my breath a mumbled, "I hope."

Wasting no time, he hurried inside, calling for Angela.

Rose, Alice, and I waited impatiently for her to emerge. Eyes flitting down to my watch, I realized the guys should be here any time. "This could get ugly," I told the girls standing with me. They both just nodded.

As if of one mind, we all walked closer to the front door to try and hear what was said. It turned out to be unnecessary because soon the couple inside was shouting.

"You can't be serious, Angela! You just up and married some, some stranger?! After one fight?!"

"It wasn't just one fight! We've spent most of our relationship fighting or with you walking all over me! Well guess what?! I'm tired of being your damn door mat! I'm a human being, Ben! And I deserve respect!"

"Respect?! Respect?! You want respect?" A part of the tirade was lost at the sound of the guys arriving back. Nervously glancing over my shoulder, I could see the gathering clouds of anger taking over each man's face. They walked purposefully to the door while Ben continued on. "You want to be respected when it turns out Momma was right about you? I can't respect a whore, Angela!"

Garrett broke out in a run and careened around the corner into where the living area was. "Don't you dare talk to her like that. I will not allow it," Garret's steely voice was level and steady- barely heard over the way the other men were breathing heavily in an effort to control their tempers.

"Who the hell do you think you are?! You can't come in my house and tell me how to talk to my fiance!"

"This may be your house, but Ang is not your fiance. She's my wife."

We all quietly tiptoed into the house to see the scene unfold. Garrett kissed Angela's forehead and tenderly put her behind him. His arms crossed in front of his chest and he stared at Ben.

Ben's eyes were wide and his breathing was harsh. I'd never seen him this emotional. "Ang, c'mon honey, you don't want to do this."

It was hard to tell at this angle, but I thought I saw Garrett's brow shoot up, challenging that statement. Head hanging, Angela lifted one hand to grip Garrett's shoulder.

"You're really going to throw away seven years with me? Seven years, Ang! Think about what you're doing! For Christ sake, you're gonna let this... this... gorilla do all the talking for you?"

Angela whipped her head up and I swear fire was shooting from her eyes when she replied, "I don't let him do anything, Ben. But unlike you, Garrett sticks up for me. He has my back." Her voice broke as tears filled her eyes, "And you never did." She tucked herself into Garrett's side and the pair walked out of the house without a backward glance.

Looking around at the other five people with me, I realized this wasn't over yet. They all looked like they were ready to kill Ben Cheney. Emmett and Jasper both walked forward to stand in front of Ben. It was comical to see how he shrunk back from them in fear. Who was I to judge though? Having either of them look at me like that would be enough to make me cry and run away.

Emmett spoke first, "You are not to track Angela down. You are not to look her up on Facebook or any other internet community. If you so much as google her name, I will know."

"You are not to call her. If you see her, you leave her the hell alone. Because if you don't, you have me to deal with," Jasper's steely voice said.

"I'm really glad that I broke my hand on your face. I just wish that it would have done more damage to you. Next time, if there ever is a next time, you won't be so lucky." Rose grabbed Emmett's hand with her uninjured one and led him outside.

"I can't believe I thought that you would be good for her. You just ruined my matchmaking statistics! You jackass!" with a kick to his shin, Alice stormed out with Jasper trailing after her.

Gathering my thoughts, I just looked at him sadly. "What? No parting threats from Bella and her new neanderthal?"

"Bella, may I?" At my nod, Eddie continued. "Here's the thing, Ben. I don't need to threaten you because I know that you have more sense than to come looking for Angela. You understand that if anything bad happens to her, that I will find you and there will be no place you can hide that I won't look. If you need a lesson on how to treat a woman, let me know. I'll be more than happy to give you a... lesson."

Ignoring Eddie's speech, as if he hadn't uttered a word, Ben entreated, "Bell, please. Can you talk to her? Make her see reason?"

Taking a step closer, I said, "I learned the hard way not to stay in relationship that you're unhappy in. It took me too long to see the truth and too long to find myself afterwards. If you don't make her happy, and it's obvious you don't, then i'm glad she left. She deserves better than to be trapped in a marriage with someone that can't appreciate the beauty that she holds- someone that can't trust and honor her, or put her first. Especially above his mother. That's what a real, loving relationship where both partners are equal in each other's eyes looks like. No, Ben. I won't talk to her, because even though Garrett is basically a stranger to her, I think she knows him better than she ever did you."

Eddie grabbed my hand and we left the house. We all piled into the vehicles after loading the last few boxes of Angela's things into the trucks. When we arrived back at Garrett- and Angela's- home, we all carried a box up the steps to deposit inside.

We helped put a few things away, but it was getting late, and I really wanted to spend some time alone with Eddie. We'd only just confessed our love and I wanted- craved- hearing those words again. I needed him as much as my next breath.

Glancing at my barkeep, my Eddie, I could see that he was thinking the same thing. His eyes had darkened and he had that eyebrow quirked. Damn, if I didn't want to just lick his whole body after seeing that. He had a way of making my heart jump and do crazy things in my chest. My stomach had become the permanent home to thousands of tiny butterflies and they'd all taken flight at the same time.

We weren't the only ones ready to take our leave. Rose, Emmett, Alice, and Jasper all started talking about food. Alice and Emmett wanted to go get Chinese. Rose looked a little green around the gills at the idea. Her hand went to her stomach and her swallow was loud in the room. Eddie suggested going to Jake's restaurant and everyone thought that sounded like a good plan.

When we got there, Jake came out. "Hey guys! Long time no see! Bells, I see you're still with Eddie."

"Yeah. Hi Jake. Nice to see you too."

"No need to be sarcastic, Bells. Emmett, you're still as loud as you ever were." Jake shook hands with all the guys and accepted a kiss on the cheek from the girls. "Glad you guys stopped by."

"We should have gotten back over here a while ago," Jasper said.

"Well, I need to get back to work. And if the food sucks, it's because I'm training a new girl. She's not picking it up so well. I may have to relegate her to dishes."

We all laughed, knowing he'd make sure ours was good. We made small talk and discussed everyone's line of work. Everyone also made plans to come check out Eddie's bar. We'd finished our salads and the servers were just setting the last plate of main entrees in front of us when the bell chimed and a voice I never expected to hear again greeted me.

"Hello, Bella."

I already knew who it was. I didn't need to turn around and see the brown eyes or perfectly coiffed hair. Sucking in a deep breath, I turned slightly and said, "What do you want, Sam?"

A/N: I know I'm a vicious and evil cliffie witch, but it just had to be done. We are so close to finishing the story, but trust me... Bella needs to confront her past the same as Angela did so that she can move forward completely. It'll pick up right here next chapter. I promise! And while you wait... just a little while, I promise, for the next chapter, I'd dearly love to hear your opinions on what went down in this one! I look forward to your words and promise to answer each review! I'll see you soon!