Chapter 12! Sorry it took me a while to update once again. I've been going through a lot between my last semester at college/graduating, getting a job at a hair salon, break up issues, family issues, and working two jobs in summer and then getting a new job in the fall. I didn't intend for such a long break between chapters it just happened. Remember I don't own or claim to own Twilight or Justified. Enjoy!

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BPOV

I woke up the next morning with a blaring headache. My face felt puffy and my eyes didn't seem to want to open. I hadn't felt like this since before Carlie was born. This is how I use to feel after my night terrors back in the day. I never remembered having them, the only sign was how I felt in the morning and Rose who I would find the next morning either letting me know what happened or curled up into my bed with me. I had always felt bad for waking her up but she always assured me it wasn't an issue. I don't know how I was so lucky to have her as a friend.

I slowly got out of bed feeling some aches like I had slept wrong. I left my room and followed the voices I heard coming from the kitchen. I found Rose and Carlie there making what looked like chocolate chip pancakes. Pancake mix and chocolate chips were scattered on the counter along with bowls and spoons. They had some Dixie Chicks playing in the background softly. Carlie was giggling at Rose who was currently singing into the spatula like a microphone. Rose did a spin and saw me standing in the door way.

"And the next American Idol is Rosalie Hale!" I cheered softly. That's when Carlie turned and came running over to me. I caught her mid leap and brought her into my arms. I looked at her precious face to find chocolate in the corners of her mouth and some wet pancake mix on her cheek and dry in her hair.

"We makin you pancakes mama," she smiled.

"Why thank you my baby girl," I smiled at her as I kissed her head. "How did you know chocolate chip pancakes are my favorite?"

"Because I know you mama," she smiles.

"The pancakes are almost done," Rose spoke as she came over with a glass of water and some Advil. I gave her a look questioning how she knew about my headache and she gave me one of true knowing. So my connection to how I felt with my past night terrors wasn't as far off as I thought. I'm guessing that's why she was still her this morning. Honestly I couldn't remember much of last night after work. I set Carlie down and took the Advil and water from Rose, hoping it would kick in soon enough.

They told me to sit while they got me breakfast. We all sat at the little table and began to dig in to our food. Rose also had cut up some fresh fruit and made us fruit salad for breakfast as well.

"Can Auntie Rose stay here every night along with Dream Police?" Carlie asked before shoving another bite of pancake in her mouth.

"No baby, Rose has her own…." I stopped mid sentence when the second part of her sentence caught up with my brain. "Wait who are the Dream Police?" This set my daughter into a fit of excited giggles. She bounced in her seat. I think she was picking the hyper thing up from Alice.

"The Dream Police came last night!" She squealed with joy. "You were screaming last night and I was scared. But I was brave and went to check on you. When I got there Auntie Rose was there and so was Dream Police Marshel Mr. Edward! Auntie Rose said you were having a bad dream and I asked if that's why Mr. Edward was there and he said yep and it's cuz he is a Dream Police." I looked at my daughter who had the biggest smile on her cute little face to Rose who was looking at me worried. I was about to question why the hell Edward was in my house last night when it all came back to me. Him at my work, our huge fight, him taking me home, him carrying me inside and laying me on my bed. He must have still been there talking to Rose when my night terror kicked in.

I composed myself when I noticed Carlie was starting to look worried about my lack of excitement from her very exciting news. I put on a big smile. "Well I will have to thank Mr. Edward for being so brave now won't I?" She nods with her own big smile. "Baby why don't you keep eating, Auntie Rose and I need to talk. Come on Rose."

"But pancakes," she started but I gave her a look telling her to forget about the fucking pancakes. We walked into the living room before I turned to look at her.

"You want to explain what I missed last night," I wasn't mad at Rose. No I could never be mad at her, I was just confused and needed to know the whole story.

"Well when he brought you home last night you were a mess, do you remember that much," she questioned. I nodded remembering that much indeed. "Well he put you in your bed and then I started to question him once he came back to the living room. He was really upset Bells. I don't think I have ever seen him so distraught. I explained to him that we were all shocked about the job thing but it is your choice and you are a grown up. He seemed to understand that but before anymore could be said you started to scream. Poor guy looked like he was gonna shit his pants when he heard you."

"Jez," I muttered. I couldn't help but feel bad for scaring him like that. I mean I can only imagine what it's like to hear that. "So what did you tell him?"

"Just that when we lived together it happened a lot and then stopped once Carlie was born. Oh and then ya said his name like always…sooo he might be blaming himself a bit about the night terrors." I slap my forehead with the palm of my hand. Of course when Rose had first told me about the night terrors all those years back I knew it was due to Edward leaving. Even though I really had nothing to go by since I could never remember the dream that caused them or the screaming in real life. I don't know why my subconscious had such a hard time letting him leave. Maybe it was due to the fact I had put on a brave face the moment he got the job. I had always known that him leaving was going to happen, even as a kid he talked about getting out of this town. And then there was the night we shared. Maybe if that had never happened I would have never started up with the night terrors, maybe that night gave me too much. Made my feelings grow for him. Maybe it was the thought I had before I drifted off to sleep on that faithful night that when we woke up he would have changed his mind and stayed with me. But of course that didn't happen and I would have never asked him to do so.

What ever reason was for my inability to let him go was the cause of the night terrors for sure. I didn't think though they would have started to come back after all these years. I mean I have been good. Were they back due to Edward's return? I couldn't help but let out a chuckle at the irony to that. Night terrors caused by him leaving and after years brought back due to his return. Rose looked at me funny when she heard my chuckle. "Are you going to be okay, Bella?" There was worry in her voice, as if she feared I might break down at any moment.

"I'll be fine Rose," I gave her a sad smile before adding, "I always am."

"Mama," Carlie's voice called from the kitchen. "I spilled my juice."

"Duty calls," I chuckle to Rose. But my smile faltered when I heard screaming coming from inside the kitchen It was more then just an apple juice spill like I had pictured in my mind. The view I saw in the kitchen was terrifying. There my daughter was standing in a puddle of apple juice and blood.

"I…I…I was gonna clean it up!" she sobbed looking up at me. I could only imagine my wonderful little girl trying to be helpful after knocking her glass over. Yet she didn't predict how much shards of broken glass could produce and cut her feet.

"Okay baby," I cooed trying not to sound as scared as I was. I scooped her up and placed her on the counter top. "Let Mama see you feet." I let out a sigh of relief when I saw her right foot only had a few small cuts but I nearly fainted when I saw the left. A large gash went down the arch of her tiny foot. I could see some glass still in it but didn't want to pull it out due to the fear that I would only increase the bleeding. I also didn't want to put pressure on it out of fear of pushing the glass further in. I just froze at this dilemma, I knew she had to go to the hospital but I just didn't know how to treat the injury to get her there. One would think after treating my own wounds for years even before I was with that abusive bastard I would know how to do this now but my mind couldn't seem to figure it out. There was so much blood, something I was never really good at stomaching. Sure Carlie has bleed before but nothing like this.

Rose must have sensed my panic because she jumped into action. She took a dish towel and wrapped it securely around her foot. It seemed to be applying pressure without pushing too hard on the piece of glass. She then cleaned up the little cuts on her right foot quickly and put some Spongebob band-aids on them. "Come on we are going to the hospital." I grabbed Carlie while Rose grabbed both of our purses and her keys. We didn't even bother to put the booster seat in her car. I just hopped in the back with Carlie in my arms, and buckled us both into one seat. I knew Charlie was probably rolling in his grave at my actions.

As we were speeding I could only pray something like a car crash wouldn't happen, though Rose was an amazing driver. She use to race when we were growing up, she never went pro or nothing but she could have. Just then I heard sirens and Rose groaned before pulling over to the side of the road. She rolled down her window.

"Miss did you…"there was a pause. I now glanced up to see an amused Edward staring down at Rose. "Rosalie Hale didn't you learn your lesson when we were young that speeding is only for the track."

"Ed, I'm not in the mood for jokes," she practically growled. "Just give me the ticket if you have to."

"Damn what has you so…" then he paused and looked in the back where I sat. "Bella?"

I put down my window, "Edward please we just need to get to the hospital." He looked at me and then Carlie who was still crying as I hugged her to my chest.

He turned away and didn't walk but ran back to his car. Driving up along side Rose's car he gave her a nod before pulling out in front with the sirens blazing. "Looks like we are getting an escort there from the good Marshell Masen," Rose smiled lighting up the mood slightly.

I came out into the waiting room with a sleeping Carlie in my arms. My poor baby, it caused me pain just to know she was in pain. After they removed the glass and cleaned out the cut she got stitches. They doctor gave her some pain medicine as well for her foot causing her to get sleepy shortly after. I'm just glad she stayed awake long enough for her foot to get fixed up and wrapped. As I made my way over to Rose who was seated in a chair I also noticed Edward sitting along side of her.

"How is she," Rose questioned as she got up.

"She's good now. Sleepy from the meds they gave her. She will be on bed rest for a bit since she can't walk on her stitches. I'm just thankful she only needed three stitches."

"Like mother like daughter," Rose smiled causing me to giggle. Edward gave a knowing look as well. It wasn't a secret that I had always been a klutz.

"Thanks, for waiting it means a lot to me," I spoke to the both of them though my eyes fell on to Edward. Rose seemed to be aware of who this was really directed to as well because she gave me a wink when my eyes glanced to her as well.

"I'm just glad I could help," Edward spoke with a worried smile. "I know I really don't know Carlie much but I can tell she's a wonderful little girl. I hate to see her hurting."

I couldn't help but feel my eyes brim with tears. I couldn't help but get emotional. I mean I know people care for my daughter, she has Alice, Jasper, and Rose but after Jacob never really giving a damn for so many years this was a little too much. And it was Edward who was the one caring, the man I loved for years in secret caring about my daughter who he just found out existed. I buried my face into the top of Carlie's hair trying to hide this overload of emotion. Part of me was so happy to see him caring but another part of me was filled with fear. That other part of me wanted to go back to when he was still in Chicago. I couldn't help but think things would be much simpler if he never came back.

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There it is chapter 12! Again I'm so sorry it took this long to write it. Like I said above I've just been very busy. Also I always get ideas for new stories and I sometimes push stuff to the side because a new idea popped up. But I really do want to finish this one because for once I have it pretty much fully written in my head.

I also hope all my readers and reviewers have been having a great year, I can't believe 2014 is almost over. And to any holiday celebrators happy holidays and for those who don't celebrate just happy days and warm wishes! Thanks for sticking with me!

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