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Chapter 5

"So… What's your story?" I asked Edward as we were on our way to the cabin. Emily was dozing in the back, clutching a purple crayon to her chest. It was as if nothing had happened to her, as if her crazy father hadn't tried to kill us. Edward gave me a quizzical look so I continued, "I mean, why the urge to help the less fortunate?"

Edward rubbed the back of his neck and took a deep breath, "This is going to sound stupid…"

"Let me guess, you had a dream to help someone?" I clasped my hands in front of me and gave him a small chuckle. "Trust me, buddy, I've heard it all."

"I saw this little girl on a bench when I was little, seeing how little she had and how much she wanted what I had…"

"What happened to her?" Edward turned for a brief second to stare at me, a small smile beginning to grace his face.

"She's doing fine." I gave a content hum and stared out the window. We were well out Forks now, all I saw were trees, trees, and more trees. He did say this was in the middle of nowhere.

"So, family?"

"Yes, I have them. As most people do…" He realized what he had said and quickly apologized. "I'm sorry, I'm not belittling what you have been through."

"It's fine! Most people do have a family, and I have one too. Not the normal family, but I have Emily. I haven't had the best life, but to have her as the result…" I remembered when I was at Jakes and going into labor, he was freaking out the whole time as he drove me to the hospital. He never left my side, it was as if he was the dad. "Anyway, I'm assuming you have a sister? That was who you were with tonight right?"

"You're observant, or you are just in love with me and are stalking me," Edward laughed then grew serious. "Yes, I do have a sister, two actually. Alice was who I was with tonight, she just turned 17 and has her first boyfriend. My older sister, Rose, is 25 and runs her own business in New York. She's engaged to this guy that we hardly ever see."

"So, everyone in your family is successful?" Edward gave a small nod as he finally made a turn onto a dirt road. It made me kind of anxious, I had been through enough and hadn't thought this through when I agreed to go somewhere in the middle of the woods with this guy I hardly knew. "You're not some… serial killer are you?"

Edward gave a hearty laugh, "You are just now worrying about that?"

"Stupid, huh?"

"Naïve is more like it. But, no, I'm not a serial killer. Completely legit rich boy wanting to help the poor." Now I was the one to give a laugh, he was the most real person I had met in a long time.

When we finally pulled up to the 'small' cabin, my mouth hung open. We pulled up to a two story rustic cabin. "I thought you said this was a small cabin?"

Edward gave me a look and smiled as we got out of the car. "Trust me, compared to some of the cabins out there, this one is small. It has two bedrooms on the bottom floor, and a loft with another bed. The loft was originally meant as a game room, which we still used it for too, but I also slept up there. It's a great place, you'll both be safe and happy here."

I still wasn't convinced. I wanted to turn back, go back to my small home in Forks where Mike could come in anytime. No, this was the best option. I got Emily out of her car seat and began walking in, she was beginning to wake up a little, I had to get her in bed before she was too awake. "Where can I put Emily down?"

"Right this way," Edward said with a smug look. He knew he was winning this battle unfortunately. The inside was even more beautiful, there was a fireplace right under the TV. I had to admit that I couldn't wait to sit in front of that. "Here, there's a bedroom right in here."

"Thanks," I said and quickly put Emily down. "Alright, baby, now we are safe for the night and I want you to get some sleep. I'll be in here in a minute to sleep too."

"Mommy, can Edward stay?"

"No, he has to go back to his home. Go to sleep," I said placing a kiss on her forehead before walking out of the room. Edward was peeking in the cabinets when I returned, not looking for anything , he seemed to be reminiscing. "Edward, I will gladly stay here tonight. But, I can't accept this."

"Why?"

"You told me this was a small cabin, I was thinking a one room cabin. Ya know, the kind where the stove is feet away from the bed. This is just too much, you can't just offer this up without your family knowing. They're going to wonder why the electric bill is suddenly being sent."

"It comes out automatically, they never check it. They won't even know," he said walking closer to me. "Look, Bella, this is just temporary. Think of it as a haven until you move onto somewhere safer. No one will know you're here, Mike won't know you're here. I'll bring you groceries, I'll baby sit Emily when you have to work. Please, accept this, if not for me then for Emily."

Taking a deep breath, I looked around the building, it must have been nice to be able to vacation here as a child. Having that for only a little bit would be nice. "Fine, but I'll pay you a rental fee."

"No, now when do you work next?" Edward asked grabbing his coat and heading for the door.

"Tomorrow night, I have to be there at 5 to close."

"Well, I will bring pizza for me and Emily, you can take my car and I will watch Emily while you work." Edward looked around the room before landing his eyes on me, "Now, there is some food in the cabinets if you're hungry. Not much right now, it's popcorn, ramen noodles, the microwaveable stuff. I'll bring some other food tomorrow. Have a good night."

Without a thought, I ran and wrapped my arms around him, surprising both of us. "Thank you, thank you for this."

"You're welcome," he said planting a kiss on the top of my head. "I'll see you tomorrow."

I stood outside for a few minutes before the sounds of the wild animals gave me a chill. The coyotes began to howl, owls began to hoot, they were noises that I wasn't familiar with. When I was back inside, I triple checked the door was locked before joining Emily in bed. I pulled her close to me and thanked God for people in this world like Edward.

A/N: I was hoping to update sooner, but I got called in to work the past two days so didn't have a chance to write. Guys, I love my new job! I work in a vet clinic now, it's so much fun and something is always happening! Like yesterday, I got to stand in on an emergency c-section on a dog, only one puppy survived unfortunately but the owners were insanely stupid. That puppy is adorable though and I'm excited to see it grow! Anyway, hope you enjoyed the chapter!