Bad Knight In Shining Armor?

by flightlessbirdje

Disclaimer: These characters do NOT belong to me. This setting DOES belong to me. Stephanie Meyers is the creative brain behind these characters, not me, so no copyright infringement is intended. No reproduction is allowed without my written consent.

This is a 18+ story, so please leave if you aren't old enough.. you are welcome to come back when you are 18

A big Thank you to my Beta Lovesurfer; love you and your hard work for making this a great story

Chapter 8

Did I tell her we don't have hot water?

"AAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

Hmm I guess not.

"Edwaaaard! I hate this place!" she yells from under the shower.

I laugh and walk to the door. "Bella…"

We talked last night and she told me their names and how life was beating her with all this heavy shit. The rum made her talk for hours, guess she can't take her booze.

"I forgot to tell you… we don't have hot water. That needs to be made just like back in the days of cowboys and Indians…" I grin knowing the kids are awake because of her scream and some little bare feet walking in the room next to mine... ours.

I was awake most of the night so I took it on me to grasp all our things out of the jeep.

A good thing too, because in the hours I did sleep a snowstorm started and now we can't even open the windows and the door to get out, the cabin is snowed in.

I haven't told her yet. But we are stuck here till spring because once it starts snowing it won't stop. We are deep into the mountains where the sun is hard to find, no one knows there is a cabin out here. The road to it isn't on any map; the village closest to us is 50 miles away.

This is bear country and bears rule here. It is not safe to be outside without a hunting rifle.

I found this place when I was in training for combat… survival one-o-one. Built the cabin myself, took me months. Every year I come back here to escape real life for a few weeks and improve the cabin. I have running water, well in the summer time. The water ain't running now, it will be frozen after Bella has taken the cold shower. That is the last of running water we had, the tank will be empty now. It is a good thing I decided to build it inside the cabin; winter cold won't freeze it and keeps the tank in one piece. We need to think of a way to fill the tank with snow now, to keep water running. Maybe I can build a fire under it so the snow will melt faster and it will not freeze over.

Bella is dressed faster than ever, her lips a shade of blue from the cold water so the coffee I made will be welcome.

The kids are at the table eating a sandwich I made for them.

I think it is funny how they accept the fact that I am here and that we are in a wooden home.

Bella looks bewildered. She is probably thinking the same thing.

"Euh… I have some not so good news," I tell her while I look at her pleading with my eyes to walk with me, which she does "look at the window."

She looks and her mouth falls "Fuck, how… what…" Blink… blink…

"Snowstorm," Is all I say as she sits down on the rocking chair. "We will be stuck in here until spring. There is no road so it is not safe or possible to drive. In the winter the sun is not strong enough to melt the snow and walking in bear country is too dangerous…"

She looks at me her eyes big as saucers "Bear country?! Are we safe in this cabin? Do we have enough food? SPRING?! What do you mean with spring? Like spring the season? Fuck you! Why did you take us here? Are there even gangsters lurking around my house? Are you some ax murderer? Oh God… please don't hurt my children… don't let them see you hurting me…" She is on her knees in front of me now… begging…

"I won't hurt you or your kids. I am not an ax murderer. Yes we are safe from the bears inside the cabin. Yes, I mean spring next year. I AM SORRY, but this was the safest place I could think of to save YOUR LIFE AND YOUR CHILDERN'S LIFE!"

She nods and I see a single tear running down her cheek. She gets it now, it is all real… the gangsters… the treat… everything.