A/N: I know that you all probably hate me now, but RL has been insane. Not to mention a serious case of writer's block. Please forgive me and read this chapter. Sorry it is so short but I wanted to get this out cause I feel really bad for neglecting you guys for so long. I can't promise when the next chapter will be up cause like I said … serious case of writer's block.

Chapter 18:

"Wait, Jake stop. Please don't kill him. He isn't worth it." I stepped in front of my shaking husband and placed a hand on his chest. I stared into his eyes and his glare softened. Being in his arms and staring into his eyes made me completely forget everything else around us.

The sound of breaking glass brought us back to reality. I looked around and didn't see Edward anywhere. There was a hole in the window next to where Edward once was and Alice was just a blur as she followed after him. I couldn't stop her but I was able to hold onto Jake and keep him from taking off too. "Please Jake, stay with me. I need you right now."

He wrapped his arms tighter around me and whispered into my ear how much he loved me and how I was safe now. The three of us stood there in our own little bubble while the rest of the Cullens stood around rather awkwardly. Carlisle came walking over and lightly tapped my shoulder.

Much more timidly then I have ever seen him he placed his hand on my shoulder, "Bella, I am so sorry for what Edward did. Are you ok? Are you hurt?"

"No, I'm ok. Thank you for saving me. I know how hard it must be on you right now. He is your son."

"I don't know what he was thinking. Bella, dear, he has never been like this. I am so sorry. I should have known something was up. I should have done something."

I gave William to Jake and wrapped my arms around my pseudo-father. "Carlisle, you have nothing to be sorry for. You did nothing wrong. You have no control over what Edward does and should not blame yourself for something that was completely out of your control. Please don't blame yourself."

He wrapped his arms around me for a few seconds longer and then released me, nodding and trying his best to smile. His smile looked strained but at least he was trying. All of the other vampires in the room took turns hugging me, even the two mystery vampires.

"You must be Peter," the taller vampire nodded, "and Charlotte?" The smaller female smiled and nodded after wrapping her arm around the other. "Not that I'm not pleased to meet you, but what are you doing here and are you going to try to eat me also?" I shrank back into Jake's arms as soon as I noticed their blood red eyes and realized that they did not follow the Cullen's vegetarian diet.

The entire room erupted with laughter as Charlotte explained to me that even though they were not "vegetarians" they were humane with whom they drank from. They only went after the dying or the really nasty criminals. They did their best not to feed from anyone that still had a full life to lead. I was pretty impressed with these two friends of the family.

Jake kissed the sensitive spot behind my ear and asked, "Can we go home now? This place is giving me the creeps."

"Yeah baby, I'm ready to get home."

"Well, since we ran here, what are we going to do with Bella and William? It is entirely too far to run back with them." Jake asked.

The whole room paused in thought for a few minutes before Carlisle spoke up, "If we can get to the airport that is about five miles away, I will go ahead and charter us a plane back to Washington." Carlisle pulled out his cell phone and was out of the door before I could say anything to him.

We followed him out to the front yard where a shiny new Volvo was sitting. It must have been Edward's. Carlisle, Esme, Jake, William and I piled into the car. The rest were going to run back. After playing with a few wires underneath the steering wheel the car purred to life. Carlisle drove, with that typical vampire speed that I still wasn't used to, all the way to the airport. As we approached the airport I started noticing all of the signs and finally realized that we were in Maine. My son ran all the way from Washington to Maine. I was shocked yet was still exuding an extreme amount of pride in my baby boy.

Upon arrival to the tarmac I looked up and saw a small jet that was going to be our ride home. It was my first time ever riding in a jet and I was extremely excited. We pulled up to the jet and vacated the vehicle. Jake threw his massive arm around my waist and pulled William and I to his side. We moved up the stairs as a small mass. The ride back to Washington was rather uneventful which I was quite thankful for. After the past few days I was very thankful for the quiet ride where I was able to lay wrapped up in Jake's arms.

"Honey, are you sure you are ok? Nothing happened? He didn't touch you?" He whispered quietly in my ear during the flight. I barely raised my head from his chest as I responded to each of his questions. I knew he was just trying to protect me and make sure that I was ok, but I was just thankful that I was back in his arms. I must have drifted off to sleep because the next thing I remember was being gently woken up by a pair of tiny russet hands. I could tell that Will was hungry so I decided to go ahead and feed him while we were still in the air. I positioned Will in the appropriate spot and he began feeding in earnest. It is amazing that after everything that happened; this feels so natural, so right. Will finished eating right as the pilot came on the loudspeaker announcing our arrival back into Washington.

The landing was a little rocky and Will cried a bit as his ears popped due to the pressure, but once we were off the plane everyone seemed to breathe a little easier. We walked over to the parking garage after Carlisle received a phone call from Jasper informing him that he brought Carlisle's car to the airport. I was very thankful that we wouldn't have to wait any longer to get home. The drive back to Forks was unusually silent. Will slept peacefully in my arms as I drifted off in Jake's. Jake must have fallen asleep at some point also because when we arrived back at the Cullen house he was snoring with a peaceful smile on his face.

I smiled at my adorable husband and leaned over him to plant a chaste kiss on his lips. "Honey, wake up. We are back." He pulled me a little tighter and shook his head. "Five more minutes?" I laughed at his antics and gave him another kiss.

We slowly piled out of the car and went inside the large house that I had once thought of as home. As much as I loved this house, I really just wanted to get to my home with Jake. We sat on the couch for a few minutes while everyone reassembled.