BPOV
I kept repeating that he needed to leave. Maybe I was in shock because I couldn't find myself to say anything else. Felix stalked towards me with an evil look in his eye.
"I'm not going anywhere until I find out what I need to know."
"About what?"
"Your boyfriend of course. I need information on him."
"I don't know what you are talking about." I honestly didn't.
"Don't fuck with me!" His hand met my face and I landed on the ground. A small cut started to bleed from the pinky ring he had been wearing. "Now I will ask you again, tell me what you know of Edward's family." I didn't say anything. I just half sat up in disbelief. "Look, you can make this easy or hard." He gripped my wrist pulling me to my feet. "But either way I am here to destroy the Cullen family and I am starting with Edward. You can survive this if you tell me what I need to know."
"I've known him for a couple weeks, I don't-"
"Stop lying!" His hand gripped my chin. His body forced me backwards and I seen someone more in the doorway behind him. Before I could scream, breath, cry, anything Felix was ripped away from me. Edwards face was distorted in anger and pain as he slammed Felix to the ground. They wrestled and fought. Punches were being thrown. I was frozen.
Felix wrapped his hands on Edwards neck. They continued to struggle against each other but his hands never faltered.
Nothing seemed right my body was moving without me knowing. Screams and yelling should have filled the air but it was like I was deaf. Blood was splattered across Edward and I. My entire body was shaking.
It was the sound of the gun dropping to the floor that brought me back to reality.
"Bella, Bella. Talk to me." When I didn't say anything Edward reached for his phone and started calling someone.
"Mrs. Swan, if your not truthful with us we can't help you."
"I already told you everything. I said it was self defense. I am not covering for anyone I swear." Another man came into the room I was sitting in and whispered something into the cops ear. I had been in this oddly cold room for over an hour and said the same things over and over. I almost groaned in frustration when the cop excused himself but I was silenced by the new man that walked into the room, Harry Clearwater.
"Mrs. Swan," He said holding out his hand for me to shake. "I'm sorry to see you again under these circumstances." It was my fathers lawyer. Of course he knew what went down. It was his hotel. "Now how much have you said?"
"That is was self defense. I just keep repeating that. Because its the truth." I felt sick. I didn't want to be here anymore. "Can I leave yet? Where is Edward?"
"You should be able to go soon. And Edwards lawyer is here now as well but he may take a little longer to get out."
"Are they arresting him? He didn't do anything wrong! I can't believe this." He didn't say anything. "Did my Dad send you?"
"Yes, after he received that call from the hotel security he went straight there but the cops had already escorted you to here. To say he was shocked at the scene in your home is an understatement. Are you all right? I see you have a lot of bruising."
"Yea I'm fine. I just want to see Edward." He nodded in understanding. We went through everything that happened and I gave him the same story I told the cops. The scene at my place was a blur after Edward got me to talk to him but I still vaguely remember everything he said. The sight of Felix's dead body made my stomach turn.
Harry left the room and was back within minutes. "Alright lets go."
"Really?" Wow lawyers are good.
"They have no reason to hold you. You answered their questions." I guilty feeling stirred in my stomach as I glanced at the other holding room with Edward in it. I couldn't see him but I wish I could.
"Oh dear! Are you ok?" My mother shrieked when I stepped into the hallway.
"Yea, fine. Just shocked." Local news station vans and reporters were waiting outside for me as I stepped out the doors.
"Did Edward hit you?"
"Was it out of jealousy?"
"Who shot the man?"
The last question almost made me loss my footing but my mother caught my arm helping me into the car. I wanted to shout everything but I knew it wouldn't help.
"Don't worry sweetie. We will get you home and get this mess put behind you. You never have to see that boy again."
"Excuse me? If it wasn't for Edward I would probably be the one dead on the floor." She took a sharp breath in. "Take me to the Cullen's place." I told the driver. My mother tried to disagree but I told her either way I was going there. I needed to be there when he got out of questioning. My Mom didn't say anything as I stepped out of the car and shut the door.
I hated lying and now I was lying to the entire world. If there was anyone I could talk to it was them.
The doorman greeted me bringing me straight up. Rose met me at the opening doors of the elevator in tears.
"Oh god are you ok? What happened?"
"I'm ok, I think." I tried calming her down as she apologized over and over for not being there. I was glad she hadn't been. Because then we both would have been hurt. "I need to talk to Carlisle or-"
"Bella." Carlisle stepped from around the corner. I burst into tears at the sight of Esme joining his side. If Edward went to jail this would all be my fault. It a few weeks I had ruined their sons life.
"Oh sweetie. Come on lets get you washed up." I hadn't realized I still was in the same clothes that had been splattered with blood. I nodded letting her take me with Rose and Alice to Edwards room he had been staying in. Alice brought me fresh clothes and after I had showered I meet everyone in the dinning room.
"Have you heard anything from Edward?"
"Well considering that it was self defense because he was protecting himself and you, they can't really hold him." I nodded. "Everything is going to be ok. Neither of you left the scene. You told the truth." I flinched and Esme stopped talking for a minute. "You told the truth right?" Everyone seemed to look at one another and then me. Jasper stood behind Alice's chair resting his hand on her shoulder and Emmett held Rose in his arms as she sat on his lap still clearly upset with what today had brought.
"He didn't do anything wrong. It was self defense." I had repeated those words so much today.
"Yes, but is that the truth. We can't help him if we don't know what is going on." Carlisle had added. Edward had told me what to say before the cops came. He had said to tell everyone the same thing. Not to change my story. But did he want me to lie to his family? I could trust them, right? "Bella, I-"
"I did it. I shot him." I blurted it out finally. I thought Rose was on the verge of getting sick and everyone else just stared in disbelief. "I, I didn't want him to take the blame. I begged him not to. But when the cops showed up he talked first and I didn't want him in trouble for lying. He just kept saying it was better this way. He kept saying this was his fault and he wouldn't let the press smear my name. I'm so sorry." I was bailing again at this point and Esme rushed to my side. "He was killing him. Edward couldn't breath and the gun was on the floor. I don't even know who's it was." Esme got me to sit down.
"Granted it would have been easier to clean up this mess if the truth had been told but I understand why he did it. I would never let Esme go through anything like that." Carlisle moved to sit beside me. "Everything is going to be fine as long as they don't find out about the lie. That could be a problem. A smaller problem but one that can result in jail time. For both of you."
I took a deep breath trying to calm myself when I heard the elevator. Soft footsteps came closer until Edward appeared in the doorway. I was in his arms in seconds.
EPOV
I wrapped my arms tightly around Bella. I was shocked to see her there. I didn't know if she would want to see me after everything today and even if she had I would have been shocked that her parents didn't lock her up to keep her away.
The look on my parents faces I knew that she told them the truth. I couldn't be mad at her for that. The only way I would have kept the truth from them is if Bella had asked me too. It was visible that Alice and Rose had both been crying.
"Are you ok?" I said pulling back to see Bella's face. There was a bruise and a small cut on her right cheek bone and bruise down her arms. She was still crying and I brought her back to my chest.
"Any problems?" My Dad asked me as I walked Bella to the table a brought her down onto my lap.
"No I don't think so. They don't think everything adds up but I think that's because it was actually self defense. They don't want me to 'get away with it' if they can help it." He nodded in understanding. I didn't want to freak Bella out by saying in front of her that the reason it didn't add up was because of the entrance of the bullet. With the way everything was described, it was highly unlikely that it all went down the way we said.
I stroked Bella's hair until she finally calmed down.
"I'm really sorry. He was killing you. I didn't know what else to do." I said softly still resting her head on my shoulder. "You should have told them the truth then none of this would be happening."
"No because then there would be even more investigation. They would have really thought we were lying had you taken the fall. They would have accused you of lying for me."
"But I am." She sniffled.
"No. Don't. I don't ever want you to have to go through what I have. It was self defense and everything will work out the way it is suppose to." I kissed her forehead and she nodded.
Bella and Rose were allowed into their place to get some clothes but under the watchfully eye of a few officers. Their parents weren't thrilled when they told them they would be staying with Emmett and I. Seeing as our place was finally ready we had went straight there after leaving Rose's parents. They hadn't even really cared when Rose started dating Emmett. Her mothers idea on press was, there was no such thing as bad publicity. I guess that was about to be put to the test.