Twilight 25 Round 9

by eternallyedward

A collection of twenty five pieces of flash fiction, drabbles and one-shots all based on a central character. Each chapter is inspired by a word prompt. I chose Edward as the central character.

7. Chapter 7

The Twilight Twenty-Five

thetwilight25 dot com

Prompt: Crush
Main Character: Edward
Rating:M
Word Count:398

Unbetaed, so all mistakes are mine.

Stephenie Meyer owns it.

Thank you for reading:)

From his bedroom window, Edward stared at the couple sitting on the Swans' front porch. Mike Newton had his hands all over Bella. And she was pretty worked up herself, by the looks of it. Equal parts hurt and angry, Edward felt as though his heart had been crushed under the heel of his pretty, dark-haired neighbor and best friend.

Unable to move away from the window, it suddenly dawned on Edward that Bella wasn't passionately embracing Mike; she was trying to fight him off, pushing and slapping at him as he pawed at her. With a curse, Edward shot up and pounded down the stairs and out the front door. Racing across his yard, he could hear Bella crying. He flew up the steps and grabbed Mike by the front of his shirt, dragging him off of Bella.

Mike's angry protests died away as Chief Swan's cruiser turned into the driveway. He tried to squirm out of Edward's grasp, but Edward pulled him close.

"Stay the hell away from her, do you understand, Newton? If you so much as look at her again, you'll have me to answer to."

With as much dignity as he could muster, Mike shook Edward off and hurried away. A few seconds later the Chief climbed the worn wooden stairs, his face clouding with concern as he took in Edward holding a sniffling Bella.

"What's going on here, Edward?" The Chief watched Mike's retreating form with a scowl.

Bella leaned her head against Edward's chest. He was sure she could feel how it skipped a beat.

"It's okay, Dad. Mike is a jerk. Edward made sure he won't bother me again." She gave Edward a grateful smile.

The Chief looked from one to the other. Bella and Edward had been friends since they were toddlers. He knew Edward loved his daughter, and would do anything for her. He hoped maybe she'd finally realized that, too. With a nod of thanks in Edward's direction, he turned and went into the house.

Bella wound her arms around Edward's neck. "I don't know what he would have done if you hadn't—"

"But I did." Edward pushed a stray hair behind her ear. "I'll always be here for you, Bella."

In response, Bella rose up on her toes and planted a soft kiss on his lips. "Yeah, I'm starting to see that."