I do not own any of the Twilight characters, just my own lovable ones. Enjoy and give me your thoughts, if you ever so kindly could! Warning…..this does get a bit more mature than the book series to some, perhaps? Just to let you know before you continue.
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Kendra let Edward drive her to her first appointment , sitting nervously in the passenger seat. He had insisted so that she would have some support before and after, and she actually was glad that she had let him after protesting a little. They pulled into the complex, and she stared at the two story brick building with anxious eyes. "He is going to think I am a freak."
"Not at all. He talks to a lot of people about a lot of things." Edward assured her, taking her hand as he shut the car off. "Carlisle told me that this is not all that uncommon, though you know how much it shocked me. The idea of you not wanting to talk to anyone saddens me, Kendra. Please don't feel that way towards me."
"I will try." Kendra said, and met his curious gaze. "I got used to hiding stuff. That is why I am nervous about this. I know I need to be completely honest for it to help me at all."
"I am proud of you for coming, love." Edward told her, and she tilted her head as her eyes roved his face slowly. "It is a big step."
"Your father…." Kendra glanced at him with a smile. "He has such a way of reassuring a person. He is the perfect person to be a doctor."
"I agree. Though it does not hurt that he likes you." Edward told her, and she looked at him as if she had a question. "What is it?"
"He does not have a problem with you being what you are and me being what I am?"
"Not immediately. Any issues with that can be dealt with down the line." Edward assured her, and she leaned towards him a little. He met her lips lightly and she slid her hand around his neck and into his hair and started to lose her breath. He pulled away with burning eyes, and she sighed.
"So, do you like me?" Kendra asked him, a teasing smile on her face.
"Like?" Edward murmured, kissing her again and slightly harder. "What do you think?" Edward murmured against her lips as he covered them again with his. He reluctantly pulled away again and glanced at the clock. "You had better get in there. Want me to wait in the office or out here for you?"
"Oh I need you inside. I need to faint somewhere when I am done." Kendra said, and he smiled at her. He got out and opened her door, and they walked inside of the building together. She was brought right in with a wide eyed look shot back his way, and then she looked around the huge office with a tense gaze. A man stood up and smiled at her as he took in her expression, and she stared at him. He was about six feet, with dark cropped hair and a very welcoming face. He seemed to be in his late thirties, and he came around the desk and shook her hand firmly.
"You must be Kendra. I have heard a lot about you from Dr. Cullen. I am Dr. Carlisie, but you can call me Steve if you would like to. I hate too much formality."
"Nice to meet you…..Steve. That just does not sound right." Kendra said, laughing a little. She glanced around and noticed the sofa and the chair across from it that you always hear about, and wrinkled her nose.
"It's painless, I assure you." Steve assured her, and offered her something to drink. She asked for a soda and he led her to the couch as he asked his receptionist to bring it in. She sat down, finding the dark leather very comfortable and inviting. He took a seat in the recliner across from her and she glanced up as the receptionist brought in her Pepsi with a warm smile. Kendra opened it after she had left, and winced at the loud noise. "Don't be nervous. We'll do this at a slow pace. Just tell me a little about yourself and your family for now, Kendra."
She took a deep breath and did just that. It was similar to a conversation with Carlisle, warm and comfortable and soon she found it was time to leave. She shook his hand again and stood up with a startled look on her face. "I thought I would be a mess after this."
"Not every day will be easy, but we will try not to make you go through too much at one time." Steve promised her, and she grinned and nodded. She left and Edward glanced up from a magazine to smile at her, and Kendra glanced at the receptionist who was staring at him with a wistful smile. The woman looked at her computer screen instead, and he stood up and searched her face. They remained quiet until they were outside, and she hugged him eagerly.
"He was so much like Carlisle. He isn't pushy or asking me a million questions. We just….talked." Kendra said, and he kissed her cheek lightly.
"Told you, silly girl." Edward told her, and she pretended to glare at him. He led her to the car slowly and opened her door, looking closely at her face.
"Edward, what is it?" Kendra asked him, and he let his gaze to the ground for a moment.
"I feel like…..I feel like it is so soon. But I love you, Kendra." Edward murmured, meeting her eyes again. "I know that might be a lot to hear right now, but…."
Kendra blinked and pulled his face to hers to kiss him hard, and he slid his arms around her lower back gently. He let his lips linger longer then normal, and pulled away gently to smile at her. "Edward, seriously?"
"Yes, seriously. Too much?" Edward asked her, and she smiled widely.
"Not really. I…..I kind of love you too." Kendra told him, and he pressed a hand against her neck and chest and smiled.
"Your heart is beating so fast." Edward murmured, and she nodded as she stared at him. They got in the car and went to get Alice and then headed to Kendra's house. James came home to the friends watching a movie and talking, and he looked around the living room with a smile. Kendra pulled Edward up to introduce them, and the men shook hands and greeted each other. Alice smiled at Kendra as she looked back at her, and Kendra winked at her. Edward and James talked in the kitchen for a moment as the girls giggled quietly in the living room, and James headed up the stairs with a wary smile. The siblings left before dinner, and Heidi and Kendra made him his favorite meal of fried chicken and mashed potatoes and gravy, fixing him a salad to go with it. He glanced at Kendra with a serious look and she looked back at him.
"Edward seems like a nice enough guy. I think he knows to take good care of you, Kendra." James told her, and she nodded with a smile. "So can I ask how it went today?"
"It was great. He is really nice and we started off on a casual level and just talked. I think I'll be comfortable with Steve." Kendra said thoughtfully, and Heidi and James smiled at each other. The sisters cleaned up and went upstairs to watch a show in Heidi's room, and Heidi gazed at her sister with an envious look.
"He is in love with you, Kendra. Does that scare you?" Heidi asked her, and Kendra shrugged.
"He has not told me anything like that, so I am not certain. But it doesn't. Edward is not David, and he is patient with me. He does not want to move too fast." Kendra replied, and Heidi sighed. Kendra hated to lie, but it seemed like the right thing to do at the moment.
"I need a guy like that. The ones I know are so blah." Heidi told her, and Kendra smiled.
"They're nice. It is just that you have known them all your life." Kendra told her, and looked at the floor for a moment. "I was comfortable like you in Maryland too."
"When do you think he'll be here?" Heidi whispered, and Kendra shrugged again. "Are you scared?"
"A little. I am trying not to worry too much, but I know how he is."
"Was it…..awful, Kendra?" Heidi asked, and Kendra felt a tear slide down her cheek.
"Worse." Kendra replied, and Heidi hugged her. "I'll be OK. I…will be OK." The girls finished the show and Kendra went to her room slowly with tears in her eyes. She walked in to see Edward looking at a picture of her and her mother, and he glanced at her with warm eyes.
"What's wrong?" He was at her side in a second, wiping her face with his fingers gently.
"I was just talking with Heidi. It upset me." Kendra replied, closing her eyes. "I'm scared, Edward. I am really scared."
"It's OK, love. I am going to keep you safe." He led her to the bed and sat her down, sitting beside her and stroking her hair. She leaned into him closely and he kissed her head gently. "We are ready for him."
"I know. I'm sorry, Edward." Kendra whispered, and he kissed her cheek. She met his lips with hers and he held her hair tightly in his hand. She would not let him pull away and he out his hand against her face and gently separated himself.
"Not this way." Edward told her, and she stared at him. "I am not rejecting you, but I think you need to calm down a bit."
"I know." Kendra said, laying back on the bed. She felt him watching her and she met his gaze, and he slid down next to her slowly. She took several deep breaths, completely distracted by his presence next to her and she bit her lip as he stroked her hair again gently. She rolled over and pressed into him, and he slid his arm around her back and stroked her back in small circles. Kendra never took her eyes off of his, and she saw that he was feeling the same way that she did as she gazed at him. She reached up and touched his face gently with one fingertip, watching his eyes burn as she touched his lips teasingly. He pulled her closer to him as is grip tightened on her back, and she found herself pressed against his body even closer and she could not keep from kissing him. He moaned and slid his hand up her back roughly, and she felt him deepen the kiss and she slid her arm around his head and into his hair eagerly. Edward struggled as he pulled away, and she kissed him again.
"Kendra, love. You're killing me." Edward whispered, lifting her up and laying her against her pillows and he moved into her. She felt him pressing into her parted legs, and he kissed her again eagerly. Kendra slid her feet over his legs and pulled his face closer, and he slid his hands up her side as she shuddered. He lifted the hem of her shirt and touched her side and she felt the panic it her.
"No, Edward, I don't want you to see me." Kendra struggled, and he pulled away from her with stricken eyes.
"Kendra, I love you. I don't care." Edward assured her, and she turned her head as she closed her eyes. "Baby, it's OK." He sat up and moved away from her, and his eyes turned to a dark anger. "You would not be like this if it were not for him. He made you feel so ugly, Kendra, when you're the most beautiful girl I have ever seen." Edward sat next to her, and she met his eyes hesitantly. He looked at the door and then at her. "Closet." He was gone in an instant, and she fixed her clothes and wiped her eyes, looking surprised when she heard a knock at the door.
"Come in." Kendra saw her dad peek his head in, and she tried not to look started. She yawned to cover anything, and smiled.
"I just wanted to tell you I am proud of you, Ken. You're trying so hard right now." James told her, and she got up to give him a hug.
"Thanks, Dad." Kendra told him, and he smiled at her. He told her good night and closed the door again, and she sighed. He was holding up so well for what he was going through. He had always been so protective of her despite their distance, and Kendra knew that he loved her. He had not been as close to her since her relationship with David, but Kendra was not stupid. She knew that her family knew more than she thought they did, and probably from the beginning. She remembered when she had heard that he knew about the rape, and how her heart had broken. She had only spoken to him on the phone and tried very hard to be strong. She felt a pair of arms slide around her, and she felt Edward kiss her hair. He touched her so gently and she closed her eyes.
"I am proud of you as well. You're working very hard, love." Edward assured her, and she stroked his muscular arms slowly. She turned slowly to face him and stared into his face for a long moment. "It is going to take time, Kendra, and I am willing to give you all of the time that you need. We will be together completely one day and I want you to be truly ready for it." His eyes were warm and loving as he gazed at her, and she slid her hands around his neck and kissed him gently. "I love you, Kendra." His voice was a whisper against her lips, and she shivered. "I love you so much."
"I love you, Edward." Kendra told him, and kissed him harder as they both held onto each other tighter.
Heidi convinced Kendra to go shopping with her again a few weekends later, since it was Saturday and that could go to dinner afterwards. She agreed, since she knew that Edward has something to do with his family and there was no getting out of it. Kendra was feeling tentatively strong, ,since she had been to see Dr. Steve several times and they were tackling tougher subjects. He helped her through every tough hour, and she knew why she had reacted to David so physically and that it was not her fault. She had always had a basic understanding of her cutting herself, but he took it to a deeper level. David had destroyed her capability of being strong with his mental abuse and fear, and she had needed to channel it. She had been given something to use on the scars by Carlisle as well, and they seemed to be healing somewhat. Edward had still not really seen them, though every night she came closer to giving in to her incredible need for him. His lips always teased her to the point of no return, and she desperately wondered how it would feel for him to touch her further and make love to her. Kendra knew that the time was nearing, and that she would not be scared. She smiled as Heidi parked the car in Port Angelas, and grabbed her purse with a laugh.
"You look awesome, sis." Heidi told her, and Kendra blushed. "You look so strong right now, and you're smiling so much these days. I know that Edward has a lot to do with it, but you seem more at peace with yourself as well. It's beautiful."
"Thanks, Heidi. I am so relieved that I am living again. It was horrible when I first came here." Kendra said, shaking her head at the memory. She hugged Heidi and they headed to some stores. Kendra did find some cute things, and groaned inwardly when she realized that Alice was influencing her taste even when she was not there. Heidi asked where they were, and Kendra smiled slightly as she prepared to lie. "They all went on one of their hikes somewhere. You know how they get on the few nice days that we have." It was Spring now, so it was warming slightly and there was a hint more sun. Kendra had a certain appreciation for the rain though, since there was something very appealing about sleeping in Edward's arms as the drops hit her window in the dark. She went further in her mind and imagined one of his kisses, and shivered lightly.
"Are you okay?" Heidi asked her with a laugh, and Kendra closed her eyes and nodded. She was making her feelings for Edwards more obvious now, and Heidi could see that the couple loved each other. "Kendra, have you……"
"No, Heidi. I need to be totally ready and I have not been. It is a big step once it has been forced on you." Kendra said softly, and Heidi took her hand. "I know with all that I can that Edward would never hurt me, but some stupid fear always stops me."
"I can't imagine." Heidi said, having been involved with their friend Cody for a few weeks now. "It is so easy for me."
"You're lucky." Kendra told her in a cracking voice as the emotion and her need for Edward combined, and she shook her head. "I'll have that too." They both headed to another store, and it was not Kendra's favorite, and she started to get thirsty. "Hey, sis. I am going to head over to get something to drink down at that smoothie place." Heidi looked at her with a raised eyebrow, and Kendra smiled. "I will be right back. I promise." Heidi nodded and turned her face to the rack in the far corner of the store, and Kendra headed out to the sidewalk. She was daydreaming of Edward as she walked, and she passed a dark space that was between two of the buildings without even noticing. Someone grabbed her arm and held her still as they stepped out onto the street.
"You look good as a redhead." The voice chilled her, and Kendra felt him stroke a tendril of her hair. "I always liked the blonde too, but this is especially sexy." His voice was pleased, and she glanced into the ice blue eyes that had haunted her for weeks with fear. He lowered his voice to a whisper as he leaned closer to her, and she began to tremble. She glanced back at the store as his grip on her arm tightened, and he laughed softly. "I would not think of going back there, sweet Kendra. I would be required to have your lovely sister join us, and while I would enjoy that, I think that you would feel a bit guilty." He pulled her along the sidewalk and she stopped. "Come with me, Kendra. I don't want to hurt another family member of yours." David's words chilled her, and she gasped. He had parked very nearby, and he opened her door and pushed her into the new red Corolla with tinted windows all around. "Stay here." She closed her eyes as he came around to his side, angry with herself for being so scared. She had gotten stronger and happier, and here she was acting like the same girl that was raped at her home so long ago.
"Why are you here?" Kendra asked him in a shaking voice, finally looking at him. He had been so handsome to her when they had met, and now his pale blue eyes only invoked fear as he gazed at her hungrily. His curling dark blond hair was longer than he liked, and his face looked tired. "What do you want, David?"
"I came for you. You know that I love you Kendra." David told her, and she closed her eyes, "It's hard to find you alone these days, so today I lucked out." She trembled and clenched her fists as he touched her hair. "You seem to have a few friends here, and I see you with that guy. He'll never see you again after today." David's voice darkened, and she let out a small scream. "You're mine, Kendra. I should kill him for touching you the way I should be. I will replace any of that with myself today." "He laughed and she heard the insanity that he suffered from echoed in it. "I am going to fuck you so hard today, and then…..oh then." She felt the tears sliding down her cheeks, and she looked around desperately at the empty street that they were on in the industrial part of Port Angelas. They were surrounded by warehouses, and he parked the car hard as she flew forward a little in her seat. He got out of his side and yanked her roughly out of his side, and pulled her to a door that was in a dark alley. She tried to scream as he unlocked the door, but he covered her mouth with his as he got the door unlocked. She struggled and he shoved her inside onto the cement floor . Kendra moaned as she hit the floor hard and he closed the door and locked it several times. He picked her up and then took her to a mattress in the corner of the room. She looked around with blurry eyes to see a loft style apartment minus all of the windows within the warehouse. She knew this was where she was going to die, and she hoped that The Cullens knew what was happening to her. David stared into her throbbing face as he climbed over her and she tried to push away from him. "You're so beautiful, Kendra. How could you ever think that you could get away from me like that? I will always find you." He took in her shaking body and his eyes met hers with a lustful gaze, and he roughly touched her as she cried out.
"How could you hurt my mom, David? She did nothing to you." Kendra said, and he laughed.
"I didn't have to do too much. She gave up where you were pretty quickly, Kendra." She glared at him, remembering her mother's injuries. He unzipped her hoodie and pushed it off of her, and she felt him pinning her legs down with his own. He was bigger enough to be stronger than she was, and she breathed heavily. "You never came to see her, when I waited." He tore open her shirt and she gasped, and he traced her stomach with his hand. "You're healing. I know you cannot be that happy…" David's voice trailed off, and his eyes seemed angry at the idea of her being happy without him. As if she was ever happy with him. He stared at her as his eyes darkened and she saw the wheels turning.
"I didn't want to get hurt as well by going to see her." Kendra told him, wincing as he forcefully ripped off her bra. She felt so exposed and she tried to cover herself until he pinned her arms over her head with one of his. He was stronger, and she became terrified. "David, please. Don't do this again." He cupped her breast roughly with one hand and she struggled. The room was dim and she tried to look around for something to help her. She cried out in pain as he touched her, but he moaned softly in obvious desire. He moved his hand down to her jeans and she screamed, and he hit her hard. He moved off of her legs as she lay there stunned, and unbuttoned them easily and began to pull them off. Kendra felt the tears in her eyes and gave up any fight that she had left. She closed her eyes and felt his hands on her bare legs as she shook uncontrollably, and suddenly there was a crashing sound. His hands were gone and she curled up into a ball to hide herself, hearing a commotion in the room as chaos broke out around her. She heard the dim voices of Edward and his brother, and thanked them silently as Edward's rage came through in his voice. She heard David pleading for his life, and she smiled at the fear in his voice. She had only heard it in her own with him before, and the tables were turned. She heard a sickening crack and then cool arms around her.
"Kendra." It was Rosalie, and Kendra gasped. "I brought you a blanket." Kendra took it from her and wrapped herself up, and looked at the blond vampire for a moment.
"Why are you here?" Kendra asked her, and she saw the blond dimply in the light.
"I feel your pain, even still. I am so glad that we got here on time." Rosalie said, and Kendra nodded even though she didn't know what Rosalie meant by it. The others came over from across the room and Alice sat right by Kendra as Edward took her gently into his arms.
"Are you okay?" Alice asked her, and she closed her eyes as it hit her. She was safe. She was never going to be hurt again.
"Yes. I think that I finally am." She trembled with emotion and he stroked her gently through the thick blanket for a long time, and then suggested that they leave. She pulled up her jeans under the blanket and brought her hoodie into the bathroom to change back into it, and Alice looked sadly at her torn shirt. Kendra let them lead her to Carlisle's car, happy to be in Edward's safe arms as they drove away from the apartment. He stared with anger at her bruising face, and she remembered the crack. She saw Emmett and Jasper running to the car, and looked back to see a fire burning inside of the warehouse. "He's really gone. Thank you, Edward. Thank you to all of you." The others got into their car and everyone drove to the Cullen's house, as Edward filled her in,
"Alice saw you in a car with him right about the time Heidi called us screaming that you had disappeared. We got the cars and came right to Port Angelas, but we had to figure out where he had taken you. I was beside myself the entire time thinking what he was doing to you, and it took everything I had to keep somewhat calm. When I saw him on that bed with you, I nearly ripped his head off of his body. Nobody should be able to do that to a woman, especially my woman." Edward smiled sadistically as he gazed out of the window. "Breaking his neck was not enough, but it needed to be fast. I had a little revenge before that." Kendra snuggled closer to him, and he pressed his face into her messy hair. "Did he hurt you badly, love? He didn't rape you again, did he?" Edward's voice was a painful whisper, and she choked on a sob.
"No, you got there just in time. He did hurt me a little, but I am so glad that you got there when you did. He was going to kill me after it." Kendra told him softly, and she felt him tense up beside her. He kissed her hair and she lifted her lips to his, when he kissed her gently. "I am not scared of you, Edward. I love you." Kendra told him, needing to replace the feeling of David's brutal kiss. She shuddered again when she remembered his hands on her, and Edward sighed with a long and angry breath. Alice had called Heidi to tell her that Kendra was safe by this time, and they pulled up to the house as Carlisle and Esme stepped outside. Esme took Kendra into her arms warmly as Edward reluctantly let her go, and Kendra cried brokenly on her shoulder. Carlisle gave her the time that she needed, and then checked her face carefully. Her cheek was bruised from David's solid hit, and her head and forehead were also bruised from the push to the floor. She had managed to use her arms to block some of the damage from the fall, leaving them sore as well. She considered herself lucky, knowing David.
"What do we tell her family?" Carlisle asked the room, and Kendra looked at their faces.
"I am going to tell her father that I protected her. He can come to his own conclusions from there, since I am sure that he would back what we did." Edward said, and Carlisle sighed slowly. "It does not point out what we are. The evidence of that is covered in the fire, and all anybody needs to know is that he is gone and that she is safe, as well as everybody else." Edward took her hand securely, and stroked her hand with his thumb. "I did what I had to do."
"Thank you again." Kendra spoke up, gazing at all of the meaningfully. "I would be dead if it were not for you."
There were more hugs and tears on Kendra's part, and Edward took her home. She knew her family was losing their minds and wanted to see her in the flesh. She walked in as Edward trailed her, and Heidi and James jumped off of the couch. James looked at her face and started to cry as he hugged her, and Heidi wrapped her arms around them. "I was so scared when you didn't come back. I knew he had found you, Kendra." Heidi said again and again, and Kendra cried.
"Did that bastard touch you?" James demanded in an angry voice, and she glanced at Edward for a second.
"Not as much as he could have. I am really okay, Dad." Kendra assured him, and he looked at Edward.
"Is he gone?" James voice was a simple question, with no details being needed.
"Yes, sir. He will hurt her no longer. Edward responded, and James nodded with tears on his face.
"Thank you for protecting my baby." His voice was now wrought with emotion, and Kendra hugged him again. "I love you so much, Kendra. I was so scared that you were going to die."
"I love you, Daddy." Kendra told him, and felt him shake a little harder. "I love both of you so much, and I am sorry that I brought this on you."
"You did nothing wrong." They both assured her, and Kendra cried a little more. Edward sat down on the couch and watched quietly, and Kendra met his warm eyes. Everyone parted after a long time, and Kendra sat by Edward on the couch. He took her hand casually and James and Heidi went into the kitchen to make dinner. Kendra leaned on Edward's shoulder and stared into his eyes.
"I love you so much." Her voice was a whisper, and he told her in the same tone that he loved her as well. She ate small bites of dinner with her family, and went to Edward's for the night for a break from their emotion. He held her in his arms in his room, and she pressed against him in the bed that he had purchased. "Will you still be with me at night when I am home?" Kendra asked him, and he stroked her hair.
"Of course, if you'll have me. I know I do not need to be there for your protection anymore, but I love being with you at night."
"I might be a bit clingy. I still feel….like I need to be protected." Kendra admitted to him, and he kissed her gently. He stared at her as she lay next to him, and they locked gazes for a long moment. His eyes swept over her face, and darkened again at the bruises.
"I almost lost you today, love. Had I not been who I am, you would be dead. It is one of the few times in life that I have appreciated that, especially with you." Edward admitted, and he shook his head. "You do not know what you mean to me, Kendra, not the full extent of it anyway."
"I know I love you. I know that you're there for me, and that is enough for me now." Kendra told him, and kissed his lips longingly. "Just keep doing that, okay?" She trembled in his arms, and he pulled her closer as he kissed her again slowly.