1It was barely daybreak as she paced back and forth in her house. I could tell she was upset and nervous. I looked at my brothers and silently asked. Do you think it would hurt if I called her to try and calm her? I've never tried to throw a calming surge across the phone, but maybe being this close it would help. They both just shrugged their shoulders in agreed indecisiveness. I took out my cell and called her number which I had branded to my memory. She grabbed the phone on the first ring "Hello? Dad?"

"Hello Bella, this is Edward. Is everything ok?"

"Oh, hi Edward, yes it's fine why do you ask?"

"Well I saw a few of the deputies at the coffee shop a minute ago and they were discussing the break in at the Chief's house. So I decided to call and check on you."

"Oh ok, well thank you Edward that was very kind of you, yes we had a couple of guys broke in last night, but Dad caught them before anything bad happened. I thought you might have been him calling. He's still at the station I guess."

"Wow, must have been a long night for him. Are you there by yourself? Do you need someone to drop by and keep you company until he gets home?"

I was watching her as I asked this and she seemed to relax almost immediately at the mention of it.

" I wouldn't want to inconvenience you in any way, I'm sure you have other things to do this morning rather than babysit me. But I appreciate it. Besides, there was a deputy here all night, he just left at the end of his shift and another will probably be here later if Dad doesn't come in soon."

"Bella, it would be no inconvenience at all, besides I offered, remember? It would give us another chance to talk. That is unless you'd rather I didn't."

"NO NO, I'd be grateful for your company, please drop by if you wish."

We meandered about in the woods for a while and Jasper ran back to my house to get my car. I rarely used it since it was so much easier to just run. But we had to at least pretend to make an appearance of normalcy. He came driving down the road and picked us up a block from her house. We pulled into the drive making sure to leave room for the Chief to park. I asked them to stay back a little so we didn't scare her when she opened the door. Then I went up on the porch to knock. I was actually nervous, my hands slightly shaking. She was more upset than she had let on. When she opened the door, she grabbed me in a big hug and said,"Thank you so much for stopping by." I could feel her tiny body shaking as I held her tight. I leaned down and tried to calm her by whispering in her ear, "it's ok Bella, I'm here, nothing is going to happen to you." When she raised her little face to look into mine, I could see tears rolling down her cheeks. "You sure seem to have great timing" she said. "Every time I need saving from something, you show up." I smiled down at her, "Then I'd say I'm very lucky. It makes me look like a knight in shining armor."

I heard Emmet clear his throat and she jumped back a bit. "Um. Yeah, Bella, I'd like you to meet my brothers. This big galoot is Emmet, and the tall skinny dude is Jasper. They were with me at the coffee shop and we just swung by, if that's ok." She said sure it was fine with her and invited us all in. As I walked into the living area I noticed the pictures on the wall of Bella at various ages. She was a cute little thing even then. She must have noticed me looking at them because she blushed. She invited us all to sit, and we just talked for a bit. We acted like we were completely in awe as she told how her Dad had single handedly captured the burglers, we bragged on how brave he must be and that seemed to make her very proud. She smiled really big. Emmet, being his goofy self had everyone laughing at jokes when we heard her Dad drive up. He came in with a worried look on his face until Bella assured him we were only there on her invitation. We stood and shook his hand and introduced ourselves. Bella told him I was the one who had pushed her away from the van and his face changed immediately. He smiled big and grabbed my hand in a tight shake and kept thanking me profusely for saving his little girl. It was heart warming, you could tell he genuinely meant it. Bella just grinned at this show of emotion from him.

After speaking with him for a few minutes, I decided to play my hand up a bit. I took out a business card we all kept. It stated that we were in business for ourselves as Security Specialists. It named Emmet, Jasper, and myself and had our cell numbers but no home address, this way we could use it no matter where we went. As I handed it to the Chief, I told him I would like to make a good willed gesture as one peace keeping professional to another. I offered to replace the locks on all his doors and check his home for safety hazzards for free. To use him as a reference if need be in town. To get our feet in the door so to speak. He didn't have a problem with this which was a good thing, I fully intended on making sure Bella was safe one way or another. We made arrangements to come by later that evening with the locks and excused ourselves so he could get some much needed rest. I wanted to offer Bella a ride to school, but didn't want to push my hand too fast with her father. We waved goodbye and drove off, Jasper dropped Emmet and I off down the block and he went on to my house, we waited until Bella left for school and followed her, keeping out of sight of course until she was safely indoors.

Back at my house I barely got in the door before the razzing started. Emmet grabbed me in a hug and in his best girly voice, he said, "Oh Edward, you are so big and strong and save me all the time! I need you to hold me, tighter Edward tighter!" I grabbed him in a bear hug and almost broke his damned ribs. Jasper jumped on his back and we tossled on the floor like we used to when we were kids. We ended up laughing though, it was all in fun. They could say all they wanted, if I truly wanted to get back, I had plenty of ammo on both of them. Neither one of them had been little innocents throughout the years that was for sure.

We went to town looking for safer locks than the chief had originally on his doors. Apparently this town had not updated its supplies in quite some time. I bet 90% of the houses here could be broke into in a matter of seconds if this was all they had for security. We ran to the next town to check there. It had a better variety. So we bought several different kinds to give the chief a choice and headed back home. We made a quick stop by the school, just to do a scan of things. It all seemed in good order so I left one of my cards on Bella's truck, on the back I wrote that I had forgotten to give her one this morning and wanted her to have my cell number in case she ever wanted to talk. Jas just grinned at me as we left.

We showed up precisely on the scheduled time. The Chief looked rested and was in a good mood. We showed him the different locks we had chosen and then suggested since he had been broken into once already that he put two different deadbolt locks on both the front and back doors. He thought that was a good idea since much of the time, Bella got home before him or he would get called out and she would be there all alone. We discussed different things with him like having a safe room constructed with a buzzer connected directly to police headquarters. Or even just a false wall in Bella's closet if they didn't want to do the whole room, so she could hide in silence if anyone tried to kidnap her again.

As we sat there talking to him, Bella was standing behind her Dad and she made a point to catch my attention. She tapped her fingertip on the card I had left her and silently moved her lips in a "Thank You" I smiled and nodded a quick acknowledgment. We got up and began our work of installing the locks then handed them their new keys. We made a point of telling them NOT to leave a key out under a rock or on the door frame in case one of them forgot theirs or left it elsewhere. If anyone was casing the house that would be the first thing they checked on. Either leave it with a responsible neighbor or leave it at the police station at Chief's desk.

When we got ready to leave they both walked us to the porch to say goodbye. We shook the chief's hand and said bye to Bella. I believe we made progress this night. The chief was a nice guy and he liked the suggestions we had made. Truth be told, we had done this so many times, I think we could give these recommendations in our sleep, but at least I felt better about her safety in her own home. It was a start.

BPOV

I came out of school in a grumpy mood, it had been a long day after being up half the night. As I got to my truck, there was a card tucked under the windshield wiper. I picked it up and smiled as I read it. Edward had left it for me. He wanted me to have his cell number in case I wanted to talk to him. So much had happened in the last few weeks. I went from a nobody in town that was ignored everywhere I went, to being the girl who had the accident that everyone stared at, to being the Chief's daughter that was almost kidnaped and apparently this last one earned me higher honors among my fellow school mates. The walked passed me in the halls today with a sort of reverence. Either that or I was so completely out of it I was imagining things.

When I got home from school, Dad was still asleep, he had left me a note reminding me that Edward and his brothers would be here about 7. I decided to have dinner early tonight so I could have it cleared up and out of the way. I went simple today, grabbed a bag of fish out of the freezer to thaw. It would take a bit to thaw out so I went to jump in the shower. The hot water woke me up and rejuvenated me. I tossed on jeans and a pullover sweater wanting to look completely casual. Then I brushed on a little mascara and clear lip gloss and called it done. I went back downstairs to start dinner and heard Dad's alarm go off. He called down to see if I was home and I answered that we would be eating a little early. He said he would be down as soon as he showered. I laid the fish fillets on the grill and squeezed a lemon over them. Then I tossed a salad and sliced some fresh fruit into a bowl. Dad came downstairs just as I was placing the last piece of fish on the platter.

There wasn't a lot of talk over dinner, he asked how my day had gone and I said it was long. I asked him how things went at the station last night and he answered as always, that it was more paperwork than anything. He never told me too much about his work. I wasn't sure if he thought I was too young to understand it, or if he was trying to protect me from the harshness of it. After last night, I think I understood that part of it quite well.

I had the dishes cleaned and was in the den watching TV with dad wasting time when we heard them drive up. Dad answered the door and I could see Edwards smile as he greeted him. I could almost swear he looked right past my dad to smile at me. I could feel myself blushing. They came in and sat down. It was all business with them, they were very impressive and you could tell they knew what they were talking about. Dad seemed to be highly impressed as well. He kept looking at me and grinning. They talked about a safety room, or a false back to my closet, both with a relay buzzer directly to the police station. I really hadn't thought about being scared in my own home, even on the nights Dad was called out in the middle of the night, or on evenings he was late getting home. After all their discussion, they had me nervous.

I made a point during the evening to draw Edwards attention while they were talking, I tapped the card he had left me and mouthed "Thank You". He smiled so cute and nodded as he continued talking to dad. They installed the locks and Emmet the big one was joking the whole time. Jasper the tall blond was more quiet, but he was nice enough. They gave us our keys and he gave my hand a little squeeze when he did. My heart jumped and my breath quickened.

We walked them to the porch and they each shook Dads hand and politely said goodbye to me, then they went to their car. As they drove off, Dad said he liked them, that they were nice, well mannered young men. That was a plus for them, he rarely admitted to liking anyone that fast. We went back inside and locked our new locks. He went back to watching TV and I told him I was going to study for a test. I went upstairs and actually made an attempt to study, but my mind kept roaming back to a certain smile that was embedded in my head. I finally gave up and laid down to catch up on my sleep, half way hoping for dreams about him.

EPOV

We felt better about things. We had the new locks installed and made our suggestions. We dropped the car back off at home and went for our nightly run and workout. We were lighthearted and covered the area quickly. Still no signs of anything. It made me begin to question myself. Maybe I had gotten the wrong signal on things when I first came to this area, maybe the danger was near, but not in this immediate vicinity. What if my attraction to Bella had called me to the wrong place and I was putting more humans in danger by being here instead of somewhere else? I Spoke to Emmet and Jas about my recent quarries, I wanted their opinions. They weren't much help because neither had been through anything like this either. Normally when we were drawn to an area, it was a mere days or a week at most before we began to figure out what the problem was and could put a plan into action to rectify it. I had been here almost 4 months now.