Watching Bella be interrogated is tormenting. I wish I could be there for her right now. Being able to comfort her, while she tells her story of what happened. I can't stand this not being in there with her is killing me.

"It's going to be okay. She seems tough enough to handle anything." I don't even turn around to see Emmett walk in. I just keep staring at Bella.

"She seems to be handling things well. She looks calm and not freaking out."

"I know she's tough it's just I know the only on the surface. I just wish I could be in there with her."

"I hate to say this but you're lucky you even be able to see and be in here now. The captain is being nice. Look I bet she can feel you here watching and that's why she isn't cracking."

Before I get a chance to say anything, Jasper comes in with some coffee.

"Hey, I brought some good coffee and not that bad crap they got here." He says smiling I guess trying to lighten the mood.

"Hey I don't talk about how you're office is really stuffy so don't talk about my department."

"Fair enough." He says as all three of us watch Bella and Emmett captain. They hit the speaker button to be able to hear the conversation between them.

"Okay Bella, I want you to tell me what happened one more time" he says as I see Bella hands get white but she stills seems to look calm.

"Why do they want to hear it again? I mean how many times does she have to go through it."

"There just doing in case something in the story changes or they add something they might have forgotten. Look Edward, it's going to be okay and she's going to be fine." Jasper says as he puts his hand on my shoulder. I suddenly feel calm.

"Thanks Jasper, I needed that."

"No problem. Let's just watch and listen."

"Sure."

I look and watch as Bella tells her story again.

"Jessica and Mike came to this shop where I worked. She liked my beadwork. She wanted me to make her a wedding dress for her. I said sure and then I told her my price. She gave me enough for the fabric and the cloth."

"So you didn't know her or who she was?"

"No I didn't. They just told me there first names. Jessica and I would talk only at her fittings. At one of the fittings she finally told me who she was and everything. It seemed like she just needed a girl to talk to. Then that day for the wedding she came to pick up her dress and she asked me to be her maid of honor. I said sure so I went with her to the church. We came into the church from the front and went upstairs to the sacristy. She was about to change into the dress when we heard shouting and then gunshots. I heard two shots. Then Mike came upstairs with a gun. He handed it to me and showed me how to shoot it because he got shot in the shoulder. He pushed Jessica in the far corner of the room and then I had the gun aimed at the door. When a guy stepped in the room I fired the gun at him and he fell back against the door. Jacob ran up the stairs to make sure if Jessica was alright. Mike told him that she was ok. Then he and the guy started fighting and he told all of us to run. We went down the other set of stairs that were hidden."

"Then what happened."

"We all ran out the side of the church and towards the streets. Mike got the cab and then he handed me this bag of money and gave me Edward's business card and told me to go to him and tell him what happened. I got in the cab and he and Jessica were arguing back and forth on if they should ride in the cab with me or should get another cab. Mike closes the door and the cab takes off towards Edward's office. That was the last time I saw them."

"And that's when you got into the accident and you couldn't tell Edward what happened because you couldn't remember. Is that right?" Mr. Parker asks.

"That's right."

"Thank you Ms. Swan."

When Emmett captain comes out the room he turns to me.

"You can take her now but make sure she stays in town, in case I have some more questions. I want you to protect her."

"You still think she's in danger?" I ask

"I think that it's something still wrong here. Then we don't have all the details yet. But take her and just keep her safe."

"That's what I planned to do. Always." I look at Bella.

After getting Bella out of the police station I take her back to my home. As we walk into the door. I close it. Once we are inside I take her hands and make her face me.

"You're worried about something and now that were here you're going to tell me."

"I'm worried about Jacob" I say. It wasn't a complete lie. "I can't but think of Mrs. Black. She has two daughters missing. And now the media has the stupid idea that Jacob has committed murder and attempted kidnapping."

"Jasper's on the case. He'll protect Jacob. He's very good at what he does."

That's definitely an understatement. The Cullen brothers seem good at everything they do.

"With Billy's help, Jasper is going to figure out what's going on, especially with me and Emmett working on it Jacob will be cleared." He says.

"Oh, you're early. But everything ready, I think." Aunt Athena comes from upstairs. She reached for Bella hands. "I know you are relieved that all the danger is finally over?"

"How did you know?" I ask staring into the eyes of the older woman. I can see warmth and a motherly care.

"I know certain things. The danger will fade away as soon as you make a choice the Fates have given you."

She turns to Edward and let's go of my hands.

"I went into your apartment and popped something in your oven. It's on warm now. So you can eat when you like. I should let you kids go now. You have a lot to talk about." She beams smiling as she walks away.

"A lot to talk about." Athena's words echo in my head. As Bella and I head up to my place. I opened the door and waited for Bella to walk. She stopped abruptly as the tension grew a little more.

"What….?" She asks in shock.

"Aunt Athena has a romantic heart." I say as she looks around.

There a two people table, candles everywhere, and some roses on the table. I can hear the Harp music in the background.

"What…she….I" She can't seem to the find her voice. I was staring at her and she looked away. The fog was so thick.

I can sense her slipping away from me. Like I sensed her that day she walked into my office. It was only two days. In two days I knew that she was the woman for me. Pushing the fear away I closed the door and waited.

"The music is so nice." She says.

"It's a Greek harpist. It's one of Aunt Athena's favorite."

"That's not what I want to talk about."

I waited.

"I want to thank you for saving my life."

Anger flares through me but I keep a handle on it. "It could have easily gone another way. It was just the fates in our favor. You could have shot the bastard and save my life but let's just say it was a mutual saving of the life." I take a step forward. "Bella…."

She holds up her hands to stop me. "Things happen to people in these kinds of stressful situations."

"Good things happen." I say.

"Yes but I mean you don't know anything about me. We're so different and my life has been so easy compared to yours."

"I know a lot about you."

"You know what that I'm a…. sex nymph. I didn't know I was like that."

"A sex nymph?" I question even though I really just want to laugh.

"I want to make love to you every time I see you. I want to make love to you right now."

"I'd love to oblige you." I

"It's not enough. I mean the sex is great….amazing but…."

"I know what you mean."

"You should know that my parents were divorced when I was 3. My mom remarried this guy and I mean she is happy. From then on I was spoiled and very privileged teen. Then we moved to Phoenix. When I went to the New York for design school and graduated, I wanted to open my own boutique. My dad he lives in Forks and after I moved back 3 years ago our relationship is great. I wanted to open a shop here and my mom wanted to me to come back and work at Phil's company. I didn't want to. They would have given me the money but it would only be to see me fail and when I did I would come crawling back and work at the company.

"So you moved here to be near your dad and have your dream on your own rules."

"Exactly. That's how you and I are different. You are brave and I'm a coward."

"A coward?" I couldn't stand to stand where I was and keep my voice steady. I walked and stood in front of her. "It wasn't a coward who moved here to Port Angeles. It wasn't a coward who shot that thug at the church. And tell me you wouldn't have shot the bastard at your apartment if you had a clear shot."

"I didn't stand up to the Dragon Lady."

"Would you have let her fire you?"

"No. I would've quit first."

"See, you're not a coward." I take a step towards her but my cell phone rings. I grab it. "Yes?" I answer. I turn my attention away from her.

(This part is going to be Bella's thought.)

As he takes the call I go into my own thoughts. I can see he's taking all the attention to listen to whoever's on the other line. My intention was to tell him that we should take some time from each other. Slow things down. He was a million things she wasn't. She was cautious where he was impulsive. She was serious where he was dangerously fun. They shouldn't fit together yet we complement each other. Athena's words come floating back into my head. The choice. The Fates were offering her Edward. Could it be that simple?

(Back to Edward)

I put my cell phone back in the in my pocket.

"Trouble?" She asks.

"That was Jasper. He's at the station and that those ransom notes were at the lab have Jacob and Alice's prints on them."

"They're going to arrest him?"

"Yes but it doesn't make sense. Jacob's not stupid. He wouldn't have leave his prints on it."

"Someone is trying to frame him."

"Yes and there doing a hell of a job of it too."

"You'll figure it out. You and your brothers will figure it out."

"We'll figure it, you're part of the team now." She opens her mouth but I stop her. I wrap my hands around her waist. "Look I know what you're going to say. That we should be cautious and practical, we need to slow things down. But you know that I don't want to. I thought I could but I can't. I always thought of myself as a patient man. I can't wait. Isabella Swan, I love you."

I kiss her hard until I feel her soften to me then I gentled it. When I finally pulled away we were both trembling. "I love making love to you. But I want more than that." He rested his forehead on top of mine. "I'm sorry if you want to take things slow…"

"No…"

"Bella?"

"Don't I deserve to say what I want?"

"What?"

"You were right about what I was going to say. The Fates have given me a choice and I'm going to make it. I want you. I love you and I choose you."

"Excellent choice." He says right before he kisses me again. He draws away. "I should tell you that the back of my neck is tingling." I pull down the back zipper on her sundress. "I have a great idea where this is going to go. Want to guess?"

"I'm not psychic but I have a good idea." I struggle with the zipper on his jeans as my dress falls to the ground. I look up to meet his eyes. "I'm not Greek. Is that a problem for your family?"

Edward seemed to consider it then he says. "Everyone can have one flaw. It'll take some time to work on it. A lot of time."

We were both laughing as we got rid of the rest of our clothes and sank to the floor.

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In her tower room, Athena smiled at her crystal. As the harp music flows out from Edward's room. Edward and Bella have made their choices the fates have given them. But there is still danger in head for Emmett and Rosalie lie ahead. As well as Jasper and Alice. The color in the crystal clears. Oh yes there will be choices of love for them, too if they make it.

As this is the finally the end of the Private Investigator, I will write a sneak peek for all of my readers.

The Cop is coming up next and I hoped you enjoyed Bella and Edward.

Next Up: Emmett and Rosalie.

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