Rescued.

Chapter 6

"Nice car." Edward commented, when he saw my baby.

"Thanks." I said testing the key, thankfully the door opened with no problem, the car however wouldn't start, so I'd need to send for a new key, I'd have to wait until I had my new phone to make the ever growing list of calls I had to make. Edward called the local garage and asked them to tow my car over to the Cullen's, we decided to wait as they were coming straight out.

Mrs Webber gave me a folder of things that Angela had left for me, and we waited for the tow truck to arrive. When it came I wanted to cry when Jake jumped out of the cab, instinctively I wrapped my arms tighter around my pumpkin, Edward must have realised how uncomfortable I was so close to Jake and he wrapped his arm around my waist and leant down to me.

"No matter what he says or does, I won't let him hurt you, and I will be right here." he said giving my hip a squeeze. I couldn't deny the relief that brought me, or the fact that I felt safe with him there.

"This the car?" Jake called as he walked around my car, he stopped dead when he saw me.

"Yes, if you could just take it back over to my parents place." Edward answered, his thumb rubbing soothing circles on my hip.

"I didn't realise you two knew each other." Jake said.

"I didn't realise that it was any of your business." Edward countered.

"Anything Bella does is my business, we never actually broke up." Jake said, and I almost choked on my disbelief.

"You're kidding right? After what you did to her, I think breaking up was the least you could expect." Edward said.

"Edward." I groaned and turned my back on Jake and put my forehead on Edward chest hiding my face.

"You told him?" Jake yelled, and Edward opened the passenger door of his car for me and shut it behind me, so I couldn't hear as well, but I could still work most of it out.

"I guess that's the part about relationships you'll never understand Jake, the whole not keeping secrets from the people you love," Edward said, he came from a very loving family, so Edward would understand that more than anyone, I wasn't so sure Jake would though, I doubted he knew how to love. "But then, you never did love her... did you." Edward pointed out to him, echoing my thoughts.

"What and you do." Jake asked but I wasn't sure what he was referring to.

"More than she can comprehend because of her past, but believe me if I find out you have been anywhere near her it will be the last thing you do." Edward said.

"Don't threaten me mother fucker." Jake yelled.

"Firstly, I'm not the mother fucker here," Edward said and Jake stepped forward glaring at him, "And secondly I wasn't threatening. That. Was. A. Promise." Edward said, his voice becoming lower and more threatening, he said something else I couldn't hear and climbed into his car. I moved to put Pumpkin in her child seat.

"You okay Pumpkin?" I asked her.

"I dust doe yike dat man." she said. "He scare me."

"Me neither baby girl." I said kissing her forehead, and moved back to my seat, I looked over to Edward and bit my lip.

"Did you hear any of that?" he asked. I looked at him sheepishly and nodded. "I'm really sorry Bella but I hate the fact that he hurt you so badly, and I needed him to know that I knew, and I don't want him near you." he said.

"Well I'm only here until Sunday, maybe I can avoid seeing him again." I said, but even I couldn't make myself sound convinced, but more overwhelmingly the idea of leaving again was actually painful, and I saw Edwards face fall even more, he was obviously not convinced I wouldn't be able to avoid Jake again.

I felt my hand lift to his face of its own accord, my thumb stroked over his cheek as my fingers trailed through the scruff on his jaw, our eyes locked on each others, and I felt like my entire body was on fire, an emotion I could neither understand nor control fizzed through me like an electric current, Edward leaned into my hand and placed his hand over it, holding it in place. It doubled the connection and the feelings, his lips parted and his breath caught.

I heard the sound of my car being lifted onto the tow truck, and shook my head slightly to clear it. "Breathe Bella." Edward whispered and then he licked his lips as his free hand lifted and he stroked his thumb over my lip, his eyes moving to stare at my lips as he pulled my lower lip from between my teeth.

Jake blasted on this horn and pulled out of the drive, breaking the trance-like state I was in, Edward released my hand, and turned to start the engine, his thumb lingering on my lip for a few moment longer before he turned the car to follow Jake. I couldn't understand the hunger I felt, I wasn't hungry, at least not for food, and my stomach was feeling all tense and weird, I put it out of my mind as we followed Jake back to the Cullen house. I wasn't looking forward to facing Jake once we got there, but as we pulled up the drive to the house I saw the police cruiser waiting in front of the house and I could feel myself begin to shake, Edward placed his hand on my knee.

"I will be right by your side Bella, but I can't promise to keep my temper." Edward said.

"Me either." I said looking behind me at my Pumpkin, I did not want her in the middle of this.

A/N Yikes... confrontation time... what do you think will happen?