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Rescued.

Chapter 18.

Edward pulled me into his arms, though I wasn't sure if it was for my protection or for his, but Esme pushed forward and carried on putting things into the cart, ignoring Rose completely. No one could miss Rose, she was the huge black muscled demonic creature in the centre of the isle, the one with the large horns and the cloud of breath surrounding her. I wasn't sure that she wasn't stamping her hoof on the ground to as she readied herself to charge, obviously seeing red.

Edward rubbed his hand up and down my arm, trying to calm me as my heart raced, I was readying myself for her onslaught. Though I think it was seeing him do that, that set her off, and she began her charge, nostrils flaring, and her tail swishing in the air behind her. Alice stepped forward before Rose got too close. "Stay out of this Alice." Rose growled. "Edward and I have things to discuss."

"No we don't I have nothing to say to you, there's nothing I want to hear you say... except goodbye." he told her.

"Do you really think I'd give up that easily... I have been by your side through everything, and I'll still be around when this wannabe is long gone, because I love you, Edward... I always have."

"Love me? Ha, that's rich. You only love yourself Rose, I have never cared for you, I have told you this, and if you must know, Bella is the only woman I have ever loved, or will ever love." he told her, my heart clenched as he said it, his arms squeezing me as he spoke.

"You will get over her." she said stepping closer.

"Look Rose, just stop this you are only hurting yourself, seeing something where there is nothing." he told her, people were starting to come and see what the raised voices were arguing about. I was more shocked by how deluded Rose was, what was with these long term residents of Forks Washington, must be something in the water, melts their brains after so many years or something.

"We will be happy, a family." she said side glancing at my Pumpkin. Okay this had gone far enough, I didn't want her near my Pumpkin and she was already far too close.

Esme pulled the cart backwards as Rose made a grab for my Pumpkin, the cart swinging across the isle knocking us all over as Rose took off at a run with my Pumpkin screaming in her arms.

"Oh FUCK NO!" I exclaimed as we all took off after her, skidding on the tiled floor as we ran to catch her. I almost smashed head long into a display of spaghetti loops, Edward pulling me clear at the last moment.

"B!" My Pumpkin cried out. "I want my B... yet me go." her voice sliced through my heart. "B." I could hear her cry as Rose disappeared around the end of the isle.

"Rose stop, don't do this." Edward screamed after Rose as she ran for the main store door to the car lot.

"B... momma B, I want my momma." my baby cried as she disappeared through the door, but we were right behind her.

"What took you so long idiot..? the bitch is right behind me, now grab her and go." Rose screamed, I looked across the lot to see who she was shouting at, my heart fell as I saw Jake running towards us.

Jake made a grab for me but Edward grabbed him by the throat, I was focused on my baby, as she screamed for me, her tiny arms reaching for me as she cried. "Momma."

I reached Rose as she paused at her car to open the door, I swung her around and wrenched my baby from her arms, my hand raising heel first and slamming up hard into Rose's nose, Alice who was right behind me, hit Rose so hard across the face that she fell sideways to the floor. Edward and Esme reached us then, Pumpkin was wrapped around me sobbing her heart out, and hanging on to me for dear life. We were enveloped in Edwards arms, his breathing ragged and I felt the tears running down my face.

I don't know how long we stood there in our bubble, but hearing the police sirens woke me up, I looked up at Edward. "We've done nothing wrong love, he has no right to say anything to us." he whispered. But the thought of seeing Charlie was the last thing we needed right now.

Fortunately neither of the two police cars were Charlies, and our statements were backed up by the many bystanders. When I finally looked at Jake he was a mess, Edward must have beat the crap out of him, both he and Rose were arrested. Esme and Alice went to finish our shopping and eventually we all went back home. Pumpkin was more clingy than ever, but who could blame her after what had happened. She was either in my arms or Edwards, and more often than not Edward and I were holding onto each other in some way too. Esme must have called Carlisle as he came home soon after we did, he tried to talk to Pumpkin about her ordeal but she was not in the mood to talk to anyone but myself or Edward, and most certainly not about what had happened. We also had a call from Carlisle's lawyer, adding two more people to our restraining order, he later informed us that Rose had been charged with kidnapping and Jake had been charged aiding and abetting.

We spent the day making bread, muffins and chocolate cake and then watching DVD's snuggled up together on the sofa, but all too soon it was late evening and everyone else was getting ready for the bachelor and bachelorette parties.

"Shouldn't you be getting ready to leave?" I asked Edward when he made no attempt to go and get ready.

"I'm not going." he said simply, and kissed the top of my head.

"You are a groomsman, you have to go." I pointed out.

"If Emmett doesn't have to go, then neither do I." he said with a shrug of his shoulders, pulling my back tighter against his chest. Pumpkin was asleep on my lap.

"Edward." I tried to argue but he cut me off.

"I'm not leaving you two here on your own." he said.

"She won't be alone Edward, I'm not going out and neither is your mother, we will not let anything happen to either of them." Carlisle spoke from the door to the kitchen.

"Dude come on, we don't have to stay long, you can't leave me with the others... I won't cope with this alone, and besides, once they are all drunk they won't notice us leaving." Jasper said as he walked down the stairs into the room, looking sexier and smarter than I'd ever seen him, Alice did good with that one.

Edward carried our Pumpkin up to our room, I managed to get her PJ's on without waking her up, I got out my laptop to sort out all the emails I'd missed and Edward changed into a black button down shirt and black jeans, damn he looked so sexy in black, he smirked when he saw me licking my lips at the sight of him.

"Later baby." she said coming over to the bed where I was sitting, he lifted my face and kissed me softly on the lips. "I wont be long, okay." he said, I smiled weekly, not liking the idea of being away from him. I nodded. He smiled and kissed me once more. "Be safe." he whispered against my lips, and then he was gone.

I tried to concentrate on my emails to distract myself but all I could think about was Edward, and the fact that he wasn't here, and that I felt lost and empty without him, my chest tight and painful. I emailed Angela to let her know the changes to her schedule and calender, and told her about today's exciting adventures of the tortured PA. I heard someone running up the stairs, and almost panicked until I saw Edwards face in the doorway.

"What are you doing back here already?" I asked, feeling lighter, the tightness in my chest finally leaving me, I looked at the time on my laptop, he'd only been gone an hour and a half, though it had felt a lot longer, "Don't get me wrong... I'm not complaining." I assured him.

"Couldn't take any more, I was missing you too much, and I couldn't take any more of Mike, Ty and Eric telling me how hot you were in high school, when I knew how hot you were in our bed." he said walking towards me and unbuttoning his shirt. "Are you going to try and tell me you haven't thought about me at all since I left?" he asked, pulling off his shirt and placing it on a nearby chair.

"Well I suppose I have thought about you once, possibly twice." I said, then added, "A second since you left. He grinned and sat on the bed to removed his shoes and sock, then stood and took off his pants, before taking my laptop off me, putting it aside and climbing into bed with me.

"Good, I'm glad, now come here and kiss me." he said pulling me to him and kissing me hard on the lips.

A/N Phew glad that's over but alas that's another day gone... hope you enjoyed this chapter. Let me know your thoughts, you know I love to hear from you guys ;)