A/N Lmao, you guys are so mean wanting me to torture this poor couple more! not sure I have the heart to do that again... hmm lol yes of course I do :D
Rescued.
Chapter 23.
Wrapped up in each others arms, Edward and I woke to the alarm early, and after a quick breakfast we started packing, I didn't have much so once I was done I went to Pumpkin's room and started on her toys, most were still in boxes as she had only this week began to play with things again. Whilst packing the new key for my car arrived by special delivery, so we started packing that up first. After a quick one sided argument I was told that Esme would be driving my car, and I would be in the Volvo with my little Miss pouty face and handsome Mr pouty face. Maybe I was just a sucker for green eyes or something, because when those two tag teamed me I was helpless to resist.
Whilst I was packing up Pumpkins things with Esme, conversation drifted and I asked her the thing that had been bothering me.
"This is all very sudden, you must have your reservations about this move." I asked her.
"Normally I probably would have, but this week has been somewhat of an eye opener, but mostly Bella I am indebted to you, you gave me back my son and my granddaughter." she said smiling.
"How do you work that out out?" I asked, not sure what she meant.
"Before you came into their lives, they were both lost, hollow almost. My granddaughter would barely look at me, now she runs to greet me in the mornings, all hugs and chatty. And as for Edward, losing his brother was like losing his confidence, Masen was always Edwards confidence, even if they didn't see much of each other for the last few years. Then his girlfriend leaving him and the responsibility of becoming a father to Nessie, it hit him harder than he would admit. Until he walked in carrying you in his arms, you brought him back to life." Esme explained, and I blushed.
"So do you know about Edward and the police?" I asked.
She laughed. "Masen was always the forward one, I knew it was him and not Edward, but I could never get either of them to admit it." she said with a sad smile at the memory.
"So Charlie's threats are all the dirt he had on Masen I take it?" I asked already knowing the answer.
"No one could find anything on Edward, there is nothing to find, he always was the brightest and best of us all." she said the love of a real mother on her face.
"It must be hard on all of you, losing Masen like that, I'm sorry I never had the chance to meet him." I said.
"Thank you my dear, but I'm pretty sure it was Masen who sent you to us, and the more love and confidence you bring out in Edward the more he is like Masen." she said kissing the top of my head, "Just continue to love them both like you have been this week and I will be happy."
"I really do love them both." I admitted.
"I know sweetie, I can see it in all of you." she said.
Fortunately Edward still had some packing boxes left over from when he moved Nessie and Masen's belongings from Chicago. When Edward moved back here he had not brought much with him so most of our packing was easy, we left before anyone else. We stopped for lunch on the way but not for long and made it to Edwards apartment in good time. We unloaded the car and not much later Alice and Esme arrived to help and empty my car. Edward stayed behind, much to his disapproval to sort things out and make room for my things and the rest of us headed for my apartment across town.
The majority of my packing was DVD's and my books which were fortunately easy to pack, and by nightfall Emmett was moving his things in as I was moving my things out to the car. We all met back at Edwards apartment where we all collapsed onto his sofa's to relax with pizza and beer.
We unpacked a few of my things but mostly it was making up Pumpkins room that was the priority, it had gone quiet in the living room so I wondered out to see why Pumpkin was no longer arguing with Unca Emmy. As I walked into the hallway I heard her talking to Jasper, who was standing at the front door.
"Huwy up unca Jaz, afor unca Emmy eat awe the pizza."
"Coming Pumpkin, tell uncle Eddie he has a visitor." Jaz said.
"Who is..." Edward said, coming up behind me, but cut off when he saw the woman at the door.
"Can I come in?" she asked him.
"My family are all here, we're kind of busy." Edward replied.
"I just wanted to say that I heard about Rose, and now she's out of the way, we might have a chance to work things out." she said and my heart collapsed, this woman was beautiful, even more so than Rose, I felt sick.
Edward laughed. "You asked me to chose between you and my niece Tanya." he said his anger building, his tone sounding annoyed.
"I have had time to think about it, I think I'm ready for that now, ready for us to start a family." she said.
He laughed again, "You think? You had your chance and you blew it, now if that's all." he said starting to shut the door on her.
"You have changed, you are so... distant." she commented.
"That's only because I see you as you really are now, and don't feel the need to please you. I'm not going to be that person again, I want to be with someone who appreciates me as I am. Someone who makes me confident in who I am." he said.
"I could be that person Edward." she said reaching for him.
He stepped back and she saw me standing in the hallway, she glared at me. "No you couldn't, you only cared that I needed you, which I realise I never really did. So you are wasting your time." he said, she looked back at me again, this time with understanding.
"This?" she grimaced pointing at me. "You chose this over me?"
He stepped forward, "Don't even look at her, she's too good for me, much more than you use to make me think you were. You made me feel unworthy, like I should be grateful to be with you. You and Rose were the worse things in my life, and now I wont you gone. So you stay away from me and my family, if you want to bag yourself a rich doctor you are going to have to do it somewhere else." he said.
"No Edward, I love you, I just didn't realise how much until now." she argued.
"Well I have no feeling for you at all." he said, his confidence shining through.
"This thing," she said pointing at me. "Has brainwashed you, you used to worship me." she said angrily.
"You manipulated me, made me feel unimportant, like you were more important than anything else in my life, keeping me from my family and friends." he said calmly. "Bella doesn't need any such tricks, she just loves me unconditionally." he said grabbing my hand and pulling me towards him.
"You'll be sorry for this. I'm not going to here when you come to your senses." she said.
"I hope not, go and find someone who'll give you everything you want Tanya, and don't waste your time on someone who doesn't want you." he said.
She huffed and turned on her heels and stomped off down the hall. He grinned triumphantly pulling me into his chest grabbing my ass, and lifting me up until I was wrapped around him.
"Now I have put the trash out, what shall we do next?" he asked suggestively.
"I will show you later." I said waggling my eyebrows, he growled and kissed me hard on the lips, carrying my back into the living room.
The end...?
A/N The end..? what, yes you heard right.. but if I can do it in time I'll have an epi for you tomorrow, (maybe).. then a request for Emmett's POV outtake. May have to wait for that one, 'Fifty Shades Freed' is out available for download tomorrow * Squee * so obviously nothing will be done, until I'm finished reading it. No eating, no sleeping, no cooking, no taxi mom, NOTHING! I will be completely MIA. But I will be finishing up here when I can, if you have any thought's on the epi or outtakes let me know. Hope you enjoyed this one LUV YA!
Syrenmoon xxx