Stephenie Meyer owns Twilight
*BPOV*
The week had gone by in a flash. I spent my days working at the Police station, taking calls, sorting and filing reports and spending some much needed time with Charlie. We had lunch together, and twice Sue brought Emily and Joey in to see us. Sue and Esme had set up two play dates for Jane, Alec and Emily at the park in town. And Edward spent his time either at the hospital doing his rotations or helping me at the house with the last of the boxes that I had been avoiding. After our "talk" Sunday night he spent almost all his free time with us, getting to know both Emily and Joey and me as well. Our friendship seemed to pick up right where it left off, and he kept his hands to himself when the kids were awake. Once they were asleep it was as if we were teenagers, pawing at each other.
I told him before things went too far that first night that I didn't want to cross that line until I had signed my name on the dotted one, so to speak. Edward had reluctantly agreed, but his hands still wandered while his mouth claimed mine. He was also reluctant to take the ring back as well. When I slipped it off that night he wore an expression of sorrow, he was almost pained that I had removed it. I looked at him reading the obvious hurt in his eyes and said "I still have the heart on, I just can't promise to marry you while I am still married to someone else." He looked to my hand then to where the crystal hung around my neck, his eyes fixed there. "You have always had my heart."
It was Friday, and as great as the week had been something felt off to me. It was like the air had changed, it was heavy and it carried an uncertainty with it. All morning long I had been feeling like the other shoe was going to drop. Edward had stayed over leaving very early in the morning to get home before heading in to meet with patients. The bed felt empty without him next to me, and it was strange how our level of intimacy was that he didn't seem to mind that as badly as we both wanted things to go farther we never let it. We just held each other and talked about nothing and everything until we fell asleep.
It was around noon when my phone rang, I tried to avoid having it on, but I wanted Sue to be able to get a hold of me if anything went wrong. Charlie loved that I had welcomed her into my life so quickly; we even had plans to have family dinner with her and her son Seth. I had never really made the connection between Leah and Sue since we had never met while we both lived in Forks. Leah had spent most of her time on the reservation with her friends. It wasn't until Jake had forced us together when he was trying to decide to propose to her or not that it had come to me. I was thankful for Leah, so I felt that I owed Sue that and then some. She had always been good to my dad as a friend, so I was glad to see him happy with her.
I knew that it wouldn't be Edward calling me, and Sue had just called Charlie to say that they were on their way for lunch. Alice and Rose had stopped in this morning telling me that they had something for me at the shop, I just couldn't think of who would be calling me while I was working. By the time I fished my cell phone out of my purse, which Alice was so proud that I owned. I had missed three calls. I went to the missed calls option and saw that it had been Jake. He never called repeatedly, he used to joke about Brian doing that and say it was the mark of a truly desperate person. I set the phone back down, Jake never left messages he would wait for me to call back. And then it went off again. This was getting odd, I looked at the number it was him again, "Jeez Jake, desperate much?" I asked joking with him and expecting him to laugh, he didn't. "Bells, Leah and I are at the airport, we are on our way there. Can you get Charlie on the phone, it's important." He sounded stressed. "Um yeah hang on," I got up from the desk and walked into Charlie's office, "Here; Jake needs to speak with you about something." I bit my lip; I was getting that feeling again. The shoe was about to drop. "Hey there Jacob, I take it that this call is not one for catching up or asking about the ball game from last night. Right. I want her to hear this, Jacob." He looked at me and said "Put it on speaker, I have no idea how to work these damn phones." I took the phone and pushed the button that put it on speaker. "Jake what is going on?" I asked, feeling it, knowing it was coming before he said the words.
"Bella, Leah and I are coming there, she has some papers she needs you to sign, and they can't be faxed. And we needed your dad to know, that one of them is for a restraining order. Bells, he took off. Leah has been trying to track him down. We never told him where you went. He threatened some things, so Leah has had some friends in the PD keeping tabs on him. But the other day, he just took off. We think he might be headed to you, if he hasn't already been there." His voice was worried. "We will be there in a couple of hours; we have one last flight nonstop heading out in about 20 minutes. I had to let you know. If you get any calls, anything at all call the police. Leah pushed some things through with friends would work with the Feds; his name has a red flag on it. If he pops up anywhere he'll get stopped. Promise me Bella, no hero nonsense. We will see you soon." I didn't know what to say, I could feel my body begin to shake. Charlie looked at me extremely serious; I could feel the tears forming. "Bells, I am going to start the paper work at this end, and while I do that you are going to tell me everything. Jake doesn't sound like he is talking about someone who was unhappy and hit you once or twice and you left. Bella, I need to know so that if this man comes after you or those babies I have every right as you father and the Chief of Police to kill him because he is a danger to you." I swallowed, sat down and began to tell my father about the last few years of my life. When I finished telling him everything, his fists were white, gripping the pen in his hand holding a fury I had never known in him. Then he did something I didn't expect.
"Bella, I am going to take the kids down to the reservation this weekend, those boys don't let strangers near the place. You are going to stay with the Cullens. He will not be able to get to any of you before the restraining order is set. Then I am going to have one of the boys from the state pick him up. And I am going to do my best not to kill him while he is in custody. Call Edward, now."
His whole face was switching from red to purple and back again. He gestured for his deputies to enter the office, he gave a description of Brian and the bare bones facts on him, and then he told them that he was wanted for assault and battery. When they asked who had filed the charge, and if there was a restraining order, he told them I was filing the charge and one was on the way. Each one got almost as railed has my father, and then I had the thought of telling Edward. I became terrified.
I knew he would be at the hospital, with patients; he didn't need to worry about me. But I knew that if I didn't call Charlie would. So I dialed and prayed for his voicemail. Thankfully that was what I got, "Edward, um there has been a slight change of plans. Um call me when you have a chance. Okay, um talk to you later. Bye." I hung up and touched the crystal that was tucked under my shirt. I had thought it was a bit flashy, and didn't want to upset Charlie by wearing it. He had seen it though right away on Monday when I came in. I hadn't tucked it in yet, he didn't ask where I had gotten it just smirked and said "It's about time that boy got it right." He went about his work and never commented to me on it. It was all he needed to say, and I knew he would be okay with me and Edward if anything more came of us.
I was fine with Charlie taking Emily and Joey down to La Push. The Quileute tribe was a close knit community, no doubt Jake had called his dad and Sue either before he called me or after. Charlie was right; the Quileute's would not let anyone they didn't know near the reservation. The community of La Push was well known in Forks, and most residents of Forks had been down to First beach on the reservation. There was no safer place for them right now. And Charlie knew that where ever they were I would want to be, and if he was here it was best to not give him access to my children.
I called Alice, knowing she would be thrilled that I was spending my time with them, but I needed to be honest with her and Rose about things. I hadn't yet, and if anything happened I did not want any of the Cullens getting hurt on my behalf. "Hey, I need to see you and Rose. I'm coming down to the shop. It's important." Alice even when worried tried to sound excited. "Bella come whenever, Rose and I are doing what we do best, shopping. We'll find you something hot for tonight and your date with my brother."
I told Charlie where I was headed, he just nodded, I couldn't tell if he was mad that I hadn't told him everything, or if he was planning on committing homicide and was just plotting it all out in his head. I heard him talking to someone on the phone as I was heading out the door. "She needs to be protected…I don't trust him." I shook my head, what had I done. My father was angry, my friends could be in danger, I was the only one he had ever hit, but that didn't mean he would stop there if one of them tried to protect me. I hated that this was happening. I called Sue as I was heading down East Division Street from the Police station; I was less than a mile from the shop on North Forks Road. I explained what was going on and that I was going to get some clothes for the two of them and bring them to the station. She was concerned for me, wished that I would come down there too. She even said that Billy, Jake's dad would have the borders watched. Jake's friends and relatives would all stand up and protect me. I was like family to them. I told her I would discuss it with Charlie. I arrived at the shop, and took a deep breath as I walked in.
This chapter isn't as long, but I am setting up for what is coming... Thank you for reading and reviewing iwannabegilmore, it means a great deal to know that someone else likes it. :)