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*BPOV*

"Edward! What are you doing here? Why didn't you call me?" I was trying to catch my breath and slow down my heart which now felt like it was racing faster than Alice in her Porsche. I took several deep breathes and took my earphones off. He was smiling at me in a cocky manner that said he was planning something.

"Well I did call your name, a few times when I came in. By the way, you should lock the door when you are alone here. Not that I don't trust most of the residents of Forks, but still just for my sanity, I mean you are walking around with my heart and if anything happened to you, or the kids it would devastate me." He was still grinning that cocky grin, and then he continued on" So I hear that Rose and Alice are kidnapping you for the weekend. My question is how did I get so lucky to have you under my roof so that I don't have to leave you in the morning?"

"Um, about that. They aren't really kidnapping me, it was Charlie's idea. And there is a reason behind it." I said staring at my feet. "Edward, Jake called me this morning, he and Leah are headed here to Forks because Brian has taken off. They think that he might be here. Jake and Charlie had me fill out a restraining order. Charlie doesn't want me alone, so Rose and Alice told Esme I was staying at the house with all of you." I was twisting my hands, afraid to see his reaction, I didn't want to look him in the face and see the anger that was probably brewing because of my stupidity in thinking I would be safe coming here, and now I had put them all in danger if Brian's anger was bad enough to bring him here as well.

"Bella" Edward's voice was calm, and I heard the sound of his footsteps approach me. His hand touched my cheek, "Bella, look at me please." I raised my eyes up and looked through my eye lashes at him, "I will not let anything happen to you. I am glad that Jake and your father made you take out the restraining order. I spoke with your father about that last week. I hate that you are afraid because of it. And until there isn't a need to be afraid anymore, I am not leaving you alone. You will either be with me, Charlie or Alice and Rose. I will not take no for an answer. Tonight I am taking you out to take your mind off of things, then" I watched him grin that cocky grin again "I have other plans for you, and I will not be moving from your side until I absolutely have to."

I felt my face burn and knew that I had gone completely red. "Edward, this is serious. He could be dangerous. I don't want anyone getting hurt. Especially not you." I was ashamed of not wanting to put them in harm's way, wanting to keep them safe, and worrying that something could happen because of me.

Edward shook his head, "Silly Bella. Don't you get it? You are my life now. I will never let anyone or anything hurt you. I will do whatever is necessary to protect you and your children. Because I want to spend the rest of my life with you." With that he kissed the top of my head, and looked at the bag I was packing. "Do you have everything?" He asked getting ready to pick it up and carry it for me.

"Um, I think so. Let me just double check the bathroom and make sure I grabbed everything. You showing up kind of broke my thought process while I was packing the bag." I said feeling very silly all of a sudden that he had caught me singing and dancing in the bedroom. It was the only thing that kept me sane while my mind was reeling from the idea that Brian was on his way and going to try and force us back to New York.

"Go and get your things so that we can head out. Do you need to take anything to Charlie for the kids? We can stop by the station before heading to the house." Edward was holding my bag for me as we walked into the hallway. He looked down towards both Emily and Joey's rooms. Then he sighed. Part of me wondered if he was missing the time he would have spent with both of them this weekend. We had talked about taking them on an outing on Saturday. Edward was going to be a good father one day.

"I have a small bag already set; it is downstairs on the couch. Do you want to drive, or do you think I should take my car as well? Just in case?" I asked unsure of how wise it was to leave my car at the house. He looked at me, thinking about the question. I could tell he was as torn as I was.

"I will follow you to the station and then to the house. You can leave it there and if you need to go down to the reservation to the Black's you can. Though I would hope you would let me go with you." He was very serious and reached for my hand. I felt safe and knew that what he said he meant.

We walked down the stairs and then he stopped and grinned again, "Did you bring your IPod? Because that little performance was priceless and I would love to see that again." He chuckled at the expression on my face and pulled me in for a quick kiss. I giggled and pulled it out of my pocket.

We were just about to the door and Edward hugged me and pulled the IPod from my pocket. "Hey!" I yelled and swatted him away. "What are you doing?" He placed it in his coat pocket and laughed. I put my coat on and grabbed the bag off the couch; Edward was still holding my bag and chuckling away. "Seriously, why did you just steal my IPod?" I asked as we walked out the door and Edward checked the locks.

"I want to see what else you have on here. There might be something I want to hear you sing again, or see you dance to. I want to know what you are listening to. I know other things, and this is important to me." We walked down the steps and he walked me to my suv. "I'm following you to the station and then to the house. No other stops." He kissed me as I got in the suv and closed my door for me. Then I noticed him look down the street at something. I wasn't sure what, and his posture seemed to change when he did it. I watched him walk to his Volvo that was behind me and get in. I tried then to look and see what it was that caught his eye, but all I saw was the big oak tree he had used to climb into my window that first night. He backed out and then so did I with him following at a close distance. For a second in my rear view mirror I thought I saw a blue jeep, but I wasn't sure. I shook my head and thought I was just jumpy and over reactive, how many blue jeeps were there out there in the country, the world even. There was no way that it was Brian. He couldn't have found me at an address I had never had before. I shook my head and cleared the thought straight from my mind.

When we got to the police station Charlie was waiting for me, "Hey Bells." He sounded a little better than he had before. Maybe he had cooled down; maybe murder was no longer on his mind. "I need to talk with Dr. Cullen for a few moments. Why don't you wait out here, Sue will be by with Em and Joey in a little bit. I know you will want to see them before she heads down to La Push. Jacob faxed some papers from the airport in Port Angeles as well. He and Leah will be down to the Reservation in a couple of hours. You might want to look those over as well. "He held his arm up to direct Edward into his office, and then closed the door. I felt like I was in trouble and waiting outside the principal's office. I took the papers he had handed me and sat down at the front desk. I could at least look like I was useful right now.

My gaze went outside and again I thought I saw a blue jeep. I must be going crazy; it has to be the stress from the day that is making me see things. Or I really am jumping to conclusions. Jake never said either way if Brian had driven out of town or flown. He had never been to Forks with me, and because of everything that happened when I had left I rarely talked about it. It couldn't be him, I looked out again, and the jeep was gone. "It's all in your head." I told myself and went back to the papers in front of me.

It had been about ten minutes when the door to the station opened and I looked up to see Sue and my two children. "MOMMY!" Emily screamed in total excitement. "Sue got me ice cream!" And she came up close so I could see her chocolate stained face. I laughed, and pulled a napkin from my drawer and began to wiper her clean. "It was so yummy!" I loved how excited she got about little things; I couldn't help but smile and hug her. "Joey had some too. Sue gave it to him." She said with no cares at all. I laughed and looked up at Sue who had a look of betrayal. "But I'm not supposed to tell you that he had it. Okay?" Again I laughed.

"Okay. I won't tell if you don't." I said to her as I leaned my forehead against hers. "Hey pumpkin, how would you like to spend some time with Grandpa Charlie and Sue? You could visit the beach, and go fishing and see Jake and Leah. What do you say; do you think it would be fun?" I asked knowing that she loved adventures and that was how she would look at it. Not to mention that she adored Jake so seeing him would make it all worthwhile in her mind.

"Can I?" she asked sounding as if I was offering her a present. "Will Joey go with me? I like my baby brother. He's my friend. Jake's my friend too. But Grandpa Charlie is my grandpa not my friend. Can Alec and Jane come play with Jake too?" Her eyes were wide with hope. I tried to process each question and answer her.

"Well pumpkin, you can go for the whole weekend, and Joey can go too. But I need you to be a helper and keep an eye on him like I know you can because you are such a great big sister. Yes Jake is your friend and Grandpa Charlie is your grandpa, I think next time Alec and Jane can come, but I will ask their mommy and daddy if they can visit you while you are there with Grandpa and Jake. Okay?" I was preparing mentally for the question of whether I was going or not. But she seemed so excited about it all that she never asked. Instead she gave Sue and ear full about Jake and being a big sister.

After twenty minutes Edward and Charlie came out of the office, they shook hands and Emily did something that shocked us all, myself more than anyone, "Grandpa Charlie! Edward! I missed you!" she ran toward them both and threw herself into Edward's arms. He hugged her and set her back on the ground at which point she took both of their hands and walked back over to the front desk.

We spent another thirty minutes at the station Sue and I played up the trip to the Reservation with Charlie while Emily colored several pictures for Charlie, Edward and myself. Edward promised to hang his in his office at the hospital and Emily asked about visiting him there sometime. He and I were both surprised. "She has never acted like that toward her father. I don't know what to say." He just smiled and hugged me to him.

When it was time for Sue to take Emily and Joey down to La Push, we all walked out together. Charlie rode with Sue; I still couldn't get over how fast he had gotten car seats for her. I put my two babies into Sue's car and buckled them in. I had never been separated from them like this, and it was unbelievably hard. It was at this point that Emily put it together that I was not going with them. In her two year old way she questioned me, "Mommy coming too?" I tried to smile at her while I strapped her into the car seat. What was I going to say? Edward spoke for me.

"Emmy, mommy has to work. That is why Grandpa Charlie and Sue are taking for an adventure to see Jake and Leah and the pretty beach. And as soon as she can she will come and see everything with you. Do you think you could find some pretty shells at the beach for me to take to the hospital so I can put them next to my picture?" The way he talked to her was amazing, she nodded in response to him, seeming to take on the mission of finding him something special that only she could. That he had entrusted her with a vital mission, she reached over took Joey's hand and smiled at Edward.

"I a good girl. Joey and I find something for you. Jake and Grandpa Charlie will help." She beamed from ear to ear. I knew that she would be okay for the weekend. Charlie squeezed my shoulder then hugged me. He turned to Edward, and they shook hands. I raised an eyebrow in question at Edward. He just smiled at me.

"Now remember you remember what we discussed. Keep her safe Edward. If you don't, well you don't want to think about what will happen." Charlie spoke with a tone that made me fear for Edward. He nodded in agreement. I made a mental note to ask Edward what they had spoken about for so long, but part of me was sure that he would never fully tell me.

Once Sue and Charlie pulled out and down the road, Edward turned to me "Are you ready to go?" I couldn't get the words out; I was still watching Sue's car drive down the street away from me. I would spend my first weekend away from my babies. I was not sure how I was supposed to feel about this. The tears filled my eyes. I tried to repress a sniffle that I could feel coming as well. Edward was aware of it all and he wrapped an arm around my shoulders and pulled me to him, hugging me to his chest. "It's okay love. They will be safe with Charlie, and in a couple of days they will be home with you again. Charlie knows what he is doing. I wouldn't trust anyone one else to protect them right now. Just as he trusts me with you. Now let's get to the house and see what my sister has planned." He kissed the top of my head and gave me one final squeeze before leading me to my car.

I was about to get in when I noticed his attention had gone elsewhere. I looked down the street to see what he was looking at again. But I saw nothing. "What is it? That's twice today, you are making me nervous." I asked still looking in the direction he had been. I looked up at him waiting for his response. He toyed with his keys, then a strand of my hair.

"Nothing, it was nothing. Now let's get to the house. I'm sure everyone there is dying for the slumber party to begin." It was a half hearted comment, and I wasn't sure if it was because he was nervous himself or if he was disappointed that Alice and Rose would be trying to steal me away the whole weekend. Reluctantly he walked around to his Volvo and got in. As I drove I kept my eyes on him in the rearview mirror and I kept looking for the blue jeep that I felt was haunting my mind. What would I do if he was actually here?

Thank you for the idea iwannabegilmore, I hope this is better.