The Gift

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Chapter 27 Coming to My Senses

EPOV

I pulled up towards the beach house and noticed a black Lexus in the driveway as I parked the Vanquish. I got out of the car making sure to grab to the gun and placed it in the waistband of my pants. I walked up towards the door, and listened in.

"James," I heard Tanya yell. "I let you have your fun with your half-brother. Didn't I? Now stand her up."

"Yes," I heard the guy who was inside with them. What are they doing to her? What are they going to do to her that they need for her to stand up? "What do I do until you come back?"

"Surprise me," I then heard Tanya say. Before I could hear anything I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around to see Charlie and my father. "I shouldn't be gone too long. It's just going to be a small walk on the beach."

"There are two of them," I told them when I heard a door closed. "Charlie you were right about Tanya being involved. There is also someone else in there by the name of James."

"Have you seen her," Charlie asked noticing my gun and taking it away.

"No," I answered him. "Tanya is taking her to the beach. James is staying in the house."

"Let's follow them," he said pointing to around the house and getting out his phone. "Billy, I need you all to come to."

"Your mother is going to kill you," dad said so that I couldn't hear what Charlie was saying. "Let's get Bella home first."

"I know," I said as we walked around to the back of the house.

I spotted them as they hit the beach. My heart dropped at the sight that I was seeing. What in the hell had they done to her. Her arms were tied behind her back, her hair was a mess, and when she turned to the side I could see the cut that was on her face.

"Dad," I said shocked when we got to a stopping pointing. I crouched down trying not to make any noise.

"Son," he said crouching down beside me. "It will be alright. She will be fine and this nightmare will end shortly."

"Billy is on his way with his men," Charlie said joining us. Before he could say anything he looked at the direction we were looking. When he saw Bella I couldn't tell if he was going to be sick or go out there to rescue her. "We need a plan and fast."

"You are as clumsy as your ex-husband says," she told Bella jerking her back up to her feet.

"How do you know Mike," she said and I noticed the blood on her right shoulder. How in the hell did she know Mike? I made sure to never mention his name around her.

"Yes," she said. We just sat there listening to what she was saying. "I meet him last week at a bar in Seattle. Have to admit that he is a good looking catch. He told me how he wanted to get back at his ex-wife for a little fun. I agreed in a heartbeat, because that is what I'm good at. When he showed me your picture I knew that I was going to have loads of fun. He took me over to your house on Christmas Eve to show me off, but had me stay in the car. It wasn't until I saw my Eddie at your house that pushed me over the edge. I knew then that you needed to be taken out of the picture. Mike got us into the house and this where it will all end."

"I have an idea," I said looking over at Charlie. If it was me that she wanted then fine she could have me. If I do this then I have to be convincing. There is also a downfall, and it was scaring the hell out of me. There could be a chance that Bella would never forgive me for sure. "Charlie I need to convince Tanya that I love her and only her. Tell Bella that what I am doing is not to hurt her but hopefully save her life."

"What are you doing," Charlie said as I got up and started towards them. "Edward stop it now. There has to be another way."

"Son," I heard my dad say but it didn't stop me from going down there.

"He never loved you," Bella blurted out. It was the first time that I heard her voice since Christmas night. It made my heart flutter to hear her tell that bitch the truth.

"Yes he does," she yelled at her waving a gun in the air with her free hand and holding Bella with the other. "He will see that once you and that little brat are completely gone."

I watched as she threw Bella down onto the sand and she walked back a few feet. She was having a hard time getting up because her hands were tied before her back. I tried getting down there as fast as I could without running down there. I needed to play the loving husband even if it made me sick to my stomach.

"Now," she said to Bella aiming the gun at her. "It's your turn to die."

"Darling," I yelled towards Tanya. I swear that I threw up in my mouth a little bit after saying that. I couldn't take my eyes off of Bella as I watched her heart break again. I never called Bella that because she meant so much more to me than that. I just hoped that she understood why I was going to do this.

"Goodbye," she said and with that she pulled trigger. I wanted to scream as loud as I could, but nothing came out.

I moved closer to Tanya as I watched the bullet hit Bella in the stomach. This wasn't supposed to happen. She wasn't supposed to shot Bella. I could tell that the blood was getting to her, because her eyelids started to flutter. Her knees went limp and she fell back into the sand. Tanya turned around and saw me as I walked toward her. She dropped the gun and walked into my arms that were waiting for her. She grabbed onto me like there was no tomorrow.

"Eddie love," she said into my chest. "I knew you would come to your senses and love only me."

"Mr. Cullen," I heard my one and only love say before her eyes closed.

"Tanya," I said pushing her somewhat away from me, but still holding her arms. "You're right about me coming to my senses."

"Tanya Denali," I heard Charlie say coming up behind her. "You're under arrest."

"What is this," she said trying to wiggle her way out of my arms.

"My senses," I said sternly to her. "You are an evil cold-hearted bitch and I want nothing to do with you. Leave my family alone."

"Go to her," Charlie said taking Tanya from my arms.

I ran over to Bella and put her head in my lap. She was breathing very slowly and was turning pale white. I got a better look at her and noticed that not only was she bleeding from her stomach, but that Tanya had shot her in the shoulder as well. I took my sweater off and applied the pressure to her stomach hoping to slow the bleeding down.

"Bella love," I said pleading to her. "Please open your eyes. Please love you can't leave Carly. You can't leave me. Please Bella I love you more than anything. Please don't leave me again."

"Son," I heard dad say coming up beside me. "I need to untie her hands and then I need you to lay her down on her back."

"Okay," I said as a tear escaped from my eye and rolled down my cheek. He went to work on untying her hands. Once he finished I laid her down on her back like he had said for me to do. "She has been shot not only once, but twice. Please dad you have safe her."

"I will do everything that I can," he said pulling my sweater off of her stomach to assess her wounds. "Check on Charlie."

I moved away from Bella wiping my face to get rid of the evidence of the tears that had shown. Charlie had Tanya in handcuffs and she was yelling at James. I looked back up towards the house and noticed on of Billy's guys leading a tall blonde headed guy out of the house.

"Charlie," I yelled at him.

"How is she," he said passing Tanya over to one of his own men that had shown up.

"Dad is looking at her," I told him before glancing back at dad. "Charlie we need to get her to the hospital now."

"They are pulling into the driveway now," he said jogging over towards me. "I want you to say with her and your father. I will be at the hospital shortly."

"Charlie," I said placing my hand on his shoulder. "She needs you right now as well. Please come and speak to her."

"I don't know," he said walking over towards her with me. "I've never seen her so broken."

"It'll be alright," I said trying to reassure not only him but myself as well.

We made it over towards her as the EMT's ran in front of us and started to place her on the backboard. I looked over at Charlie and could tell that he was struggling on the inside. I wouldn't know what to do if that was Carly laying in the sand bleeding. We stood a little to the side as we watched them get her situated and ready to go.

"Go," I told Charlie as they headed up the beach toward their bus. "I'll be right behind you."

I watched as he ran up with the EMT's towards the driveway. He needed that time with her. I could have been selfish and gone up with them instead of letting him. I couldn't do that to Charlie especially after everything he has been through.

"She will make it," dad said reassuring as he was coming up to me.

"Thank you," I said hugging him.

"We need to go," he said and we both ran back up to the house.

Charlie was standing outside of the ambulance when we made it. Dad automatically jumped in and I looked over at Charlie before getting in.

"I'll see you at the hospital," he said when I got in.

"Okay," I said as he closed the doors.

I sat down on the bench and watched as dad was barking orders and stats to the hospital. I took Bella's hand into mine and kissed it.

"Please love," I murmured into her hand. "Please fight."

CHPOV

"How is she," I said passing Tanya over to one of my own men that had shown up. No wonder Edward divorced her ass so quickly. She hasn't shut up since I handcuffed her ass.

"Dad is looking at her," he told me before glancing back at Carlisle. "Charlie we need to get her to the hospital now."

"They are pulling into the driveway now," I said jogging over towards him. "I want you to say with her and your father. I will be at the hospital shortly."

"Charlie," he said placing my hand on my shoulder. "She needs you right now as well. Please come and speak to her."

"I don't know," I said walking over towards her with him. How was I supposed to look at my little girl like this? I mean I just saw her get shot. "I've never seen her so broken."

"It'll be alright," he said trying to reassure not only me but him as well.

We made it over towards her as the EMT's ran in front of us and started to place her on the backboard. I didn't know what to do. I was mad at the crazy bitch for doing this. M heart was breaking and I couldn't do anything about. If I could trade places with her I would. We stood a little to the side as we watched them get her situated and ready to go.

"Go," he told me as they headed up the beach toward their bus. "I'll be right behind you."

I run up beside of them and followed them to the ambulance. Once they saw that I was up there with them they stopped when they placed her on the gurney.

"Chief," one of them said. "I'll give you a second."

"Thanks," I told them as they got to work putting IV's in. I wiped a stray piece of hair out her face and kissed her forehead. "Stay strong Bells. I love you my little girl."

I stepped back and let them place her in the ambulance. Once they got her loaded Carlisle and Edward came running over. Carlisle automatically jumped in and I stopped Edward before he could.

"I'll see you at the hospital," I said as he got in.

"Okay," he said as I closed the doors.

Once the doors were closed they took off towards the hospital. I prayed that they would make it in time. I prayed that my little girl would make it through and come out all right. I grabbed my phone and knew that I had a few calls to make.

"Cullen residence," I heard Emmett's voice say. This was the first call that I needed to make because they had my grandbaby.

"It's Charlie," I say and I hear him take a breath. "We've got her. I need you to get everyone down to the hospital."

"Will do," he said and before he could say anything else I hung up the phone.

"Charlie," Sam said getting my attention. "We'll finish here. Go to the hospital?"

I didn't need to be told twice. I ran over to my cruiser and headed to the hospital.