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"I'm not done with you just yet."

EPOV

Emmett and I both took a step towards Riley and he pulled his hand out of his pocket. He held his hands at his shoulders with the same obnoxious sneer on his face. The bailiff slowly advanced on Riley with his gun pointed at him, when he was close enough he replaced it in his holster and pulled Riley's hands behind his back roughly. He didn't fight back as the man put his hands in cuffs but just stared at Bella piercingly. I turned once he was cuffed to face Bella. She was staring back at Riley and trembling slightly. I touched her arm and she flinched back.

I was more than a little hurt seeing her flinch away from me like that. "Bella?" I whispered. She just looked away, ashamed and a tear slid from her eye.

"Order in the court, everyone take their seats!" Judge Grayson pounded her gavel as she commanded us for order. I clenched my teeth and reluctantly walked back to my seat. My father placed a comforting hand on my shoulder and I sighed.

"We will reconvene tomorrow at 2 o' clock for sentencing." She looked around the court room. She stood, as well as everyone else, and swept at of the room.

I didn't pay attention to anything just went to straight to Bella. She looked at me for a quarter of a second before wrapping her small arms around my waist. I pulled her closer and pressed my face into her hair. "I'm sorry." She whimpered and I stroked her hair softly.

"You have no reason to be." I muttered. I held her for a moment before pulling away and looking into her eyes. "It's over." I smiled at her "He's going to jail!" She acted like this was the first time she'd received the news and she didn't seem to know how to react.

Her warm brown eyes grew to the size of saucers and she looked completely shell-shocked. I couldn't help but laugh softly at her expression. Emmett who had joined us when I was telling her the news laughed louder than I had and scooped her up into a bear hug, she hugged him back just as tightly. I couldn't see her for almost three minutes because everyone was hugging her and Alice and Rose who had come today were both crying. When I did see her she was crying as well, but they were good tears, she was smiling through them and I walked over and wiped them away. I slung an arm around her waist and Emmett rested his arm around her shoulders, as we walked out we passed Riley.

"Slut." He growled under his breath at her and she stopped dead in her tracks. Simultaneously Emmett and I both converged on him.

"Boys, step back!" The bailiff ordered.

"You heard what he said to my sister!" Emmett snarled back at him and he glared at Riley with pure hatred. I felt my lips curve into a snarl as well.

Bella stumbled back a step or two and her eyes stayed locked on Riley. Everyone else had been walking a little ahead of us and were probably in their cars waiting. "What are you gonna do about?" Riley raised an eyebrow at us. He'd stepped over the line a while ago and now I was about to punch him, unfortunately the officer intervened.

"I'll take care of him." He said and started to pull him back. I spit on Riley's shoes and turned to face Bella. I had to do something and since I wasn't allowed to hurt him…

I took Bella's hand and, as gently as possible, led her from the building. When we got into Charlie's cruiser Bella just stared forward and I glared out the window, trying to lose some steam. I tuned out Emmett explaining what had happened to us.

After about fifteen minutes of driving I felt Bella lean against my side and she rested her hand on my knee. I finally took my gaze off the scenery flashing by and looked down at her warm chocolate eyes. She reached up and touched my cheek gently "I'm okay, don't be mad. Please."

I sighed and turned to face her more. "I'm only mad that I can't really retaliate. I should have been able to beat him to a pulp for what he did and said…" I moved closer and whispered so the others wouldn't hear "I know you're more scared than you're letting on, and you shouldn't be, I should be able to make sure of that but I can't and I hate it." I leaned back against the seat and stared up at the tan ceiling of the car. She didn't say anything in response but kept her hand on my knee and I found it comforting to just know that she was there. It didn't take long for me to start to feel guilty. Here she was, comforting me, and she was the one who needed it more.

I looked down at her and she was leaning back like I'd been a few minutes ago and her eyes were closed. I looked at Emmett and Charlie who were conversing about something that I couldn't make myself concentrate on. I picked up her hand and lifted it to my face and kissed it softly. Her eyelids fluttered a little but stayed close. I grinned when her lips turned up the smallest bit in a smile and I touched my lips to her cheek. Now her eyes opened and she snuggled into my side, sighing contentedly.

We spent the rest of the ride just sitting in comfortable silence. When we got home everyone was there as well, even Jasper and Mrs. Hale. Esme and Alice were making dinner, some kind of cuisine or something by the looks of it. Esme hugged Bella tightly when she saw her and said something into her ear before releasing her and announcing to everyone that dinner would be ready in ten minutes.

Dinner was a meal and celebration wrapped into one. Jasper was home again and looking better by the day and Riley had been found guilty. Everything was getting back into order. Bella told everyone that she wanted to start school again next Monday, in four days, and that caused more celebration.

We spent most of the evening in the living room talking and sometimes playing little games. When everyone started to return to their homes, Bella told Charlie that she was staying here again and they hugged, as well as her and Emmett, before both men left the house. After Rose and Emmett had a quick make out session of course.

A little over an hour later, past eleven o' clock, Bella and I were both in my bed and in our pajamas. She had her back to me and I had her pressed up against my chest with my arm around her waist. I was using my other hand to play with her hair as she tried to sleep.

"You know, it's really hard to sleep when you distract me like that." I moved on to drawing pictures on the bare part of her arm.

"Like what?" I asked innocently. I kissed her ear and she shivered sharply as her breath hitched.

"Can you handle my being in here?" She asked teasingly.

"I'm sure I can handle it."

"Prove it."

"I'd rather prove something else." I murmured kissing her again except on the lips now. She kissed back for a few seconds before lying back on the pillows.

"Oh? And what would that be?" She smiled.

BPOV

Edward's eyes scorched me in the darkness. "How about… how much I love you?" He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively and I laughed. I knew he wouldn't do anything like that, he was just messing around. Not that I had a problem with that…

I pulled him down until he was an inch away and our breaths mingled. "I love you, too." I whispered and then I kissed him again. I tangled my fingers in his bronze hair that was still slightly wet from his shower a while ago and I sighed slightly. I could feel him smile into the kiss and after a minute I pulled away again. We layed next to each other and controlled our breathing with a little difficulty.

"Did you prove your point?" I laughed kind of breathlessly.

"I think I might have. Do you need more persuading?" He smiled mischievously.

"Maybe a little more." I kissed him again a little more fiercely.

He pulled away from me less than ten seconds later "Are you good?"

"No, no, I need a little more." And I pulled Edward in one more time.

A/N: Hey peoples, what's up?! Another new chapter, and guess what! A new story!! :D I posted a new E/B and AH fanfic, so go read and review it before I update Trust again! It's called "On the Corner of First and Amistad." You guys have amazed me AGAIN and we've surpassed 850 reviews… Maybe we can make 1,000 reviews, well, don't let me down; keep 'em comin'!! Thank you guys SOOO much!!