Let Me Love You

Chapter Twenty Eight

BPOV (from beginning of last chapter)

Before I could blink, he was at my side, encasing me in his strong arms, as I sobbed into his chest. I couldn't help but feel the same comfort and content that I always felt when he had his arms around me, especially this time when I really needed it.

"Shhh don't cry." He soothed, as I clutched to him in a death grip, him bringing me to sit on his nearby bed.

"I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry. I wish things were different and I didn't listen to my head, and I never realized how you felt about everything, and I never stopped to talk to someone about this, and I'm so stupid-" I was rambling, after I realized my stupidity and the pain I had really caused. I felt his finger press to my lips, silencing me.

"You're not stupid," he said sternly, anger clearly written on his face, and I involuntarily regretted saying anything. "And please explain. You're not exactly making sense, well not to me at least." he chuckled, and I couldn't hold back the light laugh that followed.

"Sorry," I apologized sheepishly.

"It's okay, just start from the beginning, I'm a little lost here." I smiled a small smile and breathed out a sigh, taking a moment to think of where to start first, before speaking.

"Okay, well it all started a few decades ago. I met a really nice guy named Matt. He was sweet and charming, and we were friends for years. Then we tried being together-" I caught the flinch Edward automatically did, and at once, I reached my hand up, touching his cheek softly, "Sorry."

"It's okay." I could see though that it was more like he was trying to convince this to himself, but I saw that he wanted me to continue.

So I told him everything, and I'd have to be blind to not notice that he listened to every word that left my mouth as if it were instructions to save himself from death, and I felt warmth at the thought that he cared this much. Even when it was physically shown that re-telling the story hurt me, just to think about alone, he tried his best efforts to comfort me while still giving me his fullest attention. I explained why I was with Shane, and that I couldn't handle losing him.

We stared at each other; the only sound was our faint breaths, looking to see the others reactions while processing what I had just told him. It wasn't until a few minutes, although it felt like an eternity, that he finally spoke.

"The only way to prevent provoking Aro and the rest of your family is to sit down and talk to them about it; make them understand how you feel. Although I wouldn't care about what happened to Shane, Matt seemed the better person in my opinion."

"But he's really caring a lot of the time too." I defended, for some unknown reason caused by my head, while my heart told me that it was complete BS.

He shook his head, anger flaring through his eyes, although I could tell it was not at me. "By that statement, I doubt you've used my ever since that day in class, let alone when he was around. His thoughts are anything but." My face dropped, and I immediately made the connections with his words.

"Oh." I let out, a little hurt because I had fooled myself for still loving him through all he had put me through, although it wasn't an in-love love, than a love for a friend you've known for years.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that." I was a little taken aback, but also confused by his words, and then realized he didn't want to hurt me anymore than I already was.

"No, no, it's just as well." I assured him, sighing, before feeling his cool touch as his fingers tilted my chin up to meet his gaze.

"And I hope you know that even if you don't talk to your family about this, I don't give a single damn about the risks. I'd do anything to be with you."

I could feel the tears building at his words. No one had ever said anything like that to me before, and I couldn't push back my feelings for him any further.

He leaned in, making our faces only inches apart as he whispered, "Let me love you."

I gazed into his eyes, trying to see if he really meant everything he said, and I didn't just find his sincerity, I found overwhelming love that I could feel radiate off his gaze itself. And for the first time since that one time in class, I used his own power against him and found nothing but what I could already see in front of me, as I leaned in slightly. "Okay," I breathed, before I pressed my lips to his and I felt something I've never felt before.

True love.

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Edward's POV

We spend the rest of the night wrapped in each other's arms, Bella only leaving to get a change of clothes along with pyjamas, content with just cuddling under the sheets. I would just stare at her sleeping face, and that night only made my heart soar deeper if it were possible as I heard her mumble my name a few times, before an 'I love you' was caught in between, as if it could escape my notice. I didn't think I'd ever smiled so big, let alone so much, in my entire existence, even if she'd never said it allowed, besides that one time when we were only 'friends'. Even though where we now stood was never brought up, I could tell that she felt that we were more then just 'boyfriend and girlfriend', too.

BPOV

I could feel myself slowly stir awake, but I felt confused when I realized it didn't feel like my own room, but when I noticed the strong arms around me, everything came back to me. My eyes fluttered open and I looked up, only to be met by beautiful golden eyes that I've come to love.

"Good morning beautiful." Edward smiled, my favourite crooked grin appearing on his features, and I couldn't help smiling back. Nobody had ever greeted me that way.

"Good morning." I leaned up and softly pressed my lips to his. He pulled me closer—if it were possible—tightening his grip on my waste, and I couldn't help the satisfied sigh that whisk through my lips when we pulled back. I rested my head on his chest and we just laid there to linger in our own thoughts.

Then I remembered something that I had to do, and silently groaned in aggravation, burying my face into his shirt.

"What's wrong, Love?" Love…stop it! Get a hold of yourself you love-sick fool, and pay attention at the task at hand!, my thoughts were shouting at me.

I reluctantly lifted my face up to look at him. "I have to talk to Shane." At this, he tensed, and was deciding it telling him this was the right idea.

He gave me a hard look, and said, "Only if I go with you."

Guess it wasn't such a good idea.

"But-" he cut me off

"No buts, I don't want there to be any chances of you getting hurt. I know his mind, and I wouldn't put it past him to turn to violence if he even remotely felt it was a possibility."

"Fine," I sighed, looking downcast.

I felt his fingers once again under my chin, lifting my face up to face him and I saw his eyes soften. "I'm sorry, I just don't want to see you hurt, and I couldn't even bare the thought if he even said the wrong words to you, let alone lay another finger on you. You have to understand, it'd kill me if-" he searched my eyes as if they would give him the right words he was looking for.

"It's okay, I understand. I feel the same way." I hugged him, referring to last nights talk about him and the consequences that might happen to him if he was with me.

"Come on, lets get ready and get this over with before I change my mind." He chuckled, trying to lighten up the mood, and it worked as I felt the corner of my lips tug up into a smile.

"Okay," I got off of him, standing up to stretch. I suddenly felt like I was being watched and turned to see Edward watching me.

"You have no idea how delectable you look right now." I blushed, suddenly feeling self-conscious.

"Yeah, right," I scoffed, not believing him, "you're just saying that because you love me." I teased, even though I felt it was true.

He looked at me, his eyes smouldering, "You don't see yourself very clearly, then." He stated, and I, not knowing how to respond, childishly stuck my tongue out at him.

He laughed, bringing me into his arms in an embrace, while I laughed along with him.

We both got changed and ready, walking back to my own hotel suite to pick up some breakfast for me. While I was eating, we were talking and joking around with each other, like we always did, except now I could sit in between his legs while he fed me on the bed. We were so caught up in each other's presence that we didn't notice the door open.

"What the hell is this?" Shane bellowed, acid coloring his tone.

Edward tensed, before getting up to stand protectively in front of me, a growl rumbling inside of him as he glared back at Shane.

Confidently, although I was a nervous wreck on the inside, I sidestepped Edward to face Shane's furious form. "Shane, we need to talk."

"YEAH we need to talk! I come here to surprise you with a visit that you should be worshipping from me, and I see you in bed with that asshole that you so called your 'best friend'. I didn't know you treated your best friends this way, you dirty who-" before he could finish, Edward had his neck pinned against a wall, his head slightly cracking the surface with the force, his feet not even touching the ground.

"Don't. You. Ever. Insult. Her." He gritted his teeth, emphasizing each word, his eyes so black, I couldn't help but feel slightly scared myself.

To my surprise, he just laughed in response—although it seemed more like choking with Edward's hand ringing his airway—but Edward didn't even faze in the slightest.

Shane must've said something in his thoughts because Edward tightened his grip enough that Shane's eyes were slightly popping out beyond the normal, while he started shouting back at him. "Why don't you shut the fuck up, you sick bastard! And what the HELL did I say about insulting her! You're just jealous because she's finally realized what and asshole you are, and sees that she should've left your god damn ass a long time ago! Don't try and think you can play games with me, or have you forgotten I can read. Your. Mind." (he thought, 'Why don't you let me go and we could both leave this sick whore. Just watch, in time she'll cheat on you like she did with me.' I'd put it in Edward's POV but I don't want to keep changing back and forth)

Shocked was an understatement to my reaction to Edward's new vocabulary. I had never heard him swear so much before, although, I had also never seen him this angry either. Putting those thoughts aside, I rushed to his side.

"Edward, put him down. This isn't going to do us any good." I tried to persuade him.

"But he doesn't deserve it, Bella. He deserves to hurt, the way he's hurt you." He growled the last part.

"Please." I pleaded, and I saw his grip loosen until he finally, but grudgingly, let go.

Shane got up, coughing from being strangles as he tried to clear his throat so he could talk, while Edward wrapped a protective arm around my waist.

"So, when I ask you, you dismiss me like a pesky rodent, but when I'm not around, you bed the first male you see? Makes me wonder how many times you've done this to me, when you were the one accusing me of cheating on you." He chuckled in a way that sent a shiver running up my spine.

"It's not like that. We were just talking while I was eating breakfast, and you have no right laying the blame on me when I know you've had more than your share of women when I wasn't around. Edward's already told me more then enough than I need to know." My tone was hard, never wavering as well as my gaze.

He laughed, as if I had just told him a lame joke. "Oh really, of course you would believe him," he sneered, "do you really expect me to believe you? He's probably-" I cut him off.

"Yes, I would believe him, I do believe him. You know why?" I didn't let him answer. "Because there's a little something called love, something you've obviously never felt. You don't need to believe me, but that doesn't mean I don't need to believe you either, or have you forgotten?" I used Edward's words on him again. "Remember Heidi? You tried to 'seduce' her into my own bed. But you probably forgot that she's one of my best friends, or you were stupid enough to think she would go along with you and not say a word to me. So don't give the crap about you not fooling around. Oh, and if you haven't caught on, we're over." I finalized.

He looked like a dear frozen in front of the head lights, with nothing to retort back with, but that quickly faded and before I knew it, he was launching himself at me. Edward pushed me behind him just as fast, before I heard a scream of agony.

Shane.

"Oh, Shaney, am I hurting you?" I peaked behind Edward at the sound of that voice. Jane was grinning like a kid on Christmas as she mocked his writhing body on the floor.

The next thing I knew, Aro, Marcus, and Caius, a few of the guards, and the rest of the Cullen's, with Alice in the lead, walked through the door.

"Alice, why didn't you just tell us this was happening, instead of dragging us up here?" Aro raised his eyebrow at the pixie, as if he was just talking about a reported spill on the carpet.

"Because you would've rushed up here too fast and everything wouldn't be played out right. Jeez, I thought you knew my power already." She joked back at him.

He chuckled before bending down next to Shane. "After all this time, I at last get to see what goes on inside of that hard head of yours. If it were for my respect of your privacy on Bella's behalf, I would've done this some time ago." He slightly touched his shoulder, closing his eyes, and it wasn't even a minute later before he opened them again. "And now I have a reason to be rid of you." He clapped, like he just found out Santa was real.

Demetri and Felix grabbed him and I could feel a sense of déjà vu. I ran up to Aro, grabbing on to his arm to stop him. "Wait, daddy! Just let-"

"Not now, honey. Daddy has to get rid of the bad man. Why don't you go run along with Edward and get ready for your next show? I'll be there in a few hours, tat a, I love you!" he kissed my forehead before he walked off before I could I heard that similar scream of agony, and I stopped frozen, stunned.

I felt Edward wrap his arms around me from behind. "Don't worry, love. It's okay, I know it hurts, but I'm here for you." He soothed, rubbing my arm.

"N…no, it's not that. I actually feel…relieved." I turned around to face him, and he looked just as surprised as I was.

"Really?"

"Really." I laughed.

"Yo, dudes! That was AWESOME! Damn, if they didn't just up and left to take of that guy, I would've thrown in some punches and limp tearing of my own." Emmett boomed, cracking his knuckles for effect.

"Shut up Emmett, I want to help her get ready for her next show!"

We all laughed at Alice for saying something so out of the blue after what just happened.

"What?"

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Okay this ended a lot longer then planned haha, well hope all you Shane haters are happy :) just don't really hate the real guy, I just needed someone to be the bad guy with real acting experience xD. There's only one more chapter left :O it's not going to very long but I think it'll suit the story, but hey, this chapter wasn't supposed to be this long either so you never know ;) oh yeah, for all those who liked the song Sleepless night by Faber Drive, they came out with a new video for it -squeals- I've already watched it a bajillion times by now haha I was going to mention it in the last chap but the person took it down and I just found someone else that posted it up on youtube a couple days ago, the video link is on my profile, but it's not as good quality bu screw that haha. They should start playing it on TV for Much tomorrow if any of you watch it, so MTV should prob have it soon if they still already don't. It's a really sweet video and deep, and if you're an easy cryer, take out your tissue boxes :). They also have the behind the scenes kinda for the making of the video which should be on the 'related videos' thing on the side by the user name 'brianmelo' which is the guy featured in it, but I would have prefered if he wasn't in it but eh wells. And the really sad part is that my friend has a friend that knows Red (drummer from the band) and she couldn't get me an autograph for my birthday last month because they were in Vancouver. Why? Because they were there shooting THAT video. Aren't I just the luckiest person ever? -notice the sarcasm- Seriously, it's like luck doesn't even know I exist.

Anyway, imma go and mope now, bye. (Notice there's no exclamation mark this time -.-")