Chapter 15: At Last
James threw a punch at Edward, Edward ducked out of the way, hitting James in the middle throwing him to the ground. Edward went to kick him when James rolled out of the way, getting up from the ground.
Bella stood there, biting her lower lip. "I'd die for you Bella," his words echoing in her head. Her eyes widened as she watched James start to play unfairly, throwing muddy leaves into Edward's face. "NO!" Bella shouted. She ran over and jumped on James's back. "I won't let you hurt him!" Bella snapped. James grabbed her arm, throwing her onto the ground.
"I'll take care of you later!" he snapped.
Bella's world spun when her head hit a rock. Edward ran at James again, punching him hard in the face before moving to kick him in the stomach. James grabbed his foot and twisted it, making Edward hit the ground. Edward moved his head to find Bella unconscious on the ground. "Bella!" He exclaimed running over to her. He placed his hands on her face. "Bella, wake up," he insisted. He saw blood coming from the back of her head and Edward turned around, glaring at James. "I'LL KILL YOU!" He shouted running at him. James dodged his attack, blocking punch after punch, kick after kick until Edward finally kicked him in the knee. He started to repeatedly kick James in the side. James kicked at Edward gain when Edward grabbed his arm, throwing him hard to the ground, punching him in the face, hearing his nose break.
Edward started punching him in the face repeatedly. He suddenly felt someone grab onto him, pulling him off. "GET OFF!" he shouted, moving to punch the person when he saw that it was Jacob.
"Alice told us you'd be out here, Bella had her come with her here one night," Jacob told him.
Edward glared at James and saw that the guy was staggering up from the ground. Edward went at him again, not caring about everyone's shouts of protest. He punched him in the face again when he felt something hit his side. He let out a cry of pain and collapsed to the ground, his side feeling like it was on fire. He saw James there with a knife. "GRAB HIM!" A voice shouted. Edward moved over towards Bella's unconscious form, his hand on her face.
"Bella," he whispered gently.
Emmett walked over and picked his sister up from the ground while Jacob helped Edward up off the ground as they moved over to the police cars that were there waiting.
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Bella woke up, her vision was extremely blurry. "Bells, can you hear me?" A voice asked. She blinked several times and saw her father there. "Hey kid," he said smiling.
"Dad…" she said quietly.
Charlie smiled. "How are you feeling?" He asked.
"My head hurts a little…but what…happ---Edward…where's Edward?" She asked starting to sit up.
"Easy, Bells, he's asleep," Charlie answered, gesturing over to the other side of the room.
Edward was in a chair sleeping. "How long have I been out?" She asked.
"Two days," Charlie replied.
She closed her eyes for a second and looked over at Edward's sleeping form. "I'll go get the doctor to have him come look at you," Charlie informed. She nodded and watched him leave. Edward slowly opened his eyes and saw Bella staring at him.
"You came to help me," she whispered.
Edward slowly got up, wincing from the pain in his side. "I told you I'd do anything for you," he answered. Bella stared at him, biting her lower lip.
"You kept your promise," she whispered gently.
She reached up and hugged him tight. Edward hugged her breath, closing his eyes tight. "God Bella…" he started.
"I forgive you," she blurted out.
Edward stared at her in disbelief. "And I'm sorry, I lied to you in the forest. I still love you. I love you more than anything and it killed me to say those words," she told him. Edward placed his hands on her face.
"I love you too," he answered, smiling.
He kissed her gently before holding her close. "My God do I love you," he whispered. Bella hugged him tight, sniffling.
"I'm such a fool," Bella sobbed.
"No you're not a fool," he whispered, kissing the side of her head.
Edward pulled back a little. "Bella…will you go out with me? Again?" He asked. She laughed a little, pressing her forehead against the side of his head.
"Yes," she replied, smiling.
He pulled back and kissed her deeply, his hands on the sides of her neck. Bella kissed him back, her arms wrapped around him. The door opened and Renesmee ran in. "Mama! Daddy!" She called. Edward lifted his daughter up onto the bed and the toddler hugged her mother tight. "Mama feel better?" She asked. Bella hugged her back and looked at Edward.
"Mama feels a lot better sweetheart," she answered.
Edward kissed the top of his daughter's head before kissing Bella again.
