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Last on silence-
I stared off at the wall and felt Nessie being lifted from my arms.
"Come on, sweetie, I think Edward needs to be alone right now," Bella said. I shot her a thankful glance.
I mechanically walked over to the couch and sat down. She was here… she'd been here… we could have all been dead.
And I knew, even though the police hadn't had anything on her before, they did now, for assault and attempted kidnapping or some shit like that.
I ran my hands through my hair.
Soon, I heard sirens. Soon, I looked out of the window.
Soon, when Bella came back down and hugged me, I knew that we were finally safe, every question answered.
I kissed her head, exhausted.
Currently on silence-
"Thanks, Edward," Elizabeth told him, her face looking grateful but sad at the same time.
I strayed into the room they were in, Renesmee holding my hand. We sat down on the couch next to Edward. He was staring at what seemed like every place in the room except for at the Masens.
"No problem… I've been told I'm good in high pressure situations…" he chuckled nervously, wiping his palms on his pant legs.
I felt for him. Everyone, except for maybe Renesmee, knew what was going to happen now. Here came the actual conversation. I knew Edward was dreading this. He'd been nervous about actually talking to his birth parents since he read that letter.
"Why did you even bother? That's what I want to know," Edward said after a while. "If I was already eighteen and most likely over what happened, why now?" he said, struggling to understand.
They hesitated. "Elizabeth wanted you to know. I thought the same thing, that it would only complicate your life more, but she couldn't deal with you not knowing how much she actually loved you," Edward Sr. said.
Edward listened, his expression grew softer. "Oh…" he said simply. I was surprised at how well he was handling this… it was a lot to take in, if you really thought about it.
The room grew uncomfortably silent. Elizabeth looked like she had something on her mind, shifting in her seat.
"Edward… would you like to stay with us for a while? I mean… I know that this is a lot to take in right now, but after a while, maybe you'd be comfortable here?" Elizabeth tried.
Edward shook his head. "I'm sorry… I can't… I mean, I know what you're saying. I understand that you loved me, or love me, whichever, but right now… I just can't do this. I promise you I'll get closer to you when the time comes, but this is just… too early for something like this," he said, looking at the coffee table.
"Eddie! Why can't you stay and live with us? I don't want you to leave so soon!" Renesmee held a vicious grip on Edward's leg and he sighed, lifting her up; she clung to his neck.
"Come on, bug, your mom and dad said you could come and visit me as much as you want, but Bella and I have to go back to school… and we need to head back to Forks. I promise to call you every day," he promised.
Reluctantly, Renesmee pulled back and ran next to Victoria's side. We had told Victoria that she wasn't needed here anymore, and she was going to resign here about an hour after we left.
Elizabeth and Edward Sr. made a move to smile and walk towards him. He gave each of his biological parents a one sided hug.
Elizabeth sighed. "Are you sure you don't want to stay a few more days, Edward?" she asked, trying again to get him to stay, but you could see that in her eyes she knew his answer would be no.
He looked uncomfortable. "You know… it'll take a little getting used to having three sets of parents… I'd like to just talk on the phone for a while before I do anything like throw myself into this. I get that you guys always had good intentions, but I need some time. But I promise that eventually, I'll be close to you guys," he said.
They sighed and moved next to Victoria and Renesmee, understanding Edward's need for space. Edward reached out to grab my hand. I took it without hesitation. I waved goodbye to the Masens and Victoria and let Edward lead me out the door into the cab.
The car ride was silent. By the look on his face, it was evident that Edward was mentally running through the opinions and thoughts that had so recently been crammed into his head. I smiled, running my fingers down his arm and to his hand, holding it tightly. He smiled lightly at me, running his thumb over one of my knuckles. I had been right. I knew it. How could anyone just not love Edward? It wasn't humanly possible.
I leaned my head back on the headrest, thinking over my own realizations. I guess what I'd been taught throughout this entire experience was just… judging people. It was something your parents always cram into your head at a young age, saying things like 'don't judge a book by its cover'. But you never realize how true it is until something happens to force you to understand.
Thinking back, just a few months ago I was a girl who didn't understand what that meant. I judged Edward, automatically making assumptions about how his life was easy. But, in truth, he had as many problems as I did. He made assumptions about his parents.
But, if you really think about it, everyone judges, only thinking that we have our own crosses to bear. Yeah, I had an abusive, drunken father and no mother and had to cover up bruises every day. But Edward had a confusing family with six parents, always having to deal with the fact that his parents didn't love him. Though it turns out they did.
What I learned from Edward is that we all have burdens to carry, but we're always too blind to see someone else's. But Edward and I were different, eventually, we saw through each other's past.
We found the strength to push away our problems and help each other, and that's why I trust him with my whole heart.
As if thinking the same thing, Edward turned his head to kiss my lips. It was a sweet kiss, but it said so much more than words could.
BASBASBASBAS
The plane ride was obviously better than the other one I was on. But then again, everything was better with Edward there.
With all the dramatic stuff that had just happened, and despite our excuse that we needed to go to school, we skipped Monday.
We slept and talked and ate and laughed.
And no matter how simple it was, it was the most fun I'd had in years.
"Edward?" I asked after a while of silence on the couch and him twisting my hair between his fingers.
"Yes?" he said, tapping his fingers lightly on my forearm.
"Thank you," I said, burying my face in his arm.
He chuckled. "For what, love?"
I smiled. "For everything. For saving me from Charlie. For making me happy," I said, and it was all true. I would probably still be in Charlie's clutches, or worse- dead, if Edward hadn't stepped in.
With that, his arms wound fully around me, pulling me tight against his chest.
"I could say the same for you," he mumbled into my neck. "but if I wouldn't have saved you, then I wouldn't have been saved either. So I guess it saved both of us."
I smiled, shaking my head at how alike we were. That was my exact thought process in the cab.
I turned around to face him, and I was met with a crooked smile.
"You know what Edward?" I asked.
His green eyes sparkled as he awaited my answer.
"I love you," I said.
He repeated it and kissed me.
I heard a bark interrupt us in the background.
He growled against my lips.
"Schmidt, leave us alone," he said.
I felt Jake lick the sides of our faces, breaking us apart. Edward glared at him.
He had reason to, though, every time Edward tried to make a move on me, Jake would stop him somehow, even if he was asleep, Jake would wake up to break us apart.
I giggled and Jake nuzzled my leg.
Edward mumbled something, but I couldn't make it out before his phone rang. He glanced at the caller id to see it was Nessie. He picked up.
"Hey," he said.
I heard her little voice respond.
He sighed. "Nessie, I can't come visit you today. I know. I'm sorry. I wish I could see you too."
There was a pause and his eyes widened. "No, Nessie… eleven is way too young to start dating," he said into the phone, sounding worried.
"No, I don't care what he says, he doesn't want that… trust me."
He grimaced. "You shouldn't care what he wants. Just say no."
He looked slightly freaked out and uncomfortable. "No, you don't need to know what you're saying no to, though, just say no to everything!"
Another pause and he let out a big breath of air. "Seventy four. That's when you can start dating."
"Well, that's because I'm your brother and I said so. And that's different. Sure, I'm eighteen, but I got permission from… heaven to start dating? Yeah. But you haven't, so seventy four is the right age.
"Okay, then," he said.
He rolled his eyes and hung up.
I smiled. "Shouldn't her parents be giving her that talk?" I asked.
He shrugged. "Apparently I was the first person she told," he said.
"Seventy four, huh? And heaven's permission, wow…" I said, nudging his arm.
He pursed his lips.
"Well what would you say if it was your little sister?" he said.
"Touché," I replied.
Edward looked at me and, forgetting about Jake, he leaned down to kiss me again, snaking his tongue inside my mouth. I moaned, pulling myself up to straddle him.
He unzipped my jacket and I smiled, kissing him more enthusiastically. I shrugged out of my jacket and pulled off my jeans and tank top, leaving me in my underwear.
When Edward and I did have sex, he usually liked to take off that part. He let his shirt fall to the floor and started to run his hands up and down my sides.
Everywhere his hands touched me felt like fire. His fingertips put the best amount of pressure, lightly massaging my back.
His hands moved to my ass, grinding me into him. Once I started to respond by grinding on my own, he started to rub the backs of my thighs.
I moaned, moving down to kiss his neck and he leaned his head back, groaning.
I started to move my hands down his stomach and his muscles started twitching. He held onto the backs of the thighs harder as I grabbed his raging hard on.
"Bella…" he breathed.
I smirked against his neck, sitting up to unbutton his jeans and slide them off of him along with his boxers.
He roughly pulled me back in for a heated kiss, reaching behind me to unclasp my bra and throw it somewhere across the room.
I leaned closer to him and his hands automatically moved to squeeze my breasts.
I moaned, leaning into him when he flipped us over, he gave me a once over before sliding my panties down my legs and running his cock down my slit, teasing me.
"Edward, please…" I asked.
He moved lower to suckle my neck and, before I knew it, I was filled with him. I moaned, feeling my hands hold onto his shoulders in a vice grip.
He moved his hands all over my body, but as I neared my orgasm, he settled his thumb on my clit, vigorously rubbing at it.
"Edward!" I screamed, feeling my eyes cross.
He started shaking only moments after me.
He leaned down to kiss me after.
He looked conflicted, and slowly pulled out of me.
I stopped him, leaning up to his ear. "Don't stop until you want to," I said, lightly biting his ear.
He growled and shuddered, and I smiled as I felt him move back into me.
E.P.O.V.
"Go sit over there and I'll turn on your favorite TV show," she smiled sweetly and I complied, going over to sit on the chair.
She turned on Winnie the Pooh. I smiled as I watched him talk to Piglet.
"Do you want rocky road ice cream or chocolate?" she asked me.
I bounced up and down excitedly. "Chocolate!" I nearly screamed.
She shook my hair in her fingers and went to get the ice cream. I looked around. It was pretty cool! It almost looked like my room! It was all covered up with pictures of me! It was like a giant baby book!
I turned back to Pooh and Shelly brought me the ice cream. I grabbed the bowl from her hands with the spoon and took a big bite. She walked over to this tub and grabbed that thing that wound around and around those pirate ship poles. Rope!
Why rope?
"Oh, Oh, are we playing pirates?" I asked her.
She laughed. "Something like that," she said.
I shrugged, looking down at my half full bowl.
Before Pooh went to Owl's house, I felt Shelly grab my arm.
"Hey!" I said, trying to pull away.
She took my arm and put it against the chair. She put the rope around my arm. I couldn't even wiggle out!
She did it to my legs too, and then around Pooh's face on my shirt! I whined.
"Stop… that hurts…" I said, feeling the rope rub my legs and arms. It hurt!
"Be quiet, Edward… it's only a game," she said.
"Well I don't like this game! I wanna go home now! Call Mamma!" I said.
She shook her head. "No, silly, you're spending some more time with me!"
I shook my head. "I don't want to!" I said. "Please?" I said, trying that word Mommy always said worked.
It didn't this time.
She left again and I started to make a lot of noise. Mommy showed me a video once where it said if you're scared, you have to make a lot of noise so that people hear you!
She didn't come back… and it didn't work. I felt my eyes get all blurry, like they did when the flowers came out and it was a- what was that word again? Allegry? Allergy time. Yeah.
It felt like a whole lot of time later when she came back. She untied me really fast and I tried to kick her like a soccer ball.
She hit my cheek really hard and I started crying.
"You're a really mean lady!" I said.
She grabbed my neck and pushed me up the stairs. I jumped when I saw Mommy standing at the door. She looked as sad as I felt.
"Momma!" I said and hugged her leg.
"Ah!" I woke up with a jolt, making the whole bed bounce.
Bella groaned, rolling over to face me. "What's wrong, Edward…" she asked sleepily.
I felt my heartbeat slow as I looked at her cute and sleepily confused face.
"I just remembered-" I started. And then I looked around and saw our surroundings. Bella. How everything was okay.
I smiled through the dark, wrapping my arms around her again. That was all I needed.
"Nothing. Just a weird dream. Everything's fine," I said, realizing how true it was.
She nodded sleepily against my chest.
"M'kay…" she mumbled and started to doze off in my arms again.
And, holding my most prized possession in my arms, I knew. It was true. My messed up life was perfect. I had Bella, and the thought of my family didn't bother me much anymore.
"Edward…" Bella mumbled in her sleep.
Yeah, I wouldn't have my life any other way.
So we're closing this story up at 31 chapters, and, since everything's all amazing now, you may be wondering how I'll do anything more. Well, I guess it's 32 now since I had the AN put up XD.
But oh, my friends. I have a plan.
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And I just wanted to add, I was talking to amazingragdoll in a PM once, and I listened to the song ragdoll… and I can't press pause. You have epic taste in music.
Chapter question- HAVE YOU EVER HAD ONE OF THOSE DRIVERS PERMITS WHERE YOUR PICTURE LOOKS DREADFUL? Mine does. (If you don't have one then school photo counts too.) I look drunk in mine. Ugh.
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