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So sorry for the delay guys, I took a hit this last weekend and had to recover, but I am back and here is the next chappie I hope you enjoy!
Chapter 22
EPOV
"So you the one that is making my daughter cry at night causing her friends to show up, to her rescue?"
Oh shit does she really cry because of me. He still has his gun. I should get Amanda and run. He is going to shoot me I just know it.
"I…I…I…I… I assure you if I did it was unintentional sir." I am a wreak I keep waiting for him to get his gun out and shoot me.
"Hump, what do you do son?"
"I'm a doctor sir."
"A doctor huh…" he glances sideways at Bella and raises an eyebrow. She slightly shakes her head.
"Dinners done" Renee calls to us. We all head to the kitchen.
I pull out Bella's chair and she sits down mouthing 'thank you' to me, I smile and nod in return. I chance a look at Charlie; he is looking at me with a strange look on his face. Bella clears her thought and gives a slight nod.
Dinner is a quiet affair very little small talk, mostly things like the weather, and work, and some of what Renee has heard around town. When we are finished Renee clears the table and declines my offer to help.
"Edward, dear, I know you did not come here to help me with dishes, you came to see Bella."
"Yes, ma'am I did, but it would be rude of me to leave all the work for you and you alone."
"Oh don't you worry about a thing dear, go spend time with Bella, and no worries we will see to it Amanda is tended to and has her snack. I made cookies I hope it's alright if she has cookies and milk, chocolate chip, to be exact."
"No, its fine, those are her favorite." I smile. "Thank you, too, by the way. For letting me talk with Bella."
She just smiles and nods to the living room. So I head that way. I hear whispering so I stop.
"Dad, please stop this, he is not a criminal."
"He is too perfect; does he do that chair thing all the time, or for just for me?"
"Actually dad he has done it all three times."
"If he so amazing, why in the hell do you keep running?"
"Because dad, if you must know, he has caused some strange feelings in me and I don't know what they are. I feel like I am in high school again, and when he is around I feel like nothing will hurt me. He even knows about Seth and he doesn't care. Oh dad, I know we don't know him but please give him a brake. For me please."
"He knows about what happened with Seth?"
"Yes, he knows Seth lost his temper."
"Does he know it was on you, does he know that he attacked you? What about James?"
"I did not go into detail no; I didn't think it was necessary. You will to keep it to yourself as well. As far as James goes, I would prefer him to never know about him."
"What are you goin to do ifit happens around him, just sit and take it again? Bella I don't think he will be so keen on that idea and what if James shows up."
"Dad it will not happen again, I know my son and James has not shown his face around me in years. I don't think he knows where I am so; now please just stop all this nonsense."
"Fine but I will still be watching, Bella, you have been through enough."
"You know it's rude to eavesdrop." I hear a whisper from behind me.
Embarrassed because I was caught I apologize quickly. "I am sorry I just didn't want to interrupt."
"You should make your presents known dear." She nods to the living room again.
I turn and enter the room and clear my thought. "Bella your mother is kind enough to watch Amanda, so I can speak to you privately."
"Sure let's go to my room." She walks past me pausing to glace at her father in the chair.
I follow her and she closes the door behind me. I sit down on the bed and she sits next to me.
"Okay so how much did you hear?"
"Uhh… well…I … I, it was you Seth hurt?"
"Edward it is rude to eavesdrop." She smirks. "Yes but that is done Seth is a good kid. To be honest I am glad it was me and not someone else."
"But you are his mother"
"Yes and…"
"I don't know. Okay well that is done and you seemed to have it handled so I'll drop it."
"Thank you. Now what did you want to talk about, now that you have practically invited yourself over." She grins, so I know she is not mad.
I take both her hands and let lose. "Bella, I like you a lot. I know how you feel about dating someone right now, but I want to ask you please, please give me a chance to show you that not all men are bad. I know you think you will hurt me but I am willing to take that chance and I want you to take it with me. I want you Bella, you are an amazingly wonderful woman and you have all everything I am looking for. You make me feel so alive, like I can take on the world. I am willing to go at your pace with everything I just want you to see me, date me, talk to me, I want to be yours. I am not asking you to marry me by no means but I am asking for a shot."
"Edward, I …"
"Bella, my daughter loves you and that has never happened before, she hugged you."
"I know and I think that, knowing me, I would hurt her too."
"Bella, we both want the same thing for the future. The house the kids even the dog and cat and the back yard." She is starting to tear up and I feel guilty for making her cry. "Don't cry, love."
"I'm sorry I just cry really easy, I am trying not to, I swear."
"Bella, I was not lying when I said I would chase you forever. Please just try me on for size, I promise I won't let you down."
"Okay… I will try but, I have warned you." She nods slightly.
Hot damn I got her, the woman of my dreams. Now the real work begins.
"Thank you, I promise you won't regret it." I am so excited that I don't think about my actions before I kiss her. Lucky for me she doesn't shy away she kisses me right back matching my slight force.
I pull away after a minuet. "I am so sorry, I didn't think before I acted."
"Edward relax, I kissed back. Couldn't you feel it?" she breaths a laugh.
"I thought so, but I just wanted to be sure."
"Edward don't worry so much. I have decided to let fate take the wheel and if we are meant to be then we will work, if not than it wasn't meant to be." She smiles but it doesn't touch her eyes.
"Oh Bella, that is what I am talking about. I am so happy I could kiss you again."
"I would not be against that." Before I can think she grabs my cheeks and pulls me in for another kiss. This time her tong slides across my bottom lip, asking for access, it is with out a doubt granted. I rest my hands on her sides as our tongs massage each other. We are soon interrupted by her mom.
"Oh no Billy don't!"
Then a child's wailing. We both jump up and dash down the steps. When we get into the kitchen Billy is there and blood is pooling out of his thigh.
"Mom what the hell happened?" She screams as she rushes to his side.
"I turned around and he had a knife, I think he was trying to put it away for me." She is sobbing now and Charlie has entered the room. "He just fell, I couldn't get to him. Bella baby I am so sorry."
"Screw that! Get me some scissors. I have to see this." Bella is panicking. He mother hands her some shears from the top of the stove. She cuts the pants up the side and I move closer to look over her shoulder, I would be more in there but she is like a lioness right now and I don't want to interfere. I cherish my manly parts, thank you very much, and she has scissors.
"Edward, there is a lot of blood!" she has calmed down, slightly; okay well she has stopped screaming.
"Okay I am going to look at this and then decide if we need to take him to the hospital." I lift the towel Bella has been pushing on his leg and I see about a six inch slice on his upper thigh. I know right away he will need stitches. "Bella we should take him in, I can't fix this here."
Billy is still crying. "Its okay sweetie, we are going to go the hospital and fix this up okay." I can hear the shakiness in her voice.
"Mrs…Renee will you watch Mandy please, I'd like to take Bella and Billy to the hospital."
"Absolutely,"
"I will drive, we can use the lights and sirens and I can call ahead."
"Thank you Charlie, please tell them Dr. Cullen needs a room available as soon as I arrive and ready with a suture kit."
Bella lifts Billy and heads for the door. "Mom call Jake."
"Yes dear." She has the phone in hand and is dialing before I leave the room behind Bella and Charlie.
I am shocked the other two children did not make any noise. Charlie was right; he has some advantages being the Chief. We make it in record time. Roxanne is just coming out of the room.
"All ready for you doctor." Roxanne looks to Bella. "If you will come with…"
"If you think I am leavening my son, you have another thing coming." Bella just walks in to the room Charlie hot on her ass, and me following right behind him. Charlie steps to the side and lets me get to Billy.
"Hey buddy, I bet that blows huh."
He sniffles "Yeah it huts really bad."
Bella's phone rings and she pulls it out and look at who it is, she flips it open and all she says is, "I'm in the ER with Billy Where are you?" followed by. "Then get here I will handle the rest." She closes the phone and look at her dad. "Clear a path for Jake he is on his way."
Charlie picks up his phone dials a number all I hear is, "Jakes on the way to me, lead him in." followed by "I don't know" then he asks Bella, "What way."
All she says is "Main."
The whole time this is happening I am numbing Billy to prepare for stitches. I wait a little while, until he seems to calm down a bit.
"How's that? Can you feel anything?" I ask him sympathetically.
"No you made the pain stop." He says though hiccups.
I clean the area again, and start to work. On the second stitch in Jake comes in. I hear him talking to Roxanne. Charlie goes out and gets him.
"Billy, buddy, you okay?"
"Yeah dad, Edward helped it stop hurting. I smile at him to let him know he is more than welcome.
"Bella what the hell happened? Where were you?"
"I was in my room." She bows her head.
"You where in your room, and he was able to get a knife. What the hell."
"No, he was helping mom put the dishes away and he got to the knife first and he slipped and caught his leg with it."
"Your mom was not watching him?"
"Jake, cool it." Charlie pipes up at Jakes comment.
I try to help. "Jake, is it," I glance at him "This happens a lot in young children because they like to help. Really he will be fine; I am almost done stitching him up now."
"You're the guy from the tank."
"Yes and he is also the doctor fixing your son, now Jake take a minuet and cool down outside." Bella says calmly but warningly as she glares at him. That mama lioness is back and man I want to run. I think Jake got the hint though because he leaves, while I finish up.
Roxanne come back in with the paperwork, "Miss I need you to fill this out."
"Dad." Is all she says, and Charlie takes it and starts writing. She never stops touching or looking at Billy. The guilt in her eyes is so prominent. "I am so sorry sweetie, I should have been there. It will not happen again I swear."
"Good thing Edward was there tonight huh." Billy says as Jake walks in.
"Edward was there?"
"Yeah at grandma and grandpa's house he had supper with us. He said we have to come here."
He looks to Bella "Where is my other son?"
Bella just closes her eyes in irritation, "Seth is with my mother and Amanda at the house."
"Who the hell is Amanda?"
"That would be my daughter." I speak up.
Jake has a strange look on his face. "Jake we will discuss it later."
"No, Bella, I think a few things need to get cleared up now. Outside please." He opens the door. Through this whole thing Charlie is just writing away on the paperwork Roxanne brought in.
What the hell, is he just going to let her go with him? He is clearly off right now.
Bella gets up. "Edward will you please…"
"Charlie, stay with my boy will you."
Charlie just nods without looking up from the clipboard.
Okay I know those things; there can't be that much information. What are you doing doodling in the margins? I should follow them, I need to protect Bella, that guy is pissed. Wait but she said Jake was the good one. I don't know about that right know. A mammoth of a man wants to take my girlfriend somewhere alone, uh nope not without me.
I take a step and Bella looks at me. "Edward help dad with Billy." Then she gives Jake a challenging stare. He huffs and walks out, Bella hot on his ass and looking completely pissed and worn out.
BPOV
"Jake, you need to calm down. It was an accident."
"Where the hell where you, Bella? Huh. Bella you used to be all about the boys and now you are off in some find yourself mission. Bella I don't want to have to…"
"To what Jake, take the kids from me? I don't fuckin think so." I take a deep breath I need to relax or I will flip the fuck out. "Look, I know you are upset right now and I will forgive the last threat, but Jake fair warning you have no claim to Seth and if you want Billy you will have one hell of a fight on your hands. This could have happened with you and you know that. Where I was doesn't matter, you need to calm the hell down. This is no one's fault."
"You where with him weren't you?"
"If you must know, yes I was we where talking."
"So what is he the "new guy"? He uses air quotes to make his point.
I sigh, "Jake, stop. He is a good guy. Fuck sakes Jake he just helped our son!"
"That's right Bella OUR son."
"Is that what this is? You are jealous?"
"Pshht, no. I have no reason to be."
Uh huh, oh man I should have caught this sooner.
"Jake listen this is all new, okay, and I don't know where this is all going to go yet."
"Bella you have that light back in your eyes and Billy likes him. How did you manage that by the way, he flipped out on Leah."
"I don't know Jake. I thought I helped with that situation though. So why are you doing this to me?"
"I just don't want to see you hurt."
"Jake I have told you all about everything, remember our walk?"
"Yeah that's what has me worried and now he has my kid in his trance, what about Seth how does he like him?"
"Both the boys like him and his daughter. Jake just please stop all this nonsense and be as supportive with me as I am to you."
"Fine, but I will be watching closely." He warns.
"Jake," I sigh.
"Bella you did it to Leah." And as if she where beckoned she appears.
"Jake, I left as soon as I got the message."
"What the hell are you doing here?" I am a little peeved now, but I try to keep it out of my voice
"Jake called and said Billy was hurt."
"You have…" I start but get interrupted.
"Just as much right to be here, as Edward does." Jake looks at me, as if he challenging me.
Damn it. Fine but she will keep her place in mind. Damn it, damn it, damn it.
"Fine but she WILL let the doctor work." I give Jake a pointed look and start to walk away.
"Bella wait," she turns to Jake, "give us a minuet please." Jake walks away.
"What?"
"Bella, I only meant to come and show support for Jake and Billy. I will not over step I told you that."
I look in at Edward then back to Leah. Ugh, if I am going to be involved with Edward and expect Jake to go with it I have to do the same. Man this game is getting way to many players in it.
"Leah its fine I am just tired and this is just something difficult to handle.I'm sorry come on in."
We walk into the room together and Billy is happy to see her.
"Hi Leah, why are you here?"
"Well kiddo I heard you got hurt and I wanted to make sure you are okay."
"I'm okay, Edward helped me."
She turns to Edward and extends her arm. "You must be Edward, I'm Jake's…uh…friend Leah."
"Leah don't sugar coat it, Billy will have to know soon enough. Leah is my girlfriend." Jake puts his arm around her waist.
I should have known the second she showed up.
"On that note, I will return this to the desk." My dad says as he opens the door.
"So you and mama have both got boyfriends and girlfriends? You are never gonna be girlfriend and boyfriend again are you?" talk about awkward.
Huh?
"Uhh… Leah, Edward will you give us a minuet?" They both leave leaving us alone with our son.
"No sweetie, but we do still love you. It's a little hard for you to understand, I know, but we are still a family it's just we will be growing and adding more people to love you."
"That's too many people." be bows his head.
"You can never have too many people to love you." I rest my hand on his good leg.
"Will I be able to love so many people?" he looks at me.
"Yea buddy, you will be surprised." Jake tells him.
"But you guys will still be my mom and dad right?"
With out question and in unison Jake and I answer "Always."
"Billy can go home now." Edward walks in and tells us.
"Lets go then" dad calls from the hall.
In the car in the way home I reflect on the day.
"Penny for you thoughts." Edward says.
"I was just thinking…Who the hell invented Mondays," and we both laugh at the thought.
Now it gets complicated, both have found someone, how will the boys handle it? Review and let me know what you think.