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READ! I decided that we are going to go off of the events that happened in the first chapter thirteen, so keep all of that in mind.
Standard Disclaimer Applies.
…TEC...
"Look. You are already going to jail for shooting at pedestrians and manslaughter. So why the fuck don't you just tell us who asked you to shoot at the tree display?" Edward slammed his hands on the small metal table and leaned over it. In the chair opposite Edward sat a greasy balding man that was missing a tooth or two. The little woman that I tried to help at the tree stand passed away shortly after we left, due to loss of blood
"I told you man. I wasn't shooting at a fucking display." The man growled leaning forward in his chair as Edward got in his face. I swear I almost started humping the chair, watching my husband be all powerful and shit. That coupled with my being on my period just fucking set me off. "I don't even know the guy's name. I was given a description, time and place. That's it. I don't know the name of the guy who sent me." The man turned his head to rub his chin on his shoulder, essentially removing the sweat there too.
"So you went out and just shot at anyone that…?" He looked down at the notepad in his hand, and his jaw ticked and I shifted. "Had medium to short brown hair… So you could have shot at anyone? You could have shot at me! Oh wait…" Edward's voice rose to a scream and the man cowered away. "You did shoot at me! And my wife and my children. Why? Because you're a dumbass who goes on random killing sprees. But even you don't look stupid enough to take directions from some random person… For no reason." he glanced down at the pad and glared once more at the jackass sitting handcuffed to the chair. The man looked to have qualms about shooting at his current harasser.
"Looks can be deceiving." The man laughed from his chair, Edward slammed the notebook onto the table and got in the guy's face again.
"Look. I have given you all of my patience. Which is a lot more than what you deserve. Now tell me who the fuck put you up to this?" Edward growled lowly. The man shrugged and shook his head and Edward rolled up his sleeve.
"Hey, get someone in there. Now!" Emmett barked from behind me, "Get Masen out before he's charged himself." The vein in Edwards head protruded and a warm feeling spread through my stomach.
"Where do you fucking get off shooting at people for no fucking reason and not only that but shooting at women and children? You're fucking sick, bastard." The man laughed and Edward walked backwards and pinched the bridge of his nose before smiling, but it was more like a I'm going to kill you smile that a lets hug smile.
"Consider yourself fucking lucky that you're getting off with manslaughter charge. If it were me deciding on what to do with your good for nothing ass I would have. Fucked. You. Up. And then sent you to jail."
Oh shit, looks like it's time for a change of underwear.
"Get the fuck in there!" Emmett roared, Crowley sighed and stood.
"Can't we just let him hit the guy? I'll say I never saw it." I shrugged; Emmett shook his head at me. Crowley sent me a short smile before entering the interrogation room with Edward.
"Bella you get him out of here. We don't want any more trouble." I nodded and stood to meet Edward as he left the interrogation room, wrapping an arm around his waist. I kissed his cheek and rubbed his back.
"Fucking jackass." He let me go for a second so that he could pull on his coat and pack up his briefcase, before pulling me back against him. Holding me there tightly. There was a hard vibration against my hip and he let me go to reach into his pocket, he glanced at the display before smiling and flipping it open.
"Carmen?" A voice filtered through the speaker and his smile got impossibly wider. His eyes shifted to me and I cocked my head in confusion.
"Well you know we're in Portland now-" He stopped and the voice on the phone got louder and Edward chuckled softly.
"How soon?" The voice rambled on quickly and even though I couldn't understand what she said she sure as hell was excited.
"Carm-" He stopped and looked at me.
"Yeah she's here-"
"But-" He stopped and sighed as the voice stopped sounding as happy. Edward sighed one more and handed me the phone.
"Bella?" A high pitched voice squeaked from the speaker.
"Who is Carmen?" I mouthed to Edward, he just shrugged and gestured to the phone.
I huffed before putting it to my ear, "Carmen?"
"Hi honey! Oh god, I've missed you! How are Seth and Ellie? Oh she's probably gotten so big! I shouldn't have gone on that damned Europe trip. But hey, when in Rome, right? How are Renee and Charlie? Oh what about Emmett? Such a sweet boy… How was your Thanksgiving? I wish I had been there!" The woman gushed excitedly; I opened and closed my mouth a few times, thinking that I could possibly get a word in.
"It was-" I started, but she continued to talk and Edward chuckled as he opened the car door for me.
"Oh you sound great, dear! I wish I could see you and my Edward."
"Let the kid speak will you?" A deep voice grumbled from behind her.
"Hush Eleazar!" She scolded, before going on again. I muted the phone and turned to Edward after putting her on speaker and waiting for a break in her words.
"Who is she?" I asked as soon as he was seated next to me.
He squinted at me, "You really don't know who you're talking to?" I shook my head, "That's my aunt. You met her before and at the wedding…"
"Oh…"
"Just got back from Paris and ready to come visit you all! I can't wait." She stopped talking and my head swung in Edward's direction.
"Um… yeah…" I said softly.
"Bella?"
"Oh, yeah I can't wait, Carmen." I said with a little more enthusiasm.
"Oh no… Is this not alright with you? I told that boy to make sure it was okay with you if we came by for Christmas!"
"No! It's fine."
"Maybe she hung up on me, Eleazar." She sounded so sad and I gave Edward a 'What the Fuck' look. He was over in his side of the car immersed in laughter. I huffed at him and he touched the phone quickly.
"Bella? I see that you didn't hang up!" She screeched.
"No- Yeah we're all very excited to have you, Carmen."
"She accidentally pressed the mute button, Car." Edward chuckled before starting up the car and pulling out of the parking lot like a bat out of hell. Carmen and I chatted for a short while longer before bidding each other good-bye.
…TEC…
"Wake up..." I shook Edwards shoulder roughly; he groaned and threw an arm around me, pulling me down so that I lay next to him before pressing me against his body.
He groaned in my ear, "Shhh..." I chuckled and slapped at his chest.
"We need to go shopping." His eyes opened and locked on mine, I through my leg over his hip and pressed my chest against his.
"Last time I heard that we were shot at." I frowned and he sighed. "Too soon?" I nodded and he sat up.
"What are we shopping for this time?" I trailed my fingers through his hair.
"Presents..." He sighed and I laid a kiss on his neck.
"Do I have to go?"
"Yes." He huffed and sat up before heading into the bathroom. About a minute later he popped back out. "Why don't you take Riley with you instead? I'll stay here with the kids." He went to the door before opening it and yelling out, "Wake up kid! You're going shopping."
"Edward, stop. You're going with me. If I take Riley then Tanya and Mike would have to come... it's too much." I headed into the bathroom and got ready. A few minutes later I called Mike upstairs.
"You want us to babysit?" He said before huffing.
"Please? They won't give you much trouble. They're pretty good kids." Tanya sauntered into the room holding my yogurt.
What the hell doesn't she get about that being mine?
"What's up?" She asked when I raised an eyebrow at her.
"Why the do you continue to go through my shit?" I asked before snatching the yogurt from her, she just shrugged. "You and Mike are staying here while Edward and I Christmas shop-"
"Why are you going Christmas shopping?" Ellie's voice whispered from her doorway. "Santa bring everyone stuff." She wiped at her sleepy eyes and hugged my waist.
"Um…"
"Santa's not real kid." Tanya huffed.
Ellie didn't look fazed, "Oh yeah? Neither is your face." I snorted.
"Wow you're mature." Tanya cackled.
"I'm serious! The doctors can only help you so far before you look as plastic as my Barbie."
"You're annoying."
"Look at my face. Do I care?" Ellie lifted an eyebrow and Tanya glared.
"I would say you do care."
"You should see if you can Botox your eyes too. Obviously they're the ones that need to be fixed."
"I bet you don't even know what Botox is."
"Oh yeah, I have no clue what it is. I just like to toss it out there once in a while." I couldn't tell if she was joking or serious.
"You're obnoxious."
"You're a bad person."
"Says who?"
Ellie looked at me and then Mike, "Well I was the only one talking… So my best guess is… me."
"Why do you say that?"
"You just tried to crush a child's dreams that screams bad person!" Ellie screeched, Seth crawled out of his room and I furrowed my eyebrows.
I really hope that kid doesn't know how to open his own crib now.
He came to my feet before grabbing onto my pant leg, and shakily hoisting himself onto his feet, before falling back down again.
I squatted down next to him and pulled him into my lap, "Look at my big boy! Look at you." I coo'ed before peppering his face with kisses and pressing his small body into mine. It was the first time I had ever seen him make a move to stand up on his own.
"Mike tell her!" Tanya shouted before jabbing a finger at Ellie. I pulled Seth up so that he rested on my hip and looked down at Ellie.
"Santa will be bringing you presents this year." I didn't want to lie to her. "Don't worry about Tanya. She's perioding too." Mike side stepped away from Tanya and I rolled my eyes.
…TEC…
"We could get Seth a 'My Baby Can Read' set." Edward suggested as we sat down in the food court. I sat across from him.
"What he really needs are clothes."
"You're going to be 'that' Mom, huh?" I stopped and gave him a look. He laughed lightly and reached under the table, grabbing my chair and pulling it next him.
"You wanted him to read for Christmas." I deadpanned and he shrugged.
"What do you want for Christmas?" He pulled me into his side and took the previously purchased bags from my lap, allowing me to entwine my fingers with his.
"Nothing. What about you?"
"I just want you guys to be happy." I 'awe'd at him and kissed him deeply before a booming voice interrupted us.
"Mr. Cullen!" The voice slurred suggestively, Edward broke away from me before turning to two teenagers, standing on the other side of the table. The girl muttered, "Oh this is awkward..." and blushed deeply.
"Hey guys, what're you doing here?" Edward asked, the kids shrugged before the boy answered.
"We have family here. What about you?" He looked to me and wiggled his eyebrows, "Who's the flavor of the month?"
"My wife," I shot the kid the bitch brow, "Bella, this is Ben and Kate, they were my students in Forks." The big guy stuck out his hand.
"Nice to meet you, beautiful." He smiled adorably and I smiled and shook his hand.
"I didn't know you were married Cullen." Edward nodded and pulled me closer to his side.
Ben peered into the Toys R' Us bag on the small table in front of us, "A little old for Barbie's aren't we, Mr. Cullen?" He kinked an eyebrow and I grinned.
"We have kids."
Ben looked heartbroken, "Poor kids…" I nodded and Kate snickered.
"Don't you have somewhere to be?"
"Would it matter if we did?"
"Yes."
"Then no." My phone started ringing loudly and I jumped to answer it, seeing that it was Riley.
"Riley?" I asked before growing concerned when I heard Seth's cries in the background. "What's wrong?" I held up a finger and moved away from the table.
"Seth has been crying since you left. I don't know what to do…"
"Give him to Tanya." I said reluctantly, but she was a woman, and hopefully had some kind of experience with children.
Yeah sexist I know.
I took a seat on the bench in the middle of the wide walkway. Some asshole ran right into my crossed legs, his shin harshly coming into contact with the gun on my ankle. The man fell from my feet and splayed out on the floor. I jumped up to stand over him and offered my hand.
"Oh shit! Are you okay?" The man nodded and brushed himself off as he stood, before a flash of recognition flitted across his face.
"Well if it isn't little Isabella Swan!" He roughly pulled me into a tight hug before releasing me just as quickly.
Little my ass.
"I'm sorry… Do I know you?" He ran a hand through his short brown hair and smiled widely at me.
"Come on, there's no way you don't remember me! We used to be best friends, when we were kids-"
"Hold on." I whispered to him, before holding the phone back to my ear. "Riley, did you get a hold of Tanya?"
"She didn't know what to do." The man in front of me nodded at someone over my head and I turned slightly to see said person in my peripheral.
"Just my wife." The man assured, I nodded and attempted to listen to Alec but Seth's cries got increasingly louder.
I sighed, "We'll be home as soon as possible."
"Okay, thanks."
"Mhmm bye." I hung up and looked back at the man. "So who are you?"
"Quill! You seriously don't remember me?" I shook my head and patted his shoulder.
"Sorry." The man's eyes shifted to a person over my head and I frowned. The fucker was obviously trying to play some kind of angle. I just didn't know which it was exactly.
I turned looking for the person Quill was looking for, "I would love to meet your wife, Quill. Why don't you call her over?" I said, the man gave me a nervous look and I looked for Edward who was casting me a concerned glance over his former student's heads. I jerked my head to this guy and wobbled my hand back and forth, saying that this dude was kind of weird.
"Do you need me?" He mouthed.
"I can handle it."
"Watch the violence. Public place." He warned. The man in front of me whistled and another smaller man sauntered over. He was large and jolly looking.
"Wife?" I asked, Quill wrapped an arm around the other man and smiled tightly.
"Did I say wife? I meant significant other. I like to call him my wifey though… He's the girl in this." He smiled proudly, the smaller man curled a lip and I laughed. I didn't have much experience with homosexual men but I was almost positive they didn't go around boasting about the female in the relationship.
"So Bella is that," He cleared his throat, "fine young stud your husband?" I looked to Edward and I kinked an eyebrow.
"No, he's my brother." I jerked a head at Edward and he came towards me. He went to wrap his arm around my waist and I side stepped him, choosing to loop my arm through his and make an effort to look a bit more platonic.
"Don't you remember my big brother?" The man's eyebrows furrowed as he took in Edward.
"Yeah, of course I do… remember you…" The man said before attempting to laugh lightly. "Hey… bud." Edward jerked his chin at the man. My phone buzzed in my pocket.
"Hello?"
"Mommy?"
"Yes?"
"I think that Tanya and Mitch are wrestling."
Mitch?
"What? Where's Riley?"
"He's right here."
"May I speak to him?"
"No."
"Ellie."
"He's bouncing Baby, he just stopped screaming. Riley? What's this?"
"Put that down Ellie." Riley sounded panicked. There was a loud bang and Seth screamed before his cries were muffled.
"Mommy... Come home. They're screaming now." Ellie sounded much less exuberant through the speaker.
I swear if those asses are having sex…
"We're coming." I hung up.
I felt Edwards eyes on me, "We need to get home. Moms been arrested for public indecency." Edward nodded and Quill grabbed my arm, Edward put his arm in front of me pushing me behind him slightly so that Quill no longer touched me.
"Watch your hands." He gritted through his teeth. Quill put his hands up in surrender.
He peeked around Edward, "Isabella, we should catch up." The older man stepped from under Quills arm, visibly grossed out.
"Mhmm. Well I'll catch you later." I said before turning and grabbing Edward's free hand.
"I mean, can't we follow you back to your home or something? We would invite you over, but we're from out of town and staying at the Marriot."
"No, you can't follow us home." Edward answered for me.
"I wasn't talking to you man. Isabella?"
"No seriously. What the hell is your issue, man?" Edward let go of my hand and stopped walking, spinning to face Quill instead. I grabbed his arm.
"Edward it's not worth it, Honey." I tugged lightly on his arm and Quill smirked at me.
"I wouldn't call my brother 'Honey' Isabella. Did you lie to me?" He smirked at me and a stirring feeling erupted in my gut.
"Who the fuck are you to question her?" Edward growled before stepping closer to the Quill. I placed my hand on Edwards back in an attempt to calm him.
"We need to go home." I whispered, I glared at 'Quill' and his partner before wrapping my hand around Edwards and pulling him towards the exit. We sped out of the mall parking lot and made the thirty minute drive home a ten minute one due to Edwards speeding. We sat in silence for the majority of the ride, with the exception of when I told Edward what I had heard on the phone. When we pulled up to the house a large black Mercedes SUV sat outside of our house, similar to the car that passed when we were shot at. I barely waited for the car to stop when I jumped out and darted for the door.
"Oh fuck." I whispered as I took in the torn up foyer, I took the steps and ran from room to room, not seeing evidence of anyone; I drew my gun from my ankle.
"Ellie? Baby, where are you?" I shouted, my heart thumped in my chest as I kicked her bedroom door open. I rushed toward her open closet where she and Seth sat in the corner. I gasped, "Oh dear god."
Arms wrapped around me from behind and I whipped around.
"Bella!" Carmen let go of me while I turned but threw them back around me and I quickly tucked my gun into my waist band. "Oh dear, I'm sorry about the kids. Eleazar and I came in and they were playing with a condom. I sent them to Ellie's room for a while, you know, so that we could figure out who the hell was in your house. I didn't know Ellie was giving makeovers." I pulled Seth from Ellie's arms and wiped the bright pink lipstick off of his face. Ellie stood and hugged my legs.
"You okay Mommy? You sounded scared." She said, her face was painted in different shades of pink. I wiped some blush off of her cheek before kissing it and pulling her closer towards me.
Carmen laid a hand on my shoulder, "Bella honey, calm down." I realized then that I was breathing heavily.
"Yeah… I'm fine." I said before peppering my kids with kisses.
"Mommy's a little clingy sometimes. You know, I think it comes from her spending so much time with Daddy. I get the same way." Ellie giggled and kissed my cheek.
"Bella?" Edward ran into the room, his pace slowing to a jog as he approached us. "What the fuck happened to the foyer?"
"I told you Mike and Tanya were wrestlin'." Ellie said before blinking innocently.
Carmen shook her head, "Apparently your babysitters got into a little tiff while you were away. They're all in the kitchen." She slapped Edwards shoulder, "What? No, 'hello Aunt Carm'? And you need to watch your language." Edward smiled and hugged her, his eyes met mine and they conveyed his fear. I nodded and while Carmen was facing away I gasped into Ellie's hair.
"Thank god you're okay." I pressed them closer to my chest. "You scared me."
"Why?" Ellie cupped my face, searching my eyes
"Well," Carmen turned with her hands on her hips to face the kids and me again. "Mommy and Daddy are obviously a bit shaken up, so let's go make cookies and leave them to themselves." She bent down and took Seth from me, I reluctantly let go of my babies and was wrapped in a hug by Edward. Carmen left the room swiftly and Edward pushed his nose into my neck.
"Baby." He inhaled shakily and I wrapped my fingers into his hair. I gently pulled his head away and fused my lips with his. "God I was so fucking scared. I saw the foyer and-"
"I know." I whispered against his skin. "Me too." His arms tightened around me and he breathed in the scent of my hair. "Fucking hell. I'm going to kick Newton and Tanya's asses."
I pulled away from him, just for him to pull me back to him. "No, just wait with me for a second, Baby." His bright green eyes glowed with worry and fright and I wrapped my arms around his neck and just waited.
"I was so fucking worried." He whispered, I could tell, he was shaking under my touch.
"Its okay, Baby." I soothed, I pulled away and grabbed his hand, taking him to Ellie's bed and sitting with him. He pulled my legs into his lap, before massaging my calves. I rested my head on his shoulder and rubbed his back in return.
"No. It's not. Maybe I bit off more than I could chew." I tilted my head so that our eyes met and he gulped. "None of this is worth it if we have to continuously look over our shoulders. I'm not going to risk my family's safety for Riley." I understood where he came from, Riley was a good kid and all, but family comes first.
"I agree. But isn't it too late? Obviously the people looking for Riley know that we're linked to him."
"Not necessarily. Only a few people know…"
"The person looking for him knows, or he wouldn't have sent that guy to trail us," He shifted me in his lap and buried a hand in my hair.
"That's true- What the fuck is this?" He started yanking at the hair on the nape of my neck.
"Baby... stop that hurts." He ignored my words and continued to yank at my hair. "What are you doing? Stop." His fingers twisted and he used his other hand to lift my hair away from my neck, I turned on his lap so that my back was facing his chest.
"I think there's a bug in your hair. Be still." All of the sudden there was a searing pain and I let out a wail before a small black wad of something connected to some of my hair was thrust in front of my face. I rubbed the edge of my hair and whimpered as Edward pushed me off of his lap and crushed the small device.
"Sorry, I wasn't trying to hurt you..." He pulled me into his chest, after sitting down, and kissed along the back of my neck. "Where did that come from?" He asked before his hands gently massaged my scalp.
"Well if it isn't little Isabella Swan!"
"Quill, he hugged me in the mall today. Fucking bastard." The tip of Edward's ears turned red and he growled lowly. I looked to the sticky black hair covered wad on the ground before scrunching up my face.
"We should probably get that to Rose." He turned to glare at the disgusting bug. I nodded and turned to wrap my arms around him when the door slammed open. My entire body froze before a voice rang out through the room.
"You lied to me." I faced an angry Ellie; she dropped our shopping bags at her feet. "Santa isn't real is he?"
"Yes he is," Edward said with a straight face.
"Ellie honey I told you to leave them alone."
"Wait Aunt Carm. This is adult business." She said softly, her gaze never breaking from us.
"Now Mommy I'm going to give you one more chance. Is. Santa. Real?" My eyes widened and I failed to suppress my laughter. She looked so fucking adorable. She approached me swiftly, grabbing my face in her hands.
"Have you gone mad, woman? This is serious." She didn't seem at all amused and I bit the inside of my cheek to hold in my chuckles. "Look at me mother. Is there, or is there not going to be a jolly old fat man coming down my chimney tomorrow?"
Don't make a prostitute joke. Don't do it.
"Depends on how much he offers."
And you failed.
…TEC...
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