Bella was pulled out of her blissful state by her ringing cellphone. She freed herself from Edwards loving, comforting, protecting, strong, amazing sexy embrace, and fished in her pocket for it. It was Charline, who was wondering where she was. After hearing there was a baby shower going on, Chaline squeed and said she would be right over. Bella sighed as she hung up. She smoothed her ruffled hair to the best of her ability and slipped the beautiful ring off her finger and onto the chain.

Back in the livingroom Bella noticed that Enjolras and Combeferre had showed up. She knew that Eponine and Enjolras were a couple now. Eponine had told her about it at lunch. They had hooked up during the party on Friday, and she had been over at his place on Saturday when she was supposed to have been babysitting. Bella could understand it though. When you were in love, you sometimes did silly things.

Charline arrived, and Bella introduced her to Esme. As expected, she went all gooey-puddle over the baby. Bella hoped seriously that there would be no little siblings to look after in the middle of a French Revolution, what with her Dad being one of the main bad guys and all.

Suddenly there was the sound of arguing coming from the garden, with someone claiming "it needs more of this", and another person screaming "NOOOOOOOOOOO!" There was a loud BOOM, a huge ball of fire, and a slightly scorched Combeferre came stumbling into the livingroom.

"I think it's time we call it a night," said Carlisle. "Very nice of you all to come."

"Thank you everyone for the lovely presents," said Esme, hugging her friends as they left.

Bella fidgeted with her ring under her dress. She wanted to kiss goodnight to Edward, but she couldn't let Charline know her true feelings for him. Officially, she had only been over to a friend's mom's party.

All in all, it had been an exiting day. Bella fell asleep in the car, and didn't wake until they were in the garage at home. Hopefully, she hadn't been moaning Edward's name in her sleep. René had finished his new Man Cave and was watching a documentary about Jaguars - the animal, not the car - so the girls were able to watch the recorded True Blood episodes. They were really exiting and romantic, and Bella hoped it could be like that for her and Edward.

As she lay in bed, clutching the ring to her heart, she wondered what Charline would say if she knew she was engaged to Edward. Most likely she would be delighted, and insist on throwing her an engagement party.

"We will do that after the Revolution," Bella reminded herself. Right now, they'd have to settle for being secret, tragic lovers.

There was a knock on the window, and Bella sighed as she got up. This was happening every night now. But it was Edward!

"I just came to warn you, Bella," he said. "Jacob Black is still down here. He was spotted not far from here earlier tonight."

"Oh," said Bella. It was all she could think of to say. She couldn't exactly start screaming madly either, since that would make her Dad come rushing, and he was not supposed to see Edward.

"We are looking for him right now," said Edward. "Don't let anyone who's not from the Resistance Army in here, OK?"

"Sure," said Bella. "Why hasn't he escaped yet? You'd think he'd try to get out, wouldn't you?"

"He's here to assasinate someone," said Edward. "We think it's either Dad or a man called Valjean, who is an experienced werewolf-hunter and Javert's Number One Nemesis."

"That's terrible!" said Bella, wishing SOOOOOOOOOOOOO hard that she had turned him in the other night. If he killed someone now, she would be a murderer too!

"I know," said Edward. "But we'll catch him. Don't you worry. We are all out hunting for him tonight."

"I want to come with you," Bella said. She felt terrible for what she had done, and if she helped catch Jake, at least some of that guilt would be better.

"Too dangerous," said Edward. "We are all skilled swordsmen, we have the power to take him down. Give me a kiss for good luck!"

Bella didn't need to be asked twice, and it was a very romatic kiss indeed. Then Edward sprinted off down the street with a SPJOOOIIINNGGG-sound, so fast she only saw a stripe with the colour of his shirt where he had been.

It was hard to sleep that night, wondering if the brave rebels would have any luck capturing Jacob. She was hoping desperately that they found him. The thought of what would happen to him wasn't too appealing, but she was hoping he could be turned to their side. Carlisle could probably make a potion that removed werewolfism. That would be awesome, because then she could slip some into her Dad's coffee without him knowing.

Bella realised she had fallen asleep after all, because she woke up from someone knocking on her bedroom door.

"Bella? Are you sleeping?" her Dad's voice asked.

"No. Not anymore."

René came inside. "I have good news for you," he said. "Remember I told you that there was something going on, and that you should be careful? Well, it's solved."

Bella sat up like she had been shot out of a catapult. Panic spun through her head and she wondered how white her face looked. The police had captured Edward, she knew it!

René sat down next to her. "This is not easy to tell you, Bella, as it concerns one of your friends."

Her stomach did some definitely unnatural movements under her skin. Bella fought hard not to throw up as she asked, as calmly as she could, "What friend?"

René was silent for a while. "Jacob," he said. "Jacob Noir, your friend from before the exile. He was spotted about a week ago, presumably spying. We had to apprehend him, and take him in for questioning."

They had caught Jacob! The relief was washing over her, as her brain turned to marshmallow. Edward was safe! The Rebels were safe! She was about to ask her Dad how they had caught him, but her stomach lurched again, and she had no other option than to run to the toilet.

Rene followed her, knocking on the door and shouting "Are you OK in there, Bella?"

"Please go away," Bella said. "Let me puke without an audience." It wasn't exactly like her father needed to hear her guts escaping. When there was nothing more inside of her, she staggered over to the shower and cleaned herself up.

When she made her way into the kitchen, she heard her parents talk about her.

"Seems like she's gotten quite a shock," René said. "I hope she'll be alright.

"Poor darling!" said Charline. "It must be hard for a kid to hear that a friend has been caught for espionage."

"I'm OK, seriously," Bella said. They all turned and looked at her. She had thought up an explaination while she was showering. "It's just that... Jasper, Edward's brother, said he'd seen someone who looked like Jacob a couple of days ago. And we didn't really believe him, because we never thought Jacob would have the guts to come down here and roam around in the streets on his own. Well, Edward sort of believed it, and said we had to be really careful. And they were right! There has been a werewolf roaming around down here! When I realized that everyone I love had been in danger, I kinda felt sick."

"That is completely understandable, darling," Charline said, enveloping Bella in a hug.

"Just rest assured that you are all safe now," said Charlie. "Your friend Edward and his father actually assisted us in catching Jacob. He seems like a keeper, that one. Not like that ex of yours, eh?"

Bella made a face at the mention of Mitch. They had never really been a couple, just been to the cinema a few times with other friends. But hearing her father praise Edward's courage made her so happy. And she was glad that it was the police that had captured Jake, instead of the Resistance. They wouldn't torture him, like Combeferre would have done if he got his claws on him.

"Are you going to try to turn him to our side?" Bella asked. "I'm sure there is still a part of him that is a decent person."

"If he's willing to cooperate, that isn't out of the question," René replied. "But turning someone against their own isn't done on the flick of a switch, you know. And I'm afraid I can't tell you what information he gives us in interviews. That is classified until the trial."

"Of course," said Bella. "Dad, does this mean I can see Edward again?"

"Sure," said René. "I was just worried that you were rushing into things. But he has shown himself to be a brave and reliable sort. And I know that you are a responsible girl. So feel free to hang out with your boyfriend tonight."

Bella's face lit up in the biggest grin ever, and she gave her Dad a hug.

"I guess that means it's OK if I go over to see Marius, then?" Cosette asked. "We kind of decided to go to the market together."

"We're all going," Charline said. "It's not like this family to ever miss market day, you know. But Bella... no more new clothes today, OK?"

Bella sighed, and went to get changed.