How to Save a Life

by bexie25

Step one you say we need to talk, he walks you say sit down, it's just a talk. He smiles politely back at you. You stare politely right on through. Meeting on a bus, Edward and Bella are immediately attracted to each other but their gloomy, abuse-ridden pasts make them both hesitant to trust anyone. Follow them as Bella learns not only how to save a life, but hers is saved as well.

120. Chapter 119

"Hello?" I say into the house phone, somewhat breathless.

"Miss Swan," the sneering, slimy voice of Edward Masen chimes through my phone and into my eardrum. Knowing what I know now, my fist clenches and I feel like screaming at him.

But I keep myself calm… somehow. "Mr Masen, what a not-so-pleasant surprise. May I ask what you need?"

He chuckles and the very sound of it makes my skin crawl. "I think you know what I want… and it's obvious that you know more than you should about my… relationship with my step-son."

I swallow back the bile, just as Edward comes in the door.

"Bella, baby I-" He pauses when he sees my face.

"Ah, Edward's here," Mr Masen says and I swallow, closing my eyes and blinking away the tears. "Everyone's in attendance now… how fun."

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