The Love of a Friend

by Prillylove25

Best friends since she was ten and he was twelve. She had a hard home life, his family accepted and loved her as their own. She accepted him and his family for who they were, Mafia royalty. As they grow up she becomes a dancer, and gets groomed to take over for his father. Follow Edward and Bella as they fall in love and take on the world together. Violence and Some lemony fun.

21. Chapter 21

WOW! Four hundred and forty-four reviews! You all blow me away with your love!

This last chapter was...well, you either liked it or you didn't like it so much. I got a lot of comments about how some people were upset about the Tanya and the baby thing. I thank you for being honest with me. And I promise you all, I have a plan for all the characters in this story, just please, please, please...stick with me.

The next week is going to explain a lot. Just be patient with me. I promise, things are going to be ok.

That being said, I may not get to publish this Thursday and Friday because my mama is coming into town to visit. So, the chapters maybe a little longer than usual just so that I keep my time frame of the story going.

Stephanie Meyer owns all of Twilight.

As soon as she walked out of the room and closed the door everyone started talking at once. I felt Carlisle let go of me and pass me over to Esme, who wrapped me up in one on her motherly hugs that I love so much.

"Edward! How could you be so fucking stupid!" I heard Carlisle yell.

"I...I wasn't! I always wore a condom! Always!" Edward yelled back. "She said she was on the pill, but I always wore a condom!"

"Well, what the fuck happened then!" Carlisle was now in Edwards face yelling. Jasper has since let go and was now holding onto Alice, both looking like they didn't want to be there, but since they were family, they weren't leaving.

"Dad! I...I...fuck!" Edward stammered, I could swear there was something in his voice, he wasn't being truthful about something.

It was quiet, accept for the sniffles of Esme, and the heavy, angered breathing of Edward and Carlisle.

"God! What the fuck am I going to do?" Edward asked out loud.

And then it hit me! I have been in this family long enough to know the rules of this life. "You have to marry her." I croaked.

All heads snapped to me, and I heard Esme gasp.

"What!? No!" Edward yelled and started to walk towards me again.

This time I didn't move. I just looked up at him. "Edward. She is carrying the Cullen heir. Your first born. If it is a boy, you have to be married to his mother for him to take over for you." As the words came out of my mouth it was as if all the air was sucked out of the room. Edward fell to his knees, Esme started to cry harder, and Carlisle just looked at me. He just nodded his head yes to me, knowing that I was right. I just hung my head, praying that the tears that wanted to fall wouldn't.

All of a sudden, I couldn't be in there anymore. "I have to go." I whispered. I wiggled out of Esme's hug, as Edward's head snapped up to me.

"Bella, wait!" I heard him say, as I made my way to the door. I don't know how I was running, but I felt my feet take off as fast as my feet in these heels would carry me. I ran past our table, stopping for only a second to grab my clutch. I chanced a glance back towards the room to see both Carlisle and Edward running towards me. Panic took over again and I ran. I ran to the doors and out to the hall. Shit! Which way to the lobby! Shit! Shit! Shit! Think! I chanced it and turned right and ran, hearing my name being called from behind me. I ran past people looking at me like I was crazy until I reached the lobby.

Suddenly, I heard "ISABELLA MARIE SWAN!" from a deep and booming voice, and I stopped in my tracks. The authority and fear in Carlisle's voice scared the ever living shit out of me. I just stood there. Before I could take another breath he was next to me, hugging me. "Don't you ever fucking run from me Bella! I just need you to...just talk to us. Don't run." Carlisle pleaded with me.

"Dad, just...give me a minute with Bella." Carlisle started to protest, but Edward stopped him, "DAD! Just let me talk to her. I need to talk to her."

I ever so slightly nodded my head to Carlisle that it was OK. He gave me a light kiss on the cheek and walked away, mumbling something to Edward as he left.

I felt him before I head him. He was next to me, he tried to grab my hand, but I pulled it away from him. His emotions over took him, and a whimpered escaped him. "Bella, please. Hit me! Yell at me! Fucking shoot me! Just...just don't pull away from me! Please, don't deny me your touch. I can't...I won't survive without it."

Now it was my turn for my emotions to betray me, and I whimpered. I turned to look at him. My eyes racking over him, trying to search for something. I don't know what I was looking for, but I was looking for something. "Is it true?" I whispered. "You were with her just before we got together?" He just closed his eyes and nodded yes. "So, it's yours?"

"There was one time, after we were...done, I noticed that the condom had broken." I let out a breath that I didn't know I was holding. "I promise you, I got tested, and I am clean. She told me that she was on the pill. That it would be OK. She told me she took the pill as a precaution."

My world had just ended with those words. I really would never truly be a Cullen, and I realized it in that moment. I turned away from him and started to walk away, but he pulled me back. He pinned me up against the wall of the hall way, grabbing my face with his hand. "Bella, you can't walk away from me! Please, I will figure this out! I won't loose you. I just fucking got you Bella!"

"There is nothing you can do." I stated calmly. "I know the stipulations, that baby, your baby is the Cullen heir. No matter what you feel you won't let..." I couldn't finish my sentence.

Before I could even think to try and finish, his mouth was on mine. Kissing me, nipping at me, licking my lips, pleading with me to let him; but I couldn't. As much as I wanted to, my mind wouldn't let my heart do it. "God damn it Bella!" He growled in frustration, "FUCK! Kiss me Bella! I fucking love you so much! Please! Just don't lock me out!" His lips were back on mine, but I couldn't do it. I couldn't let him in. I pushed him off of me and started to walk away again.

Again, he stopped me. I looked at him one last time, "Just let me go. I just...I need to go to my apartment. I need to think." He gave me this look like he didn't want to, but he let go of my arm.

"Felix is outside. He will take you." I slowly walked to the stairs, again, I hear him behind me. "Please, tell me I will see you tomorrow." I didn't know how to answer, so I just nodded, then turned and walked down the stairs and out into the cold night air.

Felix was there, with a puzzled look on his face. "Bella? What's wrong?" He asked.

"Just a long night. Please take me to my apartment." I glanced back to see Edward standing in the doorway. He and Felix exchanged looks. I climbed into the back of the car, and then the door was shut. Felix was in the drivers seat before I knew it, and we were moving.

I just sat there, numbness taking over my body. For the first time since I was fourteen years old, I felt alone, and for the first time since I was ten years old, I was truly alone.

EPOV

It has been five days! Five fucking days since my life was flipped around and pulled out from under me. Five day's of my parents ignoring me. Five days of me ordering my men to keep a twenty four hour watch over Bella's apartment. Five days of phone call after phone call from the one woman I will never love. Five days since the last time I spoke to the one woman I have ever loved, and will ever love.

Bella won't return my phone calls, she won't answer the door when I go to see her. She won't talk to my parents, or Alice, or Rose. She refuses Emmett and Jasper; even Felix can't get to her. The only person she has let in is Erik. I haven't had a glimpse of her in five days and it is killing me. The last vision I have of her is the look of utter pain as she left in the car with Felix the night of the ball.

Here I am, 4am, crouched down behind the loading dock in front of the warehouse that used to hold the guns and the drugs that we got in from Russia and Columbia. I check my gun in my hand, making sure it is ready, also patting down my back up in the holster on my shoulder. My mind should be in this, but I can't stop thinking of her. I need to see her and she won't let me in. I just need to see her, to hold her to...

"We've got company." I hear Jasper say in my ear piece, pulling me from my thoughts. Get it together Cullen, it's show time.

"Location?" I ask.

"Side stairs, leading to the second floor." He replies.

"OK. Keep quiet, and lets move, now. Emmett first. I will follow. Jasper, you come in behind me." I say. Seeing Emmett make his move towards the man walking to the stairs on the side of the building. Once I see Emmett, I make my move and follow. As I close in on Emmett I can feel Jasper at my back. Emmett looks at me and I give him the nod. He clicks his gun, drawing the attention of our visitor. As he turns around with his gun pointing, I notice him, it's Alec, one of Aro's men.

"You lost Alec?" Emmett asks.

"Just checking on something that belongs to us." He says

"And what exactly of yours is in my building?" I ask, cocking my head to the side.

"You already know that he works for us. What the fuck did you do to him Cullen. He is Aro's family. I just came for the boy."

"Well, you of all people know what happens to moles." I say, keeping my voice calm, but lethal.

"Aro is going to fucking have your head on a platter for killing his family." He spits at me

"Like I give a fuck what Aro thinks he can do to me." I say. I turn my attention to Emmett. "Take care of him." I say, turning to head back to my car.

"It would be a shame if that beautiful ballerina were to come in to harms way."

I whip around and lunge at him. My fist meets his face and he slumps down to the ground. I pick him back up and punch him again. This time he staggers back and attempts to throw a punch. I duck out of the way and land another punch to his kidney area. He drops to his knees, screaming out. I punch him in the face again, and I keep punching until he is flat on his back. I stradle his chest, throwing punch after punch.

"Enough man! Calm the fuck down!" Emmett growls in my ear as he pulls me off of Alec.

I see him still breathing, even though his face is a bloody mess. I shrug off Emmett's hold on me, and walk over to Alec and kneel by his head, putting my gun to his temple. "Tell your boss to keep keep his hands off what is mine!" I say, meaning both my shipments and Bella. I take my gun and aim it at his knee and pull the trigger. I stand up and give him one last kick in his ribs, before walking away.

"Have someone drop him off on Aro's turf. I want him to get his message." I say before making my way back to my car.

I need to get home and get this blood off of me. Then I need to figure out how to get to Bella. Motherfucker just threatened her, which means that all the families know that we are together. Fuck! I need to keep her safe.

I am sitting in my kitchen, looking over some paper work before heading into the club when I hear the lock click open on my door. I turn and see my mom and dad rushing in. I stand, and before I can even get a word out my mom's hand swings back and connects with my face. My head snaps to the side, and I am left reeling from the sting.

I look at her, questioning with my eyes when she throws a envelope to my chest. "What is this?" I ask. Looking up at my mom, and then to my dad.

"It's from Bella." Is all he says.

I tear it open and unfold the paper. And there in her beautiful handwriting is a letter.

Dear Carlisle and Esme,

I feel like I need to explain myself. First, let me say that I am sorry for shutting you out these past days. I just couldn't be near anyone. The only reason Erik has seen me is because he is persistent, and knows my neighbors who let him in when I wouldn't.

I can't stay here. I can't sit by and watch Edward marry Tanya. I can't bear to watch Tanya give him a child. I mean no ill will toward that baby, he or she is innocent in all of this. But, just the same, I can't stand by and watch from a far as he lives his life with her. It would kill me. I don't hate him. I am not dumb to the fact that he had other women before he and I were together, but, I just can't stand by when he still has my heart Carlisle and Esme.

Please, don't hate me because I am weak. Carlisle, you have always been my father. Thank you for always being there for me, for protecting me, and for loving me. Esme, you were always my mother. You taught me how to believe in my self, how to love myself. The both of you taught me to be a strong woman, not the scare little girl who I was when I came to live with you.

I will always love you both so much. Ti voglio bene mamma e papà, con tutto il mio cuore, e tutto ciò che sono. [I love you mom and dad, with all of my heart and all that I am.]

Yours Always

Bella

I don't know how I got there, but I am on the floor, shaking. I feel the warm, wet tears running down my face. I look up at my mom. "Che cosa ho fatto? Che cazzo ho fatto?" [What did I do? What the fuck did I do?] I just keep chanting this over and over as I rock back and fourth.

For the first time in five days, I feel my mom hug me. She is crying with me. Speaking in Italian trying to comfort her broken son. I don't deserve this, I don't deserve her comfort. "I'm so sorry mom, so sorry."

Now my dad is over to us, holding the both of us. "We'll get her back. I promise." Is all he says.

After, God only knows how long we stayed on the floor, I pull myself up and started pacing. I have to get her back. I don't have time to cry. I have to switch from the this pussy of a man who let this shit happen back to the future Mafia Don who controls things.

"Dad, I don't believe that test. Something isn't right. She was already there and had her part of the test done before I got there to give my DNA. We need to run it again, this time with our doctors, and in front of me." I see dad nod and pull out his phone.

I run my hand over my face and try to think. I pull out my phone and call Jacob.

"Yeah boss".

"When the fuck did Bella leave her apartment?"

"She hasn't. I have been here since 4am. Quil was here before that, and Sam was here before him. Boss, no one has moved from her apartment in five days. I have been here, and all of the men have been here. No one has seen her come out the front or the back. I even have men placed out back behind her building. Boss, I swear, she hasn't been out."

"Stay there, I am on coming over. Have someone there who can pick that fucking lock and get us in."

I hang up with Jacob and call Jasper next.

"Whats up Edward?"

"I need you to trace Bella's phone. Mom and dad got a letter today saying she is leaving. Jacob says that she hasn't left her building."

"Give me a second." I hear typing on a keyboard for a few minutes. "Edward, it says she is still in her building."

"Thanks, I am on my way there now."

"You want me to meet you there?"

"Yeah, get Emmett too."

"We'll see you there."

I am in full Boss mode now. My dad walks in and says, "It is set up for tomorrow. I am having the doctor call her and tell her that you want her to see your doctor to check out the baby, they will do the test right there."

"Thanks dad." I look at him in the eye, "I know I fucked up, but I promise I am going to make this better." He just nods at me. I give my mom a hug and whisper another apology to her before I make my way out the door. On the way down I call Felix to meet me out front. He is already there when I reach the front door.

"Where too Boss?"

"Bella's, make it fast Felix." I tell him. Before I know it we are speeding on our way to her apartment.

So...what do you think? Can you stick with me? I promise, it is going to get better for Edward and Bella, we just need to wait out a few chapters. Leave me some love and let me know what you think.