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Ch: 6

(BPOV)

My heart pounded in my chest as the boys slipped out of the car with their guns ready. I could barely watch as they slowly moved towards the house. Did Alec really find us this fast? Did he figure out who Edward really was? Edward had worn a hat in the store that covered most of his hair, so I had hoped Alec didn't notice it was the same shade of Masen's.

I was debating whether or not to climb in the front seat to be ready to drive if necessary when a noise caught my attention. Masen had started coughing hard and was wheezing, his eyes were opened and he looked scared. His face was pale and his lips were starting to turn blue. He was starting to have an asthma attack. My gut told me he had heard the boys and got scared which triggered it since he was already feeling poorly.

Everything else that was going on left my mind as I grabbed his portable nebulizer. I got it ready and held it out to him in the matter of seconds. He fought me at first pushing it away.

"Masen, sweetie, it's going to be okay. Please, take your medicine, it will make me you feel better."

He cooperated and allowed me to bring it to his mouth. I held it for him since he was clenching both stuffed animals in his hands. I unbuckled him with one hand and moved the straps away from his chest. I brushed his hair away from his forehead and hummed to him. His coughing and wheezing started to calm down.

I jumped when the backdoor opened, but I let a sigh of relief out when I saw Edward. He took in the scene and worry filled his face.

"What happened? Is he okay? Should I call 911?" He searched for his phone forgetting that he gave it to me. His worry was starting to make Masen panic again.

"He will be fine, once he takes all his medicine. Please, calm down, so he stays calm." I asked him. "He's already feeling better, aren't you, Masen?" I kissed his cheek and he nodded.

He glanced at Edward and gave him a weak smile. Edward took a deep breath and ran his hand though his hair.

"Sorry." He looked sheepish. I felt sympathetic for him, since this all was so new to him. I remembered the first time Masen had an asthma attack and I had panicked. I think it was the first and only time since Alec had first started hitting me that he actually showed some compassion and called an ambulance for him. But then he needed Masen healthy so he made sure that Masen had the best healthcare possible. That included making sure I had his medicine on hand, in case of an attack without waiting for a new prescription each time he was sick.

"It scared me the first time too," I admitted. "But now we know what to do, right?" I winked at Masen who nodded. His color was looking much better. "And now we will just show your daddy what to do."

"We add his medicine here." I showed him with my freehand. "Then he needs to do this for about five minutes for him to get the complete dosage. Right now I have batteries in it but it can also be plugged in. The dosage is on the bottle," I explained.

Edward nodded as he processed the information, he picked up the bottle and examined it.

"Does he need to see a doctor afterwards?" he asked.

Masen wrinkled his nose in dissatisfaction. He hated to go to the doctor's office.

"Depends on how he is doing. If his breathing is still bad, then yes. Otherwise just rest," I answered patiently.

"My dad said he still has some friends at the hospital that could help us out and keep it on the down low."

I couldn't help but frown when he mentioned his parents. Esme's words still stung to this day, but they were Masen's grandparent so I guess I needed to get past it eventually.

"So I'm guessing that it was a squirrel." I asked changing the subject.

He was here, mostly calm and I hadn't heard any gun shots. He started to chuckle and shook his head in amusement.

"Wasn't a squirrel, though it does chatter like one," he snickered.

"I heard that, Edward Cullen," a new voice spoke up. The front passenger door opened and Alice popped in and sat backwards so she could see us.

"Alice," I smiled happily, she beamed back at me.

She turned her gaze to Masen and she smiled at him.

"Hi, Masen, you probably don't remember me, but I'm your Auntie Alice. Your mom and I were…still are best friends from school days. I was actually there the day you were born," she said softly and calmly for her.

"Masen, Alice actually gave you Hoppy Froggy Longlegs when you were a baby," I explained to him.

He grinned at her and hugged the frog close.

"I'm glad you like him and gave him a great name. I'm bad with names. I was going to call him Croaky."

Masen giggled at Alice. I smiled since it was showing me that he was feeling better.

"I got a bunch of stuff for you, Masen. I went shopping and I got you a bunch of toys, so you need to feel better soon so I have someone I can trust to play with them. I would let Emmett, but I've known him since Kindergarten and I'll never forget how he broke my skip-it. I also got you some stuff for your bed. I hope I got the right stuff, I'm not used to shopping for a boy. I liked things like princesses when I was little. I'm sure you wouldn't like the same." She paused as Masen shook his head, his eyes were slightly big. "So I found…shoot…what was his name? He's from Disney and he's a red race car. Do you know who?" she acted confused, but I could tell she knew what the name was.

Masen's answer was muffled by the nebulizer, I pulled it away slightly.

"Lightening McQueen," he repeated his voice sounded raspy.

Alice snapped her fingers and smiled.

"That's it. Do you like him?"

Masen nodded his head. I checked the nebulizer and turned it off since he had gotten all the medicine.

"We should get him inside and set up in a bed. Alice, where's the stuff you got him?" I questioned.

"Already on the pullout in Edward's old room. I washed it first, so no worries there. I made sure all the rooms were aired out and had fresh linens. I figured Edward would take the guest room next to his, so I took the one on second floor and I set Emmett and Jasper up in the rec. room."

I marveled that she had done all this.

"Would you carry him in?" I asked Edward.

He gave me a quick nod.

"This is the house I was a little boy in. Once you're better, we can see if my old treehouse is in good condition. Would you like that?" he scooped Masen in to his arms.
"Yeah," Masen answered as he rested his head on Edward's shoulder.

I was happy that Masen took instantly to him. I shook off wondering what our lives would be like if Edward got those letters and Alec was never in my life.

I stepped out of the car and went to stretch. I was in the middle of having my arms over my head when I was hit by a tiny force as she gave me a tight hug. I brought my arms down and hugged Alice back.

"I missed you, Alice," I said as she stepped back and linked her arm through mine.

"I missed you, too. Not so long next time, okay." She gave me a pointed look as she led us to the house. She paused and looked over at Jasper, who was starting at her like she was a ghost.

"Don't just stand there. You and Emmett can bring everything in for them." She gave him an incredulous look.

He nodded mutely and grabbed Emmett's arm and practically dragged him to the car.

"Go easy on him, I think he really missed you." I fought an amused smile.

Alice rolled her eyes and snorted.

"Attractive," I laughed.

She giggled as we stomped up the steps. She paused by the front door and looked over her shoulder at the boys who were still unloading.

"Well, maybe if he didn't listen to the advice from some fool then I would go easy on him. Don't worry about us, we'll be fine, but that doesn't mean I won't make him work for it." She smiled sadly as we stepped aside for the guys to enter.

Jasper looked down at her to say something but she looked away aloofly. Jasper sighed and stepped into the house. Emmett followed behind him looking a bit nervous as well.

"What advice did he listen to?" I was curious. Alice rolled her eyes and her lips formed a thin line.

"The same advice Edward did. But you should ask him about it and get it firsthand rather than having me tell you." Alice insisted. "So enough about me. What about you? How long are you going to make Edward work for it?" She raised an eyebrow and glanced at me with a questioning look.

"I'm not making him work for anything. I want him to be a father to Masen," I answered. However that didn't seem to be the answer that Alice was looking for or wanted as she shook her head and stared into the woods.

"I wasn't talking about him stepping up as a father. I was talking about you and him as lovers or what have you," Alice stated. She glanced out of the corner of her eye at me.

"I can't…we won't be that way again. I will get along with him for Masen's sake but that's it." I stepped forward and leaned against the railing. She sighed and stepped forward with me.

"I think you should give him another chance. He still loves you, it's as plain as day in his eyes. It's still in your eyes too, you love him." She leaned back on her legs but held onto the railing in a stretch.

"I can't. I don't trust him anymore," I whispered.

"If that was the case then you wouldn't trust him with Masen either. It's not that you don't trust him, it's that you're afraid to trust him." She pulled forward and leaned against the railing next to me.

"Isn't that the same thing?" I traced the pattern in the wood.

"Not always. He made a mistake that he regrets. Let him fix it, sometimes you just got to jump. I know that he will catch you. Don't fault him forever for listening to some shitty advice." Before I could ask about what advice, there was a loud noise as Emmett stumbled down the front stairs and landed on his hands and knees on to the sand and gravel.

"Are you alright?" I asked, surprised seeing him on the ground.

He stood up and brushed himself off.

"Yeah, I must have just been around you for too long and your clumsiness has rubbed off." He turned to us slightly red faced.

"Funny," I rolled my eyes.

Alice just stared at him not looking amused.

"I'm heading out to do the food shopping." He started back to the car.

"I already did it," Alice answered flatly as she examined her nails.

"Did you get beer?"

"Of course." Alice rolled her eyes.

"Apple juice? Masen likes a certain kind," Emmett fished.

"Apple & Eve." she glanced at me and I nodded.

"Snacks for the little guy?"

I looked at him strangely. Was it just me or was he acting weirder than normal.

"Did you forget about me completely? I got everything we need, I saw it all." Alice glared at him bluntly for second guessing her.

She and Emmett had a stare off for a moment.

"Pizza," he blurted out.

"Freezer," Alice retorted.

My eyes started volleying back and forth between them.

"I was looking for something fresher and hot now. I will go get everyone pizza and fill the gas tank." With that he spun on his heels and hurried to SUV.

I waited until I saw the taillights in the driveway before I turned to her. She was looking upset and had her arms crossed in front of her chest.

"What was that all about?" I had to ask.

Alice was quiet for moment, the anger melted away and she just looked sad.

"Nothing. I'm just on edge I guess from seeing Jasper again." She lied, but I decided maybe it was best to just let it go.

"Okay…" I answered warily. "So how did you know that we were coming here?"

She smirked as she answered. "Are you questioning my ability to see all, too?" she teased, I knew she wasn't really mad. Her smile fell away. "Well I guess I can't see everything or else I would've known about Alec sooner."

"Alice, nothing he did was your fault." I touched her arm.

She smiled sadly and looked me be back in the eye.

"Nothing he did is your fault either. He had us all fooled, I didn't see it until it too late." Alice patted my hand. "I wished I've could have done more to help you, but after what happened to Charlie I knew you wouldn't let me. I still tried to though. I sent some people to try and help."

"That was you?" I thought about when I was approached by three FBI agents. Alec had been so angry when he found out. I still saw them around the neighborhood. "I couldn't tell them anything they wanted. They wanted evidence that he was dealing drugs but he just sells insurance as far as I know."

"I think he has had you fooled, his family is part of a drug ring, the authorities just haven't been able to prove it yet. His father Aro is the suspected boss," Jasper spoke up from behind us.

I spun around to see him leaning against the open door.

"What?" My mouth dropped open, how naive have I been? "You guys have to leave before he hurts any of you." I was alarmed that they were all in danger because of me now.

"None of us are going anywhere." Alice shook her head and gave me a sideways hug.

"We are going to keep you and Masen safe," Jasper promised. I wanted to argue about their safety but I knew it was going to fall on deaf ears.

"Masen, is looking for you. I think he's hungry." Jasper informed me.

I felt guilty that I hadn't helped Edward get him settled.

"He's fine. They're in Edward's old room watching Cars." Jasper smiled gently sensing that I was upset.

"I bought several types of chicken noddle soup. Would you like me to heat some up as you check on him?" Alice offered.

"That would be great. Stars if you got it and an ice cube in it. Juice too if you don't mind." I accepted her offer.

She nodded and slipped by Jasper to enter the house. Jasper watched her and sighed.

"She still hates me, doesn't she?" He looked after her longingly.

"She doesn't hate you."

He gave me a hopeful look before gesturing for me to enter. I slowly made my way up to the third floor.

I paused by the doorway and looked in on them. The couch was pulled out into a bed and Masen was changed into some Car pajamas. Edward had changed to and was sitting up beside him in bed.

Not much had changed in Edward's room, it was still filled with tons of memories.

We had been dating about a month when Edward invited me over for dinner one Saturday at his house. His parents had been very nice and welcoming.

We were waiting in his room for dinner to be ready. I was staring at his vast collection of CDs.

"You like Classical?" I asked in surprise.

He came up behind me and rested his chin on my shoulder, his arms wrapped around my waist.

"Are you making fun of me?" He kissed my cheek sweetly.

"No, I'm just surprised. I didn't think anyone our age did." I pulled out a CD and handed it to him to play. He moved to his CD player and opened the case to slip the CD in. He hit play and the room filled with Debussy.

"Would you like to dance?" He held out his hand to me.

"I think you will regret that. Klutz remember." I pointed to myself.

"I'll take my chances." He stepped closer pulling me into his embrace. We started to sway to the music. The moment was almost perfect until I tripped over his feet. He tried to catch me and we both ended up his on couch in a heap laughing.

"I warned you," I laughed trying to stand up, but he pulled me on to his lap.

"So you did." he smiled softly. His hand cupped my face and his thumb brushed my cheek. He leaned in and kissed my deeply. Just as his tongue licked my lower lip there was a loud clearing of the throat at his door.

We both shot straight up and Edward held on to me so I didn't fall off his lap.

"Dinner is ready, kids." Carlisle was in the doorway looking at us amused.

"We will be right there." Edward cleared his throat and answered. His ears were as red as my face probably was. Carlisle nodded then walked away chuckling.

"Oh, how embarrassing," I covered my face with my hands. "What are your parents going to think about me now?" I was mortified about being caught.

I felt a tug at my hands. Edward gently pulled my hands from my face.

"Only good things, I promise." He kissed my nose.

How wrong he was about that.

"Are you alright?" Edward snapped me out of my thoughts. He was watching me with concern.

"Fine. Just tired from the long trip." I half lied. "How are you feeling, sweetie?" I went to Masen's side and felt his forehead. He still felt warm.

"I hungee." He stated without taking his eyes off of the screen.

I was glad he had appetite since he didn't really eat breakfast.

"Auntie Alice is making you some soup, okay."

He didn't really answer since he was absorbed in his cartoon. He looked pale, but his breathing sounded okay.

"Edward, maybe if it isn't too much trouble, your father's friend can see him here if it can be off the record, just to double check."

"Sure, I'll give him a call. If you want to take a shower and freshen up, I can stay with him. Then maybe we can switch." Edward offered.

I only briefly hesitated before I agreed. After being in a car for over day I needed one.

"A hot shower sounds nice." I looked around for the bags the guys got. I was mildly curious what they bought me. I usually wore long sleeves and pants to hide the bruises from Alec.
"It looks like Alice bought you a bunch of stuff too. The bags are over there by the desk. She probably did a better job then what we did." Edward pointed toward his old desk.

"Thank you." I smile politely.

I headed to the bags and chose a long sleeve burgundy top and black lounge pants. Though it was June it could still be chilly, especially after being used to Arizona heat. That and I knew I had some visible scars that I was uncomfortable with anyone seeing.

Inside the bathroom, Alice had already set up things for us. I smiled when I saw the children's shampoo, bath wash, tub toys and color bath tablets to change the water different colors. She had some freesia bath wash that I used to love, but hadn't used in a long time. Also, shampoo for wavy hair like mine.

On the counter, I noticed a bottle of skin care lotion that claimed that was good for scars. There was also stuff for Edward since the guest room shared a bathroom. Alice had thought of everything.

A/N:

I know it's Monday and I updated as a surprise. I figured it was only fair since I left the last chapter as a cliffy then the preview was a cliffy too.

As many of you have guessed Alice was on the steps. How did she know to meet them there? She's Alice. jk. She explains how in another chapter. She upset with Emmett due to his horrible advice to the guys. She's also going to make Jasper to work for it.

Masen's asthma attack is based on how my older sister described my nephew's when he gets sick. She said he only gets them when he is sick. She didn't say it was bronchitis though she refer to it as a bad cold. I did my best with the research provided online. From what I found, it isn't necessary to bring them to the emergency room unless they don't show signs of improvement. They are going to have doctor come check him out though. No worries.

I'm still planning on updating on Friday like normal. The next chapter is already with my husband who is my Beta. I don't mention him each chapter, because I think he a little shy to admit that he's involved in the Twilight universe. But he is a great help, especially when it comes to the male pov.

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Preview:

We sat in silence waiting for the other to speak. I opened my bottle of water and gulped down about a third of the bottle. I took a deep breath and finally broke the ice.

"Where should we start?" I was thinking either when she found out she was pregnant, or met Alec or when he first hit her.

"How about from the beginning. Alice mentioned you received bad advice and you broke up with me. What advice was that or who from?" she asked, her eyes were filled with questions and hurt while her soda sat next to her unopened. I was caught off guard not thinking I would have to explain myself first, but in the end it did seem right. To gain her forgiveness I had to have everything out in the open.