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Chapter 2

"Edward," I hear the soft voice of Morgan. I slowly open my eyes jumping when I see Morgan's face right in mine. I pull back a little chuckling. "Morning, Morgan."

"Are we going to the park?" I nod at her.

"Yeah, go get dressed. We'll get breakfast while we're out."

"Yes," she yells jumping up and down.

"Shut the fuck up, Morgan, some of us are still trying to fucking sleep," Ed yells.

Morgan looks to the door and then to the floor, I can see the small shake of her body. "You're fine, but quietly go and get dressed and we'll let them sleep it off."

I take Morgan to the Pancake Café for her breakfast before we head to the park. I am happy to see no one is around. I push her on the swings, and race her around the tunnels and equipment. The whole time we're here she's laughing, which always brings a smile to me face.

"Morgan," I sit down on a bench, "I need to leave a little early tonight," I say and she looks at me worried. "I'll be back, I just wanted to tell you that everything's going be all right. I'm going to make sure we're okay, and I love you more than anything in this world."

"I love you, too, Edward," she says hugging me. "I want you to meet my friend from school."

I roll my eyes again, because she has said this a lot. "Yeah, I'll meet this friend of yours soon," I say with a sigh.

The last few weeks she's been talking about a girl from her class, she's dying for me to meet her. Where I'm glad she meet a friend, I'm a little worried about her being upset when we leave, and how much she's going to miss this girl.

"You're going to love her, and I just know she'll be your girlfriend and then you'll get married."

I chuckle shaking my head.

"Pretty sure that's illegal and I'd end up in jail."

Morgan just laughs at me.

"Come on – let's go have some ice cream before heading home."

I look around seeing the place is quiet, to the point that it's almost giving off an eerie feeling. I look at my list of sixteen cars that I have to steal and drive to the drop of point. I have one hour to do it. At the end, if I get them all, I get fifty grand.

I close my eyes praying that I can pull this off and get this money. I see my first car. I walk to it like it belongs to me, within a few seconds I'm in and driving off with it.

By the time I was on car ten, the adrenaline was starting to charge through my body giving me an almost high. I smirk as I bring the sixteenth and final car into the warehouse.

"Well done, Edward, we're just waiting on Riley and Paul."

I grin at James as he speaks and then gives a curt nod to Sam and Jake.

"Come over here and meet the boss."

I swallow a little. James has said his boss was a cutthroat, bad ass.

"Miss Cope, this is Edward."

I frown a little seeing an older woman in front of me.

"You need a job, sonny? I have space for a good looking bodyguard?"

"Ah, no, I am hoping to move as soon as I can."

She shrugs her shoulder walking away. Paul soon comes in with his last car.

"James," Miss Cope yells, "Riley's having problems with the last car. Go and sort it out, take Jake and Edward boy, here with you. Deal with it," she sneers and I frown a little not understanding her tone.

I get in the car and James and Jake seem to be all business. It takes us less than ten minutes to get to Riley. James and Jake walk up to him smiling.

"Hey?" Riley says a little confused. "Sorry I couldn't get the fucker to start, but this will do, right?"

"No," Jake says and James pulls out a gun and shoots him. My eyes widen and I just look to Riley and then to James.

"Come on, Edward, we need to dump him in the river."

I just look at him in shock at what I just witnessed.

"Edward, get your head on, let's do this. You'll get a share of his money," he says pointing at Riley. "Or I can shoot you, too. Think about it man, do this for Morgan."

I take a deep breath and bend down to pick up his legs. I see his wallet on the ground and I place it back in his jacket and stand up straight. I help James carry Riley to the wall and together we throw him over.

Everything in my body is telling me to run to the fucking police, but I can't, then I'll get sent down, too. That's if James doesn't kill me first.

I close my eyes as Riley's body hits the cold water, the wave of sickness comes fast and I stagger back to the middle of the road throwing up repeatedly.

"I told you he'd be no good for this. I'm really fucking surprised he managed to steal the cars."

I get my dirty rag from my pocket wiping my mouth. As I sit down taking small breaths, I see my wallet is on the ground. I pick it up and stand up, glad that the rain will wash away my sick.

By the time we get back to the warehouse, I am not feeling any better, in fact I feel worse. My face feels clammy and it tingles. I keep wondering if this feeling of nausea will pass because I feel like I may pass out.

"Your money will be ready in two weeks," Miss Cope says and I frown at her. I really just want my money and to get out of the town. "I can see it in your face, but I'm not going to fuck you over. I just need to know you're not going to fuck me or one of my boys over." I stand there watching her walk away.

I arrive home getting washed up. I close my eyes, but Riley's face keeps appearing in my mind. The wave of sickness hits me again and I end up in the bathroom with my head in the stool. My body retches over and over, with an empty stomach.

~*SQ*~

I force a smile on my face, as I help Morgan into the Cinderella costume. The last two days all I can see is Riley's dead body. I'm more than sure Morgan has picked up on my strange behavior. I need to get over it and be here for her, this is all for her.

"Are you ready to go, Princess Morgan?" I ask and she looks me up and down smiling.

"Yes, Prince Edward, I'm ready."

I shake my head at her pulling at the stupid thing I have around my neck. Really, the things I do for my baby sister I wouldn't do for anyone else. She has me dressed as a Prince and I have the full outfit on.

I take her a few streets down in a nearby housing complex that's more up market than where we live. It doesn't take us too long for her bag to be filled.

"Edward, my friend's house is just down that road, can we go?"

I look the way she's pointing and groan knowing that Bella's house is down that way.

"It's getting a little late, Morgan, maybe another time."

Morgan pouts a little, but thankfully nods. "Will you give me a piggy-back ride home?"

"Sure, jump on," I say bending down so she can get on.

When we get home, Ed and Mom are talking softly to each other as they watch TV. I take Morgan right to her room and get her changed and tuck her in. It only takes a few minutes before Morgan to fall asleep. I look to my watch seeing it's just after ten and I know there's no way I am going to fall asleep. Not that I want to sleep, since all I've been having is nightmares. I change and head out of the apartment, hoping taking a walk will calm me.

I'm so lost in my own thoughts, that I have no idea where I am until I hear someone talking.

"Hi, Edward, it's a beautiful night tonight, don't you think?"

I sigh looking to see Bella, who is running to catch up with me.

"Is everything okay? I haven't seen you in the grill, and you're always there. James and Jake haven't done something have they? You know that you can always talk to my dad if they scare you."

I swallow as the guilt and anger seem to explode inside of me.

"You stupid fucking bitch, they are my friends, unlike you. They don't like you and I don't like you. Jesus, why must you speak to me about your shitty life? You really think someone like me would like someone like YOU? You're out of your freaking, stupid mind. Leave me alone," I sigh walking away from her.

I turn my head to look over my shoulder to see she's gone, but the screeching of car tires makes turn back around.

"Hey, Edward, come for a drive."

I get in the back next to Paul and Sam. James drives for a little under an hour stopping at a wooded area. We all get out and walk into the woods.

"Beer," James says holding one out.

I shake my head at him.

"That's right you don't drink do you?"

I have an uneasy feeling; something is very off with this.

"We ran into a problem with the cars, it seems that someone has been speaking to the police. The police have even started looking around the river?"

"Okay, we need to sit tight they have nothing linking anything to us," I say, knowing this is the smart thing to do.

"Uh, but you see there was only James, you and me there. I know I didn't say a word, and James doesn't like the porky-pigs so that leaves you," Jake says and I turn to him.

"I thought you could be one of us," James says.

As I turn back to face James, I'm met by his fist. The next thing I know all four of them are hitting and kicking me.

"I fucking, hate, narc-ass-mother-fuckers," James says as he keeps kicking me in the head.

My head starts to feel heavy and my eyes close. I feel like I'm floating then I start to fall, my mind tries to wake me up. The impact of my body hitting the ground sends a shock wave throughout my body and everything goes black.

A/N: So this is chapter two of the story and the next chapter will post on Sunday. We know a few of you are not happy with Edward's way of pushing Bella away and not wanting to be around her and all we can say is have trust, but there is some agnst in this story. Some of the subjects this fic tackles are not easy to read or talk about, but it will all make more sense in later chapters. Don't give up on him yet, he obviously is capable of caring, he just needs a reminder. So what are your thoughts going forward and looking towards the chapter that will post on Sunday?