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"I know there are women, like my best friends, who would have gotten out of there the minute their boyfriend gave them a gun to hide. But I didn't. I got to admit the truth. It turned me on." Karen Hill

Edward's POV

The guys were never gonna let me live this down. Aro was the only one that had noticed but you better believe he he told Emmett and Alec. Asshole. What the fuck was wrong with me?

Aro had popped one in Laurent's head just as soon as one word slipped out of his bloody, swollen lips.

James.

As if that motherfucker hadn't pissed me enough already letting that skank of his disrespect Isabella, a memeber of our group even if she didn't know it. I saw the way that punk was eyeing her, too. Sleazy sonabitch had no idea he had it coming. I would not tolerate someone trying to cut into my business. You don't fuck with my funds.

I left the warehouse with Aro.

We got into his Range again and it wasn't two minutes before he starts ragging me.

"What's up with Eddie Boy Cullen forgetting his gun with a broad?" He laughs, "I didn't even think you took it off to fuck!" More laughter.

I run my hands down my face trying to calm down and figure out how to handle this whole shit storm. Had she found it? Na, I would have already heard about it. I would check the house and it would probably be laying over a piece of furniture or maybe she had given it to Mary Alice.

I fucking hoped so.

We rolled up and I immediently head into the house looking everywhere and coming up empty handed. I take the steps two at a time all the while listening to Aronni's laughter. I was temped to shoot him. I knock on Alice's door and wait.

No answer.

I knock again.

No answer.

I walk in.

She's not there.

I look all around and find nothing.

Fuck me.

I pull out my cell and dial Emmett.

"Yo?" He answered quietly, voice heavy with sleep.

"Was Rosalie with Alice when you saw her?" I asked glancing under her bed again.

"Na man, I'm here now. Just Rosie."

"Aight." Was all I said before hanging up and dialing Esme.

"Hello?" she mumbled answering on the ninth fucking ring.

"You take Isabella home?"

"No, I had to wait on Mom."

"How she get home?"

"Roalie drove her."

"Aight." I hung up. I dialed Emmett again.

"What?" he sounded ill this time.

"Let me talk at ya chick." I tell him making my way outside to have a smoke.

"She's asleep. What the fuck is wrong with you?" He said sounding more awake but still whispering.

"She took Bella home. I need to know where my fucking jacket is Em." I shout at him.

He chuckled but I could tell he was covering his mouth.

"Are you at her fucking house? Like sleeping with her with Dementri there?" I asked taking a drag off my cigarette.

"Kinda, I'll fill you in later. Hold on."

I hear mumbling in the background and I can promise you this. I was glad I wasn't the one that had to wake Rosalie up. A couple minutes later Em gets back on the line.

"She wore it home."

"She wore it home? Like to the fucking Chief's house?" I shout. Fuck me.

"Yea, have fun with that. Don't call me again unless it's important. Holla." Em said before hanging up.

"What ya gonna do?" Aro asked walking out with a rock glass of whiskey.

I ran my hands through my hair debating on what to do. Normally I would just go break in and get my shit but it was Chief pig's house. I'm betting their security is higher than most plus I didn't want to scare Isabella. I may not have intentions for her but I didn't want her to think badly of me. If she had found it then she would have called Esme or Alice or the cops or someone.

What could I do?

I grabbed Aro's glass and downed the drink.

He gave me the stink eye but said nothing. For as much as he joked he would have my back.

I would just have to pick her up for school in the morning. I could play it off as being nice and see what was going on.

"Who picks Isabella up for school?" I asked Aro lighting another smoke.

"Usually Alice."

I nodded.

"I will." I told him texting Alice and telling her the same thing.

I waited for a response and didn't get anything. That shit pissed me off.

I sent another. No answer.

"I'm headed home. See ya tomorrow." I told Aro walking towards my car.

He nodded and went back in the house.

I was dead tired but there was no way I was going to sleep tonight.

Carlisle's POV

I was laying on my bed with Mary Alice drapped across my chest. She started out as a regualar fuck. Her body drove me crazy. She may be petite but she had a nice apple bottom and the perfect set of tits. She was always so done up and that shit just did me in. She had been flirting with me for awhile and I was ignore it. She was so young. Finally she got to me. I gave in. Now I was in deep.

I had fucked her.

At church.

If I wasn't going to hell before...

She was only 16 but she was growing on me something crazy. I think I might have been falling and not even known it.

So I was laying there running the tips of my fingers across her back thinking about this life and Alice and if I was willing to give her what she wanted. My father was expecting me to settle down soon. I should have a wife and start having babies to carry on the family name. I was next in like and there was alot of pressure on me. I had gone to medical school because I wanted to. My father humored me with it because he didn't think would finish and then it turned into a great legitimate job to have. I wouldn't ever work in a hospital. I would have a private practice from the get go and attend to family related medical treatment. But, the family came first. My borgata.

Alice would make a great wife and mother but she was too young. I didn't really know how our fathers would react. I didn't want her to be tied down as young as she was. I wanted her to get to live her life, enjoy it. Enjoy being young and wild and free.

My phone goes off breaking me out of my thoughts.

What the fuck was going on now?

I glanced over at the clock. 3:15 A.M.

I pick it up looking at the screen.

Alec.

"Yea?" I whispered as not to wake Alice. She was suppose to go to school in the morning.

"I'm outside. We need to talk."

"Can it not wait?" I asked growing aggrivated. I loved this life, don't get me wrong, but I didn't love the hours. It was an all the time kind of job.

"There were some players trying to score on our field. One of them is off the team but they're are more." He said quietly.

"I'll be there in a minute." I told him hanging up. I gently moved Alice off of me and covered her up. I walked out of the room, shutting the door as quietly as possible. I walked downstairs and opened the door for Alec.

He walked into the kitchen, grabbing a bottle of water before making his way into the living room and plopping on the couch.

"So?" I asked him pouring myself a scotch.

"The one from last night is off the team. However, he was working for someone. James."

"Squash it." I tell him simply.

"How the hell do you want it done?" he asked raising his voice.

I crossed the room swiftly and knocked him in the side of the head.

"Shut up before you wa-" I cut myself off.

He rubbed his head and grinned at me.

"Wake who?" he asked.

"No one. We'll meet tomorrow. Nothing is going down tonight." I told him sipping my scotch.

"Ok. You don't have to be a dick about it. You would think for you to have pussy in the house you'd be in a better fucking mood." Alec said kicking his feet up on the coffee table.

"It's not all like that. Get your feet off my table. I'm going back to bed." I told him kicking his leg.

As I wait for him to get the fucking hint and leave I hear her behind me. I turned to see Alice standing in the doorway in my top, yawning, looking confused. I groan internally and turn bag to find Alec taking in the scene before him. He raised his eyebrow at me but said nothing.

"Is everything ok Carli?" Alice asked before turning to notice my brother. Her eyes grew wide before she put her game face back on.

"Hi Alec." she said before walking back out of the room.

Months we've been sneaking around and this is the first time we've been caught.

Once she is out of earshot I turn back to Alec.

"Not a fucking word." I warn him.

"Damn bro! Mary Alice Luciano? Do you realize how epic this shit is?" He blurts out.

I make my way over and look him dead in the eyes.

"Not a fucking word. Understood?"

"Of course. You shouldn't even have to ask." he told me looking offended.

"Can't be too sure." I ask pouring another scotch.

"What are you doing, Carlisle? I mean, you and her..." he trailed off.

"It's complicated. She's my only piece though. What's that tell ya?" I shrugged my shoulders.

"Aight then, I'll wait for your call. Dueces." Alec said getting up to leave. I locked up behind him and made my way back to the bedroom. Alice was only still half awake. Alec's loud mouth woke her up.

"Did I fuck up?" she asked rolling over as I sat in the bed. I took a sip of my scotch and set the glass on the nightstand.

"Nothing to worry about. I got you." I told her kissing her forehead. She sighed and starting dozing back off. I rubbed her back some more to relax her. I didn't want her to be tired or tense tomorrow.

Alec would be quiet.

For a little while anyway.

I knew he would be chomping at the bit to tell my father.

He was jealous of my position, especially considering I was only half Italian unlike he and Jane who were from my father's second wife. Traditionally, I shouldn't be allowed to become Don but we do it how we wanna. If anyone said anything once, we'd hit 'em so hard they'd never say anything again.

Isabella's POV

I had hardly slept and when I did I had dreams of who else? Edward Cullen. He had haunted me all night but not nessicarilty in a bad way. I woke up at 5 a.m. What an ungodly hour. My alarm wasn't set to go off until 6:30. Great. I would be tired and cranky. It was already going to be an interesting day.

At 5:36 I got a text from Alice.

I won't be at school today. Edward will be your ride.

What the hell? Was he pissed?

Why Edward?

I texted back. It was peculiar. I would think Esme would have picked me up, or maybe even Rose. Something was up if Edward was coming for me.

I waited unpatiently for my phone to buzz again.

Nothing is wrong. Relax. Just enjoy. ;)

I relaxed slightly at her last text. I decided to get my shower over with and be ready. There is no telling when he might show up considering as little as he actually went to school, I didn't know if he knew what time it started.

I took a quick shower and blowdried my hair out with a roundbrush like Alice had taught me. I put on a little eye shadow and lip gloss. I looked at myself in the mirror for awhile debating on being happy with my work or not. Finally, I decided I was and made my way into my room picking up his jacket and laying it next to my bookbag. I walked over to my desk and bent over reaching underneath it, way in the back and grabbing his gun.

Picking it up I studied it thinking about my fingerprints. I grabbed a tshirt out of my dresser and was rubbing it over the gun when I heard a horn honk outside. I quickly tossed the gun into my bookbag and went over to the window. Peeking outside, what I see makes the butterlies in my stomach go crazy.

Edward Cullen dressed to kill in a black suit with a emerald green button up and no tie. He was leaning against the car with shades on. If I weren't so nervous my panties would probably have been soaking. He was like sex on legs. I'd never had sex, but I was pretty sure Edward Cullen would be the end all be all.

Here goes...

I thought grabbing my bag and making my way as swiftly down the stairs as I was comfortable with. I had wasted so much time this morning I didn't have a chance to eat. I grabbed a water and walked out the front door. Edward made no movement as I approached him. I couldn't see his eyes and his face portrayed no emotion.

"Hey." I said toying with the bottle of water in my hands.

He said nothing but stepped aside and opened the door for me. I got in the car and waited for him to get in the other side. Calm down Bella! I tell myself trying to reign in my nerves before I lost it.

Edward got in the car and started it, peeling away from the curb.

I glanced over and he was doing 115 through my neighborhood.

Oh my God.

He was going to kill us.

"Isabella, are you alright?" Edward asked finally speaking. he must have noticed the sheer panick on my face.

"Your speed." I mustered out.

"Oh, that's all?" He chuckled. Like everyone drove over a hundred miles an hour everywhere. Like we lived in Nascar.

"What else could there be?" I asked him.

He finally spared me a glance but I couldn't read anything behind his shades. He was silently questioning me.

"Thank you for bringing my jacket back." He spoke turning the radio on.

"Your gun is in my bag." I told him turning away to look out the window.

Next thing I know we are pulled over in a donut shop parking lot.

"Isabella, I -" he began but I cut him off.

"Last night I found it. I had questions all night but now I'm not so sure if I want to know. I don't know what kind of shit you're in but it doesn't matter. You're my friend and if it's something I need to know I'm sure you'll tell me."

"Did you tell anyone?" he asked.

"Do you mean did I tell my cop dad? No, I did not. I would rather not see you in trouble." I told him honestly. I meant it. I wanted to see Edward however I could and I'm pretty sure giving my father his gun would cut out me seeing him at all.

"Thank you." he said looking over at me. He took his sunglasses off and I could see the sincerity in his eyes.

He started to speak but stopped.

I sat there patiently waiting to see if he said anything else.

"There is alot you don't know, and probably never will, but what you do know needs to be kept to yourself for your own protection Isabella. I can't only do so much right now." He told me staring at me heavily to stress his point.

"What do you mean protect me? Why do I need to be protected?" I asked him growing nervous again.

"Because you stumbled into a world that wasn't mean for someone like you. Because the world is a dangerous place and you're a magnet. Because there are things out there that lurk in the sunlight and you would never even spot them."

"Ok. But why would you spend your time protecting me?" I asked him looking down at my lap.

Silence.

Silence.

Silence.

He glanced over at me trying to read my thoughts.

"Because I'm fond of you Isabella. I shouldn't be, but I am."

Inside I was doing a happy dance but only the outside I only gave a small smile. I glanced over at him catching one last glance at his vivid green eyes before he slid his shades on and put the car in gear.

It didn't take him long to get to school. He pulled up out front and put the car in park. He got out walking around to my door, opening it for me. He took my hand, helping me out, closing the door behind me.

"Thanks for the ride." I said breaking the silence.

"Anytime. Thanks for... ya know." He replied with a grin that was too quickly gone.

And so was he.