Chapter 15

PPOV

I picked Bella up and we took off running towards Port Angeles. I kept glancing at Garrett because I just knew that he was going to get us kicked out of the restaurant of Bella's choice. When we reached the outskirts of the town, we slowed down to a walk. Looking around and seeing nobody, we emerged from the trees and I placed my girl on her feet. She leaned into my side and I wrapped my arm around her and held her close to me as we began walking down the street.

"Sugar, where do you want to eat?"

She looked up at me and smiled, "I want to go to Bella Italia. That restaurant has some really good food."

Garrett turned and looked at her with a wicked smirk, "Why can't we just go to a McDonald's or something? Don't you eat that kind of food bestie?"

My girl wrinkled her nose and shook her head, "Garrett I don't want McDonald's. I want real food tonight and the food they serve is not real food."

"Fine," Garrett conceded. "I'm going find me a human that I can eat. Peter you coming?"

"Yeah might as well." I turned to Jasper and he nodded.

"We'll meet you at the restaurant," Alice responded with a smile.

I gave my mate a kiss on her lips and whispered in her ear, "I'll be there soon. I love you."

"I love you too," she smiled and gave me another kiss.

Alice reached for one of Bella's hands and Jasper grabbed the other one keeping my girl safely between the two of them. I turned to Garrett as I watched my girl walk away from me and I rubbed the ache in my chest that grew stronger the more steps she took.

Garrett clapped me on the back and gave me a questioning look.

"My chest aches every time we are not together. Come on let's make this quick so I can get back to my mate," I explained and began walking down the opposite street in search of a meal.

Garrett walked with me smelling the air, trying to catch the scents of our meals. We made our way to an alley on the far end of town and found two men with track marks sitting in the alley. We walked towards them and neither one of them moved. Their hearts barely beating in their chests, death was coming for them one way or another. I grabbed one while Garrett grabbed the other. We fed quickly and disposed of the bodies.

We left the alley and started walking towards the restaurant. I reached in my pocket and handed Garrett a box of brown contacts and quickly placed my own contacts in my eyes.

Garrett took the small box and scoffed, "I hate these things."

"Well, you are going to be in a restaurant. You can't exactly walk in there with red eyes," I reminded him.

"Sure I can. I have a rare disease that makes my eyes red," he defended.

"Oh really and what disease would that be?" I asked.

"I don't know, but if someone asks I will tell them that my rare disease is personal and I feel uncomfortable talking about it," he grinned.

I shook my head and continued walking. Sometimes I wondered about him. Maybe his momma dropped him on his head a lot when he was a baby or he ate paint. He was definitely the only vampire that I have ever known to behave like a child. Garrett shoved the contacts into his pocket with a look of triumph on his face.

We made it to the restaurant and walked in. The hostess smiled at me and looked at Garrett. Her eyes widened in surprise and I elbowed him in the ribs. He quickly lowered his head and she turned to look at me again.

"Welcome to Bella Italia, table for two?"

"No, we are actually here meeting my girlfriend and friends. A brunette woman with a black hair lady and a blond male," I explained.

"Oh yes, please follow me." She walked towards the back of the restaurant with Garrett and I following her.

We reached the table and I sat next to my girl while Garrett sat across from her. Bella met his eyes and pursed her lips, trying to stop from laughing. And the fucker that Garrett is smiled widely at her showing his teeth. The hostess took a step back and her heart started pounding in her chest. I kicked him under the table and his smile faltered.

"Your waitress will be here any minute," the hostess said and scurried away.

Bella started giggling and I looked at Garrett with exasperation.

"Garrett," Bella looked at him with a big smile. "Why aren't you wearing contacts like Peter?"

Garrett chuckled, "I have a rare disease Bella. It's not polite to ask questions like that."

My girl clamped her hand over her mouth and shook her head and Garrett continued laughing. I looked at Jasper and noticed he was silently laughing too. Alice was smiling and barely containing her laughter. Fuckers are going to get us kicked out of here.

I leaned over and pressed a kiss to my mate's cheek and whispered, "Do you know what you want to eat, Baby?"

She nodded, "I'm going to get the pasta primavera."

The waitress came and took my girl's order and the rest of us declined, saying we weren't hungry. Garrett looked at the waitress and she gasped.

"Oh my goodness, are you okay?" She asked him in shock.

"Why wouldn't I be okay?" He asked her in return.

"It's just that your eyes are red. Is it contacts?" She inquired.

"Sure," he answered with a grin.

"Okay, well I will go put in the order." She left quickly after that.

"What is wrong with you?" I growled low in my chest at him.

He looked surprised, "whatever do you mean?"

I rolled my eyes and Bella and Alice began giggling while Jasper was trying very hard to control himself and failing miserably. He chuckled and shook his head at Garrett.

"You bring unneeded attention to yourself," I explained.

"I can't help it. My momma made me eat paint and she dropped me on my head a lot when I was younger."

Bella and Alice's giggles turned into full blown laughter and Jasper guffawed loudly. The people that were sitting close to us were all looking at us strangely. Oddly enough the vampires and human are drawing attention. Add Garrett to the mix and I'm sure we all look like we are purple and have grown an extra head.

"Garrett," I hissed. "You need to shut the fuck up. You are drawing unneeded attention."

The fucker laughed again and turned to look at the couple to the left of our table and winked. The bastard was just making things worse. The man grabbed his female companions hand and practically dragged her out of the restaurant.

"There you go, no more people to give us unneeded attention you old fuddy-duddy. You need to lighten up Peter, you have a young beautiful mate that has a fuck awesome sense of humor and your old boring ass is just going to be a problem for eternity," Garrett smirked.

"You called me a fucking fuddy-duddy?" I asked exasperated.

My girl giggled and placed her hand on my inner thigh and slid her hand dangerously close to my manhood. Jasper quirked a brow at me, no doubt feeling my spike of lust. I turned and looked at her and she smiled. I leaned forward and kissed her just as her food arrived.

"Are you all sure I can't get you anything?" The waitress asked.

We all shook our heads and Garrett smiled. The fucker was about to do something for sure. I kicked him in his leg and glared at him.

"I would like a piece of the chocolate raspberry cheesecake," he told the waitress and completely ignored me.

What the fuck would he do with cheesecake? It's not like he was going to eat it. The waitress smiled and told him she would be back with his dessert soon.

"What are you going to do with cheesecake?" I asked him.

Bella slid her hand further up my thigh and brushed her fingers along my shaft and I bit my lip to stop myself from moaning. She gave me a sexy grin and took a bite of her food. If she kept this up I would be pulling her in the bathroom of this restaurant and having my wicked way with her. Hmm, not a bad idea. I shifted in my seat in an attempt to take some pressure off and my girl grabbed my length and squeezed. I grunted before I could stop myself and Garrett chuckled while Jasper and Alice smiled.

"Maybe you aren't a fuddy-duddy, but you don't have a sense of humor," Garrett told me pointedly.

I rolled my eyes and decided to just ignore him. The waitress delivered Garrett his cheesecake and left after making sure we were all doing okay. The rest of the meal was passed in idle chatter. Bella ate the rest of her meal than ate the cheesecake.

I dropped two twenties on the table and grabbed my girl's hand and pulled her out of the restaurant. I left the others behind. I needed to get her home now. She tortured me enough already and I was ready to bury my cock in her tight heat. I quickly got us to the woods and once in the cover of the trees, I picked my mate up by the waist and she wrapped her arms around my neck and her legs around my waist. I crashed my lips to hers and began walking us in the direction that we came from earlier.

"I don't want to wait until we get back to the house," Bella moaned in my ear.

She licked my neck and I took off running in the opposite direction so the others didn't come across us. I pushed my girl up against a tree and attacked her lips with fervor. She was grinding into my and I felt like I was going to explode in my pants. I untangled her legs from around my waist and quickly undid her jeans and after taking her shoes off, pulled her jeans off smoothly. I left her panties on just to be safe. Bella wrapped her legs back around my waist and rubbed her core into my shaft causing me to moan.

I undid my pants and lowered the zipper. I pulled my cock out and then slid her panties over. I could smell how wet my mate was. I rubbed the head along her slick folds and when I reached her opening, I thrust forward, fully sheathing myself.

"Oh Peter," my girl moaned.

I captured her lips and started pounding fast and hard. She was gasping into my mouth and I was lost in the feeling of her heat wrapped around my cock.

"Faster, baby, so close," my mate panted.

I began thrusting faster and harder. I slid my lips along her jaw and down her neck, licking and sucking. I reached between us with one hand and pinched her clit, sending her over the edge. Her walls squeezed my cock and I buried myself deep within her and released my cold seed. Bella grabbed my head and pulled my lips to hers and kissed me hard. She pulled back panting for breath and I gave her another quick kiss and the pulled out of her with a groan.

I unwrapped her legs and helped her to stand up. I pulled her jeans on and she buttoned them while I slid her shoes back on. Once she was decent, I tucked myself back into my jeans and stepped forward to pick my girl up again.

"Take a shower with me when we get back?" She asked me with a smile.

Oh she didn't have to ask me twice. I nodded and picked her back up. She wrapped her arms and legs around me again and I gave her a deep passionate kiss before I tucked her head under my chin and ran back to the Cullen's house. When we got there, I ran us upstairs and into our bathroom. I stripped us both at vampire speed and started the shower.

Stepping in the shower behind my girl, I kissed her shoulder. Once I had her under the spray, I grabbed her shampoo and poured some in my hand. I turned her back to me and slowly washed her hair. Then I grabbed her body wash and washed her body reverently.

Bella stepped back under the spray after I was finished washing her hair and body. She pushed me under the spray when she was rinsed off. I washed my hair while my girl soaped up my body. After I rinsed off and we had another round of lovemaking in the shower, I dried my mate off and carried her to bed.

I grabbed one of my t-shirts and put it on her and then dried myself off and slid on a pair of boxers. My girl got under the covers and I climbed in behind her. I wrapped her up in my arms and she snuggled into my chest.

"I love you, Sugar."

"I love you too, Baby."

My girl fell asleep quickly and slept peacefully all night. The next few days passed and the battle was tomorrow. I was ready for this battle to be over and done with and start a future with my mate. Bella was upstairs with Alice and Jasper and I were talking strategy when Edward came into the house and glared at me.

Carlisle looked up at Edward and narrowed his eyes. He stood from his chair in the living room and walked towards his son.

CPOV

I saw my son glare at Peter when he walked into the house and I knew it was time for me to talk to him. I stood up and walked towards him, placing my hand on his shoulder.

"We need to talk."

Edward turned to look at me, "about what?"

"Your behavior," I responded. "You have been beyond rude towards Peter and disrespectful of Bella. I will not tolerate you speaking to her again the way you did a few days ago. If you had spoken to Esme like that, I would have done more that tear your arms off. You also need to understand that you only got your arms back because the battle is tomorrow."

He scoffed, "You are all blind by Bella. Her behavior isn't lady like and someone needs to step in and reprimand her."

"She's not a child Edward. Bella's behavior is none of your business. You lost the right to anything to do with Bella when you left her in the woods," I pinched the bridge of my nose. He was pissing me off.

"I'm pissing you off?" He asked incredulously. "You just stood there and let Alice rip my arms off. All I did was speak the truth and Bella couldn't handle what I was saying. She knows she has become a whore and she hated that I said that in front of everyone."

"Your behavior is juvenile. You are jealous that Peter is giving Bella what you never even attempted to give her," Jasper told Edward through clenched teeth.

"Yeah and how long have you been fucking her Jasper?"

"That is enough Edward," I yelled. "You will shut up or you can get out of my house. I have had enough of your behavior. You are an embarrassment to this family. Once this battle is over, I want you gone from the family. I don't care where you go, but you will not be staying with us."

"You're kicking me out of the family for that little bitch upstairs?" Edward roared and ran up the stairs.

Peter chased after him and I followed with Jasper behind me. Peter collided with Edward and they crashed through the wall. I walked forward and was relieved when I saw Bella was unharmed.

"I warned you that if you said anything about my mate again that I would kill you," Peter gritted out.

Bella stepped forward and I moved to block Edward from touching her. I pinned his arms behind his back and Peter moved towards his mate.

"Don't kill him," Bella spoke softly. "I think him spending time away from his family will be a punishment for him."

Peter wrapped his arms around Bella and pulled her away from myself and Edward. Jasper stood in front of us ready to intervene if need be.

"Edward," Bella called. He stopped struggling in my arms and looked at her. "What did I ever do to you?"

Edward dropped his head. "I'm sorry Bella. You didn't do anything. This is my fault. I ended things with you and I still love you. I don't know how to let you go."

"Peter, let me go, Baby?" Bella asked him with a small smile. He shook his head and she squeezed his hands.

"Edward are you going to hurt me?"

"No Bella, I would never hurt you. I'm so sorry," he sobbed.

"Trust me, Baby. Let me go," she turned to look at Peter.

He reluctantly let her go and Bella walked towards me and Edward. She gestured to my arms and I shook my head. I wasn't about to let him.

"Please," she whispered. "I just want to talk to him."

"Bella," I sighed. "Edward don't make me regret this."

I released him from my arms and stepped back. He slumped to the floor and his shoulders shook with his sobs.

Alice came out of the room and smiled sadly. "Let's give them a moment," she suggested.

Before Peter or I could protest, she grabbed our hands and pulled us downstairs. "Come on Jasper," she called for him to follow.

We could still hear them, but I wasn't sure it was a good idea to leave them alone.

"Everything will be fine. They need to talk so Edward can let go and move on," Alice whispered to us.

Peter paced around the living room and would look up to the ceiling every so often. Jasper sat unmoving next to Alice, no doubt tasting the emotions coming from Edward and Bella. Esme sat in my lap and rested her head on my shoulder. We all just waited quietly and listened to the conversation. Everyone else was out hunting in preparation of the battle tomorrow.

EPOV

I stood up looked at My Bella, only she wasn't mine anymore. I left her alone in the woods. I walked away from her and I wanted her back. No, I needed her back, but she would never take me back.

Bella took a deep breath and closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, I could see that she was determined to have this conversation with me.

I walked up the stairs to my room and opened the door. She followed me and we went inside and sat on the couch. I looked down at my hands and waited for her to start talking.

"Edward, I don't understand what I ever did to you to make you hate me."

"No Bella. I don't hate you. I love you, but it's not enough anymore, is it?"

She reached over and grabbed my hand and I squeezed her hand, but didn't let go. She gave a gentle squeeze to my hand and look at me for a moment.

"Edward, when you left me, I believed everything that you told me. I believed that you didn't love me anymore and that I wasn't good enough for you."

"You're too good for me. I'm sorry for telling you I didn't love you and that you weren't good for me. I lied Bella. I needed you to let me go. Now I wish I had never left. I'm so sorry Bella," I sobbed.

She scooted closer to me and leaned her head on my shoulder. I breathed in her scent, hoping she would stay with me for just a little longer. I lost her forever and it was my fault. I didn't deserve her. I could smell her tears as they fell and I placed my finger under her chin, tilting her face back with my free hand. I wiped her tears away with the pad of my thumb and stared into her eyes. Bella let go of my hand and wrapped her arms around my shoulders. I hugged her back, never wanting to let her go.

"I forgive you Edward," she whispered. "I loved you so much and you will always hold a special place in my heart. I'd like us to be friends."

I pulled back just enough to see her face.

"I would like to be your friend, but I doubt Peter would allow it," I told her.

Truth was I knew Peter wouldn't want us to be friends. I could hear exactly how he felt about me. He was letting me know that I was not allowed to be friends with his mate. Oh it hurt to think of My Bella as being Peter's mate, but I had to learn to accept it or I would lose her forever.

"Peter doesn't own me," she smiled. "I know he heard me," she shook her head slowly. "Edward, I want us to be friends. I think you need me to be your friend. So please, let me worry about Peter. Friends?"

I smiled and nodded, "friends."

She pulled me into another hug and I placed a soft kiss to her forehead and closed my eyes, hoping I didn't go too far. I felt her cheek pull up into a smile against my shoulder. For the first time since I left Bella I felt like eternity wouldn't be so bad.

Bella pulled out of the hug and placed a kiss on my cheek. She stood up and walked towards the door. She turned to me and gave me another smile before walking out of my room. I felt better knowing that she forgave me. I just had to prove to her that I deserved her friendship. I wouldn't make her regret being my friend. It was time I accepted she was no longer mine.