Protection
Chapter 25
*Edwards POV*
-Three weeks later-
I walked to Gemma's apartment, not knowing what she wanted from me. Honestly, it could have been anything. Like maybe she wanted me to kill someone else for her, or maybe she wanted me to hurt Rissa. Either way, I wouldn't do it. The door was already open, showing Gemma and Zayn talking. "There he is now," Gemma said while smiling. I furrowed my brow and finished walking over to them. "Come in. We have things to discuss." My feet carried me swiftly into Gemma's apartment while confusion took over my mind and body.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"I've been asking the same damn question for about five minutes now. She won't saying anything." Zayn said as he crossed his arms and faced us.
"I would't tell you until Edward got here. Calm your tits," Gemma retorted as she got three glasses out and poured us some ice water. "I have a plan." Those four words caused Zayn to roll his eyes and a groan to escape my lips. "Sheesh. I thought you'd be excited to hear that it involved Rissa."
"I've had about enough of hurting her," I snapped.
"Same here," added Zayn.
Gemma glared at us as we stared back at her. "It doesn't involve hurting her. It happens to involve one of you leaving the country with her and never looking back." I wrapped a hand around my glass of water and took a drink before I answered.
"It can't be me." Zayn spoke way before I had a chance, but I let the conversation carry through anyway.
"Oh I know, that's why it's going to be Edward. If it was you, they'd know. Edward can lie like a rug." I raised my eyebrows and snorted. "Sorry, but it's true."
"Yeah, yeah." I waved a hand signaling for them to carry on their conversation.
"You have to do it, Edward. Otherwise she'll die. I can't keep feeding her, and I hate asking for money."
I sighed and looked at Zayn. We shared a glance, and then we looked at Gemma. "Fine. I'll do it, but what's in it for me?" Gemma smirked and gave Zayn a wink.
"You get to have the girl you love back. Forever. And then everyone can go on living their lives as if Sharissa and Harry and their pesty kids never happened." She gave me a sweet, yet fake smile. If I didn't know Gemma as well as I did, I would have thought she was actually meaning her smile. Gemma is hard to figure out, but I'm the only one who's been able to. "Zayn, if you so much a give a hint to what's happened to Rissa, you'll end up missing just like them." Zayn rolled his eyes. "Understand?"
"Yeah, whatever," replied Zayn. He reached into his pocket to grab his cigarettes and lighter. After he lit his cigarette, he put the box band lighter back on his pocket, and looked at us. "I get it Gemma. I won't tell anyone!" He held his hands up and walked out of the apartment with a slam to the door.
"I'll get ready to pack my stuff and leave. I'll take her to-"
"Scotland."
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*Sharissa's POV*
*Three Weeks Later*
I sat on my bed, waiting for my next meal, or just waiting for anything actually. "Why did I have to do this," she asked herself. "Why did I ever fall for those stupid green eyes and contagious smile?!" Sharissa stood up and kicked her mattress. "If I would have known it was going to get me here, I would have never done it!!"
"It was my fault," a voice said making cold chills to hit her back and it made her stop kicking the mattress. "Baby, it's my fault. I'm sorry." I didn't want to turn around because I knew who the voice belonged to. I may have been in here for a couple of days, maybe a week. Who knew. "If I wouldn't have cheated on you, that would have never have happened. You'd still be mine." Edward put his hands on my arms and spun me around. Tears were in my eyes as I looked at his eyes and saw tears were in his as well.
"Honestly, I'm regretting it Eddie."
"Then come live with me. We could live a life of our own. Raise our own kids." I started shaking my head furiously. "Rissa, Gemma is fine when you're not around Harry. She wants me to take you away. I'll give you protection. Better than Harry. With Harry and the guys, you're not safe. You could be put in danger."
"Edward, I don't think I can just leave my family."
"Ris, I am your family. Don't you remember?" He was right, he was my family. "Ris, when you're with me she won't hurt them. I'll make sure of it." I frowned at myself for even thinking about it.
"If it will save my kids, then I'll go with you.." I couldn't even look at him. It was hard enough being here. "Just please, don't hurt me.." Edward picked my chin up and kissed me passionately.
"Rissa," Edward started when he pulled away.
"Yeah?" I took a step back to see him holding hair dye in his hand.
"Besides the hairdye," he stared, "Brush your teeth. Please. Your breath stinks." I opened my mouth and hit his arm lightly. "Hey! I'm putting it lightly!!" We both laughed and Gemma appeared.
"I'm guessing you agreed?" Edward nodded as he handed me the hair dye. "Good. You know you can never contact them right?" I nodded sadly and walked into my bathroom with Edward trailing behind me. "Someone's at the door. I bet it's Harry for the 10th time." My heart stopped. "I'll just tell him that my boyfriend is over and he's in his bathroom. I'll give you two enough time to escape." Ed nodded and we walked over to the sink and got ready to dye my hair.
"I didn't choose this hair color. Trust me, Gem did."
"So what, she has a nickname? I still don't trust her." I said as I opened the box and started dying my hair. The color was a light reddish brown, and I myself didn't like it.
"I know you don't. I particularly don't like her, but I have to do this for you and your kids. I completely understand if you hate me."
"Ed, I've hated you since the day you broke my heart. But I've forgiven you. People can't hold grudges forever, and if this is for the safety of my family, then so be it." I scrubbed the dye in good. "Just drop it before I explode please," I whispered. Edward put his ear to the wall and listened into the convo.
*Edwards POV*
As my ear was to the wall, I heard Gemma and Harry talking. "Gemma, I can't find her. It's been almost a month. Do you know where she is?"
"Harry, for the last time, I don't know where she is! Have you ever thought that the way you acted towards her may have caused her to run away?!" Silence fell between them and I waited for someone to speak. "Harry, I'm sorry. But maybe you should move on."
"No! I'm not moving on! I love Sharissa!" You could tell Harry was crying by the way he choked at the end of his phrase. "I promised her that I'd never love anyone else!"
"Suit yourself." Gemma replied annoyed. "Can you leave? My boyfriend is in the shower, and I'm supposed to join him." With that, Harry left and you knew he was gone when the door slammed shut. Ris and I shared a look and noticed that it had been at least fifteen minutes since she had scrubbed her hair.
"Better rinse it out."
"Yeah, yeah." She said waving it off and sticking her head under the faucet and rinsing the colour out. "Hey Edward."
"Yeah?"
"I'm uh, pregnant." My heart dropped as I felt bad for her and happy at the same time. "Just thought you should, ya know, know." I opened my mouth to speak, but she had other plans. "I've already named it. It's name will be Angel."
"What a lovely name," I complimented. "I'll love her like she's my own. Or he. Which ever." She smiled as Gemma reappeared.
"You two need to leave via fire escape. As of right now." Ris and I ran out of the room and over to the window that held the fire escape without question. "Remember, no contact whatsoever!! Just go on loving a happy life like you never met us and had those pest you call kids." I could tell that angered Ris so I quickly grabbed her and kissed her.
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of her and create kids of our own." Ris walked away from me and over to the fire escape and climbed out making her way to the road. "Bye Gem. I'll email you when we get to America." She nodded and I followed Rissa down the escape and into our future life.
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THIS IS THE LAST CHAPTER!! I'm not starting the third, and last book, until two weeks from now! So yes, you'll have to wait. I'm going to tell you this though, it will be very different than the first two. It will be set ten years from this book and will be completely in Darcy's POV.
-FOREVER AND ALWAYS, DependsOnForever