Mafia Princess

Chapter Fifty-Five

Twilight...not mine (sigh).

Chapter Fifty-Five

Bella got out of bed and left the bedroom. I took a quick shower and redressed my wounds. Once I was dressed in a pair of loose-fitting pair of workout pants and a t-shirt. Walking out to the living room, Emmett told me that Bella needed me to help with her scrapes. I went up to her bedroom, knocking on her door.

"It's open," she said.

I poked my head inside and saw her wearing a pair of yoga pants and a tank top that left very little to the imagination. The memory of her bare chest came barreling back to me from last night. Stop perving, jackass. "Emmett said you needed help?"

"Yeah. Can you fix my back?" she asked, pulling her hair up off her neck. "I managed to get the ones on my elbows and knees. Not nearly as good as you, but I put on the medicine. I just couldn't reach my back."

"Sure, Little One," I said. "Let me clean it up first and then I'll redress it." Bella took my hand and led me into her very spacious and elegant bathroom. She crawled up onto the counter of the bathroom, handing me a clean washcloth. She had already removed the original bandaging. I could see a marked improvement from last night. It wasn't as red and nasty. Tenderly, I washed off her back and reapplied the antibiotic ointment. She said that she wanted to keep it uncovered for the time being.

I think I bit back a growl.

She's going to go downstairs and talk to the police, wearing a thin tank top that displays all of her 'assets?' Aw, hell no!

She must have seen my angry stare and she handed me the gauze pads and tape. I softened my gaze and apologized for turning into a caveman. She kissed me and said that she was okay with it. "My body is now yours. I only want you to see it," she hummed.

Say what?

She giggled as she put on a hoodie, pulling me out of her bathroom and down to the living room. The 'cops' who were here to ask questions were Alice and Jasper. "Miss del Cigno? Mr. Masen?" Jasper said, lowering his voice a few octaves.

"Yes?" Bella replied, holding my hand.

Alice looked at our hands and smirked. "I'm Officer Alice Rathbone and this is Officer Jasper Greene. We're here to ask you a few questions about a situation that happened last night?"

"Of course," Bella said. She smiled, leading them to the living room. They sat down as did Bella and I; Bella sat in my lap. "What do you need to know?"

"What happened?" Jasper asked.

We told them about our evening, ending with discovering the explosive device in her car. Alice frowned. "Why didn't you stay until the police arrived?"

"Panicked. We were both hurt and Bella was upset. I needed to protect her; get her out of there," I explained. "Are we in trouble?"

"No, Mr. Masen. Of course not," Jasper said. "Just trying to understand the picture. Do you have anything else, Officer Rathbone?"

"I do have some questions for Mr. Masen," Alice said. "Can we speak to you outside by the squad car?"

"You're not arresting him are you?" Bella hissed.

"No, sweetie," Alice responded. "Just a few more questions for him. Mr. Masen?"

"It'll be okay, Little One," I murmured against her hair. "If I get arrested, you'll bail me out, right?"

"Tesoro, you better not get arrested. I slept amazingly," she grinned, giving me a peck. She got off my lap and walked to the kitchen. I followed Alice and Jasper out to the squad car. I felt like I was walking to my own execution. Jasper opened the backdoor of the car, arching a brow at me.

"Shit," I spat.

He got into the driver's seat and Alice was in the passenger seat, scowling at me. "You got some 'splaining to do, Lucy," she said, a twinkle in her eye.

A/N: Can't you just imagine these two (Alice and Jasper) acting like cops? Anyhow, still no pictures. Sorry about that. I hope you liked it and I'll see you on the flipside! Love, please?

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