Summary: Rosalie Hale-King has spent the past five years building her perfect life with her husband, Royce, and there children; four year old Jack and six month old Elizabeth. One thing she didn't plan on was the abuse. She can't see a way out until she meets Emmett McCarty, the new single father in town.

"Forget it!" I scream because I don't know what else to do. There's nothing else to say here but to make a choice. I could walk out the door right now and never look back, or stay here, with the empty promises that he'll stop. I look around at the broken things laying on the floor, dents in the walls, bruises on my arms. This decision wouldn't only be for me, but for the one person I care the most about, my son.

"Mommy, Mommy!" my son, Jack ran into the room I shared with my husband, Royce. "You have to get up! Kindergarten starts today!"

A groan came from the other side of the bed. "Jack, it's five in the morning. Mommy will wake you up in two hours!"

I looked down to see a heart-broken four year-old standing an inch away from my side of the bed. "Come on sweetie. Let's go watch Wonder Dogs until it's time to get ready for school." slowly, I slipped out of bed and grabbed my sons hand.

"Rosalie, get back in bed. He needs to learn not to disturb us." Royce growled.

I bent down so I was eye level with a miniature version of the man I fell in love with. "Jack, sweetie, why don't you go turn on the television? Mommy will be in in one second." I kissed the four year olds blonde head just before he scurried off out of the room.

"He's never going to listen to me if you keep doing this." Royce looked at me as I pulled out a pair of jeans from the dresser that was half mine.

"Royce, Jack is my son too. I'm home with him more and I know how he acts and the appropriate measures to take when he misbehaves."

Suddenly his arms were around my waist, a light kiss placed on the base of my neck. "Rosie, baby, come back to bed. It doesn't feel the same without you."

"We have a hyperactive four year old and a six month old baby who will be up in less than an hour anyway. Go back to sleep. I'll wake you up around six thirty." I turned around and kissed his cheek then slipped out of his grip and into the bathroom to get ready for the long day ahead.

...

"Rosalie!" Royce shouted storming down the stairs. "I thought I told you I wanted my blue tie washed!" he screamed.

I knew that voice. "Jack, sweetie, go get dressed."

"You can't do anything right!" Royce screamed at me as he made his way around the kitchen island. "You're the most incompetent person to ever walk the face of the earth!"

A second later I was pinned against the refrigerator, Royce's hand around my throat. "I-I'm s-s-sorry!" Elizabeth's crying filled the background and it took all my strength to run to her and scoop the screaming child, my screaming child, into my arms and comfort her.

He scoffed and released me. "Shut that screaming brat up and take my son to school." He disappeared out of the room and I cringed when I heard the front door slam.

"Mommy, are you and daddy fighting?" Jack appeared in the kitchen doorway, power ranger backpack on his back, toy dinosaur in hand.

I gently picked up Elizabeth and held her gently in one arm, pulling my worried son into my other arm. "No daddy was just having a tantrum. Now let's get this big boy off to his first day of kindergarten!"

I took a deep breath and followed my little boy out to our car. I knew better to not break down in front of my children, even Elizabeth knew when her mommy was having a breakdown, even when she probably didn't even know what that is.

...

"Look, mommy! There's my school!" Jack shouted from the backseat.

"I know baby!" I pulled into a parking space and collected my exuberant children out of the backseat. Somewhere between my opening their door and turning my back on him to get Elizabeth, Jack ran off. "Jack, sweetie, stay with mommy for now!"

"You've got a little rascal on your hands." a voice came from the car next to mine.

"He's four." I reply as I shut the door and put my keys in my pocket.

"I'm Emmett McCarty, the new kindergarten teacher. Is this one of my new students?" the person behind the voice appeared from behind a beat-up station wagon and held his hand out.

I flinched from natural instinct but recovered quickly. "Rosalie King. And yes, that's Jack."

"Pleasure to meet you. And you too, young lady." he held his hand out to Elizabeth. "Not one for shaking hands? That's okay."

"Well, we better get inside, then?" he smiled and ushered me forward into the small, one-story building.

"Ms. Hale, if you don't mind my asking, how did you get all those bruises?" Emmett asked as I followed Jack threw the front door.

"Oh, I tripped over something and landed on a bunch of Jacks toys." I said calmly. A total lie.

"Mommy, will you stay with me?" Jack asked as we reached his classroom.

"Sweetie, mommy and Lizzy have to go home." I bent down so I was eye level with him. "But be good, okay?"

He nodded and kissed my cheek, then kissed Elizabeth's head gently. "You're the best mommy ever."

I smiled and gave him one last hug. "I love you sweetie."

"I love you too mommy." and with that my little baby walked into his first real classroom.

"Wow, I've never heard a child talk like that on the first day of school. You must be a great mom." Emmett, who I hadn't noticed standing in the doorway, said with a smile.

"Well he's a sweet kid. I'd better be going. I'll pick him up at two."

"Hey, Rosalie? It was great to meet you. And you too, little lady." he smiled at Elizabeth.

"You too."

A/N: Hey guys, I know I have yet to update my new story, but I totally have writers bloke with it, so hopefully that'll be updated soon. So if you liked this beginning please click the little button underneath that says review!