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So I already have two stories started, and I am not sure what the length of those will be. That means that this story might be the one that isn't updated quite as frequently as the others. I've been bouncing this one around in my head for a few days though, so I decided to just go ahead and get something posted. So please review and let me know what you think. If this one gets a lot of good feedback, I might post more really soon.

Please be aware that this story is rated M. It is going to contain some sexual scenes in later chapters, and there is also some domestic abuse. If that is something that you are not able to read then please leave this story right now. It is not going to be extremely graphic, but I do not want anyone to be uncomfortable reading.

"Bye, Bella. Have a good evening!"

"I'll see you tomorrow, Alice," I smiled as I watched her leave. It's nice to have some quiet, alone time before I go home after work. I like to just sit here for a few minutes after everyone has left and just think.

My name is Isabella Black, but everyone calls me Bella. I'm 25, and I've worked at the same place since I was 17. It is a simple little coffee shop not far from home, so I usually just walk to work every day to save on gas. Jacob, my husband, doesn't like it when I waste gas. I understand that because the prices have gone up, and it is a good idea to be saving money for more important things. I started off at the coffee shop as a barista, but now I am a store manager. Alice, the other manager here, cannot understand why I still like to serve coffee. Sometimes I don't even know the answer to that; I guess it is just nice to meet new people.

I married Jake not long after I turned 22, he was 21. We had dated for most of high school, and nobody was shocked when the news of our engagement got around. Rosalie was the only one that didn't approve of our marriage; she thought I could do better. Rose is my best friend and has been in my life since we were babies. She and Jake have never gotten along, but she was right there to help me plan the whole wedding.

The bell above the door chimed, alerting me to someone coming in. "I'm sorry, we are closed for the day."

"Oh, I apologize. I didn't even think to see if you had closed. I was just looking for shelter from the rain," the man said. He was an attractive man, and I'm sure that he had ladies falling over for his attention.

"Oh my, I didn't even notice the rain! I've been lost in thought. Please come in and take a seat. The least I can do is let you wait out the storm here, at least until it dies down a little. Would you like a cup of coffee?" I asked. I couldn't just send someone out into the rain when he didn't even have an umbrella. He must not be from around here, it rains all the time in Forks.

"Yeah, thank you. My name is Edward, by the way."

"Nice to meet you, Edward. I'm Bella. Are you from out of town?" I asked as I went behind the counter to get a cup of coffee.

"I actually just moved here. I'm the new doctor at the hospital," Edward told me as I set the coffee down in front of him.

"Well welcome to Forks. For future reference, you might want to keep an umbrella on you at all times. It rains more than anything around here," I informed him with a small laugh.

Edward chuckled as he sipped on the coffee, "Thanks for letting me know. I just arrived today and had planned on taking a look around, but I got caught in the rain storm."

Edward and I talked for a little while longer about different things to do around Forks, but I explained that you really have to go to either Seattle or Port Angeles to do much of anything. Before long, I looked up and noticed that the rain had stopped.

"Well, looks like we are safe to go now. I really do need to be getting home. My husband will be wanting me to have dinner finished in a couple hours. It was really nice to meet you. I hope you come back again sometime," I told Edward as I took his cup into the kitchen.

"It was very nice to meet you as well, Bella. I hope your husband won't be too upset that I kept you from getting home sooner," Edward joked as we walked out of the coffee shop together.

I hope so too, Edward…

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I ran most of the way home to make up for the time that I was in the coffee shop. Hopefully Jacob will be asleep anyway and won't notice that I'm 30 minutes later than normal. I slowly opened the front door and snuck into the kitchen. When I walked around the corner, Jacob was standing there waiting for me.

"Where the hell have you been?" Jacob yelled.

"Baby, I'm sorry. I thought that it would be sunny today, so I walked to work. You know, to save on gas like you wanted me to. Right before I left, it started pouring, so I stayed a little longer than normal to wait out the rain," I told Jacob quietly as I pleaded with him.

"You better have food ready in one hour. And don't be late again!" Jacob walked up to me and grabbed my face roughly as he looked into my eyes. "And don't you dare be lying to me."

"I'm not lying, honey. And I'll have the food ready, I promise," I whispered.

Jake let go of me and got a beer before going back into the living room. I held onto the counter and calmed my breathing before I teared up. I gently touched my jaw and knew that it would be bruised in the morning. I began fixing dinner while Jake drank his beer in the living room.

He hasn't always been this way. Jacob used to be sweet and caring. He was always a little on the possessive side, but I know that he loves me. Jake just wants to make sure that I'm safe, so he keeps tabs on me during the day. I have to be home at a certain time unless I run it past him first, but even then, he forgets sometimes. And when he gets mad, it is my own fault anyway.

Jacob and I spent the rest of the night like we do every other night. We ate dinner and then I cleaned up the kitchen while he had another beer in the living room. He liked what I fixed tonight, so that's good. Sometimes I cook the wrong then, and then I also have to clean up the broken beer bottle that he threw at my head. He always misses, or I'm faster than he is. I don't know which one it is anymore. After that, we sit in the living room and watch TV until Jake falls asleep. That is when I go up to the bedroom and lay down.

I rarely sleep anymore because I never know if Jake will sleep all night or not. If Jacob does wake up during the night, he will come upstairs to bed with me. That means that he either wants sex or is angry about something. Either way, it isn't good for me those nights. At least one good thing about Jacob is that he doesn't cheat, so I will never need to worry about him being with another woman. I need to be more grateful for things like that instead of focusing on the bad things, like the bruise I will have in the morning.

This is my life now. I need to learn to be happy with it.

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