Danger: Chapter 1- Pain and Love

It was Friday night.. He hasn't come home yet. For the past couple of months Charlie has started hitting me. I don't exactly know what went wrong. It all started one night in June...

FLASHBACK* "Hey Dad! I'm back from the party." I had just gotten back from Jesica's partty andI was pretty beat. "Hey Bells! Can you come in here for a sec?"

"Sure Dad." When i got into the living room he was sitting on the couch with his head in his hands. "Dad?" I asked, "What's wrong?" It looked like something was seriously bothering him.

"Nothing." he said. "I just have a question to ask you. OK?"

"Ok?"

"How serious are you and Edward?" he asked. That took me by surprise. Didn't everyone know that we were in love and talking about marriage?

"Well Dad, very serious. We love each other very, very much. You know that. Was that the question?" I was really confused. Why would he ask that if he already knew the answer?

"No," he said, "that's not the question." Just at that moment he got up and looked me straight in the eyes. The look in his eyes was pure... hate. It was really scaring me.

"W-well what was it Dad?" I was really scared. He has never looked that way in his life... He looked like he was ready to hurt someone.

"The question is, why aren't you and Jacob together? He's way better than Edward," he sneered his name, "and he could provide for you. Give him a chance."

I was shocked. Was he asking me to break up with Edward? "Dad I-I just can't. I love Edward. I mean I love Jake too, but just as a friend. Nothing more. He's like my brother. I can't live without Edward."

"NO! YOU ARE GOING TO BE WITH JAKE!"

At that moment he threw me down and beat me.

END FLASHBACK*

I shuddered at just remembering that night. I was busy making dinner for Charlie so he would be in a good mood. I still haven't told Edward. The only person that knows is - surprisingly - Rose. She had started being nice to me and one day i just broke down and told her. She promised not to tell anyone and so far she has kept that promise.

I wanted to tell him. I wanted to tell him really bad. The only thing from stopping me was that i didn't know how he was going to take it.

A couple minutes later i heard Charlie's cruiser pulling up in the driveway.

"Bells?"

"In here Dad!" I took a deep breath to clear my head and put on a happy face. "Dinner is done."

"Thaks. How was your day?" Hmm well he seemed to be ina good mood.

"Mmmm good. School was boring as usual."

"Hmm thats good."

"Yeah... I'm tired I'm going to go up and get ready for bed." Edward was coming over tonight and i wanted to have all my human moments out of the way and done with. That way I could spend more time with him.

"Ok Bells."

"Goodnight Dad."

For the first time in 5 months I didn't get beaten. I was excited. And to make it better, I was going to see Edward soon, and since Charlie is going fishing tomorrow, I could spend all day with him.

That's when I remembered the bruises from the other night. I can't tell Edward what has been going on, but i can't lie to him either.

I knew if he were to see the bruises he would be furious. He didn't want anything to ever happen to me. He was my angel. He considered himself a monster with no soul. But i believed otherwise. How could someone so pure and nice and just plain good be a monster with no soul?

"Bella?"

Huh that's strange. I start to think about him and I can hear his voice... Man i need to get a hobby.

"Bella love? Can you hear me? Bella??" That brought me out of the trance i was in. I wasn't imagining him, he was standing by my bed.

"Edward?"

He laughed. "Yes love. Who else would it be?"

"Sorry. I was just thinking."

"Really? About what?" He sat next to ma and pulled me close. I knew I had to tell him... i just don't know how.

"Nothing much. Just thinking about a couple ideas that I had." Which wasn't a lie. I had been thinking about that... Two days ago.

"Ideas? Ideas about what?"

This was something else that scared me. I was thinking about what we could do for the wedding. We had only talked about it twice, and both times I thought that I was too young. But now... With what Charlie has been doing I think it might be best to do i soon.

"Mmmm about the wedding." As soon as I said wedding Edward's eyes lit up. I knew he was excited about it and really wanted to marry me.

"Really? Wait, you never gave me an answer." His face fell when he said that. How could someone be so smart and miss something so obvious?

"Edward," I took a deep breath, "that's a yes."

*END CHAPTER*