*Another chapter, as promised! So this chapter is 9 months after the prologue. I probably should have mentioned this in the prologue but this story will have a lot of flashbacks. It will go back and forth from the present to the past. I'm not sure if I'm going to be switching POVs so for right now just assume that the rest of the story is in Bella's pov. If it changes I'll make sure to tell you guys (I may try to do the past parts in 3rd person). Anyways, read and as always, enjoy!*

Bpov

(9 months later)

A loud insistent ringing woke me up. I groaned as I turned over and slapped em phone. I knew who it was- the only person crazy enough to call me before 9:00 in the morning. I snatched my phone off my nightstand, barely opening my eyes and hit the answer button.

"What Alice?" I snapped.

"Wake up call Princess!" The evil little sprite sang in my ear. "I know how you Richies just LOVE having other people wake you up!"

"Fuck off." I groaned. "Unless you're dying, I'm hanging up."

"Ok wait!" Alice shouted quickly. "There was a reason for my call. We need your help."

"We?" I asked suspiciously. I peeked one eye open and looked beside me. I scowled at the empty bed space next to me. "Where is he?"

Two hours later I stood outside the Forks' police department. I leaned against my car with my arms folded and my sunglasses pushed over my eyes, hiding my glare. The doors to the police department opened and three people came out. Alice was yelling at Jasper as they descended the steps. Her hands were waving wildly in the air, making large gestures. Jasper, to his credit, took the verbal abuse without a word. But I didn't care about those two. My focus was on the tall gorgeous copper-haired man sauntering towards me with a cocky smirk.

"Hey babe." He leaned down to kiss me, but I turned my head at the last moment so he only got my cheek. He sighed as he pulled back. "You're mad."

"Not at all Edward." I pushed away from the car, and from him.

I walked around the car and got in the driver's side. I waited until Alice and Jasper got in as well before taking off. The drive was silent save for Alice's angry rant which was nonstop even as I pulled up in front of hers and Jasper's apartment. Alice climbed out of the car still spewing venom. Jasper followed her but before he closed the door he looked back at me.

"Thanks for bailing us out Princess. We owe you." He smirked and winked at me. He turned to Edward and clapped his shoulder. "Good luck man, she's more pissed off than Alice I think."

"Don't you dare laugh this off Jasper Whitlock Hale!" Alice screeched. "Just wait until Rosalie finds out! She'll kick your ass from here to Sunday!"

"Catch you later Jazz." Edward nodded at him.

Jasper shut the door and I took off without another second's hesitation. Edward could tell I was still stewing in silent anger. Instead of attempting to talk to me, he pulled out a pack of cigarettes, grabbing one and putting it to his lips. Just as he reached for the lighter in my cup holder, I snatched the cigarette from his mouth, rolled down my window, and tossed it outside. Edward rolled his eye at me but sat back in his seat with a huff.

"Baby talk to me." He finally groaned as we pulled up to his house.

The house originally belonged to his parents. After they passed away two years ago they left it to Edward. He once told me that he wanted to sell it- too many memories of his parents were buried in there. He never did though so I figured he just couldn't bring himself to part with his childhood home. The house laid right on the Forks/ La Push boarder. Edward's mom and step-dad could have sent him to Forks' Private High- surprisingly they had more than enough money to- but they didn't want to raise Edward as an entitled, privileged brat like the rest of us upper-siders.

"Why?" I shrugged feigning indifference while I continued to stare straight ahead. "You didn't want to talk to me before you left me in your bed alone."

"You were asleep." He explained with a smile. He reached a hand out and tucked a piece of hair behind my ear. "You looked so peaceful and you know I hate waking you."

"Oh ok." I turned to face him with a fake smile. His hand continued to play with my hair. "So if I decide to take a late night cruise with Alice I don't have to wake you? I mean, you look so adorable when you sleep and I hate waking you."

The smile slipped off his face. His eyes harden into a glare and his hand in my hair stopped moving, clutching tightly at the strands. I knew he hated waking up to an empty bed. He hated not knowing where I was just as much as I hated not knowing where he was.

"That's not the same thing." He argued hotly.

"Fuck you Edward." I sneered. "You have no idea what it's like to wake up to a call from Alice telling me that my boyfriend is in jail even though I could have sworn you had fallen asleep with me the night before."

"You don't know the whole story Bella!" He scoffed. He released my hair and tried to open his door but I locked it before he could pull on the handle.

"I don't need to know the whole story!" I yelled. "What in the world could possibly be a good enough reason to risk going to jail over a fight?!"

"Unlock the Goddamn door Bella." He threatened quietly.

"Not until you tell me why I had to bail your dumbass out of jail." I crossed my arms and waited stoically.

"Because your dumbass boyfriend was defending you!" He glared at me. "Are you happy now?!"

I froze in surprise. Edward took the opportunity to unlock his door himself. He climbed out of the car and headed inside his house. I scrambled to follow after him. He couldn't just expect me to let that explanation go. I needed to know what he meant by that. Defending me? Defending me against who?

I followed Edward into his house, not saying anything until the door was shut behind me. Edward walked into his bedroom and I trailed behind him. He sat on his bed and reached into his night stand to pull out a rolled blunt and an ashtray. He lit it as I sat beside him.

"What did you mean, you defended me?" I asked as I plucked the blunt from his fingers.

He blew the smoke out, a cloud of smoke escaping his lungs and filling the air with a skunk-like stench. I drew in a hit from the blunt and held it for as long as I could before blowing it out. Unlike Edward who had been smoking for years and was used to burn, I started coughing. The first time I had smoked weed I thought I was gonna cough up my lung, but now that I had gotten a little more used to it, I didn't cough as much.

"Jasper and I went racing last night. And before you say anything I didn't wake you because the race was with some really dangerous guys and I didn't want you around them." He explained.

I scowled at him but kept silent. I knew Edward was very protective of me. That was the kind of man he was. He was protective of the ones he cared about. In the few months we've been together I've realized that he was more protective of me than anyone else. While that should make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside- and it did a little- I felt that it had more to do with the fact that I was from the upper-side and he didn't think I could protect myself. I took another hit of the blunt.

"Obviously Jasper and I won." Edward continued smugly before his face dropped and his eyes darkened. "The other guys weren't happy though because they lost their car. It was stupid for them to put her slip up if they weren't prepared to lose her, you know? Anyways one of the guys made a cheap shot at you. It pissed me off and I punched him. Before I know it, Jasper and I are beating the crap out of these guys and then we hear sirens and before we can try to run, we're being arrested."

"So what happened to the other guys?" I asked, intrigued.

It was the pot. It was starting to make my brain fuzzy and soon enough I wouldn't even remember why I was mad in the first place. Damn Edward. He knew what he had been doing when he lit up. He was taking my mind off my anger, distracting my mind from the situation. But I didn't want to be distracted, I needed to focus. Nonetheless I brought the blunt to my lips again for another hit.

Edward's eyes darkened again as they narrowed on my lips and the blunt between them. I glared at him. I wasn't too high to forget our conversation yet. I blow the smoke out and hand the blunt back to him. He sighed defeatedly taking a hit himself. He held the smoke in his lungs as he continued to talk.

"I don't know. They were Richies so they probably got a slap on the wrist or some shit." He blew the smoke out and cleared his throat. "The one guy that was talking shit, he said he knew you. Mike something-or-other."

"Newton? Mike Newton?" My eyes bugged out. "What the fuck did that asshole say about me Edward?"

"Baby I took care of it, remember?" He took another hit before passing the blunt back to me. "It doesn't matter anymore."

"The hell it doesn't Edward."

I took two more hits before offering it back but he shook his head before taking it. I watched as he licked his fingers and squished the tip, extinguishing it. I always wondered how he didn't burn himself when he did that. I tried to do that once and I felt like I had third degree burns on my fingertips.

"You really want to know? You can't let this shit upset you if I tell you, understand?" He narrowed his eyes. I nodded my head. "He asked if I liked having his sloppy seconds and that the only reason you were with me was because you've already fucked every guy in Forks and now you're making your way through us Lowers."

"That's not true!" I shouted, my eyes widened with panic. "Edward, baby, you can't believe him! I never slept with him or anyone but you! I've never even liked Mike! He's a douchebag who thinks every girl wants him just because his dad has money! Baby please, please, tell me you don't believe him."

Tears started to well up in my eyes. My chest was tight. Stupid fucking Mike! I swear if he fucks up my relationship with Edward I will kill him! How dare he say that about me?! Maybe I'll kill him anyways, just for being a fucking jealous prick!

Hands came up to my cheeks. Through my blurry eyes I saw Edward staring down at me. His thumbs swiped under my eyes. I hadn't even realized I'd begun crying. His eyebrows were pulled together in a scowl, but his eyes belied his concern.

"Hey, stop this shit Princess." He scolded lightly. "My girl doesn't cry over stupid shit like this right? Besides I know he's a lying piece of shit. I was your first baby, and trust me, there's no way you could have lied about that."

He was right of course. I was getting worked up about nothing. Edward knew how deep my feelings for him went. He also knew that I was a virgin until our first time together and like he said, there's no way I could fake that. But even the thought that he might leave me, that he might doubt my loyalty to him, it made me crazy. I spent so long pining after him. Now that I had him I didn't ever want to let him go.