A/N: I do not own the characters; they unfortunately belong to Stephenie Meyer.
EPOV:
Realization struck Edward. He had been with his girlfriend, Tanya, for 2 years. He'd given her a key last year. Tanya had 2 other roommates so most of their time together had been spent over at Edward's apartment. She was, as Bella so aptly put it, a screamer, but he hadn't been the one making her scream for the past month. Without another word to Bella, he took off back to his own apartment.
He hadn't told Tanya he was coming back today. He grabbed his keys, his wallet, and decided to leave and come back later. He couldn't be in the apartment alone, and he defiantly couldn't sleep now knowing that someone else might have been in his bed. The thought disgusted him, and he had to stop himself from gagging. Edward never saw this one coming. You don't know if it's true or not you idiot. Bella could have just been trying to be a bitch. He thought.
Edward decided to go down to The Bear Trap, a bar where his best friend Jasper worked. Jasper's face broke out into a huge grin only to be replaced with a look of concern when Edward walked into the bar.
"Edward, long time no see buddy! I thought you'd be a little bit happier to see me man," Jasper said with his southern drawl.
"Hey, Jazz. It is good to see you man, I'm just angry. That bitch Bella that lives next door claims to have been kept up all night for the last few weeks by the screaming and banging coming from my room."
"Dude, you've been gone for a month. How on earth could she have…..." Jasper looked down at the bar he was busying himself with cleaning at the moment.
"Yeah, I know Jazz. I've already thought about it. Do you think Tanya is cheating on me, and doing so in my own apartment?"
"I don't know Edward. She's always been a big flirt, but I don't know if she would cheat on you."
"I don't know either, Jazz. Shit! I just don't know what to think right now."
"Here, drink this." Jasper said as he placed a shot glass down in front of Edward. Seeing the question on Edward's mind he added, "It's whiskey, you're going to need it."
Edward tossed back the shot. "Thanks man, I better be heading back. Might as well face this head on," he said as he was getting ready to leave the bar.
"Hey Edward, I know the timing sucks, but I'm going to a party over at Emmett McCarty's place this weekend. Why don't you go with me? You can meet the little lady I've swept off her feet, have a few beers, and just get your mind off of all this shit."
"Gee Jasper! This the worst time you could have picked to ask me that. It's like saying 'hey man, I know your love life is going down the shitter right now, but I want to rub my happiness in your face.' Thanks man."
"I said that the timing sucked. Just think about it ok?"
"Fine! I'll think about it, but you really need to work on your subtlety man! Damn! Way to kick a man when he's down," and with that Edward started back home.
Right as Edward was starting to unlock the door, he heard voices coming from inside his apartment. Not wanting to rush right in without any evidence, Edward rushes next door to Bella's apartment and bangs on the door.
"Cullen I swear if you don't stop banging on my door, I'm going to cut you!"
"Not now Bella! Please I need to come in? Someone's in my apartment, and I want you to tell me if it's the same voices you've been hearing. Please?" Edward tired his best to ignore the death glare Bella had been giving him since the moment she opened the door. Reluctantly, she let him in and led him back to her room.
From the other side of the wall came a voice all too familiar to both of them. "Oh yes…yes! That's… it! Harder….baby! YES!" It was Tanya's voice that had carried though the walls. Hurt, pain, but mostly anger flowed though Edward. In my own bed! That slut! He started to feel sick. Edward turned, muttered a sorry to a dumbstruck Bella, and marched into his own apartment.
He slammed open the door and rushed back to the bedroom. "Honey I'm home." He said threw clinched teeth. "Alec! You're cheating on me with Alec? You're cheating on me with the landlord from downstairs; who is married I might add! Both of you get the fuck out of my apartment! Tanya take every last bit of your shit with you and give me my key now! I don't want to ever see your face again. Alec, you are buying me a new bed right now! I'll get you're wife up here this instant if you don't!"
Both Tanya and Alec stared wide-eyed at Edward, neither knowing what to do. Tanya tired to talk to Edward leaving Alec lying fully exposed on the bed. "Baby, I didn't want to… he made me…."
"Tanya, don't even finish that fucking sentence. I heard you from next door. Hell, the neighbor has heard you for the past month. Don't tell me he made you have sex with him, and DO NOT EVER CALL ME BABY AGAIN! Get your stuff and get out of my sight."
Either the harshness of his tone or the threats he was making made Edward seem extremely intimidating. Whatever the reason, when he yelled at Tanya, a whimper of fear came from Alec, who had yet to move a muscle, and a newly formed wet spot could be found on the bed.
"Did you just piss in my bed? Get the hell out! Forget about just getting me a new bed. You're relieving me of my lease, paying for me to move, and your wife sure as hell is going to know about this."
Both Tanya and Alec scurried around the room picking up their clothes, shoes, and other items. Alec fled down the stairs and into his own apartment, while Tanya gathered the rest of her things she had left at Edward's place previously. As she started to leave, Edward's voice startled her. "Tanya, my key!" She threw the piece of metal at him before running out of the building.
Edward took one look around the apartment, picked up his phone and called Jasper. "Hey Jazz. I think I might need to come crash at your place for a while."