Chapter 5: The Telling of Edward Cullen

The next morning while Edward was at "work" Bella went around the house and packed a few things. "Mommy, what are you doing?" Renesmee asked as she held onto her favorite teddy bear.

"We are taking a little trip." Bella tells her small daughter as she takes out her little pink and white suitcase. Packing a week's worth of cloths, nightgown, toothbrush and a few toys, books she zips the suitcase up and puts it at the front door along with her black suitcase. Going back into her daughter's room she went to the closet. "Put this on for Mommy. We are leaving in five minutes." Bella says putting aside a pair of light colored jeans with a little pink butter fly on them with a little purple top.

"Mommy, do hair." Nessie said as she went over to her mother with her small brush and ponytail holders.

"I will do your hair after we get you dressed." Bella says. "Lift your arms up." Lifting her arms up Bella takes the nightgown off and puts it under the pillow. After helping her daughter dress she did her hair in pigtails with a lovely purple bret in the front. "Grab your teddy bear we are late already."

Grabbing her teddy bear Nessie runs out of her room and meets her mother at the front door. "Mommy is daddy coming with us?" she ask as Bella backs out of the driveway.

"No, daddy is not coming with us." Bella answers back as she pulls out of the driveway. Thank god she was able to get away before he got home. Bella didn't want him hurting her anymore and she most certainly didn't want Edward hurting Nessie. Whatever he was doing and whatever he was up to she didn't want to be part of this.

Nessie sat quietly for a while looking out the window as her left hand held tight to her bear. "Mommy, where are we going?"

"We are going to Grandma and Grandpa's." Bella smiled at her daughter though the review mirror. Her daughters face lit up at the sound of their names. She loved going over there. She was spoiled rotten. It was nice to see at least one set of grandparents. Nessie never got to see Charlie or Renee. Bella felt bad for not letting her parents see their grandchild, but with her being half vampire and with her being a full vampire Bella didn't want to put them at risk.

Before long the car pulled into the Cullen's driveway. "Bella!" I hear a voice call out. Getting Nessie out of her car seat I look up. Alice was running towards us. Wonder what she was so happy about? She's never been this happy to see me. Then it clicked. Aw, yes, Nessie. She wants to take Nessie shopping.

Getting to us she picks Nessie up. "Auntie Alice," Nessie says with a smile. "Are you going to take me shopping?"

Oh, no, this was starting already and she was only two. I look at Nessie and shake my head no. "Oh come on Bella please," Alice begged. Soon Nessie joined in.

"No," I said heading inside while the two shopaholics still begged behind me. Coming inside the house I found that it hadn't changed any.

"Bella!" another voice came as Emmet threw me over his shoulder and spun me around.

"Cool Uncle Emmet, will you do that to me?" Nessie asked as she jumps up and down with excitement. Putting Bella down Emmet laughs Nessie was always looking for a good thrill.

"Just once alright Nessie." Bella says holding up one finger. Nodding her head yes Nessie holds up one finer as well.

"I see how it is. Emmet can swing her around, but I can't take her shopping?" Alice asked with utter confusion.

"Alice, you spend too much money when you go shopping." Bella said with a laugh. "I can remember when you would go shopping and I had to do the bills. Along with everything else and when I did yours you were a thousand dollars over…every time." Bella knew this was true even if Alice tried fight it. "Where is your mom and dad?"

"Mom is in the kitchen and dads at work." Emmet said as Nessie got ready for take off.

"Why would they be in the kitchen? They know I'm a vampire right?" Bella asked herself as she made her way into the kitchen. "You know you don't have to do this anymore."

Looking up Esme saw Bella standing there. Bruise black and blue, scratches, bumps and maybe even scares were all over here. "Bella, it's good to see you." Esme said giving me a hug. "I know, we just do it for fun really." She tried to keep her thoughts away from what she saw. She wanted Bella to open up to her she didn't want to jump right in. "What brings you here?"

"That's what I needed to talk to you about." Bella said taking a seat at the counter. "How long until Carlisle gets home?"

"About thirty minutes. Bella, is everything alright?" Esme asked. "Last night when you called and you said you wanted to talk about Edward."

At hearing his name Bella just burst into tears. The tears ran down her swollen bruised face as she tried to hold herself together, but it just wasn't working. "He-he comes home for the past two nights-dru-drunk. He-He hits m-me and beats me." Bella finally got out as she was now a complete and total mess.

"Oh my God," Esme said as she came and wrapped Bella in her arms. Rocking her back and forth she tried to calm her daughter-in-law, but it was no use the tears, pain and misery were still there. They had scared her forever now. Those horrible memories of Edward were now imbedded into her brain. "When Carlisle gets home we are going to sit down and talk about this. Stop you're crying," Wiping Bella's tears from her cold, white face.

A little over thirty minutes later Carlisle was home from the hospital. Coming into the kitchen he saw Esme and Bella sitting at the counter. Stepping in front of the counter he saw Bella's swollen and beat up face and body. "What happened to you?" he asked as shock filled his face.

Bella wasn't sure she could tell her story again. It was to horrifying. "Bella, if you tell Carlisle what you told me we can help you." Esme said as she tried to get her to talk again. Taking a deep breath Bella began her tale.

"For the past two nights Edward has come home drunk. He beats me, kicks me, yells at me telling me that I'm no good and that he doesn't know why he ever saved me for. That I wasn't worth saving." Feeling the tears on the edge Bella let them fall onto the counter as her face began to throb as if Edward had just thrown a new punch at her.

"I'm going to have you looked over Bella." Carlisle said as he grabbed his car keys. "We are also going to have a talk with Edward."

Fear shot through Bella's body at hearing the last part. Heart beating fast she didn't know what to do or say. Without thinking she spoke. "Please, don't I don't want him beating me again. He will tell me that I came to you because I was a coward."

"What's all this commotion in here?" Rosalie asked coming into the kitchen followed by Emmet, Alice and Jasper. "What happened to you Bella?" Telling her story yet again Bella could feel that nothing was going to fix him. "Wow, I thought Victoria, Alice and myself did you in, but it appears that Edward can do a much better job." A laugh escaped her lips. She never cared for Bella all that much.

"Could you please watch Nessie for me?" Bella asked Esme as she picked her purse up and was headed towards the door.

"Of course dear," Esme said with a small helpless smile. She felt terribly for her daughter-in-law. None of this should have happened. Turning towards Alice Esme spoke yet again, "No shopping."

Alice stomped her foot and made a sad face. "You max out one credit card and suddenly everyone looks at you like you're the bad guy."

A little while later Bella sat in an X-Ray room awaiting the results on what was found. Ever since last night her left arm had been hurting. While pain shot through her head. Could this really be the end for her and Edward? It wasn't like they could get a divorce. Vampires didn't do that. Once you found your mate they were yours for life. No matter how bad things got.

"Well Bella it appears that your left arm is fractured, you have a few cracked ribs" Carlisle was only just getting started with what was wrong with her. "One of your kidneys is badly injured. Some of your cuts will probably be scares. Bella, how hard did he hit you?"

Bella looked down at her bruised wrist. She could still see Edward's finger prints within her skin. She could see it all, the horror of it all. "He threw bottles at me. He would beat me as if I were a punching bag. For a few hours the swelling would stay the same. I began to wonder if it would ever go down and if it did I was scared at what I would see once I looked in the mirror. I didn't know what to do so one night I fought back, but he hit me harder. One night he drew blood and I thought he was going to come after me like a crazed animal. I just had to get out of that house."

At hearing her story Carilsie couldn't help, but feel more sorry for her. After all his years as a doctor this was one of the worst cases he had ever seen. The reason this being was because it was one of his own children who beat their wife. "Bella, if you hadn't have come to us when you did you would have been dead. I'm surprised you could even drive yourself to our house."

"I guess I have the will to live. I just knew I couldn't let him hurt Nessie like he hurts me. I knew someday he would."

The door swung open as Edward down yet again another beer. It had to have been is fifth or maybe It was his eighth beer. He lost count as he stumbled into the house. "BELLA!" He yelled through the house as he tripped over toys or maybe it was his own feet. "BELLA!" He yelled for the second time. Going through the house he found her not there nor was Nessie. Feeling anger rise within him he began making a wreck of the house. Throwing chairs, dishes, breaking anything he could get his hands on. "BELLA!" He yelled yet again, and once again no answer. Throwing one final thing he knocked off their wedding picture. Looking down at it he vowed he would find Bella and beat her until she was a bloody pulp.

A/N: Hi everyone I'm very very sorry for not updating sooner. Been very busy and I've been on a big writers block for this part. Sorry if things seem a little odd. I haven't written a Twilight story in a while. What did you think?