AN- thanks once again for all your amazing reviews they were great.

Just a warning this chapter is quite harse and we find out Charlie's reaction to Bells having dinner with the Cullens.
It is also my shortest chapter so far as I found it quite hard to write.

Chapter 9

Repercussions (Carlisle POV)

Bella sat as stiff as a board on the drive back home, I turned the radio on to try and calm down the atmosphere in the car, I wasn't sure how to broach anything with Bella the smallest things set her on edge. Me asking if she was ok, Esme offering left over food to take home both times had Bella stammering and refusing any form of help. I hated to admit it but the more I hear of Bella and her reactions to things the more it made me wonder as to what she has to deal with.

"So Bella I hoped you enjoyed your time with us tonight and I wanted you to know that you are more than welcome in our home at any time for any reason" I told her hoping to instil a bit of confidence.

"I had a lovely time, thank you for inviting me Dr Cullen" Bella whispered, it was as if the closer we got to her home the more withdrawn she became.

As I pulled up outside of her house, I repeated what I had just said "I meant what I said you are welcome in our home at anytime for anything, please remember that Bella"

She nodded her head as an acknowledgement of hearing what he said, with a quiet thank you she got out of the car and practically ran to her front door without so much as a backward glance. I couldn't put a finger on what it was but there was something going on with this girl, I have just got to work out what it is.

(BOV)

As I shut the front door, I couldn't stop myself from shaking Carlisle's words have really gotten to me, why would he say that did he suspect something I had tried to be so careful so that they didn't suspect anything and yet here was Carlisle telling her she was welcome in his home at anytime, which was the weirdest thing considering Charlie hated having her around. After wiping furiously at her tears, I have cried far too often, perhaps Edward had told his Dad about it, which made him suspicious I have got to be more careful around them, they can not find out the secret no body can.

After what felt like a lifetime, I managed to drag myself up off the hall floor and headed towards the kitchen placing Esme's left over food in the fridge. There were dirty pots in the sink signs that Charlie had already been home and gone out again I could have sworn he was on lates this week. It was now a little after eleven pm, and all I wanted to do was go to sleep but I knew that if I went to sleep without permission or Charlie being home first he was likely then that I would not sleep for a week after this. So I stood near the kitchen door not quite leaning on the wall, he rarely permitted me to sit and even with him not in the house I was too scared to disobey him, the hold he had over me was far to tight.

A little after one in the morning I heard Charlie's car pull into the driveway, I straightened my back which screamed in agony along with my ankle for being stood on in the same position for to long. The door slammed open making me flinch I could already smell the stench of body odour and beer as he approached me slamming into my shoulder as he passed into the kitchen, knocking me slightly off balance. He sat at the table before yelling at me.

"I need food now you whore, and make it good"

"Yes sir" I replied before running to the fridge looking for something to cook.

"Esme told me to bring some food home, it was delicious would you want to try it" I asked immediately regretting what had came out of my mouth.

"You stupid bitch, how dare you offer me leftovers from someone else's table I don't even let you have leftovers what makes you think I would want them." He screamed at me.

"I'm sorry I didn't I just thought…" I stammered out.

"Well there was your mistake right there you thought who gave you permission to think?" He asked me viciously.

I barely had time to cover my head before he launched him self at me, punching the middle of my stomach, knocking my breath out of my lungs. I began to pant trying to get some much needed air into my lungs Charlie grabbed hold of my upper arm dragging me into the living room throwing me to the floor, before repeatedly kicking me with steel toed boots in the back and stomach. I silently let the tears fall not caring any more whether Charlie saw them or not its not as if he would stop his beating, and it can't get much worse than it already was. Ten minutes later he finally stopped kicking the hell out of me, I lay there trying my hardest not to move breathing as shallowly as possible. Charlie left the room and I had a sliver of hope, prying that this was the end of my beating unfortunately I was not so lucky.

He soon came back in with a belt in his hands, laughing he sadistically told me,

"I think you deserve an extra punishment tonight, especially as you had a proper meal and then tried to feed me the left over's, you need to realise just how ungrateful you are." With one more smile he lashed out at me with the buckle hitting the back of my thighs, he then repeatedly continued to hit me my legs and lower back with the belt each new hit causing a burning pain that would be with me for a long time to come. He finally stopped beating me telling me that under no uncertain terms was I allowed to go to bed I was to remain where I was until morning and I had to get ready for school.

After he left the room I finally started to sob properly, why was life so cruel to me what had I done to deserve this? Was I really the worst daughter he said I was, did I truly deserve all of his punishments, surly if I didn't then why was he doing all these things to me? He was a policeman supposed to protect the people of Forks did I not deserve his protection, who was I supposed to turn to the Cullen's had been so nice to me so far, but once they realised just what a bad daughter I was then why would they want to know me any more, they wouldn't want someone like me around their children dragging them to my level. No matter what I couldn't tell them what was going on, that way I may be able to have a small friendship with them, no matter how long it lasted.

AN- Again apologies for the graphic chapter, but you were warned.

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