Bella POV

"They're here!" Emmett said, jumping from his seat and almost running to the door. I watched him open the door and I could hear the smile in his voice as he welcomed our guests. He then stepped aside to reveal the two most stunning blondes I had ever seen.

"Bella, and Alice of course, this is Rosalie. And that is her younger brother Jasper." Emmett introduced as I couldn't help but gawk at them as I stood up and walked forward. Rosalie was just as gorgeous as Emmett had led on, with long blonde hair with a gentle curl at the bottom. She had huge eyes, a sort of violet color, surrounded by thick dark lashes. She wore an amazing deep red V-neck shirt with dark washed skinny jeans. She was very thin and tall, and her height was added to by the cream heeled boots she had her jeans tucked into. She was definitely the type of girl that could be a supermodel and one who made every other girl in the room feel less superior. I immediately felt so much less than her, especially because I was so broken. I managed to break away my gaze from Rosalie for a second to take in the boy next to her. He was tall and lanky, and you could tell he was still growing, even though he was already taller than his sister. For a young boy he was muscled nicely, but still no where near Emmett's muscles. He had the same shade of blonde hair as his sister, and it was slightly long for a guy, covering his ears. The two would have looked like twins if it wasn't for his shining blue eyes. He was dressed nicely but casual like everyone else, in a simple white V-neck tee and gray jeans, with colorful Nike tennis shoes. All together, they were beautiful.

"Hi." I squeaked out, "It's nice to finally meet you Rosalie."

"It's lovely to meet you too Bella. Emmett would always talk about you." Rose said with a smile as she gently shook my hand. She then glanced at Emmett and smiled, and I was immediately comforted by the love that was clearly between them. Feeling like I was intruding on their moment, I looked away and over to Jasper. I was about to say something to him when I noticed his eyes were fixed on something across the room. I followed his gaze to find Alice staring straight back, wide eyed. I smiled and walked back to the couch, sitting next to Edward. As I sat down, his arm slipped around my shoulders, and I immediately felt more at ease. I still didn't know what it was, but my body yearned for his touch, and as long as he was near me and we were touching in some way I felt safe. Safe in his arms. But I was crazy because he could never want me like that.

"Well what do you want to do?" Emmett asked as he and Rose sprawled out the couch opposite the one Edward and I had settled onto. Jasper sat in a chair next to the one Alice occupied.

"Well what is there to do?" Alice asked.

"Board games, movies, video games… I don't know we have a little bit of everything." Edward replied.

"A board game sounds nice. That way we can all talk. If we watched a movie we would all just sit in silence." Rosalie laughed, a beautiful bell-like sound. Everyone began to agree with Rose, and then they all turned to me. Realizing they were waiting for me to respond I quickly spoke up.

"Board games sound fun."

"Yay, board games it is!" Alice said with a smile. She went to the closet Edward pointed out to her and brought a game to play. We all sat down on the floor and began the game.

"Anyone hungry?" Esme said entering the room. It was three hours and 5 games later. Everyone noded in reply and followed Esme into the kitchen where she had everything set out on the table for tacos.

"TACOS!" Emmett cheered as he ran to the table and sat down. WE all laughed and followed his lead. As everyone started grabbing at everything around the table I just sat there.

"Bella honey, are you alright?" Esme asked. I looked at her and nodded.

"I'm fine Esme, thank you for all of this. I'm just not really hungry." I said. And I was telling the truth. For the past few years I ate very little only when I was really hungry. I never ate that much because I knew Phil would get mad if I got 'fat', and I also knew that I would most likely throw up whatever I ate during the day during my late-night beatings.

"Bella I understand that but you really need to eat something." Esme said. I looked at her and sighed.

"I'm sorry Esme I can't. May I please be excused?" I asked. She sighed and nodded, and I stood and walked to my room. Once there, I plopped onto my bed as a memory overtook me.

"Mmmmm, Tacos!" Alice smiled as she came into the kitchen. Today was a really good day. Aside from it being a Saturday, Phil was gone before we woke up, and the two of us actually got some time to sleep in. Lorraine had left the day before for a weekend to herself. Alice and I had the whole day to ourselves, alone at home. It was great, so I decided to make a fun dish that I knew would make her even happier.

"Let's sit down and eat before anyone comes home." I said smiling as well. The two of us sat and began eating. Alice was on her second taco as I was finishing my first before we heard the door open. Terror immediately filled me as I rushed to grab my plate from the table and stick it in the sink before he saw. I wasn't allowed to eat. Heavy footsteps walked from the front door to the kitchen, and I realized there wasn't one set of footsteps, but three. Phil came through the doorway, with Ben on his left, and Louis on his right.

"Were you eating young lady?" Phil asked. I didn't respond, I only put my head down in shame. Suddenly a fist mad contact with my face. "Answer me when I speak to you bitch!" he yelled.

"Yes Phil. I ate one taco." I whispered.

"How many times do I have tell you not to eat anything Isabella. Ben and Louis come over for some fun and now they have to worry about you being fat? It's disgusting!" Phil said as he sat down at the table across from Alice. He smiled up at the two men standing in our house. "You boys can take her now. Have fun." I looked from Phil to Ben who was now making his way towards me.

"Hey Bellsy. Ready for some fun?" he asked with a smile, before picking me up and throwing me over his shoulder, bringing me upstairs to the guest room. Louis followed him up there. They threw me onto the bed before beating me and ripping all my clothes off. Suddenly Louis had my pinned on my back with my arms over my head, and Ben had situated himself at my entrance.

"Ready Isabella?" Louis laughed, as he reached a grimy hand down to stroke my breast.

"After tonight, you'll never want to eat your silly tacos ever again." Ben grinned, before he plunged himself into me, and a bloodcurdling scream left my lips.

"Bella!" I was a soft velvet voice say to me. It took me a second to realize I was not only screaming in my memory, but I was also screaming in real life. As soon as I heard that voice whisper my name, my screams stopped, and I opened my eyes to find Edward, Emmett, and Esme staring down at me. Seeing the worry on their faces I rolled over and sobbed into my pillow. Then two cool strong arms I had come to know so well wrapped their arms around me. I looked up into Edwards face once, then looked up to the others, but they weren't there anymore.

"They left, to give you some space." Edward said softly. I nodded and curled my entire body into his chest.

"I'm sorry." I whispered.

"Bella I've told you, you have nothing to be sorry for." Edward said his voice broken. I looked up to find a few tears staining his cheeks.

"You're crying?" I said. He nodded.

"Yeah, I guess I am." He chuckled. "I guess it's just that I care so much for you already and I hate to see you hurt or upset." He said in all honesty. His words made a bright smile spread across my face.

"Edward thank you. I don't know what it is, but you make me feel safe, happy, and relaxed. I could never thank you enough." He smiled back at me.

"Bella I will always be here whenever you need me, I promise you." He said simply. I sighed and laid my head back down on his chest with a smile, as I slowly drifted again into a blissful sleep.