Chapter 10: Caught

I went up to Carlisle and my bedroom, and slid off the dress I was wearing. I went into my closet and picked out one of the dresses I had bought today.

I turned and walked right into Carlisle.

"Are we going out?" I asked.

His eyes widened, but he recovered quickly.

"Yes, mio amore. Let me just change out of my work clothes." He said.

I cocked an eyebrow. "Okay."

Slowly he turned away from me, and slowly unbuttoned the top layer of his outfit.

I knew exactly where this was going.

"I'll wait for you in the living room." I said, and left the bedroom, wicked grin on my face.

I went downstairs to the foyer and waited for Carlisle. Alice and Jasper came into the house, and she glowered at me.

"I do not need to hear everything you and Carlisle do in your spare time!" she huffed.

"You don't have to listen." I giggled.

"I don't have a choice." She said. "Unless I want to always be out of this house! You guys have a lot of spare time."

I grinned. "I know."

She shuddered and went up to the bedroom that she and Jasper shared. He shrugged at me and followed close behind her.

Moments later Carlisle came downstairs looking completely put together even after a long day of work.

He smiled at me, and looped his arm through mine.

"Are you ready to go, Ms. Swan?" he asked.

"Yes I am." I said.

He opened the front door and we walked outside.

At first I was nervous. I kept looking around me, expecting to see someone I knew, or someone from my family.

And then, it happened. Carlisle and I were walking around near the Trevi Fountain and we stopped to look into the clear water. He looked down at me, and smiled.

"You are beautiful, mio amore." He whispered, and captured my lips with his.

I was happy to kiss him back until we were interrupted.

"Isabella?" screeched my mother's voice.

I jumped away from Carlisle as if I had been shocked.

I turned and looked at my mother.

Shock and horror crossed her face as she took in the scene in front of her.

"What is the meaning of this behaviour?" she demanded angrily. "Who is this man?"

I didn't know what to say.

"Do you realize that people can see you?" she asked. "In the middle of the city you are kissing a man who could pass as your father!"

I was about to open my mouth to tell her that there was no way that Carlisle could pass as my father, but she cut me off.

"Come with me." she ordered.

"Excuse me?" I asked, finally finding my voice.

"You have embarrassed me enough." She said. "You are coming home and you are not allowed to leave the house until you have learned some respect; for yourself and others."

She pulled me away from Carlisle and I tried to look back to see him, but I couldn't. I couldn't see him through the thick crowd of people, and with my mother pulling me to her carriage.

"You can't do this!" I said, once we were inside it.

"Yes I most certainly can!" she argued.

The carriage made its way to the house.

"I don't want to stay here." I said.

"You don't have a choice." She snapped.

She pulled me into the house, and I went straight up to my bedroom.

I had hurt Carlisle. I had agreed to us going out in public, and it had been ruined.

I stared out my window at the bleak sky. Everything seemed so dull and dreary now.

I would find a way back to Carlisle. If it was the last thing I did, I would find a way back to him.

My nurse came into my room and hugged me.

"I'm glad you're back." She said with a smile.

I didn't say anything.

"You aren't happy." She noted.

I shook my head. "I'm not. I didn't want to come back here."

"I will help you leave." She said. "You will just have to wait a few days."

My eyes widened. "You're going to help me escape?"

She nodded. "Just be patient, Isabella. I promise I will help you get out, and go back to wherever you were before. You just have to promise me something."

"What?" I asked.

"You have to leave Italy right away." She said. "You can't stay in this country, because you cannot risk her seeing you again. If she sees you after you escape, she will take you again, and maybe lock you up somewhere."

I nodded. "I promise. I'll leave as soon as I can."

"Good." She said. "Now, your mother told me not to allow you out of your room, so eat this, and wait."

She handed me a tray with some food on it, but I didn't pay much attention to what was on it. I think I was too upset and/or annoyed to eat.

She left my room, and I sighed.

Moments later, I heard a light tap on my balcony door. I gasped and went over to it.

"Carlisle." I whispered, wrapping myself in his warm embrace.

"Are you okay?" he whispered.

I nodded. "She just…made me come back here."

He stroked my back soothingly. "It's okay mio amore."

"My nurse says she's going to help me get out of here, but right after she helps me we have to leave this country. She says that if my mother sees me again after I escape she'll lock me up or something."

Carlisle nodded. "I will make arrangements right away."

"Thank you so much Carlisle." I whispered.

He kissed the top of my head and held onto me.

"You will be fine, mio amore." He whispered.

I sighed. "I hope so."