Nothing belongs to me, well the plot does and the OCs, but everything else belongs to the wonderful Stephenie Meyer and I am not her and I am making NO money with this story.

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Chapter 11

Stupid fucking BASTARD! How dare he treat me this way? I was more than understanding, and I thought we were getting along fine and had become friends, but apparently I'm an idiot. Oh Edward, you're going to regret ever hearing my name.

To say that Bella was pissed was a gross understatement. During the whole drive home, while angry and hurt tears ran down her face, she plotted her next steps. Bella had been willing to tolerate his whore, simply because they hadn't known each other and their families had arranged the farce, but now things were different. No one. Absolutely NO ONE was allowed to treat her like Edward and his bimbo had done today.

Edward should have known better than to antagonize her, but soon he would know why he shouldn't have done it.

Once she was back at the house, she paid the driver and got inside. In her room she changed clothes and got the folder with the prenup. Sadly, it was weekend and Ben was most likely celebrating with Angela their engagement or she would have called him or Jenks to get everything ready for an annulment. That meant she had to wait until Monday morning before she could do anything legally but that didn't stop Bella from starting her revenge.

She carried the contract back downstairs and dropped it in the kitchen, that's when she saw Edward's keys. The keys to his beloved Aston Martin.

Yes!

With a diabolical smile she grabbed them and went to the garage, where she got into the really beautiful car and drove it to the front door. Yes, it was really the perfect place for what Bella had planned. She went back inside and entered Edward's office and found what she was looking for. There, right behind his desk, was a baseball bat. It was signed by some player Bella didn't know and didn't care about. She grabbed the bat and inspected it for a moment. The bat was made out of aluminum and would be just perfect.

Slowly she walked back outside and looked at the car. Edward loved this particular car. It was his favorite because of its speed and lots of other reasons. No one was allowed to drink or eat in it. You couldn't even get inside with your dirty shoes without Edward sending into hysterics.

Well, I don't plan to dirty it. I'm going to do something much much worse.

Bella tightened the grip on the bat before she swung it and BAMM! Bye bye, driver window. Again and again Bella let the bat connect with different parts of the car. The hood, the lights, all the windows, the passenger door. During the third blow she started crying and screaming.

"That's for disrespecting me!" Bamm. "For humiliating me!" Bamm. "For doing it in public!" Bamm. "For throwing my kindness back at me!" Bamm. "For fucking hurting me!" Bamm, bamm. "I HATE YOU!"

Soon her anger had run its curse and she was left breathless. Standing in front of the demolished car, she suddenly felt exhausted. Bella let the bat fall to the ground and walked inside the house but not before changing the security codes and activating the alarm.

I don't know where you're going to sleep tonight, Edward, but it won't be here.

As soon as the door was closed and locked she went upstairs and dropped onto her bed. Bella had thought destroying the Aston Martin would have made her feel better, but it hadn't. Instead of the burning anger, she know felt empty. It wasn't fair that she should feel like shit. Edward was the bastard and he should feel bad and not Bella, who didn't know what she'd done to deserve this kind of treatment, but it didn't really matter anymore because she wouldn't be married to Edward Cullen much longer.

But even that didn't make her any happier.

MaoC

Edward sat in the back of the car as Garrett drove him home and couldn't believe what had happened. Okay, he hadn't felt great and maybe it hadn't been the smartest idea to dope himself just so he could attend the fucking ball. Edward should have listened to Bella and just stayed at home.

Hindsight was always twenty/ twenty.

He closed his eyes for a moment and remembered how a not so great night had become a night out of hell, and he hadn't even talked to Bella yet.

He'd left Bella at their table to go to the restroom to cough and to put some cold water to his face. He felt like his head was going to explode any minute and was a little lightheaded. Once he thought, he could go back without looking like death warmed over, he left the restroom and started walking toward the table were Bella was waiting for her dance. The only dance she and every other female would get from him, because he just knew he couldn't take more. But before he could cross the dance floor someone grabbed him and spun him around. He needed a moment to orient himself because this sudden movements did absolutely nothing to improve his light-headedness. When the world stopped spinning like crazy he recognized who had grabbed him and was now swaying with him over the parquet.

"Tanya?What the fuck are you doing?" Edward couldn't believe that Tanya was dancing with him. He thought, he had been more than clear about ending their affair. Apparently not.

Tanya just laughed as if the whole situation was a great joke. "I'm dancing with you, silly. What does it look like?"

"Get your fucking hands off of me!" Edward growled lowly. He didn't want to attract attention.

His tone didn't stop Tanya though, in fact it seemed to spur her on. She wrapped her arms around him and tried to grab his hair but Edward wasn't in the mood to play any of her crazy games. With a swift move he maneuvered them off the dance floor and behind a column where he none too gently ripped her hands off of him.

"Aah! Edward, that hurt," Tanya cried and looked like she wanted to cry. Not that Edward cared. All he wanted was to go home and crawl into his comfortable bed and sleep through the rest of the weekend.

"Stop whining!" he snapped. "You're making a fool out of yourself. A pathetic fool. Stay the fuck away from me, Tanya. I don't want to see you ever again. Do you understand what I'm trying to tell you?"

A single tear ran down Tanya's face and she looked truly hurt. Edward had to admit that she was a good actress, but this knowledge only solidified his believes that she had played him like a fiddle and he had done what she'd wanted. Like an idiot.

"Edward, don't say things like that. We were so good together or have you already forgotten the wonderful times we've spent together."

Huh, she really seems to think that we could get back together. Dream on, Bitch!

"No, but I finally see what kind of person you are, Tanya. You're manipulative, vicious, selfish and really ugly where it counts. I would never touch you like that again," Edward said and watched as her face transformed. She looked raving mad but Edward just walked away and let her fume.

Ouch! My head hurts and my lungs feels like everything is full of slime. Urgh!

He kept his head down as he made his way back to the table, where a very angry voice growled his name.

"Edward Anthony Cullen!"

Shocked to hear his Nana address him like that, he looked up and was met by the angry and disappointed faces of his family. Nana, Emmett and Rose looked really angry, while his parents seemed to be more disappointed. Alice didn't seem to know what she should think and Jasper just shook his head unbelievingly.

"What?" he asked because he had no idea why his family would look at him like that. But he did realize that Bella wasn't at the table anymore and neither was her purse. "Where's Bella?"

Apparently, that had been the wrong thing to ask because Rose looked like she was about to tackle him and Nana glared at him before she talked to him.

"Never have I been so disappointed in you, Edward. I thought you were a reasonably intelligent man and had morals and manners. But it seems I was wrong. Be thankful that your grandfather isn't alive anymore or he would have dragged you out of here and put you over his knees!"

Okay, something doesn't add up here. Why is everyone so angry?

"Nana, what are you talking about?" Edward asked. He hadn't done anything wrong. Okay, maybe he had been a little harsh with Tanya, but out of all people, Edward would have thought, his grandmother would have welcomed it. It was no secret that she didn't like Tanya.

"I am talking about your WIFE! Poor Bella had to watch you parading around with your mistress." Oh fuck! "I never agreed with this silly agreement, but it wasn't my place to say anything, but this behavior is unbecoming. And to answer your question; she left. As soon as she saw you two together, she left the room. I think she needed some time to calm down. How dare you treat Bella so disrespectful."

"But I didn't dance with Tanya!" Edward interrupted his grandmother as soon as he understood what she was talking about.

"Please, Edward," Rose sneered. "We all saw you."

"No! You thought you saw me dancing with her, but I didn't. I didn't even know she would be here tonight. This is not her usual métier. She grabbed me and moved us to the dance floor. I needed a moment because my cold is making me a little dizzy. I told her immediately that this kind of behavior is unacceptable and pushed her away from me," Edward tried to explain and they seemed to believe him because Rose cursed Tanya under her breath, but that wasn't important now. He needed to find Bella and explain everything to her because she was most like hurt and very angry at this moment.

"Rose, could you please check the restrooms? Maybe she's there."

"I will and you better be telling the truth or I'll castrate you myself," His sister-in-law threatened and he believe her.

"I'll help," Alice offered and together they searched his missing wife.

He tried to call her but only the mailbox answered and after fifteen minutes it became clear that she must have left. He called Garrett to bring the car and told his family he would drive home and see if maybe she'd gone home, but if she wasn't he would call her friends.

Hopefully he would be able to find her.

"Mr Cullen?" Garrett said and pulled Edward out of his thoughts. "We're here."

Edward looked out of the window and saw that Garrett was already one the drive way. The house was dark but a car was parked in front of it. As they came closer, Edward could make out what car it was and with growing horror he recognized his beloved Aston Martin. The car looked like someone had worked it with a bat or something like that. A tortured whine escaped him as Garrett stopped the car.

"Well, it seems that Mrs Cullen is here and that she's more than a little angry," Garrett said but Edward didn't comment immediately as he stumbled out of the car and raced towards his battered beauty. After he'd inspected the damage he turned to his security guard.

"Really? What made you think that?" A frustrated sigh left him as he turned towards the front door. "Bella is really angry and I can't even resent her for it. Come one, Garrett, let's get inside and see if she's destroyed more than just my car."

"Yes, but you may want to let her calm down first. She choose your car because you favor it and she knew it would hurt you," Garrett commented as they walked to the door where Edward tried to deactivate the alarm.

But his code didn't work.

"What the fuck?" he whispered before he looked at his guard. "My code isn't working. I can't open the door without triggering the alarm and notifying the cops."

Garrett chuckled darkly at that. "Wow. Bella is really angry. She doesn't want you in the house and we can't do anything from the outside. Try ringing the bell and calling the phone. Landline and cellphone."

"Good idea," Edward agreed but Bella didn't open the door, no matter how often he rang the bell or knocked. Next he tried to call her but either she ignored the calls or both phones were put on silent. But it didn't matter which was the case, the result stayed the same. Edward was unable to enter his own house.

"Well, it seems I have to sleep at my parent's house tonight. Would you drive me, Garrett?" Edward asked. Because he couldn't deactivate the alarm, he couldn't get to his cars, which meant that Garrett had to drive him or he would need to call a taxi.

"Sure, sir."

MaoC

His parents and grandmother, who would spent the night at her son's house, were very surprised to see Edward when they returned. Esme of course thought something was wrong and demanded an explanation which Edward grudgingly provided.

Carlisle and Esme were shocked to hear that Bella had not only demolished the Aston Martin but also locked Edward out of the house. Elizabeth though didn't appear surprised at all. In fact, she was laughing once Edward had finished. He didn't now what his Nana found so funny about the whole situation and inquired the reason for her amusement.

"What, my beloved Nana, exhilarates you so? I don't think this whole matter is even remotely funny."

His parents also watched Elizabeth with strange looks but hadn't said anything yet.

"Oh, Edward, it's not that I find this drama amusing but it is entertaining to watch you reap what you sow," the old lady explained with a smile on her lips.

"I didn't do anything! I didn't ask Tanya to meet me there or to dance with me. It was a misunderstanding," Edward exclaimed and raked his hands through his already tousled hair.

"Tonight!" Elizabeth stressed. "You didn't do anything tonight, but that doesn't mean Bella's anger is unreasonable. This clause in your marriage contract is absolutely insulting. I know, you weren't happy about your grandfather's decision that you needed to marry and that you wouldn't be able to wed Miss Denali, if you planned to become CEO but at least you could have given Bella and youself a chance to get to know each other before you asked her to tolerate your infidelity!"

"Infidelity! We didn't know each other, Nana. Would you have rather, we were bitter towards the other because we had to life in a monogamous relationship," Edward asked her and you could hear how bothered he was by his grandmothers accusations. No matter how justified they might have been. A part of him didn't want to look at things from that point.

"No, I didn't want you bitter, neither of you, but from day one you made her feel like the other woman. The mere existence of Tanya Denali put a strain on your relationship with your wife. It would have been much smarter of you to develop a relationship with Bella without involving a third party. And I'm not talking about a romantic relationship. I've stood by and watched you make you own decisions and mistakes but no more. You're going to sit down and hear what I have to say. Without interruption!"

Edward sat there stunned and could only nod as his grandmother pinned him with one of her famous icy glares. Not even her husband had dared to argue with her when she'd looked at him like that. Carlisle, who also knew the glare, dropped his head and stayed silent but he squeezed Esme's hand to advise her to stay silent, too. He only knew too well, that once his mother started reprimanding it was better to make yourself invisible or you were the next.

Satisfied, that her massage had been received and understood she nodded once, before she focused on Edward again. "Bella is a wonderful woman and she even accepted that horrible clause in the prenup. I really don't understand why you started your ...affair with that woman. Maybe she was your act of teenage rebellion, late as it may be. You were always an easy and well mannered child. Even during puberty you didn't give your parents too much trouble. You always knew what you wanted and what you needed to do to achieve your goals. Your relationships were not too serious but you always treated them well. And then that trollop enters your life and you start spending more money in a month, than you did before her in six months. I don't want to get too deep into this nonsense, because your marriage is more important than a quick roll between the sheets."

"Mother!"

"Nana!"

"Oh, hush! I'm old not dead. Ed and I had a very healthy sex life." Carlisle groaned tortured as he heard his mother talk about her sex life with his father and Edward, well, he was doing what every mature person would do. Putting his hands over his ears and muttering "Lalala, I can't hear you."

"Edward, stop acting so childishly and pay attention. What I'm trying to explain to you, is that Bella has been more than understanding and tolerating, but one can only take so much, before they explode. And if I'm not terribly wrong, than you have crossed that line tonight. It doesn't matter if you were at fault, because Bella surely isn't only acting so viciously because of one thing. It's the whole situation that has become too much for her. You should prepare yourself to do some serious groveling, because it's going to take a lot to make her forgive you. She would be well within her rights to demand an annulment. Let me ask you one last thing and then I'll let you alone, so that you can think. What would you have done and felt if Bella had treated you like that? You're very proud and passionate. I don't think you would have been able to handle this situation with as much grace as Bella had. Think about that."

With one last pointed look at Edward, she stoop up and walked out of the room with his parents following her. He stayed behind with a troubled mind and much to think about. He didn't like the picture his grandmother had painted of him, but Edward couldn't deny that some of it, if not everything, was right. And he didn't like that one bit. Edward had never believed himself to be thoughtless or insensitive but, even if he wanted to, and he really did, Edward had to admit that he hadn't given his marriage a chance to grow. Not really. He had been too busy managing the business and being defiant.

No, I wasn't defiant or sulking. Being with Tanya had been my decision, even if it had turned out to be a bad one. I've always followed the rules and done what I was supposed to. Okay, maybe I haven't had as much free time as Emmett or Alice but I knew very early what I wanted to do with my life. This doesn't mean my involvement with Tanya had anything to do with a belated teenage rebellion! No, absolutely not...Well, maybe, ..perhaps a little bit...okay. Yes!

Yes, he hadn't begun his relationship with Tanya because he'd loved her or because she was a great person. It had been lust. Nothing serious or deep. Being with her had been irrational and just for pleasure. I had made him feel like he was just like everyone else. Young and stupid.

Emmett had dated quiet a lot of women before he'd met Rose and his parties had been legendary. He'd had a wild youth and had enjoyed every moment of it. His little sister hadn't dated nearly as much as Emmett had but she'd still partied and done lots of things with her friends. Shopping, sleep-overs and some pretty crazy things. Edward himself hadn't done anything like that. Of course, he'd dated but it had never been too serious. His girlfriends had been part of his way to become one of the youngest and most successful businessmen under thirty. Edward had always believed that he'd made the right decisions, but his Pop had thought differently.

Edward Cullen Senior had been one of the most successful men in the US. He had been happy to see that his grandson wanted to take over the family business once it was time for the old man to retire. He had been proud of Edward's many achievements but now Edward remembered one of their talks while he had been in college.

Him and his grandfather sat in the very comfortable leather armchairs in his personal study and had drunk some hot chocolate that his Pop was quiet fond of. Edward had just told him about one of his video conferences with Germany and although Edward Senior was pleased to hear about the outcome and his grandsons dedication, something seemed to trouble him.

"Edward, I'm happy to hear how well your doing, but don't you think you should spent some of your time doing something else for a chance?"

Edward was confused because he didn't understand what his grandfather was talking about. He loved what he was doing and it was a great feeling to be accepted by more experienced and older businessmen. It showed Edward that he was doing it right and that he would be able to lead the business when it was time. "What do you think I should be doing instead? I like being at the office and learning how things are done."

Edward Senior sighed but still smiled as he looked at the young man his first grandchild had become. "Oh I know, Edward, but you're always so focused on school or work. The only close friend you have is Jasper. You're young. Enjoy this time before it's too late. Go out, have some fun, meet new friends. Hell, do something stupid but be young and live!"

They both stared at each other while the younger thought about his grandfather's and mentor's words. "I don't want to go out and meet some scantily clad women or hang out with people who couldn't care less about their future. I know Emmett enjoys such things but I'm different."

"I know you are, Edward," the older one said and didn't seem to like his heir's answer. "But take it from someone who has lived and seen quiet a lot over the decades. If you don't sow your wild oats now, you might regret it. Or do something stupid later in life, when things won't be so easily forgiven."

At that time Edward had mentally scoffed at that. He couldn't believe that he would ever find himself in such a situation or regretting not having savored his adolescent.

Well, fuck! The old man was once again right! I'm really one stupid idiot.

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The day after the Ball from Hell Bella didn't feel much better, but she planned to contact Jenks and talk to Ben as soon as possible. For now though, she would talk to Jane. Her best friend might be strange and slightly evil but she always gave good advice. After lunch Bella had called Jane and asked her to come to her house and Jane, being the good friend that she was, had immediately driven there.

And Bella didn't even need to tell her something had happened because Jane had seen the Aston Martin, which Bella had all but forgotten about. Umm...ops?

Jane simply raised an eyebrow at her when she entered the house and walked towards the kitchen where she pured herself a glass of wine. She already knew she would need it!

"Care to explain to me why your husband's car looks like an angry vulture mobbed it?" were the first words out of Jane's mouth when they sat on the couches in the living room.

"I'm going to end this farce of a marriage as soon as possible," Bella responded in a bitter voice and her answer made Jane nearly choke. She had expected many things to hear from her friend but certainly not that.

"Sorry? What did you say?"

"Monday morning I'm going to contact Ben and Jenks so that they can start the annulment. I've had enough and it's time to end this. The ball last night was just too much for me to take." She still couldn't believe that Edward had treated her so disrespectful. Bella hadn't been happy about the Tanya situation but at least Edward had treated her right, but she would not be sitting at home while her husband paraded his whore around for all the world to see.

Jane looked shocked and more than confused. "Okay, I take it something happened last night. Something you're obviously not willing to forgive. Tell me exactly what happened. I thought you two were getting along just fine. You were only worried, he was pushing himself too hard."

Bella just scoffed before she told her friend what had transpired at the ball last night. At first Jane had appeared surprised but soon anyone could see her anger. It was a good think Edward Cullen wasn't at home or he would have had to deal with a very pissed off Mistress Jane. But her anger left her a little when she heard that the spouses had yet to talk about anything. Now, Jane hated, no, loathed, cheating and disrespectful treatment but she knew Edward wasn't really stupid, so she asked herself, why would he provoke Bella that much. Bella had made her conditions clear and the prenup was indisputable. Edward had to know the risks of his behavior.

"Why haven't you talked to Edward yet, Bella?" Jane asked after she had calmed down and thought about the mess.

Bella just glared at her. "I don't want to talk to him. I don't even want to see him. All I want, is for this to be over and done with. He doesn't deserve a chance to explain himself or to hear what I have to say about it. If I never see him again, it would still be too soon," she raged as she got up and stalked through the room in an attempt to get herself back under control.

"I understand that," Jane said and she really did, but she still thought a talk was necessary. Not so much for Edward but for Bella. "I still advise you to talk to him. I know you don't want to," she quickly added when Bella opened her mouth to say something. "But you need it as some kind of closure. I know you, Bella, and I don't want to dictate what you should do, that is your decision. But, and that is a huge but, I know you would like to yell at him and tell him why you're doing the things you're planning to. YOU deserve to have no regrets once everything is over and I simply don't believe you will achieve your piece of mind by refusing to talk to him. Oh and you really need to let him into the house. It's also his."

Bella dropped her head as she heard her friends arguments and sadly she had to agree with her. She wouldn't be able to truly let go without one last meeting with Edward.

God, how she hated this whole stupid affair!

"Okay, I'll send him a text and let him know that I want to speak to him and that I changed the codes back," Bella grumbled as dropped back onto the couch where she grabbed her phone and sent a short message to her soon-to-be-ex-husband.

"I know this is hard for you, but I won't even pretend to know what you're going through. You know me and I would have most likely blackmailed my family or destroyed everything they held dear, but you were always much kinder than I am. I think I should go now. Edward will most likely arrive as soon as he can. Talk to him but do what is best for you and if you need me, well, you now how to reach me," Jane whispered as she hugged her friend tightly and hoped that everything would work out for both of them. She didn't say it out loud but she was certain, Edward and Bella could be really happy together, if just the stupid bitch would disappear and they had more time alone.

Hm, maybe she should make sure that little Miss Denali had to leave the city, or even the state. Yes, that would be the best, but she would wait, until she heard from Bella again. But just because she wouldn't take actions against the bitch just now, didn't mean, she couldn't start gathering everything there was to know about her. No one hurt her loved ones and got away with it, Jane thought with an icy expression on her face.

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Bella waited nervously for Edward to arrive and not even an hour later did she hear him arrive with Garrett, who had apparently picked him up from wherever Edward had spent the night. She watched as both men got out of the car and walked to the destroyed Aston Martin. Edward and Garrett seemed to cringe as they viewed the damage by daylight. Bella felt bad that she had taken her anger out on such a beautiful car, but she wasn't remotely sorry for hurting the asshole, who was now entering the house.

She didn't move to greet him. Bella stayed where she was and waited for him to come to her. Slowly, no, carefully, he entered the living room and gently sat down on the couch closest to her.

"Hello Bella," he said after a few minutes of uncomfortable and tense silence.

Bella didn't say anything. She just handed him a copy of the prenup, on which she had highlighted the clause about discretion. Edward was confuse but soon his face showed that he understood what Bella wanted. He swallowed before he met Bella's eyes. "You want a divorce?"

"No, I want an annulment. This has never been a real marriage, so I won't treat it as such. The annulment will be handled quietly and quickly. I don't want to drag this out and I don't even want any of your money or this house, so don't worry. All I want is to live my life with dignity. You treated me like some sort of gold digger but I never even wanted to be married to you. I was forced into this, you at least had some kind of choice!" Bella screamed and tried to stay standing or she would slap the shit out of him.

Edward furrowed his brows as he listened to Bella. Now, after a really long night, he could understand, why she wanted out of this marriage. He could even accept her pummeling his car with a bat, but he didn't understand the last part. "What are you talking about?" He asked. "I know our families arranged our marriage but both of us had a choice to say no. My grandfather only made the deal because he wanted me out of T.. uhm her reach. Well, at least I think that was his reason, but I never heard about anyone forcing you."

Bella let out a sarcastic laugh before she lent forward and told him the truth. "Of course, you never heard anything about it. My family knew yours would have never agreed otherwise," she sneered and then she told him about the threats and how Gerald Swan would have used all his power to make her miserable, if she hadn't agreed to marry Edward. Her husband had turned gray under his soft feverish glow and his eyes portrayed his shock, but Bella wasn't done yet. "So you see, Edward, I really didn't have a choice. Angela, Ben and all the others would have lost their jobs and there wouldn't have been a choice to get that much money. We're not talking about a few hundred thousands, no, we're talking about a few millions! And even if I had payed back every single Cent, I wouldn't have been free. My family may not be as important or powerful as yours, darling, but that ass of a grandfather still has some very influential friends. Some of them would do a lot just to make sure that my grandfather stayed happy. I may not understand much about insurances and the stock market, but I would bet my ass, that some of the deals my family sealed were not entirely legal. I chose, what I thought to be the lesser evil, and now look at me! You and your whore don't even bother to hide your affair." Bella was red in the face and panting once she'd gotten all that out. It felt good to finally say these things.

"Bella," Edward said quietly after a few moments, in which he had watched her and tried to understand what she had told him. He had known that the Swans weren't a very loving family but he hadn't believed that they had truly forced Bella into the marriage with him. This circumstance made him feel even worse about how he'd handled their marriage. But he wasn't willing to give up. Their marriage deserved a real chance and at least Edward was willing to fight. Especially now that he'd finally understood what kind of woman Tanya was and how stupid he had behaved.

The question was if Bella was willing. But first he had to explain what had happened.

"I haven't danced with Tanya," Edward began and quickly continued as he saw Bella's face rapidly changing colors. "Please let me explain! I have never lied to you, true, I might have acted like a selfish bastard, but not once have I lied to you. Please listen," he begged and after it looked like Bella wanted to just jump over the low table and throttle him, she gave him a tense nod. The only reason, she even considered letting him continue speaking, was because he spoke the trutht. He had never told her a lie. Both had been as honest as possible and so she was willing to hear his side of the story but if he didn't have fucking good explanation she would throw him out.

"I didn't know she would be there. Tanya loves parties and not charity balls. I was about to return to you and ask you, if we could leave sooner than planned because I didn't feel good. Suddenly she grabbed me and spun us onto the dance floor. I needed a moment to orient myself, because the sudden movement had made me dizzy, but as soon as I realized who had grabbed me, I told her let me go and walked back to the table but you were already gone. My family was livid, not that I hadn't deserved their anger. I've really treated you badly and Nana ripped me a new one. But you have to believe me that would never disrespect you in that manner and I think my involvement with Tanya was a mistake. I'm sorry for hurting you." The last part was whispered and Bella could see that something had changed in him. Not everyone would have believed him, but Bella did. After everything that Jane had told her about the bitch, she could absolutely imagine her doing something like this.

"I believe you, but that doesn't mean I won't go to my lawyers first thing Monday morning," she said and looked him square in the face.

"Bella, please, I know I don't deserve it, but give us a chance. I really think we could work." Bella was surprised to see that Edward really seemed to mean it, but she didn't understand his reasonings and they weren't too important to her.

"Edward, I can't go on like this. You have to chose, Tanya or your wife. I won't continue to live in a marriage with three people. If this marriage should even have a chance to work, and I'm not saying that it has one, then things need to change. We won't talk about this today, but tomorrow, after we have thought about what we want, we'll sit down together and decide what to do. And now excuse me, but I need to do some work."

Bella didn't wait for Edward to respond before she left the room but just before she closed the door she heard him saying something. His voice was so soft and quiet that she was sure she wasn't supposed to hear it. But she did.

"I choose you, Bella."

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Here is chapter 11!

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