A/N: Hey! Here's the chapter. I'm not dead or anything, okay, I'm on Christmas break now so I'll probably update again soon.

Bella's POV

"What are you doing here?" I demanded.

"Bella!" Charlie scolded. "That's no way to talk to a guest."

"He's not a guest. I don't recall inviting him, he's intruding."

"Isabella Swan! Stop that right now."

"How about we introduce him to Edward." I snarled. I flipped out my phone and dialled his number quickly.

My dad snatched the phone out of my hand and chucked it on the counter. "Bella, you must remember Richard? He says you two were very closer friends."

I snorted.

"Friends. As if." I walked past them only stopping by Richard for a minute. "I'm not the same child I was back then." I snarled in Richards ear.

I stomped up the stairs and slammed my room door. I turned to face my bed. Moving slowly and trying to calm down as I moved.

I paused, not fully turned around and let out a blood curling shriek.

"Why is there a cot in my bedroom!" I screamed afterwards.

I heard footsteps and my bedroom door opened. Richard was leaning in my doorway when I turned to see who was there.

"Get out." I snapped.

"Bella, I'm a guest, try to be civil. Your father said I could set up the cot in your room, since we're only friends. I mean, you made that clear a long time ago." I sneered at me.

"Get out of my room."

"Make me."

"I have friends Richard." I flinched at his name, the thought of speaking to him, almost scared me. "I have friends just the same as I had Mitchell, but I can't say they'll go easy on you. In fact I'd be surprised if you stayed out of the hospital."

Then he did something I didn't expect. He laughed.

"Why are you laughing?"

"You've changed."

"Yeah, I'm not letting an asshole like you push me around." I said, rolling my eyes.

"Bella, I've missed you, a lot." He said, while putting a hand on my shoulder.

"Don't touch me!" I hiss. Pulling myself away from him. "Get out, now."

"Make me."

"Fine." I moved silently towards the door and down the stairs. I heard him move towards his cot and lay down, thinking I wouldn't make him move. I rolled my eyes again and grabbed my cellular off the kitchen table. I quickly flicked it open and dialled Edwards number.

"Silly Bella." Richard said, flicking the phone easily out of my hands. "I want you to make me get out of your room, not your stupid friend."

"Get out of my house."

"I do believe, Bella, that it is Charlie's house, not yours and I also believe that Charlie, the owner of the house has invited me to stay with you so I do believe unless Charlie revokes that, I'm going to stay. And honestly? Charlie won't kick me out."

My eyes narrowed and I moved towards the door.

"I'm going out." I screamed at Charlie.

"Take your friend with you." Charlie called back.

"ARGG!" I screamed. " I'm going to be in the bathroom. Can I be alone in there?"

"Calm down Bella." Charlie called out.

I stopped out of the room and up the stairs, grabbing the house phone as I went. I stormed into the bathroom phone still in hand and slammed the door shut. I locked it behind me and started dialling a number on the phone.

I would call Edward, it made sense. Or maybe Alice, because Edward would find out anyways.

"Hello?" A voice said into the receiver.

"Hi Alice!" I said in a perky, but fake voice.

"This is Edward, Bella, I don't sound like Alice do I?"

"Yeah, I just wanted to have a chat with you I was really bored and I needed to talk to someone."

"Bella are you okay? I'm not Alice."

"Oh Alice do I have to go shopping? You know how much I hate it." I said, emphasizing the word hate.

"Bella?"

"Fine, I'll go with you. But only if you drive. Pick me up?"

"What's going on Bella? Tell me."

"Okay. See you soon Alice."

"Bella, Bella don't hang up, wait Bella, please explain yourself."

"Bye Alice, I have to get ready to go. Pick me up in five minutes okay?"

"Fine Bye Bella, 'Alice' will see you soon."

"Bye!" I hung up the phone and hurriedly ran to my room running around looking for my purse and wallet.

"Richard, can I have my phone, I'm going shopping with Alice and I may need a ride home."

He raised an eyebrow. "Fine. But don't be out to long Bella, we have a lot of catching up to do. Are you still not dating?" He smiled

I rolled my eyes and took my phone out of his hands.

"Bye."

I ran down the stairs and out the door. I felt a weight lift off my shoulders as I spied the silver Volvo pull into my driveway.

Alice was sitting in the drivers seat. I quickly marched over to the Volvo and climbed in the front seat.

"Where's Edward?" I asked immediately

"You said you wanted me." Alice replied happily.

I sighed deeply. Alice giggled and pulled out of the driveway.

"We aren't stupid Bella. We can catch on." Alice told me with another little laugh.

I turn to her confused but she simply giggled. Then I felt a cold hand reach for my shoulder and I immediately screamed.

"Bella, shh, it's just me Bella, it's Edward."

I took another deep breath. "Please don't scare me." I said quietly.

"Bella, what's going on?" Edward asked

"It's Richard. He's kind of, well, at my house. Right now. In my room." I pushed the words from my throat, they came out hoarse and worried.

"Bella! Why didn't you call earlier?"

"I couldn't" I squeaked. "Charlie loves Richard and won't let me kick him out. Richard keeps taking my cell phone. I managed to call 'Alice' Without him suspecting anything."

Edward carefully pulled me into the backseat of the Volvo.

"I'm going to get rid of him."

I felt the tears gathering.

"Promise me one thing."

"Anything."

"Only use human strength to hurt him."

"Silly Bella." He said softly moving a piece of hair from my face. I winced at the words. "Who says I'm going to have to hurt him?"

"He won't be scared by you." I told him

"We'll see."

"Can we still go shopping?" Alice called from the from seat.

"Alice, I think we have more important things to deal with."

"Fine, lets deal with them then, I want to shop with Bella."

Edward rolled his eyes. "Go back to Bella's house."

Alice did as directed and did a 360 going back in the direction we'd come.

"Edward." I whispered.

"Yes love?"

"I'm scared." I whispered, and tears began to flow from my eyes.

"Bella, Bella look at me." He said, tilting my head so I could see him. "If I'm by your side, you'll never have to be afraid. I will never let anything happen to you. Do you understand?"

I nodded.

He pulled me closer to him and Alice stopped abruptly in front of my house.

"Shall we use the door or the window?" Edwards asked quietly.

"The door, I'll pretend I forgot something. You can follow me in, silently."

Edward nodded and followed me into the house.

"I back, I forgot something. Where's Richard?"

"He's up in your room."

"Okay, thanks." I walked loudly up to my room, to disguise any noise Edward may have made.

"Richard." I called out while opening my door.

"Bella, your home. Welcome. Have you come to talk with me."

I didn't respond.

"Don't be like that Bella. Remember our last date, before you stopped seeing me? Before you left me? Wasn't that a nice night?"

I whimpered softly, my legs wobbling beneath me.

I heard soft footsteps from behind me.

"Watch it Richard." Edward snarled

I looked at Edward meaningfully.

"I wasn't about to stand out there and listen to that." He told me.

As it happens, Richard had the radio on. One of my favourite songs came on, and strangely enough the most perfect lyrics came on at exactly the right time.

I honestly believed in you

Holding on the days drag onStupid girl, I should of known, I should have known.

I felt the air leave my lungs and I swayed back and forth slightly. Those lyrics, those words, meant so much, every word applied to me.

"Richard." I screeched. Edward looked down at me, surprised, he knew how afraid I was. "Get the hell out of my house or so be it Edward will have his way with you. Your done controlling my life. You are nothing, absolutely nothing to me you have no power over me, you don't scare me anymore. There's nothing you can do to me. Nothing."

I felt Edwards strong arms wrap around my waist and I heard the lyrics playing in my head as the song ended. I had another boost of confidence.

"Just so you know. I am dating, I'm dating Edward and he was a hell of a better boyfriend then you ever were."

I felt Edward give me a small squeeze.

Richard let out a little chuckle. "So I'm supposed to be afraid of you?" He asked.

"Yes, actually you are." I snarled.

Everything happened fast then, I crossed the room to where Richard was standing in only three steps. I took every once of power I had in me and slapped him right across the face.

He fell, not prepared for my assault and I leaned over him.

"You just better be happy you didn't have to deal with my boyfriend." I snapped. I turned to leave, but found myself running into Edwards arms.

"I'm proud of you." He mumbled as his lips found mine.

I sighed in content. I was so comfortable in his arms, so at home. And then, then I said something I never thought would come from my mouth.

"I love you." I told him softly.

A/N: Big thanks to Taylor Swift! For the song in this chapter, haha I thought it fitted perfectly. So I just had to fit it in there! I love the song White Horse by Taylor Swift, if you haven't heard it, look it up!