A/N: Sorry it took a few days to get this chapter done. Went back to Esme's POV

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APOV

Day five:

"No…no…nooooooo!" This can't be happening.

"Alice? Alice?" Bella said resting her hand on my shoulder. "What did you see? Is something bad going to happen? Is Esme okay?"

"No no no shopping!" I stuttered unable to imagine a week without shopping.

"That's the big rule change?" Bella laughed, "Well damn I thought she was a bitch, if she gets me out of shopping I just may have to thank her."

"I wouldn't laugh yet, your in this too." I reminded her. "But on the plus side Edward will love your new uniform."

"Uniform?" Bella gulped.

I just grinned. I had too much to worry about buying before the rule change.

"Bella, we need to go shopping tomorrow." I explained running to the closet to do a quick inventory and think of the things I needed.

"Weren't you going to hunt with Jasper tomorrow?" she asked.

"Damn," I frowned. "Carlisle is off work tomorrow he can go with him. Maybe the guys can go hunting and we can take Theresa shopping."

"C'mon Bella, it will be fun…" I attempted to persuade her when I was hit by another vision.

It was still sort of blurry, Esme cops, snarling at some drunk guy. I immediately turned all of my concentration to the vision, I needed to see what happened to Esme. Finally I saw her, sitting alone on a bed curled into the fetal position.

If I could cry right now I would be, what was happening there? I whispered quietly to Bella what I had seen as we debated whether or not to tell Carlisle.

EsPOV

Five days, five long days with this family. I stood by the window waiting for Tim to come home. Well, he came home earlier, did the good father routine, made dinner, helped the children with their homework, and got them to bed, and made his way to the bar.

I again marveled at how well behaved the kids were but it wasn't normal. Granted my family wasn't normal either I assumed normal siblings bicker and play jokes on one another. It reminded me too much of the Stepford wives and Tim was by means no angel. I closed my eyes and reminded myself how lucky I was to have Carlisle and the rest of the family. How even though their quirks sometimes drive me crazy I love them for them.

I opened my eyes and watched as Tim pulled up. I am assuming that he thought that since the camera's aren't on nobody would say anything. I hate to upset the children but this is not healthy. Rule change was coming and there would be some big changes around here.

I smelt him as he walked in the door.

The smell of Alcohol in his blood intensified the scent of his blood. I could feel my throat tightening as I pushed back the venom. I needed to hunt. I looked out the window and surveyed the area. There was an area not far from here with some woods.

I opened the window.

The house alarm went off. I ran out the room to find a way to turn it off. The phone was ringing I ran to pick it up. "Barrett Residence." I answered to find it was the alarm company.

"This is Elizabeth with Brinks security. Is this Mrs. Barrett? May I have your code?"

"Ummm, no I don't have a code. I am staying here…umm doing wife swap."

"Ma'am I don't care what kind of kinky things you are doing there, I just need the code to turn off the alarm. The police are on their way right now." What? Was she serious? Was this part of the show?

I took off and ran up the stairs, the kids were all standing by their doors."Do any of you know the code?" I asked making my way to Tim's bedroom. Was he really that drunk he didn't hear the alarm?

Next thing I knew the police were pulling up to the house. I banged on Tim's door again, no answer. I had Kristi continue to knock while I went down to talk to the police.

I was explained to the cops that I needed fresh air, so I opened the window not realizing it was hooked into the alarm system.

As I was explaining this to them Tim made his way downstairs. I explained to him what happened and we cleared things up with the police. I went inside and checked on the kids. They all appeared to be sleeping so I made my way back towards my room. I heard Tim stumbling around downstairs, I turned and headed back down the stairs to check on him.

"So why did you need to open a window? You smoking? You doing drugs?" He asked his speech slurred.

"I needed some air, I get claustrophobic at times." I replied.

"Sure, what were you doing up at two in the morning then?" He asked approaching me.

"I might ask you the same." I replied taking a step closer to him, showing him I was not intimidated.

He balled his hand into a fist and raised it at me.

Instinct took over, I snarled at him watching as he backed down slowly. I was so angry the thirst was unbearable, it took every ounce of strength for me to back off of him.

I found the cordless where I had set it in the living room earlier. I picked up the phone and called the production assistant and explained to him the situation.

I sat on the front porch waiting for the car to arrive to take me to a hotel. The car was of course followed by the camera's. I sat in the car and explained what had happened stating I feared for my safety.

Well that may have been a lie, I was never concerned Tim would hurt me, it hurt me emotionally. I was reminded of my human years, my first husband, the pain both physical and emotional seemed to come flooding back when Tim raised his hand to me.

If anything I feared for Tim's and his children's safety.

I made my way into the hotel room leaving the camera's behind and curled up on the bed closed my eyes and imagined Carlisle's cool strong hands wrapped around me.