Authors Note-

Disclaimer- S. Meyer owns all things Twilight.

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EPOV

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Later on that day we went to a familar restaurant, Red Lobster, and decided to get some late lunch before heading to Pacific Park. It's a very popular Amusement Park in Santa Monica, and everyone was really excited to go. After we were seated with our menu's, Alice chattered excitedly about all of the rides and activities.

" I'm not going on rides." Bella said adamently.

Alice's jaw dropped. " Bella! You have to."

I took a gulp from my coke, and I knew that Alice was going to find some way to force Bella. Even if she had to drag her onto a ride kicking and fucking screaming.

" And get the shit scared out of me, no thanks."

Emmett patted Bella's back, a little too hard because she had lurked over the tablee.

" Oh, suck it up, Izzy. Just a few "

Suddenly Bella's jaw locked and she looked over at Emmett. " Please don't call me that."

" Why not?"

Bella looked down at the table. " My mom used to call me that. I don't like it when people call me that anymore."

" Used t-"

" Emmett, just drop it." Alice said

" No, it's fine. She died when I was a kid, Emmett. I just don't like it when people use that nickname."

He nodded, " Sorry."

" It's okay."

The waiter came back and he took our orders. He was staring at me oddly, as if he knew me or something. It was kind of fucking creepy, but I ignored it. I got Wood-Grilled Peppercorn Sirloin and Shrimp with a Lobster Baked Potato and green beans, I was fucking starving.

After taking our order, the waiter left and I excused myself for a cigarette outside. Bella followed me soon afterwards as I sat down on the bench outside. She sat next to me and took out a pack of Marlboro cigarette's and lit one.

" She used to call you Izzy." I noted.

Bella nodded, " Yeah. My dad did-does- too. All my friends when I was a kid called me that. It was never Bella. When I was fifteen I just couldn't take hearing it from them, because it was like the special name her and my dad gave me. So, I just made everyone start calling me Bella."

" Bella means beautiful in Italian." I noted.

She snorted, " As if I haven't heard that one before. Bad pickup line."

" I didn't tecnically call you beautiful, I was just stating the meaning of your name in a different language. You took it upon yourself to assume I was complimenting and coming onto you."

" Oh! You just twisted it around to make me look conceited!"

I smiled, " I didn't, you did it yourself. I just explained what you assumed."

I smashed the end of the cigarette on the ground and tossed it in the trash, smiling at Bella before entering the restaurant. I sat down and everyone looked over at me.

" Where is Bella."

" Having a smoke."

Emmett looked over in my direction, " Your both are perfect, both smell like ash trays."

" I smoke once a day, twice if it's people like you who piss me off."

He rolled his eyes and I smirked against the edge of my glass. Bella returned and ten minutes later our food was placed infront of us. I quickly got to cutting up the delicious fucking steak and was digging right into it. The shrimp was really good, along with the lobster stuffed potato. They probably had such good seafood because they got it so fucking fresh.

We ate our food, talking and sharing a slow conversation. Emmett looked to be very into his shrimp pasta right now. It was like he was having a damn relationship with the food.

" Emmett, dude, what are you mouthing into your pasta?" Jasper asked.

" Nothing..." he said, taking a large bite and getting sauce all over his face in the process. I rolled my eyes at his idiocity and took a bite of the shrimp.

Next to me, Bella was eating Cajun Pasta, but she was clearly eying the shrimp on my plate. They were all talking amongst themselves, and I leaned over towards Bella. I asked her if she wanted a piece of my shrimp.

" Why would you assume that?"

" Because your eyeing it like a hawk."

She shrugged sheepishly, looking back at her plate. I grabbed the kebab stick with the shrimp and put one on the corner of her plate. I saw her smile behind her curtain of hair, and I looked back at my plate, finishing off my dinner.

Once we had finished and our plates were taken, Alice gave the waiter her debit card. We sat down for a few more minutes before the guy returned, giving her a receipt and walking way with an odd, sinister smile.

Suddenly, Alice burst out in loud, obnoxious laughter, and she reached over the table and handed me the receipt. On the back, I noticed a note in smalll script, written in purple pen.

Bronze,

The whole 'badass' vibe gets me going.

Give me a call. We could have some fun.

1-213-555-6117

- Brett

I crumbled up the receipt and tossed it at Alice, who caught it skillfully and put it in the trash that was by the enterance door. I noticed our waiter wink at me and I sighed, walking outside and holding the door open for the girls.

" Let's go, Bronze." Rosalie said to me.

Bella giggled from beside me as we walked towards the Volvo. I unlocked the car and headed to the other side, Bella beat Jasper to the passenger seat and him and Alice were stuck sitting in the back until we got to the Pier, where the Park was on.

" Laughing at the fact that I can get a guys unwanted attention?" I asked Bella.

" No, but I'm going to call you Bronze now."

" Your never living that down. I mean, he was pretty cute, Edward."

I glared back at Alice, " Just because I have trouble with girls, doesn't mean I should change teams."

Jasper chuckled and shook his head. " You get numbers from ladies and men. Ever keep one of them?"

I scoffed, " No. Their not worth my time."

I drove to the Santa Monica beach, parking in the big lot they had by the Pier. It was busy of course, it's fucking summer of course it is. When we got onto the Pier, we walked down farther and ' Pacific Park' was in huge letters to enter. There was a steel rollercoaster going almost all around the Pier, a big drop, ferris wheel, Pirate ship, bumper cars, and there was also carnival games going on to win things.

People hustled around the place, and we were tossed into the crowd, I felt a tiny hand take my wrist and hold it. I looked over and saw Bella, who was looking at me with her big brown eyes. I moved my hand to grasp hers, and I felt her fingers braid through mine in a more firm grasp.

All of the people here were making me just a bit nervous, but I took a deep breath.

I could have a nice fucking day for once, couldn't I?

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" Hell. No." Bella said, backing away from the line.

This ride was the only real rollercoaster they had, it went all around the Pier, and Bella was adamently refusing to just stay where she was. I gripped her hand tightly and pulled her forward. She shook her head.

" No,"

" Come on, we are going, and we are going to have fun. Let's go."

" I am not going on that thing!"

Everyone else looked at me, giving me a look that said ' how are you going to get her on this?'."

With a sigh I wrapped my arm around her waist, pushing her forward as she fought to leave. We walked past the guy who ran it, and I smirked at him, literally having to wrestle Bella into the seat and put the seatbelt on her. She finally stopped struggling when I sat down next to her.

" Dammit, your a fighter."

She glared at me. " I hate you so much."

" No you don't."

Bella huffed like a five year old and turned her head away. I leaned back in my seat as more people got on, and Emmett looked extremely excited. Like he was about to shit his pants with excitement because it was his first rollercoaster.

" It goes like thirty five miles per hour. This is nothing." I stated.

He scoffed, " Whatever, Ed."

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Flashbacks

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" Ed! Please, just let him be!"

" He didn't do it, Ed. Please."

" He didn't do anything. It was me, Ed, stop."

" What you do to him isn't right, Ed. You have to stop."

" ED! He's just a little boy, he gets into things!"

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End Flash backs

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" Don't fucking call me that, Emmett."

" Everyone if so sensitive about nicknames today."

" That was my dad's fucking nickname. Sorry if I don't want a nickname that fucker had."

Before they said anything I got out of the fucking ride and walked out of the place. The guy who ran the ride almost stopped me, but the look on my face made him move out of my damn way, and I walked further down the Pier. Away from the stupid park.

When I was out of the flurry of the crowd I walked over the edge, leaning out over the water. I took a long deep breath, closing my eyes as the mess of flashbacks hit me with force.

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Flashback

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" WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?" I heard him scream.

My whole entire body quivered.

" You little bastard! You told the school? Are you stupid enough to think that that would stop me? I am not going to jail because of you, your a worthless mistake!" he yelled, his voice echoing and louder as he walked closer.

I leaned against the door, tears streaming down my face.

This would be the worst beating I would get, I knew it. If only I had hid my bruises better, and been more careful around people, this would have never happened in the first place and I would be safe from the hell I knew I was going to endure.

The door was shoved against, and the weak wood creaked. I turned and ran towards my bedroom window. With shakey hands I unlocked it and lifted it up just as he barged through the door. I let out a gasp and jumped skillfully out of the window.

I looked around, and suddenly saw my mother pulling into the driveway. She was home from work. Quickly I ran towards the car, and she jerked to a stop, startled. Before she could turn it off or do anything, I got into the seat and slammed the door, locking it.

" Edward! What's going on."

" Get the hell out of here." I shouted.

Suddenly my father's hands slammed down on the hood of the car, and my mother put the car in reverse. Once she was down the street, I leaned back in the seat, my breathing hard. She reached over and grabbed my hand.

" Baby, why was he especially angry today?" my mom whispered.

" The...gym teacher. He saw my bruises that were on my back. I told him not to call, he didn't listen." I said.

" Oh my...It'll be okay, baby."

" No, it won't be. Because the moment we get home he's going to murder me."

" Edward, I would never let him...kill you." my mother said, choking up.

" You would if I told you to."

She parked the car in the parking lot of Walmart, leaning over the console to hug me. I kissed her cheek and hugged her back. I knew she was crying, I could feel her tears soaking into my shirt. I rubbed her back.

" It's okay, mom."

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End Flashback

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The Flashback cut off and I felt a hand resting on my shoulder. I jerked to the side and looked down, seeing Bella standing next to me. I shook her hand off and continued walking down the pier. I took a cigarette out of my pocket and lit it. I wasn't in the mood for fucking hand holding and leaning close to eachother.

" Stop being a jerk." Bella stated, walking infront of me.

" Just like my dad right?"

She looked confused. " I don't even know...Edward, I don't even know your past. But what it sounds like, is that he was a dad at all. I'm not trying to pry into your life, but it's sometimes better to talk about it."

I looked at her, " I don't talk about it with Esme and Carlisle, why the fuck would I talk about it with a girl I've known not even two months."

I felt bad at the hurt expression that came over her face, " I'm sorry. I mean, I talked to you about my mom, I just thought that maybe... you would talk to me, too. But, I'm probably a fool to even think that."

She was about to walk away, but I grabbed her wrist, not even knowing what the fuck I was doing. Bella stopped and looked at me. I took a puff of my cigarette before speaking.

" I'm sorry for being such a jackass. Your right, my father wasn't really a father. My...mom, used to call him Ed, so did everyone else. Pissed me off when Emmett said it, nobody has ever called me that."

" Well, I bet your not your dad."

I looked over the ocean, " It doesn't matter. Lets just go find the rest."

As we made our way back into the crowd, Bella's hand hesitantly brushed mine, and I grasped it, braiding my fingers through hers. Out of the corner of my eye I could see her smile. The rest of them were just getting off the ride, Emmett looked discouraged, and when he saw me, he immediatly walked towards me.

I slightly backed away and he backed up.

" Sorry, man. I didn't know."

" Exactly. Just forget about it."

" Ooooh! Jasper, can you win me a teddy bear? Please!" Alice exclaimed loudly, pulling him towards the display that someone had to knock down five empty milk bottles with one baseball in one throw. There was three tries, they stacked up back up each time, because it would be easy to get all five down if someone got three tries, minus the ones they already did.

" Of course, sweetheart."

" I want the big one!"

" You wan't to carry it around?"

" We can run back to the car can't we?" she asked with puppy dog eyes.

He smiled, " Okay, baby. Come on."

Rosalie dragged Emmett over the the water shooting guns to win her a little Panda bear. I looked over at Bella, jokingly smiling at her.

" What am I winning you, princess." I joked.

" Oh, if your offering. I want a dolphin." Bella said seriously, pointing to a display.

There were balloons attached to a wall, filled with little seeds, and you had to pop three, with five darts. I looked at Bella, giving her a serious look, wanting to know if she was just jerking my chain or being actually serious about wanting the fucking dolphin.

" Seriously?"

She nodded. I gripped her hand and walked over to it, she laughed behind me.

" Are you really going to do it?"

" Why not." I said, leaning over the display to hand the guy two bucks.

He handed me five darts, standing out of the way to let me throw them. I threw the first one, and missed, the second one, I missed. And the third one, I didn't even get it attached to the board. This was fucking hard, and it was frusterating.

Once I used up all of the darts, only popping one, I handed the guy more money.

" Edward-" Bella started.

" Shut it, I'm going to beat this."

It wasn't even about winning a stuffed animal for fucks sake, those balloons were going down.

I hit them harder, and the first one I got a green one. I missed the second, but got the third with a yellow balloon. With two darts left, I only had to hit one more balloon.

I failed.

It took me up to twelve dollars to finally beat the game. The guy grabbed a fucking turtle and handed it out to me. I shook my had.

" Sorry, the girl want's the dolphin."

" You don't get to pick."

" I just made you twelve fucking dollars. Hand over the damn dolphin before I get pissed." I said seriously.

He glared at me and grabbed the dolphin, throwing it at me. I caught it and smiled, giving him a fake enthusiastic, ' Thanks!' and handing Bella her dolphin. She smiled brightly, excited. The dolphin was pretty big, but not overpowering. It was stripped with an ocean blue and a grey color, and the fur on it was silky and kind of long.

Bella looked up at me, " Thanks, do you want some money."

" I don't want your money." I stated.

She shrugged, " Thought I'd ask anyways."

We walked further into the Park, until we came to the giant drop. Everyone agreed we'd go on that one, and we were strapped in, Bella gripped the dolphin, her eyes already clenched even though it hadn't started.

Once it started slowly making it's way upwards, I could see how nervous she was beside me. I leaned back, my long legs danging down below me. Suddenly, I heard Rose's loud, girlish screech.

" My stiletto!"

" Who the fuck wear's heels to an Amusement Park?"

" I do, asshole!" she yelled at me

I smirked and suddenly the ride dropped. My stomach was left at the top. If I hadn't been so distracted, the first drop wouldn't have been so bad. After two, I was used to it, but poor Bella next to me was gripping the dolphin so hard I wouldn't be surprised if she ripped it in half.

Once the ride stopped, Bella stumbled off of it and almost fell. I grabbed onto her and held her hand. She was all trippy and dizzy.

" Alright there, Bella?" Alice asked.

" Yeah." she murmured, " I'm going to get some water."

She walked towards the stand, releasing my hand. Alice looked over at me, smirking.

" Holding hands are we?"

" Don't want to hear it, Alice." I stated, watching as Rosalie grabbed her fallen shoe.

" Get your slipper, Cinderella?" I shouted.

She covered the side of her hand, so kids wouldn't see, and gave me the finger. I rolled my eyes at her and gave it right back to her. Emmett chuckled and grabbed Rosalie's hand.

" I'm much prettier then Cinderella!" she stated.

" No your not." I heard a small voice say.

There was a girl, who looked to be about eight, and she was looking at Rosalie incredulously. Her mother gave her a scolding look, and Rosalie was about to deck her. Everyone knew that Rosalie was a very confident person, and hearing that she isn't beautiful, would be like telling her that her best friend shot her grandmother.

It's not good.

" Kimberly, that was not nice." her mother stated.

" Your telling me that a cartoon is prettier then me?" Rosalie asked.

I wondered if she really was going to get in a fucking fight with a little girl.

" Cinderella is not a cartoon. She lives in Disney World! Are you stupid? And she is a bagillion times prettier than you!"

" Mom! I have been looking ev- Hey."

A girl, who looked to be about...sixteen stood there. She was eyeing me, her eyes fucking raping me. She was wearing a pair of white shorts and a tanktop that had 'Aeropostale' stamped over the chest, along with a bathing suit underneath the top and a pair of flip flops. Any typical California girl.

" Who are you?" she asked me, stepping forward and reaching out to rub my arm.

I pulled away.

This is fucking jailbait, I don't think so. Her mother glared at her and she took a step back.

" I'm not stupid! I am much prettier than some stupid fake person wearing a fake costume!"

Emmett grabbed a hold of Rosalie before she could do anything, shoving her in the opposite direction. The little girl was huffing in her direction, and I took that as my cue to leave. Alice was quietly giggling at the exchange.

Suddenly Bella came up behind me, and I saw the young teenager glare at her.

What the fuck?

" You live around here? I'm Mary, by the way."

" No, I don't live around here."

" Vacation...Looking for a summer fling? I could...show you around." she whispered, leaning towards me.

I took advantage of the fact that Bella was standing beside me, wrapping my arm around her waist as she stumbled into my side.

" I have a girlfriend...And your jailbait." I said, laughing at the end as I pulled Bella with me.

" What the hell was that about?" Bella asked, fixing her hair.

" No idea," I stated.

" Playing girlfriend, boyfriend, are we?"

" Would have grabbed Alice if she wasn't attached to Jasper."

Bella nodded, looking away. " Yeah..."

The rest of us hung around, playing a few more games and winning more prizes. By throwing ten basketballs into a hoop, I had gotten Bella this big ass panda bear. It was literally bigger than her. After a rousing round of bumper cars, to which I totally owned everyone in, we decided to head back after a tiring day.

Bella shoved her big ass panda into the backseat, holding the dolphin. I started up the car and we drove home quietly. I had another smoke, and we listened to quiet classical music.

Once we got to the beach house, all of the girls tiredly slumped upstairs. Emmett looked like someone knocked the wind out of them, and Jasper was basically dead, he opened up Alice's bedroom door, and I looked at him.

" If I hear anything in there, I will call Carlisle." I said.

" Dude..."

" Naw, I really don't give a shit. But if I hear noises, I will not hesitate you shove you out of there."

He rolled his eyes and shut the door. After putting a few things back into my room, I headed back downstairs outside, taking a seat on one of the two loungers. I put my head in my hands, sighing.

All of the fucking hand holding was getting to me. I really am just ready to grab her and kiss her. After all of the bed cuddling it's just been awful. Maybe it's because I haven't got a good lay in awhile and Bella just got me all flustered after sleeping in my bed.

But it just didn't feel that way. I didn't want to just maul her and have sex with her. It was actually nice to cuddle, which made me sound like a total fucking softy.

And the whole thing with my dad...I didn't even think I could tell her what I went through, and everything afterwards. I just didn't think I would have the courage to do something like that with someone I've not known for long. We know alot of basics about eachother. But does she prefer turkey over ham? Steak over lobster? Regular over diet?

I let out a frusterated groan, and I heard the sliding glass door open and close. I looked up and saw Bella walking towards me. She had changed her clothes though, wearing a pair of thin dark blue shorts, and a white tanktop. Her hair was thrown up in a ponytail, showing even more skin, her beautiful long neck exposed. She also had on a pair of short white socks.

" What are you doing out here? You were basically dead in the car?"

She sat down on the lounger across from me, and my eyes glanced just a second at her long, soft, creamy legs. I looked at her.

" I just wanted to make sure you were okay, and to thank you for such a great day. You helped with that."

" Your welcome."

" Are you okay?"

" Yeah..."

She sighed, " You don't sound so sure."

" It's nothing. I was just thinking."

" About."

I paused for a moment before answering, " My previous father."

Bella nodded.

" I'm not stupid, I know your dying to know."

Her head cocked to the side, which was the cutest fucking thing.

" To know what?"

" Don't play with me."

She sighed and shifted on the lounger, playing with her long thin fingers. I watched her closely, waiting for what she was going to say next. She's always such a mystery, I never know what she is going to say at what time.

" Why do you hate him so much? I mean, did they throw you into foster care when you were a kid and left you."

I shook my head, " No, the story of how I got adopted is probably a bit...different from other kids."

" I'm not asking you to tell me the story, but...How did you get adopted by the Cullen's?"

" I told you that while ago, Carlisle was the one who took care of me in the hospital. Eventually, Esme started to come visit me, then I met Alice. Around the time they were going to put me into foster care, Carlisle said that he wanted to take me in. He was always...nice. Always constant, came and talked with me everyday, even though most I didn't talk."

" Why...Why were you in the hospital?" Bella asked in a small voice.

I took a deep breath, my hands slightly shaking. " I was hurt really bad."

" Did your parents not care?"

" No, Bella. It wasn't exactly that."

" What was it."

I looked away, up towards the full moon. I had no idea what to say, because I would end up telling her the entire story anyways. I wouldn't go into detail, but Bella would be the only person who knew all of it, who knew the reason I was in the hospital, how he found out and all of this happened to me.

My heart was racing.

" You don't have to answer, Edward. I'm sorry."

" No, it's okay...I can...I'll tell you my story."

Authors Note- I know, I tell you all updates won't be on time, and then I leave you with this, not knowing when I update next. It will hopefully be sometime next week. Hope your all enjoying the story so far. Twitter is updated, so you can know how things are going on there, link is in my profile.

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