A/N: First of all I hope you guys enjoy reading this chapter. That beings said I really wish I could know what you guys are thinking when you read my story. Thank you for those who comment faithfully but I know there's so many of you that are reading. So please make me happy and review the chapter.

Disclaimer: All Twilight related characters belong to Stephenie Meyer.

Chapter Song: What Lies Beneath by Breaking Benjamin

What Lies Beneath

So I'll find what lies beneath

Your sick twisted smile

As I lie underneath

Your cold jaded eyes

Now you turn the tide on me

'Cause you're so unkind

I will always be here

For the rest of my life

BPOV:

The moment I could no longer see Edward or his house I pulled over on the side of the road. I couldn't drive in these conditions.

My phone vibrated in my back pocket again. A cruel reminder of the reality I was stuck in. I took it out and took a deep breath before answering the phone.

"Where the hells are you?" he asked with his deadly tone that I heard too often.

"I pulled over on the side of the road. I need a little time alone" I told him, knowing that he wouldn't care and that this would just make it worse.

"What do you mean you need time alone? You've had the whole week to yourself and you could've taken your fucking time alone then; but what are you doing? Hanging around with I don't know who the fuck and doing I don't fucking know what! So don't you fucking tell me that shit now and get to your house. I'm out here waiting for you" he yelled at me.

"Uhuh" I said and hung up the phone and I threw it on the passenger seat.

I sat there and analyzed my life. Here I was enjoying the company of a family I couldn't get close to. I was definitely putting them in danger, Edward specially. I thought about how unhappy I was and how this week that James hadn't been here had been so amazing.

I once again felt the tears rushing out of my eyes. I forced myself to stop crying. I can't just cry over this shit. I got myself in this mess and now I had to deal with the consequences and that included James. I knew that this was going to be a long night so might as well get it over with.

I heard my phone vibrate once again and with that I started the car and drove home.

A couple of minutes later I was there and saw that James was parked outside waiting for me. As I got out of the car I was trying to think of what I was going to tell him. I took my backpack out with me and started walking inside.

James was inside his car and didn't get out when I got there. I know what that means! I walked into my house and found my parents watching TV. "Hey mom, hey dad" I said. They both turned to look at me and I tried to look somewhere else so that they couldn't tell I had been crying.

"Bella where were you? Do you know what time it is?" my dad asked without looking at me. Great just what I need right now… for my dad to bitch at me too! "Dad I was at the Cullen's. I thought I told you both that I have a project to do with Alice for the whole semester and I'm going to have to be working outside of school with her" I told him. I had double checked my story so many times it felt like I was reciting it.

"Yeah well you missed dinner already. I'm not cooking so you better find something to eat! And James came looking for you; didn't you tell him you were going out? That is extremely irresponsible Bella. He's your boyfriend and you have a commitment to him." My mom said.

"Yes mom I know James came he's outside right now. I'm going out with him and I'll be back real quick ok? And no worries, Mrs. Cullen gave me food. I had dinner with them." I told my mom. Neither of them said anything so I just went upstairs and left my backpack there. I left my phone in my bed because I know James would want to call Alice to make sure I was there. Hell no! That isn't happening.

Before I walked out the door I took a deep breath and got ready to talk to James. This was going to take a while and it was going to get ugly! I walked outside saying bye to my parents who were still grouchy as hell. Oh well time for that later.

I got in James's car and put on my seatbelt. He didn't look at me and I didn't say anything either. He started the car and started driving. We soon got to the lonely park where he usually brought me to 'talk things out' as he liked to say it.

He parked and then just looked out the window. I was feeling very relaxed and not in the mood to deal with his shit so I started talking.

"So how come you came back today? I thought I wouldn't see you for another week" I told him without looking in his direction.

"I really missed you and wanted to see you. Stupid me, I really thought you loved me" he answered with a quiet voice. I knew that voice well by now.

"So what, they let you out or what? I asked him, curious about the reason why he was here. He probably got fired since the bastard couldn't keep a job for too long!

"I asked for permission to come to Forks for today. I told them my mom was sick and that I needed to take her to the doctor." He answered back.

"Is your mom ok?" I asked, knowing that he most likely lied and that his mom was just fine. He was still looking out the window and just nodded. Bingo!

"So where were you?" he asked finally looking at me.

"I was at the house of this girl I'm doing a project with" I lied smoothly.

"What's her name?" he asked.

"Alice" I told him and before he asked I gave him all the details I could. "She lives here in Forks, her family moved here a couple of months ago. She has a brother but I've never met him and she doesn't talk about him. Don't worry I haven't even seen the guy so I can't possibly cheat with someone I haven't met." I told him with a heavy sarcastically voice.

"Why didn't you tell me that you were going out?" he asked looking at me. I could see that his calm facade was falling apart.

"I didn't think about calling you. Since I was going to a girl's house, I didn't see what the big deal would be" I said and he just laughed. "What's so funny?" I asked him, feeling irritated by his mere presence.

"'No big deal'? Really Bella? There's a fucking guy in that house how do you know that he's not some sort of freak or some asshole that can hurt you? He might be fucking sick for all you know! What if you come out of there raped?" he was yelling now and it was really pissing me off. There was no way that Edward would ever hurt me. I knew that for a fact.

"Ok first of all you need to quit yelling at me. I'm right next to you, there's no need to yell at-"

"Is 'cause you piss me off!" he yelled again and this time he punched the steering wheel of his car repeatedly. "I fucking swear Bella you better not be lying to me because if you are, you're going to pay for it" he said looking at me straight in the eye. He looked like he was possessed.

"Don't you fucking yell at me you asshole" I told him. I was losing it and he wasn't helping it.

"Then don't you fucking lie to me Bella. I can't believe I leave for a couple of days and you are already doing things behind my back. And what the fuck are you wearing Bella?" he asked. Shit I totally forgot about the clothes!

"What James, I went to a girl's house can you please just chill?" I asked him.

He looked away and just slammed his fist against the steering wheel again. "You're only hurting yourself" I said in a monotone voice. I hope it fucking hurts you fucking asshole.

"Yeah, well it's better than hitting you! You fucking slut!" he yelled at me and his words hurt. They hurt and he fucking knew it.

I acted on impulse and felt the anger well up inside of me and I did what felt only normal. I slapped the asshole across the face. "You don't get to insult me you motherfucking asshole!" I yelled at him.

He looked at me with disbelief and deranged eyes. Then he started laughing. What the fuck?

He started laughing and rubbing his cheek. "You really think you can do whatever you want don't you?" he said to me while he was still laughing. I was getting more and more pissed off by the second. "You don't get to do what you want Bella. I tell you what to do and you do it. It's that simple, it's how it works. You don't get to do whatever you want" he said calmly.

I thought about what he would do if I decided to not give a shit about him and just walk off. He would tell my parents that we had sex and that would be enough for them to disown me. But I couldn't take this crap anymore. I was sick of James and all of his bullshit. I was literary going crazy with all of this crap.

I thought about the consequences of my actions. My parents would probably be furious to no end once they found out. Then, I thought about the fact that I'm eighteen years old and I can do as I please, even if my parents don't agree. In any case if they were too pissed off once they found out the truth I could just leave. I didn't have anywhere to go but any other place would be a nice change from this fucking life that I was leading with this dickhead.

"You think I can't do whatever I want?" I asked him. "Well watch me you asshole" I told him and with that I opened the door and started getting off the car. I could walk home.

James immediately got off the car and started yelling at me. "Bella get back here!" he yelled. "I'm not kidding get back here Bella, get back here right now!" he kept on yelling and I just ignored him. I just kept on walking without looking back.

All of the sudden I felt him pool my hand. He pressed it hard and pulled me back "I told you to get back here" he said turning me around. He was pressing my hand really hard and it was hurting me. "Don't fucking touch me!" I said and pulled my hand away from his grasp.

I started walking away again and I felt him following me. "Bella I'm going to say this one more time. Get back in the fucking car or I'm not responsible for my actions" he said. I can't believe this shit.

I turned around and looked at him. "And what are you going to do James? Are you going to force me to get back in that car?" I asked him. "You must be losing your goddamn mind if you think I will willingly get in that car with you. " I told him in a calm manner and kept on walking.

It was dark and we were in an isolated area but I knew this area so I wouldn't get lost. I couldn't call my parents because I wasn't ready to deal with them. And I was most definitely not going to call Alice or Edward. I wouldn't do that to them. I wouldn't get them mixed up in this mess.

I didn't hear James behind me so I just kept on walking. A little while later I heard James start his car and saw him drive off. Good riddance you asshole!

I was walking a couple of minutes more when I saw his car up ahead on the road next to the park. He was waiting at the back of his car.

I acted like I didn't see him and kept on walking. "Bella get in the car" he said softly this time.

I ignored him and kept on moving. He then started walking towards me. I needed to get somewhere where there were houses soon. James then surprised the shit out of me.

He grabbed me by the hair and pulled me back. "I'm not fucking kidding. When I tell you to do something you do it without bitching" he said. I was trying to get him to let go of my hair. My head was pounding and I knew that he was probably breaking some of my hair.

"James let go of me, you're losing it" I told him. He then grabbed me by the upper arm and pulled me back. I could've tried yelling but there was no use. There were no houses near us and no one would hear me. I was going to have to endure this.

James kept on pulling me and dragging me back to his car. When we got there he let go of my arm and opened the door. I tried pulling off of him but he still had me by the hair. He looked at me and then picked me up and threw me in the car. I tried kicking him and landed a good kick on his chin.

He moaned and started rubbing his chin. He looked at me and I knew that something inside of him had clicked. "That's it bitch you've done it!" he said and with that I saw his fists go up. I closed my eyes and got ready for the blow that was sure to come.

He hit me on my left arm and a desperate cry left my mouth. I tried stopping him with my hands but he grabbed both of my hands with one of his. With the other hand he kept on hitting me. I felt his fist on my arm, legs, and my stomach. I could feel the tears running down my face but I was making no noises. The only sounds escaping me were the gushes of air after every blow.

No thoughts were going through my mind. Nothing at all. The only thing I felt was pain. Each blow brought with it a new layer of pain and there was no hiding from it.

When James saw me gasping for air I guess he felt better and then got off of me. He then stepped back and looked at me. Then he closed the door. I wanted to run but instead I wrapped my hands around my torso. I felt a sharp pain inside of me and I couldn't even move.

James then climbed in the car. He closed his door and then softly said to me "You're not going to this girl's house again ok Bella?" I couldn't even respond to him so I just stayed quiet. I need some fucking painkillers!

He then leaned towards me and grabbed my hair again. "Did you hear me bitch or are you stupid?" he asked with his still- soft voice. I just nodded. He let go of my hair and then leaned even more towards me. He was so close that I'm sure I flinched but he reached towards my seatbelt and clicked it on.

He then started the car and started driving. I was still stunned and couldn't even begin to grasp what had just happened to me. James was still quiet and after a while he turned on the radio and put on some radio station. He was humming along to the songs and I wasn't hearing anything. There was this annoying noise that was driving me crazy and I realized that it was me sobbing.

James stopped at a pharmacy and got off. I just waited there knowing that it was over since we were near my house and there were people out in the parking lot. He wouldn't touch me here.

He then came back and opened a bottle and handed it over to me. I grabbed it and took a sip. It was a soda and once I took a sip I was dying for another. I guess I was dehydrating and hadn't noticed that I was so thirsty.

He then leaned toward me. "Look baby I don't like hurting you but you can't just do stuff like that ok?" he said as he was wiping away my tears. I can't believe he's being sweet to me right now. I was repulsed by his touch. If back then I didn't like him touching me, now I could literary die from it.

"Ok I'm going to go drop you off now because I have to go back to Seattle tonight. I won't come back for the weekend because I took today off, but I know you'll behave so I'm not even going to worry about that." He said in a fatherly, caring voice.

I looked out to the window and ignored his comment. I was looking at a teenage couple going in to the pharmacy. They were laughing and holding hands. That was something I didn't have… and by the looks of it, was also out of my reach.

"Oh and one more thing Bella…" James said with a nonchalant voice. "Can you please look at me?" he asked me. I wanted to go home so bad so I just looked at him. He looked calm and like he actually cared about me. I could see all of his love for me in his eyes. That is some sick love right there.

"I know you love your dad very much and wouldn't want him to get hurt would you?" he asked me. At that moment, my heart froze. What the fuck was he talking about? I cleared my throat in an attempt to talk. My mouth was dry and it was burning from all the crying I had done.

"What do you mean?" I asked him. I felt the panic coming on and I was feeling claustrophobic. I need to get the fuck out of here!

"Well I'm sure that you won't mention what happened tonight to anybody otherwise dear daddy would pay the consequences of that mistake." He said with a soft smile. I felt hurt and my heart was beating a thousand times per second. My dad! He wanted to fucking hurt my dad!

There is no way that he will ever hurt my dad. I rather die in his hands than live with the knowledge that I'm responsible for my dad being hurt. I gathered whatever strength I had and cleared my throat again. "You won't have to worry about that James, I won't tell anyone anything" I told him. And though all of my instincts told me I was making yet, another mistake, I wasn't going to say anything.

"I know babe" he said with a smile in his voice.

He then started the car and started driving towards my house. When we got there he got off and told me to wait. I did so and he came around and opened the door for me. He offered his hand and I took it, knowing what would happen if I didn't.

He then pulled me into him and hugged me. It hurt so badly when he pressed me to him. I was definitely going to feel worse tomorrow… fuck! "You know I love you right?" he asked me as he hugged me. I swallowed the vomit that threatened to come out of my mouth and nodded. He felt my nod and then let go of me.

He took my hand and started walking me towards the door. He knocked and my mom opened the door. I didn't look directly at her and instead opted to look at the floor. "Hey kiddos your back!" my mom said excitedly. "Yes Esme, we went for a little ride. I'm going back to Seattle to work and I wanted to see my babe before I left" James said with a smooth voice.

My mom obviously thought it was delightful that James wanted to spend time with his daughter "Awww that is so sweet of you James, I'm so glad that Bella has you to love her. This girl doesn't have any friends at all, it sometimes worries me you know?" my mom said.

"I know! That's what I tell her sometimes" James answered with the same tone. He was still holding my hand and I just wanted to get out of there and go to my room. "Well James baby, I'm tired and I'm going to go to sleep because I have school tomorrow." I told him.

My mom then walked away and left us to say goodbye in private. I looked at James straight in the eye and he did the same. "Ok, fair enough" he said after a while with a smile still plastered on his face. "Goodnight James" I told him. "I love you babe" he told me. "Me too" I simply answered and started walking in. "Can you please say it" he said. And I stopped and looked at him. "I love you too James" I told him and with that I closed the door.

"Good night mom" I said wanting to avoid any contact with her or my dad but apparently he was already asleep.

I went straight upstairs to my room. I grabbed some close and headed for the shower. When I took off my clothes I did an inspection and noticed that bruises were starting to form in my stomach and my arms. Right now they didn't hurt that bad but I knew that tomorrow they would be really bad.

I took the shower and then got dressed in my pajamas. Then I went to my room. When I finally heard my mom go to sleep I went downstairs and took the bottle of painkillers and a bottle of water. When I got back to my room I took two pills and then lay down to sleep.

I was still in some sort of shock about what had happened tonight. James had never hit me before but tonight he definitely crossed that line. He put his hands on me and now I couldn't even say anything. I loved my dad too much to let him get hurt by James.

James knew that his threat would work because out of all the people he could have threatened, he threatened the one I cared the most about. Yeah my relationship with my dad had taken a turn for the worse the moment he saw me with James but he was still who I ran to for help. Now I couldn't even do that.

I had finally found out the full potential of who James was beneath that nice person he seemed to be. He was an animal. James is a heartless person, who did whatever he thought necessary to get his way. Beneath the nice, loving, caring guy he is just a codependent asshole, and I didn't realize it until it was too late.

I thought about my whole day and how it had been filled with so much fun. I loved being at Edward's house and laughed more than I had laughed in a long time. Now I don't know what would happen with that. I couldn't just keep on going to his house, no matter how much I enjoyed it. I was going to miss Alice.

Even though I had barely met her, I already considered her my friend and I know that she sees me as a friend too.

That reminded me that I needed to text her. So I reached for my phone. when I opened it, I had five new text messages. One was from James. I opened that one first.

I luv you babe, don't ever forget that – James

I quickly replied to that one.

I know – Bella

The other four messages were from Alice's number. But I had put Edward's number under Alice so I checked whose number it was and it turns out that both of them had been texting me. I opened Alice's messages first.

I hope everything is ok with your friend – Alice

Let me know if you ever need help. Luv you! xoxo – Alice

I sent her a reply.

Yeah everything is ok with my friend. And thanks… I'll keep that in mind. Luv you too! xoxo – Bella

I then read Edward's messages. These were the ones I was nervous about. I hoped that Edward wasn't super worried about me.

Bella I'm worried about you. Are you ok? Remember I'm here if you need my help – Edward

Bella I'm going to call your parents. Did you get home safe? – Edward

Oh shit! I needed to answer him soon or he'd be calling my house.

Edward I'm fine. It just slipped my mind to text Alice. Thanks for everything. Apologize to your parents for me. Sorry I left in a rush. C u 2morrow. – Bella

I felt saddened by the fact that my relationship with Edward would never grow. I needed to stay away from him. I don't know how I was going to do that but I had to succeed one way or another. My dad was NOT going to get hurt because of me!

I was finally feeling drowsy from the pills so I decided to give up on thinking for the night.

I put the phone down and a couple of seconds later I received a text message that left me dumbfounded.

Good night love – Edward.

A/N: Ok so it was a heavy chapter…. Is James sick or what? What do you think will happen next with Bella and Edward? *Also I want to recommend Breaking the Abusive Silence by Ms. Jessica Cullen. It's a heavy but funny story about a hypersexual Edward. *Faints just thinking about it!*