So it was only a week and a half... a little earlier than I said :)

HUGE thank you to Mamma4ever for making this readable and to Whatobsession for pre reading and dealing with me! LOL Love you ladies!

There are a few of you reviewers that request that Edward Sr. and Elizabeth get ran over. Well I couldn't do that, but I had Alice speak for you guys! LOL

Walking, holding hands

Talking, making plans

Touching my heart my soul

I wish this could be

a happy song

But my happiness disappeared

the moment you were gone

Tell me it's not happening

Say it's not as it seems

Tell me that I'm gonna wake up

It's just a bad dream

Please tell me that it's fiction

Tell me it's just a lie

Whatever you choose to tell me

Please say he didn't die

Missing You by Jem

EPOV

I had to get out of there, I knew that, but I didn't know where I was. I had woken up in a room with a cast on my ankle, I had no idea exactly how I had arrived there. I remember that my dad had caught up to me, him holding me down. A van came, two large men, a needle and then I was gone. It had been a few hours since I had woken up. I was in a room alone; there was only a bed, dresser and a bathroom. My ankle was broken, I assumed. I tried to escape, but it was no use.

Bella, I need to call Bella. That was the only thing I was thinking about. I begged and pleaded with everyone I came in contact with to just let me call her. I even asked for them to call her for me. I knew that she would be freaking out and that she would try to find me. I didn't want her to try and find me; that would mean her dealing with the fuckers that are my parents, and I didn't want her near them. When I got out of there, neither one of us would ever be near them again. I laid my head back on the bed closing my eyes but not sleeping.

BPOV

It had taken less than five minutes with the way Jasper was driving for us to pull into the police station. Alice was going off on how much she hated Edward's mom, and how she wanted her to get run over by a bus or a semi. Jasper was completely silent, which is so not Jasper. He was still mad from the confrontation. His jaw was locked and his knuckles were turning white from griping the wheel of the car. I sat in the backseat and felt sick.

Elizabeth said that Edward didn't want me, that he left me. Just two days before he was asking me to move in with him, how could he leave me? I felt myself grow more and more nauseous, my mouth went dry and I could feel tears in my eyes. I decided to lock these questions away for later. Until I heard it from Edward's mouth, I had to believe it was a lie. It wouldn't be the first time his parents had lied. It did plant a seed of doubt in my head, but I owed Edward more than that.

Officer Dan's cruiser was pulling in right as we stepped out of the car. My breath caught in my throat seeing the uniform I always saw Charlie wear. I wondered how long so many things would trigger me.

"What's going on, Bella?" he asked walking toward us.

"It's Edward, I think his parents did something to him," I said, feeling the tears I was fighting leak out of my eyes.

"What do you mean 'did something'?" he asked. I had known Dan since I was little, and I knew him well. Dan cared, I knew he did, but he was a no-nonsense type of guy.

Between the three of us we told him everything.

"Well, you three go home, and I'll go have a look," he said. My heart clinched.

"No, please let me go with you," I begged. I knew Edward's mom would lie and exaggerate what happened. Even though I knew that Dan would believe us, I still wanted to be there. I wanted to know firsthand where Edward was, I wouldn't be able to stand the wait at home.

"Please," I said trying to sway him.

He stared at me long and hard, then finally relented.

"Fine. Just you… and you're staying in the car," he said, pointing his finger at me. I quickly agreed to his terms. I could tell he wasn't happy about our arrangement, but was grateful that he was letting me go with him.

"Call me as soon as you know what's going on," Alice begged.

"I will, promise," I said, giving her a quick hug.

I followed behind Dan; he walked over and opened the passenger side of his cruiser. I sat and he closed the door behind me. While Dan walked over to the driver's side, I watched Alice and Jasper drive away in Jasper's car. I hoped that Alice could calm him down; I'd never seen him so upset before.

"So tell me exactly why you think something's wrong?" he asked, once he pulled the car onto the street.

For the ten minute drive I explained everything I could to Dan. I finished my story in tears and told him about the scuff marks on their house, why I believed that Edward ran.

"Well, Bella, I wish Edward would have been more upfront with me the first time I met him, so maybe it wouldn't have gotten this bad."

I understood where he was coming from, but Edward's parents were controlling. They were controlling to the point of emotional abuse and his father was just flat out emotionally abusive. These things were just about impossible to prove. His parents had high power attorneys, and even if we did win, what would it have done? It would've put Edward in a foster home; I didn't think that would have been any better.

Even knowing all of this, my guilt was growing. Maybe I should've pushed Edward into asking for help. There was just so much going on that I was just trying to keep my head above water. At that point, my head was so far below the water it wasn't funny, I was drowning.

"I'm sorry, Dan, we just didn't know what to do," I explained. He looked over to me, and I saw a flash of sympathy in his eyes.

"I know, don't worry, we'll get this figured out, ok?" he said with a smile. I just nodded, not trusting my voice at that moment.

When we pulled into the drive, I could feel my breath coming up short and my chest tightening.

"You ok?" Dan asked, putting a hand on my shoulder. I nodded again, taking a deep breath.

"Ok, you stay put here, and I'll see what I can find out." With that, he climbed out of the car and started walking toward the house.

There was an extra car in the drive. A black SUV, in addition to Edward's car and Elizabeth's; it must be Edward Sr.'s. Dan had parked diagonally, as to block all three cars in.

Officer Dan rapped on the door three strong times then took a large step back, his hands rested on his belt. All of his motions while on the job mirrored Charlie's, and from behind, it was almost impossible to tell that it wasn't him - I wanted so badly for it to be him. The realization that I would never see him ever again hit me like a wrecking ball.

I wasn't able to wallow in the sadness for long, though, because the Masen's door flew open and a red-faced Edward Sr. stood in the doorway. My entire body went stiff, and I was terrified that this red-faced psycho would do something to harm Dan, and it would be my fault because I brought him there. I had to stop and remind myself that Dan was a trained professional and knew how to handle the situation.

In no time at all, Elizabeth and Edward Sr. were both standing on the porch, obviously refusing entry to Dan. I could hear their voices even though they were muffled. I rolled the window of the car down in hopes to hear what was being said.

"No, sir, we don't have to tell you where our son is," Elizabeth said defiantly.

"No, you don't. There have been reports of suspicious activity at your home and a minor has disappeared, never showing up for school. Now that is against the law." Dan threw back at her calmly, hands still resting on his belt.

"We've pulled him from that school," Edward's dad said with a smirk.

"So I assume if I were to go there, there would be a forwarding address for his new school?" Dan asked.

"With a warrant I'm sure there would be, otherwise, I'm sure the school won't give out confidential information," Edward Sr. fired back. Dan just nodded. I was sitting there dying; they had pulled him from school? He was really gone.

To my shock, Emmett's giant form appeared in the doorway.

"What's going on?" he asked.

"Hush Emmett, go back inside," Elizabeth snapped at him. He recoiled a little, but didn't go back inside. Quickly his eyes scanned the driveway and locked in on me sitting in the car. He was colored in shame and quickly looked down; at that point I knew that he knew where Edward was. Dan started speaking and I focused my attention back on him.

"I've had an anonymous report that Edward ran, that maybe he wasn't safe here," Dan stated coolly. Edward Sr. was getting more and more agitated. He was unable to stand still and was talking loudly and throwing his hands around.

"Anonymous report," Elizabeth scoffed. "You mean that little girl that is trying to start trouble because our son didn't want to be with her anymore and she can't handle it!" she shouted, pointing in my direction. Dan didn't even flinch or turn to face where she was pointing, he was the picture of calm.

"Mrs. Masen, you can accuse all you would like, but the report will remain anonymous," Dan stated, causing Elizabeth's eyes to roll into the back of her head and her arms to cross over her chest.

"Well, I want to report trespassing on our property by her and her two little friends!" she shouted.

"You're more than welcome to, but since they left as soon as they were asked, you're going to have a hard time getting anyone to listen to you," Dan said back.

"This can all be solved very easily, you can let me know where your son is so I can check up on him and make sure he is safe, or I can call Child Protective Services and a full investigation will be done," Dan said.

Edward Sr. blew up. "Yeah, well you can fuck off!"

I mean he lost it. He took an aggressive step toward Officer Dan and then shoved him - hard. Dan made no effort to block or get out of the way, I saw it coming, and so did he, so why did he let Edward's dad blow into him?

The next thing I saw shocked me. Before Edward Sr. could even step back Dan had him by his arm, he twisted it behind his back and had him forced face down on the hood of Edward's car. Edward Sr. shouted out in pain from his arm being twisted at such an unnatural angle. The force on his arm was shoving his face onto the dusty hood.

"You just assaulted a police officer, Mr. Masen," Dan said with a smile. He knew all along. He knew that Edward Sr. was losing his temper and he just let him. I could feel the biggest smile grow on my face.

Elizabeth was yelling, and Dan told her forcefully to sit on the steps of the porch. Emmett moved forward and pulled his mother back. Dan still had Edward's dad pinned and struggling on top of the car. One hand was keeping Edward Sr. down, and with the other he reached up to the walkie he had pinned to his uniform and requested the code that I knew meant he was asking for back up.

"You two stay on that porch and don't move, understand?" Dan shouted to Em and Elizabeth, who were on the porch. Elizabeth didn't answer, but Emmett's head was bobbing up and down, he looked like he was in complete shock.

"Edward Masen! You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be held against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you." He pulled his cuffs out from the back of his belt and slapped them on his wrist - my smile grew larger.

"Do you understand your rights?" he asked as he spun Edward Sr. around, pushing his back against the car.

"You better believe you'll hear from my attorney!" he screamed in Dan's face, spit flying from his mouth. Dan just nodded and started walking toward the cruiser, dragging a pissed off Edward Sr. with him.

"Bella, out," Dan said, and I quickly scrambled out of the passenger seat. Dan asked me to go and stand under a tree that was at the end of their driveway and I quickly complied. While he was trying to get Edward Sr. in the back of the car, Emmett made a move in my direction. Dan noticed immediately.

"Back on the porch!" Dan yelled, his hand resting on his handgun that was secured to his belt. I knew that's how they're trained as officers - to be prepared - that he would never pull his gun on Emmett for any reason, but I still almost screamed out for him to stop. There were three people and one officer; Dan didn't know these people and he was a good cop, he knew what he was doing. Emmett stopped dead in his tracks and moved back on the porch.

My heart was pounding so fast. I couldn't believe the turn everything had taken. I still had no idea where Edward was, but seeing his dad in the back of a police car made this trip worth it. I was running over everything that had just happened, and all the stories that Edward told me of how his dad treated him, and back even further to all the comments Emmett used to make about his parents. I hated that man, I hated him so much. He had hurt Edward more than Edward would ever admit, and I wished so badly that Edward was here to see the fucker sitting alone in the back of a police car - Edward deserved to see that.

By the time Dan had Edward's dad in the back of the car, Elizabeth was crying and another cruiser was pulling in, lights on, attracting the attention of anyone that was nearby. Good, I thought, I hope it attracts a ton of attention and not only embarrasses the hell out of Elizabeth but also puts pressure on them to tell the truth.

Dan quickly put me in the other cruiser's passenger seat. I recognized the officer immediately as another one of my dad's good friends from the force. I couldn't believe all this had happened, adrenaline was cursing though my veins and I couldn't keep my leg from bouncing.

The two officers walked back up to the porch to face Emmett and Elizabeth. I heard Dan let Edward's mother know that she would be receiving a visit from Child Protective Services very soon, and he also gave her directions as to how she could bail her husband out of jail.

"I'm taking this one down; take her home, will ya?" Dan asked the other officer.

"Sure," he said, walking to the driver's side of his cruiser. Dan walked up and leaned into the open window.

"Stay home, do not come back here, understand?" I quickly promised him I would never come back.

"I'll let you know something as soon as I do. No more detective, Bella. I'm going to pay a visit to your mom and fill her in as well," he said with a smile, then walked to his own car. I really didn't want to burden my mom, but Dan was right. Things had gotten so out of hand and it was time that she knew. Dan's car pulled out before we did and watching Edward's dad being driven away was the highlight of my day.

~B*E~

As soon as the officer dropped me off, I called Alice and Jasper. They came right over. I told them everything that happened and they were both pissed at me for not thinking to take a picture of Edward's dad being arrested. I laughed them off, but couldn't deny that I wished I had thought of it as well.

"So what's the next step?" Jasper asked.

"I honestly don't know. I promised Dan I wouldn't do any more investigating on my own, but I can't stand not knowing where he is or if he's ok," I said. I knew that I wouldn't be sleeping that night.

I told them about how odd Em's behavior was.

"Fuck that! I say we go over and I beat the information out of him," Jasper said, jumping up. Alice was trying to calm him down as my phone started to ring. I quickly grabbed it, in hopes that it would be Edward. It wasn't, however I was shocked at who it was. It was a number that I hadn't seen on my phone for over a year.

"Alice, Jasper… it's Emmett!" I shouted.

"Answer it!" Alice shouted back. I hesitated. I was scared of what he was going to say.

"Hello."

"Bella, I'm so glad you answered."

"What do you want, Emmett?" I was in no mood to hear his bullshit, either he had information for me or not; it wasn't a time for him to try to get into my good graces again.

"Can you come over?" he asked.

"Yeah… that's a big hell no. You're dad just got sent to jail and your mom probably wants to kill me. No, I don't think I'll come over," I said sarcastically.

"She's not home; she went to get my dad. Please come over," he begged.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because I feel like shit. After my parents found out about Edward quitting football and then him taking his car, they cornered me. They forced me to tell them everything Edward had done," he admitted.

"Forced you?" I asked incredulously. "Seriously Emmett, you do everything you can to hurt Edward, you did this on purpose," I accused. I heard him growl out frustration into the phone.

"I didn't mean to! They were threatening me and, fuck! What do want me to say, Bella? I'm a pussy? Is that what you want to hear? Fine then, I'm a pussy! My parents control the shit out of me, so I told them. I feel like shit for it." He calmed down after his outburst.

"Listen, I'm trying to make this right, ok? I don't want my brother to hate me forever. I know where he is, just come over." I was so tempted, but I didn't trust Emmett. Also, I knew that Edward and Officer Dan would both be pissed if I went back to that house.

"No, you come over here. If I come back there, it will only be with Officer Dan," I said. He sighed loudly into the phone.

"You owe me, Emmett." It was a low blow, but I didn't care, I wanted to know where Edward was.

"Fine, I'll be there in ten. I don't want to deal with Jasper or Alice's shit though," he said, and then hung up before I could agree to his terms.

"What an ass!" I said closing my phone.

"What'd he say?" Jasper asked. I told them what Emmett said, and how I was going to go outside and meet with him on my own. Jasper didn't like it.

"Fuck that! Edward would kill me if I let you go out and meet that piece of shit on your own," he said, loudly. I wasn't used to this side of Jasper; I wished he'd calm down.

"I want to know where Edward is. Emmett isn't going to hurt me. You and Alice can watch through the window if you want, but I'm going out there to talk to him - alone. We don't need any more fights or drama," I said. Reluctantly, they both agreed with me.

In no time at all, Emmett's jeep was pulling up and he stepped out. I watched him through the window, he looked exhausted and like he'd been crying. His hands were in his pockets and his shoulders sagged, and with each step he made, he looked like he was aging before my eyes. For a second I felt bad for him - only for a second. He was raised by those psychos, too, but he was nineteen now, why didn't he leave? I reminded myself that Edward was raised by the same people and yet he didn't make the horrible choices that Emmett had, there was no excuse.

After warning Jasper one more time to cool it and not do anything stupid, I walked outside.

"Hey," Emmett said, his voice thick with emotion. I looked at my old best friend and wondered how he got like that. So mean and full of hate, how he could turn on his best friend and brother. Again, I felt bad for him. It was obvious that he was in pain.

"Where is he, Emmett?" I asked, not bothering with pleasantries, staying as cold as I could.

"I just want you to know that I didn't want to tell them anything and I wish I hadn't." he said. "There are so many things I wish I hadn't done," he added under his breath. "I... thought... I thought I had feelings for you, before... before," he rambled, leaning against the railing of our little porch; it squeaked, trying to hold his weight. He looked up at me and continued. "I realize now that I was just jealous of Edward all along, I can tell that it's not like that for Edward. He really loves you. I'm just so sorry," he said quietly, and then looked down.

I felt tears burn my eyes. I knew all along that Emmett never had any real feelings for me, and the fact that he let his jealousy of his brother ruin our friendship hurt.

"Uh, I'm leaving. I've realized how fucked up my parents really are and I'm not going to try and get their... approval or... whatever anymore, so..." he trailed off.

I didn't respond, I just stared at him, impatiently, only wanting to know where Edward was.

"My parents wouldn't tell me where they took him, but I found this in my dad's desk," he said, passing me a packet of papers.

"The address and what you need is in there," he added. I turned to walk inside, anxious to see what information the packet held for me.

"Bella," Emmett said, urgently. I turned to face him.

"Please tell Edward that I told you where he was... that I didn't mean to tell them, that I'm sorry." He truly looked in pain.

"That's something you're gonna have to say yourself, Emmett," I said as I walked into the house, shutting the door behind me.

Alice rushed over to me as I sat on the couch and ripped the packet open. We both stared in shock at the paper sitting on the couch between us, revealing the truth of where Edward was at. I felt a tear roll down and off my nose, my hands were shaking.

"I'm going there... now."

My dad was a cop, I was raised watching the show "cops". As sad as it is, I know the Miranda Rights by memory LOL
I enjoyed having Edward Sr. arrested!

Ok, next chapter will be EPOV!

I am going camping in La Push Saturday. Hence why this is out early, incase I get eaten by a bear... or bugs *shudders* Or drown in the rain that I just saw we'd be having. At least you all can say "Well, at least she updated"
Yeah, i guess you can tell, I am not much of a camper. We got all the stuff for our wedding two years ago, and every single item is still in the box, so hubs says it's time *sigh*

Let me know what you think! I'll update as soon as I can :)