AN- Sorry this chapter is a little later than originally planned I must have rewritten it at least a dozen times, until I had it the way I wanted!

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Chapter 28

Dreams (Rosalie POV)

I sat bolt upright in bed sweating and shaking violently tears streaming down my cheeks, I hadn't had such a vivid dream about my own parents in a very long time, especially that one. Climbing out of bed I quietly grabbed my wash bag and headed for a shower hoping to calm my rapidly beating heart. The hot water cascading down over my body finally calmed me down enough to realise where I was and that nothing like that was ever going to happen again. Stepping out I wrapped a think fluffy towel around myself and headed back towards my room, glancing at the clock I realised it was barely 6am and decided to dress in sweats and one of Emmett's huge jumper, breathing in his scent always calmed me more than anything.

I slowly made my way down stairs deciding that I needed a cup of coffee to wake me up there was no way I was going back to sleep today. Heading into the kitchen I saw Esme and Carlisle already up and drinking a steaming cup of coffee.

Looking up as I entered Esme asked "You're up early everything ok?"

I nodded my head in response if I spoke they would know something was wrong straight away, I went over to grab a cup and poured myself a coffee, I had planned to leave the kitchen heading to find a quiet spot when Carlisle touched my shoulder, I flinched involuntary especially after my nightmare I was a little more wary this morning.

"Rosalie" Was all he said before I broke down into tears. He gently took the cup out of my hands before pulling me to him, I tried to fight against the contact but as Carlisle began rocking us back and forward I gripped onto him for dear life never wanting to let go.

What felt like a lifetime later he slowly pulled me away from him so he could look me in the face, with his bare hand he wiped the tear tracks on my cheeks and led me to sit on a stool, he and Esme took a seat on either side of me.

"Do you want to talk about it" Esme asked cautiously.

"urm, I don't its silly I just…" I began to stutter out.

"Rosalie take a couple of deep breaths and tell us when you're ready." Carlisle reassured taking a hold of my hand as Esme took hold of the other one.

I took several deep breaths before I finally began to speak "I had a nightmare last night. It was of my parents beating me. I was in their kitchen and they were fuming because I had asked to go out for the night. They kept raining kicks and punches at me while Jasper hid under the table. All I could think was that being here with you was a dream and that we had never escaped. The dream ended when they had knives in their hands and raised them above me"

Esme pulled me into a tight hug "Oh sweetheart, I'm so sorry we didn't even think how this situation could bring everything back for you"

"Don't apologise for saving Bella Esme, even with my nightmares, once I calmed down I knew that I was safe and that they could never hurt me or Jasper again, Bella doesn't have that yet." I said holding onto Esme for dear life.

"But she will Rosalie were not going to let him hurt her, nor anybody else" Carlisle tried to reassure.

I went to open my mouth but Carlisle interrupted "Right you need to sleep for a while, you look exhausted and I don't want you being ill."

"But…" I began.

"No buts come on" Carlisle pulled me towards the living room and onto the couch where he grabbed the throw and wrapped me up, kissing my forehead in the process.

"Sleep darling, I'm not going anywhere, even in your dreams you will be safe." He told me full of love.

I allowed my eyes to finally close as I felt Carlisle's calming and soothing hand make its way through my hair over and over again.

(Bella POV)

I woke up to the feeling of someone laying next to me and immediately tensed thinking it was one of Charlie's friends they had finally got their way, or worse it was Charlie. Trying to move as little as possible, I turned my head to see Edward, it was then that everything from the previous night came flooding back, my breaking down and attacking Edward, him wrapping his arms around me until I was too exhausted to fight.

I felt my cheeks flush as I remember asking him to stay with me saying I didn't want to be alone. Why had I done that, it made no sense to me I always preferred my own company before now, when had that suddenly changed?

Cautiously I climbed out of the bed and made my way to the bathroom shutting and locking the door, taking a few calming breaths to try and help me to relax after tensing so much this morning. I washed my face and brushed my teeth, before silently opening the door again, I glanced at the bed to find it empty I looked round the room and saw Edward standing at the window, only then realising how early it was as the sun was only just beginning to rise. I walked over to him, looking out the window in the same direction as he was.

"How are you feeling?" He asked while still gazing out the window.

"Urm to be honest I don't know. Everything last night was totally confusing I just…" I tried to explain but my voice fizzled out to nothing.

"Its ok Bella, everything that happened last night was totally understandable, I want to apologise for holding you like I did, I know you were scared but you needed to realise that we are there for you, no matter what and that it is ok to lash out as we are not going anywhere." Edward responded to me mutterings.

"Did I hurt you?" I asked worried that I had.

Edward laughed before replying "No Bella you didn't hurt me you need to put some meat on your bones before that'll happen."

I looked stunned, how could he think this was funny, I hit him because I had lost my temper, I wasn't thinking straight, I wasn't any better than my father.

Seeing the expression on my face Edward continued to speak "Bella I didn't mean to upset you I just wanted you to see that it was ok, you didn't hurt me at all I was glad I could help in some way."

I finally raised my head to stare up into his eyes I sighed before turning and walking away.

"Bella what's wrong?" he asked.

"Nothing…" I began to say but that wasn't the truth I hated lying to Edward, "Urm I its just I lost it last night it makes me no better than him…"

"you could never be as bad as him no matter how many times you lost control, you did it because you were scared, frightened and had a tough day. You more than anybody else have a right to loose it now and again" He told me fiercely before coming over and standing right in front of me.

I flinched at the closeness, "I'm sorry I just its hard to…" I tried to explain my reaction.

"It's ok Bella this is not going to be ok ever night, it takes time, patience and love. But eventually with the help of all of us things will get easier and you will start to live again and most importantly learn to trust." Edward said determinedly as if I not believing him would be the end of the world.

With that Edward left the room and I just stared after him for the longest time. Still feeling completely exhausted I went and laid myself back onto the bed and curled up under the covers, I allowed my eyes to close thinking about how things may just get better especially if I had the Cullen's to help.

I must have been asleep for only a short time before Charlie's face surfaced and I replayed what happened yesterday,

"Right this is what you are going to do, you are going to stay here a little longer, you have to tell the Cullen's that you want to come home and that you made a mistake, you have a week." He ordered. His voice sounding if possible even more menacing in my head.

I opened my eyes and sat bolt up right, rubbing my eyes fiercely not being able to hoping to get rid of the image of Charlie hovering over me I needed to come up with a plan to rid my self of him once and for all but I was so totally terrified of him I didn't know if I had it in me to do what was needed for me to be and feel safe.

Pulling myself up off the bed I decided to head back over to the window and look out, I glanced down into the back garden and saw where I had been sitting yesterday I just stared at the chair not being able to pull my eyes away. Some movement in the trees just beyond finally drew my attention away and I glanced towards it, the trees and bushes were rustling at first I thought it was just they were moving with the wind, but in the next second Charlie stepped out of the shadows and looked straight up into the window and right at me, he pulled the gun out of its holder and pointed it directly at me, I screamed and screamed.

"Bella, wake up, come on open your eyes." I heard someone say.

The only thing I could see was Charlie and pointing a gun at me, I tried to move away but I was stuck I had no where to go.

"Bella come on just open those eyes and you'll see everything will be ok." The voice told me again.

I tried to focus on that voice knowing that it would bring me to safety. After what felt like a lifetime Charlie finally went back into the woods as my eyes opened. I found myself in bed with all the Cullen's looking down at me, Carlisle and Esme were sat either side of me both trying to calm me down, the other Cullen's were crowded round the bottom of the bed. I tried to sit myself up slightly only to be pushed back into the pillows by Carlisle.

"Just relax its ok, take it easy." He said reassuringly.

Relenting to what he wanted I sank back into the pillows, not quite meeting any of their eyes. "I'm sorry" I managed to whisper out.

"You have nothing to be sorry for, it was a nightmare, you can't help having them." Esme said stroking my damp hair out of my eyes.

"Can you tell us what it was about?" Carlisle asked.

"I was, urm I was stood by the window and I saw Charlie near where he came yesterday, he saw me in the window and pulled out a gun…" I couldn't finish as a single tear rolled down my face.

The room was completely silent everyone either staring at me or each other no one had any idea what to say, what could they say?

"That's not going to happen" Edward finally said, with such confidence that for a second I was going to believe him but how were they going to stop him?

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