Part 4 - Telling His Family
After that, Bella shared a loaded look with Eddie, aswell Michael in the corner of her eyes, and both of them just gave a small nod and smile, as Eddie re-took her hand in his own, as he was on her side always same with Michael. Lesley who noticed this behaviour, frowned as she could also see the underlying pain in Bella's facial expression and eyes towards her younger brother, and that Michael also seemed to know about what caused her to both tell her father off and why she looked the way she did right now.
Patrick Sr said
"So what was all that about, Bells?" Bella sighed, as Eddie said
"It has to do with Bella's early graduation from high school this year than next summer, dad. She had to flee the city before anymore damage could take place in that. As you heard the name Jacob, that is for he is her father's precious god-son and whom her father wants to be with now that Edward (Bella cringed and flinched at that name.) Cullen, her giant asshole of ex-boyfriend, fled the city after being a total asshole towards Bella."
At that most of the others were wondering what caused her to flinch and cringe at last name being mentioned, and why Eddie said he had been a asshole towards her. Michael gripped her shoulder as in to give his full support and his boys recognised the look on his face and knew it was bad enough to make him have that kind of look on his face. So they left the room to go outside again to play in the back garden, after checking if the man who was Bella's father had left the area, and he had, so they could get on to play again outside with each other.
"What did he do, Bells?" Bella sighed, as Eddie rubbed his thumb over her hand that he held in his hand, as she then said
"My ex-boyfriend wasn't that kind boy I thought he had been the whole time we dated each other, but rather a monster and giant asshole. And it has to do that he wanted us to be married before sex came to our relationship, and as you all know I am terrified of teenage marriage, due to how it ended with my parents, and I now know it won't happen to every teenager that get married, but my fucked up mother Renee was very vivid about how horrible hers had been with my dad, and so on. Anyways, the day he asked my hand in marriage, we had only been dating for about 6 months, which I know and believe is no time for to know if you are good match or not, as you need alot more time to know that part to be true. So I said no, for I knew he only did it to satisify my own needs, as I wanted us to be a normal as possible couple and not viewed any longer the weird ones, as most of our friends kept asking if we had sex or not, and while it is really not their business to know, they still kept asking us about it. And one day, Edward my ex had enough of them asking and told them that would only happen if we were married to each other. And I was horrified and blushing madly as it was not something I had talked that much, as neither of my parents were that open or wanting to talk to me about what Sex is, I had to learn from others and school nurse, what it was about. I was around 14 when I learned about sex and all of the other things you need to know really. Anyways, after that day they stopped asking us but kept looking at us weirdly about it all, as they didnt hear my answer on that part, and if they had, they would have heard me say that then it wont happen until we are alot older than teenagers to have sex for first time, for I refuse to marry as teenager. Edward heard me, and he got all pissed off at me for not wanting to get married almost right away then, but when I told him about my fears and the horror story that my own mother had given me, he laughed and told me to stop being such scaredy cat and just say yes to him already."
Many sat gapping at her, while she took some water to drink from the glass that Eddie gave her, and he rubbed her hand still with his thumb. Michael stood behind and he was shocked to hear it too, as she only had told Eddie last few days before they went off to be here in first place to see his family again.
"Anyways, few days went passed, and it was nearing our graduation day, or mine did, and Edward was pissed that I wasnt going to be back next year around as he had to another year before college, and I told him that it was my choice to make not his and that I wanted to get out of school now, and get on to college as I already been accepted to Montana University on my Major choice, and that made him even more pissed off and told me that I didnt need that since I was going to be his wife and housewife, and I told him No, for I never said yes, and now I know I wont either, for I dont even think I am in love with you yet, Edward, as we only have been dating for 6 months, that is no time to even find love or fall in love with whom you dating at the time. Either way, that got him even worse, and he att-attacked me that day."
Many of them gasped as she looked down onto her lap now, as Eddie rubbed her back now instead, and she was now crying too. Eddie said to her;
"Do you want me to take over, baby?"
At that most of them even Michael looked at the two wondering what he knew more of this story than she already told Michael before today, and she gave him a nod, and he just kissed her forehead gently, pulling her head up with his fingers underneath her shin, and brought her face into his chest, and he wrapped an arm around her waist gently, then he took over and said
"What happened is something that no women or men should ever be put through. When he attacked Bella, he also did something shocking even to himself, as he had almost promised himself he would save himself until marital bed to have sex."
Most of them shared a look of now, and Lesley said
"OMG; he didnt, he bloody fucking didnt do that?! Edward Noah you tell me he didnt do what I think or know somehow that he did that to Bells?!"
Bella hid her face more into his chest, as they all could see his face shift into more painful angry look and he said
"It did, Les, and it was her own first time aswell."
At that most of them gasped or punched a wall nearby to almost breaking it apart by the sheer force, Bella jumped abit of the sound of that part, as Eddie held her in his arms, comforting her the best he could. Lesley was crying now, as her own husband was holding her in his arms, as he said
"Bella was it, did he take your virginity in that cowardice way?"
Bella then looked up and they all could see the tears falling still down her face, and she only gave a nod to him, and he nodded back, as he said
"I will get my men at the station on it, as you just confirmed what I had a feeling this would lead to, Bella, and they will take care of it, as we have some Cullens in town living here, but I dont know if it is him or his family or even family members of his."
Bella paled and held onto Eddie's arm, who held an arm around her to keep her calm enough as she heard this part, as he said
"Do you know what their names are, Nate?" Nate hummed, then he said
"I think one of them were Edward but I am not too sure."
"What does he look like, if you know?" Bella's small hoarse voice said, as Nate said
"Well one of them has reddish-brown hair, looked rather tussled around, while the others ranged from blonde, to black hair. A girl who has the black hair, is really small and jumpy around."
Bella just exclaimed out;
"Fuck damn that bastards. That is them alright." All of them were shocked to hear her swear then what else she said too, as Eddie held her as he said
"Him too, baby?" Bella nodded, and Nate nodded again, as he took up his radio, and Lesley went over to her and wrapped an arm around her, as she said
"It will be fine now, Nate and his men knows what they are doing now, and they will get them, and you will get your justice, little B."
Bella nodded and hugged her too back, as Eddie just smiled softly and thanked her quietly, as Nate came back, and said
"My men are on their way there to arrest Edward Cullen of rape of a Minor and abuse of a minor, aswell to flee the scene, it will lead to me contacting the FBI and Sex Crimes in New York, as fled and move state, the FBI and Sex Crimes will now take over this case, but I need to know something before I contact the others."
"Ask on, Nate." Bella said, as he gave a grimace then said in soft tone;
"Do you have any evidence left from that day in your possessions?"
Bella nodded, as she said
"In Eddie and Michael's car, there is an extra suitcase, in it, there lays the evidence, I self-took from myself after the rape happened, due to having a police chief to a father, I snatched a rape-kit from his office space, and took it with me home the same day it had happened, and I took all the pictures, swabs, samples of my blood etc and placed it in bags with the clothes and sheet of the bed it happened in, which was my own bed mind you. So all of it is in that suitcase I brought with. As Eddie mentioned that you were a cop, Nate, I brought it with me just in case of you believing me."
Making him and the others nodded, as Eddie said
"So that is what that extra one was for. I wondered why you brought it with you, but now I understand it at least." Bella just gave a him a soft smile of her own, as he took a napkin to her, dried off the tears from her cheeks gently. Then held her in his arms for now. Nate smiled gently at this scene, and with the help of Michael and Matthew, who arrived as he had been busy elsewhere, came to his rescue to carry it inside, he greeted everyone, then he saw Bella there too, and he gasped, before he went over and pulled her up in the air, and she shrieked with surprised joy as she said
"Matty, you remember me too?" At that he chuckled as he put her down again on her two feet, as he said
"Of course I do, how could I forget the girl my little brother would follow around as he was in love with you back then even?"
Bella and Eddie both blushed as Bella said
"Well we are together now. (He grinned widely, then he looked around to see some serious looks on the others' faces and he said)"
"Whats wrong, whats going on here?" Nate said as he came back from the kitchen;
"Hey Matt, nice to see you. And Bells, the guys from both my team and the FBI and Sex Crimes from NY, wants to see you in few, aswell later when FBI and Sex Crimes lands in town, they will want to interview about what you told us earlier. I will be there both times, with Eddie at your side, as he is the one who keeps you calm enough to tell us earlier of said crime you went through earlier this year."
Bella nodded, as Matthew said
"What? What crime is he talking about?" Lesley took his hand in hers and lead him out into the kitchen to tell him, as she could see the pain on Bella's face came back and started to get to her again, and Bella was grateful for it, for next thing you heard from out there was;
"WHAT, ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS, FUCKING THAT LITTLE RAT." Bella despite the seriousness of it all, giggled as she knew that was so him to say even if it was all a serious thing to talk about, and Eddie understanding it too, he too tried to not chuckled at his older brother's outburst as the two came back, and Matthew re-took her hand in his, as he said
"Whatever you need, I am here for you, Little Bells." Bella nodded as she then pulled him into her own arms, and hugged him for a moment or two. He just hugged her back, while others smiled at this, as Eddie said to Nate;
"That is the suitcase of hers, where the evidence is in. I dont know what exactly is in there though I know some of the things in it as Bella told me the whole story when we were alone after we had eaten dinner that same night we re-met in the library of Montana Uni."
All of them nodded, as Mary said
"Did you tell your father about this, or your mother?"
"I didnt tell my mother for I haven't spoken to her in months, as she is too busy to please her new husband, Phil and be with him on travels around US for he is trainer for minor league of young boys in baseball. I tried to tell Charlie, but he didnt want to even listen on me, he just waved me off and told me to stop being so dramatic and get on with life and get together with Jacob."
Making most gasped at this, as Patrick Jr who had been quiet so far, said
"Who is this Jacob you mention earlier too?" Bella sighed, then said
"He is Charlie's godson of Charlie's best friends since forever, Billy's son. He is just 14 years old right now, and nope no way I do not like or love him in the way the two wants it and us to be like. Jacob is a stalker, as he would follow me around even as kids like this love-sick puppy dog with a weird look in his face. It made me scared that I didnt come back after I had turned 12, as I felt weird out by him, and told Renee I didnt want to go back, but not the real reason why, and she took it that I didnt like it for the same reason she didnt at the time she left Forks with me in her arms after divorcing my dad so shortly after I was born."
He nodded as he shared a look with his other siblings, as he then said
"If you ever go back, we will be there for you, Bell." Bella just smiled as she said
"I most likely wont go back ever again, as I left for good after both what happened but also what Charlie did to me before I left the same night of what he did to me, only that one time, but one time was enough for me to know nope I am not going to be back unless I am being forced somehow, but I am 18 now, so I am able to decide for myself what I want to do."
He nodded, as Matt said
"What did your father do to you, that made you leave that place in first place?"
"We had this huge fight about Jacob, and Charlie wanted to know if we were dating now, and when I told him hell no, I dont even like that young boy, daddy dearest, he is too young and doesnt know one ounce of what love truly is about either. Besides I dont want to be his slave nor his babysitter either. That was when my dad slapped me hard across my face, it shocked us both, before I teared up and told to screw himself and go to hell. I then took off upstairs to pack the last things, then I tore off the front door and took all my stuff, and drove off to college."
"My goodness gracious alive, how dare he lay a hand on his own daugther, his own flesh and blood?!" Mary was furious now, as Patrick was too furious to even speak a word, while the others were that and shocked aswell. Nate nodded at this, and knew his men in Seattle would take care of this mess aswell for him and Bella's sake. Eddie rubbed her back, proud of her strength and courage to even speak about this painful matters.
Bella sighed and leaned onto him, as he wrapped a gentle arm around her waist, and held her there. Soon Nate said
"Alright, it is time, Bell." Bella nodded, as she with help of Eddie went out to the car that Nate would drive them to the station to meet up with his men and the crew from NY and FBI. Matt asked what was that about and he was told that the FBI and Sex Crimes from NY was there to take over the case as she went over border and also the person who did this to her was in same town now too. That got him all pissed but he understood that Nate and his crew would do good of dealing with all of this.
So now it was just a waiting game to see or hear what happens next. Eddie would keep them all updated with anything. The boys outside came back inside and asked where Nate, Bella and Eddie was, and they had tell them that they were down at the station, for Bella had to deal with something that had to do with her. What that was, they were too young to hear about yet, and they shrugged it off and told them that they wanted something to eat, so Mary and Lesley went ahead to get food on the stove for they would have dinner later together anyways, meanwhile the boys and their cousins were given some snacks to be fed on for now.
