Chapter Four

"I'm so sorry, Bella," Rosalie repeated.

"Who all knows?" I paused. "What do they know? Which night do they know about?"

She wiped her face and took a deep breath. "They know about the night of the assault. I managed to catch myself before I explained anything else."

"What did Alice ask that made you tell them?" I shrugged. "Or did Edward ask you to get some information about me that he had no right to ask you about?"

"I was talking with the Cullens about something, and I just let it all out."

She is not making any sense to me. "What were you talking about?"

Rosalie wrapped her arms around herself. "I can't tell you, Bella. It's for your safety." She realized her mistake, but what she doesn't realize is that I have inkling of what it was about. "Bella, I know that I..."

"No, Rose. You don't get to do that to me. You went behind my back and told them about something that we promised to keep a secret." I felt the tears welling in my eyes now. "I can't believe you! You told them that I was gang-raped after I asked for that night never to be brought up again. You said that you were going to give him a different version that didn't include me. You are choosing to betray your sister for another guy, again." I walked to the front door and opened it. "Out."

"Bell.."

"Out." She started to cry again but left. I quickly gathered a weekend bag and went to get away for a while.

EPOV

Emmett, Jasper, Dad, and I were all sitting around waiting for our contacts to call us when Emmett's phone began to ring. "It's Rosie." He put the phone on speaker. "H..."

"She hates me. She absolutely hates me. I have fought with her before, but never like this. She kicked me out of her house. She has never ever done that before." Rosalie sucked in a breath. "I let her know that I told you all about that night. She knew I was going to tell you, but it was a version that didn't include her."

Emmett looked at me, and I nodded my head. "Rosie, we are trying to find that fucker. Do you have any idea where he could be?"

She was quiet for a while. "Rosalie," Dad warned.

"I don't." She hung up the phone.

The four of us looked at each other. "What the fuck?" Jasper asked.

BPOV

I just drove and drove until I found myself parked at my Nonni's house. Their house has been paid off for a few years before they passed away, so they left it for me. I decided to keep it for times when I wanted to come home or when the Hales needed to use it. I had just gotten my bags inside when my phone dinged.

Edward: We need to talk.

Bella: I don't think we do.

Edward: Bella, don't get mad at Rosalie. She made an honest mistake. She was asked a question that set her off. If I was in Rosalie's position, I would have said the same thing. She regretted it as soon as she realized it.

Bella: No, you don't get to fucking do that. You weren't there that night. She told me that she talked to your family about something and Alice asked her a question. I asked her what you all were talking about. She refused to tell me. I have every fucking right to be pissed off at her because she is choosing Emmett over me again.

Edward: She really isn't.

Edward: I told her that I wanted to be the one to discuss that conversation with my family to you. She is not telling you because of me, not Emmett.

Bella: Do you have a penis?

Edward: Oh, Tesoro. I do.

Bella: Then, she is choosing a guy over me, and look what happened the last time.

Edward: It has nothing to do with anything like that. Let me come over, and we can discuss this in person. I don't want to have this conversation with you over text messages.

Bella: First off, if you think I will let you come over to my house after this, you sir, are mistaken. Secondly, I'm not even home so don't even try it.

Edward: Where are you?

Bella: Even if I got to the point of being comfortable with you on a different level, I should have been the one to tell you or, hm I don't know, been in the fucking room when she told you all my business. I have barely known you all for two weeks now, and you know the one thing that I didn't want anyone else to know... I only knew Emmett, really, through Rosalie. I just met you, Alice, and Jasper at a dinner where we barely got to know each other. I know that you all have secrets too, but do I know yours? No, I don't.

Edward: Oh, yeah. What do you think they are?

Bella: I can tell that you held stuff back at dinner. You had this barrier put up about what your job truly is. I saw the shocked look Alice and Jasper gave each other when you told me that she and Emmett were adopted. Why is that?

Bella: Oh, I noticed Emmett's hand hovering near his side when we were on our way to my house after dinner. I know there was a piece at his side. Why do I know that? Oh, my COP father taught me what to look out for.

Edward: Where are you?

Bella: That's all you have to say to me. 'Where are you?'

I turned off my phone after that. Who does this man think he is? God? I, maybe, was alone for fifteen minutes when I heard the front door open. "Se non sei Isabella, chi cazzo sei?" (If you aren't Isabella, then who the fuck are you?)

"Sono io!" (It's me!) Rosalie's Dad, Enzo walked into the living room. "Ciao." (Hello.)

He gave me a hug. "Rosalie called me. An Edward called her because you turned off your phone."

I scoffed. "Of course."

He leaned back into the couch. "She didn't give me any details. What is going on?"

I sighed. "She told the Cullens about that night." I felt the tears well up in my eyes again. "She won't tell me what prompted her to spill the beans to them because Edward told her that she wasn't allowed to. It took me right back to King."

He rubbed his face. "Who is Edward? I thought she was with this Emmett amico?" (fella)

"She is with Emmett. Edward is his brother who I guess has some interest in me. I don't know." I shrugged. "Emmett has been so good to her which is why I am so confused about this."

"If Edward has an interest in you, maybe he felt it was his job to tell you about their history or whatever it is." He sighed. "She didn't tell him about anything else..." he trailed off. I shook my head no. "Good." He cleared his throat. "Does she know?"

"No, and it's something that I will never tell her."

It's something that no one else will know besides the two of us and Nonno Lorenzo.

"Good. I don't know what that will do to her." His phone started to ring. "Speaking of my daughter, and she shall call." He cleared his throat. "Hello, my fiore." (flower) He looked at me. I just nodded my head. "Yes. She is here." Pause. "No. I don't think that you should come here." Pause. "No, my fiore. I am not mad at you. This is between the two of you." Pause. "I'll ask her. She might not want..."

I held out my hand for the phone. "Hello," I said.

"Hi." She sounded hoarse. "Are you okay?"

I put the phone on speaker. "I'm fine. I'm just talking with Papa Enzo." I felt kind of bad for being short with her, but at the same time, I don't. "I'll be home in a couple of days. Please just give me space."

"They want to know where Royce is? I told them that I don't know, but I know they can tell that I am lying to them." She sighed. "All I know is that he was last seen in the Tacoma area, but I didn't want to tell them that. I would hate to send them on a wild goose chase because he might not be there any longer." Enzo and I looked at each other because we know that he isn't in Tacoma. "Let me know when you are heading home. Please. Love you both."

"Love you," Enzo said. I gave him the phone back. "What would Emmett do to him?"

I shrugged. "I have a feeling that he could do a lot."

"We need to tell her." I looked at him like he was crazy. "I don't want this to cause the two of you to ruin the friendship." I opened my mouth to say something but he held up his hand. "I know she started it, but you know how she gets. I'm not saying that she is in the right, but that doesn't mean that you can be in the wrong with her."

"How do you think she will react to this?" He sighed. "Well, if one of us goes down. We both go down."

He texted someone on his phone. "I'm going to go pack a bag and get Nonno Lo. You text Rosalie and tell her that we all will have breakfast in the morning. We will be right behind you."

"Okay." He left as I turned on my phone.

Rosalie: 5 missed calls.

Edward: 15 missed calls.

Unknown Number: 10 missed calls.

I also noticed that I had quite a few text messages.

Rosalie: Bitch, you better be in Forks. Don't leave ever leave without telling me where you are going ever again.

Edward: Bella?

Edward: Isabella Marie.

Edward: Answer your phone.

Edward: Where are you?

Edward: We will have a talk when you get back. Don't ever leave without telling anyone where you are going.

Unknown Number: Sorry, Bells. It's Emmett. Rosalie and Edward wanted me to call and text you to see if you would answer someone that is not them.

I guess that I should respond now.

Bella: Emmett, I'm sorry if they were a pain in your ass.

Bella: Edward, why does this really concern you besides the fact that Rosalie told you about that night? Plus, why are you acting like you want to ground me when you are just an acquaintance?

Bella: Rosalie, I'm heading home now. We need to talk. We will talk and have breakfast in the morning.

Rosalie: Is everything okay?

Bella: It should be. We will talk to you in the morning.

Rosalie: Uh. I'm going to your house right now. I don't like this.

My phone started to ding.

Edward: Quit calling me an acquaintance, Isabella. I don't just want to be that to you.

Bella: Treat me like an equal and maybe we can get there.

I just put my phone on the passenger seat and hit the interstate.

"On my way to the shit show," I told myself.