While he was driving he looked over at Phoebe who was scared and holding her eye. He drove for a little while then stopped.

"Look, I'm sorry I hit you. I, don't know what came over me. I love you Phoebe, I didn't mean to hurt you, I swear." Bret said is a sweet voice.
"But you did hurt me." Phoebe replied.
"I know, and I will never forgive myself for it. Please forgive me Phoebe, I love you so much, just please forgive me." Bret said.
"Ok, I forgive you" Phoebe said. She was still a little scared but Bret seemed so sincere. They got out and had their lunch on Bret's yacht. He drove Phoebe home. In front of the manor, still in the car, he said, " Ok, I'll see you tonight, I am still so sorry about what happened."

"I know you are, it's ok. I'll see you tonight." Phoebe said. She kissed Bret then got out of the car. She looked in the driveway and both of her sisters were home. She thought to herself, Oh great, how am I going to explain this to them. I am a terrible liar and they know when I lie. She walked in quietly; hoping to go in so quietly that no one would know she was home.

"Hey Phoebe, how'd did your picnic go?" Prue asked from the couch, not turning around.
"Fine, it was great." Phoebe responded.
"Good." Prue replied.
Phoebe walked up stairs quickly and was about to enter her room when Piper saw her.
"What the hell happened to you?" Piper asked with a look of concern.
"Huh? Oh, nothing. Didn't you have to do inventory at the club?" Phoebe asked trying to change the subject.
"No, Marc is doing it for me, I am paying him extra. Now, stop changing the subject and tell me what happened. Piper went over to get a closer look.
"Nothing happened. I am fine, really." Phoebe said.
"No, you're not, your eye is black and there is a cut on your head that is bleeding." Piper said.
Oh crap, I thought it stopped bleeding.
"Nothing happened. I am fine, really Piper."
"No, you are coming with me so you can tell Prue and I what happened." Piper said as she dragged Phoebe downstairs to where Prue was sitting before Phoebe could get a word in edgewise.
"What in the hell..." Prue started as soon as she saw Phoebe. She got up and went over to her.
"Exactly, do tell us Phoebe." Piper said.
"Nothing happened, I am fine, just leave me alone." Phoebe said.
"No, not until you tell us what happened. Who did this to you?" Prue asked.
Phoebe knew they wouldn't leave her alone until she told them so she did. "Bret." Phoebe said.
"What!?" Prue and Piper said in unison.
"I am going to........" Prue started.
"Do nothing. That's what you are going to do, both of you. I was 20 minutes late meeting him and he just got a little mad. It was my fault, really."
"Don't you dare blame your self Phoebe. You were only 20 minutes late, he had no right to do this to you." Prue said, now enraged with anger.
"Look, just let it alone ok? I am going to go rest up before my date tonight." Phoebe said.
"Wait a minute, you are not going out with him tonight, not after this." Piper said.
"Yea, there is no way in hell we are going to let you go." Prue said.
"I am old enough to make my own decision, and you can't stop me."
Phoebe went up stairs and took a nap. At 6:00 she came down the stairs in the red dress she borrowed from Piper. She used makeup on her eye so it wasn't as noticeable.
"So, how do I look?" Phoebe asked her sisters who were standing at the bottom of the stairs.
"You look great. Are you sure you want to go Phoebe?" Prue asked, worried about her sister.
"Yes, I am, he is sorry." Phoebe said. She heard a horn honk.
"Oh, that's Bret, bye guys." Phoebe said and she rushed out to his car. That night, Bret was as sweet as can be. Nothing bad happened. She went out with him everynight for the next 2 weeks. Bret always said that he wanted her to wear something tighter so he could see her beautiful body so she did.


THEIR ONE MONTH ANNIVERSARY

Phoebe walked down the stairs of the manor in a beautiful black dress.

"So, what do you think?" Phoebe asked.
" It looks great on you." Prue said and Piper nodded in agreement.
"Is it tight enough? Bret said he wanted me to wear tight dresses."
"Oh, um, yea it's definitely tight enough. So, where are you going tonight?" Piper asked.
"I don't know, Bret said he wanted to surprise me." Phoebe said, excited.
"Oh, well have fun." Prue said.
"I will, bye." Phoebe went out to greet Bret. She knew he was there, he stopped honking the horn, he expected her to come out when she got there.
"Prue, I don't like this guy at all." Piper said.
"Me neither Piper, he seems very controlling. I heard her talking to him on the phone once and he was screaming at her." Prue told Piper.
"Yea, I know, I heard him yelling at her a lot." Piper said.

MEANWHILE......

Bret and Phoebe are driving in the car.

"I saw one of your sisters at the mall the other day. She was giving me an evil ' I hate you' stare." Bret said.
"Really? Well, I guess it is just because they are still mad about you hitting me and......." Phoebe started but Bret, as usual cut her off.
"I thought we were over that!" He yelled.
"We are, we are, calm down. Its just they hear when you yell at me and they are very protective and......" Phoebe said.
"What, they don't trust me? Do you even trust me?" Bret asked, enraged.
"Of course I do, it is our one month anniversary and I have stayed with you all this time and I have never not trusted you." Phoebe said.
"Good, because you are my girl and ......" Bret started but, unusually, was cut off by Phoebe.
'Whoa, whoa, I am not YOUR girl, I am not anyone's girl." Phoebe said.
"What the hell are you saying!?" Bret asked in a screaming voice.
"Nothing, ok, nothing" Phoebe said.
"Yea ok. Just, talk to your sisters, would you, I don't need them staring at me." Bret said.
"Ok, I will, but like I said, they are just mad at the way you are treating me and..." Right then, Bret pulled the car over and slapped Phoebe across the face.
"What do you mean, the way I treat you? I don't treat you good enough? Huh? $200 meals, jewelry, and my love, and I don't treat you right?" Bret screamed, so angrily.
"No, I didn't mean that..." Phoebe started. Before she could continue, Bret got out of the car, went over to her car, and pulled her out by her hair down into the woods. " You're sisters think I don't treat you right? You don't think I treat you right, well, I will show you how I can treat you!" He kicked her in the stomach so hard that she fell to the ground. He continued to kick her sending blows to her head, stomach, and everywhere. Phoebe eventually fell unconscious but Bret kept kicking and hitting her.