Bella punches Jakob, drives to Cullen, Rosalie helps.
I run towards my truck and throw myself in it. What just happened? My brain is jumbled as I start the engine and drive rapidly out of La Push. How could Jakob do that to me? He knows I don't want him. That I don't want to kiss him, to touch me. He knows I'm with Edward. I clench my fist around the steering wheel and the pain shoots up my arm, making me grimace. Suddenly the truck starts to sputter and shake, slowly coming to a stop on the side of the road. No, no, no! I hit the steering wheel with my uninjured arm and then I take a deep breath and look around. I'm pretty close to the Cullen's house but the rain is pouring down. I searched my pockets for the phone Edward gave me yesterday… I must have forgotten it. I gather myself with a deep breath, pull out my flashlight and get out into the rain. I wrap my raincoat close and start walking in the thick darkness. After a while I see the familiar, almost hidden, driveway in the dark and I stumble faster. I come to the front door and open it with a shaking, frozen hand. Instantly I see Carlisle in front of me. First he looks questioning but as his eyes pass over my drenched shuddering form his expression turns to worry.
"Edward!" He yells as he walks over to me and pulls me up the stairs gently. Edward is instantly beside me and I smile tiredly to him.
"Bella." He breathes relieved and then he lifts me up in his arms and runs upstairs into his room. "What happened, love? Did the dog injure you? Why didn't you call?" He speaks too rapidly and I shiver as I open my mouth to explain but suddenly Esme is there.
"Come here, Bella. Let's get you warm and dry before we speak, okay?" She asks in a motherly tone and I smile gratefully and follow her into the bathroom. She places clothes and towels on the sink then she turns on the shower and tells me to take my time. I shower slowly, enjoying the warmth and trying to figure out how to tell Edward what happened. Will he be mad at me?
I get out of the shower and dry off before I put the clothes someone, probably Alice, got for me. I take a blanket of the bed as I walk down to the living room. After a few steps Edward is right beside me and I smile relieved, taking his hand as he smiles worriedly.
"Carlisle, I think my hand might be broken." I say as I walk into the living room and suddenly everyone is there… I will never get used to their vampires' speed.
"Come and sit, dear." Carlisle says kindly and gestures beside him. I sit down and he examines my hand gently. "I think you are right. I'm sorry but it will need a cast." He says apologetically as he gathers something from his doctor's bag and starts casting my hand.
"Please tell us what happened, love?" Edward asks from where he is seated next to me and I take a deep breath.
"Um… I punched Jakob." I say and Emmet starts laughing, Edward sends him a death glare and Carlisle sends a disapproving glare at Emmet.
"Why, dear?" Esme asks and I sigh.
"He… um… kissed me and tried to… feel me up." I mumble and several growls fill the room.
"Did you want him to?" Carlisle asks patiently and I stare disbelievingly at him.
"Obviously she didn't, Carlisle! In that case she wouldn't have hit him!" Rosalie exclaims angrily and Carlisle smiles calmly.
"Just making sure." He says and I shake my head.
"No, I didn't." I mumble and Edward hugs me tighter to his side.
"I'm going to kill that mutt." He growls and I just nod.
"Do so or at least hit him from me." I say, surprising everyone. "He didn't even feel it." I growl and Edward caresses my hair calmingly.
"I'll make sure he feels it." He murmurs, seemingly calmer since I didn't protect Jakob.
"Bella, can we talk alone?" Rosalie asks with a kindness in her tone that I never heard before, I nod stunned.
"I'm done with the cast now, and Bella, we'll make sure Jakob regrets it." Carlisle says an odd angered tone in the end. Then he sends Jasper, Emmet and Edward a look and all of them exit the room. They all were tensed and growling quietly, watching me protectively. The others disappear as well and then there's just me and Rosalie left.
"Bella… What has Edward told you about my past?" She asks quietly and I furrow my brows a little.
"Nothing." I mumble and she smiles slightly and sighs as she leans back and crosses her legs.
"When I was alive it was a different time and I was so beautiful." She pauses.
"You're still beautiful." I whisper and she smiles a little.
"Thank you, Bella." She takes a deep breath. "I'm going to shorten this story since Edward won't want to leave you alone for that long. I was going to marry a powerful man, but one night when I was walking from my friend he and his friends attacked me. They raped and hit me, then they left me for dead on the street. Carlisle saved me." The silence fills the air and I can't find any words. "The reason why I tell you this is because I want you to know that you can always come to us if someone tries anything. The only reason I'm not already in La Push with the mutt's head in one of my hands and his neck in the other is because I know you need me more than the others need to punish Jakob. We will always be here for you, okay?" She asks and I nod speechless, then she hugs me comfortingly. "It was not your fault and none of us blame you." She clarifies and I start sobbing in her arms.
"Thank you Rosalie." I sob and she caresses my hair calmingly.