disclaimer: I don't own twilight for the rights to its characters.

BPOV

I couldn't sleep.

I was just laying in my bed with my eyes closed. I looked over to where Victoria was sleeping, I felt so horrible for her. Rosalie had snagged a sleeping pill out of her mother's vanity cabinet to give her.

We kept the whole ordeal quiet. It would have been humiliating for Victoria to tell people her fiancé had been arrested.

A few life lessons that we had learned was…

1.) You do not air your dirty laundry for everyone to talk about.

2.) If you are having problems in your marriage/relationship you do not tell anyone unless you know 100% that the person could be trusted.

Many wives and girlfriends have been screwed over because of telling information to some one they viewed as a friend. The friend then takes advantage of these problems by using them to get closer to her boyfriend/husband.

I looked at the clock it read 5:42 a.m.

Ugh… I guess I can get up out of bed now. Caffeine would definitely be needed. I crawled out of bed and went into the kitchen to start a pot of coffee. Normally I wouldn't drink coffee, but I don't think I could function today without it.

I poured my coffee adding tons of cream and sugar to it. Curious I went to the room Edward had been sleeping in and found his bed empty. So he probably had a long night too.

I heard a car pull into the driveway. They must be home now. Hopefully James would be with them. I grabbed another mug and poured Edward some coffee, fixing it the way he liked it.

The side door that connected to the garage opened and Emmett walked in. He was tip toeing through the house. Edward came in next. I put my finger over my lips gesturing for him to be quiet. Slowly, I walked behind Emmett and said. "Hey Mr. Stealthy, want some coffee?"

Emmett jumped holding his hand against his chest. "Don't do that. I thought you were Rosalie for a second."

"Are you afraid of Rosalie?" I asked laughing.

"Hey, she can be scary. She's going to be my wife I don't want to be in the dog house before I'm even married."

I saw James come in next followed by Carlisle and Liam. Thank goodness.

"Oh your not in the dog house but I know someone who is." I said walking to give Edward the coffee I had made him. "Jail bird over there is in deep." I pointed to James with my coffee mug in my hand. Emmett looked over at James and gave him a sympathetic smile.

"Yeah, how is she?" James asked sticking his hands in his pockets.

"Well, we had to drug her last night so she would sleep. Her fiancé was arrested on the night of her engagement party. She cried. I've known Victoria for fifteen years, and in those fifteen years I've only seen her cry once. I thought you might of had died." I told James. He hung his head down in shame. I set my coffee mug down and walked over to him. I put my hands on his shoulders and he looked up at me.

"I'm not trying to make you feel guilty. If it means anything to you, I'm happy you are home. I also know Victoria might be upset about this but it will pass and you both will be just fine. Weather the storm together and you will come out stronger in the end." I patted his arm and he gave me a small smile. I hope it made him feel just a little better.

I walked back over to Edward when I heard he stairs creak.

"James?" Victoria's voice sounded through the hall.

Ut oh….

All I saw was a flash of red as Victoria launched herself into James arms. She hugged him tight and pulled away leaving kisses on his cheeks.

Well I didn't expect her to be that understanding.

Victoria hugged him again. "I'm so glad your are home." She said.

She pulled back and looked into his eyes smiling sweetly she said. "You ever make me feel that scared again and I'll brand you with a hot fire poker while you're sleeping." James paled.

There's my girl I've know for so long. She's got a sick sense of humor but I love her more because of it.

She kissed James one more time before heading back upstairs to change.

"Awe.. she let you off easy." I told him while sipping my coffee. I snickered when he started looking a little green.

"Okay I'm going to get ready for the day. See you guys later." I gave Edward a kiss before bounding up the stairs.

sorry the chapter is so short. We have a some things come up on the home front.