Chapter 8.

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or the characters, just Jolene and her family.

Jolene POV

After the secret was revealed, the Cullen's were even more at home with me when I was there. Emmett didn't hold back the "human" jokes, which me made when I blushed, got tired, or got hungry. Alice would flit around the room at inhuman speed to greet me. Edward would read my mind, and make comments, sometimes making me blush or irritating me to no end. I liked him, but that got old.

It was no different around Seth and his friends. They would talk about patrol, and argue about which of them was faster in their wolf forms. They would talk about everything in front of me, like I was part of their little secret world also.

Esme was nervous when she had found out, scared that I would have some aversion to her. But I had hugged her around the waist like always when I came by, making her calm down. I learned several things about how some of them came to be too. Carlisle, the "father and creator" of their coven, had been a priest son who was taken by a vampire the church had hunted. Bella had fallen for Edward when she was human, and they were married with Nessie as a child. Nessie's birth had been a bit horrible, and Edward had changed her as she lay dying. Edward had been dying of the Spanish influenza and was half dead when Carlisle changed him. All but Alice and Jasper had been changed by Carlisle. Emmett had been mauled by a bear, saved by Rosalie, who he thought was an angel there to take him to heaven. Carlisle had changed him at her request. Rosalie's rape had left her dying, and Carlisle had saved her and changed her. Her's was the second worst story, next to Esme's.

Esme's was the worst to me. She had been married to an abusive husband, who beat her and forced her. When she got pregnant, she had found hope though. She loved her little baby even when he wasn't born. She was so motherly, that didn't surprise me. But her baby died when she was seven months and her husband beat her. She was so depressed that she jumped off a cliff. Carlisle who was working at the hospital she was brought to, took her to the morge and changed her. No one notice, she looked half dead anyway. Esme had always had a thing for Carlisle since he had helped her when she broke her leg when she was sixteen, so falling in love with each other had been easy.

I hated that Esme had been hurt like that. She was the kindest, most selfless person I had ever met. I loved her, even though I'd only known her for 2 month and a half. She treated me and Alisa like her own children, and took us over anytime. She never got angry, and was always smiling.

Well, she did get angry. But only once. It was the time she found out that my father was coming home, and my mother was letting him near us. She had thrown something close to a fit...

"They can't do that!" She cried, her voice going higher with panic. "They can't let him in that house with you two there!"

"They can't, he can't be alone with either of us. But my mom will blow that off in an instant." I mumbled, staring down at my hands. Esme gave a growl suddenly, making me look up with wide eyes.

"That man won't come near either of you." She stated, her voice shaking. Carlisle wrapped his arm around her tiny waist as she stared at me with wide caring eyes. "I won't allow it."

Sweet Esme, she was my mother away from home. If only she was my mother at home.

My father's homecoming came closer and closer, and my mother grew more and more excited. Even my sly little comments about hating him, or him not aloud to live here couldn't get her down. I stayed away from home constantly, staying over at the Cullen's or Seth's house as much as possible. I had probably slept at my house a 2 weeks out of the month and a half since I had found out about my father's homecoming. My mother didn't mind, she cared even less about me now. Her loving husband was coming home, and that was all she had ever wanted.

It was out and circulating now that my father was a pedophile. The local police, school, and church groups had been given his picure, body description and a list of his crimes. It got out slowly, and people whispered about our family now. My mother was getting slowly rejected again, but it didn't matter this time. She was going to have her husband back, her true love, and she needed nothing else.

Alisa stayed over to sometimes, which neither of the families argued about. The Cullen's and Seth adored Alisa's cute innocence. She called Esme, Rose, Alice and Bella aunts, and would call Emmett Teddy Bear. She was as nervous around Jasper as I was, before he would force calm on us, so she didn't go near him much. He seemed to like her though, and tried to be as nice to her as he could. I assumed that had a lot to do with Alice's love of her. Alice had informed me it was harder for him to be around humans, but assured me Alisa was safe around him. I trusted Alice, so I let Jasper come near her when he did. But that was little.

My father's homecoming was a week away, and every day it got closer I grew more and more afraid. Alice had said she would look out for me, making use of her visions to make sure he wouldn't try anything on me or Alisa. I wasn't afraid of him hurting me as much as I was Alisa. I was already broken and useless, she was whole and happy. She was going to go through life like that as much as she could if I had anything to do with it. I would fight tooth and nail for her to make sure she didn't end up like me.

"You're staying here the night you're dad comes home." Esme ordered suddenly one day. I glanced up at her, shocked.

"W-what?" I asked. She bounced Alisa on her lap, making her giggle.

"You and Alisa are staying here. I won't have him around both of you." She ordered again. Alisa glanced at her, frowning at her tense tone.

"What's wrong with daddy being around us? Mommy says he really misses us." Alisa asked, playing with the new doll Esme had brought her for her. I flinched, not sure how to answer.

"Dad... dads not safe." I sighed, looking at her gently. She frowned, not understanding. "You remember I told you to lock your door when he comes home? Just do that and you're fine." I assured her. She frowned again, looking worried now.

"Will daddy hurt me?" She asked, her little lip quivering. Esme ran her cold hands through her hair, hugging her gently to her chest.

"No sweetie, no one is going to hurt you. Just do what your sister says okay?" Esme said, lifting her chin up. "Don't cry." Esme cooed, wipping her tears away. "Smile and I'll get you a cookie." Alisa gave a smile at that, her fear forgotten. Esme grabbed her up, heading toward the kitchen to get the cookie.

I would kill him if he hurt her. He would be a dead man walking.

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The day was here. My great dad was coming home and we were going to be a complete family once again. My mother had pranced around that morning, cleaning everything and making sure everything was fine. She had bought him a house down the street from us, and had decorated it for him. Everything had to be perfect. Tylee had come to stay with me and Alisa as we waited for him. She sat with Alisa in her lap, watching me pace back and forth biting my nails. I snapped the rubber band around my wrist, the pain helping a little. It wasn't like cutting, it didn't help as much but it was enough. Carlisle had told me it was a method some... cutters used to help deal with the pain.

Seth had called several times that day, checking on me. Esme had called my mother herself and asked if Alisa and I could stay with them that night. She had agreed with delight; she would have the night alone with my father. I wondered if my father would refuse, but my mother would argue, cling to some lame excuse saying I needed time with my friends, even if I had spent all this month over at my friends house.

The sound of a car pulling in the driveway made me freeze, my head jerking up toward the door. I felt myself begin to shake, as I close my eyes. He was here. The predator was here to eat me up again. He was out and free.

He was here.

"Jolene, Alisa come say hi to your father!" My mother called, her voice laced with excitement. No, I can't do this. I was going to die. Where was Seth? I needed Seth.

Tylee touched my shoulder, giving me a slight hug. "Come on," she whispered gently. "I'm right here."

I gulped, closing my eyes and then following her out the door. Alisa grabbed my hand, clinging to the new doll Esme had bought her, named Mary after Alice's real first name. She looked worried, staring up at me with wide eyes. I stared at the ground in front of my feet as we headed onto the porch and down. I saw his boots on the ground, brown and new. I had seen them in one of the sacks my mother had brought home eariler this month. I didn't look up at his face or anymore of them. I couldn't.

"Those can't be my girls!" His deep gravvely voice gasped in mock shock. I froze, not even breathing as I heard his voice.

"Just one more time Jojo."

"Right there little girl, oh god."

"It's okay Jojo, this will feel so good I promise."

"You both look so big. You're so different Jojo." I felt his dark blue eyes on me, burning into me. I didn't dare look at him.

"Jolene, why don't you talk to you dad. Say hi at least." My mother grinned, nodding her head toward my father. I stared at her, not understanding her words. I couldn't put them together, I couldn't understand. I was too focused on making sure he didn't come to close. She glared now, irritated. "Jolene." My mother growled, her cheery face frowning now.

"It's fine Natalie, she's adjusting. Shocked to see your old man?" I could hear the smile in his voice.

"I'm Tylee." Tylee burst out, taking the attention off of me. I sighed in relief, taking a deep breath. Thank god for her. "Natalie's half sister." She extended her hand to him, making him step forward. NO! My mind screamed. Don't touch his disgusting hands!

She did though, shaking his giant hand in hers. Those hands that had touched me and others all over. That had forced us down as he ripped us open and laid us out to be broken. I flinched at the sight of those hands, the bile rising in my throat. Alisa stared at him curiously, her little face worried. She glanced over at me, my tense frozen body. I wanted Seth. I wanted him here to hold me up like all those other times. I wanted to run away and find Seth.

"Nice to meet you." He said, turning over to me and Alisa. He leaned down, his shaggy hair coming into the view, making me look away. He stared at Alisa, and I could imagine the smile on his face. "Hey 'Lisa. It's been a while. You were so little last I saw you."

Alisa smiled nervously, coming to bury her face in my side. I laid my hand on her curls, staring at her. My dad straightened, looking down at me. I stared straight at his chest, trying to get the will to run. "It's good to see you too Jojo. I missed you. You never came." His voice was laced with longing, expertly hidden underneath pain. But I heard it, I had heard it all those times he ripped my legs open.

His hands were around me suddenly, pushing me against his chest. I gasped, shaking until he let me go after a moment to long. I was to shocked to do anything. He had touched me. He had touched me. I wanted to go shower, go get him off my skin. Oh god now I really was going to throw up.

"Trevor, lets go inside. I have some food ready for dinner." My mom smiled tensly, noticing as he stared at me for a long while. I grabbed up Alisa, burying my face in her hair. He slowly turned toward my mother, smiling widely.

"Sure Natalie, lead the way." He smiled, following as my mother pranced up the steps to the door. She giggled like a little girl when he laid his hand on the small of her back. He looked at me then, finally meeting my eyes. That look was all it took. As he stared at me with those longing lust filled eyes, and then turned them to Alisa, I knew he was the same. He was still a sick pervert, and the first chance he got, we would be his, begging underneath him. Neither of us were safe.

Both of us were in the lions sight. We were both prey now.

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"So Jojo, who are these friends you've been hanging out with lately?" He asked. His eyes followed me as I moved my food around my plate. He had been trying to get all "caught up" on our lives, drilling me and Alisa with question after question. Alisa would give shy answers, staring down at her plate, while I would give as little as possible. I sat between him and Alisa. It would be me before her when it came to him, I would make sure of it. If he was going to do it again, he was going to hurt me before her. He wouldn't corrupt her.

"Friends." I answered, making my mother purse her lips. What? I wasn't going to give away my safe havens. I wasn't going to pretend that I wanted my dad in my life. I didn't want him in anything.

"Anyone in particular? Names or are they in protective services?" He asked, laughing at his own joke. My mother gave a tense laugh, trying to please my father. But she didn't even catch his eye; he just stared straight at me.

"These people around town." I shrugged, biting a bit of bread. His eyebrows furrowed, as he sighed.

"I see." He commented, a angry edge creeping into his voice. My mother looked panicked, trying not to disturb the peace.

"The Cellans. They're dad is a doctor up at the hospital." She smiled, giving me a glare. I just rolled my eyes not bothering to correct her. Tylee didn't either.

"It's-" Alisa started, but I pinched down on her knee, making her yelp and glance at me. I gave a little shake of my head.

"What? Some joke?" My dad asked, his eyes brightening as he watched the both of us.

"N-no." Alisa whispered, looking down at her lap. My father frowned.

"Now, look you two," My mother started, throwing down her napkin. "Your father is home, and we're all happy now. So why not showing it a little." She hissed, glaring at us. She obviously thought that since she had declared it would be a happy dinner it should have been.

"Natalie." Tylee warned, shaking her head at her pig of a sister.

I glared up at my mother though, slapping down my fork making it clank as it hit my plate. "Happy? Who's happy?" I snapped back, seething at her. She was so stupid.

"We all are." She hissed through clenched teeth, glancing at my father nervously. He watched us argue, his eyes hard. "This family is back together, and we're going to have a good time and be a good family."

"We are not a good family. Good families don't have a father in jail for rapping children." I snapped, watching as my father turned his hard gaze on me. He stared at my bluntness, his jaw clenching.

My mother though stared at me in disbelief. "How dare you bring up that bullshit again! You know very well your father was there under a bunch of lies!"

"It's okay Natalie," My father sighed, reaching out and patting her hand. "She was manipulated by those lawyers. She didn't know what she was do-"

"I knew what I was doing!" I shouted, shoving away from the table. It shook, as I shoved it, making the glasses clink. "Just like you when you would sneak into my room at night-"

"Enough!" My mother roared, standing at the other end of the table. Her eyes filled with tears as she stared at me red faced. "You just have to ruin this by bringing that up! You have to ruin any happiness this family has don't you?"

"Natalie!" Tylee cried, slamming her hand down. "You're done, both of you. Just... just drop this and get away from each other. We're done with dinner." Always trying to keep the peace.

A horn honked outside, making my whole body relax. Alice was here to save me. She was taking us away.

"Alice!" Alisa grinned running toward her room before anyone could stop her.

"Who? What's going on?" My father asked, trying to keep up.

"We're going to stay the night with someone. One of my friends." I snapped, grabbing the bag I had packed earlier.

"I just got back." My father said, his voice wavering on angry. "I'd like to spend some time with my daughters." Alisa entered the room again, her own little bag on her shoulder. She pranced forward as a knock came on the door.

"We aren't your daughters." I said flatly, grabbing onto Alisa's hands. My father's mouth dropped open as my mother slammed her hand on the counter angrily.

"Don't even start with this-" She jerked her little rant to a stop when I opened the door, her face smoothing out for our guest. Always the perfect family.

I froze, shocked that Emmett stood in the doorway, his muscles and all. I gapped at him, as his golden eyes moved around the kitchen. He stepped through the doorway, looking large and intimidating. He could kill my father with a flick. "Teddy Bear!" Alisa cried, running at Emmett. He grinned his dimples popping up as he took Alisa in his arms.

"Hey midget." He grinned. She poked his cheek, right by his dimple as she always did. Emmett's eyes roamed back to my father, his gaze hardening. It was an odd look on Emmett's usually smiling face.

"You're not going." My father put in suddenly, glaring over at me. Here we go, with im trying to be in charge. "You're not staying with a guy."

"I'm Alice's brother. There staying with Alice." The comment sounded more like a order from Emmett than a statement. My father caught it, raising his eyebrows.

"It still doesn't matter, my children are staying at home."

"Trevor," My mother sighed moving to grab his arm. She tugged until he turned his attention to her. "They had this planned for 2 weeks. We can spend some time alone." She purred, not caring about Emmett or Tylee's presence. He looked at her, his eyes calculating before he turned his gaze back to me. I stared back, my face blank.

"You're both staying home tomorrow." He ordered, his voice unwavering. I turned, shoving the bag up my shoulder.

"We'll see." I shrugged, watching as his face clouded over in shock, and then anger. I smiled to myself, as Emmett bit back a laugh following me out to his giant jeep.

Daddy was going to find I wasn't that compliant little girl anymore. I was going to fight him this time, not just for me, but for Alisa. And I had super human friends, vampire and werewolf alike on my side.

He was going to be reduced to nothing this time.

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Seth POV

I waited impatiently for Emmett to comeback with Jolene. Esme was just as nervous, pacing back and forth. I knew he was going to bring her back, because Alice said her future disappeared after she got in the truck with him. It meant she was going to be with me. I would hold her in my arms, and keep her there. Forever if it took that. She wouldn't like it, but I would.

"Can't you try to see how long Alice?" I begged, my leg twitching nervously. She growled at me, as Jasper pulled her into his lap, glaring at me.

"I've tried to look around you, but two of you being here doesn't help." Alice snapped, leaning into Jasper. He ran his hand down her spine as he did sometimes. Alice shuddered, her whole body calming.

"Sorry." I sighed, holding my head in my hands. "I can't-"

"I know." Alice said simply, looking up at Jasper. He stared down too, his eyes loving.

The rumbling of Emmett's jeep broke the silence, making me rush out the door. Emmett and Alisa were the first I saw, as Emmett took her in the house, smiling at her. He slammed his hand down on my shoulder, giving me a nod. "I bring you your girl." He declared as Jolene moved into my sight. It was the best thing I had ever seen. Even better than when I had first seen her. I ran to her, gathering her in my arms immediatly. She gasped, but her arms wrapped around me gently, as she sighed against my chest.

"Seth..." She whispered, and I smelled the tears filling her eyes. "He kept looking at me... just like he used to. He smiled at me. He touched me." She shuddered.

"What?!" I roared, leaning back, my hands shaking.

"No-not like that. He hugged me." She sniffed, rubbing her eyes. Her makeup was smeared but she still looked beautiful. "I-I just wanna shower."

"You can do whatever you want sweetheart." Esme said suddenly appearing at my side. She wrapped her own arms around Jolene's waist, ackwardly because my own arm was still wrapped around her waist. "Oh sweetheart." She sighed, running her hand over Jolene's hair. "You're safe here."

"Thank you... thank you." she cried, sobbing suddenly. Esme held her, whispering her ear words of comfort, the way only a mother can do. Jolene clung to her, as Esme rocked her back and forth. She leaned back, as Esme wiped her tears away, and walked with her inside. Jolene hugged me again and kissed my cheek whispering thank you before Esme led her up the stairs to the bathroom. I sighed, hating watching her go. I wanted her back.

"She'll be back. She's just showering." Edward commented, looking up the stairs with me. It's still hard. "I know. She's strong though, she'll get through this."

I nodded, clenching my teeth. A tiny hand grabbed mine suddenly, making me look down. Alisa stared up at me, her little lip quivering. I took her in my arms immediatly. I loved the little kid. Jolene loved her, so I automatically did too, but it wasn't hard anyway. Alisa was one of the sweetest kids I had ever met.

"What's wrong with Jojo?" Alisa whimpered, as I cradled her to my chest. "What did daddy do to make her so sad?"

"He...he's not a good guy. Make sure you never let him alone with you, understand?" I said staring down at her intently. She sniffed, nodding. "Pinky promise." I said, lifting my little finger. It was the length of her tallest finger, but she wrapped her tiny one around it anyway.

"Pinky promise." She smiled, laying her head against my chest. "You're warm Seth."

"So I've heard." I laughed, waiting with her for her sister. Jolene came down a half hour later, her hair wet and looking tired and worn. Alisa went to her, wrapping her in a hug. Jolene hugged her back sighing into her hair. She came to sit next to me as Rosalie picked up Alisa, taking her to do her hair, leaving us alone. "You...well asking if you're alright is stupid."

"It's nice being asked anyway." She smiled, leaning into me. I wrapped my arms around her, as she closed her eyes. "I just want to stay here forever. Never have to see them again."

"I'll protect you. I'll stay by your house at night. Alice and them will too. He's not going to get near you."

She stared up at me, her eyes sad with a small smile on her lips.

"He'll find a way."

There you have it. Trevor is officially back, and no one is safe.... dun dun dun. That was weird. lol

Peace loves.