AN: Thankyou everyone who read and reviewed last chapter! Special thanks to Alffy and Brooke for their ideas and support.

Disclaimer: Haha I wish… It all belongs to Stephenie Meyer.

Last Chapter

"How can you promise me that Edward."

"Victoria can't hurt you if she can't get you." He said standing up.

"What?" I asked.

"You're coming home with me."

B POV

"Don't be ridiculous Edward." He frowned.

"I'm not, Bella it's not safe for you here. I won't leave you and if that means I have to move in here to look after you, well then so be it."

"Edward, you barely know me, why do you care." I asked.

"I don't know Bella, I just know that I can't let anything, anyone hurt you. Please Bella let me help you."

"Edward I…" The sound of a door slamming downstairs startled us both.

"Victoria's home. You have to hide." I said pulling myself up from the bed and pushing Edward towards the bathroom door.

"Quick get in the shower." I told him. He did as I said and I quickly shut the door behind him. I could here Victorias footsteps on the stairs and as fast as I could raced to my bed and sat down, picking on my worn copy of Wuthering Heights. She entered my room and stared down at me.

"Explain to me what this is." She said throwing a clothesbasket next to me on the bed.

"I thought I told you to hang these out before I left an hour ago." She spat. Oh no. I had forgotten about them as I was too preoccupied by Edwards visit.

"Yes." I mumbled looking down, scared of what would happen next.

"What? Stand up you stupid girl." She screamed. I quickly stood up ignoring the flash of searing pain that spread throughout my body.

"Yes you did." I told her. She slapped me across the face.

"Next time you won't get off so easy. You're just lucky I have company." She sneered and left the room slamming the door closed behind her. I fell on to my bed and clutched my already swollen cheek, tears fogging my vision. I suddenly felt myself engulfed in a gentle embrace.

"I'm here Bella, I won't leave you." He soothingly whispered into my ear. This only caused me to sob harder into his chest.

"Please Bella, come home with me." He pleaded into my hair.

"Yes." I told him.

"Thankyou."

-xXx-

While we waited for Victoria and her friend to fall asleep, Edward helped me to pack, taking enough only to fill a small suitcase I had left over from when I was younger.

When we were done and no sound could be heard downstairs, we crept to the bottom of the staircase and crept slowly past Victoria and her 'friend' who were passed out in the living room. I was a bundle of nerves when Edward reached out to unlatch the front door, certain Victoria would wake at any moment and catch us. Disbelief and relief flooded through me as we safely made it outside. Standing next to Edwards's car, I turned around to gaze back at my childhood home uncertain if I would ever be inside of it again. As happy as I was to be leaving Victoria, I was also sad to know I was leaving the place where my father and I had once lived happily together.

-xXx-

We pulled up outside Edwards's house.

"Are you sure your parents will be alright with this?" I asked him.

"Of course they will Bella." He assured me. He got out the car and came round to open my door. I got out grabbing my bag. He held out his hand and I took it. We walked up the path to the front door.

"Relax." He whispered into my ear. I took a deep breath and waited while he unlocked the door. We entered his house to find his family sitting around the living room. They looked up as we entered. Esme was quickly on her feet.

"Oh Bella." She breathed as she came over to us. She put her arms around me and before I could help myself, I flinched. She quickly pulled back and I suddenly felt horrible.

"I just couldn't leave her there." Edward said addressing his father. Carlisle nodded and walked over to stand next to his wife.

"Perhaps I should take Bella over to the hospital. She needs to be looked at." Carlisle suggested.

"Tomorrow dear, it's late and we should all be getting to bed. Alice dear why don't you take Bella up to the room she stayed in last time." Esme said. Alice jumped to her feet and came over to me. She took my bag from my hand, smiled at me and gestured for me to follow her.

E POV

I watched Bella and Alice leave the room, and then turned to face my parents.

"Her stepmother was horrible to her. I'm sorry if you're upset I just couldn't leave her there." Esme smiled.

"Edward honey we understand. We wouldn't want you to have left her there." she said coming over to hug me.

"Now come on it's late, time for bed." She said.

"Night." I said and followed Emmett, Jasper and Rosalie up the stairs.

B POV

After Alice had left me, I crawled beneath the soft covers of the double bed and quietly began to sob. I was away from Victoria and I hoped it would stay that way. I smiled at the new feeling I felt, Freedom and I was free, at least for now…

AN: Chapter eight, you hope enjoyed it!