A/N: I am so proud of my well placed cliff hangers. I think I should get an honorary award, no? Anyway, onto the next chapter. As always, read and review. Enjoy!

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Edward's POV:

When Alice called me, I thought she wanted to do a group date, like she had wanted to for the last few days. But what happened turned my world upside down.

I knew that Bella was a little upset at something this morning, but I didn't know what. I tried texting and calling her to find out what was wrong, but all I got was voicemail.

Alice told me what was going on.

"Is Bella at your place?" Alice asked nervously.

"No, did she say anything about going to my house?" I responded, a little concerned about her. Bella was a danger magnet. I would never forget on our first date, she decided to go swimming after the most amazing kiss of my entire life.

"Um, well she's not at her place when she left the club, and I can't find her." Alice said shakily. I bet Alice and I were thinking the worst, but I hoped it wasn't true.

"Did you try calling her?" I almost screamed. I was worried and nevous. I started to my silver Volvo. I would go scouraging the town for Bella. I loved her, and to see anything happen to her would be like ripping my heart out and pissing on it.

"I have her cell phone in my hand." Alice whispered.

"Shit! Alice I am going to go find her." I shouted as I hung up and started the car up.

I rode around town speeding like a maniac. I saw some scantily dressed women on street corners chewing gum or smoking. I sped right on by.

Then I saw Bella, well; it didn't really look like Bella. She was crying. Her hair was messy, makeup running down her face mixed with tears. She had a small scrape on her cheek. Her dress straps were torn of, the rest of her dress was dirty and covered in little rips.

"Bella?" I called out worriedly. I was too afraid to find out what happened to make her look like this. It scared the shit out of me.

She started to cry even harder than before.

"BELLA!" I shouted as I got out of my car.

I ran up to her and wrapped my arms around her. I wanted to comfort her and help her out. That's what you do when you love someone like I love Bella.

"Hhow didddd yooouu fiiinddd mme?" Bella asked still crying.

"That doesn't matter right now. What happened? Are you okay? Let's get you home or to the hospital." I said ushering her to the car. I wanted to get her cleaned up and feeling better, and then we could talk.

I started driving to my apartment. It was roomy and clean. Bella would be comfortable there.

Bella took a couple deep breaths and calmed down a little bit.

"How did you find me?" She asked again. She was never going to give up. She was persistent. I loved that about her.

"I don't know, I just had this feeling." I said looking her over. She didn't look really hurt. I was glad and parked in my spot/

I helped Bella up to my apartment, she could walk, but I was a little shaken about her condition.

"I need to tell the others that I found you, okay? Why don't you get something to drink and sit down?" I said as I took out my cell. I had to let the others know that I found her and that she was going to stay with me.

"Yes, I found her. I am going to stay with her tonight, and I will find out the story. Bye." I said quickly, so I could be with Bella, before hanging up.

"Bella, I need to know what happened, why is your dress ripped?" I asked very concerned. I was afraid what she would say. She wasn't too torn up, so it couldn't have been rape. Maybe attempted rape, but the son of a bitch couldn't have gotten that far, could he?

"James" She whispered as quietly as she probably could. I couldn't control the hatred that started pouring out of my mouth.

"JAMES! He fucking did this! That son of a bitch is going to feel the worst possible death ever!" I raged. I tried to calm down; I didn't want to scare Bella.

I had to take a couple deep breaths before I was able to return to normal breathing.

"I am sorry; did he get any further than ripping your dress?" I had to ask. I held my breath for an answer. I prayed silently that the answer was no.

"No, but he hit my head against a wall, but it doesn't hurt so much anymore." Bella said meekly. Only god and I felt the relief flood over my body when she said that.

"Let's get you cleaned up and calmed down." I said leading Bella towards the bathroom.

"Bella," I kept whispering over and over as I helped her draw a warm bath and undress. Even all torn up, she looked beautiful. I wanted her, but I knew better.

Bella started shaking and shivering. I checked the water temperature, it was pretty warm.

"Edward, bath with me?" She asked as a rosy blush covered her otherwise pale face. I looked her in the eyes and saw plain fear and love.

"I could never deny you anything," I said as I undressed quickly and got into the tub pulling Bella's cold shivering body down on top of me.

I rubbed her back and tried helping her relax. I did all the things that would hopefully make her feel better. She was unwinding slowly. Her tense muscles unclenching with the heat of the water and my hands.

"I love you, Bella" I said.

"Edward," she started nervously.

"Yes, my love." I responded.

"When you were one the phone this morning, who was she?" Bella asked. She sounded like she was kind of scared to find out what I had to say.

There was a pause of silence. I didn't know what to say. I didn't want to scare her. Scare her or scare her away.

"I was talking to one of my bakers. He told me to call him in the morning." I told her. I was telling her the truth. I was talking to Drew. He was one of the bakers he was a close friend too. I just didn't tell her what we talked about.

"Edward." She breathed out shakily.

"Yes, love?" I wanted to know what she was thinking. I wanted to know what else was worrying her.

"I am not going to dilly dally around the subject. Are you cheating on me?" She said as she turned towards me with her eyes covered in a sheen of tears threatening to spill over.

"Oh, god no, Bella. I love you! I couldn't be happy with anyone else." I told her before kissing her all over her face.

"I believe you, but then why were you telling Drew to 'get her away from me and Bella. If Tanya came too close who knows what might happen'" She asked.

"Let's finish her and I will tell you, okay?" I told her. She nodded her head slowly and started to get up and dry herself off.

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When we were dressed in t shirts and boxers sitting on my bed, I started talking.

"Tanya is my crazy ex-girlfriend. If I knew that I was going to meet you, I never would have said yes when she asked me out." I started.

"When I was in my last year of college, I went out with Tanya. I didn't like her, but I went out anyway. After a while, she kept pressuring me into doing things I didn't want to do. So I broke up with her. Since then, when ever I go out with a girl, I get a threat."

"Bella, I really love you. You make me the happiest person when your around." I admitted shyly.

I looked up and saw Bella's chocolate brown eyes staring into my eyes.

She launched out of her seat on my bed and started kissing me all over. And one thing lead to another.

A/N: Yeah, so that's how it is going down. Hahaha. Please read and review. It makes me write faster! And I know you want another chapter soon!

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ETL1901