Chapter 4

BPOV

"Hello Edward," Alice said.

"Hey, Alice. Where is she?" I heard Edward ask.

"In the living room. Wait. There's something you need to know before you see her. She looks really bad. She's in bad shape too. She's skinnier than you last saw her and a lot paler. Almost our color. And she's covered in bruises. Just don't get mad. She really needs you right now," Alice said.

"Okay, Alice. Just let me see her," Edward said.

"Okay. Come on," Alice said.

I heard the door close. I saw Alice come around the corner. Then Edward. I stood up. Edward looked the same, but sad. He looked at me and our eyes locked. His were a dark brown.

"Hello Bella," he said.

"E-Edward?" I asked.

"Yes, it's me," he said.

I ran, well in my case after Mike just had a bad beating on me, wobbled to him and threw my arms around him and began sobbing. He wrapped his arms around me waist and pulled me close. Tears began to fall from my eyes and stained his shirt.

"I missed you so much," I said.

"I missed you, too. Come on, let's set you down on the couch," Edward said.

I turned and saw Alice had disappeared.

"Where's Alice?" I asked.

"She went out to keep watch of Victoria," Edward said as we sat down on the couch. I sat down and winced in pain as the throbbing on my stomach and leg grew more painful.

"Bella, what happened?" Edward asked looking at my wrist. My brace.

I began sobbing at the memory.

"Bella, it's okay. You can tell me. What happened?" he asked.

"A month after you all left, I agreed to go on a date with someone. They came in and told me I had to be their boyfriend or they would hurt me. I had no choice but to agree and they abused me every night they came over. Which was every night. Then one night, he purposely stepped on my wrist and broke it," I said looking down at our intertwined hands. It felt nice being here with Edward again.

"Where was Charlie?" Edward asked.

"He was either working or out with Billy and Harry. He said he didn't want to sit around and watch me waste away my life by never doing anything," I said looking into his dark brown eyes.

"Who did this to you?" Edward asked.

I was fixing to answer when there was a knock on the door. I got up to get it. I heard Edward growl, "What does he want."

I wobbled over to the door and opened it. I froze at the sight. I couldn't move.

"Hello, Bella," Mike said.

I didn't say anything. I slammed the door, well at least tried. It didn't work. He stopped it with his foot. He opened it and slapped me across my face.

"What did I tell you about that?" he asked as I fell down.

I crawled away and into some cold arms. I turned and saw Edward glaring at Mike. Mike saw him and started to back away.

"What are you doing here, Cullen?" he asked.

"I came back for Bella. And I'm staying here. So I suggest you run away before I do something I won't like," Edward said. I could see he was trying to restrain to not kill Mike.

"Not unless my girlfriend goes with me," Mike said.

"I'm not your girlfriend! I never was! You forced me to! So I suggest you leave before I call the cops!" I said.

"Bella, you will regret this," Mike said before turning to walk out.

When he was gone, Edward picked me up and sat me back on the couch.

"Bella, are you okay?" he asked.

"Yes," I said burying my face in his chest.

"It's okay, Bella. He won't be bothering you anymore. I promise," Edward said.

"Okay," I said.

"Bella, what all did he do to you?" Edward asked.

I sighed. He was going to find them sometime. I released myself from him and pulled up my sleeves. I showed him all the bruises. He looked like he was ready to kill.

"Anything else?" he asked looking back at me. His eyes were almost black now.

I stood up and took off my pants. It was easier to show him that way. He stiffened for a minute, but realized what I was doing and helped me. When I got my pants off, he looked at my legs.

"That boy is going to pay," he said.

"Please don't leave," I said.

"I'm not ever leaving you again. I love you so much and can't bring myself to leave you. That is, if you still love me and want me," Edward said.

"Of course I want you. I love you, too. Don't ever leave again," I said.

"I won't. I promise. Now, come on. Let's get you bathed and dressed. It's been a long day," Edward said picking me up.

"Okay," I said.

"Can you stand up long enough to shower by yourself?" he asked.

"Probably not. My leg hurts really bad," I said.

"Okay, I'll help you, but keep your bra and underwear on," Edward said.

"Thank you, Edward," I said leaning in on his chest.

"Anytime love," he said.

He took me to the bathroom and helped me get out of my shirt. He ran me some water and asked if it was too hot or too cold. It was perfect. He held me up while I washed my hair. I felt his stares on my stomach and back where they were severely bruised.

When I was done, he wrapped me in a towel and set me on the counter to help me dry off.

"I'm going to get you some clothes. Stay here," Edward said.

"Okay," I said.

He was gone for a minute until he came back. He got me some black shorts and a tank top.

"Thanks," I said.

"Your welcome," he said.

He helped me get dressed. When I was dressed, he took me to my room and sat me down on my bed. He went over to my desk to get my brush. When he came back he offered to brush my hair. I told him yes and he began to brush my hair.

"I've missed your wonderful smell," he said.

"I've missed you," I said.

"I've missed you, too," he said setting the brush aside when he was done.

"Thanks," I said.

"Anytime love," he said.

I sighed happily while I leaned into his chest.

"Do the others know you're here?" I asked.

"Yes. I called them on my way here," Edward said.

"So, their moving back, too?" I asked.

"Yes, Bella, I want you to know that I'm not leaving and I'm really sorry for leaving in the first place. I was stupid and not thinking," Edward said.

"It's okay," I said grabbing his hands.

"I love you," Edward said.

"I love you, too," I said.

I looked up at him from the side. He was looking down at me. He started leaning towards me. He hesitated when his lips were and inch from mine. I turned and faced him. I couldn't take it anymore! I slowly met our lips together. Oh, how I missed this.

I put my hands around his neck while he put his hands on my waist. He pushed me down and hovered over me. I slowly traced his lower lip with my tongue. His tongue pushed mine back in my mouth while his came in. Our tongues danced together, when I felt a tingle in my mouth. His venom was coming in my mouth. I pulled away to breath. We were both panting.

"I missed that," I said still panting.

"I did, too," Edward said.

We sat in silence until we both caught our breath.

"Want to do it again?" I asked.

"God, yes," Edward said. Our lips once again met each other.