NO ESCAPE Chapter 4: Part of The Truth, a twilight fanfic

CHAPTER 4

BELLA POV

"I'm so glad you're here, Rose." I said sitting next to her on the sofa. I had just told her all about my last few days.

"Where else would I be belly-be?" she asked reassuringly.

"I took two weeks vacation. So you missy are going to get off this couch, and start having some fun." She grabbed my arm and pulled me off the sofa.

"Rose, I don't really feel like going out." I said honestly. I mean the last few days have kind of sucked for me.

"That is exactly the reason we are going. You need to have some fun starting tonight. Get your cute little butt up those stairs and get ready we are going dancing." she said swatting my butt.

Before I could even protest, she started speaking again.

"No mam. Up those steps. Come on I am going with you." She pushed me up the stairs.

"Okay let's see something hot and sexy. Here." she said throwing me a cute black strapless dress.

"You can wear those black peep toe shoes I bought you." She said smiling.

I pulled my shirt off and I heard her gasp.

"Bella, what the hell?" She asked.

I looked down trying to figure out what the big deal was. Then I saw the bruises that were now turning an ugly deep purple color.

"It's nothing Rose. Emmett doesn't know his own strength and you know how easy I bruise." I said trying to placate her.

"How can you be so blasé about this? Shit I should have shot that jackass when I had the chance."

"Rose." I said shooting her a look. "I know leave it alone, but I if I see that dick again I can promise you it's not going to be nice, and I don't care how hot he is." she said with a smile.

"Hot huh?" I said smiling at her.

"Smokin' Hot!" she said. "It must run in the family."

"It's not the only thing that runs in the family." I said not smiling anymore.

We told the cab driver we wanted to go to a nice club with lots of dancing, and he said that he had already dropped two other fares off at this new club.

We pulled up to the club, and stepped out. The line was extremely long, but the bouncer let us right in. Thanks to Rose's assets. She turned towards me and smirked. We turned our coats in and started walking towards the bar. "Let's get a drink and start dancing babe."

She grabbed my hand and we made our way to the bar. I needed something hard, something to make me forget all about Edward.

"A Whiskey Sour." I told the bartender.

"Damn, Bells. I'll take one too." She said smiling.

I grabbed my drink, and told Rose I would meet her out on the dance floor. She was waiting on her change. I made it a few feet when I turned around and spotted Emmett walking towards Rose.

"Shit!" I said and started to panic. I knew there was a chance HE was here, and that was the last thing I needed. I went back to the coat check in to grab our coats. I could see her going at it with Emmett but I couldn't hear what they were saying. I was walking up towards her when I saw her point towards her arm and then to me.

Fuck. She must have been going off on him about my bruises. I walked closer to her.

"You left goddamn bruises on her." I heard her tell Emmett. I grabbed Rose's arm. I didn't want a repeat of earlier, and I didn't want to risk the chance of seeing Edward.

"Rose let's go." I said and the hairs instantly stood up on my neck. I knew he was close then. It was that steady stream of electricity when we were near each other.

"Rose let's go!" I begged. I needed to get away from him.

She was just staring at Emmett.

I saw Alice happily frolicking up to us.

"Bella, hey!" she said.

"Hi, Alice!" I replied still starting at Rose who was still glaring at Emmett, all while I still felt that damn buzz meaning Edwards was still next to me. I couldn't meet his eyes. I couldn't look. I promised to stay away, and I was keeping that promise. The whole damn situation was AWKWARD.

"Come dance Bella!" Alice said to me.

"I'm sorry Alice, but we are leaving. Right Rose?" I asked again.

I was pushed out the way by some strawberry blonde bimbo and before I could say anything she spoke.

"Come on Edward. I thought we were going to your office." She said to Him and everything I had been trying so hard to avoid happened all at once.

I couldn't help but look him directly in the eyes and then I went to her and back to his. I knew who Edward was, hell he told me how many women he slept with, but witnessing it in person was another thing entirely. I had to get out of there.

I would not let him see me cry. I turned and started walking out the club by myself. I made it only a few feet when I was grabbed. I couldn't help but scream. The damn bruise that Emmett had left hurt like a motherfucker, and whoever grabbed me. Grabbed at the exact same spot.

I looked up saw Edward, but his eyes were not on me. They were on the bruises on my arm.

"Bella, who did hell did that to you?" His tone was deadly now.

I couldn't tell him. I needed Rose. She was still in a heated conversation with Emmett. She looked about ready to take his head off. I just shook my head at her, hoping she understood that I really needed her. She must have realized it, and left Emmett standing there with his mouth hanging open and she passed Edward to stand next to me.

"Fine, Bella. Let's go!" she said to me while we walked out together.

I couldn't look back at Edward. I just walked out.

EDWARD POV

I stood there trying to make since of what the hell had just happened. Someone was going to die. Whoever the hell had hurt her was going to die a very, very unpleasant death. I turned to make my way back to Emmett knowing he knew who had harmed her. He was no longer standing next to the bar. I walked towards my office, and I heard Alice screaming at him.

I opened the door, and I saw Jasper holding her back and Emmett's face had a red handprint on it.

"What the Fuck is going on?" I yelled and all eyes turned towards me.

I repeated myself again since no one answered me.

"What the hell is going on?" I looked at Jasper who was trying to control Alice.

"Edward, why don't you ask your brother here what is going on." Jasper said obviously angry with Emmett. I instantly knew something was not right. Jasper was never angry with anyone. He controlled his emotions, it was almost like he was trained to hide them. He was always easy going and carefree.

Everything suddenly clicked for me. He was the one who had bruised her. I told him to leave her alone, to not touch her.

"What did you do?" I yelled. "What the hell did you do?" I screamed now in his face.

Jasper stood in front of Alice.

"Edward." He said with his hands in the air. "I just warned her to stay away. I didn't mean to hurt her." he tried to explain but in that instant all my sanity was gone.

I only heard my knuckle crack as it hit him square in the jaw. It's like I couldn't stop myself. I was wailing on him. I felt hands grab at me but he was on the ground, and I couldn't control myself. He wasn't fighting back, but I didn't care if he fought back or not. He hurt her. The only thing I could hear was her scream when I grabbed her. Her pain, her arm. The bruises. I was lifted off of him by Felix and Demitri.

My breathing was erratic. I was trembling and I couldn't think straight. I could hear Alice's crying. Jasper was kneeling next to Emmett trying to access the damage.

"We have to get you to the hospital." he said to Emmett.

Emmett didn't speak.

"I'm fine. I'm fine get off of me." I yelled to our bouncers. "Help him!" I said pointing to my son of a bitch brother.

Alice was now standing next to me.

"Are you going to be okay?" she asked me.

"No." I said honestly.

"Go with Jasper and Emmett, call me and let me know what they are doing." I grabbed my jacket and winced as I threw it on.

"Where are you going?" Alice asked me while I walked out the door.

"Where do you think I am going? I answered her not sure if she even heard me.

BELLA POV

We walked in the house after a thirty minute cab ride of silence. I was prepared to go to bed without talking but I knew Rose and she wasn't going to let that go.

"Bella, I'm sorry! I should have walked away, but damn it. That idiot rubs me the wrong way." she said.

I tried to lighten the mood. "I'm sure you wish he would rub you alright."

"Bells, I'm serious. I know you are trying to start over, start fresh, and I only made things worse tonight, but I think you are being irrational if you think that you wont see him or be apart of his life."

"I can't keep running Rose. I don't want to. It's bad enough what happened in Phoenix, but I just want to get over it. I want a normal, drama free life, but everywhere I turn there he is." I said pulling off my shoes and walking into the kitchen.

"You need to tell him." she responded.

"Tell him what? Which part?" I asked shocked that she wanted me to tell him any of it.

"He needs to know why you left, and maybe you can move on, and so can he. I know Emmett is a jackass, but he is only trying to protect his brother. He doesn't understand what happened. You need to tell him. They deserve to know." She said grabbing my hand.

"Do you really think that is going to help? It's only going to make matters worse." I said trying to wrap my brain around her logic.

"I think you're scared." she said to me.

"Scared? Rose I am absolutely scared. Do you know what you are asking me to do? Do you have any idea what kind of shit this is going to stir up?"

"Yes, I do. But look at what happened tonight. Fuck Bella! You and him have been leaving this lie for the last eleven years. I am more worried about what's going to happen to you if you don't tell the truth. You need this and so does he. I will be here for you! I wont leave you." She said trying to reassure me.

"I'm going take a shower. I'll see ya in the morning." she said smiling at me. "Just think about it." was her last words before she started up the steps.

I sat at the kitchen table replaying everything that happened to me in the last eleven years, Rose was right, there was no way I was going to be able to move on with my life living with the lie. I had to tell him. I had to tell them. I went to grab my phone to call Jasper to get his number when I saw some headlights pull in. I looked outside and saw him get out the car. I opened the door and sat on the step. He walked quietly and sat next to me. Our legs were touching but we sat in silence. It was peaceful.

"I'm sorry." he said quietly.

"Edward, look at me." I said and I turned towards him. I grabbed his hand, and noticed his knuckles were red and swollen.

He looked up at me.

"I need to tell you why I left." I said. "I owe you that much."

I had his full attention now.

"Do you remember the day before I left what happened?" I asked him and he nodded.

"My mom and I had a huge fight. Again. It was the night I told her I was leaving to go out of state to college, and you and I were going to be leaving together."

"Yeah, the next morning you left to talk to your dad, and I started packing my room. Alice was supposed to come over and help me, and I had assumed it was her that walked in, but I turned around and was greeted by your mom." His hand tightened on mine.

"My mom?" he asked.

"Yeah, she came to give me a little talking to. She told me that if continued to see you, that she would make my life miserable. She tried to explain to me that it didn't matter if you left the family or not that I would always be a target and so would you. She said I made you weak and you wouldn't be able to protect yourself if someone tried to hurt you. I knew she was wrong, but just the thought of someone trying to hurt you, and you not being able to protect yourself because of me was something I just couldn't live with. The nightmare that her words created in my mind was horrible. She told me of all the accidents that could happen to Charlie or myself if I stayed with you. I remember her exact words. You will always have to watch your back Bella. Do you understand. IT would be ashamed if the brakes in your car stopped working one day, or God forbid your father got into a boating accident. You see these types of accidents happen a lot in our family and in our enemies families. It's something we are prepared for, and we can handle it. Can you! She asked me. I couldn't decide if she was threatening me herself, or if she was just trying to let me know what the other families would do to us. Can you handle if something were to happen to Edward, and he wasn't able to protect himself? And I am sorry Edward I really am. I just couldn't handle something happening to you or to Charlie because of me."

He had let go of my hand sometime during my explanation and was now pulling his hair. I hated when he did that, but he was obviously in a state of shock. I knew I had to finish telling him everything. So I continued….

"I packed a bag, and wrote your note. Your mom promised she would give it you. I met a man at the bus terminal who had all my papers ready for me. Your mom said I had to change my name for my safety." I said.

He grabbed my hand. "Bella Dwyer." he whispered.

"Bella Dwyer." I responded.

"Your mom said she would make sure that Charlie and you were safe. She told me not to contact any of you, and I promised I wouldn't. I tried to stay away I really did, but it's the only place I felt safe. I'm sorry I came back. I'm sorry that I hurt you, but you need to know that I didn't leave because I didn't love you. I don't expect things to go back to the way they were obviously, but you needed to know the truth. I can let you go now." I said pulling my hand from his.

"You don't ever had to let go, Bella." He said looking me in the eyes.

"Edward, too much has happened. I know that things aren't the same. I just hope that we can be friends now without the awkwardness. I think it's time we moved on." I said standing up.

He stood up and faced me. "Edward, please don't be upset with your brother or mom for that matter. They were only trying to protect you. I am not angry with either of them, and I don't want to be the reason that there is bad blood between any of you."

He nodded.

"I'll see ya Bells."

"Bye Edward." I shut the door and immediately felt like fifty pounds of weight had been lifted off my shoulders.

I made my way up the stairs to my room and grabbed my phone sending Rose a quick text.

-Thanks Rose. You were Right!- Bella

-Your Welcome! Night B- Rose

EDWARD POV

I drove straight to Bella's. I knew I needed to see her. I had to apologize for my idiot of a brother. As soon as I pulled in the door opened and she walked out. She sat on the steps, and I walked over and sat next to her. Our legs were touching, and I couldn't help but be comforted by it.

"I'm sorry." It was the only thing I could say.

"Edward, look at me." she said grabbing my hand.

I looked up at her.

"I need to tell you why I left." She said. "I owe you that much."

I stared at her waiting for the explanation that I had wanted for so long.

"Do you remember the day before I left what happened?" She asked and I nodded.

Of course I remembered. It was the worst fight my mom and I ever had.

"My mom and I had a huge fight. Again. It was the night I told her I was leaving to go out of state to college, and you and I were going to be leaving together." I told her making sure she knew that I remembered.

"My mom?" I asked confused.

I was trying to comprehend everything that she was telling me. My mom lied to me. She knew the whole time where Bella was. Hell she sent her to Phoenix. How the hell could she have done that. I wonder if my dad knew. What else were they hiding from me?

I grabbed her hand understanding now that she had not in fact been married but changed her name because of my mom.

"Bella Dwyer." I whispered.

"Bella Dwyer." she repeated.

"You don't ever had to let go, Bella." I said looking her in the eyes. I meant it. All the years of hurt and anger that I had towards her instantly vanished. She left for me and for Charlie, and in that instant I couldn't have loved her more. I wanted my life back, my love, Bella.

"Edward, too much has happened. I know that things aren't the same. I just hope that we can be friends now without the awkwardness. I think it's time we moved on." She said standing up and the weight of her words crushed me.

I stood up and faced her ready to argue all the reasons why we still belonged together when she spoke again surprising the hell out of me.

"Edward, please don't be upset with your brother or mom for that matter. They were only trying to protect you. I am not angry with either of them, and I don't want to be the reason that there is bad blood between any of you."

I could only nod my head. I didn't want to promise her anything. There were things that were going to definitely be said to both my mom and my brother, but I wasn't going to argue with her.

"I'll see ya Bells." I said walking back to my car.

"Bye Edward." she said.

I sat in my car for what felt like hours when my phone beeped.

-He has a broken nose and needed some stitches. We r headed to moms. How's B?- Alice

-She's fine. I however am not. Need 2 have a fmly meeting ASAP. I'll meet ya mom's- E

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