A/N: I do not own Twilight, that franchise belongs to the very talented Stephanie Meyer. I just play with the characters (preferable Carlisle and Jasper). Under 18, don't read. The last chapter had a mention of rape, please don't under any circumstances think that I condone that type of behavior because I don't. I would never have let Edward rape Bella. He was just teaching her a lesson. Don't flog me or throw sharp objects at me. Enjoy!

Chapter 3: Will Someone Help Me?

BPOV

I woke up to a dark and rainy Saturday morning. I hopped out of bed thinking that Charlie would be home since it was raining, but my thought was squashed when I looked out the window and saw the cruiser gone. My breathing was coming in short gasps because I knew Edward would be here soon and being alone with him was something I could not handle.

I dressed quickly and went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and hair. I was walking down the stairs when there was a knock at the door. My heart was pounding in my chest as I walked to the door. I unlocked the deadbolt and opened the door to see Edward standing there looking at me like he was ready to backhand me.

"Let's go. Esme has been harassing me all night about seeing you." He grabbed my hand and pulled me through the door, slamming it shut behind me. He wrenched the passenger door open, waiting for me to get in the car.

"Get in!" He barked.

I climbed in the car quickly and was fumbling with my seatbelt when Edward got in and starting speeding towards his house. I finally got my seatbelt buckled, being careful not to let the strap put pressure on my bruises. I was relieved that I wouldn't be alone with him today.

Maybe I could get him to stay here until it was time for Charlie to get home. We turned down the long drive, heading to the big white house that I love so much.

Edward parked the car and leaned over the console, putting his lips right next to me ear and breathed, "Keep your mouth shut," then pressed a kiss on my cheek.

Edward ran around the car and helped me out before shutting my door. I couldn't help but think he was only acting this way because he had to in front of his family. I felt sick as we made our way up the stairs and into his home.

As soon as we walked in Esme came forward and hugged me. I had to bite back the wince when her arms wrapped around my bruised body.

"I've missed you so much Bella," Esme said as she placed a kiss on my cheek.

"I missed you too Esme," I said with a small smile.

"Bella!" Alice exclaimed as she came dancing towards me from upstairs. "You need to visit more often, only seeing you at school is not enough," she said kissing my cheek quickly.

"Hi Alice." I gave her a smile and looked around to see if anyone else was here.

Alice looked at Edward and I could tell they were having a silent conversation. I stood by the door awkwardly. Edward heaved a sigh and gave Alice a nod.

"I'm going hunt with Alice. We should be back in an hour," Edward said with a look that made me want to shy away from him. Then they both took off out the door, leaving me alone.

I whispered my acknowledgement and walked into the living room to sit on the couch. I was curious where Carlisle, Jasper, Emmett, and Rose were, but I didn't ask Esme because I wasn't sure if Edward and Alice were still close enough to hear me. I was sitting on the couch for a few minutes when Esme breezed back in with a plate of food for me.

I smiled and thanked her before picking at the food and eating small bites so I didn't hurt her feelings. Esme excused herself, telling me she would be out in the garden and that I could join her when I was finished eating. The truth was I haven't eaten much at all in the past two months. I was losing weight, but could no longer handle putting much of anything in my stomach since we got home from Volterra.

When I finished eating the small amount of food I could handle, I went to the kitchen to dump the rest in the trash. I could see Esme through the window in her garden and I couldn't help but smile. I washed my plate and placed it in the strainer to dry. I heard the front door open and shut as I turned to head to the back door to go outside with Esme. Emmett was standing there smiling his huge dimpled grin with Rosalie standing next to him.

"Hey Bella, missed me?" Emmett ran towards me and scooped me up in a big bear hug before I could stop him. He spun us around and a whimper escaped my lips at the same time I heard a gasp from behind me. Emmett placed me back on my feet and my t-shirt slid up a little revealing some of my bruises.

"Bella, what happened to your back?" Rosalie asked with a strange look on her face.

Before I could respond though, Emmett said, "What happened to your stomach?"

I didn't know what to say and the tears started flowing down my cheeks. Jasper came down the stairs and stopped in front of me. He could clearly feel my avalanche of emotions.

He placed a hand on my shoulder, trying to calm me. I didn't realize until he touched me that I was starting to have a panic attack and breathing was becoming impossible.

"Carlisle," Rose called. He appeared in front of us with a concerned expression.

"What happened Rose?" Carlisle asked, looking at me. I tried to say something, anything, but I was crying and having a hard time controlling the sobs that I couldn't tell him.

"Look at her back. It's covered in bruises," she said at the same time that Emmett said, "Her stomach is covered in bruises too."

Esme came running inside wiping her hands on her clothes as Carlisle scooped me up and rushed me into his study. Jasper grabbed the laptop off Carlisle's desk and pushed the papers to the side. My sobs were slowing down, but I couldn't stop the tears from falling.

Carlisle laid me on his desk and kneeled down so he was eye level with me. "Bella, can you tell me what happened?"

"I can't Carlisle," I sobbed. "My dad will be hurt. Please don't make me tell you."

"Bella, you need to tell us what happened," Jasper said standing on the other side of the desk. He was still pushing calming vibes onto me, but they weren't helping.

Carlisle raised my shirt a little looking at the bruises on my stomach, than he asked everyone to step out for a moment. Once the study was empty besides the two of us, Carlisle helped me sit up and gestured for me to pull the shirt off all the way.

A strangled noise came from Carlisle and I knew he was able to recognize these bruises for what they were. He knew I was being physically abused.

"Bella, besides the bruises does anything else hurt?" Carlisle's usual honey voice was strained with emotion.

I nodded, "My ribs hurt."

Carlisle began running his fingers along my ribs on both side, barely touching, but it still caused me to cry out. He stilled his hands and apologized.

"I'm sorry Bella, but you have some broken ribs. I don't believe anything has been punctured, but I would need x-rays to be certain. Do you want to go to the hospital? Or would you just rather I wrap them up nice and tight for you?"

"Just wrap them please," I told him.

He nodded and moved to a cabinet in the corner and came back to wrap my ribs. I was able to breathe a little better, but not deeply.

"Thank you," I murmured, hoping he wouldn't ask me anymore questions, but my hope was lost when I looked at his face.

"Who did this to you Bella? Was it Charlie?" He asked me softly.

I shook my head no and stared at him, wanting to tell him, but afraid for my father.

"Edward did this," it wasn't a question. He knew that if my dad didn't do this, it would have had to have been Edward since we were always together.

Before I could respond, the door swung open and Jasper was in front of me. I flinched back from the pained look on his face. Esme and Rose were dry sobbing, holding onto each other and Emmett just looked really pissed.