A/N: I would like to apologize for taking such a long time to update. My professor is a hard ass. We literally had a few choice words for each other and then I found out he reads Fan Fiction stories. I was so happy I had to stop myself from hugging him. He said he was going to read my stories and let me tell you, he is quite yummy so I am a little nervous about him reading my stories and then seeing him. What will he think of my naughtiness?

I own nothing but the storyline. SM is gracious enough to allow me to play with her characters. If you are under 18, you really need to look for another story.

So, we got to look into Darkward's mind in the last chapter. Yes he is twisted and he will not get any better. In fact, he may actually get worse.

Also, even though Carlisle and Bella admitted they loved each other, they will not progress with a relationship just yet. Bella has to speak to the family about the abuse she endured before she can even go on a date with Carlisle.

Without further ado, here is the next chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter 12: What Now?

CPOV

When Bella told me she loved me, to say I was shocked would have been the understatement of the year. I knew I loved her as well, but the problem was I didn't understand why I loved her as much as I do already. I still miss Esme and I will always love her, but the love I feel for Bella is different. This love feels instinctual and meant to be.

I felt like I was missing something. Like there is this piece of the puzzle that is out of reach and out of focus. What am I missing? Does Alice know something about Bella and me that she has not shared? Before I could think more on my relationship with the beautiful woman sleeping next to me my phone beeped informing me of a text message.

'I know lots of things about you and Bella' – A.

Sighing in frustration, I quickly text her back.

'Care to share?' – C.

'Depends on what you want to know' – A.

'Why do I love her so much already?' – C.

'Some things are just meant to be' – A.

'Am I meant to be with Bella?' – C.

'You already know the answer to that' – A.

'I need answers Alice' – C.

'I'll only give you answers that won't change anything' – A.

'Just tell me this, are Bella and I mates?' – C.

'I told you, some things are just meant to be' – A.

I growled low in my chest. Sometimes Alice could frustrate me beyond anything in this world. Her answers have given me nothing.

'Don't growl at me Carlisle. I gave you what you are looking for. Think about what I said. Some things are just meant to be. A storm is coming your way. You need to pull off at the next exit and get a room. We'll see you both tomorrow' – A.

What does she mean by some things are just meant to be? Is she trying to tell me that Bella and I are meant to be? If we are, that would explain why I love her so much already. Could I have always been meant for Bella? Is she the other half to my soul? I looked over to the beautiful angel and knew in my heart that I wanted nothing more than to be with her.

I want to do things right with her. I need to show her romance and sweep her off her feet. I'll take her dancing and for moonlight strolls in the park. I can take her on a picnic when the weather is nice and we can bask in the sun together.

Shaking my head to clear my thoughts, I took the exit that Alice told me about and quickly found a hotel for us to spend the night. I reached over and stroked Bella's cheek with my thumb to wake her up. We needed to get her some food before we went to our room for the night.

Bella stretched and gave me a smile.

"Where are we?"

"We're stopping for the night. Alice said that a storm was coming our way. What would you like to eat, Sweetheart?"

She looked around and grinned, pointing to a Mexican restaurant. I lifted her hand and placed a kiss on her knuckles and drove us to the place she pointed out. The smell of grease was strong and I wrinkled my nose. Bella giggled at me as we got out of the car.

She grabbed my hand and pulled me into the restaurant and we were quickly seated. The waitress came over and placed chips and salsa on our table while Bella looked at her menu.

"What can I get you two to drink?"

"Coke please." Bella answered without looking away from her menu.

"And for you, Sir?"

"Coke is fine."

Bella shook her head at me and placed her menu on the table. She began eating the chips and salsa with a mischievous look on her face.

"What?" I questioned with a raised brow.

"Would you do anything for me?" She asked sweetly.

"Of course, Sweetheart." I answered without hesitation.

Bella's smile grew and she picked up a chip and dipped it in the salsa. "Eat this?"

I wrinkled my nose and quickly shook my head. Bella's smile fell into an adorable pout and I could feel myself caving. I was going to eat that awful smelling stuff for her and it was going to taste like dirt.

Sighing, I leaned forward and opened my mouth and she placed the chip on my tongue. I shuttered at the disgusting taste, but chewed and swallowed.

"Thank you, Baby."

"You're welcome. Now, I want a kiss since you made me eat human food that tastes like dirt."

Bella leaned forward and gave me a quick passionate kiss. The waitress came back with the drinks and placed them on the table just as we pulled apart.

"Are you two ready to order?"

Bella nodded, "I want the shrimp quesadilla dinner."

"What would you like, Sir?"

Bella opened the menu and pointed to the shrimp fajitas. I informed the waitress of my choice. As soon as the waitress left with our orders I looked at her with clear confusion.

"Why did you want me to order that?"

Bella giggled, "Because I am going to eat out of both plates and bring the rest to our room to eat later or in the morning so we need a room with a refrigerator and a microwave."

"Okay, Sweetheart. Whatever you want."

Our food was placed in front of us and after the waitress disappeared, I pushed my plate closer to Bella. She made a fajita and took a bite then ate some of her quesadilla. She continued back and forth between my plate of food and hers until she was full.

The waitress came over and asked if we needed some to go boxes, which we did. I helped Bella put the rest of the food in the boxes and after we paid, we left in search of a hotel with a kitchen. Once I found one that I knew would have the accommodations we needed, we pulled into the parking lot and I handed my keys to valet.

Bella climbed out carrying the food and I grabbed our bags out of the trunk. We made our way to the front desk and checked into our room. Once in the room Bella decided she wanted to go take a shower.

I placed her food in the refrigerator while she showered and pulled out my sleeping pants and a pair of boxers to shower once she was finished. When she came out of the bathroom in a tank top and a pair of boy short panties my eyes greedily drank in her beauty.

I walked towards her and pulled her into my arms giving her a kiss. She smiled against my lips and hugged me to her.

"Let's get your ribs wrapped and then I'll go shower. We can watch a movie when I get done."

"Okay. I'll look for a movie while you are showering."

I quickly got Bella's ribs wrapped and then I made my way to the bathroom. When I emerged a few minutes later, I found my beauty curled up on the bed flipping through the channels. I climbed in next to her and pulled her to my chest.

"I can't find anything to watch," she whined.

"We can rent a movie," I offered.

We looked through the movies that were available to rent and decided to watch The Conjuring, which I knew to be a scary movie. Bella snuggled closer to me and jumped several times throughout the movie. I would just hold her tightly to me each time she would get scared. When the movie was finally over, Bella was wide awake and didn't look like she wanted to go to sleep anytime soon.

"Why don't we watch another movie? I can go warm up your food while you choose something else to watch," I suggested.

"I don't have anything to drink."

"Call room service and have them bring you a drink up."

I grabbed Bella's food and warmed it up for her while she ordered two cokes and chose Gravity as our next movie. I opened the door when there was a knock and took the drinks into the kitchen. I placed one in the refrigerator and carried the other to the bed with her food. We settled in and watched the movie while she ate.

Before the movie was even over, Bella was sleeping against my shoulder. I moved the empty to go boxes to my side of the bed and laid her down on the pillow while I got up to throw out her trash. Once I climbed back in the bed, I pulled the cover over us and snuggled up with my girl against my chest.

While Bella was sleeping, I had time to consider everything that Alice told me. Pulling my girl closer to me, I couldn't help but wonder what our future held. I know Edward is still out there and that thought alone worries me. I just found Bella and I refuse to lose her to that monster.

I wondered if I should call my friend Aro. Surely he would send some of his guard to deal Edward. Could my old friend have seen something in Edward's mind? I really need to call him. Even if the guard doesn't destroy him, they could at least capture him and keep him imprisoned. I reached over to the nightstand and grabbed my phone, dialing Aro's number.

"Ah Carlisle, it has been so long since I have heard from you. Are you well my friend?"

"Aro it has been too long since we have talked. I'm afraid I have some terrible news to share with you."

"What is it my friend? Did young Bella not survive the change?"

"She hasn't gone through the change yet."

"What is wrong Carlisle?"

"It's about Edward."

"Carlisle, please just tell me what is troubling you. I will help you resolve this."

I took a deep breath and pressed a kiss to the top of Bella's head and rushed through what has happened.

"When Bella, Edward, and Alice returned from Volterra Edward began physically abusing Bella. I'm not sure of the extent of the abuse as she hasn't told us just yet. But Aro, Edward has killed in cold blood. He murdered Esme, Bella's father Charlie, and Leah from the Quileute Reservation down in La Push, Washington."

"I am so sorry for your families' loss. Please pass my condolences onto Bella. Do you know where he is my friend?"

"We don't know. Alice isn't even seeing him in visions. Aro, he will come back for Bella. I love her and she loves me," I paused, wondering if I said too much.

"Well, that would explain why Marcus didn't see the relationship between Bella and Edward."

"What exactly did he see?"

"After they left, I asked Marcus to show me what he saw. Carlisle, your boy didn't love Bella. He felt possessive of her. I should have sent my guard after him, but Bella did love him and I didn't wish to cause her any pain. Please tell me my friend, what do you wish me to do to fix this?"

"I need you to find him and bring him to justice. Kill him or punish him, I don't really care. Aro, I can't lose Bella to him. Please find him and save my family from him."

I would beg Aro if that is what it would take to keep my Bella and my family safe. We have lost so much already and losing more was simply not an option.

"I will send Demetri, Felix, Jane, and Alec to look for him. Once we have him, I will call you back my friend. I think Bella should have final say in what his punishment is especially since she risked her own life to save him and he turned around and beat her and killed her father. Do you agree with this my friend?"

I did, but I honestly didn't think that Bella would want to have anything to do with it. We could all speak to her about it as a family and maybe we could come to an agreement on his punishment.

"I will speak to Bella about it once you have him captured. Thank you for doing this my friend."

"Think nothing of it Carlisle. I'm so sorry that I didn't stop any of this from happening."

"Did you see something in his mind that would have hinted at him becoming abusive?"

"Of course not Carlisle. I may feed from humans, but I am not an abusive man. I do not condone abuse."

"I know that Aro and I was not implying that. Edward appeared to have two different personalities. I should have known something was wrong though because it was months after their return from Volterra before he brought Bella to our home. I feel like this is my fault."

"This is not your fault. Edward did this and he will be punished for his crimes. I will call you back as soon as we have him. Take care of Bella. I hope we are able to find him before he goes after her or your family again."

"I hope so too Aro. We are moving to Hanover to start over. Would you have a problem with Bella going to college and gaining her degree before she was changed?"

"Bella can take all the time she needs. I will not force her into anything that she isn't ready for. Just take care of her and keep her safe. Are your children going to be attending college with her?"

"Yes. Bella and Jasper will be in every class together. She will never be alone."

"Good good. I will call you soon my friend. Be safe."

"We will and thank you again."

"Ciao."

"Bye."

I hung up the phone and prayed to whatever God that would listen to me to keep my Bella and my family safe. I just hoped that Demetri would be able to find him soon. I don't like knowing that he could attack at any moment. As soon as he finds out that Bella and I are together he will stop at nothing to take her from me. I may hate violence, but I will end him if he tries to take her from me.

BPOV

I knew I was dreaming, but that didn't matter. All that mattered at the moment was that Edward was stalking towards me. He was going to hurt me. His mouth was moving so I knew he was talking to me, but I had no idea what he was saying. I tried focusing to see if I could hear him, but I heard nothing.

Each step brought him closer to me. For every step he took forward, I took two steps back. I knew I couldn't outrun him, but he had already hurt me enough. I had to try. I turned away from him and began to run as fast as my legs would carry me. It was dark and I couldn't see anything. I could hear him laughing behind me, but I didn't dare stop.

I just kept running. My foot caught on something and I yelped when my body made contact with the hard cold ground. I looked around frantically, but I couldn't see anything. I stood up quickly and started running again.

"Do you think you can outrun me?" He taunted.

"Do you think you would be able to fight me off?" He yelled.

"Help me, please." I screamed.

"Bella!"

I spun around looking for him. Where was he? I had to find him.

"Carlisle?" I called out.

"Bella, stay there. I'm coming for you," he told me.

I stopped and started looking around again. I began feeling around with my hands and I touched the bark of a tree. I leaned up against it and wished my eyes would just come into focus so I could see. A cold hand grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the tree.

"Carlisle is that you?"

The vampire began laughing manically and I knew it was Edward. I began fighting him, trying to pull my arm free. The more I fought, the tighter he would squeeze. I knew at any moment my arm would break. The pain was getting worse with each step we took.

"Edward! Let me go!" I screamed at him, pulling on my arm.

Edward grabbed me by both arms and threw me back. I fell onto the ground, hard and I felt the wind leave my lungs. I scrambled away, but he caught my foot and yanked me back.

"You are going to give me what Charlie stopped me from getting."

Oh God, he's going to rape me. "Carlisle," I cried.

"He can't help you. I killed him," he snarled.

I bolted upright in the bed and looked around for Carlisle. When I saw him sitting on the couch, I jumped out of the bed and launched myself into his arms. I breathed in his scent, trying to calm down. He was here with me, but for how long? Edward was going to kill him.

"Sweetheart, what is it? What's wrong?"

Carlisle's smooth voice helped me to further calm down. He reached his hands up and cupped my cheeks. He used his thumbs to wipe the tears that were sliding down my face. I hadn't even realized I had been crying.

"Please baby, tell me," he begged.

I took a deep breath and told him about my dream. When I got to the part where Edward said he killed Carlisle, I started crying again. Carlisle held me close and ran his hands up and down my back.

"Edward said he killed you. He's going to take you from me. Edward's coming back so he can finish what Charlie interrupted him from doing," I cried.

"Edward isn't going to kill me, Sweetheart. Aro sent the guard out to look for him. He won't come back for you. What do you mean he's coming back to finish what he started?"

I wrapped my arms around Carlisle's neck and buried my head in his chest. I didn't want to see his face when I told him that Edward was going to rape me, but Charlie came home. Edward promised that he would make me his. I'm so afraid that he will succeed and rape me. Would Carlisle still want me once Edward rapes me? Please, please don't make me lose Carlisle. I took in a shuddering breath and braced myself for his reaction.

"Edward was about to rape in my bedroom, but Charlie came home. He's going to come back Carlisle. He told me that nobody would be able to stop him from getting what he wants," I whispered.

"Oh baby, I didn't know," his shoulder shook and I realized he was crying too.

We held each other and I must have fallen asleep at one point in his arms, but when I woke up the next morning he was still holding me. I turned my head to look at Carlisle and he pulled me close, kissing me hard. We continued to kiss until I couldn't breathe and I had to pull away.

"Let's get ready, Sweetheart. We'll be at the house in Hanover in less than six hours."

I nodded and climbed out of bed. I walked to my bag and pulled out a pair of jeans and a t-shirt to wear and went to the bathroom. After taking care of my morning routine, I got dressed and headed back out to find Carlisle had already changed his clothes. I placed my pajamas and my bathroom bag back in my other bag and we were ready to go.

"Would you like something for breakfast, Baby?" Carlisle asked me.

"I can just get something from Burger King or McDonald's," I responded.

He nodded and grabbed our bags in one hand and reached for me with his other hand. We left the room holding hands and made our way to the lobby to check out. After checking out, we waited for valet to bring the car up and then we were ready to go. Carlisle placed our bags in the trunk while I climbed in the passenger seat and buckled my seatbelt.

Carlisle climbed in the driver's seat and drove us to McDonald's. I ordered my breakfast, a large Mocha Frappe' and a bacon, egg, and cheese bagel. Once I had my food, we were back on the road and turning to get on the interstate.

After I finished eating we talked, but avoided Edward and my dream. Carlisle mostly talked about the different things we could do this summer until classes began and he started work. Tomorrow was the 4th of July and we had until the second week of September. I was happy that Carlisle was going to see if he could start his job then.

It's nice knowing you have a job even before you apply for it or go to the interview. Who wouldn't want to hire Carlisle though? He's a brilliant doctor and he will make one hell of a Chief of Staff. I wondered what Alice has planned for tomorrow. I know she'll plan something. I just hope she doesn't go overboard.

Before I realized it, we were pulling up in front of a beautiful house. Our home. I smiled and took in the view. Alice and Rosalie were at my door before the car even stopped. They yanked the door open and pulled me out, crushing me in a hug. I tried to hug them back but my arms were trapped.

Emmett pulled me out of their grasp and crushed me in a giant bear hug.

"Emmett can't breathe," I gasped.

"Sorry," he chuckled.

Jasper walked up and hugged me next. He whispered in my ear, "Do you want to go somewhere and talk? Your emotions are going haywire."

I shook my head no, "I want to tell you all at once, but I may need you to help me if my emotions get to be too much."

"Okay," he kissed my cheek and moved to grab the bags from Carlisle.

Carlisle came forward and grabbed my hand, lacing my fingers with his. Rose and Alice smiled at our hands and walked inside with Jasper and Emmett. Carlisle stopped us and turned to face me.

"Are you sure you want to do this, Sweetheart?" He asked worriedly.

I nodded, "You all need to know what he did to me. You need to know what he is capable of."

Carlisle wrapped his arms around me and held me for a few minutes. When he pulled back he gave me a quick kiss on the lips and grabbed my hand again, pulling me up the steps and into the house. We walked into the foyer and I looked to the right and saw my family sitting in the living room on the couch.

Carlisle and I walked in the living room and sat down in an oversized chair together. He sat down first and placed my on his lap. I would have moved, but I was going to need him to help me through what I was about to tell them. Four months worth of abuse. I was afraid to tell them because I didn't want them to look at me differently. I loved them all and I hoped they could forgive me once they knew everything.

A/N: So, I am sure some of you are wondering about the Volturi. Don't worry, I have everything all planned out. Yes, Bella does blame herself for getting abused. When a woman is abused, she tends to blame herself. Next chapter Bella will reveal all. Bring your tissues, you've been warned.