AN: So someone mentioned in a review that I was being depressing and after thinking about it I realised they were right! Haha however I am copying Eastenders storylines :) so they are partly to blame anyway I promise after this chapter then things will get better for the Cullen's. I cannot say anything more than that without giving away what's going to happen in the story but just trust me. Just so you know this whole chapter is set in one big day.

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight

Chapter 8 – Adam's POV

I smiled happily as I walked around my new home. I had finally got my revenge and a little extra bonus was that we had made Rosalie so ill that she was now looking at going to prison for kidnapping that baby. Now the only problem I had was getting rid of Victoria. I wanted it to be as cruel as possible and as it was her birthday this was a perfect opportunity.

Victoria POV –

I walked through the doors with my hands full of bags. I had treated myself to a shopping spree courtesy of Adam of course.

"Hi Babe" I smiled to Adam who was sat on the couch. He smiled back and I dropped my bags. I sauntered over to him and sat down on the couch "It's so weird being in this place. I still think of it as theirs" I admitted

"Well it's not, it's ours. We have made the Cullen's homeless and all our dreams have come true. Baby it's just me and you now" He smiled kissing me on my nose. I smiled back and deepened the kiss pushing him back on the sofa…

Esme POV –

I sighed as I dodged the large number of boxes scattered around our cramped lounge. If we were human we wouldn't be able to live here. It was a small two bedroomed house and much too small for 6 vampires. We were lucky Emmett had decided to move out all those months ago or else we'd have nowhere to live for the next week.

"Hi Honey" Carlisle came through the door. I smiled back

"Hello how was work?" I asked greeting him with a kiss

"The usual, blood, guts and gore." he grinned

"Yum" I laughed

"There's something I need to talk to you about" He said his demeanour immediately changing to serious.

"What is it?" I asked him concerned

"Sit down" He told me. I sat down "I think we should call a truce with Adam…" he began but I cut him off

"Are…You…Crazy?" I said speechless "Have you lost your mind? This man is pure evil! He has done nothing apart from hurt this family and you want to just forgive and forget all that?"

"No but…" he tried to interject but I cut him off again

"You think that if you can't beat them join them right?" I scoffed angrily

"Are you going to let me speak?" he asked me, I nodded "Thank you. Now the reason I want to do this is because he obviously wants to be a part of this family again and I think that we should rather have him on our side than against us. He has proved time and time again that he has the power to ruin this family and I don't want him to come at us again because I don't think we could survive the blow, At least not at the moment. I'm not saying forgive or forget but I think we should just call off the dogs and take a break until we are in a better position to fight back. We apologise and go hunting together a few times, lull him into a false sense of security. What do you think?"

"No" I whispered "No No Please No Carlisle!" I said desperately

"What is the problem? Why not?" He asked

"It's too risky" I said desperately trying to think of an excuse

"We've got nothing to lose Esme. Look at us! It's all because of him. He took your restaurant; I thought you'd approve of this!"

"Carlisle just take my word for it. Please just trust me and don't do it!"

"Why are you so against this?" He asked me

"Because if we do this then I'll have to spend time with him alone"

"So?" He shrugged

"I hate him!" I burst out

"We all do love but this is why we have got to do this! He won't ever ever stop. It's either him or us and I'm NOT letting him take this family down"

"Carlisle…" I was going to tell him the truth

"Yes love?" He asked me

"Err…Erm…Well I just really don't want you to do this and I'm begging you. Please Please Please if you love me at all don't do this!" I was going to tell him the truth but I chickened out. I could keep Adam away from this family without telling them the truth.

"Right that is it!" He said firmly "What are you not telling me?" He asked me. I tried to look innocent

"What are you talking about?" I asked him

"Esme, we've been together over 100 years. I can read you like a book there is something you are not telling me and I'm not giving up till I find out what that is!"

Victoria POV –

"I've got a game!" Adam announced "In honour of your birthday" I squealed

"Oh Adam! What is it?"

"A treasure hunt, I have a piece of paper in my hand. It has a riddle on it, figure out the riddle to find the next clue. Follow the riddles and it will lead you to your gift"

"Oh Adam you are you so romantic! Come on give me my riddle" I said eagerly. He passed me the piece of paper.

"I keep watch over all that lies in front of me, I drink, but not from a glass; I eat with ten thousand fingers. What am I?" I read out aloud I stood in silence for a few minutes trying to figure it out "Oh, It's a tree!" I said as it hit me

"Very good" Adam nodded I ran out the back door with Adam following closely I ran to the tree nearest to the house. There was another piece of paper lying on one of the branches. I read it

"I have dozens of keys but none of them open a door What am I?" I read aloud This one was easier to figure out "Is it a piano?" I asked him and he smiled and nodded as I raced back inside. I was really getting into this game. I opened the next one "You use it between your head and your toes. The more it works the thinner it grows" I mumbled through it again and again and eventually I got it "Soap" I declared before running upstairs into the bathroom. I saw a piece of paper behind the soap but when I opened it I found not another piece of paper but one single one-way ticket to mexico.

"Adam what's this?" I asked him

"It's your gift" He smiled "Surprise!"

"Is this a joke?" I said angrily

"Oh honey it's anything but" he said the smile disappearing from his face

"I don't understand"

"Well I have no use for you any more so now I want you to leave and never return"

"You Bastard! I can't believe you'd do this! In fact I can believe you'd do this as you sold your own daughter up the river! I can't believe I was stupid enough to fall for your lies again"

"Well think of it as a learning experience" He smiled coldly at me "I've packed your things and I want you to leave…Now"

"No" I said determined "I helped you get one over on the Cullens so I deserve payment.

"Your payment was living with me rent free for the past four months; your payment was thousands and thousands of dollars worth of designer clothes and shoes! And your payment was having me putting up with your insistent whining that nothing was ever good enough for you! That was your payment. You've been paid Now leave!" He shouted

"No" I said stubbornly

"I won't ask you again" he warned

"I'm not moving" I insisted

"Fine" he said picking me up

"Put me down! You can't do this! put me down now! Please Adam!" I tossed and turned trying to get out of his iron clad grip. He walked across the hallway, opened the front door and me on the ground. I sat there in shock while he turned back into the house. He came back out within seconds with a suitcase and the plane ticket. He threw the case next to me and showed me the ticket.

"You would be wise to take advantage of this opportunity" he said. He then pulled out wallet and took a dollar from it. "You'll need spending money of course" he then threw the ticket and the dollar on me and I lost it. I got up and threw myself at him. Hitting, scratching and pulling whatever I could get my hands on. He grabbed both of my hands and pushed me back onto the floor. "Happy Birthday Victoria" he sneered before turning back and going into the house.

"You're dead!" I stood up and shouted up at the house angrily "Do you hear me Adam?!? I'm going to kill you! You disgusting, vile man! You're going to regret the day you messed with me!"

Jasper POV –

I walked out of the pharmacy carrying Rosalie's bipolar medication. She and Emmett had gone to take some of our belongings to a storage lock up as it was crowding Emmett's place, Alice was at school and Carlisle was at work so I offered to go and pick it up.

I drove home in a surprisingly good mood. Although we had lost everything I was proud that he had not been able to destroy us. I got out of the car as I arrived home and I was overwhelmed by a feeling of complete shock and devastation. It hit me so hard I staggered back and dropped the tablets. I tried to control myself and push it away. Using my own emotions I sent calmness towards the house. Feeling sick I picked up the tablets and headed in the house.

"What's happened?" I said as I walked through the door. Esme was stood there with her head in her arms. She looked up at me and plastered a smile on her face

"Nothing" She said inconvincibly

"Don't lie, Esme I know you" I said "Please just tell me what's wrong"

"I need to find Carlisle, I told him something, and he got upset and walked out"

"What did you tell him?" I asked her warily

"It doesn't matter, It's not to do with the family don't worry" she assured me "I'm going to go look for him. Please stay here and if he returns call me" she grabbed her coat and walked out the door in a hurry. I sighed and sat down; it was just one thing after another with this family. When would we ever catch a break? I was pulled out of feeling sorry for myself by someone knocking at the door. I raced to the door thinking it might be Carlisle but I opened it to find Mrs Stanley!

"Err….Hi" I said "What can I do for you Mrs Stanley?"

"Oh I was just wondering if your father was in. The hospital said he'd gone home"

"Well, he's er…out at the moment but is it anything I can help with?" I asked her

"Well…" she began but burst into tears

"Come on in" I offered. I brought her in and sat her down and offered her a tissue. After a few minutes she calmed down.

"I'm sorry" she hiccupped "I've just made a right mess of things"

"Do you want to tell me what the matter is?" I asked her

"I'm pregnant" she admitted

"Well…er…Congratulations?" I said like I was asking a question. I was confused there must be more to this. Wasn't having a baby a time for celebration and why did she want to see Carlisle?

"It's not a good thing!" she hissed "I am in my 40's, I'm too old for all this! I came to see your father to see if he could give me a termination"

"Oh Right, erm well I think you'd need to book an appointment with the hospital, not with the doctor" I offered

"No! I can't do that! You know what it's like in this town, gossip spreads like wildfire and I can't let my husband find out I'm pregnant" She hissed desperately "I was hoping your father could just give me some pills or something. I'd pay him!"

"Mrs Stanley I'm sorry my father doesn't do that kind of stuff. Go home and talk it through with your husband. If you don't want people finding out then go to a clinic outside of forks"

"No, I can't tell my husband! He cannot know!" she walked over to me grabbing my jacket. I gently prised her fingers off me.

"Why not?" I asked confused. She was really desperate and scared. She didn't want her husband to find out

"Promise you won't say anything" she warned me. I nodded "The baby isn't his"

"It's not your husband's?" I asked suddenly it dawning on me

"No it's not. I made the stupid mistake of having an affair." She admitted sighing

"Are you sure it's not your husbands?" I asked trying to console her "Maybe it is his?"

"No, I'm only a few weeks pregnant and I've not been…well intimate with my husband in six months and even then we used protection"

"Oh right. Even so I suggest you go to a doctor outside of forks. My father will not help you. I'm sorry"

"Please don't judge me" she said

"I'm not" I assured her

"My husband just spends all his time either at work or at the bar or on his computer. We'd been arguing and I was feeling neglected and then he came and made me feel like a princess, he was kind and gentle and caring. He had a girlfriend and I did feel guilty but I found myself falling for him. He left for a few months and I called off the affair. When he returned we had a one night stand. I realised the affair was a mistake and finished it again but once was all it took and I'm left with a baby I don't want" She finished sighing again. I listened to the story with a growing feeling of horror inside me

"The father is Adam Hale isn't it?" I asked her

"What? I don't know what your talking about" she stuttered nervously but her racing heartbeat, sweaty palms and feelings of nervousness shown me the truth. Adam had gotten her pregnant. Impossible but true, what would the baby be like? Would it harm her? Did she even realise the baby she was carrying was half-vampire? I needed to find Carlisle and talk to him.

"Well I promise not to tell anyone about anything. Don't do anything and I'll speak to my father and see what we can do" I told her after a few moments of silent thought

"Thank you very much Jasper. I really appreciate you listening, It was good to get it off my chest" She said standing up and walking to the door

"No problem" I followed her and opened the door to her

"Don't you worry I'll fix everything" I plastered a smile on my face and let her out. I closed the door turned around and leaned against the wall. How could a vampire have gotten a human pregnant? I couldn't think straight. I needed Carlisle but he was off busy dealing with his own problems, I sighed, Looks like it was up to me to sort this mess out.

Emmett's POV –

We were driving back from the lockup in Seattle and Rosalie hadn't said a word all the way home. I was worried about her but put a smile on my face

"Luckily, it's not sunny today" I said falsely cheery "I don't think Esme could stand another minute with house all clustered like that" I smiled at her willing her to reply. She was sat there with a blank look on her face watching all the people and buildings around us but not really taking them in. She looked in a world of her own

"Emmett I am now in a constant struggle with my personality so please stop trying to pretend to be someone your not" She said turning to me for a few seconds

"I'm sorry" I apologised "I didn't mean anything by it"

"It's fine" she mumbled

"Is it" I asked her being serious now

"No" she admitted "But I'll be ok. I always am…somehow" she smiled bitterly. We arrived at the house only to find it empty. Rosalie went into a bedroom but I didn't follow her. I sat down only half paying attention to the programme on TV. I was listening out for Rosalie. After half an hour she came out and walked up to me

"I'm just going out for a bit. I won't be long"

"Are you ok? Do you want me to come with you?" I asked concerned

"I'm fine. I just need to get out of here. It's driving me nuts" She explained

"Ok" I agreed grudgingly

"See you soon" she smiled once briefly before walking out the door

Carlisle POV –

How could this have happened? How could I have let this happen? I must be the worst husband in the history of husbands. All these thoughts were running around in my head as I stormed through the forests tearing up trees and throwing them. I was angry, upset, hurt and devastated all at the same time. I needed someone to take it out on and I knew the perfect guy. I approached the restaurant that was now named Adam's Restaurant with only one thing on my mind – Revenge

Rosalie POV –

There is no worse feeling than being lonely but never being alone. Here I was being fussed over by my wonderful family that cared so much about me but I felt like I was in a transparent box. People would talk to me but the things I really wanted to say where trapped inside that box while some other version of me came out with phrases like "I'm fine" and "Don't worry"

I knew the person who was responsible and he was going to pay. That was the only thing I was thinking as I entered the parking lot of Adam's restaurant.

Emmett POV –

I was really worried. She had been gone now for more than 2 hours and she needed her medication. Alice was due home from school soon but until then I didn't know where she was or what she was doing and it was driving me stir crazy! I thought of Adam and what our life would be like if he hadn't been changed into a vampire. Bella would be alive for one. She would have come to forks, found Rosalie and probably married Edward. We would still have our home and restaurant and Rosalie wouldn't have had that breakdown and Rosalie and I would still be together. I paced the floors getting angrier and angrier at Adam. I couldn't just stand here doing nothing while he laughed at the pain he had caused this family. I needed to do something. I was going to finish what I had intended to do months ago. I was going to kill Adam.

Alice POV –

My visions were sketchy and I was worried. All through the school day I only got flashes of what might happen and it was driving me crazy. With Adam on the loose anything could happen so I needed to be on top form yet the only thing I could get was each family member having an altercation with Adam at his restaurant and fire and burning and crying and pain, lots of pain. As soon as the bell rang I raced to my car and thankful that it was a fast sports car I drove to the restaurant only stopping when necessary. I drove into the restaurant car park and slammed my foot on the brakes. As I saw in my vision the restaurant was on fire. Flames licked the windows desperate to get out, big black billowing smoke rose into the air. Rosalie was stood in front of it, a blank look on her face. I got out of the car and raced to her

"What have you done Rosalie?" I asked her urgently

"Nothing" she turned to me sadness in her eyes "I didn't do anything" I pulled her into a hug and glanced towards the trees. I gasped by what I saw. Emmett's empty car was in the woods. But where was Emmett? I turned towards the restaurant

"No No Oh my god Please No!" I stood back and Rosalie frowned at me

"Alice, what is it?" she asked me. I didn't need to say a word she turned to were I was looking and saw his car. She came to the same conclusion as me in seconds "EMMETT!" She screamed going to race towards the blazing restaurant

"Rosalie No!" I grabbed her and held her back "If he's in there then there's nothing you can do please think rationally!" I told her firmly while she struggled against my grip. Eventually she calmed down and stopped fighting and all we could do was stand and watch as the fire took what was left of the restaurant that we once owned.

TO BE CONTINUED …

AN: Ok so in the next chapter you are going to find out exactly what happened, who was in that restaurant and who started the fire. You will also find out what Esme's secret is. Please Please Please Please Please Please review. This chapter is important to me and I really really want some feedback. If you review then I promise I'll update quicker so please please please just take a few seconds to give some feedback xx