When I got home, I took my bag into my bedroom and went to make Charlie and Renee their dinner. I decided on Harry Clearwater's fish fry. Just as I was setting it on the table, they both walked in. My mom and my dad.

"Thanks Bells" They said before digging in.

I was just about to go out the front door to go to the Cullen' when they asked me to go back for a minute. I wondered what they wanted until I actually found out.

"Are you and Edward dating?" What? What would give them that impression, we are best friends,
"What?"

"Are you and Edward dating, we don't want you to think this as us trying to force the two of you together but you spend all your time together, and we just don't want you two to get in the way of each other's happiness with a partner if you spend more time together than you do with your partner" Renee said,

I was shocked. Since when did me and Edward act like a couple. True, they didn't actually say those words, but it was written on their faces. Yes, we hung out together, yes we hung out more than we did with the group but that's what best friends do. I assured my mother and father that we weren't dating, just friends and went to the Cullens still in shock. When I got there, Edward had a similar expression on his face. Guess his parents asked him too.
"We don't act like a couple do we?" He asked, when we were sat in the lounge with the others.

"No, but I'm guessing that with that question your parents asked you too then" I replied,

"Yes, but I don't want to ruin your happiness with a boyfriend" he said, loking a bit sad.

"Same, I don't want to ruin your happiness with a girl"

"I know what you could do" Alice squealed. Yes squealed. She is too hyper for her own good. But I was wondering what she had in mind as most of the things she says are right, and the plans won't fail. It's wierd but it's like she is physic almost. Almost.

"What Alice?" We both asked, looking at her expectantly,

"We should go to club Twyla now adn get you both dates" She said.

"Sounds like a good idea, what do you say?" Rose asked looking at us,

"Erm..." I trailed off,

"YES! Now everyone go change into party clothes, Bella come with me, I'm dressing you up" And without another word, I was dragged into Alice's bedroom. She shoved me in the shower and while I was relaxing, I could hear her mumbling about the clothes.

"Come on Bella, get out" Alice said, knocking on the bathroom door. Sighing, I got out, wrapped a towel around me and went with Alice. I sat down at her dressing table, while her and Rose applied my make-up. Once they were done, they told me to change into the dress they placed in my arms along with the blue dolly shoes that matched. The dress was a midnight blue colour with a plunging neckline that showed a little cleavage and it stopped at my knees. I had to admit tht when I put on the shoes, I did look completely different. Pretty for a change.

"Right, Bella, Edward go look around" Alice screamed, once we got into the club. It was packed as it would be as it was a Friday. I followed everyone else up to the bar and got a coke, I couldn't drink as I was driving us all back. We had just sat down, when I noticed that their was a man pushing a girl into the corner, and the look on the girls face was clearly frightened. I guess Edward noticed too because he stood up and walked over to them. The rest of us quickly followed.

"What is going on here?" He asked, looking at the man, I felt like I remembered him from somewhere but I couldn't quite place him. It confused the heck out of me so I just pushed the thought aside, just in time to see Edward take a step toward the girl who's facial expression was screaming 'help me'. She was pretty, there was no denying that, she had strawberry blonde hair and brown eyes.

"How could you? I got the results back today" Edward asked her, and everyone instantly became confused, including the girl.

"What?" She squeaked,

"I had to go to the doctors after we slept together" He said, and I instantly knew he was acting. For a moment there I thought he was serious until he said that as I know he is still a virgin, unlike me. But before you think of me as a slut, I really had no say in the matter. You see I was raped at 16, a year ago now, I hadn't told anyone, not even my group as I feared they would look at me differently. The man I didn't know, he had long blonde hair pulled into a ponytail and blue eyes, he said at the time his name was James but he kept changing it. And then it came back to me. The man in front of me was him. James. The guy who raped me. Shit. I hope he doesn't recognize me. I don't know what I would do if he did. And how would I explain this to the group. I couldn't thats how.

"What are you talking about?" The girl asked, breaking my reverie.

"You, you gave me AIDS" Edward said, hoping the guy I mean James would let go of her. It worked as he dropped her as though she was on fire. Then he looked around and his eyes were fixed on me. Shit. Deep breathes Bella. Deep breathes.

"Aah, well, well, well, look who it is, Isabella" He smirked, earning confused looks from everyone from the group except Edward. I looked at him from the corner of my eye and saw he was kissing the girl. Well, looks like he has found a girlfriend. But why did that hurt so much? Why did just the sight of them two kissing, cause a painful shock to go through my body straight to my heart. It doesn't mean I like him, I mean yeah, he is my best friend. But I don't like him as anything more than a friend do I? Do I? No, no, no. I realised that the more I kept repeating the word 'no', it became less and less truthful. Shit, I liked Edward as more than a friend. Fuck.

"How have you been?" James asked me, not paying attention to anyone else,

"Well, you see James, I was fine until I saw you" I spat, wondering where the sudden confidence came from. One minute I was scared shitless, now I'm not. WTF?

Saying James' name, caused Edward to stop kissing her and look at me confused.

I noticed he was about to speak, so I quickly opened my own mouth.

"Why don't you go to hell or I will tell my father, you know the Chief right?" I smirked as I saw his face drain colour completely. You see, James here had run into Charlie quite a few times, and had quite the criminal record. Drug dealing, abuse, rape (against me) and bodily harm. He was evil, and Charlie had said that if he ever saw him again, he would shoot him on spot.

"What's wrong James, scared?" I carried on taunting him, until he ran away, his two friends behind.

Putting off the conversation I knew was bound to come, I walked up to the girl, held my hand out and introduced myself and the group.

"Hey, I'm Tanya, and I just want to say thank you for saving me" She smiled, but I couldn't help but notice that it seemed completely fake.

"No problem" I said,

"Bella, that's enough, quit avoiding the subject like I know you are and tell me how the fuck you know him" Alice and Rose yelled over the music that was becoming louder. I hadn't even realised it was on. God, I'm stupid.

I gave them both a look that said 'not here' but they weren't having that. I was dragged into the club toilets, and I noticed that my confident facade had now gone and I was shaking and tears were streaming down my face.

"Bells, what's wrong, how do you know him?" Rose asked, hugging me,

"I'll tell you, but you have to promise not to tell anyone about it, not even the rest of the group" When they both nodded their heads, I continued,

"His name is James, he has the worst criminal record ever, drugs, abuse, rape, and bodily harm. Anyway, one day Charlie and Renee went out and there was a knock at the door. I opened it and saw James, he pushed me inside and started saying things like 'your father has caused me to get in jail more times than I like, today, I get revenge' I didn't realise what was happening until he pushed me on the floor, and tore off my clothes. He raped me right their, me screaming and kicking at him to get off and somewhere along the way, my parents came back, they heard my screams and saw me and James, Charlie went mental and got James sent back to prison for 11 months, that was the day Charlie swore to shoot him the next time he saw him, it happened a year ago" I took a deep breath and looked at their faces. They were both crying, and suddenly I was pulled into bone crushing hugs that could put Emmett to shame.

"How come you never told us?"

"I didn't want you to look at me differently" It felt better to get it off my chest, but I knew what they were going to say next, they were going to ask about telling the others.

"Bells, we know you didn't want anyone to know, but what if he shows up again, we can't fight him off, let us just tell Em and Jazz, not Edward, he will be too busy with Tanya anyway, but they can help, please Bella, you have to tell someone who can fight him if need be" Alice said, still crying,

"Ok, fine, but out in the parking lot, then can I go home, I need to tell my parents?"

"Sure"

When we walked into the parking lot, we noticed that they were all there, but Edward was too busy looking at Tanya with lust filled eyes to notice our prescence.

"Bella-boo, what's wrong, why are you all crying?" Em and Jazz asked,

I cautiously took a look at Edward to see if he was listening, but as soon as I saw him kissing her again, I knew he wasn't.

"The guy in the club, James, long story short, Charlie had put him in jail so many times he thought he would get revenge, he used me to get back at him, he raped me in my own house a year ago and Charlie walked in, found him, threw him in jail for 10 months, but please don't tell Edward" I finished. I noticed that they're expressions were both the same. Angry. Very angry. They looked as though they wanted to kill something.

"I'M GONNA KILL HIM!" they shouted, causing Edward and Tanya to look in our direction.

"Kill who guys?" Edward asked, but then his eyes swept over to us girls. And we were all still crying. All 3 of us. But I was worse, I hadn't realised but at some point in the re-telling of my story, I had crumpled up on the floor, crying my eyes out. I couldn't help it. They weren't there, so they don't know how much pain I was in.

"Bella, what's wrong?" Edward asked. Then I heard gasps. I replayed what he said to me in my head and gasped myself. He has never called me Bella, not once since we met, it was always Bells. What changed? Tanya probably.

"N-nothing" I stuttered.

"Come on Eddie, leave the bitch there and then we can have some fun" Tanya's nasally voice said, glaring at me.

"Ok, Tan" And he left. Not saying goodbye to his family, his best friend. And he didn't bother to say that I wasn't a bitch, he didn't stick up for me like he usually did. It was then that I realised. I love him. I love him so much that it hurts so much to know that he is going to Tanyas to have fun as she put it.

"I love him, guys, I love Edward" I said, and then I was attacked by hugs.

"Oh, Bella, you would make a perfect couple, we will just have to show him what he is missing, but come on, you are staying at ours the night, but before we will go talk to you parents" I was picked up by Emmett and I didn't bother to protest. What was the point? I was crying to much to actually see where we were going.

After about 15 minutes, we pulled up in my driveway. Em yelled for Charlie to come out and not a minute later he was asking what was wrong.

"James" Was the only word he needed to understand the state I was in. He knew how terrified I was of him, no matter how confident I seemed earlier.

"I'm assuming you told, but that's a good thing, you will heal now baby girl, don't worry, he won't go anywhere near you again, go sleep at the Cullens, I know you were planning to anyway, I will sory this, Bells" He kissed the top of my head and wandered back into the house.