A/n: First update for today. At least 3 total...maybe more...
THANK YOU to my beloved Bnjwl...is the peanut butter to my jelly in our pbj sammich...I love her dearly...
No abuse, outright, in this one...
Ch11
"You know that you will pay for that later, right baby?" Tanya cooed in my ear as she leaned down to kiss me goodbye.
"Whatever, Tanya." I said, casually on the outside but cringed internally.
She patted my face a little too harsh and glared at me.
"I'll expect dinner by six, as I have a party to attend tonight." She said with a wink just before she walked out the door.
I shook my head and felt nauseous. I could only imagine what Bella must think of me after seeing that vulgar display that Tanya put on?
I tried not to think about it, I distracted myself with the fact that my back was killing me because I had to sit up in my chair. If I leaned against the leather of the chair the nail marks hurt like they were on fire. It was a no win situation, either way I hurt and that was Tanya's goal.
I got up to go get some aspirin and a drink of water from the break room. Thankfully, the room was vacant when I walked in so I got my items and started back towards my office. As I rounded the corner I ran smack dab into something.
Better yet, someone... Bella to be exact.
"Oh my gosh, Bella, I'm so sorry." I exclaimed as I reached out to keep her from falling.
She gasped when my hands made contact with her bare biceps. The spark that rushed through my body scared me so I righted her and immediately dropped my hands.
"It's okay, Edward, I wasn't paying attention, either." She said in exasperation.
"Are you okay?" I asked, she clearly seemed upset about something.
She eyed me for a minute and it looked like she wanted to speak but didn't.
We stood there looking at each other, awkwardly.
She leaned in, "Can we talk privately in your office?" Her voice was barely above a whisper.
"Su...sure." I was hesitant but something had clearly upset her, so I let my guard down for a moment and agreed.
She followed me back to my office and sat in the chair in front of my desk after she shut the door. Bella was lost in thought for a few minutes before she spoke.
"How long have you been dating that leech?" She finally said.
I was completely blown away by her words. Did she know Tanya well enough to call her a leech? And if so, why hadn't Tanya said anything?
"Oh um, we've dated for almost five years. I met her my second year of law school." I answered.
She hummed and spaced out for a minute.
"Do...do you know her?" I inquired, extremely agitated by what was happening.
"Well, I don't know her personally, but I know of her. How often does she cheat on you?" Bella asked with venom in her voice.
"What?" I stammered, completely thrown by her question.
"I mean," she stopped and look sad for a minute, "did you know that she had an affair with my best friend's fiance?"
Holy Shit.
"What do you mean? How do you know this?" I asked, as I suddenly tasted bile in the back of my throat.
Bella fidgeted and squirmed in her seat, "Well, about a year ago, she had an affair with my best friend's fiance. Rose, my friend, caught them red handed in their bed. The only reason that I know is because we ran into her and some new guy at a club a few months ago."
Bella looked very uncomfortable as she gave me this information. Not as uncomfortable as it made me, I just wanted to throw up, which I did, in my trash can, right in front of Bella.
That bitch had destroyed my life for the last five years. She kept me on a short lease and wouldn't let me do a single thing that she didn't approve of and now I find out that she's fucked around, she could possibly have given me god knows what kind of sexually transmitted diseases.
If the truth be told, I didn't care that she fucked other people, but why would she need to keep me around, if that's what she wanted.
I wretched in the trashcan again before I felt Bella's hands on my back as I cried out in pain.
"Edward?" Bella asked as I flinched from her touch.
Oh God, my head was spinning and suddenly the whole world went black.