Angelas pov
Once I was collected I finshed my drive home. But I just sat in my car until I realized it was getting late and I needed to get ready. When I walked in the house ben was home and he greeted me with a peck to the cheek. "Hey babe"
"I bet youll never guess who I ran into today." I smiled at him
"um… Justin bieber?"
"pshh yeah right. Bella."
His eyebrows rose. "Bella as in bella swan?" I nodded "bella as in chief swans daughter." I nodded again "the one that ran off?"
"one in the same. And we're going over there in about an hour." I started to walk to the bathroom to get my shower but was stopped by a thought. "and ben, she called herself 'Is Lake' "
"wait how did you say you ran in to her?" ben looked at me
"the day care."
It was his turn to nod. Oh is she working there?"
I smiled "no her kids come in." again his eyebrows hit the ceiling while my smile saddened "and I think.."
"what do you think?" he looked in my eyes.
"I think she was raped."
Bellas pov
I finished breading the chicken and had just put it in the oven. Reenesme and E.J. were playing on the floor while watching tv when the doorbell rang.
I feel the panic rise in me just a little, But I pushed it down as I walked to the door. I paused and took a few deep, calming breaths. I Turn the handle and saw ben in a nice blue buttonup shirt and jeand while angel was also ina blue top it was a lighter blue with splashes of a dark blue and a pair of jeans. "hey ang, ben."
The panic try's to overcome me again. "were not too awful shabby" ben answered for the two of them. "And how are you bella?"
"im okay." I smiled and opened the door all the way. "come on in."
The pair walked in and I led them to the living room where the babies were sitting. "wow' balla your home is beautiful." Angela said
"but so are these two." Ben smiled and walked over to the twins and started playing with them.
"diner will be done shortly. I just put it in the oven." I looked at angela have a seat and we can start talking."
We both sat on the couch while ben opted for the floor still getting the twins to giggle. "whats their names?"
"E.J. and Reenesme." Ang and I said at the same time. We looked at each other and laughed.
"so how long have you been around here?" I asked
"not quite a year. It was just after we got married. We needed a change an d ben got a job here so we moved, when we got here I was able to get a job at the daycare. Since it went up for sale ben and I bought it and I'll be doing most of the stuff there while he's working." She explained. And stopped then we heard the oven time tell us the food was done.
We ate diner as we all joked and told old stories. One of the twins would tell us a story in gibberish every so often. "Dinner was delicious bella." Ben said while holding reenesme and trying to pick E.J. up.
angela laughed as she helped him out and I started to pick up the dishes. Once all the dishes were brought to the sink I cleaned the table as the sink filled. Once I started on the dished angela came in and silently started drying for me.
"where are the lil ones and ben?" I asked her.
Been found their room and got them changed and is putting them in bed for you." I saw the smile my old friend was wearing. The one that said he was perfect.
" hes good with them." I stated.
"he is. Isn't he?" her smile widened and we finished our cleaning. Ben joined us just before we were done and we all headed to the living room.
We all sat down and got relaxed "so bella… how did you end up here?" angela asked.
The panic in me started to rise again "im assuming you want the truth." I looked to both of them and the each nodded to encourage me.
Angelas pov
Bella took a deep breath. "well one day the…um… cullens went camping and a went to see jake." She has trouble saying cullens. "but he had to be somewhere so I went on a walk. I think you guys were there. At la push that night, eric had asked why I was there."
I remembered this night it was one of the few she was there with us and her friend jake wasn't there with her. "well every one had gone off doing there own thing after a while. It was just me and…" she had to take a deep breath. "and mike. He had been annoying all night but now I was alone with him. He… um… he forced himself on me." A tear slid from my own eye as did one from bellas.
I hugged her as tight as I could. "im sorry, I didn't know he…. I should have stayed by the fire im sorry."
"no. its… its okay. You didn't tell him to do it. You didn't hold the knife to me…" she said the last part in a whisper. "but you did help me calm down after my melt downs at school. You never asked questions. You helped me a lot that first little bit before I found out."
"do you know Leah Clearwater?"
I squinted trying to think of her. "isn't she fron la push?" I asked
Bella nodded "she is she helped me out when I found out. Helped me get here."
Good. I thought " is she still around here then?" I asked her
"no I don't know where she went."
Ben finally asked. "does anyone but us know you are here?"
She shook her head "my dad does he comes here every so often. I called him when the babies were born. "
I felt I had to ask her "does your dad know?"
"he knows I was raped. Not who did it." She looks down at her hands.
We sat in silence for a short time. I was the one to break it " at the daycare I heard you introduce yourself as 'Is Lake?"
"yeah I changed my name. so I couldn't be found as easily. I didn't want the cullens to know I had um… cheated on ed… him."
Before I had the chance ben piped up."bella. you did not cheat on Edward." Bella flinched. "Mike is a no good piece of trash, who forced you into it. You did not choose to cheat on him."
I smiled at my husband. And saw a few stray tears fall from bellas eyes. "i.. I know. Im sorry." She stammered out. "in public could you guts please call me Is?"
Of course." Ben and I both answered her.
I am sooo sorry! Never will I take that long again. Pleas tell me what you think.