The Twilight Twenty-Five

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Prompt: Meadow

Pen Name: maxandmo

Pairing/Main Character(s):ExB

Rating: M

Multi-chapter

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I don't own Twilight. Extra special thanks to Twilly for encouraging me to write and Sarah for beta'ing! Luv ya's! (maxandmo on Twitter and Maxandmo Fanfiction on FB)

18. Meadow

Bella had no idea where she was headed, she just knew that she needed to get the fuck out of there. She ran into the woods that bordered Carlisle's wildlife refuge area.

In her haste to get away from the others, she didn't even notice the branches and foliage that were in her way. Sweat was coating her body as she kept fighting her way deeper into the woods. All she kept thinking about was Edward and what he must think of her.

She despised Mike, and the thought of becoming his wife made her sick to her stomach. Thoughts of Charlie popped into her head, and she knew no matter how she felt inside, she would not let him down. It didn't make her feel any better though, in fact, it made her realize just how stuck in her situation she was.

The group stood in an awkward silence as they watched Bella's form retreat into the woods. Edward was still frozen in place, shocked at the way Mike treated her. You could see how pissed Mike was by the bright shade of red his face was quickly becoming. "Fuck this," Mike said with an angry scowl. He instantly took off running after Bella.

"Bro, snap out of it. Go get your girl," Emmett demanded, slapping Edward hard on the back.

Jessica stood there expecting Edward to go to her, and was shocked when he took off for the woods. She was beyond pissed. The fucking chipped polish girl was taking his attention off of her once again. She huffed and stomped off to her room.

Edward didn't know what he was going to do when he found Bella and her fiancé, but Emmett was right; he needed to make sure she was okay. He could see Mike in the distance and ran after him as fast as he could.

Jasper, Alice, Rose and Emmett didn't know what to say. Anyone could see that Edward and Bella belonged together. Their limited exposure to Mike and Jessica showed them that Mike was an asshole, and Jessica was a slutty diva. They really didn't know how things were going to play out.

Carlisle was trying to smooth things over with the remaining guests but was a bit unsettled over Bella, Mike, and Edward's jaunt into the woods. He pulled his sweet Esme aside. "Sweetheart, do you mind mingling with Alice and Rose for a while. I have a bad feeling about this." He gestured toward the woods.

"Sure, honey. I've wanted to get to know them better anyway. Be careful." She leaned into him for a kiss, and the raised eyebrows of Alice didn't go unnoticed. Alice nudged Rose so she could catch a glimpse of the enamored new couple.

Esme made her way over to the girls with a smile on her face. She was excited to talk to them and couldn't wait to gush about her relationship with Carlisle.

Emmett and Jasper were antsy and felt like they should be doing something so it was perfect when Carlisle called their names. No words were needed as the three of them took off for the woods.

Paul and Jake helped Mrs. Cope delay the buffet as no one was going to be eating anytime soon.

Bella trudged through the woods for what felt like forever. She came to a clearing full of wildflowers where she plopped down and began to cry. The meadow was beautiful, but she couldn't even enjoy it in her frazzled state.

She heard a noise and looked up through her tears. Her heart skipped a beat hoping it was Edward, and then her stomach sank when she saw that it was Mike. He looked as mad as a hornet, his face red and his body sweating.

"You fucking made me chase after your dumb ass! Really Isabella, running away never solves anything. All you did was piss me off more. Tell me, did you know that motherfucker was going snorkeling?"

She turned away from him, and he closed the distance between them. Grabbing her arm he pulled her to her feet. She went with her first instinct and pushed him with her other hand. He grabbed onto her harder and was momentarily stunned when Bella reached up and scratched his face drawing blood.

She never tried to fight back before and was surprised at how much she wanted to pummel the bastard. She wasn't typically a violent person but seeing him bleeding made her feel good.

Mike dragged his hand across his face. "You bitch," he growled as he backhanded her across the face. "How's it feel? Huh? Answer me, cunt!" he shouted.

"Please, Mike," Bella begged. "I'm sorry."

"You're mine. Apparently, you forgot so it's time to show you. I've waited long enough."

Bella was struggling against him but his anger made him even stronger. He pushed her to the ground and secured both of her hands above her head with one of his. His intentions became clear when he tugged at the bottom of her swimsuit. "Please, no. God, no!" she whimpered.

"God, yes," he said back to her. "It's about time you feel what it's like to be with a real man."

He pulled his swim trunks down freeing his dick. Thankfully for Bella, her granny suit was making it difficult for him to get it off. She continued to struggle against him and gasped when Mike was pulled off of her.

Edward couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Mike on top of Bella. Thank God Emmett had knocked some sense into him...literally. Just the thought of what he was planning on doing to Bella set him off. Edward had never felt such rage as he yanked him off of her.

When he saw the bruise forming on her cheek he lost it. "C'mon you fucker. Get up and fight like a man."

Mike got to his feet and was about to say something but it was cut short by the sound of Edward's fist hitting his face. Bella was stunned.

Mike was no match for Edward's anger. He continued to beat Mike senseless with thoughts of his beautiful girl giving him strength he didn't even know he possessed. Mike's nose made a sickening crunching sound, and Edward didn't care that Mike had stopped fighting, he couldn't seem to quell the fury inside of him.

"Ed, that's enough!" Jasper yelled. "He's not worth it."

Edward could hear the voices telling him to stop but couldn't seem to listen. Emmett got in-between them and put Edward in a bear hug. Mike was rolling around on the ground moaning while Jasper rushed to Bella's side.

"He hit her," Edward said trying to break out of Emmett's grasp.

"I know, dude. I know. He's not going to hurt her again."

"He was on top of her when I got here. He was going to force her-"

Before Edward could finish his thought, Carlisle appeared at the edge of the meadow.

Thank God for the granny suit...I wasn't going to let that fucker fuck her. (I couldn't resist that last sentence.) Anyone ever broken someone's nose?