A/N: Hey guys! Sorry it's been a while. But I warned you that updates might be further apart with my new job. But I'm back. This chapter is a little shorter than I wanted but I desperately wanted to get something posted so I shortened it a little. Thanks to everyone who is reading and/or reviewing. Big thanks to Morgan for being there and helping me through these chapters!

EPOV

"I can't fucking believe this!" I screamed.

"Edward calm down! Besides, it's your own fault really; you did kind of ambush him," Alice mumbled quietly, cleaning the cut above my left eyebrow.

"It doesn't fucking matter. He deserved it. And fucking Chief Swan; arresting me and letting him go!" I snarled, so angry I was shaking.

"What do you have against him? He seems like a really good guy!" Jasper commented, sitting on the counter next to me, helping himself to a bag of Cheetos from Alice's pantry.

"Don't fucking defend him! You have no idea what kind of person he is!" I said, realizing I probably already said too much.

"What the shit are you talking about Eddie? James is a good guy! He's always been nice to us. And he treats Bella really well too!" Rosalie gushed, getting all dreamy-eyed like every other girl does about James. I wanted to vomit.

"Whatever. I gotta go," I muttered, jumping down from the island countertop and pushing Emmett out o my way to get to the front door.

"Edward, wait!" I heard someone shout behind me. I stopped with my hand on the door knob, not even turning around to face the voice.

"Look, Edward, you're my best friend and you always have been. And I'm not gonna ask you why you attacked James. But if you honestly think there was a justified reason for it, then I'll stand behind you."

"Emmett, I can't tell you why I hit him even if I wanted to. I made a promise to someone that I wouldn't tell anyone. But thanks," I said quietly before leaving Alice's house.

Fucking hell. Who would have thought that in less than twenty-four hours I would have gone from being extremely worried about Izzy to furious as hell at James to in a jail cell. Yeah, that's right; Chief Swan arrested me. Wanna know why? I'll tell you.

After Carlisle told me about Izzy and left my room, I sat around letting my anger fester for a few minutes until I couldn't take it any longer. I finally threw on a jacket and a pair of shoes and ran out of the house, snatching my keys on my way out. I knew everyone would still be at the party. Those people don't stop until around four in the morning.

I pulled up to Emmett's house, only a few cars remained. I recognized Jasper's and Rosalie's, Jake's, Mike Newton's, Lauren Mallory's, and James'. Perfect; the smaller the crowd, the better.

"Eddie! We were wondering where you disappeared to!" Jasper greeted as I walked in the house, my eyes automatically searching for James. I saw him standing in the living room talking to Jake, Mike, Jessica, Lauren, Rosalie, and Alice. Motherfucker.

"Had some business to take care of," I mumbled, making a beeline for James.

"Edward! You came back!" Emmett cheered, trying to get me to stop and talk to him. I'm sure he could tell by the look on my face that I was beyond pissed. I shrugged him off, pushing his hands away when he went to grab my arm.

"James!" I shouted as I approached the group he was in. He turned towards me just in time for my fist to met his face.

"What the fuck?" he shouted, spitting blood. All the girls in the room instantly gasped and got out of the way. The guys all stood in shock, not sure of what to do.

I grabbed the collar of his shirt and slammed him up against the wall, shattering a picture, before he could make a move.

"You fucking touch her again and I'll kill you motherfucker! Do you understand me?" I whispered angrily in his ear.

"Get the fuck off me!" he growled, shoving me off of him before landing a right hook to my eye. I gave myself a fraction of a second to catch my breath before charging at him again, tackling him onto the coffee table, it collapsing beneath us.

"Edward, fucking stop before you destroy my house!" I could hear Emmett scream in between people yelling our names. At some point I think I heard Jake telling Jessica to call the cops. All I remember is I got a few more good punches in before I was violently pulled away from him by Emmett, Jake holding James back as a police officer was escorted into the room by Jessica and Mike. To my sheer horror, Chief Swan walked in behind them.

"What the hell is going on here?" he bellowed, looking from me in Emmett's grasp to James in Jake's.

"This psycho attacked me Charlie!" James said, pointing a finger at me.

"Fuck you asshole! You deserved it!" I said back to him.

"Both of you shut up! Jake, get James cleaned up and get him home. We'll talk about this tomorrow son," he said to James, "Deputy, please escort Mr. Cullen to my cruiser and wait for me there. As for the rest of you, I think it's time for you all to get home before I start giving out MIPs!"

So there they all went. Jake took James by the arm into the kitchen to clean up the blood on his face. Emmett stayed by my side as Deputy Dumbfuck walked me outside by the arm. I watched everyone kind of gather on the front yard, wondering what was going to happen next.

"Edward, man, what the hell happened?" Emmett asked quietly as the officer stood me by Chief Swan's car.

"Don't worry about it Em," I said as Chief Swan walked out of Emmett's house.

"I thought I told you kids to go home!" he hollered at the small crowd standing on the front lawn before making his way over to Emmett and I.

"McCarty, if this happens again, I won't give you just a warning. I'll arrest your ass as well. Make sure everyone gets home okay and then get inside."

Emmett just shook his head at the Chief, nodded his head at me, and made a beeline for Rose, Jasper, and Alice, all watching me with worried eyes.

"Edward, I don't know what happened back there, but right now I have a job to uphold. So, Mr. Cullen, you are under arrest for assault. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be held against you in a court of law. You have the right to…" he said, reciting the Miranda as he turned me around, patted me around, and then put handcuffs around my wrists.

"Edward, don't worry about anything! We'll follow you guys down there and bail you out! Just hang tight!" Jasper yelled as Chief Swan put me in the car.

So that's why I was arrested. Jasper and Emmett showed up fifteen minutes after I got put in a cell, pockets full of cash they pulled out from a 24 hour ATM in town, ready to bail me out. Thankfully, Chief Swan was feeling bad for me and let my friends bail me out and take me home instead of calling my father to come get me.

I didn't bother going home. I'm sure by now Carlisle has found out what happened and is ready for a "father son chat," as he calls them. I just drove around town for an hour or so, not paying attention to anything around me. I couldn't get my mind to think of anything but my hatred for James and my worry over Izzy. I had to figure out something. I can't let her keep living like this. I care too much about her to let her go on with him. I know if I don't do something to get her away from him soon, he'll end up killing her.

As I drove towards my house, seeing James' truck in Izzy's driveway, parked behind the Chief's cruiser, it was as if the heavens above opened and rained down on me with a brilliant idea. Now I just had to get Izzy alone and convince her that I knew what I was doing.