BPOV

He closed his eyes and laid his head back in the chair. I thought long and hard about what he had just said and before I knew it I had opened my mouth. "Edward?" He looked over at me, "I need to tell you something." He raised his eyebrows silently telling me to continue, "I'm….."

"I'm gonna head upstairs and go to bed. You can use Bella's room tonight." I slowly stood from the couch and headed towards the stairs. "Thanks but I would hate for her to be mad at me for staying in her room." I turned on the stairs so that I could look at him as I spoke. "Trust me Edward, Bella won't mind at all."

After checking over my injuries in the full length mirror I climbed into bed and tried to fall asleep but nothing I did worked. In the first place it hurt too much to get comfortable because of my ribs, but also because I felt like shit for still keeping this secret from Edward.

I laid there and watched the shadows slowly moving across the room as the moon slowly moved across the night sky while I never got a moment of sleep, not even the pain killers I took helped make me fall asleep. I got out of bed and got dressed just in time to go down stairs and watch the sunrise while I sat on the porch. Once the sun was fully in the sky I headed inside and made breakfast for me and Edward.

"I thought I smelled food being cooked." I took every ounce of strength that I had to keep from dropping the pitcher of orange juice when he walked in the room wearing his pants down low and no shirt. Although I have seen him like this before after what he said last night I can't help but appreciate his beauty even more.

"Yeah, I figured I would make some breakfast as a thank you for last night."

He sat down at the table where I had placed a plate of food and started eating. "How are your ribs feeling?" I slowly sat trying not to feel the pain he was asking about. "How bout I let you know when it no longer feels like a truck ran me over." He just chuckled and we continued eating.

After breakfast Edward was loading the dirty dishes into the dishwasher when Alice, Jasper, Paul, and Jacob all walked through the front door. "Alice I am not watching that movie again!" They were all smiling and laughing but they stopped once they turned to see both Edward and me. "Holy shit Ben what happened to you?" Jacob was the first to speak but the terrified looks on Alice and Paul's were almost as loud as his voice.

"Um, I got into a fight when we left the bar last night. It's not big deal. So, what movie are we not watching again?" Alice beamed while Paul groaned, "SHE wants to watch her favorite movie AGAIN." I in turn groaned, "Alice, come on!" She rolled her eyes and dragged Jasper into the living room to start the movie.

"Well if I have to watch this shit then I need the proper supplies. Help me in the kitchen Jacob?" I averted my gaze when Jacob leaned in and kissed Paul, "Of course." When I looked over at Edward he was literally counting the tiles under his feet. "If you plan to escape the madness of Alice I would run while you still can." He shrugged and walked into the living room while I went back into the kitchen to help Paul and Jacob.

"Here take this and I will be right out with the popcorn."

Jacob had a stupid 'I'm in love' look on his face as he walked away from Paul. Once he was out of ear shot Paul grabbed me and pulled me deeper into the kitchen. "OK let me see." He looked at the bruise on my face before I could pull away. "Paul my face isn't what hurts so please stop." He raised both eyebrows at me and I looked around before lifting my shirt just enough to show him the bruises on my ribs. "Oh poor baby you need to ice that."

As soon as the microwave beeped we made our way into the living room. I held ice packs to my ribs while everyone else munched on the snacks. "I can't believe Alice's favorite movie is The Truth About Cats and Dogs." I rolled my head to the side to look at Edward, "This is Alice we are talking about."

We were half way through the movie when I disappeared upstairs pretending to get some pain killers. The truth was I couldn't sit there with Edward and know that he could get mad at me fore lying just like in the movie. I needed to tell him but how could I expect him to keep my secret from the guys, I couldn't and I knew that. Telling Edward would be the same as telling everyone which was no longer just my secret. When I decided to tell everyone the truth about me pretending to be Ben then I might ruin the relationships between Jasper and Alice and Jacob and Paul.

I must have fallen asleep because when I woke up the sun was setting and no one was home. Alice had left a note saying they were all going out but didn't think I would be up for it. Since I still felt like shit run over I took a shower and laid down on the couch wearing a sports bra and a pair of Soffe shorts with an ice pack on my ribs as I watched all the Blade movies.

EPOV

After the movie was over I quickly snuck out of the house leaving the love birds to their own business.

Since I had time and no plans I did some much needed grocery shopping but for that to happen I had to stop at my house and shower then grab my disguise. It's not that I don't love it when my fans want my autograph but when I am doing normal everyday tasks it gets annoying. I learned fast just how many times you can be asked to sign a magazine between the bread isle and the milk, let's just say too many.

My disguise isn't much but it's better than nothing. Basically I wear a black beanie to cover my hair, a pair of sunglasses, and a hoodie with the hood up, yes it is very suspicious in the summer but most of the time people are afraid I am in a gang so they avoid me.

The shower I took felt great but I was sad that it had washed away the smell of Bella from me. I would have thought it would've been awkward sleeping in Bella's room in her bed but being surrounded by her scent and her belongings just made me miss her more. It killed me that she was always gone and when she was here it was like she didn't want to get too close to me.

After I put all the groceries away I messed around on the guitar for awhile until my cell rang and I answered to hear Emmett's voice. "Dude get your ass to my house we are all hanging out tonight and I feel like kicking your ass at Rock Band." I groaned but still started getting ready. "You wish you could kick my ass at Rock Band. Who all is hanging out?" He was still laughing at something Rose said when he answered my question, "Um, everyone but Ben, according to Alice he is still fucked up from his fight last night. I can't believe that shit. Rose is pissed you guys didn't call the cops and have their asses arrested and she has been busting my balls about it all day." "Then I sure as hell am not coming over there without Ben to be a shock absorber since he was the one who refused to call the cops. I'll be there after I drag his ass out of bed."

It didn't take long for me to get to Ben's house but all the lights were off when I finally did get there. I had almost not even bothered going up to the door but then I saw the glow from the TV in the living room and knew that he was home. Since we are always coming and going from each others homes we never really knock so I just let myself in and followed the light into the living room.

"Ben get your ass up and let's go, if I have to deal with Rose then you do to."

I could see the shadow of him on the couch but he didn't budge when I came in. For a second I was worried that there was something wrong with him but then he reached over and turned off the TV blinding me in darkness. When my eyes adjusted I was surprised to see that it wasn't Ben in the room but Bella.

"Oh, sorry Bella I thought you were Ben."

She lowered her head and I swear I heard a soft chuckle come from her. "I guess this is as good a time as any." I wrinkled my head in confusion but before I could say anything she had flipped the light switch. I stood there in shock at what I was seeing, Bella's beautiful face had bruises on it and as my eyes wondered over her body I saw that she had the same injuries as Ben, which could only mean one thing. "What the fuck?" She flinched and then I noticed that her eyes were filling with tears.

I walked towards her but grabbed the blanket off the back of the couch. Once I reached her I wrapped it around her shoulders coving her very exposed body. "I'm sorry I lied to Edward." I wrapped my arms around her pulling her close to me but she moaned in pain. "Bella on a scale of 1-10 how bad do your ribs hurt?" A small sob left her when she spoke, "An 8." I sighed and bent my knees a little and carefully lifted her bridal style.

I walked us out to my car and I carefully lowered her into the seat before walking around to my side. We were silent for the first few minutes of the ride but Bella turned the radio down and spoke, "Why aren't you yelling and shit?" I sighed and carefully went over the speed bump that led to the urgent care. "You want me to yell at you?" I couldn't keep the anger off my face when I looked at her. "No, but I deserve it. I've been lying to you since the moment I met you and now you know the truth but you are acting like nothing has changed."

I roughly parked the car but immediately felt bad when I saw her wince. "Shit Bella, I can't yell at you for this when you are in pain. I feel like shit because I should have made you see a doctor last night but I'm an ass and I let you go home thinking you were fine and yes if I knew that you were, well you then I would have forced you to the hospital but I didn't. So, can you please stop trying to get me to yell at you long enough for the doctors too check you out, I think you may have a broken rib?" "OK."

We spent two hours at the hospital to find out that Bella did have a cracked rib and severe bruising. The doctor made me leave the room for a little bit as they asked Bella all about who did this to her and when it happened. I knew that they were trying to get her to say that I did this to her but I knew Bella would stick to the truth as much as she could.

When the doctor came out of Bella's room she glared at me, "I hope for her sake, she's not lying to cover for your ass." I wanted to punch her in the face but I knew that wouldn't help convince her I didn't hit Bella. The doctor gave her a shot for the pain and a prescription before we left but she never stopped watching me around Bella.

When I got her home I forced her to go straight to bed but I wasn't sure which room was really hers until she nodded me towards "Ben's" room so that's where I took her. After I laid her down on the bed I turned to leave but she stopped me. "Please Edward; just tell me how you really feel about this."

I ran a hand through my hair before I carefully sat down on the bed next to Bella. "I'm mad, confused, and relieved." She looked at me in confusion so I continued. "I'm mad because you have been lying right to my face. I'm confused because now I have to think about every conversation I have ever had with both you and "Ben" to remember everything I said and figure out what is real with you and what's fake." She grabbed my hand when I stopped talking, "You forgot to tell me why you are relieved."

I closed my eyes and slowly leaned down until my forehead was against hers. "I thought that one would have been obvious." Before she could respond I placed my lips on hers and kissed her as softly as I possibly could.

I hope you liked it but let me know either way.

~SAM~