Here is the next chapter. I hope you enjoy it. I am writing this chapter in both Bella Kingstons POV and Tyler Rivers POV. The POV may switch back and forth but I will do my best to be clear about it. There is also be a flashback in this chapter so please read carefully.

Rosewood High is back in Session

Tylers POV

JT drooped me off at home after only my second day of school this year. I was ready for sophomore year to be over and it only just started.

"How was school today?" My dad asked

I was surprised because I didn't think he would be home from work yet.

"It sucked. Do you realize how hard it is to get around school on crutches. What are you doing home already. I thought you would be working super late again." I said

"Your sister had to deal with the same thing earlier this year. I left early today but that means I am going to have to stay late tomorrow. You only have a few PT appointments left and you will be of those crutches any day now." My dad said

"I thought you were supposed to take my to physical therapy after school tomorrow." I said

"I guess you are going to have to find someone else to take you." My dad said

"Who. Your working late, mom has a PTA meeting, Deylia has dance rehearsals with Branden, and JT has a basketball meeting after school tomorrow." I said

"Bella, she is your girlfriend and it would give the two of you some time to spend together." My dad said

"Dad, I can't ask her. I have been trying to avoid her at school and that's just going to confuse her even more." I said

"What's going on? Your acting like you and Bella broke up." My dad asked

"I broke things of with Bella two months ago." I said

"So if you broke up with Bella before you went to see her in London then why did you go then?" My dad asked

"I had to dad. Bella could have died and it would have been all my fault." I said

"You can't put the blame on yourself. Bellas a really great girl and if you still love her then you will find a way to be together again." My dad said

"Well now her mom is trying to keep us apart. I called Bella to invite her over on Labor day like you and mom said I could. Bellas cell went strait to voice mail. I don't know why but I didn't bother to leave a message. Then I tried her home number thinking Bella would be the one to answer it but her mom answered it instead. She told me that I was ruining Bellas life and that I needed to leave her alone." I said

"Don't listen to Bellas mom. I know your mom and I weren't supportive of your relationship with her but we will be if you just give Bella another chance. Bellas drug addiction issues have nothing to due with you." My dad said

"Thanks dad." I said

"Who are you going to go to that Justin Timberlake concert with. Your mom and I bought those tickets for your 16th birthday and we thought that you would be taking Bella. The concert is on the 20th of September so it was just in time for your 16th birthday." My dad said

"Actually I kind of wanted to take JT. Justin Timberlake is his favorite Pop/R&B artist. Bella and I are going to go to homecoming the following weekend as friends. I haven't asked her yet but I hope she says yes." I said

"Thats great. Your sister is planing on going homecoming dress shopping this weekend so you should go with her and help her pick one out." My dad said

"Dad she has Bella for that." I said

"I know but it is a great brother/sister thing for the two of you to do. You help her pick a dress out and she will help you pick an outfit out in return. Was I the last one to know about your break up with Bella?" My dad said

"No, The only person I told was JT. Deylia found out when she went to visit Bella in London. I would think Bella told her parents by now." I said

"So your mom doesn't even know about this." My dad said

"No and I don't plan on telling her." I said

That night my mom had conversation with me after my dad told her that I broke up with Bella two months ago.

"Why didn't you tell me two months ago?" My mom asked

I knew she must have been talking about my breakup with Bella

"I just didn't really tell anyone except JT." I said

"When you break up with someone it usually hurts both people but most of the time the girl hurts more. I have found from personal experience that is is better to have someone to talk to then keep your feelings bottled up inside. I know you were the one that broke up with her but why would you just leave her heartbroken like that." My mom asked

"Things weren't working out and I thought is was better to break up with her rather then carry on a relationship if the chances of it working it were slim." I said

"In some cases it is but in your case it may have been better to wait so you could do it face to face." My mom said

"I broke up with Bella over Skype so it was close enough to actually being face to face." I said

"Do you still love Bella?" My mom asked

"She still loves me and I'm not really sure if I feel the same way about her anymore. You should be happy now because you and dad never supported my relationship with Bella in the first place." I said

"It wasn't Bella that your dad and I had a problem with. It was Bellas parents. I just had a bad past with her dad and your dad just doesn't like her parents because he loves me." My mom said

"So Bella and I are like Romeo and Juliet in a way." I said

"Exactly you and Bella love each other but each others parents just can't get along with each other." My mom said


Bellas POV

Being a junior meant you were a upperclassmen. Upperclassmen status doesn't really make you any more popular then the two previous years of high school as an underclassmen. Unless you were a cheerleader or some other sports jock but for me it didn't mean anything. Life at home kind of sucks right now so school is a great break from being at home. I was really surprised when Tyler sat down next to me at lunch.

"So are you talking to me now because the last two days you have been completely ignoring me?" I asked

"Is there any chance that you can take me to my physical therapy appointment after school today?" Tyler asked

"Sorry Tyler but I have this appointment that I really don't want to go to after school but my mom is making me so I have to go." I said

"What is your mom making you do that you don't want to do?" Tyler asked

"She wants me to see a councilor/therapist to talk about my feelings, issues, and problems." I said

"Does this have anything to due with the fact that you relapsed on drugs over the summer?" Tyler asked

"Yes, My own mom doesn't trust me anymore. She literally expects me to tell her everything. She won't even let me have a private phone conversation with Deylia." I said

"She told me that I was ruining your life and I needed to leave you alone." Tyler said

"My mother told you that." I said

"Last Saturday night I called your cell first but it went strait to voice mail. I called your home phone and your mom answered. I was calling to invite you over to my house. My parents thought it would have been nice for you to join us on Labor Day for a meal. I told your mom that I was inviting you over but she said that you were not aloud to go to my house. Then she told me that your drug relapse was my fault and for me to stay out of your life." Tyler said

"I must have already been sleeping by the time you called. I would have been happy to see you on Monday if I had known I was invited over." I said

"I really want to see you outside of school but I don't know how to get around your mom." Tyler said

"I could skip my appointment and take you to physical therapy." I said

"That would be great." Tyler said

After school that day I was waiting outside my car for Tyler. I was waiting outside the car because I knew I was going to have to help him get in since he is still on crutches. All of the sudden Ryan walked up to me.

"What do you want?" I asked

"Lets just say you give me something I want and I will give you something you want in return." Ryan said

"If you want a ride back to my house I can't help you because I'm not going strait home." I said

"I have my car here so why would I need a ride." Ryan said

"Then what do you want Ryan?" I asked

"If you hook up with me I can get you some drugs." Ryan said

"Ew, One our parents are dating so that practically makes us step siblings and two I am not on drugs." I said

"They aren't married yet and we are not blood related so it wouldn't matter. Everyone knows that your summer was spent parting, drinking, and doing drugs." Ryan said

"I would never sleep with you no matter how desperate I was." I said

That didn't stop Ryan from Kissing me and touching me in places were he shouldn't. I tried to open my car door to get away from him but I couldn't. I tried to push him off me but I wasn't strong enough. I couldn't let him to this to me. All of the sudden Tyler appeared and used his crutches to push us apart. I was able to get into my car. I was in tears but I could her what Tyler and Ryan were yelling about.

"What the H- do you think you were doing to Bella?" Tyler asked

"She wanted it." Ryan yelled

"You expect me to believe for one second that Bella wanted you to hook up with her. After all you have done to me and JT. Just leave her alone." Tyler yelled

I was sitting in the drivers seat and Tyler opened the back seat to put his crutches away and then he got in the passenger seat.

"Are you ok." Tyler asked

"No and I haven't been ok since the day you broke up with me." I cried out

"Did Ryan hurt you in anyway physically or emotionally?" Tyler asked

"He wanted to have sex with me and in exchange he was going to give me drugs. I told him no but he wouldn't listen. Do you believe me?" I was barley able to say.

"Of course I believe you Bella. Thats sexual assault. Ryan could go to Jail for that." Tyler said

"Ryan's not 18 until the end of October and don't forget his dad is a cop." I said

"You can't let Ryan get away with this. We have to tell your mom what happened." Tyler said

Before we left the school I connected my I phone into the cars radio system and hit shuffle. "Love Story" by Taylor Swift was the first song that it played.

"You can change it if you want," I said

"No, this song remands me of us actually." Tyler said

"Didn't I help you with the Romeo and Juliet unit you had last school year in English 9?" I asked

"Yes and I got an A because of you." Tyler said

"Your're lucky that my parents told me that I should save all my important school work from the previous years." I said

I remembered the time that I helped Tyler with Romeo and Juliet. It was that one day back in the beginning of February where I was home alone with him and we were reading the play together. I was reading the Juliet parts and Tyler was reading the Romeo parts. We suddenly went from reading to making out with each other that day. I gently pushed the textbook off of my bed and we had shared our first time together. Well technically it had been our second time but it was the first real time because three months earlier we had a drunken hook up with each other.

We were driving along and the next song was "All of Me" by John Legend. Another song that I loved but I didn't want to hear it with Tyler in the car.

"Branden and Deylia are doing there nationals dance to this song." Tyler said

"Deylia told me that." I said

The next song was "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift.

I was distracted by this song and I wasn't paying attention to how fast I was driving. I didn't realize that I ran a red light until I heard another car honk the horn and slam on the brakes. I had to swerve to avoid a head on collision.

"Bella that was really close." Tyler said

"I'm sorry. I guess I was just distracted." I said

"You need to pull over and take a breath. I don't want to get in another car accident. It's only been 7 months since Deylia lost control of her car." Tyler said

"Tyler I'm fine. We have less then another mile to drive before we are at the physical therapy place." I said

I wasn't fine because there was a cop tailing me and he put his sirens on to pull me over. I pulled over into a drugstore parking lot. I rolled down the window and waited for the cop to walk up. Of course it had to be Ryan's dad.

"Bella." He said

"Oh no, not you." I said

"Can I see your Licence and Registration please." He asked

Tyler handed me my purse which was on the floor in front of were Tyler was siting so I could get my licence. Tyler opened the glove box also on the passenger side front and found the car registration for me. I handed it to the police officer. He had to have recognized me since he has been living at my house. He went back to his police car and ran the licence through.

"I see that you have no prior incidents but since you haven't even had your licence for a year and a half yet I am going to have to give you a ticket for reckless driving and 3 points will be added on your licence." He said

He handed me a ticket with a $300 fine.

"Can't you just cut me a deal and just give me a warning or something?" I asked

"I am letting you off easy. Under normal circumstances you would have been arrested and brought into the station for questioning." I said

"What if I was Ryan. Would you let him off with just a warning?" I asked

"Have either of you been drinking?" He asked

"No." Tyler said

"You actually think I'm stupid enough to drink and drive. I'm not my father." I yelled

"Bella calm down, The one thing you should never do is yell at a police officer. Didn't they teach you that in drivers ed?" Tyler asked

"Bella, I am going to need you to get out of the car and do a real quick Breathalyzer test for me." He said

"I said I wasn't drinking meaning I'm completely sober." I yelled

"Bella, Just do what he wants you to do or you are going to end up in more trouble." Tyler said

I listened to the officer. He gave me a Breathalyzer test. He also made me walk in a strait line and recite the alphabet. I passed all three tests with flying colors. I got back in my car.

"I'm sorry but it is just my job to make a person go through these tests to make sure they haven't been drinking and driving." He said

"Is there anything else I need to do or am I free to go?" I asked

"Are you aware that the name on your drivers licence and the name on the car registration don't match?" He asked

"Yes my mom still needs to go to secretary of state to take my dads name off of the car registration." I said

"The tab is still good until January so as long as she gets in changed by then." He said

The officer left and we were only a little late to Tylers PT appointment. The appointment only took an hour. When we got back in the car Tyler told me his good news.

"I will be able to get the cast off and be off crutches within a week or so." Tyler said

"Thats great." I replied

"What did you mean when you said to Ryan dad earlier about not being your father?" Tyler asked

"He picked me up from school a few times and he was out drinking before hand. Of course I was to young to know that he was drunk but he had a few almost car accidents because he was drunk with me in the backseat of the car. One time he did get into an accident with me in the backseat of the car. My mom arrived just in time to see the cops handcuffing my dad and taking him to the police station for questioning. She drove me to the hospital to get me checked out and to make sure I was okay. I had a few cuts from broken glass but they were bad enough that I needed stitches on my forehead. Thats when my mom first found out about my dads drinking problems. He was lucky enough to only get a ticket for a DUI and child endangerment. He would have gone to Jail for a while if the other guy involved hadn't been drunk as well, ran a red light, and he was talking on his cell phone at the time of the collision. The other guy managed to not get injured at all. My dad had to go to court and he ending up paying a few thousand dollars in fines but that was better then Jail time."

As I was telling Tyler the story I had a flashback/memory of my childhood.

I was 9 years old and it was an average December day in London,England. It was almost Christmas but you wouldn't know because it was around 50 degrees out side and the sun was shining. Today was the last day at school before Holiday break started. I was a fourth grader at London Prep Academy and I actually didn't mind going to school 5 days a week from September - May. Having these next two weeks off meant being able to sleep in and have some quality time with my family.

My parents have been fighting recently. I don't know if its about money, My dads job, or something else. It was Friday so my mom had dropped me off at school and my dad was supposed to be picking me up. He was running a few minutes late but my dad is almost never on time to pick me up. At least this time he showed up before the school had to call one of my parents to pick me up.

Something seemed wrong but I didn't know what. We were only a few miles from home when it happened. The car my dad was driving had collided with another car. The car spun a few times and was hit again on the opposite side. My dad was able to get himself out but I was stuck since both back doors were damaged really bad and there was glass everywhere. It didn't take that long for the cops and the ambulances to come to the crash scene. They got me out of the backseat. The firetruck was also there because they where worried about the car blowing up but it didn't happen. My dad was in better condition then I was. Just a few cuts from the broken glass. The paramedics treated me first. They were asking me questions but I was crying so hard that I could barley talk.

"Whats your name?" The paramedic asked

"Bella." I said

"How old are you." The paramedic asked

Using both my hands I held up 9 fingers.

"9" I had quietly said

"This is going to hurt but you will feel a lot better soon." The Paramedic said

One of the paramedics got the glass out of forehead. Then they bandaged up the cuts on my forehead and a smaller cut on each one of my hands. One of the police officers kept a watch on me while the paramedics where treating my dad.

"Whats going to happen to my dad?" I asked

"After the paramedics treat him he is going to have to come to the station to answer some questions. DUI's are very serious things with very serious consequences." The cop said

"Whats a DUI?" I asked

"Driving Under the Influence of either drugs or alcohol." The cop said

Then my mom showed up so someone must have called her.

"Mommy." I cried and then she hugged me

"What Happened? Are you alright?" My mom asked

"Daddy was driving and the car and another car hit each other. It was so scary." I said

"Wheres your dad?" My mom asked

"Over there." I said then pointed

My mom looked and he was being handcuffed by one of the responding police officers.

"Are they arresting him?" My mom asked the officer that was sitting next to me.

"He was driving drunk and they have to take him in for questing. Not only was he one and a half times over the legal limit but he also was driving with a child in the car. He could be in some serious trouble." The cop said

"You mean like he might have to go to Jail?" My mom asked

"Thats usually what happens in DUI's and child endangerment cases." The cop said

"You were wearing your seatbelt in the backseat right Bella." My mom said

"Yes." I said

"The seatbelt probably saved your daughters life. It must have been a hard collision and that seatbelt kept her from being thrown." The cop said

"Bella's ok right?" My mom asked the paramedics

"Yes, but I would still advise that you take Bella to the hospital and get her checked out. The cut from broken glass on her forehead was pretty deep and she might need stitches. They are also going to check for any signs of a concussion." The paramedic said

My mom grabbed my backpack and I followed her back to her car. I got in the backseat and put on my seatbelt. She got in the front drivers seat and drove me to the hospital.

"Mom, I'm fine." I said

"You still need to get checked out." My mom said

"Why didn't daddy come with us?" I asked

"What your dad did was very irresponsible and he is going to have face the consequences of his actions." My mom said

"Whats going to happen to him?" I asked

"I don't know sweetie." My mom said

We were waiting in the emergency waiting room. It wasn't that busy but since it wasn't a real serious injury I had to wait for a doctor to see me. There was also a blood drive going on. My 9 year old self got board and started asking my mom questions.

"Mommy, What it is a blood drive? I asked

"People donate blood and the doctor can transfer the blood into other people who need more blood in order to survive. Healthy people give it to cancer patents, auto accidents, or other people that have had blood loss." My mom said

"Can I give blood mommy?" I asked

"When your 17 you can. Your dad and I have donated a few times before. It feels really good to know that your blood can save another life." My mom said

"Is this the hospital that daddy works at?" I asked

"Yes. Your uncle George works here to." My mom said

Melissa was hoping that they wouldn't have to wait much longer. She could tell that Bella was getting impatient. She was also hoping that the one doctor they wouldn't have to see was her brother in law. Of course Bellas uncle George had been the doctor that they saw. He gave her a quick physical since Bella was due for one.

"So how exactly did this happen?" My uncle asked

"Wren picked Bella up from school and they got into a car accident on the way home." My mom said

"He was driving drunk wasn't he?" My uncle asked

"Yes, he should of just called me to pick Bella up. I was in a work meeting but I could have left." I said

"He should have but he didn't. We had a Christmas party luncheon today for all the staff. He was there even though his shift isn't until later tonight. He had a little to much to drink and I told him to just hang out in the lounge area until he sobered up but he didn't Listen." My mom said

"Well his blood alcohol level was one and a half times the legal limit. The cops handcuffed him and took him to the police station for questioning. So I don't think he is going to get out before his shift tonight." My mom said

"That means that I'm going to have to work a double shift tonight." My uncle said

My uncle had to stitch the cut on my forehead because it was really bad.

"Bella is really lucky. Her injures could have been a lot worse." My uncle said

"I know, When the cop called me and the officer said "Your Husband and your daughter were in a car crash" I feared the worse. I didn't know what I was going to find out when I got to the crash scene. The first thing I saw was the completely totaled car. You here all of these stories on the news about drunk driving crashes and fatalities. My mind just feared the worst." My mom said

"I should have told you this before but Wrens been drinking for a few months now. He's never actually been drunk at work but he would go to the bar after his shift." My uncle said

"So when Wren texts me and tells me that he is working a few extra hours he has actually been going to the bar and drinking." My mom said

Then my uncle asked me some questions to check for signs of a concussion.

"Does your head hurt?" My uncle asked

"A little." I replied

"Have you been dizzy since the crash?" My uncle asked

"No." I replied

"Any loss of consciousness or blackouts?" My uncle asked

"No." I replied

"Have you been nauseous or have you thrown up?" My uncle said

"No." I replied

"A little head ace is normal with this type of injury. You don't have the signs of a concussion now but I want you and your mom to be aware of them just in cause you get the symptoms later tonight or tomorrow." My uncle said

My mom took me home and we ate dinner. Then she dropped me of at my grandparents house because she had to go to the police station to see my dad. Liam was also at my grandparents house because my uncle was working really late and my aunt was out of town.

End of Flashback/Memory

"I knew about your dads drinking issues but I never knew that it was that bad. It must have been horrible for you to watch you dad get arrested." Tyler said

"It was, that wasn't the only time. Back in February I was at his court sentencing when he had to spend 3 months in Jail for prescribing drugs to a minor without parental consent." I said

"Are you worried that your dad is going to start drinking again?" Tyler asked

"Every day I worry about him, I haven't even been home a week yet and I am already missing him like crazy." I said

"Do you think you might want to go to university in London? It would be a great opportunity for you." Tyler asked

"Even if I wanted to my mom would never let me." I said

My cell phone rang and it was my mom calling.

"Hey mom, I was just on the way home." I said

"How did you appointment go?" My mom asked

"Great mom. I really like her and I think she is really going to help me." I lied

"Bella, Don't lie to me. I know you didn't go. She called me because you didn't show up." My mom said

"I'm sorry mom I just forgot." I said

"Well then where have you been this whole time?" My mom asked

"Tyler asked me to take him to a physical therapy appointment. So I am just going to take him home and then I will be home." I said

"Just come home right now. We have a few other things that we need to talk about." My mom said

"I'm Sorry and I am on my way home now." I said

I hung up the phone.

"My mom wants me to come home now. So I guess you can come with me and then I'll take you home later." I said

"Do you want to go to homecoming with me? As friends of course." Tyler asked

"Can we really just be friends?" I asked

"What if you come with me to the football game tomorrow night. The dance team is performing during halftime so Deylia will be there and JT is going as well." Tyler said

"Sounds great but I already promised that I would go with Liam. Football in England is American soccer. He's only going to be here for a few weeks so I am trying to spend as much time as possible with him." I said

"We can all go and it will be like a group hang." Tyler said

"That would be fun actually." I said

I hung up the phone. Tyler was still with me and I went home.


General POV

Melissa was really upset with Bella for skipping her appointment and for spending time with Tyler.

"Mom, Can Tyler stay for dinner?" Bella asked

"No, You skipped your appointment to hang out with Tyler. You got pulled over for speeding, running a read light, and nearly causing an accident. I can't believe you expect me to allow Tyler to stay for dinner." Melissa told Bella

"But mom that's so unfair." Bella said

"If you think I am going to let you off easy this time you are wrong. So can you give me your car keys so I can take Tyler home after I have a little chat with him?" Melissa said

"No, you can take him home in your own car." Bella said

"Bella, Do you want to get in more trouble? You are already in enough as it is." Melissa said

"Fine." Bella said and reluctantly handed over her keys.

Bella went in the other room to see what Liam was up to.

"I told you to stay away from Bella." Melissa told Tyler

"I'm not ruining Bellas life you are." Tyler said

"I'm her mother, I know whats best for her." Melissa said

"You might be her mom but you don't know what she wants and needs. If you really loved Bella then you would let her go live with her dad in London, England for more then just the summer months." Tyler said

"If you really loved Bella then you wouldn't have broken her heart and caused her to go back to drugs." Melissa said

Neither Tyler or Melissa wanted to continue the fight so Melissa took Tyler home. When she got back Ian was back from work and he was already cooking dinner. Ryan was helping his dad cook. Bella was working on homework and Liam was helping her.

"You two didn't have to cook dinner. This isn't even your house." Melissa said

"I wanted to surprise you. Thanks for letting Ryan and I stay here but I really don't think this living situation is working out. My house is still on the market so if you need me and Ryan to give you and Bella some space." Ian said

"I'm fine with the two of you living here. Bella is just going to have to learn to get used to it." Melissa said

"If Ryan and I living here is the reason why Bella is acting out." Ian said

"Bellas been spoiled most of her life and she thinks she won't get in trouble for her bad life choices but this time she will. I have already decided that I am grounding her for the weekend." Melissa said

"Ryan went through this acting out phase after his mom died. He was only 13 at the time and it didn't last very long. Bella has had a hard year and I am sure this is just a phase." Ian said

They ate dinner as a family even though they technically weren't a family. Melissa had another talk with Bella and she apologized for her behavior. Although she was mad about being grounded for the weekend she understood that she has made bad life choices and had to accept the consequences.


I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I really enjoyed writing this one.

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