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This story will eventually have a HEA, so please be patient as I get my characters into position. There will be extreme adult subject matter, drama, talk of abortion and angst; please be advised.

Thank you to carolinecullen2012 and piesmom for everything you did to make this story what it is today. I love you ladies with all my heart. Could not have done it without you!

I can't even remember how the conversation came up about us moving in together, but it did. Before I knew it, Edward was looking for jobs out of the state. I was so happy to get the hell out of this town and the hell away from Renee. Edward was taking me with him when he left this shit hole town. He must really love me.

He went on a few different job interviews in different cities. I took him and dropped him off at the airport, a few times. It felt like he was taking my heart with him, every time he left. But, he always came back home, home to me. We finally decided on where we were going to move and when we would be leaving. Edward had furniture and stuff from living on his own previously, so we really didn't need anything. The only thing of mine I was going to take was my clothes, and few odds and ends.

Renee gave me hell, once she found out I was leaving with him; by this time I was twenty years old and there was nothing she could do to stop me. I was in love with him; he was my forever, my future. She tried every way possible to sabotage my happiness; she told me he was going to take me with him and then cheat on me when he found something or someone better, which men always did according to her. According to her, I was ruining my life. She tried everything and kept telling me, he was going to knock me up then leave me, and take the baby. And, how after that I would never see it again. It wore me down; I really was getting to a breaking point. I was not going to let her win. I wanted a life with him.

It was non-stop every day with Renee, telling me bullshit about me leaving with Edward. I hated it. I tried to ignore her as much as possible, but it was such a constant. It was always on the back of my mind. I spent as much time as possible out of the house as I could; especially since we were leaving I spent a lot of time at Jasper and Ali's house and with their girls. I would miss them more than anything.

We finally figured out when we were leaving, and quickly arranged an apartment and how to get our stuff out of there. Carlisle, Edwards's dad was going to drive a U-haul with a trailer pulling my truck, Edward and I was to follow in his car; Carlisle would fly home. My truck was in Renee's name and I was still on her insurance. Hell, I paid everything. She tried to pull shit on me, and tell me that I couldn't take it. She bitched and fussed until we had it transferred into mine and Edward's name. It was just another one of her ways to try to stop us from going.

She thought, by trying to pull the shit with my truck, that it would somehow keep me home. She knew with my age, and Edward and I not being married that it would be hard to figure out the insurance issue. Between transferring the truck into our names and getting everything ready it was going to cost us five hundred dollars to do it. She knew that, hell I should have just said 'fuck it' and left the truck there in her name and made her deal with the payments. But, I wouldn't do that.

We had been lying low lately, first trying to save money because of the move. The company Edward got a job with was helping with relocating fees, but we still needed to save money. I didn't have a job right away when we got there. The interview I set up was not for two weeks after we arrived. Plus, I had been fighting the flu or something for a few weeks, and could not shake it. I brushed it off as stress and nerves from Renee.

We had one more night out with everyone at a 'Breaking Dawn' show. That seemed the best way to say goodbye to all our friends. The night went great, we drank, danced and sang. It was a great night, we got to say goodbye to our friends and a few family members too. When the final song started, I don't know what happened, but Ali and I just looked at each other, and took each other in our arms and started to cry. She was pregnant with her third daughter, and of course was sober. I had drunk some, but I was not drunk but the emotions just overtook the both of us.

I loved Ali; she was all I really ever had. She had Jasper now, and I was happy for her and her girls. Poor Jasper, with another one on the way, but he took it all in stride. Edward just smiled and held me when we finally let each other go. I don't know what he was thinking, but I was assuming he knew it was hard for me to leave Ali. I knew, I would have Edward by my side, and I had never not had Ali there for anything.

It was finally the day we were set to leave, everything was packed. Edward was at home, and I told Renee I would stay with her for a little before heading over to Edward's house. I still don't know why I agreed to it, she cried and told me I was ruining my life. I sat there trying to hold back my tears because she was the one ruining my life. She could never leave me alone long enough to let me grow up and have my own life. She had to have her nose in all of my business. I couldn't take anymore.

"I have to go mom, Edward is waiting for me."

She couldn't even talk she was crying so hard. She pulled me into a hug and wouldn't let me go. I finally got free and walked out the door. I got in my truck, lit a smoke and pulled out the driveway. I felt relief the minute I pulled out of that driveway, but there was a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.

I got to Edward's parents house, it was late and everyone was sleeping. Edward said just come in and come up to his room. So that's just what I did, I found him in his bed. I crawled in with him and snuggled up close to him; he was still awake when I got there.

"How did it go with Renee?"

"She put the blame on hard and cried the entire time, I'm glad I'm out of there," I said and kissed his lips. I was still crying a little, but he never asked me about it. Just took the pads of his thumbs and rubbed the tears away.

There was no wild and crazy sex that night, there was not even any making love. It was just me lying content in Edward's arms, with him holding me telling me how much he loved me. I knew, I was doing the right thing, and this was the beginning of our new life together, and I couldn't wait to start it.

We only got a couple of hours of sleep, since we were leaving at a strange hour. Edward and his Dad were planning on driving straight to our new home. Our home. That was the most wonderful feeling in the world. We got in the car and followed Carlisle onto the highway; I put on a CD of all our favorite music and turned around to look out the back window. I watched as our city faded away behind us. I curled up on the pillow and blanket Edward told me to bring and grabbed his hand, closed my eyes. I couldn't wait to start my new life with him.

I just wanted to let you all know this is where the story will start to get a bit angsty...also; my Edward and Bella are very normal people. They don't come from money, wealth or well to do families. They have to struggle, and live paycheck to paycheck like most people do these days so do their friends.