Here is the next chapter, I hope you´ll enjoy it :-)

A/N I don´t own anything :-)))

Chapter 3.

Ellen went with Patricia to her pre-school and when she was walking into her own class to her kids she couldn´t think of anything but her husband. Since their „accident" he didn´t call, he didn´t ask about his daughter, nothing. She expected he would apologise but nothing happened.

This was something new to Ellen. She was used to his daily calls even for few minutes. Suddenly she wasn´t sure what to think. She feared of him, she hoped that was just an exception and it won´t happen again. She was really worried of Friday night. What will he say? Where is their marriage heading now? She tried to defend him, he might be really busy, stressed out. Everything is possible, but why doesn´t he say a word? She would try to help him, she would support him… Her head was a mess right now.

When she came into her class she knew that she has to support the kids. They are having a performance for their parents tonight and she must encourage them to do their best.

Afternoon they had the last rehearsals and then all of them waited for their parents to come and sit to watch their performance.

Everything was a huge success. The show was open also to public so local people from surrounding areas could come to see the children performing. Afterwards, the parents were coming to Ellen and thanked her for the hard work with the kids. Ellen was delighted that everything ran so smoothly. She was already looking forward to going home to Patricia. She missed her already, it was a very long day. The teachers just need to clean up the stuff a bit and then all would go home too. John came to greet hero with his wife Annie. He hugged Ellen and thanked for the help. She was really glad that other colleagues liked it too.

She was searching for something in her box and suddenly she heard a familiar voice: „ Ellen? Still missing something?" She looked up and saw Edward standing in front of her together with a very cute but very pale woman. She smiled nervously because he really surprised her: „ Oh, Edward….hi… yes, I thought I had here something, but I might have left it in my classroom." Edward could see that she was kind of confused. The situation was a bit embarrassing for her and that made him giggle. She knew he was right, she forgot her book somewhere. She stood up and noticed a very young woman next to Edward. She greeted her and Edward added: „ Ellen, this is my wife Bella…..Bella, this is the lady I told you about….." Bella smiled and was glad to finally meet her.

Yes, Edward was right, she was really very nice and seemed so friendly. Ellen asked: „ Did you watch the play or are you just passing by?" Edward replied: „ We were just hanging out and heard about this performance and stopped by. We wanted to get our dad out. He needed some fresh air." He added and Bella nudged him with her elbow slightly but Edward continued: „We have seen almost everything…great job, we liked the performace, didn't we, darling?" Bella nodded and smiled at him. Ellen watched them and they seemed to her as a very nice couple, so young and already married.

She remembered about her and Derek. They were also happy during the college years and after the wedding. She felt a small tear in the eye but managed to hide it. She had no idea that both Bella and Edward could see it. Edward turned around and looked at the man coming closer: „ Dad, let me introduce you the beautiful Ellen Williams…" Ellen looked up and saw a very handsome young blond man. He smiled and shook her hand: „ Nice to meet you, my name is Carlisle Cullen…" She could feel his cold touch but she couldn´t help it. This man was really handsome. He didn´t seem so old to be Edward´s father but whatever. It is their issue.

She yawned and apologised: „ I am sorry, it´s been a long day…. I wish I were at home already…" she added when she looked at her watch.

Edward immediately offered: „ Would you like to drive with us home? It would be safer and faster than walking through the whole town…"

Ellen smiled: „ That would be so kind of you…if it doesn´t bother you….. you said you were hanging out…."

Bella immediately replied: „ No, not at all….Come with us…" They all headed to their car. She was fascinated by the jeep that looked really so luxurious. She sat back together with Carlisle who was looking so silent and nervous at her. He seemed to be tired too or at least she thought so. She was glad that she joined them. She didn´t like night walks during the whole town.

Edward asked about the address and then drove. In the moment of silence he decided to read her mind. He noticed the change in her mood. Suddenly from a nice smiling woman he could see feel her nervousness. He could hear one single word: „ my husband, my husband….what is going to happen…..tomorrow…." He couldn´t get it and couldn´t ask for details so he remained silent.

Carlisle was watching the woman sitting next to him and noticed that she was looking out all the time. He wasn´t mind reader as his son but he could see that she must have been unhappy. The way she behaved, the sad looks when she thought that nobody watches. She had no idea who she is travelling with. However, she seemed really nice and sincere. He felt sorry that in few minutes they arrived in front of her house and Edward went to open her door. He waved to her with smile and she got out with the help of Edward´s hand.

Ellen began thanking them so much and Bella replied: „ It is really ok, we are not in a hurry, it was no problem for us…..good night, Ellen… it was really so nice to meet you…." Edward closed the door behind, waved to her and then returned to his seat.

She waved them as they disappeared and the street was silent again. She headed home fast, and as she opened the door, she could feel that something is different. She had bad feeling when she was silently unlocking the door. She entered and stared. Veronica was gone and her husband Derek was sitting on the sofa watching her with a frown face. He arrived earlier than she had expected.

She could see that he had a glass with alcohol in his hand. He sipped a little bit and it shocked her. The man she used the know didn´t like drinking. He never ordered any alcohol before. She never saw him even with a glass of beer. He just didn´t do it. He always said that alcohol was for the weak ones.

Slowly she took off her coat and greeted him: „ Hi….I apologise, my students had a school performance, I needed to arrange Veronica to watch for Patty…." He nodded: „ I noticed…" and continued with a look deep into his glass: „you know… I wanted to apologise, for the whole week I regretted our argument from last week….."

She hoped that he is in better mood and dared to come closer: „ I know, I was hoping you would call but it is over now…you are with us…." He held hand by stopping her: „ And I idiot wanted to come here….to apologise….and when I enter here, you are gone…our kid is watched by some idiotic teenager and….. you...you are brought home by some man….You cannot mean it serious, can you?"

He stood up and she was looking into his furious eyes. He drank the rest of the glass at once and she tried to defend herself: „ PLease, it was just a friend from Forks. He was visiting the performance and he went together with his wife." He shouted at her: „ Don´t lie, I saw you holding his hand…" She looked at him: „ Derek, he was just kind and…" She wanted to say something but suddenly he hit her strongly and she fell with her head on the kitchen desk: „ and you are a cheating bitch….and I fool trusted you and wanted to apologise…." She looked at him, she knew she did nothing wrong but this mistrust was a lot to her. SHe stood up and raised her voice: „ How dare you to touch me? I am your wife and I have never cheated on you….They just took me home…" Her reaction surprised him and he felt he needed to make it clear among them: „ You won´t make a fool of me… People will laugh at me soon right? My wife is having an affair with a teenager? He didn´t seem over twenty.." She wanted to say something but he hit her again. This time she fell on the floor crying: „ Please, believe me, I did nothing…." He raised his finger and pointed at her: „ Yes, you are my wife and you will obey me. You won´t cheat on me with every sexy teenager in this town. I warn you…. This was the last time…" She stared and he continued: „ I am leaving for Europe for few weeks, you´re gonna regret it if you don´t obey what I´m saying." He turned around and closed the door shouting: „ Stupid bitch….I am going to teach you how to behave to your husband…" She heard it and noticed him getting on his Audi A6 and leaving the house just with the girls alone.

Meanwhile Bella asked: „ Carlisle, do you want to go home or shall we drive somewhere?" Edward added: „ Yes, dad, we could go to some club to have fun…" He waved the hands to defend: „ I think I have enough for tonight…..could we go home, please? I need to reply to some emails." Edward nodded and drove direction home.

Edward looked in the mirror to see his dad and asked: „ What do you think about Ellen? Isn´t she cute?" Bella replied first: „ She is nice, she seems so loving and I can feel the mother instincts out of her. It is obvious that she loves kids above everything."

Carlisle was thinking about her. The incredible sadness coming out of her made him sad. She must have gone through something really hard. He didn´t have a chance to talk to her privately but he felt sorry for her. She didn´t let it be visible but there was something bad happening to her. He suddenly felt a tension to hold her in his arms but immediately refused such thought. She was so different from his ex-wife. She had her hair colored blond and shiny blue eyes. She left her hair flowing to the shoulders and at one moment he felt the wish to caress her. But then he again rejected the thought. He couldn´t understand what was going on. He might just feel sorry for her, nothing more. He didn´t want to try luck in another relationship, not at all with some human.

The appearance of Bella in the family brought him a different view of humans but still he didn´t want to try his luck among them. It brought just many difficulties. He noticed that both Bella and Edward waited for his reply and he pretended to be thinking: „ Well, she seems nice…. It is visible that she likes your good manners, Edward…" He laughed: „ yes, I have noticed….." Then he added: „ She seems so distant… sometimes she was so deep in her thoughts…" Edward replied: „ It is interesting that you noticed, because the same I read in her mind. She has troubles with her husband. I don´t know more, but she is afraid of him. Do you know him?" Carlisle shrugged: „ I don´t know, his surname doesn´t sound familiar to me…. They must have moved recently, I never heard of her husband while I was working in hospital….. " Edward remained silent and turned to the road heading to their house. Suddenly Carlisle felt sad for some reason. He didn´t know what happened, he had the feeling of incredible sadness. Maybe he regretted of what happened with his ex-wife. Maybe. Maybe not.

He turned right and said aloud: „ Edward…!"