I didn't do much that weekend, my dad was out for most of it. He was either working out or out with his friend Billy. I decided not to make any major decisions until I was absolutely sure about how I felt. I couldn't even act normal around her. I was actually glad Angela and Mitch weren't in that class now.. It would be difficult to explain, that's for sure.

"Hey, you OK?"

I looked at Angela We were sitting in English, talking.

"Yeah, Mitch was being an ass on Friday. He wanted to fool around, I said no. I didn't want Charlie finding us, he doesn't like Mitch as it is. He just walked out, when I said no."

This didn't surprise her, at all. She just shook her head, and looked out the window. She took a deep breath, and turned to me.

"Bella, are you sure you want to be with this guy?"

Why doesn't that surprise me?

"It's fine. Look, just forget it."

Angela just looked at me. The bell rang and we left, going to lunch.

Mitch looked at me, as I sat down. He didn't say anything, just looked at me. He stood up. and moved closer to sit next to me.

"Hey."

Well, he's talking to me.

"Hey, I'll be right back. I'm going to get something to eat."

I got something and a guy I know, Seth came up to me.

"Hey, can I borrow your history notes?"

"Sure, I'll give them to you after school."

He nodded, and I noticed Mitch watching us. He got up, and came over. Oh this is just fantastic.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Mitch looked at Seth, he towered over Seth.

"Relax, he was just asking me for some history notes, Mitch."

Mitch glared at Seth, and I grabbed Mitch's arm, making him look at me.

"Come on, just leave it."

I managed to convince Mitch to leave Seth alone. This always annoyed me, this possessive behaviour. We sat at the table, and Angela looked at me, raising an eyebrow. I shook my head, and she turned to Eric.

"So, hows chemistry going Bella?"

I looked at Eric, this didn't surprise me.

"Well, I still hate it."

That made the three of them laugh. Angela shook her head, looking at Eric.

"Hey, he's your idiot."

She laughed, looking at him. He didn't say anything, but she glared at him.

"Yeah, I'd be worried if he actually took chemistry."

Eric smiled. Big mistake.

She smacked him in the back of the head, and he groaned and rubbed the back of his head.

"Hey! What did I do?"

We all laughed at him, as he sat there grumbling about something.

"Eric, never smile when your girlfriend says something like that."

He looked at Mitch, who was laughing at him. Angela looked at me, and the bell rang. I stood up and left with Mitch, walking to chemistry.

"So, why did you take this class?"

Does he ever listen? I'd been complaining about this for a while. I looked up at him.

"I told you, I have to."

I sat down, taking out my stuff. She walked in, smiling at everyone. I noticed she was watching me quite a lot. I tried to ignore the way she was looking at me, and do the work she had set. I noticed that one of the guys went up with a problem, and she looked at little nervous. She seemed more relaxed, when any girls went up. Odd, maybe she was just settling into the school. I didn't think much of it, and finished the work.

I put my stuff away, and picked up my bag. She was standing by her desk, as I walked by. She turned around, with a stack of papers in her hands. I knocked them out of her hand accidentally as I walked by. Well, I never denied being a complete and utter klutz.

"Sorry!"

She shook her head, and we knelt down and picked up the papers which had scattered. I gave her the papers I'd picked up.

"Don't worry about it, Bella."

I smiled at her, and left. I didn't trust myself to speak. I'd probably end up saying something stupid and she would think I'm an idiot. Mitch was already gone, so he didn't see me giving Seth my notes. I wasn't sure I could handle it.

"How was school?"

Charlie looked at me, as he sat down. He was home early for once.

"OK. Work?"

He shrugged, looking away.

"OK."

And that was it for the evening. I went up to my room, and started my homework.

About an hour later, I finished and put away my books. My phone beeped and I saw a message from Mitch.

'Hey, want to go to a party on Friday?'

I sighed, typical Mitch. I asked my dad, and he said yes so I told Mitch I'd go.

The rest of the week was pretty quiet, so when I got home on Friday I started getting ready. Angela and Eric were going, unless she murdered him first, that is. Good God, that boy is an idiot. But, according to Angela, he was her idiot. Mitch said he would pick me up, and I was just about ready when he arrived. I locked the door, and got into his car.

"Hey, you OK?"

I nodded, looking at him.

"Yeah, I'm good."

He nodded and we went to the party.

Angela and Eric were there when we arrived. They smiled, when they saw us and we started talking. I went to grab a drink and when I got back, Mitch was fight with Seth. Actually fighting.

"Hey! What the Hell is going on here?!"

Angela was next to me, and looked at me.

"Mitch must have overheard Seth saying something, because he just started a fight. Seth is smaller than Mitch but he can hold his own. Kevin grabbed Mitch and dragged him off Seth."

"Leave him alone! You're just like your cousin. Get out!"

Cousin? What did he mean? I knew a few of his cousins, and they seemed nice enough.

Mitch pushed Kevin away and left me standing there with Angela. I turned to Angela, and she started to walk out. She found Eric, and told him that she had to take me home. He understood, and kissed her before we left.

When we got to my house, my dad was in the living room. He had fallen asleep, and we didn't wake him. We went up to my room, and sat on my bed.

"Are you OK, Bella?"

I just looked at her, as she sat down next to me. It was obvious, that I wasn't. I couldn't believe that he actually left me there.

"Thanks for bringing me home Angela."

She shook her head.

"Don't worry about that. Why did you look so surprised when Kevin mentioned his cousin?"

"Because the ones I've met are pretty nice."

Angela shook her head, and I had a bad feeling about what she was about to say.

"This cousin isn't. Kevin was talking about his cousin Chase. He's in prison, I thought you knew. I'm not sure what he did, all I know was that is was really violent."

Well, that explains Mitch's temper and possessive behaviour, doesn't it?

"I had no idea. I can't be with him, if he's like this. I just can't Angela."

Angela put her arm around me, squeezing my shoulders.

"I'm glad you finally seen what he's actually like. I don't care about who you're with, as long as that person treats you right."

This is why I liked Angela, she's always so supportive.

"Thanks Angela."

She left a little while later, and my dad woke up as I closed the door.

"Everything OK?"

I nodded, not wanting to talk about that with my dad. I needed to work out what I wanted to say to Mitch.

I spent that night, and most of the next morning working out what I wanted to say to him. At around 2 the next day, Mitch texted me saying he wanted to talk. He wanted to meet in a park near my house. My dad had gone out with his friend, Billy and I was glad I wouldn't have to explain where I was going.

I grabbed my jacket, and locked the door behind me. I walked to the park, and saw him sitting on a bench. He smiled when he saw me, and I sat on the bench next to him.

"Hey, sorry about last night, I"

I held up my hand, so he would stop. If I didn't say this now, I knew I never would.

"Mitch, I can't take this anymore. I was prepared to ignore the other stuff, but last night........... I can't do it anymore Mitch, it's over."

He just looked at me, not saying anything. Neither of us said anything for a few minutes, until he got angry.

"This is about my cousin, isn't it?"

I just looked at him, I didn't even know what his cousin did. All I knew was that he had a nasty temper, a trait with he obviously shared with Mitch.

"You're the one who never told me about him! It's over Mitch. That's it." I got up and walked away, there was a few people in the park, so I was hoping he wouldn't follow me. Thankfully he didn't. I walked home and called Angela. She came over straight away, and we went up to my room. I told her what happened and we just sat there talking for a while.

"Thanks Angela."

She gave me a hug.

"I'm here for you, no matter what. Let me know if you need anything."

I told her I would and she left.