Treacherous Chapter 10: Pressure

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There's a change in pressure
We're never gonna lie to you
(Change in pressure)
My broken veins say that if my heart stops beating
(Change in pressure)
We'll bleed the same way
(Change in pressure)
Oh, my broken veins say- Pressure- The 1975

"What is it?" I asked as I looked into the direction he was staring at.

I froze as I saw a man sitting at the bar with a beautiful woman with long red hair. She had emerald eyes and was laughing at the man beside her. I looked again and realized it was Edward. What the hell was he doing here?

I felt as though someone had punched me right in my stomach as I watched Edward with the red headed woman. Her smile was radiant as she looked up at him with loving eyes. I could see her rubbing his arm and whispering in his ear. He seemed to like the attention he was getting because he kept smiling at her. I felt sick as my mind filled with questions I didn't have the answers to. Who was she? Were they together and if so why did he have sex with me? Why did he kick me out of his house to go out with her? Why? Why? Why? I felt my heart shatter into pieces as I realized I wasn't his. He had another woman he probably loved. But I didn't understand why he would use me like that. Why would he treat me like that after taking away my virginity? I guess I wasn't a good enough fuck. He needed someone with more experience to satisfy his needs. I guess I meant nothing to him. Nothing at all. The reality sunk in as I felt my body go numb.

"Are you okay Bella?" Jake asked with concern on his face, as he clenched his right fist in anger.

All I could do was shake my head. I didn't know what to say as I kept staring at the horrific scene in front of me. I didn't know why I kept looking at him, but I just couldn't look away. Maybe I was hoping he would look in my direction so that I could show him what an asshole he was, but he couldn't take his eyes of the woman he was with.

"I can't believe that asshole is here with another woman! Who the hell does that to someone? Does he think because he is rich he can do what he wants to women?" Jake questioned, his voice becoming louder as he slammed his fist on top of the table.

"I have to see why that asshole is here! I will not stand here and let this guy hurt you any longer." He said as he shot up from the table.

"No, no Jake just let it go. Let's just go back home." I said, finally turning my head away from them, as I tried to get Jake to sit back down. Even though I wanted to know why Edward was here, I didn't think I could deal with seeing him face to face. I didn't want to feel more humiliated. I just wanted to go home, slip under my comforter and forget this night ever happened.

"Maybe you don't want to talk to him, but I have some words that I want to say before we leave." He demanded as he stood up again.

"Jake, wait!" I yelled out which startled the guests in the restaurant, including Edward. When his eyes met mine, his mouth went wide with shock as he tried to move away from the woman he was with. He shook his head as if trying to explain to me that it wasn't what it looked like. But I didn't believe him and shot him daggers with my eyes.

"You asshole!" Jake yelled, as he ran across the restaurant, towards the bar and threw a punch at Edward's right cheek.

"She deserves so much better!" He yelled again as he tried to throw another punch, but was stopped by Edwards right arm as he threw a punch with his left fist which connected with Jake's face.

"Jake stop!" I cried out as I ran over to him as the security guards tried to break the fight a part.

The restaurant was now buzzing with people, mostly other men who wanted to see a fight happen.

"We are going to have to ask you to leave. We can let you leave on your own or I can carry you out myself." A tall, muscular security guard said to Jake.

"What about him?" He asked pointing to Edward as he held the side of his face in his hand.

"We are just talking to you right now, so what's it going to be?" The security guard asked again.

"C'mon Jake, let's go. He is not worth it." I said as I looked right at Edward. I could see sadness in his eyes so I quickly turned away.

"Don't come near her again! Jake threatened as he started to walk towards the exit and then turned around to wait for me to join him. I looked at Edward with cold eyes and then quickly glanced to the woman beside him. It was not hard to admit she was beautiful. Her long, red hair framed her small, oval face. Her green eyes sparkled like emeralds and her make up was done so well, she looked like a model. Her large breasts spilled out over the top of her tight, black strapless dress and I could see her french tipped nails wrapped around her full martini glass. I knew right then that I could never compete with this woman. I didn't fit into Edward's style but this woman sure did. I didn't know what came over me, but all of a sudden a wave of anger hit me. I wasn't going to let him have power over me. I was stronger than that.

"I hope you know he is a douche bag and enjoys having one night stands with virgins!" I exclaimed as I quickly grabbed her martini glass and threw it in Edward's face, who stood there with a shocked expression on his face. I turned around to face Jake who now had a huge smile on his face.

"That was the most amazing thing I have ever seen." Jake said wrapping his arm around me as we headed to the exit, where the beach was.

We had just left the restaurant and were now walking on the beach back to my place, when I heard his voice behind us.

"Wait! Bella, please wait!" Edward yelled as he caught up to us, as his feet kicked up sand with every single step.

"She doesn't want to talk to you! She never wants to talk to you!" Jake said grabbing my hand and pushing me closer towards him.

"Please, Bella, please listen to me! Let me explain!" Edward cried out, pleading with me to listen to him.

"Explain what Edward? How do you explain leaving me after we had just had sex for another woman? I don't think you can explain that so don't even try! I thought you cared about me and liked me. I thought you were different than any other man I had met but I was very wrong." I yelled the anger still raging inside of me.

"Bella, please I know I hurt you, please just let me explain-" Edward pleaded.

"Shut up!" Jake yelled.

"I'll admit I didn't like you when I first met you but I was hoping I would be wrong about you for Bella's sake. She has been through a lot of shit, shit you don't know about and I won't let you or anyone else hurt her because she deserves to be happy and pain free. As I said in the restaurant, I don't want you anywhere near her and if you are, you will have two black eyes instead of only one." Jake explained.

I could see Edward's eyes soften as he heard Jake announce that I had been through a lot of shit.

"Don't worry Jake, I didn't like you very much when I first met you and I still don't like you. You are trying to ruin our relationship so that you can have her all to yourself. I just want to let you know that I can go wherever I want and I think Bella can decide for herself if she wants me near her or not." Edward replied.

"No Edward, you ruined our relationship, not Jake and I don't want to see you ever again!" I yelled.

"Please Bella, don't." Edward said.

"We are over. Now you can spend all of your attention on that whore in the restaurant. She seems like your type." I stated as I grabbed Jake's hand and continued back home, and this time Edward did not follow.

It had been a few days since the incident with Edward and Jake was preparing to go back home to Forks. I was grateful Jake had extended his stay cause it was nice to have some company while going through my break with Edward. I had known him for a short time but he had captured my heart and now it was broken. Jake was a nice distraction from the constant pain in my chest and I wasn't sure what I was going to do when he left. He had stayed up with me all night after we had made it home from the beach because I couldn't fall asleep. Then we stayed in all day yesterday, ordered Chinese food and watched Netflix. Edward always lingered at the back of mind but having Jake there helped me ignore any thoughts I had of him. I wouldn't have made it through these past couple of days without him. I knew he was probably being nice to me because he loved me but I needed him. I needed my friend.

"Are you sure you are going to be okay Bella? I can stay longer if you want." Jake asked as he finished packing up his suitcase.

"Yes I will be fine. I am just going to focus on school which is in a month! So that should keep me busy for awhile. Thank you so much for everything Jake. You really helped me a lot." I said as I gave him a hug.

"Anytime Bella, you know I am always here for you. I am not going anywhere. If you need anything you just let me know. Phone me whenever you need me. Please don't let him bring you down. He isn't worth it, Bella."

"Thank you Jake, I appreciate your help and I promise I will call if I need anything." I said.

"I'm serious Bella, I don't want you to spiral out of control and hurt yourself again." Jake said as he walked towards me and took my hands in his.

I quickly looked down at my wrists and could see the faint outline of soft scars embedded within my skin. I took a deep breath as I tried to stop my mind from thinking about the past. I didn't want to think about that time in my life.

"Really Jake, I will be okay. I am stronger than I was back then." I said ignoring the scars on my wrists as I looked up at him.

"I swear, he isn't worth it Bella. You are so much better now and I don't want him to be the cause of your downfall. If you feel the need to do this to yourself, I want you to call me right away. I will stop whatever I am doing to help you, okay? I don't want anything to happen to you. I need you in my life and I would die if you were no longer in it anymore." Jake said pleading with me as he rubbed my cheek with his right hand.

I appreciated Jake's concern but I felt I was doing okay. I hadn't felt the need to harm myself in a while and I wouldn't let what happened with Edward, bring out the demons I had trapped inside of my mind years ago.

"Really Jake, thank you but I am okay. I am not going to let Edward bring me down. I promise." I replied smiling softly at him.

"I know you will be okay, your the strongest person I know. I just can't stand the thought of him hurting you. I just... I just love you too much." He admitted as he leaned down and kissed my lips.

What the hell was he doing? I thought to myself as I quickly pushed him away.

"What are you doing Jacob?" I asked saying his full name in anger.

I knew he loved me but he also knew I didn't love him back, so why did he just kiss me? He knew I was vulnerable and was trying to get over the pain Edward had caused.

"I'm so sorry Bella, I don't know what came over me." Jake said sincerely.

"Why would you do that? You know I don't feel that way about you! It doesn't help that I'm trying to get over Edward." I demanded.

"I know, I know, that was a stupid thing to do. I'm so sorry, I just care about you so much. " Jake said as he began to walk towards me.

I just shook my head. I couldn't deal with this right now.

"Your cab should be here by now." I said walking away from him.

"Please Bella, I can't leave like this!" Jake exclaimed as he followed me into the living room.

"I really appreciate what you have done for me but I just can't deal with this right now." I answered.

"I really am sorry. I'll text you when I am home. I know you are mad at me but please call me if you need anything." He said as he picked up his suitcase and walked out of the door.

As soon as he left, I fell onto the couch and started to cry. My body shook violently as my salty tears fell onto the soft cushions.

Two weeks had passed since I ended things with Edward and watched Jake walk out my door. Jake had texted me when he arrived in Forks but I still didn't know what to say, so I ignored him. He started texting me daily and even tried calling but I refused to answer the phone. His last text message stated that he was sorry and that if I needed him, he was only a phone call away. That was sent four days ago and I hadn't heard from him since. I felt guilty not responding to his texts or phone calls but I just didn't know what to say or do to resolve the situation.

Edward had broken my heart into a million of pieces and I wasn't sure how I was going to put myself back together again. I had never experienced this kind of heartbreak before and it was killing me from the inside out. What did I do to deserve this? My chest hurt and my body ached all over. My head felt as though there was a drum beating inside of it. My appetite had diminished drastically and every time I went to bed, images of him would spin around in my mind preventing me from drifting off into a peaceful slumber. I cursed myself for falling for a man I had just met and wished I had not fallen under Edward's spell. Why did I believe he would ever like a woman like me? The only person I would have talked about my problems to was Jake, but he was another one of my problems. Why did he have to fuck things up between us? Why did he have to kiss me? I wanted and needed a friend. I didn't need more drama. I couldn't deal with Jake and Edward.

I could feel the darkness start to take over my body just like it did a couple years earlier. The difference was last time I had Jake and now I had no one. I looked down at my wrists and could feel the desire to cut start to ignite within me. No, I couldn't. I was stronger than that. I couldn't let Edward be the reason for my downfall. I had to get better because school was starting in two weeks and I needed to focus on my education not Edward. I had to stop being depressed and I had to get over him. I had to move on with my life just like he did.

I decided in order to move on I would have to get out of my apartment which I hadn't done in days. The sun was shining through my bedroom windows, warming up my room with its radiant rays. It looked like a great day to get out of bed and go for a walk. I took a shower and changed into a pair of blue jean shorts and a red tank top. I pulled my brown hair into a pony tail and put on my black Converse.

As soon as I was outside, I could feel my mood change. I smile spread across my face as I heard the birds chirp and watched the cotton candy clouds drift across the blue sky. I was confident that I was going to be okay. The ache in my chest seemed to dissipate as I headed to the nearest Starbucks. As soon as I ordered my Mocha Chip Frappuccino I heard someone calling my name. I turned my head and saw a blonde haired figure heading in my direction. It was Logan.

"Hey, Bella right?" Logan asked as he finally reached me. He pushed back his long blonde hair as he took a drink of his coffee.

"Yes and Logan right?" I asked.

"Yes, good memory! I hoped I would run into you before classes started." He said with a smirk.

I couldn't help but blush as I stared up at him. He was wearing white Nike shorts with a plain black tank top. His skin was tanned and his blue eyes sparkled in the light. He was really attractive to look at.

"Are you excited for school?" I asked.

"Not really, I would rather be surfing all day. But I am excited to see you on a daily basis." He said chuckling.

"I didn't know you surf? Yeah I think that would be better than being inside all day. But I am glad I know someone in my classes." I said trying not to be distracted by his sparkling eyes.

"Yeah I have been surfing since I was 6. I was just heading out to catch some waves, I just needed my caffeine fix first. Do you want to watch me?" He asked.

I had nothing else planned for the day so I agreed as we jumped into his black Jeep and headed to the beach. Once we had parked, he had grabbed one of the three boards on the roof rack of his Jeep and started to change into his wet suit.

"No peeking." He said laughing as I blushed and turned away from him so he could change.

"Do you want a beer?" He asked as he opened a blue cooler that was stored in his trunk.

I paused. We were not the legal age to drink and I knew drinking was prohibited on the beach.

"No thanks." I answered.

Logan shrugged his shoulders as he twisted the cap off of a beer bottle and started to drink.

"I hope you like what you see!" He said winking as he put his empty beer bottle into the sand and ran into the ocean.

I laughed softly as I watched him ride the wild waves. I hated to admit it but he was a good surfer and looked amazing as his hair flew through the air. I sat down on the sand and watched Logan surf. I felt good to be outside as the summer breeze rushed through my hair and the sound of the waves crashing on the sore was soothing to my soul. However my positive attitude would only last a little while as I heard the thunder roar in the distance. I looked up and saw that the white fluffy clouds that used to be in the sky were now replaced with dark gray ones. A crack of lightening illuminated the dark sky, making me jump up from the sand. I looked towards the ocean making sure Logan was okay and when I didn't see him, I began to get nervous. Where was he? Was he okay? All of a sudden a piece of blonde hair grabbed my attention as I looked to the right. There standing on the shore was Logan but he wasn't by himself. He was talking and laughing with three other girls.

What the hell? I thought to myself. Why did all the guys I know want to hurt me so much? What was I doing wrong? Tears started to fall down my face as soon as the rain fell from the sky. I was wet and alone while Logan tried to impress three random girls. What an asshole. I wanted to go home but I didn't want to wait for Logan because who knew how long he would be. I honestly thought he had forgotten about me. Who the hell does that? I felt the anger surge throughout my body as I grabbed the empty beer bottle Logan had placed in the sand and smashed it against the hood of his Jeep. I winced as I realized I had cut the palm of my right hand. I looked at the red blood rushing down my arm, remembering what it felt like to have the warm liquid wander all over my skin. I grabbed a piece of glass that had shattered from the bottle when I smashed it and held it against my wrist. NO! I was better this! I wiped away my tears as I ran down the beach,away from Logan. I ran as far as I could and crashed onto the sand. Then I stood up and ran into the ocean, hoping that the waves could wash away not only the blood on my arms but the demons inside my head.

"Bella, Bella, Bella!" I heard someone shout behind me as the cold water reached my shoulders.

I turned around and saw a figure run right into the water and swim towards me.

A/N: I hope you liked this chapter! Please review! Do you want to see Edward's POV in the next chapter or do you want me to continue with Bella's POV?