He couldn't help but be angry at him and still to this day did not understand her trying to defend him in any way.

"Bella." Charlie called again from behind her.

Sighing and breaking her attention away from Edward she turned to face him once more. "I said no." She took Edward's hand and turned to leave, this wasn't the place or time for this discussion. To her surprise she was stopped by Charlie grabbing her free hand, only to be countered by Edward's hand on his just as fast.

"Let her go." Edward glared at him. He knew he couldn't do anything here in school and really did not want to have anything bad with the law in the town either, but he wasn't going to let Bella be forced to do something she bluntly didn't want to do.

Charlie laughed at him. "and what does a boy like you think you are going to do about it?"

Bella quickly turned back to Edward as she jerked her arm free from her dad. Knowing that wasn't going to strike him well. Those weren't words you threw at someone who was obviously pissed off at you. As soon as his eyes narrowed and he stepped forward toward Charlie, she grabbed the front of his shirt and tried to pull him in the opposite direction. "Edward don't"

Of course she could never over power him, but he didn't fight against her and went willingly.

His hands made fist and his jaw clenched as he went with her. His whole body shaking from holding back. "I'm going to kill him." He spoke threw his clinched teeth as they made it outside.

"No you aren't" Bella stopped once outside and let him go, facing him to try and calm him down even though he had reason to be mad. "It wont make any of this any better."

"I can't deal with it. You have no idea how worried I was to not find you in your classroom and then to find you having a fight with Charlie at school. Why do you care so much?" He wasn't mad at her, but he was also being stopped from taking his anger out on the person who deserved it.

His words stung her back. She was speechless and really had no idea why she cared so much at this point. Charlie broke her spirit and her heart and all the trust that a daughter could have in a father, yet she was still defending him. "I don't know.." She spoke softly as she kicked herself for letting tears build behind her eyes again. After closing her eyes tight to try and fight back the army of tears she turned and walked toward the school parking lot. Bella could feel him following her even though his steps were silent. She stopped at his car only to be greeted by his cool body pressed against her back and his arms wrapping safely around her. She shut her eyes again and turned her head to kiss one of his arms.

No matter how angry he was she always came first. In the instant to make her happy or to feel safe all other thoughts faded away. He dipped his head down to kiss her neck and rub his thumb against her hand that had gripped his arm. "I only want to do whats best for you. It's hard to control my anger toward him." His words were soft and honest.

"I'm not mad at you." She turned her body to face him and wrap her own arms around his body. His words were able to fend off the tears that had been trying to escape. Nothing else ever seemed to calm her so fast.