Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Unlock Your Heart

By Momma2Fan

Chapter 20:

**Warning Contains suggestions and conversations of rape***

**May contain triggers for some. 18 and over ONLY**

Jasper picked up his phone and dialed Edward while he waited for the ADA.

“Hello?”

“Good morning, Bella. Is Edward available?” Jasper asked in business mode. He heard some rustling around followed by Edward’s voice on the line. “Morning, Jasper. What can I do for you?” Edward asked, sitting up and wiping the sleep from his eyes.

“I need you to come down to the police station. I have the ADA meeting me soon, and I want you to be here. You need to press charges against the Newtons.”

Jasper heard a heavy sigh, and then Edward agreed to come down to the station. He hung up his phone and turned as the ADA walked in.

“Morning, Counselor. Care to explain why exactly I’m here?”

“Sorry, Sir; my clients will be here in a few minutes, and then I will explain everything,” Jasper smiled.

“I hope this isn’t a waste of my time, Whitlock. I have a desk full of open cases that need attention.”

“I assure you, Sir, when you see the evidence I have for you, you’ll be glad I called you,” Jasper assured.

Both men looked toward the door when they heard heels clacking against the faded linoleum.

Edward and Bella walked to Jasper hand-in-hand, both with wary expressions.

“Edward, Bella, this is Jason Jenks, Assistant District Attorney. Mr. Jenks, Edward Cullen and Bella Swan.”

Bella held her hand out to the greasy looking man in front of her. “A pleasure to meet you, Sir.”

Jenks leered at her and leaned down to kiss her knuckles. “The pleasure is all mine, Miss Swan.”

Bella snatched her hand away from him quickly and took a step closer to Edward. Jasper grinned, but sobered quickly when Jenks shot him a look.

Edward couldn’t stand Bella’s discomfort. “Jasper, why are we here?”

Jasper squared his shoulders and went into lawyer mode. He turned to the counter and signaled to the officer that they were ready.

“What can I do for you today, Mr. Whitlock?”

“My clients would like to press charges of rape against Victoria Newton, and rape by proxy against Karen Newton.”

“Those are some pretty serious charges, Mr. Whitlock; I hope you have proof to back up these allegations.”

Jasper presented a manila envelope that contained copies of the DVD as well as the voice recording from the meeting Edward and Bella had had with Karen Newton earlier in the week.

The officer picked up the envelope and motioned for everyone to follow him. The group was led to a conference room which contained a small table and a television.

Bella watched as the officer removed the DVD from the case and slid it into the player. She had been mentally preparing herself to watch again, but now that the time was here, she wasn’t sure she could.

“Baby, you don’t have to stay,” Edward whispered in her ear.

Bella looked at him and smiled softly. “Yes, I do.”

Bella and Edward stared into each other’s eyes as the moans from the screen filled the room. The DVD seemed to go on forever, until finally, the Edward on screen called out Bella’s name as he got his release. You could also hear Victoria holler out for James.

Bella blinked. “I bet Mommy-dearest didn’t know that.”

“Probably not,” Edward chuckled. “At least you know who I was thinking of while that was going on,” Edward said soberly.

“Well, that was enlightening,” Jenks commented. “How do we know he wasn’t a willing participant?”

Bella snapped her head around and leveled an angry glare at the man. Jasper placed a hand over hers and shook his head.

“Because we have the blood work to support our claim. Mr. Cullen was drugged; he tested positive for Rohypnol.” Jasper slid more documents across the table.

Edward watched as the smarmy man before him perused the documents. He couldn’t figure out why Jenks was acting in this manner, unless…Perhaps Karen Newton had gotten her claws into him. He decided to find out.

“So, Jay, how have you been?”

Jenks looked up in surprise. “I’ve been fine, Mr. Cullen.”

Just the simple act of calling him by his last name instead of his first, confirmed Edward’s suspicions; Jenks was in Karen’s pocket.

**UYH**

Bella walked into the basement and sat in a chair, watching the disgusting man before her try to sleep sitting up.

“Michael!” she growled.

Mike’s head snapped up and he took in the face of his former fiancée. “Morning, afternoon, evening…what the fuck do you want?”

“I want to know how long your mother has been fucking the assistant district attorney.”

Mike chuckled. “How long have we known each other, Bella?” He watched as realization dawned on her face. “There’s your answer.”

Bella turned and motioned to Quil, who had been keeping watch over him. “Untie him and get him cleaned up. He can exercise for an hour, and then he gets back in the chair. Watch him, though; don’t let him get the upper hand.”

“You got it, B.”

Bella walked back up the stairs and went to find Edward. She stopped in the kitchen for a glass of water before heading to his office. She found him sitting with Emmett, Garrett, Jasper, and both of their fathers.

Edward looked up as Bella walked in. “Did he say anything?”

Bella nodded. “It’s worse than we thought.”

“What does that mean?” Carlisle wanted to know.

“Apparently, Karen has been screwing Jenks for the last six years, or so.” Bella met Edward’s eyes. “God only knows what he’s told her.”

“FUCK!” Edward slammed his hands on his desk.

Bella sat back and watched all the men in the room cuss and threaten violence. All of them, except Jasper. Bella watched his cool façade get even cooler.

“Jasper, what are you thinking?” Bella asked, interrupting the commotion.

Jasper turned his steel blue gaze to hers. “I have enough information on him he will wish he never turned sides.”

“Daddy, how is it I never met that man before today?” Bella asked Charlie.

Charlie sat down and took a calming breath. “I never wanted him to know who you were, Sweetie. I was afraid he would try and get you into bed. You are a beautiful young woman, Isabella Marie. I was trying to keep you safe.”

Bella nodded. “Okay, so obviously we can’t trust him to handle this properly. I think it’s time to bring out the big guns.”

Edward looked at Bella in shock. “You want to call Ren?”

Bella nodded and smiled into her glass of water.

**UYH**

Renata Valencia walked into the reception area for Jason Jenks, a smug expression on her face. She waltzed past his secretary and opened the door to his office. She was not at all shocked by what she saw, more like appalled. Jason Jenks had a woman bent over the edge of his desk and was pounding into her from behind.

“Is this an official meeting?”

Jenks stopped moving and the woman leaned on her elbows, glaring at the person who interrupted them.

“Who the fuck are you?”

“Re…Renata, what are you doing here?” Jenks stuttered as he struggled back into his clothes.

“I am here to relieve you of your position. Really, Jason…fucking a client during office hours? A client I happen to know charges were pressed against yesterday morning. Hmm, I’m sure Robert would love to hear about this,” Renata said as she made to leave.

“Stop right there, bitch!”

Renata turned and saw the woman, Karen Newton, pointing a 9mm Beretta at her. She raised her eyebrows, “How did you get that past security?”

“Oh, please. Like security really checks me. I’m always with Jay.”

Renata turned her head to look at Jenks. The man at least had the decency to look guilty. Ignoring Karen, Renata turned and waltzed out of the office, heading straight to the office of District Attorney, Robert Banner.

She knocked and waited to be acknowledged. Once she heard the okay, she walked through the door and immediately explained the situation. Together, the two of them made sure Jason Jenks and Karen Newton were unable to leave the building unless it was in handcuffs.

**UYH

Bella was taking a warm bath when she heard Edward call out to her. He found her a moment later, and walked in to the bathroom, leaning against the vanity and staring at her naked form.

“Okay, quit staring and tell me about Ren,” Bella snickered

“Sorry, Baby, you’re just so beautiful. I can’t wait to see your belly swell with our child.” Edward smiled as he kneeled down on the floor beside the tub.

Bella blushed under his scrutiny and compliments. She leaned forward in the tub and placed her palm to his cheek. “I love knowing I am carrying your child inside me, and that Karen failed in her attempt.”

Edward brought his lips to hers. Their passion soon overwhelmed them, and Bella found herself underneath him in their bed as his body moved over hers in that familiar dance. They climaxed together and then lay wrapped in each other’s arms.

After a while, Bella asked about Renata again.

“She apparently got to the office and found Jenks and Karen in a compromising position over his desk. She reported him to his boss, and they were both escorted to jail. Apparently, Jenks has been sneaking Karen past security, and she managed to get a Beretta into the building.”

Bella laughed. “She has got to be the dumbest wannabe criminal in the world.”

“They also arrested Victoria,” Edward said quietly.

Bella nodded against his chest. “I need to go see her. I need to know why.”

Edward had expected as much. “Promise me you won’t go alone.”

“I won’t. Garrett said he would go with me. If he’s not available, then I am taking Alice and Rose,” Bella said before she snuggled deeper into Edward’s chest and felt herself drift off.

**UYH**

Victoria paced the jail cell methodically as she tried to think of a way out of the mess she was in. This was all her mother’s fault. She stopped pacing long enough to glare at the woman who shared a cell with her.

The squeak of a door brought her attention back to the corridor, and Victoria watched as the officer stopped in front of her cell.

“Victoria Newton?” She nodded her head. “You have a visitor.”

The cell door was opened, and Victoria was led to a visitor table. She was surprised to see who was sitting before her. “I didn’t expect to see you here.”

“I have some questions only you can answer.”

Victoria nodded. “What do you need?”

“Why, Vic? Why would you do this to me?”

“Bella, I didn’t want to. Mom did something to me, I swear it. I thought I was having sex with James. It wasn’t until after I saw the video I knew something was wrong,” Victoria explained.

Bella sighed. “What is she doing, Vic? What kind of crazy family was I marrying into?”

Victoria sighed and looked down at her hands. “Bella, if I help you put my mother away, can you please help me out of this?”

“I…I don’t know, Vic; that’s not up to me.” Bella looked over her shoulder at Edward, who had decided he would accompany her instead of Garrett.

Edward glanced up and saw the women looking at him. He slowly got to his feet and took a deep breath before heading in their direction. He sat beside Bella and looked into the eyes of the woman who had violated him.

“What?”

Bella placed a hand on Edward’s back in a soothing gesture before speaking. “Baby, Victoria says her mother drugged her, too. She says she will do whatever we ask of her to put her mother in prison, if we can help her somehow.”

Edward looked at Bella, shock visible in his eyes. He turned to look at Victoria as well, and tried to ascertain if she was telling the truth.

“Edward, please? I know you owe me nothing, but she raped us both,” Victoria pleaded.

Edward put his head down on the table. Hearing that word made him sick and feel like less of a man. He finally lifted his head and looked Victoria in the eye. “I need to think about this and discuss it with Bella. You’ll just have to stay here for now.”

Bella and Victoria watched as Edward walked away from the table and out the front doors. “Sorry, Vic. We’ll be in touch.”

Victoria watched Bella go after Edward, and prayed he could find it in him to forgive her. She hoped their need for vengeance against her mother would outweigh their disgust with her. All she could do now was wait.