Unbreakable Vow
By
Nicole
Disclaimer: I dont own the Twilight Saga, Stephenie Meyer does.
Summary: Bella is a single mother to a one-year-old little boy, believing she was destined to be alone and raising her son as a single mother. What happens when she moves to Forks to live with her dad and she meets a certain Cullen? AU
Unbreakable Vow
Chapter 1: Not the Same
She was running, hearing the cries of her child in a closet. Eli? Eli! ELIJAH! she shouted as she ran over to the doors. Her heart was slamming into her chest as she ripped the doors open, but only to find an empty closet and then evil laughter.
Sitting up in her bed, Bella let out a gasp. Her hair stuck to her forehead from the sweat and her t-shirt was soaked through. Letting out a shaky breath, she pressed her hand against her forehead when she heard noises coming from the baby monitor by her bed. Getting up, she swung her feet over the side of her bed before getting up and heading down the hall.
Opening the door, she smiled a little at the one-year-old standing up in his crib. He had dark curly hair and emerald green eyes. "Hello Eli," she cooed, lifting her one-year-old up into her arms.
"Ma, ma, ma, ma," the boy gurgled, tugging on her curls a little.
Smiling, she pressed a kiss to his forehead before placing him on his changing table. "Ba, ba," the boy babbled.
"We'll get you a bottle in a minute," she answered as she changed him.
After changing his diaper and then putting him in a pair of little gray shorts and a light blue t-shirt that had 'Mama's boy' written across the chest. Smiling, she kissed his forehead again before carrying him downstairs. "Good morning," her mother greeted smiling.
"Morning mom," Bella answered as she took a bottle that was sitting in the warmer.
Renee smiled as she pressed a kiss to the top of her grandson's head. "Such a calm baby," she commented. Bella smiled as she sat down with her son.
"Yeah I don't seem to recall such a quiet kid," Phil commented.
"Eli's never been like other babies," Bella answered as she stroked her son's cheek.
Renee smiled as she kissed the top of her daughter's head. "Bella, you don't have to go back to Forks, I can stay home," she told her daughter.
"I know, but this'll be great. It'll give Charlie a chance to get to know me and Eli better," Bella replied.
Eli let out little noises while eating. Once his bottle was drained, Bella gently tapped her son's back to burp him, smiling when she succeeded. "Your flight leaves at 4:30," Renee told her daughter.
"Okay," Bella murmured.
Standing up, she put Eli into his playpen while she went upstairs to change and get everything packed for hers and Eli's move back to Forks.
The plane ride was uneventful, Eli just fell asleep in his mother's arms which surprised most of the passengers. They were expecting Eli to be like other babies and scream the whole way there, but instead he snuggled up against his mother and fell asleep. Smiling Bella was stroking her son's hair tenderly, resting her forehead against the top of his head. She started humming softly a tune that his father used to sing to him when he was a newborn baby.
Bella pressed a gentle kiss to the side of her son's head as his hands closed around the ring that hung around her neck. The last year had been difficult, extremely difficult to being a single mother as well as mourning the loss of her son's father, the love of her life. Just the memory of him hurt, but she had part of him, her son…their son. It was even more difficult that his father's parents didn't want anything to do with their grandson, to the point they tried to deny he was her boyfriend's child. They went as far as wanting a DNA test done.
When the test came back positive that Eli was their grandson, they still wanted nothing to do with him. Bella could only guess that they wanted only their son back, not only a piece of him. To her, it was unfair that her son would miss out on other memories of his father that the Masens could off him, but they were too hurt and too stubborn to be part of his life.
Shaking her head a little, she sat back in her chair and stroked her son's hair, falling asleep as well.
When the plane landed, Bella walked through the gate with her son in her arms. "Look, there's grandpa," she said smiling, pointing to Charlie who was waiting.
"Poppa!" he said smiling.
Charlie smiled as he took his grandson into his arms. "Hey there Eli," he murmured. Eli stared as he started poking at his grandfather's badge. "Hey Bells," Charlie greeted.
"Hi," she answered.
She wrapped her arm around his back as he kissed her forehead. "How are you doing kiddo?" he asked.
"I'm fine dad," she replied, smiling a little.
The last time Charlie saw his daughter, it wasn't a real happy reunion. He was there to be her shoulder during Edward's funeral. "Ready?" Charlie asked.
"Yeah," she replied.
They went to get their things before he drove them back to Forks in his squad car.
When they arrived at the house, Bella went into the back of the car to get Eli, who had fallen asleep in his car seat. "He's a fast sleeper," he commented.
"He's just a calm toddler," Bella replied as she carried him inside.
"Yeah, I gathered that," he commented as he followed her.
They went upstairs and Bella saw that he had put a crib together. "I figured you'd want him in here with you than down in the living room or something," he commented.
"It's great, thanks dad," she replied as she placed Eli into the crib.
Pushing her hair from her eyes, she let out a sigh. "So…I cleaned off a shelf for you in the bathroom. The lady at the store picked out the bedding, you like purple right?" he asked.
"Purple's cool," she replied.
Charlie nodded his head slowly as they went down the stairs. "How was the trip?" he asked.
"Uneventful, Eli just slept the whole way," she replied.
Nodding his head slowly, they sat down in the living room. "I'm still surprised of how quiet he is," he commented.
"Yeah, it's been great. He's great, reminds me a lot of…Edward," she murmured softly.
"How are you doing since then?" Charlie asked.
"I'm alright dad, I just kind of don't want to talk about it," she replied.
Charlie nodded in understanding. "It's kind of late and I'm pretty tired…so I'm just going to go to bed," she told him.
"Goodnight Bells," he answered.
She nodded before going back upstairs.
After checking on Eli once more, she got into bed and fell into another restless slumber.
The next day was the first day of school and daycare for Eli. She got her son all set for his first day of daycare. "There you are little man, all set and ready to go," she said smiling. She couldn't help but laugh as he clapped his hands excitedly. "Yay," she answered, laughing as she clapped her hands a little. Eli gurgled.
"Ma, ma, ma," he babbled.
"Yep, mama," she answered, lifting him up into her arms.
Walking downstairs, she had the diaper bag over her shoulder while her backpack was over her other shoulder. "Have a good day Bells," Charlie told her.
"Thanks, dad," she replied.
Walking over to the truck he gave her, she got Eli into his car seat before putting their bags into the bed of the truck. Climbing in, she started the truck up and drove off.
Arriving at the daycare center, Bella got out and got her son out of his seat. "Welcome," the woman greeted as she walked over, "I'm Miss Bright and you must be Isabella and Elijah?"
"Bella and Eli," Bella replied.
"Right, well welcome. Come in and take a look around," she said smiling.
Bella nodded as they went into the daycare center. Looking around, she saw that there were plenty of children Eli's age playing. "There are plenty of kids Eli's age to play with," Miss Bright told her.
"Well Eli is more independent," Bella answered.
"We have a few a independent ones here," Miss Bright commented.
She gestured to the children who played alone. Bella bit her lower lip as she held her son close. "He has plenty of toys, he likes his toy piano," Bella told the woman as she pulled out the little toy piano. On the toy it had the initials E. A. M. written across the top. "Could you just make sure no other kids touch this one? Out of all his toys this one he's very possessive over," she explained.
"I understand," Miss Bright answered, "even though we do encourage sharing."
"I understand that, Eli does share well when he has to, just not with his piano," Bella explained.
Miss Bright nodded and Bella placed her son on the floor. "Okay Eli, mama has all your favorite toys right here and Miss Bright will have it all," she told him. Eli just sat on the floor and started playing with his piano. Seeing that he had lost interest in her, she kissed her son's forehead before standing up. "I'll be back at 3:30 to get him," she stated.
"Alright," Miss Bright answered.
Bella stroked her son's hair before leaving the daycare center. She hated leaving him at the daycare, it felt like she was abandoning him almost. Her mother took care of him whenever she went to school, she never had to worry about daycare before. Now that she had to put him into daycare, she just felt guilty for it. Sitting in her truck, Bella closed her eyes as she rested her forehead against the wheel. Letting out a deep breath, she started her truck and drove to school.
