A/N: In case you didn't see it in the summary, this is the sequel to wood lady aka The Woman in the Woods. A quick recap: Edward's uncle died and gave him the cabin in the will. He starts having odd, premonition-like dreams starring a woman in the woods that says things that can have more than one meaning. He meets Bella one night in a clearing in the woods and they start a friendship, then a relationship. Her family was murdered when she was a kid, but she survived, and the men involved are in prison. She loves her mother's journal full of quotes and poems and her best friend and dog, Seth. At the end of wood lady, they're watching a home video of Bella's family, and the woman in Edward's dreams is revealed as Bella's mom, Renee. The epilogue sets up Heaven Knows.
This starts off a few weeks after TWitW epilogue, so… Happy Thanksgiving!
Just like wood lady, this is not beta'd. I've been trying hard on remembering the changes my beta does make in the others that she works on. I just chose not to have one for this with the near daily update schedule.
SM owns all things Twilight. Everything else is mine.
Okay, enough babbling from me. Happy Reading!
Chapter 1
"Will you stop fidgeting?" I say, reaching over to pull her hand away from her mouth to stop her nail biting. "Why are you so nervous? You've been fine up until this morning. What changed?" I mean, really. She's acted like it was going to be great fun and never showed any doubts, other than wondering if she should bring anything.
"I don't know. I know I've already met Emmett, Jasper, and your mom, but they were for very brief moments. I barely talked to them. What if they… What if they think I'm weird?"
"They won't think you're weird. If anything, I'm worried my family will be too much for you with my mom wanting to be in your business more than she should." She just nods and bites her lip as she looks out the window. "Is that what this new insecurity is about? That you'll have to tell them?"
She nods again, then looks down to her lap. "I don't know if I want to tell them all what happened yet."
"Then you don't have to. If anyone asks, just say that they passed away years ago or whatever you want. It's your story to tell and if you don't want to tell it, you don't have to. They'll understand. My mom is the only one that knows the bare minimum of them being gone and she wouldn't betray my trust on this." I give her hand a squeeze. "Okay, baby?" She responds with a deep breath blown out and an 'okay'.
I pull up into the driveway ten minutes later. We get out and immediately the front door opens. Mom comes down the steps, yelling over her shoulder that we're here and speed walking. I chuckle as Bella makes her way over to me as well. I'm engulfed in my mother's arms when she reaches me. Her hug is short since she's so excited to meet Bella. Mom surprises her by giving her a short one, too, but holds her upper arms when she pulls away.
"I'm so happy you could join us, Bella. And must I say, you look beautiful!" Mom's smile is so big it makes my cheeks hurt. 'Course that could be because of my own smile. Bella just blushes and says thank you.
"Stop smothering them, Esme, and let the poor couple inside," dad says from the doorway. "I'm sure they would like to keep their extremities from freezing."
We get inside and I place the wine in the kitchen. The delicious smells of mom's cooking hit me and my stomach gives a little rumble.
A/N: So, Bella has met mom and dad!
Most of the people I've talked to like to know if a story they're reading is going to be HEA, but not everyone. It's for those who don't want to know that I don't say so. If you want to know now, in five chapters, or even in 20 chapters from now, just ask in a review or PM.