Summary:
All Human. Takes place after Edward leaves Bella in New Moon. Edward never comes back and 10 years have passed. Edward has been divorced with another woman after having a child with her and the same story with Bella. When Edward moves back to Forks he enrolls his son to Forks High School. So did Bella with her daughter. Their children fall in love and when the parents meet things go from there. BxE.
CHAPTER 1
BPOV
We had just come home from the café and Aleisha and I were heading to Forks high school to enroll her for next year. She didn't seem too happy to go to this school, but I assured her that everything was perfectly fine. That made me think of the year Edward left me. I urged to curl into a ball a rock myself back and forth to keep the pain from coming back, but if Aleisha saw me she would wonder what was happening and I really didn't want to tell her about my high school heartbreak.
The rest of the holidays past without much going on and before I know it, it was my daughters first year of high school. She wasn't very excited when I woke her up at 6am and told her that today was her big day. Eventually she woke up and left for school. She left in the second hand Toyota I gave her for Christmas. I would have offered her my old Chevy but I barely worked anymore and it brought back too much with Edward.
The day passed very slowly. I was longing to race down to the school and check on Aleisha but I'm sure she would turn the lovely scarlet pink when she saw me drenched screaming her name so I passed on that thought. Finally when Aleisha arrived home I was out of my misery, she walked through the door with her blonde hair and clothes saturated. I ran up to her with a towel and gave her a big hug. She quickly returned my hug and I needed to know what had happened today at school. I grabbed her hand a dragged her along to the couch where we sat cross-legged.
"How was your day sweetie?" I asked in the kindest tone I could possibly muster, but I knew she could see right through me
"Well… let me think." She paused and continued "I met a really nice group of friends but I can't remember many of their names. I think one was Laura and her boyfriend Ash, and his best friend Brendon. There are quite a few people in our group."
"They sound lovely" I said sincerely thought the name Brendon brought back pain, when Edward left me after a few years he gave me a phone call and told me he had a son named Brendon and so I told him about Aleisha. He seemed really happy back then. It was a bit sad that I still hadn't gotton over Edward after 11 whole years!
"Thanks mum, for enrolling me into this school. I'm really starting to enjoy it" She said to me.
"See I told you everything was absolutely perfect there, didn't I?" I replied "Naw, I'm glad you liked it."
She plodded of upstairs to her room. I lay on the couch reading a new copy of "Wuthering Heights" I couldn't stand reading the old one. "Too many memories" I sighed to myself. I think I must have drifted off then, because suddenly the phone rang, Aleisha raced downstairs and got it before I even know what was happening. She mouthed Laura's name to me so I stretched and dragged myself off the couch to prepare dinner. I searched through the fridge to find something to cook. Nothing seemed appealing so I grabbed my mobile and dialed the nearest Chinese takeaway shop.
"Hello, how may I help you? My name is Brendan" the person on the other end of the line said.
"Hi, I'll just have a large cup of noodles" I replied, I yelled upstairs to ask Aleisha what she wanted.
"I'm not hungry thanks mum" she replied. It was then that I realized that the person on the other end of the line was called Brendan and that sounded awfully familiar.
"Okay, so could I have a name for the order please miss?"
"Sure, Bella Swan" I replied, I could hear Brendan giggling on the other end of the line.
"Ms Swan?!" he almost screamed into the receiver
"Yes that's me" I replied curiously.
He laughed a throaty laugh before replying "could I speak to Aleisha please?" He said still laughing.
"Oh Hello Brendan, of course you can, I'll just get her but don't forget our order"
"Thank you" he replied sweetly
I handed Aleisha the phone and told her it was Brendan, she blushed a subtle shade of pink as soon as I said her name and suddenly I knew that my daughter was in love.
I went to sleep on the couch that night, for once in a long time I hadn't had a nightmare. It was about my daughter and her future with Brendan it was lovely and then out of nowhere, Edward's face appeared. I woke up sweating and panting rather loudly and sighed as I realized it was only a dream. I rolled over hoping for more sleep.