Author's Note: Has been moved, down there, to the bottom of the chapter :)
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Disclaimer:To my own disbelief and pure greediness, I sadly don't own Twilight/New Moon characters, Miss Stephenie Meyer does.
My eyes fluttered and I awoke to find it was about 3pm, I'd been out for awhile.
I looked outside to see the SUV gone and a note on the fridge.
Bella, I went to go pick up the kids. Be back soon. Love, Jake.
Jake and the kids arrived shortly after, and walked in through the front door.
He came up to me and gave me a kiss; the kids were thankfully up in their rooms,
hopefully starting homework.
I was really exhausted, and Jacob understood, he offered to cook. He decided that we should have an early dinner, so maybe we could all watch a movie as a family. He started to prepare, but realized he was missing an ingredient. I was anxious to get out of the house, so I offered to go to the local store to grab it.
I arrived at the driver seat of the SUV and started it. After roaring to life, I looked up at my house, with my family inside. It was a quaint, every girl's dream house. It was white with a beautiful gray roof. Complete with black shudders, and a white picket fence and interesting, yet colorful, bright red door. If anyone drove by, they noticed how 'off' this house was, because it was more breath-takingly gorgeous than all the other houses.
I put the car in reverse and headed to the store, on the way there it started to rain, of course.
I headed into the store, putting my black trench coat over my head to protect my abnormally straight but curly hair.
I walked into the store, and quickly grabbed the ingredient (flour) and went to the cash register, payed quickly and left outside to the foggy downpour.
I hurried to the car and pushed my brown bag to the passenger seat. I stared off into the rain, coming down harder. I sucked in the violently cold air and exhaled. I went to start the car, but it didn't catch. After many times of trying, I was unsuccessful.
I was about to head back into the store, hoping to use the phone to call Jacob, but realized the person behind the register was gone, probably in the back. Great.
Across the street though, was the Newton's new location of their sporting good store, and I saw someone inside.
I grabbed my keys and opened the door; I noticed the rain was slowly dying. By the time I got to the sidewalk before the street, the rain completely stopped, except a few tears here and there.
I looked both ways before crossing, and started to walk across, totally oblivious to the speeding red BMW, which hadn't been in sight. It screeched to a halt before I even had enough time to look up.
The driver gracefully opened the door, and I was just now starting to look towards the door.
A beautiful blonde approached me.
"Oh miss, I'm so sorry. Are you alright?"
I mouth half-opened, and my eyes squinted at her beauty, it was her. I quickly closed my mouth and looked down, then back up again, staring straight into her beautiful golden eyes.
"Bella?" she whispered.
I smiled. "Yup." I looked down, not daring to meet her eyes. Yup? I thought to myself, that's the best you could come up with, come on Bella!
"Alice definitely didn't see you in her thought. I mean… wow." Rosalie paused. "Well, beyond that, you do look great Bella."
I was so stolen by her looks, I'd forgotten what I was wearing, I looked down to see dark fitting jeans, black leather boots with a heel, and gray fitted sweater with white collar underneath, also my black trench coat. Somehow after I got married, I turned myself to my looks, and even after kids. My kids and husband all looked professional, other mothers at school even gawked over how well we were all dressed.
"Uh thanks, you…" I couldn't speak, "well you always look great." I added an uneasy smile.
I did, no matter what people said at the wedding, had respect for Rosalie. She and Carlisle were the only two Cullens that appeared at my wedding. She appeared because not only did she want to bother (you know who) but she was truly happy for me because I'd chosen the way she wanted, to become human and share human experiences, such as having children.
"You know Bella, you don't look much older than I last saw you, I mean, and you look like you are still in high school."
"Yea, "I laughed, "that's what everyone says, it's flattering, I guess."
She smiled.
"So what were you doing in the middle of the street, anyways, Bella?"
"Oh yea, well I was going to go call for help, our car won't start."
Rosalie looked over at the SUV, which she smiled at. "A family car, huh?" she questioned.
As much as I wanted to answer yes, and brag about my two wonderful children, I stopped.
She wanted to have children so bad, yet, without her own choice, or opinion, she had that ability ripped away from her. How could I just stand here and brag about them, as much as I did love my children.
"Bella," she interrupted. "I think it's great you have kids, I'm actually quite pleased, how many?"
Relief swept over me, was Jasper in the car?
"Two, a son and daughter."
"Wow, two? It's only been like what 5 years since you were married?"
"Well 6…" I laughed. "Yea well, we sort of had the first by mistake, just because she was earlier than we both wanted, but she's the greatest mistake I've ever made."
Rosalie laughed along. "Wow that is terrific Bella, truly."
I smiled; I wasn't exactly going to blurt out that I was having a third baby, no not now.
"So are you two busy parents planning on anymore?" Damn, it's like she knew.
"Well…" I cringed. "I just actually visited Carlisle today, and found out I'm pregnant, again."
Rosalie smiled, "That is so wonderful Bella!"
"Yea, I'm… well excited, I think my two are getting tried of each other…"
Rosalie smiled once more. "Do you mind if I give you a lift? I can't exactly fix your SUV, I'd need my tools."
"Oh wow, that would be great, thanks."
She started heading back towards her BMW, I started walking towards the passenger side, and as I did, I noticed that this was just like her old car, except a brand new one, and more up to date, especially year wise.
I could smell the leather seats, as she silently hummed the car to life.
"Alright, where to?" she calmly asked.
"Uh, just keep going straight, like down past my old house, but make a right at the end."
"Ok."
We drove in silence, going at an unrecognizable speed. I had no idea how to make small talk with her, it seemed we only had one thing in common and that was… well the past.
She quickly passed Charlie's house, or my old house, and made a nice right. Slowing down to a calmer speed. I could feel her head turn to face me for directions, so I stared forward.
"It's about a mile down, and it's the only white house around, it kind of sticks out from the others."
She drove again quickly, and before I could catch my icy breath, she was in my drive way.
"Wow Bella, you have a lovely home." She admired everything that I had before I left.
"Thanks Rosalie." She turned towards me now.
"Oh hey can I have your keys to bring your SUV back?"
"Sure Rosalie." Bella handed her the keys, and Rosalie lightly held them in her hand.
"Well Bella, I'll head back home and grab my tools. Fixing your car won't take any effort, I promise. I'll have it back to you before you even realize it's 5." I stared at the dashboard, it read 4:45.
I opened my passenger door and bent back down. "Thanks Rosalie, I owe you so much."
She laughed. "After what you did Bella, you don't owe me a thing." She winked.
In confusion, I closed my door and she sped off in the same direction. I walked quietly inside the house; Jacob was at the door before I stepped inside.
"And what was that about…?" he stabbed the question at me.
"Our car broke down, and she was near, she said she's going to fix it, and have it back before 5."
He stared deep within my eyes, and I pinned the look back at him.
"Jake, stop being so erratic about this."
"Bella, I'm not. She just broke the treaty by crossing the line, Sam is probably already having a field day about this. And she could have harmed you and the baby…"
"Jake. Stop. You know just as well as I know, that Forks, where we are standing right now, is a safe zone, a middle ground. She can be here as much as you can be here. Sam probably doesn't even know, and she would never harm me, or the little fetus that's about the size of a peanut or smaller."
He sighed, and then hugged me, a little too hard.
"Jake, Stop. I can't breathe." He stopped instantly, and put his hand to my stomach.
"You know, I have no idea what I would've done, where I would've been if you hadn't had chosen me."
I almost started to cry, first, I hated when he brought that up. That was the worst time of my life, having two completely fine men, love me and my heart was split in two. He reminded me almost daily about how lucky he was. I was lucky too, there was no doubt in my mind, but the reminders weren't necessary. Second, I'd forgotten the flour; I believe these hormones were kicking in.
He wiped my tears, and said, "Oh Bella, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that…"
Of course, all though he was my husband, I couldn't tell him about how hard that decision was, so I just said, "No Jake, it's just…" I started to sniffle up my tears, "I forgot the flour!" I pretty much burst into tears.
He began holding me, rubbing my hair and laughing.
Author's Note:Oh good, you found it. Alright, so? How was it? I told you it wouldn't hurt to read it and try.
So, I decided I'd give you a little more than a chapter, just so you know I'm serious when I said
I like this story, and it's finished... alright, well almost finished, I'm only a mear few chapters away.
I wish, with all my mind I could post a third chapter, but hey, like people say, 'You can't have too much of a good thing',
and well, if it isn't good... then you must have stopped reading, because you aren't reading this, or you wouldn't hate it this much, if you still are ;)
I'm just kidding. So hopefully you all enjoyed it, because I enjoyed writing it as well.
Till then, Elizabeth