AN: Thanks so much for the reviews! One of you asked if I could make this chapter in Edward's Point of View. I would, but I don't really have the self confidence to do that, and I'm trying to do this story as much as I can in character. Not a lot, because obviously I've already taken them out of character because it's an all human story. But, maybe if I get enough reviews I'll try my hardest to make the next chapter in Edward's POV? I dunno, it could happen but, just be warned that if I do it from Edwards point of view it might take quite a while, and I might have to go back and read the first twelve chapters of Midnight Sun. xD Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of the characters that you may recognize. Credit for it goes to the wonderful Stephenie Meyer.
When Charlie and I walked back downstairs, the Cullens and Jasper and Rosalie were sitting around the living room, talking about anything and everything. A smile found itself onto my face and I was happy with my decision to move to Forks. Charlie walked into the living room and sat down in his recliner chair. The only spot that was open for me to sit was next to Edward. I went over towards the couch and sat down next to him suddenly feeling shy, again. Stupid friggin' nerves, I hated them with a fiery vengeance, almost as much as I hated awkward first meetings, which I usually tried very hard to avoid, if at all possible. I could tell that when I sat down, I would be asked questions about what my home life was like, and I was right.
"So, Bella, Charlie tells us you're from Phoenix. I haven't been there in a long time. What's it like?" Carlisle asked, he seemed genuinely curious, and so that must've been what made it easier to answer.
"It's really nice. It's a really big city, and kinda easy to get lost in. I've probably done that a few dozen times before, but, once you get the feel of it, it's really not that hard to memorize, especially if you get used it." I told him, it always felt easy to talk about Phoenix, probably because it's one of my favorite places, besides Springfield, Oregon.
"Yeah, I got that impression too. What other places have you been?" Carlisle asked.
"I spent a summer in Springfield, Oregon with my mom a few years ago. We were vacationing away from da- Phil." Oops, I almost called him something that I swore to never call him ever again once I found out about Charlie. I was even going to ask Charlie if I could change my last name from Dwyer to Swan. I hope he says yes, I hate having Phil's last name, or anything else that has to do with him. I hate Phil almost as much as he hates me, which is saying something. I briefly wondered why Phil would say he was my father if he knew that he wasn't, which then got me thinking that maybe he didn't know. Well, that explains everything.
"I'm going to get something to drink, anyone want anything?" Charlie asked, snapping me out of my train of thought. Edward, Alice, and Jasper gave him their preference and he got up and walked to the kitchen, the other adults following him. On the way there he somehow managed to trip and fall before Carlisle could catch him.
"That must be where I get my gracefulness from." I thought out loud. Beside me Edward let out a chuckle. Rosalie sent me a look, and I briefly wondered what was wrong with her, why did she seem to hate me so much? I shook my head trying to clear it.
"So, you're clumsy as well, huh?" He asked and I looked at him, noticing just how green his eyes were, as I realized I was staring at him, I began blushing and nodded.
"Unfortunately, it's landed me in the hospital more times than I'd like to remember." I said. Rosalie and Emmett then said that they were going to go to Port Angeles and see a movie. With the promise from Emmett that he'd drill me for information later, I grinned at him and nodded.
"So, Bella, do you like shopping?" Alice chirped up, her eyes shining with the prospect of a new shopping partner.
"Uhm, if I say no, are you going to get mad?" I asked a small grin on my face, remembering what Jasper said in the car ride over here.
Jasper, and Edward laughed while Alice looked at them with a scowl on her face, and then she looked at me with a smile on her face.
"Don't listen to what anyone says, I'm not that bad with shopping, I just find it really fun, and I'm not mad, this is great! We can go to Seattle next weekend and have a girls weekend, Rosalie'll come too!" She said, excitedly and began talking about the weekend just as Carlisle, Esme, and Charlie came back. Diving too deep for coins All of your straight blind eyes Wide on my plastic toys And when the cops closed the fair I cut my long baby hair Stole me a dog-eared map And called for you everywhere
"Hey, Charlie, is it okay if Bella and Rosalie go to Seattle with me next weekend?" Alice asked, her eyes forming a sort of puppy dog look. It obviously worked because Charlie agreed almost immediately. It seemed Alice had him wrapped around her little finger. I looked over at Edward and from the confusion that was about to settle in when I heard my phone ring from upstairs.
I was a quick wet boy
I quickly excused myself, knowing at once that it was Renee, probably calling to scold me for not calling her as soon as I got there. Oh well, I walked into my room and grabbed my phone, sure enough the caller ID was flashing Renee's name on it.
"Hey, Mom." I said after I picked it up.
"Bella! You were supposed to call me when you got there! I've been so worried!." She told me, and I could hear the left over panic in her voice. Oh yeah, she is definitely pregnant, I wasn't going to say anything about that to her though, I was going to wait for her to talk to me.
"Sorry, Mom, I forgot, you know, with the whole getting to know my father thing." I said, trying really hard not to let the bitterness that I had been feeling seep into my voice. I had to keep telling myself that what Renee did, she did it for a good reason, but whatever that reason was, I just couldn't picture it. From what I've gathered about Charlie so far is that he's a nice guy.
"How many times do I have to tell you that I'm sorry. I don't really have a good reason for doing what I did. I just did what I thought was best." Renee said, I could tell that she was going to cry and I immediately began to feel guilty. My mom was pregnant and here I was making her cry, sometimes I felt like the worst person on the planet.
"I'm sorry, Mom, I know you had your reasons, I've just…..I don't know. It's been a long day." I told her, not really lying about the long day thing, I was feeling pretty tired. But, I wouldn't let her know that, she might have something really important to tell me. I was hoping that she would tell me about her being pregnant. I couldn't help feeling hurt that she hadn't told me yet. We were supposed to be best friends.
"It's alright Bella, you know there was another reason that I was calling you, other than to nag you for not checking in." Renee said, excitement creeping into her voice. I let out a sigh in relief, finally, she was going to tell me.
"Okay, what is it?" I asked her, faking some enthusiasm for her benefit.
"I was going to tell you this before you left, but I wasn't sure how. Anyways, Phil got a job offer to coach baseball in Florida and we've decided that since you moved to Charlie's he would take the job offer, and pretty soon we'll be moving to Jacksonville, probably within the next two weeks. And that's not all! I'm pregnant!" She practically yelled the last part which made me had to hold the phone about several inches away from my ear.
I wasn't quite sure how to feel about the first part of her announcement, not quite sure if I was glad, or upset. But, I already knew how I felt about the pregnancy thing.
"That's great, Mom. Really, uhm, how far along are you, do you know yet?" I asked her, genuinely curious, she couldn't be more than three months, four at the most.
"I'm about ten weeks along, I have a doctors appointment at the end of this week. So, I'll know for sure by then. But, listen Bells, I've gotta go, Phil wants to go out tonight, I'll talk to you later, okay? I love you!" She said, and before I could reply she hung up. Which I found strange, and then I had a thought that maybe my mother was changing, and not for the better, either. What if she had decided that now that I knew who my real father is she doesn't want me around anymore. At that thought tears immediately sprang into my eyes and I went to quickly wiped them away, that probably wasn't it at all, and I was just being paranoid. Still, I couldn't escape the nagging feeling that that was it.
Taking a deep breath I stood up, wiped my eyes and then made sure that it didn't look like I had been crying, or about too which, thankfully, it didn't. I set my phone on the night stand and then made my way back downstairs. For the rest of the Cullen's visit, our conversation revolved around school the next morning. I learned that Jasper and Rosalie were seniors, along with Emmett, and Alice and Edward were both juniors like me. All too soon, they had to go, so after Alice promised that her and Edward would be there at seven-fifteen sharp to pick me up for school, and exchanging cell phone numbers so that they could call me before they'd be there, they left.
Charlie then said that he was going to watch the game, and if I needed anything to let him know. I guess he wasn't really much of an emotional person, which was okay, because neither was I. I had no idea what I was going to do about my situation with my mother, for some reason it seemed that me and her were drifting apart, and that was just depressing. I had always thought that your mother was supposed to be your best friend, and be there for you no matter what. Oh well, I would think more about that later, perhaps during the weekend.
Right now I felt like I was going to pass out where I stood, so I made my way upstairs and into my room, taking another look around before getting my pajama's on and then crawling into bed, I didn't fall asleep as fast as I had wanted to. I had too many things on my mind, and considering that it was only nine-thirty could have something to do with it, I usually didn't go to bed until at least eleven. I just couldn't seem to get Edward off of my mind, and that was weird because I've only known him for several hours. I was just way too confused, I didn't usually spend this much time thinking about boys, my mom had tried to get me interested, but honestly most of the boys back in Phoenix were just too typical, pretty much only wanting one thing. I felt stupid for thinking about Edward, and I closed my eyes, finally falling into a deep sleep where I dreamed about a green-eyed angel.
AN: Aww, there's chapter two! Sorry for not updating right away. And for things being kinda slow, I do know where I want to take this story, the only problem is finding the right way to start. Or, well, the right words to start with anyways, I know how I'm going to start chapter three, since it'll be Bella's first day. This chapter was beta'ed by my very good online friend, Diana (penname: Diana-Banana2730) You should totally go check out her story, it's AWESOME! Anyways, I hope you guys and girls like it and please review, it'll make Jasper and Edward happy! xD
