A/N: Hey guys, another One Shot for you! Bella and Edward go to Renee for a visit. Inspired by Infatuation of Christina Aguilera (lyrics provided below) Enjoy and review ;)
Infatuation
It was spring break and I hadn't seen my mom in so long, I truly missed her. So Edward reminded me of the plane tickets his parents had gotten me for my birthday a while ago to go see my mother. He said this would be the perfect opportunity to use them. There were two tickets, one for him and one for me. Immediately after he suggested we should go to my mom I was eager. I asked my dad if he would be okay to take care of himself for a week so I could go visit Renee.
"Bella, I've been fending for myself pretty well before you came to live with me, I'm sure I can survive one little week without you, I promise not to burn down the house while you're gone okay?" Heavy sarcasm and he had rolled his eyes at me. "Just go have fun at your mother's and don't worry about me okay?" Had been his more sincere answer.
"Alright dad, just remember to not try and cook, just order some take out or something, otherwise you are not in the position to promise me the house will still be here when I get back." I had returned his sarcasm and rolled my eyes back at him before smiling hugely.
"Get out already!" He had laughed as well.
I gave him a peck on the cheek and thanked him. "See you soon dad."
"Have fun kids! Enjoy the sun, I know how much you love that." Little did he know how Edward had changed my point of view on that particular subject.
We left for the airport and not long after that we were in Phoenix and I was hugging my mother tightly to my chest.
"Bella, stop, you're suffocating her," Phil had laughed at me and I gave him a short hug as well.
"Mom, Phil, I'd like you to meet Edward."
"Good evening sir, ma'am, thank you for having me here." Always the gentleman, I couldn't resist rolling my eyes at his manners a little.
"No need to be so formal," my mom had joked, "I'm Renee, Bella's mom, I'm sure she has told you I'm wacky and always need her to look after me, but that's all a lie," she smiled at him.
I coughed, trying to hide my laughter at her lie.
"Alright, maybe it's not a complete lie," my mom admitted blushingly before shooting me a mock angry glare.
"It's nice to meet you Renee," Edward said smiling.
"Hi Edward, I'm Phil, Renee's husband," Phil said while extending his hand.
"Hello, pleasure to meet you," Edward greeted my stepfather while shaking his hand.
We went inside after that and my mom showed us our room, she knew we had been together for a couple of months and as she told me: "I have no pretences that you two don't sleep in the same bed when you are together." Little did she know that Edward spent every night in my bed.
I only laughed and when she had showed us our room she left us to unpack.
"Your mom and stepdad are very nice," Edward said sincerely.
"Yeah, they do come with a manual though," I told him smiling.
"Your mom's mind is very interesting, she thinks of things so simply. She noticed the intensity of our relationship straight away and she knows something is off about me, but she can't quite put her finger on it. She sees how happy you are when you're around me so she has decided to let it go."
I was surprised at how much my mom had picked up in the small instance she had seen Edward and I together. Then again, both Charlie and Renee were very observing people and I guess I got that from both of them equally.
We spent the first three days catching up with my mom, Phil was mostly away for his baseball and we would only see him during dinner. Edward was able to pretend to eat very well, I didn't know how he did it, although I knew he never actually took a bite the food on his fork always seemed to disappear, so when I paid close attention once I saw that he used his vampire speed to quickly throw his food into his napkin whenever he got the chance, then he would bring his fork back to his mouth and it looked just like he had taken a bite. It was too quick for anyone else to notice.
On Friday my mom requested some alone time and we decided to go for a walk outside. Edward had warned me about the conversation I was about to have with my mother. She would tell me not to dive into anything too quickly. I had smiled at him suggestively before I kissed his lips and left him behind to go to my mother.
We hadn't been walking for long when my mom started.
"You know Bella, Edward is a really nice guy, I can see that he really cares about you."
"I know mom, I care for him too."
"There's just one thing I would like to discuss with you, if you don't mind," she added the last part mostly for my benefit but she knew as well as I did that we would discuss this one way or the other, she might not always act like my mother but she still was anyway.
"That's fine mom, shoot."
"Well, I just wanted to warn you really, I see the way you look at him and the way he looks at you and I'm afraid I might already be too late for this but I would just like you to take it slow. Think about what you're doing and not dive into anything too quickly, the way I did with your father." I knew Renee never regretted her life with Charlie and the result it has had, namely me. But I also knew that she would always feel hurt by the way she had ended things with Charlie and for the fact that it didn't work out the way both of them had hoped.
I was instantly reminded of a song that I heard not so long ago, there were a few lines that caught my attention right now.
She said: I gave my heart too soon and that's how I became your mother
And later on in the song:
Mama used to warn me not to rush love with another
She said: I'm not trying to lecture, I just care about my daughter
Like in the song, it was also already too late for me. Edward had filled my heart completely and there was no way to be without him now. But we were taking it slow, we only kissed and nothing else. Sure, this had other reasons than just that we wanted to take it slow, if you asked me taking it slow is overrated, but since it was for my own safety and everything, I guess I could manage.
His eyes light up and I melt within
Feels so good it must be a sin
I can't stop what I started, I'm givin' in
He brings life to my fantasies
Sparks a passion inside of me
Finds the words when I cannot speak
It was exactly the way I felt about Edward.
"That's okay mom, we're taking it slow, don't worry." I smiled at my mom, she seemed relieved.
"It's good to hear, but the two of you already seem so intense after the short amount of time you've been together, it reminds me of the way I used to feel about Charlie, I'm not saying that it will end the way it did with Charlie and me for you two, you are far more mature than I was at that age and Edward seems the same way. I'm sure you will be fine, just be careful okay sweetie? I don't want you to be hurt in a similar way that I've been." Her eyes were sad and concerned.
"That won't happen mom, don't worry," I said again as I kissed my mom's cheek.
She seemed relieved and decided she had said enough, she dropped the subject and now she wanted details about my relationship with Edward and what had happened. I had given her the cliff note version via email but now she wanted the full story.
"Tell me everything!" she said excitedly.
"What do you want to know mom? You have to be a bit more specific than that," I told her smiling while rolling my eyes at her enthusiasm.
"Alright, where did the two of you meet?" She was unfazed by me rolling my eyes at her.
"I told you right? He goes to the same high school, he and his family moved to Forks a couple of months ago."
"Was it love at first sight?" she asked me eagerly.
"Mom!" I rolled my eyes, Renee would be Renee, "I don't know, I always liked him but I was never sure how he felt about me, we never spoke one word until the party."
"Oh yes, the party! Tell me all about it!" There was no way to reign in her enthusiasm so I just decided to give in and tell her everything, well, everything human that is.
I told her everything about our first date and the weeks and months that followed, how I had met his family, how much I adored them all and how sweet they are to me. I told her about the meadow and how special it was, how I thought it was the most beautiful place in the world and it felt like it was just ours, we never saw anyone else there and it was a nice place to be together.
The rest of the walk back to the house my mom kept drilling me on our relationship and small details, she had laughed particularly loudly when I told her about the time I had told Charlie I sort of had a boyfriend, he had been so shocked and uncomfortable, I told her about him wanting to have 'the talk' with me and we had to stop walking for a while because she was all but rolling on the floor with laughter. Renee knew Charlie like no one else so she had a fairly accurate idea of his expressions and reactions to the situation.
It felt so nice to catch up with my mom again. When we were almost back at the house it was my turn to ask the questions, I asked if she had been taking good care of herself, how Phil was treating her and how everything was going basically. She looked extremely happy and I was glad that everything worked out so well for her. My mom deserved all the happiness in the world.
We entered the house and I saw that Edward was reading a book in the living room, I hugged my mom and she shooed me away to go be with him, I smiled and half-ran towards the love of my life. I came to a full stop when I saw which book he was reading. Wuthering Heights. He had found my copy and it seemed like he was already pretty far into the story. He looked up and smiled when he saw my puzzled face.
"Well, I wanted to know what exactly it was that drew you to this book time and time again," he smiled apologetic.
"Oh," was all I managed to choke out.
"I still don't really get it, I don't like any of the characters I must say."
"I can't explain it really," I admitted while I blushed.
"How was your walk with your mom?" he asked me curiously while he motioned for me to come sit with him.
I eagerly climbed into his lap and told him everything about it, I even told him how much it reminded me of this one song.
"I've never heard that one before," he told me in surprise, "you have to play it for me some time."
The rest of the days at Renee's were wonderful, I loved the sun but I wasn't outside much, since Edward couldn't be with me then. But we watched some of my mother's favorite movies with her and I was frequently reminded of my childhood with my silly mother, it had been wonderful and I loved being with her again. I would miss her again when I went back to Forks, but it was better this way. I could see that my mother was more happy now that she could spend so much time with Phil and I was happier in Forks because that meant I could spend time with Edward and living with Charlie was really pleasant, it was easy and comfortable.
When the week was over it was time for our goodbyes. At the airport I hugged my mother and Phil and promised them that next time I wouldn't wait so long before I paid them a visit. My mom let out a few tears and told me she loved me a million times over.
"I'll miss my mom," I told Edward when we were on the plane.
"She will miss you too love, we'll go back soon alright?" he promised me.
The rest of the way back I spent in Edward's arms and I was happy, it had been a wonderful week.
Infatuation
He comes from a foreign place, an island far away
Intrigues me with every move till I'm breathless, I'm helpless,
can't keep my cool
Steals my heart when he takes my hand
And we dance to the rhythm of the band
I feel his fingertips grip my hips and I slip as we dip into a state of bliss
Mama used to warn me to beware those Latin lovers
She said: I gave my heart too soon and that's how I became your mother
I said: Ay Mama you seem to forget
I'm not in love yet
Sweet talks don't win me over
But I realized big brown eyes can hypnotize,
When he says:
I am full blood boricua
Read the tattoo on his arm
He tells me: Mami, I need ya and my heart beat pumps so strong
Getting lost in el ritmo he whispers te quiero, te quiero
I begin to give in with no hesitation,
Can't help my infatuation
It's pure Infatuation (yeah, yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
Skin the color of cinnamon,
His eyes light up and I melt within
Feels so good it must be a sin
I can't stop what I started, I'm givin' in
He brings life to my fantasies,
Sparks a passion inside of me,
Finds the words when I cannot speak,
In the silence his heart beat is music to me
Mama used to warn me not to rush love (not to rush love) with another
She said: I'm not trying to lecture I just care about my daughter
Ay Mama you seem to forget,
I never will let a man control my emotions
But when he smiles I feel like a little child,
And when he says
I am full blood boricua
Read the tattoo on his arm
He tells me: Mami, I need ya and my heart beat pumps so strong
Getting lost in el ritmo he whispers te quiero, te quiero
I begin to give in with no hesitation,
Can't help my infatuation
It's pure Infatuation (yeah, yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
Caught between my mama's words and what I feel inside
Wanted to explore his world but part of me wants to hide
Should I risk it, can't resist it, this has caught me by suprise
Should I let him take me to Puerto Rico
I can't hold back no more
Let's go tonight
Papi hold me, say that you adore me
Never let go never leave me lonely
Papi hold me, say that you adore me
Never let go never leave me lonely
I am full blood boricua
Read the tattoo on his arm
He tells me: Mami, I need ya and my heart beat pumps so strong
Getting lost in el ritmo he whispers te quiero, te quiero
I begin to give in with no hesitation,
Can't help my infatuation
It's pure Infatuation (yeah, yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
Papi hold me, say that you adore me
Never let go never leave me lonely (lonely)
A/N: That was it for this One Shot already. Did you like it? Let me know! Another One Shot will be on the way soon!
