After the Worst
Chapter 3
EPOV
I woke up to the most beautiful thing in the world.
My Bella snuggled up to me and a smile gracing her face.
I leaned down to kiss her.
"Bella, time to get up." I kissed her again and she sighed and snuggled closer.
"Bella. We need to get up. We go to the lawyer today, remember?" I sighed.
She bolted up in bed.
"Shit, did I oversleep?" she was panicked.
"No. You're fine. I just wanted you to eat and relax before we went." I smiled at her.
She's been so tense for the past 3 months, ever since the crap with Emmett.
He filed papers to get custody of E.J. and now had visitation with him, E.J., hated it and screamed and cried every time, it broke Bella's heart, in turn breaking mine.
E.J. told us he didn't like going with Emmett for the weekends, all they did was watch T.V. or him and Rose would kiss.
Mom and Dad were on our side, they even approved of Bella and I getting married.
Which we were going to do as soon as school was out, I'd been accepted to several schools, but opted to go to UW School of Medicine and I'd actually been taking extra classes on line, so I'd have a lot of the basics done before I went and I could graduate sooner and be a Doctor, for My Family.
Our parents were buying us a small house outside the campus hustle and bustle, my mom is renovating it for us right now, my dad is friends with the Dean of Medicine and got me a part time job doing lab work, filing and such, so I could use those as credits as well and we'd have some cash on the side.
Bella was going to take some on line courses for now, she wanted to stay home with E.J., which I loved.
Bella and I got up and showered together, our parents didn't mind, we took turns staying at each others houses and Charlie was actually very receptive to it.
Bella dressed in a simple black dress and heals and I dressed in a pair of black dress pants and a green dress shirt with a green and black striped tie.
We went downstairs to find Esme and E.J. eating.
"Daddy, there's more bacon and pancakes in the oven." E.J. smiled.
He'd taken to calling me daddy once they started staying the night and Bella cried the first time and explained everything to him, well, for a three year old.
I always swelled with pride when he called me Daddy and it pissed Emmett off every time, because he still called him Emmett.
We arrived at the lawyers office and were taken right in.
"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Cullen." the lawyer said.
"Oh, My name is still Swan, we're not due to get married until after graduation." Bella smiled at him.
"My apologies Ms. Swan. I am Aro Volturi." he smiled and kissed Bella's hand.
"Let me just start by telling you both, this will be much easier if you're married prior to going to court, even if you're in high school, pick one of your parents house's to live in, make sure your son is well rounded in all aspects of life and that you stay involved in his life, no matter what else is going on around you." he spoke boldly.
"Mr. Cullen, I've worked several cases for your father over the years and I never lose, I don't want this to be a first." he smiled.
"Yes, sir, we understand, but the marriage part we'll have to talk to our parents about." I said nervously.
"No problem. I will draft a letter for each of you to give to your parents, stating the facts of this case and what your brother may have a chance at." he sighed.
"That's the thing, every time our son has to go over there, he screams and cries and he told us all they do is watch T.V. and kiss." I shrugged.
"Do you have these breakdowns on tape?" he asked.
"Yes sir. After the first one, I wanted to have proof and as soon as Friday night rolls around, E.J. starts acting up and being naughty, just because. Then when Emmett and Rose arrive, he screams and thrashes in Emmett's arms, he even bit him this last weekend." I snickered at the end.
"Well, let me get those tapes, I can play them for the judge." Aro smiled.
"Ms. Swan, what would you like to see happen?" Aro questioned.
"Well, I think it'd be nice for him to know Emmett, but to force the child to go is wrong. Emmett has also pushed his brother away because of it and I want my son to know who his father is, regardless of his actions, but he needs to be considerate of E.J.'s feelings as well and that he's not doing. I don't want this to become a family even more divided." Bella stated.
"Very well Ms. Swan. I will have your letters to your parents drafted, give me 15 minutes." Mr. Volturi stated.
We sat in his office and true to his word, 15 minutes exactly, he walked in with sealed envelops for each set of parents.
"Thanks you so much Mr. Volturi, you have no idea how much this means." I shook his hand as we exited the office.
BPOV
I was so nervous to give this letter to my parents.
I know they weren't happy about Edward and I getting married AFTER high school, so I can just imagine what their reaction will be to NOW!
"Edward, let's start with your parents, it'll be much easier." I smiled hesitantly.
"Sure thing, anything you want." Edward kissed my hand.
We drove quietly to his house and thankfully his dad was home, so we didn't have to wait.
"Love, everything will be fine. We'll live her, since E.J. has his own room and my mom can help you take care of him." Edward stated.
I smiled at Edward, letting him know that would be fine.
"Mom, Dad? We're home." Edward yelled from the front room.
We heard little footsteps pounding on the stairs with the soft click clack of heels followed by solid footsteps.
"Mommy, daddy, you're home!" E.J. yelled and jumped into Edwards waiting arms.
"Bella, Son." Carlisle smiled and Esme hugged us.
"Can we sit in the living room, we need to give you a letter from Aro." Edward stated.
We all walked into the living room and sat, Edward handed the envelop to his father and we watched his face turn into a giant smile.
He handed the letter to Esme and she squealed.
"Oh, we get to plan a wedding!" she smiled and hugged me tight.
"Well, not so fast, Charlie has to approve as well, especially since Bella is 17, he'll have to sign off on her getting married." Edward sighed.
"Leave it to me son. Let's take a ride to see Charlie, shall we?" he looked at Edward and Edward went pale.
"J-just you and me?" Edward swallowed hard.
"Yes son, you need to present it to him, just like us and I'll be your back up to explain everything or to call Aro if needed." Carlisle assured his son.
While they were gone, Esme and I chatted about wedding plans and what I would like.
She was so excited that we didn't even hear the boys come in.
"Edward, what's the matter?" I stood up and asked.
"Bella, he's in shock! Your dad told him to call him dad as well and welcome to the family. Anything to save his grandson heartbreak, he is all for." Carlisle smiled.
After Edward came out of shock, we ate dinner and discussed wedding dates.
We decided to have a Christmas wedding, it was only a few months away and Edward and I could go away for the weekend to celebrate.
It was going to be simple and only close friends and family.
I was actually getting excited.
I couldn't wait to be Mrs. Edward Cullen.
A/N:
Sorry for the delay, I had problems with my mouse and then when I thought everything was fine, I realized I'd wiped out half the chapter, from said possessed mouse.
So, this chapter isn't what I had planned, I wanted it to be longer, but in the end I decided to go shorter, in hopes of making the next chapter better.
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