Chapter 6- Janey POV

There are a few places, in life, where you should never ever ever see your Mother. In bed with a guy is one of them. Especially when that 'guy' is your music teacher.

I'd just got in from Rachel's, my friend, house.
"Mom, I'm home!" I called out, shutting the door behind me. I walked through to the living room, only to find a bottle of red wine and two almost full glasses, which was odd in itself as my mom only drank wine on special occasions.

"Maybe she had a friend over", I thought doubtfully, she hardly ever had people over, and she wouldn't have been drinking wine.

I walked up the stairs, sometimes she went to sleep in the afternoon, "Mom?" I said, pushing her bedroom door open slightly.

On the bed, there were two figures, under the covers, one was lying on the other's chest.

"Mom?" I said disbelievingly. It couldn't be, I didn't think my Mom has ever had a guy over, although, it had to be her, what kind of burglars have sex in the bed of the house they rob?
The man lifted his head and then I really couldn't believe my eyes.

"Mr Cullen?! Oh my god!" I choked out. I stumbled out the room, feeling frankly ill.

"Bella! Wake up!" I heard Mr Cullen say, this only sickened me even more, they were on first name terms apparently, though I couldn't expect any less really, they were sleeping together,"Bella, wake up!" He said again.
"What?" My mom said groggily.
"Janey's here" He said, that seemed to wake her up a bit.
"Oh shit, where is she?" I heard her get up.

I slammed the bedroom door open,"I'm here, but don't let me interrupt, no, you just carry on!" I yelled at them both. I noticed Mr Cullen was smiling.
"What the hell are you smiling at?!" I shrieked at him, "I really liked you, and all the time you were screwing my Mom!"
"Janey! Don't talk like that!" Mom chastised me.
"Oh right, so it's okay for you be sleeping with my teachers but I can't say bad words, fine, Mr Cullen" I turned back to him,"I really liked you, and all the time you were having sexual intercourse with my mother! Happy now?" I bellowed at my mom and Mr Cullen was now laughing, "Stop laughing!" I screamed at him, I ran out slamming the bedroom door so hard it shook the house.

I ran down the stairs and heard my mom behind me, "Janey, wait!" She said.
"Leave me alone!" I screamed at her. I wrenched open the door and slammed it behind me, almost positive she wouldn't follow me in just her dressing gown.

I stomped down the drive and noticed nosy Mrs Skinner next door peering around her ugly lace curtains, I could almost hear the "Kids today, total savages." thoughts she was undoubtedly having. I gave her my best patronizing smile, and her black beady eyes widened then went from behind the curtain.

I stomped off down the street, not caring where I was going.

EPOV

I was completely peaceful, utterly blissed out. I was vaguely aware of Bella sleeping soundly on my bare chest, just like old times. I sighed deeply, wishing that I never had to leave Bella.

"Mom?" I heard a familiar voice say, I lifted my head to see Janey at the bedroom door, looking shocked and disgusted when she saw me, "Mr Cullen?! Oh my god!" she choked, stumbling out of the door.

Shit. I thought, then shook Bella gently, trying to wake her,"Bella! Wake up!" I urged, as her hands unconsciously swatted me away, "Bella, wake up!" I repeated.
This time she groggily responded, "What is it?"
"Janey's here." She eyes opened wide.
"Oh shit." She grabbed her dressing gown from where it was lying on the side and got up, putting it on as she went "Where is she?" She asked

Right on cue, Janey slammed open the door, looking murderous,"I'm here, but don't let me interrupt, no, you just carry on!" She screeched at us, and I couldn't help but smile at how Janey was like me and Bella, hot-headed in an argument. Unfortunately, Janey noticed.
"What the hell are you smiling at?! I really liked you, and all the time you were screwing my Mom!" She shrieked at me.
Bella told her not to use words like that and if possible the fury in her eyes burned even more.

"Oh, so it's okay for you to be sleeping with my teachers, but not for me to say bad words? Fine, Mr Cullen, I really liked you, and all the time you were having sexual intercourse with my Mother!" She turned back to Bella after addressing me, "Happy now?!" She yelled, and I had to laugh, and again, Janey noticed. "Stop laughing!" She screamed at me.

She slammed the bedroom door hard and Bella followed her.

I put my head in my hands, this couldn't have gone any worse if I'd planned it that way. Not exactly the Father-Daughter reunion I'd wanted anyway. I quickly dressed after I heard the front door bang shut.

"Jesus." Bella stood facing the door, mumbling incoherantly.

"Should I go after her?" She asked me, still facing the door.
"No. Give her some time to cool off." I said.

And that's exactly what we did. We sat in Bella's living room, sipping endless cups of coffee, not wine this time. I stayed at Bella's all day, maybe she didn't want me there, but she didn't say anything, and I stayed.
We didn't talk much, the odd comment on something unimportant every so often, her asking if I wanted a another coffee to which I always replied yes, that was pretty much it for the conversation.

It wasn't until about six, when the door finally opened and Janey walked in, Bella and I stood up. Janey's lips were pressed into a hard line as she saw me.

"You still here?" She asked, coldly.
"Janey! Don't be so rude!" Bella told her.
"It's fine." I'd deserved that much.

"Nice to see you both have clothes on now." Janey commented sarcastically before turning to Bella, "So do you want to tell me why you're sleeping with my teacher? Boredom? I mean I know he's something to look at and all, but really, do you have to?" I wasn't sure whether this was a compliment or not.

"Should we tell her?" Bella asked me.
"Yes, tell Janey!" Janey answered for me
"She's going to find out anyway." I answered.

Bella rubbed her face and sighed.

"Janey, I didn't want you to find out like this, really, I didn't." Bella started, I could see the anxiety in her soft brown eyes.
Janey sighed, "Mom, what is it? Just tell me."

Bella took a deep breath, then continued "This isn't the first time Edward and I have met. I first met him seventeen years ago, and we dated for a summer," She still looked confused.
So I continued for Bella. "Your Mother dumped me," Janey sort of smiled at that,"though I didn't find out why till last night."

"I left him because I was pregnant, with you." Bella told her. Janey's eyes widened, and she backed away from us.

"No, no, no..." She said, looking from me to Bella and back again.

"He's your Dad, Janey." Bella said gently.

"You're lying, I've never met my Dad, he doesn't exist." Tears started to stream down her face, and I ached to comfort her, but was at a loss to know how.

She ran to me and bashed my chest feebly with her fists ,"You're not my Dad! You're not my Dad! You're not..." She slowly ceased with her basking and sobbed into my chest, I instinctively put my arms around her.

"Shh.. it's okay, it's okay Janey." I murmured into her hair repeatedly. Her tiny frame was shaking with sobs, I rubbed her back slowly, murmuring to her soothingly.

I wasn't sure how long we stood like that, it didn't even matter, all that mattered was my beautiful daughter, who sobbed continually into my chest. Eventually, the sobs stopped and Janey went limp in my arms, she was falling asleep. I, ever so gently, took her into a fireman's lift, careful not to jostle her. Her head rested against my shoulder, she looked so young, so helpless, I instinctively wanted to protect her. I walked slowly up the stairs and into the room that was helpfully signed as Janey's room.

I delicately placed her on the bed, removing the sneakers she was still wearing, and pulling the covers over her. I knelt by her bedside for a bit, watching her breathe deeply. She'd had a emotional day, and she deserved to sleep peacefully.

"I love you, Janey." I whispered to her, hoping some conscious part of her would realize this, because I did. It was automatic, I loved my daughter fiercely, with every cell in my body.

The tracks of her now dried tears remained prominent on her face, and I would have done anything to keep the tears away.

I sighed and left Janey's room.

When I got downstairs, Bella was clearing up the glasses and wine that were still out from before, it was hard to believe that was in the same day. She looked up at me as I came in.

"Is she okay?" she asked worriedly.
"Sleeping." I told her, and that was what I wanted to do, having had about two hours sleep since two nights ago.

She sighed and turned back to the glasses,"Of course, I blame alcohol for this, makes you do stuff you shouldn't, makes you say stuff you don't mean.." I didn't listen to the end of her rant, I was remembering something else.

I may have been tipsy this morning but there was one sentence from Bella I did vividly remember, "I never stopped stopped loving you,Edward."

And then her last words echoed in my mind, "... Makes you say stuff you don't mean."

My heart broke again and I bolted out of Bella's house, before she could see the tear that rapidly flowed from my eyes.

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