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Chapter 7
Bella

"Bella! I'm so excited to see you here," Jessica said pulling me into the house, she took my bag from me and put it to the side. "Mom is so happy that you're going to stay here for a few days! You get to meet Phil! He's her second husband, our step dad I guess. He's pretty cool, he likes to act like he's cool but he's obviously not!"

"Jess, calm down," I said laughing at her rambling. I'm not going to lie, I was super nervous to stay with Jessica and mom for a few days. I wanted to test the waters before moving out of the Cullen house. Plus, I needed some separation from Edward. We barely talked since I ran away when he tried to kiss me. Esme and the rest of the Cullen clan knew something was up when we stopped hanging out and talking as much.

"Sorry! I'm just so excited," she said as we sat down on the couch. She looked in the direction of the kitchen and sighed. "Are you ready to see mom?"

"As ready as I'll ever be," I said with a shrug. Jessica grabbed my hand and led me to the kitchen, where mom was standing with a man who was a little bit taller than she was. He was bald, and really skinny. This was the moment that I had been waiting on since I arrived in Forks. "Mom?"

Mom slowly turned around, just like in the movies, and stared at me. I braced myself, I was waiting for her to tell me she didn't like how I turned out. "Bella, my daughter." With nothing else to say, she came up to me and hugged me. Not going to lie, I broke down crying in her arms. I had gone without a motherly figure for years, I had been on the verge of death many times in my life and all I dreamt about in those moments was my mom.

"Mom," I repeated and pulled back. "I've missed you so much!"

"I know, I've missed you too," mom said running her hand down my hair then looked at Phil and Jessica. "Would y'all mind if Bella and I went out to eat?"

"Of course not." The man, Phil, said with a smile. "I'm sure y'all have a lot to catch up on."

Mom and I went out to the local diner in town to eat, I was so nervous that I could barely eat. I knew the question would come up of what I was doing in town, what Charlie was doing, things she would need to know.

"It's so good to see you again Bells," Mom said with a smile, I looked down at my fries in front of me. "You're so beautiful."

My head snapped back up, "Thanks mom! I've really missed you!"

"What are you doing here? Is he here?" There it was.

"No, I'm here alone. I… Um…" I could easily be rescued out of everything with just a few words. But fear got the better of me, I was afraid of what he would do if something ruined his plans.

But, mom being a mom, she knew I was already hiding something. "What does he have you here for?"

"Um… Just some things," I said moving a fry around on my plate.

"Bella, tell me the truth."

"He… He wants me to get some money for him, so he can pay off his debts. I'm fine though, I've got everything under control," I said trying to assure her that it wasn't as bad as it actually was.

"I'll help you out of this Bella," she said resting her hand on mine. "It'd probably be best not to tell Phil or Jessica though."

"Definitely," I said and we began talking about the past. I was shocked to find out that she had been trying to find ways to get me back, but Charlie always got the better of her. It drove me to tears to think that she had always wanted me, if things had gone differently, I would have been with her sooner. It was a nice thought.

Unknown POV

"Yes, she is with her now," I said staring into the window at Bella and Renee.

"Stupid girl!" Charlie spat then began mumbling to himself. "Has she told her anything?"

Charlie was a man to be feared, and I was a little anxious to tell him that I wasn't actually inside the Forks diner. "Well, I'm not inside actually. But I think she might have."

"You think? That's not good enough! Keep watching her, let me know if anything goes wrong! Understood?"

"Yes, sir," I said and heard the familiar click of the line being held up. I gave a glance at Bella and her mom laughing in the diner before walking down the streets of Forks. It was nice to be in a new place, new people, let's hope nothing went wrong.


A/N: Aww! Who do you think the unknown person is? Will Renee help Bella? Let's review!

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