Chapter Eight: Stories Untold
When I got home I decided to call Jake. I wanted to make sure he was okay.
"Hello?" It was Billy that answered the phone.
"Hey Billy its Bella is Jake there?" There was a pause.
"Hi Bella. Yeah he is here but he is not feeling well." I knew he was getting sick. I hope EJ doesn't get it. I don't have the money to take him to the doctors.
"Oh. Well I just got home from school. Would you like me to come over and help with anything?" I asked. I also wanted to make sure Jake was okay.
"No that's okay. You might want to keep away for a few days, don't want to catch this. I gotta go Bella, bye." He hung up before I could even say anything. That was strange. I let it go and went to cook dinner for Charlie. I decided to keep it simple today and cook hamburgers and fries.
After dinner Charlie played with EJ while I did my homework. I didn't have much since spring break was coming up in a few weeks. So it didn't take long like it normally does. I went to put EJ to bed and went back downstairs to watch TV with Charlie for a few minutes. I never spent much time with him anymore.
"How is it going kid?" He asked when I sat down.
"Okay, just tired." I smiled at him.
"I'm sorry Bells. You look like you could use a break. I am going fishing with Billy and Harry this weekend, how about I take EJ with me. Its about time he learns to fish." I looked up at him. Charlie was not happy when he found out I was pregnant but he accepted it and loved EJ just the same. He actually loves being a grandpa now.
"Really dad? That would be great. I think Alice wanted to hangout again. Thanks dad you are the best." I got up and kissed his cheek.
The rest of the week went by fast. Every day I called Billy to check on Jake and everyday he said he was too ill to talk on the phone. I would ask if he wanted me to come down and Billy would tell me no and get right off the phone. I was starting to worry. I tried talking to Charlie but he told me that Billy knows what is best for his son. Tomorrow is Saturday and Charlie is taking EJ fishing with him, Billy, and Harry. I asked him to check on Jake for me and let me know how he is doing.
I got everything ready for Charlie before I went to bed. I was planning on getting up and getting him dressed but Charlie did that. I didn't even hear him come in and take him until he told me he was leaving and had everything and if I needed anything I could call him. But he told me not to worry about EJ he would be fine. I trusted Charlie with him. I wouldn't worry. I was going to enjoy the day like any teenager without a child would.
I was sleeping until my phone started buzzing. It woke me right up thinking something happened to EJ. When I picked up the phone and saw that it was Alice I thought about not answering it but groaned and answered.
"Hello?" I said a little coldly.
"Bella time to wake up. I will be over in an hour. We are going to have so much fun!" That girl is excited any time of the day and it is too early for her excitement.
I went and took a nice long hot shower. I got dressed and made myself a bagel for breakfast. Before I knew it my time was up. I heard Alice blow her horn. I grabbed my keys and walked out to meet her.
"Hey Alice." I said getting into her car.
"Hi Bella." She responded smiling. Looking a little scary.
"What's the plan for today?"
"You will see." She said with an evil smile on her face. I could only groan and lean back in my seat.
We pulled into the long drive that lead to the Cullen house. To me it was more like a castle. Alice parked in front of the house and got out, I followed her up the front steps and into the house. We found Jasper, Emmett, and Edward playing a video game and Rose sitting on the couch reading a fashion magazine. Alice tugged me towards the couch and I followed. We were silent for a while, watching to boys play until Alice broke the silence.
"So Bella you were telling me last week that after EJ was born that you thought it was best you move in with your dad. Where did you use to live?" I looked at her confused I thought I told her all this before. Maybe not.
"Arizona with my mom, Renee and her new husband Phil."
"Arizona that had to be nice and warm. Why would you want to move here then?" I looked down at my hands.
"Well, while I was pregnant I wanted to finish out my school year. My friends made fun of me for getting pregnant and it was hard going to school. I wanted to drop out but my parents wouldn't let me. I was in advance classes anyways so I was able to test out of my classes, which gave me credit for the class. I finished the school year early and just stayed home with my mom." Rose had stopped reading her magazine and was listening to my story. Her and Alice looked so sad.
"That's horrible. Why would your friends just ditch you at a time like that? I mean its not like you meant to get pregnant. What about EJ's father, didn't he do anything to support you?" Rose asked. I looked up and smiled at her. I took a deep breath before I answered. It was hard to talk about all this.
"Well he would have if he was alive. I was scared to tell him I was pregnant. I knew for about two weeks before I got the guts to tell him. It was real late one night and I just needed to tell him and get it over with. We loved each other, but I was scared that he would break up with me when he found out. I called him and begged him to come over. He didn't live too far. So he snuck out of his house to come see me, but he never made it over. The next morning I woke to find out that he was missing. That was in I told my mother and stepfather and the police that I was pregnant. Later that day we got a call from the police that they found Edward's car and it looked like he had been in a horrible accident but he wasn't in his car or anywhere near it." Rose and Alice looked like they wanted to cry as I was telling my story. "It was like he vanished without a trace. After months of searching the police started to pull their resources then they stopped all together. The police called it an unsolved case but they and everyone else assumed that he was dead. That or he left when he found out I was pregnant and went to live with his parents in Chicago. They moved there after the police stopped looking for him. But the truth is he never knew I was pregnant. But I know in my guy that if he knew he would have done everything for us."
I didn't notice I had started crying until I finished my story. Rose was staring at me. Edward dropped his game remote and was staring wide eye at me, kind of like he just figured out a puzzle. Alice was staring at Edward with a smile on her face. Why would she be smiling, usually people cry when they hear what happened to Edward. Jasper and Emmett were looking around at everyone confused, like they didn't hear a word I said but was trying to figure out what everyone was quite about.
EPOV
I was playing a game with Emmett and Jasper on the playstation. Alice went to pick up Bella, I wasn't to happy that she was becoming so close to a human. Anyone of us could lose control and kill her and she had a son to make matters worse. I tired talking to Alice last night but she wouldn't tell me anything and she was keeping her mind busy so I wouldn't read anything. I heard her tell Jasper that he needed to trust her and her vision would come true. What vision?
"YES! You are going down Eddie!" Emmett yelled. I growled when he called me Eddie.
"Don't call me that." I growled and went back to kicking his ass.
I was about to beat him when Alice walked in with Bella. They went to sit next to Rose on the couch and watch us play. After a few minutes Alice started asking Bella questions about her life. I was playing but not the best I could because I was interested in what she had to say. When Rose asked Bella about her son's father I was no longer paying attention to the game. Bella said she called him late one night to come over so she could tell him she was pregnant but he never made it to her house. And the police where never able to find him or any trace of him.
After I was turned it was hard to remember my human life. Mostly people. The only memory I remember is being changed. I was driving somewhere when I got a flat tire. I pulled over to change it and then I was attacked. It was like the attacker or attackers came out of no where and then disappeared. But then they showed up again and I took off running but they caught up with me and pushed me with so much force that I was thrown feet from where I stopped. Both of them tossed me around like a rag doll until they got bored and one bit me. I remember the burning pain rolling through my body for days. When I woke up I couldn't remember anything. I barely remembered my name. All I knew was that there was this hungry that burned deep in my throat. I had no idea what happened to me. Or why I was so attractive to blood. I had killed a few people. Then I took off running. That was when I found Alice and Jasper hunting. They took me back to their home and I became part of the Cullen family. I later found out that Alice saw me coming and her and Jasper went out looking for me.
I never gave much thought to my human life. I was a vampire now and I could never go back. But hearing Bella's story pushed a trigger in my mind, and all my human memory's started flooding back. It was weird because human memories fade in time, I have been a vampire for four years now and all of my human memories are coming back. I remember my parents. They where strict on me but I loved them. I was their only child, their pride and joy. I remember doing well in school. Then the best memory of all came back to me. The love of my life, my girlfriend, my Bella.
I looked at Alice who was smiling at me. She had finally opened her mind. She had a vision shortly after we moved back to Forks. Me with Bella and her son. Our son. I was a father.
"Bella." I called her name. It felt so nice to say her name with meaning again. I cannot believe that I did not remember her. Even after seeing her for the first time again. I treated her like she was no one, and at the time she was no one to me. Now that I remember, she was everything to me.
I finally have a reason to live again. I have found my love. My Bella.
