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BPOV March 2008-

"You are now looking at the newest Masen Mechanics assistant," Edward announced proudly from my bedroom door.

"Assistant? What does that entail?" I watched as Edward walked into my room, like it was his own. He dropped his jacket on floor and laid across my bed, his smirk was adorable.

"I have to order parts, clean up, book appointments, basically I'm my dad's bitch." he bragged, clearly proud of himself, as if he didn't get the job because it was his dad's garage.

"Well awesome," I said getting antsy and starting to fidget.

We had agreed that we would put off telling our parents about the whole baby thing once we had jobs and in two short day's, we both had found jobs.

Edward was working for his dad's business and I would be a cashier and coffee drink maker at the new café in town. My job was going to be interesting considering I wanted to

vomit all over the place due to the coffee smell hopefully I'd become immune. That probably wouldn't happen because Vicki's disgusting albeit expensive perfume still made me want

to gag. Edward and I had spent our last two lunch periods in the library just to avoid her and her stink.

"So we have jobs now," I said still watching him as I sat at my desk.

Edward had everything planned out; it was just his way where I would prefer to let things go naturally. He wanted to tell our parents as soon as possible where as I wouldn't have

minded waiting until my belly popped out, that way I wouldn't have to sit them down and break their hearts.

"That we do, are you ready to tell them?"

"No."

"Bella, you know we have to. Let's eat at my house tonight my dad is working late so it will be just my mom and us."

"Okay, will you do all the talking?" I asked lying down next to him, settling into his side. He nodded his head and wrapped his arm around me; luckily, no one was home to interrupt

us.

"I was just going to call you, dinner's ready," Mrs. Masen said as we walked into the kitchen. The table was already set so we sat down, both of us fidgeting with our napkins. She

brought out a plate of some kind of meat that I definitely wouldn't be eating, baked potatoes and corn.

She dug right in but Edward and I didn't move. There was no way we could wait until dinner was over to tell her. I looked over at Edward and gave him the universal get on with

look. He nodded taking a deep breath, and cleared his throat; he looked like he was going to be sick.

"Mom, can we talk?"

"Absolutely, anything wrong?" she said in between bites.

"Yeah, well… it's just… we kinda have…" Edward stuttered, so much for his practiced speech.

"I'm pregnant and we got jobs," I shouted out, he was obviously getting us nowhere. Although my outburst did lack a certain finesse that Edward's speech would have probably had.

The room fell silent, completely silent, I'm pretty sure none of us were breathing or moving. I let me eyes move towards Edward's mom and saw what could only be described as

shocked, sad and most likely very disappointed.

"What?" she whispered eventually.

"I'm going to be working at the garage," Edward said as if that was what his mother was so stunned about.

"That's great sweetie, I need a minute," she muttered as she stood up from the table and walked back into the kitchen.

"Do you think when she said that's great, she was referring to the, you know," I asked foolishly pointing at my stomach. Edward shook his and started to talk but Mrs. Masen came

back in and sat down. I'm pretty sure she had tears in her eyes but I couldn't actually look at her to see.

"First I want to tell you both that there is nothing you could say that would make me love for either of you any less and whatever happens, we will get through this."

With that, the three of us exhaled loudly and continued eating dinner.

Elizabeth asked a million questions that we had no answers to, like were we keeping it? How far along was I? Did I have a doctor yet?

When she realized that we in fact had no answers, she promised that she would help us every step of the way. She never made us feel as shitty as we were making ourselves feel.

She told us that she was disappointed as any parent would be but knew that if any young couple could handle it, it would be us.

I had my doubts but with Edward by my side, I would try my hardest.


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