As promised here is my next chapter! I'm thinking about writing more for Dark Future? What do you guys think? Thanks to all of my loving readers! You guys make me feel so special! Anyway I want to give you guys a heads up for this chapter. It's going to be a little angst-y and Bella may get violent so if you don't think you can handle it feel free to skip it. I'll put a catch up on the next one
B POV
I was so exhausted by the time I got home that I couldn't even bring myself to put on PJ's I just put Jace to bed and threw myself onto the bed. The next thing I knew my alarm clock was going off, Jace was crying and my mom was screaming at me to get up. Great start to the day.
"Alright I'm up!" I yell at her. I pull myself out of bed and head to Jace's room. "Jace honey" I coo "Don't cry Momma's right here. Don't cry baby." I pick him up and hold him against my chest and rock him gently. "Baby tell me what's wrong?" He just kept crying. "Jacon Tyler Swan you are a big boy use your big boy words." I demand softly. It did nothing to cease his crying. Honey if you don't tell me what's wrong I can't fix it." He started babbling and I couldn't understand a word.
"Slower honey, slower." I whisper and rub small circles on his back trying to sooth him
"My *sob* head *sob sob* hurts *crying jag*" He manages out. I kiss the top of his head and go grab his prescription off the counter. I measure out the teaspoon he is supposed to take and hand it to him.
"Take it in one big sip." I direct. He does as he is told and I kiss his cheek and wipe away tears. I walk into my room and set him on the bed. "You stay right there. Mommy's going to get ready for school." He just nods and crawls under my covers and puts his head on my pillow. Somehow I know he isn't going to be awake when I come back from the bathroom. I go through my daily routine a little faster than normal and when I get back to my room I see that I was right.
He is sound asleep. I smile and get dressed and shut the light off but not until after a make a barrier or pillows between my son and the edge of the bed making sure he can't fall off it. I tip toe out of the room and shut the door with a soft click. I walked into the kitchen to find my mom and Phil sitting at the table waiting for me.
"Morning." I say as casually and possible, waiting for the storm to hit. I grab a pop tart out of the cabinet and toss it in the toaster.
"Bella. Do you know how long we have been up this morning?" My mom starts. I look at her confused and shake my head. Ok where is she going with this. "Since 5:30. It is now 7 and Jace was crying the whole time." Crap. That is one of the conditions of my being able to keep Jace and live here. I was solely responsible for him when I wasn't at school.
"Mom I am so sorry. I was so tired after last night and I didn't even hear him." I start apologizing immediately. I know I screwed up, my job as a mom is to take care of my son tired or not.
"I know you are sorry but Bella it is not my job to take care of him when you are home. I know that I help out a lot but I don't want you to start getting comfortable and forget that he is your son." She pauses and smiles lovingly at me. "I already had my baby and if I wanted another one I would have had my own."
"Mom I know ok? I messed up. I'm not getting lax in my job as a mother. I know that I need to be responsible for Jace and I work really hard at it. I keep up with my school work and still make time to have bonding time with him." My voice starts to crack. I feel the weight of being a full time student and a part time mom crashing down on me. "I try so hard, I don't want to leave him every day for school but I have to if I want him to grow up and have everything he needs and even some stuff he just wants. I know you are helping me out but sometimes I feel like I'm still doing this on my own!" I'm crying and shouting now.
"Do not shout at your mother like that young lady." Phil scolds me. Who is he to chastise me? I'm not even his child, he never wanted me to come live here. He did support my choice to keep Jace and he certainly didn't care about helping me out.
"DO not tell me what to do!" I yell. "She was my mother first and if she has a problem with it she can tell me!" I see Phil's face turn red in anger but I don't care. I'm so mad that my mom can't seem to see how much I need her help and that letting a one year old sit in his crib and cry for an hour and a half isn't ok. "Mom you knew I was tired! Why couldn't you have just helped me out one this morning? Instead of letting him cry in his crib? Or at least come and wake me up rather than just sitting here listening to him scream and yelling for me to wake up!" I watched her face as she takes a sip of her coffee.
"Bella I told you this would be hard. Did you want to listen to me? NO! You had to be stubborn and keep a baby you are not nearly ready to take care of! I'm sick and tired of being the only one who takes care of him. You need to step up! This is why you are supposed to be married when you have kids! So you have a partner to help you!" She yells at me. At this point I've had enough. I just grab my pop tart and my school bag.
"Well you won't have to worry about it anymore. Jace and I will be leaving when I get home from school." I screech and storm out of the house slamming the door. I hop in my car and drive to school. I'm so mad that I swear everything had a red hue to it. I pull into the parking lot and park next to Edward's Volvo.
As I get out of the car Alice rushes up to me but stops short when she sees my face. "Bella are you alright?" I just shake my head too angry to speak without screaming. "Wanna talk about it?" I let out and angry puff. "My mom and I got into it this morning. I told her Jace and I were moving out."
Alice looks taken aback then her eyes kind of go blank but are back so quickly I can't help but think maybe I imagined it. Then she looks at me with concern. "Bella do you have anywhere to go?"
I open my mouth ready to lie but think better of it. "No…" I whisper. She just smiles at me and pulls out her phone. Before I know it she's on the phone talking to someone.
"Hey Mom? I have a friend who needs some place to stay for a couple of days is it alright if she comes home with us?" She pauses and listens. I am in shock I can't believe she just invited me to stay with her. Actually she didn't invite me she just assumed I'd stay with her. "Yep I'll ask everybody else too. Her name is Bella. Oh and mom? Her son Jace will be coming to." She pauses again then smiles brightly. "Love you too. Thanks Mommy!" She snaps the phone shut and grins at me. "Well You do now!"
I just stare at her with an open mouth. I couldn't believe it. We start walking to class and I can't help but ask "Alice your mom is ok with me and Jace coming to stay with you guys?"
She just laughs "Of course! She loves babies and what's two more kids in an already full house?"
I still find it odd but I'm also relieved that I get to get out of Renee's house. I am in a much better mood, or at least I was until I spotted Lauren and Jessica making a Bee line straight to me. I let out a sigh and Alice looks around and sees then too and she lets out a quiet hiss. Boy she is weird.
"So MOMMY Bella?" Lauren sneers "I heard you abused your SON and he ended up in the hospital last night."
"Where did you hear that?" I was genuinely curious as to how she had even known about the visit.
"My Mom is a nurse there." Jessica states proudly.
"Then your mom should know that he fell in the bathtub and hit his head on the faucet." I sneer back.
Lauren laughs "I knew it! I knew you were the whore with the baby!" She cackles then asks "So who's the dad? I bet he didn't even stick around! Hell I bet you don't even know his name!" She smiles evilly. "Good luck with your chances with Cullen now. She would never date a slut like you who will ruin a baby and her own life because she couldn't keep a man other than giving it up."
I had had enough I balled my hand into a fist and pulled back and let loose punching her right in the jaw. I grabbed her hair and pulled so she couldn't get away. I slammed her up against the wall and screamed into her face. "You know nothing about my life! And if you ever say another word about my son I will Kill you!" I socked her in the stomach again and released her and watched with satisfaction as she sank to the ground. I gave her a good kick in the side just to make sure she got the message.
"Bella she's had enough." I hear the voice of a god whisper from behind me. Lauren's face lifts up.
"Edward you came to rescue me!" She smiled in a way that was supposed to be sexy.
Edward looks down at her with disgust clearly written on his face. "Oh please Lauren you mean nothing to me and I think you got less than you deserve to be honest. I'm simply stopping Bella before anybody reports it." He puts and arm around my waist and kisses the top of my head. I am surprised but I keep my cool exterior so as not to give away his bluff. "Oh and as for ME and Bella? We are dating and she and her son are actually moving in with us." And with that he steered me away from her before she could make a retort.
"You guys are dating!" Alice squeals "Why didn't you tell me Bella! I am so happy for you Edward!" I am shocked into silence. Edward looks down at me concerned but just smiles and keeps walking. Alice babbles the entire time we are walling and it takes me a few minutes to realize we aren't walking to class but to the parking lot.
"Umm guys why aren't we going to class?" I finally quip up. We stop walking then and they look at me like I'm crazy.
"Bella you are in no state to go to class and we can't afford to have you get in another fight. So we are going to take you home so you can pack and move in with us this afternoon." Alice say as she snatches my keys out of my hand. "I'll drive your car and you ride with Edward!"
I guess I don't get much of a choice again. So instead of arguing I just nod and hop in the passenger seat of his car. We sit in complete silence mostly because I don't know what to say. Before I know it we are at Renee's and I am walking up the front drive. I open the front door and see Renee and Jace sitting in the living room watching the wiggles.
"Bella what are you doing home?" She demands. Jace just runs up to me and hugs my legs. IT takes her a minute to register that Alice and Edward are here with me. "Who are your friends?"
"I'm Alice Cullen!" she says practically bouncing with energy. "This is my adoptive brother Edward!"
Edward nods, I can tell he is stressed out his jaw line is tight… then suddenly he looks down at Jace and smiles. I follow his gaze and just as I look down Jace tugs on my pant leg. "Momma?" he stage whispers. "Is that my Daddy?" I look up at Edward shocked and worried about his response. Then to the surprise of everybody, except Alice, bends down and picks up Jace.
"Sorry little man I'm not. But how about you and I be friends?" He says smiling. Jace's whole face lights up. "OK!" he pauses then adds. "You are cold! Are you sick? Hugs from Momma or Nana always make me feel better when I'm sick!"
Edward just laughs "No I'm not sick but I'm not lucky like you to have a Momma to hug me when I'm sick."
Jace frowns but pats his cheek "its ok Eward! I can share my Momma with you!" That's my little man always a good sharer. Always concerned about other people.
"This is really sweet and all but what are you doing here." Leave it to my mother to ruin a perfect moment.
"We are here to pack up mine and Jace's things! We are going to be staying with the Cullen's for a while." My mother's face goes read and she storms out of the house and slams the door.
"Why is Nana so mad?" Jace asks confused.
"Because we going to go live with the Cullen's for a while." I say and start moving around picking up his stuff. I'm concerned for a moment when I'm not tripping over Jace following me around but when I look around for him I find he is still in Edward's arms talking to him. I just smile and start packing. Once I'm done with Jace's room I move on to my room only to find that it's already done and Alice is sitting on my bed.
"Bella this is going to be so much fun! It will be just like a slumber party!" She trilled. I couldn't help but laugh at her bubbliness.
"Come on Pixie time to go." I giggle and grab some bags. I am surprised when Alice grabs twice as many as I did, and they weren't the small one either.
She notices my face and laughs "Relax I carry way heavier shopping bags!" I burst out laughing and take her excuse as good enough.
We walk into the living to find Edward sitting on the couch with Jace in his lap watching the Wiggles. "Come on boys time to go!" Edward stands up still holding Jace and Jace starts to shout!
"Momma! Can I ride wid Eward?" I saw such a bright smile on his face how can I say anything other than yes. I look to Edward just to check before I respond he gives me a reassuring smile and nods.
"Alright baby let me just install your car seat." I laugh as he smiles and goes back to babbling at Edward. It takes about fifteen minutes to load up both cars and install the car seat. But before I know it we are on the road. Alice road with me so Edward and Jace could have boy time. I hadn't really thought about it much but Jace is going to miss out on a lot because he won't have his dad around.
"Earth to Bella!" Alice Yells in my ear.
"Alice I'm not deft I can hear you just fine. So what do you want?" I ask slightly irritated.
"I was asking you if you wanted to share a room with Jace or if you guys wanted your own rooms?" She states with a fake pout on her face.
I just shrug. "I don't mind either way whatever would be most convenient for you your family."
She just sighs "So two rooms it is. Bella you need to realize that you aren't intruding or anything. We don't mind at all. In fact Esme and Rose are so excited to have you two stay with us I think it might hurt their feelings if you don't start acting like you are excited." She says then looks out the window.
I hadn't realized I was acting so ungrateful. "Alice I'm sorry I really am excited and I'm so happy and grateful for you and your family taking us in like this, I just don't want to step on anybody's toes."
She looks at me a grins. "Trust me you aren't going to be in the way in fact you'll get sick of everybody trying to make you comfortable with staying with us. And you'll be lucky if you see Jace at all. I can already promise you Emmett and Edward are going to play with the kid more than they do anything else and Esme may try to kidnap him and I can't promise she won't try to keep him." She joked.
Her speech made me feel a lot better and I started to relax, or at least I had until we pulled into a long drive way with the most beautiful house I had ever seen at the end. It was massive and sand colored with lots of windows (Pic on profile ) I think I actually gasped.
"Welcome home!" Alice giggles and hops out of the car as soon as I parked. Edward pulls up right next to me and smiles before getting out and unbuckling Jace from his car seat. I watch the two of them together. Edward would be a great father to Jace. I stopped that thought dead in its tracks I can't think that way and get my hopes up. I get out of the car and see a young woman standing at the door. Must be Esme.
Jace looks up at Edward who gives him a wink and nods. Before I know it Jace is hurling himself at the woman screaming "NANA ESME!" She looks happily surprised and catches him as he jumps into her arms.
"Jace!" I scold "You can't jump on people like that!" I walk up the steps and give Esme an apologetic smile. "I am so sorry Esme." I give Jace the look that said big trouble mister and he looked up at me innocently and points at Edward "But Momma he TOLD me to!"
"It's alright dear!" Esme laughs and hugs Jace tightly "This little guy is no trouble!" She looks at Edward and smiles "The big one though? You'll have your hands full watch out!" She joked and smiled lovingly at us. "Come on in and lets get you unpacked!" She exclaimed and walked into the house hold Jace. I watched them walk inside and smiled to myself. I knew things were going to get better. I took a deep breath and followed them inside.
And I'm stopping there! *evil laugh* Just because I know how much everybody likes cliffy ends to chapters! But if you ask me this isn't even a bad one! Anyway REVIEWS ARE LOVE!
