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Chapter Nine The Bitch

Bella smiled as she shovelled some more snow, her son helped move little shovel loads as she watched him out of the corner of her eye.

It had been two weeks since she had given Sue her number in the diner and she had called the very next day asking if she could call in and see them.

It was also ten days since a half naked Leah had turned up on her doorstep, demanding a conversation and an apology; she had been around a few times since then and today was no different.

Today they would be going to Port Angles for a shopping trip.

Leah and Sue had ended up going to the hospital with them and stayed the night in Charlie's room, after having a glass too many of wine with Bella.

The two ladies were quickly becoming like Bella's family, and for an instant she was worried how it would look to the outside world, how Charlie's daughter would be dotted on by the Clearwater woman.

Sighing Bella waved as she saw Sue's car pull up in the spot that the cruiser normally was parked in feeling the familiar tug at her heart, at noticing the cruiser not being there.

"Grandma," Anthony shouted as he dropped his shovel and flung himself at her.

"Hello handsome," Sue cooed as she scooped him up placing him on her hip, eyeing the three quarters of shoveled walk way; Sue stated "You know that I know a whole pack of guys who would be more than willing to shovel your walk way?"

Bella nodded "Yes I know, but it's the fact that I can do it myself that makes me do it myself."

Sue laughed, walking up the walk way and standing next to Bella, hugging her tightly as she stated "And if it got cleared off a night?"

"I'd probably leave more cookies out for Daniel." Shaking her head, Bella threw the shovel down on the ground. "That boy cut me a barrel load of wood the other day." Bella stated as she opened the front door, kicking off her snow boats and removing her jacket.

"Really," Sue asked "how do you know it was him?" Placing Anthony on the ground before removing her jacket and gloves hanging them up next to Bella's on the rack.

Bella laughed lightly, "He cut it in the nude." Putting the kettle on to boil, she grabbed two coffee cups and the coffee out of the cupboard. "Half way through Anthony woke up and I caught him placing the wood on my front porch." Laughing slightly she continued, "He must of shredded his pants phasing back." Placing the coffee on the table and she sat across from Sue.

Sue laughed "That's not as bad as when he first phased, we all thought Quil was bad with his sex crazed mind." Taking a sip of her coffee she continued with her story, "Not only did he understand the whole wolf thing, apparently he was concerned he lost his penis."

Bella roared with laughter as she shook her head, "Oh my god! No way!"

"Yes," Sue nodded "it apparently took the whole pack to calm him down about his penis not really being missing."

"Grandma Look!" Anthony shouted as he showed Sue his bright red train

"What's that baby?" Sue asked as she put her coffee cup down.

"It's my new train." Anthony stated as he handed in to her "Mummy bought it cause she can't find my bubbles."

Sue smiled slightly at the train, "It's pretty baby."

Anthony smiled racing back into the living room with his train.

Bella sighed, "Nothing works bar those bubbles." She stated sipping her coffee, "It's like there magical or something. I spent an hour yesterday chasing him around the house even before the damn bath, even just normal bubble bath mixture doesn't work; he stated they didn't smell the same."

"Have you thought of getting one of the Pack to take you up the mountain?"

Bella shook her head "I still want nothing to do with them, Leah I'm fine with; I can deal with being around her, and Daniel he's so sweet, he isn't to be blamed for what happened, but they all knew, even Seth and they didn't tell me and then…" Bella shivered "that night…" she whisper subconsciously running a hand up her right arm. "I can't stand seeing any of them it'os still to painful and just the thought of Jacob getting his hands on Anthony!"

Sue grabbed her hand, "It's ok Bella; I'll see if I still have some bubbles lying around if it makes it easier."

"Thank you," Bella whispered as she smiled at Sue.

"It's the least I can do" Sue stated "now, I heard Leah is picking you up in a few minutes for your shopping trip."

"Yeah she's picking me up in half an hour, are we still on for next week?"

Sue nodded

Smiling Bella thought that for once handling the Pack in small doses might be good for her, she could handle Leah fine, she see's Daniel quite a bit tinkering around the house or getting her firewood, as long as she didn't see Jacob Black she could handle anything thrown at her.

Later that day as she waved off Sue, she noticed that not only was her path snow free so was her drive way. Smiling slightly she wandered what wolf had done it.

Walking back into her house, Bella grabbed her winter jacket and made sure Anthony had his jacket on as well before waiting for Leah.

As a horn honked out the front, Bella wrapped up in her winter jacket and carried Anthony out to Leah's car; shivering she buckled him into the booster seat before climbing into the passenger seat.

"Hey," Leah stated as she smiled slightly.

Smiling Bella said, "What's on the agenda for today?"

"I need a dress, for Emily and Sam's wedding."

Bella pulled a face, "I thought they would be married by now."

Leah rolled her eyes "Apparently, a perfect wedding takes time to plan and the place she wanted was only open if some wedding gets cancelled."

Snorting Bella sneered, "How Emily."

Laughing Leah stated, "If I had my way, I wouldn't even be going, but no I have to attended as the wonderful cousin."

Listening to Leah, Bella knows that she had never actually gotten over what imprinting had done.

Touching Leah lightly Bella asked, "Are you going to bring a date to perfect Emily's wedding?"

"And fuck up her seating arrangements, Sam would make me run double patrols for a month, if not the rest of my werewolf life."

Bella snorted, "He is a bit over protective of her isn't he?"

"You think he is so anal retentive? I think he could shit quarters."

Making sure that Anthony had dozed off in the back seat Bella stated, "It's more like bricks, his ass is that tight, it's why his face is always sour, he's trying to get them out."

Leah cracked up laughing, sobering slightly Leah asked, "Are you ok being back here, I never really got to ask when we talked the other day."

Sighing Bella stated, "It could be worse, the only Cullen to come near me was Edward, even Carlisle treats Charlie when I'm not there, I thought Jacob would of tried something by now, he wasn't really one for holding anything back."

"Sam ordered him to leave you alone, plus his imprint doesn't wish for him to see you."

Bella nodded, "Sue mentioned that she's a bit of a handful."

"She's a spoilt brat." Leah spat "She shouldn't be Jacob's imprint, she's not worthy."

Biting her lip, Bella tried not to snap that Jacob deserves what he gets.

As Leah pulled into the shopping centre park Bella breathed a sigh of relief, she didn't want to talk about Jacob. If anything she wanted to forget he even existed.

It took them two hours to find Leah the perfect dress for Emily's wedding, bundling her cranky three year old back into Leah's car was a handful, when the welcome to Forks sign appeared in her vision, she was instantly hit with a wave of relief, as her nerves were frazzled from dealing with Anthony's tantrums, she just wanted to get him home and away from everyone, where he would calm down and start behaving.

If the grip on the steering wheel that Leah had was any indicator, Bella knows that she wasn't the only one frazzled by Anthony and his need to throw a tantrum at the drop of a hat these days.

As soon as Charlie's drive way come into view Bella sighed, jumping out she unbuckled her tantrum throwing son, placing him on the pavement and nudging the grumbling boy to the door she thanked Leah for the day, walking up the path, she stopped as Leah called her name, turning she waited for her to speak.

"Jacob has to go before the council, as the wounded party you need to attend."

"I want nothing to do with Jacob, Leah."

"If you don't go he gets off scot free!" Leah snapped "Look at your left side in the mirror, don't you think he deserves something for what he did?"

"Accidents happen." Bella whispered as she turned her back on Leah, unlocking her front door she let Anthony in before shutting the door behind her, trying to close her problems with it.

Closing her eyes she breathed deeply, she didn't need to be reminded of what happened the last night she saw the Pack.

Her heart couldn't take it if it was brought up again, she didn't need nor did she want anything to do with Jacob Black.

He didn't deserve special treatment and she sure as hell wasn't going to give him any.


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Lily.