So I love all of my faithful readers and thanks to all of you that reviewed! I know nobody really reads these but I'm too excited to not share. I'M AUDITIONING TO BE A DISNEY PRINCESS LOOK ALIKE! YAY! Anyway now that I vented that out here is another chapter that you asked for. I'm going to try to do it from Jace's POV and even though he is only one I'm going to write it like I would an adults put with my child like content. So it's easier to understand yet still believable.
Jace POV
It had been a month since Momma and I moved to live with Nona and Auntie Alice. I miss Nana but I like it better here. Nona is always trying to feed me and Papa likes to read to me. Emmett likes to rough house and Jazz plays war with me. Aunt Rose plays with me outside and Auntie Alice likes to dress me up, I don't like to play with her a lot. My favorite is Edward though. He plays piano for me and tucks me in at night with Momma. I think he loves my Momma and it's ok because I love her too!
Right now I'm sitting at the table with Momma waiting for Nona to make dinner. It was so odd for Momma not to be cooking, she always did it when we were with Nana. I like it here, I hope we can stay here forever! I have so much more fun here and Momma isn't tired all the time and when she's gone I don't have to go to Sunnyside anymore. I get to stay home with Nona all the time!
"Jace?" I look up to find Edward had just walked in.
"Yes?" I ask I can't help but smile when I see him, I wish he was my Daddy. I love him and he makes Momma happy so I don't see why he can't be.
"Buddy can you come help me with something really quick?" He asks with a smile. I nod my head and jump out of my seat. I don't even bother to ask Momma if I can because I know she'll say yes. Instead I just run to her kiss her on the cheek, which made her giggle, and then grab his hand.
"Edward?" She calls before we are out of the door. We both stop to look at her. "Sometimes I think you are stealing my little boy from me!" She is laughing so I know that she is joking but it still confuses me, I'll have to ask Edward why she said that.
Edward just laughs at her and leads me outside to the tree house Emmett and Jazz built for me the day after we got there. He picks me up and climbs in and places me on one of the bean bag chairs we put in there. The tree house was boys only, except Momma could come in if she wanted to, because she doesn't count as a girl.
"Jace you know that your birthday is coming up right?" He asks once we are settled into our chairs.
"Yeah! I'm goin' to be two!" I hold up two fingers and grin. How could I forget that my birthday was coming up? Momma talked about it all the time. Actually now that I think about it she talks about it when she thinks I'm not listening but what she doesn't know is I'm always listening.
"That's right you are going to be two!" He chuckles "How would you like to go on a trip for your birthday?"
I think it over, I've never been anywhere besides Nana's, Nona's and the hospital. Well and Sunnyside but that doesn't count because I hate it there. "I'll go but Momma has to come too." I wouldn't go anywhere without her. My comment just makes Edward laugh, he nods.
"Anywhere you want to go in particular?" He asks.
Again I think about it before I respond. I had heard Momma and Nana talking about my Grandpa living in Seattle which is where my mom is from before she had me. I bet my daddy is there. Thinking about my dad has my head spinning, do I even want to meet him? Would he like me? Why didn't he come with Momma and me? "Seattle." I whisper out finally.
Edward nods and get up to hug me. I shake my head at him. I don't want him to hug me and I don't want him to feel sorry for me. "Edward? Do you like me?"
He looks so confused but then he smiles. "No Jace I love you. Just like your Mommy loves you." I look up at him.
"Why didn't my Daddy love me?" I choke out. I can't cry though. Momma says I'm a big boy and I don't think big boys cry. Plus when I cry Momma gets upset and starts to cry too and I don't like making her cry. This time I don't stop him when he hugs me.
"Oh sweetie I don't know why he didn't, but you know what? He is missing out on the best boy ever." I strokes my hair and I finally let myself cry. "But I'll make you a deal. If it's ok with your Mom how would you like me to be your..." He seems to struggle for the right word. "Acting Dad?" I stop crying and look up at him hopefully.
"Really? You'd be my Daddy?" I can't help the excitement from bursting through in my voice. I always wanted a Daddy and he is my first choice. "But doesn't that mean you and Mommy would have to be married? Nana told me that Mommies and Daddies are supposed to be married."
He chuckled and said "How about I just ask your Mom on a date first and we work from there?" I smiles and hug him and wipe my face on his shirt. As soon as I do it I hear my mom's voice in my head Jace! That was rude! Don't wipe your nose on his shirt! I look up at him with an embaressed look on my face and mumble that I'm sorry. "Don't worry buddy what are Dad's shirts for?" A shot of happiness rushes through me when he says that.
"Can I go tell Momma?" I ask already getting up.
"Sure just remember to ask her if that's ok. Alright?"
I nod and climb down the ladder and take off running to her room. "Momma!" I shout and burst through the door only to find her standing there talking to a woman in a suit. "Momma?" I ask.
"Jace? I thought you were with Edward in the tree house?" She says looking nervously between me and the woman.
"I was but I have to ask you something." I start then stop myself something about the lady made Momma upset and I didn't like it. I walked to stand in front of her and looked at the lady. " Who are you?" I ask her rather rudely. I know Momma doesn't like it when I'm rude but I couldn't help it.
"My name is Leah Clearwater. But you can call me Leah." She says with a smile. "You must be Jace"
I can tell she is trying to be nice but she made Momma uncomfortable so I'm not giving in to her smile. "Jacon. My name is Jacon only my family calls me Jace."
"Jace!" Momma scolds. "Do not be rude! Ms. Clearwater is hear to check up on us."
"Why? She didn't check on us when we were staying with Nana? Why does she have to come around now?" I demand.
"Jace she's here because we aren't staying with Nana anymore. She just wants to make sure you are safe." Momma tries to sooth me.
"Why wouldn't I be safe? I'm with you Momma." I am really confused now. Did this lady think I was in danger when I was with my own Momma? I look at Leah and shout "My Momma loves me and I am perfectly safe with her and the Cullens! So just go away!" I start crying and storm out of the room and run to Nona.
"Jace baby? What's wrong" Nona asks.
"There's a mean lady talking to Momma and she thinks I'm not safe here with Momma!" I cry "How can I not be safe with my own Momma?" I just hug her hard frame. I got used to my new family being cold and hard on the outside but they were always warm and kind inside.
"Oh honey she doesn't think you're not safe with Bella, she just wants to make sure that you guys are being taken care of. And since you are no longer living with Bella's mom she wants to make sure that we are taking good care of you both." She sooths me and rubs my back. I eventually stop crying and I kiss Nona's cheek before going back to find Momma and Leah.
I knock on the door and peak my head in. "Momma?" I whisper.
"Yes Jace?" She answers so I open the door and walk in shyly.
"Leah I sorry I yelled at you. I thought you were upsetting Momma." I walk over to Momma and hug her leg. "Momma sorry if I made you mad at me. I won't do it again."
Leah smiles "It's alright Jacon I know this is hard for you."
"Oh Baby you didn't make me mad. I think it's very sweet that you are worried about me but," She bends down so she's the same height as me. "You don't need to worry about me ok? My job is to worry about you not the other way around." She smiles and kisses my forehead before turning back to Leah. "So do you have any other questions?"
"Would you mind if I asked Jacon a couple? Feel free to say no, but at some point I will need to." She smiles but looks like it upsets her to have to ask.
Before Momma can answer her I speak up "I don't mind, as long as I don't have to leave Momma after?" Leah just smiles. Momma kisses me again and tells me she'll be right outside the door.
I walk over and plop down on Momma's bed.
"So Jacon..." she begins but before she can continue I cut her off.
"You can call me Jace, everybody calls me Jace even though I through a fit before." This gets her to smiles.
"So Jace, do you like living here?" She asks.
"Oh yes! Momma and I have so much fun here and Nona and Papa are really nice and Nona is a good cook. Emmett and Jazz play with me all the time, Aunt Rose plays out side with me and Auntie Alice likes to dress me, don't tell her but I don't really like being a doll because they are for girls!" I pause and think "Edward plays piano for me and tucks me in at night and sometimes when I can't sleep he stays up with me and reads me stories. He also said that he'd take Momma and I on vacation for my birthday!"
Leah raises and eyebrow. "If Edward does all this stuff for you what does you Mom do?"
"Oh she gets me up in the morning, helps me brush my teeth, gives me baths, we play tag and she makes me breakfast then she goes to school. When she gets home we go to the park, or on a walk or play hide and seek with the family. She hugs me when I have nightmares and when I had a cold she stayed in my room on the floor in case I needed anything at night. She tucks me in with Edward but since she always gets to tuck me in sometimes I like it best when its just Edward. He's going to be my Daddy. I just have to ask Momma if it's ok with her!" I get really excited and can't help but ramble.
Leah looks happily surprised. "Sounds like you are one loved little boy?"
"Yes I am!" I state proudly, I may not know a lot but I do know that Momma loves me no matter what. I start giggling when I think of a memory.
"What's so funny Jace?" Leah asks.
"I was just thinking of the time I was running in the house and I knocked over a lamp and it broke, and instead of getting mad like I thought Momma would she just kept checking me over asking if I was ok or bleeding. It was so funny I was fine but the lamp had ot be thrown out. She didn't even mind!" I was so proud to have her as my Mommy.
Leah just chuckles then stops. "Has she mentioned anything about your real father?"
I nod "Yeah she said he lives in Seattle and he just wasn't ready to have a baby." I pause and Leah seems to think I'm finished "But I know better. I heard her cry one night and talking to aunt Alice about how he left when he found out my was going to have me. I don't know why he doesn't like me but if he makes Momma cry like that then I don't know if I like him." I can feel myself frowning. "Edward is around more and he loves me even though I'm not actually his." I finish with a satisfied smile.
"Alright then." Leah looks shocked like she can't believe I had thought so much about this. "Where are you going on vacation?" She asks changing the subject.
"I want to go to Seattle, that's where Momma is from and I have a grandpa there." I start fidgeting even though Momma says that big boys sit still when they are talking to people but I feel antsy not.
"Well I think that sounds nice. Why don't you go play and I'll talk to you again sometime?" She smiles and stands.
"Thanks Leah!" I hop up and make my way to the door but stop and turn to her "I really am sorry for shouting at you, Momma taught me to have better manners than that. I'll see you later!" And I leave the room and I find Momma sitting across the hall.
"How'd it go?" She asks smiling.
"Fine." I shrug "Oh Momma is it ok if Edward is my Daddy? He told me to ask you if it was ok because he doesn't mind." I look at her hopefully, she looks surprised but as a smile slowly spreads across her face I know its ok.
"If he wants to be your Daddy that's fine." She smiles and stands. "Now Emmett was just here looking for you and told me to send you to the basement when you were done talking to Child Ser…Leah." I noticed she almost called Leah something else but I chose to ignore it Momma and I walk Leah out and after she is gone I go downstairs to play with Emmett. He got a new racing game for the Xbox that he wanted to share with me.
Emmett and I had been playing a couple of games when the doorbell rang. I hear my mom yell that she's got it. I run upstairs wondering who it is. When I get up there I see my mom standing in front of a blonde man with her arms crossed.
"What are you doing here?" She demands. I can tell by her voice that she is mad. I run over to her and squeeze between her legs to see who it is.
"Bella I have the right to see him. He's my son too!" He shouts.
"Mike you need to leave." She hisses and tries to push me back.
And that's all for today folks! Just in case anybody is confused there are no wolves in this story! Leah works for Child Services! And Mike just made a surprise visit to the Cullen's! As always reviews are appreciated! And I think I'm going to make the next chapter also in Jace's POV. I find I like writing this way. Hopefully I'll get another chapter up by tonight!