Exams… that's all I can really say about my absence really. Just blame it all on exams.
Bella P.O.V
"Ok so what else do you need?" I ask Nick as we push our cart around the superstore. He was going away on a camping trip with his classmates. He was so excited. But I wasn't. I was scared and worried and was freaking out to Emmett about it every night. He just laughed at my worries. My baby would be gone in the woods for a whole week. He was sitting in the cart I was pushing as he ate a lollipop talking about any and everything.
"Candy!" He says and I roll my eyes. That's been his response every time I asked him this question.
"I'm sure that's not what it says on the paper Nicholas," I say using the whole name card. He ignores it.
"But I need it for myself. A personal need," He says trying to be older using bigger words. I just narrow my eyes him.
"Little boy don't get me upset," I say with a smile and he giggles.
"OK flashlights," He says and I smile as I go to the flashlight isle and get him three of the best ones. By the time we got to the checkout the car was filled with everything he needed for his camping trip except for what he wanted. He looked at me with the puppy eyes of his father and I sighed as I lifted him from the cart.
"Alright, go get your candy," I say as I place him on the floor. He kisses my cheek before he runs to the candy isle and I smile shaking my head before I pull out my cell phone.
"I was wondering when you'd cave," says a female voice behind me. I turn to see Jessica with a basket of fashion magazines and some chips.
"Uh Jessica, hey." I say delicately brushing some hair from my face and it goes back into the lovely waves I always put my hair in.
"I've been hearing him say he wants candy for like so long, I was wondering if you'd buy it for him." She says smiling.
"Yeah," I agree. Smiling softly.
"I haven't seen you around campus," She says
"Yeah I don't know why though. I still go to class," I say. She nods quiet for a little bit before she speaks.
"Bella when are you coming back to us," She says outwardly.
"Jessica-
"No, listen I know we probably weren't the best of friends to you but I mean look at you. This isn't you I mean you look gorgeous and I love your shoes and outfit believe me," She starts with. I look down at my tight white sundress that reached mid-thigh it had red flowers on it. Made my boobs look good and my legs look longer and I was wearing black strappy high heeled sandals with it. I also had a thin black leather jacket but it was in the cart as we were inside, and my red Prada bag was in the cart too.
"Thanks?"
"But you wear leather jackets and ripped jeans and, drugs Bella. We do drugs we don't get kids ready for camping trips. Since when did you become a mom!?" She whisper yells and I roll my eyes.
"Jessica this is my life now. My son is my life now and… I will never go back to those drugs and you shouldn't keep relying on them. Take it from me who learned my lesson. The drugs won't make the real problems go away," I say. She's about to speak but Nick runs to me. Six packs of all different types of candies and he took the bulky ones. I rolled my eyes as he walks to me slowly with all the candy.
"I got everything," Says his muffled voice against the candy packs. I sigh as I go down to his level to help him.
"Little man," I say softly. "Who needs all this candy?" I ask as I take some of the packets and put it in the cart.
"Me. my cabin's got Jason, Bryan and Dylan and we're all bringing lots of candy," He says.
"Of course you guys are," I say dully as I put the rest of the candy in the cart.
"Who are you?" Nick asks looking at Jessica as he bites into a chocolate bar I never said he could have.
"My name's Jessica. I'm a friend of your mommies," She says and Nick nods his head.
"Ok," He says as he lifts his hands for me to carry him I do and place him back into the cart where I know he wants to go. Jessica walks away and Nick looks at me curiously.
"Was she really your friend?"
"No sweetie. She really wasn't," I say softly as I lean in to give him a soft kiss on the forehead.
Emmett P.O.V
"Bella he'll be fine," I say rolling my eyes as Gary just smirks pretending to be minding his own business as he looks at his clip board.
"But Emmett he's going to be in the woods. What if he gets a girl pregnant?" She says and then gasps. I sigh putting my hand to my head.
"Bella the girls sleep in different cabins, And he's five!" I say Gary bursts out laughing. I have to start laughing too at the ridiculousness of the conversation.
"Emmett it's not funny! Are you laughing at me?" She says and Gary and I are leaning on each other as we laugh.
"You're such a jerk!" She screeches before she hangs up. I don't even have time to apologise as I'm too busy laughing.
I'll bring her flowers or something.
"Man that's one funny girl you got there," He says as he goes back to his clipboard.
"She hates me," I say smiling as I stuff the phone in my pocket.
"She'll get over it," He says shaking his head. He looks at me and smiles.
"What?"
"Nothing… I was wondering you'd find someone you genuinely loved. You know Ashley was really worried man," He says and I smile.
"Nah I'm cool now. You know Bella's great and Nick loves her more than anything,"
"Don't forget that she's hot… she's really hot," He says and I roll my eyes.
"Are you sure you want a job because with statements like that I can take it away," I say and he flips me off. We continue on with the day fooling around as we go over the blueprint of the new restaurant I was building in the city with the contractors. When I get home I have a bushel of purple roses (Her favourite) I walk up the steps and I think I'm going to be greeted by Nick but then I remember that he's at Bree's house. I run up to mine and Bella's room to see her sitting on the bed she was in a silk robe and by the looks of it she had nothing under it. I smirked got her just in time, she was going to take a shower.
"Hello," I say softly as I place the flowers in front of her on her vanity. She rolls her eyes but smiles up at me none the less.
"Their beautiful Emmett," She says smiling at them. I sigh as I take a seat beside her, she reads the card.
"Sorry for being an ass, let's have sex. Emmett," She reads and I laugh out loud. She laughs as she punches me and I grab her pulling her into my arms.
"It's so annoying but sometimes I like it when you get into your childish moods," She says wrapping her arms around my neck.
"We can just not send him to the camp if you really don't want him to go," I say caving in. She shakes her head.
"He's too excited Emmett that would be cruel if we just said no,"
"Why are you really so scared about him going away to camp?" I ask her softly. I knew there was a deeper meaning to it. I knew Bella too much. She lets go of me and goes to sit on the bed.
"… Summer camp was where I took my first draw of cocaine," She says really quietly with a little soft smile trying to be strong.
"Bella," I whisper going to sit beside her.
"I was a lot older then Nick obviously but I mean. It was at a camp and one of my friends got some from her older brother and the teachers were obviously off doing God knows what, and I tried it," She says sighing.
"It doesn't start with Mike it just ended with him and Aro but started with a cabin in the woods," She explains. I take her hand.
"What you went through was I don't even know how hard because I didn't go through it. But… as much as I want Nick to go through life unscathed and drug free and hurt free. I can't do that and neither can you," I whisper to her.
"I know," She says quietly.
"I just don't want him to mess up as badly as I did. So I figure maybe if I protect him from seeing the big bad world. Maybe then it won't be so bad," She whispers resting her head against mine.
"We can protect him as much as we can but then he won't actually be living," I say and she sighs.
"I know, I know," She says holding onto me.
-Next Night-
"Ok buggy one more bite," Bree says annoyed as she tries to get Jason to eat more of his Pizza. But he along with Nick were too distracted by the games around that they could play and the fact that they were leaving tomorrow for the big camping trip.
"Mommy did I tell you that Mr. Monroe has a brand new fast car?" Jason says as he takes another bite. Bella just laughs as she leans into me not paying any mind to Nick who was high off a milk carton sitting right next to Jason. The kid was too hyper for me to even look at him.
"That's really nice sweetie," Bree says just trying to get him to eat more.
"He doesn't have a girlfriend and he lives in a Pentyhouse," He says.
"Penthouse sweetie," Bella says tiredly. She's been really tired lately.
"Yeah that's what I meant aunty Bella Penthouse," Jason says and Nick nods like a dummy right beside him. I laugh at my son and shake my head. Pizza sauce all around his mouth.
Bree smiles still trying to feed him more pizza.
"Oh and he has a dog and all the girl teachers have a crush on him. But he says he doesn't like women who flirt with him," Jason says.
"Why is you're 28 year old teacher talking to you about his personal life. You guys are five," Bree says completely giving up on feeding her son the pizza. I narrowed my eyes at Jason and smiled a little bit. He was doing the same thing Nick was doing to me when he wanted me to pursue Bella.
Putting in a good word.
"He likes women with dark hair too mommy. You have dark hair," He says and Bella giggles a little bit.
"Ok I've had enough of you two freaks. Go play," Is all she says before Nick and Jason jump down from the table. She quickly calls them back and wipes the pizza sauce from both of their faces before dismissing them again. She takes her purse and places it on the table and Bella's eyes go wide.
"Is that a yellow Chanel flap?" She asks Bree smiles wickedly before she takes a box and pushes it towards Bella. It was wrapped with a red bow.
"Oh presents," Bella says unwrapping and I laugh. Bella pulls out a red Chanel Flap bag… I think. I mean it was one just like Bree's just red.
"I know how much you love Chanel and have about every bag they ever made," Bree says "This is part of my big announcement," She says softly.
Bella just looks so shocked that the bag she's been eyeing for weeks is finally in her hand.
"I got a job. Working for Nylon magazine," She says. Bella gasps I smile actually proud of her.
"How did you pull that off?" Bella asks.
"Well I interned three years ago and then I left. And then when I started looking for a job I got in contact with my old boss and she pulled some strings," She says and Bella laughs.
"So we're both working fabulous jobs?" Bella says excitedly. I smile at there excitement. Bella just got a job about a week ago working for just about the best public relations company in the city. She was more excited to go to all the special events and plan all the perfect parties more than actually getting a pay check.
"Yup," Bree says and they start to squeal. She then goes in her bag and slides a check over to me. For five thousand dollars. "It's obviously not nearly as much as you've given me but I mean I'm getting there," She says.
"Bree you don't have to give this to me," I say softly.
"No I really do," She says. "Without you guys I probably wouldn't even have a job," She says quietly. "Or my son," She whispers and Bella smiles.
"Well everything's good now," Bella says quietly. "What's this between you and Jason and Nick's teacher," She says wiggling her eyebrows. Bree rolls her eyes.
"I've never even met the guy but by the way Jason's walking around talking about him all the time. I've already gotten sick of the dude," she says annoyed as she bites into a slice of pizza.
"I don't know. Kids have good intuition about most people," I say as I hold Bella closer to me. She just shrugs and continues to eat her pizza.
Bella P.O.V
"Ok so you both have your disposable cell phones right?" I ask as we walk. Jason, Nick, Emmett, Bree and I were walking towards the two giant yellow school buses that would be taking them away to camp. Bree rolls her eyes for probably the millionth time since she's been with me.
"You've only asked them about nine times since they left the car one minute ago," She says glaring at me.
"Cut her some slack. It's her first time letting him go out of her sight for that long," Emmett defends me and Bree just sighs.
"What if I lose the phone?" Jason asks Bree quietly. The closer we got to the school bus the more nervous he got. Nick on the other hand was all but sprinting once we left the car.
"It's ok if you lose it. It's disposable anyways. Just try not to ok buggy," Bree says softly as she passes her hand softly through his hair as they walk. He holds onto her hand tightly. We get to the buses with a rather good looking man who was just about as muscular as Emmett. He was tanned with green eyes and pearly white teeth…. Gorgeous.
"Mr. Monroe!" Nick says and I raise an eyebrow.
That's Mr. Monroe? Well damn.
He turns to look at Nick.
"Hey buddy," He says giving Nick a high five. "All ready for your trip?" He asks and Nick nods.
"My mommy's going to cry,"
"I am not," I defend and Emmett laughs. When he comes into view of Mr. Monroe he breaks out into a smile.
"Embry?" Emmett says.
"Emmett? Hey man," They say exchanging the man hug type thing.
"How do you guys know each other?" I ask.
"We're in the same field. We co own a couple of restaurant together. I own a couple of my own," Embry says. Emmett nods in agreement.
"So you're a teacher and an entrepreneur ?" I ask and he nods.
Ah so he was rich. Yup Jason sure knew how to pick em. Not that Bree was interested, or even paying attention to this conversation.
"Well I'll be sure to take great care of your kid," He says to Emmett. Emmett just laughs.
"Please do so his mother is very worried."
"Don't worry the kids will have fun," Embry promises. Bree is standing there in deep conversation with Jason. Embry notices and Emmett goes to put all the luggage's in the yellow bus.
"Hey buddy you alright?" Embry asks Jason.
"He's just a little hesitant. I'll handle it," Bree says to him not even paying attention. I was about to go slap her behind the head for being so dismissive but Embry didn't seem to notice her attitude towards him. Or even care really.
"Sweetie if you don't want to go I won't be mad it's ok if you changed your mind," Bree says softly to him. I liked how she was handling it she wasn't talking too loud, we all know boys hated it when they had to admit to being scared. Embry was there with her they looked like father and mother talking to their son but I quickly shook that thought of my head. Bree would kill me for even thinking it.
"I'm not scared," he says in a not so convincing tone.
"Let me guess last night you were so excited to be gone in the woods with your friends… but you woke up and you were completely scared? What if mom doesn't answer the phone when I call? What if she forgets to pick me up when the bus comes back? What if they forget me at the camp?" he says. Jason is quiet as he sticks to Bree's side and nods his head.
"How did you know?" Jason asks.
"When I was your age I went away to a camp for the first time and I was so afraid that they'd forget me and I'd get lost in the woods that I peed my pants," He admits to Jason. It works and Jason laughs.
"Did they forget you?"
"Nope. First one on the bus. Plus you really think your mom could ever forget about you. If you went missing she'd search every inch of grass on the entire camp site until she found you," Embry says to him.
"I guess you're right," Jason says.
"But that peeing thing is a secret ok between you and me," Embry says and Jason nods.
"But I might have to tell Nick. We're best friends almost like brothers," He says seriously.
"Ok but only Nick and you guys won't tell anyone else?" Embry says.
"Promise," Jason says sticking out his fist. Embry gives it a little dab and then Jason turns and gives Bree a tight hug.
"Bye Mommy,"
"By Buggy be good and remember you can call me wherever you want. It doesn't matter if it's really late or really early," She says and he nods. She gives him a kiss on the forehead and he comes over to me giving me a kiss and a hug goodbye.
"You and Nick don't touch any exotic animals without permission… or even with it if you find the situation suspicious," I yell after him. Who's loading onto the bus with Nick who already said his goodbyes to everyone.
"Uh thanks," Bree says to Embry.
"No problem oh and uh my Name's Embry if you didn't get it before," He says.
"… Ok," Is all Leah says as she puts her purse over her shoulder.
"Just take care of my son alright Embry. I want him back here in one whole unemotional piece. And I don't care how many secrets you have to tell him to do so," Is all she says. He just laughs.
"I like you, you got spunk," He says. Bree raises her eyebrow before she walks away. Embry laughs loading onto the bus and Emmett just looks at me. I put my hand up in surrender.
"I am so not getting involved," I say.
"Good idea," Is all he says as we walk away. When we get to the house I narrow my eyes at a car in the driveway.
"Who is that?" I ask.
"I have no idea?" Emmett says his tone matching mine. We both get out of the car and when we walk to the front steps. I'm a little shocked when I see my mother and father. Bright smiles and designer threads.
"Who are you guys?" Emmett asks.
"Mom, dad. What are you doing here," I say as I walk up to them and give them hugs.
"Well for a surprise visit we have really big news. Oh you must be Emmett," My mom says excitedly. Emmett smiles blushing a little bit. Yup, my mom had that effect on people. My father just narrowed his eyes at him. I giggle.
"Plus I needed to see my grandson… where is he?" My father asks.
"Oh and his friend!" my mom adds in. Emmett laughs.
"You guys just missed them they won't be back for another five days," Emmett says. Charlie's face visibly dropped. My moms didn't.
"Well that's ok gives me tonnes of time to bake them the perfect homecoming deserts," She says clapping before she takes the keys from Emmett's hand and walks into the house opening the door for herself. The two of us just stand in silence taking in everything that just happened.
"They're nice,"
"Yeah you won't be saying that for long. My parents in big doses? Never good," I say amused as we walk into the house.
"Oh boy," Is all Emmett says closing the door behind him.
Sorry about the long wait. Exam week. Things have been hectic. Bare with me. REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW.