I feel like this chapter is bad, like really bad. But I know I've been gone for a few months and there was a Twilight marathon on so I watched it, and thankfully I found enough inspiration to complete this chapter.
To refresh your memory, last time you read it was Halloween, and Kody and Rosalie shared their first kiss. Now, it's Thanksgiving and this is more of a filler chapter than anything. Nothing special goes on in it, but there is development between Kody and Bella.
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Chapter 10: The Moon and the Swan
When Kody stepped through the front door of her house, everything was finally in place. The coat rack in the foyer looked like it was about to topple under the weight of too many jackets. The smell of every candle ever made and Pledge made the house feel cleaner and fresher than it was. The beige couch in the living room was faded and had seen better days back in England. A stack of tea-stained British decorating magazines covered the coffee table, favorite pages bookmarked with grocery receipts, for the distant time when her parents' dream came true of the mortgage being paid off and having a little extra money for remodeling. The knick knacks sitting on the shelves were a mixture of English and Argentine origin. Her mother's paintings also adorned the walls, giving the place more life.
Eddie took off Kody's winter jacket and hung it up on the coat rack in the foyer, draping an easy arm around her shoulder. His rimless glasses slipped down on his nose as he kissed the crown of her dark, chestnut brown hair.
"Welcome back, moonlight," he said. "We thought you got caught up in the storm."
Kody kicked off her boots. "It was a mad dash at the store." The Moons had been so busy unpacking and getting the house to their liking that they had forgotten to buy a turkey for Thanksgiving.
Argentina didn't celebrate Thanksgiving, but the people of Buenos Aires didn't need an excuse to throw a party. Thanksgiving gave them one anyway. The biggest celebration was held at Kansas Grill and Bar in upscale San Isidro. As the restaurant's name implied, the food was inspired by high-end American steakhouses, and its Thanksgiving meal lived up to its expectations, down to the mashed potatoes plopped on the plate. The pie was pecan, not pumpkin, though. And the British didn't celebrate Thanksgiving, either. After all, the Pilgrims hosted the first Thanksgiving dinner after their successful exit from England.
The Moons had never celebrated Thanksgiving, but Debbie had invited Charlie and Bella over, so Eddie and Kody were just doing whatever Debbie told them to do. Kody thought it was odd that they were celebrating the very holiday that highlighted half of her people leaving their country, but the holiday involved a feast of great food so she didn't complain. And being the good daughter that she was, she had volunteered to go to the store and buy a turkey while her mother slaved away over the stove and her dad tidied up the place.
The house was warm and full of intoxicating Thanksgiving scents. Kody inhaled and could instantly picture every foil-wrapped dish staying hot in the oven. The turkey would be deep-fried with mushroom stuffing — her mom's specialty. Apple-cranberry sauce, light-as-air yeast rolls, and enough pecan pies — also her mom's — to feed the whole state. Debbie made it seem like she had been cooking all week.
Debbie came out of the kitchen, wiping her sweaty palms on the apron tied around her waist. "There you are!" She took the cold turkey out of Kody's gloved hands that were slightly chilly. "I was worried that Charlie and Bella wouldn't be eating turkey."
Kody rolled her eyes. Not only was her mother an optimist, she was also a perfectionist. "Some Americans eat ham instead, mum."
"It's more traditional to have turkey."
"What's wrong with ham? We ate that for every bloody holiday."
"That was back in England. When we really didn't give a damn. Majority of Americans eat turkey so we're having turkey."
Kody looked over at her father for help, but Eddie just shook his head and went back to doing whatever it was he had been doing before Kody came back.
"What do you need me to do?" Kody asked as she followed her mom into the kitchen.
"Everything is really done." Debbie put the turkey on the counter top, letting it thaw out. She looked her daughter up and down. "You, on the other hand, need to change your clothes."
Kody, who had snuck a roll out of the basket, looked down at her outfit. "What's wrong with how I look?" She had on a pair of black yoga pants that she wore only because it made her butt look big. A dark red hoodie covered her Rolling Stones t-shirt and her hair was thrown up in a messy bun. Her face was bare and slight bags hung under her eyes due to the stress last month had put her through.
All in all, she kind of looked like hell.
"You look terrible," Debbie said flatly, not beating around the bush. She wasn't joking at all. "Go change."
Kody didn't even bother to argue with her mother so she made her way to her room silently. She looked through her closet and said the most basic, teenaged girl phrase ever: "I have nothing to wear."
After an hour of rummaging through her clothes, Kody found something decent to where her mother wouldn't think she wasn't putting in enough effort and her father wouldn't think she was showing too much skin.
She settled for a mini dress that had long bell sleeves with a crochet trim, cutout accents in the back, and a scoop neckline in a mauve coloring. A pair of tall, black faux suede sandals in a caged lace-up design with an exposed back zipper adorned her feet and showed off her nail polished toes. Kody kept her hair simple by wrapping it section by section around the curling iron, spraying it with hairspray and separating it with her fingers to give it that beachy mermaid look. She didn't go over the top with her makeup, keeping it light and natural with her usual warm, earthy colors.
"I actually look good." Kody modeled for herself in the floor length mirror in the corner of her room.
Thank God for concealer.
From downstairs, Kody heard a faint knock on the door.
"Dakota," her mother shouted up the stairs. "Charlie and Bella are here!"
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The small family of three now sat two extra bodies. Luckily, Debbie had convinced Eddie to buy a larger table when they moved to the States, or Charlie and Bella would have been sitting on stools at the edge of the table.
Bella went for the seat directly across from Kody, much to the English girl's displeasure. She didn't want to spend her first Thanksgiving looking at Bella. Charlie took his seat next to Bella, sitting across from Debbie, who had a smile on her face. Like usual, Eddie sat at the head of the table, overlooking everyone.
Once everyone was seated, Kody's father stood up at the head of the table, facing her mother at his left. He clanked his fork against his glass of red wine to give his speech. Supposedly it was another customary Thanksgiving tradition.
"I've given plenty of speeches before, but never have I given one over food," Eddie chuckled. "But there's a first time for everything and this isn't another one of my seminars, so I'll just cut to the chase. I'm thankful for my beautiful wife, Deborah, my best kid, Dakota, and for Charlie and Bella for joining us." He turned to look at Kody, drawing his cheeks in until they resembled bright, red apples to show he was proud. "It's wonderful to see you becoming your own person, growing into a beautiful young lady with so many great friends and so many opportunities in front of you. We hope the friends we have here today come again and that more friends will fill this table with more years to come. Cheers, everyone. To friends."
Kody blushed under her father's praise, glancing sideways at Bella when she lifted her glass. Friends didn't describe the two teenagers, but they were on better terms than they were before. That was good enough for now.
"Hear, hear!" Charlie broke the exquisitely awkward silence, raising his glass. "What good is life without trusty, reliable friends?"
Debbie and Kody jumped out of their seats a little bit. So did Bella, who looked at her father with large brown eyes. It appeared Charlie didn't get animated very often.
Someone kicked Kody under the table, trying to get her attention, but she kept her eyes on the food being passed around.
"So, Bella," Debbie said, catching the flustering brunette's attention. "How are you liking school?"
In true Bella fashion, her eyes darted up to glance at Debbie before they fell back down to her plate. She shrugged. "It's school, but I like it."
"I bet it's a big change from Arizona."
"Yes, ma'am, it is. What was England like?"
"We lived in one of the major cities — Birmingham to be exact. Usually it was cloudy and rainy, but there was always something to do," Debbie explained. The Swans could hear the nostalgia in Debbie's voice, and saw it in Eddie and Kody's eyes. "But Forks is just wonderful. Isn't that right, Kody?"
Kody nodded her head as she picked through the food on her plate. "I like it better than I thought I would."
Ain't that the bloody truth?
Kody began spooning the Shrimp Diablo appetizer no one had yet touched in a growing heap on Bella's empty plate. "Just say uncle when you've had enough."
"Whoa, Kody, save some of that for me." Debbie gave a strained laugh and reached to take the kettle of shrimp. "So, Bella, Kody tells me that you and Edward Cullen are getting pretty serious." She leaned forward. "Is he as good as he looks or not?"
Bella had her fork poised in midair. Her large brown eyes looked confused and mortified about Debbie's intentions, as if she was hoping that the older Moon female was simply joking.
Luckily Charlie and Eddie were too busy discussing sports to see how red Bella's face was. "Uh, I don't know," she stuttered, fumbling over her words. "We haven't done anything like that yet."
"I said it seemed like they were getting serious, mum. Don't put words in my mouth," Kody said placidly, and speared a piece of stuffing.
At the other end of the table, Charlie unknowingly cut the tension with a loud and satisfied purr. "Oh my God, Debbie! These brussels sprouts are a little taste of Heaven. Aren't they, Bells?"
"Mmm," Bella agreed. "They remind me of how grandma Swan use to make them."
Debbie began reciting the recipe to Bella while Eddie and Charlie went on about the local sports team. Kody was trying to enjoy the rare time with her family, even if she had never celebrated the holiday. It was nice to see her mother actually interacting with someone else other than herself and Eddie, even if it was Swan. Debbie had always been a people's person, just like Kody, so it was a given that she was going to talk Bella's ear off for a while.
A few minutes later, after passing the stuffing around the table a second time, Debbie said, "You know, Eddie and I met when we were right around your age."
Bella's eyebrows scrunched up. "Really?"
Kody rolled her eyes and began to mimic her mother silently. She had only heard the story a zillion times before.
"He was the one who was most likely to succeed in life when we went to high school." Her mother winked at Bella. "I was the transfer student who was most likely to live out of a van, selling and smoking weed as I traveled the world."
"Yep, I was the nerdy guy who was crushing after this beautiful girl and I couldn't figure out how she ever liked me back." Eddie laughed, and Kody waited for his token line. "I knew then and there that I had to make her mine so I tried to make her like science."
"I think it's great that you two have such a strong marriage," Bella said as she grabbed yet another of Debbie's famous yeast rolls. "Kody is lucky to have parents who are so honest and open with her and each other."
Was that a jab at her parents' marriage?
Kody snuck a glance at Charlie. The chief had a twinge of guilt in his eyes as he wouldn't make eye contact with his daughter. It was obvious that Charlie's ex-wife was still a sore spot and Kody felt for the guy.
Guilty as charged, Kody was nosy and she definitely had wanted to know Bella's story. From what she had been told, Charlie was born and raised in Forks by his parents. As an adult, Charlie joined the Forks Police Department. He had wanted to go to college, but his parents' health began deteriorating at the time and he felt that he needed to stay close to home. His mother was in the early stages of Alzheimer's and his father's mobility was being curtailed by severe arthritis. Charlie did everything he could to help care for them.
During his first summer as a cop, Charlie had met Renée Higginbotham, Bella's flighty, scatterbrained mother. She had been driving up the Pacific Highway with a group of her friends, and they stopped to camp at First Beach in La Push. Charlie was visiting Billy when he met Renée on the beach. There was an instant attraction between the two. They spent a few days together before her friends were ready to continue their journey. Renee promised to visit Charlie on the return trip. In her absence, Charlie realized just how much he had fallen for Renée. She returned as promised, and he convinced her to stay when her friends left. Renée was impetuous and romantic by nature, and she loved the passionate whirlwind relationship. Charlie quickly proposed and Renée accepted. They were married at the courthouse in Port Angeles, Washington, just a few weeks later. Charlie bought a small house down the street from his parents' home. For a little while, he and Renée were deliriously happy. Charlie was even happier when he found out Renée was pregnant with their first child a few months later.
Renée was restless, however, and wanted to get the hell out of Doge. Charlie didn't want to leave and so Renée took it upon herself to move away with Bella in tow, and the rest was history.
Debbie beamed at Bella's praise.
Before she could respond, Kody butted in. "There's much more to love than that, Bella. A real relationship is more than just easy fun and games. It takes effort. Wouldn't you all agree?"
"Of course." Eddie's voice was muffled as he patted his lips with his napkin. "Why else would they call marriage a commitment? Love has its ups and downs. That's life."
"Well said, Eddie," Charles said, with a soulfulness to his face. "God knows, I've had my fair share of ups and downs."
This time Bella cringed.
Kody couldn't help but wonder how Bella and Charlie functioned in the same house. Even though they were both quiet and reserved, it seemed a bit odd that they could coexist with one another. Didn't it get lonely not talking all the time? Kody couldn't imagine how dull and boring her life would be if her mother hadn't been such a chatterbox.
"Oh, come on, Charlie," Kody chimed in. "You make it sound like you still aren't an ace."
Charlie's smile didn't waver and he raised an eyebrow in question. "Does ace mean what I think it does?"
"That you're awesome?" Kody said. "It's because you are."
Charlie's cheeks went a little red. "I wouldn't say I'm awesome…."
"Oh, please," Debbie said. She began to clear off the table. "Any woman would be lucky to have you, Charlie. Don't let one bird ruin the rest of your life."
Both father and daughter — Eddie and Kody — snorted into their drinks. They looked up at Debbie like she had grown a second head, but the woman just shrugged it off with a huff. "Well, I'm right. Just because one person couldn't see how lucky she was to have him doesn't mean that no one else will."
"Sweetheart," Eddie said with a nervous smile. He glanced over at Bella, who had suddenly become fascinated with the tablecloth pattern. "Maybe this is a discussion of another time?"
"More like never," Kody mumbled under her breath, completely embarrassed at her mother's non filtered words. She could feel how hot her cheeks were.
Debbie stole a glance at Bella, too, and gave a soft smile. Parents divorcing and multiplying the time they spent with their child had always been a sore subject for her. She had grown up in a divorced household, and she remembered all the times she and her siblings had to keep their bags packed since they had been shipped off to each parent every month. The cycle literally ruined whatever was left between Debbie and her father, and she hated the fact that Bella and Charlie barely had a relationship. Debbie had been lucky enough to be blessed with Eddie, but every little girl needed a father figure in their lives and Debbie had been denied such a figure her entire childhood. It was nice to see that Charlie was at least trying to build some foundation between him and his daughter, even if Bella came across as a little defensive and slow.
"You're right, you're right." Debbie told her husband. "I'll start cleaning off the table."
Bella jumped out of her seat. "I'll help."
"I've got this, sweetie. And you're a guest, you'll do no such thing." Debbie looked at her daughter. "Kody, why don't you show Bella your room."
Kody gave her mother a perplexed look. "I'd much rather help you with the dishes."
Debbie gave Kody a pointed stare, one that clearly conveyed the message that she knew what her daughter was trying to do. "Nonsense," she said. "You girls go upstairs and have fun. I'll call you down when dessert is ready."
"Are you sure?" Bella asked. She seemed reluctant to follow Kody.
"C'mon, Swan, she's not gonna budge," Kody said with a hefty sigh.
"Oh, and, Dakota, darling, behave!"
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Kody didn't like having Bella in her room.
The girl wouldn't sit still to save her life. Her eyes constantly kept flicking to one corner to the next, and pieces of her hair were falling out everytime she brushed her fingers through. No one said a word and Bella's uncomfortableness grew with each passing minute. Kody was almost tempted to turn on her TV or something just so there wasn't any white noise. But she didn't do that. Instead, she watched as Bella continued on with her awkward glances, which would sometimes land on Kody, but Bella averted her eyes the second she saw that Kody was still watching her.
"Are you going to say something?"
Bella looked up at the British girl, surprised that she actually spoke to her. "I didn't know you wanted to talk."
"It's better than sitting in silence."
Bella shifted. "Ok, what do you want to talk about?"
"Anything."
There was a pause and Kody waited for Bella to continue. Finally, she said, "Why do you hate me?"
Hate was a strong word…..or so her parents said. Kody hated a lot of things, but Bella wasn't on that list. "I don't hate you. I just highly dislike you."
"There's a difference?" Bella asked with a scoff.
"Of course there is," Kody said with an eye roll. "Not everyone's going to like you, Bella, but that doesn't mean that they hate you."
"Well, then, why don't you like me?"
Kody pressed her lips together. "Can I be honest?" Bella nodded her head. "You have the personality of a wet noodle, and you seem to be bit obsessive about Edward and the Cullens. You're just so sullen and mopey that it makes you a boring person. Honestly, it wouldn't kill you to grow a pair of balls, and it's really creepy how you and Edward are attached at the hip. I get it, you guys are in a relationship, but how do you breathe with having him around you constantly? I'm surprised he isn't lurking outside my window right now." Kody looked out her window and then at Bella. "He isn't outside my window, right?"
Bella didn't answer Kody's question. (Which annoyed her because she really wanted to know if there was a copper haired vampire peeping through her windows). The pale skinned girl seemed too shocked by Kody's words to say anything. For a second, Kody thought that she might have been too harsh. She sometimes forgot that not everyone was use to growing up with a mother who wouldn't sugarcoat anything for you. But when Bella looked down at her hands and sniffled a bit, Kody's worries went out the door. It seemed like no one had ever put Bella in her place before, and that was probably because adults admired the fact that she was such a mature young person, and even though she was type who didn't have loads of friends, the ones she did have always attempted to build her self conscience up with words of wisdom and pep talk. Kody, however, wasn't going to be someone who gave Bella encouraging words for no reason. Even though living with her mother had left Bella to be the adult, it was obvious that there were somethings that were still immature about Bella. And two of those issues were that she couldn't understand why anyone would dislike her, and she couldn't handle criticism; no matter how harsh or subtle it was.
"Yeah, well, you're rude and overbearing," Bella said. She actually looked Kody in the eyes, which surprised the British girl. It didn't last long, however, and Kody easily won their little stare down; which didn't surprise her at all. "You let your temper get the best of you and you get violent. And you're always speaking of your opinion when no one even asked for it. Which can be obnoxious. Does it make you feel better to make people feel bad?"
Kody shrugged her shoulders. "Ever heard of tough love?"
"Have I mentioned that you're childish at times, too?"
"I'm being serious," Kody said. She sat up straight to get the crick out of her back. "We obviously grew up completely different. My parents were all about tough love. If I did something stupid then they called me out on it. They weren't going to let me do whatever I pleased and get away with it. Your parents seem like the type who didn't know how to co-parent at all so it was a blessing to them that you were just so mature. I bet that Charlie and your mom didn't talk that much about life choices and all. It was more like, we'll roll with the punches and deal with it whenever it shows up. Am I right?"
Kody wasn't being condescending or rude, but she honestly didn't care if Bella thought she was. Everyone knew how awkward Charlie was as a parent (even though he tried his hardest) and a lot of people had remembered how Renée was. And Kody knew she was right. Bella certainly didn't like dealing with any form of confrontation, and she would much rather stay cooped up in her room reading books than facing the music. Kody, on the hand, was the exact opposite. She had been raised to stand up for herself, and she was naturally an outgoing person.
Surprisingly though, Bella didn't take offense. "My mom's more outgoing than I am, and braver. She's irresponsible and slightly eccentric, and she's a very unpredictable cook. She's my best friend." Bella stopped. Talking about her mother was probably making her depressed. But then she laughed. "My mom always says I was born thirty-five years old and that I get more middle-aged every year."
Both girls laughed, and then sighed.
Kody actually felt better after getting all of that off of her chest. It would have came out sooner, but she had been trying to be cordial for her parent's sake. Bella seemed less nervous now, too.
"We'll never be friends," Kody said after a few minutes of silence. "But I think we can come to an agreement."
"And what's that?"
"We don't have to be friends, but we don't have to bite each other's heads off either."
Bella nodded her head. "That sounds fair."
"Good." Kody offered Bella a small smile and held out her hand. "So we're in agreement?"
Bella slipped her hand into Kody's. "We're in agreement."
They shook hands and jumped when someone knocked on the door. Charlie poked his head in. "Hey, Bells, do you mind if I miss dessert? I got a call from the station and they need me to come in. There's been another animal attack. You can stay here if you want to."
"I can't really ask you to stay if people need you," Bella grumbled. She looked at Kody and asked, "Can I stay for dessert?"
If Bella had asked just a few minutes ago, Kody would have been glad to kick her skinny ass out the door. But now, she didn't mind having her around. "My mum would love it if you did."
"I'll stay here," Bella told her father.
"Ok," Charlie said with a smile. "I hope I didn't interrupt anything."
She was going to hell, but Kody couldn't help herself.
She gave a cheeky smile. "We were just discussing condom brands." And both father and daughter blushed madly. Kody bit the inside of her mouth to stop the bubbling laughter that threatened to pass her lips.
Charlie cleared his throat. "Well, uh, I have to get going. It was nice to finally meet you, Kody. I'll see you later, Bells. Goodnight."
"See you later," Bella murmured. "Be careful."
After Charlie had made his way down the stairs, Kody turned back to Bella. "He doesn't have anything, right? Like animal tracks or something?"
Bella shook her head. "Why?"
So Edward didn't tell Bella about the three vampires who were killing people. That didn't surprise her. Although, she couldn't put all the blame on Edward; Rosalie didn't bother to inform Kody either. She would still be in the dark just like Bella if Debbie didn't have premonitions.
"I heard that a lot of bears migrated to the area this year."
Bella made a face and said, "I didn't know bears migrated."
Neither did Kody, but she had to come up with a good enough lie. She changed the subject quickly. "Let's go see what my mum has for dessert. She'll eat all the chocolate if we don't hurry."
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