Twilight Blues
Disclaimer: Twilight is SM's toy and I'm just playing with it.
Ch. 10: Plans
KPOV
I followed behind my mate and Esme as they headed toward the kitchen then sat down at the table. Every other member of the Cullen family, except Edward, had joined me. My family hung back in the living room and tried to look inconspicuous as they eavesdropped. The two women came back to the table, Bella with a plate of food in her hands, and Esme went to sit by her husband while the other sat in the empty place next to me.
"I always knew he liked dick," Kate giggled from the living room and was joined by our other sisters.
"I'm not gay, I just panicked and my brain froze so I couldn't make my choice in time," Lola protested before I was able to turn around and see what my sister had been talking about. The Cullen siblings were all laughing when she came to sit with us around the table. The bronze haired girl's face twisted into a petulant pout.
"That is enough; obviously Lola has had a lot to deal with during the past few weeks so please leave her alone. Since Bella is now back with the family, we need to decide where we are going to live," Carlisle began then opened the floor for discussion.
"You'll come too," Bella asked me shyly and it tugged at my undead heart. She was a very strong woman and endured a lot of shit over the past few years but despite her survival, she still felt unworthy of love.
"Baby, you're not getting rid of me that easy. We're mates, where ever you go then I go. However, at some point, I'm going to want a place of our own at some point," I reassured her then kissed her tenderly both of which earned a few aww's from the peanut gallery.
"I've started working on my next book but threw out what was written and decided to start over. I was thinking about going home until it's finished," the brunette admitted after nobody could agree on where to go.
"Bells, we can't move back to Forks this soon," Emmett told her like she was a small child.
"Not Forks, Short Bus, my ancestral home – the place where I was born; the Platt plantation outside of New Orleans. It's in a secluded bayou with no neighbors and outside all current flight paths so y'all can go out in the sun without being seen," she clarified and I noticed that Esme was excited at the possibility.
Everyone seemed just as excited to live someplace sunny for a change and the planning moved on from there. Arrangements were made for us to leave in the morning. Esme was going to hold off with redecorating plans until after we got there so she could see what shape the old place was in first. Alice flashed upstairs and started packing everyone's bags. Rosalie and Emmett had gotten on line and were currently looking for appropriate cars. Carlisle had chosen to hold off looking for a new hospital position for the moment. Jasper and Lola were watching TV with my family and Bella started a new outline for her book. I went to join the others in the living room to enjoy the last few hours with my family.
AN: A short chapter of filler but the next one will be longer.