Chapter Eleven: Surprise
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Edward's POV:
Marie followed Emmett and Jasper in who was leading three people behind them. I saw the man that was from Marie's memory, the man who she had wrestled as children. Behind him were a woman and another man who looked like the two. Marie was blocking me from her thoughts from some reason but it was a good thing. The family was gathered in the living room to hear news of the new intruder. Emmett went sat down next to Rosalie who was flipping through a car magazine, looking for a new one, while Jasper sat on the floor in front of Alice, laying his head in her lap. Alice smiled as she began to run her fingers through his hair. Marie was the only one still standing besides her brother and apparently his family.
I leaned forward in my seat, curiously to see what was going on. Her brother was the one thought to be the intruder was really no harm to us. Marie cleared her throat to call everyone's attention to her. Rosalie sat the magazine in her lap and looked up and Jasper sat up. Carlisle put his book down while Esme did the same with her sketch book.
"Everyone, this is my brother, Darien and his wife, Vera and their son, my nephew, Henry," and with that said, Marie stepped out of the view of her family for the family to see them.
"Hello, I'm Carlisle and this is my wife Esme," Carlisle introduced them.
Alice stood up with Jasper and introduced them then I introduced myself. When it came to Emmett and Rosalie, Vera's heart stuttered for a second as her mind went blank with shock. Rosalie stared at Vera as if she had seen a ghost. Rosalie rushed up to her at normal pace for us and pulled her into a hug. It took a second for Vera to comprehend what was happening before she hugged Rosalie back with tears swelling in her eyes. Emmett was the only one besides Jasper who was confused.
This was what Marie was hiding from me and why Alice was smiling when she saw them. I remember Rosalie talking about her friend Vera with the little boy Henry but she had never mentioned Vera's husband's name. As soon as Vera quit crying Rosalie sat her down next to her and Emmett. Henry vaguely remembered Rosalie since he'd only seen her when he was a toddler. Rosalie looked at Henry and smiled.
"You've grown a lot since I'd last seen you," Rosalie commented leaving Henry blushing.
Everyone in the room busted out laughing as Marie took her seat next to me.
"He sure has our grandmother's blush," Marie said her southern accent turning up again.
"And you still sound as southern as ever, Aunt Marie," Henry retorted.
"You hush on that. Just wait 'til you bring that special girl home, I'll embarrass you big time. I bet Rosalie can remember something about you, couldn't you, Rose?" Marie told her nephew.
Henry smirked widely.
"She has nothing on me. I was only a toddler the last time she saw me," Henry said with confidence.
"You want to bet on that? They did have cameras back then," Marie retorted with a smirk as Rosalie stood up.
"I think I might still have them in a box somewhere," Rosalie grinned as she passed Henry.
"You still have those old photos, Rose?" Vera asked.
"Yes, they help me remember my past. The best parts of it actually," Rosalie told her.
That's when Henry grabbed Rosalie's hand and she turned around to face him with a wide grin.
"Please, Aunt Rose, don't do that. I'll do anything, just don't bring out the old photos," Henry begged.
"I haven't heard him say that in forever," Rosalie said as she sat back down in between Emmett and Vera.
"Yes, I remember he always called you that. When you disappeared and didn't come over for days, he knew something was wrong even at a young age. I also remembered the first thing he asked was 'Where did Aunt Rose go? She hasn't been around'. Even as a small child, he was very aware and very smart," Vera said with a sad expression.
"Yes, it's one of the perks of being of magic blood. Your mind develops quicker than your body. As a child you understand and comprehend quicker," Marie explained to us. "That's why Henry remembered Rosalie so well; he was practically raised around her."
Rosalie looked over at Henry and Vera with venomous tears in her eyes. Marie's family had practically welcomed her to the family. Now she regrets every bad thing she had ever done to Bella. She plans to ask Bella for forgiveness when she wakes up in the morning. We all turned to Marie when she let out a bit yawn and rubbed her eyes.
"What?" she asked confused.
"You're tired, dear, why don't you go get some more sleep?" Esme told her.
"Well, I wouldn't have been woken up if my brother would have come at a reasonable hour, not at two o'clock in the morning, freaking my boyfriend out," Marie said with a raised brow at her brother.
"I think you all need to get some rest. Your family is tired from your travel here," Esme commented as she turned to Vera.
"Yes, we are Esme. Do you have any spare rooms for us to stay in?" Vera asked standing up.
"Marie is sleeping in our only spare room. You could stay in one of our rooms," Esme told her.
Rosalie stood up and wrapped her arm around Vera's and smiled at her.
"You and Darien can stay in mine and Emmett's room," Rosalie told her.
"On second thought I'll see if Bella can make room in the huge bed in Edward's room and y'all can take the spare room, there's a couch at the end of the bed that Henry can sleep on," Marie said as she stood with a smirk on her face.
"What's wrong with mine and Emmett's room?" Rosalie asked offended.
"From what I've heard from Alice, it's just your bed," Marie said as she giggled.
If Rosalie could blush she'd be a bright red. Vera and Darien began to laugh as Henry shook his head trying to dislodge the image that came to his mind.
"Yeah, I think I'll take that spare room," Henry said as he followed Esme up the stairs.
Everyone laughed as his parents followed behind them. Rosalie glared at Marie as she walked to the stairs.
"Witches and wizards do have heightened sense also. They would've smelled it and you don't want to scar Henry with that, do you?" Marie asked with a matter-of-fact tone.
I led Marie up to my room and watched as she crawled into bed with Bella. Bella woke up a little and gazed at Marie through foggy eyes.
"Sorry to wake you but we had some family come in late and they need the spare room. I thought you wouldn't mind sharing the bed with me like we used to when we were little," Marie explained with a smile.
"Oh okay, come on in," Bella said lifting the covers and making room for Marie. "I remember when we were younger and how we did this. We even tried to tell scary stories under the sheets with flashlights."
"That's one memory that wasn't fake. Somehow your mind retained it," Marie said as she rolled on her side with her back to Bella's back.
Both of them laughed as the fell asleep. They looked so peaceful together. I went and sat on my black couch with a book in hand. I sat and read until the sun rose.
AN: Hopefully everyone loved this chapter. Maybe everyone who has read Eclipse remembers who Vera and Henry were; I don't actually know who her husband was so I just made him up. Please review.