So I know I said that this would be Jace's POV but since I'm posting it so soon after the last chapter and I haven't gotten any feedback on whether you guys like his POV I figured I'd write it from Bella's just to be safe. If you guys like Jace being the story teller I'll make his the next chapter. I also know I promised to get this up yesterday but I had stuff going on *cough * Sleeping *cough* but better late than never! ENJOY!
Bella POV
I couldn't believe the day I was having. First Child Services shows up telling me that they will be checking in on Jace and I every other month for a while to make sure he is healthy and safe. Then Jace asks me if Edward can be his Dad! I mean that is wonderful I do like Edward…Ok so I may be madly in love with him and we may flirt all the time but we aren't actually dating. Now Mike is standing in front of me trying to tell me that after almost two years he wants to see his son! Like hell that's going to happen!
"Mike you need to leave" I practically hiss at him. I feel Jace trying to wriggle in between my legs I push him back so as to shield him from Mike. Before I can do anything else Jace disappears from between my legs and I hear Edward from behind me.
"Bella is there a problem?" He comes to stand next to me holding Jace. I immediately relax because I know Edward would never let anything happen to Jace.
"Is that him?" Mike demands.
"Yes. But it is none of your business." I state.
"Like hell it isn't!" He shouts "Who are you?" He demands from Edward.
"He is my Daddy!" Jace shouts at Mike. "And if you yell at my Momma again you will be put in time out!" I felt a surge of pride as Jace stands up for me and Edward.
"You didn't tell him?" Mike gets a sick smile on his face. "Well guess what squirt. Your mother lied to you! I'm your Dad not this tool."
"No I know you are my Father but Edward is my Daddy! He loves me and you didn't even want me!" Jace shouts and see Mikes smile falter for a second.
"No your mother stole you away from me!" He lied. I grit my teeth to keep from screeching and I hear Edward snarl.
"No she didn't even Nana told me you weren't around." Jace states. That's my boy, don't buy your fathers lies.
"I think its best you leave Mike." Edward says with venom dripping from his voice. "Your presence is upsetting my family." As I look around I realize I had missed everybody else walk in Emmett and Jasper were flanking Edward on both sides and Rose and Alice were standing behind me and Esme was watching from the back.
"Your Family?" Mike sneers "I don't give a damn about your family! I'm here for my son. But you can keep his slut of a mother." I hear growls coming from everybody and Edward looks like he is about to murder Mike.
"Edward?" I whisper "Give Jace to Esme, please?" Esme appears at Edwards shoulder and reaches for Jace. Edward hands him over to her and he then steps up to look at Mike. I realize that Edward is slightly taller than Mike and he had to look down in order to look Mike in the eye.
"If you ever insult Bella again I will personally remove you from the face of the earth." Edward threatens and for some reason I don't doubt that he could do it, and easily too.
Mike just shrugs and turns to leave "Oh Edward?" He pauses and smirks "How do you feel raising someone else's kid and have a whore live under your roof? Oh and Bella? I do have parental rights. You'll be hearing from my family's attorney." And without another word leaves the house gets in his car and speeds off.
I can't move, I can't even think. I hear weird choking sounds and it takes a minute to realize they are coming from me. I can't be here right now, not with my whole new family watching me. I force myself to move and run outside and go sit in Jace's tree house.
Once I'm sure nobody has followed me I let the tears flow freely. I hadn't wanted to get pregnant; HELL I hadn't even wanted to have sex! But mike kept pushing it, kept saying how if I really loved him I would and that if I was serious about our relationship we would have done it by now. The thing is, is that I didn't love him, I didn't really want a serious relationship. And when it came down to it I only did it to make him happy. But it had only ended up with me feeling dirty and unhappy. Oh and pregnant, lets not forget that.
"Bella, can I come in?" Edward asks from the base of the ladder.
"I guess" I choke out.
Next thing I know I wrapped in his arms sobbing into his chest. He doesn't seem to mind all he does is stroke my hair and murmur "Shh It's ok Bella"
I know I'm being silly and after all this time I shouldn't be so upset about seeing him. But I can't help it. I feel used and pathetic. I have had to work hard to have any semblance of a normal life, I love Jace but it's so hard and I don't need Mike coming around trying ot make things worse.
"Edward I can't do this." I croak. I feel like everything is just crashing down on me.
"Yes you can Bella. You are a great mom and you have a family that loves you, Jace loves you….I love you." Edward whispers. I freeze and look up at him. Even though my eyes are swollen from crying I can see his very serious face. "I mean it Bella, I just haven't had the courage to tell you. These past few weeks have been the happiest I've had in….what feels like centuries."
"Edward I.." I start but he cuts me off.
"It's ok if you don't feel the same way or if you don't want to upset Jace. I just want to let you know that no matter what I will be here for you, I've waited my entire existence for someone like you and I'm willing to wait for you." He said with a gentle force that left no room for doubt.
"Edward? Will you shut up and listen?" I demand playfully "I love you too, I was worried that you wouldn't feel the same way. I mean I'm so plain and a teen mom at that! And you have your whole life ahead of you with a million possibilities and I didn't want to hold you back." I look up at him through my lashes and whisper "I have loved you since we met that day in the office."
The next thing I know he is leaning in to kiss me but stops short. "Bella I can't."
I look at him shocked. "What do you mean you can't? Or you won't?" I can't believe I fell for that. I knew that as soon as I pointed out the future he would realize he was going to lose everything and he would take off running.
"Bella it just wouldn't be safe." He looks so frustrated he grabs his hair in his fists. "I can't explain it to you and I can't tell you but trust me I'm not good for you!"
"Edward enough! I know you and your family is hiding something but don't I have the right to know? I trusted you with not only my life but my sons! You owe me some sort of explanation!" I am shouting now and I don't care. I have had enough of the secrets that they seem to live by. I shared every secret I had with them and they can't even tell me what's going on. "You say stuff that just doesn't make sense and you have such an old fashion speech pattern. I swear my Grandma Swan didn't even talk that way and she was 70!"
"I'm not 70 Bella." He whispers.
"Then how old are you?" I shoot back "Really?"
"109" He says so quietly I'm not sure if I heard him right.
"What Edward? I can't hear you!"
"I said I'm 109 years old." He says louder and more clearly.
"Are you making fun of me?" I whisper. "I've had a hard enough life not to mention day that I'm not really ok with being made fun of." I can't believe I thought I loved this guy he is such a jackass. How can he be making fun of me right now?
"I'm not making fun of you I was born in 1918; my parents were dying of Spanish Influenza in Chicago." He says looking at the ground.
"How? You some kind of alien?" I demand. If he wants to keep going with this story I can at least play along until he gets tired of it.
"No not an alien." He says with a bitter laugh. "A vampire." He looks up at me as if to gauge my reaction.
I keep my face perfectly smooth that is the lamest lie I have ever heard. "Edward that is a good story and all but it's day time. And you aren't dead." I point it out as if it were a clear fail in his logic.
"It's a myth Bella, I don't die in sunlight I don't sleep in a coffin, I don't sleep at all actually, garlic and crosses don't bother me either." He says still looking at my face. I must admit he is a good liar even his eyes which have always been my way of telling what's going on inside him are oozing truthfulness. But what if, just maybe, he truly believes he is a vampire?
"Edward? I'm sure you believe you are a vampire but they aren't real." I say kindly thinking I can convince him that he is just having a lapse in reality.
"Bella" He says shaking his head "I'm not delusional or crazy. Carlisle changed me to save me from dying of the out break that took my parents." He stands up and has a new look of determination in his eyes "And I can prove it to you." Without warning he jumps down the entrance to the tree house and lands on the balls of his feet below.
"Jumping from a tree isn't proof anybody can do that!" I say with a smirk.
"Wait here." He says then disappear and before I can open my mouth to say 'ok' he's back with a book from my room. "How could I have gotten this book so quickly?"
"I already knew you could run fast, besides I probably left it in the car." I say, even though I was sure I had put the book on my desk last night.
He walks into the forest and motions for me to follow him. My gut is screaming at me to run in the opposite direction but my head tells my stomach to shut up so I climb down the ladder and follow him. As soon as we reach the forests edge he scoops me up as if I weigh nothing and takes off running.
He shouldn't be able to run like this. Everything is a blur. I can't make out any details I feel the wing whipping my hair and face. After what feels like minutes we come to a clearing that Jace and I had found while we were exploring the other day. It had taken us a good 30 minutes to get there, but with the way Edward had been running we got there in a matter of minutes.
He sets me down gently and reaches over to a tree and picks it up by the trunk and rips it out of the ground like it's a flower. I'm so speechless I can't even close my gapping mouth.
"Bella please say something." He pleads "I know you are scared but..."
"I'm not scared." I say finding my voice. It was true too, I wasn't afraid if anything I was in awe. Maybe he wasn't crazy, maybe I was. I mean I guess that would be the most rational explanation but then again I never was very rational.
"Bella I will never hurt you." He said it like he was swearing on the Bible.
"What are you?" I ask again just to make sure I got it right.
He takes a deep breath and looks me right in the eye. "Vampire."
So it's a little short and not at all where I thought I'd be going with this chapter but it just kinda flowed this way. I hope nobody is upset by it? Anyway review as always are super nice. I'll try to get another up super soon!