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I'm rather shocked by the number of angry responses I got for letting Edward marry Renee... Firstly, the summary mentions that Bella falls for her stepdad and secondly, I put a warning about this in the first chapter. I'm at a loss.
Oh well, who's still with me?
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CHAPTER 11
•~Bella Swan~•
Three years later...
"Hold still, Bella," my mother chastised irritably, winding the hot barrel of a curling around my long locks.
I was trying to scarf down my turkey sub before she got started on my makeup, knowing if I didn't, I'd end up with a yellow mustard stain on my face and Renee would have to go back and touch it up again.
I figured it would be better just to let her play barbie like she wanted and then be done with the whole affair.
Tonight wasn't really about me anyway.
Riley was the one who'd insisted we keep up the charade in the first place, citing the fact that our amicable break up had come too close to Prom for either of us to make other arrangements, not to mention the fact that he'd already bought the tickets, rented a tux, and had made us reservations at some posh French restaurant that just opened up downtown.
Admittedly, I already had a dress as well.
Renee had actually flown us both to L.A. on Edward's dime to get me a designer gown, and she would have been absolutely livid if I didn't wear it.
Personally, I would have never agreed to such an extravagance had she not done it under the guise of taking me to a film premiere for the sequel to one of my favorite movies.
Renee was manipulative like that, and it was things like the L.A. trip that made me wonder if she might just be as bad as Charlie.
A/N
Trouble in paradise? Thoughts?
How was your Senior Prom?
Until tomorrow...