So this is it- the big confrontation between Annabelle and Edward. Please, please keep in mind that Edward really is just overprotective. It's not like he doesn't trust his daughter. Now please do me a favor and make sure to review!
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BPOV
Dr. Gerandy, or David, and his wife Caroline were lovely people. Granted, they were about ten years older than me and about five years older than Edward, but they still made very nice company. Dinner was fairly uneventful, except for when Cameron would jabber on and on to Annabelle, who was sitting next to him. Derek was sitting on her other side, and I could see that his hand was on her knee. Edward had noticed too, but there wasn't much he could say, considering that he was currently groping my thigh. But I wasn't complaining, it was actually helping me to relax.
And then when Caroline brought out the champagne and desert, I knew that it was going down judging by the look on my stepdaughters face. I didn't know Derek enough to read him like I could Annabelle, but I wasn't stupid. I knew something was going to happen within the next few minutes. I put my hand on Edward's knee, griping it tightly as Annabelle shifted uncomfortably in her seat.
It was obvious to me that Edward had been holding in his curiosity all night, and I wondered how much longer that would last.
"Dad, Bella, David, Caroline…there's some news Derek and I would like to share with you." Annabelle said, and I noticed that her cheeks were slightly flushed.
Caroline and David grinned at each other, obviously excited about their son and Annabelle getting married. I know Derek is older than Annabelle, twenty one to her nineteen, but didn't they realize that Annabelle and Derek were moving just a little too fast?
"Well, last week we were moving some of my things into Derek's apartment, and we kind of…well, Derek proposed and we're going to get married." Annabelle blurted out, and I saw Edward's jaw clench out of the corner of my eye.
I squeezed his knee again, hoping that he wouldn't completely freak out. David and Caroline were toasting, and Edward and I raised our glasses just in time. Annabelle looked tentatively at Edward, who was focusing on the glass in his hand. "Dad?" Annabelle asked awkwardly, wringing her hands together.
"Congratulations." Edward said, offering both of them a weak smile. I congratulated them as well, happy that Edward hadn't exploded…but I couldn't help but wonder how long this would last….
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"What the hell were you thinking, saying yes?" Edward shouted. "You're nineteen years old, you know nothing about responsibility and love!"
"You don't know anything!" Annabelle shrieked, and I winced, trying to distract Cameron. "I know I love him, and what do you know about how I feel about him?
At dinner last night, I was proud of Edward for staying fairly calm. He had been a little quiet and irate, but calmer than I had expected, nonetheless. But then Annabelle had come over this morning, turning up on our doorstop at eight o'clock and looking angry. She wanted an explanation for Edward's behavior that night, apparently. It was as that point that I took Cameron and went upstairs, not wanting to get in the middle of things unless I was needed. Over the years I had learned that when it came to Edward and Annabelle, it was best to let them deal with things on their own. They could both be extremely stubborn and hotheaded people.
Cameron and I were sitting up in his bedroom, where I was trying to distract him with toys. And even though most of his toys had been packed up, ready for the move, Cameron was easily occupied by his train set and I was free to listen in on Edward and Annabelle's fight.
"How can you even know?" Edward asked angrily. "Have you ever been in love before, Anna? You need to wait, why are you trying to rush things?"
"I know I love him, dad, butt out! And you're such a hypocrite! You proposed to Bella after six months, and you were married like four months later!" Annabelle shouted back.
I looked down at Cameron, who seemed to barely notice the shouts coming from downstairs. I tousled his hair gently, smiling. It looked like he was going to be the most easygoing person of the house now… because it definitely isn't either Annabelle or Edward, or even me.
"That is a completely different, and you know it! You haven't had enough experience, how do you know Derek is even the one for you? I made the same damn mistake with your mother, and you know how that turned out. I don't want to see that happen to you; can't you understand that?"
"If you had bothered to listen to me, you'd know that Derek and I are going to wait for me to get out of college before we even set a date for a wedding! Why don't you ever listen to me? I'm actually happy and even Derek's parents are supportive, and they barely know me!"
There was a long pause, and then I had to strain to hear what Edward said next. "I'm sorry you feel that way, but I want what it best for you. Now maybe you should leave."
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I'm very sorry this is so short, but I'm watching the People's Choice Awards and I have a project to do for work…so updating gets cut short for tonight.
Xoxo- Melodyella aka Mellie