Summery: Her parents' death had left her with her new born baby brother. Claiming him as hers, she heads to her father's; how is she going to cope, especially, with green-eyed jerk who already thinks so low of her… EXB, AH AU OOC, Jealous/Dom/Possessive Edward.
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You Don't Know Anything
Chapter Twelve
EPOV
Ugh…
What the…
My head fucking hurts and my eye feels like it's about to pop out of its socket…
Fucking A…
At least they were considerate enough to lay my head on something soft… hmm
"… How could you do that? I told you that he was coming? He was just playing around?" my angel fumed.
"Bells, I told you. I heard you screaming and I didn't think before I acted. It looked like he was attacking you. And I guess with the stories of the murders… I just… sorry, I really don't know what to say any more…" the jerk's voice sounded anything but sorry… he actually had the audacity to chuckle at the end of that sentence.
We'll see about that when I get up, Jerk!
I groaned loudly trying to open my eyes. Ugh! Too damn bright… shut the fucking lights off! I buried my face in the soft pillow to protect my eyes from the bright room.
"Shut the light off… I think they are hurting his eyes…" my guardian angel spoke stroking my hair softly.
Thank you, Love…
I removed my face from its sanctuary and started to open my eyes. I blinked a couple of times before I saw my angel staring down at me with worry clouding her eyes. I tried to smile but it turned into a wince.
My face fucking hurts!
"Rise and shine, Sleeping Beauty…" 'Blue Eyed Pea' quipped in a sing-a-song tone.
I'm gonna pummel the bastard to shreds!
"James! No need to act like an ass! You have done enough damage already… if that punch leaves any scarring… I'm gonna make sure to give you one to match it!" she fumed at him holding me to her chest… so that's my soft pillow.
Is this 'James' the same 'JD' she was talking to on the phone laughing and confiding in him…
I shifted my gaze to land on the Jerk that was standing by my feet smirking at me. I locked gaze with him and smiled.
He looked at me confused and I took this as my opportunity.
I moved my leg fast and tripped him that he landed on his ass with a loud yelp. I pounced on him pushing him on his stomach and I twisted his arm behind his back making him groan in pain.
"Edward! What the hell are you doing?" Bella shrieked getting up and trying to get me off the 'James' fellow.
"You were saying, Jasmine… did I hear a 'sorry'…" I seethed in a low voice tightening my hold on his arm.
"Get off me, Penny-hea- UGH!" 'Jasmine' tried to tackle me, but earned another hard twist of the arm.
"Don't you dare call me that… only my girl is allowed to call me that, Blondie… now, apologize or I'll dislocate your shoulder... APOLOGIZE!" I roared at him, feeling Bella's hands trying to remove me from my position above him.
"Edward! Please, he's sorry. Please, let him go. Come on." She begged pulling on my T-shirt.
"Please, Edward… for me…" I looked at her to see her eyes welling with tears. She looked really scared.
"Not before he apologizes. Do it, Jasmine! NOW!" I growled at him twisting his arm more.
"SORRY! Damn it! Let go! I said Sorry!" he yelled and I let him go.
I got up panting and took a couple of steps back to make room for him to get up. Bella stood beside me trying to place a bag of frozen peas on my swollen cheek.
"I can't believe you two are acting like Neanderthals!" she mumbled as Jasmine got up to sit on one of the chairs in the sitting room leaving the large sofa for me to sit in with her beside me trying to assess the damage.
"HE STARTED IT!" that James fellow and I yelled at the same time pointing at each other…
God… I feel like I'm back in kindergarten!
We glared at each other; and from the corner of my eye I caught Bella rolling her eyes at us.
"How did I start this, fuckhead?! I was fooling around with my girlfriend only to get punched in the face by a total loon!" I seethed at him trying to get Bella's hand off my face.
"Well, if you hadn't caused her to scream, I wouldn't have knocked your lights out! You scared the shit out of her, boyfriend…" he mocked.
I saw red… I wanted to get up to knock his lights out but Bella grabbed hold of my T-shirt pulling me to her, "Stop it, Edward. What's done is done. Let me take care of this before it becomes more swollen. Sit back." She said in a firm voice.
She held my head and placed the undamaged side on her chest and placed the frozen peas on the swollen side. I hissed at the contact and placed my hand on hers to hold it in place.
"I know it might be too late to ask, but… do you feel any dizziness? Do you want me to take you to the hospital?" she asked me as she started stroking my hair again and I closed my eyes humming in contentment.
"No, I'm fine, love." I said quietly.
"God, you're such a baby. Bells… are you sure that he was a football player?" he joked.
"Well, I'm not the one who just yelled 'sorry', am I, Jasmine?" I quipped.
"Stop calling me that, Edwina…" 'Blue Eyed Peas' retorted.
I gave him 'popeye the one-eyed sailor' glare and he glared back. I really wanted to get up and pummel the guy. God, he was asking for it. But my angel was all uncomfortable with the whole glaring thing, so I don't think she'd appreciate it if I started throwing punches at him.
"You guys! Would you please start acting like grown ups and stop acting like insolent kids? I already have a kid asleep upstairs and I definitely don't need another two to take care of." She pleaded with the both of us.
"Speaking of the 'kid upstairs', Bells, can I go see my boy?" the asshole quipped, giving me a pointed smile.
Fucker!
My body couldn't help but tense right away… his boy?
Bella had told me that the baby's father was out of the picture! Damn it! Why couldn't he just shut his mouth!
I jerked myself off the couch and pounced on the asshole, taking him by surprise and slamming him back into the wall. I held his head with one of my hands giving him no choice but to look at me.
"He's not your boy, fuckhead… So, don't call him that in front of me. Sure you had the chance to be with her before… and it looks like you've already screwed it up… so, let it go… I'm not gonna repeat myself. The only reason why I haven't punched the air out of you, is because she…" I gestured with my head to the girl, who was trying to get me off of her friend; and I kept my eyes locked with his as I continued,
"… feels that she owes you for your help in the past… and I emphasize on the word past here, because right now… she's with me. So, let's make this clear… only I can say that JC is my boy… I… and I alone… can say that she's my girl…" my tone was a harsh whisper.
I looked at the girl who was still tugging at my T-shirt as she spoke, "Edward, he didn't mean anything by it. He only said that because he knew JC since birth. Come on, let him go… damn it, Edward! Let him GO!" she yelled the last part tugging harshly at me, causing me to almost trip.
Bella nodded to him to go upstairs, but he adjusted his clothes and smirked at me, "Oh, I think this is going to be an interesting year, Bells."
"Just because she's your girlfriend, it doesn't mean that she's stopped being my friend. I don't care that you're her boyfriend… you've only been with her for what… a few weeks? Well, I have known her for years! JC is my boy. And that's that. Even though I'm not the father… I'm always gonna treat him like my own." He said sharply standing in front of me and locking gaze with me.
Hmmm… I don't think I like you, boy…
"Edward, James is right." I whipped my head around to glare at her and I saw her take a step back.
What did she say?
She looked at James and then back at me to see that I was narrowing my eyes at her, "Yes, Edward. James will always be part of JC's life. Hell, I even named JC after him! James Carter! So, he's going to be in JC's life. Deal with it! James, get your butt upstairs and say hello to my baby." She told him quietly as she gave him a glare.
I was still glaring at her as James made his way upstairs. She sighed and grabbed my hand to lead me to the couch. We sat down and she grabbed my head and rested it on her chest to inspect the damage once more.
I was still seething! I couldn't believe that she actually took his side… I raised my face to see her staring down at me with a weary smile.
"I told you that the dad is out of the picture… JD is the friend who supported me since JC was born." She said softly as she stroked my hair, causing me to relax a bit.
"James is a really close friend… just like Jasper. Actually, James and I are closer than Jasper and I were… so, please don't be hard on him… remember we are still in our first steps as boyfriend and girlfriend… don't ruin this over some stupid macho stuff…" she said jadedly, "You know that you are already an important part of my life as well as JC's… and it's something I'm happy about… don't make me regret it." She said sadly.
I sighed and closed my eyes leaning into her chest again as she pressed the frozen bag to my swollen face, "Sorry, love. It's just the way we met for the first time was a bit un-orthodox… and he's just pushing my buttons. I'll try to keep my temper in check. But I can't promise that I'll be able to restrain myself if he acted like a jerk again." I said resignedly, "And JC is my boy and not his" I said stubbornly but in a childish manner causing her to chuckle a bit.
I smiled up at her, knowing that I was forgiven. I looked at her and noticed that she had changed her school clothes. She was wearing a blue plaid shirt which now had 4 buttons opened due to the last encounter, a nice generous view of her cleavage met me and I couldn't help the crooked smile that spread across my lips.
When she noticed my ogling, she blushed beautifully and tried to reach the buttons to fix their state. But before she reached them, I grabbed her hand and held it to my chest. I locked eyes with her as I shifted my head slowly so that my nose was now poking one of the swells of her breasts.
"You know…" I whispered still locking gaze with her and still poking her with my nose, "This reminds me of the first time I have met JC… remember the dinner at our house?" I asked her as I inhaled her scent.
I could feel her breathing accelerating, as I continued, "Your baby was teasing me, you know. He was playing dirty… remember what he was doing?" I asked her softly as I pressed my nose more to her swell.
"Umm… nn… no. I- I don't" she stuttered. My smile got wider. Still locking her gaze with mine; I leaned more into her and pressed my lips to her breast giving it a wet kiss. I heard her gasp then saw her close her eyes trying to control her breathing, "You know… now that I think more about it… it was more like this…" I opened my mouth a bit a attached it to her swell suckling on it like JC did before and closing my eyes.
I stopped my ministrations to look up at her. Her eyes were closed and she still was out of breath. And I couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
I closed my eyes then and inhaled her lovely scent. She smelled like baby powder and heaven.
My heaven!
I could feel the hand holding the frozen peas bag trembling. I took the hand that was held to my chest and raised it to my mouth to kiss its palm and then spread soft butterfly kisses over each knuckle.
I looked up and saw her looking at me through eyes hooded with lust. I lowered her hand again to my chest and leaned up to kiss her softly on the lips, "Thank you for taking care of me, love…" I whispered against her lips.
"Um… no problem. Let's see if it still hurts…" she said in a hushed voice against my lips then moved them to brush them gently against the side of my mouth.
I hummed as she removed the bag away from my face and started spraying my tender skin with soft kisses leaving a blazing trail as she went. My face moved to nuzzle her neck and I planted a few open-mouthed kisses there.
I heard her moan and I couldn't help but smile wider.
I was definitely going where I wanted…
"You know, love…" I whispered against her chest again, as I nuzzled her other breast giving the swell more sloppy kisses.
She hummed in question closing her eyes and leaning her head to rest it on mine.
"Maybe James coming here is a good thing… he can take care of JC while momma and poppa have their grownup time…" I said as I gave a lick to the other swell.
"Uh… Jam… Shit! James! Oh God! Edward, we can't do that now!" she snapped out of her trance and tried to sit up straight buttoning her shirt.
I cursed under my breath!
I think I just won the prize…
Yeah, that's right…
I was holding the first prize for 'The Idiot who had Cock-Blocked himself'!
How thick can I get! I should have kept my big yap shut and enjoyed the moment while it lasted.
I groaned at my stupidity; making her think I was still in pain.
"Oh, Edward, I'm sorry… it still hurts?" She said apologetically as she ran her fingers tenderly over the swollen flesh beside my eye, "I guess you'll be getting a black eye…" she sighed and tried to stand up.
I held her in place, "I'm fine… and where are you going?!" I asked her holding her to me. And as if on cue, there was a knock at the door.
Fuck!
I thought the Chief was out for the day…
My problem was 'dissolved' immediately.
"I'm going to open the door and then go check on JC…" she got up and went to open the door.
"Hey, Bells! Thank you for calling me… Where is my cousin?!" Jazz bellowed from the doorway.
"Hey, Jasper. You are welcome. James is checking on JC upstairs." Bella answered as she hugged Alice and ushered her in.
"Where is that cousin of yours, Jazz? Is he worth snatching for our football team?" Emmett roared from behind Alice as he came in with Rose on his tale.
"My cousin, apparently, has already been snatched by Port Angeles High…" Jasper said placing his coat on the hanger.
Looks like he still hasn't seen me, "Jimmy Shorts, get your cute butt down here this instant!" Jasper hollered and stopped dead as he saw me.
"WHOOAA! Dude, what happened to your face?! Did you run into a brick wall or something?" he joked as he came closer to inspect the injury with the others following behind him and gasping as they saw my face.
"Apparently, Jimmy Shorts happened to me. The asshole punched me when I surprised Bella in her kitchen thinking that I was an attacker!" I snapped at Jasper.
Emmett barked a laugh. And soon all of them were laughing along with him.
Even my angel! She came to sit with me trying to keep a straight face. But I saw that she was trying to keep her smile from showing as she checked on my face. I narrowed my eyes at her and saw that she was blushing. She's laughing at me when she was the reason I was in this state…
Oh, we'll see about that, love.
I continued when their laughter quieted down, "And… did I hear you right? He's your cousin?!" I asked him as I got off the couch making my way to take a look at the damage in the hallway mirror.
Damn! That's nasty! I hope that it will look better in the morning. Maybe dad can give me something for the swelling.
"Yep. He's my cousin. I told Alice about him, didn't I, darlin'?" Jasper asked my sister giving her a wink.
She gave him a knowing smile and nodded her head.
"What's with 'All that Jazz' I'm hearing…" Jasmine strolled down the stairs making his way to his cousin.
I glared at the both of them as they shook hands patting each other on the back. Emmett introduced himself and they started chatting… completely ignoring me. I saw Alice and Rose making their way upstairs, when I felt my angel's presence beside me.
"How are you feeling now?" she asked me softly, grabbing my hand to lead me to the kitchen.
She sat me down on one of the chairs and went to one of the cabinets, "I have some aspirin here… oh, here it is. I hope this will help if you have a headache…" she finished with a sad smile.
She handed me the 2 pills and a glass of water. I took them and gulped down the water quickly. I sighed closing my eyes and placed my head on my arm on the table making sure to keep the damaged side upwards. My head was pounding and I waited as the aspirin took effect.
I felt fingers running through my hair again and I hummed in satisfaction. I smiled with my eyes still closed.
"Are you okay, Edward?" she whispered, "Do you want me to call your dad?" she asked me in a sad voice as she kept stroking my hair.
I kept my eyes closed and answered, "I'm fine, love… it's just that my head hurts a bit. I'll be fine, don't worry." I answered in a low voice.
Her hand stilled and I heard her sniff. My eyes shot open and I bolted up sitting straight in my chair. I looked at her and saw her eyes beginning to well with tears as she averted her eyes from meeting mine.
"It's all my fault. You are all bruised and hurt because of me. I shouldn't have screamed…" she sniffled some more before she buried her face in her hands and started sobbing.
Fuck!
"Hey… hey… shhhh, shhhh. Love, please don't cry…" I got up and pulled her into my arms stroking her hair.
"Love, look at me…" I spoke softly. She looked at me with remorse and I felt my heart sink to my feet. Her eyes were red and brimmed with fresh tears; her face was stained with tears leaking down her soft cheeks. I cupped her face and wiped the tears with my thumbs, "Love, what happened is not your fault… although I could say that I had 'told you so' about the door being locked… what if I was a real attacker… what if James wasn't here to protect you… I can't even imagine how I would feel if something had actually happened to you" I spoke softly as fresh tears streamed down her face.
"I only want what's best for you. I don't want you to feel guilty for what happened to me… I just want you to be careful next time you are home, if I dare to leave you alone again." I joked as I kissed her forehead.
"Kay… would you please call your dad? Let him check on you… I just want to make sure you're okay. I don't want my boyfriend to feel indisposed because of me… I know you are not feeling well because I have seen James throw punches before…" she begged me with her eyes as she sniffled again.
"Love, I'm fine. Really I don't need my dad to check on me…" I assured her.
"Please, Edward. I'll feel a lot better if he takes a look at this." She pleaded with me again.
"Love, don't be stubborn! When we go home for the evening, I'll-" I was telling her as I was cut off rudely by the cause of this mayhem.
"Hey! What the fuck?! Bells, are you okay?" James bellowed as he entered the kitchen. He came near me trying to snatch my Bella from my embrace.
I tightened my arms around her waist squeezing her to my body.
She was not going anywhere.
I glared at him and growled… I actually growled!
"Hands off her, Jasmine…" I said in a low voice. My angel shivered in my arms and her head snapped up to look at me in surprise, "Um… Edward, did you just uh… growl?" she asked me trying to hide the smile in her voice.
I looked down at her with a smile and kissed both her eyes. I was glad to see the smile that had graced her lips even if it was a small one.
"What the fuck, Cullen?!" James gaped at me in surprise and then busted out laughing; getting the attention of both my brother and Jazz who had both come into the kitchen to see what was happening.
"What's up, JD?! Why are you laughing when you were yelling just a few seconds ago?" Jasper looked at him as if he'd lost his mind.
"I swear… this guy is crazy! I came into the kitchen to find Bells in his arms crying and when I tried to pull her from his grasp, he growled at me… Man! He actually growled at me" Jasmine quipped in between the laughter fits.
Fucker, maybe I should bite off a chunk of your arm the next time it tries to touch my Bella!
I wasn't amused. The only reason I was allowing him to continue with his stupid barks of laughter along with the other two, was because my angel and I were locked in gaze. She was looking at me with a glassy look in her eyes and I couldn't remove my eyes from this sight.
She stood on her toes trying to reach my ear; I bent down to give her easy access, "That was so fucking sexy…" she whispered and then started nibbling and biting slightly on my ear lobe. My breath hitched and I got hard instantly.
What a way to will the excess blood in your bruise away from it… Fuck!
Visions of what I wanted to do to her flashed in my mind…
Growling as I bent her down over the table claiming her relentlessly…
Growling her name in release as she went down on me…
I swear, love, you will be the death of me…
Fuck! I need damage Control!
I squeezed her closer to me as she continued with her ministrations. Her face was hidden with mine; the others couldn't see what she was doing. I continued to breathe heavily and whispered to her, "Love, if you don't stop what you are doing right now… I swear I'll bend you on this fucking table and fuck you in front of your friends till you cry my name. Is that what want?" I heard her breath hitch as she shivered visibly in my arms.
I looked at the guys from the corner of my eye to see that they were still chatting and making fun not paying any attention to us. I took it as my chance. I grounded my hard on against her body, "Feel this, love… see what you're doing to me… what do you say? Want a run to see how it goes? Hmm… tell me, love… this… is all yours…" I grounded my hips into hers a few more times, only to hear her low whimpers. She whispered my name and I felt her legs tremble beneath her to lean her weight fully on me.
That will teach my sexy minx.
I chuckled a bit regaining some of my composure, but still held her closely to me. The guys around us shifted their attention back to us, "Why were you crying, Bells? Are you okay? Um… you look… um… flushed... you need anything?" Jasper asked her softly, giving me a quick glare.
My Bella made an 'umph' sound and hid her face in my chest. I chucked some more and gave the guys the 'eat shit' grin.
I… and I alone, take care of my Bella's needs. So, fuck off!
"She's fine, Jasper. She was just overwhelmed with what had happened earlier and she was scared when I told her that I had a headache… she wanted to call my dad to make sure that I was fine. No big deal, guys…" I said lightly as I squeezed her more to me as if to remind her of my situation.
She froze in my arms and removed her face from my chest, "I'm fine, guys. Really… it's just what Edward had told you. I'll start working on dinner for all of us in a few minutes… just give me a few minutes to umm… handle my emotions…" she said softly and she stuck her face again into my chest.
Huh! We'll see about that in a bit, love.
I glared at the guys trying to communicate the 'fuck off' message with my eyes.
God! Can't they take a hint?!
Maybe next time I'll grab each one of them a 'When to fuck-off for Dummies' guide…
James and Jasper gave me warning glares and led the clueless Emmett to the living room. When I heard them start their conversations again, I loosened my arms around her. I looked at her and saw her looking at me with a wicked gleam in her eyes, "Is your dad home now?" she asked me sweetly, taking me by surprise.
What kind of question was that? If she thinks that she's gonna win the argument of my dad checking on my head now… she'd be quite mistaken!
I thought for a minute, "Umm… I guess…" I answered her in a form of a question. She smiled mischievously at me, "Because you need to go ask him to take a look at your head…" she said sweetly again.
"I told you, love. I'm not going now. I-" I was cut off with her lips crashing to mine.
I moaned into her mouth as she entangled her fingers in my hair pulling me to her. This wasn't helping in my situation at all. My hard on was still prominent from moments ago. She moved her mouth from mine to plant some open-mouthed kisses along my jaw trailing to my ear…
"Edward… would you please let your dad take a look? Hmm?" she begged softly as she nibbled on my lobe like she did before.
My breath caught in my throat again. As I opened my mouth to assure her that I was fine when I felt her hand reach down my pants; to where I needed the most attention.
She started to massage me softly through my pants and my eyes rolled to the back of my head. If there was any coherency left in my brains, this totally removed any traces of it.
"Shit!" I cursed under my breath as I tried to remove myself from her grasp. She was persistent and I was close to blowing my load. She rubbed me harder causing a low growl to rumble in my chest.
She shivered, "Tell me, baby… would you have been growling like that if you have pounded into me on this table with me screaming your name?" she whispered squeezing my hardness in her hand and stroking me faster as she licked my pulse point.
Shit I was so close…
"Hey, you guys. What's for dinner?" my airhead of a brother hollered from the living room and almost, literally, caused my blood to freeze. She stopped, startled just like me by my stupid brother.
"Fuck!" I cursed in a hushed voice. I was panting heavily.
I took a few calming breaths and yelled, "We'll let you know in a minute!"
I looked at my angel who was smirking at me, "Okay! Fine! I'm going." I snapped at her, "but, I'm not happy about it!" I gave her a pointed look.
She reached up planed a kiss on my good cheek, "Thanks, baby. Now go see your dad. I have so many things to do till you're back, if you want to take a nap too." She said as she led me out of the kitchen.
I narrowed my eyes at her. Was she trying to get rid of me?
When she saw my look, she continued, "I mean… you already are in no shape to stay here right now… I'll go take a quick shower myself, check on JC and start dinner. I'll make dinner for us all. And when you see your parents, tell them they are welcome to join us. They have always welcomed us on their table… it's time I repaid them. Your mom needs a break" she winked at me.
We looked at the guys in the living room, who were starting at us with mixed emotions. I ignored them, "Fine. I'll go ask dad to take a look at my face and then I'll be right back. I want to help you with dinner." I said pointedly.
"It's okay, Edward. We'll help her and keep her company. It will give us time to catch up with each other." 'Blue-eyed Peas' said with a smirk.
Okay, I don't like this… not one bit!
I ignored him, "I'll be right back. I won't take long… I'm only gonna ask dad if he can give me something and I'll be right back." I emphasized on the last part to make sure that he can hear me well.
"Em, why don't you help your brother? I think he looks a bit disoriented… Jasper and I will start working with Bells. And you know we can set up for my sleep over…" he patted my brother on the back.
Sleepover…
Over my dead rotten body!
I couldn't take this, "He's not sleeping here with you alone in this house." I said directing my words to my Bella.
"Edward! I already told Charlie and he said it's fine. Besides… where would he stay?! He can't sleep in the streets" she snapped at me putting her hands on her waist.
What? The streets are beneath this scumbag now?!
Fine!
"Fine! I'll speak to my mother; I'm sure he can use the spare bedroom. But you are not spending the night with this guy alone… unless you'd let me stay here… which I'm sure your father won't have." I stated glaring at the smirking guy.
"Oh, Cullen. That's so sweet of you to offer." Fuckhead quipped.
Oh, yeah… you'll see how sweet I'll be in our next game.
I narrowed my eyes at him, "Oh, I'm not sweet at all, believe me. I'd rather have you thrown to the street, if it wasn't to make Bella sad. But mark my words, this…" I said as I pointed to my now black eye, "… won't go by like this… just remember that." I spoke with a smirk as I made my way out the door dragging my Bella behind me.
"Love, I'll see you in a bit, okay. If you need anything, call me." I said pointedly.
She nodded. I leaned in, pecked her on the lips and made my way to my house.
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BPOV
The last few days were crazy to say the least.
Charlie was so engrossed in his case that I haven't seen much of him lately. Although over the last few days he kept steeling glances at me whenever he was around me and throwing really weird questions my way…
And when I say strange… I mean like…
'How was your pregnancy?'…
'Were there any hard months on you?'…
'Did you have to stay in bed at anytime of it?'…
And 'Did you go into labour right after the car crash or did you stay at the hospital first and went to labour later?'…
I'm telling you… weird.
JC has been growing beautifully. And I kept thanking my luck that I had Dr. Cullen for a neighbour. JC was around 2 months old now; and some of his shots were due. Dr. Cullen was sweet enough to give them to him at home and fix all his records.
With the adoption still in progress, I was really edgy about going to hospitals and doing all the paperwork. I always tried to have Dr. Cullen do all the checkups at home; and up till this moment… it's working fine.
During last week's call, JD had told me that Tanya was facing some problems with some social workers… but nothing that she couldn't handle. He was always trying to change the subject whenever I brought up JC's adoption.
JD… was definitely something else. Over the few weeks I was away from him, he seemed to have changed. His voice seemed more serene; he sounded happier and more at ease…
He claimed that he had met this amazing girl on the plane to Phoenix and apparently they hit it off right away. He told me that she had convinced him to apply for a spot in the Port Angeles High football team. Since she claims that it would give him more options when applying to Universities.
When I had told him about my encounter with Jasper, he was thrilled that I had someone close to lean on since I'm far away from him.
Then after that, he spoke to me again to tell me that he had talked to Jasper and that I was to stay away from Edward. Apparently, Jasper had filled him in on what Edward was all about. Causing me to start acting all defensive about my 'relationship' with Edward, even though it wasn't an actual relationship…
It's true…
Edward's relationship with me was still a bit uncanny to say the least… the exchanges between us were intense and unheard of. He seemed always wanting to be more involved with me. Not that I minded.
I mean he was the hottest guy I have ever seen in my life… and his interest in me has thrown me off. It really was uneasy for me to actually see his concern about JC's and my welfare… He always seemed un-phased when it came to swatting guys away from me. What he had done to those guys at the mall struck me hard.
It was unheard that a guy would claim a baby as his own just to swat guys off a girl's back! But the all the concern he has shown, has felt so real and heart felt to me. Usually I can sense when people are playing or telling the truth… and he was telling the truth. Well, at least now he is… since that day at the mall in Port Angeles… he seems to have changed drastically!
The fact that I now have Jasper and Alice at my side; helps me a lot. Like Jasper said… Alice was an amazing support and a great female figure to lean on when needed. When I had agreed to be Edward's girlfriend, she was the first one to congratulate me and tell me that we'd be perfect for each other. Claiming that I'll be the perfect person to set her brother straight and bring him to his old self again.
Jasper, on the other hand, freaked out completely. He had never seen Edward in any other way than a man-whore. And he was afraid that I'd end up getting hurt eventually. Even if he had seen how much Edward has changed since he had met me, it still was far-fetched that he has changed like this all of a sudden. Of course, pixie had based the reason behind all this was because we were each other's soul mates and true loves.
My heart did the flips at the explanation she made.
Love…
I don't think I have ever thought of it this way… the fact that I would put 'Love' as the reason of this strange pull that I had towards Edward, really freaked me out. It was all bittersweet…
So many things have changed… Edward is not the same guy I met at the beginning. And even though I haven't known him for long… those few encounters I had with him at the beginning, gave me a good idea of what Jasper was talking about.
But I have tried to calm Jasper down by telling him that we are taking things slow, which is the truth… And he was grateful for that… but not before he went all snitch-y on me and told JD who also totally freaked out and was all but ordering me to break up with this guy and stay away from him.
JD said that he knows who Edward was, but didn't elaborate more. He said that when he comes to Forks, he would explain it all.
And here I was in my own home… trying to put some distance between the most important men in my complicated life, since they were acting like the keenest of enemies even though they just met.
I brushed off my bruised and agitated Edward. Jasper had managed to have Emmett and Rose leave with him, claiming that he needed a hand since he seemed to wobble a bit.
And now here I am in my kitchen making dinner with the only people, besides Tanya, who knew my deepest secret.
"Spill, JD. First, what's the latest on the adoption?" I asked as I started working on dinner. JC was fed and changed and he was sitting in his reclined chair with us in the kitchen cooing at Alice.
"Adoption is going okay." He stated in a strained voice. I looked at him and he had this uneasy look in his eyes, like he was hiding something.
I glared at him, "If something is wrong, you need to tell me, James Damian. It's JC we're talking about… I can't lose him because you-" he cut my banter off,
"Bells! Calm down, nothing is wrong. But right now I don't want to talk about the adoption. I want to talk about this loon that you have for a boyfriend. God, Bells! What the hell were you thinking? Don't you have any self-preservation what so ever!? How can you take care of JC if you can't even take care of yourself? You're letting this-" he snapped at me, but I couldn't just let him go on. I cut in,
"James! What the hell. First off, who I choose as a boyfriend is none of your damn concern. I don't want you telling me what to do. I don't want you judging him. Because if we want to point fingers here… you were the one who had done something wrong. You punched him even though I told you that he was coming here. And if he's now having a problem accepting you, it would be entirely your fault. Plus, he wasn't like this all the time. I know Jasper told you how he acted before… but he's not like this anymore. He hasn't left my side and he was a great help for both JC and I." I seethed at him.
JD tried to cut me off but I raised my hand effectively causing him to shut his mouth, "Shut it, JD. Now, listen to me 'cause I'm gonna say this only once." I said giving him and Jasper a pointed look.
"You both are the best friends I've got in this existence. You both know who I am and how I think. Now, the fact that I have chosen Edward is completely out of my hands. Alice has explained it to you, Jasper, as 'Love'… now… I'm not gonna say that I'm in love with Edward and I'm not gonna say that I'm not! The fact that I feel a spark every time he touches me or each time I'm around him… tells me that he could be the one.
"Now, I know that he fucked up big time in the past and I'm not gonna defend him. But who can claim that he or she have never fucked up at any stage of his or her life! Each one of us has a skeleton in our closets somewhere… and some of us have a whole graveyard…" I said pointedly looking at James.
"The fact that his problems were actually seen and acknowledged by so many people… was bad luck… at least I know what he's done wrong. I'm not going to be surprised by anything because he's been like an open book to me. He's told me everything there is to tell…
"And that's not all… he's actually trying to take the right steps to change and rectify what he had done wrong. I mean, I can relay all his problems to a certain emotional breakdown that he had gone through… the fact that he hadn't handled it well, can be blamed on him and those around him who hadn't helped him see the right from wrong,
"Edward has changed. Even if it's only a short time that we have been together, I'm sure everyone can sense how much he has changed. And I'm going to give him a chance, because I know there is so much good in him. So, Edward is off limit to you. You are not to discuss this with me anymore. He's the one I have chosen and let me tell you one thing… I'm thinking seriously of letting him in on my secret." I stopped to look at the faces in front of me.
Jasper looked contemplative, like he was trying to take in everything I had said. Alice had a wide smile on her face and a sparkle in her eyes. James, on the other hand, crossed his arms and glared at me.
I could tell that he was about to explode. Not that I could blame him. This was all new to him and I'm sure that he had my wellbeing in mind. I stopped chopping the vegetables and glared back.
He sighed and uncrossed his arms, "Bells, I know how much you hate it when people tell you what to do. But for the sake of my sanity… please, be careful. It's not only you I'm worried about. It's JC as well." I cut him off. I was seething that they had even thought that I'm putting JC's welfare at jeopardy. How dare they?
"Hey! How dare you say that, James?! How could you even think it?! Don't you know me at all?! Don't you think I have thought about this a thousand times if not million times… I can't believe you doubt my judgement, James…" I stopped my face red and my whole body was shaking.
"Sorry, Bells. I really didn't mean it like that. I'm… um… Sorry. Please, don't hate me. I…uh… I'm just worried. I'm not thinking straight…" he stammered his apology as he came to give me a hug.
"Damn it, James. Why do you have to be like this?! I know you want what's best for me and I know that you worry about me. But remember who I am and how Phil had raised me. Have some faith in me…" I said sadly as he hugged me.
"Sorry, Bells. I'm not going to doubt you. But I need you to promise me something…" he said and I nodded.
"If you ever feel like Edward is not treating you well, if you ever feel that there is something wrong… I need you to come to me right away. And if not me, you need to go to Jasper. You know we'll always have your back…" he said seriously hugging me to him tightly.
"I promise." I said softly as I sniffled a bit.
"Now, that it's all clear. What help do you need to get this fine cuisine ready?" he asked with a sparkle in his eyes that reminded me of the old James. I smiled at him as I asked him to prepare the table with Jasper. He asked me if he can call his girlfriend to join us for dinner and I agreed quickly. He told me that she's gonna come and they both will be staying at a nearby hotel.
We worked for the next couple of hours to prepare dinner. I was used to working solo at the kitchen and I was happy when Alice told me that Edward was ordered by the doctor to take a nap. It would do him good, I thought.
James gave me updates on our friends in Phoenix and he told me that Tanya had been acting strange lately. He told me that she's been talking to someone on the phone and that he didn't know who it was.
He told me about Vicky and how wonderful she was. He said that she has long red hair, blue eyes and she was tall. Basically… she was my opposite.
Then he told me something that has completely thrown me off guard. He told me that she was Edward's ex-girlfriend. According to him, she broke it off with Edward when she felt that she had thought of his more as a friend rather than a boyfriend.
Vicky… Victoria…
Just then I saw the connection. I remembered everything that I was told… the little snippets of information I have heard here and there. And it all made sense… the way he was talking about Edward like he knew him when he spoke to me on the phone… it all made sense!
Shit!
It's a small world!
He asked me if I was okay with that. I wanted to be really honest with him. So, I told him that I was fine with it. Since I haven't met Victoria before I wasn't about to judge her. And she really sounded like a sweet girl.
But I was rather worried about how Edward was gonna handle this. I was really scared…
We were done preparing everything. I took JC to give him his bath before the guests arrive. And once he was safely fed and sleeping in his bed, I heard the doorbell ring.
Okay… here goes nothing…
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EPOV
I groaned loudly as I opened my eyes.
Ugh! That fucking hurts!
Again!
I'm gonna kill the bastard…
I got up from bed after the long nap that was enforced on me and went to take a shower. I wasn't happy at all about this. I had to leave Bella work and make dinner for all of us and I didn't get the chance to help her.
Oh well, I'm sure there will be repeats of this and I'll get the chance to help her soon…
I got dressed quickly putting some of the ointment dad had given me and popping 2 aspirins. I made my way downstairs to see mom with a worried look on her face.
"Hey, mom. You're ready for dinner?" I asked her with a smile.
She looked at me with the same worried look which was now clouded with sadness, "Oh, honey. That looks nasty… are you sure you're up for dinner? I thought you were going to sleep the whole night… If you want I can have Alice bring you something to your bed…" she said softly with a sad smile.
"What's the matter, mom. You sound like you don't want me to come…" I quipped.
"Oh no, honey. It's just you look really tired… maybe you'd like to rest for the night…" I wanted to say something, but then dad came from behind me.
"Hey, Champ. How are you feeling? I thought you'd be sleeping the whole night…" he trailed off giving my mother a worried look, "Um… son, you're coming to dinner? Don't you think it's better if you just stay in bed and rest… that was a nasty bruise you got there… maybe it's better if you sleep it off…" he smiled at me.
What's with the brush offs?
I have left Bella more than I wanted and nothing will keep me away from her.
"I'm fine, dad. And yes, I'm coming to dinner" I said with a tight smile. He wanted to say something, but just before he started talking the phone rang.
"Excuse me, I need to take this." He said with a pointed look to my mother and made his way to pick up the phone.
Once I saw him disappearing into the living room, I made my way to the door not wanting any more delays.
"I'll see you there, mom. Don't be late…" I said as I got out of the door.
"Edward!" my mom called from inside, but I didn't want another speech about how nasty that scar looked or how I needed to rest.
I wasn't that fragile for heaven's sake!
I neared the door and head the voices chatting from inside. I smiled and opened the door, hearing my angel laughing to something someone said, "Hey, all. Don't tell me you started without-" I stopped dead in my tracks and felt the blood drain from my face.
In front of me was the last person I had expected to see.
"Hello, Edward. It's been a long time…"
End Chapter Twelve
AN: What did you think of the chapter, how did you find the James/Edward 'talk'… and what James's surprise… did you like the limy situations ;) who wants more o' dat ;) *evil grin* R&R, please…