Here is the next chapter. I hope you enjoy it. This one will be written in General POV so I can focus on several characters.\
Thanksgiving
General POV
It was just before Thanksgiving and all Rosewood high school students where going to have the next few days off for Thanksgiving break but before break they still had to get through one more school day. Deylia was at her locker getting ready to start the school day when Branden walked up to her.
"Are you doing anything special for Thanksgiving break?" Branden asked Deylia
"No, not really just spending time with my family." Deylia said
"Your parents invited me over for Thanksgiving dinner so I will see you on Thursday night." Branden said
"My parents know that we are no longer together so why would they invite you over for dinner?" Deylia asked
"I was surprised by it to but I've missed not spending time with you." Branden said
"I've missed it to but things have changed and I don't know if we ever can be the same again." Deylia said
"I still love you Deylia." Branden said
"Maybe we will work things out one day but now it's complicated." Deylia said
"Things would not be complicated if you hadn't cheated on me with JT." Branden said
"Remember you also cheated on me with Rochelle so technically we are both even." Deylia said
At lunch
Things have been complicated since Deylia and JT got together. Bella is hanging out more with Ryan. She knows it isn't good for her but he is the only one that hasn't broken her heart or slept with her best friend.
"So my dad said we are moving back into your house tomorrow morning." Ryan said"
"What, I thought my mom and your dad were done." Bella said
"Apparently they decided to give there relationship another try." Ryan said
"What does that mean for us?" Bella asked
"We can sneak around. My dad is busy working most of the time." Ryan said
"I probably shouldn't. I got grounded so I'm only aloud to go to school and come home. Plus, With my dad coming to visit it is just way to risky." Bella said
"Where is your dad going to stay?" Ryan asked
"In a hotel. I'll probably be staying with him if my mom lets me." Bella said
"I hope it won't be to weird with us living in the same house again." Ryan said
Tyler comes over to the table and wants to talk to Bella. Ryan leaves the Cafeteria.
"Why are you hanging out with Ryan?" Tyler asked
"I like him and it's really none of your business." Bella said
"I don't want you to get hurt because you will if you keep talking to Ryan. It hurts me to see you with him." Tyler said
"You hurt me and I thought you had a new girlfriend anyway." Bella said
"I don't, Katie and I are just friends." Tyler said
"Is it true what JT said. That you slept with Rochelle?" Bella asked
"That was a mistake and honestly so was sleeping with Katie. I want you back Bella." Tyler said
"It's to late for that." Bella said
After school
Bella and Deylia walked out at the same time.
"Can we talk?" Deylia asked
"Maybe." Bella said
"I don't want our friendship to be over forever." Deylia said
"Neither do I but I've been let down by way to many people." Bella said
"I'm sorry about me and JT." Deylia said
"Are you really with him?" Bella asked
"Yes but between me and you i'm kind of just using him to make Branden jealous." Deylia said
"That's not a good idea Deylia." Bella said
"I know but it's working so far. I think Branden wants to get back together with me." Deylia said
"You should be happy to have two guys fighting over you right now." Bella said
"I noticed you where talking to Tyler earlier at lunch, What did he want?" Deylia asked
"He wants me back but I'm afraid to get heartbroken again. He has slept with two other girls since we broke up." Bella said
"Haven't you been with other guys." Deylia said
"Two, so I guess Tyler and I are kind of even." Bella said
"What are we going to do about the world history project? JT and I started it but we need your help." Deylia asked
"I started as well but if you want the credit then you need to help me with it." Bella said
"It is a group project so we need to find a way to work together on it." Deylia said
"I have an idea. We can divide it into three sections. JT can do the part of the UK food, You can do the part on the UK government, and I can do UK tourism." Bella said
"That works but why did you give me the hardest part?" Deylia asked
"I will help you with it over Thanksgiving break. Then you can help JT with his part and I can do my part on my own." Bella said
"Now you are the one that doesn't want to work with JT. I told you having him in our group was a bad idea." Deylia said
"I have to eat dinner at the Cavanaughs on Thursday night so it's not like I can avoid JT forever." Bella said
The Day Before Thanksgiving
Rosewood High school students had the day off. Bella was talking to Deylia again but not JT. Bella sent a quick text to Deylia.
"Want to come over. I still have a few hours before my dad gets here. We can either work on the project or go to the mall. - Bella"
"I have plans with JT today. We are going out to Lunch. If you were dating someone we could double date - Deylia"
Bella was mad that Deylia was putting JT over her. On top of all things Ryan was bad and things were awkward with him. Ryan was here but his dad was at work. Bellas mom was also at work so the two of them were left alone. Ryan made a move on Bella and she didn't like what he was doing.
"Ryan stop." Bella yelled
"You wanted this the other day Bella." Ryan said
"I can't do this with you, not now or any day for that matter." Bella said
"You made a deal with me and we are alone so this shouldn't be a problem." Ryan said
"Well, the deal is off Ryan." Bella yelled
"I'm not going to let you break our deal that easily." Ryan said
"I'm not hooking up with you anymore. I learned my lesson the hard way." Bella said
"What if we just made out, It doesn't have to go all the way." Ryan said
"Sure." Bella said
Not sure why she agreed but Bella and Ryan went upstairs. They were in Ryan's bedroom which used to be the Kingston's guest bedroom. Bella thought Ryan was going to keep true to his words but he didn't. Things went further and Bella didn't have the power to stop it even though she wanted to. Later on that Bella Bella was still in shock over what happened with Ryan earlier. She realized that Tyler was right and Ryan didn't care about anybody but himself. If only Bella had listened to Tyler then maybe she wouldn't be involved in this mess. Bella knew that she needed to tell someone but she didn't knew who. Bella's dad arrived in the middle of the afternoon.
"I'm so happy to see you dad." Bella said as her and Wren hugged each other.
"Is everything ok." Wren said
"I'm fine, I'm just fighting with Deylia. I sort of forgave her yesterday but I'm still mad at her." Bella said
"I'm here to talk if you need someone to talk to." Wren said
"Thanks but you really don't want to know why we started fighting in the first place." Bella said
"I get that it is none of my business so you don't have to tell me unless you really want to." Wren said
Ryan walked in the same room Bella and her dad were in.
"Do you have a new boyfriend Bella?" Wren asked
"No, I already told you mom was dating someone. This is his son Ryan." Bella said
"Oh, are they living here now?" Wren asked
"Yes." Bella said
"I probably shouldn't be here when your mom gets home so I am going to go check in at the hotel. I can pick you up later Bella if you want to go out to dinner." Wren said
"Actually can I come with you. I just really want to get out of the house." Bella said
"Sure." Wren said
Later that night Bella and her dad went out to dinner at some fancy restaurant near the hotel.
"You should have told me we were going here and then I would have gone home to change." Bella said
"What you are wearing is just fine. Your mom and I went here on a date one time, I didn't know it was a fancy restaurant so I showed up wearing jeans." Wren said
"So I know it's none of my business but are you seeing someone now?" Bella said
"I have been on a few dates but nothing to series. I didn't ask her to move in yet or anything." Wren said
"I'm happy for you. Tyler wants to get back together with me but I don't think I can trust him. Plus i'm afraid of us getting back together, breaking up again, and then it leading me to another relapse." Bella said
"But just to be sure you are not taking drugs again right now?" Wren asked
"No, I am 100 percent clean and I intend to keep it that way." Bella said
Since Bella didn't have school the next day she went back to the hotel with her dad so they could talk more.
"How is your mom?" Wren asked
"She's good. I still don't understand how she moved on from you so quickly. With both you and mom dating someone else, I have finally been able to accept the divorce." Bella said
"Are things ok at home?" Wren asked
"No, not exactly." Bella said
"What is that supposed to mean?" Wren asked
"Mom is just a lot harder on me then she used to be and for some reason she seems to treat Ryan almost like it's her son." Bella said
"There is something you should know. You were supposed to have a twin brother but about two months before you were born mom got into a car accident and only one of the unborn babies survived." Wren said
Wren was crying and so was Bella.
"When were you and mom planing on telling me this?" Bella asked through her tears.
"Honestly your mom never wanted to bring it up again but I always thought you should know when you were old enough to understand." Wren said
"Thanks for telling me this dad." Bella said
"Please don't tell your mom that I told you. After what happened she was really upset and she almost didn't even want to raise you." Wren said
"I'm so sorry you and mom had to go through this." Bella said
"This type of thing happens Bella and it happened to your mom. Your mom blamed herself for years because she was driving home from work when the car accident happened. It was raining so hard that you could barley see. Your mom didn't notice that the traffic light turned red and she slammed into the car in front of her who slammed on the brakes to avoid going through the red light. The car accident happened on Liam's first birthday, we were supposed to have a party for him that night but instead we spent the entire night in the ER. Your mom blames herself because if she would have pulled over in a parking lot until the rain let up then she would have prevented it.
"Why didn't you and mom have more kids after me?" Bella asked
"I wanted to but then your mom found out that she couldn't have any more kids. We thought about adoption but with my job and everything your mom went through raising one kid was hard enough on us." Wren said
"Does anyone else know about the twin?" Bella asked
"It was supposed to be a surprise we had twins but after your mom lost him we told people. The only people that know are my brother , your Aunt Spencer, your Uncle Toby, and your Uncle Jason." Wren said
"Do I have to go home right now or can I spend the night?" Bella asked
"I should probably drive you back home before your mom gets worried about you. Sorry Bella but you can spend the night another time." Wren said
Thanksgiving Day
Bella, as well as Melissa and Wren were all eating dinner at the Cavanaughs. Spencer and Toby felt the need to keep the family together so they invited Wren over to be nice since he was going to be in town. It is the first time that Bella saw JT outside of school in several days. Wren sat in the middle of JT and Bella. Usually JT and Bella sit next to each other at the table but tonight was going to be different.
"Bella, The girls and I are going shopping tonight. Would you like to come with us?" Spencer asked
"Maybe, I'm not really into the whole Black Friday thing." Bella said
"But you do love shopping Bella." Rochelle said
"Do you really want me to go with you or are just being nice to me?" Bella asked
"Both." Rochelle said
"Fine I will go shopping as long as it is ok with my mom." Bella said
"Go have fun Bella." Melissa said
"Can Bella sleep over afterwords like she did last year?" Rosie asked
"Yes." Spencer said
"Thanks for inviting me over. It's really nice to see my nieces and nephew that I haven't seen in awhile." Wren said
"It was actually Melissa's idea. She knew you would want to see our kids and she also thought that Bella would want you here." Toby said
Meanwhile Thanksgiving day dinner wasn't going much better at the Rivers house. Deylia and Branden were not that friendly with each other at dinner.
"You have been acting all secretive lately at school and I have seen you and JT eating lunch together." Branden said
"JT and I were just working on a world history project during lunch since he had basketball playoffs after school." Deylia said
"By the way the coach said I might have to play in tomorrow nights game because Enzo went out of town for Thanksgiving so the team is now down one player." Tyler said
"I don't want you playing because the doctor hasn't told you that you were ready to play again." Hanna said
"I am ready to play. It's not my fault that the game is tomorrow night and my doctors appointment is Saturday morning." Tyler said
"Have you practiced playing basketball at all?" Caleb asked"
"Well yesterday in practice the coach let me run the warm ups. I even did the warm up drills with the rest of the team." Tyler said
"What does the coach think?" Hanna asked
"He told me that if I participated in yesterdays practice then I could play. This could be the last game of the season and I have had to sit out the entire season so far." Tyler said
"If the coach thinks you are ready to play then go for it and have fun." Caleb said
"Just be careful Tyler because getting an injury and going back before you are 100 percent ready can lead to more series injures." Deylia said
"How have you been Branden?" Hanna asked
"Good, My mom went up to see Kelsey for the weekend since she doesn't get Thanksgiving break because Thanksgiving is in October in Canada." Branden said
"What about your dad?" Deylia asked
"Actually I am driving up to Toronto tomorrow to see him. Kelsey has already seen him recently but I haven't seen him in years. Actually I was wondering if Deylia would go with me." Branden said
"As long as she is not missing any school then she can go." Caleb said
"It would just be tomorrow and Saturday." Branden said
"I will go with you only because I have never been to Canada." Deylia said
"Thanks Deylia, I found out this week that I got into NYU." Brandon said
"That's great, I'm really proud of you Branden." Deylia said
I hope you enjoyed this chapter because I did. I will try to update more often but I am thinking about staring a story for "The Fosters" soon.
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