Chapter 21
"Hello," I simply said out of irritation.
"Oh your mad at me now? You answer the phone when I call you!" he paused so I could apologize just like always. "I'm sorry James, I couldn't answer the phone right then."
"Whatever Isa, when will you be home?"
"I don't know. I still need to talk to my dad and it just hasn't been the right time. I may be another couple of days," I told him.
"I need you here as soon as possible Isa," he demanded me before he hung up. I turned around and Edward was gone. I guess that moment was over thanks to James. I shouldn't have been mad at James. After all, I was sitting on another man's lap with my face nuzzled into his neck. I should have been ashamed of myself. I said one last good bye to Lily.
I remembered what my dad said about the festival in town. So I made my way towards town square. It seems like everyone in town had shown up. I looked around to see if I could find Alice or any of the crew. I noticed Angela Weber in a stance staring at me. It was kind of creepy the way she did look at me. When I walked up to her, she turned around to the child that was tugging at her shirt. He looked just like little Ben but a few years older. Then I realized it was him. My eyes started to water because I knew my Lily would never be that age. "Angela," I said in a croaky voice.
"Bella," she drug out my name awkwardly. "I-I-I" she began to say but I cut her off.
"Ang, it's okay really," I said as I enveloped her in a huge hug.
"Bella, I'm so sorry." she mumbled into my shoulder.
"Ang, I needed my best friend. You quit talking to me," I said through my tears. Ben, Angela's husband, was standing next to Edward and they both looked unsure of what to do.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have, but I felt so guilty because my kid was still and yours was, all I could do was hold Bennie tightly. I thought you'd hate me," she said quieter because we were starting to get an audience. "And I felt guilty because I was glad I still had Bennie."
"I never hated you Ang, I lost it though and didn't know what I was doing. Sometimes, I still don't." I sniffled.
"Do you want to help me get the kids settled down for dinner?" she asked while disengaging our hug.
"Sure," I said but then added, "how many kids do you guys have now?" When I noticed a full table. She laughed and said four. Two were twins and then there was the baby.