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I just got settled in to my old bed in my old room in mom's house when my cellphone started going off. I had been planning to ignore it, but I had this horrible feeling in my gut. Something was terribly wrong and my heart actually started to speed up. Edward and Seth both knew how important this bonding thing with my mother had been so they would not call unless it was an emergency and I knew it wasn't mom because why would she be calling me when I was already here? With a sigh I reached over to the nightstand where my phone happened to be sitting and pressed the call button.
"What's wrong?" I had known from the caller ID it was Edward and so I was completely terrified something had happened to Renesmee. "If there is blood involved hold your breath until Seth can take care of it or if it's that bad I can come and patch her up. If it has to do with tears then give her something chocolate and it should be fine."
"You need to come home Leah." I heard Edward mutter over the line and it sounded as if he was trying to keep his voice down for some reason. "I know you want to spend time with your mother, but we need you right now. I need you right now Leah. Something awful as happened."
Sitting up I threw off my blanket as I searched in the dark from my sneakers. If he needed me to come home then I would be there in a flash and mom would just have to understand. "You are starting to scare me. Tell me what is going on before I have a heart attack!"
I heard him sigh over the line. "I had no idea she was going to show up out of the blue. I didn't expect her to ever come back and she shows up acting as if everything is going to be exactly the same as was. I don't know how to handle the situation Leah. She wants to see Nessie, but I don't think that is a good idea. Please come home I can't do this without you."
"I am on my way as soon as I can be." I said and suddenly it dawned on me. "When you say she you mean Bella don't you?"
When he remained quiet I took that silence as a confirmation to my worst fear coming true. That bitch had the nerve to come back after what she had done? She was lucky I wasn't there when she first showed her face or I would have ripped her face off. I still might if my anger didn't dull by the time I made it back to the house. I could not believe the nerve of her! She thought that her family would what be waiting for her when she came back? Well she was going to learn that they weren't her family anymore and I wasn't going to give them up without one hell of a fight first.
"Look I am on my way out the door right now." I said when he never responded to my question. I figured he must be in some state of shock not that I blamed him because I would probably be in shock as well if our positions were switched. "Just try to stay calm until I get there."
"Please hurry Leah." My bronze haired everything said softly in to the phone and then I heard him curse in to the phone. "Damn it I have to go she went against my wishes and woke up Renesmee. This isn't how I wanted her to find out Bella was back. She doesn't know her since she doesn't remember her. I have to go deal with this. I'll see you soon and I do love you Leah this doesn't change anything."
I never got the chance to tell him that this changed everything. I mean it is not as if I wanted anything to change, but with Bella back things would never really be the same. As much as I wanted things to remain the way they were she was going to want to be a part of her daughter's life and being her biological mother she had rights that I couldn't stop. If she really wanted to see Nessie she had the right and if it went to court she would no doubt have the sympathy of the judge. A mother usually had the sympathy of the court. Still if it came to fight then I would fight until the last breath left my body.
Stopping in the living room where my mother was watching T.V. I told her we would have to reschedule this sleep over because there was an emergency at home. To my relief she didn't argue with me nor did she pry to try and find out what was going on. I promised that I would explain everything to her later when I had the time before hurrying out the door. I knew that I had to hurry because this mess was probably getting worse by the second.
Once I was out the door I phased because I could get there faster if I ran than if I took my car. I felt the heat of the change take over my body and soon I was running on four feet instead of just two. My ears perked up the closer I got to the house. I was listening for signs of screaming or some sort of fight. Once I finally made it to the front yard I stopped in front of an apple tree where a wooden chest rested at the bottom against the trunk. Edward had put it there with a set of extra clothes for Seth and I incase there was some sort of emergency where we would need to phase. I quickly changed before taking a deep breath and getting ready to go inside of the house. Shit was about to hit the fan.
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By the time I finally made inside the house Renesmee was hiding behind her father as Bella tried to approach. The young girl I considered my blood was red in the face and screaming. "I don't know who you are! You are not my mother! You left me and dad when I was baby and you think that makes you my mother? I have a mother and she loves me very much. She would never ever do to us what you did. Stop acting like you care about me! You didn't care when you left and sure as hell don't want you to care now! Look my real mother is here right now."
Before I could say anything Renesmee ran in to my arms and wrapped her arms tightly around my waist as she sobbed. I stroked her hair and shot a look to Edward asking why the hell he hadn't kicked his ex out when she started upsetting Nessie. "Renesmee, why don't you go upstairs? Your father or I will be up in a little while."
"As long as you make her go away mom." She sniffed heading up the stairs and glaring daggers at Bella. "Let me make something clear to you Isabella. You may have given birth to me or whatever, but you will never be my mother. I don't want to talk to you, I don't want to get to know you, all I want is for you to leave and never come back."
As she disappeared up the stairs I took a deep breath and turned my attention to the spawn Charlie Swan had helped bring in to this world. "You shouldn't have dumped this sort of news on her. What did you think her reaction was going to be? She doesn't even know you!"
"Since when is this any of your business?" Bella snapped and bared her teeth at me which I returned with an added growl. "Ren is my daughter and if I want to see then it is my business and not yours."
I knew that I said I would try to keep my temper in check and yet she was testing my patience. I took a step forward only to feel Edward set his hand on my shoulder to stop me from attacking her. He knew me well enough to know that had been my mission. "It has been my business since I cleaned up the mess you didn't care that you had left behind! You have no idea what you did to not only Renesmee, but to Edward as well. You left him alone to raise a daughter he had no idea how to care for properly. I bet you had no idea that I had to show him too properly change a diaper did you? You act as if you have some right to her when the truth is I know her better than you ever could. Where were you when she took her first steps? What about when she spoke her first word which was my name by the way not yours? How about when she had her period for the first time? I was there for all of her firsts when it should have been you and now you feel as if you have some right to her, but if she doesn't want contact with you then I am going to respect her wishes. I'll go to court if I have too."
"Edward, are you really going to let her talk to me like that?" She hissed looking at her former husband. I wondered if she knew officially they were almost completely through a divorce.
"I think it is you who needs to learn how to respect the people in my home." He snapped and ran his hand through his hair tiredly. It was obvious this night events had taken a toll on him. "Leah lives here with me and she more right to say anything than do at this moment in time. She also is right about how you should have listened to me. I told you that Renesmee was sleeping and I wanted to talk to her first, but you went against my wishes anyways. Look, it is obvious we are not going to solve anything tonight and to be quite frank I am overwhelmed with everything right now. I think it would be best if you stayed at hotel or somewhere while we sort everything out which we are not going to do tonight since we are all worked up. If you have no money for a hotel I am happy to pay for one with you. I would rather you did not stay here and I hope that you can understand why."
The brunette vampire frowned, but nodded in understanding. "I know that this is probably a lot for you to deal with and I am sorry I went against your wishes. I just missed my little girl and wanted to see her. In the future I will ask your permission first. I can go and stay with my father for a few days since he knows I am back. Let me give you my new cell number so that you can call me in the morning so I can come over and we can talk some more."
I scoffed and wanted to make choking noises when she batted her eyelashes at him. Those urges morphed in to the urge to rip her throat out when she had the nerve to kiss his cheek after right down her number. We kept glaring at each other until she finally left and as soon as she did I open my arms for Edward and as expected he practically fell in to them. I knew this was probably a lot for him to handle and the last thing he needed was for me to scream at him and so I wouldn't. I would simply be whatever he needed me to be right now.
"Everything is going to be okay." I murmured as he clung to me as if his un-life depended on it.
TBC…
AN: I think this chapter came out pretty well and so I do hope that you all liked it. You know I would love to hear your thoughts as always! There are a few chapters left, but I am not sure how many. It could be from two to five at my best guess.
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