Disclaimer - I do not own any original Twilight characters. I just like to play with them. All other parts to this story are the property of KF Goodyear, so please don't steal.
Kristen and Sherry (Koshivuh and banshee69) picked through this with me. They are two absolutely amazing girls, and I am so blessed to be able to call them my red sharpies and voices of reason but, most of all, my friends. xx
-TLWLW-
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The next day, Bella came down the stairs to find everyone sitting quietly in her kitchen, all with solemn looks on their faces.
"Hey, guys. What are y'all doing?"
Jasper cleared his throat. Leah looked between Alice and Roberta, acting all uncomfortable and out of place, and Jake and Alice looked like they were both waiting for a bomb to go off.
As Bella slowly made her way through the throng of bodies, Roberta was the first to say anything. "We all just wanted to be here for you. You know you can talk to us, right, dear?"
Bella poured a cup of coffee and turned to face them, deciding to nip this weird, awkward shit in the bud right off.
"Okay, listen. I know you are all assuming the worst. I'm sorry for the way I acted last night. I was trying to figure out my own head before I said anything. Yes, there was a letter in that envelope from Edward. No, I don't want to get into it now. I just want to get through New Year's, enjoy my night out with my friends, ringing in a new year, a new millennium, a new beginning; then, I have every intention of contacting him. In fact, I think I am going to fly out and talk to him in person. And before you say anything, Alice-cause I know that look- I know very well what I might find when I get there. The chances that Edward has moved on are probable, but that is not what this is about to me. This is about closure, about saying goodbye and moving on, once and for all. So, please, Alice, Jasper, all of you, let me do this my way. No contacting Edward, no judging him, no hating on him, either. We are both at fault here. I was very angry with him, hurt, feeling betrayed, but what I realized, beyond all of that, was that I was...no, am, just as much to blame in all of this as him. So, even though I know you want to have a side to pick, don't. I don't want to cause anyone anymore pain. Can you guys do that for me?"
Alice flew at Bella, tears in her eyes, and hugged her tight, "Of course, Bella. I'm so proud of you."
After everyone had settled down and stopped acting as if Bella might fly off the handle, the discussion moved on to New Year's. When all was said and done, it seemed Bella was going to be spending her New Year's in Seattle this year.
Question: What timelines are we looking at for the envelopes?
ANSWER- The first envelope was handed directly to Bella from Esme at the hospital just as Esme and Carlisle were leaving with the baby.
It has yet to be opened.
The second envelope was given to Bella from the realtor when she signed off the last of the papers on the house in Forks.
This is the one that was just opened up.
Edward left in 1995- Baby was born in 1996. It is currently 1999- going on 2000. The pro, at the beginning of this fic ,was set in 2002. So, it is easy to deduce that this fic is going to fast forward quite a bit after the New Year.
It's Thanksgiving today. My turkey is in the oven and I can smell it and all I can think about is eating that damn bird...lmfao
Happy gobble gobble day ;-)
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