In case you don't have me on Author Alert, "Aftershocks" has been posted. Here's a little sneak peak at the first chapter, in case you don't have time to read the whole chapter now.
Chapter One: "Not Now" Edward's POV
I pulled in to my parents' driveway, noticing that my love Bella was frozen next to me. I took her hand in mine, softly stroking her skin, and put the car in park. "Are you ready for this?" I asked her.
"What are we going to tell them?" she asked, pursing her lips in worry.
"Whatever you think we should tell them," I replied.
She glanced in the backseat, where her children—our children?-were strapped in their car-seats. "Nana?" Abby asked happily.
Bella bit her lip and looked back at me. "I'm going to have to tell them I'm separated from Jacob…"
"Yes," I nodded, "but what do you want to tell them about us?"
"Nothing," she decided after a minute of pensiveness. "Considering that I'm not even sure how to classify…us…then let them assume what they want to assume. Right?"
"Sounds good to me."
She gave me a small smile. "Emmett will be the first one to say something."
I shook my head. "Mom will corner me as soon as you're not looking."
"I'll be sure to keep my eyes on you, then," she replied. "Edward? You love me, right?"
"More than anything," I promised her.
She finally beamed. I had missed that wide smile. "Then I can do this."
I quickly pressed a kiss to her temple and cut the engine of my Volvo. "Of course you can. Come on, silly. Emmett's going to eat all of the food."
I pulled EJ out of his car-seat while she retrieved Abby. I walked into the house confidently, giving Bella an encouraging wink. That little flash of a smile from earlier was already gone. She had too much on her mind.
"Edward!" Mom exclaimed happily, coming to kiss my cheek.
"Hi, Nana!" EJ greeted her.
"Hello, my sweets," she replied, kissing him. "Nana has made lots of goodies for you and your mommy and sister!"
"Did you just go on a cooking spree or something?" Bella asked as she set Abby on her feet.
"Yeah, I was in the mood for turkey and dressing," Mom shrugged, pulling Bella into her arms. "Darling, you look more rested than you have in a very long time."
Blood tinted Bella's cheeks. "Edward let me sleep all night and all day," she admitted, throwing me a grateful smile.
"That's my boy," Mom winked at me. "And Bella, how is Jacob? I know you went to see him today."
Dum dum dum...
Go check it out. I'm really excited about this story.
Also, I have started a "mini-story" called "Play Dates." The summary is:
Bella is the single mother of a five-year-old son, Emerson. Edward is the single father of a five-year-old daughter, Emmy. They've given up on finding love for a very long time-until their children become playground buddies. Fluffy with Daddyward. AH.
I'm pretty excited about that one as well.
Love y'all,
Sarah
