The Body chapter 50

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Paris was just as wet as London, I left the airport and took the first cab I could find to the hotel Mom had texted me the details of. I checked in and left a message to let them know I had arrived before unpacking the few things I would need. I wasn't planning on being here long anyway, I was killing time really, all I wanted to do was have it out with my Dad and then go home to Edward. I'd made my mind up, I was going home and there was nothing he could do to change that at the moment.

I took advantage of the quiet time to book into the spa, I really needed to relax so I went for the full package, manicure, pedicure, waxing, eyebrows and a massage. I felt well and truly pampered by the time I made it back to my room. I checked the message service and Mom had left me a message saying they would be back in time for dinner and that she had made reservations for 8.30pm. My first thought was to check with the restaurant to check just how many were sitting down for dinner but I decided to trust her, Mom would not do that to me.

After a volley of text messages between us, I knew Edward was ok and we arranged a skype session for later on when he got home. I was looking forward to getting back to him just to be with him but also I wanted to start experimenting with the double headed dildo he had in the cupboard. I was really looking forward to pegging him, I just needed to be confident in what I was doing. I had to smile, how could I get the confidence without actually doing it? I had already worn it once so I knew how it felt, but to actually use it on him was a totally different matter. As I sauntered along to the hotel's restaurant my smile was a mile wide as I pictured just how I would position him and whether we would film it. Of course we would film it, but would we actually put it on the blog? The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to do it twice, I wanted our first time to be a private affair just for our viewing but if it was everything Edward was hoping it would be, well then we could film it a second time so he could put it on the blog.

My smile disappeared when I stepped up to the host station and gave my name, the maitre'd informed me the rest of the party were already seated, if there was anyone other than my parents sat at the table I was going to lose it big time. I followed the waiter to the back of the restaurant and into a private room. There sat my Mother and Father both looking nervous and uneasy, at least the table was only set for three.

I walked over to Mom and kissed her cheek before she stood up and engulfed me in a hug, "Oh Bella I'm so sorry he's interfering like this, I just don't seem to be able to get through to him,"

As she released me I took my seat without even acknowledging him, I felt awful but he had to realise I was old enough to make my own decisions. As that thought entered my head I realised I was going to have to be the grown up in the conversation.

"Good evening Dad, how are you? " I asked very formally.

All I got back was a grunt.

"For fucks sake Charlie this is our only child! Our beautiful daughter, if we lose her over your stupidity I promise you I will make your life a living hell," my Mom never even gave me the chance to question my Dad she was straight at him. He looked at her with as though she had just punched him, and then he looked at me.

"Bella you need to concentrate on the business, not some fling that could fizzle out at any moment, all I'm trying to do is make you see what's important," I could tell he was serious and that made me sad, did he really think that Edward and I were just a fling?

"Dad it's time you realised that I really love Edward, I will marry him at some point and have children with him. Do you want to be part of my life while all that is happening or do I need to find someone else to walk me down the aisle?"

His face was a picture, I watched as surprise the anger flashed across his face, unfortunately for all of us anger seemed to win.

"You can't be serious, you have only known him five minutes, it's bad enough you have moved in with him temporarily, but marriage you have to be joking," he was getting angrier, I recognised the signs because he had all the same trigger points I did. I really was my Father's daughter in lots of ways and he was about to find out I was just as stubborn as he was.

"I don't know why you presume I'm only living with Edward temporarily, I can promise you I have no intention of leaving him or his apartment, in fact the one place I will leave if you don't stop all this nonsense will be my position in the company. I'd rather work anywhere and go home to Edward than have him treated the way you're treating him at the moment," I tried to keep my voice at its normal volume but I was aware that it was rising the more I spoke to him.

"No Bella you can't leave the company, you've worked so hard to learn all about the business and it's your right as our daughter. Charlie do something! I warned you it would come to this if you continued meddling," my Mom had no such qualms about staying calm she was really annoyed.

"Bella I've known Edward for several years, his HR file says he does not socialise well, he's a loner and the gossip is he is gay, how can you even think about settling down with someone like that?"

"Dad can you hear yourself? Have you even spoken to Edward other than about work? Have you ever socialised with anyone other than the board of directors? His HR file is based on the fact he is a private person who like to keep his home life and work life separate, and what's wrong with that? Oh and for the record I can assure you he isn't gay, would you like the details to prove that because I'm happy to share them with you,"

"Shit Bella, I really don't want to think about him touching my little girl, I'm quite happy hoping you are roommates with separate rooms,"

"Dad I'm an adult and I can do what I want with my life. I don't need your approval to do anything, so I'm telling you, drop all the silly games you will not split me and Edward up, no matter what you try and I'm telling you if you make me choose between my job and him, he will win every time,"

With that I stood up and made to leave the private room, I made it as far as the door before my Mom called me back.

"Bella darling, please come back and sit down, have dinner with me, we'll send your Dad to our suite to eat,"

"Renee, what the fuck?"

"Listen to me Charlie, I've warned you so many times, this is your final warning. I love you with all my heart but I only have one child, when it comes down to it I can get another husband!"

I couldn't help it I burst out laughing, my Dad who ran a billion-dollar global company was just sitting with his mouth wide open looking between his wife and daughter. He kept trying to speak but every time he did my Mom just raised an eyebrow at him. Finally, she turned back to me and gestured me to come and sit down at the table, I couldn't help but glance at my Dad he was still just looking from Mom to me.

"Dad please come and meet Edward properly, he is really important to me, I love him and I want you to get to know him. I want you to welcome him into our family,"

I could hear my Mom sniffing, it took a lot to affect her, but she was as wound up as I was.

"Charlie we are going to have dinner now, can we please have a nice meal with our daughter while we have the chance, we don't get to see her very often with travelling so much and I'm acutely aware just how much of her life we are missing out on,"

With that she called the waiter in and ordered a bottle of champagne and several plates of appetisers to start us off.

My Dad remained quiet as Mom and I relaxed and started chatting, she asked me about Alice and Jasper before finally getting around to asking me about Edward. I told her what I knew, but I suddenly realised we hadn't spent much time talking about his family, I knew about him but not his family. I explained that they weren't close and that I would meet them at some point but that I wanted Edward to have a different sort of relationship with my parents, I wanted them to be close. Mom asked me if Edward had proposed and I admitted that we had talked about it but he hadn't officially proposed yet. I explained that we were thinking about buying a house but I wanted to wait until I knew for sure where I was going to be based.

"So you do want to work when you're married then?" my Dad asked causing my Mom to have another go at him.

"Charlie I worked every day while Bella was tiny, if you can remember when we were starting the company I did all the paperwork on our kitchen table while I rocked Bella in her chair with my foot"

Again he was quiet as we continued talking about Edward, I decided to widen the conversation a little and I told them about Emmett and Rosalie. I couldn't help myself, I threw Dad's golden boy into the fire when I happened to mention that they were moving in together above Rosalie's tattoo parlour. It was cruel of me but I was so tired of having to defend my life to someone who should have supported my choices.

I couldn't fail to notice that he didn't comment on them living together, typical just me then.

The waiter came in and poured the champagne and set our plates in front of us. I picked at my meal as I waited for Dad to say something. He stayed quiet for the rest of the night and Mom and I just got on and had the best night we could. It wasn't until I was saying goodnight that he finally spoke

"I'll try Bella, we'll come and meet him properly in a few weeks if that's ok,"

I couldn't help myself, I flung my arms around him and squeezed him with all my strength.

"We'll be ready when you are Daddy, all I ask is that you give us fair chance, you'll see how much in love we are and that you have nothing to worry about.

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Thank you to AJG for her working her magic and making this readable, and to Edlovesme for her input and suggestions, I know this story is moving away from being just about the blog but the characters keep telling me their stories so I keep writing, hope that is ok x