Disclaimer: The story doesn't belong to me; the characters are property of S. Meyer and the plot belongs to Ann Arston Ara. I just translate with her permission.

My son's teacher

By: Ann Arston Ara

Translation: ClaryFlynn98

Beta: Ritchee the fangirl

Chapter 27: Anthony's intelligence

Edward stood there, unable to take his eyes off Rosalie, who covered her mouth when she discovered what she had said. Bella, who was only a few steps away, looked at her with her eyes wide open and then watched the man who was using a golden cane.

— Edward, I… — began to say Rosalie. Edward raised his hand to silence her and then he looked at James who smiled at him and said:

— Edward Cullen… — Edward came up to him and mumbled, furious to see the man there:

— What are you doing here?

James smiled and answered, leaving his coat in Rosalie's hands as if she were a servant:

— It's a party and I'm invited, I'm part of this family too.

Edward grunted and at that moment Carlisle came over to his son, putting a hand on his shoulder and saying:

— The guests are looking at both of you. If one of you has unfinished business with the other this is not the time or place.

— My good friend Carlisle! — said James sarcastically.

— How are you, James? — replied Carlisle, not very happy, without letting go of Edward, who relaxed his body and stood back, looking at Rosalie, who kept seeing her father.

— You and I have a pending conversation.

Rosalie nodded and Edward turned to meet Bella, who smiled tensely. Eleonora, on the other hand, was smiling happily from the bar. So Edward hated the old grouch... "Those two must have a very beautiful story", she thought, without ceasing to see them.

— Are you having fun? — said a voice that made her jump in her place.

— I told you to stay at home, Dimitri — said Eleonora turning to the blonde. Dimitri smiled and said with a shrug:

— I wasn't going to miss out on the fun. — He moved his chin to point at James and asked — Who is he?

Eleonora smiled and drank from her champagne glass with pleasure. Then she responded.

— It's the brat's maternal grandfather — Dimitri nodded and said while looking at Bella:

— It seems that this is a very beautiful family reunion.

Eleonora smiled openly and muttered:

— You think so? — Dimitri didn't answer her and when Eleonora turned around, he was gone.

The party continued, despite the setbacks. Anthony didn't ask who the man who watched his every move without coming near him was, because he already knew.

He had seen pictures of him and his mother in an old photo album that his grandmother had given him three years ago. He knew of his maternal grandfather's existence and also knew that he and his father could not be in a room together. It was enough to have seen them when he came in.

— Why don't you play something romantic? — said the blonde girl who his mommy had cried for. Anthony blushed and said:

— Do you think that's right? — Jane smiled. The kid was smart after all.

— Not everything good is right, and if you ask me, I'd ask you to play something danceable, not that awful music you pianists play.

Anthony laughed and walked over to Jane, who moved to the stage.

— Have you known Bella long?

Jane stopped and smiled at him openly before answering.

— Bella is a great woman, she has a big heart and knows how to teach us to be different, not from the crowd. When I met her, she was jealous of seeing her boyfriend hugging me, but she was right, she didn't know who I was. — Anthony nodded knowingly, and Jane sighed seeing her next to Edward and then said — It's good to know that she's found someone who really appreciates her. Bella has suffered a lot and doesn't deserve another disappointment.

— Are you saying that for my father? — Anthony asked. Jane smiled at him and answered:

— When you love once it's very difficult to do it again, especially if that love died as Alec did. You'll understand when you stop believing that all girls have cooties. — Anthony laughed with Jane, who said pointing to the floor — Now go and play something decent, Mozart, before I go upstairs and sing a song that'll make the windows in this house fall out.

Anthony stood in front of the piano again and tried out a tune he'd composed.

Soft music flooded the room and Jane took Laurent by the hand to force him to dance. Several couples did the same, following their example. Bella, from her table, stared at Jane next to Laurent. You could see in both their eyes all the love they had. She would have wanted that love for her and Alec but most of the time the two had to fight to be together. She sighed and thought of her parents. They had enjoyed their time together; she had witnessed the enormous love they both had for each other.

Edward followed her gaze and saw his partner with his wife dancing happily, then he turned to see Bella. She had a smile on her beautiful lips and a glow he couldn't identify. He was jealous, jealous of the memories that might be going through Bella's head, jealous of that glow, and that expression on her face. Why didn't Bella see him like that? Why didn't she smile at him like that? He got up determined and stretched out his hand to her saying:

— Shall we dance?

Bella came back to reality when Edward spoke to her. She smiled openly and asked:

— Can you dance, Edward?

— Why don't you find out? — Edward challenged her, but he kept looking at her. Bella smiled and took his hand. Edward also smiled and forgot all about it, he shrugged before pulling Bella's hand to lead her to where everyone was dancing. Anthony started to play another song, one he had heard on the radio and Jane, from where she was dancing with her husband, threw him a kiss making him blush again.

Edward wanted Bella to feel comfortable in his arms so when he heard the music his son started to play on the piano, he began to dance like a robot making strange movements. Bella couldn't stop laughing and then Edward stopped, crossed his arms and said, in a sardonic voice:

— Can you do any better, Miss Swan?

– Are you challenging me, Mr. Cullen? — asked Bella still smiling.

Edward caught her in his arms and spun her around, starting to dance like a professional, with her following him.

— I definitely can't do any better than that — said Bella when she could speak. Edward allowed himself to bury his face between her neck and shoulder to smell her and then left a kiss there.

— I like to see you smile — he said before turning her over again. Bella smiled and returned to his arms, relaxing her body.

— Braggart — Bella whispered, running her hands around Edward's neck and leaving them there. Edward smiled and kissed her cheek before taking her hands, saying:

— And you haven't seen anything.

He spun her around again and then got tangled up with Bella in another dance and they were so deep in their own personal bubble, that neither of them noticed how Eleonora watched them from the bar drinking one more glass of champagne

— They seem happy — said James' voice, calling her attention. Eleonora smiled sinisterly and said:

— Why isn't it strange that you are here, old man? — Eleonora wondered aloud, finishing her drink in one gulp. James smiled and motioned to the waiter to pour him something.

— I don't have to explain myself to you, girl — said James looking at his glass before drinking it. Eleonora turned to the old man and said:

— I don't like this kind of game where you remain a villain.

James laughed freshly and replied:

— When the villain is you, isn't it?

Eleonora grunted and walked away from the old man, ready to kill the rat with a drink. It would be very easy to do so but Dimitri took her hand and surprised her by turning her in the opposite direction to where the couple was dancing.

— You're starting to bother me — she grunted at him annoyingly.

Dimitri smiled and made her pant as he buried his fingers in Eleonora's ribs causing her pain.

— It's not the time yet, just wait a little longer — he whispered in her ear, making her stop.

Yes, she only had to wait a little longer.

— It's been a wonderful party — said Jane to Edward with a forced smile. Edward smiled and squeezed her hand, saying politely:

— The doors of my house are open to my associates — Jane smiled and turned to Bella saying:

— I'm glad to see you again, can we meet tomorrow where we planned to meet? — Bella nodded and hugged her. Laurent also said goodbye and Rosalie hugged her nephew before telling Edward:

— See you tomorrow at your office.

Edward nodded and let everyone leave to turn to James who was not yet out of his house.

— I don't want you in my family's life, and of course, I want you out of my son's life.

James smiled as he listened to his son-in-law's words and said:

— You're not looking around Edward, you always only look ahead, never around — and with that, he left leaving Edward confused.

Meanwhile, Bella was saying goodbye to Anthony, who had become attached to her waist, as he did not want her to leave.

— Come on, little one, I've got to go.

— I don't want to — Anthony wasn't a whimsical child, let alone a tantrum-maker, but he wanted to make one.

Bella thought the whole thing was funny. She didn't want to leave either. She'd love to stay with her little Mozart, and why not admit it? with his father.

— Come on, Anthony. We'll see each other soon, I promise. Even though we're on vacation now and there's no class, we'll see each other sooner. I swear — Bella raised her hand to swear.

Anthony, even so, didn't want to leave her, but he knew he had no choice.

At that moment Edward approached and saw the interaction between his son and his girlfriend. How good that sounded.

"Girlfriend"

He liked it.

He approached Bella as his son was walking up the stairs towards his room. He came up behind her and ran his arms around her waist, and said, with his mouth stuck in her ear:

— I got you — Bella got startled, but instead of letting go, she leaned on Edward's chest. — I was already looking forward to everyone leaving and stopping looking at us as if we were a phenomenon.

Bella laughed.

— I think people aren't used to you being so relaxed.

— I guess that's your fault — he turned her over and kissed her gently on the lips. — You haven't left yet, and I miss you already.

Bella kissed him, but not as softly as the one he had given her before.

— I miss you already too, but this is no time for me to stay.

Edward pouted.

"God, he seems a child," that was Bella's thought, but she loved it that way.

— Soon you won't get away from me. No doubt about it, Asterias.

That surprised Bella very much. She kissed him again and left the house, thinking that maybe she should have stayed.

Bella looked up from her coffee cup when the door to the cafeteria opened. Jane, as always since Bella had met her, looked beautiful.

— Hello, babe — Bella smiled at her greeting and the two of them, like old friends, remembered old times.

The time flew and Jane looked at her watch and said:

— It's late and I have to go back and pack. We're leaving tomorrow.

— It's wonderful to know that you are happy — said Bella smiling. Jane smiled too and said:

— I escaped from the clutches of my Uncle Daniel, Bella. Unfortunately, you and Alec couldn't do it. — Bella nodded and said:

— One day I will visit you in Ireland — Jane laughed openly and replied:

— You know that's not true, darling. — Jane suddenly got serious and said to Bella — I want to ask you something. Who was the strange girl? What was her name, Leonora, Leandra...?

— Eleonora — said Bella with a frown. Jane nodded and spoke again.

— I don't like her, that woman is bad Bella, she has the darkest look I have ever seen. Take care, beware of her.

Bella felt a chill and turned to look around. Jane said goodbye and left the cafeteria, leaving her with a huge doubt and her words repeating in her ears

"Take care, beware of her."

So... what can I say about this chapter? It has drama, romance, confusion, and tension, even fun!

Okay. Anthony knows who James is but, being the smart kid he is, he is not going to say a thing about him. On the other hand, Bella's and Jane's conversation is... interesting. Jane is suspecting from Eleonora and she's right! Bella should be careful (and Edward too!). I promise we'll know Rosalie's history on the next chapter and you'll hate James even more :D (that's a bit cruel, I know hahaha)

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