Here is 6! I hope you enjoy!
It's early on Saturday morning and Jennifer and I have been up for a short while. We both have had our breakfast, washed, dressed, and have been out for almost an hour. We now live in a place that's filled with a lot of towns, but the city is almost an hour drive in the opposite direction we came in.
"Where would you like to go to first?" I ask as we walk down the main street.
Jennifer shrugs and I pull my hair. "Why don't we get things for the yard first."
I look around trying to get my bearings of where I am and where the garden center is. I take hold of Jennifer's hand and turn her in the right direction.
"I was thinking a shed, to store the garden tools and your bike, and maybe a play house…" I trail off as Jennifer has stopped in her tracks and I turn and look at her.
"Bike?" she signs to me and I smile and nod.
"You'll need something to get around on."
"But I don't know how to ride one!" she signs looking glum.
I bend down a little and smile at her. "I'll teach you."
She bobs her head and we start to walk again. "So you need a play house, and a swing set, anything else you want?"
Jennifer shakes her head and I take a deep breath in and let it out. "Jenny, this is your home too, we're in this together. So, you'll need to help me out a little and tell me your thoughts."
I look down at her as she takes her hand out of mine. I watch her and she signs just two words, flowers, and trees.
I grab a cart as we start to go around. "This is our home, so if you see something you like, tell me," I tell her with a pointed look.
I put some random flowers in the cart, when the ponds catch my eye. "Hey, Jenny, should we get a pond and some of these big fish?" Jennifer looks at me and then over to the aquarium wall, and I hear her gasp.
"They're HUGE!" she signs. She even mouthed the word huge as her eyes grow big.
"That's because they are pond fish, there are some smaller ones here, too."
"That one," Jennifer signs quickly and points. I look over to see she's pointing at a pond that has a small water fall.
I bob my head in agreement. "You're right, this is the one. Once it's installed we'll need to come back and get the fish." Jennifer claps her hands, looking around.
She moves away looking at a tree, and then she turns to me to point at it. "You would like this for the garden?"
She bobs her head as her eyes twinkle. I take a note of the number on the card before we move off. "So, what play house would you like."
Jennifer looks up and down at the play houses. After a few minutes have gone by, it becomes clear that she's really going to take her time.
"Jenny!"
I hear and turn to see Bella standing there. I scan her quickly to see she has dark skinny jeans on, army boots, her top is a light blue, and on her wrist she has leather bands. Her face, thankfully, is clean of the dark makeup.
"See something you like, D?"
"Edward," I say pointing at myself as I narrow my eyes at her. Her out right rudeness is starting to piss me off.
"My name is Bel-la," she tells me in a mocking tone.
"My name is Edward," I try again and she shrugs.
"Okay, D," she replies with her smug attitude. I look to see Jennifer is not looking our way, so I stand up close to Bella.
"I get it, really I do, Petal. You want to be the big bad ass chick with everyone's eyes on you and make everything a joke. You are not going to rile me up. I dealt with harder, tougher, kids and adults than you." I stop and put a lopsided grin on my face. "They make you look like a three year old who is having a fit because they can't have any more candy. You can call me D or a loser all you want, but as long as you do, I'll be calling you Petal, or some other sticky sweet name, that will get you riled up." Bella just glares at me, and my smirk gets bigger.
Jennifer comes in-between Bella and I as she pulls at Bella's arm. As Bella's head drops, she drops the glare.
"Yeah, Honey?" she asks.
"You like this one?" Jennifer signs, as she points to a pink play house.
"I do, it's pretty," Bella says, but I don't hear any hint that she's lying, or just saying it.
"You really like it? You would get this one?" Jennifer signs excitedly. I snort, there is one thing clear, Bella and sweet things do not go together.
"Er….It's not what I would pick for myself." Bella scratches her head. "I would paint it my own colors and designs, because that's me." Jennifer's head drops, but Bella keeps talking. "But this, if this calls to you, you look at it and say 'yeah that's me', if that happens then it doesn't matter what anyone else says or thinks. Beside, I think D-ward..." As she says D-ward, she looks at me. "Will help put curtains up, a table, some photos inside that will make this more you." Jennifer seems happy as she turns and looks at me.
"This one," she signs and I nod.
"See you guys later. I need to pick up some seeds for Sue, and I need some fish food." Without waiting for us to say anything, Bella walks off.
"Bye, Petal!" I make sure I am loud enough that not only does she hear me, but the other shoppers do as well. The sniggers as she passes them makes her throw me a death glare as she looks back.
Jennifer and I finish at the garden center and we head to the check out. I pay for the things we are taking with us now and the things that I am ordering to be delivered and installed.
Next Jennifer and I go to the home hardware store, but Jennifer is unable to find anything she likes for her wall. We do find a bedroom set, bedding, and some little nick-knacks.
It's almost dinner time when we make our way back to the car. We were just starting to walk to the parking lot when I hear yelling. There seems to be a few people slowing down to see the show.
"Move your fucking car, prick!" I can hear the familiar voice yelling again. I grip hold of Jennifer's hand, knowing that we are indeed about to come across a verbal fight.
"Fuck off, bitch!" a harsh voice replies as I turn the corner.
"Touch me again and I'll rip your hand off! Now move your car!" I sigh as my eyes land on Bella who is in front of a guy that is towering over her. The crazy bitch is right in his face.
I drop Jennifer's hand and look down at her; she's clearly worried. "Stay here, don't move," I say moving toward Bella and the guy.
"I will hit you if you don't move!" the guy says stepping toward Bella.
"What seems to be the problem?" I say in my authoritative voice. Bella sneers, but seems to be standing her ground.
"This stupid fucking bitch is pissing me off. She kicked my car and is stopping me from going inside." the guy says smugly.
"Bella," I say through my teeth.
"Twat," Bella says to the guy.
"Bella!" I yell pulling at her arm.
"Fucking open your eyes! He's parked in, not one, but two handicap spaces, and he is clearly an able body. To make matters worse, he whipped in here like a bat out of hell making a woman with a disabled kid fucking park down there!" she yells out not looking my way. I take a quick look at where the guy parked and Bella is right, but she's handling this all wrong.
"Stop swearing and calm down," I say harshly to her.
"You need to move your car," I say to the guy.
The guy looks at me shaking his head. "Fuck no, who the fuck are you, the parking lot police?"
"Yes, and you can also stop swearing," I say taking out my badge. "You have one minute to get in your car and park somewhere else or I will have your car towed, impounded and you will be fined."
The guy glares at me then looks to Bella. "What if I was picking up my disabled daughter?" he says crossing his arms.
"Then you would still have a tag you dipshit. Not only that, but you wouldn't take two fucking spaces, knowing how few spaces there are here. Beside, I asked you to move before I started yelling at you to move!" Bella says clearly still pissed.
"Go and stand with Jenny," I say trying to calm her down, knowing she's making this matter worse. "NOW!" I yell when she doesn't move. I point over to where Jennifer is and Bella huffs as she walks away.
"He better move his car," she mumbles loud enough to be heard. I shake my head at Bella knowing I will need to speak to her privately.
"Just so you know, I will stay here till you get back. If you don't show up with a daughter that is disabled, then you're going to be in even more trouble," I say as the guy huffs at me.
"I am just quickly going into one shop. I am getting a computer, and it's gonna be heavy, the closer I am to the door, the better. I'll only be a few minutes."
"No, move your car, this is your last warning."
"How much?" the guy says taking out his wallet.
I pull out my cell. "Tony, Officer Cullen. I have an impound. Pick up at..." The guy pales, but moves away getting back in his car.
"You have no idea who you just messed with," he sneers out at me.
I watch him drive away, but he takes a good look at Bella who flips him off as he passes her.
I walk over to Jennifer and her and demand Bella to walk with us. I get to my car and help Jennifer in and put the bags in the trunk. I slam it shut and turn to Bella.
"What the hell was that?" I ask pointing. "How could you be so stupid, that guy could have hurt you!" I reprimand her.
"Yeah right, the guy was an asshole..." Bella says crossing her arms over her chest.
I pull hard on her arm cutting her off. "Stop swearing! Jennifer was there as were other kids and you let the f-bomb fly out of your mouth like it was nothing."
Bella looks around and into my car. "I was mad and frustrated."
"I get that, but there's still no reason for you to go off like that. Next time, call the police."
Bell snorts. "He would have been gone by then. Beside what would they have done? Do you know how many people abuse disabled people's right of parking daily?"
I pull at my hair blown away by her nonchalance. "Next time call the police, take a video or photo on your phone and put it in to the court. Do NOT fight with them." Bella shakes her head.
"Where's your car?"
She glares at me and I just keep glaring back. She drops her eyes from mine and points. I look over seeing she is just a little away from us.
"Go," I say and she narrows her eyes at me and waits. "I am staying here, Petal, till you are in your car. God knows what kind of trouble you'd find from here to there."
"Whatever," Bella says walking away. I wait outside my car till she's in her own and drives away.
I let out a breath that I have been holding as I get in to my car. "Sorry about that, Jenny," I say and she shakes her head at me.
"Is Bella okay?" she ask in sign and I bob my head.
"She's fine," I say lowly.
When we got home Jennifer and I spend some time, putting away her bedroom stuff. We eat dinner and I again read to her before she falls asleep.
I am just taking the trash out, when I hear some loud music coming from Bella's house. I look over to see Bella is dancing around a small fire and there are two guys that seem to be sitting, smoking, while watching her dance. Bella moves to them and I watch as she kisses the guy that she was on her roof with, I believe. The second guy slumps forward a little, but Bella moves to him quickly. Hugging him into her, she moves so she is on his lap and she seems to hug him tighter. The other guy moves around to her back and again kisses her on the side of her head.
I shake my head knowing clearly the rumors about her having sex seem to be true.