BEFORE THE CLEARWATER'S

CHAPTER 8

SAVANNAH P.O.V

"You look happy today." Esme commented as I sat at the table with my coffee and breakfast.

"Yes." I smiled. "I got to spend time with Seth over the weekend." I loved Seth and I wish that my parents didn't try so hard to tear us apart. "He's perfect in every way possible."

"I don't know, Sav." Emmett commented. "He smells like a wet dog."

"He smells great to me." I commented.

"Can I take you shopping today?" Alice commented coming into the room as I worked.

"You'll have to ask my dad." I didn't see why he would say no. I'm sure Seth would not be invited to our girls day.

"He'll say yes." She commented. Alice wasn't always able to see us. It took her a lot of practice but when she can think about us enough, she can see us. It took her years to perfect it. "I think you need some more, grown up, things Seth will like, clothes."

"He like's my clothes." I pouted.

"I meant ling-"

"Okay okay!" I shouted before she could further her sentence. I finished my work and went over a few more things for the test that I had coming up on Friday. Esme was always kind and gentle and never got impatient with me when I didn't understand something. Overall she was a much better teacher than I ever encountered in high school.

"Are you ready?"

"Yes." I commented getting on my coat and following her to her car. "Please don't go overboard. But he likes red." I commented. Of course Seth would say that anything looked great on me but I knew that red drove him crazy.

"Got it. Red." She commented as she drove. "I think your skin would also go great with navy blue."

"I can try some things on can't I?"

"Some places don't let you try on lingerie." She answered. "We'll see what we can do." She finally pulled into a spot and we both got out. She of course got right to work on picking things out while I was looking at the dresses and jeans. "Do you want these too?" She asked taking the clothes from me.

"I was thinking about it." I answered truthfully. Of course I knew the Cullen's were rich. I didn't use them for their money. But Alice always insisted on buying everything, even if my parents gave me money to buy my own things. She never let me use my own money. She always claimed that seeing me happy and in style was her happy place. She was weird. "And we need to be careful because my parent's don't know that we're official again."

"They weren't born yesterday." She commented. "Do you really think that they don't know what's going on?"

"I think they choose to ignore it." I was looking at the lingerie she pulled off the shelf. "Why do I need so many?"

"This way you have a choice on what you think he'll like best."

"How am I going to keep these hidden?" It wasn't like I could bring them to Seth's place, he would snoop and look at them before he could see them on me but I also knew that my parents were keeping tabs on my every move.

"You'll be fine." She waved her hand at me as she moved to the check out. "Will you go shoe shopping with me?"

"Yeah." I wasn't into the heels and the fancy shoes like she was. I was perfectly fine with a pair of sneakers or vans. She got all of the bags into the car with ease before we walked across the street to look at shoes. They were all very tall. As much as I would love to be a little taller, Seth liked my height and I wasn't willing to deal with the pain of wearing heels. Of course vampires didn't have that problem. "Did you happen to get anything white?"

"No. We'll save that for your wedding day." She answered swiping her card before we moved to the shoe store. I sat and watched her try on shoes.

"I'm getting hungry."

"Just give me a few more minutes and I'll get you something to eat." She commented as I texted dad to see if it would be okay. "I saw your wedding last week." She commented.

"You did?"

"Yes." I smiled. That mean's that Seth planned to propose.

"What was it like?"

"It was beautiful but I don't want to ruin anything." I smiled to myself. "Do you like baseball?" She randomly asked.

"I've watched a few games with dad, Seth and my grandpa's." I shrugged. "Why?"

"Seth wants to take you to a game." I wouldn't mind going to a game with him. "Should we buy you a shirt?"

"No. He has like 12. I can pick one of his." She looked at me. "What?"

"That's gross. He smells."

"So do you." My nose was not as sensitive as the other wolves but if I was trapped in a small space with a vampire, I could smell them.

"Hey!" She said. "You don't smell all that great either." I rolled my eyes. We could fight about this all day. "What do you want to eat?"

"Something fast and simple is fine." I commented as we went to her car. I was really starting to miss Seth.

"He's calling." She commented just as my phone rang.

"Hi." I smiled as I picked up.

"Hi, beautiful." He answered. "What are you doing?"

"I'm out shopping with Alice. What are you doing?"

"Waiting for you to get home." He answered. "No one played with me all day." I could hear the pout in his voice.

"My dad didn't hang out with you?"

"No. Said Bella needed a break so he was watching the baby." I nodded. Mom was having a very hard time recovering from this pregnancy and delivery.

"Why didn't you go help take care of the baby?"

"Cause you weren't there." I rolled my eyes but smiled.

"We're coming back now. We're just gonna stop for food." I said. "Shouldn't be more than an hour and a half."

"That's so long!" He whined.

"Oh relax. I'm sure you could find something to do."

"Gross, Savannah." Alice muttered.

"Where are you?"

"In your room." He answered.

"Well don't snoop. But if you do, my underwear are in the second small drawer of my dresser." I giggled.

"Jesus christ!" Alice shouted. "Your father will kill you if he hears this talk."

"Oh my god, relax." I said to her. "Okay, babe. I'll be back soon."

"Okay. Love you."

"Love you too." And with that, he hung up.

*SETH P.O.V*

Savannah came home right when she said she would be home. I was in the living room with Finn on my lap playing with my finger's to the best of his ability.

"Hey." She smiled quickly rushing upstairs to put her bags away. "How's it going?"

"Good. We're just hanging out." I smiled at her. "You mom is sleeping."

"Where's dad?"

"He went to do some pack stuff." She raised her eyebrows at me.

"And he let you watch the baby?" I rolled my eyes at her. "What? I would not leave my newborn alone with you." She joked shoving me a little.

"I'm a good babysitter. He's happy isn't he?"

"Yes. Very." She smiled leaning into me and rubbing Finn's belly. We were silent for a few minutes.

"Is your mom okay?" I asked her. Lately we hadn't seen much of Bella. I could tell it was starting to worry Jacob.

"I think so. Why?" It wasn't like Savannah would notice, her parents hadn't really talked to her.

"She's been in their bedroom all day." I commented moving Finn into the crease of my arm.

"I think she's just having a rough time." She answered playing with my hair. "He will probably be her last baby. And she's older so she's having a harder time recovering." She added.

"I missed you today." I smiled at her. She leaned in to quickly kiss me.

"Should we make dinner?" She asked.

"Sure, what should we make?" I questioned.

"Fried chicken?"

"I love fried chicken."

"I know." She got up and headed to the kitchen to start cooking. I joined her a few minutes after she got everything started. I settled Finn into the swing in the living room so that we could still see him from the kitchen. Halfway through cooking, Bella came out of the bedroom and she didn't look happy.

"What are you doing to my kitchen?" Savannah automatically tensed beside me.

"I'll clean it up. We were just making dinner."

"Well don't!"

"I was just trying to help." Savannah commented shutting everything off. She looked terrified as Bella stormed into the room.

"I don't need your help." Bella mumbled. "You never helped me out when you were dating Seth. Why would I need your help now?" Savannah swallowed and looked at me setting the fork she was holding down. "Just get out." Bella shoved us both out of the kitchen. I rubbed Savannah's back as we walked up to her room. She still didn't have a door.

"Everyone hates me." She whispered. Lately it seemed like no matter how hard she tried, it was never good enough for Bella or Jacob. She bent over backwards to help them out and they never appreciated it.

"They don't hate you." I rubbed her back as she looked at herself in the mirror. I know she was trying so hard not to cry.

"You don't see and hear how they talk to me and treat me. All because I had sex." All because of me.

*SAVANNAH P.O.V*

I decided to skip dinner and stay in my room. I begged and begged Seth to stay but he left anyway.

"Can we talk?" Dad asked coming into the room. I was sitting in front of the vanity wiping my makeup off. "Mom said she yelled at you early."

"Yeah." I commented. It was nothing new to me. I was terrified of both of them.

"She's sorry."

"Okay."

"She's having a rough time right now and you acting like a brat isn't helping us, Savannah."

"I was making dinner. I was trying to help her out and she got mad at me. I was going to clean up." I had no idea how I was acting like a brat. "Me and Seth were taking care of the baby while she rested and you were off with the pack. I drive the twins to school everyday. I'm sick of you two treating me like I'm a child or a murderer! So what I had sex! Get over it!" I shouted standing up and throwing the towel I was using down. He looked stunned by my words.

I quickly started shoving clothes into a bag.

"Where are you going?" He asked.

"Anywhere but here." I commented grabbing my phone. He sighed.

"Be safe." He commented leaving down the stairs. I quickly called Alice to see if she would pick me up. As much as I wanted to spend the night with Seth, I had class tomorrow.

"I'm not in town. Took a last minute trip to Paris. What about Seth?" She said making me sigh.

"It's fine. Have fun in Paris." I smiled. I would love to go to Paris with her some day. I slowly unpacked the bag and got into bed. It really wasn't worth it anymore.

The next morning I woke before my alarm.

"I didn't mean to wake you." Dad commented as he was putting a brand new door onto the hinges.

"It's fine." I commented getting up to shower. Another day in paradise. At least I had a door.