BEFORE THE CLEARWATER'S

CHAPTER 24

SAVANNAH P.O.V

This year for the twins birthday, they had decided that they wanted to celebrate at the trampoline park. Of course Mom and Dad agreed so here we were, sitting in a way too hot room, with 12 kids bouncing around like they had the energy of 17 toddler's inside of them.

I was holding Finn on my hip and watching Seth bounce around holding Ashton's hand. Dad had Peyton and mom was sitting down making sure that Ryder stayed out of the food. Most of the pack came but didn't want to look like fools and jump on the trampolines so they were playing games in the lobby.

After this, the twins decided that they wanted to have a friend sleepover. My parents agreed that they could each have one friend. Also part of the deal was that they didn't want the baby there, so I was on Finn duty tonight.

"You know maybe we should have Ryder watch Finn so he learns to wear condoms." I said which set mom off.

"Savannah, I'm sick of hearing it!" She said standing up. I loved my siblings but it also seemed like if mom couldn't find a babysitter, it got shoved on me. "Just be lucky you haven't gotten knocked up." I was engaged, so if it did happen to me, it wouldn't be the end of the world. And I don't think I would consider it being knocked up.

I walked out and sat on a bench closer to the trampolines and away from my mom. Finn was too little to get on the trampoline, not that my parents would let me take him on it anyway. He sat facing me and tried to pull on my hair. When I wouldn't let him do that, my ring caught his eye and he tried his hardest to get the diamond out.

After 45 minutes of jumping, everyone came back for pizza, cake and ice cream. I stayed out on the bench while Seth got me a piece.

"What happened?" He asked when he set my plate next to me.

"Nothing." I answered.

"Your mom is in there bitching that you don't want to take Finn for the night." I rolled my eyes.

"I just said that we should have Ryder watch him so he'll learn to wear condoms. I never said I wouldn't take him for the night." I knew if she was bitching at dad about it, that I was about to have him out here on my ass about how hard she works and all they asked for was one night. I never said I wouldn't do it.

"He won't learn." I chuckled a little as I ate. I watched the kids through the window as they stuffed themselves nearly full. Some of the parents stuck around even though my parents insisted they didn't need to. That we had plenty of hands to help. It still made me wonder if they thought my parents wouldn't be able to handle it because they were on the younger end of most of the parents in the twins grades.

That's when I caught dads eye. He set his plate down before striding across the room like he was on a mission.

"Here we go." I mumbled to Seth. I could use Finn as a shield if I needed to.

"Seriously? For once can you just make our lives easier?" He asked. I glanced at Seth who was trying not to act awkward. "One night. One night was all we asked and you're still acting like a kid. Grow up."

"Dad, all I said was-"

"I don't care what you said. Act like an adult." I sighed, it didn't even matter. I leaned back against the wall as he walked back into the room where everyone else was but not before leaning around the doorframe. "And I won't pay for your wedding if you don't grow up." I looked at Seth.

"Guess we're eloping." I whispered. He kissed the side of my head before taking Finn from me so I could finish eating.

"Come watch them open presents." Mom said coming into the hallway. I walked into the room where all of the kids were sitting around in a circle waiting for their gift to be opened. I really regret not getting Ashton that toy drum kit I saw. We got each of them a gift card to the toy store and nerf guns that they had been really into recently.

After opening presents, they got another 45 minutes to do the obstacle course. Sadly for that I had to sit in a room behind glass, with my mother. And of course the pack were in a competition about it and Seth left me here by myself. I watched mom and she was packing away their presents. The workers here were helping box up the left over pizza and cake.

"Just sit there and do nothing why don't you." I knew she was mad but I was literally holding her child. The workers got paid for a reason. Instead of arguing with her, I grabbed my purse and the baby bag and headed out the front door. Seth had put the car seat in the car while we were back at the house. I opened the trunk and sat in it. Finn was starting to look exhausted so I laid him in my arms and rocked him.

Then dad came out. Looking almost as angry when he found out I was having sex.

"What did I say?!" He shouted. "We don't ask for much from you, Savannah! It's very rare that we bother you or ask you to watch the kids!" I could see his body shaking with anger. "Disrespect your mother again and you're never welcome back in our home." I had no idea what to say. He was hovering over me, scaring me to death. "You're acting like a jealous brat that your 8 year old siblings are having a birthday party with gifts and you didn't get anything."

"No I'm not!" I fought. "I'm happy for them and I hope they enjoy everything they got." I just had a graduation party a few weeks ago and to say that I was jealous of 8 year olds was insane.

"Get out of here before you ruin their day." He stormed back inside. I rocked Finn looking down at his sleeping form and tried not to cry. The door opened again and Seth came out.

"I got kicked out." He pouted.

"I'm sorry." I sniffled standing to get Finn in his seat. Seth stood behind me rubbing my back. It was just strange that this is how they acted the months leading up to my birthday and now they're back to treating me like that. I then walked around the car and got into the passenger side seat while he got in the drivers seat. He drove us home.

"What happened?" He asked. I shrugged.

"Dad thinks I'm jealous that they had a party and got gifts." I answered. Which wasn't my issue at all. My issue was that Ryder never had to take the kids and I did. "Then he kicked us out." It also really hurt me that he said I wouldn't be welcome in their home.

"Well are you?" He asked.

"No. What would I have to be jealous of?" I asked. Once we got to the house Seth grabbed Finn's seat for me while I grabbed the bags and we headed inside. I locked the front door behind me and headed upstairs to put Finn's bag in our room. I hadn't realized how bad the relationship with my family got once I moved out. Yeah they were there for major events but it still seemed like they were holding some things against me. I thought we had moved on from it.

Seth came into the room holding Finn who was fussing a little so Seth laid down on our bed with him.

"Is it okay if I shower?" I asked.

"Sure." I left the door open just incase but I showered rather quickly. I stood in a towel looking at myself in the mirror. Sometimes I felt like there was a totally different person looking back at me. Someone who I didn't recognize. Someone who would someday be a wife and a mother. I felt like my parents hated me. And they resent me for moving out and getting married. Seth stood behind me. "What's wrong?" He questioned rubbing my arms.

"Nothing." I answered. "You can shower." I headed into our bedroom and got my pjs on while he showered. "Wanna order some food?" I asked. I had only had one slice of pizza and was now starving. And also in my feelings.

"Order whatever you want baby." I looked through a menu to a pizza place on my phone before calling and putting in a massive order. When Seth got out of the shower I was laying in bed with Finn next to me still fast asleep. "Baby." He whispered leaning over his side of the bed towards me.

"They act like I'm a terrible person." I whispered looking at up at him with tears threatening to spill over. "Ryder sleeps around and is always getting drunk." I sniffled wiping my nose.

"They just don't know how to parent a teenager who doesn't live in their house anymore." He tried to reason with me.

"You're suppose to be on my side." I whined.

"I am, but Jacob is also my buddy."

"He kicked you out of his kids birthday party. Along with their sister." I looked over at him. "They hate us."

"Well, maybe they hate you but I don't think they hate me." And that made me feel even worse. I stayed quiet as he got dressed. When the doorbell rang he went down to get the food before coming back up with everything. I sat up and turned the tv to watch a show while I ate. That's when the texts started coming through.

I ruined their party. They're both super upset. I wasn't going to be invited to any other event again. I would be lucky if they still paid for my wedding. That I embarrassed them in front of the twins friends and their parents.

I tried not to read what they were sending me but I couldn't help it. Seth was reading everything over my shoulder as text after text popped through before I could even respond to one first. I just handed the phone to him while staring at the tv. I could figure out a way to make it up to Ashton and Peyton but knew that my parents were never going to forgive me.

*SETH P.O.V*

The next morning I woke up with Finn. Savannah had been upset all night and when I rolled over today to grab Finn to bring him downstairs, her eyes were still open, red and swollen. I kissed her quickly before heading downstairs. I made some eggs and sausage. I shared with Finn before the house phone rang.

"Hello." I answered it before Savannah could.

"We're gonna feed the kids and then you can bring Finn back." Bella said into the phone.

"Okay." I answered. Within an hour I got Finn fed, changed his diaper, got him dressed and got him into the car. I drove to Bella and Jacob's, not wanting Savannah to get yelled at if she brought him home. I knew that she was going to be questioning everything she did and was most likely going to shut people out. I pulled in the driveway and saw the twins outside with their friends. I got out and grabbed Finn's seat and his bags before heading inside.

"The child didn't come?" Jacob asked as I set Finn's seat down.

"No. She didn't sleep last night." I said. "He had eggs and sausage for breakfast." I commented.

"Just figured she would come apologize." I shrugged. I wanted to defend her but I wasn't sure if I should get in the way of his parenting. Of course if anyone else was treating her like that I would knock them into the ground but I didn't want to upset anyone more. I left shortly after that to go home and be with Savannah.

"I have to go to work with him tomorrow." She mumbled into my chest as soon as I laid down with her. Now that she was out of school she could work more stable hours. So she went in at 7 and came home at 4. I knew he wasn't going to make her day easy.

And I was correct, because she came home at 7:30 the next morning nearly hysterical to the point where she couldn't breathe.

"What happened?" I asked. I didn't have to be to work until 9 but there was no way I was going to be able to leave her in this state.

"He fired me." She sobbed into my chest. "I'm so sorry. I'll figure something out to help you pay bills. I promise." That was the least of my worries right now. I ran my hands over my face before taking her upstairs and running her a bath. While she relaxed, I called Edward. There was no way that I would be able to function at work all day knowing that she was at home this distraught.

As soon as he got here I explained what was going on. I rushed upstairs to help her out of the bath and to get dressed for work.

"Edward is here. He's gonna stay here with you today okay?" I kissing her forehead. "I love you so much. Everything will be fine okay?" I wanted to rip Jake's throat out. How he could do that to his child was beyond me. Savannah used to be their favorite kid, things seemed to change as soon as she showed interest in me. Maybe it was my fault. I never wanted to be the reason why she wasn't getting along with her parents.

She followed me down the stairs and greeted Edward. He was in the kitchen making her some food.

"Okay, I have to go. But call if you need me okay?" She nodded before wrapping her arms around me. "I love you."

"I love you." She said kissing me. I kissed her back before looking at Edward, telling him to keep her alive.

It was the longest day of work in my life.

A week later I could tell that she was starting to be herself again but she was still struggling. She had applied for a job and was heart broken when she didn't get the job. I wasn't rushing her to get a job. I figured she would work up until we got married and then when we had kids she would stay home with them. The fact that Jacob didn't put their differences aside so that she could work really crushed her.

She was spending time with the Cullen's today while I ran patrol for the pack. Most of them were out here today, their voices seemed extremely loud in my head but of course my every thought was Savannah.

"Seth? You okay man?" Quil asked.

"Yeah." I answered back. I just wanted to get this over with so I could go home to her. I ran the needed hours before heading home. I quickly showered before she got home. She seemed okay when she walked inside.

"Can we talk?" She asked.

"Yeah, baby. What's up?" I asked sitting down and she sat down on my lap. "Rose, Esme and Alice wanna take me Isle Esme for a little while. Get away from everything."

"I think that'll be really good for you. How long will you be gone?" I asked. I would miss her like crazy, this would be the longest we would be away from each other since we got engaged.

"Two weeks." She smiled a little. "I really want to go."

"You can go baby. I'm not stopping you." I smiled rubbing her back. "Go have fun." The last time she escaped to Isle Esme was when I was being a dick to her before we started dating.

"We're gonna leave in three days." She confirmed. I kissed her holding her to me. "I'm gonna miss you."

"I'm gonna miss you. But I think you'll have a fabulous time." I smiled holding her against me. "Wanna do dinner and then maybe go shopping for some new clothes?" I asked.

"I don't have any money." She answered.

"I have money. It's my treat." I answered. "Anywhere you wanna go."

"Are you sure?" She asked.

"I'm positive. Let's go." I stood up and set her on her feet before grabbing my keys. We both headed out the door and got into the car. We went to the pizza place she was enjoying lately before we headed into Port Angeles. I didn't care how far away we were I was willing to drive her anywhere to make her happy.

I watched her shop. She had a bikini thrown over her arm and was looking at another one trying to decide between them.

"Get both." I answered. I knew if she was going to be gone for that long she would at least need three or four bathing suits.

"No. It's too much." I took them both from her and walked away. She quickly followed but I handed them to cashier. "Can you please hold these for us while we shop?" I asked.

"Of course." She smiled taking them from me. Savannah tried to object but I threw in a pair of sunglasses before heading towards the sun dresses.

"Pick a few and then we'll be on our way." I smiled. I knew she had plenty of things at home that she could take with her but it always nice to have new things to bring with you. And I'm sure Alice is going crazy and shopping somewhere for her. She picked out a few pair of shorts and a few tank tops that she liked before we headed over to the check out. The cashier rang us up and I quickly swiped my card so that she couldn't see the total. Not that I minded. I loved doing these type of things for her. "Ready to head home?" I asked grabbing her hand with my free hand while I carried the bags.

"Yeah." She answered. "Thank you. I really love you." I smiled looking down at her.

"I really love you." I just wanted her to have a fun trip.

Once we got home with her new items she did a little fashion show for me before packing everything away. She had one big suitcase, one medium sized one, and one carry on. I could tell how excited she was getting and it made me excited.

"Are you gonna miss me?" She asked sitting on my lap while I was sitting on the couch in the living room.

"So much." I smiled up at her. "But don't worry about me. My mom promised to feed me." She laughed before kissing me. She moved to kiss right under my ear while moving her hand down my chest and stomach and to the waistband of my shorts. "Don't start something you can't finish." I huffed.

"Don't worry. You'll finish." She smiled and leaned back. She slowly moved off my lap and sunk down onto her knees. She reached into my shorts and pulled me out. I always got turned on seeing her hold me in her hand. She pumped me a few times to get me fully hard before sucking the head into her mouth. I groaned and threw my head back. She sucked me completely into her mouth, her hand pumped what didn't fit in her mouth.

"God you're amazing." I groaned watching her. She made eye contact with me which nearly sent me over the edge and I had to refrain from thrusting into her throat. She held my hips down as she tried to deep throat me which really sent me over the edge. "I'm gonna cum!" I moaned out trying my hardest to not hurt her. She sucked me as hard as she could before I shot into the back of her throat. She swallowed some of it before pulling out and letting the rest fall on her chest. "You are so beautiful." I smiled lazily at her as she stood up and took her pants off.

I guided her to my lap as she positioned herself on top of me. Once she had me where she wanted, she grab my shoulder's and sunk down on me. We both moaned as we connected. I held her hips as she ground her hips into me. Every so often I would thrust up into her making her moan. She held her boobs while she bounced on me. I brought my hand to rub her clit and watched her face as she whined and then smiled.

She leaned down and kissed me hard while still grinding into me. I pressed harder on her clit making her moan in my mouth. She rested her forehead on mine while I thrusted into her.

"Seth." She whined, her mouth hanging open. She squeezed the back of my neck with one hand and pulled my hair with the other as she came around me. I was still thrusting into her trying to mine. I held her hips as I used her. She was moaning loud above me, sweat starting to drip down between her boobs. I came inside her before pulling out and kissing her. She fell on my chest breathing heavy. "I love you." She kissed my chest as I held her.

"I love you more." I kissed the top of her head. Before either of us could fall asleep naked on the couch, I carried us upstairs and turned on the shower. I set her down so she could step in. I stepped in behind her and rubbed her back with the sand scrub that I knew she liked.

That night was the first night since the fight with her parents that she actually slept peacefully all night. But I knew that we still had a long road ahead of us to get back to where the relationship was before.