Chapter 7: Human Mom
"So when did you move here?" I asked her. It was physically impossible to stop staring at my human mother.
"I just flew in this morning," she answered.
"and then you decided to go get a cup of coffee," I added. I never took my mom for a coffee kind of person. Then again I didn't have any memories of her as a human other than my birth.
"I don't know. It's like I said earlier. I just felt that this is the place that I needed to be. I don't really understand it but that's how it is,"
This was getting more and more weird by the second. This wasn't supposed to happen. Alice was right. My presence here was changing things and I wasn't sure that was an entirely good thing. It was becoming increasingly clearer that I needed to figure out a way back home as soon as possible.
"Are you okay? You look pale," she asked.
"Yeah I'm okay," it was a lie. I wasn't okay at all. I was having a mental break down. But I couldn't explain that to her.
"So how do you like it in Forks?" I asked her just to keep the conversation going.
She grimaced. "It's too wet and way too green,"
I almost choked on my blueberry muffin. I'd forgotten about how my mom told me that she used to hate Forks before she met my father.
"You really hate Forks that much?"
"Is it that obvious?"
I shook my head. It's a wonder why mom even decided to move here in the first place.
"How do you like it here in Forks?" she suddenly asked me.
"I love it," I answered immediately without hesitation. "I was born and raised here. It's my home,"
"Then how come I've never met you before?" she asked me.
Now I was confused. "Why would we have met before?" I asked her.
"I used to visit Charlie every Summer until I turned fourteen. So if you've lived here all of your life then how is it that I've never met you before?"
Oh shit. Think Nessie think! "Did I say that I was born and raised here? Well that was a mistake. I was born here but then I ended up in foster care. It was only recently that they found my family through the courts. So now I'm back here with my family," My heart was beating very fast. I hoped that I was making sense at least.
Bella looked at me suspiciously. My mother wasn't stupid. She could always see right through my bluff and my lies growing up. She didn't need my father to know when I was being deceptive.
"Well, okay, I guess," she finally said. I let out the breath I didn't realize I'd been holding.
Then she smiled at me. "So do you attend Forks High School?"
I shook my head. "Not yet. Right now the plan is for me to start after New Years. That could change though. I'm not sure what my family is planning on doing with me honestly,"
"Well it's too bad you're not starting already. It would've been nice to at least know one person,"
Well maybe I should start school already. I wanted to see exactly how everything was going to play out. Maybe I could talk Esme and Carlisle into letting me start earlier.
Seth started squirming in my arms. He had finished nursing. I clasped my bra strap closed and made sure that I was fully covered before removing the nursing the blanket.
Bella smiled when she saw him. "He's such a cute baby. Do you mind if I hold him?"
"Sure right after I burp him," I said.
It made me happier than words could describe to let her unknowingly hold her own grandson. "You're so young and already a mother,"
I was about to point out that she was only a few years older than I was now when she had me but I kept my mouth shut.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean for that to sound rude or offensive or anything like that. Just how do you manage though?"
"No offense taken. I'm lucky that I have a very strong support system. That's all,"
For awhile we kept on talking and getting to know one another. I had lost track of time completely when Bella looked at her watch and said "I'm sorry but I have to go. I have to go cook dinner for Charlie,"
"Well it was nice meeting you Bella,"
"and it was nice meeting you both," She said.
With that final sentence we parted ways.
It felt like I was in some sort of daze or trance as I walked home. Had that really just happened? What did my mother's early presence in Forks mean for the future?
"There you are Nessie," my father said as soon as I walked through the door. "I was getting worried. I was about to go look for you two,"
I rolled my eyes. "I see you're already taking on the role of worried overprotective father,"
"and grandfather," he corrected. "Yes I suppose I am. But you're my daughter. I know we just met a week ago. But you're my daughter. I can't really explain it but I already love you so much and I want to protect you both,"
I tried, and failed, to fight the tears. He wiped them away. "I'm sorry dad. I guess I just got a little distracted because Bella's here,"
"What?" he gasped. "But I thought you said she wasn't arriving until next month,"
"I know," my heart sped up. "But I just spent the last few hours talking to her at Starbucks. I don't know why or how but she decided to move early. But she's here dad. She's here right now,"
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