Part 4 - Renee and Phil's Unexpected Visit

As they started to settle down a new life together, Eddie and Bella had alot of dates and just hanging around his family, now hers aswell, as Patrick Sr and Mary took good care of her and her own needs were being met, aswell helping her to get a therapist to help her out, as it all had made her to have horrific screaming nightmares, while Eddie's arms around her helped, she too realise she needed the help of a professional, so she got it from his parents, who stood up for her and helped her out as much they could with it all.

But so damn proud they all were for her to realise she needed this kind of help and that she was starting to get over what had happened to her, so she could move on with her life, with Eddie by her side as her most loyal, loving boyfriend, who also had alot patience and love back at her and her strength.

Either way, one day as they all sat around the dining table to eat lunch, that Bella had helped out with, the doorbell rang, and Matthew who sat closest, stood up by asking for forgivness in this, and went to open the door. As the others carried on to eat, Bella sat in between Eddie and Michael's son, Alex, who was the one who had helped her to get over the most of being touched was horrible, and she liked him for what he did for her.

Soon he came back, but not alone, and Bella looked up, paled abit, as she gasped out;

"Renee, who ever you are with her."

At that Renee, her mother frowned at her use of her name, not calling her mom, and Phil was confused but said nothing either. She then said

"Bella, I am here to get you home."

"No thank you, Renee. Besides you were in court with d-dad just a year ago, where you were found not being able to care for, not that you ever did so either. Besides, in Dad's will, it clear as day says Patrick and Mary here names in it, nothing will ever go to you, nor will you ever have custody of myself, as you were deemed not able to care for a child, that you seemingly neglected for your own needs over mine over the years I had to stay with you, and whoever this man that you are with today, does he even know who I am, nor do I know him. So no thank you, I am not going with you, Renee. Not ever. You lost in court those parenting rights of me."

Renee looked angry with a frown on her face, and it was Phil who said

"I am Phil Dwyer, so you know who I am, Isabella. I married your mother a year ago."

"Well nice to meet you, maybe you can get through Renee that I am not even her daugther anymore, for the court clear as day could see she was not a fit mother, never will be either, there the full, sole custody went to my dad, her ex, and when he died, in his will, it said it was Mary and Patrick until the day I turn 18 that they are to take of me. Not Renee or those black father and son duo. It is also my choice to make."

Phil nodded, then he took a hold of Renee's arm, and started to pull her out of the house, after profusely apologising for their unexpected visit, and that they would not be back ever again either. And with that, they left while Renee was screaming at him to take her back so she could get her daugther with them, but Phil being tough and hard on her, told her some truthful statements and it made her to shut up for now.

Bella sagged in her seat, and Eddie just rubbed her back gently as she then lean over to his side, and he just wrapped an arm around her. Michael's son, Alex, said

"Dad, what did Bella mean with that her own mother is not allowed to have her again?"

And Michael explained that what had happened, was that the court had seen that Renee was not ever a fit mother, nor a mother at all, so they made sure that she would never have any custody of Bella, as Bella too had chosen to be with her father after that, and now she was with his parents' to the day she turned 18 or even the day she is ready to move out and on with Eddie. Alex nodded as he then understood alittle better, and rubbed an gentle hand on Bella's arm, as in giving some comfort too, and she just stroked his cheek gently, but lovingly.

It hadn't made her go back in her recovery process for sure, and she was strong in her own words towards her clear as day unfit mother. Mary and Patrick shared a proud look between them towards Bella's deal with it all.