Part 4 - Disastrous Dinner at the Cullens'

Soon after all had been greeted, rather awkwardly by Michael, to the Cullens' and Bella just waved her hellos no hugs or anything from any of them. Alice was bouncing on her place, as she really wanted to hug Bella and give her a makeover that she felt Bella really needed one, but Bella staying with her Michael and not leaving his side, made it difficult for her to approach and take hold of her hand or arm to drag her away.

After such, they were lead into the decorated dining room, Bella and Michael sat down next to each other, and on Bella's side sat her father down and next to him was Sue of course, and on Michael side sat Rosalie and Emmett again down despite Rosalie had a death glare on her face at Bella still, while Emmett was just happy that she was here again. Jasper and Alice sat across from the two, and Alice had a stare on her face, while Jasper looked indifferent as usually, and on the end was Esme and Carlisle and Edward sat next to Alice's side. Esme sat next to Emmett.

Bella turned to her dad, and said

"How was work today, dad?"

"Pretty slow as always on day after christmas. But I also heard some whispering again, Bells."

"About me, what was being said, dad?"

"Well you must have met up with Lauren again today right (At that she and Michael both nodded their head, and frowned at the mention of this girl.), well she told some really horrible things about you, Bells, like Michael here is not really your husband, just your lover and that he is married to someone else, and you are his secret whore or lover whatever she said, and that the baby is mistake."

Bella sighed angrily, as Michael said

"That girl needs some help then, as what she has said is all lies about me and Bella, as we are married and happily so, and this baby was NO mistake or not planned, for it was very much planned baby of ours. It seems she is still stuck on being a childish whore herself and moron with no mind on how much it hurts for Bella to hear the same shit all over again. Especially after Edward leaving her like he did back in the days. That bitch needs to go down abit, baby."

Bella nodded her head feverishly, as the two planned to write to their lawyer of these things, and make him send the girl some papers of not being able to talk bad or horrible rumours that is not true at all about either of them for rest of her pathetic life. If she even have one. Charlie like the others were shocked of what he had said and what he had called this girl by.

"Oh dad, I wish she could just grow the fuck up and move on with her pathetic life if she even have one, as she is rather unwanted girl still. None wants where other men has been. Either way, she will learn her lesson rather quickly then. Unlike her, I was virgin until I was around 19 years old and I wasnt married at the time either. I married Michael two years ago, I was 21 years old and graduated from college already at the time."

Charlie looked shocked and uncomfortable at the mention of her virginity and all the stuff with it, while others in the room was shocked to hear she nor Michael didnt wait until wedding night for her sake to have sex with each other. Edward looked abit furious at this point to hear this part. Alice was shocked of how open she was about it.

Esme said after some silence;

"So what did your wedding look like?" Bella said after a sigh;

"We planned it being small, just family and few close friends on both's side, and it was also in our garden, as neither wanted to have a church wedding, and it was very beautiful day of getting married on a very hot summer's day. But it was successful, and we went off to local place to have our wedding night and later we went to North Carolina state, for our honeymoon for 2 full weeks. It was just perfect in our eyes and mind."

Many of them looked shocked or intrigued of her story, as Alice said

"And your dress then?" Bella rolled her eyes, then said

"It was very beautiful, light and cream-white dress down to my bare feet, as I did not want to wear heels or anything like that."

Michael pulled out his phone, and showed them their wedding day picture, and most was shocked of what it looked like. Alice was pissed to hear that her dress was not all white one, nor she wore heels either.

"Cream-white, why that colour?"
"For despite I had tan, I was not pure either, as I had sex before marriage, and so had Michael, so we both felt white dress was wrong to wear, and I hate the white dresses that I did try on before I found the one you saw in the picture. It completed my looks to fullest and I love that dress, for it was made out of sateen and cotton material. Mom also had gifted me before her death, some cut-off pieces of her own wedding dress, and they were sewn into my own dress in different places."

Charlie looked rather pleased to hear that part, as he said

"Oh wait did she also gift you with the tiara she and your Gran wore on their wedding days?"

Bella nodded happily, as she said

"Yes, she had replaced the stones to purple stones, as she knew that is my favorite colour of all times." She showed him a picture closer look to her face or head area, and he saw the tiara and the stones in it, and she was very beautiful in it and the make-up was very simple too.

"What about blue, borrowed and new then?"

"For blue, it was in my garter around my leg, then borrowed I got to borrow a necklace of Mary Ann and new was something that Michael had bought for me, and that was a bracelet that had purple and green stones in it, as Purple is my favorite colour and Green is Michaels."

"Mary-Ann who is she?" Michael said

"My loving, caring mother. She with my loving sister bake our wedding cake, aswell did all the food with my other sister-in-law's and friends."

"Who was in the wedding part?" Bella smiled, said

"I had Lesley and girlfriends of Michael's brothers as my bridemaids, Lesley was my Maid of Honour, and Michael had all his brothers was groomsmen, and Lesley's husband was his Best Man. James and Mason was our ring-bearers, while Noah and Jasmine was our junior bridemaid and groom. Besides that we did have a priest to do the ceremony in the back garden of our house, as we wanted that over being in the church, and the Priest was more than happy with that all. Especially that heatwave of that summer in South Dakota."

"SOUTH DAKOTA, THAT IS WHERE YOU LIVE NOW TOO?!" Alice yelled out in a loud voice, as Bella said

"We used to live there, but few months ago, we decided to move to Montana, where we now live at. Eddie and Matthew with their wife/girlfriend also lives in same state as us. And we are very happy there too, no plans to move back to South Dakota nor anywhere else."

Alice looked rather bummed out at her reply on the matter. While others were shocked of where they chosen to live and Charlie just smiled, as he said

"It is just a state over or so then, so easy to drive over flying at least."

Bella chuckled, as she said

"That it is, Dad, I love flying too, but I love our drives and hiking too. We do it alot these days with the boys and for ourselves too."

"Where are the children of yours, Michael by the way?"

"Mason and James is celebrating with my parents and siblings this year while Jasmine and Noah are with their mother, step-father and step-siblings this year, as we did last year celebrating. So before we came here, we first drove to South Dakota to leave the children where they were going to be at, and then we took off to here to celebrate here for first time in years with you, Charlie."

Charlie nodded his head, as he was just happy to see his daugther after so many years and that she was happily married. But he was shocked of Alice's outburst earlier.

Carlisle said

"So no plans on moving here then, Bella?"

"No, Mr Cullen, not at all, as I do not want to live here or in Washington State. Dad knows my reasons behind it, but you are not family nor anyone I know anymore."

He looked shocked at being called Mr Cullen not Carlisle like before by her, and so was the rest of the family too by her answer, and Charlie nodded his head, as he knew far too well of why she didnt want to live in this state. It was the place of her heartbreak and not able to settle down that easily either. He had no issues as he knew she was happier in Montana now too, so it was no problems, like he said they could drive over to the state and the city they live in.

All the sudden, Michael's phone rang, and he went out of the room to answer, Bella just looked worried for some reason, as the two were only ones who knew how Mary Ann was doing these days, years after losing Patrick, Michael's father back in 2012. Soon he came back with a worried and sadder look on his face, as Bella took her hand to his cheek, and said softly in different language that the others didnt know or understand, nor knew she could speak a different language either.

"Whats wrong, babe?" He took his hand over hers as tears was brimming in his eyes, and she turned their heads away from the onlookers for now, and he said

"Its m-mom, baby. She is in hospital." Bella now yelled out in shock of his answer in english;

"WHAT? What happened, babe?"

"She had a stroke, a serious one. She has been transferred to Utah Medical Center."

Bella nodded her head, as she too had tears in her eyes, then she turned to the others and said

"Excuse us, dad, everyone, we need to leave right now."

"What is going on, Bells?" Charlie said with worry as he heard the tone and saw what the others saw in her eyes, she said

"We need to get to Utah Medical Center, Mary Ann, my beautiful, loving mother-in-law got a stroke few hours ago during a lunch with family around her. It was Lesley who rang Michael on the phone, as we knew something was up with her before we left the kids at her place."

"But where is your father at?!" Bella sighed, as Michael couldnt speak about it, so she said

"I told you yesterday when speaking about COUP thingy, we took over after Patrick, Michael's father died back in 2012. So we need to leave, for we are closest to Utah to get there fastest of everyone else in the family. We also gonna meet up with the boys there too. As they were allowed to go with their grandma to the hospital so she knew they were at least with her."

And with that, both of them stood up and took off after getting their clothes on and out of the door, leaving the others there in shock and somewhat anger for some reasons too.

(A/N: The year in this story, is 2020 by the way. Mary Ann Godfrey-Spears, who was mother of those who were mentioned in this chapter, passed away on March 14th, 2021, may she rest in eternal peace. Please be kind.)