I came around slowly through a haze. I could hear the voices again and I was getting damned tired of this foggy world that the month of November had blessed me with twice at this point. "Edward." I mumbled calling for the man who had appointed himself my boyfriend and who I had appointed as a sex God.
"Shh Bella baby it's ok." Edward sat me up and pulled me into his chest. His warm firm manly smells so fucking good I wanted to move into this spot permanently chest.
"Wait who the hell is that with my daughter? I thought dimples here was her boyfriend." I heard the harpy who had pushed me from her vagina and promptly abandoned me afterwards demand.
"Renee dimples as you so nicely referred to my son is Emmett Marcus McCarty your nephew." I could hear Esme using that voice. The voice that clearly said I hate you, and get the fuck out of my life. She rarely used it but when she did it was fierce.
"So, who is the hottie with my baby?" Renee you bitch take your eyes off my man.
"My son Edward, your daughter's boyfriend." Carlisle filled in. And he was using his I'm gonna cut a bitch voice. I heard him use it on Ms. Ramon the bitch who beat her poor three-year-old daughter that Carlisle bandaged up. Clearly, he holds Renee with the same disdain as that bitch.
"Renee, I think your time here is up. Why don't you leave before I arrest you?" Charlie throws in. Not to be left out of using his pissed off voice like Carlisle and Esme have done. Charlie has channeled is inner bad ass cop gonna fuck up your world voice.
"Charlie I'm here for my baby and you can't do anything to stop me. And there is nothing to charge me with." Renee walked over and sat on the sofa beside Edward and I and damned if the bitch didn't rub my back with one hand and touch my man with her other. "Baby girl we've been apart to long. It's time for you and Mommy to have some togetherness." She tried to sound chipper but she sounded so fake and she still had her hand on Edward and I was about to cut that thing off.
"Bitch please." Oh, shit Rose I love you! "You abandoned her when she was a little tiny baby who actually needed you and now out of the fucking blue you show up and say you want her? Who the fuck do you think you are? And do you really think we're that fucking dumb?"
"Rosalie language." Esme chimed in. Ever the mom.
"Sorry Esme."
"No problem dear, the bitch deserved it." Aww Auntie Esme I love you too.
"Please remove your hand from Edward's body before I cut it off." Ok that slipped out but I meant it. She jumped like I burned her.
"Isabella you will not talk to me that way. I am your mother."
"No Esme is my mother, you were my womb and egg donor who didn't want me." I bluntly told the bitch. Charlie and I had talked about Renee before. I was under no illusions that my mom was going to become a redeemed woman who wanted a chance in my life. I even knew that Uncle Marcus paid her to stay away to keep me safe. I found out by accident that to keep his bitchy self-serving sister out of my life to protect me he paid her a monthly check. Clearly, she must need the money if she has shown up trying to pull this shit.
"Renee, I think it is time you left my home." Carlisle throws out.
"And I think it's time that my daughter goes and packs. Clearly you have all brainwashed my baby against me and I will not stand for it. Isabella go pack your going back to the hotel with Mommy."
"No." I stated firmly.
"Renee leave. You and I both know you have no rights here." Charlie told her. His voice sounded like it could literally do physical damage it was so deadly.
"I know that you stole my baby from me Charlie. And I will be getting a lawyer to get her back!" Renee shouted back. This isn't good. "And I will prove you have brainwashed my child!"
"Bella sweetheart maybe you should go in another room until Renee is gone." Charlie told me. "I need to say some things to her that I'm not sure you should hear baby girl." I shook my head.
"No Dad I'm not leaving. Just get her out of here." Edward held me firmly whispering how brave and strong I was and how he'd never let me down or let me go in my ear. Emmett looked like he wanted to remove Renee by force and Jasper was holding both Alice and Rose back from her.
"Ok then." Charlie nodded and shot a glance at Edward.
"Don't worry Charlie, Bella knows how much she is loved. Just get that trash out of our lives." Edward growled. Sexy beast that he is yum.
"Renee you and I both know there is not a damn thing you can do to get Bella. Because you are a selfish, self-serving bitch you signed away all your rights to my daughter when she was less than a year old. I never told anyone because I was worried it would hurt my baby girl. You're a shitty ass mother Renee. Not that you have any right to be called one. Come near my child again and I will arrest you for stalking or attempted kidnapping. Don't push me bitch." Wow Charlie said all that in one breath. Wait she signed away all her rights? She really didn't want me. Why the hell is she here now?
"Why the hell are you really here now?" Ok that slipped out. Damn my filter.
"Baby don't listen to him! Mommy is here for you Bella." Renee pleaded and Charlie snorted.
"Renee is probably here to see if she can get some money. She has always been a money-grubbing whore." Esme did that really just come out of your sweet little mouth?
"Shut up you self-riotous bitch!" Renee screamed. "Talk about being a whore! You went and got married right after my brother died, and to the man you fucked through high school!" Oh no the bitch didn't.
"Renee, shut the fuck up. You had another man in our marriage bed while you were five months pregnant with Bella." Really? What the hell? "Esme is neither a whore nor is she blackening Marcus's memory. She stood by him through his illness and has done a damn good job raising his son and Bella." Charlie is on a roll tonight.
"Right like you can talk Charlie, letting our daughter live in the same house as her boyfriend!" Renee screamed.
"Leave." I demanded. This woman isn't going to start attacking Edward and mine relationship. Nor is she going to call Esme and Charlie sucky parental figures.
"What?!" She sounded shocked.
"I. Said. Leave." I said it slowly. "No one wants you here. And I'm sure you really don't want to be here. So, leave."
"You ungrateful bitch! I carried your ass for eight and a half months! I lost my figure, my breast had to be surgically fixed because you fucking made them sag. I lost out on fulfilling all my dreams because of your spoiled ass. Do you really think I'm just going to walk out of here with nothing! You fucking owe me!"
"Really Renee? How is it my fault you spread your legs for Dad and got knocked up? I wasn't the one who forgot birth control. What is it Jasper's dad warned him before he started having sex? Oh yeah, you play, you pay. Not my fault." I was hurt. Deeply and I wanted to go cry but first she had to go.
"And Renee your doctor sucked cause your one boob is higher than the other!" Alice chimed in and I smiled at my pixie. Renee ignored her and zoned in on me.
"It is your fault you stupid bitch. You were not wanted. If you were why the hell would I have left, and why did Daddy dearest dump you off on my brother?" I felt my knees buckle a little and Edward pulled me tighter.
"Renee I'm going to say this once, and then I'm going to physically remove you from my home. Get out. No one wants you here. Bella is loved and wanted by all of us. Charlie had to work that is why Esme and Marcus raised her. Charlie spends every Sunday and whenever else he can with his daughter. You on the other hand are out God knows where doing God knows what. None of us want you in our lives. Leave now." Edward slowly handed me over to Emmett as he said this, then circled Renee a little.
His face was feral and he looked like a mountain lion stalking his prey. Renee looked scared. She began backing towards the door, Edward following her step for step never taking the murderous gaze off of her. The vein in his forehead was pulsing his fist clenched at his side. Even I was afraid for Renee he looked lethal. And sexy. Damn I love my man.
"I will be back, she will pay." Renee got out as she walked through the door.
"You come back and I will use everything in my substantial resources to make sure you are never heard from again. I'm sure even the chief of police would turn a blind eye to a freshly dug flower bed in my backyard, and the copious amounts of lime purchased beforehand. Clearly you did research of some sort before coming here, thinking my father would pay you off. I will triple that amount you thought you would get to have someone end you if you come near Bella again." His voice was cold and still lethal. She knew he was serious and so did everyone else in the room.
Emmett muttered a low "damn" and Rose smiled like Edward was her new best friend. Esme, Carlisle and Charlie all stood back a little as if they were scared Edward would turn on them at any moment and Alice stood in Jasper's arms beaming at her twin proudly.
As Edward shut the door on Renee and turned around, I broke out of Emmett's clutches and threw myself into Edward's arms holding on for dear life.
All my love and gratitude were in that hug. "Thank you, Edward." I whispered for his ears only. He nodded.
"Bella's tired I'm taking her upstairs." He told them all firmly and still with me wrapped around his waist he walked up the stairs to my room holding on as tight as he could without hurting me.
He set me on my bed and pulled out my favorite Winnie the Pooh pj bottoms and matching tank top. He kissed me on my head and motioned that he would wait outside while I changed. Which I did quickly. Slipping into my bathroom to brush my teeth in case I got some Edward fuctastically fabulous lip and tongue action. "Edward I'm dressed." I called and he came in. He had changed to into green lounge pants and a grey t-shirt. He smelled minty fresh so he had either brushed or used some mouth wash. YES! He was wanting some lip action too.
"Bella, are you ok love?"
"Drained, and a little sad but ok." I told him curling into his side on the bed.
"You know she is a psycho bitch and that Charlie loves you right?"
"I know she is a psycho bitch. And that Charlie loves me in his own way." I agreed slightly. I was still wondering if Charlie regretted me being born.
He did leave me to be raised by his brother in law.
"Bella baby, Charlie was a single guy who had to work. He wasn't much older than we are now, and other than Marcus and Esme he had no real support system. Of course, he left you with them. Think about it though. Where does he spend every Sunday? If you wanted to move back in with him, does he not have a bedroom all set up as yours that he keeps just the way you've left it? He looks at you with love and pride baby. Never doubt your Dad loves you and wants you in his life." Edward said it with so much sincerity that I actually thought about it. And yes, Charlie did treat me like I was precious to him. He wasn't the most verbal man nor was he a hugger but he did other things that showed that he cared.
"He loves me." I whispered with awe.
"Truly he does." Edward smiled at me with green eyes shining. "We all love you Bella baby." I looked at him. Really looked and smiled.
"You love me?"
"Truly I do, with my whole heart." He gently kissed my nose.
"I love you Edward, so much!" I threw my arms around him and kissed him deeply. He kissed me back and I noticed that it was more intense than we had ever done before. Not sexual, but like our feelings were finally allowed to be there on display for the other. And they shined. And we clung.
He pulled away so we could breath.
"Sleep now my Bella. I have this feeling tomorrow is going to be a long day." I laid across his chest my face in his neck. And promptly fell asleep. I was surprised that nightmares of the bitch who birthed me didn't plague me. Instead I was in a meadow, fresh with spring flowers and Edward was there holding me. It was a good dream.