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Edward Cullen/proud that she's proud
Brunch is just about as awkward as I thought it would be.
Mom's stiff and dismissive to anything Bella related.
I think she's realized that Dad hasn't been golfing every weekend.
He goes to the course every now and then.
He's trying to teach my uncoordinated girlfriend the art of putting balls in holes.
Bella spends the day getting tipsy on mimosas, whining about the sunburn she eventually gets, and making crude jokes that make Dad laugh so hard we get dirty looks from fellow golfers.
"How is work going, Edward?" Mom asks, cutting Bella off mid-sentence.
Bella squeezes my hand and smiles at me.
"Great. I'm working with a team that actually lets me do small tasks instead of observing like the other new hires. I broke into a security system the other day."
Bella snorts.
"He broke into a vault across the country. His boss was really impressed."
What matters the most is that Bella was impressed.
I strive to make her proud, and she's my biggest supporter.
How Mom can't see that is a mystery.