Chapter 10: Reunited
Bella's POV
I held my daughter as tight in my arms as I possibly could. If it were possible I would've been crying right now. Just to feel he warm body in my arms again after so long, well weeks really, but it felt like an eternity to me.
"Nessie don't you ever do this to us again young lady!" I scolded. "Why did you run away like that?!"
"Because it's all my fault that you're in danger from the Volturi"
"Nessie it is not your fault" I scolded. "None of that is your fault. We love you and will do anything to protect you. Don't ever leave like that again" As if I'd ever leave her on her own again after what happened. Just thinking of the horrible things that could've happened to her while she was missing still scared me.
"Momma I'm sorry" she cried. I just hugged her tightly. I was to happy to see her to stay angry.
"Baby how did you end up here?" I asked her.
I listened to her tell her story of how she ended up in San Diego and what she did once she got here. Just the idea of my little girl walking around a place like SeaWorld all alone terrified me.
I nearly lost it when she told me how she got in a car with a stranger willingly. She was way to young, innocent, and naive. Clearly Edward and I needed to have a talk with her about strangers. I swear if I ever saw that man again I would kill him.
"He told me that he wanted me to take of all of my clothes so that he could take pictures of me"
"He what?!" I yelled. Oh there was no doubt that I'd hunt that man down and kill him now. If only I knew what he looked like! If only Edward could look into her memories and tell me. Right now he was assisting Carlisle with that other woman's birth. The rest of the family had left to hunt so the smell of blood wouldn't tempt them.
"I'm sorry Nessie" I said when I noticed that I had startled her. "Please continue baby"
"I jumped out of the car because I didn't want to do that. Then I got hit by a car and then I remember waking up here with Amber and Ashley" my daughter explained.
There was no doubt in my mind that I was never going to let her go ever again now. Not after hearing what happened and almost happened to her.
"I missed you and daddy so much momma" she sniffled.
"Not as much as we missed you" I gave her another big hug and kiss. "It sounds like they treated you nice here"
"They did" she smiled widely. "I loved it here. They were really nice to me and even gave me Christmas presents"
For a second I had forgotten that it was Christmas. The only Christmas present I cared about was sitting right here in my laps. She was all I could ever want and more.
I looked around the house. It was small and cozy. This house was in a poorer neighborhood of the city. That was the first thing we noticed when we tracked Nessie here. All of the houses looked more rundown. This one was no exception. Yet it was beautiful and cozy at the same time.
I got up and walked around while still holding my daughter. I couldn't help but notice the large stack of unpaid and overdue bills and loans on the kitchen counter. So much debt. There was also an eviction notice that said they were all getting kicked out after a few weeks. There was even a child services letter saying they were going to take away the little girl Ashely after New Years as well as Amber's baby as soon as her baby was born.
I had to do something. After what they did for Nessie I had to help them. We had more money then we knew what to do with. Why not help this family that took in our Nessie? I was sure Edward, Carlisle, and the others would agree.
The sound of a baby crying caught my attention. A happy mother crying tears of happiness or maybe she was still in pain? Who knows.
Edward and Carlisle walked out a few minutes later.
"What was it?" I asked them.
"A beautiful baby girl" Edward said. "But not quite as beautiful as this baby girl right here" he added as he took Nessie from me and held onto her tightly.
The smile on both of their faces was priceless.
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