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I just un-wrapped my gifts when the doorbell rang.
I heard someone coming in along with Carlisle.
"Bella?" The voice asked, and I knew who it was immediately.
The person I haven't seen in ten years.
The person who hasn't called or written once.
My mother.
I knew Edward sensed something was wrong because he got up from the floor and stood by my side with his arm around my waist.
Everybody else just starred at me.
Including my mother, Renee.
I could feel my mouth hanging open but I didn't have enough energy to close it at the moment…I was too stunned.
Edward was now facing me and I could feel his eyes like laser beams on my face, but I couldn't turn away from Renee.
She still looked as pretty as I remembered her. Her smile was perfect, her hair long and silky, and she was tan, and all of those thing were what I could never have or be. She was amazingly beautiful.
Her smile spread wider and she started taking steps towards me, but Edward stood in front of me cutting her passage off.
He looked at me again with a face full of worry.
His eyes were pleading me to say something as he asked, "Who is she, Bella?"
But I couldn't move, I couldn't say anything, I felt unconscious.
"I'm her mother." Renee spoke and everyone looked from me to her then back to me.
Edward looked at me, he didn't say anything, and he didn't rush me. And that made me realize how amazing he was.
Ok, focus Bella, your mom, right, ok.
"Yeah, she is."
Edward nodded.
"Jasper, Alice, and Rosalie, I think it would be best if you go home." Esme said nicely, they all nodded in agreement. "If you would like you can take some cake home with you." She told them being the wonderful hostess she is. "Emmett go get them some slices and that is how Esme effectively got everyone out without seeming mean, she had a gift all right.
Then Esme came by my side, "Bella do you want Carlisle and I to stay?" She asked me. I nodded my head yes.
They could help and I knew that, I don't know why she is here, so if things get out of hand they can break it up.
And with that Edward turned around.
"I'll be here Bella…if you want me too." Of course I wanted him here, how could he think I didn't want him here?
"Yes." I said breathlessly. He nodded with a small smile coming to his face and he shifted to my side and held my hand.
Renee still had a smile on her face.
"Happy Birthday Bella!" She whispered like a proud mother. That made me sick, she had been absent for the past ten years of my life and she could smile like that all never happened. She started to close the distance between us with her arms out for a hug.
She was within five feet of me when I realized what was going on; I couldn't let her back in my life without any explanation.
"NO!" I yelled jumping back, Edward immediately pulled me into his side. Carlisle and Esme were both on there feet.
"Bella, are you alright?" My mother asked.
I took a deep breath of air in and simply stated, "No."
"What's wrong sweetheart?"
That infuriated me. How could she not know what was wrong?
"Are you kidding me? Renee you have been absent the past decade of my life, and you are asking me if I'm alright?" I yelled at her.
The anger that I was used to seeing in her eyes was becoming present.
"We are not having this conversation in front of strangers."
"They aren't strangers!" I yelled at her even more upset now.
"They are more of a family to me than you have ever been!"
She thought that over for a while, "Bella, how about we go home, relax, talk to Charlie about this? Ok honey?"
"No, Edward has to come."
"Who's Edward?" She asked
"My boyfriend, the one who's hanging onto me…" I thought that was sort of obvious.
"Bella…I don't know."
"That's the only way we are talking Renee."
She rolled her eyes, "Fine, come on then."
"We will take my car, we can meet you at there house." Edward interrupted.
"See you there then." She said making her way to the door and exiting the house.
As soon as the door was shut and I heard her car drive off, I started to cry.
I turned into Edward as he hugged me tighter to him, kissing the top of my head.
"Bella, are you sure that you want to talk to her?"
I nodded; I needed to talk to her.
He sighed, "Ok, let me go get a jacket." He tried to get my hands off of his shirt, but they were attached.
He smiled a little.
"You have to let go of me so I can get my jacket." He said comfortingly.
I shook my head, I needed him right now.
"I'll be just a minute Bella."
"I need you right now."
Then he just understood, he knew that I needed him to be there for me, and he didn't even think twice. He picked me up, carried me upstairs, got his jacket and we were in his car after saying goodbye to Carlisle and Esme.
I sighed as Edward closed my door behind me and got in on the driver's side.
"Edward…" I said my voice a little shaky.
"I have to warn you, my mom can be a little bit, mean, well at least that's how I remember her." I said looking out the window trying to hide my frown from him.
He put is hand on mine holding it.
"It's going to be ok, Bella." He whispered.
"Don't you ever think you might want to be with someone who has less drama in there life?" I asked.
He laughed.
"No, it wouldn't be as exciting." He said jokingly. That made me smile a little bit, and I turned to look at him. He was smiling, one of those smiles that you can't say no to and the type that makes you smile too. So I did smile and moved my hand up to intertwine our fingers. I squeezed his hand as a thank you, and he squeezed back.
When we pulled up to my house, Renee's car was parked behind Charlie's. At least she was honest about being here.
Edward turned the car off.
"Bella, are you sure you want me here?" He asked.
"Yeah, you sort of the only person that I trust completely…" I said fading off. And that was the truth, he was a part of me know, if he liked it (which I really hope he does!) or not.
He smiled faintly and got out of the car to open my door.
I squeezed his hand extremely hard as I opened the front door to my house.
This day started out so good, how could it end like this?
As we walked into the front hall I could see Charlie sitting down at the table smiling like an idiot, I guessed that he was talking to Renee, and when we made it into the kitchen I was correct. There was Renee sitting across from Charlie with her flirting face on.
Oh Charlie, don't fall for that again. He always had a soft spot for Renee. Anytime that I would talk about her with him, he would get this look in his eye, and you could tell that he still loved her after ten years, too bad that I didn't.
Charlie turned toward me and Edward, "Hi Bella…Edward." He said nodding to Edward. Edward responded with a hello, too.
"Hello again Edward" Renee spoke up.
So she was trying to get Edward on her side, huh? Trying to take him away from me too now that she had Charlie all giddy.
Edward looked down at me; I could tell he didn't know how to respond so I nodded my head slightly telling him I was fine with him responding. Edward was too nice to not respond.
"Good evening Renee." Edward greeted her.
"Hi, Bella." She said with a smile on her face.
Oh don't even think about it, I don't want to hear your crap, so I just grunted in response.
Charlie gave me a stern look for that, "Bella, please sit down, have a good night Edward." My dad said dismissively.
"Oh no…Edward is staying!" I exclaimed, he was the only reason I wasn't yelling right now. I didn't want him to see me all crazy.
"We need to have a family discussion, Bella." My dad said in his don't mess with me voice.
"Well Edward is more family to me than she is, so he can stay." I said starting to get a little agitated. Meanwhile, Edward is starting to look more nervous than usual, as he stuffed the hand I wasn't holing into his pocket.
Charlie huffed, "Renee is it ok if he stays?" Charlie asked.
"Well…" She started, but I gave her a glare and she said, "yeah that's fine with me."
I smiled, but it was one of those bitchy smiles, I learned it from the best…thanks mom!
"What do we need to talk about?" I asked sitting down, after pulling a chair next to me for Edward.
Charlie sighed, "Your mother has some things she wants to tell you, Bella. Please try to keep an open mind." He smiled at Renee for her to start talking.
"Bella, hun, I…" oh no, she was not going to be doing the talking.
"Where have you been for the last ten years?" I demanded. If we were going to talk, I was going to ask the questions.
"Bella that's not important-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, being absent for the past decade of my life isn't important! I would like to know where you have been Renee."
She sighed, her smile started fading.
"I've been places doing some things."
Yeah, like every male between the ages of 21-30.
"Like what?" I asked.
She rolled her eyes.
"Can we not talk abo-"
"No, we will talk about it; after all you wanted to talk…remember?"
She looked at me without an expression on her face.
"I want the whole story Renee, all of it."
"Fine." She stated angrily. "When you were seven I cheated in your father, once, but you know that we weren't married when we had you, so it wasn't like I messed up as bad as other people did." I rolled my eyes, of course she would try to make herself look better, but I already knew what she told me. "His name was Chris. He convinced me to move away with him, and at first I thought that I would be able to come and visit you all the time, but I got invol9ved in my own life and time was passing by. Then one day I got you letter and that made me feel bad, so I got drunk and passed out. I forgot to right you back." That just pissed me off.
"You forgot to write to your own daughter for ten years?" I asked.
"Well…"
"I'm sorry I really can't do this Charlie. I can't stand her! She left me and she left you! How can you forgive her? She's a liar! She promised when she left that she would call once a day, and write once a week, then nothing for ten years!" I was furious.
But my heart stopped the next second.
"Bella, your mom and me…well we are together."
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