Chapter 18

Elizabeth POV

I knew I had to be as quick and sneaky as possible it was only a matter of time before my father found out. Aunt Alice was trying her hardest to block him out but it wasn't working and I knew this was my only chance. I grabbed Jacob's hand and quickly lead him away from our family to a little table where Bella sat alone. "

So you wanted to talk to me?" I said as I slid into the chair next to here. She jumped startled at the sudden presents of me.

"How did you know?" she looked at me puzzled. "that's not important we don't have much time so ask please."

Aunt Alice had told me this morning that Bella was going to ask me a very important question but she could also see if Edward found out first she would never get the chance to ask me. All morning I had used my gift to see what the question was but all Bella could think about was how to get me alone to ask.

"Well it's about your brother did I do something to upset him?" I was glad that Edward was running late it meant he couldn't ease drop on this. I didn't know what to say all I could hear was Jacob saying over and over in his head this is the place or time Elizabeth.

"I know Esme said that his girlfriend died a few years back and he just didn't like that you all moved so far from where she was. But I get the strangest feeling that it's more than that." It was then that I noticed Edward walk into the lunch room with Alice on his heels. 'I'm sorry, I tried' was all she was thinking. I looked at Jacob and told him it would be ok and that the time was now or never.

"Bella your right it is more than that. Could we talk more about this later? Like after school?" I didn't want to be short with her but I knew that Edward was heading straight for us to try and stop me. I quickly got up and headed him off

"What are you thinking" he hissed at me. "I was thinking how we had questions and so does she. So it's about time we stop pussy footing around and get right down to it. Don't worry, I won't tell her what we are just get to know her better find out why she saw you at your wedding." I hated arguing with my father usually I was the one calming the fights between him and EJ.

I sat in my usually seat at our table trying to ignore the strange looks from my family. "Well I forbid you to talk to her." My father spat out. This only enraged me more.

"Who are you to tell me who I can talk to and who I can't? Last time I checked I wasn't a child anymore. I'm a full grown woman capable of doing as I please." He left the table and stormed out of the room slamming the big metal doors behind him.

"He'll forgive you and get over this with time." I didn't care if he forgave me or not I was in the right and he knew it.

"So you're really going to talk to her and answer her questions?" Aunt Rosalie asked. "I guess I am going to try." I smiled at Alice.

"Can I come?" EJ and Emmett asked at the same time. "I don't want to scare the girl with too many of us" I told them they looked heartbroken. "Alice how many of us do you see going?" I asked she looked at the ceiling for a time and then smiled and said "three".

I turned to my family scanning each of them carefully. The all looked like they each had their own reason to go. "Well I'll be going and I want to take Jacob because beside dad he was the one who knew her the best. Sorry Aunt Alice" I said when I heard her thoughts race on how her and close Bella were. But I knew my husband was still closer to her.

"So that leaves one space open." EJ pointed out. EJ looked hopeful but I was still worried if he had a good handle on his powers. And Emmett was never really patient and this had to be handled very delicate. I didn't know how to do this without hurting their feelings. It was then that it hit me like a ton of bricks.

"I was hoping Uncle Jasper would join us just encase we need to calm her down." It was so simple.

"I would be happy do go with you, sweetie." He replied his is so sweet charming southern accent. It then dawned on me that if we took the truck from school how would the others get home. This concern must have been written all over my face because Aunt Alice had an answer as soon as I started to ask the question.

"Edward will put the keys to his car in my locker and leave school early." The rest of the day seemed to drag on. So when the final bell rang I had to control myself to walk at a human pace. Bella was waiting outside next to Jacob's truck. I could tell this wasn't going to be easy. We decided that it was best if we went to Bella's house to answer all her questions.

It was a cute little place not very big but it seemed like a safe haven for Bella. We all sat in the living room. "Can I get you anything to drink?" She asked us. "No, thank you miss." Jasper said in his perfect gentleman voice.

"Yes please." Jacob answered her. I looked at him with a puzzled look he was blocking me out of his head. 'Tell you when she goes to get the drink' he told me and I smiled and told her I would also like one. The minute she left the room Jacob turned to me and pointed to the picture on the mantle. It looked like a picture of Bella with her parents when she was about 12.

"Not only does she look like our Bella but her parents look just like Charlie and Renee" Jacob whispered. I looked at the picture again it was true I had seen pictures of Charlie in my family's head throughout the year but I had never seen Renee. Bella came back into the room holding four sodas. Even though Jasper had said no to a drink she still set on in front of him.

Jacob giggled when she set his soda down. I glanced a questioning look he smiled at me 'she gave you all coke and me a root beer like she knew I would only drink a root beer.' That was strange.

How did she know he never drank Coke? "Ok you guys are going to think I'm strange but I have this weird feeling about your brother. It's like I known him or something and then he acts like I did something wrong to him. And the other day I swore that I knew that song he was playing and then when I bumped him I could have sworn I saw him standing in front of a room full of people in a tux. It was like he was at his wedding or something. I know how crazy this sounds and I don't even know why I'm telling you guys. It's another strange thing I feel like I can tell you anything." She took a deep breath.

"I'm not sure about most of what you said but as far as the way my brother acts Esme told you about the ex that died and how when we moved he wanted to be close to where she was." She cut me off.

"And you said there was more to it than that." I didn't know how to say this without freaking her out. "It's just you look a lot like her and I guess that my brother just freaked out that's all." She was taking this rather well.

I was hoping that would curb her curiosity for now. "So is that your family?" I asked pointing to the picture Jacob had pointed out earlier.

"Yeah it was our last family photo. A week later my mom died in a really bad car wreck just like Jacobs" Jacobs jaw dropped wide.

"I'm so sorry" she said "I don't know where that even came from" In her thoughts she was trying to figure out why she had said that and were did that come from. Jacob was the first of us to speak.

"don't worry you probably have me mixed up with someone else happens all the time." He smiled real big in hopes that she would quickly move on. "Well we really must be going" I told her as I started to stand. "I really don't want to be late for dinner at home."

The second we were in the car I turned to the guys. "That was officially weird. We need to tell Carlisle"