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Week 26-April 20
It had been two weeks since Kyle had called and I hadn't heard anything since then. I was just beginning to think that maybe the whole thing had blown over when I got a phone call from his lawyer.
"Isabella?" A very official sounding voice on the other end of the phone said.
"Yes...? Uh, who is this?"
"My name is Derek Zyley. I represent Kyle Morgan."
"Oh." My voice got lost in my throat. "Um...so, whats happening?" I tried to stay calm.
"Kyle feels like he is entitled to shared custody of your daughter."
I felt like I couldn't breath. "I don't think I should be talking to you." I finally said. "If you give me your number I'll have my lawyer contact you." I didn't have a lawyer, but I sure as hell wasn't staying on the phone with this ass hole. I scribbled down his number then fell back onto my bed. I couldn't let Kyle take my baby, even if it was just for a few days every couple of weeks. Kyle is a monster, and he deserves to rot in prison, not be around my daughter.
I pushed my self off of the bed and went over to the boys' rooms. I couldn't be alone right now, I needed Edward.
Edward was sitting at his desk studying what appeared to be math. "Hi." I said quietly as I sat down on his bed.
"Hi." He spun around and kissed me softly. "How are you?"
I motioned for him to come sit next to me on the bed. All of this shit with Kyle makes me realize how much I love Edward. The more I hate Kyle the more head over heels I become for Edward.
"I love you so much." I told him as I wrapped myself around him.
"I love you too Bella." He held me close and rubbed my back softly. When I'm with Edward I feel so...safe. Like nothing could ever go wrong.
"You know we have the house to our selves." I whispered. Edward and I had been dating for over four months, but we still hadn't slept together yet. With any other guy I wouldn't have even hesitated, but Edward is different. He's special, and I don't want to ruin our relationship because we rushed into having sex. Of course we've done other stuff, but we wanted our first time together to be something special.
At this moment though I felt like I was ready to be with Edward totally and completely. Seeing how much he cares about me, and how sweet he is...I just have this feeling that today is the day.
Edward caught on immediately and went to lock his door. "Are you sure?" He asked walking back over to the bed. I nodded.
"Positive."
Time seemed to stop for us, and the moments lasted for hours. Edward was gentle and caring, mindful of the baby and my huge stomach. He didn't rush into it like most of the other guys I've slept with have. He made sure that I was taken care of, something none of the other guys ever bothered to think about. With Edward though something was different. He wasn't just some guy I was fucking just to hear him say I love you. He was so much more than any guy I had ever been with. Edward was...Edward. I'm not sure if there's really any other way to describe him.
"I love you." He whispered.
"I love you too." I panted. I had heard these words so many times before, but this time when he said I love you it felt different. It felt real. Like I was finally doing things for the right reason.
Edward POV
Being with Bella gave me such a rush. You know that feeling you get when you're doing something wrong, that feeling of utter thrill? That's what it feels like when Bella and I are together, except we're not doing anything wrong, because something that feels so right could never be wrong.
Bella is hands down the most exciting person I've ever met. Growing up in Forks you don't meet a lot of exciting people. And even if they are a cool person, you've known them too long to feel that sense of thrill. Bella though, Bella is a totally different story. I can't imagine my life without her.
Even with all that bad stuff thats going on, Bella is worth it. I wouldn't trade anything for her. I love her far to much to ever be away from her.
Bella POV
A few days after the call from Kyle's lawyer I decided to approach Esme about getting a lawyer for me too.
"Esme." I knocked on her office door softly. "I need to ask you something."
"What is it?" She looked at me, and I could tell from her tired eyes that she was stressed. Because of me. And I was about to pile more shit on her.
"I got another call from Kyle's lawyer, and he seems really adamant on getting Kyle shared custody and I was wondering if it would be possible for me to get a lawyer too." I spoke quickly, feeling bad that I was asking her to do yet another thing for me.
Esme nodded. "He called again?" She asked.
"His lawyer."
"Well I guess I'll have to talk to Carlisle about finding you a lawyer too." She tried to sound sincere, but I could tell that she wishes this was just over with.
"Thanks. I'm really sorry." I hated the amount of trouble I was causing this family.
"You have nothing to be sorry about Bella." She stood up and hugged me tightly.
"He's not gonna get her, right?" I asked into her neck. The thought of Kyle anywhere near my daughter was sickening.
"I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure that doesn't happen." She promised.
"Thanks." I said again.
"I'll talk to Carlisle as soon as he gets home and we'll get started right away."
"Kay," I nodded, "Sounds good. I have Kyle's contact information if you need it."
I copied down the numbers for Esme then went back up to my room. I wish this part of my life was over. I just want to time to skip forward a year to when I have my baby, Kyle is gone, and life is somewhat normal.
I sat down and tried to study but the loud screeching music coming from Alice's room was making it hard to focus. Alice has changed so much over the past month or so, and not in a good way. When I first came here Alice was cute and innocent and a genuinely good kid. Lately though she has been a lot angrier and moodier and she looks really different. I know that she's thirteen and that most teenagers go through their fazes, but I can't help but blame myself a little bit. Esme and Carlisle have had so much to deal with regrading that baby and me and stuff and Alice just seems to be slipping through the cracks.
"Alice!" I shouted, banging on her door. "Alice!" I waited for a few second then threw open the door. "Alice!" I screeched. Still no response. I went over and turned her music off.
"Hey!" She called from the bathroom. "I was listening to that."
"You're not the only person in this house. Some of us are trying to do homework." I couldn't help but sound really annoyed.
"Well sorry." She snapped coming out of the bathroom.
"What the fuck did you do?" I gasped when she walked into the room. Her spiky hair was electric blue and there was a metal stud in the bottom right corner just below her lip. "Shit Alice. What the fuck?"
"Do you like it?" She beamed. "Lauren pierced my lip and I did hers. We're gonna go get actual rings tomorrow."
A girl with blonde and pink hair came out of the bathroom. She had an identical stud below her lip. "I'm Lauren." She smiled. "You must be Bella."
"Jesus fuck, Esme is gonna kill you."
"She's too busy dealing with you and the baby to care what I'm doing." Alice spat. And I knew she was sort of right. Between me and Rosalie, Carlisle and Esme had their hands full.
"Just don't do anything stupid...er." I warned. "And keep the music down." I stomped out of her room slamming the door behind me.
Alice POV
(Half an hour earlier)
"Do you like it?" I asked Lauren as she studied her new hair in the mirror. Lauren was spending the weekend with me and we decided to do makeovers. Not like the little kid ones though, we wanted real makeovers.
I needed a new look because I'm not the same girl I was before. I'm not good girl Alice anymore, I'm unloved-less-important-than-Bella-and-Rosalie-we-don't-have-time-to-deal-with-her Alice now, and she looks a lot different than the other Alice.
"Wow." Lauren smiled, "I love it!" Her hair was now pink and blonde and my was electric blue. It looked good, definitely different, but it didn't feel like enough.
"Do you want to pierce our lips?" I asked her, pressing my tongue against my lip.
"Uh..." Lauren looked at me hesitantly, "I don't know Alice..."
"C'mon." I urged, "It'll be so cool."
"I might scream." She giggled. "I don't want your mom to hear."
I went into my room and turned on my stereo. Loud metal music filled the room. "There." I smiled. "She'll never hear us now."
"Alright." Lauren said slowly, "I'll do you first though, kay?"
I nodded then fished through the drawers until I found my pack of silver studs. Then I opened the cabinet and found the alcohol that Rosalie cleaned her ears with when she first got them pierced a few years ago.
"Rosalie has a sewing kit in here somewhere." I muttered as I fished through her drawers. "Ah ha!" I pulled out the bag and got two needles.
"Okay." I said setting everything out on the counter. "So, first we need to clean the needle and the earrings in alcohol, then you just stick the needle through the skin, pull it out then put in the earring. Tomorrow we can go buy rings, because they look way better than studs."
"Um, alright." Lauren picked the needle and the alcohol. "So I just clean this," She said wiping the needle clean, "Then just, stick it through?"
"Mhmm." I nodded. I had little butterflies in my stomach. I wasn't scared exactly, more just excited.
"K-kay..." She stepped towards me. "Ready?" I nodded. She pulled on my lip with one hand and slowly forced the needle through my skin with the other. I shut my eyes tightly. "Does it hurt?" She asked pulling the needle back out.
I shrugged my shoulders as if to say so-so. She wiped the blood off of my mouth then put the stud in.
I turned to look at my self in the mirror. Perfect. "Your turn."
Lauren whimpered a little, but she didn't scream. Once we were both done we looked in the mirror.
"We look hot." I smiled.
"I'm so glad you came to Mary's." Lauren giggled, "My life used to be so boring, but now that I've met you things are way more fun."
All of a sudden the music turned off. "Hey!" I called, "I was listening to that."
"You're not the only person in this house. Some of us are trying to do homework." Bella called back, sounding really annoyed.
"Well sorry." I snapped coming out of the bathroom.
"What the fuck did you do?" She gasped when I walked into the room. She looked my up and down. "Shit Alice. What the fuck?"
"Do you like it?" I beamed. "Lauren pierced my lip and I did hers. We're gonna go get actual rings tomorrow." I twirled around so she could get the full effect of my new hair.
Lauren came out of the bathroom and Bella looked at her then sighed. "I'm Lauren." She smiled. "You must be Bella."
"Jesus fuck, Esme is gonna kill you." Bella's face was all red.
"She's too busy dealing with you and the baby to care what I'm doing." I spat. I could tell by the look on Bella's face that she knew I was right.
"Just don't do anything stupid...er." She warned. "And keep the music down." She stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind her.
"I like your sister." Lauren said.
"Yeah she's pretty cool. She's been getting into this whole motherly mode lately though, and it's kind of gay."
Lauren shrugged. "We all have our shit."
"I'll drink to that." I said pulling out a bottle of vodka from under my bed.
Week 27-April 27
Esme POV
The weekend was relatively quiet. Carlisle and I found a lawyer for Bella and set up a meeting for the week of May 11th.
The kids all seemed to have plans this weekend, which I was very thankful about. Edward and Emmett had gotten jobs at the nearby Target, Jasper had joined the local baseball team, Rosalie was taking ballet, Bella was out with some friends from school and Alice had a friend staying here.
Just when I thought that things were okay, Alice and her friend walked into the kitchen.
Her friend smiled widely and shook my hand. "Hi Mrs Cullen, I'm Lauren." I shook her hand robotically and nodded. What had they done?
The both had brightly colored hair, Alice's blue and Lauren's pink. And on the bottom left corner of their lips were silver rings.
"Ohmygod." I breathed, "Alice, what did you guys do?"
"Doesn't it look cool?" She beamed. "We did it ourselves."
"Ohmygod." I repeated. My thirteen year old daughter had electric blue hair and a lip ring and she had done it all under my roof. "Alice..." I looked her her friend. The girl looked so happy. This was all my fault. My daughter had gotten her little catholic friend to dye her hair and pierce her lip.
"Ohmygod." I said one more time. I was definitely going down as worst mother ever. "Alice!" I could feel my face turning red. "Carlisle!" I called. I turned to the girls. "Sit down." I ordered. I was all flustered and probably sounded crazy. They looked at each other then sat down at the island.
"Yes?" He asked coming into the kitchen.
"Look at them." I whispered, pointing to the girls.
He looked at the girls then turned back to me. His eyes were wide. "When...?"
"In her room." I muttered. I had no clue what to do. Who was more at fault here? Her for being so irresponsible or me for not paying more attention? Was this a cry for help? Was she trying to tell us something?
"Her mother is going to kill us..." I moaned. "No child will ever be allowed to come back over here."
"You girls stay here." Carlisle instructed, "We'll be right back." Carlisle grabbed my arms and dragged me up to his office.
"What do we do?" I asked. "This is our Alice...she used to be so..."
"I know. But we need to stop this now. No TV, no cell phone, no music, no computer unless it's for homework and under our supervision. No friends over or going out."
"For how long?"
"Start with a month."
I nodded. "Alright. And what about her hair and lip?"
"Let her keep it. It's not that bad, I suppose." He shrugged. "But we need to make sure that she knows that what she did was wrong."
We sent Alice up to her room and I drove Lauren home.
That night we gave Alice her punishment, and after about an hour of crying she finally handed over her stuff.
"I hate you." She yelled as she practically whipped her phone at me. I grabbed her wrist and pulled her into a hug.
"I'm really sorry Alice."
Looking at my baby girl with her horrible hair and a chunk of metal on her lip is pretty much proof that I've failed her.
"It's not your fault." She lied. "I just needed a change. I needed something new."
"I get it." I nodded. "Just please, be smart Alice. Don't get your self into any trouble. You are such a great kid."
"Thanks mom. So can I keep my phone?"
I kissed the top of her blue head. "No."
***
That night Carlisle and I sat down and I dialed Lauren's number. "Hi there Mrs DuBois, this is Esme Cullen, Alice's mother."
"Oh." Her voice was flat.
"I just wanted to call you about what Lauren and Alice did this weekend. I wanted to apologize. I had no clue what was going on until it was too late."
The line was silent for a few seconds. "That's what Lauren told me. I was going to call you but she said that her and Alice had done it in her bedroom and that they didn't tell you."
"I was keeping an eye on them." I told her, which was partly true. "It just happened so fast. One minute they were watching a movie and then the next minute they had colored hair and..."
"I understand Mrs Cullen. Lauren also told me that you have a lot going on at your house."
"Well..." I looked up at Carlisle. "I suppose."
"If you need, Alice can stay with us for a few days."
"Well thank you, but Alice is alright here."
"Are you sure? Lauren said that you guys don't go to church."
"Uh...we aren't very religious."
"Listen, Mrs Cullen, I don't mean any offense, but I really think that it would be good for Alice to stay with us for a while. With your other daughter--the pregnant one--I just think Alice needs to be in a better environment."
I could feel my self filling with anger. "Excuse me?" I spat. "Alice is doing just fine here!"
"Lauren never used to act this way before she met Alice." She accused.
"Listen, Mrs DuBois, I was calling to apologize to you, but I can see now that you don't deserve it. Have a good night!" I slammed down the phone.
The room was silent for a full minute. "She's right." I finally said. "Alice isn't doing that great."
"She's fine." Carlisle insisted. "All teenagers go through their fazes. She'll be back to normal soon."
"God, I hope so. I can't wait for everything to be back to normal again."
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