**Sorry that this chapter took slightly longer than normal. I had a tree to decorate and decorations to put up.
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Chapter 8.
Bella.
I finally landed back in seattle after being delayed for two hours. I was tired, I felt grubby and hungry, but all I wanted to do was to see my little girl. I couldn't wait to see her face when I told her that I had found Edward and that he had agreed to help. She had always wanted to meet her father and his family, so I knew that this would put a smile on her face.
Once I had retrieved my bag I made my way through the croud of people, smiling brightly as I saw my dad waving his arms around his head like a raving lunatic. I chuckled, he looked like he was attempting do do some sort of funky chicken dance. I was half tempted to put my head down and walk straight past him.
`Yep, I have no Idea who this man is. He is sooo not my father.
But I couldn't do that. I walked up to him and his arms came around me as he hugged me, tightly. "Welcome back kiddo" He said, in a cheerful voice. "How'd it go?" He asked, hesitantly. I stepped back.
"As well as can be expected" I told him. "Do you mind if we talk about it when we get in the car. Eh...who's with Jazz?" I asked. He chuckled. "Relax, Jake and Leah are with her, and Sue will be there as soon as she finishes work."
He grabbed the bag out of my hand and flung it over one of his shoulders, while his free arm wrapped around my shoulder. "Good to have you back" I heard him murmur, under his breath. I buried my face against his leather jacket. The smell of leather and old spice assaulted my nose. I sighed, happy to be back. He was my rock!.
"I've only been gone for two days" I told him with humour in my voice.
"I know, but it was two days too long. I know youve got your own daughter now, but that doesn't mean your to old to still be my baby girl. I love ya, kiddo" Soppy old fool! But after the last few days, that was just what I needed to hear. "Love ya too dad" I said as I opened the car door and sat down.
"So...go on. How was it?, did you find him?" I nodded my head at his question.
"Oh yeah dad. I found him alright. I found all of the Cullens actually." I sighed.
"Oh, well... good good" He said. "How are they?" He asked, awkwardly, after a moment.
"He's well. Shocked to find out about Jasmine, obviously. He... he was engagded" I admitted in a whisper. We may not be together anymore, but that didnt mean that it didnt hurt, especially knowing who his fiancee had been.
"I'm sorry to hear about that" My dad said. I snorted in disbelief. "Really. I may not of liked him that much, but no man wants his daughter to become involved. I know how much you loved him, and I also know how crushed you were when you discovered that they had left."
"You dont know the whole story yet dad" I replied. "Do you know who he was engagded to? Go on... Have a guess... Fucking Tanya, thats who" I told him.
He almost choked on thin air. "Wha...who...how?" He spluttered in shock and confusion.
"Oh... Yep, Tanya struck again. She fed them all lies and had them eating out of the palm of her hand. She even told them that I was in a relationship with Mike" I told him. I could see his knuckles turning white as his grip on the steering wheel tightened. "I mean... How sick is that." I still couldn't believe how desperate she must of been, I bet she even had herself believing her lies- she had told so many of them.
"I cant believe it. How could they not see through her. Damn...they knew exactly what she was like, how could they except her so willingly" He yelled. At least his face was beginning to return to a more healthier colour. I shook my head because I knew exactly what he meant. The whole of Forks knew what sort of person Tanya had become. She had burned so many bridges with the townfolks that she would drown if she ever tried to come back here.
"I have no Idea dad, I really dont" I told him with a grimace. "Can we not talk about this now. I'm too emotional drainned to deal with this right now. The main thing is that Edward has agreed to help, he will be here tomorrow with the rest of the Cullens. Thats all that matters right" I told him.
"Yep" He agreed, "Thats all that matters".
"How has she been dad?" I asked. He laughed.
"Jake and leah brought her some face paints yesterday. She had to demonstrate what she could do of course." he said. "Jake ended up looking like a pink and purple butterfly" He was still laughing. "She wouldn't even let him clean it off, he had to keep his face like that for hours. He got some mighty strange looks as we ate in the restaurant" I joined in with his laughing. I could picture it completely. My best friend would do anything for her, she was his most favourite person and he let her get away with murder. Poor Jake.
"Apart from that she's been fine. Always smiling, you know what she's like" He said. I nodded my head. I knew exactly what she was like. Jasmine always thought on the bright side of life, and didnt let anything get her down, and she always made others smile while feeling down. That was just her. We reached the hospital soon afterwards and my father chuckled as I quickly removed my seatbelt and dashed into the hospital. I was anxious to see my baby and give her the good news that she had been waiting for.
Flashback.
I breathed a sigh of relief as I finished putting the finishing touches to the table with the buffet on. Today was Jasmines fifth birthday and she would be back with Jake and Leah anytime now. Charlie's breathing had returned to normal as he had just finished blowing up about a hundred party balloons.
The door opened and in walked a teary eyed Jasmine.
"Whats the matter baby" I asked as I hurried over to her, worried and knelt in front of her.
"Molly pushed me" She wailed as she showed me a small graze on her knee. I quickly glanced at Jake and Leah before I returned my attention back to my daughter. "She said I was a bastard because I didnt have a daddy. She said my daddy didnt want me" She cried as she flung herself into my arms. My eyes began to water, I had always dreaded this day. The day when she would start to wonder and ask questions. "I asked Jake to be my daddy"She whispered. Oh god!
"Why does my daddy not love me?" She cried. I couldnt deal with this. It was too much. Why today? Why now?. I wanted to bury my head in the sand, and pretend that this wasnt happening.
"Oh baby..." I coo'ed. "Dont think that way, and dont worry about anything that comes out of Molly's mouth. That was a very, very bad word that she said, and you must never say it again" I told her.
"You do have a daddy, but he doesnt know that you exsist. I know that he would of loved you soooo much" I whispered, spreading my arms as wide as I could. She hicupped and smiled a little at me.
"Really?" She croaked.
"Really" I repeated. "Everybody loves you Jazz, because your such a good girl. Mommy loves you, and Grandad, and Leah, and Jakey loves you too. He loves you very much, but he can never be your daddy, because he is your uncle". I told her gently.
"My best friend to" She said, loudly and proudly. "Your best friend too" I agreed with a soft chuckle. "Now" I gently wiped her tears with my thumb. "You cant cry today, It's your birthday, and all of your friends are coming over for your party. Plus, you've got all of these presents to open" I said as I pointed to the table that overflowed with gifts. She stared at it in disbelief before she jumped to her feet and ran over to the table.
The party went off without a hitch. That was the day that Charlie brought her her puppy. He brought it over after the party. He was a tiny little golden labrador, which she named `Benji`.
Later that night as she was curled up with Benji by herside, I pulled out an old photo of the Cullens and me. I pointed out each and everyone of them to her, telling her a little about each of them, I made sure to let her know how much they would of loved her, especially Edward and Esme. She fell asleep with her puppy curled at her side and an old photo in her hand. It was framed the next day, and she has slept with it on her nightstand ever since.
End of flashback.
Omph! I had the wind knocked out of me as I collided with a warm, hard body. Arms shot out to steady me on my feet, before I fell on my ass. Looking up I saw Paul in front of me. He was a friend of Jake's.
"Sorry doc" I said as he released me. "I wasnt watching where I was going" He chuckled.
"Clearly" he mocked with a grin on his face. "You going to see Jazz?" He asked.
I nodded and gave him the `quick version` of recent events. He was happy for us. He adored Jasmine almost as much as Jake did. He was often present when Jake took her on outings. I gave him my thanks and said bye, before hurrying to her room.
She was beginning to fall asleep as I walked in. Jake was just closing her book, so he must of just read to her. I smiled at him before my daughter noticed that I was back.
"Momma" She cried as she patted the bed at her side. I hurried over to sit next to her. "Did you find him?" She asked, with a slight nervous tone in her voice.
"I found him baby" I replied with a soft smile. Her whole face lit up. "Really?. Will he help to make me better?" I smiled even more brightly. "Yes baby" I told her. "He will be arriving some time tomorrow, with his family" She squealed in excitement, I just wasnt sure if it was because she would get the treatment that she needed to get better, or if it was because she would finally get to meet the Cullen's, which she had wanted now for a long time. Either way, I was just so happy to see her so excited about something. It had been a tough month on all of us. But believe it or not, thanks to Edward, there was finally a light at the end of the tunnel.
Half an hour later, once Jazz had fallen asleep Charlie drove me home. Too tired to do anything, I crawled into bed and threw the covers over my head, dreaming about tomorrow and being united with the Cullen's again. It was going to be a hard day, but I had to remind myself that I was doing it all for Jasmine. She was all that mattered in the end.
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