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Chapter 8

BPOV

I don't know what's going on, but I have a feeling it's big.

The other day I walked in to the kitchen to find my oldest children in there making sandwiches speaking in hushed tones. It was strange because Masen has been back to his old self lately; which was loud.

"So, what's up with you guys?" I asked as they tightened up at my arrival. This has been the reoccurring response to either mine or Edwards presence.

"Nothing." Said a smirking Masen while Carlie blushed.

"Yeah right, something is going on with you guys! Just tell me!"

"Really Ma, nothing is going on, I promise."

"Really…" That's has been with Carlie has been saying over this last week. I didn't believe them, not because I didn't trust them but because they were acting so strange.

I left the room and instantly heard them begin to laugh. Ugh, I went stairs into Antony's room. "Hey bud." He was sitting on his bed watching something on Netflix via the IPad.

"Hey."

"What's going on with you? How has your day been?"

He glanced up at me with specious eyes. Like he didn't trust me, he shouldn't.

"Nothing, just watching Naurto. What's up with you?

"I was just noticing how weird your brother and sister have been this last week…" He nodded but stayed quite." Why do you think that is?"

"I don't know, there is always something going on with one of them, right?" As he turned his attention back to the device in his hands.

I huffed as I left the room to find Renee, she often stayed to herself and out of the drama. She ended up being in the basement tinkering with the piano. What she was working on sounded beautiful, I sat next to her on the bench and just listened for a minute.

"You are amazing!" I was often floored by her musical talents. None of the other kids picked it up. Masen could dance his ass off but he was just a goof about it. Edward would fond over Renee's ability.

"Thanks" she whispered, "Me and Dad have been working on it for a while."

"Can I ask you something?" She nodded "Do you know if Mase and Carlie are hiding something?"

She tightened up but her response gave me nothing. "Would they tell me if they were?"

No, they wouldn't but they doesn't mean she didn't know anything. People would forget she was around because she was so quite.

"No, but that doesn't mean you don't know something…" I smirked at her as she kept her eyes trained on the keys. "Renee, if something is going on that could hurt either one of them I should know."

"Mom, nothing is going on that will hurt either of them." She said then went back to tinkering. Effectively ending our conversation. I listened for a while longer before deciding to go back upstairs and watch TV.

I believed Renee, if there was something serious going on that, she or any of them would let us know. I hoped…

The TV was on low because I really wasn't paying much attention to it as I scrolled through Facebook on my phone. When someone lightly knocked on the door, I barley heard it. I checked the time before I got up. I didn't realize how late it had gotten. It was almost 9:00pm, I hope the kids found food.

I looked through the peep hole to find Amun, Carlie's best friend, Kebi's Dad. I opened the door and greeted him. "Hey Amun! What brings you by?" This was definitely an odd visit. Don't get me wrong we were friendly but this was the first surprise visit we have ever gotten.

Amun was a single father of three, His wife died about 4 years ago. It was a shock to our entire community. She had been suffering from ovarian cancer but kept it a secret from everyone but her husband.

She was beautiful and both of her daughters inherited her beauty. I think he struggles with that fact.

"Hello Bella, Is Edward home as well? I need to speak with the two of you."

"No, he should be in soon. Let me check his location. Come in." I walked him to the kitchen and offered him something to drink as I texted Edward.

"May I ask what's this all about?"

"I would prefer to wait for your husband to come home." He stated nervously.

"Ok" I wrecked my brain trying to figure out what this could be about.

Did Masen mess around with another one of Carlie's friends?

Did he catch the girls drinking or smoking or something?

We sat in uncomfortable silence while we waited. Just as it was becoming unbearable Edward came through the garage.

"Hey Amun, long time no see. How have you been?" He asked ask he kissed the side of my head then shook his hand.

"I have been better." I sighed heavily and moved to sit next to him at the kitchen island, Edward sat next to me.

"Well please tell us what is going on?"

"Last Friday I received a phone call from one of Kebi's teachers. She said that she caught Carlie and Kebi Kissing each other in the drama room at school. She didn't think it was appropriate to punish the girls but she thought I would like to know. Did you receive a call like that as well?'

I'm sure if I could talk I would be able to convey my shock. "what?"

"No, Amun we didn't get a phone call."

"Edward, I would consider your family my friends. I have to be honest when I say I am not happy about this. We are Copt, Orthodox Christians, I don't want to sacrifice her soul so she could 'experiment' with your daughter. I have told her that she is no longer allowed to be friends with Carlie. I would you're your help in making sure they stay apart."

"What?" I was still in shock as he and Edward exchanged words.

"Kebi is Carlie's Best friend. I can't in good conscience keep them apart. If that is what you want for your daughter, then that is on you. You will have to keep a closer eye on her Amun but they go to school together. If they want to be together then that's what they will do. Your disapproval will only bring them closer." Edward was killing and I was still in shock.

"I came here in hopes that we will come to some understanding but I see that, that is not happening. I am letting you know as a parent that I do not want my daughter here at your home or anywhere near your daughter." He stood up to leave and Edward walked him out.

"So, Carlie's gay?" He asked like it was the same as 'what was for dinner? 'as he looked through the fridge. "Why didn't anyone tell me? I knew that boys were staying away for a ! "

"Tell you? I have been trying to figure out what the hell was going on for a damn week!" I was suddenly very sad. "I wonder why she did tell us?"

He pulled out supplies for a sandwich. "I'm she was just nervous and would tell us when she was ready. This is a big deal to some people Bella. Of course we don't care but as you can see some people do."

I heard the front door open as we were speaking "Hello?" Masen yelled through house.

"In the kitchen."

"Hey." He said as he also began to make a sandwich

"Hey? Carlie is gay!" He choked on his food and Edward had to hit on the back several times before he was better.

"Please don't say anything she is really nervous about telling you guys. How'd you know?"

"Amun came by." He slapped himself on the forehead. "He said he didn't want them to even be friends anymore and that Kebi wasn't allowed over here."

"Damn, I'm not surprised. When her teacher called they got into a major fight and he took her car. Now she has to drive his because he has an app that tracks the car on his phone. Carlie was very upset. Damn."

"Why didn't she tell us? Do you know how long this has been going on?"

"Ma" he sighed "I think you guys should ask those questions to her. She should be back soon." He shook his head he walked out of the kitchen. I was sure he texted her to tell her what was going on.

She came in about a half an hour later. Came right in to the kitchen, interrupting me and Edwards discussion about it all.

Her face was red and tear stained.

"I'm sorry!" she said as tears burst from her eyes. I wrapped her in my arms. This was my baby and though I was still confused as to why she didn't tell us. I will comfort her.

"What are you sorry for Carlie?" Edward asked before I could.

"I don't even know! I've been apologizing every 5mintues since Friday. I don't know what I'm doing."

"Can you start at the beginning and walk us through all of this?"

She sighed heavily and nodded.

"Dad, I knew I was gay since the 7th grade when we went up to that beach house. You remember our neighbor's daughter, Brittany?"

He nodded while I sat blankly. I didn't go on that trip because I had the opportunity for me to learn some French cooking so I left the country for a month.

"Well she was my first love Dad. I never even knew I could feel that way about someone. I never even had any crushes before. I thought I was just a late bloomer. Ha." He nodded and smirked a knowing smirk at her.

"Hindsight is 20/20 ain't it. Now thinking back, how did I miss that?" He laughed at his self.

"Then from there I just kind of denied that I had those feelings toward girls. I knew no one else liked girls and I was confused… Maybe it was just a onetime thing. I don't know. Then Kebi shared that she was gay last year and I was there for her. I was the only one who knew, I was still unsure of my own "status". She never tried anything with me even though I told her about my own experience. She knew… she knew I just wasn't ready."

We sat and listened as she spilled her tearful story, a story we were all there for but in the back ground. Not as important. She'd been struggling with this for almost five years and we never knew. Never had a clue. I felt like a bad mother which brought me to tears as well.

"Ok, if you guys are going to cry this whole time I'll let you at it. I love you Carlie and you know we will support you in any way you need." Edward kissed us both on our head and exited the kitchen.

I sniffled a bit and told her to go on.

"This past New Years, we had our first kiss. Mom it was everything and I just knew, I wasn't confused anymore. She's been my best friend and now for the last couple of months my…" she looked up at me and I nodded. "my girlfriend" she said it with a smile that made me smile.

"So what happen to get her trouble?" I asked I knew that the teacher called Amun but I figured by this point they knew who not to get caught.

"I think we were thrown off by all of Masen and Makenna's drama we didn't check our backs like we usually did. We often snuck into the drama room during Study Hall. But that day we didn't ask the drama teacher what she had planned and she walked in as we were making out."

I sighed and run my fingers through her hair in hopes of being a comfort to her.

"So, do you guys know what you are going to do?"

"We have no idea…"