Moving On

Okay, I'm back with another chapter. Twilight really is time consuming. My mind won't think of any ideas but for Twilight, so here we go.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but my ideas

Finished: 11/8/08

Chapter Eight:

E Pov

It was about a week after I proposed to Bella. Everyone was still ridiculously excited. In fact, every time Bella and I entered the house together, Esme would break down crying talking about "how her baby was growing up".

It really was quite funny. But here came the bigger problem...Elizabeth. She didn't take well to marriage-especially getting married so young. That's basically how hers and Dad's marriage fell apart. They got married young and by the time they were divorced, she found out she was pregnant with me.

My dad got sole custody because Elizabeth didn't have a steady job and here I am, sitting in my room, staring at the phone. I've been staring at it for two hours. How the hell do you tell your mother you're getting married?

"Edward, just dial the number and call her" Bella said in an irritated voice. I knew she was right. "I think, I should just meet her somewhere so I can say it in person" I nodded. She sighed and crawled off the bed. I watched as she crossed the room, naked as the day she was born. Two ours ago, I had just finished pretty much worshipping the ground she walked on in every sexual way I could think of.

No matter what, Bella never ceased to amaze me. I finally dialed my mother's number-slowly that is. I pressed the phone to my ear and listened to it ring. On the third ring, she picked up. "Eddie! How are you?!" She greeted me warmly. "I'm fine Liz, can we meet somewhere? I can drive to your place and we can go from there" I offered. "Sure thing, I'll see you soon" She promised before hanging up.

I jumped from the bed and walked into the bathroom. The shower was already running and I could see Bella's silhouette through the glass door. I opened it and walked behind her. "Hey" She smiled at me. I kissed her shoulder and took the wash cloth from her hand.

"I'm going to meet my mom so we can talk" I informed. "Do you want me to go with you?" Bella asked sweetly. "No, she has issues with marriage I'd rather you not see her so...livid" I sighed. "Okay" She nodded. We finished up our shower and I threw on some jeans and I t-shirt. "I'll be back as soon as I can" I kissed her softly and was out the door.

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I arrived in front of my mother's apartment building within a half hour thanks to speedy driving. I got out the car after parking and used my keys to get in. It was a quick ride to the tenth floor. I barely even knocked on her door before it was flung open. "Oh Eddie!" Elizabeth came flying at me, her arms wrapped around my neck. "Hey ma." I kissed her cheek.

"Okay, let's get going, I'm driving" She called skipping to the elevator. She was more of a teen-ager than I was. We rode to the garage and she dragged me to her metallic blue car. God how I hated that thing. It was so bright and when the sun hit it, it could blind a man with perfect vision.

I climbed into the passenger seat and buckled up. I was so excited to tell Elizabeth about my engagement. My mind kept coming up with various different scenarios. We finally got to the café she used to take me to all the time when I was little. "Okay, so what's the big news" She immediately asked me after we sat down. "Oh, um...well...you see..." I chickened out. Yeah, I was scared of my mother. I didn't want to cause a scene in the restaurant either.

"Maybe after we eat and catch up a bit" I suggested. "Alrighty then" Elizabeth shrugged and looked at the menu. "Alright, I think I'm gonna have the house salad and some clam chowder" She nodded. "Liz, are you on a diet?" I asked already worried. One thing I knew was that Elizabeth always took things to the extreme when she started things. "No, but it is lunch and I had a big breakfast" She shook her head at the notion.

I ended up getting a burger and fries. I was stalling now. Elizabeth had already had a slice of apple pie and a cappuccino while I was playing with my fries.

"Okay Eddie, let's get out of here now" She finally suggested. I sighed and paid for the food. We got back in Elizabeth's metallic blue car and she drove home slowly. I was getting jittery. Should I tell her now? Home where she can throw things on me? "Mom, I have really big news" I started hesitantly. "What is it honey?" She looked at me through the corner of her eye.

I took a deep breath and released it. "Bella and I are getting married" I blurted it out really quick. I watched my mother's expression. Her eyes were wide, nostrils flared, and lips set in a thin line. She was livid. "What?" She hissed at me, turning her head fully to face me. I watched the speedometer steadily increase. I started to panic. Maybe the car wasn't the best place to tell her.

"Are you out your mother loving mind?!" She shrieked at me. "But Mom, I love her" I began. "You're too young to be getting married" She told me, finality in her tone. "Mom, we love each other and want to spend the rest of our lives together" I protested. Again, my eyes flicked over to the speedometer. She was pushing ninety.

I looked to the rode. "Mom, watch out!" I yelled. She was crossing an intersection at the same time as another car. She whipped her head to the rode and pressed down on the breaks as hard as she could. I closed my eyes and felt the impact and sickening crunch sound. The wind was knocked out of me. I could feel the glass whipping past my head, grazing my skin. Finally, it stopped. I opened my eyes shakily. I glanced over to my mother. She was cut up badly too. There were shards of glass all over her. My eyes fell to her legs. The steering wheel had pretty much fallen atop her and the windshield...it was crashed atop her.

A sob broke through my throat. She looked so stunned. "Mom, Mom" I called her. She turned to me slowly. "Edward, I'm so sorry, I love you so much" She whispered. Her voice was hoarse. "Mom, I'm sorry too. We'll hold off on getting married as long as you want. We'll hold off for three years if you want. Just stay with me Mom, please." I begged. My own voice was cracking and weak.

She nodded weakly. A man came jogging up to the car. "Guys, the ambulance is on their way, stay calm" He yelled. We were in a crushed car, not in hearing aids. I kept Elizabeth in conversation to keep her awake. We talked about our old dog, the bistro her current hobbies. Finally, I heard the sirens. The ambulance stopped behind us and medics came rushing to us. "We're gonna get you guys out of here" One of them once again yelled.

They reached for me first. "No, get my mother out first!" I protested. They hesitated. "Do your job, and get my mother the hell out of here!" I screamed at them. They left me and went to Elizabeth. The door was jammed shut. Firemen had to use a claw to tear it off the car. Ever so slowly, they put her on a stretcher and rolled her away to the ambulance to put braces on her head. They came to me next. My door wasn't jammed shut, but the carefully opened it. I quickly unbuckled my seatbelt and ran to the ambulance.

"Sir, please, we have to treat you!" A medic told me. "You can treat me at the hospital" I hissed at him and jumped in to sit by my mother. The ride to the hospital was tense while they picked glass shards from my mother's legs, arms-her whole body but her feet. "Mom, are you okay?" I asked her urgently. "Yeah" She squeaked.

At the hospital we were separated they had to treat her while I just had some bumps and bruises. Once I was all bandaged up, a doctor came in. "Hello Edward, I'm Dr. Talbot. Your mother is currently in ICU. The impact broke her rib and punctured a lung and she has a concussion-but she's holding on. Our best surgeons are trying to repair the lung as much as they can and get the glass out" Dr. Talbot told me. My breath stopped. What if she didn't make it? What if I had killed my mother? How could I live with myself?

"Do you want me to call the rest of your family to notify them where you are?" Dr. Talbot broke through my reverie. "No, I'll do it. Just give me a phone" I sighed. The doctor took the phone off the wall and passed it to me. I dialed Carlisle's cell phone and pressed it to my ear. He picked up on the third ring. "Cullen" He answered professionally. "Dad, it's me" I started out.

"Edward? Where are you calling from everyone's worried" I heard the worry in his voice. "Dad, I'm in the hospital. Mom and I got in an accident. I need you to come down here but do not tell anyone-especially Esme and Bella where I am and do not let anyone come down here" I explained slowly.

"What happened? Were either of you hurt?" He began panicking. "I'm fine...but Mom has a punctured lung" A sob ripped through my chest. "I'm on my way" And with that, he hung up. An hour later, Carlisle was running into the room I was sitting in. "Edward? Thank God you're alright" He sighed. I barely nodded. "I spoke with Dr. Talbot. He explained your mother's injuries" He sat down on the edge of the bed next to me.

"Dad...I almost killed my own mother. I knew how she felt about marriage and I still decided to tell her in the car. I should have known she would have reacted like that" I whispered. "Edward, come take a walk with me" Carlisle stood up. I followed him out the hospital and to the side of the hospital that had a ridiculous amount of flowers and bushes. We sat on a bench and next thing I know, Dad's pulling a cigarette and lighter out of his pocket.

He lit it up and I stared wide eyed as he took a long pull of it. "Dad" I gasped. After all the time he told me never to smoke. "I always knew your mother was a bit over reactive, I never thought she'd end up in the hospital" Dad chuckled and took another drag of the cigarette. "Edward, what happened wasn't your fault. No one could have known that she would react like that and have a crash" Carlisle assured me.

"But Dad, she was so angry. She never yelled like that before" I objected. "Well, I'm sure she was just worried about you. You know we had an okay divorce, it was just stupid" Carlisle nodded. "How was it stupid?" I asked him. Now I was curious. "We were fresh out of high school. We were stupid and naïve, we thought we were in love. So, over the summer, we went and got married in Vegas. Two months later, we were getting a divorce. I had met Esme and was becoming interested and your mother wanted to be free to do what she wanted. It was a mutual decision" Carlisle explained.

I was surprised by my answer. I had never known that their marriage was so short. "Oh" I replied softly. "You see, Elizabeth is afraid that you think you're in love and are going to love each other for ever only to find out two months later that you both are interested in different things and want to be with different people" And there was my explanation.

I nodded. "Well, let's get back inside. The doctors might have some news" He sighed as he got up and crushed the cigarette under his foot. We walked back into the hospital and to the room I was supposed to be in. We sat around just thinking a bit, not talking. "Edward?" Dr. Talbot walked into the room. "Yes" I stood up from the bed.

"You're mother is awake and she's asking for you" He informed me. I nodded. "Oh, third floor second room to the right of the elevator." He told me Then, I was on my way. I rode the elevator and got out. I walked quickly to the second room and entered.

"Mom?" I felt myself choking back tears. "Eddie, come over here and give your mother a hug" She called out weakly. Her voice was hoarse but I could here the forced playful edge in it. I walked forward and knelt beside her. "Mom, I'm so sorry" The tears fell from my eyes and I couldn't stop them.

I looked at my mother; she had her arms wrapped up because of the various cuts and part of her neck. I knew under the sheets she would have her ribs taped and bandaged not to mention some tube thing she was hooked up to help her breathe because of her lung. "Shh Edward. You have nothing to be sorry for. I shouldn't have reacted like that" She whispered, grabbing my hand in hers. She looked at me fiercely.

"But Mom, what if we had died there? And we didn't have the chance to apologize, or what if you had died and I couldn't apologize? How could I live with that? This is my entire fault" I sobbed. Her hand reached for my face. She lifted my face up to her. "Edward, the point is that I didn't die, I'm here with you now" She whispered. I nuzzled into her hand and smiled.

"Edward, I've been thinking. After I get out of here, which will be soon, I wan to move back to Chicago for a little while...and I'd like you to come with me-just over the summer" She quickly blurted out. "Alright" I agreed immediately. I didn't need to think it over. I'd come an inch away from losing my mother and I wasn't about to again. "Really Edward? I'm not trying to take you away from everyone, but I don't want to lose you" She back tracked quickly.

"I want to go Mom, I wan to go, I need to go" I nodded my head. "Thank you Eddie, I love you" She smiled at me. "I love you too Mom, now get some rest" I kissed her palm and stood up. "I'm gonna go home and get packed up and stop by your place to get your stuff together" I informed her before leaving.

I went back to the first floor and the room Carlisle was waiting in. "How'd it go" He asked from the chair he was sitting in. "It was alright...she wants me to move back to Chicago with her for the summer. I said I would go" I shrugged and sat on the bed. "Edward, are you sure that's a good idea" Carlisle started out, unsure and hesitant. "Dad, I need to go, I almost killed my mother and now she wants to move away, I can't just not go!" I protested.

"Okay, Edward, you can do what you want as long as you're back here for school in September" He sighed and rubbed his face. I smirked. Now all I had to do was tell Bella

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Okay, I hope everyone enjoyed that. I've been getting so distracted that I can barely sit down and write a chapter. Well, I hope you enjoyed and please review.