A/N: Welcome back and thanks for reading.
And let me warn you. Things are taking a turn.
This idea just hit me, hope it comes through smoothly!
Disclaimer: Okay, I must admit... The characters... Well, you see... Uh... I'm sorry, uh, they... They aren't mine.
There was a knock on the door.
Actually, it was three quick, hard, knocks. I stood up off the couch. "I got it."
Bella was in the bathroom, getting ready for the day. The blow dryer was on, since she recently got out of the shower.
"Thanks." She called back.
Hmm, she did hear me.
I walked over to the door and just after the fourth knock I opened it.
"Hello?" I asked curiously.
That's when I heard a gasp. "Edward..."
"Uh..." I stood there awkwardly. "Hello."
"Edward," This woman repeated. She looked older, perhaps her early fifties or late forties and had blonde hair that must be dyed. "It is you."
"Yes?" I asked confused.
"Oh of course you won't remember." The woman scolded herself. "It's me Aunt Lucy."
Nothing clicked.
"You were so young the last time I saw you! You were at home with your mother. Wait... at the funeral..."
Nothing even clicked.
"I don't have any Aunt's. My parents' didn't have siblings." I responded gruffly. I hated speaking of my parents, it wasn't like I wanted to be reminded they were dead.
"I was a really close family friend so you and Alice called me Aunt Lucy. You're mother and I had tea on Sunday's a lot."
Something clicked.
"Oh." I nodded. "Oh!"
"Yeah." She smiled.
.
.
.
"What are you doing here?" I asked confused. "I mean, not to be rude... I just... I'm confused." I admitted. "But please, come inside."
"I knew Elizabeth raised a gentleman." Lucy smiled and walked inside once I stepped aside. "Such a nice house."
She turned to face me. "I heard someone moved in through the neighbours chat. I live down the road... I heard a Cullen was moving in and I just had to say hello and see if it was you... I mean the name clicked, I didn't get a first name and if it wasn't you I was just going to say hello and welcome the new person." She explained this all quickly, reminding me of Alice's quick rambles.
"People." I corrected.
"Pardon me?" Lucy asked.
"Welcome the new people. I don't live here alone." I explained and looked at Lucy. The more I looked, the more I remembered.
"Oh." She looked confused. "Oh! You aren't alone."
The blow dryer was off and Bella was being awfully quiet in the bathroom. I wondered if she could hear Lucy and I. I heard the sink turn on and the water run since the room was so silent.
"You aren't..." Lucy mused almost pushingly.
"I live here with my wife." I smiled widely.
"Wife!" Lucy smiled. "You're married?"
I nodded. "Yeah for just over half a year." It wasn't awkward talking about it which was strange, usually talking about myself in any way of form I'd get all nervous and start pulling at my hair. Lucy was still smiling.
"So sweet." She mused.
I heard the bathroom door open. "That's her right now, actually."
Lucy and I both looked over and sure enough Bella came into the living room in her dark denim jeans and a blue shirt with frills. Yeah, I certainly liked the outfit.
Bella's gorgeous in blue. In anything actually, but blue... Well, blue did something for me.
She had her long hair in natural curls and I couldn't stop the wide grin from spreading across my face. "Lucy, this is my Bella."
I opened my arm and Bella walked over to stand beside me and I closed my arm by wrapping it around her shoulders.
"Hello," Bella greeted Lucy.
"Hi. I'm Lucy, I'm a close family friend to Edward." She greeted back.
"I see." My wife replied. "So you're in the neighbourhood?"
"Just a few doors down, yes." She nodded in reply.
"Awesome, now we actually know people, eh hubs?" Bella nudged me.
"Hubs?" Lucy mouthed to me.
I chuckled. I'd explain that later. "Yeah," I kissed the top of Bella's head. "Which is good."
"Yeah." Bella agreed.
"Well I don't mean to bother," Lucy started. "I'd love to catch up sometime, I need to get groceries today."
"Oh alright." I nodded.
"Yeah, but tonight, if you want you can come over for dinner. It's nothing special-" Bella started.
"I'll be here." Lucy smiled. "What time?"
"Uh, five?" Bella asked.
"Alright."
"See you then." I told Lucy as she walked over to the door. She opened it and stepped outside, bringing it closed behind her.
"Whoa." I said the minute the door clicked shut. "I was not expecting that."
"She seems nice." Bella turned and looked at me. My mind was going in a thousand different directions.
Okay, so I moved in with my wife.
We meet nice neighbours.
We live on the corner so there isn't someone else on the left.
Still, there are people across the street...
"Whoa." I repeated.
Then suddenly, Lucy's here. I woman I haven't seen in years or thought about for just as long. She was a close family friend but I just forgot her... I never really came to think about it. When my parents died, I just zoned out and when I came back I wasn't the same. I didn't think, I didn't feel...
Until Bella came into my life that is.
I felt Bella press her hands to either side of my face. "Are you alright, Edward?"
I swallowed. "Yeah, just a lot to take in."
"Did you remember her?" Bella questioned.
I nodded with her hands still on either side of my face. "Yeah, after a moment I did."
"She was a friend of your mother's?" Bella asked me gently.
"Yes." I replied.
"Are you happy to see her?"
"I think so. She kind of reminds me of the good that was around with my mother. When I thought about my mom, I just remembered the funeral and a few other things but now..." I shook my head. "This is a lot."
Bella slowly removed her hands and I instantly rubbed my temples.
"It must be." My wife agreed.
"I need to... think this through." I was so uneasy it bugged me. I walked over to the couch and sat down.
I heard my love sigh and I looked up at her. "Want some hot chocolate."
A small smiled spread across my lips. "That'd be great, thank you."
She walked over to the kitchen and started opening cupboards.
"Lucy got my mom to get me into piano, I took lessons because of her." I said aloud of out nowhere. "My mom thought I'd want a guitar for my birthday but Lucy said I looked more like a piano man."
I chuckled.
"She's smart." Bella smiled.
"Yeah, my mom would always joke saying that she knew things that people didn't even know about themselves. She can just tell."
"And she could tell you were a piano man." Bella laughed and I heard the kitchen tap go off. With the open layout it was easy to have a conversation with Bella in the kitchen and me in the living room. I looked to my right and saw her opening the fridge and grabbing out the jub of milk.
"She could tell that Alice loved fashion when she was so little. I mean, before she could speak." I added.
It was all coming back to me so fast.
"Well she was dead on." Bella joked and I heard her stir the cups. I could hear the clanking of the spoon against the coffee cup each time she stirred it around.
"I'd say." I shook my head and chuckled.
This was weird.
My wife walked back into the living room with two cups in her hands and handed one to me as she sat down on the couch next to me. I took it eagerly, thanked her and took a sip. "This is really good."
"Hot chocolate is the best." Bella agreed and took a sip. "It would be better if we had whip cream on top of it."
"Yum." I took another sip. "I'm good with this though."
Bella scooted closer and our thighs were touching.
"Lucy thought I lived here alone." I said in a low, quiet tone.
"She did?" Bella asked.
I nodded. "I told her no."
My wife leaned into me.
"No, I'm not alone." I murmured.
"Nope." Bella said. "You're not."
It was silent for a bit, just the two of us drinking our hot chocolate.
"So what should I cook for dinner?" Bella asked.
A/N: It's short but updated. Writer's block... Majorly! I know what's happening, but that can be finished in less than 10,000 words and I want this story longer. I'll do short updates, but a lot of them and we'll see how this goes okay?
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