I DON'T OWN THE TWILIGHT SAGA! SM DOES AND I JUST PLAY IN HER WORLD!

Chapter 9: "Please Understand"

Bella POV

He stood there awkwardly.

"What do you want, Edward?" I finally said, breaking the silence.

"I-I wanted to talk to you," he stuttered.

I rolled my eyes. "Well, no duh, genius. That's kind of the reason you stayed."

"Uh . . . right. Um. Bella, I'm really sorry about last night, but what you don't understand is that Melony is a very headstrong girl."

I rolled my eyes once again. "She lives with me. I think I know that. She even once stood up to Sam."

"Yes, well, I just want you to know that when she was a child she never wanted me to stand up for her. She always wanted to be the person to stand up for herself. She hates being considered weak.

I nodded meekly. I knew all of this. I've lived with Melony for what seems forever. I loved her like she was my own daughter. Her and my daughter were the best of friends. They were inseparable.

"Bella . . ." He moved closer to me. I took an automatic step back. He sighed.

"I'm sorry," he said. "I'm sorry I hurt you. I'm sorry you think I don't love you. The truth is that I do; so very, very much. Bella, I have kicked myself so many times because of how I hurt you. Twice. And worst that you had to resort to going to the dog, once again, for comfort."

Now that made me angry.

"Jacob has been there for everything! He was there for the birth of our child! He saved my life! He imprinted on our daughter! He protected me! He protects my family! Jacob is my best friend! Don't you DARE insult him because you shouldn't be one to talk! You were even THERE! Get out of my house!"

I pushed him towards the door. Luckily, now I wasn't a weak little human. He actually moved somewhere. I guess he took the hint because he left. He simply walked through the door, and didn't look back. Good riddance.

I sighed and turned around. Standing on the steps were my two daughters, Melony and Renesmee. They were in their pajama pants and tank tops. I sighed again, running my hand through my hair.

"How much did you hear?" I asked.

Melony shrugged.

"Mostly all of it," Nessie answered.

"Look, I-I'm sorry you had to see that. It's just . . . there's a lot of stuff going on right now, and I . . . I don't know."

"It's okay, Bella," Melony said. "It's your life, after all. I think Dad needs to back off for a little. Let you cool down."

I half-smiled. I went up the stairs at vampire speed, and gave them a huge hug.

"We need to get to bed," Nessie said when we pulled away. "We're spending the whole day with our loves," she explained dreamily.

"You better not let Edward hear you say that," I said jokingly, rolling my eyes.

"Gosh, why does he hate Jake, but not Cole?"

"Because him and Jacob have some . . . bad blood between each other from another time," I explained.

"Well goodnight, Bella," Melony said.

"Night, Mom!"

Nessie skipped up the stairs happily.

"Melony, you wanna talk about it?"

She shook her head. "No, not really . . . at least, I don' think so."

"Mel, I know you want your father to be happy, but-"

"That's not it, Bells. It's just . . . I know you two belong together. You're soul mates. It's your life, of course, and I'm not telling you what to do, but . . I know when I see it."

I smiled sympathetically. "I know, hun, I know."

She nodded slowly. "Don't let bad blood win," she said while walking upstairs. "Let love."

Edward POV

I stood there awkwardly. Now what? I stayed, but how was I supposed to get her to listen? Bella was stubborn. She would never want to listen.

"What do you want, Edward?" she finally said, breaking the silence.

"I-I wanted to talk to you," I stuttered.

She rolled my eyes. "Well, no duh, genius. That's kind of the reason you stayed."

"Uh . . . right," I began. "Um. Bella, I'm really sorry about last night, but what you don't understand is that Melony is a very headstrong girl."

She rolled my eyes once again. "She lives with me. I think I know that. She even once stood up for Sam."

Wow. My daughter was tough. Way more than I gave her credit for.

"Yes, well, I just want you to know that when she was a child she never wanted me to stand up for her. She always wanted to be the person to stand up for herself. She hates being considered weak.

She nodded meekly.

"Bella . . ." I moved closer. She took an automatic step back. I sighed.

"I'm sorry," I said. "I'm sorry I hurt you. I'm sorry you think I don't love you. The truth is that I do; so very, very much. Bella, I have kicked myself so many times because of how I hurt you. Twice. And worst that you had to resort to going to the dog, once again, for comfort."

She got visibly angrier. What did I do?

"Jacob has been there for everything! He was there for the birth of our child! He saved my life! He imprinted on our daughter! He protected me! He protects my family! Jacob is my best friend! Don't you DARE insult him because you shouldn't be one to talk! You were even THERE! Get out of my house!"

She pushed me towards the door. I can take a hint. I walked through the door, not looking back. The door slammed behind me. I let out a breath of air.

I had messed up. Again. Of course I shouldn't have insulted Jacob. He was there, and I wasn't. He imprinted (much to my dismay) on the daughter we had together. Another one of the wolves imprinted on my daughter. Both of them found loves, so, if anything, I should be grateful to Jacob's pack. How could I have missed that?

I silently got in my car, and sped away. I mentally kicked my self repeatedly along the way.

Stupid Edward! Stupid, stupid, stupid!


AN

I know it's kind of short, but the story will be taking the turning point soon. The next chapter will be all about Melony and Cole. The chapter after will be the climax of it all. Promise. Please review! Last chapter was pretty good. I have a total of 12 reviews to eight chapters. This will be the ninth one, so let's have more reviews!

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