EPOV
I stared at Bella in shock. She was bawling, under the pouring rain, and she kept hugging herself tight. Why would she be crying? She cheated on me, not the other way around. I was so confused, but I still knew that Bella couldn't stand in the rain longer or she would get sick. I nodded at Bella as a sign to come in, and she gave me a grateful smile before heading inside. I went to the laundry room and got Bella a dry towel for her hair, and also a clean outfit from Alice (shhh, don't tell her I took it!) so she would change. When she came out, she still had bloodshot eyes, but she was no longer crying. I was pleased with that, but a part of my mind wondered why she would be crying if she was the one who did this to me.
"I-I'm sorry," she apologized. My heart crumpled and died, she was dumping me, "I did not realize he would go so low," she whispered. Wait, what? I thought her next words would be something like: 'it just didn't work out between us,' or 'I don't love you anymore' but the winner was a classic 'I never loved you'. I looked at her puzzled, shocked, and a bit of anger still left.
"Whatever do you mean, Bella?" I asked her. She sighed, and motioned with her hand if she could seat in the couch.
"I told you Shawn was my ex-boyfriend, and that I once thought I loved him." She reminded me, I nodded, "Well, all he wanted was to get inside my panties… still does," she frowned. I held a poker face, but jealousy still filled me. "And he wants me back, so he thought that by making you look at us kissing, would be the way," she said barely above a whisper. I suddenly understood one thing, the problem all along, her secret, her guilty look, had been because of Shawn. I had suspected it had something to do with him, but I didn't think it would get her so troubled. I sighed, running my hands through my hair in exasperation.
"Look, Bella… I know you are hiding something from me, alright? But for me to consider us moving on, you have to be honest with me," I told her. She looked panicked, then regretful, and then she looked scared, then determined.
"I know that, Edward. And guilt has been eating me alive for a long time. The thing is, Edward, that you might get mad at me, you might get scared, and you might never want to see me again if I tell you my secret," Bella looked away, fiddling with her fingers. I stared at her… not want her?! What a ridiculous thought.
"Bella, please, I beg of you to tell me; I will never run away," I promised.
"Promise?" she asked and I nodded; she sighed. "Fine then, you win; I will tell you." She threw her hands in the air in exasperation.
"Edward, when I lived in Virginia, I was kind of a nerd. I had a huge crush on Shawn, the most popular guy in school." I shuddered to think of Bella having a crush on anybody but me, "So you will understand my surprise when one day he asked me out. I quickly said yes, without even thinking it. So, the day of our date, it all started well, but quickly it all changed; I started hating his pervert guts. When we got to my house, mom was out shopping, and Emmett was at a party. Shawn took advantage of that, and took me to my room. We started making out, an innocent act, when it changed. He started to remove my shirt, I protested, he slapped me, and took off all of my clothes. Edward… he abused me; and left me pregnant," I growled at the last part, but then it dawned on me: Bella had a child. I stared at her blankly, and a tear escaped her eye.
"You… what?" I asked when I found my voice back. She sighed, and switched sofa and came to sit next to me.
"He left me pregnant, Edward." She repeated.
"Did… did you have it?" I asked afraid of the answer. Bella looked scared again, and I knew what her answer would be.
"Yes, I did. But I gave her for adoption… worst mistake of my life," she whispered to herself.
"She? So, you have a daughter, and you never told me?!" I asked mad. When she looked at me with a sad face, I controlled myself. So I did the classical stuff; I placed myself in her shoes. The worst thing was; I understood her point of view. Seeing as how she had the baby, and how it is not normal for a girl to admit she has a daughter, and that the dude won't go running for the hills.
"I-I'm sorry. I never told you because I knew it would put your life in danger," she whispered. I looked at her confused; why would my life be in danger? "My mother died trying to send Shawn to jail. She was found dead in an alley." She spoke softly. I was stunned; she never spoke of her mother, and here she was, telling me how her poor mother died. I froze, not for being afraid for my life, but for Bella's.
I scooted closer to her, and when she saw my actions; she flung herself toward me, and sobbed in my chest. When she looked up, she looked so vulnerable I wanted to cry.
"My daughter is called Annabeth Marie Johnson," Bella told me, smiling proudly at the thought of her daughter. That smile was different to her other smiles; that one was a motherly one, the kind Esme gave me when I played a song to her on my piano. I stared at Bella, and when she finally broke out of her trance, she blushed furiously. I chuckled, and hugged her again.
BPOV
After I had finished blushing furiously, Edward and I kept talking. I told him about how I had gotten that bruise some weeks ago, and he had this murderous look that could easily compete with Emmett's. What was my other mistake? Telling him I had told Alice about it all. Oh man was he furious…
"YOU TOLD ALICE BUT NOT ME?!" he yelled. I cringed internally, even thought I knew he had a small point.
"She knew something was up; she gave me no choice. I didn't let her tell anybody, because I was-am afraid of what Shawn might do if somebody else knew about our, er, situation." He looked like he wanted to keep fighting, but decided not to, seeing as it was leading nowhere.
"Is there anything else I should know?" he asked softly. I was momentarily offended about his hidden accusation, but seeing as I had lied to him, I let it go easily.
"Well… my daughter is in town. She will be 1 year old shortly, and her adoptive parents brought her here on a mini vacation. I went to see her a few days ago, with Alice, and with Emmett also." I told him. He had a thoughtful expression, but I knew he was thinking 'Alice knows her daughter but not me?!'
"When will you see her again?" he asked me. I shrugged.
"I dunno, maybe today…" I suddenly had an idea and I beamed at him. "Oh, Edward, I have a great idea! Would you like to meet Annabeth?" I asked exited. That did the trick because he smiled my favorite crooked smile.
"I would love to," he said. I smiled, and hugged him fiercely. When I pulled away I looked into his eyes, and before I got lost in them, I leaned in and kissed him. Oh, how much had I wanted this since he and I got together? Before, whenever I kissed him, or looked at him; I felt guilty. Then, all I could feel was happiness. He returned the kiss, but he returned it sweetly. I loved him; there was no doubt about that. I was meant for him just as he was meant for me. When we pulled away for the stupid need of air, we both smiled goofily at each other.
"I love you, Edward; always have and always will," I told him. His smile only grew, as did mine.
"Forever and ever," he promised me.
I didn't know for how long he and I laid there cuddled in the couch, but all I knew was that I was happy. Happy he forgave me, happy he loved me, happy we were together, happy he wanted to meet my daughter, and happy we would be together forever and ever. At some point, we decided that if Edward wanted to meet Annabeth we had to leave quickly.
Edward took us in his Volvo, my hand intertwined with his the whole time, to the hotel. He told me he was a bit nervous, and he also told me that he hoped she had my clumsiness. I blushed furiously at that, which made him say he also hoped Annabeth blushed as I always did.
When we got to the hotel, Edward being the perfect gentleman he was opened the door for me and together we walked in the hotel. We raced to the Johnson's hotel room, knocked, and the door flew open.
"Mr. Johnson, how are you?" I asked politely.
"Bella! How nice of you to come visit Annabeth, she has been anxious for your visits and also your brother's," he said with a warm smile. Mr. Johnson was about 21 years, and Clarisse was 20 years old. Andrew (but I called him Andy) looked like he was even younger, with black hair and gray with green eyes. He was very handsome, but nowhere as gorgeous as Edward.
"Well, today instead of bringing Emmett I decided to bring my boyfriend," I told him with a wide smile. Andy looked surprised, since I think he thought I wouldn't be having boyfriends in a long time.
"Hello, my name is Edward Cullen, pleasure to meet you…" Edward left the sentence hanging waiting for Andy to finish it.
"Andrew Johnson, but you may call me Andy," he smiled and both shook hands. We were walking inside of the apartment when Edward wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me closer to him.
"How old is he?" Edward asked me. I looked at him puzzled.
"21 years old, why?" I asked him. He shrugged, but he still looked tense. Suddenly it dawned on me: Edward was jealous! He looked so cute when he was jealous, but I had to reassure him I loved him and not Andy. When we sat down on the couch, we sat next to each other. I turned to speak to him, but he was already staring at me. I blushed but didn't pay attention to it.
"I love you," I smiled at him.
"I love you too," he said. I smiled wider and gave him a chaste kiss. Then, as if on cue, Annabeth appeared from the hotel bedroom. I ran to her and scooped her up in my arms.
"Annabeth! How are you baby? Look, I brought you a friend for you to meet," I said. She smiled, and her blue eyes shined with joy.
"Edward, this is Annabeth, my daughter." I told him. He smiled and took Annabeth in his arms. They played for a while, and with each minute I fell more in love with Edward. He looked so much like a father, and I hoped one day we would have our own. If only Annabeth had been Edward's child, I would be so happy, knowing her father was him. The only thing I was grateful towards Shawn was that he gave me this beautiful baby.
"Honey, we have to go home now, it's getting late and I'm sure Annabeth has curfew," I said. Edward and I said our goodbyes, and headed to his Volvo. When we got inside, Edward was really quiet, and I didn't know what to do.
"Edward, what's wrong?"
"I- she looks just like you, Bella. And I guess it made me kind of jealous that you had such an amazing child, and that it's not mine," he said sadly. I squeezed his hand tightly, and gave him a warm smile.
"Edward, I wish that one day, I might have another child… but with you," I told him honestly. His face lit up, and my heart warmed with love.
"I love you so much, Bella." He said.
"I love you too," I said and leaned towards him and gave him a kiss.
"Now let's go, I bet everybody is wondering where we are," I said. And just on cue, my phone rang.
"Hello?" I asked.
"ISABELLA MARIE SWAN WHERE IN THE HELL ARE YOU?!" Emmett bellowed.
"Em, calm down, I'm fine. I am with Edward, we are heading home now," I said. I heard him sigh, and after a few minutes he spoke.
"Alright, but I expect you to tell me everything once you get here" he demanded.
"Yes, yes, goodbye Emmett," I said and hung up. Edward stared at me blankly, but I just smiled and reassured him everything was alright.
That night was one night to remember. When we got home Emmett and Charlie were waiting by the front door. Charlie's face was purple, and Emmett's face was red. Of course I told Edward to run for his life. Emmett wasn't as bad as Charlie because he knew why I did it, but Charlie almost popped a vain. After a lot of begging, complaining, shouting, crying and laughing, we got to the conclusion that I had to call before disappearing for so many hours. So all in all, I was very lucky.
Hey! Umm... I am really really really really sorry for not updating sooner. I kind of got in trouble... so I was not allowed to use my computer until today, which made me very sad. But, I'm back! And since I made you wait so long I am already working on Chapter like... 14. So please, enjoy! Oh, oh,oh! But not before dropping me a review!! :)
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