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18. Fights and surprises.

Bpov:

Today was Saturday and Edward and I were at his house in the sunroom, working on our homework. We promised our parents we would have it done before tomorrow and in return they agreed on letting us go to the Seattle for the entire day. The Linken park concert was starting at seven Pm that night but Edward wanted to go early in the morning already. He said that there was something he wanted to show me.

I looked at him and watched how he worked, he was wearing a white shirt over some old jeans and had a pencil stuck behind his ear. He would frown ever so often as he finished his English paper. As if he could feel my eyes on him he looked up, I felt a pang of gilt as I looked at his still purple eye. Why couldn't I just have kept my mouth shut? I saw the whole fiasco again in my head.

Flashback:

It was a stormy Thursday afternoon and Edward and I were running towards Alice's car, we didn't see Jacob leaning against her car until we reached it.

"Cullen, finally I've been waiting for you." He sneered pushing away from the car.

"Jacob what's going on? Where are the others?" I looked around searching for our friends, Emmett and Jasper specifically.

"Hello Isabella, don't worry I have something to discuss with Edward." He said taking a step in Edward's direction. Isabella, something was wrong. Jacob only called me Isabella when he was mad about something. Seeing the way he was glaring at Edward I knew who he had an issue with.

Edward pulled on my arm pulling me behind him as if to protect me. "Now Jacob, let's be civilized about this and go talk about this somewhere else."

Jacob stopped a few paces away from Edward taking in his protective form in front of me. "No I think right here is fine. If you're man enough to sleep with Bella, you should be man enough to face the consequences."

My jaw dropped open, "Jacob I'm not sleeping…" Edward didn't get a chance to finish his sentence as Jacob's fist made contact with his face. He's arm snapped out so quickly neither one of us even saw it coming. Edward moved to the side blocking more attacks but never attacking back. Kids began screaming and a rather big crowd formed around us.

"JACOB STOP IT NOW!" I screamed at him as he circled Edward looking for an opening, Edward was being backed up against a wall. It started raining forcing everything to turn into a blur, Edward tried to move to the side but Jacob blocked him of grabbing him by the throat and pushed him up against the wall, choking him.

"I'm only asking you once Jacob, let go of me." Edward choked out.

Jacob laughed choking him even harder. Edward raised his hands and grabbed Jacob's thumbs turning them away from his palms. The movement caused Jacob to move his arms downwards. It opened up his chest. Edward launched forward kicking him full in the chest and Jacob fell a few paces back into the ground.

"I did not sleep with Bella, Jacob. I'm guessing you heard it on Forks High stereo but it's not true." Jacob got to his feet staggering a little.

"Sorry but I don't care." He said making another swing at Edward but out of nowhere Emmett grabbed him from behind and Jasper stood next to Edward his hands balled into fists.

"Stop Jacob, can't you see that you're hurting Bella."

Jacob stopped writhing against Emmett's grip and looked at me. He went limp from what he saw. I don't know how I looked but tears and rain stained my face. I was completely soaked through and was staring at Edward scanning for any injuries. The one side of his face was swollen and he would have a nice purple eye the next day.

Satisfied that he didn't need a hospital I walked to Jacob, "I'm not sleeping with him, I thought you knew me better than that. The Jacob I knew would never attack someone like this but since he is gone, you can go to hell." Emmett let go of him after he didn't make anymore attempts to escape his hold. He walked of without turning back and Edward pulled me into his chest.

"Are you ok love?" He asked kissing my head.

"Yes I'm fine, I'm sorry Edward I should have kept my mouth shut. If I never said anything to Jessica this would never have happened."

He pulled me towards Alice's car while the crowd started to disappear, I could see our friends waiting for us. Alice was digging for something in her trunk.

"It's not your fault. He was looking for something to start a fight and that only gave him reason not to wait any longer. Now get in the car and out of this stupid rain." He said opening the back door for me. I wanted to say something but was interrupted by Alice.

"Edward, sit down and let me see if I could do something for that cheek of yours." She pushed him down on the front seat with his back to the steering wheel so that he faced to the door. She started to clean his cheek with all kinds of anesthetics.

"Thank you guy's for helping. I really didn't want to hit him but there was no other way out when he choked me like that." Edward thanked Emmett and Jasper.

"No problem bro, you would have done the same thing for us." He and Jasper held out their fists for Edward to bud and I just shook my head, Boys!

"Oh, in a heartbeat." he said as he budded fists with them.

"Where's Rose?" I asked Alice where she was still busy tending to Edward.

"She left during last period, she didn't feel well. Um… it would be better if we didn't tell her about this. She would castrate Jacob if she found out."

Present time:

"Earth to Bella." I blinked as Edward broke trough my memories.

"Sorry I was just thinking about the fight with Jacob."

He sighed, "We've been over this Bells it wasn't your fault." By that he means he has changed the subject every time I mentioned it.

"No I just thought of something. Why did you not want to hit Jacob back, by that move you did when he chocked you, you could have ended the fight allot earlier?"

He smiled lazily at me, "Because a smart person does not win fights, they avoid it and I didn't want to hurt a person you care about." I snorted. "Bella, you might not have cared at that moment but you will afterwards when you have calmed down enough." I got up and went to sit on his lap. His arms slid around my waist automatically.

I caressed his bruised eye. When Rose asked what happened to his face he asked her if she wanted the long or short story. She replied with short so he told her that he walked into a door and when she asked for the long story he said he walked into a door on his way to the bathroom yesterday night. She did find out eventually and it took allot of convincing before she agreed to leave Jacob alone.

"What are you smiling about?" Edward asked me while playing with my hair.

"How wonderful person you are." I leaned in and kissed him. I groaned when he pulled away after a short while.

"Bella, would you like to meet my mother tomorrow, when we're in Seattle?" I shot up from his lap and looked at him frowning.

"I thought your parents where dead." I simply stated staring at him. He walked to the window and stared at nothing. "I'm sorry that was rude." I apologized but it sounded very weak in my ears as I was still struck by the fact that his mother was alive.

"It's ok Bella, how could you have known otherwise. If by dead you mean not living and breathing, then my mother is very much alive and my father is very much dead."

I walked to where he was still standing in front of the window. I slid my arms around his waist to comfort him resting the side of my face against his back. "Do you remember that I told you that I had a brother?" He asked without turning around but he placed his hand over my linked ones across his flat stomach.

"Yes, you said his name was Alexander." I remembered our conversation in the biology class briefly.

"Yes, he committed suicide about two years ago. My father couldn't handle it and began drinking hoping he could drown his sorrows. He couldn't stand being in the same room as me and he usually went to bed as soon as his bottle was empty. About one month after my brother's death he couldn't sleep so he took sleeping pills. Turns out alcohol and sleeping pills don't mix, he died that night of a hart attach. Two days after his death my mother woke up and thought I was three years old. She kept on calling for my brother and father, the doctors said she had a breakdown and it would be best if she was in a medical facility with people that could take care of her."

I just stood there holding him. He lost everybody that was close to him in such a short time. I couldn't imagine how he was even sane. If Alice should commit suicide and Charlie died of a heart attack brought on by alcohol and sleeping pills and Renee should wake up thinking I was three years old, I would loose my mind. I wouldn't be able to give up my mother if she was the only one left after everyone I loved died.

I wouldn't be half the person Edward was, caring and selfless. I would be exactly the person he tried to portray when he came to Forks. "Edward I'm so sorry." He turned in our embrace and held me close.

"It's ok I learned to cope with it and I'm truly happy now. Happier than I've been in a long time and it's mostly thanks to you. That's why I want you to meet my mother because you truly see me." I reached up on my tip toes and kissed his soft lips.

"Of course I'll meet her, with a son like you she must be a marvelous person."

He scooped me up and turning me in a circle, "Will there ever be a day when you don't take my breath away?"

We twirled a few more times when we heard someone clear their throat in the doorway, "Sorry to interrupt but your friends will be here soon for the sleepover. Do you mind giving me a hand in the living room?" Carlisle asked smiling at us.

"We'll be there in a sec, just want to put away these books". I have forgotten the whole gang was coming here for a sleepover. It was our idea so that my parents would let me sleep here tonight making it easier to leave early tomorrow morning. I helped Edward put away our school things and then we walked hand in hand to the living room.

Edward helped Carlisle move the furniture so that they could make one big bed in front of the TV and I helped Esme prepare some snacks. Esme seemed very hyper during the preparations.

"Oh this is going to be great, Edward has never had a sleep over before and I have never had a house full with young people. This is really going to be great." Carlisle laughed and walked into the kitchen sliding his arms around her waist while kissing her in the neck.

Edward stood in the doorway and winked at me. "I don't know who is more exited, Esme for having so much people to care for or Carlisle who is happy I actually have friends that want to sleep over." We all laughed when we heard honking from outside.

"That would be Emmett, come on Bells we better go greet everybody before they decide to leave and break Esme's heart." I followed him outside were Emmett was unpacking his jeep.

"Hey guys we brought food and entertainment, I hope you're ready for a long night." Edward grabbed the food while Emmet and Jasper grabbed some games and an Xbox. I helped the girls unpack some extra blankets and pillows.

"Did someone remember the horror movie?" I asked while we waited for Alice to lock the jeep.

"Yes we remembered it's the most important part of the sleep over." We giggled as I showed them the way to the living room. Emmett was already connecting his Xbox to the TV.

The night went by rather quickly, we played games against each other even Esme played against Emmett and pulverized him into the ground in Halo. The food disappeared quickly and now we were finally settled down to watch Quarantine. I lay next to Edward my head on his chest and our legs entangled and before I knew it Edward was shaking me trying to wake me up.

"Morning love, we have to get ready to leave soon. Go shower and I'll make you a quick breakfast." I groaned it was five Am in the morning. I looked to were the rest was still sound asleep, Emmett was snoring softly making Rose's hair move as he breathed in and out. I got up and did as Edward asked.

I was enjoying the omelet Edward made for me, while he took a shower, when Esme walked into the kitchen. "Morning Bella, did you sleep ok?" she asked pouring herself a cup of coffee.

"I slept like a rock. I hope we didn't make to much noise." Esme smiled and came to sit across from me.

"No not at all. Edward's going to take you to see his mother isn't he?" I just nodded because my mouth was full of food. "That's good. It means he is serious about you. I haven't seen him like this at all although Carlisle says he was like this before all the tragedies. You have made him live again Bella." I have forgotten to eat and was gaping at Esme as if she was an alien from another galaxy.

"Thanks, I think."

She smiled, "I hope you enjoy your concert, we'll talk again later." She said as Edward came into the kitchen looking warm and refreshed after his shower. Esme got up and kissed the top of my head as she passed me, I finished my omelet.

"That was the best omelet I have ever had." I stood in front of Edward and brushed a few wet curls from his forehead before kissing him quickly.

"Mm I see what you mean. If that's my payment I'll have to have more sleepovers. Come on we have to get going." He grabbed my hand and almost towed me out to the car where he quickly opened my door for me. "Your chariot awaits Mrs. Swan." He said placing one hand behind his back while holding the other palm upwards and bending forwards like an old chauffeur.

"Thank you Mr. Cullen." I said as I climbed into the car.

We drove for awhile before I recognized the music that was playing, "You like Clair de lune?" He looked at me from the corner of his eyes.

"There you go surprising me again and yes Debussy is great. How do you know it" I turned it a little louder.

"I have a very complicated music taste. I like music from Classical to Heavy Metal but my favorite genre is Alternative Rock. If I like a song I like it end of story. But there are some songs that irritate me and it would grow on me until I like it." I said watching the scenery fly by.

"That's not so complicated, what's your favorite band?" We asked each other questions about music getting involved in debates about certain bands or music until we reached the outskirts of Seattle.

Edward turned onto a beautiful winding road that led to a big house surrounded by the most beautiful garden I have ever seen. "This is Welgerust, its Dutch for well rested. It was founded by a Dutchman. He restored the then fallen house to its former glory and settled down with his family. His daughter was also like my mother, so he dedicated his life to make her life as comfortable as possible. His family still runs the place with great care". We stopped near the entrance. Edward took my hand and led me inside to the reception area.

The inside was as beautiful as the outside. A thick carpet damped our footsteps and the interior design was both luxurious and relaxing. The walls was not the white I expected but a natural pale cream with a painting every few meters. A small petite blonde worked behind the reception desk.

"Good afternoon, may I help you." She asked smiling at Edward ignoring me completely.

"Hello we are here to visit Elizabeth Mason." Edward's real surname was Mason? Edward Mason, that didn't sound bad at all. Come to think of it Edward would probably fit with any surname.

"We just have to fill in these forms. Who are you exactly?" She asked Edward and she was still ignoring me.

Edward slid his arm around my waist, "I'm Edward Cullen her son and this is my GIRLFRIEND Isabella Swan." The blondes smile fell as soon as she heard the girlfriend part.

"Please follow me." She turned and led the way to Edward's mother's room.

Edward took my hand, "You shouldn't be bothered with her because I only have eyes for you." Edward whispered to me as we followed her down the hall.

She stopped in front of a door and I felt my stomach tighten in anxiety. "She is right in here, enjoy your visit."

Blondie walked away, "Hey Bells, How do you get a twinkle in a blonde's eye?" He asked me and I frowned totally distracted. "You shine a flashlight in her ear." I laughed and felt some of the stress go away. How did he always know when I was stressing about something? "It will be ok Bella, just relax." He opened the door and pulled me in after him.

"Hello mom how have you been?" He let go of my hand and walked to a bronze haired woman in front of the window. She looked up and smiled the same crooked smile Edward smiles at me sometimes. She also had the same intense eyes.

"Eddie did you remember your brothers cake? We can't have a birthday party without it. Who is that Eddie, it doesn't look like Tanya?" She had the softest voice I have ever heard yet I could listen to it all day. Her green eyes sparkled as Edward kissed her cheek.

"Dad will bring the cake later on. Mom this is Isabella but she prefers Bella and she's from my new school I told you about." He sat down next to her keeping her hand in his and indicated to me to join them in the other chair.

"Isabella is more beautiful than Bella. She sure is pretty. One day when you're old enough you should take her on a date. When is your brother coming? I've been waiting all day for him. He is turning six you know." She said looking me up and down as I made my way over to the empty chair.

"I will surely take her on a date when were both old enough. He should be here any minute."

We spent about two hours with her when she said that she was tired and wanted to take a nap. She pecked Edward on the lips and kissed my cheek.

I was halfway out the door when she called Edward back. "Eddie I really like that one. You two should visit more often. Will you please tell your brother he must come see me and that I love him. O and remember not to wet your pants in public, it's embarrassing." He nodded and blew her a kiss before he turned and we walked to the car in silence.

"She is really wonderful Edward."

He smiled at me as he opened the door for me, "I wish you could have known her before this, she is only a shadow of the person she once was. She doesn't know me anymore. Every time I visit her I must remember to tell Alexander that she loves him but she never says it to me. She is living and breathing but to me she died two days after my father."

He closed the door and when he got into the car next to me I wanted to say something comforting, but what do you say to something like that?

A/n ok there is some big things happening in this chapter. Edward and Jacob had a fight. I'm not too good with fights hope this one wasn't too bad. Further Edward reveals to Bella his mother is alive. Esme has a small talk with Bella, that part was very spur of the moment. And finally we meet Edward's mom. I didn't do any research on any of these cases so don't kill me if some medical thing isn't entirely true. The pills and alcohol is true though, and I'm not sure if Wellgerust is Dutch, if not please tell me and I will correct it. Ok I'm of to play God of war 2, later.

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