I blame writers block for the lateness of this chapter
Once they got off the train, they looked around
" So how far are we from your house?" Bella asked with a smile
" We are about 125 miles away from where I grew up" Edward said
" 125 miles?" Bella gasped
Edward chuckled, " Chicago is a big city and we lived in the more wealthy part of the city... my father, Edward Sr. was a lawyer, one of the best there was in this time"
" You must be proud" Bella said
Edward nodded, " We are close to Alexander's family, they live close by, in a small one bedroom apartment"
" Babushka, Dedushka" Alexander said
" Yes, pretty soon you get to see your grandparents" Bella said with a smile
Edward called for a cab and the three got in
Edward told the cab driver the address and the driver looked at him funny
" Why do you want to go there?" The cab driver asked
" No questions, we just do" Edward said
The cab driver glared at him, " Do you have enough money?"
Edward had a glare of his own, " Of course we do, and if you don't do as I say, then we will take our business somewhere else"
Edward took a small wad of cash out of his jacket pocket just to show the driver that he had money
The cab driver paled, " I'm sorry sir, I didn't know"
" Just drive" Edward said getting annoyed
" Yes sir" The cab driver said
It only took a half hour to get to Alexander's family's home
Edward handed the cab driver the money that was owed
" Keep the change" Edward said
The cab driver smiled, " Yes sir, thank you sir"
The three watched the cab driver leave
" Hmm, well that was slow" Bella said, " I'm so used to your driving... and running"
" Yah, I could run faster than that... but, we had to keep up appearances, We'll run when we go meet the... Masens... I don't want to ride in another slow car" Edward said
Bella chuckled at that then frowned, " Is it going to be too weird for you, seeing yourself and family now?"
Edward shrugged, " I guess we'll see when that time comes... now lets go return this little guy to his family"
Bella nodded
They walked up to the door to the apartment and knocked
A few moments later, a young lady answered the door and greeted them in Russian
Edward answered and pointed to Alexander
" Alexander" The young lady Anya gasped
" Anya, Anya" Alexander squealed and he was wiggling from Bella's arms wanting to be in his sister's arms
That got Alexander's grandparents attention and they too came to the door and started talking in Russian and hugging and kissing their grandson
The older man started speaking in Russian to Edward and Edward started speaking in Russian, Bella was just so confused
They were invited in and the older woman offered some of their soup for lunch
" It would be rude not to accept" Edward whispered low enough for only Bella to hear
Bella smiled and accepted the very watered down soup
" I explained to them how we were on the Titanic and saved their grandson, they asked about his father but I told them that he didn't make it and we are sorry for their loss, they are very thankful we saved Alexander" Edward explained
What was really cute was that Alexander explained his experience his own way
They stayed through lunch and then Edward told the family that he and Bella had to go
The family thanked them again and again, they were so happy their grandson was safe and sound
Edward and Bella accepted their thanks and Edward took out of his pocket, a big wad of cash
The family didn't want to accept it, Edward and Bella did so much for them already
Edward insisted, he wanted to help Alexander get a good education and education cost a lot of money, he also gave them some money to help pay some expenses
Edward explained that it wasn't charity, but it was being a good friend and he just wanted the best for Alexander, Alexander was like a son to Edward and Bella for the last few days, they just wanted to help out
After a while the family finally agreed to take the money, and they promised to pay them back as soon as they could
Edward agreed to that, knowing that they wouldn't pay him back, he was fine with that
After one last hug goodbye from the family and most importantly Alexander, Edward and Bella left the apartment
" Wow" Bella whispered once they were at least a block gone
" What?" Edward asked
" They have so little... but... they still didn't want to take your money" Bella said
Edward nodded, " They are proud people... a good family"
" When we get back to our time, we need to see what has become of Alexander" Bella said
Edward agreed and then smiled, " So, are you ready to meet the Masens?"
Bella smiled and nodded