A New Beginning

Chapter Fifteen:

"I like him Momma." Leo pulled back and smiled at me. I kissed his forehead.

"Me too, baby. Me too."

I walked into the living room still holding Leo to see Charlie on the couch watching the TV, already. I took that opportunity to look at my watch, 5.30pm, already? Wow.

"Hey Bells." Charlie said without looking away from the TV.

"Hey Dad." I said as I was walking back into the kitchen. I put Leo down and started making some food for him. "Have you eaten, already?" I called back.

"Yep." Charlie was in the kitchen now. "Where have you been all day, Bells?" Uh oh.

"Out." I smiled to myself.

"Doing what?" Charlie asked. Why did he choose now to get all interested in what I had been doing?

"I just went out with Leo for the day, that's all." It was only a small lie; I had been out with Leo. Charlie didn't need to know who else I was with.

"Okay." I heard him walk back into the living room.

I got Leo's dinner ready and put him on his chair in the kitchen.

Just then the phone started ringing; I climbed up onto the kitchen worktop and answered it.

"Hello?"

"Bella?" It was Jess.

"Hey Jess I was-"But she interrupted me.

"Why didn't you ring us?" Us?

"Is Angela there as well?"

"Hey Bella." Angela giggled from the other end. Ah, three-way calling.

"I didn't ring you because I have been back only about half an hour." Jess laughed.

"You know that is a terrible excuse Isabella Swan." She did not just full-name me.

"Why you full-naming me for? I was about to ring you."

"Oh. Sorry Bella." Jess and Angela giggled. "Tell us what happened then?"

"What do you want to know?"

"Everything!" They both shouted.

"Ouch you guys!" I laughed. I then proceeded to tell them everything that had happened today.

"Awww. He hugged you!" Oh, I hadn't mentioned the other bit yet.

"Jess, I haven't finished."

"Oh, Sorry. Carry on."

"We got back to my house and I let Leo inside and I was just about to go inside myself…" Jess interrupted me again.

"Does he know you like him?"

"Jessica Stanley! Will you let me finish." She did a quiet 'ooh' before shutting up.

"He stopped me and said 'You know that I really like you Bella.' I was stupid and squeaked." I heard Jess and Angela both gasp. "But then he kissed me."

"O-M-G!" Jess started squealing in the background. Shit. I had forgotten that Charlie was in the other room; I hope he hadn't heard that.

"What happened then?" Angela asked.

"He asked me to be his girlfriend." I smiled.

"Awww" Jess and Angela both said together. I saw Leo look up from his dinner.

"Momma, can I go and watch TV now?" He asked me.

"Sure Baby."

"Huh?" Jess asked.

"I was talking to Leo, love." Jess laughed.

"I'm guessing you said 'Yes'."

"Of course I did!" I laughed.

"We told you something would happen Bella. But Oh-No you refused to believe us."

"Fine. I'm sorry Jess."

"Ahem." I heard Angela say in the background. Oops.

"Sorry as well Angela."

"Apology accepted Bella. Awww, you two are going to be so cute together!" Jess squealed again. Ugh! She had to stop doing that!

"What's he like with Leo?" Angela asked.

"It's so cute! Leo really likes him as well… I'm scared though you guys." I winced.

"Scared?" They both said together.

"Scared. What if Edward decides he doesn't want to be with me anymore because of Leo? I can't get hurt like that again."

"Nothing will happen Bella! You will be fine. You said yourself he's really good with Leo. If he didn't like you Bella, he wouldn't have asked you to be his girlfriend." Jess had a point.

"Jess is right Bella. Everything will be fine." Angela pointed out.

"Thanks you two. I really like him. I don't wanna mess this up." I blushed.

"Awwwwww." They both said together.

"Are you happy I've told you now?" I laughed.

"Extremely!" Jess answered.

"Of course!" Angela replied.

I laughed again. "I'll see you two Monday. Bye."

"Bye Bella. And don't worry it will be fine trust us."

"Thanks. Bye!" I hung up. That was a long conversation.

I walked into the living room and sat on the armchair. Leo came bounding over and sat on my lap.

"Bells?" Charlie asked. Uh oh.

"Yeah, Dad?" Please don't ask about the phone conversation, please, please, please.

"What was that phone conversation about?" Crap. Ugh.

"I was just talking to Jess and Angela, that's all." I tried to move around the question.

Charlie looked at me. "Who else were you with today Bella?"

"Why does it matter?"

"Tell me Bella." Uh oh. Please don't be mad.

"You know the Cullen's Dad?" Charlie just nodded. "I was with Edward Cullen today."

"Oh. He's a nice boy." Yes! I was mentally doing a happy – dance. Yay! "Are you two 'dating' now?" Charlie did the air quotes above the word dating.

"Firstly Dad. Never do the air quotes thingy again. And yes I suppose we are." I smiled.

"Just be careful Bells." I smiled again. At least Charlie wasn't mad.

"Of course."

"Momma?" Leo looked up at me. "Are you talking about Edward?"

"Yeah, Baby."

Leo looked at Charlie. "I like him Grandpa. He's nice." Leo smiled. This made Charlie happier.

"Well good kiddo. Just remember Bells." I nodded; Charlie went back to the TV. Leo was asleep now. We had been outside all day; he had a reason to be tired.

I sat in the living room, trying to watch the TV with Charlie for about another hour, but started getting sleepy myself. I can't go to bed yet. It's only 7pm.

"Dad, I'm taking Leo to bed now." Charlie just nodded at me. He was too immersed in the TV to pay any notice. I woke Leo up and carried him upstairs and bathed him before dressing him in his pyjamas and putting him to bed.

"Good night Leo." I kissed his forehead.

"Night Momma. I had a nice time today." Leo fell asleep again quickly.

"Me too, baby." I kissed his forehead again before putting my own pyjamas on and sitting on my bed with my laptop.

I switched it on and checked my emails.

There was one from my Mom.

Bella,

Everything is good here. I miss you too baby. I hope Leo is okay.

Love Mom.

I wasn't in the mood for emailing. I checked the time. It was 7.30pm now. I just decided to ring my Mom. I really needed to talk to her; I didn't think it was too late in Phoenix. Hopefully she wouldn't mind.

The phone rang for a while and I was about to give up when my Mom answered.

"Hello?"

"Mom."

"Bella! Why are you ringing me now?" Is it that late?

"Sorry Mom. I just wanted to talk to you."

"Oh, what's wrong Baby?" She sounded worried. I remembered to keep my voice down as Leo was sleeping.

"Nothing really. I'm just a bit worried about something."

"Tell me then." I told everything that happened between Edward and I over the past couple of weeks and then what had happened today, I finished with him asking me to be his girlfriend.

"Bella, honey. Why are you worried about that? Do you not want to be his girlfriend?"

"I do. I'm just scared Mom."

"Scared?" She was confused now, then she grasped on. "Oh, baby. Nothing like that will happen again! It seems like this Edward boy really likes you. If he gets along with Leo as well. He knows what he's getting into. Baby, he wouldn't have asked you if he didn't want to get involved with both you and Leo." My Mom could always reassure me.

"Thanks Mom. I just really like him. I don't wanna spoil this."

"I know honey." She yawned then.

"Sorry for waking you up Mom. Thanks for talking to me."

"That's okay Baby. Call me soon? I love you."

"I will Mom. I love you too." She hung up.

I loved how I could talk to my Mom about things like this. I would have never been able to talk to Charlie about it. I shuddered at the thought. I was on the phone to my Mom longer than planned and it was 8.15pm already. I yawned again and decided to just go to sleep.

I turned my laptop off and snuggled down into the duvet. I was still smiling when I eventually drifted off to sleep.

A/N: Sorry I Forgot To Add This! Haha! I hope you like the new chapter! :D This is just a lot of speaking! Sorry! I had lots of things to get in! Thank you too EVERYBODY who had either reviewed, subscribed or added me to their favourites list. If you have done all of those even better! I want to say a special thank you to: o-DuskRising-o, She Is Amazing! You always give me reviews and help when I need it! Thank YOU! :D

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