Chapter 5: A Day in the Park
Bella smiled as she pushed Renesmee in a stroller. "Swings mama!" Renesmee exclaimed.
"You want to go on the swings?" She asked.
The toddler started bouncing excitedly in her stroller. "Swings mama!" she repeated. Bella unbuckled the belt around her daughter's waist and watched as she ran off towards the swings.
"Renesmee!" she called, hurrying after her.
She wrapped her arms around her daughter, swinging her around before putting her into the swing. "All fastened in?" She asked.
"Yep!" the toddler answered.
Bella grabbed the chains, pulling the swing back and let it go. Renesmee giggled softly as she swung back and forth. She gently pushed against the back of the swing, smiling. "Higher mama!" The toddler called out to her giggling.
"Any higher and your feet will touch the clouds," Bella answered smiling.
Renesmee giggled like crazy, gripping the chains on the swing.
After awhile, Bella had put out a picnic blanket and they were sitting on the blanket with their lunch. "What's that?" Bella asked as Renesmee held up an animal cracker.
"Beaw!" Renesmee replied.
Bella smiled as the two-year-old held the cookie up to her mouth. The young mother opened her mouth and Renesmee placed the cookie into her mouth. "Hmm thank you," she told her daughter smiling. Renesmee smiled and kissed her mother's cheek. Bella smiled softly, kissing her daughter's forehead. She lied down on the ground, looking up at the sky while Renesmee curled up to her side, burying her face into her hair. Bella moved her finger through her daughter's hair and let out a sigh.
(Flashback)
Bella was sitting in class when she looked up when the door opened, hoping it was Edward but it was Rosalie. She had an upset look on her face. She gave Bella a gesture to follow her. Bella got up from her desk and followed her out of the classroom. "Rosalie what's going on?" She asked.
"Have you heard from Edward?" Rosalie asked.
Bella gave her a quizzical look. "Not since our fight yesterday…" she replied.
"Bella, he never came home last night," Rosalie told her.
Bella's face went pale. "You can't be serious, Edward always went home," she answered.
"Not last night, Bella, Edward's gone. His clothes are gone, he disappeared last night, he's not home," Rosalie told her.
Bella backed up against the wall shaking her head. "No…he didn't disappear," she whispered. She put her hand over her eyes as she started collapsing to the floor. Rosalie ran over and grabbed her arms. "No he's not gone, he can't be," she sobbed.
(End Flashback)
Bella let out a gasp when she woke up with tears on her face. She looked over to see Renesmee still asleep. She got up from the ground and picked her daughter up, carrying her over to the car. She made sure she was fastened into her car seat before grabbing their picnic stuff and put it in the trunk of her car.
Bella started driving home when her mind started drifting again.
(Flashback)
Bella smiled as Edward spun her around in a circle. "I can't believe you talked me into coming," she commented.
"How many times do you repeat your last year of high school?" He asked smiling.
Bella laughed softly before he leaned forward, kissing her gently. She kissed him back, wrapping her arm around his neck. He pulled away with a crooked smile. "I love you," he whispered gently to her.
"I love you too," she answered.
Edward smiled as he reached into his jacket pocket, pulling out a small ring. "Before you have a panic attack, it's not an engagement ring, it's a promise ring," he told her. He took her ring hand and slid the ring onto her finger. "I promise to be here with you forever," he said quietly. Bella smiled gently, placing her hands on his arms.
"I like the sound of that," she answered.
He chuckled softly before kissing her again.
(End Flashback)
Bella wiped a stray tear from her face and looked at the empty right hand with a sad sigh. She looked into her rearview mirror to see Renesmee still fast asleep in her car seat. "I got the best part of him," she said quietly.
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Edward was lying wide awake in his bed, rubbing his throbbing his forehead. Two hours of hearing Tanya talk about nothing but herself was making him sick to his stomach to even think about anymore. He looked over to see Tanya fast asleep before he reached into the drawer of his nightstand and pulled out the promise ring. He lied down on his back again and held the ring up to the dim light. It was in good condition yet. It still surprised him that Bella had kept it until the previous week when she threw it back in his face.
Edward let out a heavy sigh as he put the ring back into the drawer and closed his eyes as a dreamless sleep took over him.
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Bella pulled up to the house and Jasper came out. "We were wondering what happened to you guys," he commented.
"We fell asleep," she replied, lifting Renesmee out of the car.
"Do you want me to take her?" he asked.
"No, I've got her. Could you get the picnic basket stuff out of the trunk?" She asked.
"Yeah," he replied.
Jasper got the stuff out of the trunk and Bella carried Rensmee inside. "You've been crying…" Alice said quietly.
"I'm fine Alice, I'm just going to put Renesmee to bed and then I'm going to go to bed, I've had a long day," she answered.
Alice nodded her head slowly and looked over at her husband with a concern look on her face. "She'll be alright," he assured her. She nodded her head slowly and let out a sigh.
"I still worry," she said quietly.
"We all do darling," he replied.
He kissed the side of his wife's head before they went to put Bella's things away.
Author's Note: Don't worry next chapter is Edward's POV. :)
