Chapter 7: Revelations
Edward was back in his car and he drove as fast as he could back to Dartmouth. Once he arrived, he got out of the car once he parked in the parking lot. He immediately looked around, trying to find Bella. He hurried towards the entrance of the school when he finally found her. "Bella," he called.
Bella looked up hen she heard someone calling for her. She sighed when she saw that it was Edward. "Gone for a weekend and you think I'll still talk to you?" She asked.
"Bella, I know," he answered.
"You know what?" She asked.
"I know about Renesmee," he replied.
Bella froze in her tracks and turned around to look at him. "How do you know about Renesmee?" She asked.
"My parents have a picture of her sitting on their mantle piece," he replied.
Bella held her books close to her chest. "Okay, so? You know you have a daughter so what?" She asked.
"Don't I have a right to see her?" He asked.
'You didn't seem to care about anyone when you disappeared, why would you care about seeing her now?" she asked.
"In my defense, I didn't know you were pregnant when I left Forks," he replied.
Bella glared at him. "You disappeared on the day I found out," she told him angrily. Edward saw the pain in her eyes. "You left the day I was going to tell you. I gave birth to our daughter without you there! Where were you!? Why did you leave us?!" She exclaimed. Edward remained quiet. "You stay away from us," she hissed before running up the stairs. Edward ran after her.
"Bella, I have the right to see my own child," he answered.
"She only has a picture of you, she doesn't really know who you are," she admitted to him.
"Why?" He asked.
"How do I tell a two-year-old that her daddy left and no one knows why?" She asked.
She walked over to the door of her classroom. "I'll think about it Edward, because you do have a right to see her, but I'll think about it. You're walking on thin ice here, very thin ice," she told him before walking into her classroom. Edward stood there with a heavy sigh before leaving.
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Rosalie stared at Bella in shock. "He went and saw mom and dad?" She asked.
"Apparently, because now he knows about Renesmee," she replied.
Emmett stood there with his arms crossed over his chest. "He can see her, but I'm going with you," he informed. Bella sat back in her seat.
"What do you think he's going to do Em?" Bella asked.
"God only knows what he can do now," Emmett replied.
Bella looked over at Renesmee's bedroom to see the two-year-old playing with her stuffed animals. She walked over and squatted down in front of her daughter. "Hey baby," she said quietly.
"Hi mama," Renesmee answered.
She held up a stuffed cat. "Wanna pway?" She asked.
"I'd love to play," Bella replied.
Bella sat down on the floor with the stuffed animal in her hand. "Renesmee, you know that picture of daddy by your bed?" She asked.
"Yeah," Renesmee replied simply.
Bella made the stuffed cat walk across the floor. "How would you like to really meet your daddy?" She asked. The little girl looked up at her, her eyes twinkling.
"Weally?" She asked.
"Yeah, I found daddy and daddy wants to see you," Bella replied.
The toddler was beaming. "I wanna see daddy!" She exclaimed. Bella smiled, pushing a strand of hair behind her ear.
"I'll talk to daddy tomorrow and we'll figure out when you can see him," Bella informed.
Renesmee was bouncing. "Yay!" She giggled. Bella lifted her daughter into her arms, kissing her forehead. She stroked her hair and let out a sigh.
(Flashback)
Bella came out of the bathroom to see Jacob standing there. "Well did you do it?" He asked.
"Yeah," she replied.
"What does it say?" He asked.
"I don't know just give it a minute," she replied grabbing the box.
"Are you sure you did it right?" He asked.
Bella looked at her best friend with her eyebrow raised. "Jake, I can pee on a stick," she replied. He rubbed the back of his neck and Bella handed him the test. "Do you see anything?" Bella asked, looking at the directions.
"Well there are two lines," Jacob replied.
"What color are they?" She asked.
"They're like red," he replied.
She gave him a quizzical look and took the test from him. "The lines are pink Jake," she muttered, throwing the test into the trash along with the box as she ran out of the room.
"Bella," Jacob called, as he went after her.
Bella sat down on the porch and let out a heavy sigh as Jacob came out and sat next to her. "It's going to be okay Bells," he assured her.
"How is this going to be okay?" Bella asked.
Jacob sighed, shaking his head. "You have people here who love you," he answered. He placed his hands on her face, having her look at him. "Edward's there, your family's there, I'm here. You're not alone Bells, we'll help you," he assured her. Bella sighed and hugged him gently. Jacob hugged her back, rubbing her back soothingly.
(End Flashback)
Bella rubbed her daughter's back, kissing the side of her head.
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Bella sat in her car with Emmett in the passenger's seat and Renesmee in the backseat. "We could turn around," he commented.
"I promised Edward he could see Renesmee," she sighed.
They looked up when a silver Volvo pulled up. "That'll be him," she said quietly. They got out of the car and Bella got Renesmee out of the backseat.
Edward sat in his car, moving his fingers through his hair when he saw Bella and Emmett standing in the middle of the park. Bella had the little girl sitting on her hip. He reached over in the passenger's seat, grabbing a bag before getting out.
Bella stood there with Renesmee when Edward walked up. "Edward…this is Renesmee Carlie Cullen. Renesmee…meet your daddy," she said quietly. She placed the toddler on the ground and Edward squatted down in front of her.
"Hi Renesmee," he greeted.
Renesmee ran over and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Hi daddy," she answered. Edward stood up from the ground, hugging her tight. Renesmee hugged him back with a huge smile on her face. "Daddy," she giggled. Edward kissed the side of her head, rubbing her back.
Bella was watching with a small smile on her face when Renesmee pulled away to look at Edward. "Daddy weaving again?" She asked. Edward shook his head.
"I'm not leaving again," he assured her.
Edward reached into the bag with his free hand, pulling out a bear. "I hope you like it," he told her. She giggled, taking the bear into her free arm.
"Thank you daddy," she answered.
Edward smiled and looked over at Bella and Emmett. Emmett was just watching him, his hand resting on Bella's shoulder in a protective way. He let out a sigh and hugged his child close to him.
