EPOV
"School Day!" Mackenzie sung waking me up.
I groggily leaned over Bella to make sure she was still asleep before I could do anything. She had a bit of a rough night trying to get comfortable so she could fall asleep in the first place.
I glanced at the alarm clock seeing it was only 5:45am.
"Come here, monkey. It's still sleep time." I whispered.
She noticed Bella sleeping and quietly tip toed to our bed. "Mommy's sleeping."
"Why don't we join her?" I asked picking her up.
"She looks funny, Daddy." She murmured reaching over trying to smooth out Bella's frown lines.
"Baby girl, you're going to wake her." I warned.
"But her face." She insisted.
I sighed laying back against the pillow. Mackenzie noticed my frustration and laid her head on my chest. "I can hear your heart."
"You are my heart, monk… Mommy too."
"No that's your heart." She giggled poking my chest.
"Noise." Bella mumbled.
"Shh." I told Mackenzie placing my finger over her lips.
"I'm up now." Bella said sleepily.
"I'm sorry we woke you, love."
"She's excited it's her first day of school." She ran her fingers through Mackenzie's curls. I could see her sadness starting to build even though she was smiling.
"I'm going to miss you lots, Mommy. When I get home I can tell you about all of my new friends." Mackenzie told her sweetly.
It was her new thing. Alice convinced her school was the coolest social scene. You went there to make friends, forget learning.
"Kenzers you will make friends, but you have to listen to your teacher." I explained.
"I will I can't wait to wear my new dress, everyone will love it."
"Because Daddy picked it out?" my angel giggled.
"He didn't pick it I did." She corrected, making her move across me so she was between Bella and I.
She didn't realize how close Bella was to my side and accidentally kicked her hip. Bella tried to hide her pain, but I heard her whimper. Mackenzie noticed this too and started to cry. "I hurt her." She cried climbing back over me.
"I'm not hurt, baby." Bella sobbed trying to pull her back.
I was at a loss because she was only going to hurt herself more if she succeeded to get Mackenzie back to her. Mackenzie clung to me burying her face into my neck refusing to listen to her mother's pleas.
"Please Edward, give her to me." Bella begged tugging at my arm.
"You both need to calm down." I said trying to soothe both my girls and it wasn't working. I tried bouncing Mackenzie on my lap as Bella kept reaching over me for her.
"Ow…please." She moaned in pain.
"She's hurt." Mackenzie wailed.
"Lay flat." I tried instructing Bella over the cries. She surprisingly obeyed and laid back against her pillows.
"Mackenzie we're going to lay with Mommy it will make her feel better." I explained loudly. It worked because her cries softened.
"It will?" she hiccupped.
"Watch." I smiled reassuringly to her. I settled her down and Bella reached for her and held her tightly.
"I'm sorry, Mommy." She sniffled, as Bella wiped at her cheeks with her good hand.
"You didn't hurt me, Mackenzie." She whispered kissing her head repeatedly.
She needed her meds because I knew that soon she would be in a world of pain. I stood and made my way to the kitchen quickly to retrieve her vicodin.
This was day four of her being home and we were lucky we avoided something like this sooner. Mackenzie was an energetic little girl and I knew this was bound to happen. I also knew what Bella's reaction would be. I was right in thinking that because she did what I expected. She put her little girl's need for comfort before her own.
I quietly entered the room and placed the meds and water next to her. Kenz found sleep, but Bella was still awake.
"We need to find a way to accommodate her." She murmured kissing the top of Mackenzie's head again.
"You can't fuss over her like that."
"You bet your fucking ass I will." She hissed.
"Bella, you're still healing from major surgery that was caused by a traumatic accident." I argued incredulously.
"She is our number one priority and I will not have her upset like that ever again."
"But you can't pull at her and hold her."
"I'm doing it right now." She huffed holding Mackenzie closer to her.
I let out an exasperated sigh. "Take the damn pills, Bella." I laid down on my side and turned away from her. I wasn't going to fight her on this. I knew I couldn't watch whatever that was again. I let sleep find me.
"Wake up." A soft voice said.
"Hmm?"
"It's our monkey's first day." Bella whispered in my ear.
"I know." I said shortly.
"Please, don't be like this." She frowned kissing my cheek.
"What time is it?"
"Seven." She sighed. "She's getting ready with Alice."
I grabbed my shirt from the couch. "I'll see if she's finished getting her ready."
"Look at me." She said tugging on my hand. "You're upset with me."
"Am I?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"I'm sorry for earlier... I couldn't just lay back and watch her think she hurt me." She shifted.
"You could have been hurt worse." I added quietly.
"I know." She murmured kissing my hand.
"I need to get her to school," I let out the breath I didn't realize I was holding. "I'll bring her in."
"Get me the camera."
I walked into Mackenzie's room and froze in the doorway looking at my baby. Her usually messy curls were now perfect ringlets being held back by a light blue headband. She danced around in her blue summer dress I got her, packing her Stones book bag I ordered online. She wanted the Jonas Brothers, but no kid of mine would represent the crappy music of today. Alice sat on the floor giggling as she watched her.
She caught sight of me and grinned. "School time!"
"School time!" I said matching her enthusiasm.
She frowned and put her hand on her hips. "Daddy you're not wearing that."
"Why not?"
"Those are jammies." She said in disgust shaking her head at my black t-shirt and flannel pants.
"I'm dropping you off and going back to sleep with Mommy."
"Jammies are not very cool." She frowned and Alice's laughs grew louder.
I sighed in defeat, but wasn't changing. "Head down and see Mommy before we leave, monk."
"Kay." She sighed.
"She told me what happened." Alice said softly.
"You mean Cry Fest '09'?"
"She thought she broke Bella."
I rolled my eyes. "With the dramatics you would have thought so."
"What is your point of view?" she asked curiously.
"Point blank, Bella is overdoing it with her and is too stubborn to admit it."
"Maybe you should let her see that for herself." She suggested.
"Maybe," I sighed running my hand through my hair.
"Well get a move on it's school day!" Alice sang poking at me.
I laughed going down the stairs to our room, I heard whispers and broken giggles. "Here hide this in your bag, hit one to call me if you hate it I'll send Pap to come get you."
Mackenzie nodded in understanding.
"Bella." I warned.
"Hi," she whispered, her eyes practically begging me not to say anything about the phone.
I sighed in defeat. Yes I need to grow a backbone. "School day!" I cheered to get her moving.
"Love you lots, Mommy." She said kissing Bella quickly.
I walked over and gave Bella a quick kiss as well "Love you lots."
"Mmm hmm," she mumbled against my lips.
Once I got Mackenzie buckled in we made our journey to the Volturi School. Even though I wasn't a fan of school you better bet your ass I'm going to send my kid to the best one in Seattle. Bella just about knocked me out for enrolling her in a private school, but I convinced her the educational value was worth the cost. I basically bullshitted her until I got my way along with Esme's help.
"Do you think everyone will love me?" Mackenzie asked in a small voice.
I answered her meeting her eyes in the mirror. "I know they will."
"Really?" she asked unsure.
"Yup," I said popping the 'p'.
"Don't worry if they laugh at you cause you're wearing jammies, I won't." She added seriously.
"I think I'll be fine." I said dryly, pulling up to the gate.
The guard checked me in and I pulled into the lot.
"Daddy, can you carry me in?" she asked quietly.
"Sure, monk." I smiled grabbing her bag, carrying her on my hip. "Did Mommy give you papers?"
If she had no papers I have no clue what room to take her to. "Wait," she said digging into the pocket on her dress.
I had smart girls. "Looks like we're in the right place."
"Edward?" a squeaky voice called.
I turned around coming face to face with Jessica Stanley. "Fuck."
"No bad words in school." Mackenzie scolded.
"I thought that was you." Jess giggled.
"Stanley." I nodded curtly.
"Hi cutie, I'm your teacher Miss Jessica." She cooed and by the look on my daughter's face I knew this was not going to work. Mackenzie looked straight out pissed with her little nostrils flaring. She remembered her and remembered Bella's reaction to her.
"No, no, no Cruella…" Mackenzie corrected, but I knew my child and used my free hand to cover her mouth.
"I think we have the wrong class her teacher is Mrs. Crowley." I said calmly.
"That would be me I'm recently divorced." She winked. Ugh and I put my dick in that.
"Down now." Kenz muffled out her anger still evident.
I complied and placed her down noticing she quietly picked up her book bag. "I think your daughter is going to love my class."
"Honestly this isn't going to work given how we know each other."
"That was high school, Edward. Plus we should catch up sometime." She murmured brushing my forearm.
"I'm with Bella." I blurted out in shock. How could she be so classless and do this in front four year olds and their parents.
"Mommy would like to speak with you." Mackenzie said holding out the phone Bella gave her. She instantly began to shoot glares at Jessica as I lifted her up. I watched a sneer develop on Jessica's face as well.
I turned my back on Stanley so I could talk to Bella in private. I felt Mackenzie bury her face in my neck.
"Hey, love." I breathed in the phone.
"What the fuck is going on?" Bella said bluntly.
"What exactly did Mackenzie tell you?" I asked carefully.
"Cruella is her teacher."
"Unfortunately that's true."
"Get her the fuck out of that class or bring her home now." She demanded.
"Bell…"
"I gave you your options now fix it." She ordered, but murmured out 'Love you' before she hung up on me.
Jessica was now in front of me again. "I have to get started Mackenzie will be fine."
"I'm sorry Jessica, but I need to get her in different class."
"This is ridiculous, I can tell you all of the classes are full." She huffed.
"Then I'll get her in next term."
"There are waiting lists." She insisted.
"Good thing I have a lot of money to throw around." I smirked. Why was she being so persistent?
She grabbed my arm. "Edward, just because Bella's jealous…"
I leaned in making sure Kenz couldn't hear me. "How's the syph?" was all I needed to say.
She dropped her grip becoming deathly pale, her face in absolute shock. Makenzie looked up and giggled at Jessica's face. "Bye Miss Cruella." She sang.
We quickly made our exit. Esme was going to kill me because she already pulled strings to get Mackenzie here, but I don't think it was pulling teeth since the dean was her old college roommate. I could have thrown money at it, but why do that when I could use my Mommy?
"She looks at you funny, Daddy."
"She's funny looking." I said getting her to giggle.
"So no friends today?" she pouted.
"I'll get you friends." I assured.
"You, Mommy and Alice are my friends so I can play with you guys today." She explained.
"Sounds like a plan." I chuckled.
So much for her first day of school.
A/N: What ya thinkin'? I don't know how I feel about Jessica she seems delusional. You know the drill! I honestly want your opinions, I kind of really value them.