Chapter Three
"Bells, are you sure you're not hungry? If you're not feeling good, you should at least eat a little something."
There was Charlie, my over protective dad trying to be the ideal father. He was the Chief of Police here in Forks so he only came home so late but when I called him after first period to tell him I wasn't feeling good, he rushed over to school to pick me up, take me home and tuck me into bed.
I have officially spent thirteen hours in bed. I got home at ten in the morning, and it is eleven now...in the evening. I feel bloated and can't seem to fall asleep.
"Dad, I'm fine. You should get to sleep, it's late." I called to him through my creaky door.
"Alright Baby, I love you."
"Love you." I uttered back lightly.
As soon as I heard the descending tap of his feet I sighed. Today hadn't been the best day of my life and I had a feeling the day was still going down hill. What could happen in one hour?
As soon as I asked myself that question, the blaring vibrations my phone caused in the late evening went off on my nightstand.
I knew it only took Charlie seconds to fall asleep and I didn't want to wake him so I quickly grabbed the phone from the night table and pressed talk, waiting for Alice's voice to ring through the speaker.
"Bella! You picked up!" She exclaimed.
"Umm...yeah."
"Look, I just really wanted to apologize for what I said earlier. If you really do like Tanya for...who she is...then that's okay and I won't judge you."
"Al, it wasn't that." I murmured. "But, do you honestly think that I'll end up a cat lady?"
She giggled lightly. "No. I was on a rampage and needed to take my anger out on someone."
"Care to share Ms. Brandon?"
"It's Edward."
"What about him?" I asked.
"I know you're friends with Tanya and all but that girl has got him brainwashed! She's all he thinks about all the time. If it wasn't bad about hearing her shriek about Shakespeare's mustache, wait until you here the jabber of her lips from Eddie. It's non-stop."
"I don't understand what you mean..."
"He likes her for her looks and he knows himself that he doesn't actually love her, it's lust yet he continues to suck the expensive lip stick off her flesh."
"So then why is he with her?"
"I'm not a dude! All I can answer is that guys are weird."
"I don't get why you're even telling me this."
"I don't get how you are acting so calmly!" She chuckled.
"How should I be acting?"
"Umm...jealous?"
"Don't start with me..."
I pictured her raising her hands in surrender. "Okay! But one day you'll come clean." I could almost hear her smirk. "Goodnight Bella."
"Night Alice." I mumbled and hung up the phone, turned it off and set it back down on the nightstand.
Edward wasn't going to come tonight. If he was, he would have been here by now.
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My crispy eyes fluttered open on the bright Saturday morning only to have me hyperventilating in bed.
"What are you doing here?" I shouted, gasping from the sudden shock.
"Sorry! Your father let me in."
"Charlie leaves at five in the morning. You've been here since then?"
"I'm your mother." Renee contradicted.
"Still! That is just creepy."
She laughed lightly. "Good morning Bella."
"Hi mom."
Renee Swan. Dating Phil Dwyer as of five years. The light brown hair, the soft wrinkles around her blue eyes and the thin line her lips created. That was my mom for you. Skinny as hell but one hell of a mother.
She came and sat on the bed and put her thin arms around me. "Now, after you brush your teeth and get ready, I'm taking you out for a nice mother and daughter day."
"What brought this on?" I questioned.
"We'll talk later."
"Okay. And you will explain the reason from traveling all the way from Arizona to come have some mother and daughter time." I said. "Come on, we have phones for that stuff. Spit it out."
"Isabella. Get dressed and we'll go out."
I rolled my eyes. "Fine."
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"Married?"
"Yes, to Phil."
"Okay? It's about time. You've been seeing him for what? Five years now?"
"I wasn't sure how you'd take it."
"You know I've been nothing but supportive about your relationship. I can't believe you think that I would take it any differently." I told her. "When is it?"
"Three weeks. We wanted it as soon as possible and we just set the date two days ago."
"Why didn't you just call?"
"Because I'm having the wedding down in Seattle. Phil is already staying at the hotel down there and a couple of our family friends are coming in. I just wanted you here and didn't want to have to take you away from school."
I wanted to say: 'Trust me, there is nothing more I'd want then to get of that hell hole' but chose against it.
"That's great mom." I grinned.
"You can bring all your friends and I'd love to mean that boyfriend of yours."
"Now you're joking." I murmured.
"Oh come on, Edward still hasn't hit on you?" She giggled at her own joke but it wasn't really funny.
"You know what, I'll be sure to invite Edward and his girlfriend."
"Oh sweetie...I'm sorry, I didn't know." She apologized.
"Mom, I'm seventeen, I can handle it."
"I can't believe that he has a girlfriend." She gasped.
"Well believe it because it's true."
"I'm sorry Baby..."
"I'm fine." I jerked, getting up from my seat in the Ice-Cream shop and walking outside to the cool breeze. Of course she followed.
"Look, I've got to get going so give Edward my love along with Alice and everyone else. Okay?"
"Yeah." I sighed.
Renee drove me home and the car ride was silent. I stayed put until it was time to leave her, kissed her goodbye and went home to capture myself in another sleep. I could use it.
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