Chapter Seventeen
On the way to the diner my dad picked up Sue Clearwater. Apparently they had been dating for a few months and my dad felt that seen as I was brave enough to tell him about my pregnancy, he would tell me about Sue. Sue was a lovely woman she asked me about my pregnancy and if I needed anything at all just to call her and she would help me. My dad had apparently told her last night because he was upset about the way he acted. Throughout the whole ride Edward held my hand in the back seat smiling at me and stealing chaste kisses whenever he could. I saw that my dad and Sue noticed a few times but neither of them said anything.
By the time we actually got to the diner I didn't realise how hungry I was until my stomach rumbled loudly causing Edward to laugh at me. When we entered the diner we ordered our food straight away, being a small town the diner was the only real place to eat out so we all knew what we wanted. We were all fairly quiet until waiting for our meals to arrive when my dad started speaking.
"Bella I have something else to tell you." I noticed he grabbed Sue's hand looking at her for reassurance.
"Well I've asked Sue to move in with us. I was going to tell you yesterday but then everything happened." I almost chocked on the water I was drinking. Edward had to pat my back to get me to stop.
"If you don't like the idea we can work something else out Bella." Sue said to me looking like she didn't really want to not be able to move in.
"No it's fine I swear I was just a little shocked. Besides it'll be good for me to have another girl around the house during the pregnancy." I smiled at her showing her that I was truly ok with it. She made my dad happy and it meant that my dad would be home more often hopefully. Before we could say anything more Lauren one of popular girls from school came up. Unfortunately for us she was a waitress here after school most days.
"So Swan I just heard your little announcement, thanks to Rosalie. I'm amazed that someone would ever want to have sex with you." I didn't get time to reply before Edward spoke up.
"Lauren I think you should leave right now." Lauren acted surprise as though she missed Edward sitting there.
"Oh I didn't see you there Edward, doesn't surprise me you would be hanging around Swan now. You just have a thing for those pregnant girls don't you first Rosalie now this one." She said pointing her thumb towards me.
"Miss Mallory I think you should leave you're upsetting my step-daughter." I looked at Sue shocked she had called me her step-daughter when we barely knew each other.
"I'm sorry I don't think I'll take advice from an old women whose husband just died and she's already shacking up with someone else." I was getting angrier every time Lauren opened her mouth.
"Lauren please leave, I will not tolerate my family being spoken to like that." My dad was trying to be calm but I could see him going red in the face.
"Oh just like your first wife left you Chief Swan. I heard that she left becau-" I didn't give Lauren a chance to finish her sentence before I punched her in the nose.
"Bitch I think you broke my nose!" She screeched at me.
"Don't you ever talk to anyone in my family like that again Lauren or I'll make sure it's a lot worse." She ran off with blood dripping down her face. I was so full of adrenaline that the blood didn't even worry me. I sat back down finally realising how sore my hand was. My dad, Sue and Edward were all just sitting there staring at me.
"What she had it coming." I said nursing my hand. Edward noticed the way I was holding my hand.
"I think you've hurt your hand Bella."
"It's fine...don't touch it." I screeched at the end when he moved my hand.
"Chief Swan I think we should take her to my father so we can see what's wrong with her hand." My dad nodded his head while grabbing his keys and Sue's hand following us out to the car.
"Dad aren't you going to have to write a report or something seen as you witnessed that?" He just laughed at me.
"The only thing I'm going to be doing Bella is teaching you how to throw a punch without hurting yourself."
"But I just hit someone in public, I'm sure you have to do something." I was certain he would have to report it even though I was his daughter that didn't give me exception from the law.
"If anyone says anything it was provoked. You have me, Sue and Edward as witnesses. Anyway I would have done it myself if she wasn't a minor and a girl." My dad said giving me a smirk.
On the way to the Cullen's house Edward kept asking me if I was alright and if the baby was alright. It was starting to get on my nerves.
"Edward it's my hand it has nothing to do with the baby for God sakes stop asking, if anything changes I'll tell you." I snapped, my dad chuckled from the front seat while me and Sue sent him a glare. The rest of the ride both him and Edward were quiet. I felt bad for snapping at him but I was in pain and he already knew that so why keep asking.
We pulled up to the front of the Cullen's house and made our way to the door. We followed Edward into the house, while he yelled for his dad. Carlisle came down the stairs looking surprised at seeing all of us standing there.
"Charlie, Bella and I believe it's Sue what do we owe this pleasure?" Carlisle seemed to have calmed down from this morning.
"Carlisle, Bella punched Lauren Mallory in the face while we were at the dinner and she seems to have hurt her hand." My dad said as Carlisle walked over to me taking my hand in his with a gentle touch.
"And why were you punching Lauren in the face?" He asked looking down at my hand.
"She started insulting my family and I didn't like it." I know I sounded childish but I didn't care, I wasn't going to let some little want to be Barbie insult my family. Maybe we weren't technically a family but that didn't matter. Carlisle continued looking over my hand while talking to me.
"Well I would say you shouldn't hit people but I know what Miss Mallory can be like. Your hands not broke you've just bruised it. Edward grab me a bandage from my office. Just leave the bandage on for a few days and it will be fine. I suggest you don't punch anyone until you've learnt how to properly" When Edward had returned with the bandage and Carlisle had wrapped my hand up he turned to my dad.
"So I take it you've found out the truth about Bella and Edward today Charlie?" My dad nodded his head.
"Yeah I did, I'm not happy about what these two have gotten themselves into but like I told them this morning I'm going to support them. The way I acted last night was wrong and I know that now." Just then Esme walked down the stairs coming to stand next to Carlisle.
"I'm glad you're supporting them as well Charlie. We've told Bella she's welcomed to stay here as long as she needs."
"My dad's asked me to go back home Esme and I agreed. I really appreciate you letting me stay here last night." Esme came over and hugged me.
"Nonsense it was our pleasure you're basically our daughter. If you need anything at all just let me know." I nodded my head walking over to Edward who put his arm around me.
"Chief Swan seen as I have to come back and get my car anyway is it alright if I stay the night." I looked at Edward not expecting him to ask my dad if he could stay over my first night back at home.
"Sure son, it's not as if you can get Bella even more pregnant." Everyone let out a slight chuckle not knowing if it was too early to joke or not. We all said good bye to Edward's parents and made our way back home. Sue decided to stay the night at our house seen as she was moving in soon.
The night went fairly quick with Sue making us dinner seen as we didn't get a chance to finish our meals at the diner. We were all watching TV when my dad said he was ready for bed, so he and Sue made their way up to his room. Me and Edward sat in the lounge room in each other arms for a little while longer watching a movie. I didn't realise I had fallen asleep until Edward put me down on my bed still half asleep I grabbed the pillow next to me hugging it to my chest.
"Bella love you need to give me the pillow so I can come to bed with you."
"No I need it for my science assignment." I mumbled I had no idea what he was saying or what I was saying to him in return. He pulled the pillows from my arms and laid down next to me so I could hug him instead.
"Trust you to think of assignments in your sleep." He chuckled. I snuggled into him falling into a deeper sleep dreaming about what our baby would look like.