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To say it was awkward sitting in Leah's mother's living room on the couch would be like saying that mild hot sauce was the same as extremely hot red chili pepper. I had been in uncomfortable situations before, but none as awkward and tense as this. When I had been caught by Tia's boyfriend in bed with her it had been less frightening than the silence filling the room in this moment. Still, I was good in tense situations and I would handle this with all the class I could. I would have Leah's mother thinking that I am the most charming man on the planet and that wouldn't be far from the truth considering well I am.

"Mrs. Clearwater you have an absolutely beautiful home here. My mother has a passion for interior design and I know she would she be impressed with the set up you have here." The words rolled of my tongue with practiced ease. Mothers loved me for some odd reason and right now I am glad for that. I decided to throw a little more flattery her way. "Leah talks about you all the time. I have to admit I have been dying to meet you, but you know how stubborn she can be at times."

"Well I can tell you that she didn't get that from me." The older woman said as she narrowed her eyes before zooming in on me. It appeared I was about to take one of the hardest tests in my life. I was about to be given the boyfriend approval test. "I must admit that I am surprised to learn about you Edward. Leah hasn't mentioned you, but then again she hardly visits anymore. She is too busy with her own to care about her mother and younger brother. So tell me what do you do for a job? None of my daughters past boyfriends knew the meaning of the word employment and I would hope her fiancée would be able to support her."

I would not crack under pressure. I wrapped my arms around my mock fiancées shoulders as I offered a smile. One thing I learned about parents is that when they question you about a job all you have to do is come up with the most complicated sounding thing you could think off and they would be impressed. "Well my parents are wealthy being my father is a doctor, but I feel that is good to stand on your own two feet. It is one of the things I admire about your lovely daughter so much. I am an independent commercial composer. Basically what this means is I write songs or jingles for different companies and a few times I have been asked to write a particular piece of music for a scene in a movie or play. When I was twenty I had the opportunity to work in Las Vegas composing music for shows and such."

Sue looked thoroughly impressed and I was pleased to see there happened to be at least one Clearwater woman I could make swoon without even trying. "So you are a musician then? What do you play?"

"Piano and saxophone are the two I am the most comfortable with, though I do know my way around the drums and guitar. My parents thought music education was important and I fell in love with it." I could feel my russet skinned roommate turn to look at me.

I had forgotten that she didn't know about my passion for music, yet to be fair it is not exactly something I brag about unless I want to impress somebody. Music really was something important to me and I didn't like people knowing personal things about since it could lead to attachments and attachments were never a good things. It was best to keep my personal life private and play on the mysterious bad boy thing girls seemed to die for.

"Well it is good to know that my little girl has some taste." Sue said and I wondered if that was a dig at me, but I ignored it. It would tick her off more if I simply let it roll off my shoulders. She scowled at my lack of a reaction and leaned forward in her seat with her elbows resting on her eyes. She let her eyes flicker over me before turning to examine her daughter in a very professional manner. It was almost as if she were looking for something, though I had no idea what she could be searching for. "I assume this marriage is because there was no other option, am I correct? Leah knows our tribe does not believe in abortion and I would never allow her to give a baby up for adoption. What is it you two want from me? It is obvious you don't need money and I am not going to be a live in baby sitter. If you want my approval to get married then you have it. I would rather my daughter marry a white man than be a single mother."

For a second I couldn't understand what the fuck she was talking about. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks and I wanted to laugh if the very idea hadn't been so absurd. Did she honestly believe I had gotten her daughter pregnant and this was some sort of shot gun wedding? I wasn't sure if I was more offended that she thought I went around getting girls pregnant or the fact she called me a white boy because yes I was white, but you didn't see me going around calling her coffee skinned old wrinkly woman. If I said something like that I would be considered racist, but she could get away with it? That did not really seem fair in my book.

Plus she called her daughter a slut basically and well I didn't like that at all. Maybe it bothered me because if Leah was a slut and hadn't slept with I then that had to mean my game was off. Yeah that had to be the reason because it's not like I would actually care about what Leah's mother thought of her. Still Leah was my fake fiancée and I should probably defend her honor or something like that. Isn't that what a nice, boring, goody two shoes guy would do?

"It is a little soon to be talking about children isn't it?" I asked trying my best to look shocked and appalled she would jump to such a conclusion. Trying to pull off playing a virgin guy in his twenties was not easy for me. "I mean unless we are having a miracle baby I do not see how Leah could be pregnant. In my home I was raised that you should wait until you find the one you plan to marry before doing anything which could lead to children. Now before you say anything, I do know of Leah's past relationships and that does not change my feelings for her. This must be unexpected for you with us dropping this huge bomb shell and I see why you would think the worst, but the trust is I love your daughter and she loves me. I see no reason as to why we should wait when we both know what we want in life."

I felt Leah's fingers entangle with mine. My answer must have pleased her. "I couldn't have said it better than Edward did mom. I know you wouldn't want me to make the same mistakes you did at my age. We all know how hard it was for you to have a baby at the age of nineteen. We all know how I basically ruined your dreams, but that it is okay because you love me anyways."

I could hear the anger lacing her words, had her mother actually said that to her in the past? That was cruel and not much can be considered cruelty in my book. I squeezed her fingers to let her know we were not here to fight and maybe it would be time to leave. She had warned me her mother often caused her to lose control over her own emotions. This tidbit of information did not surprise me considering I had been on the receiving end of her anger quite a bit since I saw her the first time in the bar.

She turned to offer me a thankful smile and I took this as our cue to make a smooth exit. "I am sorry to cut this visit short Mrs. Clearwater, but Leah and I have a lot we have to do today. We will be having dinner with my sister and her fiancée tonight to go over the wedding plans. I do hope that I will see you there."

Leah's mother stood up as we did and offered me a polite hug. I could tell that I had surprised her and for once it was in a good sort of way. "Well Edward it really was a pleasure meeting you. Why don't you and Leah come over to dinner this weekend? I had been planning to ask Leah to come anyways. Her cousin Emily and her fiancée will be here and I thought it would be a great time to tell them the good news. Don't you agree it is about time you tell Sam the good news dear?"

I could see my fake fiancée getting ready to blow a gasket. I knew Sam was not someone she was fond of, though that is about all I knew of him. "Well my good news is none of Sam or Emily's business, but we will be here. I hope I will see Seth at dinner I know he will be excited to see me."

"Seth is young and doesn't always know what is good for him." This may have made a total pervert, but I was kind of hoping for a cat fight. Well I would have hoped for it had Sue been younger and even remotely attractive.

"Bye mom." Was all Leah said as she practically dragged me out of the house. Once we were out of ear shot I could hear start to grumble to her-self. "I honestly hate that woman. Can you believe she thought I was pregnant? Stupid, self-righteous, bitter old hag!"

I opened the car door for her before sliding in to the driver's side. "Well it could have gone worse. Oh and on the mention of a baby, you know I wouldn't mind doing the fun part of the process with you. As long as we don't have to worry about a baby then I don't see a problem."

A smack to the back of my head told me what she thought of my comment. "Shut up and drive."

"As you desire queen of the grouches." I scowled and started the car before pausing to look at her. "So are you ever going to tell me exactly who Sam is and what he has to do with your cousin?"

TBC…

AN: So I hope that you all liked this chapter. There will obviously be more tension with Sue in later chapters especially at the dinner. Would you like to see the dinner in the next chapter or something else first? If you have something else you would like to see then just let me know. Do you think they should tell Carlisle and Esme before the dinner with Sue, Seth, Sam, Emily, Leah, and Edward? Tell me what you think about it.

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