I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT!
CHAPTER 18
(Edward)
I woke up the next morning very nervous, things had been going very well with Bella the last couple months and I was ready to tell Matt, I didn't know how he would take it, but he needed to know. I didn't know what the future held with mine and Bella's relationship, there were no guarentees in life, but I didn't want to feel like I was sneaking around. I wanted Bella and I to take the kids for a walk in the park or go to Chuck-E-Cheeses, yet I knew we would still have to be very careful about what we did physically in front of him, holding hands would probably be it.
I went into the kitchen and found Matt helping mom make pancakes. "Morning," I said ruffling his hair.
"Morning daddy! I'm cooking!"
"I see that," I laughed pouring myself a cup of coffee.
"He's doing great, seems he's going to be a great cook when he gets older," Mom said.
"Oh Chef Matt, that has a nice ring to it."
He smiled widely and continued stiring the batter. "How many pancakes do you want?" He asked me.
"20," I said.
"No daddy, uncle Emmett can't even eat that many!" He laughed.
"Just put me some on a plate and I'll eat what you give me."
Once some of them were done, mom brought over two plates. "There's plenty more if you want them."
"Thanks grandma," Matt said,
"Thanks mom," I laughed.
Once breakfast was done, I sent Matt upstairs to get dressed and start cleaning his room. "You going to tell him today?" Mom asked.
"Yah," I said shaking my head.
"Edward, he'll be okay with it if you are okay with it. You just need to make sure he knows she's not replacing Lauren and that no matter what, you still love him."
"I will mom. Should I tell him about Jaycie?"
"She is Bella's daughter, so I think you should tell him."
When I got upstairs Matt was making his bed, the blankets were twisted and half off the bed, but he was trying and that's what counted. I helped pick up his dirty clothes and together we worked on the toys and books.
"Matt, can I talk to you?" I asked.
"Sure dad, what's up?" He asked.
"I met someone and we have been going out once in awhile."
"A girl?" He asked.
I laughed. "Yes Matt."
"Oh," He said looking down.
"Matt, look at me."
"Is she going to be my new mommy?" He asked
"Matt, listen to me, this is all very new and it's too early to know what's going to happen."
"What is her name?" He asked.
"Okay, I'm going to tell you, but you can't talk about it a whole lot okay." He nodded. "I've been seeing your teacher."
"Ms Swan?" He asked wide eyed. "You can't date my teacher!"
"Why not?" I asked.
"She's my teacher," He said rolling his eyes.
"That is why when you are at school you shouldn't talk about it. It's not bad, it's just something that needs to be kept outside of school."
"Do you love her?" He asked.
"Yes Matt, I do."
"More than mommy?"
"Matt, I will always have a special place in my heart for your mommy please don't ever forget that."
"If you marry Ms Swan, does that mean I have to forget about my mommy?" He asked, his eyes filled with tears.
"No Matt, Lauren will always be your mommy," I pulled him into my lap and hugged him tightly.
I wasn't sure how much to tell him, but as unsure as he seemed, I thought I might need to tell him more. "Bella has a baby girl named Jaycie, she's four months old."
"Does she have a daddy?" He asked.
"Jaycie's daddy died in an accident."
"Are you going to be her daddy then and not want me anymore?" A tear slid down his face.
"Matt, right now nothing has been decided it's very early on, but I will always be your daddy and I will always love you!"
"I love you to daddy," He said hugging my neck. "And you know what?" He asked quietly.
"What?" I asked.
"Ms Swan is really pretty," He said smiling.
"Yes she is," I agreed.
"What if I want her to be my mommy?" He asked.
I smiled. "Matt, you let us worry about that okay?"
"Alright," He said.
I breathed a sigh of relief, the conversation had gone well, I just hoped he wouldn't say anything at school, but I knew that was asking a lot of him.
I spent the day with Matt, we'd gone to the park and ran around, played basketball, and then I took him for pizza. He didn't say anything about Bella at all and I didn't mention her, I figured it would be best to let it drop and if he wanted to talk about her we could.
That evening after his bath, I tucked him into bed. "Would mommy like Bella?" I asked.
"Yes Matt, I really think she would have."
"Night dad," He said hugging my neck.
"Night Matt, I love you."
"Love you to," He yawned.
I went into my room and called Bella. "Hey," She answered.
"Sorry I haven't called sooner, how was your day?"
"It was good, Jayc was trying to sit up earlier, but kept falling down into the pillows."
"She's getting so big," I sighed. "Well, I talked to Matt today."
"How did that go?" She asked.
"He asked if you were going to be my new mommy. I told him not right now. Then he asked if I would be Jaycie's daddy and forget about him."
"Oh sadness," Bella said softly.
"He's okay Bella, I just kept reassuring him that I loved him no matter what and he would still be my son."
"He's really okay?" She asked.
"He is, I did tell him that at school he shouldn't talk about it, but told him it was okay any other time to ask questions and we would talk about."
She breathe a sigh of relief. "Good, I really love Matt."
"How about tomorrow after school you bring Jaycie over to the house for supper and he can meet her."
"That's fine," She said.
"Well I need to get going and tell mom you are coming," I said.
"Okay do I need to bring anything?" She asked.
"No love, just bring you and your baby girl."
"Love you Edward," She said, I could hear a smile in her voice.
"I love you to my Bella."
I got off the phone and went downstairs. "Bella's coming for dinner tomorrow!" I told mom.
She laughed. "That's fine, does Matt know?"
"Matt doesn't know that she's coming, but he knows that the two of us are seeing each other."
"How did he take it?" She asked.
"I don't know if he gets it, but he was afraid I'd love Jayc more that him."
"That might be a problem in time, just when they are here make sure you include Matt even if you are holding her, don't push him to the side over Jaycie."
"I know it's going to be hard, but I wont mom."
"Now, should we invite the whole family?"
I sighed. "Well she knows Alice."
"I'll call Rose and Alice to invite them for supper to," She said.
"Alright," I said.
I grabbed my phone. Mom is inviting everyone for supper tomorrow night, just a heads up, I didn't want to surprise you. -E.
Wonderful, now I'm scared. -B.
It will be fine, just be yourself.-E.
K. Love you. -B
Love you to. See you at 6 tomorrow night -E
AN- SO MATT TOOK IT PRETTY WELL! NOW MEETING THE REST OF EDWARD'S FAMILY. HOW WILL MATT DEAL WITH JAYCIE?
