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Chapter Twenty-Two

*Grace's POV*

"So let me get this straight, again," My mother said slowly as she intensely rubbed her forehead. "You're pregnant..."

"Yes," I answered, watching my mother walk back and forth. Robert, Cordelia, Lucia, Aunt Ava, and Uncle Zach were all present in the room as well with equality shocked faces.

Masen and I went over my aunt's house today and gently slipped them the news. It was going to be fine until I casually might've slipped in that I was expecting and well...Here we are. To say they were surprised would be an understatement.

"Look, I know it's sudden. I mean it wasn't planned. We were being careful and...And we just really want this," I said, sharing a look with Masen. "I know I was planning on going to college, but I can't. This baby, it's ours. I want to be there for them."

"Wow," My mother whispered, taking a seat on the couch. "I'm a grandmother of two...In my forties..."

"Are you upset?" I asked meekly, biting my lip.

My mother shook her head and sent us a small smile, "No...Baby, are you happy?"

"Yes," I answered confidently. "Very."

"Then, I can't be mad," My mother confessed, shrugging. "You two love each other and that's what's important. And you'll love this baby. Just know this isn't something easy. Parenting is a lot harder than it looks."

"We know and we're ready for this," Masen spoke up no, the two of us smiling at each other.

"Come here," My mom said, bringing me into a hug. I chuckled as I buried my face into my mother's shoulder. She squeezed me tightly and then looked towards my boyfriend, "Get in here, Masen. You're the father of my grand baby."

Masen chuckled as my mom brought him into a fierce hug between the three of us.

"I'm happy too," Aunt Ava announced, sharing a look with Uncle Zach. He looked pretty happy as well. "Congrats, sweetheart."

"Thank god." I breathed in relief. "Carlisle wants your help, delivering this baby that is."

"Of course," My aunt chimed. "I could imagine he's never delivered a baby like this before. Neither have I, but we can work together. We got Delia's baby out just fine, we'll get yours out as well with no issue. I'm sure of it."

"Thank you, Aunt Ava," I replied as she went to hug me.

"Congrats kids," Uncle Zach told us, giving me a hug and Masen a pat on the back.

"I'm happy for you guys," Cordelia spoke up, giving us a warm smile. "Now Lucia can have a baby cousin to play with! Oh, we could even do those family christmas shoots like they do in those commercials for K-Mart!"

"I don't see why not," I replied, chuckling as I gave my sister in-law a hug.

"This is really going to be like one of those big families," Cordelia gushed. "This is going to be great."

"Thanks, Cordy," Masen said, chuckling as she went to give him a hug as well.

"Well I'm not happy about this," Robert declared, getting up from the couch. "Grace, you're eighteen-"

"And you're twenty with a kid," I pointed out, crossing my arms over my chest.

"Yes, but I've been stuck in the body of a twenty one year old for years," Robert retorted.

"Robert," I chided. "Look, this is my decision with Masen. I know I'm young, but I've been grown up for a while. I love this kid and there's no way in hell I'm getting rid of it."

"Fine, but don't expect me to be happy," Robert remarked. He narrowed his eyes at Masen, "And you, I trusted you with her and you get her pregnant."

"Robert!" Cordelia scolded.

"Masen and I contributed to making this child equally. He didn't just get me pregnant. We created this child, together. If you want to blame anyone, blame the both of us. Blame me as well, because I'm just as guilty as Masen then," I hissed at my brother.

Robert frowned at me and without another word, walked out of the room.

"Robert!" I groaned.

"Grace, maybe give him some space," My mother suggested.

I sighed, biting my lip. "No...We need to talk. Now."

With that, I marched to where Robert locked himself up out back. He was currently seated on the porch. A stressed hand was running through his light brown hair.

"Alright, let's talk," I told him sternly. He didn't reply as I took a seat right next to him. "Look, if we don't talk, then we'll be ignoring one another for days on end. I don't want to ignore you like kids again."

Robert lightly chuckled, "You were very persistent when it came to ignoring me. Stubborn as anything, but you always turned around. Couldn't ignore me forever."

"True," I muttered quietly, starring out into the dark. "Robert, I'm not a little girl anymore. I can make my own decisions."

"I know," Robert replied softly, rubbing the back of his head. "It's just...I lost out on so much. I didn't get time to adjust to you growing up. I can't help but see the young girl that just turned fourteen. The one that was screaming and crying as I left her in the apartment to join Marcus while our mother was passed out on the ground..."

"Robert," I whispered, touching his arm. "I'm not that girl anymore."

My brother nodded, "Of course. You've changed- you've grown up. It was eventually going to happen. I just feel like you're growing up way too fast."

"You know I'm always going to be your little sister," I pointed out, grabbing his hand. "I'll always be your bumble bee. Just with a kid. You mean a lot to me, Robert. I don't want to go through this without you. I need you to be there with me every step of the way."

Robert sighed, squeezing my hand, "And you won't. It's just, Grace...Can your body handle giving birth to this kid?"

"Carlisle and Aunt Ava will help me," I told him.

"Can you handle giving birth to this kid?" Robert repeated. I paused. "Grace, answer me."

"I don't know!" I cried out, rubbing my temples. "Look, I'm going to go through this pregnancy no matter what."

"Alright. Alright," Robert muttered, grabbing my arms. "Look, I'm here. I'm going to be here."

"You promise?" I asked, my voice almost like a child again.

"I promise," Robert vowed. I smiled, wrapping my arms around his torso. He reciprocated, wrapping his arms around me. "I love you, bumble bee."

"I love you too, Robbie," I muttered into his chest.

"You know we have to talk to Nonna now," Robert pointed out.

"Let's just wait for that. Now that you guys know, things will be better," I insisted, chuckling. That's how the two of us stayed. I just clung to my brother and prayed that this would be okay. It had to be.

*Lizzy's POV*

I bit my lip as I trailed the pages of my book. My head was in a million different places right now. My eyes trail over to where Seth is. He was playing a computer game on his laptop. God, he won't ever look at me the same way again. Then again, my fault. I lashed out on him in the worst possible way ever.

Aidan looked towards me and nodded his head. The only two people who truly know what happened besides Seth and I, were Aidan and Uncle Jasper- only because I was about to loose my mind and poured my entire soul out to my uncle while my cousin overheard.

I sighed, getting up from where I was and making my way towards my bedroom. I just wanted to be left alone. My parents, Renesmee, Lily, Aunt Rose, and Grandpa were gathered in his office discussing Masen and Grace. They should be coming here soon with Grace's family. In no time, we'd probably be moving out of here to find a nice cozy place for Grace to deliver the baby. Apparently New York was a tricky place to do it. We didn't want to raise suspicions.

I looked back at Seth. He briefly made eye contact with me but turned away. My my stomach twisted at this. I completely lost it yesterday like such a bitch.

Yesterday morning I had just gotten out of the meeting with my grandfather. I was numb. I don't know how to explain what I was feeling. I wasn't exactly mad or sad...I just didn't feel like me anymore. I didn't feel like Lizzy.

"Hey Liz!" I turned around to see Seth. "How's Masen and Grace?"

"Good," I answered simply, shrugging. "I think, I'm not entirely sure yet."

"Oh," He replied, nodding. I could see Aidan making his way over in the corner of my eye. "Do you want to come video game shopping with Aidan and I?"

"I thought you two were supposed to do that alone," I mentioned, raising my eyebrows. "Together I mean. Just you and Aidan."

Seth shrugged, "I don't know...I just wanted to see if you wanted to come too."

That's when I snapped. I don't know what ignited in me, but I couldn't stand it anymore. "Seth, you don't have to keep doing this," I told him flatly.

"Doing what?" He questioned slowly, raising his eyebrows.

"Look, just because we're imprints doesn't mean you have to act like a dog on a leash!" I lashed out on him. This caused a deadly silence to emerge in the room.

Seth looked at me with wide eyes while Aidan paused with a surprised look. "I didn't know I was making you feel that way..." My imprint said, trailing off.

"Well you do!" I snapped, running a hand through my hair.

"Lizzy, what the hell?" Aidan questioned, looking at me with pure shock. "You don't have to be a jerk."

"Aidan, go away. This is between me and Seth," I hissed, putting a hand up to block my cousin away.

"Wait, so you feel as if I'm suffocating you," Seth stated slowly. "Why didn't you just tell me I was being overbearing? I could give you space, ya know!"

"Because I didn't want to hurt your feelings," I explained to him.

"Alright. Fine then. I'll give you some space," Seth muttered. "I just wanted to do my job-"

"There it is," I growled, rubbing the bridge of my nose. "Seth, our relationship shouldn't be a job to you. I don't want you to be tied down to me!"

"I'm not though!" Seth protested.

"Yes you are!" I cried out, the tears beginning to run down my cheeks. "How sure are you that we'll be together, Seth!"

"Liz, if this is about the whole future relationship thing, we can take our time," Seth pointed out to me.

"It's not just that," I stressed, crossing my arms over my chest. "It's the fact that even though you are my best friend, we are not compatible. There is no way in hell that we belong to each other. We come from different worlds, it won't work!"

"How can you be so sure of that. Just because you're smart doesn't mean you're a know it all!" Seth snapped. I've never seen him get angry before. Ever. He sighed, beginning to walk away, "Forget about it, Liz. Just...Forget about it."

As he walked away, I felt like the lining of my stomach became led. My knees began to buckle as I knelt down to the floor.

"Lizzy, what's the matter with you?" Aidan asked me, his voice harsh. Another person that's never been mad at me in his entire life.

"Nothing," I told him, getting up and running into my house. When I got there, I found my father sitting on the couch reading a book. He looked at with concerned eyes. He couldn't read my mind right now, but that didn't mean my father could tell when something was up.

"I just..." I tried to form my words. "It's nothing. Seth and I got into a disagreement."

"Are you sure about that?" My father asked, raising his eyebrows. He gently placed the book down and approached me, "You don't normally get upset like this, angel."

I shrugged, "It's nothing. Please. Just drop it. I don't want to talk about it," I pleaded with him.

My dad sighed, "Alright...Just please, if you're in trouble or you don't know what to do- just know I'm here for you."

"I know," I said softly, hugging my father. "Don't worry, Dad. Everything's fine."

"Alright," He muttered, hugging me tightly. I just sighed, burying my face into my face's chest and listened to his unnecessary breathing. I then closed my eyes tightly and just wanted to block out the previous couple of minutes.

I got up and headed out of the room. I couldn't stand to do this anymore without feeling like I was falling apart. I kept walking until I got into the kitchen. That's where my grandmother was baking cookies with Jen. The two of them were laughing.

I smiled at them as they noticed me come over. "Lizzy! How are you dear?" My grandmother asked me, smiling.

"Fine," I answered, smiling at her. "How are you?"

"Well. We were just baking some cookies, do you want to join us?" My grandmother asked.

"I'm good. I'm just seeing if my parents were done with Masen and Grace," I mentioned.

"I think they are," Grandma told me. "They're back at your house. In fact, I think your grandfather wants us to talk to everyone."

"Okay..." I replied, puzzled.

"Hey guys," Aidan announced, coming in. He immediately kissed Jen quickly before looking back at Grandma and I. "So, family meeting?"

"Family meeting," Us girls repeated. We all then headed towards my living room where both families were.

"So, we're here to talk about what's going to exactly happen this week," Grandpa announced. "As you all know, Grace and Masen are expecting."

I looked towards my brother and his girlfriend. Her tiny baby bump was taunting me. I decided to look away but just found myself looking back at Seth. I sighed, just deciding to stare at my grandfather.

"Since it's best Grace delivers outside of New York, we've decided we'll be going to Carolyn's home in Vermont," Grandpa explained.

I raised my eyebrows. Grandma Crazy Witch knows about the baby. Wonder how she took that.

"My grandmother says it's alright and there's plenty of room for everyone," Grace explained. "It's a very big house and there's an office where my grandfather used to work and take patients up there."

"He was a doctor," Elaine filled in for us.

"There, it's a safer environment and this baby can be delivered no problem. In case anything goes wrong, there's way too many ways for us to receive attention in the city. In fact, that may be our family's last time in a big city like that. Too much attention can happen nowadays with all the technology," Grandpa said. "That's why once Grace delivers the baby, we'll be moving to Wisconsin."

Oh goody. I couldn't wait. At least I would have Abby, if she didn't go off the deep end. My cousin was worrying me and I should be able to say something to her parents- my aunt and uncle. But I wasn't going to betray my trust with Abby. She was my best friend. Not going to happen.

"When do we leave?" Jacob asked.

"In two days time. At least then, Ava and I will have gathered all our supplies and we'll be ready," Grandpa explained.

After the discussion we all separated either to pack or just go back to what we were doing. I sighed. I didn't exactly have anything to do. My best friend hated me, half the family probably thought I was in a bad mood, my uncle and cousin think I'm crazy probably, and I'm just bitter. I'm a bitter lux lamia- whatever the hell I am.

"Hey, are you okay?" Abby asked me once we were alone. "I heard you and Seth had a fight."

"From who?" I asked curiously, raising my eyebrows.

Abby shrugged, "I mean, the whole family knows. It's not a secret, hun."

"Right," I replied, sighing. "Yeah, we did. I just don't want to talk about it, okay?"

"Okay," Abby said, nodding her head. "Do you want to do anything today?"

"Maybe later. Just right now, I think I'm going to need some alone time," I told her.

"Alright. See you," she replied. I gave her a smile before walking away.

"You are not okay," Aidan whispered to me as it was just us now.

"I know," I answered, sighing. "I've turned bitter."

"You're still the same happy Liz inside, don't do this," Aidan insisted, giving me a smile. "Come on."

I sighed, shrugging. "I don't know if I can."

All I could do was just feel as if my whole world was being ripped apart. Nothing was going to be the same ever again.


A/N: So poor Lizzy and Seth. Stuff's is really starting to go down. Haha currently I'm in the middle of studying for finals and Fanfiction has been my only stress reliever so I hope you guys enjoyed! Probably expect a new chapter soon since most of these are prewritten and I'm already on like chapter thirty-five. Anyway, yeah. Keep on the lookout!