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Now we have a bit of backgrounds - they're getting to know each other.
When John sat back down Bella started her story.
She told John and Bobby about Edward, Alice and the rest of the Cullens. About their gifts, Bella's theory on how they used her and abused said gifts.
She explained how Edward left her in the woods knowing Vicky was waiting to kill her. And with a blush on her face she reveled to the men how she took her life back.
»So, you never saw the vampires again after that night?« John asked.
He had to admit while he didn't like that vampires were around Bella, the image of Bella in bed with another woman had him equally jealous and turned on.
»No.« Bella shook her head. »I still hear Vicky on the phone every once in a while, but we never saw each other.«
John nodded. He remembered the conversation he was listening to in the grocery store.
»You were talking to her this morning.«
»Yes, actually.« Bella was surprised he knew that. She raised an eyebrow. »Were you eavesdropping?"
John ducked his head.
That was all the confirmation Bella needed, she laughed. Bobby soon folowed her lead.
"Oh. God." Bella gasped and bit her lip, her eyes became misty. "I can't believe I'm laughing when dad..."
Bobby patted her hand.
"Kid, I knew your dad a long time ago. He'd want you to be happy."
Yes. Bella knew for a fact that was true but it didn't make it easier.
"How did you know my dad?" She asked Bobby, hoping for a distraction.
"Your daddy and I went to high school together. He was an army brat, goin' from army base to army base. Right next to Sioux Falls there was a base back then, they moved it now.« Bobby's gaze became distant. Like he was seeing things far away in space and time.
»He was the one that pushed me to ask Karen out. She was my wife.« He added for Bella's sake.
»Soon after he left, but we still wrote letters and phoned regulary. That is until he met your mother. What a bitch she was.« He quickly realised that Bella was her daughter. »Ah, sorry.«
John shruged, he was used to Bobby saying things like he saw them. Bobby was not a man to sugar coat things.
»No, no.« Bella was not insulted at all. »She's a bitch. No need to deny that.«
»You shouldn't say things like that, she's your mother.« Bobby berated.
Bella snorted. »Some mother.«
Then she proceeded to tell the men what her childhood was like and then how Renee wanted her to leave college and come to Jacksoville to take care of her and how they never spoke again after Bella refused to do that.
John was amazed by this little woman sitting opposite of him. She had a crapy childhood went through a supernatural bull shit durring her teenage years. Her own mother doesn't want to talk to her because she's too spoiled to work and pay the bills. And now after all that shit her father died by the hands of a ghost and her home burned down.
'Well, at least she still has me and the boys.' John had a stray thought.
He didn't know where these thoughts were coming from, but they were becoming more frequent.
»Now that you know about me.« Bella fished to satisfy her curiosity. »Can you tell me about you? Both of you?«
Bobby had no qualms about sharing his life story with this woman. He was normaly guarded but he felt Bella deserved to know their lives like they know hers now.
»I grew up in an abusive home.« Bobby started. »My father beat on my mother and me. One day, I was a teenager he went after my mom and I killed him.«
Bella was apalled. »I can't believe this. Some people don't deserve children.«
She was always aware that there were worse parents out there then her mother but she never knew anyone who had to live with them.
Bobby stared at Bella for quite some time. When he saw her face he thought she was going to be disgousted by him.
»My mother wasn't happy with me for defending her.« Bobby continued. »I didn't exactly expect her to thank me but I didn't expect her to tell me god will punish me either.«
Bella just shook her head sadly; some people.
»But I moved on, it was easier after he was gone. Mother avoided me, I went to school. Then I men Charlie and Karen.«
This was what Bella was most curious about, where's Karen so she leaned forward, elbows on her knees her chin in her hands.
»We got married. And we were happy, for a while.« Bobby took a deep breath, no matter how manny times he told this it never seemed to get easier. It always hurt the same. »She got possesed by a demon. I wasn't a hunter then, so I didn't know.«
Bella leaned even more forward so she could take Bobby's hand to show her support and give him some comfort.
»I didn't know what to do, but I knew it was either her or me so I killed her.«
'Oh my god' was all that was going through Bella's mind. 'That poor man.'
»That was when I found out, you know – everything.«
When Bella nodded Bobby continued.
»I met this hunter, his name was Rufus. He helped me cover Karen's death and taught me everything he knew. After that I hunted a little but mostly I'm the info man. I find things and hide things. I teach new guys and I learn new things.«
It was the way Bobby liked it. The thing he loved the most about his life was that he could learn new things every day.
»And here we are!« Bobby finished his story.
Both of them looked now toward John he tried to avoid their stares but after a few minutes he gave in.
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