Before The Clearwaters

Chapter 27

BEFORE THE CLEARWATER'S

CHAPTER 27

SAVANNAH P.O.V

I didn't want to get married. No, that's a lie. I wanted to get married. I didn't want a wedding. I was terrified of the rejection from my parents. Alice was very upset with me but she had my dress shipped in from New York and said that she would do the alterations herself when I was ready. I don't think I was ever going to be ready.

Today was my parents anniversary. They had rented a party hall and invited all of their friends and family to celebrate. I didn't want to go. I didn't want to interact with anyone, but Seth was making me.

Most of the people there assumed that I was the problem child. The one who was causing a rift in our family. If only they knew the things my parents had said to me.

I wore a simple red sundress and a pair of black strap heels. And I was sitting by myself at one of the tables. Mostly everyone was on the dance floor dancing and singing their hearts out. Seth was leaning against the bar and hadn't sat with me for a while.

Our sex life for the last few months was nonexistent. I know that he was getting frustrated with me. I just couldn't bring myself to do it.

"What are you thinking about so hard over here?" Edward asked sitting down next to me.

"Like you don't already know." I mumbled glancing at him. I had been doing good for a while but was missing my family a lot more recently.

"They miss you too. They're just too stubborn to apologize." I knew no matter what, an apology wasn't coming. They hadn't talked to me in a while. I wasn't sure if I should reach out or not. Like I said, I was afraid of the rejection.

When Seth finally made his way over he sat across from us.

"I wanna go home." I said to him. Usually he would right away stand and take me home. Tonight he rolled his eyes.

"Well I don't." He answered. "I'm so sick of this bullshit. You're acting all depressed and not talking to me. Not having sex with me! Jesus Christ." He ran his hand through his hair.

"Seth, calm down. You're drunk." Edward commented leaning in closer to Seth. "I'll take Savannah home." His words cut through me like a knife. I wasn't sure what to say. I just blinked before Edward placed his hand in front of me. I slowly placed my hand in his before standing up. I grabbed my clutch before following Edward. He stopped to say goodbye to a few people before leading me out to his car. He was now driving a Mercedes since I was using his.

"No one wants me around." I whispered. I knew that he could hear me even though my voice was small. "God I feel so dumb." I sniffled.

"Let's just get out of here." He held the car door open for me. I quickly got in and took my heels off. He ran around the car and got in before starting it. I leaned back against the seat. He flicked on the radio before pulling out of the spot. "Do you ever wish things were different?" He asked as he drove. 

"All the time." I answered. "I wish there wasn't an imprint. I wish my parents weren't such assholes." I sighed. I had had a crush on Edward when I was 13. When he showed no interest, I started showing interest in Seth. It wasn't really something I could help since he did imprint. My parents had insisted on him waiting until they thought I was mature enough to tell me. Even when he told me, we didn't start dating right away. 

"Seth is very worried about you." He commented making me roll my eyes. He had a really funny way of showing it. Edward drove past my parents house and kept going past the street he needed to turn on to get to mine.