Instinct

Love

Chapter 30

Seth was moping in his couch when he heard a knock at the door. His mother, had gotten home, only moments ago, and instantly saw thy something was wrong with me. I ignored her questions and pleas, I wasn't in the mood for talking.

"I got it." She told me. She opened the door and said, "Oh well hello there."

"Hi. My name is Bree. Is Seth here?" Bree?

"Yes he's here. Are you a friend?" He hang told his mom about Bree.

"Actually, I'm his girlfriend." Girlfriend? Wasn't she mad at me?

"What? Seth didn't tell me anything about a girlfriend. Come in." She brought Bree into our living room, where she saw me lying on the couch. As soon as I saw her, I flipped off the couch and onto the floor with a thud. She laughed wholeheartedly at my silly attempt.

"Hi." She said to me.

"Hi." I said back. My mother was marveling at Bree's beauty. Even though she was crying, her blonde curls went down to her shoulders, her blue eyes sparkled, and her red lips smiled. She was gorgeous.

"Mom. Could you give us a little privacy?"

"Huh-Oh yeah sure. It's just, your really pretty. And your a girl!" She laughed. Bree laughed too.

"Yeah I am a girl and thank you." My mother excited out the room giving me a thumbs up. She approved. Bree slid next to me on the couch.

"Seth. I love you." And her eyes watered slightly.

"I love you too Bree."

"I'm sorry for thinking that you kissed Missy, I know you wouldn't hurt me like that. I know that you love me and I love you too. I was just over thinking the whole situation and I realized that your not the bad guy. I've had so many failed relationships with people in my life, and I thought this was just one of them. I love you so much. More than myself. I would go to hell and back for you, I would die for you and-" I cut her off and brought my lips to hers. When I let go I said, "Bree."

"Yeah?"

"Stop talking."

"Ok." And she wrapped her arms around my neck and began kissing me all over my face.

"I missed you so much." She said.

"Me too." I pulled her into a deep kiss, running my hands through her hair. The hair I had missed.

"Seth," she said teasingly, "we're in your mothers house."

"I know. Your still fully clothed though right?"

"Yeah."

"So technically, were not messing around." She smiled. She pushed my shoulder playfully.

"I really missed you. Like you have no idea."

"Me too. I didn't want to lose the only girl I ever loved. I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry. I know you didn't kiss Missy. I guess, I don't know, I thought this, us, was too good, so I would find anything to ruin it."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, I never really had anything good in my life, and this just seemed too perfect. It kinda needed a flaw."

"I don't know about you, but this, is nowhere near perfect. It seems like we still have some personal issues to work out for the both of us."

"Yeah I guess." She said. I knew she was thinking. I still wasn't over my fathers death and she still wasn't over her abandonment. We were still kids trying to find our way.

"Remember when we first met and you really wanted to travel?"

"Yeah."

"Well, why? It seems to me like your life, your family and everyone are here? Why leave?"

"Because.... I wanted to be free. Every time I look at Carlisle or Esme, I'm just reminded of the life I never could have. With parents that look just like me, going to school and having normal friends, the love of people with the same blood as me. I can never have that." She started to tear up.

"Family isn't about the blood that's passed down, it's about the people who love and care about you. Because those are the only people that matter." Bree was my family, because I loved her. Liliila, Riley, Renesmee, and Jacob were all my family. Sure, we weren't the same blood, or even the same race, but one thing was true about all of us. We all loved one another, and that was all that mattered.

"I love you, so much." She said and layer her head on my chest.

"I love you too. I always will." I said. And I meant it. No matter what.

My mom came back down the stairs smiling at us.

"You two are so adorable. I can't believe you never told me you had a girlfriend!" She squealed. Bree laughed. I guess in all the action, I forgot to inform my mom of my relationship with Bree.

"Sorry mom." I said and squeezed Bree closer to me. My mom softened.

"Oh well it's ok. You seem happy." I know what she meant. Every since my father died, I had been moping around all sad and depressed, but ever since I met Bree, that all changed. She looked at Bree. "Would you like to stay for dinner? I know you probably have your own family and own plans, but please consider it. We haven't had a fourth person at the table since Seth's father." Bree smiled.

"Yeah, I would like that."

"And besides, we never did get our fifth date." I whispered in her ear. She giggled.

"Yeah, we never did." She whispered back. My mom smiled. She ran to the kitchen and began setting a plate for Bree, three other plates were already set up for me, Leah and mom, but all we needed was that last plate. The one that had been missing all along.

Leah walked into the kitchen to see me sitting there with Bree and mom. She looked surprised, then angry.

"What is SHE doing here?" Leah asked rudely.

"'She' is our dinner guest and your brother'a girlfriend. And you you will not embarrass me with lack of manners." Leah turned red.

"But mom, she can't be here cause..."

"Cause what?" Mom challenged. Leah couldn't tell my mom it was because she was a vampire.

"Cause... That's dads seat." Mom sighed.

"Leah, your brother loves her, and she's important to him. Your father is gone, but that doesn't mean he's not here. Now sit down and have a meal with your family." Leah almost cried, them grabbed a seat and sat down next to Bree. We all began conversing normally, like we've known each other forever. My mom seemed to really like Bree and Leah, although she would never admit it, was beginning to as well. I was wrong, Bree wasn't the fourth plate at the table, she was the fifth. One for me, my mom, Leah, Bree and my dad.