Still Dawn: The Saga Continues

Chapter 11: Meet Our Daughter

CHAPTER 11: MEET OUR DAUGHTER

"What are you doing here?" Charlie was asking as I made my way back in to the living room,  

"Well Charlie, I heard about poor Billy, and I just couldn't stay away, he was a good man, and a good friend to me all them year's ago"  

"Right, OK. That does make sense, but that doesn't explain why you didn't at least call first?"  

"Oh, I did try, but the phone was engaged so I thought I'd surprise you" I noticed Charlie glaring at Edward now and interrupted,  

"Dad, I think Sue need's your help in the Kitchen" I said, ushering me out of the room  

"OK Mom, I've spoken to Sue, and she's agreed you can stay, but there's a few thing's you need to know first"  

"Oh Bella! This is going to be so much fun!" she squealed  

"EDWARD!" came Sue's voice from the kitchen, he kissed me lightly on the head and walked out of the room  

"Yes, Mom, it'll certainly be ... entertaining" I said forcing myself to smile.  

"Anyway Bella, You were saying? Thing's I need to know?"  

"Oh right yeah, well" but I was interrupted by Edward walking back into the room,  

"I'm off to the shop love, Your dad's out of milk" he winked at me, holding up a piece of paper, before bending down to kiss me on the cheek, and whispering "I'm off to see Ness" too low for Renee to hear.  

"Um, OK, don't be too long" I pleaded  

"Don't worry I wont" he smiled "Do you need anything Renee?"  

"No thank-you Edward" my Mom replied sweetly watching Edward leave the room "Oh Bella, I still cant believe my little girl is married!" she squealed  

"Yes, well, we are. But Mom, there's something I really need to tell you"  

"OH!" she gasped "Are you pregnant?" she gushed leaning over and running her hand on my rock hard stomach  

"What? Mom, No, I'm not pregnant OK" I exhaled "But, it is to do with children"  

"Okay?" she asked, sitting back in her seat looking quite apprehensive, 

"Well, a few year's ago, Edwards brother passed away..."  

"Which one?" she interrupted "Emmett or that lanky one, what's his name? Oh yeah, Jasper"  

"Neither Mom, his natural brother" I sighed rolling my eyes, Renee looked at me puzzled "Edwards adopted remember?"  

"Oh yeah, I remember now. They looked far too young to be parent's those two!"  

"MOM!" I shouted a little too loudly "Will you please, just let me talk?"  

"Oh yeah, Sorry love, what were you saying?"  

I scowled at her before continuing, "Well, Edward's natural brother and his wife died in an awful accident, leaving their little girl without a home. As Edward is her only living relative, they traced us and asked us to look after her for a short while, and well, we kind of ended up adopting her",  

"WHAT?" she shrieked "When? How? Where? When?" she mumbled endlessly  

"Mom, calm down, its not that big a deal!"  

"Not that big a deal? you adopt a baby and don't think to tell me?"  

"Well, that's the thing Mom, she's not really a baby"