Julianne Swan never knew a normal life. With her parents split up, and being constantly on the move with her mom and her new boyfriend; she was ready to finally have somewhere she could call home. Will she be able to find it in a pair of familiar br...
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04 || j a c o b b l a c k
I WOKE UP FEELING MORE rested than I have all weekend; Bella didn't scream. I could tell that it surprised dad when he came down from his room in the morning. We both shared a glance, calculating the situation. "Did you..." He left the question open, knowing that I knew what he was talking about. I just shook my head. He pursed his lips as I sat a coffee down in front of him. "I didn't either."
I didn't get to respond since Bella was walking into the kitchen. I smiled tiredly at her- it was only 8 o'clock in the morning. She didn't seem to have any blue bags underneath of her eyes. Her eyes were more open, more awake- but they were still cautious. The same as last night, like she was waiting for something.
It was quiet in the kitchen because no one knew what to say. It was getting to the point of being tense and awkward. I held out a plate full of breakfast foods with a bright smile, "Eggs?" I could tell both Bella and dad were happy for the break in the silence. I sighed under my breath as Bella grabbed the plate from me. I put less on her plate than I had with mine and dad's, knowing that she wouldn't eat the whole plate otherwise.
"How'd you sleep?" I decided to face the elephant in the room head on. Dad almost seemed to tense as he waited for Bella to answer. I knew that he was afraid of Bella going back into the empty shell that she was used to, but we couldn't keep treating her like she's fragile. Bella was never one to take pity from anybody.
"Good..." Bella muttered. "Better than I have for a while." She muttered under her breath almost like she hoped no one would hear the last part. I let the conversation drop since dad was giving me a certain look. I could only translate it to 'be careful what you say.'
"What are you two up to today?" Charlie asked changing the subject. The mention of plans today had me get excited for the day. Jacob and I had plans to get parts for the bikes, not that Charlie needed to know that.
"I'm actually going to Jacob's today again until Bella gets out. Then we're gonna pick her up and I'll watch them do homework." I laughed trying to be natural even though I was lying to my dad. I can't say that I've never lied to him, I've just never hid anything like this from him.
