Summary:So you can pretty much guess from the title what this story is about. Bella has a secret she's been hiding from everyone. Now it's twelve years after Renesmee was born and it's time for the secret to come out.
Bella's POV
I don't know how Alice convinced us all to come to the movies to see Due Date but she did and it was so much fun. I don't really approve of it for Nessie but she's twelve now and acts like a seventeen year old so I trust her.
"That was hilarious," Emmett laughed as we walked out the theater.
Most of us nodded in agreement. Though you could tell Carlisle and Esme weren't happy. You see Emmett had bought a bucket of popcorn thinking it would taste good. When he discover it didn't he throw a piece at Edward. I got made and throw a handful at Emmett. We got into a popcorn war and all the teens ended up buying a bucket of popcorn. Then we all sat at different spots around the theater and throw it at each other.
It was hard to sneak up on Alice and Jasper but easy to hit Emmett and Rosalie. I ambushed them and now Emmett was covered in popcorn.
"The caramel was a nice touch love," Edward laughed.
I joined in. "Well it had to stick to him somehow," I shrugged. This caused all of us, except Emmett, to break out in laughter. Alice may not have planed a popcorn war but I did need to thank her again for taking us to the movies.
"Excuse me?" Someone tapped my shoulder.
I turned and saw a girl with brown ringlets. She looked to be about fifteen and had my chocolate brown eyes. Her cheeks were rosy red because she was blushing.
"Yes?" I asked the girl. Most humans stayed away from us why would this girl be brave enough to approach us?
"Are you Isabella Swan?" She asked quietly. What the hell?
"Yes but who would like to know?"
The girl's face lightened up and you could almost feel the happiness radiating off of her.
"My name is Zoey Melinda Jones. I'm your daughter," she said.
No! This couldn't be happening. "I'm sorry Zoey but you have the wrong person," I said. I turned and walked to the exit at a to slow human pace.
"But your Isabella Marie Swan daughter of Renee and Charlie Swan," Zoey called running after me.
I spun on my heels and she ran into my chest. "Look Zoey you have to wrong person so leave me alone," I spat out then turned and walked to the exit again.
I heard Zoey start crying and run into someone else. "You know she's been looking for you ever since Mrs. Jones told her she was adopted!" A guy yelled.
I ignored it and continued walking. I heard Edward asked what the guy was talking about. The guy said that Zoey found out she was adopted two years ago and has been looking for her real mother ever since. Zoey didn't know the details just that a women names Isabella Swan daughter of Charlie and Renee Swan had put her up for adoption fifteen years ago.
I continued walking when I heard the Cullens following me. I consisted just walking passed the car and running home.
But my thoughts were changed when Alice screamed, "Don't even think about it Bella!"
I growled and leaned against the car looking at the ground. There was a reason I didn't want them to know about Zoey. I had put her up for adoption for a reason that I didn't want to remember. I had left her behind me with the rest of my past and will forever.
Edward was the first one who spoke. "Bella who was that girl?"
I consisted lying, but then Jasper would know. I'd just stick with my favorite answer of the moment. "I don't want to talk about it," I said simply hoping they'd see the subject was closed.
"Why did she think you were her mother Bella?" Alice asked.
"I don't want to talk about it!" I growled at my sister. Will no on understand I will not talk about it.
Edward was about to speak again but Jasper interrupted him. "If you don't want to talk about it now you don't have to just remember we're your family and we're ready to listen when your ready," he said.
I smiled at him as he sent me a wave of reassurance. "Thank you," I said. He nodded.
"She asked if we would give this to you," Alice said holding out a card.
I took it and read it. It said "Zoey Melinda Jones, Junior" then had a cell phone and house number on it. On the back in her hand writing it said, "Please call me. I've always felt out of place and now know why. I would just like a chance to meet my mother."
I smiled. She seemed like such a sweet girl. She didn't deserve to come into the world the way she did. Maybe I would call her and explain to her why I put her up for adoption. She could understand that right?
"Bella let's go him," Edward said. I looked up and saw him trying to usher me into the car. I had a choice here. I could agree with Edward and get in the car or argue and run home. I sighed and got in the car.
Jacob and Nessie ridden here with Carlisle and Esme so it was just Edward and I. Once out of the theater parking lot he started.
"Please tell me what happened love?" He asked.
I instantly became annoyed. Could this boy not learn to leave it be. "No Edward not now," I said.
"But love this is the first secret we've kept feom each other since we've been together," he argued. "Besides as my wife you should share everything with me."
I let out a humorless laughed. "Ha! There have been a lot of secrets Edward. Remember how you tricked me to go to my mom's because Alice saw a vision of Victoria. You lied to me then." And the dozen other times Alice and him have kept a vision from the family.
"That was to protect you love," he said. "This is just silly though. I mean it's not as if that girl could really be your daughter. I'm the first physical relationship you've had." He laughed.
I didn't responded. Okay so I had lied about Edward being my first relationship but Edward was my first physical relationship.
When I didn't join in Edward looked at me. He was worried. "Bella?" He asked.
"Edward I'll tell you when I'm ready to talk about it," I told him.
When I had Zoey it was the darkest time of my life. Then after I had her I turned myself around so I would never have to go back there or remember it. I had a dangerous past and that's why Renee and I had moved away from our first home to Phoenix.
Edward pulled the car over to the side of the road. "Isabella if you do not tell the truth this second I swear…" he let this sentence hang not sure of what he would do.
That's when I realized this was the first time Edward hadn't gotten his way. I'd always just let him have it his way before but now. Well now I wasn't being so nice and telling him so he got mad. I had to remember Edward may be over a hundred years old but he was frozen at the young age of seventeen so that's what he would always be inside, seventeen.
I heard a car pull up behind us and looked back. I saw Alice's Porsche. Why was she stopping? Jasper got out the passenger side and walked over to open my door.
"Bella you can ride with us," he smiled at me. Then he looked up at Edward. "I'll talk to you at him," he growled.
I quickly got out of the car and let Jasper let me to Alice's. I slide into the backseat and didn't even watch as Edward's Volvo speeded off. I looked back up and saw Alice looking at me through the mirror.
"Thanks," I smiled at her.
She nodded back but did not smile. I think Alice was taking Edward's side on this one. Had Alice always took Edward's side?
As we drove home I thought some things over. One Alice and Edward always agreed with each other. Two Edward never really listen to my opinions or asked for them. Three the only one who ever took my side was Emmett and Jasper, but Emmett never let himself get involved so I only had Jasper. Four Edward had never wanted me to be near Jasper and yet we were so much alike. Five I never noticed how distant Alice and Jasper were until now.
I looked up and saw them on opposite sides of the car, avoiding touching each other. They're mates, they should be not wanting to be separated. Why are they avoiding each others touch. I then realized they had always been like this.
When we got home I slowly got out of the car. I really didn't want to tell anyone just yet about my past. I wasn't ready.
"You can hide out in my room if you like," Jasper said.
I turned and smiled at him. "Again thank you," I said then ran upstairs to hide in Alice and Jasper's room for a few days.
This was even weirder. In there room all their stuff was separated. Jasper stuff was on one side of the room and Alice's was on the other. Why would they do this.
I walked in the closet. Most of it was Alice's clothes. I walked over to the small portion of jeans and tees. This must be Jasper's, I thought. Under the clothes were cowboy boots and on the shelf above them there was cowboy hats. I marbled at them.
"Ya like 'em?" Jasper asked.
I spun around. If I was human I would have blushed. "Yeah I just never see you in any of this," I said pointing to the jeans.
"Yeah Alice doesn't like it when I wear them. Says it's not fashionable or somethin' like that," he laughed.
I smiled. "I think there fine. I mean check out what I'm wear," we laughed. I sighed. I don't know how I would tell Edward about Zoey or my life. Or did I even want to tell him. "Jasper?"
"Yeah?" He asked.
"Can I take you up on your offer to talk?" I asked embarrassed.
Jasper smiled. "Of course Bella," he said. We walked over and sat on his bed. "I told everyone to go out hunting so your safe."
I smiled. Jasper would be to first person I told my full story. Am I ready? Well I guess I have to be. Here it goes…
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