Russet Moon

A unwanted visit

When I walked through the doors of the Cullen house I instantly felt the nerves running through the air. Upon closer inspection I saw everyone tense. What happened? Did Charlie call and say he knew what was up or did something happen to my family.

"What is it?" I asked, unable to hold my curiosity any longer.

"Give it about three minutes and you'll find out" Alice replied. Her tone suggested that she was terribly annoyed about something.

Edward joined my side and revealed to me that Jessica Stanley was going to make an appearance. She came to not only prove her suspicion about me but to flirt with the 'singletons' of the house.

"Alice isn't the only one unhappy about her visit, the entire family knows Jessica's attitude and the fact that she is trying to complicate things makes her less welcome by everyone in the family." Edward said.

"What do you want me to do?" I asked him.

He laughed. "Have fun with it. She can't exactly prove that you are Bella so tease away." He said before he headed off. "I know I am." he said before he disappeared upstairs.

I decided to head into the next room and have a talk with Grace. She needed to know that we needed to keep up apperances and she wasn't allowed to show her gift. Her gift was making things disappear. With a simple thought and a bit of focus she could make anything could disappear and then reappear anywhere she wanted. My gift was a bit more simpler, I could make you see things.

My daughter was now the size of a small three year old. Her hair hung at her waist and her face was more elongated and she looked more like me. She was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen, the most beautiful being. I knelt down so i was at eye level and gently placed my hand on her shoulders.

"Gracie there is a girl coming over in a few minutes and she isn't like us so you can't show her your gift okay." I explained.

She nodded her head and then skipped off into the next room. Then the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it." I said as I headed to the door. I put on a winning smile and opened the door. There right before my eyes was none other then Jessica. "Hello, can I help you?" I asked.

"Bella stop playing games." She said snidely.

Right on cue Adam came into the room. "Lexi love have you seen Gracie?" He asked. "Lex, who is at the door?" he asked as he joined me.

He gave Jessica a once over and sighed. "That is the girl that decided to harrass us during our meal today. What is she doing here?"

She waved her hands in the air as if trying to clear away something. "You know what forget it, I'm actually looking for Edward. This is the Cullen house right?" She snapped impatiently.

Rosalie walked through and stopped to pause momentarily for a glance. She narrowed her eyes and then headed on.

"That's Rosalie, I know her." Jessica said quickly.

Alice skipped into the room and over to the door before she stopped. When she saw Jessica her eyes narrowed and an angered look crossed her face. "What the hell is she doing here?" Alice spat.

I loved how everyone was playing their parts well. Sure enough I didn't know exactly what they were playing but I could work with it.

"She's looking for your brother." I replied.

Alice sighed and walked off.

"What's her problem?" Jessica asked.

"Bella was her best friend and she's dead. To make things worse you keep on trying to taint her memory by insisting that 'I' am Bella and she faked her death." I feigned perfectly.

She sighed and brought her hands to her face for a moment. "Yeah, I guess you are right. I mean you look so much like her. I guess I just would rather Bella have faked her death then really be gone. I feel like she did it because of me. Honestly I was always just jealous of her, she was pretty, smart, beautiful and she had Edward, even if it was for a little while." Jess confessed.

That explained alot of Jessica's behavior but it condone it. I respected her guts but I didn't accept her apology.

"I'm pretty sure if Bella was here she would be shocked to hear you say that." I replied. I held open the door and invited her in. "This is my brother in laws place." I said closing the door.

We headed into the living room and sat down. "So which brother in-law?" she asked me.

"Uh Adam is my husband, we have a daughter together." I replied.

She quickly shook her head. "No, Adam is Bella's ex boyfriend." she corrected.

"Adam Edward Cullen is my husband. Adam James Cullen is his twin and Eve is their twin. They are triplets, half siblings to Edward." I quickly made up.

Jessica scratched her head. "Wow, big family." She murmered.

"So AJ is single?" she asked.

I tilted my head slowly. "Not exactly, he left after Bella's passing. Edward is crushed too."

Jessica sighed before she leaned forward. Her voice dropped a few decibles. "Do you think Edward would consider dating me?" she asked.

Wow, after all that she was still trying for Edward.

"Actually he and his sister Eve are moving with us to Australia. Edward can't stand living here anymore with Bella gone."

"But she dated him and then dated his brother." Jessica said dumbfoundedly.

"When Bella and AJ got together they didn't know. When Edward found out about them he was a bit upset at first but then he saw how happy AJ and Bella were together and that was all he wanted. He just wanted Bella to be happy."

"Do you know why she killed herself?" She whispered to me.

"Her daughter was taken by her babys father and they pronounced her dead."

Jessica's face contorted into deep sadness before she covered her mouth from shock. "Oh, that's so sad."

I rose to my feet. I needed to put some space between me and this woman before me. I couldn't fake it anymore and I just felt like I was about to snap. "If you want to talk to Edward he is upstairs. 3rd floor on the right, you can't miss it." I said before I headed upstairs to the room where I could clearly hear my 'husband' and daughter talking.

I entered the bedroom and closed the door. "I can't take it, that girl is pushing me to my breaking point."

Adam came across the room and wrapped his arms around me before he held me. "Bella, you can do this. Just a few more hours and we will be on a plane heading to Austrailia where we will spend the rest of our lives together, happily." He kissed me. "I love you and our daughter. Your extraordinary strength and bravery have given me something more to live for. I know you can do this."

He leaned into his chest. "I just want my daughter back."