Loving You / Paul Lahote - [EDITED]

15 - [EDITED]

Ashley didn't anticipate how mad her father would be once she'd seen him after everything.  

Once she and her mother arrived at the house Ashley was waiting for a warm family dynamic, after the last months the family had been through, instead, she got pinned down by her father the minute she walked inside the house. 

"What were you thinking Ashley?" Emmett interjected to his daughter. 

Ashley took a deep breath. "Aunt Alice decided to come and see if Bella was alright, so I decided to join her," 

Emmett huffed. "Aunt Alice is an adult who can decide things, you're still a kid!" 

It was Ashley's turn to huff and roll her eyes now. "I'm eighteen, Dad! Legally I'm an adult who can make her own decisions!" Ashley fought back and Emmett stood speechless for a while, he knew she was right and he didn't have any counterpoints.

"Honey, I think we all know what this is about, so let's get to the real thing that bugs you, and then we can get over it," Rosalie finally joined in on the conversation, rubbing her husband's shoulder. 

Then she turned to her daughter. "He's just angry that, after we found out you left with Alice and then she left here, you were still here, with him," 

Emmett clenched his teeth with the mention of Paul and Ashley just glared at her father. 

"Dad! How long is it going to take you to accept it? He's my boyfriend! We're together and I'm not planning on ending it. Look, I don't expect you to welcome him with open arms with everything that has happened, but can you at least act civilized and tolerate it? Like Mom does?"

Emmett rolled his eyes and turned around. "I'm going hunting," he finally said after a couple of minutes of silence. Rosalie looked at him then to her daughter with a sad look. 

After he left Rosalie came by her Ashley's side. "Better luck next time, I hope," she said and Ashley nodded.

"What's going on?" Another voice came in. 

It was a voice Ashley hadn't heard in a long time. She was still mad after the little fight with her father and now hearing him just fueled her. She glared at the source of the voice. 

"Uh, nothing much, just trying to clean up the mess you've caused!" She gritted through her teeth.

Edward was heartbroken over Ashley's words. He knew that she was just taking her anger out on him, justifiable of course, but he wanted to make things better. 

"You know, I'm not a mind reader like you, but I know my daughter. Ooh, Edward, you have a lot to do to make up to her," Rosalie said, crossing her arms over her chest and giving Edward a challenging look. 

Edward groaned. "I know Rosalie," he said. Rosalie huffed then turned around to go out, to join her husband. 

That night Edward had brought Bella to the Cullen house. Bella had expressed her interest in becoming a vampire and Edward didn't want that. 

Of course, that decision would have to affect the family as well, so it had to be put up for a vote. Apparently, that was what Bella had in mind as well, given if the family voted yes, Edward would have to do it.

Ashley was almost asleep when she heard the car coming. After peeking down from her window and seeing Bella, she decided it had to be something important or at least interesting that she'd be here at this hour. 

She quickly changed out of her pajamas. By the time she entered the room, everyone was there. 

"Oh, so Edward is having a family meeting without me? How thoughtful!" Ashley said glaring at an already miserable-looking Edward as she walked towards her parents.