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Pressing Talks

East 77th Street (Elliot's Perspective)
"Bella?"
"Hi, Elliot." Her face was as red as a tomato and she introduced me to the young man she was with.
"Nice to meet you too Jake."
"We were just walking home." She explained.
"Well, I could see that."
"I have to head to practice, bye Bella."
"Bye." She waved and we started to walk back towards the house.
"I just want you to know that I know you went to the bakery on the way home."
"Are you mad?"
"No, simply because I know it's your favorite bakery and you stop there after school a lot. You never told me about Jake."
"Yeah." Bella got quiet and didn't speak for the rest of the short walk home.
"I'm going to go get ready." Noah went straight to practice and I realized it was just Bella and me, it gave me the opportunity to sit Bella down and talk to her, not now though. I actually kind of wanted to know more about this Jake person, I knew about the other boy Brayden, but not about this one.
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After Dance Class (Bella's Perspective)
"He caught you walking home with Jake?!"
"Yeah. I know."
"That's so embarrassing, what did you do?" Penelope asked. Paisley was listening, and so was Kylie, Kayla too.
"I said we were walking towards my house and it got super-duper awkward!"
"Dang, at least you guys weren't caught kissing!"
"Paisley!"
"What? Sometimes I kiss my pillow for practice."
"For practice?!" Penelope snorted and then held her stomach.
"Penelope, relax! You're gonna start cramping again or something." I giggled and then looked down at my phone to see the time. 6:15.
El: Bella, are you changed?
Me: Yes, I'm coming.
"I have to go guys. Text me in the group chat."
"Definitely, this conversation isn't over." I rolled my eyes playfully and left the dance studio with a small smile.
"Hi, El." He gave me a kiss and showed me the chipotle he bought.
"Thank you."
"No problem, you know Bella, you and I haven't really spent a lot of time alone, I just wanted to talk to you."
"About Jake?"
"Not just about him."
"Oh."
"I want to ask you what happened the other morning when you stormed off the way you did."
"Oh. Okay." I twirled my hair and held his hand as we crossed the street.
"How was school today?"
"It was okay, I had a test."
"How'd you think you did?"
"I got a 90."
"Well, that was fast."
"My science teacher always put in grades fast."
"Elliot?"
"Yes?"
"If we talk, you won't tell Mom, right?"
"Well, not unless I have too."
"Okay." I went upstairs to go change into my pajamas and stuff, I didn't have to talk to Elliot right away.
"Elliot?"
"Yes, Bella?"
"Are you ready to talk?"
"Me? Are you ready?"
"Yeah." We were just in the kitchen eating at this point and I had nothing to be afraid of.
"Bella?"
"Mhm?"
"What happened the other morning, with Liv?"
"She just got me angry."
"How? Why?"
"Because she kept getting in my business, and Amanda has been doing that too. I don't want to talk about my friends or the boys that I talk to. It's nobodies business."
"And you're not wrong, you're completely entitled to privacy, but when you act a certain way, it worries us as adults."
"Act how?"
"I think for Liv, it's when you act super secretive."
"She's annoying. She just can't handle the fact that I'm not a little girl anymore."
"Bella-"
"But you know that's true as well. Your face even says it, Elliot. I'm not stupid, and I'm not young enough to misunderstand your facial either. I'm not 8 years old anymore. I'm going to talk to boys, many of them, and there's nothing that Mom can do to change that." I was so pissed off that I just went straight upstairs and didn't come out of these for the rest of the night.
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10:45 PM (Olivia's Perspective)
"How was it with Bella?"
"It was good until things got bad."
"What happened?"
"We were talking about her storming off and she did it again. It was really bad, it turned into a screaming match, I regret that."
"What did you say?"
"I said, you know better than to yell at me and you're grounded for a week. She told me that was fine, she just wanted me to go away."
"How disrespectful. I'm sorry El."
"Liv, this is what raising kids are about, teenagers for that fact. She's going to give us an attitude occasionally, and we have to put her in her place."
"I know, I'm just not ready."
"You're doing great with Noah."
"I'll be honest with you, I'm as thinking Leia would be the run to give us a run for our money, not Bella."
"Let's not label her as a trouble maker or anything, I think you should talk to her Liv. Girls stuff." I rolled my eyes and got up for my bed. There was a slight chance that Bella would be awake, and I was going to go and check. I went downstairs and walked past Noah's room, I could hear music playing softly and I went into Bella's room.
"Bella? It's a school night." She stopped the music and went under her covers angrily.
"I'm very disappointed in your behavior. How dare you speak to Elliot like that, a lot of things are changing coming spring break, I don't know if-"
"Then you should change too."
"Bella-"
"You keep treating me like a little girl, and I'm tired of it. So what if I talk to boys? That shouldn't matter to you at all." I was very taken aback by Bella's words, but I realized that she was trying to express herself. I sat down next to her on her bed and gave her a kiss.
"Bella, I don't have a problem with you talking to boys, it's bound to happen, you're getting bigger and socializing more and more."
"Then why do you act like that about it?"
"Act like what?"
"Like I can't talk to them."
"Bella, we just worry about you. We don't want you to get hurt, or feel unsafe. And, I certainly don't want you running off to other boys' houses either. Bella, but besides that, this is going to be an amazing time in your life and I'd love it if you'd share it with me, rather than get irritated when I ask. It's hurtful, it is."
"I'm sorry Mom." I could tell that Bella felt really bad, and it was great to see her show remorse for her action.
"It's okay. I love you."
"Love you too."
"Now, go to bed! You have school in the morning. Mrs.Ashcroft is picking you up in the morning." Bella gave me a hug and went under the covers.
"Okay. Night."
"Night."
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Saturday (Leia's Perspective)
Sometimes, when I'm bored I stay in my room. I stay in my room and I think super duper hard about a lot of things. One thing I think about when I'm in my room is Mommy and Elliot. Because they're getting married. Married means they will be husband and wife. Does that mean that Elliot will be my Daddy? Because you have to be married. I'm going to ask Bella! I went upstairs to the living room and she was watching the Disney Channel.
"Bella?"
"Yeah?" I sat next to her and paused the tv.
"What's wrong Leia?"
"I wanna ask you an important question!"
"What?"
"When Mommy and Elliot get married and become wife and husband, is Elliot my Daddy?" Bella put her finger on her chin and then put me on her lap.
"Well, you can call Elliot Daddy if you want to Leia. That's your choice."
"My choice?"
"Your choice."