Protecting Maddie
By BetterInTexas
Chapter 21:
BPOV
I was bored. I had finished grading papers and had a free period before my favorite class of the day. The one attended by my beautiful daughter. Who was currently moving towards me at a high rate of speed, based on what I was reading from Charlotte’s mind. Hmmm, she doesn’t seem happy about something.
“Hello sweetie. Don’t you have twenty minutes of lunch left?” Play it cool Bella. You are her mother. You are a vampire. You are not scared of her reaction. She is a chil…
“What the hell Mom!”
Yep. She is pissed.
“Lower your voice Maddie, unless you want your friends to think you are a little weird for calling your sister Mom!” I whispered.
“Mom, Bryan was about to ask me out when she came in! Now every guy in the cafeteria is drooling over her. It was bad enough when it was just you that he guys were drooling over, which by the way… ewww, but now I have the blonde Goddess to compete with?”
“What do you have against me Maddie?” Char asked confused.
“Char, you know I love you. But c’mon. Look at how you’re dressed! Look at how she is dressed Mom!”
I gazed over Charlotte. Okay, I admit it may have been too much for Wyoming.
“I knew I should have worn the leather pants but Alice told me kids around here where jeans.”
“We do. But not ones that look like denim covered body paint.” Maddie responded.
“Maddie, what is your problem? You know Char would never put the moves on that idiot you want to ask you out.” I needed to calm her down. That should do it. Being reassuring.
“Idiot? What do you have against Bryan?”
“Nothing.” Besides the fact that he thought constantly about having a threesome with me and my daughter. Talk about ewww.
“Bullshit.”
“Watch your damn mouth Maddie!” I glared at her. The shit she picks up from Peter.
“My damn mouth? How about your damn mouth?”
“Watch it little girl.” She was staring at me. I was staring at her. Char was getting very uncomfortable.
“I don’t need a bodyguard.”
“Yes, you do. Besides, it’s not like I hired one. Char wanted to spend time with you.”
“I’m not stupid Mom.”
“Didn’t say you were but you are acting like it now. Your problem Maddie is you have always been the girl who got the most attention from boys in this place since you walked in and now you are mad because some guys looked at someone besides you?”
“That… that… is so not cool Mom. I’m not like that.” Yeah right.
“So why do you have a problem with what Char has on?”
“You don’t think this is a little much for Wyoming?”
“You don’t think there are a million things she would rather do than go to high school for two years but agreed so she could help me keep you safe?”
That shut her up.
“How about I wait outside?” Char suggested.
Maddie took a deep breath. “I’m sorry Charlotte. I love you, I do. It’s just Mom could have told me. We could have discussed this.”
“You would have raised hell. Better just to do it.” I told her.
“Oh really? That’s what you think? So I guess you are Aunt Alice now?”
“Don’t go there with me Maddie.”
Ouch. The kid doesn’t pull punches. Charlie had it so easy with me. The worst I ever did as a teen was get… pregnant. Oh yeah.
“I’m sorry. I should have discussed this with you. But you shouldn’t be so rude. Especially to Charlotte who is here as a favor to both of us.”
“I said I was sorry.” She was starting to pout. Great.
“It’s really no problem Maddie. I will let you pick my clothes I wear from now on. I wasn’t exactly comfortable being stared at by teens. I listened to Alice and I shouldn’t have.”
“No, Mom is ri…” She mumbled. No way was I missing this.
“What was that?” I asked.
“You are right. I may be a little jealous. I will get over it. But I still don’t see why I need a bodyguard. It’s not like those Cullens are a threat. I mean you beat the hell out of the bimbo last night.”
“How did you know that?”
“I heard you guys talking about it.”
“You were in bed.”
“You think after 9 years I haven’t figured out how to sneak around vampires? Especially future telling vampires?”
“You listened through the vent didn’t you?” That sneaky little brat.
“Maybe.” She was looking at the floor. The only escape she has from my intimidating mother glare.
“Look me in the eyes Maddie. What else did you hear?”
She just ran her right hand over her right ear. She is nervous. She heard more. Now she is staring at the ceiling.
“Maddie?”
“I may have heard that vampires were still looking for me in Texas, but it’s not a big deal since we are on the other side of the country.”
I sighed. I never can keep anything from her. Even when I want to.
“We used to not have secrets Mom. I still don’t. But you didn’t want me to know that and I don’t understand why.”
“Because Maddie you only have a few years left to enjoy your human life if you really decide you want to become a vampire. I don’t want you to have to worry about this crap.”
“I’m not worried as long as I have you and Peter. I worry when you keep things from me.”
Dammit how did she turn this around and make me feel like crap?
“Look, Char is your cousin. She is in your classes. If the Cullens try anything she has the green light to kill. Please lighten up and allow me this much relaxation. I am so stressed Maddie.” I covered my eyes for effect. Yep now she felt bad.
Ha! I beat her! I can pull a guilt trip as good as she can.
“Fine Mom. I really am sorry Char. Maybe we can go shopping later and buy you some clothes kids around here would be more likely to wear.”
“Oh that’s fine Maddie. Maybe I can just borrow some of yours for now.”
“Uh Char, I don’t think my tops would quite fit you. We seem to have some major differences in that area.”
They walked off while I collapsed on my desk chair. That went better than expected. Right?
“So how did today go? Any trouble from the Cullens?”
Bella was currently curled into my arm watching TV but not really paying much attention. Maddie as on the other end of the couch doing homework and mumbling about her overbearing English teacher.
“Nope. Not a peep. Edward didn’t even stare. Rose wasn’t there. I guess she is still twisting her facial parts back where they are supposed to be.”
“Mom, Peter, you two mind if I go out this Friday?”
“Can Char come with you?”
“It’s a date Mom.”
“A date?” I asked.
“Yes Peter. You both agreed that I could date this year. Now it is this year and I want to date.”
“Who are you going on a date with?”
“Once Bryan got done memorizing Char’s tits and butt he asked me out after school.”
“You agreed? After he was staring at another woman?” What the hell kind of guy was this?
“You look at other women Peter.” Maddie helpfully put in.
Oh shit Bella is glaring at me.
“I do not! I may glance occasionally but I never memorize.”
“I guess with your vampire brain you memorize everything the second you see it though right?”
“Yeah Peter. Is she right?” Bella was raising an eyebrow. She scares me a little when she does that.
“Can we get back on point which is Maddie dating?” I asked glaring at my little step demon.
“What’s the point? I wanted to go on a date last year. I had my driver’s license. I was 16. Then you and Mom decided I can’t date until my junior year. It’s my junior year. What is there to discuss?”
Shit, Bella was staring at me.
“Uh, we can’t really protect you if…”
“Oh come off it already Peter! I don’t need protection and you know it.”
“Maddie…”
“Mom?”
“Peter?” Bella said my name in the form of a question. Why the hell did I have to make this decision? She knows I don’t like the idea of Maddie dating. And now I will either be the bad guy for telling her no or the irresponsible one if something happens. This was some bullshit. I’m a goddamn vampire! I shouldn’t have to deal with this…
“Peter!” Maddie yelled.
“Fine. You can go out but you are going to tell us where you are going to be at all times and you are to be home by 9.”
“Nine?!”
“Ten?”
“Fine, ten. But Mom and Aunt Alice have to promise not to look at my future.”
I glanced at Bella. That ball was in her court.
“I can’t promise that Maddie. But I will try to not see anything that doesn’t concern your direct safety.”
“Fine Mom. I’m trusting you to give me some privacy. I’m trusting you.” Maddie glared.
“Yes and I’m trusting you not to do anything stupid.” Bella glared right back at Maddie.
Then they both smiled and Maddie ran over and hugged Bella. They never can stay mad at each other more than a few seconds. She ran upstairs to text Bryan.
Bella turned to me.
“And I’m trusting you not to get caught following her.”
“Bella…”
“What?”
“The kid’s been through a lot. She is tough. She is a damn black belt. Let Alice keep an eye on the Cullen’s decisions and let’s have a night in the house where we can be as loud as we want. Maybe get naked in the hot tub without having to worry about Maddie running in?”
“God forgive me for saying this Peter but I am glad she is becoming a vampire. Not just because I get to keep her. I know she will find someone someday. But at least I won’t worry about all the bad things that could happen to her.”
“You will still worry.” I told her kissing her gently.
The gentle kiss turned into something more. Damn I loved this woman. I never could get enough of her. If it wasn’t for Maddie we would make love nonstop. But Bella insisted we have lives. Maybe after Maddie is turned just the two of us could go to a deserted island or something. I had my hand running up Bella’s skirt and had almost made it home when the loud voice from upstairs stopped me in my tracks.
“MOM! Stop moaning! I can hear that through the vent!”
There was the ice water on that erection. I was wondering what took it so long.
“Do you think we are doing the right thing with the Cullens?”
Uh… glad to know her mind was on me.
“I was thinking about you cowboy. Maddie’s voice just brought my mind back to my number one problem.”
“You reading my mind?”
“Yeah, why? You got something to hide?” She was kissing my neck. She knows how to kiss behind my ear that makes my leg kick out… yep there it goes.
“Just wondering why? I don’t mind.”
“I like to read your mind when you kiss me and feel your emotions sometimes. I can stop if you want.” She was pouting.
“Wouldn’t dream of it baby.”
“Plus it lets me know what you want me to do next.”
“Outside?” Please.
She grinned.
“Outside.”
I have to say married life has its benefits.
“We can talk about these other women you check out in front of my baby.”
Shit.
Maddie POV
Oh God, Bryan was such a good kisser. We were currently parked in the parking lot of a mountain trail and he was showing me just how damn good he was.
Travis had been the first guy I had ever kissed last year. I don’t think Mom knows about that. Trav and I didn’t last long. Since I couldn’t get out and my “Sister” was a teacher at school it’s not like alone time was a premium. I had heard from Lori that Bryan was a good kisser.
The sad thing about going to a small school is that your friends have dated your boyfriends before. If we avoided each other’s exes we wouldn’t have anyone to go out with.
Yes, Lori was right on about Bryan.
And there went his hand pulling my shirt out of my jeans. Guess she was right about that too.
I grabbed his hand as it grazed over my stomach on its path to the promised land. I never promised it to him and he sure as hell wasn’t going to land there.
“C’mon b…”
“If you say c’mon baby I’m going to rip your dick off Bryan.”
“Baby you get me so hot…”
“Yeah and it looks like it is time for you too cool down.” I told him pulling back. He may be good but he isn’t that good. He leaned forward again. Some guys don’t take no for an answer. I kinda felt bad about doing this but then his hand tried to dive under my shirt again. I took my thumb and pressed it in the pressure point behind his right ear. Peter taught me that one. It was affective.
“OWWW! Motherfucker!”
“No means no Bryan. Now be a good boy and you can keep your hands in your lap or on my back.”
“You’re a fucking tease.” He pouted.
“No a fucking tease would promise you something and not give it. I never promised you anything.” It was a valid point.
He looked angry but I guess he decided that being angry would kind of ruin his chances at future success and gave me a sweet smile.
“You want a beer?”
“Uh, no.”
“C’mon Maddie. Live a little.”
That’s exactly what I was doing. Going home to a vampire family that could smell alcohol from miles away was a guarantee to put a stop to my limited social life.
“I’m good. Plus if you think you are going to have anymore and drive me home you are nuts. My m… sister and her husband would literally make you disappear.”
“Your sister is too nice to do that. Now her husband I believe. That guy looks like he would as soon as kill you as shake your hand.”
“Peter is great. He has really been good to us. He protects and takes care of us. Don’t talk about Peter.”
Bryan threw his hands up.
“Hey I didn’t mean anything! I know how you are about your family.”
“Including my cousin Charlotte hmmm?”
“What?”
“You were drooling today.”
“So was every guy in school Maddie! I mean damn, it’s not often that a new girl comes into our school dressed like that.”
No point in getting mad. He was right. I wouldn’t be jealous. I wouldn’t.
Bryan leaned in and kissed me again. God, Mom and Peter are going to flip when they smell his scent all over me. I swear if they start sniffing I am going to be so pissed.
He pulled back.
“I’m gonna go around that bend there and piss. Then I am grabbing another beer out of the cooler. Sure I can’t get you one?”
“Nope. I am good. You know it’s 8 PM. Are you planning on getting me some food tonight or did you just plan to keep me in the wild all night?”
“I was kind of thinking of keeping you here all night.”
“Think again Cowboy.”
“Fine. One more beer and then we can head in.”
“Great I’m driving.”
“Nobody drives my truck but me.”
“Either I drive or I call my sister and brother in law and tell them you have been drinking and I need a ride. Peter would love to ask you why we are all the way out here.”
“Fine. Be a bitch. I’ll be right back.” That pissed him off. Oh well. I haven’t survived evil vampires out to get me my whole life to be killed by a drunk teen.
I started tucking my shirt back in my jeans. Mom must not be looking for my future and Aunt Alice must be keeping her mouth shut. I’m pretty sure both of them would have been here the moment his hand started pulling at my top.
Idiot.
Cute idiot.
I sat for 5 minutes listening to the radio. My favorite song came on so I started singing out loud. That’s probably why I didn’t notice that 5 more minutes had gone by and Bryan still hadn’t returned.
I hopped out the truck and tried to hear him.
“Bryan?”
This was strange. Bryan wasn’t the type to play games and he knows I didn’t scare. I walked around the bend praying to God that he wasn’t taking care of his own business since I wasn’t giving him what he wanted. It was so dark I couldn’t see anything. Vampire eyesight would be real helpful right now. I wanted to call his name but something was wrong. The night was too silent. No animal noises. No shuffling of his feet. I started moving a little faster starting to worry about him when I tripped. What the hell? I never trip. There weren’t any trees around so I know it wasn’t a root. I turned around on my ass to feel what I tripped over. I felt a cotton shirt.
“See how nice this is baby? No kid to worry about. Just me, you, and your cute little nipples between my fingers.”
My girl was moaning. She loves to have her nipples played with. We were currently in the hot tub. It wasn’t warm enough to make a difference to us. In order for it to be that hot it pretty much would scald Maddie and her little friends she brings over. But the bubbles felt nice and I loved Bella’s hair when it was soakin wet and stuck to my chest and preferably my waist.
“Baby.”
“Yeah darlin?” She was wiggling her ass on my dick. I was loving this. I planned to make her howl tonight. Yeah I was tagging her every single way I could in every single entrance…
“What do you think Maddie is doing?”
Seriously?
“Uh…”
“You think it would hurt if I took a peek? Just to make sure they get home okay. That’s all.”
“You promised her you wouldn’t. Besides if she is late we can ground her and don’t have to worry about anymore dating.”
Truth be told I didn’t like the idea of my little hell cat on a date either. But Bella and I had to learn to let go a little.
“You’re right. It’s just I have a bad feeling about tonight.”
“Why are you having bad feelings when I am in this tub naked with you?”
“I don’t know. I just can’t completely relax.”
“Baby I have a solution for that…” I was about to go into greater detail when Bella’s cell went off.
Shit that’s Maddie.
“Yes baby?” Bella tried to sound casual but no way should Maddie be calling us unless something was wrong.
“Mommy?”
Oh shit she just called her Mommy in that little girl voice she gets when she is scared.
“What’s wrong baby?” Bella was already getting out of the tub. Looks like fun time is over.
“Mommy, Bryan is de… dead and I’m out here in the dark in his truck and I don’t know what to do.”
“Where are you… Nevermind we will be there in 4 minutes and 36 seconds. Stay in the truck and you will be safe.” Bella snapped into a vision and right back out of it while talking to Maddie and pulling on clothes. I texted Garrett and Jasper.
“Location?”
“10 miles west of the house. Alderson Nature Park.”
“That fucker took her to Alderson?! Wait until I get my hands on that little shit. I’m going to fucking kill him!”
“You’re too late, Peter. He’s dead. Now shut up and follow me.”
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