Bad Timing ~ A Daniel Seavey Fanfiction

Chapter 31

( the picture is Daniel at Angels Rest)

Bellas POV

Sitting at the table watching Daniels family interact was like watching a movie scene play out. Laughter, smiles, warm and kind gestures. It seemed as though the perfect american family was placed in a simple and nicely presented two-story house in Portland. 

They had talked to me throughout the whole dinner, asking many questions about how I met Daniel and all about my life. Daniel kept his hand placed on my knee, probably to make me feel comfortable but in all honesty I already felt so at home with the Seavey family that I felt like I had known them for years. Anna sat beside me and we chatted and laughed as Chris, Tyler, and Daniel began to bring up old memories from when they were children. Instead this turned into a small playful argument over who the favourite brother was

"Do you see what I have had to deal with for seventeen years"- Anna rolled her eyes, laughing as she took a bite of her roast lamb. I laughed alongside her

"Well, it seems now that you will have to deal with Daniel for the rest of your life so we girls are in this together now"- I smiled, hoping that it was true. The warmth and welcome that this family gave off was joyous. All the siblings seemed to get along and look out for each other , even with their small arguments which Keri quickly shut down. And you could see that the way Jeff looked at his wife, he was madly in love with her. I thought about how much I wanted this for me and Daniel one day. It may seem forward to think that far into the future but my time with Daniel has flown by so fast that I feel like the next few years will go by in an instant.

"So Bella"- Jeff said after he finished serving Tyler some more food and then sitting back down. "Tell us a bit about your family, do you have any siblings? Has Daniel met your parents yet?"

oh

Family

I instantly stilled

What was there to say? That my family didnt want me and thought I was some whore? Would Daniels family think less of me because of my tense relationship with my own parents?

I looked down at my lap, my mind racing. They were going to find out sooner or later so I might as well just tell them now

I felt Daniel reach for my hand and bring it onto his lap

"Dad"- He spoke, "You have asked Bella a lot of questions tonight, how about we let her breathe a bit?"

I looked up and everyone at the table seemed to have their eyes on me, while Daniel was looking at his father giving him a pleading look as Jeff looked back in confusion

"Daniel , its fine, you dont have to try protect me"- I spoke

"Bella you dont have to"- He replied, looking at me with a sorry look in his eyes. I knew he felt bad that I was being confronted like this but it wasnt Jeffs fault for asking about my family, anyone else would do the same. They deserved honesty and thats what I would give them

"U-uhm, well I dont have a very good relationship with my parents"- I spoke, looking away from everyone elses eye contact. "They never really wanted me and when I told them about Daniel, they kicked me out and completely broke off all contact with me. They thought I was selfish to think any man could ever want me, I dont have any siblings either so right now all I have is Daniel"

There was complete silence for a moment and I lifted my head up to see eveyone looking at me with sad and pitiful, guilty looking eyes. Daniels hand was still grasped tightly around mine, his head hung low with a sad expression. Keri put down the fork in which she had been holding up