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[Isabella Parker]

[/i] Hayden grinned his cute toothless smile and let out a 'gah' as Bella ran her pale finger lightly across his cheek.

Hayden was her 'miracle baby' as she liked say. It still amazed her that he was alive today. When he was first born his breathing was scarce and she hadn't heard the cry that all of her other babies had let out. Isabella looked around at all the muggles, just normal people. The sudden gust of wind pushed her jet black hair across her pale face. Yep, it was about to rain.

It wasn't a crowded city, but it was busier than usual. She looked at the buildings surrounding her and decided to go into the coffee shop that stood in front of her. Tristan was at work so it was just her and Hayden for a while. For the first time in a while she was truly happy. Today she had just realized that. That's why it was special. She nodded to herself as she pushed open the door to the coffee shop. "French Vanilla please."

Hayden squirmed in her arms. His lower lip trembled and her let out a low whimper. Panic surged through her, where was his bag? Bella looked on both sides of her before slumping her shoulders slightly. 'You have lost it.' The man at the register handed her the coffee and she sat at a table. The small baby in her arms let out another cry but louder this time. "Hayden, it's okay." She cooed softly and removed a bottle from his diaper bag. Bella pushed the bottle gently into his mouth and gently rocked him. This was what she lived for now. Her own reason for going through each day. She pressed her pale lips to his warm forehead.[/size][/ul]

[Shelby Crescent]

"So then, I had to fix the faucet. I hate trying to live without magic. I'm just gonna give up one day and just move back the wizarding world." Shell and Jenny were walking into a small cafe. For the past five months, Jenny had been living on her own in the muggle world, working as a nurse at some hospital.

"I keep almost slipping in front of them though." Jenny exclaims, sitting down at her common table as Shell had a grin plastered to her face. "I know what you mean. It's hard living without something you've grown accustom to, like muggle neighbors. I still trying to explain my way out of yours and your siblings behaviour, like broom flying." she says causing them both to laugh.

"You want a hot chocolate right mum..." causing Shell to frown slightly, ... and fine a banana nut muffin. How could I forget." shaking her head at Shelby slightly. Watching her daughter walk to the counter, Shell's eyes skimmed over all the people in the shop until they landed on Isabella Parker. Hopefully she doesn't see you. she thought as her blue eyes adverted themselves to her folded hands on the table.

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[Isabella Parker]

[/i] That was her name. She wasn't a muggle though. And who's daughter was she?

'I feel so old not being able to remember people's names...' Shelby. That's who's daughter she was. Her body tensed up and it took the woman at the counter to bring her out of her daze. "Water, please." She blurted out. Why in the world was she getting water at a coffee shop? And just because Shelby's daughter was here didn't mean that Shelby herself was here. It didn't matter if she was. Did it?[/size][/ul]

[Shelby Crescent]

Jenny turned around slightly, still leaning against the counter as her long brown hair swept over her shoulders. "I think it's a little cold for water don't you think? Almost halloween already." she says to what she thought was a muggle at first but she quickly remembered who she was.

"Still probably hate her right?" she asks in a slight sugar coated tone. "I know you don't believe her with the whole baby thing but it wasn't her no matter what you think." she says taking her mother's hot chocolate and muffin along with her green tea latte back to the table, not even glancing back over to Isabella.

Shell sighs lightly taking the mug from her daughter, but something was wrong with her expression. "What... you seen Bella too?" she asks, getting a slight nod in return. They both sigh to themselves and glance out the window in a werid effort to make her disappear.

[Isabella Parker]

[/i] It had been a while since Jenny had seen her so it would take a moment for it all to click. Just like Bella expected, Jenny's words turned from casual light ones into dark ones. A humourless laugh escaped her lips. "Give me some credit, I have matured just a little. I don't completely hate her... After all half was her fault as was half Jack's fault too. And with Rayden? No, I still don't believe her."

Just because it was coming from someone else didn't mean it was true... Bella didn't like her anyway no matter what anyone said. There was no reason why she should like her. She was even positive her own kids liked Shelby more than her. Everyone was on her side.

When the lady handed her the water she smiled and looked around the room to find Jenny and Shelby. 'Even her kids don't like you. That's very sad.' Bella looked back down to Hayden. Why couldn't life be as innocent as all babies made it seem to be?[/size][/ul]

[Shelby Crescent]

"Please, as if my mom would hurt children. Now already broken marriages... that's a different story Isabella." she retorts with a smirk of her own, resembling too much of Shelby's. "Mum always said I should have been a Snake and not a Badger."

At the table, Shell sighs noticing that Bella was looking for someone, hopefully not her and Jenny but she knew better. "What did you say to her anyway? It better not have been horrible and cruel. I'm trying to be civil with her even though what has happened."she says sternly to Jenny. Her daughter just shrugs lightly, "I didn't say anything you wouldn't have said." Shell shakes her head. Just great Jennifer, just great. That's exactly what I need right now...

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