I had avoided him like the plague. My mother's boyfriend. The man trying to take over my dead father's place in this world. He hadn't even waited a week before starting in on my mom. At least that's what I always figured. I didn't know when things actually picked up between the two of them because I made a point to not be around. Not that it was easy. With him always over, drinking our beer, eating our food. Taking over our couch to watch whatever sports game was on with my mom. And it's not like I could avoid him when he wasn't at our house. After Jake imprinted on Renesmee, we were stuck always hanging around the Leech's house, which also happened to be his second favorite hangout.
I thought things would be better once he and my mom broke up. Not that I was thrilled that she fell for Billy Black, but he was better than Swan. He wasn't trying to weasel his way into our lives from the beginning. I still avoid the house like a plague, but it's not as bad, somehow. And things were better for a time. Until today, actually. I made the mistake of trying to be nice by doing some grocery shopping at the Thriftway for my mom. I was almost out of there when some clumsy asshole walked into me. I turned slowly, my muscles trembling in anger, ready to tear whoever was standing there's head off, and that's when it happened. Everything around me stopped. I couldn't focus on anything but the one person who was now my reason for living. I stared into his eyes - his chocolate brown eyes - and felt my world crumble. Fuck, I just imprinted on Charlie Swan.