I shifted uncomfortably in the plastic seat waiting for Charlie to arrive. I just landed in Seattle before making the trip down to Forks to come stay with Dad for a while, giving my mom some time to just "be."
I rolled my eyes thinking of Renee, she'd recently decided to travel the world with her soon to be husband Phil, wanting to "find herself," I tried to tell her that I think it's a bit past her time for that, she wouldn't hear of it though, moaning on about how her free spirit just couldn't be contained anymore with the restrictions of life, that's where I filled in the dots of the restrictions being me. I pretended to nod my head acting as if everything she was saying made complete and total sense, like how she was going to come by the money to fund this little adventure of hers. Mom was by no means wealthy, she switched jobs almost every month, always looking for something new and barely had anything saved up after I made sure the bills and food was covered. Phil wasn't much of a money person either from what I'd gathered, more like a lost spirit, he'd been around from what I heard down at the store from the gossipy mothers, but mom wouldn't hear of it, she fell for him and that was that.
The sliding doors pulled me back to the airport as I watched Charlie, decked out in police attire, survey the area for me, reaching up to tug on the ends of his mustache a sign of his nerves.
Picking up my backpack and luggage I made my way over, "hey dad," my voice barely above a whisper as I took him in up close. His usually short dark hair was a bit longer and had some streaks of grey coming in, he also looked as though he'd gained a few pounds as well from last summer when I saw him.
"Hey sport," he went in to give me an awkward punch as I was leaning in for a hug, both of us trying to reposition our bodies midway and ending up in a side hug. I was tense to say the least, not ready for an entire year filled with awkward chit chat.
"Here let me help you with these," I handed him a duffle filled with my books and music trying not to smirk when he winced at the weight. "What on earth do you have in here?"
I chuckled lightly as he hobbled towards the door carrying the straps with both hands and tossing it into the trunk of his cruiser, "just a few books and some cds." He took my other stuff from my hands and tossed it in as well before we both hopped in and made our way to Forks.