DISCLAIMER: ALL CHARACTERS ARE OWNED BY STEPHNIE MEYER
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Chapter Two: Meet and Greeting
As I stepped through the front door it was just as pristine as I imagined it to be from looking at the front of the house. The entrance hall was open planned, the stairs were very wide and what looked like they led to separate wings of the house. It was clear that Charlie had spent a lot of money on this house and I had only seen the entrance hallway. The floor was white tiled, not a speck of dirt in sight, it made me want to remove my shoes. There was a doorway at the right side of the stairs, Ben approached it, I could hear the faint sound of laughter. I followed Ben, the door led to a corridor, pictures aligned the walls, one picture caught my eye, it was the only black and white picture present on the wall, it was a little bigger than a standard size photo, I paused briefly to examine it, there was a man and a women and a little girl, the man was clearly Charlie, it was apparent he was much younger, he had his arms wrapped around a small brunette, her hair was long and brown, her face soft, a faint smiled apparent on her lips as she gazed down at a little girl at her feet, the little girl was sat on the grass, she only looked to be about 3 or 4 years of age, she playing with a doll, I assumed this was the daughter Ben was talking about. I quickly resumed to following Ben, we entered into a large kitchen a large isle sat in the middle of the room, 5 men were seated around it, the room fell to silence all eyes in the room were focused on me.
"What up guys, this is Cullen" Ben stated to the men around the kitchen isle, his head titling towards me.
"Another fucking newbie" one of the men grunted, he was the most bulky out of all of them, and there was a lot of muscle behind him.
"Shut it, got a problem take it up with Charlie" Ben said angrily, the man just sneered at him, but he remained silent.
"Yeah didn't think so" Ben smirked at him.
"Emmett" he pointed to the sneering man, Emmett's eye flickered from Ben back to me, glaring, he was clearly pissed. He pointed to the person sitting next to Emmett.
"Jasper" he looked to be the tallest out of all of the men, he had shabby blonde hair, he gave me a brief nod, and it was just mere acknowledgement. Ben then pointed to the guy next to Jasper.
"Michael" he was the smallest of the group, sandy blonde hair, he was clearly the youngest, looked no older than 18. Mike got up out of his seat and rushed over to me, he grasping my hand.
"Good to meet you" he stated eagerly shaking me hand forcefully.
"Sit back down you dumb fuck" a hard angry voice thundered suddenly, this came from the man who was sat opposite from where Mike had just sat, his long blonde hair tied back hung halfway down his back, I had never seen a man with that long hair before. Michael stiffened, like a little puppy that had just been told off, he went back to his seat with his tail between his legs.
Ben pointed to the man opposite Michael.
"James" James briefly looked me over, then turned back around, not acknowledging me, Ben then pointed to the man next to James, he had very tanned skin, his hair was similar to James, except it was a little shorter and jet black, and it was also tied back.
"Jacob" he didn't even turn around to acknowledge me he just sat talking quietly talking to Emmett.
I could clearly see the men were very welcoming NOT, I sighed turning back to Ben, he gave me a small smile. I didn't realise it was going to be this hard to fit in.
"Come on Cullen, let's get your settled" Ben stated walking around the isle towards the back door, I followed, not making eye contact with any of them. Once I had got through the door, the fresh air hit me, I didn't realised how tense and claustrophobic the kitchen had been, I breathed in the fresh air, it filling my lungs. I scanned the backyard it as the size of a large field, stood at the far end of the backyard was a small house, tree wrapped around the entire backyard, it was clear that Charlie's houses sat in the middle of a small forest, meaning that everything was enclosed, private. I followed Ben down a cobbled path towards the small house, it was white with red shutters, a long wooden pouch with chairs and tables aligned the front of the house, we reached the front door, I glanced back towards the main house. I noticed on the top corner of the house was a balcony, I could clearly make out a person standing on it, looking out at the backyard, it was too far away for me to actually make out there features, but I could tell it was a girl, long brown hair falling past her shoulders.
"Cullen" Ben said sternly, I whipped my head back around to face him, he had opened the front door and stepped inside, I followed.
"This is where everyone sleeps, we knocked out the kitchen and made it into a bedroom which is my room, you get the basement, there a sitting room just through there, that's the only room besides your own your permitted to use, so I don't suggested you go into anyone else's room unless you want to piss them off or get hurt" I nodded.
"We all eat in the main house, usually with Charlie at dinner time, there will be people in an out of this house at all times, but it normally quiet, people mind their own business" we were still stood in the entryway at the bottom of the stairs, I noticed everything was wooden from the floors to the stairs, the wall were painted white, it was simple. Ben walked past the stairs and stopped at a door underneath it, he rummaged through his pockets and pulled out a key unlocking the door, he walked through the door, the staircase lead down to what I now realised at the basement. We reached the bottom, the room was very big, open plan. The walls were painted midnight blue, a double bed sat against the back wall.
"This in another reason why the boys are pissed at you, you got the biggest room in the house, plus an ensuite" he pointed to the left of him, the door to the little bathroom was open.
"This used to be Aro's room, you will learn he was Charlie's right hand man, he just got married and had a kid, so he's retired now, right I will leave you to settle in, dinner is in half an hour, your expected to be there, come to the main house, don't keep Charlie waiting" I nodded not really taking it in. Ben turned his back and began to walk back up the stairs, he turned abruptly to face me.
"Remember the rules Cullen...ohh and welcome to your new home, I hope you enjoy your stay with us" he smirked and threw something towards me, I barley caught it, looking in my palm it was the key to the door, I looked back up at him and gave him a small smiling nodding. He descended up the stairs I put the key in my pocket so I didn't lose it, I walked over to the bed and threw my bag onto it, collapsing onto the bed running my fingers through my hair, I ran through the events that had unfolded today. Charlie was even scarier than I had ever imagined, I was even more nervous knowing that Charlie would only be living a few hundred meters away. Also the guys made me even tenser, especially Emmett he seemed to take an instant disliking to me.
I sat up and scanned the room; there was a dresser in the left hand corner of the room, sat on top if it was a small flat screen TV. In the opposite corner I noticed a treadmill, it would be useful, I had always liked running. Apart from that the room was pretty empty, I would have to get a couple of things to fill the room, and after all I would be living here for some time. I spotted a bedside table next to the bed with a small lamp perched on top of it, I reached over to grab my bag, unzipping it, I grabbed to only item I would ever need. I took out a picture frame and examined it, It was the last picture that was taken of us, It was taken about a year ago in the garden of where we used to live, I remember that day, it was really hot, the sun was shining, I had got sunburn by the end of the day because I had not worn sun cream, Alice had told me all day to put some on, but I insisted I didn't need it. I was stood behind Alice with my arms wrapped around her, I was whispering in her ear, she was laughing at what I was saying, it was the best picture I had of her. Her jet black hair fall past her shoulders, not anymore though, it was gone, she had short cropped hair the last time I had saw her.
I placed the picture on the bedside table, angling it towards the bed, I realised the bed had not been made, I grabbed the black folded sheets that lay atop the bed, unfolding them I began to make the bed. By the time I had finished making the bed I realised it was time to go back up to the main house. I quickly glanced around the room once more making sure everything was in place, I descended back up the stairs, opening the door and then locking it with the key that was in my pocket, at least I knew all of my stuff would be safe. I made my way out of the back house, walking off of the front porch and back towards the main house, I looked back up to where the balcony sat, it was empty. I walked to the back door opening it, Ben was the only one sat at the isle. There were numerous people working in the kitchen they were cooking.
"Just on time" he smirked, he got up off of his stool, I followed him as he walked through another door that led off of the kitchen. We walked into a large room, the only thing in the room was a long large oak table which sat about 20 people, only one end of the table was occupied. At one side of the table sat James, Michael, Emmett, then there was a space free, then Jacob, the chair that sat at the head of the table was free also, on the opposite side of the table, opposite James sat Jasper, then a tanned man similar to Jacob but he had short hair. Ben approached the table and sat next to the man I didn't know, I followed and sat next to Ben. Michael gave a small wave; I started to wonder whether he was gay.
Everyone seemed to be in deep conversation with each other, I glanced around at everyone at the table, I felt a tap on my shoulder, I turned towards Ben.
"This is Sam" he said, he learned back into his chair, Sam had his arm outstretched over Ben I shook his hand he smiled.
"Hey" he quickly nodded; I nodded back, releasing his hand. He seemed nice, a lot like Ben. The door that Ben and I had just come through opened, Charlie and a blonde woman walked in hand in hand. She was much younger than him, around my age, she wore a skin tight blood red dress, her clearly huge fake tits spilling out from the top of the dress. Her long blonde hair hung down her back, this woman was as plastic as Barbie. As Charlie and the women approached the table, Charlie pulled out a chair; she was sitting two seats away from me, Charlie then proceeded to sit at the head of the table. He quietly spoke to Jacob who was sitting closest to him, the house staff made there way into the room carrying trays of food, they placed a plate in front of everyone, It was steak, looked to be medium done, my stomach rumbled. They placed potatoes and vegetables in the middle of the table, the food looked very good. I glanced around the table for the go ahead to start eating, nobody had started. The room fell silent, everyone just sat waiting. The door to the room opened, a young girl entered, she looked to be about 18, 19 she quietly stepped into the room, she had a petit figure, looked to be about 5"3 long brown wavy hair hung down past her shoulders, her eyesight was trained onto the floor. She walked to Charlie placing a kiss on his cheek.
"Hey daddy" she whispered quietly, ahh she was Charlie's daughter, it was clear she was very timid; it surprised me especially having a father like Charlie.
"Hey sweety" his face lit up, she walked to the free chair that was in-between Jacob and Emmett, Jacob had risen from his seat and had pulled out the chair for her, she sat down giving him a small smile and mouthing thank you to him, he smiled back.
"Ok let's eat" Charlie stated to the whole room, everyone started to dig in, I tucked into my food immediately, the room was silent, but it wasn't uncomfortable. The silence was broken by Charlie.
"So how you settling squirt" Charlie said speaking to me, I heard a snigger coming from across the table I realised it was Emmett. I wide smile played on his lips, I was feeling they weren't going to let this nick name go. I quickly glared at him, I turned back to face Charlie.
"Fine thank you" I swallowed thickly, I glanced back down to my plate, feeling a little embarrassed I knew everyone was staring.
"I'm assuming Ben had introduced you to everyone, except the women in the room" he asked, I looked back up to face him.
"Yes sir" I said quietly my voice low I could barely hear myself.
"This is Tanya" he pointed to the fake blonde women sitting around to him, she smiled widely and gave me a flirtatious wink, I cringed a little. She flipped her hair over her shoulder. I gave her a small smile and nodded in her direction.
"My daughter Isabella" he gestured towards the young girl, I looked to her, she lifted her head, her face was flawless, she had big brown eyes, she was clearly beautiful, she had this innocence around her. She gave me a small smile, a cute blush spread across her face.
"Hi" I whispered to her, she looked down at her plate, cutting off any eye contact with me. She puzzled me, she must be around men all the time, and her father was Charlie, yet she seemed closed off and very shy. I felt a pinch to my leg, it made me jump, I looked to Ben, he glared at me, it was then it all fell into place, Ben's words echoed in my mind "Rule three, the most important one of all, stay the fuck away from Charlie's daughter". I quickly cleared my throat and looked back to Charlie, his eyes were still trained on me, he face was blank he showed no emotion, it scared me not to be able to see what he was thinking, I could imagine it now, him picturing killing me slowly.
"Ben, squirt is with you for pick up tomorrow, show him the ropes" he said, not waiting for a response from Ben he quickly struck up a conversation with Tanya. She was lent towards him, smiling, he spoke quietly to her. I wanted to get out of this room as quick as possible; I ate my dinner as quick as possible, not really talking to anyone except Ben. I kept glancing towards Isabella, she seemed to be in her own little world, and she sat quietly eyes trained on her plate, playing with her food, she was very intriguing. A phoned chimed, echoing through the room, Isabella pulled a phone out of her pocket, she glanced over to Charlie, he nodded to her, she got up from the table saying goodnight quietly to everyone, she answered the phone while walking out of the room. Everyone had finished shortly after that.
"Ok everyone. Tomorrow half seven at the club, don't be late, I expect everyone to be there, big shipment in 2 days we need to make sure everything is in place" Charlie placed his napkin on the table and stood, Tanya did the same.
"Goodnight gentlemen" he said, with that he walked out of the room, Tanya turned around giving a small wave, eyeing all the men in the room, she followed him. I breathed a little sigh of relief; I had made it through unscaved.
Most of the guys quickly followed Charlie; all that was left in the room was me, Ben, Sam and Jasper. Bottles of beer had been brought in, I gladly accepted one taking a large gulp, it was refreshing.
"So... went ok for you today didn't it Cullen" Ben asked.
"Yeah if you call having to fake shoot someone going ok" I said sarcastically.
"Well you got a better deal than me" Jasper laughed, he continued.
"I was kidnapped from my house, tied and bound, I was brought to Charlie's offices, at the time I didn't know it was Charlie's office" Jasper took a breath and took a sip of his beer "they then proceeded to interrogate me, Emmett and Jacob beat me, saying that they would kill me if I didn't tell them what I knew about Charlie. I was good, I truly believed they were going to kill me, I was beaten and left for 2 days, and then Charlie came in and told me in these simple words welcome to the family" Charlie had said those exact same words to me, it seemed that I hadn't got it that bad.
"Well you passed with flying colours, not one damn mother fucking word" Sam said slapping him on the back happily.
"Your right, you did get it worse than me" I stated honestly.
"Right I'm going to bed" Ben said quickly getting up, I agreed and stood up from the table. I quickly shook Jasper and Sam's hands.
"Cullen" Jaspers voice ran out just as I had made it to the door, I turned back around to face him.
"It will get easier you know, they will come around and accept you, it starts out this way for everyone" he said giving a small smile.
"Thanks man" I said appreciatively, nodding I walked back to the back house. I said night the Ben and made me way to my new room. I quickly stripped my clothes and got into bed. Looking at the photo of Alice I reached out and touched the frame tentatively. I laid down closing my eyes, drifting off thinking about what was in store for tomorrow.
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Sophia
