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Casey's POV
Jacob Black had never been so present in la Push that since Leah Clearwater's return.
That was what was being said throughout the Rez.
Mom couldn't stand all the attention on her. If it weren't for Grandma Sue's wedding, she would leave.
Apart from that, she'd resumed her old habits. I often wondered what would be my life if we had stayed there, and I realized that this little preview had surpassedmy wildest dreams. Campfires with the wholePack - except Dad, of course - shopping with Keenan, Seth and Mom, patrolling, lively discussions between Quil, Embry and her ... The way she sat on Paul and made him pout... It was priceless. This vacation was really the best oneof my life!
But what pleased me the mostwas Heckle's and Jeckle's reaction when we had to face them.
We had to choose the wedding cake at Port Angeles. For the occasion, Mum had insisted on making a special effort to dress ourselves, just to bear the comparison with the two Cold Beauties - so to speak, Nessie was hotter than both of us combined, and her mother was a volcano continually erupting ... poor Edward.
Bella and Nessie arrived shortly after us and cringed as they saw my mother.
" Hello, Casey. Leah, it's a pleasure to see you again, after all these years." Bella politely greeted us while her daughter smiled nervously.
"Yeah. Too bad it isn't shared. But as we're here for Mom and Charlie, I'll try to pretend that I enjoy your company!" Mom smirked, glaring at them.
"That's very considerate of you, Leah." Nessie said. "It's amazing how you look like your mother, CC!"
"So do you and your mother, Renesmee." Mom replied dryly.
"Thanks!" Little Red Riding Hood smiled . "My mother has always been a role model for me" I restrained myself from laughing "and I hope one day I will be as much good wife and mother as she is."
What the hell? I thought, clenching my fists.
Mom put her arm around my shoulders and looked at Nessie intensely without flinching.
"I hope for Jacob and your children that you will. I hope you'll treat them better than you have treated my daughter, anyway. Because you owe me big time , kid, and I won't miss you if you make a wrong step."
Nessie gulped and grandmother had the foresight to stop us at that time.
It was like a kind of bad movie where the good and the bad guys had to work with. On one side, three generations of Clearwaters. Sue, Leah, Casey, laughing, making inappropriate comments and stuffing themselves with cake. On the other, the Ice Queens. Isabella Marie and Renesmee Carlie Cullen. Seated as if they had a gun between their eyes, an hypocritical smile glued to their perfect lips, with their plates of cake virtually intact. A parody of Bree Van de Kamp much, much creepier.
"You don't eat your cake, Bella?" I snickered.
"No." she made a face. "This isn't to my taste."
"If we stuff deer blood on it, will it suit you?" Mom chuckles.
Bella frowned. Creepy!
"There should be a buffet for the Cullens, Mom." Mon added. "What do you prefer, Beijing or greyhound?"
Grandma tried to compose herself, but my mother's reply sent her over the edge.
"Right now, I think I'd prefer a wolf." Nessie spat.
Silence.
"Easy, girls." Grandma ordered.
Long silence.
"You shouldn't have said that! It's inappropriate! Leah and Casey may have bad manners and a deplorable sense of humor, but this isn't a reason to attack them personally." Bella growled.
One point for the Popsicle. I thought, trying to stop myself from not tearing the head of her Holiness Nessie.
"Have you thought about Jacob? He's a werewolf, too!" Grandma Sue added.
Nessie paled. Oh Joy!
"Enough for today. See you later, Mom" Mom decreed, standing up.
"But Momma ..." I whined, upset about having to cut a great time short with two women I loved, because of a spoiled kid who didn't know where her limits were.
"Let's go, kiddo. Before I commit a murder. I don't wanna be obliged to explain that to your father. Go in the car, hurry up!"
I obeyed reluctantly and growled in frustration within the Rabbit that dad had lent us for the occasion.
"This girl deserves to be dismembered!" I roared. "Seriously, I don't see why Dad had imprinted on her!"
"Me neither. But he did. Deal with it." Mom sighed.
"Dealing with it? You do realize she will be probably my stepmother in three years?
"CC, we can't do anything about it. Jacob and she are meant to each other ..."
"But you too, Mom!" I groaned. "You made me! And you love him! So ..."
"Stop right now, Casey. Don't expect that I will interfere between your father and his imprint." She shouted.
"You should. You love each other, and he is so happy you're here ... He hardly goes see her, now. This is the first time in fifteen years I see him as much ... And it's because you're here. I'm sure there's a way for him to never leave you."
"I believed it the first time, and he went back to her when she was a little girl. Look at her, now. She's gorgeous. Perfect. She is everything he dreams of ..."
"You are a thousand times better than her. You are the imperfection in its purest form." I chuckled.
"Nice one, kiddo..." She grumbled.
"Why did Dad choose you, you, and not another one? Why does he keep saying he's proud that I am your spitting image?
" Because if you looked like him, he couldn't put all these stupid things you do on behalf of heredity!" She giggled.
"Very funny!" I grumbled. "Don't listen to me, and leave the mess in his life with his beloved Nessie ... But I warn you. Once they are married, I will never set foot in Washington State again.
Mom gasped.
"You don't want to see Jacob after his wedding?"
"Not if the one he marries is Renesmee Cullen. I'd rather die." I said.
"You're sure about that?" She insisted.
"Absolutely. "
" You hate her this much?"
"More than you can imagine."
"You can't do that to your father, CC."
"The hell I can't. If he marries her, it's because he is half asleep. Everyone knows that he's crazy in love with you. If he marries another girl on the pretext that there is a stupid magic trick between them, I'll be disappointed about him. And you know what happen when I'm disappointed."
She sighed and stopped the car near Seth's.
"I guess I'll have to speak with Jacob ... I'll check if Billy is at home. You ... Do what you want, but don't runinto trouble."
I exulted as I saw her heading for Grandpa Billy's . She had spent her time avoiding dad since she has been there, and the poor guy began to despair of not speaking to her.
I phoned Aunt Kim to know if Keenan was at home, and went to their house after leaving a note for mom to tell her where I would be.
Later that night, Keenan and I went for a walk on the side of First Beach, where we saw my parents arguing.
"That's good, they haven't killed each other yet!" My friend chuckled.
"Shut up, jackass!" I muttered giving him a pat on the head. "Come on, let's try to listen to what they're talking about."
We approached them silently and we hid behind a huge rock.
"It would not be a problem if you were stayed." my father said
"Are you kidding me? I did what was the best for me and Casey! Look what happens between Nessie and her! You don't think it would have been worse if she had to see you constantly choose it, rather than your own daughter?"
"I'll always come back to you, Leah. You are my family."
"Oh, Puh-lease! Your family did not carry some weight when I was pregnant."
"You're wrong!"
"Seven months, Jacob. You were supposed to be there for me during seven fucking months and where were you? I had to fend for myself. I called when my waters broke, but Nessie was supposedly on the verge of death. It was supposed to be the happiest moment of our lives, and you weren't present!"
"You think it does not haunt me? You think I was satisfied with you abandoned that day, knowing in addition that I almost lost you both? Seth showed me pictures of your labor every day for three frigging years before talking to me again. Embry and Quil ignored me too, and I hated myself for what I did to you. When you left I - I couldn't live. I couldn't imagine my life without you, but I couldn't ask you to come back after what happened ... I wish things would be different ... I wish we could live all three together, without feeling the weight of Imprinting."
Go, Daddy ... Tell her everything ... I implored mentally.
"But you can not get rid of Imprinting" Mom sighed "You tried, and it didn't work."
"It did work, Lee! If Bella hadn't begged me to go back ..."
"That's the point, Jake. When it isn't Nessie, it's her mother. As long as the Leeches stay here, you won't escape it."
"Then I'll go with you."
YES!
"No. You have responsibilities here. You are the Alpha of the pack, and you can not leave them like that." Mom said
"Then I ask the Cullens to leave!"
"If they wanted to leave, they would leave a long time ago, don't you think so?" She growled.
"Just tell me that you don't want me!" Dad was about to lose his temper.
Don't do that, Mom!
I saw my mother putting her hand on my father's cheek, and I squeezed Keenan's hand, hoping it was a good sign.
"You do know this isn't what I want, Jacob. I would give everything I have so that you are not attached to her ... Our daughter could have an united family, and I could finally live with you ... But it's impossible."
"I know I can do it, but you have to have faith in me, Lee ... It's been eighteen years that I'm empty without you ... I won't let you leave again. I love you too much... To say that it doesn't matter ... I don't care about Imprinting. I want you, Leah Clearwater. You and our daughter.
Oh mama please don't reject him! I prayed, closing my eyes.
Why doesn't she answer him?
What does she expect?
Keenan shook me roughly and I opened my eyes.
Oh. My. GOD!
My heart was about to explode. My parents were kissing as if their lives depended on it. Finally, I could tell my friends that I caught my parents making out.
I jumped into Keenan's arms and hugged him tight. My dream would come true. My parents would get back together and ...
Eww! Eww! Somebody shoot me, now!
My father had removed my mother's tank top ...
No, no... My eyes!
"Let's get outta here!" I grinned pulling my friend with all my strength. "The last thing I wanna see on Earth is my father and my mother making me a little brother."
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