Chapter 3: What Everyone Else Was Doing
The infrequently beautiful weather had afforded the Cullens their chance to hunt since their previous hunt two weeks earlier. They had each been able to bag their favorites.
Emmett and Rosalie were able to get a couple of bears. Edward had been able to get a couple of mountain lions. Jasper got himself a couple of wolves while Alice got an Elk. Carlisle and Esme had begged off the hunt as they had already hunted earlier.
As the siblings were running through the forest Alice fell behind as a vision overtook her causing her to scream out, "NO!"
"Alice!" Jasper.
"What is wrong?" Rosalie.
"Is Bella all right?" Edward.
"Is it Victoria?" Emmett.
If Alice could cry, she would. "It's not Victoria. But something is wrong with Bella. It seems as if she went and visited the cub. After she went to the hospital but I can only tell she's there. Something bad happened," Alice paused and tried looking for Charlie's future but was shocked when she couldn't see him for most of the day. "That's weird. Normally I can see Charlie while he's at work but now I can't. Which means he has a wolf at the jail," Alice added as Edward gave her a look that said you better tell me everything or your shoes are ash.
"BILLY!" The sound of his best friend's voice jarred Billy Black from his thoughts on how badly his son had screwed up. He went to the door and opened it.
"Hey Charlie, what can I do for you?" he asked, he had been hoping that Bella wasn't telling the truth about reporting the rape but she was obviously truthful.
Charlie ignored the question. "Cut the bullshit William! Where the hell is your rapist son? I have an arrest warrant for him. And so help you God if you harbor him, I will not hesitate to bring you in as an accessory after the fact."
"He's down at the beach with his friends," Billy replied. He reached out and grabbed Charlie's wrist. "I am sorry Charlie; I really never thought that he would ever do anything like this."
"Well he did and he did it to my own daughter. I defended him to her. I thought he was better than her fiancé but I was wrong. Edward is better than Jacob now that I am not working with blinders on. From here on we're through Mr. Black," Charlie, no, Chief Swan replied as he pulled his wrist from Billy's hand and left the house of Black.
God Son, what have you done? Billy thought as he mourned the loss of his best friend, the man who had stood up for him when he married his beloved Sarah and who had been Godfather of his children.