Chapter 2 Making Calls and Getting back to True Friends
Bella's Point of View
I was just driving into the parking lot of the school when I saw Angela looking towards my truck with a worry in her eyes. I looked at her and gave a small smile which caused a look of surprise to cross her face as she headed towards my parking spot as I shut the "Beast" off. (AN I couldn't resist naming the truck) Angela started to walk towards me as I stepped out of the cab when she suddenly stopped and gawked at what I was wearing. I had never wore my leather jacket or my motorcycle boots here in Forks. I walked up to her and smirked and said you'll catch flies like that Angela.
She came back to herself and smiled and said, "I am so glad your semi back with us I still see pain in your eyes." As she gave me a hug, and stepped back to take a look at my outfit. I hugged her back and said, "Thanks Angela, would you like to come over after school and we can talk?" she replied, "She replied sure let me just call my Mom about me going over." As she grabbed her cell out of her bag and started to dial her Mom's cell phone number.
As she got off the phone the warning bell for first period rang, and we headed into the school as she said it was alright with her Mom that she came over after school. I gave her a small smile and said I would see her in Calculus and headed to get to first period. I walked in with my head held high and stopped when I saw everyone saw me. What I saw was that everyone had their mouths hanging open at what I was wearing even the damn teacher was. I continued to walk to an open seat with a smirk on my face and just made it to the seat as the period bell rang.
That period was the longest period of my life I just wanted the school day to be over with so I could hang with Angela and poor my heart out. I would at least tell her how Edward fucking Cullen broke up with me and what words he said to me. Of course I wouldn't tell her that the Good Doctor, Super Mom, Super model Barbie, Mister Steroid Muscles, Pixie Bitch, Major Jasper Whitlock, and Mister Uptight were and are very much vampires. After they had left and I was bored and didn't want to leave the house I did a little research on the Swan family. I found that I was related to one Major Jasper Whitlock, and he was my Great Great something Uncle.
It turns out that his little brother that was only ten when Jasper left to fight for the Confederacy and went to live on in Texas to have a family that led to my Grandma Marie Swan. Which was really weird because all the Grandma Marie was the only girl born to a Whitlock since 180 years ago. Anyways back to Literature class and the morons that are staring at me still. The teacher had started going over the section of poetry and the research paper on a Poet that would make 50% of the grade for the section. I might as well get a good grade on this section even though I don't know when my Dad is going to be able to take over the job in Georgia.
*End of Class bell rings*
I got up from my seat not even two seconds after the bell had stopped ringing and quickly made my way out of the class to the locker to get my makeup bag and clothes and head towards the gym locker room to change for gym class. I can not wait to see their faces when I don't have any klutzy things during class. One thing that no one but the pack and my parents know is that I am not normally clumsy. I think my clumsiness was somehow caused my the vampy pheromones which makes them draw their prey in. Anyways I definitely know that the class is going to get a shock of their lives.
*50 minutes later and 20 minutes till lunch*
Coach Ryan's let us out to take showers and us girls get put together, and most likely the guys to goof off until they have like 10 minutes till lunch. I got in the shower and took a fast shower and used my coconut shower gel and shampoo and stood under the shower for an extra five minutes. I wrapped my big beach towel around myself after I dried myself off, and went to dry my hair and put my make up on before I put my clothes on. I had five minutes to spare before lunch and I went to my locker to put my stuff away and get my Calculus book and notebook. As I waited for the end of class bell to ring and headed to the lunchroom and got in line got fruit, drink and a slice of pizza.
I had finished paying when I say that Angela and Ben were already sitting at an empty table waiting for me with great big smiles on their faces. I grinned mischievously at my best friend and her boyfriend. I slightly skipped over and sat right next to Ang and asked how their days were going. Ben laughed and said, "So the rumors of how your acting is true that your acting like your self but not that your not your klutzy self." I grinned and responded, "Ben this is how I acted in Phoenix and I was never klutzy until I came here and went out with Fuckward. I am not totally alright though but I'll get there. Ben I was wondering if you would like to come over tonight and eat with Ang, my Dad, and I? I'll make my famous lasagna and garlic bread with my dad's favorite fruit juice."
He looked at Angela and when she smiled he replied, "Sure I get off work at 6 tonight what time would dinner be?" I answered, "It would be around 7 pm after my dad gets off." Just as the bell rang for Ang and I to head towards Calculus when we finalized the plans for dinner. Angela and I stood up and put arms through each others arms and walked off laughing at the face Ben made. We walked past Jessica and Lauren who's mouths were hanging open at me.
I smirked at them as Angela and I walked passed them and snarked, "Your gonna catch flies or open up wider and I'll go get a guy for you." Angela burst out laughing when we were out of the blonde skank twins hearing and said, "Where have you been keeping that snarky mouth all this time bells?" I smirked and said, "Shy Bella was only when I am entering a new surroundings I would have become my snarkiness would have came out probably after a week I arrived." Angela snickered, "So he family held the real you from surfacing? I always knew that he looked like a prude along with the her." I snickered, "Ang you can say their names but here are some names you can you can use Pixie Bitch or Fuckward. Also Ang please don't lump Jasper with the rest because I don't think he wanted to leave." Angela smirked at the names I used for for Alice and Edward and sighed about what I said about Jasper." She replied, "Yeah I got that part because when you were in your zombie phase hon I saw him once watching with a concerned look from a far."
She said that we had stepped into the classroom, I was so shocked that I walked to my seat in shocked silence. When I sat down I looked at her and was going to ask but the teacher started the lesson. I gave her look that said that later and she nodded in answer and I gave her a small smile. I thought to myself as the Calculus teacher droned on with the lesson as I automatically took notes and thought about my uncle Jasper. I even took the homework down on autopilot and looked at a smirking Angela with a look that said she was helping me with processing what I wrote down. She knew that I was thinking about Jasper and of how I could get in touch with him.
It was the end of the day finally and Angela and I got our homework and walked to my truck since she usually car pooled with Ben to school and home after school.
Charlie's Point of View
After I gave Bells a hug and kiss telling her I'd see her after work I headed into the office thinking about what I would say to the retiring police chief of Mansfield Georgia to be able to get us there by the end of next month. He wanted me there after spring break it would only be couple months earlier. I wanted to get my baby girl away from all the memories of that dumbass family that made her feel like part of the family and left and broke her. For some reason though after they left I thought I saw the son named Jasper watching Bells from the tree line when she didn't move from that damn rocking chair in the window. I was pulled from my thoughts when I pulled into my parking spot out front of the office I sighed with what was to come telling my people that I was leaving and the call I was about to make.
I took a fortifying breath before I stepped out of the cruiser and into the office to call everyone around to tell them of my resigning and moving to Georgia. After I handled all the questioning and appointing the interim Chief so I could train her to take over until elections were held. I stepped into my office to call Chief Hanson which went better than I could hope for. He was about to call me with a change in schedule to come earlier so I could get to know the deputy Sheriffs and start training me a month after I came. I smiled to myself and said I could be there at the end of next month or the beginning of February.
I couldn't believe my luck when he said that I could come at the end of next month I couldn't wait to tell Bells. I also made a call to Bella school for making plans to withdraw her by the beginning of next month to help pack up the house. Then I made a call to the real estate agent to start the process of putting the house up for sale. I wanted to get everything handled with the house and Bella's school here today and tomorrow I would set up Bella's school in Georgia. Just before lunch I got a call from Bells saying that we would be having Angela and Ben over for dinner and that Angela was coming over to talk to Bella after school.
I always did like Angela Weber she never gave up on my little girl through the zombie phase and neither did Ben Cheney. I have a feeling Bells is going to talk with Angela about what happened when that little shit left my baby girl in the woods. As well as telling both Ben and Angela about leaving at dinner. I couldn't wait to move maybe I could start looking for someone to love away from the memories of my ex wife. As I was thinking through everything that need to be done such as; Bella's schooling withdraw/registration, putting the house up for sale, getting a shipping company for the boxes, and looking for houses in Mansfield.
About 2 hours before the end of the shift I made a sweep of the town in the cruiser which concluded with 3 speeding tickets and breaking up 1 shoving match between Mike Newton and the little shit Tyler Crowley. Yeah Yeah I know I should forgive Tyler for almost running my baby over because of the ice but I just can't. I was pulling into the driveway about the same time as Ben drove up and we met at the door and I let him in calling, "Bells I am home and Ben's here!"
Bella's Point of View
I heard dad call out just as Angela and I got done crying over how Fuckward said when he left me in the woods. I yelled back, "Hi dad just give us a second and we'll be right down!" We both took deep breaths and wiped our nose and headed down holding hands when Ang saw that Ben was down there she went to give him a hug just as I walked into the kitchen where Dad was taking off his gunbelt and gave him a hug. After he was done he said that he was going to change into some jeans and tshirt. I smiled and said, "Ok dinner should be ready in a few," as a I walked to checked. I as I checked I asked if Ben would like something to drink until dinner and he said he could wait for dinner.
After I checked I went around the kitchen getting plates silverware and glasses to set the table. I set the things down on the table I went to get a pitcher of my mixed juice and an ice trays for the glasses. I put the ice in the glasses and poured the juice in and set the table and silverware around the table. I was finishing just as my internal timer said the lasagna and garlic bread said it was done so I went to take it out and put it on the counter. I grabbed a knife and cut the lasagna and grabbed the server on the way to the table and went back for the garlic bread. When I turned back I saw that everyone was already sitting at the table drooling.
I smiled at dad as he reached for the lasagna server and served himself and handed it to Ben. While I grabbed the garlic bread and served myself and passed the plate of garlic bread to Dad. It was a quiet dinner as Ben and my Dad had two servings and practically ate without taking a breath. Ang and I just looked on amused and talked quietly about things that had happened when I was a zombie. Right when everyone finished eating I told Ang and Ben that I need to tell them something before they left and my Dad said that he could clean up to go talk. So I stood up and took Ang and Ben to the living room and sat down.
I sighed and rubbed my temples and started, "Angela Ben I need to tell you something, just let me get it all out and then you can ask your questions." I then went into how everything I see brings back horrible memories of the Cullens and that Charlie had the same problem with the memories of Renee. That the memories are keeping us from being happy, and that Charlie had threatened to send me back to live with Renee in Jacksonville. I told them how I didn't want to that I had just gotten to have a caring parent that took care of me instead of me taking care of the parent. I told them that my Dad had been looking for Chief of police or openings in Sheriff department in a small town away from Washington.
After I finished they both looked shock and saddened at the idea of me moving away. They both said that they didn't have any questions that you covered all the questions they would have asked. But, they did say that they would miss me and that they would help any way they could. They both stood up and Ang said, "Its getting towards bedtime and I still need to do homework we better get going." She hugged me while Ben said, "Yeah we better get going." He hugged me too when Angela went up to get her school bag, and I walked Ben to the door waiting for Angela.
Three minutes later Ang came down and I gave her another hug before the headed out the door to head to their houses to play the xbox in Ben's case and do homework in Angela's case.
Charlie's Point of View
While I was cleaning up the dishes I was listening to what Bella was telling her friends what was going on and what caused this move. I was slightly surprised that she mentioned me when telling how memories of my ex had kept me from moving on and finding new love. The only good thing that came from those memories is my baby girl and I am proud that I take care of her instead of her being the parent. I was surprised at how sad Angela and Ben were about Bella moving, and that they supported her and they made plans for Friday-Saturday and Sunday afternoon. I had just finished washing the dishes and storing the left over lasagna when Angela and Ben left.
I called out, "Bells I need to speak to you before you head off for bed!" I heard her walking towards the kitchen as I grabbed a beer and sat at the table waiting. She walked through the door saying, "Yeah Dad what's up? How was work and how the deputies take your news?" I smiled and said, " Bells instead of moving after Christmas break I decided to give the police Chief a call and ask if the schedule could move up and he said that he was going to call me today and ask if we could get there by the the end of next month." There was a moment of shocked silence on Bella's part before it clicked on what I said.
Then she burst out with excitement, "Really! There's so much to do! We need to start making lists to get everything squared away here and find a house there." I stopped her with a hand held up and said, " I have already talked to your school and the Realtor for this house he is coming tomorrow to look at it. I've called a second hand store for the furniture the trash people for the out of date refrigerator. A truck rental place for a straight truck for transport of the beds and boxes of stuff. I called Billy about donating the beast to the Rez but Jake said its on its last leg. So I decided we are going to sell it to the junk yard for parts before we leave."
She looked a little sad at the last part but perked up when she figured she could get a newer better car in Georgia. I went on, "Since he wants me there at the end of next month you will have to be pulled out at the end of this month so we can take our time driving and see the sites, and make Father/Daughter memories if that is okay with you." She smiled at that and said, "I'll tell Ang and Ben tomorrow that the timetable has been moved up and that's fine about taking our time and seeing the sites. I also figure that the school will want me to finish all the homework for this month up and hand it in before we leave.