A/N: I am sorry this has taken so long for me to post this Chapter. I really want to post at least one Chapter a week, if not more. I hope you like this next Chapter. I do not own anything.
Chapter 3:
"What?" Both Emmett and I asked. I looked back and fourth between the two of them and I couldn't figure out what was really going on.
"What are you talking about Dad?" Emmett asked.
"Why would I be dead? Didn't Renee call you and tell you about her sending me to live with you?" I added.
"I haven't heard from Renee since you were 12 days old." Charles said. I guess I forgot that when you abandon your baby you wouldn't be calling to check up on them.
"I don't get it though Dad, why would you think she was dead?" Emmett asked again. By this time Charles had sat down in the recliner, he still had tears running down his face and he was just looking at me.
"Renee left here with you when you were 10 days old. She said she couldn't deal with having a newborn and a husband who kept risking his life every day. She hated that I was a cop and wanted me to change my job, but we live in Forks where there is no crime. I love my job and always figured once she got use to having a baby at home and she saw that I was still safe working as a cop that everything would be ok. Apparently she didn't feel the same way. I had come home from work one day and she had everything already packed and in the car ready to go. She said she couldn't take it and was going to live with her mother is Idaho. Two days later she called and told me she had been in a car accident on the way to her Mothers house and a semi truck had hit the car you guys were in. She told me you were killed in the accident. I was so distraught I couldn't even think straight. A few days after Renee had called telling me about the accident I tried to call her so I could find out about the information about the services for you, but her Mother had answered. She just told me that Renee was to distraught to do anything at this time and to leave her alone. I got that answer every time I tried to call Renee. A few weeks later I received divorce papers in the mail. I knew trying to get a hold of Renee any more was useless so I stopped trying. I never would have guessed she was lying about the accident."
All three of us were full on crying at this point. I couldn't believe this. Why would Renee do this? If she didn't want me why wouldn't she just let me stay with Charles all this time?
"She had always told me that after I was born you didn't want anything to do with me. She said you did want a child and either she leaves with me or I leave, you didn't care as long as I was not around any more." I said.
"WHAT." He yelled.
"All this time she told me you abandoned me." I whisper. He came and kneeled down right in front of me and gently grabbed my hands.
"There is nothing more in the world that I ever wanted more than to have you, my baby girl, back in my arms. I can't even begin to understand why she would do this to you and me, but you have to believe me I never abandoned you. Now that you are back in my life I am never letting you go again."
I could barely believe it. Could this be real, could there be someone in this world who wanted me around? I guess at this point I can only hope this lasts. Emmett had gotten a glass of water and was handing it over to me while Charles went back to his seat.
"Well, I guess I should introduce you to this big lug here. This is Emmett your little brother." Charles said after a few minute.
"Little brother?" I asked.
"Yeah, I um was pretty messed up after everything that had happened. I tried to get away for a bit. I spent a few days in Seattle just trying to get my head back on straight. I ran into Emmett's mom in a bar and well…um…9 months later she's dropping off this little boy at my work. She wasn't ready to be a mom and knew all about what happened with Renee and you. She told me things happen for a reason and even though she wasn't ready to be a mom she knew I had more than enough love to give her little boy." Charles said.
"Wow." I looked over at Emmett and he was just grinning from ear to ear.
"I've always wanted a sister. Never thought I would get one and that it would be an older sister, but that's ok with me." Emmett said smiling.
"So, we don't have a guest room, but I'm sure we can figure something out for tonight. We can get something figured out tomorrow if that's ok with you Bella." Charles asked as he started to stand up. "I'll give you a quick tour. Emmett can you go grab some pillows, sleeping bags, and blankets?"
"Sure thing Dad." With that Emmett ran up the stairs.
"I know you must be rather tired after traveling today and finding everything out, I know I am, but don't think I forgot about what happened on the porch. We will discuss that later, but just know you are safe here ok." Charles told me before going around and showing me all the different things about the house.
When we got upstairs I was shown the different bedrooms and the bathroom that was up there. There was a third bedroom that was set up like an office and game room. Emmett was laying out a sleeping bag on the floor.
"We will work on getting this all cleaned up for you tomorrow." Charles said while he was standing at the door. "I'm going to head to bed kids, let me know if you need anything ok." He said looking right at me. I just nodded and he headed over to his room.
"So, you're my sister huh?" Emmett asked after he was done arranging my room.
"Guess so."
"Where were you living before?"
"Arizona."
"Wow, that's a long way from here. It's really hot there isn't it."
"Yeah it was." I really wasn't very comfortable but I could tell he wanted to talk. "So, Charles, I mean Dad seems like an ok guy." I asked him to which he just laughed.
"He goes by Charlie, and yeah he's great. Best Dad there is if you ask me. You've got nothing to worry about with him."
This seemed to break up the tension in the room and we spent the next 30 minutes just talking about ourselves. He never asked about what happened on the porch or what life was like with Renee, he asked about school and friends. He was a bit sad to hear I didn't have friends that I was going to miss. Apparently he's got a lot of friends that he can't wait for me to meet.
After we were all done talking he went to his own room and I sat up for a bit just thinking about everything that I had learned. I still just couldn't believe the lies Renee told Charlie and me.
A/N: Please review and let me know what you think. Thanks for reading.
