A Great Love: Facts
Third Person POV
Gibbs was curious. Curious as to who exactly Isabella Swan was. She was the strangest woman he had ever met. Sure, he had met tough women before, but none of them had looked so...intimidating. She was a beauty, he'd thought, the first time he saw her. Really, she was not like many women. But she was no redhead, he chuckled.
She made him think. Gibbs didn't know how to take that. He and Jenny were through, and no amount of alcohol could ever change that."So who are the Cullen's?" Gibbs asked brusquely. Charlie tensed and gripped the wheel harder, and Gibbs didn't miss it.
"Why do you ask?" he replied, never taking his eyes off the road.
"Isabella almost spat the name out. I guess it caught my interest." Gibbs said.
"They used to live around here. Bella was involved with of one of them. The youngest, Edward Cullen." Charlie sneered involuntarily.
"What happened?" Gibbs asked. He felt like there was something about this Edward character. Was he the reason why Bella didn't want to come back to Forks?
"Bella came to live with me when she was 17. I was a little late being part of her life, but when she asked to come, I said yes. Bells was a good kid, no trouble, at least until she started to date Edward." Did Bella get into a bad crowd? Gibbs thought nervously. Since when is it Bella?His subconscious said. You're getting too attached to her. Remember rule #1?
"She got into trouble?" She couldn't have been in too much trouble, since she joined the Marines.
"No, but the minute hecame and said Bella was going to play baseball, I should've known. She was so clumsy before she joined the Corps. She couldn't even walk two steps without falling." He chuckled.
"I didn't notice." He asked. It was hard to believe because the woman he saw in the squad room looked graceful as her name. "Yup. After that first date, that same night she came and packed her things." Charlie was now talking quietly.
"She said that she broke up with Edward and needed to leave immediately. I asked her if she could stay the night, and mull it over. She refused. When she went back to Phoenix, she ended up falling down a flight of stairs and through a window, breaking bones." Gibbs blinked. That story seemed to be fabricated. A person wouldn't have lived from that. It's not possible. He'd need to ask Ducky later. "And guess what? Edward was there too. He said that he and his father had come to convince her to come back. I feel like he was the one who pushed her." Charlie said bitterly. "They were both so intense around each other; he stared at her like he wanted to devour her. It looked unhealthy."
"Why'd she join the Marines?" Now Gibbs had listened to many people's reasons for joining the Corps, but this one was a first. "To do...something. After her birthday, he just left. Him and his family up and left, to LA or something. He left her in the woods for hours. She could have died. She was close to it when a friend found her. The son of a bitch left her, and never looked back. The Corps was a reason for her to escape."
Gibbs could understand with that reasoning. "She was comatose for months. Never eating, screaming her guts out at night. I was so scared; I thought she was going to have to be committed." Charlie shook his head, trying to get the memories out. This Edward guy must have been abusive. After he got what he wanted, he decided to leave. He hurt my team member, Gibbs thought angrily.
"Has she come to see you since she left?" Gibbs asked curiously.
"No." Charlie sighed. "She left to get away from this place and the memories. I push her to come and she blames work as an excuse for not visiting. I worry about her. She's so stubborn, that girl. How could she not visit her own father?" Gibbs grinned.
"It's not impossible." When he looked outside there was an abundance of forestry and long winding roads. It was beautiful, but remote. It would be hard for most people to get to. It was in the middle of the woods. Then a big mansion came into view.
"This is the place?" Gibbs asked. Charlie nodded. "They must have come from old money."
Charlie replied, "The father, Carlisle was a good man. He was the best doctor we had ever seen. I don't know why he stayed here for as long as he did. He had five foster kids, all quiet and smart. They were all creepy though, except Alice." Gibbs hadn't been paying attention to the Chief. He was too busy looking at the superb architecture that was the house. It certainly was an original. "Hey, your people are here." Charlie said and pointed to Gibb's rental car. It was a Mercedes-Benz, and Gibbs loved it. Even though it was a rental…
"Hey, boss." DiNozzo and McGee said in unison. "Wow, sweet place. Who lived here?" DiNozzo asked.
"Ask Bella." Gibbs replied and went inside.
Bella's POV
I woke up with a fright. I had been dreaming about that night in the woods. The nightmares still bothered me once in a while. I had thought I had gotten over them, but I was clearly wrong. If I ever saw Edward again, I would show him how much I have been suffering. When I opened my eyes, I saw Ziva looking at me speculatively. "Hey, Ziva, what's up?" I said nervously. It was more than a little uncomfortable having her so close to me.
"I was studying you. You know, you talk in your sleep. It is very funny. You looked like you were having a nightmare." I blushed. That never went away, did it?
"I found some things under the floorboard. I hope you do not mind, you look beautiful in this picture." I furrowed my brow, confused. "What do you mean?"
Ziva handed me the picture. It was of Edward and me. I gasped. "Oh my God! What-where-how'd you get this?" I asked her.
"I told you, it was under the floorboard. It was creaking, and the sound was getting on my last organ." I smiled weakly.
"I think you mean nerve."
"Whatever. Anyway, who's the man in the picture? He is quite handsome. I must say." Ziva grinned. I grimaced in discomfort. I did not want to talk about this. I kept staring at the photo.
I looked so plain and awkward. I probably looked pitiful with my cast, and standing next to Edward, I could never compare. "He was my ex. Soon after he left me, I enlisted. I needed to do something with my life." She put a comforting hand on my shoulder.
Then my cell rang. "Swan, we need you here now. Bring Ziva."
Hope you liked it! ~~EverlastingMuse
