(Charlie's POV)
I apply a thick coat of mascara and light eyeliner like always before adding a purple smokey eye and then finish it off with foundation, powered, my favorite blush, and a subtle pale pink lip. I style my hair in loose ringlets, by this time its two thirty so I slip into my black fitted dress and silver glitter pumps. I load up the car and make the ten minute drive to my dad's house, I kick the door. "Daddy!" I call hoping he'll hear me because my hands are more than full.
"Charlotte Swan what did I tell you about kicking my damn door?" He scolds opening the door and ushering me inside where I place the food on the table.
"The rest of the food is in the trunk," I inform him.
"Charlie! Oh baby you look beautiful." Renee gushes pulling me into a tight embrace.
"Hey mom." I smile as she releases me. "Phil how the hell are ya?" I tease and he grabs me around the waist in an awkward hug.
"I'm pretty good kid." He replies ruffling my hair. The two of them didn't normally come here for holidays or at all for that matter but I guess they're here to meet the long awaited Edward.
"Oh good you're here, come smoke with me I need to get away from mom." Seth says dragging me to the front porch.
"So what's up?" I ask him taking a hit of my cigarette and letting the smooth menthol calm me.
"Not much just mom being mom, she's going a little over board trying to impress Renee. I think she's jealous."
"She has no reason to be jealous; Renee is too wrapped up in herself to care about anyone else. She always was that way."
"What do you think is going to happen when the new baby comes?" He wonders.
"It's not going to affect me that much so I don't really care but I do feel sorry for you." I tease nudging his shoulder.
"Did you know Emily is pregnant too?"
"No-I don't really talk to Sam anymore after everything that happened." I lie.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to reopen old wounds I just thought you should know."
"It's fine." I brush him off.
"Well it's good to see you sis, it's kind of lonely with just Charlie and mom I'm not used to you guys being gone and now Leah too. Do you think she's coming?"
"I don't know Seth." He huffs before pressing his butt into the ash tray and going back inside.
I trudge back into the house and find Sue I'm the kitchen. "Hey how are you feeling?" I greet her.
"Huge," she laughs in return.
"I bet." I chuckle. "Is she kicking?"
"Always." Dad adds patting his wife's stomach affectionately. It was taking a toll on her to be 47 and eight months pregnant but she was always in good spirits. I kneel in front of her swollen belly and place my hands on either side of it.
"Hey Emma, how are you today little girl?" The baby responded with a swift kick to my right palm. "Your big sister loves you." I tell her before standing up straight again.
"They're here!" Renee sings opening the door.
"Yay," Leah deadpans; I hadn't even noticed her before. "Hey partner in crime." She offers me a glass of red wine.
"Hey." I gulp it down.
"Cheers sister." She says following suit. "So that's him huh? Not bad baby B." she greets Edward. "I'm Leah."
"I'm Edward and this is my brother Emmett." Once everyone is formally introduced we sit down at the table and fill our plates.
"So Edward, tell us more about yourself." Renee requests shoveling a spoonful of mashed potatoes into her mouth.
"Well I currently practice obstetrics and gynecology with my father, he has his own practice in Los Angeles." He explains.
"Are you really going to eat that?" Renee interrupts.
"Um no, I guess I'm not really that hungry." I sigh and suddenly I feel five years old again.
"I'm just being a friend." She smiles over at me.
"Well you aren't her friend you're her mom so stop." Charlie sneers.
"It's ok Dad really she's right I'm not that hungry." I say keeping my gaze down.
"Charlie please eat." Sue whispers.
"Excuse me." I murmur standing up and closing the door behind me. I hear some step onto the deck a moment later and I assume it's my mother come to defend herself. "Can I just have a fucking minute Renee?" I snap flicking my ashes into the yard.
"Just me." Emmett plops down beside me.
"Hey."
"Hey." He's silent for a moment. "I think you should eat something."
"I-can't..." I sigh.
"Why?"
"Because I just can't."
"I think it's only fair that you tell me now that you know my dirty little secret." I remain silent. "When you said you had a lot of issues...not all of them are a result of your miscarriage are they?"
"So," I sniff.
"I was wondering why you took it so well, about my...condition."
"I don't judge you, you don't judge me, that's the only way this can work."
"I won't judge you." He assures me planting a kiss on my temple.
"Honey they want you back inside." Dad says from the doorway.
"Ok," I brush off my dress and throw my butt into the yard. Without thinking Emmett and I enter the house hand in hand.
"Like I said, they look good together." Bella smirks at Edward. "Did you really think I wasn't going to stop by this morning to check on you?"
"He stayed the night with you?" Dad accuses.
"Charlie." Sue warns.
"Sorry well um I'm glad to have you back." He smiles at me; I need to get out of here.
"I think there's something we should tell you all." Bella says taking Edward's hand. "Edward asked me to marry and I said yes. I'm going with him when he leaves to start planning."
"Oh Bella." Dad sighs shaking his head, I think part of him was expecting us to stay in Forks forever.
"Congratulations!" Renee shrieks and Phil plugs his ear closest to her in an attempt to protect it.
"Well I believe a toast is in order." Leah says pouring me another glass of wine.
"To Bella and Edward." She holds up her glass and the rest of us follow her lead.
"Cheers." I tap my glass against Emmett's.
"Cheers, to a long and happy life together." He winks and his hand finds my thigh under the table, Leah notices and quirks an eyebrow but says nothing.
(Emmett's POV)
"So what'd you think of the family?" Charlie asks leaning against my car.
"They seem nice although I'm not too sure your dad likes Edward." I laugh.
"He doesn't like any guy who touches his daughters.
"I should watch out then."
"Oh yeah." She teases.
" I want to introduce you to my family when we get back, speaking of which I've booked your plane ticket. We leave Wednesday at three and fly straight threw, first class angel face."
"Angel face?" She challenges.
"That's right beautiful." I smirk.
"So wanna come back to my room, king sized bed, flat screen, room service, jacuzzi bath."
"You had me at room service, which hotel?"
"Just meet me back at your place and I'll drive you there." I suggest.
"Ok." She agrees waving at me before closing the door of her pale blue punch buggy. I wait outside her apartment as she packs her things for the night.
"Wow dimples, this is a nice car." She smiles making my heart skip a beat.
"Did I tell you how fucking sexy you look in that dress?"
"Hmm." She hums as I stroke the inside of her thigh once we arrive at the parking lot.
"Come." I grin before getting out and opening her door.
"How much did you pay for this?" She gaps when she sees the room.
"That's not for you to worry about." I tap her nose. "When were together let me worry about the expenses and all you have to do enjoy it."
"K." She sighs letting the subject die slipping off her heels.
"You're cooking is delicious by the way." I inform her as I plop down on the bed beside her.
"Thanks. My dad always said that I'm going to make some man very happy one day."
"You make me very happy now."
"Is that so?" She slides back onto the pillows.
"Mhm." I hum as she unbuttons my white shirt.
"You make me very happy." She murmurs pushing the offensive piece of clothing to the floor. The next thing to go is her dress, once it's gone I run my hands over her hips and along her ribs where I meet something that is not her smooth skin I lean back to investigate.
"Charlie what is this and how can I get it off?" I tease snapping the spandex playfully.
"Oh my gosh this is so embarrassing, I forgot I had spanx on." She burrows her face in her hands.
"No baby girl don't be embarrassed just let me take it off." She nods and I carefully slide what I can only describe as a full body sock down to her ankles and toss it beside my shirt on the carpet. "You're perfect." I assure her peppering her face with kisses as I make quick work of the rest of our clothes. "Turn around angel and face the head board." Her eyes widen comically. "Don't worry you'll like it." I murmur. And she obeys moving up on all fours; I position myself behind her and slip easily into her warmth. "Lean back." I pull her back up against my chest.
"Oh god." She whimpers as I begin to thumb her nipples. She rocks frantically against me. "Why are you so good at this?"
"I've had lost of practice." I murmur without thinking oh shit now she's gonna think I'm a nympho.
"Is it weird that makes me jealous?"
"No, I'm glad it does."
"Why?" She wonders.
"That means you're interested and if I keep you on your toes you'll stay that way." I pant keeping my punishing pace into her sweet pussy.
"Oh Emmett oh ow oh! Right there that feels OH!" She growls as I find her g-spot and I know she'll be done in seconds. "Oh no, no, no. Yes!" She screams as she explodes around me I feel her warm juices spill onto my thighs and I cum at the mere thought of giving her a g-spot orgasm. When I final get my bearings I realize, much to my horror, that she is crying beneath me.
"What's the matter angel?" I roll off of her and take her into my arms, she lets out a heart breaking sob.
"What do you mean what's the matter? Did you miss the part where I just peed on you?"
"Charlie look at me." I demand tilting her chin up. "You didn't pee on me silly you squirted."
"I WHAT?! This is so embarrassing, first you saw my spanx and now this." She cries.
"Baby don't cry. It's not a big deal about the spanx and I think making you squirt was sexy as hell; in fact I'd like to do it again. Maybe once you're a little more comfortable with me. I don't except you to be perfect and if it makes you feel better about yourself to have everything sucked in and tight in public then I'm all for it. But when were alone you can let it all hang out." I smile pinching her adorable cheek. "And for the record I've had a girl pee on me once, it feels nothing like that." I whisper finally getting a smile from her.
"I need a cigarette after that." She sighs.
"Good thing this is a smoking room." I wink.
(Charlie's POV)
"I have a proposal for you." Emmett says as I pick at my nails.
"What would that be?" I reply still trained on my cuticles.
"Every day we tell each other something private about ourselves, something we wouldn't tell just anybody."
"Ohh secrets!" I whisper playfully.
"Yes secrets." He smirks. "You want to go first?"
"Hmmm no you first just so I can get a feel as to how deep we're diving into all this."
"Ok well, when I was six I killed my mom's cat."
"How'd you do it?" I wonder.
"That my darling is a secret for another day now spill Charlotte." He winks.
Why does him saying my name make me weak at the knees and more importantly why am I so fascinated by the fact that he killed a cat? Oh you are a sick fuck aren't you Swan?
"Up until I met you I was still sleeping with Sam even thought I knew he was married and about to have a kid." I blurt out.
"Aren't you friends with his wife?" he smirks devilishly.
"Emily is my best friend." I clarify.
"Home wrecker." He fake coughs. Why does this feel so safe? Emmett is a loose cannon so why am I not constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop? Maybe I like the roughness that is James, maybe I want someone careless and angry, maybe I'm angry too. But at the same time scared of rejection clinging to anyone who dares to love me, I need Emmett maybe even more than he needs me. Besides who's more likely to accept you than someone who's even more fucked up than you are?
