EPOV

"Excuse me, Mr. Cullen?" It was the same police officer from the morning, but now he was followed by an older detective.

"Yeah?"

"This is Detective Johnson, and I'm Daniels. We want to ask you a few questions if you don't mind."

"Sure, take a seat."

Daniels took it while the other was glaring my way. "It seems like one of our town residents went to visit you in the morning"

I nodded "Yeah, Brandon I think?"

Bella turned to me "Aaron Brandon"

"Well, we haven't seen him after said visit." The other officer spat.

"We neither had seen him. He left after asking a few questions. He said something about his daughter..."

The other officer slapped his hand on the table. "He told me he was sure they were hiding there! And now we can't find him."

Bella was the one who glared at him. "Excuse me? We answered that man's questions about his daughters, even when he was rude to us and we weren't obligated. And now you come here and start insinuating..."

"Well, then tell me, where did the man go? You're the only strangers around here, of course, I doubt your intentions. You're just like the rat your uncle was."

Anderson pulled his friend to sit back. "Calm down, he probably tried to call you by now. He must have found a lead to his daughters. These people didn't meet him."

"But then where..."

"Sorry, but we can't help you. He came and asked his questions, then he left."

As we did after hearing that news. I told Alice to stay inside the house after her father's visit in the morning, hoping to keep them hiding. But what if their father saw them and is trying to get inside the house?

xxx

On our way home, I mentioned to Bella what Seth told me about Angela.

"I know. Dad called me when the Reverend was at the police station. Some of us were having a sleepover and Angela said she would be with us. Obviously she wasn't, and Sheryl, the receptionist, let me heard everything. Angela denying breaking any rule, but then how she ended in Quileute land? The Reverend demanding jail for the boys, only to be refused because, well, they answer to the tribe leader and he confirmed their story. You should have heard Angela. She was wailing about her lost virtue, and the Reverend almost blowing a gasket. Then her boyfriend finally came to the police station. He said he went out with Angela a couple of times, and he agreed they entered the rez without permission, but when the Reverend blamed him for his daughter's lost virtue, the guy said she was in the same state he found her... which we know what he meant, but the Reverent took as if Angela was still a virgin. He's really blind with everything about her."

"Damn! And here I was hoping to change our sleeping arrangements. Four boys for room or something like that. I'm sure Lauren and Tyler are desperate to share a room."

Bella burst out laughing. "Hmm, they managed. But I guess you're talking about Angela again."

"How did they... When?"

"Edward, you're really blind sometimes." Bella giggled. "And I think Michael and Jessica are rekindling their relationship too."

"Well, surely that was one of my concerns; but had you slept in the same room as Emmett? He snores! And I don't want to find out who's the one with the gas problem."

xxx

By the time we got home, our rowdy group of friends was a slightly drunk. They were seated around the fire pit and were discussing something serious because as soon as we got closer Jessica rattled a question for me.

"Hey Edward, when was your first time?"

"At college, why?"

Jessica and Lauren giggled. "Angela here, says she's still pure and she's preserving for marriage." Jessica broke out laughing and Lauren had to finish her statement. "Which we think it's fine, but somehow we can't believe her."

"More like a reborn virgin, right Angela?" Irina added.

Angela sat straighter and looked at me. "Well, Dad told me once that men prefer their girls as a new towel. Pure and clean, so they could dry their hands with the security that none of the filth of this world will come closer to their hands. I'm sure you think that way, right Edward?"

"If what you only want is a towel to dry you off. If you're going to set the value of your partner on a measly membrane that can break in a bad fall I mean, what I want is a partner, a woman who completes me." I answered, not sure if Angela got what I meant.

"Bella when was your first time?" Angela quickly asked.

"Hmm, before we left Phoenix. My junior prom." I immediately turned to her. "He was my boyfriend and I knew I would never see him again. We weren't in love, but we cared a lot about each other. I don't have complaints, it was sweet for a first time. No harsh feelings after it ended."

She gave a look that made me feel sure that it was nothing; not that I have the right to object, I made a mess at college. So I took her hand and kissed it.

"So Angela, what were you doing at my brother's birthday party last month?" Michael asked with glee. Jesus! How is it possible that the Reverend still believes his daughter is a virgin?

"Nothing. Hmm, and what about you Rosalie?" Angela was glaring at Bella though, but Emmett and Jasper were surely paying attention to whatever Rosalie answered.

"I also had a boyfriend before coming to Forks, but my experience wasn't as sweet as Bella's. He got a tad possessive and never agreed to let me go. Too bad for him, I wasn't asking." Irina cheered and gave Rose a high five, Angela just huffed and stood to go to sleep.

I went inside to talk to Alice. She was dead worried after finding out her father came to visit in the morning, but I made it clear for her that we would help them. Cynthia, after her outburst, was rather quiet and avoiding me; but she stood close to where I was hearing what I have to say.

"His friend came to us when we were on our date."

"Damn! He's just as vicious as my father. I still don't know why the town keeps him in his job."

"Yeah, well he was very vocal with his opinion. He thinks you're hiding in here, but we denied it. Listen, Alice, he mentioned your father disappeared and I'm worried he's still around. Please, keep Cynthia inside. Not looking out to windows and not going out to help us."

"I feel uncomfortable now. I'm getting you into trouble. Let me help with something."

Bella mentioned Alice probably would feel like this, so she suggested something.

"What if you and Cynthia are in charge of the kitchen? You cook and you wash the dishes. Just stay inside until we get sure he's not snooping around."

xxx

Sleeping arrangements weren't such a problem. For today, we would keep a room for the girls and a room for the guys. Tyler mentioned how the house still felt cold, and he whispered how some of us were worried about the ghost.

Rose was waiting for Angela to leave the bathroom while I went downstairs with Seth to turn off the lights and lock the doors. We still didn't know if Mr. Brandon was around here.

Five minutes later we heard a scream.

We ran upstairs and found Angela crying and Rose pale as our ghost. Rose just pointed to one of the walls we painted yesterday. It had a black hand pointing to the attic.

"It was floating here, and then boom! It was on the wall." Rose whispered.

"Oh, Rose. But you are fine, right?" That was Emmett comforting Rose. Jasper just huffed at the back.

While surely I was scared, what worried me the most was that Jacob was nowhere around. What was he planning?


Hi! Two chapters this time because I was a bit behind.

Well, what do you think? Did Mr. Brandon act as hateful as Alice described him? And what about Jacob? What is he doing? A few questions will be answered in the next chapter ;)

Happy Thanksgiving! Please eat a slice of pumpkin pie for me, it's my favorite and it isn't easy to find it in my country.

See ya.