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Happily Ever After is Worth Fighting For:
A Bella and Edward Story Part 36
Edward and Bella sat on a loveseat in the Cullen's living room, nervously watching their guests. What they wouldn't do to have Jasper there at the moment.
Emotions were definitely all over the place.
After the group meeting, Sam had called and asked if he could hold a meeting at the Cullen residence so that it was in neutral territory. Carlisle had happily agreed and gave him an open invitation for whenever he wanted.
Sam had chosen today.
It worked out well because Carlisle was at work and the others, other than Bella and Edward, were also occupied.
Fortunately, once Charlie explained to the Police Chief in Scottsdale that they were trying to safely relocate the Wild family, she made sure that Frank Morgan was busy being detained for questioning on an unrelated crime.
This gave Rosalie and Emmett time to get Judith and Gwen safely away for their road trip. They wanted to take a roundabout route back to LaPush in case Frank had anyone else watching. They didn't think it was likely but they weren't willing to take a chance. Alice was unable to see anything regarding the women which made everyone extra cautious.
While Emmett and Rosalie drove the women to safety, Jasper, Alice and Esme stayed busy as they packed up and moved their belongings. Thanks to their vampiric speed, they were in and out before Frank knew what was going on.
Jasper left Esme and Alice to drive the truck back to LaPush and went to collect the new identification for Judith and Gwen from Mr. Jenks. The women had been consulted prior to leaving and had chosen their new names so that made the task easier.
Judith was now Judy and Gwen was now Gwenevere. They had decided to take on a family name from their ancestors that had died out in the male line so they became Judy and Gwenevere Blake.
Alice had timed their return to coincide with Jasper's. The three of them were currently in LaPush helping Jacob unpack the moving truck and unpacking the boxes. Esme and Alice wanted the women to be able to walk in and not have to lift a finger.
They had been through enough.
After the group meeting, Sam and Embry had sat down on the beach and had a long talk. It would be the first of many that the brothers would share.
They had a great deal of feelings to work out.
After many hours, they finally separated to go and have a talk with their mothers so that they weren't left in the dark.
Allision Uley did a great deal of shouting obscenities about Joshua and then finally cried for hours while her son held her.
Tiffany Call just cried tears of shame and begged her son not to hate her for being so ignorant. Embry, who loved his mother, just held her and reassured her for hours that he could never hate her.
The boys let their mothers have some time to process the news and then arranged a meeting for the day that they knew their sister would be arriving.
They realized that the air needed to be clear before the Blake's moved to LaPush.
Edward and Bella had really wished to be anywhere else but they were stuck because Sam asked them to act as mediators if need be.
Bella had seen a great many daytime talk shows when she was home from school ill. She knew that this could get ugly and was really afraid for Esme's lovely home. She truly hoped that nothing got broken.
When she whispered this to Edward he smiled and reassured her that neither of the woman had any intention of behaving unladylike.
Bella was relieved but still wary as her gaze moved back and forth between the mother and son that were seated on either side of her and Edward.
Tiffany Call had her head lowered in shame. Embry had his arm wrapped around her and kissed her forehead in a loving manner. She looked up into his face and smiled sadly before speaking to Sam and Allison.
"I am so very sorry." She said with a tremulous voice.
Allison sighed heavily and looked at her son who smiled encouragingly.
"You have nothing to be sorry about. Joshua was very charming when he wanted to be. I know that you never intended to hurt either Sam or myself otherwise you would have made the paternity of your son known when you first arrived in LaPush. Yet, you have remained quiet all of these years." Allison said.
"He lied to me." Tiffany said softly.
"He never mentioned that he was married or that he had a child otherwise I never would have gotten involved with him. He was sweet and attentive and was making plans for when the baby was born. I thought everything was wonderful until he stopped calling or coming by. I had my father make some inquiries and that's when I learned the truth. My father came home furious. He didn't believe that I was unaware of Joshua's family. He kicked me out and made it quite clear that he would tell the entire tribe what I had done if I didn't leave. I moved to LaPush because I wanted my baby to be around his or her father's people since we couldn't be around mine." Tiffany said as tears streamed down her face.
Allison was out of her seat in a heartbeat. She wrapped her arms around Tiffany.
"I am so sorry that your father did that to you. I am so sorry that you were hurt and abandoned. Please know that I believe you and that I hold no ill will towards you. I know how hard it is to be a single parent. You've done an amazing job in spite of your father and Joshua. That is something to be proud of. The shame belongs to them not you." Allison said graciously.
Tiffany thanked her and the women both held each other and cried.
They had finally composed themselves when they all heard a vehicle pull into the driveway.
Rosalie and Emmett were back with Judy and Gwenevere.
Bella ran outside to meet her old friend and her mom. The three women were standing in a group hug just swaying until Judy caught sight of Allison and Sam standing off to her right.
She turned pale as a ghost, which was really saying something, as her skin was a russet colour.
Allison saw her terrified expression and walked over and hugged Judy. She then whispered words similar to those she has just spoken to Tiffany, in her ear.
Bella and Gwenevere stood with arms around each other and smiled. Then Bella turned to her friend and told her that it was time for her to meet her older brother's.
Sam and Embry were trying very hard not to cry but the sight of their baby sister, that they had been denied knowing for their entire lives, was just too much.
They run to her and took turns hugging her and spinning her in the air. They promised her that they would protect her with their lives and that she would always be safe.
Their mother's watched from a distance before being led back inside by Bella.
Bella served the women tea and left them to talk, now that she was convinced that none of Esme's beloved antiques were in danger.
Edward ushered the brothers and their sister into the living room so that they could continue their talk in comfort. Bella brought them refreshments before she and Edward joined their siblings in the backyard. She wasted no time in thanking Emmett and Rosalie for safeguarding her friends. They both said that they were happy to help.
Emmett then told them about their little road trip.
An hour later, Edward received a call from Alice letting them know that the Blake residence was now perfect and that they could drive the family over whenever they were ready.
The group drove down to LaPush in three vehicles where they found Esme, Alice and Jasper waiting to greet everyone.
Introductions were made and the women were taken on a tour of their home. They were truly grateful for all of the help that these kind people had given them.
When Sam asked about Jacob's whereabouts, Alice explained that he had suggested that they have a Bar-B-Que and had left moments before they had arrived to get the meat to grill.
Everyone thought that a Bar-B-Que was a wonderful idea.
The Blake's excused themselves to get freshened up and then returned to assist with the preparations for the Bar-B-Que.
The women prepare the sides while the men were setting up the deck and firing up the grill. They were all laughing and joking around when Jacob returned.
He was introduced to Judy first. He greeted her warmly and welcomed her to the tribe.
He then turned to Gwenevere and froze.
Sam and Embry who were standing beside their sister saw Jacob's expression and groaned. Edward, who had read their thoughts, laughed happily and called out his congratulations to Jacob.
Their Alpha Wolf had found his imprint.
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