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Chapter 45

BPV

About a month later we were stepping off the plane for spring break. Mrs. McCarthy was waiting for us with a hat and glasses that completely obscured her face. My guess was that she was deathly afraid of being recognized as the wife of a scam artist. She tipped her glasses and glanced over her shoulder to make sure no one was looking before walking over to us.

"Hey guys…how was London…did you see the Eiffel tower?" Mrs. McCarthy asked.

"Um we were in New York." Alice said.

"Oh mom…we weren't in England…we were in Canada." Emmett said smugly. I bit my lip to keep from laughing.

"Geez now I see where Emmett gets his intelligence from." Rosalie said rolling her eyes. Honestly I didn't know how Mrs. McCarthy lived by herself

"alright guys…hurry to the car…you never know who's watching." She said tipping her glasses towards her face and turning her head down before booking it towards the car. Since my parents and her were now neighbors (they got to move to the richest plat in town…the place was chock full of mansions….Mine and Alice's new In laws were right down the street …we were going to split time between the two households.) …Mrs. McCarthy volunteered to take us back to the house.

"why is she dressed like that…she looks like she's in the mob?" Rosalie asked.

"Oh you know…she's embarrassed…what with what her husband did and all." I said truthfully.

"her husband left with some African princess…that's nothing to be ashamed about…he's the cheating scumbag jackass bastard…not her. If anything he should be the one who's ashamed. He left a woman who bore his child…if that's not the definition of an asshole I don't know what is!" Rosalie said.

"Ooh what was that?" Mrs. McCarthy asked curiously.

"Oh Mrs. McCarthy…we were just talking about the thing with Emmett's dad." Alice said wiggling her eyebrows.

"ooh…well good luck to him…he's going to see lots and lots of action where he is. Jackass!" Mrs. McCarthy said snidely. Rosalie looked confused.

"Emmett said that his mother found out about bohemian princess a few days ago. Apparently she was going through some of her husbands things and found letters. Then she got the final notice for her divorce…Emmett had to get his lawyer to come over and explain everything that she signed to her. Poor woman…really thought she was signing stuff for Emmett's college. Emmett said that she took it badly…probably why she's dressed the way she is…cant help but feel embarrassed that she got divorced when she didn't even know it." Alice lied under her breath. Rosalie looked at Emmett's mom with sympathy in her eyes.

"So guys…we have to back to my place for a second because I have to pick a few things up." Mrs. McCarthy said turning on the car.

"So wait a minute mom…when the hell did you get your license back…I thought you were supposed to have it suspended for another month after you blew the stop sign and were chased through three counties?" Emmett asked.

"My lawyer filed suit…such a brilliant man he is…hiding cameras and catching eight other people blowing the same sign. He argued that if other people blew it then why should I be the one getting charged…said that it was discrimination due to the fact that I was rich and driving the Benz at the time…god bless his soul. As for the other charges he argued that while I was guilty I had already suffered enough punishment and that after I completed my driving class I was no longer a danger on the road. So convincing…I swear that man has the gift of gab. Your father…" Mrs. McCarthy was cut off by Emmett.

"Should of used him for when he blew the red light a while back…could of argued that it had just turned while he was in the middle of the intersection." Emmett lied. I wanted to laugh…there was a whole lot worse on Mr. McCarthy's driving record then that.

"his record would have been so clean." Mrs. McCarthy sighed. Rosalie didn't catch what she said. The rest of us looked away. Alice played with her new rings. She and Jasper had spent a week at the house in Italy. During the entire time no one could get in contact with them. Knowing those two…only god knows what they did the entire time. No one asked and they certainly weren't saying anything.

"you know…this entire year's so crazy…who would of thought that you Crissy of all people would gotten divorced…while others got hitched…I mean…I thought you and Marcus of all people would have never been divorced. Mr. and Mrs. Crowley…saw that coming a mile a way since they practically ripped each other's heads off that time Tyler had a house party and they came home early. Fought so bad that they didn't even notice the party. But you two weren't like that." Alice said.

"People change." Mrs. McCarthy said.

Pulling into the plat was like a scene from the twilight zone. Every lawn was exactly six inches high, the same lawn ornaments were scattered in the same places, and the houses were cloned down to the front door…even the shutters were the same standard black. The only house that was different was the Cullen's. Carlisle preferred an eight inch lawn and had repainted the house from boring white to modern looking brown tone with white shutters. I was thanking god that the Cullen's were my parents neighbors…they wouldn't let them conform. It was then that we passed a group of people slurping down this bizarre green drink. They had that dead look in their eye that made them look like mindless idiots. We automatically knew that the drink had something to do with it.

"you know I still cant believe that they drink that health drink bull shit. Cant they see what the hell its doing to them?" Edward said shaking his head. Frankly I was surprised that Emmett wasn't hooked on that stuff. Seemed right up his alley.

"You never tried it?" I asked.

"No…our family never bought into it…besides we wanted to be liked for us…not because we looked like that." Edward said pointing to a guy who was mindlessly slurping down his drink.

"Creepy!" Rosalie shuttered.

"Yeah dad said not to try that shit…said that actually the idea for a mind control drink was his…but someone snitched and the corporation pattoned it before he had the chance. Knew his idea from a mile a way. I did try it once…I wanted to see the appeal in it. I really didn't like it much. I felt really trashed and sick at the same time and I blacked out about 5 minutes later. Woke up four hours later in the center of town completely butt naked with no idea how I got there. Oh mom if you hear from dad…don't tell him please." Emmett whispered the last part. I knew Emmett would try something like that. I shook my head.

"Oh don't worry Emmett I wont say a thing…I did the same thing a while back…only it was with tequila and not some weird green drink…don't tell your father about that either." Mrs. McCarthy said winking. Pulling into the McCarthy's driveway Mrs. McCarthy pointed out my parents new house which was located across the street. I could see that Carlisle and Esme had gotten to them before the rest of the neighborhood could conform them. Their house was a vivacious yellow with mahogany colored shutters. Alice looked like she wanted to give her seal of approval. Then we turned towards the McCarthy house. The McCarthy house was an exact replica of every other house in the neighborhood. Actually Mr. McCarthy was the "trend setter" who started this whole crazy 'lets make everyone's house look the same as mine" idea in the first place. Emmett's father had leadership qualities about him…a.k.a he was a skilled manipulator . He also bribed and extorted the shit out of every elected official like there was no tomorrow. I'm surprised he wasn't caught sooner! Really…the only reason Emmett wasn't in jail himself right now was because Mr. McCarthy bought off every judge and jury Emmett went up against. The only judge and jury he couldn't buy off was his own and I wouldn't be shocked if he tried. Walking into her house, she darted off into the kitchen while we waited in the living room. Sitting on her coffee table was a book called " Confessions of a Lonely Housewife: an autobiography of Crissy McCarthy" with a picture of Emmett and his parents on the front and a picture of Mrs. McCarthy kissing at the camera on the back. Opening the book we started to read.

"What the….mom wrote a book? She never told me!" Emmett said.

"Oh yeah…I forgot to tell you…things got a little tight so I decided to write a memoir of my life. Alright we have some time for a little reading." Mrs. McCarthy said taking a seat next to me and Alice.

Passage from Chapter one : The beginning

I was sixteen and working at my family café in Montréal where I lived my whole life when he first stepped foot into my store. Our eyes locked and I knew that this was a man that could change my life. So I strutted over took his order and flirted like I never flirted before. That was the day that Marcus McCarthy entered my life.

"Mom…you told me you grew up in Seattle…not Montreal." Emmett said

"Oh well…they're not that far from each other." Mrs. McCarthy said.

Passage from Chapter 2: a new life.

Marcus and I married April 20th 1989 at 4:20 pm in a grand and lavish ceremony. The flower girls pranced down the isle looking like those baby things…I think they're called cabbage patch kids. I descended down the isle in a beautiful gold flaked dress and into Marcus's arms. It was a fairytale and the best day of my life. That was until August 12th 1993 when I gave birth to our 12 and ½ pound bouncing baby boy…who we called Emmett.

"Mom…my birthday is in June of 1992...not 1993...and definitely not in August. And you and dad eloped….on Halloween 1990…you didn't get married on April 20th 1989 in some lavish ceremony." Emmett said.

"How do you know that we eloped?" Emmett's mom asked.

"You told me…dad told me…grandpa told me…Uncles Aro and Caius told me!" Emmett said rolling his eyes.

"I may of embellished some facts…the publisher told me to do so!" Mrs. McCarthy said.

"Hold on…let me see that!" Rosalie said flipping to Chapter 6

Chapter 6 : A new love

The years flew by and before I knew it Emmett had reached his teen years. I worried that Marcus was starting to grow board with me…we were reaching a erotic low point in our relationship. I felt neglected and unloved by a man whom I bore his child. I kept the pretense of a happy wife and mother up for Emmett's sake. Even Marcus was in the dark about how I felt…but I couldn't leave him. Where would I go…Marcus bought out my family business years ago. So I decided to stay and hope for the better. And things did eventually get better…just not in the way that I planned. We met at the local supermarket. His brown eyes bored into my soul as I picked up some protein drinks for my son. I immediately dropped the drinks into the carriage and introduced myself. His name was James and the way he made me feel was so amazing…

"YOU HAD AN AFFAIR!" Emmett belched horrified.

"Yeah…but don't worry Emmett…I ended it after the pregnancy. I went back on birth control to make sure that nothing like that ever happens again" Mrs. McCarthy said.

"Mrs. McCarthy…What. Did. You. Do. With. The. Baby." Rosalie gasped pissed.

"well see I went down to plan parenthood and…"

"DON'T EVEN FINISH THAT SENTENCE MRS MCCARTHY…I CANT BELIEVE YOU DID THAT!" Rosalie said with a fire flaring in her eye that I had not seen since Alice's wedding. Rose was definitely 100% pro life that was for sure

"your telling me that I could have had a baby half brother?" Emmett growled shocked and pissed. Of course Emmett would assume it was a boy. Rosalie scanned the room…her face growing enraged.

"Well actually I was never sure if it was Marcus's or James's…so it could have been your full brother…" Mrs. McCarthy started up but Emmett cut her off

"MOM…YOU TOOK AWAY MY CHANCE AT HAVING A BABY BROTHER…IT COULD HAVE BEEN DADS!" Emmett roared.

"Please don't tell your father…as far as he's concerned…it was menstrual cramps. And Rose…you don't understand…" Mrs. McCarthy pleaded

"I understand perfectly…you didn't want Emmett's dad finding out that you were unfaithful…but why make the poor baby suffer!" Rosalie growled.

"awkward." Jasper mumbled under his breath.

"OK lets continue…Mrs. McCarthy there is no other surprise men right?" Alice asked as Rosalie flipped through.

Passage from Chapter 32- the nightmare begins.

My son was a surely new high school graduate and had just returned from a celebratory trip to Milan with his friends. The day had started out like any other…I woke up, made breakfast for my Emmykins, and then headed to the nearest tanning salon. Marcus had left early that morning…taking the infinity even though he had lost his license…he could of bribed a judge if he got caught so I wasn't concerned. After arriving home I went on my thigh master while counting how many pushups Emmett did. After that I launched into the first draft of what eventually became this book. Some time later Marcus came in with a huge smile on his face. He called Emmett into the room and told us how he bashed into someone's old red truck and totally left the scene of the accident and to boot he also hit someone's mail box as well. We were having a laugh at the story when Emmett called someone and a very shocked look crossed his face. He immediately hung up the phone and said that that Marcus had hit his best friend's girlfriend. That was when I first knew that this was not going to end well.

Rosalie turned towards Emmett enraged.

"Wow…you really are such an asshole Emmett…your father leaves someone for dead on the side of the road and you laugh at that…never mind the fact that it was Bella…you know…the apple doesn't fall far from the tree at least in certain circumstances!" Rosalie growled.

"I didn't know it was Bella…I didn't know until Edward called me…Rose you weren't there…that was the old me…I'm nicer now!" Emmett defended

"Old red truck Emmett…you knew the only people who drove those in town were me and Bella…and you knew that I was at a party…you were planning on going to the same one!" Alice rolled her eyes.

"I want to continue reading this…Mrs. McCarthy do you mind if I take this with me after wards…I want to see what Emmett hid from me." Rosalie asked to which Mrs. McCarthy agreed.

Passage from Chapter 33- the nightmare continues

It was that same night as the accident. My son was smoking a 'cigarette' in the living room and my husband was in his study smoking a 'cigar'. I was in the kitchen making dinner when all hell broke loose. Agents were swarming my house and had tackled my husband to the ground. The local police chief stumbled upon Emmett and promptly arrested him. I felt my life go into shambles before my very eyes. Asking what charges were against my husband I was handed a packet. I flipped though the pictures of the accident and then came on to some of my husband taking money from a man in a suspicious way Then I came upon one that made me sick…my husband…a prostitute….and a hotel room. Needless to say I flipped shit. I punched him all the way to the car and refused to bail him out of jail. I was mortified…I know I sound like a huge hypocrite right now but honestly I cheated because he was acting like a cold indifferent jerk. I was the doting wife and he still strayed.

"Emmett…you told me that your father had run away with an African princess…your fathers in jail?" Rose said shocked

"I was embarrassed…I mean how do you say to your girlfriend 'yeah my dad's going to be in jail for the rest of his life' I didn't want you to worry." Emmett said.

"how the hell do I know that your telling the truth Emmett…that your not lying?" Rosalie growled.

"honestly babe you don't have any reason to trust me…so why would I lie now?" Emmett asked truthfully. Rosalie looked like she bought it

"true." Rosalie agreed

"I know that I shouldn't of lied to you like that…I'm sorry." Emmett apologized.

"so speaking of your father and his crime riddled family…I visited Uncle Aro the other day. Your father may be a scum bag but I figure Aro's still your uncle so he's still family to me. Said that he and Caius filed appeals…they're hoping to get out soon and they want to see you. I'm okay with it if you want to see them…but Emmett whatever you do don't let them talk you into anything. You know how that side of the family is." Mrs. McCarthy said.

"What were they in for?" Rosalie asked.

"Ponzi scheme." I whispered in Rosalie's ear.
"Oh so they're apart of the McCarthy 'Family'" Rosalie said putting Emmett's linage together. As I said everyone in Washington knew about the Grand McCarthy "Family"

"Don't worry Mrs. McCarthy…ill keep an eye on the situation should it arise." Rosalie said.

"Thank you." Mrs. McCarthy responded.

"no problem." Rosalie responded. I had a feeling that she was doing this more for Emmett's sake then Mrs. McCarthy.

"I cant believe I'm dating someone who's 'connected'" Rosalie said shaking her head.

"you should try having some guy you slept with come out…at your graduation party. Thank god I got married…that wont ever happen again!" Alice said.