And because I have been such a slacker here is another chapter for you!
I walk out of the house into the dark night. The autumn weather has settled in, so you can feel the chilled wind, even with a jacket on.
Jennifer seems to have settled in well at school, and has made a handful of friends. It's still relatively new, having only arrived here a month ago. She's still not talking, but I feel we are growing closer each day. We have finished the garden project. The pond is to the right side near the middle of the garden. My shed is at the top front and Jennifer's play house and swing set are at the bottom. She seems to be still at a loss of what to do with her room, so her walls are still bare.
As for myself, I have settled in at work, and seem to have developed a good relationship with Mike. I still haven't come across Bella in my work life, she has however made an impact on my home life.
She seems to have a few gentleman friends that come to her home. I have seen at least six different men, and it looks like they just come and go at all times of the day. She still seems to be hanging around with Alice despite both our mom and dad speaking to her about it.
Then there is the fact I have come out to the back yard to find her talking away with Jennifer. Where I have tried to keep things pleasant, she continuously tries to wind me up, and keeping up with her smart ass comments and still calling me D.
I walk into the locker room, getting changed into my uniform. Putting my vest on, I walk toward the meeting room. We get a quick briefing and run down, before being let out to work.
"Lets head to the diner, and go north bound?" Mike states in a question to me as we get in to the patrol car.
"This is Dispatch, we just got a report of ten plus youths at the Breaker drinking, along with a noise complaint, assistance is needed," comes across the radio.
Mike looks at me and I nod my head in agreement to respond. "Dispatch, this is Delta, 46 and 58, on route, ETA five minutes," Mike says. I do a U-turn and head that way.
"Copy that Delta 46, 58."
It takes us just under the five minutes to get there, but as we pull up, some of the kids start to run. My eyes scan the place and I see a girl fall down vomiting, another one moves to her and seems to be trying to help her. As Mike runs after the others, I move to the two girls.
Before I get all the way to the two girls, I'm able to get a clear view and low and behold it's Bella.
"Miss Swan," I say with some authority.
She looks at me and then slides her shades down and her eyes run up and down my body as she hums and bites her lip.
"Ed-war-d," a voice I know slurs. My eyes snap to the girl that was sick and sure enough, it's Alice. Bella speaks into Alice's ear as she looks right at me.
"If this is what it's going to take for you to pick me up at night, then I'll always have to be a bad girl," Bella hums out making me look at her.
I cross my arms over my chest, but before I can speak, Bella is talking. "Wow, baby, the whole arm crossing thing is just making your chest and abs muscle look great. Like really fucking great. Now, I know how a man feels when a woman does that." I glare at Bella because she's not taking the fact that I am a cop with her being drunk as a problem.
"Hey Edward, not that I'm telling you what to do, but the whole pissy look is making you look so much hotter." I feel my eye brow raise and she just grins at me.
"You are under arrest," I say, but get cut off by Bella.
"You keep looking at me that way, then yeah I will be undressed."
I roll my eyes taking my handcuffs out. "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be held against you.."
"EDWARD CULLEN!" Bella yells cutting me off as she opens her arms like she's offering me a hug. "You can't blame a girl for trying to touch your chest," she hums again rolling her eyes closed.
"In a court of law. You have the right to an attorney during interrogation; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you," I say with more force as I put on the hand cuffs. I turn to look to the side, so I can deal with Alice, but I only find her gone.
"Where did Alice go?" I ask and Bella just shrugs at me.
"Move," I say pushing her toward the car. When I get her there, I place her in the back seat.
"Taylor and Ben picked up these three," Mike says and looks in the back to see Bella.
"Why I am not surprised to see you?"
"Because you are my stalker?" Bella replies without missing a beat.
"Ha, so why didn't you run?" he asks.
"Because I was dazzled by his hot body," she says pointing at me.
"Was anyone else here?" Mike asks and I swallow.
"Na, they all ran, I was just blinded by him," Bella says. I frown wondering why she's not ratting Alice out.
I get in the car and start to drive back to the station. Bella starts to tap her hand on her lap obnoxiously. "Hey, keep your hand at the two and ten position!" she yells smirking at me. "And can you put on some tunes?"
I shake my head at her. "Bella, what you gonna do..." Bella snort loudly cutting me off.
"When Sheriff Edward Cullen comes for you, what you gonna do," she sings out. Well, you can't really call it singing as she sounds like someone's killing a cat, thousands of them at one time.
I let out a groan. "Shut up!" I yell.
"Bad boy-oh wait I'm a girl…" Bella stops and clears her throat. "Whacha gonna do when Sheriff Cullen comes for you bad girl, bad girl. Whacha gonna do. When you were a teen and you had wet panties you go to school to learn the dick sucking rule so when you see Cullen he won't think you're a fool if you get hot he will get you cool!"
By the time we arrive at the station, I have a headache. Mike gets out to get Bella. As soon as he opens it, I move him out of the way so I can take a firm, but gentle hold on her arm, and pull her out. When she stands up, Mike gives me an odd look, but he shakes it off as he walks in front of me.
I'm walking her to booking when I hear, "Ah, Miss Swan. What are you in for this time?" Bart, the desk clerk asks and Bella shrugs.
"I have no idea! I was just walking home, stopped to helped this poor girl who was puking all over the place and the next thing I know, I'm handcuffed and put into a car!"
"Miss Swan was picked up for under aged drinking and disorderly conduct." Before Bart can reply to me, Miss Rude ass pipes up again.
"Hey, I haven't been drinking! I'll even take a Breathalyzer test!"
"Take her into an interrogation room and I will do the test, then we'll get her in a cell." I swallow a little, hating putting young kids in a cell. Although hopefully this may be a wake up call.
"Take a deep breath in and blow into this until I tell you to stop," I say and she giggles.
"Bet that's not the first time you've said that to a girl." I don't reply to her, but hold out the Breathalyzer tube.
Bella takes a deep breath and blows. "Stop," I say after it beeps. I look at the read out and frown seeing it says she has no alcohol in her system.
"Told you so," she says with an eye roll as I look down at her.
"Why were you there then?" I ask forgetting where I am. Before she can answer, Mike walks in.
"She's clean," I tell him showing him the read out and he just shrugs.
"There's still the noise complaint. It wouldn't hurt to have her sit in a cell for a few hours."
Mike pulls Bella away and I rub my face and follow. I stand back and watch as Bella is again read her rights. Kate comes over and searches her, and removes her shoes. Bella turns her head and winks at me when she is lead away by Mike to a cell.
Mike and I take our break and I call home. "Hello?" comes a sleepy voice.
"Hi dad, just making sure Alice is home," I say feeling a little worried about her.
"What? Why wouldn't she be?" my dad asks, but I can hear him walking. I know he's going to her room. "Alice," he says following some knocking. The line goes silent for a few minutes.
"She's here, but damn, it smells like a brewery, and throw up, but yes, she's here."
I let out a slow breath. "Is she in trouble?" my dad asks after a few minutes.
"I don't think so." I swallow hating that I'm abusing my power by not arresting Alice.
I walk back to holding with two cups of coffee. "Thought Miss Swan would like a drink," I say to Bart who rolls his eyes.
"Yes, she has been going down 'the rights list' for the last thirty minutes." I give him a look, but he chuckles and shakes his head as he opens the door. "She's all yours," he says as I walk in.
"Hey, Bart. It says here on the wall I can ask for a slice of bread, can I get one? But make it toasted with butter."
"Hi," I say as I reach her cell.
"Are one of those mine?" I nod passing her one.
"Thank you, Edward," she says sweetly. Her kindness makes her looks so young and pure that I cough on the coffee I just swallowed.
"So?" I start off.
"So?" she says smiling at me.
"Alice?"
Bella rolls her eyes in response.
"Don't do that. Why did you take her there? She could have been hurt, raped or anything!" I yell at her. "You claim she's your friend, but yet she was so fucking drunk she was sick. What if she had alcohol poisoning?"
"Does she?" she asks quickly with pure worry on her face. All I do is shake my head, but then shrug my shoulders.
"Don't know, my dad's still looking for her," I hiss out as the look of horror crosses her face and her eyes fill up with tears. I feel a little guilty about lying to her, but this may be the scare she needs.
"No, Jasper swore he'd take her home. He was in the car waiting, I saw her get into his car as you were cuffing me."
"You let some guy take my sister in his car!" I yell at her feeling angry again.
"He's a friend of Emmett's!" Bella yells back and my frown drops right away.
"What?"
"Jasper is Rose's little brother. He's nineteen, and goes to college with Emmett and Rose. I wouldn't have allowed her in to any fucking car. Let me out, we have to find them."
I take a step back and shake my head at her. "She's home. Carlisle is looking after her." Bella lets out a breath and her face hardens as she steps away from me.
I watch her sit down, but there's something different about her. The air between us feels like it has turned cold.
"Miss Swan." I turn as the local DA walks to us. "This looks like another good day for you, and we decided not to charge you with anything." Bella just nods giving me a wink.
"I am sure it had nothing to do with Peter's son being there now was it?" The DA shakes his head at Bella.
"Of Course not." I walk with them back out and she is given her stuff.
She is warned that we don't want to see her making a nuisance of herself again. Just as she gets done putting her shoes on, the DA starts to walk away from her.
"Marcus, any chance of a lift home?" Bella yells across the room.
"Do I look like a cab driver?" he yells back.
"Yes!" Bella smiles out making him chuckle.
"Sorry, I got stuff to do, ask Cullen and Newton." Bella's face drops.
"No way in hell are we giving you a ride," Mike grits out.
"Never asked you, Mikey, bye," she says walking away and I get an uneasy feeling in my chest.
"Wait, we'll drop you off!" I call out.
"What?" Mike and Bella say in unison.
I pull Mike to the side. "I'll do this week's paper work," I tell him as he sighs and turns glaring at Bella.
"You take her, I can't handle the singing again." He walks away and I walk to Bella.
"Let's go," I say walking out.
To my surprise, Bella doesn't utter one word on our way to her house.