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Information chapter, and some background on my characters. We have quite a lot of characters as of yet to be introduced.
I am not in a hurry with this story at present until I finish my other one, LIFE. Then I will be spending a lot of time on it, and possibly posting multiple chapters. I hope you stick around for the excitement.
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CULLEN-MASEN FAMILY
Chapter 2
Sean knew this was going to take a bit to get where this woman was at. The traffic was not helping either. He knew he couldn't disappoint Edward by letting this woman get away. He knew he had to get that memory card from her camera.
By the time he got to the park she was no where to be found, but he did notice the blue Toyota FJ Cruiser pulling out. He saw a big dog in the back seat, and two women in the front. He wasn't sure it was her, but he was going to follow them in case. They headed down the road into a parking area for Pike Place Market. He pulled in a little back from them watching. The two women got out, one came around to the passenger's side opening the door, and pulling out a wheelchair.
I sat watching as the woman with long brown hair got into the wheelchair, and the other one handed her a pouch with a small dog inside. Then she reached inside, and appeared to be putting a leash on the other one. Damn, he's a big dog, and looks to be the other one's guard dog as he goes to her side looking up at her as she pets him. The driver locks up the SUV, and they head off towards Pike Place Market. The big dog right by her side the whole time.
I get out of my car walking up checking out their vehicle. It is locked up tight, very dark tinted windows, and an alarm system on it. Fuck! Edward is not going to be happy about this. I continue on inside following them to see if I can get any information on who they are, along with the tag number off their vehicle. I'm sure someone can get some info on them.
I continue to follow them at a distance. It seems the woman in the wheelchair is an artist, and the other one named Angela is her companion. She apparently handles the dogs care, and cooks for them. I almost approached them, but the big dog turned looking at me as if he was on guard.
The woman in the wheelchair is named Bella? That is what Angela called her, saw the dog appear on alert, and she reached to calm him down. "I'm sorry. He's kind of on edge out in public like this. Just doing his job."
"It's alright," I say smiling at her. "I was just going to get some fruit. Apparently he didn't like that," I say kind of laughing. "It's cool." I move around to the other side of the display, and proceed to pick up some fruit bagging it. I certainly don't want to get her suspicious. I look up a few times catching her watching me, and I smile at her. She blushes, and looks away. She is a very beautiful woman. Very. I'm going to try to get some pics with my phone at least. Edward will find this interesting.
After a good thirty minutes, or so of following them I head for my car. I'll sit, and wait for them to return so I can follow them home hopefully. An hour later here they come back. I watch them load up in the SUV, and apparently this woman in the wheelchair can walk. Must be something about distance being to much, and needs the chair. Huh!
I let another car get between us, and I pull out following them. It's not very far down the road that they pull into what looks like an underground garage in a warehouse. I notice the ones surrounding it that Cullen-Masen owns. Even more interesting.
I wait around to see if anyone leaves, but it seems they are in for the night. I call Edward to find out where he is, and if he wants this information tonight, or not. It seems he is at his apartment, and wants me to bring it to him. I walk in finding him in his office. I walk over fixing a drink, and sit down in front of his desk.
I tell him about my day of following the women, what I observed, informing him I was unable to get the memory card, and finally tell him about following them to what is apparently their home. Edward reaches for his phone calling his computer wiz, Eric Yorkie. He tells him the info I was able to gather, and tells him he wants it as soon as possible.
We sit around sharing drinks, and discuss a bit of the business happening in the next few days. It's not even an hour before his phone rings, and it's Eric. Edward puts him on speaker, and the information starts to pour out of his mouth. Apparently we have stumbled onto 'The Swan'. The famous artist, which my family owns quite a few of her paintings, as I look up at the one on my office wall.
Her name is Isabella Elise Swan,twenty three years old, birthday September thirteenth. She went to Forks High School, and was injured in an automobile accident in the parking lot. She had extensive injuries which resulted in her being in the hospital on, and off for over a year. She had crushed vertebrae in her lower back, and her pelvis. She lost some use of her legs, but is able to get around on crutches...for the rest of her life.
She has no living family as her mother, and step father were killed in a private airplane crash. Her father was the Chief of Police in Forks,Washington, and was killed on the job. She has no siblings, no other family. She received an enormous settlement in the accident on her, insurance from both her parents, and is quite wealthy. From the insurance, and the selling of her paintings she is quite rich.
I ask him how rich, and he say's at present she has forty seven million dollars in the bank. The warehouse she bought, and had an apartment built on the top floor. The second floor is her art studio, and an apartment for the Angela Weber that takes care of her dogs, and does some of the cooking, and cleaning.
Ms. Swan has a young art student, well not a student now, but his name is Seth Clearwater. His age is twenty years old. He comes in to work with Bella, which is what she prefers to be called, to move canvases, paints, whatever she needs. At present they are stocking her studio.
She has two dogs,a long haired chihuahua, and a cane corso. The cane corso is her body guard. He has been trained to attack, so be careful. Eric goes on describing the vehicles she drives, information on this Angela that lives with her. He accumulated quite a bit of information in a very short time.
I ask Eric to make a folder for me of the info, and have it to me by tomorrow. I then show him the pictures I was able to take with my phone. I must say he appears quite taken with this Ms. Swan.
EPOV
The dinner with my parents was quite informative. It seems even though I have taken over the running of the Cullen-Masen Family my father still has to put his finger in the business. I was told by my father, Edward Cullen-Masen Senior, I was to be married within a year. It was a stipulation to show the other families our strong values. They believed I would be a better leader with a woman by my side.
My father had to hand it down to me as he was severly wounded in a shooting with the Calabrese Family. They just about succeeded in killing him. It was time though for me to take over. I had been in training pretty much my whole life. I earned my bones when I was fifteen years old taking care of a rat to the family.
My Underboss is Sean McGregor, and I trust him with my life. We have been friends almost our whole lives. We went to high school together always getting into trouble. Then we went off to college at Notre Dame. It was a wild, and informative few years. We came out of it, and came home to take over for my father, with Sean as my right hand man.
Carlisle Cullen-Masen, my brother is my Consigliere. He is married to Esme Platt Cullen-Masen. Her family was one of the wealthy families in Seattle. They have been married for ten years, since they were both eighteen. They graduated high school, and went to Washington University into their law school. He managed it in four years, and passed the bar exam on his first time. Esme studied interior design, and runs a small company from home. Carlisle is twenty eight, and Esme is twenty seven. They have been trying to have a baby, but as of now nothing.
I have Jasper Whitlock as one of my Caporegime. His speciality is interrogation. I do believe one of the worst times I've experienced his work he used a chain saw. He is married to Alice Brandon Whitlock for the past five years. We also grew up together even though he was a year behind me in school. Alice grew up in Louisana, and met Jasper when he came down there on a trip I sent him. He was gone for about a week, and came back married to Alice. It was quite a surprise.
My next friend is Emmett McCarty. He is also a Caporegime. His specialty is weapons, and interrogation. He loves to use brute force, and I've seen him beat quite a few to death. But, he loves to use knives; a regular birthday present are new ones I might find. At present he is dating one of my managers at one of my restaurants. They are very serious, but neither one is in a hurry for marriage. They are both twenty five years old. Rosalie Hale grew up in Seattle, Washington. Her father is a prominent lawyer, and he has worked for us on occasion. Her mother is not in the picture, and lives in Boston. Emmett's parents were killed in a house fire, and my parents adopted him at twelve years old.
Which brings us to me. I am Edward Anthony Cullen-Masen. The son of Edward Cullen-Masen Senior. My mother, Elizabeth died of breast cancer when I was fourteen. I am not married at present, with no girlfriends...thank God. I so don't need the headache of a gold digging bitch only after my money, or my name.
I was told this past weekend at a family dinner I had one year to get married. How the fuck am I suppose to accomplish that? But wait a minute...now, I have no interest in any of the women here until...Ms. Swan. I do believe I'm going to have to do my own investigating of her. She is a very beautiful woman...very accomplished in her own right. Very wealthy on her own; no hidden need for my money, or notariety. She is famous on her own. My God, my mother loves her paintings. She will go crazy.
But, I need to slow down, no jumping the gun. I need to go check out our warehouses, and see if I can make some use of them. hummm...
Alright then...I do believe I'm going to stop right there. Got to have something good for the next chapter & it is going to be good. LOL
Hope you continue to enjoy my story. Please let me know what you think.
Thanks muches...