Hey there folks. How is everyone holding up in these worrisome times?
New Jersey is crazy right now. Some townships have schools closed for 14 days while other districts are closed for 30 days (my kids). The Governor has issued a curfew. It's really crazy out there right now.
I hope everyone is doing good. Keep your spirits up because we will get through & beat this like we do everything else that is thrown at us.
COVID-19 WILL NOT keep us down.
Hope this brings joy to your day. Enjoy...
Edward:
Being able to see my babies on the ultrasound is amazing. There really aren't any words to express the pure happiness at seeing something like that. My leanaí are looking good, although baby B looks slightly smaller than baby A. The doctor said that is sometimes the case with multiples. I am still worried about Bella though. She is so tiny to begin with and my leanaí are beginning to take a toll on her more than she wants to admit.
Of course I get a damn call as we are about to check out at the doctors office. I excuse myself and answer my phone as I walk outside. Looking down at my phone, I notice it was my dad.
"Dia dhuit?" I say. (Hello)
My dad sighed into the phone. "Tá fadhb againn. Níor ionsaíodh ach an clubtheach. " (We have a problem. The clubhouse was just attacked.)
"Cad a chiallaíonn tú gur ionsaíodh é? Tá sé ina fhothrach. " I whisper yelled. "What do you mean it was attacked? It's in ruins."
"Ní hé sin an ceann. An sean-cheann againn. " He snapped at me. (Not that one. Our old one.)
I pinched the bridge of my nose as I answered. "Ar tháinig siad isteach? Rud ar bith ó na ceamaraí? " This could not be happening right now. (Did they get in? Anything from the cameras?)
"Níl don bheirt. Bhí ár bhfir atá fós ina gcónaí ann in ann iad a chomhrac. D'éirigh leo ceann a ghabháil. Tá sé á choinneáil ag an bPríomhoide. " He answered with fire in his voice. (No to both. Our guys who are still living there were able to fight them off. They did manage to catch one. He's being held by the Chief.)
"Aon rud eile?" I asked. (Anything else?)
"Ar ball?" He laughed. How he can fucking laugh right now is beyond me. (In a hurry?)
"Sea. Tá Bella agus mé féin ag a coinne don chúpla. " I answer with a smile in my voice and on my face. (Yes. Bella and I are at her appointment for the twins.)
"Ó diabhal. Rinne me dearmad ar. Ach sea, tá rud eile ann. D'iarr duine éigin, b'fhéidir go ndearna na daoine céanna iarracht loingsiú gunnaí a ghoid ó na calafoirt. Chuir an club é sin faoi smacht go gasta, áfach. " He replied. (Oh damn. I forgot. But yes, there is another thing. Someone, maybe the same people tried to steal a shipment of guns from the ports. The club got that under control quickly though.)
"Íosa Críost." (Jesus Christ)
"Tá mé ag seoladh roinnt guys chun tú a thionlacan beirt." He told me. (I'm sending some guys to escort you two home.)
"Níl coimhdeachtaí Pop ag teastáil uainn." I tell him. (We don't need escorts Pop.)
"Edward Anthony. Ná bí ag argóint liom faoi seo. " He practically yelled into the phone. (Edward Anthony. Do not argue with me on this.)
I sigh because there was no way I could argue with him now. "Fine Pop. Caithfidh mé dul féachaint an bhfuil Bella réidh. Beimid ar ais chuig Charlie's go luath. " (Fine Pop. I need to go see if Bella is ready. We will be back to Charlie's soon.)
"Ceart go leor. Slán." My dad says and hangs up on me. I just shake my head and put my phone away as I hear the bikes down the street. (Okay. Bye.)
These are the times when I wished I never joined the club. All this bullshit and stress. I could have totally avoided it but no, I had to follow in the footsteps of my grandfather, father, and brother. What the hell was I thinking?
The bikes stop in front of me with Emmett leading them. He takes his helmet off and I just shake my head at him. "Were you sent or did you volunteer?" I asked him.
Emmett barked a laugh. "Nah man. Pop said he needed some of us to escort you guys home. So here I am. Anything for my future sister in-law and nephews."
I punched his arm. "Don't get a big head there Em."
He looked at me and smirked.
"Shut the fuck up." I laughed.
He held his hands up. "I didn't say anything."
"Yeah well, you didn't need to with that smirk." I replied.
Bella came out then. She bickered with Emmett about the sex of our babies. He got whiny and she laughed. She loved to pick on him and vice versa.
Of course Bella wanted to know what was going on and when I tried to play it off, she called me on it. Yeah, the babies nor will I be able to hide anything from her.
I helped Bella out of the car once back at the house. Leo was ecstatic to see her as usual. I left her with him and Renee as I excused myself to the office. I made a call as I walked.
"Yes brother dear?" Alice's chipper voice came through the receiver.
I couldn't help but smile. Alice was always happy. "Bella and I just got back from the doctors and we have the babies sex in an envolope. I wanted you to get together with Bella and I to play a gender reveal party."
I had to pull the phone away from my ear because her high pitch squeal nearly busted my eardrum.
"Hell yes I will. I;m actually almost at Bella's now."
"Well wait for me. I have a meeting to attend with Pop and Charlie but Bella's in the living room with Renee and Leo."
She squealed again. "Okay. Be there soon. Love you." And she's gone. I just chuckled to myself as I continued down the hall to the office.
I entered after I knocked and found all the upper ranked members in the room. Charlie spoke first.
"I trust that everything was good with Bella's appointment?" He asked.
"Yup. Right on track. Before you ask, no we don't know the sex of them. We asked for them to be a secret until we are ready to share." I smirked at him.
Everyone cracked up and I received several whistles. The loudest being Emmett of course.
"Okay fair enough. Carlisle said something about that but I figured you were waiting till you got here to tell us." Charlie said. "As long as they are healthy. That's all that matters."
We all agreed and moved on to business. "So what the hell happened today?" I asked.
"Watch the videos." My dad said.
We all crowded around the computer screen and watched the outside cameras as two black vans pulled up to the two main exits of the club. The men were covered head to toe in black. They ran and spreaded themselves at both doors and every window they could reach. Then, all hell broke loose. Rapid gunfire could be heard through the speakers.
The inside cameras showed members taking immediate action. Gunfire from both sides now. A few of our guys were hit along with one of their old ladies.
"Wait. Rewind that last minute." Jasper said.
"What did you see?" My dad asked.
"Give me a sec. Slow it down right there." Jas answered.
I can now see what he saw. One of the guys hood fell back a tad bit as he entered the club. For just a split second, you could see a nasty looking scare ranging from his chin up into his hairline. I knew exactly who it was and I was pissed.
"Son of a bitch." I yelled, scaring a few guys.
"Is that?" Em asked.
"Fuck. It is. What is he doing here?" My dad asked.
"Care to explain?" Charlie asked.
My dad ignored him and spoke to Sam. "Call Esme and Alice. Tell them to get their asses back here now. Tell them that I don't care where or what they are doing."
"Sir." Sam answered. He walked out of the room putting his phone to his ear.
"What the hell is going on and who was that?" Asked Jasper.
"Alistair Petrov" My dad, Emmett, and I answered at once.
"Who's that?" Everyone else asked.
"He's a Russian ghost basically. He answers to no one. No one knows where he goes nor do they even see him." Emmett answered.
"Then how do you know him?"
My dad spoke. "He was my father's best friend in school."
"No shit? Then why the beef?"
My dad was about to answer when another voice broke over us. "He wanted something he couldn't have."
We all turned to see my mom standing in the doorway with fire in her eyes.
"You?" Charlie asked. "Why?"
"Why else? To marry and rule over." She snapped. "I'm sorry. That wasn't towards you."
"No, no. I get it." Charlie said.
"Why is he here after all this time?" I asked.
I knew of some of the family history with this man. But what I don't understand is why is he here after all this time? We haven't had any problems with this man in twenty plus years, give or take.
"Business deal gone wrong between my father, Carlisle's father, and him. He told both men that he would let the deal go if my father handed me over to be his wife. My father declined. Shit went down hill after that. Carlisle and I were already engaged to be married so we sped up the planning and were married. We thought that if he knew that I was "no longer available" that he would let it be. That still wasn't the case though. It wasn't until we moved out here, legally changed our last name, and I got pregnant that we didn't see him. I thought we were in the clear." My mother was crying at this point.
Emmett and I did our best to comfort her but it wasn't until my dad stood and pulled her into his arms.
"Leanbh, ná bí ag gol. Beidh gach rud ceart go leor. Gheobhaidh muid é. " (Baby, please don't cry. Everything will be alright. We will get him.)
"Ach cén costas a bhí ar Carlisle?" (But at what cost Carlisle?)
My father had no words for her after that. He just held her tight.
"You said he was Russian?" I heard someone ask.
"Yeah. Why?"
"Didn't Russians attack the restaurant the night Bella was shot?" The same guy who's name I can never remember asked.
Charlie and Jasper perked up as did the rest of us. "Yes. Yes, they were Russian. You are thinking this is all linked?" I asked.
"It could be. The attack on the restaurant, the docks, the clubhouse being blown up. Even all the kidnappings. It could all be linked. This guy could have used Royce, Aro and Antonio to do his bidding. He could have ordered all of this and just stayed in the back biding his time."
"Holy fuck. That would be the perfect attack. I mean, in a bad way for us but still perfect. That's how I would do it." Jasper said, shrugging his shoulder. "Think about it. Let all the middle men take the fall for the attacks while you sit back and reap the rewards."
"One thing he did wrong though." I said looking around the room. "He fucked with the wrong women and the wrong family. Joining the two clubs at the moment we did it, was the perfect defense we could have made. It made us better, smarter. Fuck, it made us stronger."
"Fuck yeah it did." Emmett yelled, while throwing his fist in the air.
"I swear to god, my niece better not be like you." Jasper laughed while dodging a punch.
"Fuck you man. You will love her no matter what." Em said back while laughing.
"You guys are stupid." Charlie said. "But it's true."
"Stronzo" Jasper said to Emmett. (Asshole)
"Buille don." Emmett answered back. (Blow me)
"Both of you are twat waffles so shut the fuck up." My mom laughed.
Thirty seconds it took for the room to erupt into laughter. My mom is the best.
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