That night was no better than it had been previous nights before , every time Scarlett fell asleep she woke up screaming , just like she did every night. Scarlett was unaware that Edward stayed in Bella's room at night. Charlie couldn't sleep he wanted to be there for Scarlett , if only he knew a way to help but he didn't. All Charlie thought he could do was just comfort her when she woke up crying. The following morning he contemplated taking breakfast up to her but decided against it and took
Renee's advice about trying to give her space and let her come to him. Charlie walked up to Scarlett's room to check if she was awake and she wasn't , there she was curled up in a blanket the twins had been wrapped in , in the photos Charlie had seen. He hated the fact he wasn't there for his eldest daughter when she needed him , that hurt him bad. sighing lightly pleased that she's getting a little sleep after crying all night and who could blame her? Charlie slowly and quietly closed the door before heading back downstairs. As he got to the bottom step there was a knock at the door. A delivery man stood there holding an extremely large bouquet of black and red roses. "delivery for a miss Scarlett swan?" the delivery guy had said. " that's my daughter she's sleeping, where do i sign?" Charlie asked and he signed for the flowers. Tucked inside the bouquet was a white envelope with Scarlett's name elegantly scrawled across the front. Charlie placed them on the side and went to fetch a vase and water to put them in, when Scarlett herself came down the stairs followed by Bella. " good morning girls, unfortunately I'm in work today id have got it off scar but i want expecting you so soon after your phone call" Charlie explained ." its okay dad Bella's home its a Saturday I'll be fine" Scarlett replied . right now she didn't need people babying her . " actually I said id go to the Cullen's , Edwards picking me up soon actually" Bella spoke avoiding the look Charlie gave her
. "oh " was all that Scarlett said . " scar these flowers were delivered for you I signed for them there's an envelope too and now both of you take care I'll see you when I get home from work , we can go and eat at the diner " Charlie told them, he was going to have words with Bella when he got home. Edward was at the door not long after Charlie had left and Bella was in the kitchen looking at the bouquet that was sent. Bella picked up the envelope only to scream and drop it. Bella had noticed the volturi crest on the back of the envelope as a wax seal. Edward rushed into the kitchen being careful not to nudge Scarlett. when Bella showed him why she screamed Edwards eyes widened as he looked from Scarlett to Bella and back to the envelope."scar who are these from?" Edward asked. " its Scarlett you don't get to call me scar anymore none of you do , you left you all did and I don't know Edward I haven't opened it yet and I will do so when I want to not because you and Bella want to know now if you'll excuse me I've had a long night" Scarlett took the envelope from Edwards hand and returned to the living room. Bella returned down the stairs and stood next to Edward who was watching Scarlett." are we going Edward your family are waiting" Bella said to Edward. " are you coming scar .. let? "Edward turned asking Scarlett. " no she wasn't invited Edward its just supposed to be your family and me besides she's probably tired after all the crying she did last night right Scarlett?" Bella stated looking at Scarlett. " hmm yeah tired" Scarlett said although Edward could tell otherwise. He didn't know what's come over Bella but he was going to find out. she was acting outrageous. With that Bella and Edward left Scarlett put the music channel on and laid on the sofa hoping to maybe drift of at some point. when that didn't work she decided she'd open the envelope it read:
dearest Scarlett,
I'm writing to offer you my condolences,
I'm very sorry for your loss , I cannot
begin to imagine just how you are
feeling and it bewilders me that
Carlisle and his family could up and
leave you like that. ill be in forks
soon my dear and I shall see you then
with an offer I doubt you'll refuse.
until then stay strong beautiful
girl again sorry for your loss
our condolences ,
Aro, Marcus and Caius.
Caius, the only person she knew by that name was her ex friends boyfriends Felix and Demetri's brother. surely this wasn't the same Caius. there's no way he would know. heck her friends didn't even know. how did they know to send them here she had onlyarrived last night. something wasn't right and Scarlett didn't like it.
At the Cullen's house:
Bella and Edward hadn't spoken one word in the car. To be honest he was fuming that Bella had spoken to Scarlett like that after everything she's just been through. he had half a mind to turn the car around, but he wanted his family to be there when he found out the reason why. Bella walked into the living room like it was her own home. heck Scarlett lived here more than she does. the entire family bar Scarlett was gathered in the room which Bella thought was great she was loving the attention. That was until Edward spoke . " Bella why did you speak to Scarlett like that at your house?" Edward asked putting distance between himself and Bella. "because ..." Bella said trying to come up with an excuse. " because what Bella you realise everything she's been through and she's at home alone who knows if she's actually taking her medicine I invited her over and she was thinking about it only for you to tell her she wasn't invited and that it was just supposed to be my family and you and then you take the bar lower when you threw in her face how she must have been tired from crying all night" Edward spoke filling his family in on basically what was said. Rosalie smashed the bowl she was holding" you said what ? "rose shouted moving towards Bella with her fist clenched. Emmett had to reach for her and hold her back , jasper wasn't impressed whatsoever either in fact not one Cullen looked happy with her . Bella had to think of something to get her from the situation. " what I said was wrong but she told me once we got home yesterday that she couldn't bring herself to love Carlisle or you lot anymore that's why she's not wearing her engagement ring and she also said that she doesn't want to be around you monsters again, and that its Carlisle's fault her babies aren't here that's why I was so harsh and when I saw the flowers the volturi sent her I got angry" Bella said hoping they'd believe her and let it go but Carlisle left to go to his study and jasper left the house and didn't say where he was going he also kept his mind clean so Edward couldn't see. the rest of the family sat staring into space .
Back at the swan residence:
Scarlett had gotten up to get a drink and some painkillers when the door knocked. when she opened it , there stood jasper who just walked inside without being invited so Scarlett just shut the door, grabbing water and paracetamols from the kitchen she sat back in the living room followed by jasper. jasper noticed a familiar ring on her hand. "why are you still wearing your engagement ring if you told Bella you don't love him or us anymore?" jasper asked not missing the confused emotion he was getting from her. "jasper what are you talking about, I never said that to Bella?" Scarlett replied absolutely bewildered as to where this came from. " well Bella's just told everyone that you told her once you'd got home yesterday that you couldn't bring yourself to love Carlisle or us lot anymore that's why you're not wearing your engagement ring and she also said that you doesn't want to be around us monsters again and that the reason you lost your babies was your fault Carlisle. that is exactly what Bella just said you said and I've come to get the truth I know you said yesterday to see us its too soon but I wont have Bella or anyone saying you've said things when you haven't and I promise this will be the last you see until your ready, I just want the truth its too hard to believe you'd say those things when you were a great mom to us what's the truth" jasper asked knowing he'd be crying if he could cry. " jasper I never said any of those things , look I'm still wearing my engagement ring, I absolutely with all my heart and soul do love your father and I love all you kids like your my own you know that and when I'm ready id of been at the house begging for you to speak to me, you also know id never ever refer to any of you as monsters as for losing mine and your fathers babies and your siblings that was nobody's fault but the woman named Victoria who threw me down those stairs, its her fault no body else's and jasper its not that I don't want to be around you, its the hardest thing to do is too stay away but I need to let myself grieve and I'm struggling to do that because I don't know how too, I was crushed when you all left , id never really got over it but then I found out I was pregnant and things got a little easier to deal with not much just a little and the little bit of hope I had was taken from me I was back to nothing. then I'm told that you'd all returned , I truly thought none of you wanted me back. I just wanted time to grieve jasp, I don't want to be heartbroken from the start if you all leave again, its bad enough I feel like I don't want to be alive anymore because the pain is too much too bare. I'm not giving up on any of you not at all I just need time to adjust and grieve" Scarlett cried , picking up her painkiller she swallowed them whole and drank some water. " okay one more thing, you had flowers with a note what did it say if you don't mind me asking?" jasper asked worried that the volturi had contacted her . Scarlett pointed to the paper on the table letting jasper read it." take it with you if you want I don't mind I'm binning those flowers anyway" Scarlett told him, jasper folded the note and out it in his pocket. " ill go and tell them what you've said can , we phone you later I mean I know you said being with us all right away is too much but you don't have to do it alone maybe one of us can visit at a time so its not too much but can I phone you tonight so everyone can say hello they do miss you" jasper asking holding on to his mom as if she was about to vanish into thin air. " yeah you can phone and we'll talk about the visiting thing "Scarlett told him as he was leaving . it would be nice to hear their voices, she missed them too maybe just maybe she didn't need to do this alone. Scarlett picked up her phone and phoned Renee."mom you know that house you said you bought when you picked me up how soon can I move in I've had enough with Bella she's turning mean she's throwing everything that happened in my face every chance she gets" Scarlett told her mom, " the key is in your front pocket of your backpack honey Phil thought this would happen, all the paperwork's in there too, its already got a bed and everything you need that's what me and Phil where doing there its been decorated with you in mind sweetheart its your home now give me a ring when your settled okay sweetie we love you" Renee told her " I love you both too mom and thank you both so much" "awrh its okay sweetie your dad already knows about it I told him and you know where it is ill speak to you soon princess okay bye baby" " bye mom" and with that Scarlett let to pack her bedroom up she was moving out before Bella came home. three hours later it was only two o clock in the afternoon and Scarlett was all moved in, all she had to do was a food shop, which is where she was heading now after she told her dad. Scarlett spent a whole forty five minutes telling her dad everything and he wasn't happy she was leaving but he was happy that she was staying in forks. He also wasn't happy that she wasn't going to the diner with him and Bella but that gave him the chance to give Bella a talking to. when Scarlett got home from the food shop she checked her phone with numerous calls and angry texts from Bella which Scarlett ignored. Scarlett ordered pizza in that night and was waiting for jasper to call probably after they've hunted . locking the door Scarlett took herself to bed for the night. knowing shed have a phone call tonight or tomorrow morning.