Authors Note: See I am trying to keep my promise! I really do want to finish it and I am glad that some of you still are enjoying my story! I have a lot going on but I am finding out writing is a great way of destressing which I really need. So you will have more chapters on its way!
Disclaimer: Still don't own Twilight.
Embry's POV:
I leave her room without saying a thing. The door clicks behind me. I sit down on the floor just outside her room watching as everyone walks in and out of her, except me.
Dr. Cullen lets himself in and a few minutes later, walks out with Becky. He motions her to across the hall.
"The police want to talk to you about your husband, Becky," he tells her, looking back at two police officers behind him, one being Bella's father, Charlie.
"Okay," she tells him, and Carlisle motions to the police officers to join them, then Carlisle walks away, stopping to tell a nurse to clean Artemis's bandages.
The story to anyone who wasn't supernatural was Doug kidnapped Artemis. He held her captive in an abandoned house. When we found him, he knew there was no way out, so he committed suicide, a gunshot to the head. That's the story we told Becky. Since Jacob showed Charlie who he "really was" he knew how we had found Artemis but he was told the rest of the "story" like everyone else.
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Stewart," Charlie says," I am the Chief Swan, and this is one of my officers, Sgt. Rodriguez. We just have a couple of questions about your husband."
"Alright," Becky says.
"First off, when was the last time you saw Mr. Stewart," Charlie asks, and his officer has a pad out to jot down her answers.
"I think it was the last Friday of January," she replies.
"And why is that?"
"Well, officer, my husband abused me and Artemis. So we left him," she responds, looking upset.
"We don't want to upset you, Mrs. Stewart, but we have to follow protocol," Charlie tells her," Did he seem to be in the right state of mind before you left him?"
"Chief Swan, the man abused me and my daughter for the past twelve years. Do you think he was ever in the right state of mind?" she replies.
"Why do you think he kidnapped only Artemis, and not you? Or not you and her?" Charlie asks.
"I guess because my daughter is pregnant with his child," I flinch," and he thought he could take her and start a new family or something," she says, looking more and more upset.
"I'm sorry Mrs. Stewart," Charlie responds.
"Chief Swan, that man has hurt me and my daughter enough. What kind of person bears his wife and a child? Not a good one. To be honest, I'm glad he is gone. He can't hurt us anymore than he already has," she responds, tears falling from her face.
I stand up and go over to Becky, pulling her into a hug," its okay, Becky. It's over." I say soothing her. I turn to Charlie," I think that's enough questions, Chief Swan."
"I think we are done anyways Embry. Thank you for your time Mrs. Stewart," he says and both officers walk off.
"Thank you, Embry," Becky tells me.
"Are you okay?" I ask, letting her go.
"I will be. Just can't wait till this is all over and I never have to hear his name again," she says, brushing away her tears.
From the corner of my eye, I see the nurse walk out of her room. Click.
"Soon it will be. I'm sure this was all a formality. There are witnesses to him committing suicide," I tell her.
When Artemis was finally safe at the hospital, that's when Sam made the call to Charlie. That day all of us had to give statements on exactly what happened, making Lean, Embry and I key witnesses. Talking to Becky had to just be a formality, making sure they were covering all their bases.
"I know," she says," I'm sorry about earlier. You are so good to Artemis and you care so much. Please just give her some time to heal. She still loves you but she needs time."
"I know, but I hate being away from her. It's killing me. Even just being right outside her door hurts," I tell her.
"She will come around. Give it time," she says, patting me on the arm. She heads back into her room. Click.
I sit back down on the floor outside her door. Nurses go in and out throughout the day. Click. Carlisle comes back to check on her. Click. Hell, even Leah gets to go and see her. Click.
"Leah, wait," I say to her, before she opens the door.
"What Embry?" she says.
"Will you tell me how she's doing? You know when you come back out. I am going insane not knowing. I just need to know what's going on. Please," I say, practically begging her.
Leah's face softens, it's not something I see very often," Of course, Embry," she says. She then turns and goes into her room. Click.
Damn. I hate that sound.
Not a long chapter but it's something. Review and tell me what you think so far! Do you love it? Do you hate it? Let me know!
-Kels J