Chapter 3: Forks, Washington

Clarissa's POV

As soon as I started crying the wolf walked over to me and started licking my face frantically. So much that I couldn't help but laugh. I didn't even realize what I was doing until I had already stared doing in. Somehow I found myself hugging the massive wolf.

I don't know how long we stayed that way but eventually we broke apart. As much as I enjoyed hanging out with the wolf I had to go back home and take care of my family.

The wolf whimpered as I began to walk away. I looked back and saw that he was following me like some sort of obedient dog.

Soon my house came into view. The wolf stayed behind but I could tell that he was still watching me. I didn't know if to think it was cute or be freaked out by that. Or maybe I was feeling a little of both.

I could hear screaming and crying coming from within the house as I got closer and closer. I sighed. For a second I was tempted to turn back into the woods but decided it was better just to find out exactly what kind of trouble my kids had managed to get into this time.

I opened the door and the first thing I saw was my daughter chasing my son around. Sofia had always been faster and stronger then Josh. Actually was stronger and faster then then all of us.

Sofia was lightening quick. In less then a second she could run from one side of the house to the other. She could lift things most three years old couldn't and sometimes I swore she was part bloodhound. Her eyesight, hearing and sense of smell was really well developed.

"What is going on here?!" I yelled. The two of them froze in place.

My son instantly pointed at his sister. "She keeps hitting me for no reason!"

"Liar you hit me first!" she yelled at him.

"Enough!" I screamed.

I had to take several deep breaths to calm myself down. My kids looked scared. Good.

"Where is your father?" I asked them.

"Watching TV" Sofia answered.

"Okay kids go to your rooms now. I don't want to hear another peep from either of you until I say so. Got it?"

"Yes"

They went to their rooms while I began to search for my oh so wonderful husband. I got even more mad when I saw him sitting on the couch watching TV doing nothing.

"Joshua-"

"Honey I couldn't stop the kids from fighting"

"Oh and why not?" I asked him.

"Because they don't listen"

"Last time I checked you were their father. Why do I always have to be the bad guy here?"

"Because you're so good at it?"

I couldn't even look at him anymore. As much as I loved him he drove me crazy.

I walked to our room without saying another word to him. I went to the room and started watching TV in bed. I didn't even look when I heard the door open and my husband enter.

"Clarissa I've been wanting to talk to you" Joshua said.

"About what?"

"What you said this morning. About the business I mean? I don't understand where this came from"

I turned my full attention to him now. "I hate what we do. I want to get out of this business. I don't want that for our kids. The only reason I haven't said anything before now is because I don't know how to get out without us getting killed in the process"

"The money though-"

"Is that all you can think about?! Money?!"

"Yes! Because that money makes us immensely rich and powerful. Our future is secure and so is our kids future. The money we make is worth it all"

I was dumbstruck by what he said. I didn't even know how to respond.

"Obviously you didn't think about how you would feel if anything happened to our kids, did you?"

"I did actually and-"

"And what? You still think any amount of money we make is worth the pain and suffering we cause families? I mean our 'employees' are out there stealing babies every single day several times a day all over the country. Can't you at least try to imagine the depth of pain we cause?"

"I'm leaving" I said.

"Wait-"

"No. I'm leaving with the kids. I don't know what time I will be back but don't bother to look for me"

I quickly gathered my kids, who were both happy that I was no longer mad at them, and left. Where were we going? I had no idea honestly. I was to mad at my husband to even care.

I just pulled into some random parking spot and got off and started walking.

"Mommy where are we going?" Josh asked.

"I don't know"

"Ohh ice cream! I want ice cream!" Sofia shouted.

"What ice cream? There is no ice cream"

"Yes its over there!" she started running off.

Josh and I ran after her as fast as we could. As usual though keeping up with my daughter proved to be impossible. She also happened to be right about there being an ice cream shop. By the time we had caught up to her Josh and I were out of breath meanwhile it seemed that Sofia didn't even break a sweat.

My mood didn't improve much as we sat there eating. I had so much crap bouncing around my head that I felt like I was going crazy. Like my 50% Quileute ancestry. What was I going to say? Hey did any of you have a kid 26 years ago that went missing? That's me! Also the other 50% of my DNA is inconclusive!

"Jacob swears it was her" a beautiful sounding voice said. I immediately looked for the source of the voice and my eyes immediately landed on two very beautiful people. The woman, I noted, looked almost exactly like my daughter expect older and with much paler skin and golden eyes rather then chocolate brown ones.

"Well Bella the mutt has been wrong before"

"Edward!" the woman seethed.

"What is true! I don't think it's a good idea to call Nessie and get her hopes up until we know for sure"

"Edward we haven't seen our daughter since our granddaughter went missing and-"

I tuned them out after that. It wasn't my place to listen in on a private conversation about personal problems. I had too many personal problems of my own to worry about.

Like how I was going to get out of my business. I was going to do it somehow even if it meant fighting my husband every step of the way. I was not going to be responsible for tearing families apart anymore. I refused to pass it on to my kids as well.

"Mommy they're looking at us" Josh said.

"What?"

"Look" he said quickly and pointed at them.

I looked up and saw two pairs of golden eyes staring right at me. The boy even more intensely then the woman did. Like he was trying to read my mind or something. Thank God that was impossible.

Sofia suddenly got up and ran to the surprised looking woman.

"You're very pretty" my daughter said. "I like you"

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