AN: Sorry for the cliffie last night! Thanks for reading and reviewing!
Another one for the DreamTeam!
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Warning: tissue alert!
That´s What Little Girls Are Made Of...
Chapter Twenty-Six
BPOV
Today was the best and worst day of my life!
Charlie had been working a lot of overtime lately, so I spent most nights with Carlisle and Esme. When I asked my dad why he was working so much, he just said that they were shorthanded and it was his job to run the station.
Funny thing was all the deputies that worked there before were still there!
Silly daddy, I bet he was doing that so he could get me something nice for Christmas.
Little did he know I had everything that I needed, and having him home with me for Christmas would be all the present I would ever need.
It was the first day of fall break, and I was sleeping in...
Or so I thought!
It started with a tickling, and blindly, I swatted at my nose. Turning over, I buried my face in the pillow thinking that I´d gotten rid of the bothersome gnat.
A few minutes passed, and I settled in to catch a few more zzz´s, only to be worried with the same bug. This time the little bugger was a bit more instant, moving around my exposed ear.
Swatting again blindly and mumbling about, "stupid bugs", I froze when I heard a deep chuckle coming from somewhere beside me.
Edward´s smell registered with me before I had a chance to open my eyes and really take in the fact that he was here.
In my room!
Edward was here!
Edward was here in my room!
Without a second thought, I flung myself into his arms with such force that it caused us both to tumble to the floor in a heap.
"Edward, Edward, Edward!" I screamed over and over as I nearly choked with my hug. "Mae-Mae, Edward is here, Edward´s here!"
I was over the moon!
I couldn´t believe that he was really here.
"I know, Sweetie," Esme chuckled in amusement. "Who do you think got up to let him in."
"And who do you think got up at the butt-crack of dawn to drive to Seattle and pick him up from the airport," Carlisle chimed in, pouting as he joined Esme in the doorway of my bedroom.
Burying my face in Edward´s neck, I inhaled deeply and whispered, "I missed you, E. I´m so glad you´re here."
"Me too, Izzy Bear, me too!" Edward responded as he placed his soft lips to my forehead in a tender kiss.
Cue the dreamy sigh!
It was past breakfast by the time everyone showered and dressed for the day, so over a lunch-spread fit for a king, Edward told me all about my belated birthday present.
To say I was on cloud nine would be an understatement!
Once I found out that Charlie was in on it too, I could wait until dinnertime, so I could give him a piece of my mind.
Charlie knew how much I hated surprise!
By the time dinner rolled around, I was more than ready to see my father. I couldn´t wait for him to meet Edward! When I saw the headlights from the cruiser coming up the long driveway, I burst through the front door to wait for him on the front porch.
Shifting from foot-to-foot, it felt like hours before the car door opened and my…
Wait...that´s not Charlie!
Deputy Mark, my dad´s right-hand man, took what seemed like hours to make his way to the front porch steps, but in reality it was only a few minutes. Not one word passed between us, as he stood there toeing the dirt with the tip of his black boot.
I couldn't understand why he wouldn´t look at me.
Just as I opened my mouth to speak, Esme´s voice sounded from behind me. "Bella, are you and Charlie going to come in the house or are we moving dinner outside to the front lawn?"
At the sound of Esme´s voice, Mark´s head snapped up, and I swear I saw a look pass between them. The next thing I know, I´m being pulled back into the house by Edward while Esme screamed at Mark about something not being true.
Why was Mae-Mae screaming and what wasn´t true?
And where was my dad?
It wasn't until Mark extended his hands to ward off Esme´s blows that I noticed the red coloring his hands.
Then it clicked!
Deputy Mark...
Here instead of Charlie…
Red stained hands...
Hands that were covered in Charlie´s blood…
Begging him to tell me that it wasn´t true, Officer Mark swallowed thickly and said, "I´m sorry Bella, I tried...I really, really tried."
Turning back, Edward hoisted me up in his arms and carried me back inside as a straggled sob left my throat.
Charlie was gone!
My father was never coming home!
Now I was alone, I had no one!
This was the best and worst day of my life!
Were the only thoughts running through my mind as I cried myself to sleep!
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