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That´s What Little Girls Are Made Of...
Chapter Seventy-Eight
EPOV
"Yo, E," Em shouted over the loud bar. "What´s the deal man, you´ve been somewhere else all night."
"Shit," I mumbled, looking down at the now room-temperature bottle of beer in front of me. I was so out of it, I couldn´t remember if it was my first, or if it was my third. "That obvious huh? Sorry man, I´ve just got a lot on my mind."
Emmett McCarty was a jokester and big kid at heart, but when the time came for him to put away his childishness, he had no problem doing so. He was a great brother, and would do anything to help the people he loved.
For that very reason, Emmett, Jasper, and I were now congregated in Emmett´s living room with two-fingers each of McCallen scotch. "Okay, man, what´s got your draws in such a wad, besides little Bell?" Jasper asked.
Well, let´s just ease our way into it shall we?
Taking a deep breath, I released it slowly, and then took a much needed drink from my glass. The scotch burned my throat as it went down. I was going to need the liquid courage to actually force the words from my lips.
Getting up, I moved to stare out the window. "It´s been a week," I said, just barely above a whisper. "It´s been a week, and we haven´t heard from them. Nothing. No phone calls, no texts, not even any emails."
"Whoa, Dude," Emmett said, looking a bit confused. "Who haven´t you heard from?"
"My parents, I haven´t heard a word from Esme or Carlisle all week. Neither has Bella, and it´s starting to really freak me the hell out!"
In flash, Emmett and Jasper were at my side. "E," Emmett gripped my shoulder. "Man, why haven´t you said something?"
"Yeah, man," Jasper piped in. "We´re here. Whatever you need, just tell us how we can help," he pleaded.
With my two best friends, my brothers, beside me, I finally felt like I could let my guard down. Tears of anger, frustration, and worry began to pour from my eyes.
Anger, because my parents had gone to see about a man who didn`t give a rat´s ass about any of us. Frustration, because I hated feeling so out of control and helpless, and worry, because my gut told me that something was seriously wrong, and I didn't know how I was going to face Isabella. Especially, after I promised her that everything would be okay. Strong arms tugged against me, until I fell against the couch.
Gut wrenching sobs had me doubled over at the waist.
All I could think about was Edward and Elizabeth, and how they never came home.
How an officer showed up at the door, and tore my sister´s and my world in two.
How was I going do that to Isabella?
She was just getting over Charlie´s death.
How do you tell a girl that the only mother she´s ever known is never coming home?
How the fuck do you move on from that?
Those were all questions that I needed to find the answers to, but for now, I was perfectly content with curling up into a ball, and letting my emotions take over.
I was in a judge-free zone, and I knew that no matter what, my brother´s had my back.
I could hear Jasper and Emmett talking on their respective phones quietly while they let me get it all out of my system.
Eventually, I drifted off into a restless sleep, plagued with thoughts of plane crashes, and other worse possible case scenarios.
God, help me to be strong...for both of us!
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