It was a few months before my wedding, which Alice had managed to plan so far in advance all that was left to do was send of the invites. We had planned for two weddings, a small intimate ceremony with just the Cullens and I. Emmett was to be the minister, he had already been ordained over the internet and had started to irritatingly recite the bible to me at any opportunity…particularly Leviticus and the rules in that regarding sex and periods. Childish, but really quite hilarious.
It was the evening before Charlie and I were going to pick up the twin, Bella. I vividly remember the conversation I had with Edward before I fell asleep:
"Are you excited about seeing Isabella?"
"I guess…"
"You miss her, Jasper told me"
"It's ridiculous, how can I miss someone I hardly even know…"
"Twin telepathy?" Edward had laughed.
"Promise me something…"
"Anything. You know I'd do anything for you"
"Don't, you know fall for her… or confuse us… I mean we are reasonably identical.." I had joked about it at the time, but looking back perhaps I tempted fate?
"You are truly ridiculous. I love you, you are my fiancé and we are going to be married in a few small months… plus you know what will always bring me back to you.. You're smell, you smell delicious, like no one else…"
LIES.
The next day we had picked her up and drove back to Forks. Charlie dropped us of at the Steak House to eat and catch up, he said he had needed to do some things at home. We spoke for about an hour about everything we could and then the conversation turned to boys. She was miss innocent, never had a boyfriend. Then it turned to me and of course Edward:
"I can't wait for him to meet you…"
"What's he like?"
"Handsome, very Mr Darcy and smouldering…"
"How long have you been dating?"
"About two years. I am so inlove with him, its incredible."
"Jealous!"
"Keep your hands off!" We had both laughed.
Conversation had then changed as quickly as it came. Charlie had picked us up and taken us back 'home', asking Bella all sorts of questions and silencing me when ever I tried to speak. Upon arrival at the house Charlie had led Bella (with me trailing slowly behind) upto my bedroom when we were both to sleep. I had assumed that Charlie would have moved the furniture to fit another bed in, but no. He led Bella to my bed and told her that would be where she would be staying, when I had objected and asked where I would be staying he just nodded in the direction of a tiny camp bed with all my clothes squashed underneath. I was livid, fuming. I guess Alice must have saw as I received a text saying that Emmett was outside and that I could stay at hers that night. I was a bit bemused at the idea that Emmett rather than Edward would be picking me up but didn't have time to question it as a beep sounded from outside.
"I'm sleeping at Edwards tonight"
Silence from Charlie.
"Tonight? But I've just arrived" a sad Bella whispered.
"Yeah, sorry… I just thought you'd want to catch up with Charlie.. Sorry… I'll see you at school tomorrow"
"Oh Bella, I've got a present for you outside…"
I walked outside and I had started to cry, there it was the car (Chevvy!) I had been begging Billy and Jacob for for months and just last week he had agreed to giving it to me for a small fee. How much more did he want to take from me? Emmett ran out of the car as I had just opened my mouth to tell my father just what I thought of him. I know that sounds horrible, that at that moment I had hated my own father.
In Emmett's truck I broke down, I cried and I yelled and I think he was a bit scared of me and what he had to do. But luckily, due to his speeding we quickly arrived at the Cullens where he practically threw me into Alice and Esme's arms and then ran off into the woods where an echo of what sounded like falling trees sounded. I gave the girls quizzical looks, their faces looked sad and angry. I couldn't understand why.
"Where's Edward?"
"He had to go hunting." they both had said far too quickly, it made me uneasy but I had shrugged it off.
"We've got chocolate and all of your favourite movies lined up for you tonight." Rosalie had appeared, she gave me the most sympathetic look when she looked at me, I thought it was because of what had happened with Charlie and Bella. But again I ignored the uneasiness in my stomach and went into the room where I spent the rest of the evening snacking and crying at movies. Edward didn't appear till morning, when he drove me Forks High School.
Sorry, it's not very long but I hope you enjoyed it and I know some people won't like my take on Charlie but kinda a pivotal thing in my story. Sorry!
