I own nada. "I'm Asking Her To Stay" belongs to Sherwood.
Summary: A take on Charlie's view on Edward's return. He didn't know the truth, so what did he think was going on?
CHARLIEPOV:
I couldn't believe it. He was back; the boy that stole the color from her cheeks, took the life right out of her eyes.
He had put her through so much. He'd stolen her heart right from the start, only to shatter it and step all over it before her very eyes. He broke her, and nothing could ever justify his actions. Hurting a girl as wonderful as my Bella was absolutely inexcusable.
I could only imagine what he'd said to make her take him back…
"And I've been spending too much time in California
Where your feelings change but seasons never do
And in my dream last night I felt a storm was coming
But awoke to sunny skies of baby blue"
Of course, it was inevitable that he would see what he gave up; that he would begin to miss her, want her back. It was hard to believe that she could ever be rejected like that. That boy was foolish beyond belief.
"And I call her up to let her go today
For a moment thought it easier than being away
But through the tangled thread the needle finds a way
And I'm asking you to stay"
He thought he could just come back and go back to normal, as if he didn't just shatter my only daughter? The urge to catch him with drugs, alcohol, anything, was overwhelming, just so I could stick his sorry ass in jail.
No one blamed him for wanting her back, though. I could only imagine his thoughts just before he came back to mangle her heart some more:
"And I've been spending all my time composing letters
To a girl who lives a thousand miles away
But writing never takes the place of living
And I need her arms, I need her smile again"
Of course he did! Any idiot stupid enough to leave her hanging like that should suffer the pain of losing her. But, no. She took him back with open arms, forgiving all of his idiocy, as if nothing had happened. I would have thought Renee had raised her to stand her guard with boys; that was one subject she was most passionate about…
I thought she should have made him fight for her. Made him wish he had treated her with the love and respect she deserved. She should have…
"And she called me up to let me go today
For a moment thought it easier than being away
But through the tangled thread the needle finds a way
And I'm asking her to stay"
...made him grovel at her feet, made him pay for his mistake.
"Won't you stay?
Won't you stay?"
So, what'd you think?
I just sort of liked how he had nearly the same opinion on it as Edward. Oh, the irony.
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