The Overdose
Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyers owns all Twilight and the Characters
I just wanted to see what would happen if Bella and Edward met later in life
Song(s) for this Chapter:
Chop and Change By: The Black Keys
Treaty By: Carter Burwell
Chapter 12: Story
BPOV
The next morning Charlie and I headed down to La Push. I was getting my truck back. I missed it and the loud thunderous sound it made when it started. It was a quiet ride over, we didn't speak to each other. I just stared out the window and watched the scenery pass me by.
"Bells," Charlie finally said breaking the silence. "Can you open the glove compartment?"
"Sure," I said opening it. Inside was a can pepper spray with a red bow on it.
"I want you to carry it with you," he said.
"Really dad," I responded by saying.
"It would give me some piece of mind when work nights," he said pulling in a driveway.
"Alright," I told him. I knew that he had my best interest at heart, but pepper spray was a whole other step. "I thought we were going to the garage."
"We are," he said getting out of the car. "The garage is around the corner."
"Charlie," I heard a male voice say. There was a man with long black hair, dark tanned skin, and sitting in a wheel chair on the front porch. It must have been Billy yelling at Charlie. I remembered Charlie telling he was in a wheel car now.
"Billy," he said. "How are you?"
"Still kicking," he said. "Jacob is inside, he'll be out in a minute."
"It's ok," Charlie said taking a seat beside Billy on the front porch. "You remember Bella."
"Of course," he said. "It's good that you're home Bella. Charlie couldn't stop bragging to the rest of the guys. 'My daughter has a doctorate in pharmacy.'"
"It's good to be home," I said laughing.
"Jake," Billy yelled into the house. "Charlie and Bella are here. Come on!"
"Coming," I heard him yell back from inside the house. It wasn't much longer before he came out. "Ready."
"Yeah," I told him.
"Belles," Charlie said before we left Jacob was already walking into the driveway. "I'm going on to the station."
"Ok," I said. "I have to work five until midnight tonight. So I'll see you in the morning."
"Be careful," he told me.
"Always am," I responded. After he caught on he started laughing as well.
"So how long have you been working on cars," I asked as we walked to the garage.
"Since I was fourteen," he said. "What made you want to come back?"
"I missed it here," I told him. He gave me that you must be crazy look.
As we walked he told me about how he was rebuilding a Volkswagen Rabbit. I listened to him but I got distracted by all the kids running around. It was almost as if they were playing tag, but it was something else. The person playing 'it' was calling themselves "the cold one" and everyone else was running away. When we made it to his garage, I saw my truck sitting outside of it.
"I'll go get the keys," he said. He ran in and brought them to me. "Start it up."
"Thanks," I said. I got in my truck and it started up perfectly. "Sounds brand new."
"Yo Jake," Embry yelled. "Oh, hey Bella."
"Hi Embry," I yelled back.
"What is it," Jacob asked.
"Sam wants you on the phone a minute," he said walking over.
"I'll be right back," he said and went into the garage.
"Take your time," I told him.
"My boy Jake worked all night on your truck," Embry said when Jacob went inside.
"Did he," I said amazed.
"He said that if he finished it, then you would come down to see him," he said laughing.
"He did, did he," I said laughing now. I didn't know if Embry was joking but it was somewhat sweet.
"Yeah," he said. "Don't tell him that I told you."
"I won't your secret is safe with me," I told him. When Jacob came back out Embry straightened up.
"So Bella who do work with," Embry asked.
"Dr. Yorkie, and Dr. Cullen," I said. I noticed that when I mentioned Edward's last name Embry made a strange face and stiffened up. "Did I say something wrong?"
"No we just don't like the Cullen's down here," Embry said and walked off.
"Don't mind him," Jacob said.
"Ok," I said. "Who are the cold ones?"
"The cold ones," he said laughing.
"The game that the kids are playing," I said looking in there direction.
"Its just an old story," he said. "All the kids play that game after they hear it."
"Could you tell me," I asked.
"It's actually used to scare them, but it never does," he went on saying.
"I don't mind," I told him.
"Ok," he said. "I'll tell you." So we both took a seat on a bench that was outside of the garage.
"People say that our tribe is supposed to come from wolves. A long time ago some of the warriors found a clan of cold ones on our land hunting. They argued their point to show that they weren't like the rest of the cold ones. So we made a treaty with them. They wouldn't come onto our lands and we wouldn't expose their secrets," he said finishing the story.
"So what do the Cullen's have to do with that," I asked.
"Embry overheard the elders one night and thinks that the story is about the Cullen's," he said.
"That's crazy," I told him.
"I tried to tell him it was just a story. He won't believe me," he said laughing.
"I won't mention the Cullen's when I'm down here then," I said.
"You don't have to worry about that," he said.
"Alright," I said laughing.
"Jake," Embry said popping his head around the corner of the door. "Sam's truck is on the rack."
"Coming," he said.
"Bye Bella," Embry said.
"Bye Embry," I told him before turning to Jacob. "Well I see that you are busy so I'm going on. Thanks for fixing the truck."
"No problem," he said getting up. "Bye Bella."
"Bye Jacob," I told him walking to my truck.
When I got to my truck I couldn't help but watch the kids play. As they played their game, the story that Jacob told me was still in my mind. The cold ones couldn't be real there was no possible way. Then again there was Embry's reaction to the Cullen's after I said I worked with one. I shook my head in disbelief it wasn't true. It was just an old scary story like Jacob said. I started my truck and headed back to Forks.
When I got home I went to my room and started up my laptop. While it was starting I went over to a stack of books and grabbed one. It was Sense and Sensibility one of my favorites but it could never compete against Wuthering Heights. When I made it back to my desk my computer was up and ready. I went to check my email to see how many mom sent me. She surprised me, she only sent one. That was a shocker, she usually sent five or six before I could respond to one.
Bella,
Hope that everything is going great for you? Hopefully the sun is being nice and came out for a couple of days. How's your job at the hospital going is going great as well? Phil says hi. We miss you. Write back soon.
Love always,
Mom
I sat there for minute to ponder before writing back.
Mom,
Everything is going pretty good here. It's good to see everyone again. The sun came out for a day, and hopefully it will come out again soon. The job is going great and I really love it. Tell Phil I said hi back. I miss you both.
Love always,
Bella
I proof read it a couple of times before sending it. Then I just sat in my room the rest of the afternoon reading.
JPOV
I looked out the window and noticed a police cruiser pulled into the driveway. It had to be Charlie and Bella coming to get her truck. I've spent the past two nights making sure it was fixed and working. I threw on a clean shirt that didn't have to many oil stains on it.
"Jake," I heard dad yelling. "Charlie and Bella are here."
"Coming," I yelled back to him. I threw my hair on the nape of my neck and tied it back with a rubber band. When I walked out of the house I saw her leaning against the banister of the front porch. She had on jeans, a brown t-shirt and her hair pulled up into a ponytail. "Ready."
"Yeah," she said. I went ahead and walked into the driveway while she told Charlie bye. As she walked towards me she was still laughing over something between them.
"So how long have you been working on cars," she asked as we walked to the garage.
"Since I was fourteen," I said. "What made you want to come back?"
"I missed it here," she told me. I looked at her as if she was crazy.
As we walked I told her about how I was rebuilding a Volkswagen Rabbit. I got distracted just by looking at her. She was beautiful and from what dad said she was single. I'm sure dad and Charlie would love it if we ended up together. When we made it to the garage, her truck sitting outside of it.
"I'll go get the keys," I said. I ran into the garage and into the office. I grabbed the keys off the desk and back out passing Embry. "Start it up."
"Thanks," she said. I watched her get in the truck and it started it up perfectly. "Sounds brand new."
"Yo Jake," Embry yelled. "Oh, hey Bella."
"Hi Embry," she yelled back.
"What is it," I asked.
"Sam wants you on the phone a minute," he said walking over.
"I'll be right back," I said and went into the garage.
"Take your time," she told me.
When I went into the garage I grabbed the phone. I was distracted and wasn't paying a lot of attention to Sam on the phone. I was looking out the window trying to see what Embry was saying. He was probably trying to get Bella to go out with him. Or worse he was telling her some embarrassing stories about me.
"Sam," I told him. "I'm kind a of busy. I will check everything myself on your truck."
I hung up the phone and started walking back outside. The two of them were laughing. When they saw me coming they both straightened up.
"So Bella who do work with," Embry asked.
"Dr. Yorkie, and Dr. Cullen," she said. I noticed that when she mentioned the name Cullen Embry made a strange face and stiffened up. "Did I say something wrong?"
"No we just don't like the Cullen's down here," Embry said and walked off.
"Don't mind him," I said.
"Ok," she said. "Who are the cold ones?"
"The cold ones," I said laughing. How would she know about the cold ones.
"The game that the kids are playing," she said looking in there direction.
"Its just an old story," I said. "All the kids play that game after they hear it."
"Could you tell me," she asked.
"It's actually used to scare them, but it never does," I went on saying trying to change the subject.
"I don't mind," she told me.
"Ok," I said. "I'll tell you." So we both took a seat on a bench that was outside of the garage.
"People say that our tribe is supposed to come from wolves. A long time ago some of the warriors found a clan of cold ones on our land hunting. They argued their point to show that they weren't like the rest of the cold ones. So we made a treaty with them. They wouldn't come onto our lands and we wouldn't expose their secrets," I said finishing the story.
"So what do the Cullen's have to do with that," she asked.
"Embry overheard the elders one night and thinks that the story is about the Cullen's," I said.
"That's crazy," she told him.
"I tried to tell him it was just a story. He won't believe me," I said laughing.
"I won't mention the Cullen's when I'm down here then," she said.
"You don't have to worry about that," I said.
"Alright," she said laughing.
"Jake," Embry said popping his head around the corner of the door. "Sam's truck is on the rack."
"Coming," I said.
"Bye Bella," Embry said.
"Bye Embry," she told him before turning to me. "Well I see that you are busy so I'm going on. Thanks for fixing the truck."
"No problem," I said getting up. "Bye Bella."
"Bye Jacob," she told me walking to her truck.
When she got into her truck, I headed into the garage. I looked over and saw Embry snickering under the hood of a car. I heard the truck start and looked back to see her pulling out of the parking lot.
"Boy got his game on," Embry said.
"Shut it," I told him. "There was no game being played back there. She's like family to my dad and I wouldn't do it."
"You could at least give Leah some healthy competition," he said before going back to work.
"For your information there is nothing going on between me and Leah," I said. "Sam just broke up with her like a week ago."
"Then why is she always here," he said.
"I have no idea," I said looking at Sam's truck.
I cranked the music up loud so I could end the conversation. He did have a point though about Bella. She was beautiful, sweet, and funny all good qualities. More importantly she was easy to be around with and it was comfortable. I lost myself in the music and went back to Sam's truck.
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