Chapter two! Hope you all like it. I don't own or take credit for Twilight or Justified. I am just inspired by both.

EPOV

I parked my car along the curb of Isabella Marie Swan's home. I hadn't seen her since I left for Chicago when I was 25. I was now 30 and that would put her at 26 years old. We had never dated but I would be lying if I said I hadn't had a crush on her since the day she turned 15. We had met when she moved here at 13 and hit it off right away despite me being 17. We were neighbors and she didn't have much friends other then my sister and I. With Alice and I being older then her we took her under our wing. Then she turned 15 and the sweet little girl I had grown up with became a woman. From that day on I was hers whether she knew it or not. But we had been friends, not to mention she was underage still, and I didn't want to ruin that at the time so nothing ever happened between us...until my going away party that is. We got drunk and had sex. And although it was a little sloppy I have to admit it's on my list of best nights of my life. I left the next day and we hadn't talked since. Honestly Jasper was right I probably shouldn't be on this case but I could be professional…right?

I got out of the car and walked up the creaky steps of the front porch. She had a cute little Cape Cod house in a not so bad part of Port Angels. It could use some fixing up though. I took a deep breath before knocking on the door.

"I swear to god James if that's you I will shoot you were you stand," I heard her yell through the wooden door.

"No ma'am I am not," I spoke through the door.

The door opened but the chain lock was still in place so I could only see a single brown eye and some dark hair. "Shit," she muttered before shutting the door. For a moment I hadn't thought she was going to open it again but I then heard her unlocking the chain before the door was pulled open. "Edward Anthony Masen I didn't think I would see you around here again." She was gorgeous as ever. Her brown hair waved down to the middle of here back. Her deep brown eyes were framed with thick lashed and set on her perfect pale heart shaped face. He body was fantastic as well. She had skinny jeans that hugged her hips and a blue v-neck t-shirt that fit her perfectly. What surprised me the most was her shoes though. There she stood in the oldest looking cowboy boots I had ever seen and it didn't take me more then a second to realize that they were the same pair I got her on her 21st birthday. "I saw you on the news," she spoke pulling me from my thoughts.

"You saw that," I sighed not wanting her to know me for shooting a man to death.

"Yep," she spoke popping her p. "So you shot that man before he could shoot you?"

"Yes," I spoke unable to take my eyes off of her. "He pulled first. So I shot him before he could me. It was justified."

"You were always a good shot," she spoke getting a little far away look in her eyes. "So what brings you here?"

"Well I'm back here in Washington because I got relocated but I'm at your house because I'm on the case for Jacob Black. Your husband missed his meeting with his officer." I say pulling out my U.S. Marshal's badge.

"Ex-husband," she spoke sounding a little defensive.

"Yes sorry…ex-husband," I corrected. Why had I called him that, I obviously knew better, was it just to see what she would say or what? "Well I was wondering if you knew where he would be and when was the last time you saw him?"

"Well if you think I'm hiding him in my house or something you're sadly mistaken. I haven't seen him." She looked at me angry. I wasn't sure were this hostility was coming from.

"Are you sure? When was the last time you saw him," I asked her just wanting to be sure I had everything.

"I think I would know if I saw him or if he was in my home Edward. I haven't seen him since the night of his arrest of course my memory is a little fuzzy since he was beating me." I couldn't help but flinch at her words. The thought of someone laying a hand on her mad my blood boil…calm down and stay professional.

"Have you been in contact with anyone that he was associated with," I ask her. I can't help but ask especially after her threat she made when coming to the door.

"I haven't purposely been in contact with any of them but I have had a few unwanted visits from James Hunter." She spoke now sounding a little less hostile. I remembered James from high school he had been trouble then and as I could tell he was trouble now. "Now before you ask I'm not really sure what he had to do with Jacob, all I know is when Jake got out he made a few visits to my house. Actually you're brother in law investigated it last month but nothing really came up. James wouldn't admit to anything and since he hadn't done anything wrong parse he wasn't arrested or anything."

"Have you seen him since the incident?"

"Um…a week ago, he came by and kept asking about Jake and just being creepy. I threaten to call the cops and he left."

"Okay well here's my card," I spoke handing it to her. "If James, Jacob or anyone for that matter comes around call me right away." She nods looking the card over.

"Mama," I turn to find a little girl with brown hair about five years old come walking to the door. "Who are you talking to?"

"This is Mr. Edward, he's a Marshal like Mr. Jasper and is going to help us." She spoke to the little girl. I had no clue she had a daughter. I mean why would I though, after being gone for so long and all. I wasn't sure why Jasper hadn't told me though especially since Bella made the point of him being a Marshal like me to the girl.

"What's your name sweet heart," I asked her bending down with a smile.

"Carlie," she spoke softly. She really did look like her mother. She had the same shaped face and button nose with light freckles across the bridge. Her hair though brown and wavy had some reddish tones to it and her eyes unlike Bella's were bright green. "Are you going to make sure Jacob stays away from us?"

"Yes I am little one," I spoke with a smile.

"Baby," Bella spoke causing us both to look up at her. Although, I was fully aware that the term of endearment spoken was directed at the Carlie, and not me. "Why don't you wash up and while I finish up talking to Mr. Edward, then I'll make lunch."

"Okay Mama," she spoke, "It was nice to meet you Mr. Edward."

I couldn't help but smile, "You too Carlie." With that she went into the house. "So you have a daughter."

"Yes," Bella spoke. "I've been married and had a divorce too. A lot has happened since you left. You may think nothing happens here but the world keeps turning and life goes on." I couldn't say that her words hadn't stung slightly. But then again what did I expect I hadn't been planning to ever come back here so I couldn't expect her to just be waiting around for me.

"She calls Jacob by his first name instead of dad," I question. It was something I found odd.

"Who ever said Jacob was her daddy," Bella spoke her tone serious. "Now I need to go and fix Carlie some lunch. I'll call if I hear anything. It was nice seeing you again Edward." There was a soft smile yet sad as she spoke those words.

"Yeah you too Bella," I replied though wishing it had been under better circumstances. "You have a good day."

And with that we went our separate ways.

There's chapter two. Hope you like it! Thanks for reading!

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