Chapter 4! Like I may have mentioned before I do not take credit for Twilight or Justified they are just my wonderful inspiration. And thank you all so much for all the favorites, follows, and reviews, I really appreciate them all. I know a few of you guys may be wondering who Carlie's dad is or have made some predictions but you all will just have to wait and see. Hope you enjoy chapter 4!

EPOV

After grabbing some lunch I got back to the office needing to know more about who James had become since high school. I assumed Jasper could help me out on that. I knew I would have to pay him a visit but I felt like that was going to be way harder than my visit with Bella. Actually I knew it would.

"Hey Edward," Jasper greeted, "Back so soon?"

"Yep," I came and sat down in front of his desk. "I need you to get me anything you have on James Hunter."

"Was he bothering Bella again," Jasper asked concerned.

"Last week he stopped by," I mentioned, "she said he was asking for Jacob again and being all around creepy, which isn't anything new for him. She threaten to call the cops and he left. Honestly though I think it has her pretty shook up, when she heard the knock on the door she called out threatening if it was James she would shoot. Honestly I didn't doubt her for a second."

"Yeah I wouldn't be surprised after all the shit she has been through, she has every right to be shaken up by this. She puts on a show at hiding it though. She doesn't let many people in other then your sister and my darling cousin, Rose." He digs around his filing cabinet as he tells me this. I can't help but wonder if I hadn't ever left if she would be in this shit. Would she have gotten involved with Jacob Black? I mean sure her father and his had been buddies when we were growing up, something I now questioned, but she had never showed a particular interest in Jacob Black. If anything she was polite when she had to be but mostly she has avoided him. Could I have protected her from all the bull shit she's been through, then again would she have wanted me too? Bella always had been a very independent girl something I admired about her. At least she was still close with Alice and Rose though. That gave me some comfort to know that she had some people on her side, good people for sure.

"Here ya go," Jasper spoke handing me a file. It has a decent size I noted knowing I would be doing some reading during lunch. "Oh and I called Alice," I look up at him with a quirk of an eyebrow. "She says if you're not at dinner tomorrow with us she will hunt you down and kill ya."

I couldn't help but laugh that was my little sister for you. "Duly noted, what time should I be there before she decides late is late and the hunt is on?"

"6:30," he grinned back.

I nod with a smile before I grow serious. There had been one other thing I wanted to ask Jasper, something that had been gnawing at the back of my mind. "Jasper why didn't you tell me," I spoke watching as he got a knowing look of guilt on his face.

"I'm sorry Edward," he replied all joking from a moment ago aside. "I know a heads up would have been nice but I didn't feel it was my story to tell. I mean you've been gone for almost five years and although you're my brother in law, co-worker, and friend; I have gotten close with Bella. She trusts me and trust isn't something she doesn't just hand out. I would never do something that could break that trust. She's my wife's best friend and a dear friend to me as well. I owe her the courtesy to explain her own story if she chooses to do so. Not to mention I didn't want to drag that sweet little girl into anything."

I nodded understanding what he meant. I guess things really have kept moving here. I'm not sure what I thought life would be like since I had been gone. I guess I always pictured this place as a slow moving sleepy town where nothing moved forward. Now I couldn't help but feel as though everyone was moving forward except me. I truly felt out of the loop.

"I know it's not your story to tell Jasper and I respect that…but there's something else I can't help but wonder about…do you know who Carlie's dad is. I'm only asking because I had assumed Jacob was her father and Bella made it clear that wasn't the case. I mean I just can't help but wonder why he isn't helping them and how could he let his daughter be in a dangerous situation with Jacob's abuse. I mean…did he even try to help?" I was getting upset over this. I just couldn't fathom who would let those two beautiful girls…well one girl and one woman go. I mean yes I had let Bella go at one point but that was different. If I had been here I would have done everything in my means to protect them or die trying.

"Honestly Edward there hasn't ever been a guy in her life other then Jacob that I ever met. At first I assumed Carlie was his but Bella told me that wasn't the case, she said it was a one night stand with a person from out of town and left it at that. You know I'm not one to pry, I have to admit there was a point where I thought maybe Alice and Rose knew something just maybe…but they never let on and it was dropped." I nodded trying to understand it all and yes part of me did but I was still confused, questions, some I wasn't even really sure what they were, seemed unanswered. I knew though Jasper was telling me everything he knew. I wondered if I should bring it up with Alice but then thought better since she would just tell me my lack of being in the loop was due to my absence and really she would be right. No matter how I seemed to try to put it I couldn't get around the fact that I left and everything and everyone continued to keep moving forward.

I thanked Jasper for and took the file along with Jacob's, and his fathers. His father was the only other person I could think to try to help me catch Jacob, though I wasn't too sure if he would be eager to help me out, but it was worth a shot.

Name: James Hunter Jr.

Sex: Male

DOB: June 17, 1985

Occupation: Unemployed.

Residence: 5243 South Pine Blvrd. Port Angels, Washington, 27122

Convictions/Arrests:

January 5, 2003: DUI- 3 Days in county jail/$200 fine. Bail posted by father, James Hunter Sr. got 200 hours of community service.

May 17, 2004: DUI- 2 weeks in county jail/$850 fine. Bail posted by father, 400 hours of community service.

September 24, 2007: DUI- 1 month in county jail, suspended license for 6 months, and $1,150. Bail not posted.

Febuary 17, 2007: House arrest (4 weeks) for physical assault of a man at Road House Bar. Was under the influence. Witnesses claim that the man attacked, Laurent Delmont, didn't do anything particular to warrant the attack. There had been a few angry words thrown but nothing that suggested there to be physical confrontation. Laurent didn't press charges.

March 27, 2009: Arrested for the statutory rape of Victoria Ryanes, age 16. Sentenced to Washington State Correctional Institute for 2 years. No bail.

There had been more to the file of course but those were the things that stuck out to me the most. James had a thing for booze that was for sure and I couldn't help but wonder how he was paying for his vice when he was unemployed. Another thing that caught my eye was that Laurent hadn't pressed charges on James and I couldn't wonder why that was the case either. After all James deserved it after beating him. I couldn't help but get the feeling Laurent was protecting James or at least doing him a favor by not pressing charges. And most importantly what did James have to do with Jacob?

I moved on to Jacob's father's file knowing it would be way more interesting but unsure how helpful it would be. William "Billy" Black, 57, and residence of the La Push reservation was quite the character. He was the alleged head of the Wolves a gang that centered in La Push but branched out into Forks and Port Angels. He had been in jail for the past five years on the account of selling meth to the good people of Forks. His crimes were why I found his relationship with Bella's father, Charlie Swan, Fork's chef of police so odd. I mean when we were younger I don't think anyone was the wise to Billy being a part of it all but now there was no doubt. I wondered if the chef could give me some insight. Billy had gotten out a week after his son did. So that could be the best bet to where Jacob was. Though, I would pay James a little visit first, since James was in fact closer than the hour drive to Forks and La Push.

I decided to visit James tomorrow. Catch him in the morning when he would most likely be home. I didn't really want to go searching for him at night in Port Angels nor did I want to cause a scene out in public. The rest of the day was spent filling out paper work and reports, honestly very boring compared to earlier today.

Around 5:00 I went back to the hotel I was staying at until I found a place of my own. I took a shower, ordered some pizza, and watched the baseball game before crashing on the floral bed spread. That night I dreamt of Bella.

And there's chapter 4 for ya! I hope you all enjoy it. I'm sorry if the police file didn't seem legit with the sentencing but I don't know much about it. I know some people are a little pissed at Edward for never coming home or keeping in contact but I can assure you it wasn't out of spite. I don't want to give away too much but I'll just say he has his reasoning's and please don't hate him. Thanks again for reading, favoriting, following, and reviewing!

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