Here is chapter 3. I honestly don't know how much further this is going to go. I have more written, just not feeling a response. I appreciate all the people reading and watching, just not getting the reviews I thought I would get.
"Bella, Amber, Amber, Bella." Before I could say anything, all I seen was a blur, almost knock Bella down. Grabbing her to steady her I then stopped the attach from Rayce, I pulled away and got down on his level. "What's the matter there bud?"
He stopped dead in his movement and just stared at me. "You're the guy from the picture mommy cries over a lot." Bella gasped, Amber looked lost for words.
"I'm sure it's because she wished we were closer while you were growing up."
"Did I miss the memo that it was friend's to work day at the station? It's July so it's not bring your child to work day either." Emmet has horrible timing.
"I'm sorry. I didn't even think barging in here like I did. I should have called you; I just didn't know where you lived and am on a time constraint. Maybe we can meet for dinner later." Amber seemed like she was truly sorry.
"I'm just giving him shi…" Bella slapped his shoulder pointing down to my son. Man that seems weird to say. All of this family seems to know a think or two about kids. Emmett was down on the floor sitting Indian style before any of us noticed his big ass form get on the floor. "Sorry lil man I meant to say I was just messing with him. Who might you be?"
"I'm Rayce, is that a real gun?"
"Well Rayce I'm Emmett. Yes it is. But we don't play with them…" he was cut off.
"I know, we don't touch them, we don't play with them and if someone else has one besides a cop I'm supposed to tell an adult right away."
"Impressive. You could come teach these recruits a thing or two." Emmett gave him a dimpled smile and fist bump. "What haven't you seen here yet?"
"Bella was going to show me the dogs. Can we still go see them, please?" He gave her the signature Cullen smirk, which sealed the deal, he was mine. Not being around me and he has the smirk, my great grandmother use to call it a genetic trait. Now I see why. I could tell Bella and Emmett recognized this to.
"I'm sorry for crashing in on you guys. We are going to go get some lunch." She smiled at them and then turned to me. "Think about what I said. Can we meet for dinner?"
"Sure, here write down your information and I'll call you when I'm done here for the day."
"If I can interrupt for a minute, why don't I show him the dogs and you guys can talk for a little bit more? I just broke them for lunch." Emmett looked as excited as Rayce.
After getting a nod from Amber, "Sure, listen to Emmett please." Getting a nod they were off on their way.
"I didn't mean to interrupt I'm sorry. The chief said you guys were back here and I wanted to ask before I took him to the dogs. I'll just be going," Bella started walking away. I knew this wasn't going to go in a good way.
"Bella," Amber stopped her. "I think you should join us. If you are going to be around for a while I think you should hear what's going on to."
"Edward will fill me in later." Bella started walking away. Raising an eye brow at Amber she nodded knowing I wanted a moment with Bella. Amber walked into the room we were in and I took off after Bella.
"Bella, please can I explain before you pass judgment?" My voice so thick with emotion I almost didn't recognize it myself.
"You have nothing to say. I'm sorry for being out of line back there and making her think that I'm your girl friend. I was just giving you shit." She wouldn't turn around to look at me, but I could see the shoulder shake like she was holding in sobs. I walked up behind her and slowly wrapped my arms around her waist pulling her into my body. "I don't care about that. Please calm down."
"I'm fine." She tried to pull away again, but I just held her tighter. She started to turn in my arms and I slowly walked her into a room we were close to. Sitting on the couch while taking Bella into my lap with me I just held her.
After what seemed like forever she calmed down. Pulling back a little I pulled her eyes up to meet mine. "I didn't know about him. I promise you on my life had I known about him I wouldn't be meeting him for the first time almost 5 years later."
"Why now?" She cuddled back into my arms burrowing her face into my neck.
"She's leaving tomorrow and doesn't want him raised in the system."
"So she's going drop off her kid with virtually a stranger and goes where? Backpack through Europe?" She was feisty. "I'll be damned if she is going to hurt that little boy out there. Let's go talk with her. I don't care how hard it is, if you don't want me or how much shit we have to deal with when you get a girl friend. I am going to help you raise him into the best man he could ever be." She started pulling back and yanking me off the couch.
All I could do was laugh. She was so sexy like this. Pulling her back to me one more time I wanted to get something out in the air. We have been skirting around this for months now.
"Bella there hasn't been and won't be any other women in our lives but you. I know you have asked for time, but I am still holding out hope that you will want me at some time."
"You say that, but I know you will find something better, prettier more your type out there some time. I will back off, but he will always be in my life at a moments notice or I will have your balls." She smiled while tugging on my hand to head back to Amber.
"Sorry about that. Edward has told me a little bit about why you are here, but I have some questions." Bella pleaded with her eyes. I simply nodded to let them both know I was ok with it.
"Sure you guys deserve as many answers as possible." Amber answered almost like she was scared.
"What kind of selfish woman would keep a son away from his father? A daughter needs her father more then her mother to learn how to be treated by a man, but a son needs his father ten times more. How else is he going to learns how to act, how to treat people? Especially how to treat women? In case you haven't been following my rant, the answer to that is his daddy. Who's been in that role while he was growing up?" Was this blunt and to the point, hell yes, but that's Bella for you.
"I'm sorry. I know that doesn't change the past 5 years, but I didn't want to get in your way." She looked at me and then back to Bella. "Was it selfish yes, but I did what I felt was best for him. After all that has happened and what I'm going through I wish I had the guts to tell Edward when I left. To keep him in his life, I didn't want Edward to have him if I couldn't have Edward. There hasn't been anyone as more then a friend. And not in the, tell your kid this is their uncle." She paused seeming to get her barring.
"I would have been there for you, I would have helped support you guys. We probably wouldn't have been together, but I deserved to have the choice to be involved or not."
"Yes you did and I can't change that now. I know this is short notice and puts your life on hold, but I need to know if you want him."
Before I could respond Bella was at her prime again in blunt demanding control.
"You will sign over all rights to him. We need a list of his doctors to get his records transferred here…" Amber interrupted her.
"I don't see why I would need to sign over might rights. I will give you full custody, but why should I sign over my rights when it's a mute point in a few months." Amber addressed me ignoring Bella. I could see the fire running between both of them. This was going to end in blood, probably my blood if I didn't step in.
"What happens if the treatments work and you live longer then expected? What if you get totally better, then what? You come back here and try to take him away again? Not going to happen. I know this is going to sound callus and pretty damn mean, but you will not be in his life anymore. It will cause too much trauma, pain and confusion for him and I will not have that happen to him. You will sign over your rights or I will take it to a judge."
"I'm dying Edward." She paused, looking at both of us then getting a small smile on her face she started speaking again, "I will sign them over, but Bella needs to adopt him." Bella gasped. I'm pretty sure I looked like a fish out of water.
"What happens if we don't stay together? I don't need him feeling loss again. She isn't obligated to him and don't want her to do something she isn't willing to do."
"I all ready told you if you ever keep him from me that I would have your balls." Looking at her phone she started typing while talking. "Let's get the papers started and then we can get this all taken care of before the courts are closed. I have the department lawyer working on it now I just need you both to type in your information so he can get it started." She passed her phone between the two of us and then started typing like crazy again. "Let's go make sure Emmett hasn't corrupted him yet and then we can go get some lunch. You however need to get talk to dad about getting out of here for the day." She smirked at me knowing chief was going to rip me a new ass hole.
"You guys go; I will meet you in a few minutes." I pulled Bella to me in a hug, I'll say it's to keep up the ruse, but really I needed her touch to ground me. "We have a lot to talk about tonight, my house or yours?" she whispered. "Either way is ok with me." "Ok mine. I have more alcohol." She pulled back smiling and then started talking to Amber about things in the station while they walked back to the kennels.
I started what could only feel like being a walk of shame. Getting to Charlie's office I tapped on the open door softly. He glanced up at me. "Can we talk for a minute Chief?"
"Damn right we are going to talk. Shut the door." Fuck, I'm dead. I did as asked and walked to the middle of the chairs before his desk. One of the biggest things I was thought growing up was not to sit until told. "Sit and explain why I should kick you out of the program."
"With all due respect sir I think it would be nice for you to let me explain before you decide my fate."
"Fine talk." He seemed more pissed father then pissed boss.
"Simply I didn't know. We broke up a little over 5 years ago. She says she was 6 months along at the time. She sure as hell wasn't showing. I swear on my mother's grave that I didn't know and if I knew I wouldn't have left her like that. I would have manned up and been the father my son needed. She's sick, going out of country to get treatment that isn't promising and didn't want him raised in the system like she was."
"So you're stepping up now and taking care of him?"
"Yes sir, Bella's been a pit bull to her, and has already threatened my balls if I fucked up or didn't let her be involved."
"He will be just fine then. She was always a wonderful mother." He looked to have said too much and tried to push it off. "Her story not mine, go take care of what you need to, get him settled and you can have the week off."
"A day or two is all I'm sure I'll need." I didn't want to take advantage of this.
"I'm sure you can, but you are going to have hell on your hands for a bit. Get him comfortable and knowing you aren't going to leave him, and then we can get you back here and caught up." He seemed to contemplate what ever was on his mind.
"Spit it out Chief." I gave him a small smile.
"You need any help with getting him settled?" I don't think I was following him, but decide to answer anyways.
"I don't think your daughters going to leave any of that up to me sir."
"I'm sure your right, but I was meaning more in the lines of money, son. I don't want you to be embarrassed, but want you to know that I will help so he isn't lacking if that's needed."
"I appreciate that sir, but I'm doing well for myself. I will be ok, though I have a feeling your daughter isn't going to let me off with paying for everything."
"Ok, I will need is information so he can be added to the insurance too. I will get you guys started as soon as I can, just don't let the guys know."
"I don't need special treatment sir. I appreciate the thought though." His daughter has already done enough for me.
"No what you don't need is to have a child at home with no insurance. I am doing it so either get me the info or I will get it from Bella." He smirked, like happy smirked at me.
"Yes sir. If that is all I should get going."
"Yes you guys need to go by Black and Whitlock before you go anywhere else. They have everything all drafted. They will get a judge to sign off on it and have copies to you guys in a few hours." Nothing is private around here that's for damn sure.
"Thank you. Please bill me for the lawyers. I can't have you guys paying for everything. It's bad for the ego." I tried to joke it off, but sure didn't seem right.
"Jasper is doing it for Bella so I'm sure he isn't charging for any of his time. And the judge they use wont charge when he see's Bella's name either." He paused and looked lost for a moment. "Word to the wise Edward, keep to your end of your deal with her as far as the little boy is concerned or she will hand you your ass on a solid gold platter. She will be out for blood."
"I will keep fighting to show her I'm worth her time. I wish I knew what I was fighting against so I knew what I was trying to prove, but I can't even get the gist of it out of her. One thing I don't do is go back on my word, she is adopting him. That's what part of the paper work is. You guys will never be denied access to him. I put that on my mothers grave as well." A lot of people would say I shouldn't put things on her grave unless I want her to be there. Problem is she is already there. Anyone that knows me knows I'm a mama's boy through and through. I would do anything that would make me feel her disappointment even if she is unable to share it to my face.