Chapter 11
A/N: Thanks to Jack'N'SallyGal for the support with getting this chapter up. Also, this chapter is more of a transition between the middle of the story and the end.
Enjoy!
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Isabella's Pov
I hadn't spoken much to Lex in the past week. It seemed as if we were both avoiding each other. There was still that knot in the pit of my stomach that told me the wedding needed to be canceled, before it was too late. My heart was telling me to cancel, I knew it was what I had to do.
But my head was telling me something else. Unfortunately, what Lex had said was all true. I did need him. He had been paying my bills, nearly all of them. And the children wouldn't be in school if it weren't for him. Not to mention there was that small problem that I probably was living on his father's land and if Lex said the word, we could be on the streets in hours. No, I would just have to put my own feelings aside and do what was best for my, our children. Tonight, I would get Sirius to sign the bloody papers if it killed me. And in two weeks I would walk down the aisle, and say 'I do' to the wrong man, all for a happy ending that I knew would never come.
Sirius's POV
Olivia was spread out on my bedroom floor, pouring over papers and articles. Just seeing the young lady she had grown into gave me a sense of pride and accomplishment. And at the same time, I felt a deep-rooted sadness because I knew I had no part in it. Olivia was a lady because of Ellie, not me. I sighed and the blue-eyed girl looked up at me curiously.
"Something wrong?"
"No, just thinking."
"Oh." A few moments passed and then she groaned loudly. "There is absolutely nothing on Alexander Witherstone III. He's spotless."
I shook my head. "I disagree. I believe he is covered in so many spots that you can't see his true colors underneath."
"All the same, there is nothing on him, in any of these. No negative reports about drinking habits, no drug abuse, no illegitimate children. I don't know Sirius. He seems to have covered his tracks well."
"So don't look for his flaws, look for his perfection. If I can pass on any wisdom to you before I leave it's this: a man will always get caught up in his lies, especially when they're self-honoring."
"You're leaving?" Olivia tucked a lock of hair behind one ear and looked up at me curiously.
"I am. As soon as the wedding has been canceled for good. I'm needed in London."
"Yea, by the law enforcement."
"Well, them too. But I was referring to my godson."
"Oh," she said slowly.
"Look, Ollie-"
"No, I understand," she snapped. "I mean, as soon as I get you back, you would leave."
"It's not like that, I promise. I would stay if I could. But, well, my godson is Harry Potter. You have a mother and a brother and sister. He has no one."
She was silent for a little while and I thought she was still mad. But then she said, "So I'll go with you."
I frowned. "I don't think your mum would like that very much."
"So?" she shrugged. "I don't care. I like you better then her right now."
"Yea, but what about school?"
"I could go to Hogwarts. It could work, it really could!"
"I can't put your live in danger Ollie."
"Please?"
"No, I can't."
There were tears pooling in her eyes. "Please?" she whispered. "Please, I need you daddy."
I crawled down onto the floor next to her and pulled her into my arms. She sobbed harder. "Don't go," she said in a muffled voice. "Stay."
I said nothing, because I was afraid if I spoke, I would cry too.
James's POV
I was forbidden to leave the flat. Not by my mother, no, she still had no clue I was even at the Whomping Willow. No, by Sirius Black. And for once I actually agreed with him. I could have snuck out a million different ways. But because of Black, Lizzie had dumped me and Kyle was no longer speaking to me. They thought I had set them up. They were under the impression that I called the MLEF there that I had lured them all there and then called the cops. They thought I was being rewarded for my "good deed". And it was Sirius Black's fault.
I leaned back on the couch fuming. My temper was rising with each passing moment. Unfortunately, I hadn't seen Black or Olivia all morning. This meant I had no one to take it out on. Usually Anna calmed me down before I reached the violent stage.
My heart dropped at the thought of Anna. We hadn't spoken since the morning after I was caught drinking. She told me that this house was just too messy for her, it just wasn't working and she needed to get out, get away. She said that once things had settled down she'd move back in. Once I'd gotten my act together, she'd come home. Until then she was living with Mary Avegrove, a friend from school. I hadn't seen her since then.
"It's all Black's fault!" I mumbled more to myself then anyone else. "If he was never here, none of this would happen. I propped my feet up onto the coffee table and in doing so, I scattered half the newspapers and bills that had collected there. I groaned and reached down to re-stack them, when a large folded wad caught my attention. I picked it up and unfolded it.
"Divorce papers? Who's getting divorced?" I muttered aloud. I flipped through and felt the first grin in week's tug at my lips. It grew as I read the contract. I wonder if Lex knew about this? I doubted it. "It really is my civic duty, as his future son, to tell him." And so, I called Alexander Witherstone III.
Anna's POV
Mary was braiding my hair. It was still wet from the shower I'd had earlier. Once she was finished, I flopped back onto her large queen sized bed and gazed at the ceiling.
"We're going to Italy next week. My parents want to know if you want to come. We'll be staying at our cottage there."
"I wouldn't want to be a burden anymore then I already have," I said while sitting up.
Mary waved a well manicure hand. "Nonsense, they just love you. They already think of you as their other daughter. And well, since things are so rough at your house," she shrugged. "What better way to forget the stress?"
I nodded. "I would love to go."
"Great!" Mary squealed. "We'll go shopping for new clothes tomorrow. We can even get new manicures and pedicures!"
My friend continued to ramble on about details, and my mind trailed off. For the first time in my
life, I was a normal teenage girl. And it was nice, I liked it.
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A/N: Phew, I am sooo sorry that that chapter took me so long to post. I know it's short and for all my faithful readers, I should have made it longer and, well longer. But I really just have no time. I do hope to get another update in soon. I have a long weekend right now and well, plenty of time. So there! Only six more chapter I think.
Love,
MJ16