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Hey people!!!!!!!!!! Okay this is chapter four. It is longer than the rest of chapters but I like it. In this one Charlie come into the picture and is told about what has happened. Also there are a few words that Jasper said to Charlie. Unfortunately I'm not going to say what Alice did until the next chapter.
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TELLING CHARLIE.
Chapter Four.
Carlisle's POV.
I looked on in a stunned silence as Alice stormed out of the house breaking the glass in Esme and my room in her hurry. I knew that her anger had gotten the better of her in that moment, the moment she revealed the bruise on Bella's skin left by Rosalie but there was nothing I could do except let her go.
Choking back a sob Esme reached forward to tenderly touch Bella's bruise resulting in a silent yet visible wince from Bella. Quickly withdrawing her hand, Esme spoke,
"Did Rosalie do that?"
With her head still bent and her eyes locked on the floor, Bella feebly nodded her head. Though I was certainly angered at Bella's failure to tell me about her injuries sooner, it could not be compared to the depth of anger I was feeling towards Rosalie and even more so Edward. HOW COULD HE DO THIS? HOW COULD HE HAVE ALLOWED ROSALIE TO HIT BELLA? My mind was screaming at me to find some form of logic behind their actions but I could not find any. All I knew, that in that moment when Alice revealed Bella's bruises, that the father side to me, the side that saw this fragile angel that I now held in my arms, as my own daughter, wanted to see them both held accountable for their actions.
I have never been so enraged in my life. I have always keep a level head, never once letting my emotions get the better of me, but now in this moment I forgot who I was and gave in to the animal within me, all to protect Bella.
Suddenly I felt a wave of calm hit me. I looked around to Jasper who stood silently looking at me in shook. I knew it was the first time that he felt this much rage coming from me but in this moment there was nothing much I could do to control my emotions. Noticing the exchange between myself and Jasper, Esme placed a comforting hand on my shoulder.
Knowing that they both needed a reassurance that I was in control of myself, I looked at the three members of my family. Emmett was curled on the floor still sobbing. We, as a family, had always misunderstood Emmett. He always played the role of the resident goof off in the family and as a result it had also earned him the title of the family trouble maker but in this moment his pain was real. In this moment he needed to be comforted. In this moment he needed to be protected. In this moment he needed us and I knew that he would get nothing less than that. I looked at Esme and offered her a small smile. Then without breaking my gaze away from her, I nodded in the direction of Emmett. Understanding immediately dawned on her face and she nodded to indicate that she understood. Gently she pulled away from me and walked over to Emmett. Crouching down, I looked on as she engulfed him in her arms and then my heart came undone as I looked at my son crying mercilessly into the chest of his mother.
Jasper cringed back as Emmett opened the floodgates of his emotions. Bella snuggled closer to me and it was only then did I realize that she had fallen asleep. Chuckling quietly I lifted her easily, carried her to the guest room motioning for Jasper to come with me. Laying her gently on the bed I asked Jasper to bring me my medical bag. Within a second Jasper was able to retrieve my bag and was opening it at my side,
Carefully, I lifted her shirt to once again reveal the bruise on her pale skin. Gently I allowed my cool fingers to pass over her skin, applying the littlest of pressure to see if any of her ribs were broken. Unfortunately I discovered that two of her ribs were cracked. Cursing under my breath, I told Jasper what I had found and asked him to find out how Emmett was doing. Swiftly he left and I got to work on Bella.
After ten minutes, Bella's ribs were tied up nice and tight and had given her a sedative to help her sleep I quietly called out to Jasper since he had not returned yet. Two minutes later, Jasper was at my side accompanying me to my office.
"I just took Emmett on a short hunt or should I say I hunted and forced him to drink the elk I caught for him. I have never seen him so bad. It's unbearable."
"Emotionally, will he be okay for tonight?" I had to question. He was my son and he was in a lot of pain.
"No Carlisle. I do not know what to do. Esme went back with him when we came back and I tried to track down Alice while in the woods but I couldn't"
As we entered my office, I lay my bag next to the door and then proceeded to my chair, signaling for Jasper to take a seat in front of my desk. I was at my end and needed to talk to someone, Jasper being the wisest of choice. Though compared to me, Jasper was still young and learning of this world but his experiences that he was forced to face in life, made him wise and of all my sons, Edward included, he was the only one who was able to grasp the depth of a situation and easily give the best advice when needed. This time was no different than the last.
"Jasper, how are they?" Even though I could not look at Jasper, I had to know. My children are suffering and there was nothing I could do to help them.
After a moment's hesitation, Jasper answered.
"Truthfully Carlisle, I have never seen two people more in pain. It is unbearable. I was almost brought to my knees with the depth of Emmett's pain just now. Bella is just as bad if not worst. Bells' heart is shattered and she is not going to be the same for a while."
I hung my head." I had feared this. What are we to do? I know I said that we fight for them but truth be told, there is little we could do until they themselves let us help."
"I know Carlisle but……."
Our conversation was brought to a premature end as Alice bolted into my office. Both Jasper and I looked up stunned as the door to my office burst into thousands of piece.
"Alice………….."
"No time Carlisle. Charlie will be here in one minute, thirty seconds, to find out why Bella did not come home because Esme and I both forgot to call him. Sorry."
I looked at my daughter, with love and adoration. Knowing what I needed she walked behind my desk and came to sit on my lap.
"I love you too daddy and yes we will get through this. It's just going to take some time."
We sat in comfortable silence until one minute later we heard Charlie speeding down the driveway. Sighing slightly, I got to my feet, preparing to tell the father of Isabella Marie Swan that yet again her daughter's heart was broken because of my family.
Alice walked out ahead of me and Jasper to answer the door.
"Charlie, are you alright? It's ten in the night" Alice asked even though she already knew why he was here. She was such a good little actress.
"No Alice!" Charlie shouted, panic evident in his voice. "Is Bells here? She didn't call to say anything and I'm freaking out."
At that moment Jasper and I made our appearance.
"Relax Charlie, she's sleeping. Today was very eventful and it slipped our mind to call you. Please accept our apology." I said hoping he was not to upset.
Thankfully he was not at all troubled.
"It's okay Carlisle. She's my world and I kinda freak out if I don't know how she is. I'm sure you understand." With that he looked at Alice and playfully ruffled her hair. All of the three men chuckled as Alice huffed and crossed her arms.
"I understand Charlie but there is something I need to discuss with you." I said motioning him to follow me into the living room
"Certainly Carlisle."
With a slightly confused look he took a seat on the love seat. Alice skipped lightly to his side resting her head on his shoulder and cuddled into his side. I watched in amazement as Charlie draped his arm around Alice. Both Jasper and I were stunned to say the least since we both had no idea that Alice and Charlie were that close.
"Charlie," I began, "Firstly let me apologize. I have no idea how you are going to talk what I am about to say but please know that I am going to do anything in my power to ensure Bella makes it through and that this would never she would never hurt again."
Charlie looked panicked but Alice place a reassuring hand on his face. Nodding slightly he indicated for me to continue.
"Edward and Bella have ended their relationship. Yesterday Bella found out that he was having an affair and this morning she confronted him. None of the family was here during the confrontation so we do not know exactly what was said. All we know is Bella is hurting as a result of the betrayal. You should also know that I have asked Edward to leave the house and that until further notice he is no longer welcomed here." Jasper reached forwarded and placed a hand on my shoulder, a sign he always used when someone was having trouble coping with news. I nodded and we all fell into silence, the only sound coming from our breathing and Charlie's heartbeat.
"Charlie?" Alice called timidly.
Looking down at her, the tears in Charlie's eyes brimmed over.
"How bad is it?" he asked.
"We don't know yet but she's hurt Charlie." Alice answered.
"Oh God," he sobbed, "Why must she always face she heart ache? Why must she? She is a wonderful person, so selfless. Why?"
His reaction truly shocked me. I expected him to be uncontrollably angry that he would certainly want to kill Edward but that is not what I was seeing. Here was a man, who was in tears because of the pain that his daughter was facing. Here was a father who was grieving because his daughter's heart was broken. You could see he was in pain because of it.
"I should have protected her." He cried.
"You did your best, Charlie." Alice offered soothingly
"But it wasn't good enough." Wiping the tears from his eyes, he looked up at me, grief being the most prominent emotion on his face.
"Do you know what happened the last time he left? It took her month to start acting like a normal person. The few weeks right after, you all left it was like I was living with a zombie. Doctors were throwing around words like catatonic. It was hell to say the least. I can't see her become that way again. An angel like her does not deserve to cry so much, to destroy herself that way over a boy who never loved her."
His conviction for protecting his daughter was strong. I admired him. In this moment not once had his thoughts strayed from Bella. He never once speared Edward any thought. Right now all that mattered was helping his daughter.
"What am I to do?" He asked though it was directed to no one in particular.
"Nothing," I answered, "You will do nothing. Let my family and I save Bella. We are to blame. Here she will always have some one with her. Please Charlie let us fix this." I really could not mention that we also had to keep her on suicide watch.
We allowed the silence to fall, giving Charlie as much time as needed to come to a decision. After about ten minutes Alice spoke, "Please Charlie. Let me help my sister."
"Alright Alice. Help her." He sighed giving in. "Can I see her?"
"She is sleeping now but if you wish you could go peep her." I answered
"No I'll let her sleep." Too soft for human ears, we heard Bella whimper in her sleep. Jasper was immediately on his feet heading towards the staircase. Before he began to climb the stairs he turned to Charlie.
"Charlie," Jasper started, "I know we have never really met but as far as I am concerned Bella IS my sister. For too long and for far too many times I have watched as people hurt her because of whatever reason they thought of in that moment. I am furious to say the least at what my brother," spitting the word with as much venom as possible, "has done to Bella but today I promise you this. As long as I am around no one will EVER hurt Bella again and if I am anything, I am definitely a man of my word." With that he turned and left to check on Bella.
"Thank you for caring so much, Carlisle. Bells must have an angel watching over her to have been welcomed into this family."
"Nonsense Charlie. I assure you it is the other way around."
"Anyway I should be on my way. Tomorrow, Alice if you need to, you could come and pick up anything Bella may need."
"Don't worry Charlie, you'll get old………….er and then you'll get worry lines and then you won't get a date and…….."
"Breathe Alice." He chuckled. Reaching forward he shook my hand and left.
"What's going to happen Alice?" I asked after a few minutes. I need some reassurance that thing would work out. Alice walked over to me and hugged me tightly around my waist.
"I don't know, dad. Right now I see so many different paths for Bella to take but at the same time they are all blurry. I just don't know."
We stayed locked in this embrace for several minutes and reluctantly pulled apart when we heard Esme descending the stairs.
"How is Emmett holding up?"
I saw the pain flash across her face as I mentioned my son's name.
"Not well. He asked to be left alone for a while. I also checked on Bella. Presently she is snuggled against Jasper's chest asleep. I heard the conversation with Charlie so I think I'll be doing some renovating. I shall not put either Emmett or Bella to sleep or relax in their rooms. Also I think we should have a family meeting." I sighed and nodded. I knew sooner or later we would have to. Alice bounded to me and handed me my phone and then left the house. I scrolled through the numbers on my phone searching for one in particular. Finally I found the number and called. On the first ring, they answered.
"Hello." I cringed in disgust at the voice
"Edward, its Carlisle. There will be a family meeting in the morning at nine. I hope you attend."
"We'll be there." And with that I hung up as the beat between Bella's father and Edward's creator raged on.
