A/N: Thanks for the comments! Means a lot. Bet you guys didn't expect that coming did you?
If I didn't have wolf hearing I don't think I would have caught that. I looked at him in shock and disbelief. He can't be. That's not possible. Could it really be?
"No… that… can't… be...how?" I stuttered.
"When you broke up with her so many years ago, she was pregnant with me and she didn't tell you. She just couldn't tell you. She was so broken over the fact that you had left her. She was so clueless. She didn't know what to do. What was she meant to do? Come and find you and say hey Charlie by the way I'm pregnant with your baby, please don't leave me? No I don't think so Charlie" he hissed. Oh god please don't hate me.
"Look Embry I'm sorry I did that to your mother. I loved her so much, I still do. It's not because of the imprint kid. Leaving her was one of the hardest decisions I had to do in my life and I'm sorry for what I put her through" I sighed looking up at the night sky.
"Charlie she suffered so much. I mean I had only found out a few months ago who my real father was. My 'father' had ran off and left me and my mother. I thought he loved my mother, but he had drinking issues. He knew that he was going to cause trouble between us" he explained and used air quotations marks when he said the word father.
"He didn't do anything to you or your mother did he?" I questioned concerned looking at him.
"No he didn't get the chance to. When I was little he was a nice father to me. As I grew up he started to turn to drinking. I don't know why. He was cold to my mother. He was cold to me. He nearly hit her once or twice but I was there and grabbed onto his wrist before he could hit her. I was my mother's bodyguard and I still am" he said sending me a warning glance. I averted my eyes away from him again.
"Embry I'm really sorry about not being there for you when you were a kid. I want to watch my children grow up. I didn't see Bells grow up much and I didn't get to see you grow up at all. I don't know what I did wrong that Taka Aki is punishing me. I want to be there for you and your mother. You are my son. I'm sorry I wasn't there for your childhood but I want to be here for you now. Please give me a chance" I pleaded him.
"I don't know Charlie. I've just found out that you're my father. I don't know if I can trust you. I hardly know you. You need to earn my trust first. If you past that test then you can be a part of my life. I need to know that I can trust you to not run away and break my mother's heart again" he spoke with a serious tone. Well I guess that's better than nothing I thought.
"I'll prove to you that you can trust me. I swear I'll do it. I won't hurt you or your mother again" I said using the same serious tone.
He just nodded and headed back inside the house without another glance. I sighed. This is going to be hard, but I'm willing to try. For Elena's sake. For Embry's sake. For Bella's sake. I have to. I headed back into the house and I saw Embry stand in front of Bella. She had tears streaming down her cheeks.
"You're my brother?" she whimpered. He just nodded and she launched herself into his arms and sobbed. I didn't see his reaction; he had his back towards him. But I knew his reaction was the same; I could see his frame shaking slightly. He rested his head on top of hers and stroked the back of her head.
"Bells, my little sister. God I love you. You were one of the pack sisters but you're actually my sister. I swear I'll protect you if anything tries to harm you. Lahote consider this a warning. You break my sister's heart and you'll be walking on two legs instead of four when you're in wolf form. It won't be pretty or comfortable" he glared.
"I wouldn't hurt her; I love her too much to hurt her. Not again. I'll give you permission to end my life if I was to ever hurt her" Lahote spoke seriously. Bella laughed and hit Embry on the chest.
"Em stop it. Don't scare away my imprint. Thanks for the concern big bro but I can handle it myself. He knows that if he hurts me again, he's going to have to deal with me. I won't be soft on him, he knows that" she said smiling at her brother.
I sighed in relief that Bella was fine with Embry being her brother, well half-brother. They were joking on all the time, like good friends. I realised I had missed something I should have said before.
"Guys, Bells and I are going to the Forks morgue tomorrow. There's an officer that's bringing Renee's body back for the funeral. She liked La Push, I was thinking of maybe having her funeral here in La Push" I whispered sadly.
"Charlie? I'm sorry about Renee. I wish I could have had the chance to meet her. Would it be ok if I came with you to the morgue? I kind of want to meet her, even if it is for the last time. It just feels right to go with you" Embry asked.
"Yeah if that's what you want Embry, it's fine with me. I think it would mean a lot to Renee to know that you cared for her even though you didn't know her. It means a lot to us too" I answered.
Embry looked at me cautiously, like he wanted to hug me. I just looked at him and opened my arms and he walked into my arms and squeezed me tightly.
Bella snuggled her way into the hug and squeezed us both. I whispered 'my family' and then I heard the screening door slam. I looked behind and widened my eyes. Oh shit. Embry looked up at the slamming of the screening door and he gulped. Elena.
"Mom" he breathed. She glared at him before she stormed out the house. He ran after her calling for her.
"Mom wait! Let me explain" he said grabbing for her wrist. She struggled but she knew that she couldn't fight him with his wolf strength.
"Why Embry? How could you? It wasn't your place to say. How dare you? I told you not to tell him. Now he's going to want to be with me because of you. Thanks a lot Embry. You've ruined my chance of actually being happy!" she cried. I walked out the house towards them.
"Elena. Why didn't you tell me? I'm so sorry luv. It pains me to know that you went through so much on your own. I shouldn't have been there for you. Don't blame Embry, he couldn't help it. I told everyone that I imprinted and he just came out with it. It's not like he planned it. Don't blame our son. Blame me. It's my entire fault Elena. I wish I was there for you when you needed me the most. I love you Elena. I've loved you even though we weren't together. You were always on my mind. I love you. The imprint has nothing to do with it. Please don't blame him. Blame me" I pleaded dropping to my knees.
She dropped to her knees and stroked my cheek. She just looked at me tenderly before she sighed.
"Charlie I don't blame Embry. I couldn't blame you either. You're here now, that's all that matters. I love you so much. Both of you. I love Bella too. I'm just shocked that Embry told you. It was my secret to tell. I should be the one telling you that Embry is your son. I wanted to tell you so much that Embry was your son, but I didn't know how you would react. I wanted to so badly write you a letter, but I thought you would have moved house or that you wouldn't reply to my letter. I just couldn't take it. I'm so sorry Charlie" she sobbed. Embry knelt down and rubbing soothing circles on his mother's back.
"Elena don't cry. I hate to see you cry. It breaks my heart to see you cry. Why don't we go inside for hot cuppa tea or something? You must be freezing. It's a bit chilly out here, but we aren't affected much because we are wolves. You have nothing to be sorry about Elena. You did what you think is right. I hope that you both can trust me, you guys plus Bella are my family now. I hope that you could let me be the father I should have been, for our son. You two and Bella are my life now" I said gripping their hands and smiled a watery smile.
Elena smiled a watery smile of her own back to me and Embry was just watching his mother. "Embry? Please believe me" I pleaded. His jaw clenched and his eyes unreadable.
"I don't know Charlie. My mother seems to believe you, but I just can't. Not yet. I just feel like you're going to disappear off the centre of the earth and leave my mother heartbroken again. I can't see that happen again. Once is too many times" he said shaking his head.
Elena cupped his cheek and he closed his eyes leaning into her touch.
"Embry baby? Please? Try to trust him please. For me? He's your father. It would mean a lot to me if you just try baby" she pleaded.
"I can't see you get hurt again mama. It's too much for me" he said sadly.
"Baby he's your father. Plus I'm his imprint. He can't stay away from me for very long. When he hurts his imprint he'll be hurting himself. He'll suffer as well as I will sweetheart. You need to believe that he won't hurt you or me. He's a caring man" she soothed.
"Ok mama. If that's what you want then I'm willing to try. Charlie I'm warning you. You better not break my mother's heart again or you'll get it. I don't care if you're my father or not" he said glaring at me. I just nodded my head. He sighed in relief. "That's all I ask for… dad" he whispered the word 'dad' and my heart skipped a beat.
I looked up at him and grinned. Elena giggled and Embry gave me a tight smile. It was still a smile, better than nothing. I pulled them both up and wrapped an arm around their shoulders and led them back into the house.
I was on cloud nine when Embry called me dad. I grinned at everyone and led Elena and our son towards the living room. I felt someone's eyes glaring at the back of my head. I looked behind me and saw that Bella was glaring at me with fire in her eyes. What was wrong with her?
"Bells?" I asked curiously. She glared at me and looked away. What did I do? Did I upset her or something? "Bells? What's wrong? Did I upset you?" I tried again.
"Well what do you think dad?" she hissed. I stood there shocked. My Bells hissing at me? Uh oh what did I do? I still don't know what's wrong. "Charlie use your brain will you? You're already stuck to Elena and my brother like glue. What about me? Am I not part of your family anymore? Or has Elena smothered you with her imprint powers? Tell me that!" she snarled.
My Bells was jealous of Elena. Even though Elena is my imprint, she couldn't take me away from Bells.
"Bells, Elena is my imprint but she can't take me away from you. You're my little girl. You always will be. You're special to me. Just as they are. Don't be jealous sweetheart. I love you" I said inching towards her to give her a hug.
She clung to me and I hugged her tighter and pressed a kiss on her forehead. I heard a growl next to us. Paul was glaring at me and crouched down into a stance. I guess he felt anger that I made his imprint sad.
Paul lunged for me but he was knocked aside by someone. I looked to see who it was and it was Embry. Embry stood in a protective stance in front of us and growled at Paul. Paul was back on his feet growling. What was going on?
A/N: Two chapters in a day! Man I'm on a roll. Bit short but hope you like it. :)