Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Behind Steel Bars

By Midnight Dreamer

Chapter 05: Meeting Isabella Swan

After returning home from her honeymoon, Charlotte Walker – now Whitlock – had a major case waiting on her desk. Besides meeting with the defense, she had several meetings with different wardens from the local prisons to see who had an opening. Her first meeting was with the local warden, he controlled one of the smaller prisons. He of course had no room, but drug out the meeting to needlessly flirt with her.

Her next meeting was smoother. This warden had a few openings but not what she was looking for. Charlotte decided to take a breather and have an ice cream at the local park seeing as she had time before her final meeting of the day. She bought a small vanilla cone and went in search of a place to rest. She was halfway down one of the paths when she spotted a lovely young woman reading a book under a shade tree. Walking over slowly so as not to startle her, she asked politely if she could join her. When the woman looked up Charlotte gasped, the woman was beautiful.

“Please,” the woman said, patting a spot on the grass next to her.

“Thank you,” Charlotte replied settling into the spot point out to her.

“What brings you here on such a lovely day?” the  woman asked.

“Just takin’ a breather between meetin’s.” Charlotte said her drawl coming out in full swing.

“Oh, and what is it you do if I may ask?”

“I’m a prosecutor for the state.”

“Oh.” the woman looked thoughtful.

“So, same question. What brings you here?” Charlotte asked.

“I have a meeting in a hour and I find that relaxing in a quiet place before hand often helps calm the nerves.”

“That sounds logical I guess. If I may be so bold as to ask, what is your meeting about?”

“I don’t mind at all. I’m actually meeting with the state prosecutor about vacancies in my prison.” The woman smiled at Charlotte.

Charlotte was stunned, gaping like a fish for a few moments before her words caught up to her.

“Your warden Swan?” the look of shock on Charlotte’s face caused the woman to giggle.

“Isabella Swan.” she put her hand out for Charlotte to shake.

“Charlotte Whitlock.”

“Pleasures mine,” Isabella said.

“So, since we are meeting each other perhaps we shall just do this here, in a much more comfortable setting?”

“I like that idea very much. I don’t leave the office much so it would be nice to see the outside for a change.” Isabella supplied.

“I would usually agree with you but seeing as how I just got back from a two week honeymoon in Hawaii I can’t complain.” Charlotte said.

“Well, congratulations.”

The two women spent most of the afternoon chatting happily and getting to know one another. Never touching the subject they were officially to meet about until the end. Isabella informed Charlotte she had what she was looking for and wished her luck on her case.

Over the course of the case, the two women met several times a week. Charlotte had won her case in the end and Isabella received a new inmate. Over the next year and a half the two would become close friends and as thick as thieves.