Growing Up
By BetterInTexas
Chapter 20:
This should be good.
“Garrett? Why don’t you and Kate take everybody else next door to Renee’s house?” I suggested.
“Where did you get so many damn vampires?” Charlie asked.
“Uhhh…”
“Wal-Mart right?” he guessed.
“Target. They were having a sale.”
“I will take them Peter, but there is absolutely no way in Hell I am missing this. Look at Bella for God’s sake. This is the longest she has shut up since she turned!”
“M… m..m..”
“Shh. It’s okay darlin. You just sit there. It will be okay.” I pulled her into me a little tighter.
“N..n.. .”
“I know darlin. They were naked. It’s okay. Shhh.” I pulled her head to my chest and started running my hand through her hair. She likes that. It keeps her calm.
“So… some things have changed since we last met.” I mentioned casually.
“You know it is really freaky how much you sound like Bella, Renee.” Benjamin mentioned.
“Please go to Renee’s, Benjamin.” I said without turning around.
“Going…” I heard the others leave. They held in their laughter until they reached the front yard at least. I turned and saw Garrett and Kate were still there.
“Garrett…”
“No. No. No way in hell. You will have to get Bella to throw logs at me again to miss this. No Peter. Forget it. We are staying.”
“D… d… d… d…”
“Yes Bella. You just saw your parents doing the horizontal mambo. Did you know your Dad had that birthmark? Because it would be disturbing if you did.”
“Not helping Garrett.” I whispered.
“So Bella, I guess you want an explanation. We really didn’t want you to know about this until we knew if it would work or not.” Renee said, looking at Bella sympathetically.
“Oh I would say everything looked like it was working Renee.”
“Garrett!” God why won’t he shut up?
“Bella… it… we didn’t plan this. It just kind of happened.” Renee offered.
“H.h.h.h..”
“How? Well, we aren’t really sure. I saw Charlie with that bimbo…”
“And I was only with her to make Renee jealous…” Charlie added.
“And I came over to confront him about it.”
“And she was pretty pissed.”
“And I called him a child molesting pervert.”
“And I called her a bitter old hag.”
“And then I slapped him.” Renee said.
“And then…” Charlie started.
“Phil walked in looking for us and saw Charlie and I doing… what you just saw on the floor of his living room.” Renee finished.
“So… you got in a fight, because you were jealous of Charlie’s girlfriend and he was dating her to make you jealous?” I asked.
“Yes.” Charlie confirmed.
“Se… se… se…”
“Yes darlin. They were having sex. Quiet down and listen baby.” Keep rubbing her hair Peter.
“See I never stopped loving Charlie. I wouldn’t have left him except that Forks was so depressing.”
“And I didn’t want to leave Forks because it was all I knew my whole life.’ Charlie said quietly.
“You know how depressing Forks is, right Bella?” Renee asked.
“Uh huh.” Bella nodded. Good. She isn’t catatonic.
“But since I came here I have realized how much I have been missing in life. What else is out there. I realized how bad a decision I made by not taking you and Renee from Forks.” Charlie explained
“Living next to him I realized how much I still loved him. I mean I loved Phil but I never felt the same passion for him that I felt for your father.”
“So Phil left? After finding you two on the floor?” I clarified.
“He didn’t take it well.” Renee admitted. “He sort of went on a rant about his life being ruined over me and his career and his vampire step daughter…”
“Wait what?” Bella asked. That caught her attention. Look who’s not catatonic anymore.
“Yeah, he may have said something about you.” Charlie mentioned quietly.
“What about me?”
“He thought we shouldn’t have let you stay with Peter and… the whole turning into a vampire thing. He called me a bad parent and he might have called you a demon.” Renee explained.
“And I hit him.” Charlie added on.
“You hit him?” Bella asked. I don’t know why she is surprised. She hits me all the time.
“A few times.” Charlie said quietly.
“So he decided that he wanted to leave. I went to the bank while he was in the hospital…”
“Hospital?!”
“Yes Bella. Charlie may have broken his nose… and jaw. He really gets upset when people talk about you. You know how your dad is.” Renee explained. “Anyway, I gave him a separate account with a million dollars and he went away.”
“Hey, Peter did you happen to bring those divorce papers?” Charlie asked.
“You won’t need them Dad. Mom’s about to be a widow. He has a problem with a vampire step daughter? He sure has hell isn’t going to like a vampire ex step daughter. Demon? He hasn’t seen anything yet. Where the hell did he go?”
Yep. Bella was back.
“Baby girl I don’t want you killing people. It’s hard enough from what I understand, for you to stay away from people. You’ve been doing good not hurting people and I don’t want…” Charlie began before…
“Ha!”
“Something to say Garrett?” Bella shot him a very evil look.
“Nope. Just thinking about a funny joke. Sorry to interrupt. Go ahead Charlie. You were speaking of how well Bella was doing feeding from animals?”
“Yeah… anyway, the divorce papers?” Renee asked.
“Yeah, I got em in the car. What’s the hurry?” I asked.
“We want to get married.” Renee answered.
“What?” Bella seemed a bit shocked.
“Does that bother you Bella?” Charlie asked, concerned.
“No… I mean… no. I think it’s great if you two are happy. It’s just this is kind of sudden. I mean how long has this been going on?”
“A month or so, Bella.” Renee answered.
“And you want to get married already? I mean… don’t you want to… I mean not that but you know… shouldn’t you…” Bella stuttered.
“I mean you were saying some pretty mean things to him when I walked in on… that.”
“Oh, you know that is just… I mean I get a little carried away sometimes.”
“You called him a f… f… f…”
“Yes a fucking bastard. He likes it.” Renee smiled. Bella whimpered.
“Fuck you, you son of a bitch. I will make you my bitch. You like my ass motherfucker? You like it? You want to spank me? I’m gonna spank you, you motherfucker. I’m going to fuck your big cock raw.” Garrett said casually.
“Uh, I didn’t say that Garrett. I didn’t go that far.” Renee was looking at him strangely. Welcome to the world we live in.
“No. I was just remembering that was what I heard Bella say to Peter once.”
No one said a word. Bella was going to hurt Garrett.
“I uh… I guess this vampire thing has really probably got you worked up Bella. Crazy emotions and all. Don’t worry about it sweetie.” Charlie was blushing.
“Oh no Charlie. She said that when she was human. Then six hours later she went to Catholic school.”
“Garrett. You are going to want to shut up. I’m serious. I swear by all that is holy and unholy I am a second away from tearing you to pieces.” Bella whispered.
“Perhaps you should listen to her Garrett?” Kate suggested.
“So… anyway we were wanting to get married and kind of surprise you and then you showed up and surprised us but since you are here maybe you could stay for the wedding?” Renee asked.
“Okay… okay… look, we can stay a few days. I have to find some… animals, to eat before I leave anyway… but you, I mean we can get a hotel.”
“Don’t be ridiculous Bella. My house hasn’t been used since Phil left. Your… vampire friends can stay there and you and Peter can stay here.”
“Mom… I love you both, but I can’t listen to the two of you… doing that.”
“Of course not baby. We will be on our best behavior.” Renee smiled.
“We will?” Charlie asked.
“Yes. We will.” Renee told Charlie with a pointed look.
“Great.” Charlie mumbled.
“So I will prepare for the wedding. Tomorrow night?” Garrett mentioned.
“I’m sorry Garrett? What do you need to prepare?” Renee asked.
“I will be marrying you, of course.” Garrett responded.
“You… can do… that?” Charlie asked.
“Yes. I am a minister.”
“You’re a vampire.” Charlie unnecessarily pointed out.
“Yes but I am also a minister.”
“You kill people.” Charlie again pointed out.
“Yes well, most ministers forgive sins, I don’t. It doesn’t change the fact that I am a minister.”
“Garrett it would be an honor if you would marry us.” Renee smiled. Ehhh why the hell not?
“What about you Peter?” Charlie asked me.
“I’m not a man of the cloth Charlie.”
“When are you marrying my daughter?” He was serious.
“I was under the impression you didn’t want me to marry your daughter Charlie.”
“Well, if you two are doing… that, and living together and everything you shouldn’t give a damn what I think.”
“We are getting married Dad. We were going to do it by the beach so I could piss you off but since there is no point in that, I want to have it done in the same place we first were officially married.” Bella said offhandedly. Her mind was elsewhere. Probably trying to erase Charlie’s birthmark from her head.
“What do you mean the first time?” Charlie asked.
“Oh my God are you two reincarnated lovers?” Renee practically squealed.
“Yeah Mom.” Bella smiled.
“That is so great!” Renee was clapping her hands.
“What the hell are you talking about Renee? Is this another damn vampire thing?”
“No Dad… look just don’t worry about it. We have time. I will make sure you and Mom get there.”
“Yeah we wouldn’t want to miss it. I think.” Charlie just shot me another look. I gave him one right back. Man has no idea who he is messing with. Still at least he was warming to the idea of me marrying his little angel. Angel of death but he didn’t need to know that.
“Look, Mom, Dad I really am happy for you. I really am. But just don’t screw it up this time. Please?”
“We won’t Bella. We are even planning to do some traveling.” Charlie said.
“Listen I need to go eat… some animals. What exactly did Phil say about me? Are you sure he left the Islands? I mean maybe he is around and you two just don’t realize it? Did anyone actually see him get on a plane? Because if he left a shirt behind or something I can probably find him by scent.”
“Bella baby its fine. Don’t worry about Phil.” Renee told her and then touched her cheek.
“Oh my. You are cold like Peter. Your skin is so smooth. I like the red eyes and your hair looks gorgeous. Can you lift cars now too?”
“Yeah. So Phil? Pretty sure he left huh?”
“Bella, why don’t we not worry about Phil? Let’s go get you a nice tasty animal or something, okay?”
Please let’s just leave. This night was weird enough.
“Wait a minute. What do you mean you can find him by scent?” Charlie asked.
“Vampire thing Dad. Don’t even worry about it. I have to go. I’m… I’m really happy for the two of you. I mean, do I wish you had gotten your shit together when I was four and I wouldn’t have to grow up in a broken household? Of course. But I am happy for you now. Uh… just if you could maybe leave something on your doorknob when you two are… yeah and it’s all good okay. I have to go find someone to eat.”
“Someone?” Charlie practically yelled.
“Yeah. I mean animals are people too right?” Bella recovered nicely.
“Oh, right.”
BPOV
Okay.
“Garrett go away. Go. Go play.”
“Don’t you want to talk about what just happened Bella?”
“Yeah. I will talk about it with Peter. Go. Shoo. Go away.”
“Fine. Kate let’s go see if we can steal some surf boards. It has been a while.”
Kate winked at me and followed her idiot.
“Peter? They were…”
“Yep.”
“I’m never going to get that image out of my mind am I? It’s always going to be there. Forever…”
“Yeah darlin.”
“They will grow old one day. They will die one day. And I will still remember… that?”
“Yeah darlin.”
“Hold me.” I really needed to be held right now. And blood. I really needed blood.
He held me for a few seconds. I checked my watch and it was 11:00 PM. Two hours since I saw… that. Time to eat.
“So where can we go for dinner? I’m in the mood for a luau.”
“Darlin I don’t think this island actually has much of a population. There are some resorts for tourists but…”
“What are you saying Peter? Am I going to have to wait again? Seriously. Peter? Please no baby. Please.”
“We can go to the Big Island and hit Hilo. But we are going to have to swim.” He said quietly.
“What are we waiting for?”
“So you want to get married at Stonehenge?”
“Yeah, the first time and the last time we will be married. Unless something really goes wrong with this whole killing Jasper thing, but I feel pretty confident considering he ran like a little bitch. Now which direction do we need to swim?”
“So when do you want to get married?”
“After Jasper and all the Cullens are dead. Which direction do we need to swim?”
“I think…”
“Please tell me you know the direction. Cause if you make us take a wrong turn it’s a long trip to Japan or California.”
“Let me check my phone…”
I waited. Peter looked up at the sky. I guess for answers. He turned around a couple times. He checked the sky again.
“C’mon baby which way do we need to swim?”
“That way.” He pointed west. I was gone, running over the landscape, a few small volcanic land masses. Saw a couple of houses in the distance but I wouldn’t bother those. I wasn’t completely out of control. Course I caused a minor tidal wave when I hit the ocean on the other side. The water was really warm. It felt nice… shit. I left my phone in my pocket! I turned towards the shore and Peter was standing on the beach laughing at me.
“Forget something darlin?” He asked, tossing his phone and wallet into a zip lock bag and burying them in the dirt. I bet he will forget where he buried them when he comes back.
“C’mon baby. The water is perfect.”
We made it to Hilo in record time. I guess it was a record. I mean I had never done it before but I had a serious wake following me. Peter may be able to keep up with me on land, but the water was mine.
I ran pretty damn fast on shore. Fast enough to mostly dry my hair and clothes. My sneakers however were soggy. I didn’t give a damn. I saw the lights of the city from the shore and I kept running.
“Only one Bella.” Dad, I mean Peter, said behind me.
“I have a long flight home.” I reminded him.
“We can hunt once more before we leave.”
“I saw my parents have s… s… s…”
“No. No excuses. Control Bella. Decker taught you discipline. Now use it.”
That made me stop.
I slowed my pace a bit and finally stopped on a street in the city.
“Bella?”
I had been acting crazy. This blood lust was strong. It was very strong. But it wasn’t stronger than I was. Was it?
I had not been disciplined. I have not been. I have… I have to control this. Peter shouldn’t have to deal with this. I was a damn warrior. I was always in control and responsible for my own actions.
I turned and looked at my love. The other half of my soul.
“Your right. I’m sorry. I have been acting like a child.” I whispered. Now I was getting emotional.
“Now darlin you haven’t been actin like a child. You are acting like any newborn vampire.” He caressed my cheek.
“I’m not any newborn vampire. I don’t want to be. It’s hard. But… I can do it. I’ll stop fighting you. I’m not this person.”
He leaned down and kissed me. That buzz hit my body again. The things I would do for this man. There was literally nothing I wouldn’t do for him. I knew he felt the same. I needed to control myself for the both of us. I couldn’t use this newborn period as an excuse. I was better than that.
“Don’t be getting sad Bella.” He whispered, kissing my forehead.
“I’ve been making things difficult for you haven’t I?”
“No. No baby. Difficult would not be having you with me.”
“I’ll take one. One tonight and then one before we leave in a few days. Then I will hold off as long as I can. I promise baby. I will get better.”
“C’mon kid…”
“Don’t call me kid, Uncle Petey.” I glared. He knew I was kidding. Sorta.
“Sorry woman. How about you race me to the top of that building on the Northside. I am betting we can scout out the nightclub section from there. We find that section we find some people dishing out some drugs. I’ll even let you pretend to make a buy. The way your hair and clothes are looking right now you could pass for a strung out junkie.”
I hit him and jumped him when he hit the ground. Then I tickled him. I learned that I could do that now in the Congo. He caught me though and started kissing me. He knows I can’t resist that.
Twenty minutes later I was in front of a nightclub. I saw a guy on the corner. Looking suspicious. I walked slowly over. Peter had ripped the top of my shirt a bit so I suppose I really did look strung out. I could feel the salt in my hair. It would come out with a good wash but still. Gross. My clothes looked like… I had just swam in the Pacific Ocean in them.
I looked across the street and Peter nodded. My stomach just growled. Or maybe that was just me growling. The guy had no one around. For a drug dealer he didn’t seem to have a lot of business going on. People seemed to be avoiding him. Good. He wouldn’t be missed.
“Hey lady. You look like a girl, lookin to score.”
“Yeah. That’s me.” I thought about trying to be seductive but the truth was I sucked at it and I was going for strung out junkie look. Honestly if I didn’t get blood soon I was going to be a strung out junkie.
“So what do you want?”
“Uh…” good question. Since I had never done drugs I pretty much knew nothing about them. I should have just grabbed this guy and eaten him.
“What do you have?”
“Anything. Pick your poison. Angel Dust, Ecstasy, coke, crack. You like crack don’t you? I can tell by your red eyes. Or is it smack? You want smack? I don’t have all day here girl.”
“Uh give me some… uh… crack. Yeah crack. That’s me… love smoking that… crack.” Okay. Buying drugs was more awkward than I imagine buying condoms would be. Not that I ever had to. But still.
“So you paying in cash or pussy?”
“Oh… wait what the fuck did you just ask?” I know I have perfect hearing but I must have heard that wrong.
“Cash or pussy? Two ways you crack whores pay. Just wondering which one you are darlin. You still got all your teeth so I’m guessing you’re a cash girl. Nice body for a crack whore. Nice tits, haven’t sunk to nothing. So how much you want?”
“How much?” I was shaking his damn blood smelt so good.
“Damn girl. You got the shakes. You must need it bad. Anyway I got a cap on how much pussy can have. I’ll sell you anything you want for cash.”
“Uh how does it come?” I looked across the street and saw Peter leaning against a building laughing. He had his hand on his forehead and was shaking. Asshole. I’m not sharing my crack with him.
“What do you mean how does it come?”
“I mean like, do I buy by the pound or is there like single serving packets? Do I have to use my own crack smoker thing or does it come with the pack?”
He was looking at me now like I was the one who wanted to know if he was paying cash or pussy.
“How much you got lady? Tell me that and I will get your kit put together.”
“Uh…” Peter gave me $500 earlier. But the bills were wet. Better check. I pulled out the hundreds out of my back pocket and handed them over.
“Damn girl. You go swimming in the ocean in your clothes or what?”
“No. That would be… dumb.”
“$500. That’s a damn lot of crack girl. Come with me. I got what you need back here in my trunk.”
Yes! I smiled across the street at Peter and blew him a kiss. He was smiling. Bella made a drug buy. Go Bella.
I followed my meal into a dark corner of an alley. This was perfect. He was in front of me. I reached for his shoulder…
The lights came on! What the hell? There were people with guns coming out from behind dumpsters in the alley. The car at the end had its headlights turned on.
“Police! Hands up!”
One grabbed me. I growled. Damn he smelled good.
“She’s a growler boys. She is on something. Get her cuffed!”
I stood like a statue. I looked at Mr. cash or pussy and he was standing there talking to a cop. The motherfucker was a cop.
“She’s resisting. I can’t move her arms. Damn she is strong.”
“Taze her!”
What the fuck? What did I do? I looked across the end of the alley and saw Peter standing there. Thankfully his eyes were wide so I am guessing he wasn’t part of this.
“Excuse me? What the hell am I being arrested for?” No one answered. Instead four police officers were trying to move my arms. I wasn’t moving a damn thing until I got some answers.
I heard a buzz. I smelt material burning. I looked down and there were two small holes in my shirt.
“Get another taser. The batteries must not be working.”
“They are working!” another cop yelled.
“Get on the ground now!”
“She’s on PCP. Look at her eyes.” A female officer said. She hit me! That bitch just hit me with a bar over the head! What the fuck? Another cop just hit my knee with a bar. I looked back at Peter. I had no idea what I was supposed to do here. I mean I didn’t want to kill them all. They were police. Even if they did entrap me.
Peter shrugged his shoulders. I shrugged mine, bringing up two police officers with me. One just screamed. He hit me in the ribs. How rude! Now he was holding his fist and screaming. Think I heard something snap. Shouldn’t hit a lady. Asshole.
Peter circled his finger in the air. I guess I should go along with it. But if they didn’t calm down somebody was becoming dinner. I can only exhibit so much control before people start to get bit, cop or no cop.
I suppose since they were screaming at me to get down I laid down on the ground, slowly. They tried to move my arms and I remembered to let them. This was bullshit. I could have them all drained in a second. Okay maybe a minute. I mean there must be twelve of them.
They cuffed me and I stood up.
“Will everybody shut up!” I yelled. They all jumped back.
“Now, why am I being arrested?”
“Attempting to buy narcotics.” Mr. cash or pussy said.
“Fine. If you will all stop hitting, screaming and trying to electrocute me I will go with you.”
One grabbed me by my arm and escorted me through a gate at the end of an alley and into a black van off to the side, blocked by the building. A cop opened up the door and I walked inside. He closed the door. I suppose they were off to get there next victim.
“Damn girl. Ain’t you a piece of ass.” A tattooed skinny bald headed guy was leering at me. He didn’t look so good. He looked like he was strung out.
“Thank you I suppose.” I was fucking hungry.
“So they got you too huh?”
“No. I volunteered to come back here so we could hang out.”
“No need to be a bitch. Who do you work for? I ain’t seen you before.”
“What do you mean who do I work for?”
“Who is your business manager? You a working girl ain’t you? You got great tits for a hooker.”
“I’m not… hey wait. Are you a pimp?”
He started laughing. “Yeah I guess that’s an old school way of thinking of me.”
“Oh thank God.” I miss the Congo. It was too damn complicated to get food around this place.
I heard the two cops go down. The door opened. It was Peter.
“Hey darlin. We got to hurry. This little jail break is gonna have to be quick before these boys wake up. You look really good in handcuffs by the way.” He grinned. I snapped the cuffs behind me and watched Pimpy’s eye go wide.
“So. You wanna escape?” I asked him.
“Hell yeah. How did you…”
“Let’s go.” Peter grabbed him still handcuffed. He jumped to the top of the building. The guy screamed but it would be too late by the time the police got there.
We settled down on the top of the roof and I ripped the handcuff bracelets off of my wrists.
“How the hell did…” I was completely out of patience and bit his neck before another word got out. God that tasted good. I savored it until Peter was tapping my shoulder.
“Darlin there ain’t nothing left.”
Awe fuck.
I let him drop.
“So you good?” Peter asked. Was I? My throat didn’t hurt as bad. I wasn’t shaking. I nodded my head.
“Yeah babe. I’m good.”
“Okay. Let’s go find me somebody and we can get out of here.” Peter grabbed Pimp boy’s body and we ran across the roof tops. We finally found a dumpster and Peter dumped the body in. At that point he realized he didn’t have a lighter since we freakin swam here. He walked onto the street. I heard the slap and ran to see what the hell was going on.
Peter was back in the alley before I could get to him. He was dragging a body. He had a lit cigarette in his mouth.
“What the hell?”
“He was waiting to mug someone.”
“How do you know?”
“I know things.” He handed me his cigarette and proceeded to drain the unconscious man. I placed the cigarette to my lips. Taking in a breath… oh my God that’s nasty.
“Don’t smoke it all.” I looked up and saw Peter wiping his lips and dumping the guy in the dumpster with my meal.
“So how come you didn’t know my guy was a cop?”
“I don’t know everything.” He shrugged his shoulders and then took his cigarette. Damn thing tasted nasty.
“You like that?”
“It’s not the worst thing I’ve ever smelt. Course you know that.” Then he grinned. That asshole.
Damn I loved him.
I wanted another drag. I mean it was nasty but it did take my mind off blood. Vampires can’t get cancer right?
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