Well I Didn't See That Coming

Sam

"Wonder what Bella is like now." Bella had come to stay with Charlie during the summer and everyone on the Rez seemed to love her. Jacob especially. Though today he was more reminiscing about her. In his mind I could see Bella about 5 or 6 playing with mud; making mud pies with him. Smiling when he got more muddier than she was. Her fault but still.

He was saddened by the next image. She was around 12 or 13. It was her last summer coming to see her dad and she was saying her goodbyes to everyone.

"It's my last summer coming here Jake. I'm sorry. I hate it here. There's nothing to do and it's just forests. Dad and I talked he's going to be coming to see me. Maybe you can visit when dad comes next year."

Her leaving had taken its toll and Jacob never did get the chance to go to see her. And when his mom died it had changed him.

I hadn't met or saw Charlie back then. It had been a few years later. And by that time he was changed man. Very depressed and not like the Chief I had heard so much about.

I was rebellious and getting into trouble in school when Billy and Harry took me under their care really. And on one sunny afternoon I was invited to join in their fishing trip.

It was then I met Charlie for the first time. Of course I found him handsome in a rugged kind of way. He was all man and I wanted him. But he didn't even look in my direction like that. I was just a kid to him.

And so I barely saw him after that. Not that I wasn't trying because I was. But I never got close enough to him for him to really see it was me.

Yes I was mostly attracted to women at the time. But there was always something about Charlie that drew me into him.And meeting him had been the best day ever. But I didn't want anyone to catch on so I started dating Leah, Harry's daughter. I grew to love her very much and found that I wanted a life with her. And put my want for Charlie behind me.

But work started causing problems with me and Leah. And she would accuse me of cheating on her all the time. And would check my phone everyday before work and every night when she thought I was preoccupied or sleeping.

One night the rage at her consumed me and I gave into it. Yelling at her. Calling her names. Throwing pictures of us on the ground. Then basically running away. I knew I'd hurt her if I stayed.

It was that night though that I became the shape shifter. I was shaking. Bluring the lines of my body. Bone were breaking. I was screaming in pain. My rage had brought the wolf out. And I was struggling.

After the transformation took place, I knew I couldn't go back home to Leah. And I couldn't go to town really like this. So I ran and ran. Staying in the forest.

It wasn't until later that I knew or sensed that they were looking for me. So I decided that Charlie's house was probably the safest seeing as Bella hadn't been to Charlie's for a while.

I whined to get his attention. But I ended up scaring him more than anything. Charlie ended up finding out that night that I was a shapeshifter and my imprint. He was literally my everything.

But billy and Harry didn't like the fact that I had imprinted on someone outside of the Rez. And forced me to have no contact with Charlie. And I basically had to be babysat while going out.

It was all a waste of time to me. But there was nothing I could do about it. And go to Charlie when I could.On my 21st birthday I had practically thrown myself on him. I mean there was nothing they could say or do to keep me there by force.

It had been the happiest reunion and it lasted well into the next morning. And once everyone saw how devoted to each other we were they had calmed down a bit. And would at least be nice to Charlie when ever he would visit me. It also helped that the Cullens mated to most of the pack too.

They all worried that I would keep them away from each other like they did me. But I'm not that type. I just let it go. I would take the high road.

Today I had asked Embry to come with me to Charlie. I wanted to see if he would imprint on Bella. Though that was not real reason. The real reason was I was going tell her our history and hopefully she will understand.

We were headed there when Embry started talking.

"I know you want Charlie's daughter to move in with you though. But why? I mean let her get emancipated about helping Charlie. That way Charlie can be with you, and Bella won't need Killers with you and Charlie. It's not like she could leave. I mean she still has to go to school and everything right? It's her last year in school. If she were to leave now this will be her last chance before college to spend time with her dad. And look at it this way can you get Charlie to yourself. I'm not saying you guys don't want Bella there; or not she doesn't want to be with you. It just seems like you're going through a lot of trouble just to get one to do what you guys want her to do."

Well I knew that it made perfect sense; I also know that Charlie would never go for it. He had waited a long time for his daughter to move in with him and nothing was going to stop him from keeping her with him. And I told Embry such.

"As good as that sounds Charlie would never go for that. And anyways I want Bella with us too."

"I'm just saying that it seems a bit much to give away our secret. This early at least."

I just shrugged.

" i'm just doing this for Charlie.he asked if I could because we are all going to be around and he doesn't want her to be caught off guard or scared when one of us faze in front of her. And after the way that Charlie acted when I first fazed I agreed that it was time to let Bella in on it." I'd do just about anything for Charlie.