Marianne Swan used to have a fascination with the fragile nature of mortality until it was her own life on the line. Marianne is not scared of much in this world, with one key exception: the name Edward Cullen. She reunites with her father - chief o...
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Knock, knock, knock.
Carlisle answers the door, his tone apologetic, "Hello, Charlie."
"Carlisle," Charlie responds stiffly. "Where's Bella?"
"Right here, dad," Bella winces at her own voice.
Jasper and I are stood close to the couch Bella is on in case she looses control. Charlie enters the living room his eyes zero in on Bella, he doesn't even scan the room - he hasn't noticed me yet, "Is that you, Bella?"
"Yup," She winces again. "Hi, dad."
Way to not be suspicious, I contain my eye roll for later. Charlie takes a deep breath and then his eyes land on me, and he immediately braces himself on the opposite couch. "Is that-"
"Hi, dad," I mock Bella. I hear the frantic beating of Charlie's heart as he takes in my new appearance and just general undead-ness. "Fancy seeing you in the neighborhood."
He shakes his head in disbelief, "Marianne. Louise. Swan. What... how... what-" He looks wildly around the room, his eyes stopping on Carlisle, "Explain."
Just then Jacob enters the room, "Hey, Charlie. How are things?"
Charlie briefly glares at Jacob, and then looks back at Carlisle expectantly. I swallow, wanting to speak up, but not knowing where to start.
Everyone is at a loss for words.
Charlie sighs, "Is this one of those need to know things?"
I nod rapidly, "Yeah, dad, it's probably better the less details... I've been dying to talk to you again."
"What can you tell me?" His attention momentarily diverted from Bella.
"Well..." Of course if certain interfering werewolves didn't spring this last second decision on the family I would have had some semblance of a story to tell Charlie. Instead, I had to tell the truth with some key omissions, "I did go missing from the hospital, someone abducted me - don't worry they're taken care of - but I was alone for months... um-
Jasper tries to help, "Mary turned up back our house as we were packing up to leave last year, and we took her in instantly-"
Charlie shifts his gaze from me to Jasper to Carlisle, "Why didn't you come home? Where were you? How long were you-"
"Need to know, Charlie," Jacob backs us up.
He shakes his head, "I'm not done with you-" Now he shifts his gaze back to Bella, "Are you okay... you look..." His eyes dart between Bella and I - no doubt he can clearly see the similarities both of us now share with the Cullens.
