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Chapter 28 Antidote

Bella

Wow…I only thought I knew what was going on. I wonder if our families know everything. I could tell from my Mom's expression that a lot of what Alexander had said was true. I wonder if it all is…The thing of it is, is I felt in my gut that it was.

I close my eyes and go over everything he talked to us about. My grandparents, Shikoba and Winona Higginbotham, never approved of him. I knew this was true from what the driver told us on the way back from the hospital. Which, by the way, Alexander did seem really sorry I had gotten hurt. That part was weird for me. He was trying to get my grandparents attention through my Mother and me. I wasn't too crazy on how he sought out their attention. I felt like there could have been other ways.

When all the adults were our age, they were all close. No one seemed to have a problem with him…except for my grandparents. He said he was in love with my Aunt at the time. I actually felt sorry for him, that had to have been horrible. They tried everything to break my Aunt Tori and Alex up.

Finally, she did break-up with him and found someone else. It was really hard until he found Lillian. He says he did love her at one time but when Tori started watching his children…he realized there was no one but her. They had an affair and she got pregnant. Of course, she had to leave because then everyone would know.

That was when everything went downhill for him and Lily. He finally left her, Jasper and Rosalie. He felt it was for the best and purposefully gave her a lot in the divorce. He said it so earnestly I just had to believe him on that point. I don't know how I couldn't.

After Aunt Tori had the baby, Grandma realized it was Alex's. Both of my Grandparents threatened the two of them. They said they would tell Lily. That was when they kidnapped my Mom and faked her death. It proved to be too hard for my Aunt and she tried to get him to let my Mom go.

When he refused, my Aunt left him. She went crawling back to James and they had Laurent together. She couldn't stay away though and she got back together with Alex. The two of them have been harassing us to get my grandparents attention, not the parents. Guess they would have to look now.

I look up as I hear a loud pounding somewhere upstairs. I wonder what is going on? I see everyone else look up at the ceiling.

"I guess it is time to face the music now." Alexander says so softly I can barely hear him. He looks extremely sad and wistful as he heads up the stairs.

I can't help but feel sorry for him. I know that the things he has done are wrong but what my grandparents did was wrong also. Two wrongs don't make a right. The sad thing is I don't see how he helped the situation. I don't see my grandparents backing down.

I expected to hear yelling or something similar but it gets quiet upstairs. That worries me, what if something is wrong? The three of us race up the stairs and surprisingly the door is open.

We go straightway to where the noise originated. My Father and Carlisle are sitting on the couch talking to Alexander calmly. That was the point where my grandparents come through the front door. Oh boy…this was liable to get ugly and quick.

I feel my heart speed up and I'm seeing black spots. I close my eyes and take a deep breath. There, that's a lot better. I'm still worried though.

Two policemen come into the house right after them. They walk up to Alexander and read him his rights. He stands up, turns around and puts his hands close together to be cuffed.

He is not saying anything. The look on his face is killing me. I know I should be mad at him, but I find I can't be. He is a victim too. I can't even imagine how I would react if I was put in his position with my grandparents. He was ostracized by the two people he needed to be favored by.

I feel something wet on my cheeks and realize I am crying. This is all too much for me. I feel strong arms around me and I can tell from the buzz going through my body that it is Edward. He turns me around and kisses me soothingly on the lips.

"We were right." He whispers against my ear.

With a shiver I reply. "Yes, but the story isn't so cut and dry. My Mother did nothing wrong but my Grandparents did plenty to antagonize Alexander."

I look up at where my Mom and Dad are tightly hugging each other. "I'm glad I have my Mom back."

"Me too, Love, me too."

Carlisle looks at all of us and says, "I say we get back to Barnsdall."

Everyone files out of the house and into the vehicles. Not one of us looked at my Grandparents.

A/N: Well, that's all for this story guys. I hope everyone enjoyed it and I'll start the sequel fairly soon. Thank you to everyone who favorited, alerted and reviewed my story. It really does mean a lot. Please stay for the sequel.