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It was hard for me to remember the days when I would drag myself home from the station dreading making dinner. I would microwave pizza and watch ESPN till I fell asleep on the couch, woke up around one and shuffled to bed. Repeat the next three hundred and sixty five days.

That was before Bella came to live with me. And before she started dated.

I realise every father wishes their daughter would just be de-interested in boys and parties till they've married and got kids of their own. Moved away and living far enough away that I wouldn't have to hear it, or know them. But this boy, Carlisle's boy, it no good.

Last September was more than heartbreaking for her, and I couldn't stand it. I love my daughter more than anything. She's the most important thing in my entire world. So the pain in her voice, her face, hell even the way she moved looked excruciating.

Now he was back. Those three days she was gone terrified me, taking me back to when she had been lost in the woods. Six hours forty-three minutes and eleven seconds we had searched for her. All I had that night was a note, in that scrawly loopy handwriting of hers. While she had been in L.A. all I had was a stupid note saying something happened and she was leaving for a bit with Alice Cullen.

I may not be a smart man. But I have now, and had then enough brain cells to connect Alice Cullen with that no-good rotten brother of hers.

I drove up the lane, his silver car parked in it's usual spot. Boy's here, obviously. Why doesn't she give him up. The way she looks at him, like he's her sun, and she orbits around him. it's almost nine thirty. She knows better, could do better. She could be real smart and ditch him all together. I don't know what she'd do if he left again. I wish she would just wait until college when she can find someone safer, nicer. Less intimidating. Jacob would do. Would be great. Happy kid, smart, old for his years.

I walk in the living room, my coat, badge and gun still in place. "Bell's it's nine thirty." Close enough, five minutes. It wouldn't take him five minutes to get out. Quick. I had to give the boy that. Hanging up my coat I heard them murmuring and then he stood up, gathered his things and headed out.

"Have a good night Charlie." he said softly. Always polite. Smarmily polite. Punk.

"You too Edward. Say hi to your dad, haven't seen him in awhile." He winced and nodded. I watched as he jogged to his car and sped off. If only I had my radar gun I'd-

"Dad, you hungry?"

"Yeah Bell's, you making something."

"Yeah, Tony's Pizza. Just like the Diner." I looked at her and laughed. The only thing I could credit the boy on was that she did seem happier. Even before with Jacob she had always been holding herself together. The fake smile contradicted by the agonized eyes. Her humour bounced back mere days after he came back, she talked more, babbled on about school things, her friends, random events like she use to. Although I noticed she mentioned Edward less. Whether that had something to do with them or her knowing I didn't want to hear it, I would never know.

"Here dad. I'm heading to bed." She looked wiped, I nodded, but mentally told myself I'd check on her later. I always remembered her as a night owl. Yet once she started seeing Edward last year she'd been going to bed early. There was something in that, but it was probably me. Dad looking-for-things-sense.

I clean up the pizza and some leftover's I nuked and turned on ESPN. The game held a bit of interest. Upstairs I heard the shower turn off and her shuffling around like she normally did. I heard a shout followed by giggles. Must have tripped. Clumsy kid. Get's it from both me and her mother. Although, Renee and I were only clumsy in minimal amounts. I was the socially clumsy, never said the right things, so I learned not to say anything at all. Made a lot of friends that way.

Renee had been the social butterfly. The day we first met we had been leaving school and she tripped over the door guard and fell right into my arms like a fairy tale. It was that day I knew there would never be anyone else. And there never had. Bella was all the female I could handle.

The game ended and after turning the T.V. off and all the lights I bumbled upstairs and poked my nose around her door. She was on her stomach, head tucked into her arm and mumbling "Edward, Mmm cookies. Not the pink one, Alice." I couldn't help but grin as I wandered to my own room, minutes later I crashed into bed, another, "Edward, come here." and I was in dream land.