***plotline references as well as all of the characters in this fanfiction belong to Stephenie Meyer (with the exception of a few new characters that I created and introduced to the story – you will know who they are.)***

Chapter 1

Charlie

It had now been almost five years since Charlie met Renesmee; five years since he made the agreement with Jacob not to ask any questions about what we were and that in exchange, we would be able to stay in Forks.

We all knew that Charlie's "need to know" agreement would eventually end. Edward had already read the theories going through Charlie's mind, theories that were too close to the truth. Theories that Charlie chose to ignore as he was afraid that by breaking the "agreement" we would have to leave.

Truth is, eventually we would have to leave. As the years passed, all of Fork's humans, the ones that graduated with us, were aging; all but us. Even acknowledging the facts, I could not bare to be away from Charlie; to take Renesmee, the joy of his like, away from him. I had already lost Renee, having to keep distance from her, for her own protection. Loosing Charlie would be too much.

Interesting enough, the same day I had spent hours conflicting whether it was time to leave, Alice had one of her visions. Her eyes cold, trying to focus on her vision, searching for more information, gave me a feeling I had only once before, the same feeling when I found out the Volturi were coming for us.

Alice blinked once and stared into my eyes; I could read the pain in her eyes as I begged her to tell me what she had seen. Renesmee was outside with Jacob, Edward tightly holding my hand. He was frozen in place, I was sure he had already read Alice's thoughts.

Alice then, in a broken voice started to tell me that in her vision, the Volturi were coming for Charlie, that they were certain he knew too much. I could feel the agony in her voice, the same agony I felt. Alice had always seen Charlie as a father figure and so, choosing her words carefully, she continued…

"Bella, there is no way around this, there is no way to fight it. I can see Charlie as one of us, just like I saw you."

Unexpectedly, I selfishly felt eager to make Charlie one of us. I wouldn't have to lose him. Renesmee would always have him in her life. But there were so many questions, what would Charlie want, how would he react to the newborn state? I had to organize my thoughts so I asked Alice:

"How long do we have?"

"Less than two days, they are already on their way"

That must had been what she meant about not having a way around this. Edward as expected was upset.

"Bella, I know you want your father with you" he didn't have to read my mind to know that "…but he must still have a choice. It is time to tell him the truth, or should I say, it is time to confirm his theory. If he decides that we are all insane, which is likely, we will do what we have to protect him."

"But who would…" I didn't have to finish my question; Edward instantly interrupted me, affirming that he would talk to Carlisle about turning Charlie, if that was Charlie's choice.

That evening we had a meeting in the dining room. We all knew that we took it too far. That Charlie knew too much, even if he pretended not to. The meeting went smoothly, it was decided that Edward and I would talk to Charlie and depending on what he decided, Carlisle would step in with the rest of the plan.

Just when we were finishing it up, we heard Charlie's cruiser close to the house. He was coming to see Renesmee, as he did every day.

Charlie had always been perceptive, mostly due to his job, but over the past few years, he became even more perceptive and cautions. As he walked in we could see in his eyes that he could feel the tension in the room. Jacob and Renesmee were out hunting so we had some time to talk before they came in.

"What is going on Bells? Is everything alright?"

"Dad, we need to talk." I spoke in a hesitant voice. I didn't even know where to start.

All of the Cullen's expect for Edward and I, left the room.

Charlie sat, looking concerned; his first question was if we were leaving. That seemed to be what he feared the most.

Edward held my hand and looked into my eyes, giving me the strength to go on.

"Dad, we need to talk about the "need to know agreement", it is time for the truth."

He hesitated in saying anything, the fear of us leaving haunted him. "We will not leave dad, not unless you are with us."

He seemed to relax a little. "Go on Bella."

"Dad, there have been complications. Your theories of what we are…well, your theories are correct."

Charlie looked like he had seen a ghost, it was one thing to assume theories, but to have them confirmed it is a whole different story. I figured I might as well just tell him everything and then let him process the information. Charlie just sat frozen in place, as I continued …

"Dad, we took this too far. You are at risk, you shouldn't know as much as you do." He seemed to understand, or at least pretended very well that he did understand.

"What are my options?" he asked in a firm, confident voice

"Well, we could protect you, but the risk will be high." I should have left that next part out, but I was once again being selfish. "If we do that we will have to send Renesmee away with Jacob, so they will not be at risk."

"And the alternative option" he looked as if he already knew the answer as he asked the question.

I wasn't sure quite how to phrase this. "Well you could be a Cullen" Even with the tension, my choice of words seemed to amuse Edward.

Charlie's breathing at that point was uneven, he looked disoriented. "This is a lot to process Bells." He stood up and started to walk back and forth, looking as if he wanted to just run out of there.

That was when Renesmee came in, smiling at Charlie. At that moment, the look in his eyes went from fear to certainty. I turned to Edward, knowing he was reading Charlie's mind. Edward, surprised by Charlie's reaction, whispered "He is not staying away from Renesmee."

As Charlie was giving Renesmee a warm hug, he looked over at me and the fear gone, he simply stated "Just tell me when and where Bells."