Charlie Swan thought that he was the luckiest man in the world. He loved the sleepy pacific northwestern town that he lived in. Forks was the ideal location for hunting, fishing, and raising a family. He loved his job as the police chief in Forks. It made him feel good to know that he was protecting his community and providing for his family. His job was a source of pride and accomplishment. He was blessed to have the best friends that a guy could hope for. Billy and Sarah Black, and Harry and Sue Clearwater were more than his friends-they were his family. Charlie loved his beautiful wife Renee. To this day he was still amazed at his good fortune in capturing her heart. But of all the many blessings that Charlie had, to him his greatest treasure was his daughter Bella. From the first moment that he looked into her chocolate brown eyes Bella owned his heart. As she grew a little older and he got to know her sweet disposition, her gentle nature, and her loving heart, it only made it that much easier to love her.

The sound of a slamming door quickly snapped Charlie out of his revelry. He was soon bombarded by a small brown haired missile who nearly knocked him over in her attempt to welcome him home. With her tiny arms wrapped around his legs she beamed up at him and squealed, "Daddy! You're home!" Charlie smiled lovingly at his five year old daughter and said hey pumpkin-did you miss me? Bella looked up at her father and the sincerity shown through her eyes when she told him "I always miss you daddy when you are not here with me. You are my number one guy daddy." Her sweet declaration made his heart swell. He was quite happy to fill the role of number one guy in his daughter's life for as long as she allowed him to be there.

Charlie looked up as he heard the door open again. His breath caught as he looked into the face of his beautiful wife. He took a moment to lean down and kiss her daughter on the top of his head while he freed his legs from the small girls grasp. Then he walked over to where Renee was standing to take her in his arms. He placed gentle kisses on her forehead, her nose, and finally her lips. He looked into her eyes and said hello my sweetheart-did you and Bella have a good day? He felt a little uneasy when he noticed the distant look in her eyes and she did not respond to his question. "Renee", he softly asked, trying to get her attention. Renee shook her head as if to clear away the fog that she had been in and replied " I'm sorry Charlie-what did you ask?" Charlie smiled lovingly at his wife and said I was just asking how my two favorite girls' day went. Renee returned his smile with a small smile of her own and said "it was fine."

That sliver of unease grew a little more by Renee's response. There was something about her words that did not ring true. But Charlie shrugged it away figuring that maybe she was just tired. He knew that Bella's energy was sometimes a little much for his wife to keep up with. He looked at Renee again. What he saw put a small frown on his face. She did look tired. It made him decide that he was right-that exhaustion was all that was wrong with Renee and he allowed the unease that had been building to subside. He would just have to make sure that she got more rest and maybe he could try to help out a little more around the house.

Now that he was convinced that this was the solution he allowed the smile to return to his face. He asked his girls if they were ready to head to La Push to have dinner with the Black family. Bella quickly replied "Oh YES Daddy! Let's go!" Charlie chucked as his little dynamo grabbed his hand and pulled him back towards the car. He said-Bella aren't you forgetting something? Bella looked around and noticed that her mother was still standing on the steps. She called back to her mother "Hurry up Mommy! Jacob is waiting for us!"