Chapter 2
"Yeah Dad, it's me." I called back. Charlie's eyes were glued to the TV watching some basketball game. "Um Dad?" Even Charlie could here the agitation in my voice.
"Yeah?" Charlie said, his voice suddenly becoming sharp as he spotted Edward standing beside me. You could easily see that Charlie was becoming more agitated by the second, his eyes shifting from me to Edward and back again.
Edward squeezed my hand, silently encouraging me go on. "OK, here goes…" I said softly almost to myself. "Ok Dad," I said more confidently, and looking Charlie straight in the eye. "Me and Edward have an announcement to make…"I said. Charlie's vein in his forehead was starting to pound from the tension he was feeling off of me.
"Go ahead." Edward said softly in my ear. Trying to calm me so I could go on and tell Charlie.
"Dad, me and Edward are getting married." I said looking at the ground so I didn't have to meet his eyes as he heard our news. I chanced a look at my father from underneath my lashes. His face was slowly turning purple and he gripped his favourite chair for support.
Charlie was like a time bomb that was going to go off at any second. You could see his face turn from pink to red, to purple and then contort in anger and frustration. Edward suddenly pulled me close into his chest. That was not a good sign, and then, Charlie exploded!
"What?!" he screamed at both of us. Then his anger turned to just Edward. "You! How dare you!" he screamed as he pointed his finger into Edward's chest. "You left her once, how do I know you won't do it again? Huh?" He said it sadly as he collapsed into his chair. "I won't let you hurt her again. Ever."
"Oh Dad." I sighed. But Edward squeezed my hand, signaling for me to stop. He stepped forward and knelt in front of my dad.
"Charlie, I promise I will never, ever leave Bella again. I love her with everything I have and would give my life ten times over to keep hers. Please Charlie, this is what we want!" He said it softly, he even convinced me that this is what I want.
He nodded and then slouched out of his chair and up to his room without a backwards glance, or smile. I sighed and Edward pulled me into his chest and hugged me tightly. "How are his thoughts?" I asked.
"Relatively calm, he's thinking about calling Renée though." he said. But to me he sounded almost confident.