DISCLAIMER: The great Stephenie owns all. I'm just playing with the characters.

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So, here we go..the next chapter.

1988,Family

It was almost dinner time when Charlie reached home. He was hardly through the door when their bundle of joy bounded up to him, squealing and giggling in innocent abandon.

"Daddy! I missed you!" Bella continued squealing as Charlie hugged her to himself. Renee's heart warmed at her little display, but she couldn't help laughing at her enthusiasm.

"She's been like this today. God knows what's got her so excited" Renee kissed his cheek before they turned to see her daughter looking at them smiling like a cheshire cat.

"What's up with you today, cupcake?" Charlie kissed her little button nose and smiled.

"Its a good day!" Bella said, still squealing. Both of them couldn't help but chuckle at their daughter's antics.

"I think Mrs. Meraz fed her those cookies again" Renee joked.

It was no secret all the kids in the neighborhood loved Mrs. Meraz's horribly sweet cookies. So often you would find her in her garden, with little kids around, nibbling on the famous cookies and listening to her stories with rapt attention.

"Possibly. She's loves cupcake here."

"What's not to love, my daughter's the best little girl ever. Aren't you sweetheart?"

Bella nodded her little head emphatically,"I helped her pick mail today and played with Bruno , she said I'll be a very good lady. Do you thnk I'll be a good lady, daddy?"

"Of course, why don't clean you up for dinner?" Bella smiled beautifully before running off to her room.

"She's growing up so fast" Charlie murmured.

"Yeah, soon you'll be able to use that rusty gun of yours to scare away boyfriends" Renee teased.

"She's not going to have boyfriends! And don't knock the gun woman, it kept that creep James away, didn't it?"

Renee laughed at her husband's mock annoyance before moving to set the table.

At the dinner table, Charlie couldn't help but look at her daughter trying not to make a mess of her food.

"Can you pass the salt please, mommy?"

Yep,definitely growing up too fast.

I know, terribly short a chapter. But my initial plans for the story have been derailed a bit. I'm trying to set the mood and show how Bella evolves as a person.

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