"Charlie's home."

Oh great. This isn't going to end well. Charlie is going to blow a gasket or something, he won't be happy to see me and Edward reunited as he solely blames Edward for the state I have been in for the last few months. I glance at Edward out of the corner of my eye, hoping to see my horror reciprocated on his face as well, but on the contrary, he's smiling! Why is he happy? Doesn't he know that Charlie has his gun on him?

Yes, dad. Bullets don't bother Edward, they do indeed bounce off. Isn't that convenient for him?

This cannot end well for Charlie, I just hope that he doesn't get too angry, or have a heart attack, or spontaneously combust…

Charlie opens the door and calls out to me. "Hey Bells! I'm home." And Edward opens his mouth to call back; I quickly slap his leg which is helpfully under my hand at that moment.

"Shh!"

A look of confusion is written all over Edward's face as he gazes at me.

"What?" He whispers in my ear. Not the right time to get a shiver Bella, don't lose focus.

"Hi dad!" I call back to Charlie, then turning to Edward and suddenly whispering, "Wait until he puts his gun down! How would we explain bullets?"

He's amused by that. Good for him. At least I'm saving all three of us from doom. Never mind his family and whoever would come to destroy us all for breaking the vampire rule.

I could hear Charlie emptying his gun of bullets and placing it on a hook in the hallway so I let out a slight breath in relief, no-one is getting shot today. Charlie came round the corner into the living room where Edward and I were sitting on the sofa and immediately froze when he saw us together.

I suddenly became even more worried for my dad's health as before my eyes, his face became more red, turning into purple and as it was reaching blue I decided I needed to do something so started lifting myself up from the sofa.

"Give him a minute." Edward muttered to me under his breath, low enough for only me to hear. And as I looked back at my father I could release my breath once more, he was returning back to his normal shade of pink. I was hoping that was end of his bad reaction to seeing Edward, sadly I was mistaken.

"How dare you return here! After what you did to Bella? You need to leave here, immediately. Don't come back." Charlie quickly shouted at Edward, that didn't concern me as much as Edward at that precise moment because suddenly Edward had a look of pain on his face, I was confused. What was wrong with him? And so, I started to worry.

"Edward, what's wrong?" I tried to speak as quiet as possible while Charlie continued his rant, all steamed up.

"Nothing" He tried to smile at me, but it came out more as a grimace. "Charlie just has some very vivid thoughts."

I was still confused, what could my father possibly be thinking? He was ranting about what happened to me because he left. He wouldn't be imagining what I looked like; I don't want Edward to see that. But as the realisation came, I was firm in my belief that I was right in what I was thinking. And so I had to cut in to Charlie's rant, so I stood up, preparing myself to be a little mean.

"Hold up, dad. Edward is here because I wanted him to be. We have spoken to each other and it was all just a misunderstanding and we are both happier now." I spoke loudly, forcing him to listen to me; I could tell he was even more furious at what I said.

"Have you forgotten what he did to you Isabella? How lifeless you were? Because I certainly haven't." He spat at me maliciously, and his thoughts caused Edward to flinch again.

"No, I haven't forgotten dad, but this is my life and I'm 18 in a couple of months. Nearly an adult, I can full well make my own decisions and choices." I evenly replied. I was trying to stay calm, keep a level head, but it wasn't working on Charlie. I was going to have to be mean if he doesn't stop.

"You're not 18 yet! You live in my house and I say you cannot see that boy anymore!" He raged. Oh great, I'm going to have to pull out my weapon. I really didn't want to do this as I knew it would hurt him, but he's giving me no choice. I can't live without Edward.

"Fine, that's fine." I said calmly and sat back down next to Edward, taking his cool hand in my own.

Charlie was slightly baffled by my sudden change, "That's it? You're, you're giving in?"

"Oh, I haven't changed my mind. I'm staying with Edward. But if I can't be under your roof whilst I do it, then I'll just have to go somewhere else."

"Bella! You're still a child, and are especially behaving like one at this moment!"

"Well dad, I'm patient. I can wait out these next few months until September." I turned to Edward at this point, he has a stricken look on his face, I can't blame him for that. "Bye Edward, see you at school, I'm glad we have almost all the same lessons as each other."

"Bella!" He's shocked; he can't believe that I'm disrespecting him this much. To be honest, I can't believe it myself. But I can't live without Edward. These last few months have proven that. I have to do whatever I must to still be with Edward.

"I'm sorry dad, I didn't want to play the moving out card, but you forced my hand."

He's not happy with me, I can tell. He gives me one more withering glare before turning around, storming to the front door, leaving the house and slamming the door with brute force, causing the wall to shake and leaving me and Edward sitting side by side as still as statues, staring after him.

AN: Wow, another chapter done. This one has taken me a while because I got only a couple of reviews for the last chapter, I wasn't very motivated apart from feeling the need to update, to be honest I have exams coming up so if this story continues to not get many reviews or visitors, which I have been keeping an eye on, then I won't continue the story.

I really appreciate everyone who does review and who has added this story to their story alerts, I'm just feeling a little lost at the moment, and tired and having sporadic bursts of writers block. Sighs.

Thank you very much for reading though.