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Charlie's POV

"Bells…Bella…Hey, Bells, we're here. Time to wake up, sweetheart." I was about to see if clearing my throat would get her attention when, out of the corner of my eye, I saw my daughter start to shift around in her seat. There's no way she could have been all that comfortable curled up in the front seat like that, her neck angled awkwardly against the window.

"Hmmm? Are we there?" she asked sleepily. She stretched out her muscles as far as she could within the confines of the passenger seat of my Mercedes. As we drove closer to the inner parts of town, I was beginning to kick myself for purchasing such a luxurious car; it stuck out like a sore thumb in this quaint little town. I'm sure that's the last thing Bella would want, more attention, just because she was the new resident rich kid. Great!

I noticed my little girl was looking out the window, probably taking it all in, an odd look on her face. "Is everything ok, Bells?"

It took her a few moments to reply. She looked like she was trying to piece together her words in just the right way.

"Forks is a lot…different… than Phoenix…" she said. "How many people live here?"

I was happy to have done my research. Before accepting the position of Chief of Police and Investigation of this town, I did some searching to figure out what I would be getting myself into. In all honesty, it wasn't the job position that made me want to move her. I have always wanted to live in a small town, at least smaller than Phoenix, anyway. City life was more for Renee. My dream had always been to settle down somewhere small, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Somewhere I could come home from work, and if I felt the desire to, I could gather my fishing gear and catch the last few hours of daylight out on the lake. Somewhere I could learn the names of everyone in town, and easily recognize their faces when I passed them in the grocery store. Somewhere more calm than the congested city. I guess that's another reason Renee and I had decided to lean towards a divorce.

"Just barely over a thousand. Most of the people who live here have lived here their whole lives. Other people, like us, came to the small town after living in bigger cities. It used to be even smaller. But, once that arts academy opened a few years ago, more people have moved in to town."

Bella continued looking out the window. She was probably wondering where we were going to live. I had purchased a house just barely on the outskirts of town. I didn't want Bella and me to have to have neighbors breathing down our necks, especially now that we weren't in the city and we actually had the opportunity to avoid that. Renee and I had decided that it would be in our daughter's best interest to live a little further from everyone else, in a house that would have plenty of room for her to have personal space away from me if she wanted it.

I really want Bella to feel at home in our new house. I felt terrible that I was tearing her away from Phoenix. Much like her mother, Bells loved the city. I think that, more than anything else, she was going to miss the ballet studio, which is why I had her own personal ballet studio built in our new two story, 16 room house.

"Do you want me to drive by the academy?" I ventured.

Bella stiffened. "Um…no. I mean, no thank you. Can we just go home? I want to get settled in so I can start off more relaxed. I haven't seen some of my things in just about a week, and I want to make myself comfortable."

Bella's POV

In truth, I just wanted to get out of this stupid car. Looking around town, I couldn't help but feel more than a bit out of place already. My dad's car felt way too expensive for this town. If this was how I felt as the passenger in my dad's Mercedes, how was I going to feel driving around town in my sleek, burn orange BMW? Maybe I could trade it in for something a little less flashy?

Dad continued to drive through what must have been the middle of town. It may have just been me, but as we crept down Main Street, it felt like all eyes were on us.

Finally, we seemed to be making our way towards the outer skirts of town. The houses were much nicer out here. In town, it seemed like there were a lot of small, two family homes close together. Out in this part of town, the houses were not only further apart, but much more grand and elegant.

When I noticed that my dad was slowing down the car, I tried looking out the window to see if I could find a street sign, and saw that we were on Willow Avenue. About half way down the street, our car came to a stop in front of a gorgeous house. The house itself was white with black shutters around the widows, and had a red front door. There was a gated front lawn, just the perfect size for a small dog to run around. A flower garden lined the front porch, and on that front porch sat a set of rocking chairs with a small table in between them.

"Welcome home, Bells."

I could hear the smile in my dad's voice. I glanced at him quickly out of the corner of my eye before looking back at the house.

"This is our house? This is where we are going to live?" I tried not to sound too surprised, but I was surprised!

"Is something wrong, honey? Did I choose a bad house? Is the location all wrong? I'm sorry! I can…it's not too late…you know, there are other houses…"

"Dad!" I cut him off. He took a breath to collect himself. It looked like I startled him. I quickly smiled. "Dad, I think it's beautiful."

The smile that broke out on my dad's face had to have been the biggest I had ever seen on him. I couldn't help but smile back at him.

"Welcome home, Bells."