A/N Okay my lovely readers, here's Chapter nine. I want to thank all of my amazing favorites, followers and reviewers! To one in particular, you review every time with "Update Soon" I'd love to send you a teaser of the next chapter, as promised to everyone who reviews, but I think you have you PM shut off or perhaps you're a guest user? So turn it on if you'd like teasers! I'd also like to thank my pre-reader JordanPatzCullen, you'll notice it's spelled right this time! as well! My blog is linked to my profile if you'd like to check it out. It features pictures, songs and chapters of this story, although I am a little behind on that process right now. The end of this chapter really follows Chris Young's song Gettin' You Home so any similarities belong to him! Any way on to what happens with Charlie!

Chapter 9

Gettin' You Home

Chris Young

Jasper's POV: "Bella? What the hell is going on?" Charlie fumes. She drops my hand to reach out to grab her father's arm to calm him down.

"Can you please just get in Jasper's truck and we'll talk about this at home?" She asks in a small voice. Charlie opens his mouth, arching his eyebrows in fury as he's about to voice all his opinions. "Please, Dad," she begs. I place my hand on the small of Bella's back and close my eyes, filling the tense conversation with trust to make Charlie go with us; she needs him that much is obvious.

"Okay." He simply states.

Bella and I lead the way back to my truck, the whole way there I'm fighting the urge to grab her and pull her into my arms to comfort her. But, we've already dumped too much stress on him as it is. Arriving at my baby, I take Charlie's bag and throw it in the back seat, hoping to gain brownie points; I need as many as I can get right now. He climbs in and fastens his seatbelt, while I open Bella's door, offering her broken face a smile. Her deep black eyes light up a little. Good. When I hop in, the center council is pulled down and Bella has turned on the radio to a simple piano music channel.

I spend the first half hour of the drive with my eyes staring out the windshield because I can feel Charlie's eyes shooting daggers at me.

"We're almost there Dad; Jasper lives on a private road on a beautiful ranch." Bella said, as I turn onto my red gravelled road.

"Tell me what's going on, Bella." Charlie says sternly through his tightly clenched teeth, still not taking his eyes off of me. Looking at me to give me a pleading look, I peel my eyes slowly off the road to nod yes. Bella unfasten the useless, to us, seatbelt and turns around in her seat so her back is facing the windshield so she can see her dad as she talks and I go back to focusing on how badly my road needs re-graveled.

"What we're about to tell you is very dangerous and could endanger all of our lives," She starts. "Do you want me to continue or do you just want to leave it at that. I'm okay, Dad, really."

"Bella, I need to know why you left unexpectedly. Why you left and why you're with this Cullen," He spits out venomously.

"I want you to try and leave the past in the past. He's not him, Daddy." She pleads.

"Okay, I will try to hear you out, but I don't like this, Bells." She takes a deep breath and I'm too late to stop her. I feel the burn flame in my own throat as hers lights on fire.

"Shh," I coo quite enough so she will only here. "It's okay, hold your breath." Nodding she continues on.

"Dad, I want you to take a second and push every logical since you have out of your body. Try to believe that anything is possible and everything isn't what it seems, can you do that? For me?"

"Yes." She says. I fill the cab of the truck with a sense of relaxation to ease the tension.

"Okay, do you remember three years ago when Angela and I told you I was pregnant?"

"Yeah, but what does that have to do with anything?" Charlie fumes.

"Do you remember how I told you how we didn't think Edward could have children because he got in accident?" I watch him nod his head in the corner of the review mirror, the vein in his forehead as yet to go back down. Closing her eyes she starts to unravel our history. "Edward was born in 1901. When he was 17 he was changed into a vampire by Dr. Cullen because he was dying. He changed him hoping to give a brother to Jasper because he lost his brother after the Civil War. You'll meet Peter later. All of the Cullen's are vampire's Dad. No one thought it was possible for a vampire to father a child. While I still don't know why Edward left us and I know I shouldn't trust Jasper, I do. I'm his singer, Daddy. Some vampires have special gifts, like Peter's girlfriend Charlotte saw Juliette through a flashback. It's kind of like a vision, but she relieves the past. To protect us from the Volturi, Jasper changed me and took us here to keep us in hiding." She vents.

"Wait, you're a, umm, a vampire?" Charlie stutters.

"Yes."

"That's a little hard to believe, kiddo."

"I know do you want me to keep going?" she asks carefully.

"Please and what is this 'singer' thing you mentioned?"

"Okay, a singer is a human mate to a vampire. The human's blood literally sings to the Vampire, instantly tying the two together. When the vampire changes the singer, they are mates, forever. I know you won't be happy with this, but, I love him, Daddy. Please don't be upset. He's not Edward. He did this to protect Juliette and me, he loves me and I know I can trust him with my life."

"You're right Bells, I'm not happy about this." he says.

"I can't leave him like I said we're in love and running away just won't work, so the Volturi are vampire law, a Royal Family if you will. This is why no one can know about us. If they find out that you know, they will come after the Whitlock's, and you." Bella finishes.

"Okay, so I'll keep my mouth closed. Who I'm I going to tell? Billy? Like he'd ever believe something this crazy." He chuckles letting his guard down a little while I sigh in relief.

"He already knows," I mutter under my breath. "Charlie," I speak for the first time since the airport.

"What?" he ask, still not overly thrilled with me.

"Do you think we can go out to dinner tonight, you know, to get to know each other a little better?" I ask.

"No."

"Please Daddy, for me, remember he's not Edward," Bella says. I see how Juliette has the ability to wrap everyone around her little finger, she got that from her mother.

"Fine." Charlie snarls.

We finally get home and Peter's truck is parked in his spot on the red gravelled drive way.

"We'll be in a few minutes, Jasper," Charlie snaps.

"Okay," I stutter, but I still grab Charlie's bag and take it up stairs into the entertainment room and pull out the futon into a bed. I slip into the hallway's linen closet to pull out a couple flannel blankets and pillows. Remembering Edward saying Charlie's favorite football team is the Seahawks one night as Emmett and I were watching a Seahawks game. I snatch the throw with their logo of the couch in Peter's 'man cave'. I dress the futon into what resembles a bed, taking extra time to push every wrinkle out of the blankets, and set the T. a picture of a moving fireplace and turn the volume on low so the crackling of the "fire" fills the room. He seems like a fireplace type of guy, and maybe Bud Light type of man. I have every intention of getting out of the 'Edward' category with him. Going down stairs, to grab a six pack; we're both going to need a beer at this rate, I take notice to the recently added Christmas rope lights that flash red to green to white and back to red every few seconds, leading down the banister. Char and Juliette are decorating the Christmas tree with plastic snowflakes, fake candies and random mismatched decorations while Peter strings garland across the mantel and hangs stockings and candy canes. With all the chaos that's been going on lately I didn't even realize that Christmas really snuck up on me this year, that's going to be here in only a days.

"Guys, I said a couple changes of clothes, not the Christmas isle at Macy's," I chuckle.

"Oh, come on Jazz, do you know how long it's been since we've celebrated Christmas properly? I mean the whole thing cookies, lights, and Santa Clause?" Char goes off on her rampage.

"Fine, fine, have fun here. But I won't be the one who hangs the lights on the roof!"

"I already did it," Peter beams happily, while adjusting the last stalking and then follows me into the kitchen. "Hey, man. Can I just run something by you real quick?" he asks, sounding kind of nervous.

"Yeah?"

"Okay, well Char is really into this Christmas thing right?" I nod as he speaks while pushing the useless milk and juice out of the way to get to the beer in the refrigerator. "Well what if I proposed to her, again, for real this time. Do it Christmas morning after we're done with gifts and everything? Give her the wedding she always wanted? I mean you have Bella now and I can tell Char and her are going to be really close. You'll be here to be my best man and Juliette will be our perfect flower girl and…"

"Dude, you don't have to explain to me," I say as I duck out of the fridge and I put my hand on Peter's shoulder. "I think it's a great idea!"

"Yeah?" he sighs.

"Yeah." I agree. Right at that time Bella and Charlie walk in and there's actually a smile on his face. Then he sees me, and that smile fades in a millisecond.

"I took your bag up stairs; do you want me to show you your room, Charlie?" I ask, holding my breath. He clenches his teeth while Bella grabs his arm. "Daddy, you promised," she whispers.

"Yeah, let's go." I bring the six pack with me and lead him up the stairs. Entering the room I put the beer in the fridge and grab two, cracking one open, I offer the other to Charlie. He accepts. I press the cool brown long necked bottle to my lips letting the carbonated barley brew slip down my throat to ease the sting of the pain in my head. As a vampire, I could drink forever and never get more than a buzz, but the liquor still eases stress in our minds just as it does in people. Pealing my lips off the bottle, I notice Charlie did the same thing as I; we're both in need of another already, so I grab two more.

"So, Charlie, I just wanted to take a second just to thank you for trusting Bella with everything. I know this is hard, but I really appreciate you giving this a chance." I murmur while sitting down in Charlotte's hanging bubble chair. Charlie follows my lead and sits down in my hammock chair and pinches the bridge of his nose.

"Look, if I had it my way Bella would not be here right now. I would drag her kicking and screaming on that plane and back to Forks. After what Edward did to her I can't trust any man to be with her fragile heart. She cares too much about everyone else, and usually doesn't take the time to think about herself." He starts.

"I noticed that." I smile.

"Now here's why she's staying here. This whole vampire thing doesn't make sense, at all, but my daughter does not make shit up as she goes. You're going to teach her whatever it is she needs to know about this life. For some reason she believes that she's in love with you and for some reason she has it in her head you love her back,"

"I do, sir." I interrupt.

"How? You've known her for what, three days? You can't possibly tell me that you do." He states through clenched teeth.

"Charlie, I love your daughter and your granddaughter with all of my being. I don't understand it, but when I changed her I realized that she was my singer. When I introduce you to Peter and Charlotte we can talk more about singers. Charlotte was Peter's singer. They met clear back when the Civil War and here they are, still young and in love." I convince.

"While I don't know why, I'm going to give this a chance. But I'll tell you this, vampire or not, you leave her, you break her heart, I will find a way to kill you."

"You won't have to worry about that sir, but if at some time I am ever that stupid to walk away from the best damn girl, please do me that favor and kill me." I smile.

"I think we can agree on that." He chuckles. We've finished our beers and I grab the last two out of the refrigerator. I give Charlie his and grab the remote of the edge of the futon and turn on a football game. We spend the next twenty minutes discussing teams and chatting about everything else like we've known each other for years, like old friends. As we high five over the recent touchdown, I can't help but notice the weight that has been lifted off my shoulders.

When half time starts, Bella and Juliette walk in. Bella is wearing a simple little black cotton dress that just hugs every one of her damn curves perfectly. She's wearing the same black Converse that she wore when I changed her. She has one of my long sleeve plaid shirts on. Her hair is down and it looks like she's added a few curls to accent her already wavy hair. The lip gloss on her lips still skinny and I can smell the sweet innocent perfume on her from here. Juliette clings to her mommy's hand as they walk in.

"Grandpa!" She squeals while running to jump into Charlie's lap.

"Hey, Bells" Charlie greets.

"Hey. Are you getting hungry dad?" she asks.

"Sure, can I take a shower before we head out?" he asks.

"Yeah, you can use Jazz's shower, just right behind that door through his room." Bella directs. He sets Juliette down in my hammock chair and leaves the room with his bag.

"So, I see football is on, must have gone pretty good up here while I was gone?" she starts.

"It went perfect." I smile while grabbing her hand to pull her close so I can press my lips to hers. She wraps her hands around my neck and starts playing with my curls. Although I'd like to pin her up against the wall and kiss her until the sun burns out, I remember Juliette is sitting right there witnessing us. But I can't help but notice the venom pooling in her mouth into mine as I pull away. "My dad takes long showers, Jazz," she starts, but I interrupt.

"We're going to be sitting in a crowded restaurant, why don't we go get your thirst under control?" I finish for her.

"Yeah." She agrees. I change the T.V. to a cartoon for Juliette, who looks like she's about to fall asleep and give her the remote.

I pull her down to the new Winter Wonder Land Peter and Char have created and they are sitting on the couch. Char as a Stephen King book in her hands and Peter is playing a game on his iPad.

"Hey, we're going to go hunting real quick. We're going to dinner with Charlie; would you two like to join us? He's having a hard time understanding the whole singer thing." I explain.

"Sure. When?" Char asks.

"Um, here in about an hour? Juliette is upstairs do you mind checking on her after a while?" Bella asks.

"Okay and sure." Char answers, going back to her book. I continue leading Bella outside until we both take off running to where the creek turns into a pond. Four deer are grazing around it while two more are getting a drink from it.

"You go first, babe." I whisper into her ear.

"Okay." She sprints off to one that is grazing and knocks it to the ground it doesn't struggle for long before she sinks her teeth in its neck, and I feel my pants growing too tight. She drains the deer quickly before running up the hill to get another. I follow and once I get to her she already has her teeth in it. As she pulls her teeth out she catches a run-a-way drop of blood with her bright red tongue. Bella struts over to me and pulls her hair out of the way of her neck. She wraps her arm around my lower back and pulls me in close.

"Take some." She purrs. I slowly press my teeth into her neck and she throws her head back in and shrieks in pleasure as I drink. Slowly the thick, warm liquid gold passes over my tongue down my throat easing the growing burn in my own throat as well. I pull out to run my tongue over the new wounds, filling them with my venom.

"Thanks, darlin'. Want to head back now?" I ask.

"How about you just let me kiss you for a while, and then we'll head back?" she flirts.

"That works, too." I chuckle. I pull her chin up so her lips meet mine. I open my mouth and she mirrors my actions. She slides her tongue into my mouth; she still has blood coated all over her tongue. I push her up against a tree and wrap my hands around her soft hair to tug it as our tongues fight for dominance. She pulls away only to leave a peck on my lips.

"We better get going, Mister, my dad's probably getting dressed right now." She says.

"You're right." I pull her up onto my back and take off running until we're inside my living room. Peter and Char still where we left them except Peter as pulled Char in between his legs and she is resting her head on his chest with her eyes closed and the corners of her lips pulled up slightly as Peter plays with her hair. Upstairs the water shuts off so we head up stairs back into the entertainment room. Bella runs her hands through her hair fixing what I messed up while we were in the woods. She takes my place in the bubble chair and lies in it sideways. I walk over to Juliette, who is passed out in the chair and pick her up and lay her down on the futon. I turn the T.V. off and we sit in silence waiting for Charlie to join us.

He steps into the room, "Ready to go Dad?" Bella asks.

"Sure." I wake Juliette up just enough to tell her we're going to dinner and pull her into my arms. Her little hand hangs onto my shoulder and she falls asleep again. We make our way down stairs and I tell Charlie and Bella that we'll take my truck. She takes the still sleeping Juliette from my hands and leads her dad outside.

"Hey guys, we're heading out. Do you want to ride with me or take your truck, Peter?" I ask.

"We'll follow you. Where we headed?" He inquires.

"How about the Deck House?"

"Sure, we'll meet you guys there." He states.

I hop into my truck and Friday night traffic is killer. Bella is sitting upfront while Charlie and Juliette sit in the back.

"Are we spending Christmas with Jasper, Mommy?" She asks as I stop at a red light.

"Yeah! Santa Clause will know you're here in Texas; so you, me Peter, Char, your mom and even your Grandpa if he'd like to stay." I answer for Bella looking at her as she smiles then turns around to get an answer from Charlie.

"Sure, I guess I can stay for a couple days for my favorite little girl." He says while rubbing the top of Juliette's head.

"Yay!" she explains. The rest of the ride is chatter from Juliette on the things she hopes Santa brings her. When we finally reach the destination, we all hop out in unison and I get Juliette out of the back. I throw her onto my hip and I lace my fingers into Bella's hand. I know it's pushing it, but Charlie is just going to have to live with the fact that I am unbelievably in love with his amazing daughter.

"How many?" The host asks, his green eyes slowly moving up and down Bella's body. I step closer to her and drop her hand so I can wrap my arm around her torso.

"Five," Bella answers. "The other two will be here shortly."

"Would you like a table or a booth?" He asks while trying to check her out again. This guy just isn't getting the hint.

"We'll have a table and a high chair for our daughter." I snarl.

"Okay, right this way." He scoffs.

"Your waiter will be with you in a few minutes." He says as he leaves. I sit Juliette into the high chair and I pull out Bella's chair for her. She toys with her menu for a while and decides all she wants is a margarita, I decide on just having Corona.

"So, Charlie, Peter and Char will join us tonight so we can talk a little more about singers. Is that cool?"

"Yeah, works for me. The bacon burger looks good." He states. Right at that time Peter and Char are led through the crowd by the same scum bag that brought us.

"Hey guys!" Charlotte greets.

"Hey!" Bella offers. "So this is my dad, Charlie. Dad this is Jasper's brother Peter and his fiancée Charlotte."

"Nice to meet you, sir." Peter offers his hand out to Charlie.

"So Jasper told you about us?" Char starts.

"Um, yeah, still a little hard to believe though." He chuckles nervously.

"That it is; imagine my surprise when Peter told me." She giggles back.

"My name is Jessica and I'll be your server tonight. Can I start you out with anything to drink?" our waitress asks. She can't be more than 18, her curly brown hair surrounds her face, and she pushes a strand behind her ear.

"Sure, I'll have a Corona with a lime wedge in the bottle." I order.

"And I'll take a margarita, on the rocks and heavy on the rim with salt please and she'll have a small cherry Coke." Bella says referring to Juliette.

"I'll have the same, and he'll have a Bud Light." Char orders for both herself and Peter.

"I'll take a Bud Light too." Charlie finishes.

"Alright, do you guys want to start with an appetizer?" Jessica asks.

"Sure, do you guys want to split some artichoke dip?" I ask, their nodding confirms the order. Jessica sets off to fill our drinks and Char picks up the conversation.

"Peter found me when I was 17, Charlie and I was just like you, didn't believe in love at first sight. That is until Peter looked into my eyes. I felt safe and wrapped up in love right there, that second." She starts.

"I was sent by Jasper to hunt, and she was all alone making her the perfect target. But when I went up to her, her blood was the best smelling I had ever experienced. I felt this bonding fate to her, and I couldn't understand why. I walked her home and when I left, I know this sounds corny, but I felt this unbearable pain in my chest. The next day when I saw her, the pain went away. I told Jasper this and we found out about singers. When I changed her, everything about her filled my body as her blood filled me and the love I felt for her then is nothing to what I have for her know. I can't live one day without her, I'm sure Jasper has the same feeling." Peter adds. Charlie looks at me, "I do." I said. "The love I have for Bella is more than I ever thought my heart was possible of giving."

"Alright, here's your margaritas, your Carona sir and your guys Bud's. Do you need more time with the menu's or are you ready to order?" Jessica asks, while another girl places our drinks in front of us.

"I'll have the bacon burger, well done please and I'll take the sweet potato fries." Charlie orders first.

"I'll take the mushroom Swiss burger, medium well. She'll share with me." Peter says while throwing his arm over Char's shoulders and pulling her in close.

"She'll take a cheeseburger kids meal." Bella orders for Juliette.

"I think we're good, right darlin'?" I ask Bella, but I notice how Charlie arches his eyebrow at the comment. Yeah. Too soon. Oh well.

"Okay, I'll have your food right up!" Jessica says while scurrying off to her other tables.

The rest of the night goes easy between Peter and Charlie talking about football, and Bella and Char chatting about the most recent celebrity gossip. Bella draws little hearts on my hand all night as she sips on her margarita. Soon enough the only thing on my mind is taking her home. We talk about our first Christmas together and eventually we're all done with dinner. Bella leans into my side and whispers into my ear, "Go pay the waiter and let's leave." She looks at me with her lazy face, did I hear her right? I must not be the only one still thinking about that blood exchange. Jessica returns with our check, I pay and we leave. The car ride home goes as easy as dinner, but it takes us less time to get home. Once inside the house we all say our good nights and I am overly grateful Juliette wants to watch a movie with her Grandpa.

Bella and I step into my room and I throw her against the wall sliding my tongue into her mouth before she knows what happens. She tugs at the buttons on my shirt until their all unfastened, she throws my shirt across the room. She pulls away from my embrace, "Wait," she whispers with sex in her voice. She walks over to the door and locks it turning around with a wink. She pulls her dress off and soon enough the black dress is on the floor with my shirt. I have a Goddess in my house right now. She stands there in her matching black lace panties and bra. I take the liberty to remove my pants. She struts over to me and pulls my down on the bed, greeting my lips with a peck. I pull us over so I am on my back and she's on my chest and I fumble with her bra until is snaps open. There just really isn't anything better than her loving me all night long.

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