"Charlie, everything I told you three weeks ago when you called me is true. Bella is the only girl for me. She is my destiny and that is why I have to protect her. Without her, I will go insane."

"Did you all really move?"

"Yes and no."

"We moved, but not to LA. I made my family move after Bella's birthday because she was almost killed by one of us and I made us all leave to protect her. Through a series of miscommunications, I was led to the impression that she was dead. I wanted to kill myself because I refused to live in a world were Bella doesn't exist and that is when she left home to save me."

"If I run your ass over with my car, will you be damaged, or just my car?" He was pissed off and Jasper's calming influence wasn't helping him at all. Emmett was cracking up at the image Charlie presented with his words.

"Just the car, sir." I hung my head guiltily as he remembered what Bella had been like for those months I was away from her. I was rewarded with a smack to the back of the head.

"Ow, what was that for?"

"I'm still pissed at you for that and I know that if Charlie had done it, he would have only hurt his hand. That was for me and this is for him." She smacked me again before I could dodge out of the way.

"Stop it, I forgave Edward for that. I understand why he did it." Bella defended me.

"Dad, Edward is it for me. I was born to be with him. That is why I refused to leave Forks. I was holding out hope that he would come back to me. He makes me happy. He is my soul mate." Bella wrapped her free arm around my waist, and pressed herself closer to my chest. Charlie's thoughts were jumbled. He was slowly accepting that I loved her, but he wasn't ready to accept that Bella was ready to give her whole being to me. He looked between the two of us.

"Charlie, when you figure out what we are, we will explain everything to you; including our relationship. I'm from a time when it was socially unacceptable to be alone with a woman unaccompanied unless you were engaged or married. I've moved slightly with the times in that I am frequently alone with Bella and I have stolen more than my share of kisses, but that is as far as I've allowed myself to go with Bella. She respects that and doesn't push me for more than I can give her. For as old as I am, I am still a virgin because those are the morals I grew up with. Gentlemanly behaviors are engrained in me and all of us men because it was expected of us in the times that we grew up in. Though women didn't have as many freedoms as they do today, they were treated with respect."

"How old are you?" Charlie asked. Bella smiled along with me. I knew we were both remembering the day she asked me the exact same question.

"I am seventeen and I will be so for eternity."

"How long have you been seventeen?" He demanded. Alice shook her head.

"I can't tell you that until you know what we are. I realize that it sucks because in order for you to know about us, you have to know what we are, but on the same token, we are not the ones that can tell you. Bella can't either. However, if you guess, we will tell you if you're right." Bella's stomach grumbled.

"I'll make you dinner while you freshen up. Do you need help?" I asked.

"Rosalie?" She asked and in the next second, Rose was there to help Bella. The women disappeared and Alice guided Charlie back into his own room and showed him everything.

CHPOV

"Is he really still a virgin?" I asked Alice. She snickered.

"He can hear you, you know. There are no secrets in this house. Yes, he and Bella are both still virgins. It's really important to Edward to wait for his wedding night, plus, he can really hurt her and he doesn't want to do that." He can hear me, what the hell?

"What happened at her birthday?" I needed to know.

"I can't tell you specifics without giving away too much. Due to the course of actions that night, one of us tried to hurt her. Edward of course, moved her out of harm's way, but she got even more injured from the force of his efforts. The person who tried to hurt her felt horrible afterward and continued to do so long after Bella offered her forgiveness. Edward was so devastated that he even had to defend her from his own family that he did what he thought was best for her. Edward left her to protect her from what we are, but Bella is a danger magnet. Trouble found her anyway. He thought that leaving her was the best course of action for her to keep her safe, though it nearly destroyed them both. Though she has forgiven him, he won't forgive himself." I was still confused and I had a feeling I would be until I learned that magic word for what they are.

"What do you mean he can still hear me?"

"Everyone can hear you. We have excellent hearing. Emmett and Jasper are playing a video game, Carlisle is in his office reading, Esme is helping Edward cook for you and Bella. Rose is with Bella across the hall and I am here with you." Wow. There really are no secrets in this house.

"How do you know that Bella is still…you know? It doesn't sound like something she would confess to anyone."

"Oh, she's told Edward, but even if she hadn't, we can smell it. We even know and are familiar with her period."

"Don't tell me stuff like that. I never know when she has it and I'm perfectly happy not knowing." I wrinkled my face.

"Why are all of your eyes gold?"

"We all have the same diet." Alice said simply. I knew I was getting clues; I just needed to put them together. I hoped it wouldn't take that long. Alice pulled on my hand.

"What…?"

"Your dinner is ready. Bella is waiting for you." I followed Alice back down to the kitchen where Edward was serving Bella her plate and then put the second plate in front of where I assumed that I would eat.

"Aren't you joining us?" I asked.

"I could, but I don't want to. I don't eat human food anymore. It all smells and tastes disgusting. I eat it when I take Bella to restaurants because I love her. I do everything for her." Bella smiled lovingly at him. I don't think I've ever seen such a look on her face before. I watched her take a bite.

"Mmm, this is delicious, Edward. Thank you."

"You're welcome. I've been taking my lessons from Esme seriously. We've all learned to cook a little." He told her and then kissed the top of her head.

"Thank you Esme." She said.

"You're welcome, dear." I heard called back.

"Where is she?"

"Esme is upstairs making your bed and also checking the bathroom in your room to make sure that there are towels for you."

"Thank you." Edward sat next to Bella, playing with a lock of her hair.

"Is there anything else you can tell me to give me more hints?"

"Three of us have extra 'gifts', if you want to call it that. Bella is immune to mine and sometimes you are as well." Edward confessed.

"Like what?"

"I can read minds." He admitted. I was horrified at some of the things I had thought about him. Edward waited patiently.

"He looks about the same as you did; only I'm sure it was for different reasons." He told her.

"I hope it's for different reasons." Edward chuckled and Bella kept on eating.

"I'm sorry." I admitted.

"It's alright. I understand. Your thoughts were completely normal and rational based on the information you had on hand at the time. I'm not offended. It's not something that I can control, but I do my best to keep out of everyone's head." Emmett came through the kitchen.

"We usually think of sex with our mates to keep him out." He said in passing, leading Rosalie out the back yard.

"Mates?"

"That one will be explained after you know the truth." Is Bella his mate? What does this mean for her?

"Yes, she is and she'll discus what it means later." Edward answered my unspoken question.

"That can get irritating." I said.

"I was just proving that I wasn't lying, in case you doubted me."

"What other gifts are there?"

"One of us gets visions of the future and one of us is an empath."

"What's an empath?" I asked.

"This person can feel and manipulate emotions." Bella answered.

"That's gotta suck in large crowds." They nodded in agreement.

"This is a lot to process." I admit to no one in particular.

"Edward, why don't you go out for a while and let my dad process his thoughts in private." I watched her trace the circles under his eyes. She still had that look of love.

"Did you just kick me out of my own house?" He asked playfully because she smiled.

"Yes, I did. I'll see you later." Edward smiled back at her.

"Ok, I can do that. Call me later. I love you."

"I love you, too." I watched my daughter kiss him chastely, but I still felt the kiss.

"Jasper? Emmett? You guys want to go out?" Edward frowned.

"What's wrong?" Bella asked.

"Emmett's busy being Rosalie's jack and Jasper is busy with Alice if you know what I mean. Carlisle has to leave soon and wants to be here in case Charlie has more questions." Edward looked over at me with a smile.

"I'm sure you can entertain yourself for a couple of hours. Don't go too far away." I heard the genuine concern in her voice for his safety. What was going on?

"I'll stay on the property. I'll see you later." Edward zipped away.

"How do you get used to that?"

"It's a part of who they are. Why would I ask them to stop being who they are just because I'm here?" She really is so accepting. I wanted to talk to her one on one, but I had a lot to think about first. Esme came into the kitchen just as I finished my dinner. She took both mine and Bella's plates, washed them, dried them, and put them away before I could say thank you.

"Thank you, Esme."

"You're welcome dear. Do you need some pain medication?"

"Yes, that would be great and then I'll go upstairs. Will you help me into my pajamas?"

"Yes. Is there anything else that you need Charlie?"

"No thank you. It was delicious. I think I'll go upstairs as well. I've got some thinking to do." I followed the girls upstairs, though at the top, I turned right and they turned left to Edward's room. I didn't like that she shared a room with that…with him. Everything is just so complicated. I got ready for bed and stared at the ceiling as I processed everything I've been told this evening. I fell into a deep sleep; my thoughts morphing into my dreams.

A/N: My favorite line in the whole fic is in this chapter. Care to guess what it was? Reviews are wanted and appreciated. Have a great day everyone!