A/N: I'll keep it short today because I have to get back to work in like 10 minutes :P Thanks to Sur-lee and Yeye85 for reviewing!

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Parents and Information

Telling Charlie that I was dating Edward now wasn't quite as uncomfortable as it had been telling him that Jacob and I were dating. At the time I had thought he would have known better than to actually start a conversation about 'being careful' and 'protection' but I had been wrong. It was never really easy to talk to Charlie about emotions or the likes but that definitely took the cake. Of course Jacob and I had decided to tell Charlie together. Big mistake that had been! Because Charlie really knew no shame and he started "the talk" in front of Jacob! He thought it would be wise if we both heard him out. Of course Billy had already told Jacob everything when he had been little and I had already heard everything from my mother as well, so there really was no point to the whole conversation other than complete embarrassment on my part.

But now telling Charlie about Edward, I was afraid he would start again about the whole safe sex and everything. At least this time Edward wasn't there. I was also afraid that Charlie wouldn't approve of Edward. Charlie had known Jacob since the day Jacob had been born and he had liked him just as long as well. Charlie had been ecstatic that the two of us started dating, planning grand children with Billy like the two of them were two old ladies, it was pathetic. So when I told Charlie that Jacob and I had decided to just be friends and nothing more it was almost like his heart had broken and I knew he would never think any guy would be good enough for me again. So I was afraid to break the news to him that I was dating Edward, especially since Charlie didn't really know Edward.

"Dad?" I asked when I had finished preparing dinner.

"Hmm?" was his only reply. He didn't even bother looking away from the game he was watching.

"Dinner is ready," I said lamely, coward as I was.

"Right," he muttered as he reluctantly got up from his chair and walked towards the dinner table. "Smells good Bells," he said with a small smile.

"Thanks," I replied. "Dad?" I started again.

"Yes?"

"You remember Edward Cullen right?" I continued carefully.

"Yes?" Charlie asked a little more interested now.

"Well, he… He… He sort of is my boyfriend now," I blurted out uncomfortably.

"Oh, yes I suspected something like that," Charlie replied to my surprise.

"What do you mean? I haven't even known him for that long!" I said taken aback.

"I know, I mean I didn't know that he was your boyfriend or anything but I knew that sooner or later it was going to happen. He seems like a nice enough boy," he said kindly.

"Right, yes, well he's great really," I said sincerely.

"That's good Bells. And hey, at least now you have another reason to come to Forks more often," he added cheerfully.

"Guess so," I said with a smile, completely relieved.

We ate the rest of our dinner in comfortable silence, the same we always did. Charlie was eager to get back to the game he had been watching so I told him I'd do the dishes and he could go watch.

"I'm going over to Edward's!" I called as soon as I was finished and I saw the silver Volvo driving onto our driveway.

"Not so fast," Charlie said to my surprise. "Why don't you let Edward come in for a moment?"

"Dad! Don't do this again!" I said, reminding him of the whole incident with Jacob.

"Don't worry Bells, I know better than to start that talk again," he said while rolling his eyes at me. "I don't need you hiding your boyfriend for me for a month again," he continued bitterly. "I just want to have a word with the boy before you leave."

"Fine," I grumbled. "No funny business though!" I warned him.

I walked to the door to meet Edward and I was greeted by a breathtaking smile. "Hello love," he said as he bent down to give me a kiss.

"Hi," I replied uncomfortably.

"Your dad wants to talk to me am I right?" he said with a grin.

"Yes, how did you…?" I started.

Edward pointed to his ears. "Vampire hearing," he added conspiringly.

"Right," I muttered as I moved aside to let Edward into the house.

"Good evening sir," Edward said while he extended his hand for Charlie to shake.

"What did I say about the whole sir thing Edward? But good evening to you too," Charlie said with a smile.

"Sorry," Edward said not sounding uncomfortable at all.

Luckily I was uncomfortable enough for the both of us as I stood nailed to the ground waiting for Charlie to make his move. This was bound to be embarrassing in some way or another.

"I'm sure Bella thinks I'm going to embarrass her but that's not my goal right now. She told me the two of you are dating?" Charlie started.

"That's right," Edward replied politely.

"Alright well then as her father it is my duty to make sure she's in good hands," Charlie continued matter-of-factly.

"Dad!" I groaned in frustration but I was ignored by both my boyfriend and my father… Great!

"Of course, I adore your daughter Charlie, she is amazing and I will do everything in my power to make sure she's happy and safe," Edward said sincerely.

"Good!" Charlie replied contently. "That was all I needed to hear, you kids have a good time now," he said as he returned to the living room to watch his game.

I just stared after my dad in shock for a few moments. I was so sure he was going to embarrass me. But this had actually been kind of sweet. Uncomfortable, but sweet nonetheless.

"Your father cares about you a lot," Edward said sweetly as we were walking to the car.

"I know, but I wish he wouldn't embarrass me like that," I said.

"It's not embarrassing to me; I think it's really good that he does that! It's his job to make sure his daughter is in good hands," Edward said sincerely.

"I guess," I muttered, reluctant to continue this conversation.

We arrived at the Cullen house not much later due to Edward's insane driving. The speed would have driven me crazy before but it didn't bother me as much anymore nowadays. Besides, Edward seemed to really be enjoying himself when he was driving as fast as he did and I trusted he was capable of avoiding any obstacles so I didn't say anything about it.

"They're here!" I heard Alice shout the moment we got out of the car.

She dashed outside and pulled me in for a hug. "Hi Bella!" she squealed.

I could tell the rest of the family was tensing up, along with Edward. I couldn't help but smile at her obvious enthusiasm and I was very happy to see her again too.

"Oh will you all just relax? She's fine with it all otherwise she wouldn't have still been with Edward and she wouldn't be smiling right now!" Alice threw at her family.

"She's right, you can relax," I said calmly.

"Let's go inside," Edward said while rolling his eyes at his sister, who in turn rewarded him by showing him her tongue.

All of the Cullens walked inside, all but Esme, who was standing in the opening of the door and looking at me like she wasn't sure what to do next. I smiled broadly at her before I gave her a hug too; I figured that was exactly what she had been doubting.

"I'm sorry Bella, thank you for being so understanding," she whispered in my ear as she hugged me back.

"No problem, nothing has changed I still love you all the same," I assured her.

"You're the best!" Edward whispered as we walked towards the living room and I just smiled back at him.

We all sat down at the dinner table. I realized how strange that actually was since I was pretty sure they didn't actually use this table for eating. Carlisle noticed my expression and started to chuckle.

"I guess it is a bit ironic to sit here but it's good for family meetings," he explained with a grin. I just smiled back in understanding.

The rest of the family just looked at our exchange with strange looks.

"I was just thinking how strange it was to be sitting at the dinner table considering you probably don't eat here," I explained to the rest while blushing. The rest just laughed.

"So Bella, what do you want to know? I'm sure you have a million questions for us," Carlisle started when it was quiet again.

"Uuhm," I said uncomfortably. I hadn't really given it a lot of thought what I would ask them all. "I already know that you don't feed on humans," I said calmly. "But why not? It seems that's the natural thing for you to do," I continued thoughtfully, hoping I didn't offend anyone.

Emmett was the only one laughing at my question, but the rest didn't look angry. Rosalie gave Emmett an angry glare. "What? I think it's funny she wants to know that," he said with a shrug.

"Like this isn't uncomfortable enough for her as it is you have to laugh at her?" she shot back at him.

"I don't really mind," I offered weakly.

"See, she doesn't mind!" Emmett repeated childishly.

"Well, alright then," Rosalie said while smiling at me. "But if you ever do mind what he's doing, just let me know alright and I'll take care of it," she continued with a wink.

"Thanks, will do." I smiled back at her broadly. I'm glad things weren't uncomfortable between any of us.

"As for your question," Carlisle started. "I'm afraid that's my fault," he said sounding a bit sad.

"What do you mean?" I pressed.

"Well, it isn't natural for us to not feed on humans, but when a vampire changed me I was appalled by what I had become and I swore that I would never drink human blood. It does make us slightly weaker than other vampires and it isn't easy having to resist giving in to your greatest desire all the time but it gets easier the longer you go without human blood. I have never drunk human blood, but that isn't the case for all of us. I'm sure everyone will want to tell you their story themselves but I am afraid I am responsible for the discomfort that not drinking human blood has caused my family," he still sounded sad.

"You give yourself too much credit Carlisle!" Esme said jokingly. "We wouldn't be following your beliefs if we didn't agree with you."

"But isn't it hard for you to be a doctor then, if the call of human blood is so big?" I asked curiously.

"Not really, I've learned to deal with it over the years, I hardly notice it anymore. But it has taken a long time for me to actually be able to practice medicine. I decided I wanted to help humans rather quickly after my change, when I knew that starving myself to death wasn't an option. I knew that working in a hospital would mean I could do great things for humans but mastering the skills and ignoring the blood were hard in the beginning. Luckily the morphine and all the other drugs the patients have to take make their blood smell less appealing, making it easier for me to be around them," he explained calmly.

"Alright, that's really impressive," I said thoughtfully.

"Thank you," Carlisle said with a smile.

"How do you become a vampire?" I hadn't even wanted to ask that question but it seemed a logical one to ask anyway.

I could feel Edward tensing up next to me and I glanced over to see why. His lips were pressed in a hard line and his eyes had gone completely dark and for some reason he was glaring at Alice. I looked back at Alice and she had a strange, blank expression on her face. I looked at Carlisle and he was obviously also deliberating something while looking at Edward.

"What's going on?" I asked.

"What do you mean?" Carlisle asked snapping out of his thoughts.

"Why does it look like Edward is angry at Alice or something and like they are having some sort of conversation that we're not invited to?" I said knowing how stupid it sounded.

"You noticed that huh?" Carlisle said thoughtfully but it almost looked like he was proud.

"They always do that, they're freaky that way," Emmett said jokingly.

"So what's going on then?" I pressed.

"Did Edward tell you that some vampires have special powers?" Esme spoke for the first time.

"No he did not," I said surprised while shooting an accusing glare in Edward's direction. "What kind of powers?"

"I can read people's minds," Edward jumped in before anyone else could say anything.

"You what? And you didn't think that was something worth mentioning?" I exclaimed horrified by what he must have read from my mind. I could feel the mother of all blushes coming on and I wanted to run away and hide.

Emmett started laughing. "You've done it now bro! The human is getting angry at the vampire," he snickered.

I just shot Emmett a glare and Rosalie smacked him on the back of his head.

"You're welcome," she said smugly when I shot her a thankful smile.

"But why didn't you tell me?" I returned my attention to Edward, still feeling very uncomfortable and not sure how to handle the situation. He must think I'm so stupid and that I'm only using him for my story or who knew what he thought; I wasn't the one who could read minds…

"Don't worry love, I can't read yours," he said sounding a bit sad.

"So you can't read all minds?" I asked tentatively trying hard to hide my relief but failing.

Edward smiled. "No apparently not. This has never happened to me before; I always thought I could read everyone's mind. Until I met you that is. Your mind so far is the only mind I cannot read," he explained.

"Oh, that's a relief," the words were out before I realized and I blushed again.

Carlisle chuckled. "You're lucky, you have no idea how frustrating it can be to have him in your mind the entire time," he said jokingly.

"Alright but you said some vampires have special powers, that means not all do?" I turned my attention back to Esme.

"I'm afraid not. Well, I for one am just a normal vampire, no special powers; Carlisle, Rosalie and Emmett have the same thing. Special powers are quite rare in our world, just as they are in yours, and we are lucky enough to have three vampires in our family who have special powers," Esme explained.

"So Edward can read minds, what can Jasper and Alice do then?" I asked curiously.

"I can influence people's emotions, I can sense them as well as manipulate them," Jasper said.

"Ah," I said, not sure I understood what he meant.

"I'll demonstrate," he offered.

Out of the blue he pounded on Emmett who fell off his chair and onto the floor with a loud bang.

"Hey! You sucker punched me!" Emmett said a little angrily.

"Now watch," Jasper said with a smile. I just stared at the two boys with wide eyes.

Emmett was ready to hit Jasper and he looked upset but right before he fired his fist forward he completely relaxed and smiled serenely.

"That's not fair!" Emmett complained. "We are going to finish this later!" he promised.

"You see?" Jasper asked as he took his place next to Alice again.

"I think I understand yes, that's quite a handy power," I commented.

"Thanks," Jasper said with a smile.

"My turn!" Alice chimed. "I can see the future!" she said mysteriously.

"You what?" I asked incredulously. "Like a fortuneteller?"

"No silly, those are just tricksters. I'm the real deal," she announced proudly. "But I can only see results of a decision, so it's not like I can foresee things when the important decisions aren't made yet. For instance, I couldn't see how you were going to react to Edward and the rest of us being vampires because you hadn't decided how you were going to react yet. But I could see your future with Edward the moment you decided you wanted to be part of this family," she said quickly and I heard Edward growl angrily.

"So that was why he was glaring at you? He was reading your mind while you were seeing the future? Our future?" I wondered.

"She's really bright Edward!" Carlisle said, sounding proud.

"Yes." Alice nodded her head.

"Then what did you see?" I pressed.

"Alice's visions are subjective Bella, they aren't set in stone! Everything can still change!" Edward said sternly and I flinched at his tone but knew better than to continue that line of questioning.

"It's getting quite late Bella, why don't we continue this later?" Carlisle offered, sensing the tension in the room.

"Alright," I said reluctantly.

"I promise we will answer all your other questions another day alright, but now you have to rest," he said kindly before rising from the table.

The rest of the family did the same.

"I'll take you home," Edward said, still not sounding very kind.

"Right," I muttered weakly.

"Relax Edward!" Alice said while staring intently into his eyes.

"Fine," he grumbled and I was curious to know what she said but I knew better than to ask.

"Bye everyone! Thanks for having me here tonight," I said shyly.

"It was our pleasure," Esme said sweetly before giving me a hug.

"See you soon!" Rosalie said kindly.

"Welcome to the family," Emmett said with a wink and I couldn't help but beam back at him.

"Sweet dreams!" Alice called after us as Edward guided me out the door.

I was afraid to speak, scared that Edward was still angry so I just glanced out the window the entire ride back.

"I'm sorry," Edward said as soon as we arrived at my home. "I shouldn't have gotten as mad as I did, but you have to understand that this life that we're leading, it isn't a life that I would wish for anyone! We're monsters Bella, whether you believe it or not and I wish I was strong enough to stay away from you but I love you too much for that."

"So that's what Alice saw then? She saw me become one of you." It wasn't a question.

"It doesn't have to be that way," Edward said more to himself than to me. "I don't want to take away your life."

"Why don't we discuss that later?" I offered. I hadn't even given it too much thought myself anyway, I knew I wanted to be with Edward forever but I still had some things to figure out before forever came along.

"Alright," Edward gave in, softening up a little.

"Will you stay with me tonight?" I asked before I even realized what I was asking.

"After all this you want me to stay the night?" he asked curiously.

"Yes, I love you and I want to be with you," I said confidently.

"Why don't I come back when your father is asleep then alright?" he offered.

I beamed at Edward, looking forward to that plan.

"Great! I'll see you later tonight then!" I said enthusiastically before putting my arms around Edward and pulling him down so I could kiss his lips passionately.

"I love you Bella," Edward said when I had to break free for air. Stupid breathing!

"I love you too Edward," I said sincerely before Edward kissed my lips once more.

I couldn't wait until it was tonight and I got to sleep in his arms.

A/N: That was today's chapter :) Hope you liked it :) I for one loved writing this one :) I'm a sucker for fluff ;) I'll see you all tomorrow :)

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Thari