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Charlie

Edward's Perspective

Bella closed her eyes. "Edward."

"I'm here now." I said as I kissed her forehead on a spot where it wasn't bleeding.

She sighed and cuddled closer to me, then winced.

"Bell-?" I started to ask but froze as soon as I saw the piece of glass in her stomach.

"I don't feel well." She whispered, her eyes still shut tight.

"Shh." Was all I could say in attempt to soothe her. I turned away from Bella, "Carlisle!"

Carlisle was by my side in a second. He saw the piece of glass.

Put her down. Go fetch me some material. I'm going to pull out the glass but I need to be able to keep down the bleeding as much as possible.

I nodded and ripped off my shirt then handed it to him. He knelt down beside Bella and studied the wound.

Come hold her down. This is going to hurt her quite a bit and the last thing we need is her thrashing around.

Bella let out a small sob. "What's going on?" She asked softly.

I was quickly knelt by her side, brushing her fringe off her face. "We're going to get that piece of glass out from you. Now, Bella, I need you to be very still. Can you do that for me?"

She nodded her head. "I think so."

"Ok," Carlisle said, speaking loudly for Bella's benefit. "Here goes." He yanked out the piece of glass and I quickly held Bella down by her shoulder and thigh.

"Ah!" She cried out, gasping. Carlisle quickly reached for my t-shirt and wrapped it around her waist. It only took seconds for the shirt to become completely red.

I held my breath and looked away. All I had to do was inhale the smallest bit of air and that would do it. Make this impossibly harder to control. All it took was jut one little bit of air and the smell would haunt me, push me to go for it.

"Carlisle," I said, the monster in me threatening to overtake.

Go, she's fine. Carlisle took off his shirt and replaced mine with his. I nodded and gave Bella's hand a small squeeze.

"Go. It's ok." She said, giving me a small smile. I nodded and stood up then went over to join Alice who was admiring the baby.

"Who's a pretty princess?" Alice cooed.

"Me! Me!" The small girl said as she jumped up and down, clapping her hands together and laughing.

Alice laughed and turned to me. "Oh Edward, isn't she just the cutest thing!"

I smiled at her as Alice turned back to the small child.

"This is Edward. Why don't you tell Edward you're name?"

"I'm Charlie!" Charlie said with a huge grin across her face. I laughed and bent down towards her, holding out my hand which was enormous compared to her. She took it and we shook hands.

"It's nice to meet you Charlie." I said playfully. She giggled and then reached out to touch my face.

"You're so cold." She said. "You need some hot chocolate!"

Alice laughed. She said the same thing to me! I looked at Alice and suddenly her face was sad. Her father died, you know, in that car crash. She still doesn't know and keeps asking where he is.

I nodded and looked at Charlie. "Charlie, do you have a mum or any family nearby?"

Charlie shook her head. "Mummy died when I was born. I look like her, daddy says."

"What about relatives? Do any family live around here?" Alice asked.

"I don't know. Daddy used to say that Grandma and Grandpa were out family, but they died."

"Oh honey, I'm so sorry." Alice said sadly.

This still made no sense.

Edward.

I looked at Alice.

We have to take her to Charlie. They came from the direction of Forks. Maybe he's gotten a report for missing child and father.

"Ok." I said in reply.

I can't wait till daddy gets me that Barbie! Then she can marry Ken!

I smiled as I heard that thought from Charlie, but the smile faded quickly. She wouldn't get that Barbie, because her father was dead. How can you tell a child that her father is dead?

"Edward," it was Bella. She limped up behind me with her arm over Carlisle's neck. I ran over to her and scooped her up in my arms. "Careful there," she said, touching her stomach.

"Sorry," I apologised and kissed her on her neck, making her shiver. She giggled.

"Edward?" she asked.

"Yes?"

"Can I see her now?"

"Who? Charlie?" I said and Bella blinked.

"Is that her name?" She asked, her voice a whisper.

"If you're talking about the small child then yes, I believe it is."

"Is she ok?" I could see the anxiousness in Bella's eyes. She really cared for this little girl.

"See for yourself." I led her over to Charlie and Alice. Charlie was asleep in Alice's arms that were rocking her side to side.

"She's sleeping." Bella said.

"Yes."

Bella looked at me, her face covered in dry blood. "Can we go home now?"

"Of course," I put my hand on her forehead.

She and Charlie will have to spend the night at our place. They both need stitches. Unless you want to go to the hospital instead?

That was Carlisle. I shook my head. "That won't be necessary."

Very well, we should head back.

I carried Bella to the car and out her in the back and buckled her in. I then got in front as Alice placed Charlie in the middle beside Bella and sat next to her.

"Where are we going?" Charlie asked as she woke up. Bella smiled at her and stroked her head.

"We're going to their house and we're going to spend the night there." She told Charlie.

"Like a sleepover?" Charlie asked, excited.

"Yes!" Bella laughed, "Exactly like a sleepover."

Charlie was thrilled. "Wow! Daddy never let me have sleepovers. He said I was too little."

Bella laughed again but her laugh was on edge. Any talk about Charlie's father made us all uncomfortable.

For the rest of the ride I just listened to Bella play with Charlie, laughing and giggling at childish jokes. She sounded so happy.

"Here we are." Carlisle announced as we pulled into the driveway of our mansion.

"Wow!" Charlie gasped as she saw our house. "You live in a castle?!"

Alice laughed. "It's not a castle! Do you see any towers?"

"If it's not a castle then what is it?" Charlie challenged.

I chuckled. "She's got you there, Alice!"

"Quiet you!" Alice teased. She stuck her tongue out at Charlie. "Smarty pants!"

Charlie laughed again. Her laugh was sweet like candy, and, like Alices, sounded like gentle bells ringing softly in the wind. It was pleasant to hear.

We all got out of the car and headed into the castle.

Alice's Perspective

I ran up to my room, eager to see Jasper. Just as I saw in my vision, Jasper lay on our bed, reading a book. He looked up as he saw me.

"How is she?" He asked, placing his book down and patting the bed for me to go sit down. I sat down next to him.

"She's fine. She was in a car accident."

"Wow, nothing too serious?" He asked, placing his arms around me and pulling me into a hug.

"She has some cuts, and right now she's getting stitches along with Charlie. It was horrible! She had this huge piece of glass pierced into her stomach."

"Charlie?" Jasper asked, raising his eyebrows.

"She was a passenger in the other car." I leant into Jaspers shoulder. "Oh Jasper, it's so awful! Her father… he died in the crash. She still doesn't know."

"Are you going to tell her?" He asked, kissing the top of my head, sending waves of calmness and love into me.

"I don't know how." I said, looking into his eyes, then gave him a huge smile. "Jasper, you have to meet her! She's just the most adorable thing!"

Jasper laughed. "I would love to."

"We'll have to wait until dad's finished cleaning her and Bella up of course."

"What should we do while we wait?" Jasper asked, looking down at me. "Got any suggestions?"

I smiled wickedly.

Jasper's Perspective

"Charlie, meet Jasper, Jasper, meet Charlie." Alice said cheerfully. I smiled at Charlie, staying a safe distance from her. I didn't want to risk hurting her.

To my horror Charlie walked forward and hugged my legs.

"You're tall." She said, smiling. "But I still like you."

I laughed, forgetting all about her blood that haunted me. "I like you too."

Esme looked at her watch. "It's late. Shouldn't Charlie be getting some sleep now?"

"And Bella, too," Edward said, his arms around Bella. Bella looked up at Edward, her face shocked.

"No." She said, crossing her arms. Edward leant down and whispered into her ear, "Don't be such a bad role model. You're not the youngest here, remember." Bella scowled but nodded. I chuckled quietly to myself.

I looked over my shoulder as Rosalie and Emmett walked into the rooms. I almost cracked out laughing as Rosalie stopped in her tracks and stared at Charlie who looked back at her, curious.

"Who's that?" Charlie asked. Rosalie glared at us.

"No, who's that?" She said under her breath so that only we vampires could hear.

"Charlie, this is Rosalie and Emmett." Bella introduced. Rosalie glared at her but soon exchanged her expression to one of surprise as Charlie walked over to her.

"Hello." Charlie said, holding out her hand. Rosalie shook it, still shocked. "You are the most beautifullest girl I have ever seen! I hope I can be as pretty as you when I grow up."

Emmett roared in laughter, doubling over. Everyone else started laughing too. Rosalie just looked at Charlie.

"Thankyou," she said, dumbfounded. Charlie smiled, and then yawned.

"Come on," Alice said, running over and picking Charlie up. "I think someone needs their sleep."

"Ok." Charlie yawned, resting her head on Alice's shoulder. I followed Alice out of the room and helped her set up a bed for her to sleep on. We watched Charlie fall asleep in silence, embraced in each others arms. I had a strong feeling Charlie would be dearly missed when we found her family for her to go back to.

If we found a family for her to return to.

Hope you liked that chapter! Don't worry, the story doesn't just focus on Charlie from here on... Bella still has to deal with Louie!!! Don't think she'd just completely forget about that mad man! And then there's the Volturi's early arrival...! So much to do... Review and I might update these chapters faster!

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