Hi all just a quick note before you read this chapter, coma patients don't just wake up and talk its a gradual process that takes time...anyway... I would like to thank my lovely Beta KCLutz4475 and amazing new friend arayth3darkpr1nc3ss for the story picture.

Chapter Twenty One Awake

Bella smiled slightly at the doctor in front of her.

It had been a month since the pack meeting.

One week since they started to gradually wake up her father.

Today as she let Paul and Anthony build a spice rack at Paul's house, Bella sat in the office of Carlisle Cullen, she couldn't help the feeling of happiness that washed over her.

Her father would open his eyes today.

And Bella for the life of her didn't want to miss it, she didn't care that the news came from a vampire, all she cared about was that her dad was going to open his eyes.

"Thank you," Bella whispered as she rose from the chair, embracing Carlisle. "Please tell Alice thank you for watching Charlie."

"Bella," Carlisle cleared his throat, "the family was wandering if we would be able to see Anthony; we understand if you wouldn't want anything to do with us, but Esme and Rose would love to meet him." Carlisle paused his marble face showing his uncertainty as he said, "If you would let us meet him that is."

Bella bit her lip, breathing out the breath of air she was holding, she had started to bury that bridge long ago, she didn't need to reopen old wounds that had long been healed, the Cullen's were out of her life and she knew that they would never be in her life again. They shouldn't still be in Forks as it was, she didn't know why they were still here and hadn't moved on like they should have been years ago, when Edward an Alice had graduated high school.

Thinking about it she really knew that with Anthony and now with Paul being in her life she didn't want a Cullen near her and she was glad that they weren't.

They were fake humans and she didn't want that anywhere near her son.

"Please Bella, we can even meet here at the hospital, they would really like to meet him, you can visit Charlie and then meet them in the cafeteria for a coffee afterwards."

Biting her lip Bella shook herself out of her thoughts as she stared at Carlisle, straightening her shoulders she stated, "I'm sorry Carlisle, but I don't think that's such a good idea, my son's father is a wolf as you know, so I can't risk it, if he has the gene."

Carlisle's marble face morphed into a frown, his voice taking on a sad tone as he stated, "Yes i understand, in that case I'll be sure to visit as less as I can to Charlie's room, so that he may see his grandson."

Bella smiled, "Thank you" walking towards the door, Bella exited it and made her way to her father's room.

A smile still on her face and a bounce to her step, Bella ambled down towards Charlie's room, pulling her phone out of her pocket she rang Paul's phone number. She had to share the good news with him.

In the last month she had found herself steadily relying on Paul for a lot of things and she was happy to say that he relied on her too, so much so that Paul had Anthony when Anthony didn't wish to go to the hospital with her.

They were the best of buds, some days she couldn't separate them from each other.

Anthony loved Paul and Paul adored Anthony.

Anthony had even met Paul's wolf, it was by accident, but Bella took it in stride, after all she was dating a wolf and with that came the chance that Anthony would see Paul or any of the guys in their wolf form.

As she waited for him to pick up she couldn't help, but wonder how wonderful their relationship had turned out.

They spent the nights he was patrolling at his house, with Daniel and sometimes even Jared and Kim came around, Kim stayed mostly when both Jared and Paul were on patrol.

They spent a few nights at Charlie's in Forks, where they all curled up in Bella's bed and then the next few at Paul's house in La Push.

She felt safe with Paul and Anthony loved him to. Paul was perfect for her; they fought and worked out their problems like all normal couples.

She knew that he was as close as forever for her.

She hadn't said the big I love you, but after a month of being with him, she felt that she could say it to him any day, she was just waiting for the right moment to say it. and she prayed that he said it back to her when she did say it.

"Hey beautiful"

Smiling Bella asked, "You'll never guess what Carlisle told me?"

"That they are going to light themselves on fire," Paul asked excitedly.

Bella snorted, "Not something that good."

Bella could hear the smile in his voice as he stated, "They are going to let us have sex all over Fuckward's things?"

Bella giggled lightly, "I really hope you're not near my son."

"Nah, he's picking the right size nails, they can't put holes in Grandpa Charlie's walls."

Bella giggled lightly, she knew that her son would be measuring every single nail that Paul had, just to find matching ones and ones that didn't put holes in his grandpa's walls.

"So what's the good news babe," Paul asked.

"Charlie is going to open his eyes today," she whispered into the receiver "A little fairy told Carlisle."

"Babe that's brilliant, we should celebrate!"

"You're kind of celebrating," Bella whispered as she walked closer to Charlie's room.

"You weren't complaining about the whipped cream last time," Paul whispered back, his voice dropping to what Bella now knew as the sex octave. "I'll talk to ya later babe Sam's here, he looks like he might need me to do something."

"Ok well bye," Bella called as she hung up her phone, shaking her head as she bit lightly on her lip.

Pushing open Charlie's door she sat down beside him.

She was happy that her father would finally open his eyes; his brain activity showed that he would have full motor functions and he would slowly make a full recovery.

Squeezing her father's hand she whispered, "Hi daddy."

Brushing his hair to the side of his face she tried not to look at her watch, to see what time it was, she knew that once she looked at it she would look a second time and she couldn't keep doing that.

She was nervous as it was; breathing deeply Bella let her mind wonder to the month she had spent with Paul and the Pack.

Leah and Embry's secret relationship made her smile, so did Jared and Kim's relationship where they were still as sweet on each other now as they were when Jared first imprinted.

Sam an Emily's relationship worried her a bit, just watching their behavior she knew that Sam wasn't happy, he didn't even appear to want to touch Emily, unless he really had too.

A different beep from a machine, made Bella turn to stare at her father, gripping his hand tighter Bella smiled.

She watched as his eyes fluttered, then crinkled around the edges.

"Daddy," Bella whispered as she leaned over the bed slightly, her eyes glazing over as tears started to form in them.

As Charlie's vivid brown eyes locked with hers, Bella rushed forwarded and hugged him tighter "Daddy" she cried, "I was so worried."

"Bells," Charlie rasped.

"Hang on daddy," Bella said as she reached across and pushed the nurse button. "I'm just calling the nurse." Looking down at him Bella stated, "You're in the hospital daddy, you were in an accident."

"What type of accident," Charlie asked.

"Can you remember anything," Bella asked back.

Charlie frowned as he looked at her slightly, "Not really."

"It'll come back to you," Bella stated as she moved out of the way for the nurse. Kissing her father lightly on the forehead she stated, "I'll wait outside until your done, then I'll come back in and talk."

Charlie nodded lightly at Bella as she left.

Leaning against the wall Bella knew that for once something in her life was looking up and she didn't want anything to ruin it for her.

She knew that Charlie would remember the wolves and he would know the tribal secret, but for now she was happy.

And they could deal with that problem tomorrow.

I hope you like this chapter, and thank you for reading and reviewing my story.

lily.