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Thanks for the great support you all have been giving me. I've been asked to give hints and answer questions about the future...but I'm not going to! Ha ha! You just have to wait, anything I say will spoil my perfect ending!
But I'm curious...how do you all think it's going to end? I'd like to know?
And....since school is now OVER!!! I'm going on vacation in a few days for about two weeks so that means no updates because I won't have computer access! So this is the last chapter until probably the beginning of July, so soak it up! I hope you enjoy!!!
Bella POV
As the first rays of dawn spread through the window and hit me in the eye, dread filled my stomach.
Charlie.
He was coming this afternoon and I still didn't have a logical plan about the whole bar/paper fiasco. While the rest of the morning broke the horizon and Edward slept, my eyes stayed wide open thinking of my speech. Butterflies filled my insides as the alarm went off. Edward kissed my forehead before heading into the shower and I slipped on my robe and walked upstairs. I could hear Susan mumbling incoherent gibberish through the baby monitor and if someone didn't get her she'd start screaming.
I walked inside and saw her standing up, waiting patiently.
"Morning Susan," I said, opening the curtains and noticing she was watching me carefully. I picked her up and changed her diaper quickly before carrying her downstairs while she yanked on my long hair.
The timer on the coffee pot went off as I set her down in the high chair and grabbed a banana and some cheerios. I spread a handful on the highchair table along with some cut up bananas before pouring myself some coffee.
I sat down on the bar stool next to Susan and sighed, wondering how bad this week would be.
I jumped when she started screaming at me and noticed all her food was gone. I poured some more cheerios and banana slices for her and watched her butcher them. Unlike a normal human would do by using your fingers, Susan preferred to smash the banana in her hand and catch it like a bug before smooshing it into her mouth. When that was all gone she screamed at me again until I poured her more.
"What are you doing to her?" Edward teased, emerging from his room.
"Your daughter is so high-maintenance, it's not funny."
He came behind me and kissed my forehead before picking Susan up and spinning her around.
"She is her mother's child."
Susan squealed with delight as Edward carried her around with him. It was moments like these when my jealously disappeared and I smiled at him with her. She loved him right away, that was for sure.
The morning dragged on with Susan crawling around the house screaming everytime she lost sight of us or we weren't following her and letting her point stuff out to us. When the doorbell rang it was like she knew because she started point towards the door and screaming like crazy. I picked her up while Edward let Tanya in. Susan's little arms stretched out to her mother and she let out another high-pitched wail.
"I'm coming baby!" Tanya said with her sweet little baby-voice. She scooped the baby from my arms and hugged her close.
"Thanks again for doing this on such short notice!"
"No problem, we enjoy it. Don't we Bella?"
I put on my fake smile and nodded. "Of course, she's an angel."
Tanya smiled and picked up the bag she left us with before hurrying out. The door shut and I sighed contently at the silence.
"I'd better go get ready to pick up Charlie," I said.
Edward grabbed my arm and pulled me against him.
"Hey now, you have hours and I believe we have something to finish from last night...?"
I laughed and let his lips roam my neck before he carried me back into his bedroom.
The airport was crowded, as usual. I parked in the over-crowed parking garage and went to wait at the luggage claim. All around me families ran to one another and hugged or lovers made out in plain sight. There was a group waiting with flags and balloons, welcoming home a soldier from war. I almost felt bad, dreading Charlie to come here and visit when I could see him whenever I wanted when those people had no choice. That is, I almost did.
When I saw Charlie walking towards me past security with that big smile on his face, guilt clouded my mind. He came up and hugged me breathless.
"Oh Bells, I've missed you so much," he whispered into my ear.
We broke off and I was surprised that he showed so much affection towards me. I guess he really did miss me.
We walked with our arms around each other to get his one small bag before heading to the car, which was really Edward's shiney, silver volvo. He looked surprised but with all I've told him about Edward he didn't ask.
The trip home was silent. On my way to get Charlie I dropped Edward off at my place to clean up a little bit and took his car.
"So when do I get to meet this boyfriend of yours? The one you never stop talking about on the phone," Charlie finally asked.
I kept my eyes straight ahead.
"He's actually at my place waiting so we can have a nice dinner together."
I could tell his expression, but I knew he was probably excited to have some of my cooking again.
"Listen, dad, about that, there's something I have to tell you."
I let my eyes wander to his. He was listening intently.
"Uhm, you see this thing with Edward is rather complicated. I mean, I do love him more than anything, but he doesn't know I'm a reporter."
I could tell Charlie was confused and I was jumbling my words together.
"Okay, the truth is I'm an undercover reporter at the bar his family owns and that's how I met him and my story is on him and his family and he can't know that I work at the paper. He thinks I just work at the bar and that's it. I haven't told him yet, but I swear I plan to because I love him so much and it would be great if you could keep my secret."
There, I said it.
I cautiously glanced at Charlie. He was still soaking it all in. But he surprised me with what he said next.
"Okay then. I will."
I was incredulous. "Really?"
He nodded. "Sure. I can tell that you really love him and it's your life, not mine. I just hope you know what you're doing Bells. I mean, this could turn into a messy situation."
A sigh escaped my lips as we pulled into the parking garage.
"I know. I'm constantly worried sick about it, but right now all that matters is that he doesn't find out and that you like him."
He got out of the car and straightened his belt like a true police chief would.
"We'll see."
And then we started inside.
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