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Chapter 35: The Conversation Between Charlie And Billy.

Charlie Swan was a simple man. Never asking for much throughout his life. He had two major accomplishments in his life, one being the chief of police in Forks, the other being his daughter Bella. When his ex wife Renee had left and taken Bella with her all those years ago, Charlie felt as if he'd been ripped in two, that he was missing a piece of himself. Settling in Forks was good enough for Charlie, but it had never been enough for Renee, she wanted, expected more from life. She was a free spirit, had to be let loose so to speak unfortunately when he'd set Renee free, she'd taken Bella away from him. He remembered coming him on that Friday night to the house empty and a note on the kitchen table from Renee, explaining that she no longer loved him, that he was married more to his job more than he'd been married to her, that Bella needed to more stable environment to be brought up in. How was taking a child halfway accross the country a stable environment, dragging Bella from town to town, here there and everywhere. Charlie had gone to his friend Billy Black`s that night and Billy had done what Charlie had expected him too. He brought out the good old moonshine. The drink was a legend in itself on the reservation, completely and utterly potent. But it did the job, and Charlie and Billy had gotten completely wrecked that night. It had numbed the pain for a few hours, but it wasn't going to bring back Charlie's baby girl. She was gone and there was sweet fuck all he could do about it. Fucking Renee, Charlie had never hated anybody in his life before now, but by christ, he hated Renee for this and would never forgive her.

During the night with Billy, they'd shared many stories of their childhood, when they'd both gotten married, their fishing trips. But Billy Black had gotten a little bit carried away in the moonshine that night and had started to talk to Charlie about the shapeshifters of La Push. Billy had told Charlie about the cold ones, the leeches as he'd called them, how they had forced the change in billy`s line, Ephraim Jakobi Black, Jacob's namesake. Charlie had watched and listened through drunken eyes and ears, in fascination as Billy spoke, it was a wonderful tale and took Charlie's mind off of his problems. It was a conversation that stayed with Charlie right to this day. Waking up, the morning after, Charlie had put it down to the moonshine, but he would never forget. Billy on the other hand swore he would never again touch any alcohol especially moonshine ever again. He spent the whole weekend with his head down the toilet and cursing Old Quill Ateara for giving it to him. Billy couldn't even remember the previous night, henceforth he hadn't realised he had let the wolf out of the bag so to speak. Charlie had decided to keep it to himself what they'd spoken about, so Charlie did what Charlie did best, he buried it.

It wasn't until Bella returned to stay with him and had gotten herself involved with the Cullens, that Billy Black`s words were remembered and had hit him like a Mack truck. Charlie had litterally shit himself to think that his one and only daughter was involved with a bunch of motherfucking vampires. But Bella had been stubborn, she was happy and there was no telling her otherwise. So Charlie buses his time and sure enough, the Cullens disappeared after Bella`s 18th birthday. Why, he didn't want to know, did he give a fuck they'd left, hell fucking no. He was happy that they'd left. His daughter was safe now. Or so he thought. He never spoke to Billy about it, he kept it to himself as always.

But when Charlie had gone to help on the case in another town, with missing teenager's. It was as if they'd disappeared off the face of the planet. It was then that it occurred to Charlie that they might just have a problem with a serial killer, and that killer happened to be a vampire. When he saw the families, spoke to them, he realised that he had to speak to Billy Black, silence be damned.

So when he'd arrived back at his house in Forks, he'd spoken to Bella, she'd acted as if she too was hiding something and he was even more determined to speak to Billy. He'd practically shoved Bella away from him as he started to walk into billy`s house, ordering her to go see Jake, which thankfully she did without question. Opening the door, he realised that he had no clue as to how to broach the subject with Billy, so he did what came naturally. He opened the door and in seeing Billy...

"Billy, I know about the wolves and the cold ones" he'd blurted out.

Needless to say Billy shat a brick, jaw hitting the floor in shock, he knew he couldn't brush Charlie off with anything other than the truth. He was fucked, if old quill ever found out what he'd done, Billy Black was going to need a wheelchair with an engine because Old Quill would be after his blood no end. Billy sat and listened to what Charlie had to say, Billy was actually worried now. This was not regular activity by a leech, something was coming, and it was coming fast. Charlie could see Billy was beyond concerned now.

"So who's all in this wolf pack?" Asked Charlie.

"Sam Uley, Jared Cameron, Jake and Paul Lahote" said Billy angrily.

"I shouldn't even be talking to you about this, these are trade secrets Charlie!" Grumbled Billy.

"When it comes to my daughter, there are no secrets Billy?" Said Charlie, looking out the window.

He could see Paul and bella in the yard, they were pretty close, too close in fact.

"Why the fuck is Paul Lahote looking at my daughter like she's a piece of meat he is about to devour" asked Charlie heatedly.

"More like de-flower" muttered Billy under his breath.

"What?" Said Charlie angrily this time.

"Charlie, there's more to being a wolf than what you already know ok, if I tell you, you have to swear you will not tell Bella and Paul you know!" Grumbled Billy again, in a slightly pleading way.

Billy sat and explained to Charlie, extremely gently about Paul Lahote imprinting on his one and only daughter. Emphasizing that Paul was a protector, that he would lose his life before he saw any harm come to Bella. That through time, Paul would come to love Bella unconditionally, putting her above all other's, that his aim was to make sure she was loved, protected, cherished so to speak. That Bella`s life was fulfilled. Charlie drank in what Billy told him. So Paul was his daughter's soulmate and she his. Funny little world Charlie thought to himself, getting fucked over by a leech only to be imprinted on by their sworn enemy, a wolf. Life certainly does work in mysterious ways indeed.

"So Paul is to all intents and purposes my son in law?" Charlie joked to Billy.

Billy laughed at this but then said in a serious voice "You Cannot Tell Them You Know though Charlie, it's imperative!".

"Well can I least have the father to boyfriend friendly chat?" Asked Charlie haughtily.

"By all means go ahead" said Billy.

This was when the boy's and bella came in and Charlie watched as Jake and Jared disappeared and it was just Paul and bella in the kitchen. Watching closely, he saw Paul stand close to Bella, how his touch seemed to calm her, how he made her laugh. If he'd actually known what was going on inside Paul's head though, you and I both know he would not be happy.

Taking Paul outside, Charlie saw that this boy was not a boy but a man, this man was his daughter's protector aside from himself. Charlie was happy in this fact.

Bella would be protected for the rest of her natural life, hey anything's better than being with a fucking vampire. Isn't it.

After the friendly words, they walked back inside to a bemused Billy and a confused Bella.

Charlie looked at Billy.

Paul could very well be the best thing to happen to Bella.