Bella (Pov)

The door snapped closed, where Edward just was. I screamed. I didn't know who I was screaming for? Edward wasn't hurt, he couldn't be. Edward had run because my father had just shot him… because if Edward was human… I didn't even want to think about ...if Edward was human. I turned to stare at my father. He looked more shocked than I was. He was still staring at the door Edward had escaped from.

"Dad. You shot him."

"I didn't mean..."

"How could you?"

"Jesus Bella, it didn't even hurt him."

What could I say? Edward wasn't human and that fact was going to become obvious. Edward could not be hurt, and he had not been hurt by the shot.

"The bullet missed him."

I was so upset. I ran and got my bag, and started stuffing my wallet, clothes, money.., keys. I wanted to just leave.

"What is going on Bella? He shouldn't even be alive."

"He's a minor Dad, and you shot him." Charlie looked slightly guilty about that. I didn't add that technically he was over one hundred years old.

"Bella he just ran, the bullet should have killed him, and he's alive, he just ran."

"Lucky he is. I'm happy he's alive. The bullet missed. You missed!"

"I didn't miss." "I hit him." He said it so quietly now.

"I'm really mad Dad... "I'm leaving… I'm coming back maybe tonight."

"Don't walk away from me Bella."

I was so angry, I couldn't speak. I needed to leave.

"What is going on? What do you know about this? Who is he?"

"You were going to kill him."

"Bella I shouldn't have. I was trying to protect you... I was upset. I didn't think it through… I wanted to hurt him. "Charlie looked remorseful.

I pulled open the door Edward had just left from.

"You would have hurt me Dad."

The door slammed shut behind me. I didn't leave my porch and looked around. Had Edward gone home? I looked into the forest between the trees. Edward raised his hand, asking me to come to him. I ran. I threw my arms around him. "Edward!" Jasper and Alice were here. We were all hidden.

"I'm so sorry Edward."

"Everything is fine Bella." Edward brushed my hair aside and tangled his fingers in the back of my hair. I instantly felt relaxed. I couldn't be sure if it was Edward or Jasper making me feel calm.

"Alice, I didn't think he was actually going to do that... I thought he wanted to… but I didn't think he would actually."

I knew Charlie hated Edward, and I suspected Charlie had wanted to shoot Edward on numerous occasions. Probably had fantasized about it, but I never thought he would actually do it. I felt so apologetic to them.

"I saw him decide." Alice had foreseen it. I wondered about Edward.

"Edward you didn't know he was going to do that?"

"I never mentioned it, but his mind has never been completely open to me. Much like the way your mind is closed to me."

My mouth dropped open. Edward had expressed frustration and curiosity over my mind being closed to him. He always read Charlies mind. Whenever I asked him, he told me what Charlie was thinking. He would even mention Charlie's thoughts at random.

"You've read his mind before?"

"Yes, there is always a distinct impression to what he is thinking, but his thoughts are not as three dimensional to me as everyone else's. I never noticed before until I met you, that's when I realized some of his thoughts are hidden from me like yours. I didn't know what he was going to do until he actually did it."

I never knew this. Is this where I inherited my protected mind from vampires, I was immune to Edward's gift as well as other vampire gifts.

"He doesn't know what we are." Alice's voice was positive.

"I tried to tell him the bullet didn't hit you. He didn't believe me. He knows something is… different."

"This will have to be dealt with; witnesses of this magnitude could pose a problem."

My heart stopped. Was Jasper serious? Would he hurt my father?

He saw my face. "Don't worry Bella. Your part of this family and so is Charlie."

I heard Edward growl.

"We will most likely have to leave. We will discuss this with Carlisle. I will try to reach him by phone.'

There secret could be exposed. The Cullen's would have to leave.

"I'm going with you."

If he was leaving so was I. I had come too far to be away from Edward now.

"He's away now." "He'll be back shortly." Jasper and Alice said simultaneously.

"Good idea Jasper, we'll tell him right away." Alice chimed.

They were moving around like vampires now, making decisions that were too quick for me.

"It's alright, you both find Carlisle. We will meet you at home." Edward pulled me closer. They were gone in a blink.

"What about Charlie?" Edward asked me.

"I told him how angry I am. I told him I wasn't coming back till tonight." I looked through my bag. I had just dropped my truck keys in it. It was a mess.

"Let's go on foot. "Edward lifted me onto his back, without waiting for a response.

I knew Edward was making light of everything to make me feel better, but I knew this situation was very complicated.

"Edward what are we going to do now?"

"Whatever were going to do? We are going to do it together.'