Previously:
Charlie took a seat across from me and Edward at the table. " Now Bells what is it?" Charlie asked tentatively. "Well . . . " I began nervously. "Dad Edward and I are engaged."
Chapter 2
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"Dad?" Charlie didn't look so great. The expression on his face went from shock, to hurt, to anger. He settled for anger. I watched anxiously as Charlie's face turned a furious shade of puce.
" You're what?!" he said in a severely irritated voice.
"Engaged dad, Edward and I are getting married." I stated it as if it were something obvious, as if I was confident, which surely I was not. He was very visibly not going to take this.
" No, you're not!" he thundered
"Dad-" I started but he interrupted me
"No, as long as you live in my house you will follow my rules! And that means, of course, that you will not by any means marry him!" That was about the point where I lost my grip on rationality.
"You cannot tell me what I can and can't do, I am an adult and that means that you can't tell me not to marry him!" Charlie seemed shocked by my outburst and I lowered my voice.
" Charlie, I love Edward and this is what I want," my eyes flashed to Edward beside me, he looked troubled - he didn't want to be the cause of family discord - when he saw me look toward him he gave me an encouraging smile, and it was enough to prove to me that this was the right thing to do.
" I want to marry Edward." Charlie's face softened a little, and he lowered his voice to match mine.
"Bella you know that I want what's best for you, and I don't think that you should marry Edward. You will not make the same mistake I did. I won't let you."
It irritated me that he wasn't listening to my reasoning. The way he spoke to me was like he was trying to convince a child to eat their vegetables, It was like he didn't think that I was serious, It was like he didn't know that I loved Edward enough to want to be with him.
Charlie continued then "Bella, which is why you will not marry him, I will not allow it." I was fuming now, he had no right to speak to me like he did, his words stung and the realization set in, he didn't trust my judgement. It was then that I decided, truly decided that nothing else mattered. Nothing but Edward, I loved him and I knew that as long as I had him it didn't matter what the others thought.
Charlie spoke again "How can you want to marry him Bells? He left you that has to be reason enough not to love him."
Charlie gazed at me smugly, he knew that he had hit a weak place for me and Edward both, but it would not sway me. I knew that I had to be with Edward and I had already forgiven him for what had happened, even though the just the thought of the time made the now sealed hole start to pull itself open and the edges burn my very soul.
For the first time Edward spoke up. He was visibly upset and his golden eyes had turned dark and hostile. " I will never leave her again Charlie, I love her far too much to even consider it. I don't know how she forgave me for what I did to her, but I will not make the same mistake twice."
Charlie's gaze turned icy, he had not expected a rebuttal, but I knew that I had to fight for us, for me for our future together. I glared at Charlie and began to speak, hostility clear in my voice.
" If you do not respect my choices I'll leave, but know that no matter what Edward and I will be married whether you have walk me down the isle or not." With that I got up and turned to leave, Edward followed me towards the door.
" I'll be back later to get my things, I'm moving in with the Cullens."
After the ordeal with Charlie everyone took the news well in comparison, even my mother, who after a bit of convincing agreed that Edward and I loved each and would not end up like her and Charlie.
Aside from the Cullens only Angela took the news of our engagement well, I think she was the only one genuinely happy for us. Everyone either thought we were too young, or in the cases of Jessica and Mike were jealous beyond recollection.
I hoped that everything would be okay, but after those less than impressive reactions it had to get better, right?
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