AN: HEY EVERYONE! I THINK YOU WILL LIKE THIS CHAPTER. WE ARE REACHING THE END OF THIS STORY. I'M HAPPY BUT SAD AT THE SAME TIME. I'VE REALLY ENJOYED WRITING THIS, BUT I'M HAPPY TO BE ALMOST DONE TOO. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO...CHAPTER 40: CHARLIE LEARNS THE TRUTH.

BELLA'S POV:

"What do you mean Charlie knows?" I asked after putting my phone on speaker so Edward could hear too.

"I mean him and Sue swore to no secrets so they were completely honest and Sue felt Charlie had a right to know about Leah and Seth, and it snowballed from there. Once he found out about Leah and Seth, he started asking questions and somehow you two came up in the conversation and Sue told him everything she knows about you as well." Jacob concluded.

I looked at Edward and we both had the same thought: 'We are in deep shit!'

"OK, we will have to go over and talk to Charlie tomorrow. Thank you for the heads up Jake." I said.

"No problem, but I gotta go. Leah's in the shower and I'm taking care of Harry." Jake said.

"OK, talk to you later then." I said before hanging up.

I looked at Edward and could tell he was thinking hard about this.

"What do we do now?" I asked him, knowing he would know what to do.

"We have to tell him. Everything. About me, the children, and what you are going to be." he said looking forward.

"There's no other way." I said more than asked.

If Edward was saying this I already knew his answer.

"No, he knows too much to come up with a story." he said.

Suddenly I was terrified.

What if Charlie didn't approve? What if he reported them to the authorities? So many "what if's" filled my head that it started to hurt.

Edward must have seen the questions in my eyes because I suddenly felt his lips on my head.

"Don't worry love, it will all work out, I promise." he said.

I tried to believe him but didn't know if I could.

"Let's get some sleep. We have a busy day tomorrow." Edward said turning off the tv.

I just nodded. I was in shock still.

"I'll go check on the kids, you go get ready for bed." he said as we got off the couch.

I went into the room and got in my pajamas and crawled into bed.

I felt like I was just going through the motions but wasn't fully there.

Edward came in and started getting undressed.

"They're both asleep, Anthony needed a change but Nessie's out for the night." he said crawling into bed.

"I guess today really wore her out." I said as we got into our cuddling position.

Edward chuckled before kissing my head, "You did a great job with her first birthday. Everyone had a great time."

"Thanks baby." I said leaning up to kiss him.

I don't know if it was because we hadn't been intimate in a long time or if it was because of all the things we had to deal with tomorrow, but suddenly I felt like I needed his comfort and love.

After we made love we drifted off to sleep in each others arms.

The morning came way too early for me.

After we got the kids dressed and had breakfast we couldn't put it off any longer.

While I changed the diapers I heard Edward on the phone with Carlisle.

I could tell he was filling him in on what was going.

I had just finished Anthony when I heard Edward walk in.

"Esme will watch the kids while we go to Charlie's." he said picking up Nessie.

"Do we need to take them over?" I asked.

"No, she will come over here." he stated while Nessie tried shoving her fingers in his mouth.

After Esme got there we headed over to Charlie's.

I had been to his place hundreds of time but today I felt like a stranger as we pulled up to his house.

I felt Edward take my hand to pull me back to reality.

"You ready?" he asked.

I shook my head, "No."

"Well, ready or not, it has to be done love." he reminded me as he stroked my hand with his thumb.

"I know," I said letting out a deep sigh, "let's go."

The walk up to the house seemed to take days, the knock on the door sounded like a huge boom, and the footsteps coming to the door sounded like thunder.

Sue opened the door and gave us an apologetic smile before inviting us in.

"Charlie's in the living room," she said as we walked in, "I'm sorry to do this to you both, I really am, but we promised each other no secrets and he's my husband, I had to tell him." she apologized.

"It's fine Sue, I understand." Edward said and placed a hand on her shoulder as we walked into the living room.

Charlie looked up as when we walked into the room.

"Hey dad." I said as we sat down.

He just stared at me, not saying a word.

Edward initiated the conversation.

"Well, we all know why Bella and I are here so let's just get down to it." he said.

Edward told Charlie everything.

From Carlisle being turned all the way up Nessie and Anthony's special livelihood we had been concealing.

He even told Charlie about our future plans of me being changed and us moving to Seattle to protect our secret.

When all was said and done Charlie just sat there, thinking.

After a few minutes he leaned back, took a deep breath, and opened his mouth to speak.

"This has been a lot to take in. I found out last night my stepsons and stepdaughter are secretly werewolves, and now I find out my son-in-law and grand-kids are vampires and my daughter is going to be one soon. Thankfully Leah has been able to answer a lot of questions." he said, but I knew he wasn't done.

"It hurts me to find out this had been kept a secret from me for so long. Three, almost four years that I've been kept in the dark. I understand why, it just hurts." he said.

"I know dad, but we didn't really have a choice. We needed to keep Edward and our kids safe." I explained.

"I know Bells." he said.

"So...does this change anything?" I asked, afraid of the answer.

"If you mean does this change the way I view you, and your family, then yes. But if you're asking if this changes my love for you, or your family, then no. You are still my daughter, Edward is still my son-in-law, and Renesmee and Anthony are still my grandchildren. I will do whatever you need to keep you and your family safe Bella, that will never change." he said, finally smiling.

I smiled through my tears of happiness.

"Thank you dad." I managed around the lump in my throat.

"Your welcome sweetie." he said smiling.

"Well, Charlie, all we ask for is your silence and to help us keep up our story. I am telling everyone we know that Bella and I are moving to New York for me to go to medical school, but I know Bella isn't ready to say goodbye to her family yet, so we are just moving up to Seattle so we can still have people come up and see us." Edward requested.

Charlie sat there for a moment thinking, then nodded.

"I can do that." he said smiling.

"Thank you dad. This means so much to us." I said.

"You're welcome sweetie." he said.

Suddenly I heard Edward's phone ring.

"Hello? OK, we will be there soon." I heard him say into the phone.

He then turned to look at me.

"Nessie's tired and won't nap for Esme, we should go." Edward explained.

I nodded as we all got up.

I walked over and hugged Charlie.

"I'm sorry I couldn't tell you dad. I wanted to but..." I said.

"It's ok Bells, I know now and understand why." he interrupted me.

He kissed my head as I pulled away from our hug.

"You ready?" Edward asked as he gently touched my arm.

I just nodded as we walked to the door.

We got in the car and waved bye to Leah and Charlie standing on the front porch.

As we got onto the road I let out a huge sigh of relief and relaxed for the first time since Jacob had called me last night.

Edward took my hand, smiling.

"Feel better?" he asked.

"You have no idea." I said bringing his hand up to kiss.

We just sat and enjoyed our bliss all the way home.

I opened the door and immediately heard Nessie screaming upstairs.

We came in to see Esme rocking Nessie and trying to feed her.

"I changed her, she won't eat milk, food, or blood, and is so tired she can't fall asleep." she said handing Nessie to me.

"She just missed mommy too much." Edward said walking in with Anthony.

I was about to ask him how he knew when I remembered he and Nessie had the mental connection.

Sure enough, ten minutes of me rocking her and she was out like a light.

As soon as I got her to sleep I put her in her crib and went downstairs to head into the living room.

As I walked down the hall I heard Carlisle's voice. Edward had called him as soon as we got back, so I knew he would probably be coming over.

"And he swore to protect our secrets?" he asked, concern dripping out with every word.

"Yes, he loves us too much to harm us." I said walking in.

Carlisle just smiled his polite smile and sighed.

"I hope you're right, I don't want to see anyone get hurt." he said.

"But I trust your father, so I will put faith in him." he said with a smile.

After a little more discussion, Carlisle and Esme went home.

It was too late to fix dinner so Edward ordered Chinese food for me.

After dinner we put in Puss in Boots for the kids while Edward, then I, took our showers, then bathed Anthony and Nessie and got them in their jammies.

Then Edward watched them while I washed the dishes from the day.

I walked back in the living room just in time to see Nessie rub her eyes and try to get her bronze ringlets out of her face.

"You get Anthony, I'll get Nessie." Edward said standing up.

I picked up Anthony from his little seat and grabbed him a blood bottle from the refrigerator before heading into his room.

After his blood bottle and breastfeeding I changed his diaper and after just a few minutes of rocking him while he held daddy's stuffed lion from Christmas he was fast asleep.

I gently laid him in his bed and kissed his head before heading in to check on Edward and Nessie.

I got to the door just as Edward was coming out.

"She's asleep too?" I asked.

Edward just nodded as he took me into his arms.

We then headed to bed in each other's arms.

We let each other go long enough to get into our pajamas.

As we laid there, just holding each other I couldn't help feeling like everything was falling into place.

I loved my dad and now I didn't have to lie to him anymore, and now he could still see his grandchildren after we moved.

I fought the sleep as long as I could, just wanting to enjoy this moment.

But Edward must have known because he kissed my head and whispered "Sleep." to me.

I just nodded as I nestled into his chest and let sleep overpower me.

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