Oh! I cried! It possibly really is over! The End meant THE END! (stupid songs in my head) I HATE those dumbies! Did you read Stephenie Meyer's website? Oh, and last chapter, Edward's last sentance wasn't that he didn't want Charlie to know, it was an 'obviously' kind of thing. Sorry for confusion.

Mourning Midnight Sun,

Kasey

Edward followed behind me, opening the back door for me. He slid in next to me. Alice wasn't at the car yet, so it was just us. At that moment, I realized I really wanted to kiss him. Seemingly reading my mind, his lips met mine. They softly danced together before we needed to breathe and he slowly pulled away. He grasped my hand so that we were still touching.

"I've wanted to do that all day," he sighed.

"You took the words from me."

He leaned in to kiss me again, but when his lips were about a centimeter away from mine, someone knocked at the window. Alice was glaring at us. Edward smiled innocently at her and she giggled soundlessly. She opened the driver door and we could hear her tinkling laughter.

"I'm going to let that slide because I have a feeling if you do it again anytime tonight, that police gun that's usually on the Chief's belt will be pointed at your head."

The conversation flowed easily, making each other laugh on more than one occasion during the short drive. Sooner than expected thanks to Ms. Wanna-Be-NASCAR-Driver, we arrived at the small house Charlie and I shared.

He wasn't home yet, so after setting down my books, I started dinner. I decided to make fish, Charlie's favorite, so I walked out to the garage to get some out of the freezer. Edward followed, leaving Alice alone.

"Bella, I think we should tell your dad about us, don't you? I'd like to be around you a lot, and I think he'd like an explanation for why I'm around so much."

This would be difficult, because Alice was right. Didn't Edward take note of the fact that he legally carries a gun. I guess we should tell him though. And guess what? There was no time like the present.

"Okay, but you get to do the talking. Actually, you're a pretty decent guy... he might actually approve of you," I joked. Edward was actally a great guy, Charlie would try and find something wrong with him dating me, but there wasn't really anything he would be able to come up with. Edward of course had his flaws, but he was perfect for me, and perfect in my opinion. Charlie would be forced to come to this realization too, there was no way he couldn't.

"Thanks," he said sarcastically. I reached down to grab the fish out of the freezer, digging to the bottom to get the oldest stuff that needed to get eaten before it got freezer burnt. When I stood straight, Edward kissed my cheek, took my hand that wasn't full, and opened the door for me. He was so sweet.

With excellent timing, Charlie walked in the door right as Alice and I were setting the table. Edward was trying to keep one of the pots on the stove from boiling over. He was funny to watch. Let's just say cooking wasn't exactly on his expertise list. (he hasn't had time to watch the food network yet! I love that quote in BD)

"Hello Alice, Edward, Bells, this smells great."

"Thank you for inviting us over, Chief Swan," Alice said to him.

"No problem, now, can we eat, I'm starved." If I wasn't to the point of almost chewing my nails from nervousness, I would have laughed. Edward did chuckle.

I sat in between Alice and Edward, across from Charlie.

Edward waited until Charlie scooped his plateful of food for the third time before he brough up the subject.

"Chief Swan- I mean Charlie," he corrected himself, having already been told he preferred not to be called 'Chief' at home. "I was wondering... Well, would it be okay if I, uh, dated your daughter?" Charlie dropped his fork and stared up at Edward in horror.

"You want to date my daughter?" Charlie tried the words out.

"Yes," Edward confirmed.

"Why?"

I was about to interrupt and ask him if there was a reason he wouldn't want to date me, if he thought there was something wrong with me, just to fluster him, but Edward beat me to it.

"Because she's sweet and caring, beautiful and wonderful. She can think for herself and isn't afraid to share her opinions. She's intelligent and can carry an excelent conversation. She's funny and witty. She's a great friend and listens. I just like everything about her, I can't really describe why, but its like a magnet pulling me towards her. I've always admirred how she acts around Alice, she knows exactly how to act around other people and gives great advice to her friends. She's always polite. I just like Bella. Everything that makes her Bella."

I was stunned. Edward really did like me, maybe as much as I liked him. He truly cared about me, and though I didn't believe the things he was saying about me, it sounded like he believe them.

Charlie looked just as shocked as I was.

Like I had thought earlier, he had no choice but to acknowledge that Edward was a wonderful man. He had no choice but to say yes to Edward's question. He had to.

Alice broke the tension. She reached around me and pushed Edward's shoulder.

"Who knew you were such a big sap?" she giggled.

He glared at her.

"I have no contorl over what my daughter does. She is her own person and needs to make her own decisions and have her own opinions. I have no right to go against what she does. While I don't like the idea of my daughter dating anybody, if it had to be someone, she couldn't have made a better choice it seems. I trust that you won't hurt her, if she wants to date you, she can."