(Alice's POV)

I pulled up into the Swan residence and parked my car. Slowly I began to make my way to the door and knocked. No answer.

"Charlie! I know you're here! Charlie?" I yelled out into the house. Then I heard the clicking of the locks being undone and saw the door swing open.

"Oh Charlie you look horrible!" I exclaimed, his face hadn't been shaved in days and his hair was scruffy. He stood in front of me wearing only a pair of sweats and a t-shirt.

"I know. I'm working on it. I was just getting to go take a shower after I finished cleaning the kitchen. I glanced inside and saw boxes of take out foods and dirty dishes.

"May I come in?" I asked.

"Of course. Excuse the mess." He opened the door more so I could come inside. I glimpsed from left to right and noticed how the place hadn't be clean in what looked like weeks.

"You're not doing too good are you? With Bella gone?" Charlie shook his head solemnly.

"I finally got her back Alice, only to have her taken away again." I patted his arm.

"I know, we all feel that way. Everyone loved her. Has she called?" I asked hopefully. Again, he shook his head. I frowned and looked at the sink again.

"Why don't you go take a shower and I'll clean this up."

"No Alice, you don't have to."

"But I want to. You need to clean up and look presentable. When was the last time you left the house?"

"Alright, I get your point. Thank you Alice."

"No problem Charlie." I smiled and walked over to the sink. First I threw away the boxes of food then opened the dishwasher. I began to rinse off the dishes before placing them in. Once I had all of them rinsed off, I put closed the dishwasher and started it. Upstairs I could hear the roar of the water coming from the shower.

Silently, I walked into the living room. I picked up old food wrappers and pieces of newspaper. While going through another pile of paper, I came across an envelope. On the front it held the words Social Services of Arizona and a date.

"This came before Bella left." I glanced upstairs, still hearing the shower running. I pulled out the papers still left in the envelope and began to read. The papers fell from my limp hands.

"Alice, are you still here? It's awfully quiet down here." Came Charlie's voice from the stairway. I looked and saw his face. It was cleanly shaven and he was in a pair of jeans now.

"Is everything alright? Why are you crying?" Finally I began to notice the tears rolling down my face. I lifted my hand to wipe them away.

"You knew where she was and you didn't tell us." I mumbled out. Instantly his face became soft and guilt stricken.

"I'm sorry Alice but she asked me not to tell you. It was hard enough letting her go. Can you forgive us?"

"Yes, but we've got to bring her back. She belongs here! She belongs with her family! With Edward!" Now I was full out balling. He came over and patted my back.

"It was her choice to leave Alice. She wanted to take care of the club. She hated to leave everyone but she thought it would be easier without an explanation."

"I just wish she could have trusted us enough to tell us she was leaving."

"It's not that she didn't trust you Alice. She just didn't want to see you hurt. I think it was hard for her to even think about leaving you guys."

"Well we're not letting her get away that easily. We deserve an explanation, especially Edward. What's her address?" Charlie started to object but then nodded. Grabbing a piece of paper he wrote it down.

"Thanks Charlie. I'll come back later." I grabbed my purse and walked back out to my car. Pulling my phone out, I called Edward. He picked up on the first ring.

"Bella?" He asked. I sighed.

"No Edward it's Alice."

"Oh, well what is it?"

"I think I know where Bella is."

Ok, well we're starting to get to the climax. I think I'll write the next chapter before quitting for the day. Tomorrow I may update another chapter or two. Yeah, probably two. After that, I'll update again sometime during the week. Review!