AN: Sorry I didn't update yesterday when I was supposed to, have been a busy little bee lately, my friends getting married and i'm currently the maid of honour.. wreheyyy!

I don't own any of the character's, they belong solely to Stephanie Meyer.

After the babbling, I think its time to get on with the chapter, so here it is, ENJOY...

Chapter 4

I'd been on the plane for a few hours and the seat belt light came on making me more aware of the fact that I was going to Forks!

The plane had landed and after I had gotten out of my seat I felt a sudden wave of nervousness hit me. I was actually getting my wish from when I was a youngster, and even though before it felt like it would just be a dream. It was actually happening now. What would I say to him when I first saw him? Would he like me? Throughout this internal debate, I hadn't realised that I was already through the gates and there was a man standing there calling my name.

I quickly snapped myself out of it and saw that it was Charlie calling me. I couldn't believe it. I was standing in front of my father after 17 years. He wasn't what I assumed he would look like after seeing the photo of him. His dark brown hair looked soft and well cleaned. His build was something I couldn't understand? He was huge. Not fat huge, I mean broad huge, strong huge. But it wasn't all of that, that really caught my eye. His eyes were. They were the same shade of milk chocolate brown as mine were yet they had some strange gold flecks around the pupil.

"Isabella." I heard a whispered to me. I finally looked up at the man I had wished to see for such a long time and I couldn't help but run and jump into his arms and cry for all the years that I lost.

"Daddy! Thank you daddy, thankyou! You don't know what this means to me, to finally get away from her! To be with you! Can we get out of here daddy? Can we go home?" Home. It was a term I didn't think I would ever use but with Charlie, I felt like I was home, he had this warmth about him. Something I just wasn't able to put my finger on.

"Of course baby girl, lets get you home to where you truly belong." He lead me out of the airport and into a police cruiser that was parked not far outside. Wait a police cruiser?

"Daddy, why are you driving police cruiser? What's going on?" Nothing made sense to me.

"Honey, its my job back in Forks. I'm the police chief, it wasn't something serious that I thought of doing before but with all the weirdness that happens around that town, I wasn't a position that I could continue to take lightly."

I knew that it wasn't my place to really question him, seeing as he's obviously been doing this for years before I came on the scene.

"Ok dad." And that was that.

Through out the journey to Forks, Charlie would ask me random different questions like "what was my favourite meal? What did I like to do back in Phoenix? What was my favourite colour?" Even though the questions made me feel a little bit uncomfortable, I quickly realised that he hadn't been there for 17 years for a reason that wasn't his fault and it was only natural that he would try and get to know me and I smiled.

Once we got to the house that I would be living in for the next part of my life, I looked at it and I had that sense of feeling again that made me acknowledge that I was home.

Charlie got out of the cruiser and took all my bags into the house before I could interrupt him. How he managed to get all of the bags inside with just his two hands and all at once, I would never know.

"Right Isabell.."

"It's Bella dad."

"Ok honey, well as I was saying, your room is upstairs and the first door on the left. I know it looks abit empty at the moment but when I found out you were born, I tried to have it decorated so that when you came here, you would have a place to stay." I felt so guilty when he said that, even more guilty for interrupting him and asking him to call me Bella. The man only wanted to love me when I was younger, even now and it was horribly taken away from him for a reason that I still don't know. As much as I would like to know it, I feel like its best to stay out of it and find out when the timing is right. There had to be a good reason for it.

"Ok dad, and again thank you for everything. I promise that I will try and be the perfect daughter for you."

"Oh Bella, you already are the perfect daughter for me. The fact that you have found me after all this time and had the courage to find me. You will never know how much that really means to me. Also honey, you never have to thank me. This is what I should have done a long time ago, but it's alright now, the things that you missed out on and the lessons that you need to learn will start tomorrow. Today you can just chill out and enjoy your time." With that he disappeared and let me explore my bedroom upstairs.

Wait. What was it he said to me? "Lessons that I need will start tomorrow?". Things just keep getting weirder and weirder and I don't think its something that my brain can handle all that one time. I knew that I had no idea what Charlie was talking about but by the sounds of it, it was something big and important and that I would find it out tomorrow.

Settling into my room and making myself comfy on my bed, I only had one thought. Bring on tomorrow.

AN: Ok, so I know this chapter might not come across as good as the others and I understand a lot didn't happen in this one, but its one of them chapters that prepares you for the next one.

So Bella finally met Charlie. Any guesses on why his appearance is that way that it is? Gold flecks in his eyes for example? Review and lemme know what you think. Until next time...