After that night with Sam, the pack took turns being with me and my dad. Most of the time they didn't have to do much; I was usually at the hospital beside my dad just asking myself how we got here.

It was around 11 pm when my dad woke up and looked at me.

"Hey." I said with a small smile.

He tried to give me one back but it looked more like a grimace. I swallowed hard. He was now pale and overly skinny. At times he didn't even look like my dad.

"Bella." He rasped out while trying to sit up.

"Dad, just take it easy. I'm right here." I said holding onto his hand.

"Bella, you need to listen to me…" he wheezed out.

I looked at him nervously and nodded.

"I'm sorry." He said.

I looked at him confused.

"What are you talking about?" I asked him.

"I know I haven't been the best dad. I mean I was barely a part of your life but…"

"That's not true." I butted in.

"But." He said pointedly. "I want you to know I accept who you are, even though you think you couldn't tell me."

My face paled. "What are you talking about?" I asked.

"I know you are different Bella. Living in my household…I could see how much you've changed. You've become this powerful, skillful and amazing woman who is so strong." He emphasized.

"You don't have to tell me everything." He said when he saw my shocked face.

"I just wanted you to know it would have been ok if you would have told me your secret. You didn't have to go through everything alone. I would have protected you no matter what."

"Dad…." I said brokenly.

"It's ok." He said with a small smile.

"I'm proud of you kiddo. So proud of you."

I got up and hugged him.

"Come here." He said scootching over to make room for me. I laid down beside him and listened to the slow shallow beat of his heart.

"I want you to be happy." He said thinking out loud.

"Dad- I-…"

"Bella." He said, looking at me with a knowing look. Huffing, I laid there in silence, knowing he could see right past that lie.

"I know that you may put on this brave look and think life can just pass you by and you can pick it up later, but you cant. I want you to live life. I want you to see it, like really take a look at it with your eyes."

I furrowed my eyebrows, what was he trying to say?

"You deserve to be happy honey." He whispered and turned his head to cough.

I nodded and squeezed his hand.

"Say yes to Sam." He said looking down at me, his voice showing no room for an argument.

"What?" I questioned shocked.

"I know he asked you to move in with him. And you should say yes." He told directly in the eyes.

"Dad I can'-…."

"Yes you can Bella." He said cutting me off.

"I know you love him, just as much as he loves you. I may be a man close to death, but I can still see it."

I closed my eyes at his words. Death…

"You make each other happy-complete. You both deserve to live your lives with as much happiness as I did."

I snuggled into Charlie's side a little closer and just laid there thinking.

"I'm afraid." I whispered to him.

"Of what?' he questioned.

"Of-….. Things changing." I admitted.

"What if when I move in things change? Or Sam finds his decision to ask me was a mistake. What if he decides that-…."

"You can't let fear ruin your life Bella." Charlie whispered.

"I just-….I love Sam too much to ruin things."

"You won't ruin anything Bella, not unless you keep pushing him away."

I bit my lip and tried my hardest not to cry.

"Just follow your heart." he said.

Charlie bent down and kissed the top of my head.

"I love you." He whispered strongly while hugging me as tight as he could (which was pretty weak)

I sat up a bit and looked at him.

"I love you too."

I kissed his cheek and he patted my lower back.

"Go talk to him." He told me.

I looked over to the door and saw a glimpse of the guys' bodies all waiting outside the door.

"I will still be here when you get back." He told me.

"Promise?" I asked with doubt.

He gave me a small nod. So I kissed his cheek one last time and slid off the bed.

I walked out the door, looking over my shoulder to see him. He gave me a small nod and let his body relax.

After the door shut, I let out a huge breath and looked at all the guys with teary eyes.

Sam was standing with his arms crossed, his body facing the door a few feet away. Immediately I walked over to him and just melted in his arms.

"I'm so sorry." I muttered in his chest. He hugged me tighter and just shushed me.

"No." I whined and pulled away a bit.

"I am so sorry for saying 'no' to you. I was just….i was just so afraid of all the what if's. I didn't want to lose you and I didn't want to ruin what we had at the same time. I know I hurt you so bad and I just…"

"Bella." He said wiping some tears off my cheeks.

"It's ok." He whispered.

"No, it's not." I said brokenly. "I hurt you Sam. I saw the look and it crushed me. I have done so many things and you always just accept them…"

"Because I love you.'" He said sweetly.

"And I love you too." I told him. "And if you still want me, then yes." I said looking into his chocolate-y eyes.

"Yes?" he asked confused.

"I, Bella Swan, would love to move in with you." I murmured. Sam took a second, shock evidently plastered on his face.

"Yes?" he questioned again.

"yes." I whispered.

He smiled bright and then kissed me.

"I will always want you. Nothing can ever change that." He told me and then hugged me tight.

After a few minutes of just being in Sam's arms, he and some of the guys went to do a patrol.

I stayed with Jake, Leah, Quil and Seth just talking and laughing a bit.

The alarm went off in my dad's room and all of our heads snapped to the door.

My heart took a dive to my stomach and we all rushed in his room.

The heart monitor was showing a flat line and the doctors and nurses all came rushing in.

"No." I whispered.

"No, no, no, no!" I said as they all stood over him.

Someone yelled something, but I couldn't hear them. All I could do is watch my dad- he was just lying there. Still and quite.

"Bella." Jake said.

"No." I said pushing him away as he stood closer to me.

"Bella!" he commanded again as I tried to wiggle out of his arms.

"No." I cried weakly as he moved me out of the room.

"No." I said again as his door shut.

"He can't be." I cried brokenly in Jake's arm.

"Shhh." Jake whispered.

I sobbed in my arms and felt sick. He couldn't leave me. He promised. The door opened slowly and I walked out of Jake's arms.

The doctor came out with an indescribable look on his face. That was when I knew. Charlie was gone.

My legs lost their feeling and Jake caught me just in time before I hit the floor.

"I'm terribly sorry." The doctor said and then walked away.

I couldn't stop crying. I had no grip on myself. My heart was wrenching with pain and all I wanted to do was curl up in a ball of darkness.

But Jake held me tight. Tears were rolling down his cheeks too but he kept it all in and let me cry on him. He kissed the top of my head and let me hit his chest till it probably hurt.

When I was all out of tears and the sobs died down slightly, I just held onto Jake. I felt so empty. He was about the closest thing to being real.

"You need to go see him Bella." Someone whispered.

I shook my head slightly and continued to stare at nothing.

"Where's Sam?" I think Jake must have said angrily.

"He is on his way. They were pretty far out." Someone said.

I closed my eyes and wished this all to be a dream.

My eyes fluttered open again as Jake moved some hair out of my face.

"Bella…"

"I know." My voice cracked.

I shakily stood up, holding Jake's hand tightly and walked into my dad's room.

I put a hand over my mouth to stop the loud sob from coming out and looked at his dead body.

He was laying still as stone.

Once I got to the side of his bed I lost it.

I let sucked in a huge breath and cried over him.

"You….said….you….wouldn't…leave." I sobbed.

"You promised." I told him.

"I need you." I whispered to him as I held onto his limp hand.

"You can't just leave me." I said with tears still pouring out of my eyes.

The door opened softly and I knew it was Sam. I don't know exactly how I knew, but it was like he made me feel something. There was this spark of warmth that ran through my body.

It hit me again as he came closer, and when he wrapped his arms around me, I just held onto him for dear life.

There were no words to say and no actions he could do to make me feel better. All I needed was my dad….all I wanted was him.