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ChPOV

I woke up surrounded by a family of vampires and my daughter. All of their faces showed concern. It greatly unnerved me that all this time Bella had known their secret and had not told me. But once I thought about it, I realized a couple of things. One being that the Cullens were still a good family, despite the fact that they were no longer human. The second thing was that they loved, cared, and provided for my daughter in ways I hadn't had a clue about. They had welcomed her into their family and had protected her from things I had no clue existed until now. Third, I realized even if she had told me, I would not have believed her. It was of no consequence now; she was married and happy and pregnant with my grandchild. Who cared if said grandchild was not completely human, not me.

"Charlie, are you feeling alright? Do you need anything?" Carlisle asked me.

"No, I'm alright; it's just that all this came as quite a shock to me is all. I'm over it though; and hot damn, I'm gonna be a grampa!" I said sitting up.

Everyone got a chuckle out of that. Bella came over and hugged me, and she had unshed tears in her eyes.

"Thanks dad for understanding and accepting everything," she said.

I hugged her back as tight as I could, letting her know I would always love her.

"You're welcome, Bells. I wouldn't want to do anything to miss out on spoiling my grandbaby," I told her.

I stayed awhile longer and visited, and then I realized how late it was and how tired I was. I started to get up and go home, but Esme and Bella insisted I stayed and slept in the guest room. They didn't want me to risk falling asleep at the wheel on the way home.

Alice got me some pajamas; and wouldn't you know, the little sprite had gotten just the right size. At least now I knew how she knew so much all the time. She showed me to the guest room, and I got changed. I crawled into the huge comfortable bed and laid there and thought to myself. I didn't care that the Cullens were vampires; they were very nice people to be around. I was happy to know Bella and my grandchild would never lack for anything they needed or wanted. I fell asleep quickly and awoke early the next morning.

I showered and dressed in a suit of clean clothes. Someone had gotten my suitcase out of the cruiser for me and brought it up, after I had gone to sleep. Once I was dressed, I went downstairs and was hit by the delicious smell of bacon, sausage, pancakes, and hash browns cooking. I followed the smell to the kitchen and found Esme at the stove. Carlisle sat at the small kitchen table reading the morning paper.

"Good morning, Charlie. Did you sleep well?" Esme asked me with a warm smile.

Carlisle sure was a lucky man, I thought. It was too bad they didn't eat like humans did. I could get used to this really quick.

"I guess you could always find you a vampire wife, Charlie," Edward said as he and Bella entered the kitchen and sat down.

I kept forgetting he could read my thoughts. Now that I knew this, I knew he had heard every bad thought I had ever had about him. He had heard every awful name I had called him in my head. He knew the hateful feelings I had when he would come to the house to see Bella. I felt even worse because even though he knew, he never let on; and he never disrespected me no matter how badly I treated him. I felt about as tall as a grasshopper right about now.

"No worries Charlie, all of that is water under the bridge. When my daughter is born, I will be just as bad if not worse; so, I hold no grudges against you," Edward said.

I smiled and watched in awe as he fixed Bella a plate and waited on her hand and foot, then sat beside her and rubbed her back as she ate. I couldn't help but wonder if all vampires were this loving toward their significant other. If so, I might not mind having a vampire wife; I didn't think I wanted to become one though.

Edward just smiled as he read my thoughts, but he kept quiet about it; and I was thankful. I fully enjoyed breakfast and the opportunity to further get to know the Cullen family as a whole. After breakfast, I got ready to leave and said goodbye to everyone. I thanked them for their hospitality and for taking care of Bella and loving her the way they did and for telling me their secret and trusting me with it.

"Well Bells, I'm off now. I'm going to go home and unpack, then I'm gonna head down to the rez. I haven't seen Billy in awhile. You take care of yourself and my grandbaby, and I'll see you later," I told her, then hugged her tight.

"I will dad, and don't be a stranger around here. You're welcome any time," she told me hugging me back and smiling.

We let go, and I left. I needed to go see Billy. I had not seen him since our argument over how Jacob had treated Bella. I had felt really bad about getting into an argument with him, but I wasn't going to stand by and let Bella be blamed for everything either.

When I got to Billy's, Jake answered the door. Billy came out of the kitchen into the small living room.

"Hey old man, long time no see," he said with a smile.

"Hey Billy, yeah I've been pretty busy lately. I just got back from a police convention in New York. We had to learn some new physical training techniques, and they brought us up-to-date with some information about how to spot and rescue missing kids. It was pretty interesting, but I'm glad to be home though," I told him.

"Well we're always glad to see you. Want a beer? They're nice and cold," he offered.

"No thanks, I'm okay for now. I just had a good hardy breakfast over at the Cullens'," I replied.

"I see. Bella made it back from her honeymoon in one piece, then I take it," he said with a stiff look on his face.

What was up with this thing between the Cullens and Quileutes? Surely those old legends I've always heard about weren't true, I thought to myself.

"Yeah, she made it back and is doing great. She's glowing like the North Star, and she brought me back an extra special present," I said.

"Oh yeah, well let's see it," he said.

"Well, I can't show it to you yet in person, but I can show you a picture of it for now. Bella gave it to me this morning," I said as I pulled the snapshot of her sonogram out of my wallet.

I handed it to him to look at. He took it and then glared at it and then at me. Jake, who had been listening to us, while watching TV, rose up to take a look as well.

"Bella's pregnant! No, she can't have that monster's spawn growing inside her!" Jake screamed.

He shot up off the sofa and ran out the front door. I sat there looking at Billy; and he looked at me for a moment, and then bowed his head.

"What is wrong here? You know something I don't? Something that I need to know, so spill it. What is your people's problem with the Cullens?" I said.

"I'm sorry Charlie, but I can't tell you. It's a tribal secret, and telling you would have serious consequences," he told me.

"The legends are true, aren't they? They aren't just made up stories?" I asked.

Billy kept his eyes on the floor. He neither confirmed nor denied it. I let out a breath of air, then got up and made my way to the door. For some reason I knew this was probably the last time I would see my old friend. It made me sad, but I had a daughter and an unborn grandchild to think about. I knew the Cullens were different from what the legends talked about. I knew they'd never hurt Bella or anyone else. I was only sorry that a silly prejudice was coming between me and someone who I had loved like a brother ever since childhood. I was saddened; but I would never again hurt Bella by taking sides against her and her new family, my family now as well.

I left Billy's house and drove back to the Cullen's place. I needed to tell them what happened. When I got there, I got one hell of a shock.

EPOV

Bella was so happy when Charlie left; I could tell a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders. We had talked a lot last night. Charlie apologized for the Jacob thought. I really shouldn't have flown off the handle like that, but just the thought of my angel carrying the dog's puppies made me feel violent. He also felt really bad about all the thoughts he has had over the past couple of years. I really hoped he understood that the air was completely cleared now.

Last night, after Charlie and Bella went to bed, we all talked. Not only Charlie knowing about us was dangerous, but my daughter would be in danger was well. The Volturi would certainly be interested in a hybrid baby. We decided we were just going to have to fly under the Volturi's radar. We just now have to figure out how to let them know once Bella has been changed without them finding out about the baby or Charlie. We decided to discuss this once Bella was awake. I had promised never to make another important decision like this again without her, and this was definitely important.

"Wow! I can't believe the last 24 hours we have had!" Bella exclaimed.

"But, how in the world are we going to keep this from the Volturi?" she asked like this was normal everyday conversation. Bella amazed me about 90% of the time.

"This is the perfect opportunity Edward. Let's go ahead and discuss it," Carlisle thought to me.

"You're right, Carlisle. Bella, we were actually discussing this last night, but decided to postpone the conversation until you could be a part of it because not only do we have to worry about Charlie, we have to worry about our daughter; Aro will be very interested in her," I said and instantly a fire was lit in Bella's eyes. Mama bear was coming out.

"Oh, I don't think so! No power hungry, creepy skinned, Italian vampire is going to come after our daughter. We have to come up with a plan now!" Bella was livid. She was actually scaring me.

"Bella sweetheart, you need to calm down; stress isn't good for the baby," Carlisle said, and Bella sat beside me still huffing with her anger. I started rubbing her back, and I could hear here pulse calming down.

"Good, now, as of right now we have nothing to worry about; I don't think. Alice has been watching and looking to see what Aro's next move is. The Romanians have decided to stir up some trouble. Alice has seen this taking up many months of The Volturi's time," Carlisle said.

"Well, crap! I was hoping to get a chance to have a fight soon!" Emmett was pouting in this mind. I just rolled my eyes at him. He saw me and shrugged; I just chuckled at him.

"Well, we all know that I am the only one that can keep these secrets from him," Bella said. Well, I didn't like the direction this was going.

"Bella I don't think...," I started to say, but Bella cut me off.

"Hear me out Edward," Bella said, placing a calming hand on my arm.

"I am the only one he can't read. What if I went over there by myself after I am changed," she said.

"Bella, Aro isn't going to fall for that, he knows you and Edward are attached at the hip," Emmett said. Well maybe not the hip, more like..

"Emmett!" I growled out, pinching the bridge of my nose.

"What is it?" Bella asked.

"Trust me, love, you don't want to know," I said and smiled at her

"Okay, you are probably right," she said shaking her head.

"Anyway, I will just tell Aro that I had made Edward stay home because I had something to prove. I can take care of myself, and I am not a weak human that needs protection anymore. That won't be a total lie, so I can totally pull it off," Bella said with confidence.

"Well, I am not crazy about this plan, but at the moment it is the only one we have. Unless we can come up with something better, we will have to go with this" I sighed in defeat. "If this didn't involve YOU going into Volterra alone, I would think it was brilliant," I told her.

Bella leaned over and kissed me.

"Thank you for the confidence baby. I understand why you don't like it. We will try to figure something else out. But if not, and I have to do this; know that I will come home to you. Never doubt that," she told me and kissed me again.

Suddenly, we heard something large running toward the house. Then, we smelt it. Wolf, Jacob Black to be exact.

His thoughts were completely murderous and all directed toward me.

"I am going to kill you bloodsucker. I can't believe you got Bella pregnant with your vile spawn," he was screaming at me.

Bella saw all of us stiffen. She got wary then and started looking around.

"What is it guys?" she whispered.

Then, she got this awful look on her face and covered her mouth and nose with her hands.

"Oh my! What is that smell?" she screeched. I guess her smelling was improving now too.

"That is the worst thing I have ever smelt. It is like wet dog and old nasty gym socks!" she cried out, she eyes filling with tears because of the stench.

Jacob Black then burst through the door.

BPOV

That stench was coming from Jacob! What in the world was he doing here?

"Jacob you DO stink!" I couldn't believe that was the first thing that came out of my mouth. This pregnancy was already messing with my brain to mouth filter.

"I mean, what are you doing here? How are you here? Sam ordered you to stay away," I said standing up. Edward moved to where he was standing partially in front of me.

"Charlie told Billy about the baby. Jacob overheard, and it looks like Jacob has left his pack; he doesn't have to follow orders anymore," Edward bit out. We couldn't be mad at Charlie; we didn't tell him not to tell Billy, and how did Jacob leave his pack?

Jacob still hadn't said anything; he looked me over and his eyes rested on my baby bump. My hands automatically went to cover it up.

"I came to see it if it was true," he said.

Then, he looked up at me. I didn't think I liked that look in his eyes. He wasn't angry anymore; it was almost possessive. Edward didn't like it either because he let out a low warning growl and stood in front of me more. He then looked at Edward with complete rage.

"That should be my baby she is carrying, not your monster spawn!" he yelled at Edward.

He then turned to me and said: "Please come with me Bella; we will get rid of that monster, and we can be happy." What was it with people and telling us to leave each other and be with them?

Edward then lunged at Jacob, and they both went crashing through the door, out to the front lawn.

ChPov

When I pulled up to the Cullen's house, I didn't expect to see Edward and Jacob crash through the door. Edward then picked Jacob up by the throat and threw him high into the air. As Jacob was about to land, he suddenly exploded into a huge wolf. The legends were true. I might have fainted again, if I hadn't already learned about vampires last night. Since I did know, I was able to shake it off pretty easily. I had to break this up before someone got killed.

Then, Bella came running out the door with more grace than I have ever seen from her.

"Jacob Black, you better not ever call my baby a monster spawn again! I will never be with you! Just stay away from us!" she yelled.

She was picking up rocks and throwing then at Jacob. It didn't even faze Jacob; it could have been bubbles she was hitting him with.

Then, the other Cullens come running outside. Rose, Esme, and Alice gently grabbed Bella and took her back inside while she was still screaming.

"Alright, finally a fight!" Emmett yells and jumps into the mix. Carlisle and Jasper were both yelling for them to stop and calm down. I was now tired of this, so I took out my gun and raised it into the air and fired off three shots. They all stopped and stared at me. I looked Jacob straight in the eyes, and he let out a huge sigh and then took off running. Edward was about to run off after him, and I yelled for him to stop. He gave me the respect of stopping and listening to me.

"I know you want to go after him, but I can't stand by and let you kill him. I am a police officer, but I am Bella's father first. Please don't put me in a position where I have to go against my integrity. For some reason there is all this animosity between you and them, and I want to know why," I practically begged.

"None of us wants to put you in that position Charlie; we will protect our family though. But we will do our best to do it without killing Jacob. While you are police chief that is," Edward said.

"We had better go in and check on Bella, she was getting pretty worked up out here," Carlisle said.

"I have never seen her so graceful. This doesn't have anything to do with her pregnancy, does it? A few months ago, she would have tripped five times running out that door," I asked with a grin.

"Yes, Bella's body is changing slowly due to the vampire half of the pregnancy. She hears better, sees better, and is getting more coordinated," Carlisle told me.

"Don't forget her sense of smell!" Emmett added with a gleeful chuckle. He must have noticed the confused look on my face because he added, "It has to do with the animosity between us and the Quileutes. Don't worry, we will explain."

When we got inside, Bella was lying on the sofa crying. Edward went over to calm her down. After a few minutes, she was calmed down and Carlisle checked her out and said everything was fine. This was weird since he used no medical equipment. This was something I was going to have to get used to.

Carlisle then began telling the story of when they first came to this region. How they met the wolves and formed a treaty declaring they wouldn't feed off humans or bite another human. They have never broken this treaty, but the Quileutes still regarded them as the enemy. And evidently Jacob was the worst one because he thinks he loves Bella, and he wants her all for his own.

"I was getting some pretty possessive vibes from him. He regards her and the baby as his," Jasper said.

"His thoughts were the same, and he thinks I have stolen her. If it wasn't for me; he would be in my place, and Bella would be carrying his baby," Edward said. His hands were balled up in fists, and his knuckles were white. I could tell he was trying really hard to control his temper.

"Oh never mind what Bella wants!" Bella scoffed and threw her hands in the air.

"Never mind that I never saw him as anything other than a friend," she said. I heard her mumbling under her breath something about stupid, arrogant, entitled, teenage wolf.

I couldn't help but chuckle at her. Edward laughed at my thoughts.

"It is funny; I have always called Bella my little kitten-tiger when she is angry," he said as he affectionately rubbed Bella cheek with his fingers.

She tried to glare at him, but failed miserably as she blushed and grinned.

"I'm sorry. I can't help but get so angry at him. It would save him a lot of heart ache if he would just listen," she said.

"He is never going to listen, love. And it isn't that he loves you so much. He just hates that he "lost" you to me," Edward said, explaining it to her.

I stayed, and we talked a little while longer. They explained some more about the treaty. They said that Bella took care of making sure her change wouldn't break the treaty. I was so proud of my daughter. I hadn't been much of a dad to her over the last 18 years, but I was determined to change that. I caught Edward's eye over Bella's head, and he smiled in approval at my thoughts.

Esme fixed Bella and I a fine supper, and we ate happily and talked of happier things. During supper I noticed Bella sipping on a white Styrofoam cup full of something. I told her that must be the best drink ever by the way she was guzzling it down. I asked what it was and if she wanted to share. She just laughed at me and said I was better off not knowing, and held her cup to her chest like it was precious.

I left with two days worth of leftovers. I got home and was finally able to think about and grieve over the loss of my 30 year friendship with Billy Black. There was no way to repair this. They hated the Cullens too much and with no cause from what I could tell. The Cullens were good people. If the Quileutes were too blinded by pride and prejudices to see this, then so be it! I would stand by my daughter.

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