Are you guys still with me.I am so sorry, two whole months without an update but I am back now. well I hope anyway. All my exams are over now well I have two mock maths this week but they are Mocks so I am not really worried. So on with the story.

BPOV

"Dad!" I whispered, my heart clenched both out of love for my dad and what should have been. The two children I had seen only a year ago playing on the grass were with him only they looked a lot taller. If I had to estimate their age I would say they looked around four not that much older than my Ava. Oh if only he was alone maybe I would have the courage to go up to him. Tears welded in my eyes. I should be over there with him not those two Native American kids, with Ava or without though the chances were if I was still around to be over there with him Ava would not be here. Charlie looked considerably older his hair line receding speckled with grey and laugh lines evident around his eyes. The children, the girl small and dainty dressed in a flowing white dress showing off the natural tan to her skin, black silk hair almost like Avas with a cute button nose made her look like a princess, and the boy just come from soccer practise, dressed in the forks little league kit mud up his knees his face equally beautiful to his sisters only homing Charlie's nose instead. Then I looked into their eyes chocolate brown eyes, Charlie's eyes, my eyes there was no doubt that these were my siblings.

During my admiration of the family a shadow crossed the corner of my eye and gained my attention. Edward. He was now moving across the room heading in the direction my father was.

"Edward! No what the hell do you think you are doing?" he roughly pulled away as I grabbed his arm with force I muttered a sorry as I was still glaring at him.

"Come on love you miss him talk to him now or you're regret it."

"No I won't, I ran away with purpose."

"To get away from Jake leaving your father behind on the way! He yelled. I cowered away from him falling to my knees not caring we were in public, pushing Ava behind me as I did so. Feeling vulnerable I covered my ears with my hands mufferling Edwards yells. This was the first time he had properly raised his voice at me. Earlier when we had been shouting about the credit card it was just a lover's rift but now, now I don't know what made him react so violently.

"Imagine if Ava left you so suddenly with no note how would you feel? What if you left me?" he too had collapsed on the floor, his voice broken. He was scared, no he was petrified he didn't understand the hold he had over my heart; my heart belonged to him so that's what I told him.

"Really?" he looked so shocked. I hadn't told him before because I though it was so obvious maybe if wasn't.

"Yes" I assured him with one hundred percent conviction.

By this point we had drawn a crowd, well it was expected we both just had a melt down in the middle of a busy shopping mall whilst taking care of a toddler. Anything could have happened to her whilst we were preoccupied. How irresponsible!

Looking at the crowd that had gathered around us Edward gave me a reassuring hug before helping me up off the cold concrete floor.

"We're O.K." he assured the crowd making most of them depart. It was only when I felt someone staring at me that I turned around to notice my father still standing there.

It was now or never I thought to myself. Remembering what Edward had said made me feel bad no one deserved what I did to Charlie especially not him. He was the most caring genuine guy I could ask for to be my father and look how I treated him.

"Bella?" "Oh my Bells, I thought it was you, you haven't changed much at all. " Charlie's voice was the same as I remembered the stern yet welcoming tone.

"It is you. You just left, why?"

Suddenly his gaze turned to Edward,

"Was it this guy, was it?" "What did you do to her ay, what did you do to my baby girl?" He was on the verge of tears a rarity for the ex chief of police, all his life he had been taught to be tough and that grown up men didn't cry. Save your tears for the pillow he was taught so that's what he did. Most of the time anyway.

"No dad, Edward saved me, his helped me so much, please understand, I'll explain I promise the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth but not here please in private." I all but begged him I would not be able to bear him abandoning me now.

"Promises cannot always be kept." My heart constricted he wasn't going to give me a chance to explain.

"But you were always the good kid, never in the wrong. I trust that you have a good enough reason."

"Thank you, thank you so much daddy you won't regret it."

"I better not," he replied gruffly.

"Now who are these beauties," I sensed a change of subject was what we all needed you could have cut the tension with a knife.

"I guess I have some explaining to do of my own uh." His eyes twinkled, a twinkle that had not been there for the past four years, since Bella had left.

"Kids come over here." They obediently followed their father's orders, "Introduce yourselves."

The boy spoke first "Hi I don't know who you are but my name is Seth Charlie Swan, I am four years old, my favourite sport is soccer but daddy doesn't like it he says I should like baseball but I don't, this is my twin sister." He said pointing to the little girl who had joined his right side half being covered by Charlie.

"Your turn," he demanded pointing at the little girl.

"But I am shy," she moaned.

"Come on Lee Lee put your big girl panties on." She huffed and glared at him before turning to me.

"I am Leah Isabelle Swan, I don't like you." Bella gasped at her bluntness though she was not too surprised. This girl was wise beyond her years and suspected this strange woman had something to do with her father's sadness.

At this moment in time Ava decided that she had been silent to long, "You have my eyes!" she exclaimed to her grandfather who she had never met.

Charlie gasped, Only just noticing Ava was with Bella and Edward for the first time said,

"I think it's time for that explanation now."

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