4th Chapter on the 4th of July! WooHoo! Enjoy everybody!

*Kisses Jacob*

Dont own, everything but plot is Ms. Meyer's!

It was silent for a long while as everybody processed what they had learned, but Charlie cleared his throat.

"So, um, everything Billy told me over the phone is true? The wolves, the vampires, the whole shebang?" Charlie muttered, looking at all of us. We all nodded. He shook his head. "Wow."

"Yeah, I could hardly believe it too Dad." I sighed, helping Emily back to her feet. "Say, isn't there another bonfire in a few weeks Billy? With the legends and everything?" Billy nodded.

"Yeah, and we'll have two more newcomers as well, Collin and Brady." Sam growled, unnerved by that fact. "They're only thirteen!"

"Well how about we have Charlie sit in on 'em like I did. That way he'll hear everything and it won't go against Sam's gag order at the lot of us." I inquisited out loud.

"Works for me, just as long as he doesn't go all school girl and tell everybody! This has to stay quiet Charlie, or we're all screwed. Good?" Embry mumbled, walking to stand at my shoulder like a body guard, Quil copying him. Charlie nodded.

"Is it okay if I've got questions though? Can you answer those?" Charlie asked, almost shy. Everyone looked to Sam. He nodded.

"Bella will tell 'im, since I've told her almost everything." A husky voice inquired. I spun around to see Jake looking at me through misty, pain filled eyes and I winced.

"You're supposed to be out." I mumbled. Jake laughed quietly.

"Drugs don't affect me for long unless they're constant, like the drip, my immune system burns it off. Thats why I can't get drunk either." Jake chuckled, wincing.

"Stupid werewolf immune system." I mumbled, pouting. Some of the guys laughed.

"Charlie's got questions, Bella's got answers, its settled, Bella you'll explain everything to him at home." Sam said authoritivly. I looked at him with wide eyes.

"Home? You're telling my I have to leave?" I screeched. Sam winced.

"Just for tonight beautiful, just until he knows everything you know." Jacob whispered, unable to talk any louder. I looked back at him and he grinned.

"But I don't want to leave, what if you need me?" I whimpered, running my knuckles over his jaw.

"I got the guys." He slurred, on the verge of sleep. I snorted.

"They guys? Really Jake? You trust Quil and Embry?" I scoffed as said boys growled playfully. Jake didn't respond, he only murmured something unintelligable as he fell asleep. I smiled softly, turning to Embry and Quil.

"I swear to God if anything happens while I'm gone, I will muder you!" I growled, pointing my finger at all the guys. They only laughed.

"Relax Bella! We got him covered." Quil laughed, I just glared at him.

"Fine, I'll see you guys in the morning. And I expect you to be at least civil with Charlie." I muttered, leading Charlie out Jake's bedroom door and down the hall.

"Listen, Bella, you can tell me later, you want to st-" I cut him off with a snarl.

"Its fine, I'm just a little stressed right now." I whispered, sitting next to him in the cruiser.

The drive home was silent, only the radio playing as I watched the dark forest speed past me, knowing that one of the pack was following Charlie and I home. I saw a flash of sandy fur and grinned. Seth.

"Its alright Seth, its only Charlie." I whispered to the glass, knowing Seth wouldn't hear me.

"Who are you talking to Bella hon?" Charlie asked quietly. I looked over at him and grinned.

"Seth." I answered simply, catching another glimpse of sandy fur, this time with gray as well." "Dad, pull over." He did as I asked. I got out of the car and Charlie followed.

"Bella what the hell are you doing?" He asked me as I crossed the treeline into the woods.

"Just follow me." I called back to him, watching as the faint blue/white light of his flashlight appeared in front of me.

"Bella, hold on. Knowing you and darkness, you'll trip and break something." Charlie scolded. I just laughed and waited for him.

"There, happy?" I giggled as soon as he was next to me and shining the flashlight directly in front of my feet.

"Kinda, but I'm confused as hell as too what we're doing in the forest in the middle of the night heading God knows where." He laughed humorlessly. I saw what I was looking for straight ahead and smiled.

"We're heading there." I sighed, motioning to the moonlit grassy clearing before us, surrounded by massive trees and peppered in wildflowers. I heard Charlie gasp quietly at it's beauty and I grinned again.

I walked to the middle and kicked my Vans off, removing my socks and feeling the cool soft grass between my toes. It was almost better than sand. I turned back to Charlie who was still gazing at the clearing.

"So, you have questions," He nodded. "well, this'll answer a few." I whistled, starting medium low and rising the note like a wolf's howl. I got a long, stunning song in response, the voices of my two boys echoing nearby.

"Paul, Seth, come here and one of you phase back!" I ordered into the night, watching as Seth and Paul stepped through the trees, Paul human and grinning like and idiot and Seth still a wolf and also grinning like an idiot. I looked back at Charlie to see him staring wide-eyed at Seth, as if he was the biggest thing he'd ever seen.

"Huh, starting to answer Charlie's questions Bells?" Paul chuckled as I rolled my eyes.

"HOLY SHIT!" Charlie yelled, glancing between Seth, Paul and I, making all three of us laugh hysterically. "THAT can't be Seth! Nuh uh." Seth huffed, taking it as an insult. I walked over to help Charlie sit down, fearing he'd fall over.

"That's Seth Dad, and he's a wolf, same as Paul. Don't believe me?" Charlie shook his head. I motioned to Paul and he nodded. "Watch." Paul started to shake before he exploded and in his place stood his granite colored wolf. Charlie's eyes went so big that I thought they'd pop out of his head, then he passed out.