“Bella, Bella sweetheart, you have to snap out of it.” Alice shook my shoulders.

“What have I done?” I managed to mumble.

“No. No, Bella…. This is not your fault.” Edward kissed my forehead.

I pulled away from him. “Yes it is, Edward, come on. We have to go.”

“Go?” He looked surprised. “No, Bella, we can’t go there.”

“We have to. My dad found out that I’m a vampire and he had a heart attack. I have some explaining to do.”

“That’s the exact reason we can’t go. Bella, you are a vampire. He is a human. You wont be able to resist his blood. Plus, a hospital is not at all the place to take a newborn.”

“I’ll plug my nose.” I retorted coldly.

“No, Bella. You can’t. I wont allow it.”

“I can run faster than you.”

“Alright, fine Bella, go. Go to the hospital and explain to your dad that you’re a vampire. And while your at it you can also explain the 50 people you massacred on the way to his room. How’s that?”

“UGH!” I threw my hands up in the air and sat down on the couch. “He’s my father, Its my fault he is even in the hospital. OH MY GOD I don’t even know if he’s going to survive! I can’t just sit here and do nothing.”

In response, Edward stood decidedly and crossed to the phone. His fingers flew across the keys at an invisible speed. He tapped his foot impatiently as he waited for the call to connect.

“Hello?…. Yes, my name is Edward Cullen, I am Charlie Swan’s son-in-law, I was wondering if-….. Yes, yes I’ll hold.”

His foot tapped more.

“Yes, that’s very good, thank you.”

He held out the phone to me.

I took it gingerly and held it to my ear.

“Hello?” Charlie sounded so weak.

I gulped. What the hell was I going to say to him.

“Um, hi dad,”

“Bella?”

“Yeah dad, its me. Billy called and… I just wanted to….. Dad I’m sorry.”

“I always knew there was something strange about that family… but I never expected…” He faltered.

“I’m so sorry, Dad I didn’t mean to….”

“So its true then… you’re a….. you’re a vampire? The Cullens too?”