She was playing Cinderella
She was riding her first bike
Bouncing on the bed and looking for a pillow fight
Running through the sprinkler with a big popsicle grin
Dancing with her dad, looking up at him
In her eyes I'm Prince Charming
But to him I'm just some fella
riding in and stealing Cinderella

“So, I will give you permission with a promise. If you ever leave Bells again, I will hunt you down, and by God you will wish you never met Me.” he said, his threat followed up by his thoughts. I knew nothing would actually happen to me and that if I did leave Bella, it wouldn’t be by choice.

I started to open my mouth to interject my opinion, but he continued. “I’m not saying you’ll leave her, but that is what parents do. Parents worry. If you end up married, which I have no doubt about that anymore, you might understand that one day.” he said.

I took this as an opportunity to tell him. “Sir, please understand that when I left Bella, I stayed out of contact because I thought I wasn’t good for her. I ended up like her, from what Alice told me. When Bella came to California to get me, I knew I wouldn’t be able to leave her again. If you want to know the truth, I proposed to her a few days after we got back.” I told him.

“She just accepted it the other day. If I were you, I really wouldn’t worry about her decision. She’s had a while to think about this, and has taken all factors into consideration.”

Charlie nodded. “At least she thought it through. Now, I have to ask you this. It was hard enough to ask Bella, and she’s my daughter.” ‘God, why do I have to ask him this?’ “I know Bella says that she isn’t pregnant, and I believe her, but that doesn’t mean you haven’t done the deed yet. Now, this is quite hard for me, but I need to ask. Have you two had sex?”

I know that if I were human, my face would be Bella red. “No, sir. We are waiting until we are married to have sex.” I told him. Of course, that would probably be a complete lie, since that is one of Bella’s demands in our compromise.

“Good.” he said. ‘At least they aren’t getting married on the off chance she ended up pregnant.’

“So, sir, I hope I don’t sound rude or anything, but Alice really wants to know if there will be a wedding. I think she is a little more excited that Bella is, at least right now.” I told him, and he laughed. He knew just how crazy Alice could get.

He slapped me on the shoulder
then he called her in the room
when she threw her arms around him
that’s when I could see it too

“Yes, there will be.” he said. “Bella, you can come in now.”

She traipsed in, her left hand in the pocket of her jeans. I walked towards her, and she tripped on the threshold. I caught her. “Bella, whatever shall we do with you?” I asked, chuckling.

“I don’t know. Well, is there a wedding?” she asked, curious to Charlie’s decision.

Charlie and I both nodded, and she flung her arms around his neck. “Thank you, Dad.” she said, tears streaming down her face. He hugged her back, his eyes glistening.

She was playing Cinderella
Riding her first bike
Bouncing on the bed and looking for a pillow fight
Running through the sprinkler with a big popsicle grin
Dancing with her dad, looking up at him
If he gives me a hard time
I can't blame the fella
I'm the one who's stealing Cinderella