Bella finally returned home after a long amazing night at the prom with Edward. He dropped her off at her house and took care of her like he had promised Charlie. Regretting saying goodbye, Bella smiled at Edward and walked inside the house.

Inside the lights were off, other than one she could see coming from the kitchen. Curious and confused she went into the kitchen to find Charlie sitting with his gun which he had just cleaned and surrounded by beer cans.

"Late night?" She said trying to make a joke and smiled slightly as she looked at him.

"Your late." His voice was stern and drunken, not what she was expecting at all. Even though the beer cans all over the kitchen said otherwise.

Over the past few months she had been there she noticed her dad never kicked the habit of drinking. He started when her mother left and figured it was a way for him to deal with the heartache and just never got over it. They got in to it a few times before when she had come home after being out on the weekends and he was so drunk he could barely stand. He would always find some reason to be pissed off about something, but never held it against him personally since she knew it was because of the beer.

However from the tone of his voice this time and the fact he waited up for her she knew it was going to be difficult to deal with him in this state. Figured she would make the conversation between them quick and easy, giving her the chance to go to bed still in a good mood and not let him ruin her night.

"I know but-" He cut her off by standing up and blurting out something she didn't understand. He surprised her when he brought his shot gun with him, but figured he was going to put it away. She hoped it wasn't loaded.

"No excuses!" He kept stumbling closer to her as he carelessly pointed the gun in her direction. Not to shoot her just to jester with his hands as he got angry.

"Don't you think you are over reacting a bit?" Of course she was going to keep it short, but she didn't understand exactly why he was so pissed. He had never been like this before.