Dark Sunlight

The Truth

We pull up to Grandpa Charlie's drive way and I quickly jump out and run to the door and knock several times.

"Wait for us Rene you don't want to scare him." Bella says.

The front door opens and an old man in a wheelchair is in the door way. "Billy Black!" Bella yells excitedly while running up to him to give him a hug.

"Bella? It's been years." says Billy as he looks at her up and down noticing all the changes he had expected to see.

He hadn't seen her since she had left for her honeymoon with Edward 10 years ago. He knew when he'd see her again that she would be changed. He also had heard from Bella's father Charlie that she had given birth to a little girl right after the wedding. He knew that little girl would be different too and that that was the reason why they had moved away. He turns to look at Rene and smiles.

"Hello there you must be Renesmee your grandfather has told me so much about you, I was kind of expecting to be meeting a little girl but you're so grown up." He sticks his hand out.

"Hi nice to meet you Billy, I'm sorry I haven't really heard much about you." she said as she shook his hand.

"Billy as you probably can tell Renesmee isn't exactly normal. My father Carlisle determined at birth that she was half human and half vampire. You could call it a hybrid. She grows at an abnormally fast rate and over the years that has slown down a bit." Edward says to Billy.

"I can see. Well how are you planning to tell Charlie about this? He's planned a whole day of fun activities for a little girl."

"Well we were thinking of just telling him all of what has been going on. Every little secret that has been kept from him will come out today. We hope that you will be there to help us keep him calm." Says Bella.

"Well I hope we don't spill all the beans, I don't think he really needs to know about my son just yet. It might over whelm him a little too much." He says while looking at Edward and then back at the door.I wondered what he meant about his son. Was he a vampire too?

"Listen why you guys don't come in. Charlie went out for a few beers he said he'd be back soon." They all follow Billy inside with Renesmee's luggage in hand. They sit on the couch catching up and telling a few jokes. Right as Billy was telling the punch line to one of his favorite jokes Charlie walks in and looks a bit shocked.

"Bella? Is that really you?" he runs over to her. Bella gets up to hug her father.

"Yeah dad it's me." she says with a wide smile on her face. "Oh my god I just can't believe it you look so different. Your hair, its bright auburn did u dye it?" he asks.

"No dad I haven't been dying my hair. This is just my new natural color." She says.

"Oh wow, your eyes are golden brown. Are you wearing contacts?" he asks with a puzzled look on his face.

"No dad I'm not wearing contacts. But I think you might need glasses cause you have yet to notice your granddaughter sitting right there." She says while pointing to Rene.

Charlie turns to look at her. He is in even more shock to see a fully grown teenager. Rene gets up and runs over to hug her grandfather for the very first time.

"Hey Grandpa Charlie, I'm Renesmee." She says. He hugs her back and looks at Bella with confusion.

"Um dad there's a few things we need to tell you. I know you might not believe what we are about to say but you need to know." Bella says.

"Well I hope it all explains why my 10 year old granddaughter looks like she's 18. And why you've been gone for 10 years and haven't come to visit once!" he says with a stern voice.