A/N: This is set sometime in Eclipse, when Bella is choosing between Edward and Jacob. I haven't decided if this is before or after Victoria dies. Hehe!

"Bella, I need to talk to you about something important," Charlie started one Friday night during dinner. I set my fork down and looked in his eyes. They were watching me cautiously.

"Okay, what?" I wasn't looking forward to any important news.

"Billy Black and I are going fishing," I sighed; this wasn't big news at all. I was worried he was going to say that he was moving across the country or something. "in Michigan, for three weeks." I gaped at him like a fish. I couldn't believe it. Three weeks alone with no Charlie. I couldn't wait to tell Edward. There would be so much more time for us to enjoy ourselves and spend beautiful nights together with no spy father to worry us.

Then I thought of a better plan than having Edward come over. I could stay with Edward at his house! I just had to convince Charlie. "Dad, what am I going to do alone for three whole weeks? Don't you think I should stay with a friend?"

"That's exactly what I think, Bella. I want you to stay with a friend."

"Great! How about Alice? The Cullens have a spare bedroom and everything, I would be completely safe." Charlie looked at me for a few seconds before bursting out laughing.

"You-think-I'm-letting-you-stay-at-your-boyfriend's-house-for-three-weeks?!" Each word came out strangled with laughter. He was laughing at me? I felt fury build in my chest. I had tried to trick him, and apparently he saw right through my brilliant plan. Charlie spoke again after his laughter died out and he took a sip of water. "No Bella, you are staying with a different friend, and everything is already worked out."

"Who am I staying with?" I couldn't think of anyone that he would trust enough to let me stay with.

"Jacob. You are to stay with Jacob black." My excitement about being alone deflated the second he said Jacob, for two reasons. First of all, I had been trying to get over the love I had for him. Second, there was no way I could see Edward in La Push. The stupid treaty forbade it.

"You don't trust me with Edward." My voice was barely above a whisper. My father had never been so concrete about anything, and now he was forbidding me from staying with Edward.

"No Bella, I don't. He's your boyfriend. I know how teenage boys think around teenage girls. I'm no fool. You can't just trick me like that and expect me to believe it. I won't allow it."

I could feel my face flushing, he was completely right. I wouldn't have stayed in the Cullen's guest room and I wouldn't be there for Alice. I felt bad for lying, but I was still angry.

"Dad, there's no guest room at Jacob's house. I can't stay there."

"Oh, I'm completely aware of that. Jacob will stay in Billy's room and you will stay in Jacob's. I told you, it's all been figured out." He smirked, he had definitely won this one.

I stomped up to my room, leaving my dinner untouched. Charlie could clean up, he had upset me enough already. I heard him call up the stairs: "This conversation isn't over yet, we have to talk rules later."

I opened my bedroom door and slammed it behind me. I could hear him cleaning up the remains of dinner downstairs. Of course, I looked up to see Edward on my bed. I ran over to his lap and wrapped my arms around his neck, sobbing into his chest.

"It's alright love, I will bring you to my house every night. We will still be together, just not quite as much. It's only three weeks, Bella love."

"It will be so different, Edward." I did feel a lot better knowing I could meet him at the border every night and sleep at his house. I laid against him in comfortable silence for a while, until he stood up to go. "Where are you going?"

"Charlie's coming up to finish his conversation with you." He grimaced, apparently reading things from Charlie's mind. "I will return later, when he finishes speaking to you."

I slumped into my rocking chair, waiting for Charlie to come upstairs. I heard him climb the squeaky staircase and then knock three times on my door. "Come in, I guess," I mumbled to him.

"I'm sorry Bella, but we need to set some rules. Well, one rule. Your curfew is eleven, every night. You will call me at eleven from Jacob's land line. Are we clear? I don't care about the time difference. I will wake up every night from my sleep to hear the call from you. This will assure me that you are sleeping at Jacob's house. That's the only rule. The rules about what you and Jacob do together are left unsaid, because you have a boyfriend. I know you wouldn't do anything with Jacob, so I won't go into detail about that. Sam Uley will check on you occasionally. Are we clear on that?"

"Yes." I wasn't used to Charlie talking so much, and I knew there would be no way around that stupid rule.

"Bella, this is your summer vacation, and I want you to have fun. I'm giving you and Jacob $3,000 to have fun and take care of yourselves. Don't do anything stupid. I trust you, kid. Just not with that Cullen boy. Sorry."

"Whatever, dad. When are you leaving?"

"Sunday night. That gives you the weekend to pack up. Have fun." Charlie awkwardly left the room. A few seconds later I heard the TV downstairs. I waited for the window to open, then turned around to greet Edward.

"I guess that kills our plans for me to sleep at your house, huh?" I felt a tear running down my cheek.

"It's alright, we will still see each other. I love you, forever."

"I love you too." I walked to my closet and grabbed my suitcase, laying it on my bed. I started to pull clothes out of my closet.

"What are you doing Bella?" Edward's brow furrowed.

"Packing. I'll need enough clothes to last me three weeks in La Push." I sighed. This would be difficult.

A/N: How do you like it so far? Please review!

-Nicky(: