A/N: Hey all this is my very first FF so your feedback opinions and overall input mean a lot to me. If you find any errors please point them out, as I am editing this all by myself with my limited Microsoft Word spell/grammar check. This was idea I got while I was lifeguarding that simply wouldn't get out of my head! It was begging to be written but if you think it is awful let me know and I'll rework it or remove it completely. Thanks for taking the time to read this.

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Summary: Bella gets accepted into Dartmouth, but her mom is scared she won't be able to adapt to life in New Hampshire. In order to prove she is ready she is to spend the summer living in a small town just south of the college where she will live with her Aunt Esme and work for her mom's college room mate with her and her kids at the local pool. E x B. All are Human.

Guarding the Pool

Chapter One: Welcome to the Granite State!

After weeks of dreading this moment it had finally arrived. The plane was scheduled to take off in 30 minutes after I had arrived giving me just enough time to say good-bye to Renee, my mom and Charlie, my dad.

Renee was of course in tears, "Are you sure you want to do this? You can always go to college here or work." She is so overly emotional sometimes I swear.

"Mom, I need to do this. I am going to get the best education I can possibly get there," I replied mildly irritated, we'd been having this conversation a lot lately.

"I know but it's just so far away. You've never been to New Hampshire before. What if you don't like it? What if your room mate is crazy? What if you can't make any friends? What if-"

"MOM! I am a big girl now and I can take care of myself. Plus I'll have Aunt Esme close by if I need anything at all." What I wanted to say was, "Thanks for the vote of confidence mom, I'm so glad you think I'm mature enough to live on my own and likeable enough to make friends." But I luckily I caught myself. Making a smartass remark is not going to help with my point.

She seemed to accept my words, but added her, "If you need to come home we will get you on the first plane out of there no questions asked."

I mumbled my thanks gave them both big hugs and boarded the plane, but not before tripping ove my own two feet.

Sure I was scared to death to leave my home and everything I'd ever known for the cold, dreary, wooded state of New Hampshire, where snow in the winter wasn't just a possibility, but unavoidable. The only other place I had ever lived was Forks, but we left before I was old enough to remember it. Phoenix was all I had ever known.

When I first got my acceptance letter Renee was less than thrilled. We argued for about two hours over it. When Charlie got home he stepped in to reason with his emotionally unstable wife. After another hour of deliberation and arguing between the two of them, they came up with an agreement to appease both Renee and me. The deal was that I had to live with my Aunt Esme and Uncle Carlisle for the summer while working for my mom's college roommate Liz at the local pool.

At first I was unsure, but I had worked my ass off to get into Dartmouth. During my junior and senior year I was a social outcast because I was always working, doing homework, or volunteering for any of the various community groups I was part of. In some ways it was nice that I never got really close to anyone, I was always that girl who everyone thought was to smart and stuck up to talk to them, it made going to college 2232 miles away much easier.

But maybe my mom's fears of not making friends were valid. I was very bookish and physical completely ordinary. I have Brown eyes, Brown hair, with just enough curves to show I was indeed a woman. Not that I minded. I enjoyed the fact that I was invisible to most boys. Not that I didn't have my fair share of silly school girl crushes, but I was too busy to spend time with them or go out with them not to mention to scared to get up the nerve to talk to them. I was 17 and I was a virgin. I had never had a boyfriend either. I had had a first kiss back in middle school, but it was just a summer fling at one of the camps Renee and Charlie used to ship me off to when I was a kid. Oh and I'm the most clumsy person you will ever meet. By the time I was 8, all the ER doctors knew me by name. At first they thought my parents were abusive until they saw my clumsiness in action, then their concern immediatly turned into jokes.

Besides all that, I knew Dartmouth was the place for me. I had to go to school there and if it took following some dumb prerequisites that Renee and Charlie had set down them I would be do it.

So I paid 150 to take the required courses in First Aid and such so I would be ready to work as soon as I arrived. I had had to give up my spring vacation for the course, but for 9 an hour to sit and do nothing it would be worth it. I had gotten my plane ticket, shopped for new clothes, applied for the lifeguarding job, sent in my first semester's tuition and said my final good-byes to the dry hot desert conditions of my beloved hometown.

After two connecting flights and a painful number of hours the seat belt light flashed on to announce our soon to be arrival in Manchester. After landing I grabbed my carry-on and proceeded to baggage claim. Renee had informed Esme, Carlisle, and their two childern and twins Rosalie and Jasper, when I would be arriving so they could give me a ride. The only problem was I had never met them. Esme is Renee's younger sister and she is a stay at home mom. Carlisle is a gifted surgeon who works at the biggest hospital in the area; I believe it is called Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Rosalie and Jasper are both eighteen. Jasper will be attending Johnson & Wales with a major in Culinary Arts and Rosalie will be attending BU, while she continues to pursue a career in modeling.

As I stepped (or should I say fell) off the plane I brief edge of panic set in as I remembered I had never met them and did not know who to look for. My worries were soon set at ease when I saw six of the most beautiful people I had ever seen. They all appeared to be couples and the shortest pixie-like girl with edgy short brown hair was holding a white banner with "Isabella Swan" written in pink glitter. When she saw me she yelled "ISABELLA! THERE YOU ARE!" and roughly handed the poster to the tall boy with blond hair, before running to me, and hugging me enthusiastically.

"Hi my name is Alice, I'm Jaspers girlfriend and Liz's daughter, and you and I will be spending so much time together this summer." She stated energetically.

I was momentarily shocked until I quickly recovered my manners, "Very nice to meet you, Alice. Please call me Bella."

"This is Jasper," She said as she pointed to the boy she had given her poster to. He smiled shyly and waved, "and this is Rosalie," she pointed to the tall blonde who was without a doubt the most beautiful women I had ever met, "this is Emmet, Rosalie's boyfriend and my brother," she pointed to the large bulky and potentially intimating man behind her, he waved and grinned widely, "and those are Esme and Carlisle," she finished pointing to the two adults. Esme had beautiful caramel colored wavy hair and a motherly smile, while Carlisle had blonde hair and could put the most handsome male model to shame any day.

Esme walked forward and gave me a big hug."It's so nice to finally meet you Bella dear. I'm so glad you will be spending this summer with us. You're going to love it here in New Hampshire."

"Thank you for letting me stay here with you and your family. I'm sure I will like New Hampshire just fine," I lied. I was pretty sure I already hated it here.

Esme chuckled. "How's my crazy sister? Still trying to protect you from the world?"

"Of course. She is so paranoid I'm lucky she even let me come here."

"Do you think she will come up and visit this summer? I haven't seen her in forever."

"God I hope not," I muttered under my breath.

Carlisle stepped forward and formally shook my hand, "It's great to meet you Bella."

"Thanks Carlisle it's nice to meet you to."

"Well what are we waiting for?! We have plans for tonight in case you all had forgotten," Alice chimed breaking through the awkward post-introduction moment.

"Wait, plans? I had just planned on unpacking and settling down," I said in a voice that conveyed the panic that was slowly rising to the surface.

"Are you crazy? Tonight is your first night in New Hampshire and we plan to make it a good one."

"But I have jet lag. I'm tired," I lied.

"Actually Bella if anything you're a couple hours behind so for your body it feels hours earlier than it is," I turned to scowl at Jasper, who had of course sided with his crazy hyper overly energetic girlfriend. He looked away afraid.

"Oh come on Bella don't be a poor sport we are going out clubbing and you still have to meet my brother" Alice begged putting on her best pouty face. Damn her and her ability to find my one weakness.

"But I already met your brother."

They all laughed at me then. "What? He's right there and his name is Emmett." I attempted to defend myself.

"No, not me our other brother he's a year older than us and a total prude," Emmett stated matter-of-factly.

"Emmett watch your mouth," Esme said in her harsh motherly tone.

"Sorry, but it's true. He thinks just because he goes to some Ivy League College that he's the shit. I think he's gay." Emmett once again being overly blunt about his views of his brother.

"Emmett! Please stop with the swears and no Edward is not gay and he doesn't just go to some Ivy League College, he goes to Dartmouth like Bella will be next year." Esme scolded once more.

Suddenly Alice got this look as if a light bulb turned on and then got this far away look in her eyes.

"Alice……Alice…hello? Anybody in there?" I asked in a concerned voice.

"Oh don't worry about Alice this happens all the time," Rosalie spoke for the first time. Her voice was just as lovely as her physical appearance. At least I wouldn't have to worry about getting any unwanted attention with her around.

Just then Alice snapped back with a wicked grin. "Ok people let's get moving. Bella you come with me and Rosalie. We'll meet you guys at the club first we have to go to my house to get Bells here ready."

"But what about my bags?"

"Oh we'll take those for you sweetheart. Have fun tonight. We'll probably be asleep by the time you get home so night," Esme said as she gave me a kiss on the forehead.

"Bye Bella see you tomorrow," Carlisle said before grabbing my bags and his wife's hand before leaving me at the mercy of Alice and Rosalie.

"Let's go Bells we have so much to do!" Alice replied as she dragged me towards the exit.

She pulled me out to her car, which also happened to be the nicest car I had ever seen.

"Holy crap Alice, what kind of car is this?"

"A turbo 911 she's my baby." She replied as she stroked the side before unlocking it.

I slid into the backseat and prepared for a night I was sure would be miserable. As we pulled out of the parking lot we passed a sign that said "Welcome to New Hampshire, The Granite State."


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