Disclaimer: Oh how I wish I owned the Twilight characters, alas I do not.

Bella sat hand in hand with Jacob on the sand watching the sun set over the ocean at First Beach. She knew that this moment was the last of its kind for a long time; tomorrow she would move the Southern California to begin her freshman year of college.

She looked over at Jacob and, although she loved him, she couldn't help but feel slightly relieved that she was moving hours away. At that moment he caught her staring and she blushed, but not for the reasons he hoped.

"What are you thinking about Bells?" Jacob asked in a husky voice.

"Oh, nothing. Just nervous about starting college tomorrow. You know, one step closer to joining the real world. " Bella said, hoping that Jacob wouldn't knowing the higher than normal pitch to her voice; the voice she used when she was lying.

Luckily he didn't notice, and pulled her closer in his embrace resting his head on hers. She knew that he was going to miss her after she left, and she was going to miss him too. Bella just wasn't sure that she was going to miss him in the same way.

When Jacob shifted her slightly so he could lean into kiss her, she made herself kiss him back. He is your boyfriend, she reminded herself, he loves you, you love him, and Charlie loves him. When she thought of Charlie she groaned slightly despite herself, Jacob mistook the sound for a moan and gasped against her lips pushing her down so she was lying on the sand with his body hovering above hers.

She pulled back from him and looked into his eyes, "Jake, we talked about this. I'm moving to California tomorrow and you have two more years of high school left. It's just not a good idea if we sleep together now."

The look in Jacob's eyes belied him, "You're right Bells, but sometimes I can't help it. Besides I'm going to miss you so much when you leave."

Bella knew that if she let him, Jacob would take her right there in the sand, but there was something that was stopping her from letting it happen. As Jacob leaned over her to begin to gently kiss her, his cell phone started ringing from in his pocket.

"Hello?" he said in an annoyed tone, "Dad, it's Bella's last night. Can't I stay out awhile longer?"

Bella strained to hear was Billy, Jacob's father, was saying, and felt slightly giddy when she heard Billy insist that Jacob come home immediately.

When Jacob got off the phone he looked over at Bella with heartbroken eyes, and she felt a small twinge in her heart. He walked back over to where she was sitting and pulled her onto his lap so she was straddling him and urgently kissed her. He held her tightly to his body as he passionately kissed her and like a dying man. She tried to kiss him back with equal passion know that she wouldn't see him until Thanksgiving.

When he pulled away he leaned his forehead against hers and whispered softly to her, "I love you Bells. I'm so sorry I have to go, but my Dad didn't give me another choice. "

"It's ok Jake, I should get home anyways and see if my Dad needs help with any last minute packing. I'm just going to stay here a minute longer, then I'll leave too." Bella whispered back looking into his eyes.

He picked her up off his lap and stood up. Bella noticed that his eyes were glistening in the remaining light on the beach. They stood together on the beach hugging for a few moments before Jacob pulled back and kissed her one last time before jogging over to his car. From the driver's seat she saw him take one last look at her before driving off towards home.

Bella lay back down on the sand looked up at the sky. For once, unlike most nights in Forks, it was a clear night and she could see all the stars. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath to calm her nerves. All she could think about was that she was starting college tomorrow. She was finally getting away from the town in which everyone had known her since she was born. She was escaping her father who, even though he loved her in the best way he knew how, she had worked her entire life to please.

Tomorrow was the start of something new. Tomorrow she would move to a campus that had more students than Forks had residents. Tomorrow Bella Swan, Chief Swan's daughter, would disappear and in her place Bella Swan, university student, would emerge.