Special thanks go out Jess's hubby, Greg. Since my mother passed away in June, and she was going to be our go-to person on all things BASEBALL, we needed to find someone else. The original reason we're using the Cardinals is because my mom, God rest her soul, was and I'm sure still is one of the biggest die hard Card fans in the world. So Thank you to Greg for the help on our somewhat silly questions, and momma my part of this story is for you. All normal Disclaimers apply. Thanks Nikky and Sally.

~BL~


Chapter 2

Dear Diary,

Today I am heading back to spend another summer with my dad. This last year has gone by so slow, and yet so fast. Getting to know Alice has been awesome, and I think of her like my sister. I know I have written about her a thousand times, but I'm glad she's in my life. Facebook has been a wonderful place to get to know my new family. I stalk Edward's page every chance I get. He isn't much of a Facebooker, but I've been hoping that would change. I want to get to know him better, and two months a year isn't enough. Jake says I'm obsessing, but I just want to get to know him more.

I've even talked to my dad more than normal since last summer. I don't mind it, though. I love talking with him. The week before Christmas, he, Esme, and Alice came to have our Christmas together. It was really weird at first to share my time with him, but I got over it quickly. Mom even went out to dinner with us one night, and she and Esme got along great. I knew Dad was very happy about that. Mom loved Alice, and I think it eased her tension knowing that I wasn't the only child with a bunch of adults.

I'm glad I'm not as scared to fly as I was last year. Mom was even shocked at how easy it was for me to leave. I didn't want to hurt her feelings, and I was glad I didn't. She said she was happy to see that I was excited. Our goodbye was tear filled, but it was easier for both of us. I saw a change in my mom, and I wasn't sure what it was, but it was a good change. She was singing in the shower and she was always smiling. I loved seeing her so happy.

School was school, and I passed without a problem. I'm not a huge fan of school, so I just did what was needed. Jake and I are still the best of friends. My dad still doesn't like the idea, but when he met him over Christmas break, he seemed to be a little more okay with it. What I haven't told my dad is that I have been talking with another boy in my class. His name is Ben, and I really like him. We talk and text all the time. We both want to go to the movies or something sometime, but Mom says I have to talk to Dad before I can. I know he is going to freak out.

I have to go for now; we're about to land. Write you later.

~BL~

I walk quickly off the plane, excited to see my dad, and I'm proud when I don't get lost this time. I'm greeted with hugs from my dad, Esme, and Alice. There is one more game before the week off, and then we will be on the road again. Alice and I sit in the backseat. We start our whispers and giggles as we talk and show each other our texts from boys. Of course Dad tries to get us to tell him what we're so giggly about. After I get off the phone with my mom, Ben calls to see if I made it okay. I talk with him for a while, and I can feel my dad staring at me.

"That was a boy!" he says as I hang up.

"What? How do you know?" I ask with a nervous laugh.

"Because your voice changed," he accuses.

"My voice did not change!"

"Yes it did. 'Oh, hey! How's it going?'" he squeals in a high pitched voice, making us all laugh. "Alice does the same thing!" he says as Esme laughs more.

"Honey, they are bound to talk to boys."

"Not my girls!"

"If you say so," she says with another giggle.

"You're too young to be talking to boys," he says, sounding defeated.

"Dad, I'm almost sixteen," I say with a sigh.

"Yeah, and I was a father at sixteen."

"Well, I guess you and Mom have done a great job with me because I'm still a virgin!" I yell.

"Don't use that kind of language around me!"

"Carlisle, you are being very unreasonable," Esme scolds as Alice and I hide our laughter. "I'm very proud that you are still a virgin, Bella."

"Enough! Change the subject or stop talking," Dad snaps as we giggle a little more.

Esme is quick to talk about the summer. We had plans to do something in every city. Esme and Alice are both tired of watching every game, and Dad is okay with us sightseeing instead.

We make it to the stadium, and Dad is off quickly to the locker room. The traffic held us up longer than we thought. Before we find our seats, we grab enough food for ten people and then make our way in to the stadium. I take pictures and send them to Ben. He loves baseball, so he loves all the pictures. Esme even uses the alone time to her advantage and gives us both the talk.

"Tell your father about this little talk and I tell him about Ben," she threatens. My eyes go wide as I promise not to say anything. I know I have to tell my dad about Ben, because Mom will make sure I did before I'm allowed to do more than talk on the phone with him.

By the end of the game I'm fat and tired. Jet lag is getting the best of me and all I want is my bed.

~BL~

Dear Diary,

I'm so tired, but I wanted to write you. I didn't get to see Edward today, but I will tomorrow. I can't wait. Alice is still all about Jasper, but she is talking with a guy named Eric right now 'til she can go after Jasper. She still plans on Jas being her first and last lover. I love Alice. I really need some sleep...

~BL~

It's really hot today, and Dad made me help get things ready for the now annual BBQ. As soon as everything was done I was in my bikini and in the pool. Alice and I were racing having a grand old time when everyone showed up. We were in the middle of 'let's see who can hold their breath the longest' when Dad told me to come say hi to everyone. As I got out of the pool, my dad gave me his shirt to put on, but I just laughed. He was so over protective. No one thought of me that way. I was a kid to everyone that was here.

I hug everyone in greeting and sit as I'm talking with Edward. Dad comes over and puts a towel over my shoulders. I roll my eyes in annoyance, but stand wrapping the towel around my body.

"How was school?" he asks as I sit back down.

"Fine. I have three years left and I can't wait," I say with a laugh.

"Have you thought about college yet?"

"No. Right now I have no interest. I think I'm just going to take a year off."

"What would you major in?"

"No clue," I say with a shrug. "I have a year before I have to worry about that though."

"You seem more comfortable this year."

"Yeah, I love it here."

"I know your father has been very happy that the two of you have become closer," he states as I smile.

"Me, too, but the closer we get, the more of a freak he becomes." My phone beeps, telling me someone has commented on my photo. I posted a picture of me in my bathing suit, saying I was heading for the pool.

'Love that color on you', Ben wrote. I flirted back, saying I was sure it was the color he liked.

"Who's that?" Edward asks as he looks at my phone.

"Take that picture off there!" Edward says loudly, catching the attention of my father.

"What picture?" Carlisle asks as he makes his way to the two of us.

"Will you chill out?" I ask as I take my phone and walk away. I head over to where Alice is sun bathing and lay with her.

"Carlisle is getting on my last fucking nerve!" I say as she giggles.

"Try being around it all the time," she says, just as annoyed as I feel. I'm starting to feel bad for Alice. "What's he freaking out over now?"

"I posted a pic, and Edward saw it when I was commenting back to Ben, and he made a big deal about it. Now Dad wants to see the picture," I tell her with an eye roll.

"Isabella Marie Cullen!" Dad yells, scaring the shit out of me. I have never heard him yell like that before, let alone use my full name. My eyes widen as he half runs towards the two of us with Esme and Edward hot on his heels.

"Give me your phone," he demands as I back away, putting my phone behind my back.

"No! Why are you freaking out on me?" I ask as a lump forms in my throat.

"You are fifteen fucking years old! You do NOT post picture of yourself in a bathing suit!" he yells at me. "I want your phone right now!"

My eyes fill with tears as I throw my phone at him and run away from everyone to hide in my room. As soon as I know I'm out of sight, I let my tears fall. I'm so embarrassed and pissed off at the same time. I want to call my mom, but since I don't have my phone, I settle on crying. I don't know what he wants from me, but I'm pretty sure he wants me to be nun. I take off my bathing suit and put on a pair of capris and one of Jake's shirts that I stole. It says 'your face, 3 million people dislike.' I find it fitting for the way I feel about my father right now. Once I'm dressed, I lay on my bed face down. I wish he wouldn't have freaked out on me in front of everyone. I think that was the worst part.

I hear someone knock on my door, but I don't say anything. I hear the door open and then I feel the bed dip. I know it's my dad because I can smell his cologne. I stay lying on my belly and Carlisle stays sitting on the bed not saying anything. The longer we sit in silence, the more my tears come back, and I bury my face in my pillow. He rubs my back as I cry.

"Kiddo, I'm sorry for yelling at you in front of everyone, but that picture was very inappropriate," he says as I sniffle. "I deleted it and I don't want to see anything like it again."

I still don't say anything to him, because honestly, I don't know what to say. He has never gone all father on me, so it threw me off more than anything.

"I've talked to your mother and she agrees with me on this," he says as I remain quiet. "Here's your phone back, but I will be on Facebook a lot more to keep an eye on things. I don't want to see such a picture again, do I make myself clear?"

"Yeah," I mumble into my pillow.

"Again, I'm very sorry for freaking out in front of everyone. Please come down and enjoy your time here, and let's put this behind us," he says, kissing the back of my head and giving my back one more rub. Once I hear the door close, I quickly sit up and call Ben. I don't know why he was the first person I called, but I knew my mom was on my dad's side, and Jake would just sit there and laugh about it.

"Hey, B; where did my picture go?" he asks as he answers his phone.

"My dad freaked the fucked out and deleted it!" I say as Ben chuckles.

"Seriously?"

"Yeah! I thought his head was going to spin," I say as his laughter dies down.

"Shit, Babe. I'm sorry," he says, making me feel better. "Will you text me the pic so I can have it? You're my girl, and I want to make it my screen photo."

"Seriously?" I ask with a laugh.

"Hell yes! You're hot, and I'm glad you're mine," he says, making me smile.

"When did I become yours?"

"When did we first start talking?" Yeah that made me giggle like the school girl I am. "You really need to tell your crazy ass father about me so I can take you out for your birthday when you get home, okay?"

"Yeah. I may do that today since he hates me already," I say with a sigh.

"Babe, I agree with him..."

"What?!" I yell.

"Listen, you are fucking hot! You don't see yourself clearly enough. Your body is slamming! Your tits and ass are amazing, and that bathing suit showed how hot your body is. I know I popped a chubby seeing you like that," he says, making me laugh. "Plus, I don't want everyone else to see you like that. So, just text me the sexy pics instead of posting them." I bust up laughing, kind of understanding why my father freaked out.

"Okay, I get it – no more bathing suite pics," I say. "I should go rejoin the party. I'll call you later, but I'm sure we'll text before then."

"Hell yes. Talk to you later, Baby," he says as we hang up. I giggle more as my phone beeps, stating I have a text from Ben, thanking me for the picture.

Ben made me feel so much better, so I jump out of bed with more pep than usual. I grab a soda before heading out to the patio. I know for a fact that I won't be swimming again, and if I do, I will be wearing shorts and tank top. Or maybe I will just go and buy a different suit. My father has scared me away from ever wearing a two piece in front of him again. Just as I make it out to the patio, my phone beeps. I open the notification message, and it says 'Ben Cheney has indicated that he is in a relationship with you.' I half squeal as I run to Alice and show her the message.

"OMG! That is so cool," she says, jumping up and down.

"What's cool?" Edward asks as I sit next to him.

"Bella has a boyfriend!" Alice says as I hit her in the stomach. "Sorry...Ow! You didn't have to hit me."

"You're a little young for a boyfriend," Edward whispers to me.

"I'm almost sixteen," I say as he knits his eyebrows together.

"Oh...I thought you were younger for some reason." See, like I said – I was nothing more than a little girl to Edward. He would never see me as woman.

"Bells, let's go have a little chat in the kitchen," Dad says as I stand and straighten out my shirt. Esme, Edward, Emmett, and Rose, along with Alice, start to laugh at my shirt.

"Too fucking perfect," Emmett says as I turn to my dad. He rolls his eyes at me and doesn't laugh.

"Nice," he says dryly, holding the door open for me.

"Bella, where did you get that shirt?" Emmett asks.

"I'll text Jake and ask him; it's his shirt," I say as my dad grabs the back of my shirt and pulls me through the door.

"We are going to talk calmly and there will be no yelling," he says, more to himself I think. "Is it that Jake boy?"

"No, he's gay," I say as Carlisle shakes his head. "I was going to talk to you about this when it was just the two of us. Mom has met him several times, and we've been friends for a while. She says I can start dating when I'm sixteen as long as you say it's okay."

"It's not okay," he says in a pleading tone.

"Dad, why?"

"You're a little girl."

"I don't plan on having sex any time soon. Trust me, please?" I beg as his eyes fill with tears.

"You're my little girl," he says as I giggle. I walk to him, wrap my arms around his waist, and hug him tight.

"I'll always be your little girl." He hugs me tighter but doesn't give me his blessing to date. I knew I would try again later once the idea sunk in.

~BL~

Dear Diary,

It has been one hell of a day. My dad looked so sad every time he looked at me, and I don't get it. I know there is nothing I can do about it, but I wish he would just be happy for me. Edward was even acting weird. He looked sad and barely said anything to me even though I tried and tried to have a conversation with him. I just really don't get it.

Alice is over the moon about the whole Ben and me thing. She is truly one of my best friends. Esme even seemed to be happy that I had my first boyfriend. I saw her talking with my dad, and I know she'll help talk him into letting me date.

I'm hoping all the drama is over for the summer. I just want to have a good time, ya know? Even with all the drama, though, the day was great! I have a boyfriend!

~BL~

The weeks fly by as we travel from state to state. Out of thirteen games, Esme, Alice, and I only watched three. I was able to see the country and I was loving it! I was learning so much about different places. I knew I was learning more about the USA than I did in school.

I was excited about flying now, too. It seemed that every time we were flying, I was seated next to Edward. We were getting to know each other better, and I was so happy. The best and worst flight was when we went through a bad storm. I was really scared, so Edward wrapped his arm around me the whole time. My skin was covered in shiver bumps every time he would touch my bare skin as he rubbed my arm. I laid my head on his chest and smiled at our closeness. I know I'm young, but if Edward said 'marry me' tonight, and it was legal, I so would do it!

He and I even talked a lot about Ben. He didn't like the idea of me dating, and he kept saying I was too young, but there was something in his eyes that I didn't understand. One day I was hoping to understand men!

"I'm not trying to be another father to you, but I want to be your friend. Boys at sixteen only think about one thing, and it's okay to tell them no. Don't let him pressure you in to anything. You should be in love with your first," Edward says as we sit next to each other.

"Are we really going to talk about this?" I ask, raising my eyebrow at him.

"Who else do you have to talk about this with? Your mother and father are out the question because they think you're this little girl that you aren't." There was no way I was able to not simile at that comment. "You can't talk to Alice because she would probably pressure you more than any sixteen year old boy would."

"Why do you say that? She hasn't had sex yet... Well, not that I know of, anyway," I say with a shrug, reminding myself that I would be talking with her before bed.

"I'm just saying…who do you have that won't freak out and will be honest with you?" He was right, I guess.

"Ben turned seventeen back in March," I say as Edward laughs.

"Keep that little tidbit to yourself for now," he says with another laugh.

"Why? He's only a year older than me," I say with an eye roll.

"A year and a half, but whatever," he says shaking his head. "Just remember that you don't have to do anything just because he wants you to. And if he does, call me and I will take care of it before your father can finish him off," he says as I bust out laughing.

"Thanks...you're pretty freaking awesome," I say, giving him a flirty smile.

"Yeah, I know," he says as I try to punch his arm. He's quicker than me, and he is able to grab my little fist before it makes contact with his hard body. We both laugh and he kisses my knuckles. "You're pretty awesome yourself."

~BL~

Dear Diary,

Edward is probably the coolest person I know! He is so amazing. He kissed my knuckles on the plane, and I swear I can still feel the tingle from his lips on my hand. I feel kind of bad, though. When I'm with Edward, I don't think about Ben at all, and I don't think that's right. I don't understand the feelings I have for Edward. I really like him, but I know I'm too young for him.

I did get a chance to talk to Alice today, and she has had sex! I'm honestly shocked about it. I don't know why, but I truly thought she was a virgin, too. We were too tired to really talk about it, but we are so going to have that conversation soon!

I was going to call Ben, but I'm too tired...

~BL~

It's odd to think that the summer is almost over again. Dad asked me last night if he and I could have a father daughter day today. Esme is off with Alice doing some school shopping, and the team has an off day, so today is perfect.

Walking into the kitchen, I see Dad out back by the pool. I grab a glass of juice and a pop-tart, and head outside. "Good morning, Dad. So, what's the plan for today?"

"Good morning, Sweetheart. I was thinking we could talk a little to start with. I want you to know that I have thought over the dating a boy thing. I have talked to your mom, as well, and we are both on the same page."

Oh, great; I will never be allowed to date! At this rate, I'll be thirty and still won't be able to date a boy!

"I think that's fair. Do you agree?"

"Agree with what?" I ask rather snarkily.

"Okay, first, I figured this would make you happy, but if you don't want to go on a date, that's fine, too."

"Wait, what? You're gonna let me date boys?"

"I just told you that your mom and I worked out a plan, and as long as you keep up your end of the bargain, then yes, you can go on dates."

I jump up and fling myself into his unsuspecting arms and kiss his cheek. "Thank you, Daddy! I am so happy. I can't wait to tell Alice. Oh, and I need to call Ben to tell him that he can take me to a movie now. Thanks, Daddy; thanks so much!"

"Isabella, before you get all overjoyed and start making declarations to everyone, would you like to hear the ground rules?"

"Yeah, I guess," I sigh out.

"Your grades can't drop below a B, and grade point average needs to remain at 3.4 GPA or higher. No dating boys outside of your own school. You may go on one date per week, either Friday or Saturday night, not both. This restriction is for the next full year. Your curfew for the next year is ten at night on date nights, no exceptions at all. No high school parties, and no sneaking out or sneaking boys in. No drinking or drugs, and the clothing you wear on dates have to be acceptable enough to wear to a church youth group meetings. You will not be allowed to break any rules, for any reason. If you do, and it is a school issue, the issue at school must be fixed first, before you can return to dating. If you knowingly break one of the other rules, you will be grounded from dating for one full calendar month. Do you agree to these stipulations?"

"Wow, I guess. You do know Forks is not all that wild and crazy, right?"

"Need I remind you that I know Forks High School party life all too well?"

"Nope," I say popping the P.

The rest of the day I hang out with my dad. I am sad that in just six days I will be packing up to head home, but at least now I get to date Ben.

~BL~

Dear Diary,

It's hard to believe that I'm all packed and ready to go home in the morning. Tonight was really cool. We had a home game, and afterwards, we all went to a really cool Mongolian Grill and had some of the most amazing food ever. I will miss the wonderful variety of food that you can find in the lime light of fast-paced St. Louis, when I get back to Forks.

Alice has told me all kinds of things about her that I just can't believe. I've been processing things slowly, but I was very shocked to know that Esme allows her to take birth control. I bet my dad would blow a gasket if I asked him to get me on the pill. I'm guessing that will be a mom and me conversation or I will have to take matters into my own hands.

Edward was nice again to me tonight, but he kind of got a little quiet when I told him about being able to go home and date Ben. Ben is super popular and cute, and I'm glad he is mine. Well, I'm off to dreamland for now. Can't wait to go see Ben! Night~


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