Chapter 2
Bella POV
Beth avoided me like the plague all week, then when I woke up Saturday morning her and Juliet where both gone. I asked Charlie where they were and he said Beth spends her weekends in La Push, staying with Billy and Jake.
"Why?" I asked.
Charlie sighed and looked away from the TV, "Everyone needs a break from realty, that place is her break."
I didn't understand what he meant but I'm sure I would soon.
Elizabeth POV
"You're here early," Billy says as he enters the kitchen.
"Oh, yeah. Julie woke me up before the sun and I didn't feel like sticking around home. Hope it's okay I let myself in," I say to the older man as I slowly stir a pan of scrambled eggs over the stove.
"Your practically family Beth," Billy smile as he wheels his wheelchair to the small dining table. "And just between you and me I'm just glad I don't have to cook for Jake alone. Kid's eating like a horse at the moment." I laugh.
"Oh, our little boys growing up," I say in a dramatic, joking tone.
"You act too old for your age kid," Billy laughs, as I frown at being called a kid.
"Well you act too young for your age old man," I say back as I serve him up a plate.
"Touché." Billy became like a second father/ cool uncial when I moved back here, and at the moment I'm just glad I can laugh without Bella in the way of my routine. I serve up three plates of food and Jake soon joins us. We don't speak as the food is consumed and dishes cleared and moved to the sink.
I start cleaning the dishes just before there's a knock on the front door. Jake runs for the front door like the house is on fire. When Jake opens the front door I can hear the voices of his friends Embry and Quil. The two where around here more often then not, I don't know how Billy deals with the constant noises the three boys make when together.
"Hey boys," I smile over my shoulder as they enter the kitchen.
"Hi Liz," smiles Embry.
"We're going to the beach; you want to come?" Quil asks as I place the last dish on the drying rack.
"Umm… I can't-"
"Go, have fun, I'll look after the Julie," Billy smiles.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes I'm sure, you could use a break."
"…Okay," I say slowly warming up to the idea. "I just need to grab my coat."
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"Bella," Jacob says before we can reach the beach. It didn't take us long to get to First Beach, I offered to drive but we decided to walk there instead. We had just reached the parking lot when Jacob recognised my sister sitting in a van with a group of other teens around her.
"Jacob," Bella smiles. Jacob quickly goes to her side, smiling brightly. "Guy this is Jacob." Bella says introducing him to her new found friends.
"Did he know she was going to be here?" I ask looking from Quil to Embry; both boys shrug and walk after Jake. I huff and follow after, not wanting to be left alone.
"You guys should keep Bella company, her date baled," I hear one of the girls say as we reach the group of teens."
"What date?" I ask. Bella's head jolts up, her cheeks go bright red as she sees me.
"She invited Edward," the same girl laughs.
"To be polite," Bella murmurs looking down at the ground.
"I think it was nice she invited him," says a girl sitting in the front of the van. "Nobody ever does."
"Yeah probably because Cullen's are freaks," scoffs a boy with curly blond hair.
"You got that right," smiles Quil and Embry nods in agreement.
"You guys know him," Bella asks looking up at the boys.
"The Cullen's don't come here," Embry says.
"Come on guys, we should leave these good people to their surf," I say walking away from the group, Embry and Quil follow me but Jacob stays back with Bella.
"Why do you hate your sister?" Embry asks once we are out of ear shot from the group.
"What gave you the idea that I hate her?"
"You got that look in your eyes," Embry shrugs.
"What look?" I ask.
"That 'I want to kill you' look you get."
"Its a long story," I mutter.
"Well I've got nothing to do today. Embry how about you, any plans?"
"Nah nothing."
"Then tell away miss swan," grins Quil.
"You two wouldn't understand," I say, kicking some sand.
"Try us," says Embry.
"She's a spoilt bitch," I hiss.
"Well that's not a long story," says Quil.
"She's why I got throw out of home, she found my pregnancy test and told Mum before I had a chance. Neither of them would hear me out."
"More a sad story then a long one," says Embry patting me on the shoulder. "But now you have us, and Jake, Billy, your job, everyone in town loves you, and most importantly you have Juliet."
"Thanks Em," I smile.
"Don't mention it."
"I better be getting back to Billy I'm sure Juliet will be waking up soon," I say looking at the time on my phone.
"Come on he said he could handle it, trust him. Why don't we go to the diner, let them wait on you for a change," Quil says turning us towards the road.
"Okay but I want to be back at Billy's by lunch," I say.
"Fine, fine. We'll have you back there on time," Quil smiles wrapping an arm around my shoulders.
"I was gonna say we should go get Jake but it looks like he has other plans," Embry says pointing down the other end of the beach where Bella and Jacob sit amongst drift wood.
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Bella POV
"So do you and your friends hang out with Beth often?" I ask Jacob as we run out of things to talk about.
"I guess. She's at my house a lot so she kind of has to put up with us," Jacob shrugs.
"Isn't it odd that she stays with you and your dad?" I ask.
"Not really, she helps out a lot around the house, it means I don't have to do so much of the house work. It's been hard since my mum's gone and Beth just makes things easier... Why don't you two get along?" Jacob asks.
"I wasn't going to lie to my mother just because Beth made a mistake. She did the wrong thing and needed to learn her lesson for once," I hiss.
"She didn't tell you how she meet Juliet's father, did she?"
"Why should that matter?" I ask looking over at Jacob.
"It just does. I can't tell you, I promised her I wouldn't say anything about it... just cut her some slack. Okay?"
"Okay." I needed to find out what Jacob know about my sister, but today would not be that day. The sky opens and rain started to fall from the sky.
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Sue Clearwater POV
The dinner door chimes and I look up from the register. I was pleasantly surprised to see Paul Lohate walking into the dinner. He looked around the diner as thought he was surching for something, someone.
I smile when he caught sight of me, "Morning Paul," I said welcomely. He walked over to me.
"Is Elisabeth working today?" His question didn't surprise me as much as the tone it was asked in. He sounded, worried, somewhat shy, I had never heard him talk like that before.
"No sorry, she doesn't work weekends," I say, and watch his face fall.
"Oh okay." It was odd to see him look like this. I have never noticed the two of them speak before, what could make him act like this?
"I can pass a message on to her if it's something important," I offer.
"No I just uh, wanted to talk to her, it's nothing really."
"Okay then-"
The diner doors chimed as Quil, Embry, and the girl in question all enter the room.
AN: thoughts?
I really never thought I would update this story but u seem to like it so here's an update. No idea how this story is going to go, or if it's any good or not so let me know what u think and I will try and come up with an update.
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