She did not stop until she was in the comfort of her own home. Charlie was home rather early. Bella made her way past the living and dining area until she was standing in the archway of the kitchen. He turned to her with a half-smile and she could not help but laugh at his present state. There in the kitchen was Charlie in an apron and covered in flour. Apparently he was cooking and that scared her.
"What are you doing?" Bella asked "I thought you would be at work."
"Well," Charlie's said placing the top gently onto the stove. "This is a surprise dinner for you. I invited my best friend and his son over. You would not remember Billy because you were so young he is excited to see you again. You have never met his son before but he's around your age I think."
"Yuppie," she murmured.
"Did you have a bad day at school?" Charlie asked concerned
"Bad is an understatement," she rolled her eyes. "It was a dreadful day. I was mocked, attacked and bullied."
"Do you want me to handle it?"
"Oh god no dad I was not physically attacked. But this is nothing I can't handle. I will retreat now and plan ahead tomorrow. I was just hoping to rest up for a little while."
"Oh sorry kid."
"No dad it's fine. This is nice what you're doing for me. It's starting to feel like home again."
Charlie smiled, "Good because you are home. They will be here around 6 so you could get cleaned up and stuff."
"Okay dad. I'm going to go Skype my boyfriend."
"Should I worry what this said Skype is?"
Bella laughed lightly, "Its webcam where two people can chat live."
"Leave the door open," Charlie warned.
She smiled and headed for the steps. All signs pointed to a not so typical night. She would be eating with strangers that remembered her. All in which she did not remember to say the least. When she reached her bedroom Bella tossed her purse, backpack, and head straight for the computer. She messaged Shane and he did not take long to reply. There before was her boyfriend Shane, both blonde hair and green eyes with a wide smile, Bella could not help but laugh.
"Babe," Shane yelled. "Come back home please I'm dying over here."
"Shane I miss you loser."
"I miss you too but you sort of caught me at a bad time," he said glancing over his shoulder.
"We'll what are you doing that is so important?" Bella question suspiciously "Why is your shirt buttoned wrong?"
Her eyes glanced over what she could see. She was now completely aware. He had kissing lips. The rage began to build up in her chest and she slide up in her chair.
"Shane Mathews," Bella yelled in a statement.
"I was cleaning my room."
"You are such a liar. Is Courtney there?"
"Oh Bella come on."
"I know that you have been hanging out with her," she said. "Why? Do you like her? Is she now the one for you just because I'm gone?"
"Come on you know it's not like that."
"Than what is it like? Explain that to me please," she yelled.
"You know that this is not going to work," he sighed. "I'm here in Arizona and your in forks. It's just not going to work.
"Are you breaking up with me?" she asked as the tears formed in her eyes "Oh god you are. It's Courtney isn't it?"
"No it's us. This is not about her it's about you and I. I love you but you deserve to be happy and so do I."
"But I'm happy with you."
"And I'm happy with you but there is no way we can have a relationship on Skype."
"I understand. Hey I have to go my dad cooked dinner. Goodbye Shane."
"Don't say goodbye to me. Say I'll talk to you soon."
Bella nodded trying to fight back tears, "Talk to you soon."
She turned off the computer and headed straight to the bed. The tears would not stop. It was going to be so hard trying to get through dinner. Shane had broken up with her. He was her boyfriend of two years and until she moved they had no problem. She loved him but it was over. She would be in forks for the next two years. There was a light knock on the door.
"Don't come in here."
Charlie opened the door to see the darkness of her room, "I thought I said keep the door open bells?"
He searched the darkness and made his way towards the bed. Bella had her head stuffed in a pillow.
"Bells are you okay?" he asked
"I'll be fine. Just give me a few minutes and I'll be fine okay?"
"Well alright. Billy will be here in 15."
Charlie exited the room. He was worried about her but there was no way he would force her to talk. Bella would confide in him when she was ready. He had to gain that level of respect from her. It takes time to build a relationship and he planned to spend the rest of his life building the relationship.

"I know you would rather be with medusa but I made a promise to Charlie."
Jake rolled his eyes and reclined the driver's seat, "Don't call her medusa."
"Oh yea did I say that aloud?"
"You know that you did. She is still my girlfriend."
"And may I remind you how you are wasting your time," Billy said. "You did not imprint on her."
"I'm never going to imprint."
"Yes you are. I know that you will and hope that day come really soon. I swear if Angela shows up at our door step at 2 am again I'll have a restraining order against her."
"She was worried."
"She can't be worried at 2 am 3 times a week," Billy said glancing over at him. "What could she possibly be worried about at 2am? It's not like she knows that you are a wolf."
"She thinks that I cheat on her."
"Well do you?"
"No."
"Well then maybe you should. At least it won't become a shock."
"Can we talk about something else please?"
Billy sighed and nodded, "You know Charlie has a daughter."
"Yea you won't shut up about her."
"What's with your mood today?" he asked "Something is different."
"It's nothing."
"If you say so but I'm not crazy."
"Sure dad."
They pulled up to the house and Jake helped his father out of the car. Both Billy and Jake made their way to the door and Jake knocked.
"Be nice Jacob."
"I already promised."
Charlie opened the door with a huge smile on his face.
"Billy," he said kneeling over to hug him. "And this is your son?"
"Yea Charlie this is Jake."
Charlie hugged Jake, "Come on in guys. I just finished cooking."
Charlie, Jake, and Billy entered the house. Bella was sitting in the living room with her back facing them. Her eyes were locked on the Television. She barely noticed them enter. She had to focus on something other than Shane in order to stop the tears. Charlie cleared his throat and Bella sat up straight.
"Bells honey I want you to meet Billy and his son."
She turned around and nearly had a heart attack, "You," she screamed. "This is not happening."
"Bella," Charlie said. "What's the matter?"
"Je ne peux pas croire ce qui m'arrive. d'abord à l'école et maintenant ma maison Jésus-Christ," Bella mumbled.
"Bells are you speaking French?"
"Charlie is your dad?" Jake asked confused
"Yes dad I'm speaking French," Bella said. "I'm fluent in French but for get about that right now. What is he doing here?" she asked angrily
"Have you two met?" Billy asked
"We have class together," Jake sighed
"I'd love to be excused for the night," Bella said.
"I don't think so. I cooked and you will eat. Both of you will eat. I don't know what happened between the two of you but your old enough to fix it on your own time. For now your going to be civilized understood?" Charlie asked
"Fine I'll set the table," Bella said storming off.
Billy and Charlie looked at Jake, "Bella hates you and we want to know why?" Billy asked
"She's being dramatic," Jake rolled his eyes. "I may have been a little rude to her at first but I had a reason."
"Which was?" Charlie asked
Bella's voice radiated from the kitchen, "Dad please come here."
Charlie sighed, "I'll be right back.
Jake could not escape the conversation just because Charlie left the room, "Jacob Ephraim Black start talking."
"There is not much to say. Bella and Angela got off to a rough start."
"Why?" Billy continued to question
"Because Bella was staring at me in the cafeteria."
"Why was she staring at you?"
"Probably because I was a jerk to her. I didn't really mean to be. Okay yes I did mean to be rude but I had to be. She thinks she can come here and change everything but she can't I won't let her."
"What is she trying to change Jacob?" Billy asked "Help me understand."
"She's trying to change me. You don't understand dad. I don't want or need to be changed."
Billy remained quiet. Something was up but he was not going to force Jake to talk about it right now.
"We will talk about this at home okay?"
Jacob nodded as Charlie came back into the room.
"So Bella is freaking out. She has had enough traumas for one day. Jake you were more than rude to her and then she broke up with her boyfriend so I'm debating on whether to let her excuse herself."
Billy looked up at Jake with evil eyes.
"Fine I'll talk to her," Jake said.
"Are you sure that's a good idea Jake?" Charlie asked
"It's not the best idea but I could make without the drama," He said proceeding towards the kitchen.
Bella was standing with her back firmly against the wall. Her head was tilted back and her eyes were closed. She was taking really deep cleansing breaths. Jake sighed.
"Bella."
Her eyes flashed open and then she frowned, "What?"
"I want to apologize," he said.
"Okay but apology not accepted."
"This is a truce Bella," Jake said taking a step forward.
"I don't care. I don't want to deal with this right now. You humiliated me."
"No one was around to see it," He said.
"It does not matter. Why are you even here?"
"If I didn't have to be here I would not be here."
"Then go," She yelled. "Go ahead and leave. We are not friends and you're an asshole that we can't be associates either. I don't like you and I can't stand your girlfriend."
Jake smiled, "I'm not leaving until my dad is done. So you can be pissed off all you want. I apologized and I meant it. For the record I never apologize so"
"What do you want some kind of award for your apology?"
"Nope no reward," He said. "Just a smile. Can I at least have that?"
Bella sighed as the corners of her lips turned up and she bared only a light smile.
"Perfect," Jacob said before leaving the kitchen.
Bella sighed and slide her body onto the floor. The tears continued to pour from her eyes as she pulled her knees to her chest. No one had told her that her first break up would be this hard. It hurt and she'd give anything to make the pain go away. Bella removed her head and stood back up whipping her face. She grabbed the rest of her plates and proceeded towards the dining room.
After everyone was seated and their plates were full they began to eat. Charlie and Billy made sure Jake and Bella sat side by side. It was the most awkward dinner everyone had ever had. Jake and Bella ate with such caution. You would have thought that one of them had a disease the way they were aware, making sure not to touch one another or anything that they themselves had touched.
"So Bella how was it back in Arizona?" Billy asked
Bella looked up from her plate, "Hot. It was extremely hot."
"Do you miss it?" Billy asked "I mean this is one of the most cold and wet places in the world."
"I miss my mom, Rene. She's over in Germany. It's times like today when I miss her the most."
Charlie sighed. Bella looked over at him with an apologetic look on her face, "But my dad is great. I really missed him."
"I know bells. Me too," Charlie smiled.
"So Billy where Is your wife?" Bella asked confused
Jake gazed over at her and sighed. That was a sensitive spot.
"Bella you don't remember anything do you? I mean of course you don't Jake did not remember you either. You and he met once when you were four. That's when my wife and jakes mother died. Her name was Janice. You and Rene loved her a lot. But when she died it was like you and your mom disappeared."
"I'm sorry for your lost," Bella whispered.
"It was your lost too Bella. She loved you. We loved you."
Bella sighed at the thought of her and Rene just disappearing. Rene would never talk to her about that kind of stuff. She was a firm believer that children should not have adult problems. She never confide in Bella about what happened between her and Charlie. But Bella always wanted to know. It had to hurt to keep that bottled up inside. Rene had no friends she could trust. Bella was her best friend.
"I'm pretty sure I love you and your wife too. I'll learn to love you again."
Billy smiled, "Do you think you might forgive Jacob?"
Bella rolled her eyes. It seemed as if Billy wanted to push his luck.
"Jacob does not care whether I forgive him or not. I'll remain civil as long as he is but if you are asking will we ever befriends I don't think so."
"Good," Jake retorted.
"Great," Bella said slamming down her fork.
"Kids," Charlie sighed.
After dinner Bella and Jake cleaned off the table as Billy and Charlie resided in the living room watching the game.
Slam!
Pound!
Shuffle!
Sigh!
No words escaped out of them until Jake's phone began to rang.
"Hey gorgeous," Jake smiled.
Bella rolled her eyes while copying him.
"Of course I'll be over. I miss you so much babe," He smiled. "Okay see you soon. I love you bye."
"Dad," Bella yelled. "How long before the game is over?"
"3 minutes," Charlie yelled back.
"You are really trying to get rid of me?"
"You think."
"Well goodnight Bella. I won't make your life a living hell anymore tonight," Jacob said.
He headed past her but suddenly stopped before he got too far. Bella turned to face him. She remained still and waited to see what would come next.
"What?"
"Bella," He sighed, "Nothing forget it."
"Well then goodnight," she said turning her nose up at him.