I yawned and set up, stretching. I was in the arms of Edward. I must have fallen asleep watching the third movie. I snuggled closer to Edward and his arms wrapped around me tighter. I poked at him, we needed to get up, I had to sneak back to my room, to get ready so I could get Dom today.

"Stop it, I'm ticklish there," Edward laughed. His arms had slipped, I tried to escape him, but he tightened his arms again.

I heard a knock at the door. I stiffened in Edwards arms, he gave me a kiss on the cheek before telling the person on the other side of the door to come in.

"Good morning Bella, Edward," Carlisle said.

"Morning," I mumbled.

"Better turn on some news, Bella, they got wind of Dom's accident."

I flipped the news on, and there was the story about Dom's accident, even outing him as an agent, I really wanted to scream at the reporter, you don't out an agent. Nothing was said about me.

"We better get up," Edward said after the story. I nodded and headed to my room, changing into my work-out outfit.

"Hey, Bella," Alice said as I came into the kitchen, I was putting in my ear buds.

"Hey, I'm just going out for a run, I should be back shortly."

"Bella," Edward said, coming into the kitchen wearing running shorts and a white shirt, "I'm going to go out running with you."

"Better keep up, I keep up a brisk pace."

"Oh, I like the view from behind just fine."

"Did Edward just say that," Emmett said as he came in. I blushed. "I knew I could make you blush. Rose is going to owe me. Twelve hours and I won the bet."

I gave Emmett a glare, I couldn't come up with a come back. I turned my music on, and set off.

Ten minutes later, I stopped for a water break. I turned to find Edward looking fine still jogging behind me.

"Admiring the view?"

"Of course," he said, his arms came up around my waist, and I struggled in his embrace, playfully of course, he gave me a kiss and released me.

"You kids need a ride?" A women in a old red Chevy truck came rolling up to us.

"Hello, April." April, that name sounded familiar, and she looked familiar. April, April Swan, my new step mother.

She had dirty blond hair, semi long, she didn't look like a kind of person my father would fall for, but I wasn't sure, I had been away two years.

"Hi, Edward, who's your friend?"

"Oh, I thought Charlie would introduce you, this is Bella, Charlie's daughter."

"Hello," I said, glancing at Edward. I smiled at the women, but I didn't instantly like her. Must be the whole daughter doesn't like new step-mother thing.

"Bella, it's so nice to meet you, I told Charlie to invite you over sometime, but he says you are always busy. You and Edward must come over for dinner tonight."

"Oh, I'm so sorry, my…"

"Of course, April, we would be delighted to come, six-thirty tonight?"

"That sounds fine dear. See you both tonight."

April drove away, and I looked at Edward.

"Tonight, Dom is coming back to the apartment tonight."

"You've been here almost a month, and you haven't meet your new step-mother yet. Dom will understand."

I looked at him and took of running, this time Edward keep up with me. We soon turned around and ran back to the house.

"Wow, that was sure a run, I feel great," Edward said once we returned to the Cullens.

"Yea, I run a lot when I'm on the job, because of my age, I was told that while I should confront somebody if back up was there, there is nothing wrong to run when I look down the barrel of a gun."

"So, what happened?"

"I had back up, I couldn't run, I had run before on this case, a couple of guns where on me, I turned tail and ran, ducking into an abandoned warehouse."

Edward nodded and I headed in and strait to the shower. I turned the water to hot, and stepped under, letting the water run over my tense muscles.

"ISABELLA SWAN!" Alice screamed opening the door to the bathroom. I slipped and landed on my butt.

"Alice, what's wrong?"

"You meet your new step-mother in your running clothes?"

"Hand me a towel, damn it, you really hurt me."

"Sorry, do you need help?"

"No, the towel?" Alice handed me a towel and I hauled myself up to the edge of the tub. "Alice, I wasn't planning on…"

"Bella are you okay," Edward's voice came through the door.

"Fine, your sister scared me."

I heard him pad off, I stared at Alice. I started explaining the ordeal all over again.


I looked at the door, a door I hadn't walked through for two years. It was the same blue color, nothing changed around this place, I felt. I raised my hand, my empty hand, Edward was holding my other hand, and knocked. Seconds later or moments, I could really comprehend time, my father came to the door, enveloping me in a hug.

"Ah, Bells, it's been to long, Edward," my father looked at Edward coldly.

"Dad, I'm sorry, it's been difficult with Dom and everything," I looked at him.

"How is Dom?"

"Good, I moved him into the apartment today, he says hi though."

"He's a good kid."

"Dom's older than me, dad."

"So, he's still a kid to me." My father and I laughed at that, Edward even joined.

I heard the stomp of boots coming down the stairs, I glanced up them, and there was my new step-mother April. I still didn't like her, but I couldn't do anything about it.

"Bella, Edward, it's so nice to see both of you again." April came on down the stairs and shook our hands. "We're having Turkey Stroganoff for dinner, I hope you like turkey. I'm trying to get Charlie to eat better."

"That's one of the reason's Bella moved away, couldn't stand my bad eating habits," Charlie laughed. I joined, April didn't need to know about my secret life. "So, kids, what did you do for Valentines day?"

"We watched chick flicks all night, I rented them when I thought Dom was going to be here, but that fell through, so we sat up and watched them together," I said.

"Bells, I figured you would have a boy to go out with, same with you Edward."

"Nope, guys complicate my life, you know that dad."

"I'm only interested in one girl, and she's currently taken, so I chose to hang out with my old friend."

I wanted to jab Edward in the stomach. Dinner was soon served, and soon we where stuffed, I couldn't dislike Aprils great cooking but still, something about her rubbed me weird.

"Dad, I'm sorry, but Edward and I should get going, I have to get home, ya know."

"I understand, just drive safe," Charlie said, giving me a kiss on the cheek and shaking Edwards hand.

We made our way out of the house and back to Edwards Volvo in the pouring rain. That's the bad thing about Forks, it can start out rainy turn to sunny and back to rainy in the same day. I got in the passenger side of the car and Edward slid into the drivers.

"That was," I paused trying to find the right word. "Fun."

"Yea right, what was going on in there?"

"I really don't know, just call it an agents intuition, but I was getting weird vibes from her. Did you notice the way she avoided all questions about her past?"

"I think the bureau made you a bit paranoid. Where's your gun and badge?"

We where pulling up in front of Newtons, and I had no clue why Edward had asked that.

"It's in my car, I think."

"Might need it." I noticed something I hadn't before, there was an unmarked bureau car parked in front of my place.

"I'm gonna go get that."

I ran to my car, unlocked the glove compartment and grabbed both. I turned and screamed, Edward had snuck up behind me.

"Be careful, I'm armed now. You stay out here, I'm going in."

"Not without back up."

"Your not trained, you could just get in the way."

"How about you stop arguing with me and lets go in." I gave in, and headed towards the entrance.

I slowly opened the door, so not to let any noise, my gun pointed strait out in front of me. I reached my door and swung it open. I relaxed my grip on the gun, it was a false alarm.

"Chief Keller, what in the hell are you doing here?" I asked.

"Checking on you, we need to talk."

This wasn't good.