The next morning dawned brightly, and even though I hadn't slept much, I was wide awake for it. Jasper was gone when I woke, as I knew he'd be. But the sweet man had left me a note.

My beautiful Madison,

It's with an unwilling heart that I leave you sleeping so soundly, but Carlisle has asked for my help with a project today. I believe Alice and Rosalie will be calling you later today to inquire about that trip to Port Angeles for Karaoke Night. Alice is already wound up-excited to go and hear you sing some more. As am I. For now, rest well and pleasant dreams, my Darling.

Yours,

Jasper Whitlock

His script was beautiful and elegant, both words that I could easily apply to him. I smiled when I read the part about Alice and Rosalie.I headed downstairs, humming happily as I went. Dad was seated at the kitchen table, drinking his first cup of coffee. "Want some breakfast, Dad?" I asked, pulling the eggs, bacon and cheese from the refrigerator.

"Sounds fantastic, Maddie. Thanks, sweetheart," he said in a heartfelt manner. I grinned and began beating eggs and shredding cheese for omelets. I placed the bacon on a tray in the oven and let it bake while I started on the eggs. Just as I was finishing the first omelet and pulling the crisped bacon from the oven, Bella was thumping down the stairs. I smiled at my twin as she ran a hand through her haystack hair. "Morning, Bells!" I said cheerfully.

She looked at me and glowered. "Too early, Maddie."

I placed dad's omelet and bacon on a plate and placed it in front of him. "Do you want an omelet Bells, or are you not ready to eat yet?" I asked, whipping up more eggs.

"Sounds great," she replied. She plopped down in a chair as I added the eggs to the pan. I placed the remaining bacon onto two plates and in no time had two omelets finished. I handed Bella her plate as I sat down. "So what's everyone's plans for today?" I asked.

"I'm going fishing with Harry and Billy later," Dad reminded us. I nodded as I chewed thoughtfully. I wondered for a moment what Jacob would be doing while his dad was fishing. Would he be working on his VW Rabbit? Hanging out with Quil and Embry?

"I'm going to curl up in bed and read. Maybe watch a movie or some tv. Just relax after this week," Bella said. She looked over to me. "What about you, Maddie?"

"I think Alice, Rosalie and I have plans to go to Port Angeles tonight for Karaoke. Are you sure you don't want to come, Bells?" I asked again.

She nodded. "Definitely not my scene. I love listening to you sing, but I'm pretty sure Alice would make me get up on stage and sing, and you know I'm not up for that, Maddie."

I sighed but agreed. Bella hated to be in the spotlight. "Well, if you change your mind, you know you're welcome to join us. But until tonight, is it ok if I catch a ride with you to La Push, Dad? I thought I'd wander along First Beach, maybe do some photography."

Charlie seemed surprised, but nodded. "Hey, why don't you take the truck, I'm not going to need it," Bella said. I looked up in surprise. "Really?"

She nodded and tossed me the keys from the pocket of her jacket hanging on the back of her chair. "Just bring it back with gas in it," she said and I smiled. Charlie left with his fishing poles and everything. It wasn't until he'd been gone about fifteen minutes that I realized that he'd forgotten his lunch. Well, that wouldn't do. I decided to pack lunch for him and for Harry and Billy, putting a quick meal of meatloaf sandwiches, chips, a thermos of coffee and one of iced tea, and slices of chocolate fudge brownies into containers and packing it into a small ice chest.

I quickly washed the dishes from breakfast, humming as I did so. I then ran upstairs and showered quickly, pulling on a comfortable pair of jeans and a plain heather grey zip-up hoodie over a white tshirt with the One Ring emblazoned on the front with "One Ring to Rule Them All" printed in a circle around the Ring. I ran a brush through my hair quickly and pulled it back in a low-hanging ponytail. From my room I grabbed my camera and bag containing my different lenses. I yelled a quick, "Bye!" to Bella as I ran down the stairs and climbed into the truck. In no time, with directions printed from online, I was on my way to First Beach.

Since the Beast's radio sucked, I was glad I'd grabbed my MP3 player, I plugged it into the mini-speaker that I kept in my bag and listened to some oldies on the way to La Push. I was singing along with "Scarborough Fair" as I passed the La Push sign and took the directions to First Beach. I opened the door and was met with briny scent and cool breeze off the ocean. I smiled and pulled my camera and case out, placing the strap of the camera around my neck.

I lost track of time as I made my way along the beach, snapping pictures as I went. I smiled as I neared the tide pools, perching myself carefully as I used a telescoping zoom lens to get some great pictures of a orange-pink starfish and an opalescent abalone stuck to one side of the rock pool.

As I stood,I lost my balance and was startled when someone shouted, "Hey!" I yelped, nearly falling into the pool before someone grabbed my arms, keeping me from the doom that is a tide pool and a digital camera. I gasped, catching my breath as the owner of said (very hot) hands pulled me back from the edge of the pool.

"Thanks!" I said, turning to face my savior. I was met with the sight of a very large, very bare chest. I know my mouth gaped open and I'm pretty sure I said something along the lines of "Holy shit!" before I looked up. "Uh..hi?" I said.

He laughed! My attention was caught by another shout and we both turned as two other men headed our way. "Is she okay, Paul?" the older-seeming of the two asked. Must be Sam, I thought as I blushed and nodded. "Yeah, I'm okay. Thanks for catching me...Paul, is it?" Mr. Muscles grinned and nodded, holding out his hand. I smiled and took it, shaking it and trying not to act phased by the sheer amount of heat pouring off his skin. "Nice to meet you, I'm Madison Swan."

"No way, you're Chief Swan's kid?" the other boy asked. I assumed he was Jared. All three of them were bare-chested and wearing cutoffs even in the slightly chill breeze off the ocean.

"One of two. My twin sister is at home today. I'm Maddie," I said, holding my hand out to shake. Sam reached forward and took it, looking surprised when I didn't flinch away from his heated touch. "Sam Uley. This is Paul Lahote and Jared Cameron," he said, motioning to the others.

"Pleased to meet you. Well, since Paul saved me from falling head first into a swirling pool of death," I teased, knowing the water was maybe knee height, "how about a photo for my saviors?" I said, holding up my camera. They looked at each other and grinned. I laughed as they gathered together, Paul and Jared looking much less serious than Sam. I snapped off a few pics. "I can email these to you later, or print them off and have my Dad deliver them next time he comes up?" I said.

"Aww, you won't deliver them yourself?" Paul asked, making me laugh.

"Well, if I do that, it might take longer. I've got school during the week and weekends are usually spent catching up on homework." I replied. "But I could definitely bring it out, just might be a while." They nodded but Paul smirked. "I'd still rather you bring 'em around." I laughed again. "Alright, Paul. Since you'll miss me soooo bad, I'll bring you your copy."

That had both Sam and Jared laughing and Paul pounced on Jared and got him in a headlock. I looked at my watch. "Well guys, I've gotta go. Do any of you know how to get to Billy Black's house? I cooked and am delivering lunch for my dad and the guys."

"No way, you cook, too?" Paul asked and I quirked an eyebrow and nodded. He turned to Sam. "Can we keep her?" he asked, making all of us laugh. I surprised him by reaching up on my tiptoes and kissing him on the cheek, and tried not to laugh when he jerked back in surprise and blushed.

"Sorry Paulie, no keeping me, but how about I promise next time I come up to La Push, I'll bring lunch for the three of you?" I stepped back for a second as if surveying them. "You all look like pretty big eaters. Note to self, make a LARGE lunch," I said, smiling as I remembered from the books how Emily was constantly having to cook to keep them all fed. I yelped as Paul picked me up and swung me in a circle. "Put me down!" I shrieked, laughing. "You are by far the awesomest chick ever!" he said and put me down. I gripped his scorching arm to keep myself from tipping over. "Whoa, head rush," I murmured. I caught my balance and smiled at my new friends.

"So, Black's house?" I asked again. Sam pointed at the road. "Take that road up one street, turn right, it's a little red house, you can't miss it." he said. I grinned at him. "Thanks Sam. Was truly fantastic to meet you all. Maybe next time Dad comes up, I'll tag along. See ya later!" I said as I trudged back up to the truck with my bag. I put my camera carefully in my bag and climbed into the truck. I put the Beast in gear and winced at the loud rumble it released, I could hear the guys laughing down on the beach. I waved to them as I pulled away and made my way to Billy Black's home.

As Sam said, you couldn't miss the place. The little red house was cozy-looking, if small. I climbed out of the Beast and carefully juggled the small ice chest down off the seat. I used my foot to slide it along the ground to the porch. I climbed the stairs to the door and knocked. "Can I help you?" I heard someone ask. I turned and saw a young man standing at the bottom of the stairs, wiping his hands on a shop towel. I walked back down the stairs and smiled. "Yeah, hi. I'm Madison Swan, Charlie's daughter. Is he here?"

"No, they'll be back in a bit", he said, still staring at his hands, getting the black grease off of them.

"Oh, okay, great. Dad forgot his lunch, so I thought I'd bring lunch for all three of them while I was at it," I said and he finally looked up. He smiled at me and held out his hand to shake. I numbly took it, feeling my eyes widen. "Jacob Black, Billy's kid," he said, his dark eyes meeting mine. The same eyes that I'd seen again and again in my dreams beside Jasper's golden ones.