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BPOV (Bella):

It's been a few days since the embarrassing moment of my life. Jacob said he was tired of me always being cooped up in the house so he is forcing me to go to the beach. I did everything in my power to refuse but he just wouldn't budge on it. He said if I didn't go willingly that he would drag me out of the house, so really I had no other choice. On the plus side, he told me this morning that he invited Seth to come with us. I was almost looking forward to going. Almost. I was starting to get more comfortable with the idea of Seth. He was always around here anyways. I could see how he looked up to Jacob and then I would wonder what it will be like for my son, if he'll have someone that he can look up to. Don't go there. He'll have Jacob, Seth and Uncle Billy. Plus I'm sure all of Jacob's friends will be around. It's not like they're ever at their own houses.

"Hey Bells, you almost ready?" Jacob yelled bringing me from my musings.

"Yeah, give me a sec and I'll be right down." I yelled back. I threw my hoodie over my tank and slipped on my flip flops. I wonder what he's gonna say about my outfit this time. I walked downstairs with my beach bag in hand and sunglasses on my head.

"Uh, Bells, what are you wearing? You do realize that we are going to the beach? Right?" Jacob asked. I rolled my eyes.

"Yes Jacob" I said with a little bit of an attitude. "I do realize we are going to the beach. It does it kind of breezy by the water and since I plan on sitting on my blanket reading a book I wanted to be prepared." I finished giving him a look.

"But Bells, how are you gonna go in the water if you're wearing that?" he whined.

"I don't plan on going in the water. I want to relax and read my book. You said you were tired of me being in the house so I'm going with you and Seth to the beach. I'm just doing what you asked. You never said I had to go in the water. Besides what if I don't-" I was cut off by Seth standing between the two of us.

"Okay, I think we get it Bells. You don't wanna go in the water. No one is forcing you to." He said looking pointedly at Jacob. I'm liking this kid more and more. "We'll all go to the beach and just hang out. Okay? Now let's get moving." Seth said. With that we grabbed all out stuff and headed down to the beach. Thankfully it wasn't a long walk. All this extra weight is starting to get to me. Once we got there the boys took off towards the water while I found myself a nice spot on the beach. I laid out my blanket grabbed a towel to use as a pillow and plopped down to get comfy and read my book.

After an hour of me reading and the guys horsing around I started to get hungry so I pulled out my bag of chips and munched away. A few minutes later Jacob and Seth came and shook off, like they were dogs or something, and ended up getting me all wet. Damn it. Awe man, they better not have gotten my chips wet.

"What are you two? Dogs?" I asked drying my face off with my towel. "Because you just tried to dry off like a damn dog would. Maybe I should get you guys some collars." I said. "You can be Max." I said pointing to Jacob. "And you can be Shadow because you're always following him around." I said pointing at Seth. Jacob made some weird noise while Seth was smiling.

"How in the world did you come up with those names?" Jacob asked.

"Duh, they're from Eight Below, one of my favorite movies. Besides, I can't help it; Huskies are just such cute dogs." I said while shrugging my shoulders.

"Yeah, sure whatever you say. What I want to know is why I'm Max? I understand why Seth is Shadow. You were right on the money with that one." Jacob replied.

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" Seth said with a pout. I reached over and put a hand on his shoulder.

"It's nothing bad. I promise. I just noticed that you look up to Jacob like he's your big brother or something similar. You're always hanging with him. It's nothing to be ashamed of." I told him sincerely. By the end of my explanation he was smiling.

"Cool, I never really thought of it that way but you're right." Seth said.

"And the reason you're Max because you've always given everything you do 100%. You always do the maximum when it comes to everything you do. That's why you're Max." I told him. It's true. He's never given up on anything. Including me.

"Alright, I agree." Jacob said. "So how about coming in the water with us?" Jacob asked.

"Nope, not gonna happen. I told you I didn't wanna go in the water and Seth promised. Didn't you Seth?" I said.

"Yep, I did promise and I intend on keeping it." He replied. "Even if I have to kidnap you from Jacob." He stage whispered. I giggled.

"Hey, you can't kidnap her. She's my cousin. Besides, if you did that then who's gonna feed me and dad?" Jacob asked seriously. Seth and I shared a look and busted up laughing. Jacob just rolled his eyes at us. "Alright, since Miss Party Pooper doesn't wanna go in the water; how about we head back home?"

"Alright." I said while putting all my things in my bag. I went to get up but it was proving to be difficult. Damn, no more sitting on the ground for me from here on out. Seth noticed and came over to me.

"Do you need some help?" he asked holding his hand out to me. It's okay, it's only Seth. He's not gonna hurt you. I reached my hand out to grasp his and he pulled me to my feet.

SPOV (Seth):

I was standing with Jake when I noticed Bells was having trouble getting up. That girl is so clumsy. It's a wonder she can walk without hurting herself. I walked over to her. "Do you need some help?" I asked her while holding my hand out for her to take. Come on Bells, you can do it. Take my hand. She reached her hand out to me and I pulled her to her feet. She didn't even flinch. Yes, she did it. I was so happy that she wasn't scared of me. I looked over to Jake and saw that he was happy and proud as well. He gave me a smile and I returned it back. We headed back to the Black's house. By the time we got there Bells was looking pretty worn out. She didn't even do anything.

"Are you okay Bells?" Jake asked her. She gave a small nod followed by a yawn.

"I'm fine. I was up early this morning and I'm just tired. I think that I'm just going to go take a nap." She said.

"Okay. We're just gonna head over to Sam's anyways." Jake said. She nodded her head. "Are you sure you're okay?" he asked her.

"Yeah. Don't worry about me Jacob. I'll be good as new once I have a nap." She said. Then she did something that surprised me. She walked over to Jake and hugged him and then she shocked me by coming over and hugging me too. I stood there shocked for a moment before I returned it. She let me go and then went up the stairs. As soon as she was gone Jake turned to me.

"Can you believe that? She just hugged not only me but you too. She didn't even flinch. I mean, I know she's hugged me before but she's never initiated it first." Jake said excitedly.

"I know. That's some serious progress. I'm so proud of her and it kind of sucks that I can't even tell her. You know?" I said. Jake nodded his head.

"Yeah I know what you mean, but we can tell the guys and your dad." I said.

"You're right." Jake said. "Come on we gotta get to Sam's before the meeting starts." With that we got up and left.

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