BPOV

"Dad, I think I'm dying," I panted grabbing onto his arm.

"Come on, Bells, your yoga can't be much harder than this," he chuckled sitting on a rock.

"I'm twenty-eight and I'm pretty sure my lungs shouldn't burn like this," I said taking my water bottle out to chug it.

"Maybe we should gone on the beginners trail," he mused.

I watched my dad, this was the first time Charlie and I had been alone the whole trip. Hell this was the first time in years I had done something with him just us. He was quiet, but would sneak glances at me like he wanted to talk.

"Nessie going to be okay with Edward for the day?"

"I hope, with his schedule the way it's been, she been adjusting to him being around more."

"Is everything okay?" he asked concerned.

"Everything is perfect. He's been talking about going into private practice so that means he'll have even more free time. I honestly don't know what he'll do with himself," I laughed.

Dad nodded looking out over the view of the ridge.

"Maybe I can have a day for just me and Ness," he said thoughtfully.

"She would love that," I encouraged.

"If she's anything like you she would hate fishing."

"You're talking about Miss PETA. She would want to save all the fish." I knew my daughter and as soon as she saw the hook attached to it, she would freak out.

He was quiet again digging his foot in the dirt. I could tell something was bothering him.

"Dad?"

"What does she do with Carlisle?" And there it was.

Here I was feeling jealous over Rose and the Hale children and dad was jealous over Ness's the other grandfather.

"Dad…"

"I'm curious, humor me," he said.

"Like I said Ness loves animals. He takes her to the zoo anytime she asks. She has him wrapped around her little finger."

"So she likes the zoo," he nodded musing over the idea. "They have a new Dinosaur exhibit at Woodland Park. One of my deputy's was talking about taking his son…"

"She would love that, she can tell her class about it back home."

"I don't want to upset you, but I feel bad because I don't know her."

"You shouldn't feel bad, dad. That's my fault," I sighed.

"How about it's no one's fault."

I started digging my foot into the ground now, too. The slight chill of the mountain forced me to shove my hands in the pockets of my North Face.

"Dad, why do you let Jasper's kids visit you?"

"They have no one, but Rose, Bells. Alice as you are aware isn't a very nurturing person and Jasper resents her. The doctor's say she has post-partum depression, that girl's pregnant before they can ever put her on meds."

I took a breath hanging my head until Charlie's finger hooked my chin up so I was looking at him.

"Stop it, Bells, you know Ness and you are my girls."

"Daddy, I'm sorry," I said hugging him.

"Baby girl, you're here now, that's what matters," he soothed rubbing my back the way he used to when I was little and had a bad dream.

"We want to visit more; Edward wants us to visit more."

"I always knew I liked the guy," Dad teased.

After hanging out and eating lunch up on the landing of the trail, we decided to head back.

"Sue told me Claire seemed to be a hit with all of you the other day," he said nudging me as we walked down the trail.

"Jacob has a big mouth."

"He always has, he's the biggest gossip at the station," he said as his mustache twitched.

I shook my head biting my lip. "Uh, when am I going to meet Sue?"

"She should be back tomorrow," he said.

"She lives with you."

"I don't want you feeling uncomfortable."

"Dad it's her house too now, it's not right to just boot her out because we visit," I said dryly.

"No one booted Sue, out," he said rolling his eyes. "Leah needed her, that girl was scared out of her mind once Claire got here. Little ones can hit you with a force."

I paused and decided to ask him the thing that had been bothering me forever. I knew my dad loved Renee much longer than he would admit, but I wanted him happy. No one should be without love especially not Charlie. He was the one that raised me and had always been there. "You're happy with her, right?"

"I'm happy very happy with her," he smiled gently at me wrapping his arm around me.

I looked around the whole house for him. Mama was coming to visit me cause Daddy says I was to little to go see her. She lived really far away and we went to see her when Santa came. He knew where she lived and brought me a lot of toys. Daddy got super grouchy saying I would need another bag for the airplane. Rose got mad at me because Santa got me toys here in Forks too.

I peeked in some of the bedrooms I found him sitting on his bed holding his head.

"Daddy?"

He looked up with really sad eyes. Everybody said I had Daddy's eyes.

"Hey Bells," he said reaching his arms out to hug me.

I loved hugs.

"Why are you sad?"

"I'm not sad," he blew out air.

"Mama's going to be here with Phil soon," I tell him.

I was really excited to see Mama. I stay with her in the summer when I don't have school. I heard Daddy tell her I was too little to go with no one with me, but I know I was big now. I was in first grade and only big kids go to school all day.

"She is," he nodded sitting me on his lap. "You know I love you, kid?"

"Duh, Daddy," I laughed as he kissed my head.

After that, Daddy told me to put my blue dress on for Mama because she got it for me and would be happy to see it on me. I hated dresses they were too girly.

"Mama," I yelled running to her when Daddy opened the door.

"Hey baby," she cooed squeezing me tight. "Look at how cute you look."

"Thank you," I said cause Daddy always says when people tell me I'm cute or pretty to say that.

I looked up and saw Mama had sad eyes too. She was crying when I asked her why she said they were happy tears. I saw Phil shake daddy's had and he gave me a hug. Phil was my step-daddy Mama said, but I didn't call him Daddy cause I only had one Daddy. Phil said that was okay. Daddy and Phil went into the living room to watch baseball cause they like it a lot.

Mama took me upstairs to help her unpack in her room. I showed her my room too she walked around touching my stuff with a smile. Mama was so pretty when she smiled. Everyone said I looked like Daddy, but Mama had the same hair as me. She was small too I was going to be as big as her soon. Daddy and Phil were really big people.

"So what do you have planned for today, sweet pea," Mama asked picking me up.

"I wanted Rose to play, but Daddy said she couldn't cause you were here."

Mama made a frowny face.

"Rose can come over, we can call her mom to see if it's okay," Mama said.

Mama asked Daddy for Rose's phone number so she could call her Mommy. Mama smiled while she talked and I heard her say she could pick Rose up. We went to pick Rose up, but when she got in Mama's car Rose looked mad.

"Bella," she mumbled getting buckled in.

"Rose you're getting so big," Mama said with a smile.

"So," Rose said.

"Be nice," I whispered at her.

Rose looked out the window not talking at all. Mama tried to talk to her, but Rose ignored her. When we got to my house Rose dragged me upstairs to my room.

"Why is she here?" she sniffed.

"Mama wanted to see me for my birthday."

"You were with her for a long time, you just came back and I missed you."

"I'm not going home with her, I'm here to stay with Daddy, I only go to Mama's when we don't have school. Daddy told me."

Rose stared and mumbled something about going to get a drink. I followed her down but sat on the stairs. Rose stopped when we heard Mama and Daddy talking.

"Renee, you left here that was your choice, you will not take her away from her home," Daddy said in a loud voice.

"But Charlie she is my daughter too. After she left this last visit I've missed her," Mama said her voice sounded like she was crying.

"I missed her all summer, Renee. If you forgot who raised her, who changed her diapers, who fed her and kept her safe. Bells is my world and I won't let you come into my house and take her from what she has know for the past six years," Daddy yelled so loud.

"She wants to take you away," Rose growled.

I watched my friend charge into the room Mama and Daddy were fighting in.

"Bella is not going with you she stays here at home. This is her home," Rose yelled.

I started crying cause I didn't want to leave my house. I loved Daddy and my friends and this house.

"I love you, Mama, but I'm not going with you," I cried jumping into Daddy's arms almost making him fall over.

"Shh, Bells," he whispered hugging me close.

"See you made her cry cause you're sooo mean," Rose started to shout.

"Rosalie," Daddy said picking her up too. "Calm down, kid."

Mama went upstairs crying and Phil followed her when Daddy talked to me and Rose. He said Mama missed me and they had to have a grown up talk. Rose told him I was staying cause Mama lived so far away in Florida.

"Daddy I don't want to go," I said.

"Okay let me talk to your Mama, I can't make any promises," he blew out air again.

"I love you," I told him and kissed his cheek.

Mama picked me up from school everyday while she stayed. She tried to talk to Rose, but Rose didn't like her. Mama left after my birthday and I stayed with Daddy no one talked about me going to Florida again. Mama didn't want to let me go though when she left she held me in her arms and cried until Phil said they would miss their airplane.

I missed Mama, but I didn't want Daddy to be alone… ever.

Once we stopped back in town Dad needed to fill up the truck. I decided to go in and buy a few sweets in the store hoping Ness wasn't still pouty from when I left her. My Dad and I needed this though we needed the chance to talk. It was over due.

I walked into the old store going back to the cookie aisle. I grabbed a bag of Oreos and powdered doughnuts. I was a little bit of a health nut and I knew it drove Edward crazy. He thought I didn't know about the sweet drawer he had in his office in our house, but I knew it was there. Ness let it slip one day when she came into the kitchen one night as I made dinner. I saw her munching on something and asked her right then, she caved.

I also grabbed a jug of orange juice because I got the urge for it. I could taste it just thinking about it. So good. I saw two people arguing at the counter, the guy stormed out before I approached with my purchase.

"Hello," I said to the girl behind the counter.

She looked familiar, but I couldn't place her. Her jet-black hair was cropped in a messy pixie cut making her look very trendy for Forks standards. I then noticed her very big belly. This was Alice. I knew I looked shocked at my realization, but Alice looked completely spooked.

She frowned looking at me. It was awkward to see the person who humiliated me all through high school. She looked drained and sad. This wasn't the self-assured cheerleader captain from high school.

"Bella?" she croaked.

"Uh, yeah?" I said shifting my weight from foot to foot.

"Marge," she yelled.

And the lady that owned the store, which I remembered from when I was little appeared.

"Heavens Alice, why are you yelling?"

"I need air," she groaned waddling out the backdoor.

"I swear that girl," Marge mumbled shaking her head. "I'm sorry about that."

"It's no problem," I smiled pulling out a ten out of my wallet.

"My goodness, Bella?"

"That's me."

"Look at you, precious, you're gorgeous."

"Thank you," I said feeling my face heat up.

I paid her and left. I froze when I realized Dad was talking to Jasper Hale.

"Bells, lets go," he called out angrily.

Jasper's head whipped around to look at me and his eyebrows rose as he stared. I walked around them to the passenger's side of Dad's truck. Jasper tried knocking on the window, but Charlie pushed him slightly from the car. I opened my jug of orange juice and started to chug.

Watching them, Dad looked like he was getting pissed. Jasper just looked like he was pleading. I drank almost half my jug of orange juice.

Jasper didn't look any different other than the scruff covering his jaw. He like Alice looked exhausted. I noticed Alice was at the side of the building watching everything while wiping at her eyes.

Are they both serious with this little show? I shrugged going back to the freaking amazing orange juice. Dad finally got back in the truck, raising his eyebrows at me.

"You drank all of that, kid?" he asked carefully nodding to my jug of empty juice.

"I was thirsty and it was really good," I defended. "What did he want?"

Jasper was sitting on stairs of the garage gripping his hair as we pulled out of the service station.

"He's an idiot," Charlie grunted.

When we got home, Ness ran to me almost knocking me over telling me about her day with her dad. I picked her up carrying her into the kitchen where Edward and Emmett were making dinner. I kissed Edward when he turned around smiling at me.

"Did you have a good day, babe?" He asked playing with my hair.

"It was interesting," I said bouncing Ness on my hip. "I brought you home some Oreos, sweets."

"I love those," she squealed.

Both Edward and Emmett cringed at the sound. I set Ness down and she went through the grocery bag Dad had brought in. Edward's hand found mine as he held it in his he whispered. "Take a walk with me?"

A/N: I'm back! Bella was a trip this chapter! As always let me know what you think! My awesome beta Dolphin62598!