Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight.

After being at Sue's for three weeks Bella was craving normalcy. The house was too small for five people. It was always full of people. She spent most nights with Embry which was the only time other than at work when she could relax. When she woke one morning to find Embry's bed empty she went looking for him. She found him in the kitchen looking over something that was spread across the table.

"What are you doing?" she asked as she looked over his shoulder.

"I talked to my mom last night. She says that she's comfortable with me going away this summer."

"Where are you going?" she asked curiously.

"You and I are taking a road trip."

"We are? What about the pack?"

"Sam was the first one I talked to. They can handle things without me. Sit down. I can't decide what I want to see more, the east or west coast."

"I've personally always wanted to go to New York."

"East coast it is. That way we can go to Florida."

"What's in Florida?"

"Joshua. I told my mom that if we went that way that I would go and see him."

"Are you okay with that?"

"Why wouldn't I be? I'll have my bodyguard with me," he asked with a smirk.

She laughed shyly before smiling. He draped an arm over her shoulders before kissing her temple. She leaned into him before wrapping her arms around his waist. They talked about the places that they wanted to see for over an hour before they both had to go to work. Bella went next door to quickly change and was met at the door by her dad who gave her an admonishing look. She smiled sheepishly before walking past him.

"Do you work today?"

"I have to be there in an hour."

"Can you come here after work? I need to talk to you. It won't take long."

"Sure," she said with a nod.

She pushed the conversation out of her head for the rest of the day. When she got there that night there were building plans spread out on the coffee table in the living room. It was the plans for the house. There were two extra bedrooms and the kitchen was going to be expanded.

"Dad?" she called.

"I'll be there in a second," he called from the back of the house.

"I was just letting you know that I'm here."

Charlie came into the room looking disheveled. Sue went into the kitchen, not bothering to say hi to Bella. Bella gave him an amused look as he sat down next to her.

"Not a word," he warned.

"I wasn't going to say anything," she said shaking her head.

"Have you looked over this?" he asked gesturing to the plans.

"Yes Sir. Where is the money coming from? Did you win the lottery?"

"The insurance check came today. Apparently that necklace was worth more than you thought. It alone was sixty thousand dollars. I put that in the bank and you can have it when you decided to go to college. Other the money for the necklace they gave us two hundred thousand dollars."

"Really?" she asked with wide eyes.

"Yes really. I talked to Sam today, he can come over and start clearing stuff out tomorrow and have the house done by June."

"That reminds me. I won't be here this summer."

"Where are you going to be?"

"Embry and I are taking a road trip."

"Okay," he said with a nod of his head.

"That's all you're going to say? You're not going to warn me about anything?"

"You're both eighteen now. And you don't need me constantly giving you rules."

"That's hasn't stopped you before."

"I trust you, and I trust Embry."

"Okay then. So Sue, Seth, and Leah are moving in with us?"

"Sue and Seth are. Leah's going to live here."

"Then what is the extra room for?"

"It's a guest room. I've wanted to add one for a while; this is the time to do it."

"Okay."

"There is one more thing."

"What?"

"Sue and I are going to be getting married this summer, before we move back into the house."

"That's great, congratulations," she said hugging him.

"We could get married before Bella and Embry leave. It's close to when the house will be done," Sue said as she came into the room.

"How far away is that?"

"It's two months away."

"That's enough time to get everything planned," Charlie said with a nod.

"I'm so glad that you're happy for us. We were both worried that you would be against it."

"No," Bella said shaking her head with a laugh.

"That's good. Let me show you what's going to happen with the house," he said as he picked up the plans.

Bella nodded as he continued to explain what was going to happen when the four of them were under the same roof. It would be a big adjustment, but it would be better than living in this small, cramped house.

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Jacob was woken up by the sound of someone walking through the house. He knew that it wasn't Rachel; she had left for work less than an hour ago. Billy was visiting his brother for the weekend, so he knew that it couldn't be him either. He slowly got out of bed, making as little noise as possible. The person stopped outside his door and he flipped on the light as the door opened. Allison jumped in surprise as he pulled her into his arms.

"It's good to see you too," she said with a laugh.

"What were you thinking sneaking through the house like that?" he asked as he looked down at her.

"I knocked for nearly ten minutes. I figured you were asleep."

"I was. You woke me up."

"Oh God, there's penance for that isn't there?"

"Yes there is," he said with a nod.

"What do I have to do?"

"Not much. You just have to stay here with me for the day."

"I guess I can do that," she said indifferently.

"Did I mention that we're going to be in bed?"

"It'll be tough, but I'll suffer through it," she said giving him a teasing smile.

He pulled her to the bed and lay down before pulling her onto the bed next to him. They lay on their sides facing each other taking in the silence. He brushed her hair out of her eyes before leaning in.

Her lips were pliant under his, letting him know how much she had missed him. She had recently started college after deciding to take the first two semesters off to take care of her grandmother. She had decided to make up for one of her lost semesters that summer, so it would be a while before they would be able to see each other again. The past two weeks since he had last seen her had gone by so slow. She pulled away, putting a hand on his arm.

"I was thinking that maybe you could come and see me on the weekends this summer," she said quietly.

"That wouldn't be a problem," he said with a smile.

"I don't know how I made it through the last two weeks without seeing you. I've missed you like crazy," she said with a groan.

"I talked my dad into getting me a laptop. We're going to get it this weekend."

"You mean we'll be able to talk more? Remind me to thank your dad."

"I think I've thanked him enough for the both of us," he said with a laugh.

She smiled before turning over onto her back. She stared up at him letting out a content sigh. She was glad that he was accepting of what was going on. She had been scared that he wouldn't be able to handle being away from her. None of the other wolves had been separated from their imprints so they had nothing to base it on. She should have known that everything was going to be fine.