I do not own Twilight or the characters of Twilight. I would like to thank Stephenie Meyers for creating such a wonderful world and allowing us to play in it.

When I woke in the morning, I found a note sitting next to my head. I went to get Alice from the hotel. Renee kept peeking in the room so I decided it was easier to just come back when you're awake. I love you. I wasn't sure how long ago he left so I decided to take a quick shower. When I returned to the bedroom, Alice was sitting on the bed with a shopping bag next to her.

"It's about time you woke up. We've been sitting downstairs with Renee for an hour. Edward refused to let me wake you up." Alice seemed more excited than usual and I didn't think that was possible. "Here's an outfit for you. I bought it yesterday while you guys were stargazing." She handed me the shopping bag and I cautiously opened it. Inside was a bikini that was almost identical to the one I wore the other day, only more of a sky blue in color. I also saw a full body wetsuit that was black with sky blue shoulders that matched the suit. "Edward wants to go surfing and he insists that you have the protective gear."

"Alice, I've never surfed before. I think I'll just watch." I had seen enough surfers fall under waves this week. I had no interest in mimicking them.

"It's a lot of fun Bella. And yesterday's storm brought great waves. Don't worry, Edward wouldn't let anything happen to you." I knew she was right but I still had no interest in trying to stand of a surf board when I'm so uncoordinated.

After I pulled a pair of jeans over what Alice called a bathing suit, I put the wetsuit with my towel in my beach bag and we walked downstairs. I could hear Renee and Edward talking in the kitchen as we entered. Renee was wondering why they wanted to go to the beach when the sun wasn't out.

"Good morning love. Are you ready to go surfing?" Edward met me at the bottom of the stairs and led me to the kitchen to have breakfast.

"I'm just going to watch Edward. I don't think surfing and I go together." He smiled and didn't push the issue.

"Have you surfed the Atlantic before Edward? It's not the same as out west." Phil was trying hard to find something to talk about besides baseball. He was helping Renee pack the cooler for the beach.

"I'm sure I'll catch on Phil. I'm a quick study." I tried to conceal my laughter but Edward heard it sneak out. "Besides, I thought I'd spend the morning teaching Bella the basics."

"I am perfectly happy reading a book while relaxing in the sand. No need to risk injury." Edward just smiled and started to help Phil load the car. After we parked, Edward and Phil emptied the car while Renee, Alice, and I walked ahead to find a good spot on the beach.

"I still feel bad that you came all the way down and the sun hasn't been out since you got here." Renee had been apologizing about the weather since they first arrived. Luckily I convinced Renee that I was only laughing because she couldn't actually control the weather.

"Don't worry about it Renee. It's probably just a sign that I shouldn't be getting too much sun anyway. You know I want to keep my skin healthy for when I'm older." Edward and Phil finally caught up with us and put everything down. Edward and I walked up to the surf store that was on the boardwalk.

"It seems there's a tournament this afternoon." Edward pointed towards a sign next to the entrance.

"That could be fun to watch." A tournament meant that the water would be full. This was a good thing since Edward wouldn't be able to convince me to learn how to surf.

"I already signed Edward up." Alice came bouncing behind us. Edward didn't say anything but I could tell they were having one of their silent conversations. "It'll be fun Edward. Besides, since Bella is insisting that she won't surf with us I figured this way she could cheer you on."

"Alice. Don't you think it would have been nice to at least ask if I were interested in completing?"

"Nope." She pulled Edward towards the store and walked in. I followed behind them but was stopped short when I walked into Edward's back and tripped backwards. Before I caught my balance, I had knocked over a mannequin in a wetsuit that started a domino effect around the border of the store as displays fell over one at a time. Edward had his arm around me but I was already flustered and bright red.

"I'm sorry love. I was just overtaken by the smell of wet dog when I walked in." Wet dog? Does that mean-? I couldn't even finish my thought because I had seen my answer. There, in the back of the store near a display of wax stood Jacob.

"Who are you calling a wet dog?" Jacob walked towards us and stopped directly in front of me and Edward. "It's good to see you again Bella. Did you and Renee come to watch me compete this afternoon?" I was in such a state of shock that I hadn't even connected the surfing contest to the one Jacob had mentioned a few days ago. I wasn't sure what to say but Alice took a step forward.

"It's nice to see you again Jacob. When I saw that it would be overcast the rest of the week I thought it would be fun for us to come teach Bella how to surf. She decided against it though so I entered Edward in the contest this afternoon. I had no idea you would be here." She looked towards me.

"Sure, sure. Like I'm really going to believe that the psychic didn't know I was here." Everything was finally starting to click in my head as Jacob and Alice spoke. I had wondered if Edward had ulterior motives for coming back early but he seemed to be just as surprised as I was about everything. In fact, Alice was the only one near this conversation that seemed to have any idea what was going on. She must have been hiding her thoughts from Edward.

"Alice. Why don't you go back to Renee and Phil. Bella and I can finish up here." Edward sounded like he was trying hard to remain in control and not lunge at his sister in front of people.

"Fine. Just holler if you need help picking out the right board." Alice headed towards the door and soon vanished from the store.

"I must apologize for my sister. This all seems to have been planned but I can't seem to figure out why. I will remove my name from the competition roster. Good luck Jacob."

"What are you chicken? Afraid you're going to lose and look bad in front of Bella." I was standing right there.

"Jacob, please calm down." His hands were beginning to shake. Edward must have noticed too because he positioned himself between us.

"I am calm Bella. I'll see you later though. I need to leave." He walked towards the register and quickly paid before walking out of the store.

"I'm sorry love. I really didn't know he was still in town." Edward was trying to comfort me but I was still shocked about the entire situation. Edward picked out his items quickly and paid. We were heading back towards blankets with Edward continuing to comfort me the entire way.

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