EPOV

"Chick, Chick, Chick, Chick, Chickeeennnnnn!" I could hear Emmett shout more than sing as I sat at the kitchen table "Layyyyyyy a littleee Egggg for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" just as he took a deep breath to start again as he didn't seem to know the rest of the words and kept repeating the same line over and over again, Jasper launched himself at my brother covering his mouth with both his hands.

"Please I am begging you to stop singing that" he pleaded as Alice made her way to the kitchen table "now promise" he added as if he was talking to a small child rather than a 21 year old, for all intense purposes a man.

Emmett closed his eyes and after a few moments nodded his head slowly.

"You really should learn the rest of the words to that song, maybe you should Google it! What time did you get back anyway? Did Bella go back to ours? Or is she in Edwards room? I still can't believe she went with you! What is going on? Oh did that new bar top come I still think you should of gone with the first option but that one is good too, we can work something out I am sure, maybe this weekend we could look at picking a uniform out?" Alice said in-between helping herself to mouth-full's of scrambled egg out of the bowel Emmett had just made.

I eyed her carefully not believing that she was actually eating something he made, especially after what happened not so long ago.

"shit" Emmett mumbled really quietly and then literally ran out of the apartment, leaving his food behind which in itself was astonishing and very rarely seen, actually make that never seen.

"what was that about?" Jasper asked but me and Alice both shrugged, her carrying on eating her eggs and me with my safe toast.

"you know these are really good!" she said with a mouth full.

"are you serious?" Jasper asked her "you do know that lump that just ran out of here for god knows what reason made them don't you?"

Egg literally flew out of her mouth all over the table and into mine and Jaspers face's "thanks Alice" I grumbled as I left them and made my way to the shower with the sound of Alice gagging in the kitchen.


"would you sit still for five minutes!" Rosalie shouted at the top of her lungs, making everyone on the plane, and not for the first time, turn around grumbling and giving looks that if they could kill the four of us would definitely be dead right now.

"what are you doing?" I whispered to Emmett who was sat to my right with Rosalie on his other side.

"I lost a peanut" he whined "It looked really good as well and I dropped it" Bella then laughed, a full on belly laugh causing Emmett to groan and turn to Rosalie who started going on and on at him so I tuned her out.

"what was that about?" Alice asked popping her head in-between mine and Bella's chairs as she was sat behind us.

"Ohhhhh nothing" Bella said wiping some tears that had fallen down her face, me and Alice exchanged concerned looks, ever since Bella had helped Emmett at Eclipse things had been weird between them, really weird.

The rest of the plane ride, no make that plane rides as we had to change at Seattle and get a tiny, tiny plane to Port Angeles which in all honesty shouldn't be able to carry my brother along with the over weight pilot let alone the five of us together went quickly and soon enough we where greeted by Charlie at the small airport, Bella ran to him knocking both of them into his police cruiser, it was then that I noticed the person stood beside them smiling with his arms crossed over his chest, Pocahontas or as Bella called him 'Her best friend from forks, Jake'.

"Take a chill pill bro" Emmett said elbowing me in the side and then proceeded to stroll over to the cars "Charlie man I missed you, now don't go arresting me this time, save that for the next time you see me, okay?!" he bellowed and bear-hugged Charlie lifting him of the ground casing Charlie to let out a 'hmmmmmffff'.

Once he was safely put back onto solid ground Charlie dusted himself off and mumbled "sure son" at the same time that Bella launched herself, again, at Jake and I am not going to lie I was jealous.

After all the greetings we finally made our way to Forks, me and Emmett ended up with Charlie, in the back of the police cruiser while the girls all went with Jake in his car and it didn't escape my notice the smile that Charlie had on his face when me and Emmett sat behind him in the cruiser behind the metal plate.

While I was festering about Bella being with Jake, Emmett kept giggling to himself as Charlie sat in silence.

"What is so funny?" I whispered

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" he replied "Just thinking what mum and dad would think if they saw us drive past them right now" and then he laughed again "you know in the back of a police car and all!" he then started to laugh but chocked on some air.

"You alright back there boys?" Charlie asked looking at us in the mirror as Emmett started to turn purple.

"Excuse my brother he has some brain cells missing" I explained while Emmett who had now stopped coughing was mumbling "I can just see mums face and dad shaking his head in that way he does when he is disappointed"

I spent the rest of the drive staring out of the window at the trees passing in a blur around us, and trust me there where a lot of trees.

We finally came to a stop and it was then I noticed that Jakes red car was already parked in the driveway of a small house.

"home sweet home" Charlie said under his breath as he got out of the car and then opened the door for me and Emmett to get out.

Rosalie, Alice and Bella came out of the house "What took you guys so long?" Alice asked as she scowled at the clouds that had changed to a dark gray colour.

"Dad did you take the long way around?" Charlie avoided answering Bella "Oh dad why would you do that?" but he just patted me on the shoulder shrugged and made his way into the house.

"Sorry" Bella whispered into my ear as she wrapped her arms around my neck "he is just trying to do the whole protective dad thing" I didn't respond just hugged her tighter and kissed her forehead.

"Are you two coming inside or just gunna carry on with your PDA?" Alice's voice screeched out of the open front door.

"time to play nice" Bella sung to me and then ran into the house.


"right time to make a bet" Emmett said as we chopped some fire wood in the back garden.

"Why and what would you like to make a bet on?" I cautiously asked him while I placed another log for him to chop onto the platform.

"Well, seen as your so enthusiastic brother dear" he said and then with a grunt lifted the axe and cut the log in half "I was thinking seen as me and you are bunking in the front room" he wiggled his eyebrows and winked at me "and seen as we are here for a whole freaking week" he added with a frown "We should see who manages to sneak off with their girl first"

I choked on air "Emmett, he is not only Bella's father but also the chief of police of this town and if he catches either of us he will either throw us in a cell and throw away the key or shoot us with that gun he always has on him and burry us somewhere out there" I practically whined, yes like a girl, and gestured to the forest around us.

"Alright Edwina calm down" he chuckled "and you he will do that too" he said poking me in the chest with his finger "if he finds you getting all hot and steamy with his one and only, well as far as I know only daughter"

"yes but he also views Alice and Rose as his daughters so he would kill you too but properly drag mine out, no I am not doing any bets with you" I threw my hands in the air and walked away leaving Emmett shouting profanities behind me.

"What is that oaf going on about now?" Rosalie asked as I closed the door behind me "wait I don't even want to know forget I asked" she added as she sat Indian style on the sofa flipping through the channels.

Alice and Bella came down stairs not long after and joined us shortly followed by Charlie and Jake who had been in the garage at the side of the house doing something to do with Bella's old high school truck or something, it was something I was interested in seeing in real life after seeing some photos of it around the girls apartment but not with Jake hanging around while I did or even Charlie for that matter.

After one of the most filling meals I had ever had which was cooked by the girls Rosalie announced "Time to get ready" causing me and Emmett to exchange a confused glance but it was Charlie that spoke first "going down to La Push girls?"

"Of course Charlie!" Alice smiled "as if we would miss the La Push annual shindig"

"of course not" Charlie said under his breath causing me and Emmett too chuckle, he just sent us a small smile and took a swig off his beer turning his attention back to the ball game on the flat screen "good luck boys you are going to need it!" he said not taking his eyes off the screen.

"what does that mean?" Emmett whispered while I just shrugged and watched the three girls go excitedly up the stairs to Bella's room.

"Alice" was all Charlie gave as an explanation.


97 minutes later, yes I counted the minutes, the girls finally made a re-appearance dressed in jumpers, scarves, hats and boots, after a screaming match which Charlie warned us not to even think about going to find out what it was about, but from the shouting it sounded like it was something to do with shoes?!

"Are you two still not dressed yet?" Alice scretched and started rummaging through mine and Emmett's bags mumbling something about 'who brings this too Washington' and 'whine like a baby'.

We pulled up to a beach just as the sun was setting and the temperature started to drop, a lot. "and were staying out here all night?" I asked again, still not believing that we were going to a beach party in the middle of November, in the evening.

"Yes Edward, come on I can see the fire over there" Alice pointed into the distance and started skipping down the beach.

"this is going to be interesting" Emmett told me and then himself started skipping catching up with Alice.

Bella who was swinging our joined hands in-between us laughed "He is such a girl sometimes!" and I couldn't help but laugh along with her.

As we got closer to the fire I could make out a lot of people both standing and sitting around and singing 'All I want For Christmas'.

"Stop! Its not even the first of December yet, you cannot sing or play Christmas songs Its just not right!" Alice screamed causing everyone to pause and turn in our direction.

The party was going well and after being introduced to a few of Bella and Alice's high school friends we sat on a log drinking 'The Rez Wine' as Jake had called it, I was a little sceptical about it but it tasted fine and the girls drank it so I assumed it was safe enough.

Lady GaGa's Poker face came on and Alice, Emmett and Rosalie all jumped up and started dancing on the log causing it to rock and me, Bella, Jake and a couple of other people to tumble off it into the sand.

"Okay, Okay!" Someone shouted as the music was turned down "Time for some games……..Beer ping pong!" everyone cheered and whooped loudly.

"Yes!" Bella shouted and grabbed my hand dragging me over to where a table had been set up "have u ever played?" she asked not taking her eyes of the table.

"Errrm… no" I mumbled.

"this is going to be fun, time to get drunk" she told me as we stood in front of 9 filled plastic cups of some sort of wine? I had no idea.

After losing beer ping pong mainly due to Bella's lack of co-ordination I sat out as her and Alice teamed up for the next round. Rosalie and Emmett seemed to of disappeared, and I was thankful that we hadn't made that bet as I am sure to of lost by now and I dread to think of what I would have had to do if I had of lost, Emmett being Emmett and all.

I grabbed a chilled beer from a cooler and sat on a log closer to the table so I was still close to Bella when a short, dark skinned boy sat besides me, and was staring at me smiling. "Can I help you?" I asked turning to look at him. His face exploded into a massive grin as he answered "I am Bella over there's soul mate, she just hasn't realised it yet, but other than that I am also known as Seth around here" holding his hand out to me "And you are?"

I looked at him wondering if someone had put him up to this or if he really was just naïve "I would be Bella's boyfriend, other wise known as Edward Cullen" his face instantly fell and he started speaking so quickly I thought for a split second that he might be related to Alice "Oh man I am so sorry, I was just joking me and Bella go way back, not in that way just a friend way, oh my god you probably think I am a weirdo with a crush on your girlfriend, not that there isn't a reason why I wouldn't, even though when she first moved here I had one but Jake called dibs so I couldn't of done anything oh god I ramble when I am nervous"

"Stop!" I said covering his mouth "Stop talking" we both then broke out in laughter.

Seth was actually a funny guy, and we where laughing about some stories he told me about when Bella used to come to La Push in high school and some things they all got up too.

"STRIP POKER!" Alice's voice screamed over the noise of the crowd , I turned to look and saw Bella trying to pull her off the chair she was now stood on and swaying from side to side.

"and that right there is why she was banned from drinking games in high school" Seth chuckled and then shouted "OFF, OFF, OFF!" standing up and lapping his hands, a few others joined in. Alice, despite screaming 'strip poker' had already taken her top off and was dancing on the spot, I quickly got up and ran over "Alice get down!" I scolded as I worriedly looked at Bella who scowled at me "Stop looking so freaked out Edward, I warned you about what you were letting yourself in for and If my memory serves me right you said, and I quote 'I think I can handle it love' end quote" she blew some hair that had fallen in her eyes out of the way and added "This isn't even something to even freak out about, honestly. I am she still has her pants on and this isn't like last time at all"

"ALICE BRANDON GET DOWN NOW!" Rosalie's voice came out of nowhere and made Alice freeze and mumble "Oh crap" she then, unsuccessfully got of the chair only to land on Bella knocking them both to the floor with a thud.

"what do you think you are doing?" Rosalie hissed dragging them both of the floor at the same time "No more drinking for you" she said pointing at Alice "Right sit" she pointed over at some empty chairs and we all without saying a word did as she said, me and Bella practically carrying Alice who was about to pass out any second.

Alice soon fell asleep in the chair and was currently covered in four blankets to stop her from freezing while the rest of us, joined by Seth and some others from The Rez sat hearing about the shenanigans they got up to at high school.

Emmett leaned over and whispered in my ear "Is it just me or is this whole experience starting to feel like 'that one time at band camp' moment?" I laughed and nodded in agreement as Bella was blushing and covering her ears with her hands as Jake finished telling us about the time that Bella rebelled and dyed bright blue streaks in her hair causing Alice to freak out and sneak around trying to dye her hair back to all brown, resulting in one time Bella runnning through their school gym naked while Alice followed with soaked through clothes holding a bottle of brown dye.

"Okay enough" Bella said standing up "I have had enough of embarrass Bella with silly things that she did when she was younger, I am going for a walk" she held her hand out for me and we left the other's as we strolled down the beach.

"I would of still won!" I heard Emmett shout from the fire and I couldn't help but chuckle at Bella's confused expression on her face but I just shook my head signalling she didn't even want to know and we carried on our walk down the beach.


A/N

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I am so so so sorry for taking so long to update! I had so many uni deadlines that I just didn't have a chance to write this, but at last it is here!!!! :D

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