Saturday I woke up feeling a bit disappointed that I wasn't going to see Edward today.

I got up and did my normal routine.

Once I was shower and changed I got a knock at the door.

"Come in." I said.

Dad walked in.

He smiled.

"Happy Birthday Anna."

I smiled softly.

"Thanks Dad."

"Here."

I took the birthday bag from him.

I sat on my bed and looked to see inside.

Inside was a blank crap book and a new Wuthering Heights book.

I froze.

I looked to the book and to my dad.

"I saw the copy you had it looked pretty worn." He shrugged.

"I got it second hand I love it Ive reading quite a few times now." I smiled.

I got up and throw my hands around him.

My mom knew I loved books, yes but she always got me mystery, or adventure books all my classics and trashy romances I always got at yard sales and second-hand stores. I have never got a new book before. I never would of spent the money on it.

"Thank you." I had tears in my eyes that I tried not to let fall.

"Well, your welcome." He chocked and laughed.

I pulled away.

He was blushing.

I smiled widely.

"Come on I'll start breakfast," I said.

"It's your day I can make eggs or we could go out?"

"I like cooking." I smiled. "It'll be light have to save room for later." I laughed.

Jake had let me know that everyone brings a dish or food to Quileute Barbeques and its a big thing.

I don't like being the center of attention but Jake assured me that though the party was for me well Anna that it was more of an excuse to have a party and none world make a big deal till cake time.

After Breakfast Dad and I sat and talked.

He wasn't really talkative like me.

I tried to get him to talk more though.

Asking him questions ones I was hoping Anna hadn't asked him before by the way he didn't question me on to much and didn't give me any wired looks when I asked I was doing okay.

I asked him why he became a cop? Asking if that's what he always wanted to do? If he could do anything or go anywhere what would it be where would you go?

It was fun getting to know my dad.

"Anna I know we didn't really talk about it but..." He looked off to the tv that was on for just noise in the background.

"I don't mind if your going out with Jake he's a good kid. Their just needs to be some ground rules."

I froze oh gods I forgot dad thinks Jacob is my boyfriend.

I shook my head the was anna's boyfriend so technically since he thinks Im Anna.

The thoughts made my head hurts.

"No dad."

I bit my lip how do I do this.

I can't have him thinking I'm dating Jacob, cause when I go out with Edward and introduce him well that will be awkward.

"He's seeing someone else." I said slowly.

"What?" His face looked sad and he had a deep frown. "You broke up?"

"No I mean." I shook my head.

"Jacobs great he's my best friend he's funny and kind but theirs no." I waved my hands around. "You know chemistry I don't feel attracted to him." I blushed and looked to my hands. "He doesn't feel that way for me either," I said.

"Oh." He said. "Well, you don't need to worry about guys now anyway."

I bit my lip unsure It would be better if I said it now wouldn't it, I mean like ripping a banded.

"Well, I'm kinda seeing someone too," I said slowly. "I I also made plans to see him tomorrow."

"Who?"

"Edward Cullen."

"Cullen? He's a bit old for you." His face stern and mouth set in a hard line.

"We are in the same grade," I said. I smirked if only he knew how much older he was.

"Which one is he?"

"The youngest he had reddish-brown hair."

Dad frowned."Ill have to meet him. Have a little talk."

I groaned.

"Please don't embarrass me I dad I really like him." I pleaded with him.

He humbled.

I frowned this won't be good.

"We should head out," I said as I looked at the clock.

it was half passed 11.

We were taking Charlies Cruizer. It was a bit unsettling sitting in a police car and nothing like a cop can slow traffic not that there was much in Forks.

Pulling up to The Black's house.

There were balloons and streamers of all colors thrown around the house.

I smirked there was even some toilet paper thrown in.

It looked like someone vandalized the house.

Jacob ran out.

"Hey!"

I got out of the cruiser.

"Hey Jake!" I laughed as he picked me up and swung me around.

"Come on birthday girl everyone is waiting." He set me down and looked to Charlie.

"Hey Charlie."

"Jake." he nodded.

With that, Jacob took my hand and pulled me to the back yard.

I could smell food and fire in the air.

In the back year, there were a few people I've seen on Anna's walls from pictures.

They treated me with smiles and birthday wishes of course calling me Anna.

I smiled and waved.

Jake pulled me off to the side with Quil and Embry.

"Happy birthday Bella." They said together and hugged me.

I smiled brightly.

"Thank you."

"How are things with your creepy boyfriend?" Embry smirked.

I looked at Jake.

"They're my best friends." He shrugged.

I shook my head.

"He's not creepy he's great as is his family. Im going to their house tomorrow they want to have a small party."

"Have you told them who you are?"

I bit my lip." I looked to the ground as I kicked up dirt.

"Well no."

"Sweet so still top secret. also secret we don't tell anyone about Bells bloodthirsty boyfriend." Quil said as he folded his arms. "I thought my story was scary."

I laughed uncomfortably. They think its a story its okay just breathe.

"It was but come on." I looked to them with the best duh look I could "They come to school every day and their dad is a doctor."

"Yeah, I mean a vamp doctor." Jacob laughed

"Its a cover to get blood," Quil smirked

"You said they drank animals," I stated.

He shrugged.

"It's really stupid, isn't it? Like any of its real, I mean werewolves, vampires, and witches." Embry laughed

"Oh My." I gasped out between laughs then we all started to laugh hard.

"Hey what's so funny?"

"Hey, Seth nothin man just chatting."

Seth's smile fell a little. Had to be from the dismissal of not telling him.

He had sandy blond hair and piercing deep blue eyes.

"Hey, Anna Happy Birthday."

"Thanks, Seth." I smiled

"Leah wanted to come but she couldn't." He said as he looked over to a table where three huge young Quilet sat they were shirtless and eating plates pilled of food. Besides the man that looked to be a bit older sat a young woman with long black hair. she smiled at the man and when she turned I froze in shock.

Th right side of her face from the top of her forehead to the bottom of her chin and ran three scars that took up her whole side.

"Yeah That's okay," I said slowly still in shock.

"Seth I got Your Plate!" I looked to a woman that had the same hair as Seth and a bright smile.

"Thanks, Mom," Seth yelled back. "I'm going to eat before all the foods gone."

"Yeah we are behind you," Embry said and with that Quil and Embry headed over to everyone that was getting food.

"So that was Seth Clearwater Harry's son," Jacobe said.

"And them," I said as I shot a look to the table.

Jacobs lip set in a hard line.

"That's Sam and his lapdogs."

"Lapdogs?"

"Yeah they call themselves the protectors or some shit." He huffed. He looked upset.

"Sam is the one with his arm around the girl, then Paul he's the one to the left he's a hot head always glaring just mad all the time, and Jared."

"You mentioned Jared before." I nodded remembering.

"Yeah."

"So what they just hang around and watch for people doing things they shouldn't," I asked

"No it's weird my dad and all the elders look to them they think he's great. I don't think so he's a real jerk."

"How so?"

"Well Leah for one."

"Leah?"

"Sam and Leah use to be together they were inseparable in love hell we all thought they would get married then one day he disappeared for days and ignored Leah then when he did come back he meets Leah Cousin Emily." Jacob jerked his head toward them.

"That's Leah's Cousin." I looked on wide eyes."

"well second cousin but they were very close. Just seemed out of nowhere Sam was with her. Then, Paul, he disappeared then started hanging out with Sam, then the same with Jared he missed school came back stopped hanging with everyone but Sam well beside Kim he never notices her before he was always with her. She couldn't come through as she had family in town."

I nodded. "Um so Emily she..." I trailed off.

"She was attacked by a bear is what they said."

"Its um..." Again I didn't really want to say anything.

"Because of Dr. Cullen being at the hospital they wouldn't take her to a hospital they took her to one of the elder's homes that uses natural medicines and his granddaughter is a registered nurse."

"That's awful just because Dr. Cullen works their they wouldn't take her there to get help." I shook my head.

Dr. Cullen would never have done anything to hurt her. Im sure if they had come in he would have even let another doctor look at her or left.

"So I got something for you." I looked to Jake as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"You didn't have to."

"Its not much I made it." He shrugged then reached in his pocket. "You said you didn't like this kind of thing so I also didn't wrap yours."

He held out his palm and in his hand was a silver charm bracelet with a wooden wolf and book charm. I smiled.

"You made this?"

"The charms yes." He shrugged.

"Jacob this is so cool."

"Yeah? Yeah well I knew you liked to read so the book and the wolf well it represents me I carved a Quileute symbol for friendship in it. I made Anna something kind of similar."

"Oh what did you do for her?" I asked as I looked at him.

"Its in my room wrapped up I made her a wolf too but I carved a heart where its heart is, I know cheeses and I carved her a camera."

I smiled.

"She is going to love it as much as I love mine. Thank you." I healed out my hand to take the bracelet but he just took both sides of it and hooked it on to my wrist.

The rest of the Bar B Que was nice.

I relaxed and talked to Jacob and the Guys they really were a lot of fun.

Anna got some tops and new sweaters.

Quil and Embry got me some new CD's.

"Jake said you like music."

"Thank you." I smiled. I haven't tried these two so it was something new to try.

"I can't wait till Anna gets back and we can all hang out," Quil said.

"Yeah and we can call you Bella also we can get at everyone for not noticing that you weren't here I mean come on how dense is the Cheif." Embry shook his head.

"I'm doing okay and its not that he doesn't notice I think its that instinct that you ignore what doesn't make sense I mean if he knew for a moment that Anna and I would have met and switched he would guess but since I look like Anna, talk like her, I am her, and all the different things that I do are just me growing up." I shrugged.

"I m looking forward to being me again though." I smiled. I looked to my hands. "I I worried how Edward will take it."

"Why?"

"He thinks I'm anna so." I bit my lip as I filed with my fingers.

"Listen when you talk to him do you pretend to be Anna as in when he asks something do you us a Bella answer or and Anna answer."

"I mean I answer as me but he doesn't know the truth about my childhood or back round. That I'm a complete klutz."

"A klutz?"

I nodded and blush.

"I have almost every none mager bone in my body, I have also traveled."

"You have broken bones cool Anna broke her Arm ones she tripped down the stairs when she was younger."

"I tripped a lot."

"You'll be fine Bella I'm sure he will love the real you and if he doesn't it's his lost," Jacob said as he put an arm around me.

"Yeah and if you need a shoulder Im here," Embry said.

"And Ill be here when your ready to date again." Quil wiggled his eyebrows and smirked.

"Jacob let me go and hit him.

"Its Annas sister show respect."

"I have respect."

"You no getting with someone that looks like my girlfriend."

"Okay okay." Quil he said lifting his hands in surrender.

I laughed.

I really liked my sister's friend.

My Friends.

I wonder what Anna is up too? Why would she ever want to leave this place and everyone?

ANNA POV

"Bella sweety you okay?"

I looked at my mom with a big smile.

"yeah this is incredible I can't believe it I got so many good shots," I said as I held up the camera.

Bella's camera might not be as good as mine but I could always do some photoshop work with the photos later.

"That's great baby. I also got good lighting on this painting It was the best idea to wait till afternoon instead of this morning early." She nodded.

I smirked. We would of gotten hear before sunrise if we hadn't stayed up all night and forgot to set the alarm.

But the lighting for this time of dad was great.

I reached into the bag for some water.

My feet were killing me.

I had so many blisters but It was worth it.

"I looked over to mom.

This was the best.

I walked over to her slowly trying not to wince too much or move the shoes on my heels.

Moms painting was beautiful.

"Wow, mom it's amazing the shading, oh oh, and the way you emphasized the flowers and their color over here. it really makes the observe look at the whole things with the light pits of color here and there."

"Oh baby that's what I was going for you really see it." She looked over to me.

"Of course."

"I'm so happy, I can't believe that we are here oh and look you did all that hiking and you are fine. I mean my feet hurt and are blistered but you didn't fall or trip once."

"My feet hurt." I laughed.

"I got so many good mental pictures and you took so many real ones I think we should go back to the hotel and do a spa day."

'Oh yes."

Mom moved and wince. "Maybe a couple days of relaxing with our feet up."

"Mother daughter spa day and relaxing by the pool."

"Oh yes that sounds good." Mom laughed

I smiled.

At the hotel spa

"Bella, are you really okay baby? I mean you haven't picked up a book since we got here I know I've dragged you around but I never minded if you wanted to sit and read."

I stopped and thought about what to say. Dang, I forgot to pack a book.

Biting my lip I thought a bit then it came to me.

"Oh, mom I was so busy packing what we needed an make sure things were taken care of at home that I forgot to pack a book. That's why I've been focusing on things like taking pictures and talking to you Its to keep me busy." I said.

"Oh baby I'm sorry. we can stop and find a book store. With everything we got here, we can move on to somewhere else. I thought a month was to short but I got more done then I thought I had so much inspiration." She smiled.

"Its been great mom." I smiled.

"Yes, it has."

"Hey mom, I was thinking."

"Yes, baby?"

"Well about my Dad," I said as I looked to her.

even with the steam, I could see her face fell.

"I mean Um how did you meet?"

She looked to the pile of hot rocks.

"I thought gran had told you all this."

"Well yeah but, I just thought..." I trailed off.

It really hurt mom to talk about almost as much as it hurt my dad but he still talked about her to me.

"We met in high school. He was well he was a real loner." She sighed. "He was shy and kept to himself I didn't really notice him much not till a party at the Beach."

"A party?"

"Yeah just some get together before the new school year. Your Dad and his friends mainly his best friend Billy they were roughhousing and playing around." She smiled "He was laughing smiling and it made his whole face light up it was so different from the way he was at school. I just felt drawn to him I guess." She shrugged.

"My friends and I hung out with him and his friends and your dad was talking about how he couldn't wait to go to college he wanted to go to California and just get away from the responsibility of life and with his parents."

Dad? My dad wanted to leave Forks?

I listened as she told a story about a boy that was nothing like the father I knew.

She explained how her friends left her there at the party to go off with some guys and how dad offered her a ride and his jacket when she got cold. she talked about how she started to hang out with him more and how one thing lead to another. Soon they were inseparable she talked about how then my dad's parents, my grandparents got sick and dad had to stay longer in Forks to take care of them instead of going to college he had been working at the local jail just answering phones and checking people in. He and mom got closer and then she found out she was pregnant.

"Mom you should of known to use protection." I laughed.

"I know it just happened. I don't regret it I got you." She smiled at me.

"your father asked me to marry him and I said yes, it was a quick wedding we took off to a courthouse in the nearest city stayed a night in a hotel their it was nice to get away from our home town for a while. It was great I helped with your grandparents and we were putting money away for when we could go one are own. Your grandmother passed first it hit your father hard and a week later your grandfather." Mom shook her head.

"We didn't know that they had a lot of dept and the house wasn't even paid off. All are saved and the life insurance went into paying off the home and the dept. We had to start over your dad decided to go into the academy it pays more to be a cop. I did little things babysitting and working at daycares. It was a lot with taking care of babies and working."

I smiled. "Babies?" I caught her she said, Babies.

Mom froze and looked to me.

"Yes um your fathers best friend Bill he had kids, twin girls, I helped with them his wife Sarah she was pregnant and it was a rough pregnancy." Mom nodded as she looked away.

"I had made jars labeled for things like one for date night, food, one to put away for us to leave that place. It seemed we always had to borrow from it. Soon it all became too much and your father and I, we had grown apart and he found someone else." Moms voice creaked.

"Found someone else?" What is she talking about? My dad cheated!? No way!

"Your father and I had grown apart I wanted out of that town I wanted to travel and he seemed to just accept that we weren't going to leave he had given up on the dream we had the dream of me." She trailed off.

I blinked I looked to mom unsure.

What?

I don't understand I know dad loves her I know he never stopped there is no way I just could not believe he would...

Or did her?

She was home with two babies two little newborns babies are hard but taking care of two and mom said his parents died and then a new job could my dad have found someone else to comfort him?

I couldn't picture it yet.

Man were jerks and did stupid dumb shit...

"Was my dad the one to blame?