"Honestly Jacob, we'll go for spring break, not right now for the night." I laughed as I sat in my best friends arms on the beach in La Push Washington. Jacob wanted to go to the Bahamas for the night a sit on a better beach where there weren't people eavesdropping. Even if the pack was sleeping, they could still hear us.
"Do you ever miss having to think rationally?" Jacob asked, "To have restrictions and stilling to a schedule?"
"Yeah I do, I miss living with Charlie and having to my day be a 6 am to 10 pm kind of day."
"So it's the routine you miss." Jacob said as I nodded. "Charlie defiantly misses you too."
"Well I'll see him tomorrow when I come home for the weekend from College." I said. That was the cover story in order for me to still have a relationship with my father when I was a vampire. I was away at a college in New York when I was actually living with a new coven Jacob found for me in Vancouver.
"You been doing okay with the Gilberts?" He asked. The Gilberts was the coven he found for me.
"Yeah, they are great Jake, thank you for them, I owe you for it." I said.
"You just being my best friend makes up for it," He said with a smile. I rolled my eyes and he got up and brushed the sand off his butt. "Race you to the water." He challenged. Just after he said water I was already there.
It was 1 in the morning and the moon was surrounded by the stars that were barely visible from the light pollution coming from Seattle and Port Angeles. I thought back to the night when I was changed. The stars were out playing and I was looking up at them wondering where under them Edward was. The stars could see everything, where Edward was, where the Cullens were, but they wouldn't convey that information to me. As I lie up and ask them silently where they were Laurent, a vampire from my human past apparently had found me and changed me. I don't remember who he was or why he had a death wish for me but he did according to Jacob because my transformation was slow and awful. I don't remember it so I guess that was good.
I heard my phone go off from my bag and I excused myself bringing me from my thoughts. It was Deanna. In the Gilbert clan, there was Madison and Jeremy who were like the parental figures like Carlisle and Esme in the Cullen clan. Deanna and Leo who were Rosalie and Emmett, Amy and Derek who had the same attitude and stature like Alice and Jasper. Then Shawn who was all by his lonesome just like Edward.
"Hey Bella," Deanna greeted. "I know you're away for the weekend, but the Leo and I have to Italy Monday, something has come up and we need you to come back on Monday."
"That's fine, that was my day with Jacob but I'm sure he won't mind, is everything okay?" I asked.
"Yeah, just Shawn has gotten into some trouble," She said.
"When is that ever a surprise?" I asked.
"Well this time it's a surprise because Derek is with him in trouble."
"Okay, I'll meet you there in Volterra, I'll leave Sunday night."
"Thanks Bella, sorry again to bug you." Deanna apologized
"Family comes first, I know trust me." I said and wished her a good weekend then hung up. Jacob threw a warm towel over me and asked what had happen. Once I told him he understood but was kind of bummed.
"I'll come back again as soon as I can." I said and he smiled as he kissed my temple.
"Hey Bella, nice you see you again." Billy greeted in a hushed tone. I hadn't seen Billy in what seems like forever. Last night Jake had picked me up from the airport and when we got in Billy was already asleep. Jake and I had already showered and hanged for the day. But Jake was asleep on my lap.
"It's good to see you too Billy, how are things around here?" I asked.
"Good, a bit lonely, but they are good." Billy said.
"Good, there are eggs in the frying pan if you are hungry." I said. "They are only an hour old so just need to heat them up."
"Jacob was hungry was he?"
"You could say that." I said. "He practically ate 3 dozen eggs."
"This house is impossible to keep stocked." Billy laughed. I laughed with him until Jacob stirred from my sudden movement. I had been completely still for the past hour.
"Jake." I whispered in his ear. I had to be getting to Charlie's soon and Jacob was only dressed in his sweatpants. He groaned and just turned over so his face was to my stomach.
I chuckled at him and just let him be. My lap was so warm, something it hadn't been in a while.
So when is the wedding? The voice in my head told me before he appeared in front of the television. When I woke up from my transformation, this figment of Edward made himself at home in my head. Whenever I was alone or bored, he'd come out and be my friend. He mostly came out at night when the rest of the world was sleeping and I was in my room doing homework and projects for school.
I don't mean to lead him on… I thought guiltily to him. I don't normally answer him with words unless I am hunting and alone.
Edward shrugged at me and looked at his nails as if he was bored. I looked him over; he was wearing his normal attire he wore every time I saw him. He had his gray-blue button down shirt sleeves rolled up just over his elbows with a light blue almost white t shirt underneath. His dark blue jeans were tight but not too tight over his legs and waist and he had his brown shoes on and of course his Cullen crest cuff he never left his imaginary home in my head without. He was perfect; he was just like I remember him if not tweaked a bit.
Oh I know you can't help it. He said with a sly grin.
He's my best friend what did you want me to do about that?
This Edward that was in my head wasn't my ex-boyfriend that I once loved; this was my imaginary best friend that I told everything to. Jake didn't even know half the stuff Edward does. He was an Edward and may look like Edward Cullen but it wasn't the normal Edward Cullen I used to date.
Oh I see how it is, I've just been replaced. Edward muttered.
I rolled my eyes internally and shot him and look that he knew what I meant.
"Bella, are you alright?" Billy asked. I jumped as Edward poof-ed away and Billy rolled right where Edward was standing. Because of my jump Jacob was now fully awake and in defense mode ready to phase if I told him to.
"Whoa," I muttered signaling a million things at once had just happened and it was okay, no danger was around. "Billy, I'm okay, Jake calm down, he just startled me for a second."
"What kind of vampire are you?" Jacob muttered wrapping himself back up in the blanket and ready to fall back asleep on me. "You're not supposed to get startled."
"Oh no you don't; Charlie has been too excited for Bella to come for the weekend and you're not going to make her late." Billy said and made Jake get up.
"Come with me Jake, you can sleep at Charlie's." I said and he nodded.
"I'll meet you over there; I've got to check in with the pack." He said and I nodded putting on my shoes which were heels. Charlie was going to have a fit when he saw my in high heels but like Alice, Amy doesn't allow flats unless you have a broken leg or you're hunting. In this case flats are only allowed during hunting.
"Thanks for letting me crash for the night Billy." I said as I grabbed my bag of semi-wet sandy clothes and my suitcase full of clean clothes.
"Anytime Bella, you know that." He said and gave me a hug goodbye. "Thanks for breakfast; it was good for someone who doesn't eat."
I walked out to my old red truck that Jake drove to the airport to pick me up and I drove back to Charlie's. The memory I have of Forks is only minimum. The only time span of memories I have is when I came here from Phoenix and when Renee my mother and Phil my stepfather moved to Jacksonville.
Charlie was sitting out on the porch with a cup of coffee in his hand on the porch swing when I arrived. His face was bright and cheery. His hair was mostly gray. His body was skinny… he was really fit. Like I would doubt he had the start of an old man 6 pack of abs. Look at him getting into shape.
"Hi Dad." I greeted as he rush to give me a hug hello.
"Bella..." My name only escaped his lips, Billy was right I guess he had missed me.
"You look amazing Dad, I'm so proud of you." I said as he pulled away to look at me. Last time I was here the Doctor had told Dad that if he didn't start to lose the weight and cut out the meat and start more veggies he was going to die sooner than he was supposed to.
"Thanks Bell, you look great too, college seems like it has done something to your style, for the better… I guess." He said scratching his head. Looking me over. He wasn't used to me in a skirt and heels. I smiled and he took my suitcase inside and there I spent recoiling my time with Charlie and catching up.