Update: July 6 2016

After telling Charlotte about my dad I remained quiet. I stayed inside the truck at Jasper's request when they all went inside the store to get some food.

"Bella can you stay in the truck?" Jasper asked.

"Why?" I asked.

"I'm getting you a surprise for your birthday." He replied.

"Dang Jasper you do not have to do that." I replied.

"It does not matter how long you protest I have been ordered to get it." Jasper said. "And I cannot tell you by who."

I tried to get Jasper to skip on the surprise for a few more minutes but he refused to and quickly followed Peter and Charlotte into the store. They came out a half hour later with several paper bags which made it where I could not tell what was inside them.

"Now we can head to our final stop." Peter said after settling back into the truck.

The final stop Peter mentioned was a beach. It was a little chilly but still quite the beautiful sight. I was once again told to stay in the truck as they set up. I played with my phone to pass the time.

"Okay I have been sent to get you." Jasper said. "But I have to blindfold you. It's Charlotte's orders."

I jumped out of the truck and allowed Jasper to put the blindfold on. He took my hand when he was done and led me over on to the beach. He kept me from tipping and falling face first into the sand. He made me sit down on a log when we finally came to a stop.

"Can I take the blindfold off now?" "Hold on a second... Okay now you can take it off now." Jasper said.

I ripped off the blindfold and tossed it aside. I slowly took in the scene in front of me. There was a stack of wood ready to be lit and a table loaded down with food and a small cake. The cake had two candles one in the shape of a one and the other in the shape of a nine. Jasper lit the candles and told me to make a wish. I could not come up with a single thing to wish for so I just blew the candles out and refused to say what I wished for as Charlotte quickly cut the cake.

I quietly ate my piece. It was chocolate cake with chocolate icing and a layer of strawberry ice cream (no wonder why we ate it first). Once I was done I set my fork and plate aside and took in the view the quiet beach provided. I hardly even noticed that Charlotte had sat down beside me.

"Are you okay?" She asked.

"I am fine. I'm just missing home." I replied. "It's the first birthday I have spent away from my dad."

"Even though he is fishing I am sure he misses you a whole ton more than you think." Charlotte replied.

"I know my dad misses me but he is far too in love with my step-mother to go against anything she says."

"Your father sounds like a good man." I said.

"I know he is." Charlotte replied. "Peter come take a walk with me."

It wasn't long until the couple had disappeared down the beach. Jasper too up charlottes empty seat and handed me a small burgundy colored box.

"Jasper." I whined.

I really do not like money being spent on me.

"It is from your dad." He told me. "He sent it to me to keep it a secret from you."