I stood next to Jacob on first beach, it was warm and sunny. A rarity here; the sunlight shone on the water, the glare bright enough to hurt my eyes if I stared too long. I wasn't paying attention to the conversation between Jacob and Sam but when I felt Jacob's hand stiffen, and then let go of mine I caught the tail end of it. Emily was pregnant, and due to complications, she was on bed rest.

"This is Emily and Leah's cousin, Melanie. She's here to help Emily for a while." I looked at Jacob, trying to understand what has him so on edge. My breath catches when I see his face. He's looking at Melanie like she's perfect. Wonderment, love, and happiness flit across his face in varying degrees. Then I know. Jacob's imprinted.

Apparently Sam knows, as well, I see nothing but pity in his eyes. I looked back at Jacob's face. He was looking at me. "Bella, I…" I couldn't let him finish. I can imagine the words that would flow out of his mouth. 'I'm sorry', 'I can't help it'. I didn't want to hear any of it.

"No, Jake." He didn't try to follow me as I walked away, digging in my pocket for my keys. Then I remembered that I rode with Jacob. As if on cue I heard Leah call my name and hold up a set of keys. She made is if to through them, then, as if remembering my clumsiness she ran them over. No words were exchanged as I grabbed the keys, but I couldn't help but think something passed between us as I glanced at her eyes. I ducked my head and nearly ran to the beat up, blue ford something. I couldn't help but think that Jacob would know, a bitter laugh bubbled out of my throat.

I drove to Jacob's house, where I left my truck. I wasted no time in leaving Leah's keys in the the glove compartment and leaving in my truck, there was no telling when Jacob would be back and I didn't want to face him right now, if ever. My hand glided over my stomach, thinking about the news I was going to share with Jacob tonight. But I couldn't tell him, not now.

The elders would never let me leave with Jacob's baby, and I couldn't stay and watch Jacob and Melanie together. I had to leave before any one knows. I couldn't even tell my father. He's too close with Harry and Billy. But I didn't know where to go, I couldn't go to Arizona, my mother couldn't keep a secret to save her life. I had to pull over, it was too much. I ended up staying in that spot for two hours, crying and talking to my baby.

I looked at my watch, 5 o' clock. I needed to go home and figure out my life. I made my way home, to the cullen's old home. Shortly after my 18th birthday I received a phone call from a J. Jenks. The Cullen's had 'died' and I was to inherit enough money I couldn't spend it in three lifetimes, and their Forks home, plus a few other properties around the united states.

I drove down the winding driveway carefully, not wanting to crash my truck. At the end my headlights illuminated Leah, sitting on the front steps. I shut off my truck, and stepped out. She was already by my door. "Well, Swan, looks like you've got yourself in quite a pickle." She looked down at my stomach and back at me, raising an eyebrow. I just blushed and looked down.

"I'm guessing that you've realized a few things, huh?" she sighed and looked down. "Where are you going?"

"I don't know, I hadn't thought it out that far yet. But I have some other houses the Cullens gave me. So maybe one of those."

"Does Jacob know about them? Because if he does then they're out of the running, I don't think He'll look for you but do you want to chance him finding you if he does get it in his head to try to find you?" She was right.

"I have a house close to Juneau, He doesn't know about that one. I even forget about it most of the time." She looked over my shoulder and past me, to the setting sun.

"Well, Swan, I'd hop on the next flight to Alaska if I were you, then." She sighed, "And buy me a ticket too. Someone has to teach little wolfy how to, well, do wolf stuff."