A/N: So this story is one that my friend and I have been writing for a while, well she has been writing and I've been editing but I thought that I would tell it from a different point of you, more to the point Gabriella's POV, my friend wrote it from Rebecka's POV and for us it's about us and how we would handle the situation.

It doesn't entirely follow the book and there are new characters but I do hope that you enjoy it.

All disclaimers apply here, I love the series by Stephanie Meyer and I love the books and that's why I wanted to write this story. I hold no rights to the characters created by Stephanie.

Much Love,

Xxx Aby

Catch Up Moment:

What can I say? It's been one drama after another here in Phoenix and it's worth this new journey to see if we can but all of it behind me…I guess only time will tell. Sorry where are my manners. Hi I'm Gabriella Monique Shaw and I have a twin sister Rebecka Louise Shaw, we're 16 coming up 17 years old and we have a very eccentric take on life, well I do, I can't speak for my sister. Well we are twins that we're born on separate days because my sister was being a pain and got me stuck so the doctors had to move me before I was born, her birthday 24.12.1990 at 11:58pm and mine 25.12.1990 at 12:01am, I still love that we technically have different birthdays because we get our own cakes and everything but at the same time it's hard to explain when you're a twin having a different birthdate even though it's only a day.

Just like any other family we have a Mom and a Dad and a brother but it gets a bit more complicated than that. Our Mothers name is Marileene Lillian Danforth and our Fathers name is Jack Graham Shaw, our Brothers name is Mitchell John Shaw and this is where it gets complicated. When Becka and I were about 4 years old our parents separated, they both just wanted different things; at least that's what we've always been told so I'm going to stick with that.

In 1996 our Mother got remarried to Patrick Henry-George Danforth who loves his sports and we gained a step-father and also a step-brother as he has a son from his first marriage whose name is Jonathan Reed Danforth. So in the short way it's been Mom, Pat, Becka and I for the past 7 or so years as Mitch grew up and moved on and now lives in India somewhere doing research and Pat doesn't talk much to Jonathan as they had falling out a few years back and it's never really gotten back on track. Pat has always treated Becka and I like his own and we have always gotten along with him. The last time Becka and I saw our father was 4 years ago because we just found it hard being away from Mom.

Well there is more to come but I think it's time to truly start my story and let you in on what's going on…so with that said let's get underway….

March 24th 2007

I look around our bedroom and I run my hands over my headboard when I hear my sister yelling up at me from the front door "Come on Gabi, We've GOT to go!" she yelled up to me and I rolled my eyes as I grabbed my jacket and walked down the stairs.

"I know I'm coming Shesh" I said to her as I reached the bottom of the steps and grabbed my mother's arm as we walked out of the house together closing the door behind us. Pat was closing the boot after loading our bags and he walked over to where Mom stood.

"You don't have to do this Becka, Gabi we can forget all about this and you can come with us instead of going to Forks, you don't even have to go anywhere – we could just stay here" she said blubbering as she looked at Becka and I who were standing side by side at this point, this is nothing unusual for our mother she has always been an emotional person but to be honest seeing her this upset had started me off.

Becka and I walked over to her and we hugged her as Pat got into the car and we made sure she was okay as she got in the car. I was surprised that Becka wasn't upset normally out of the two of us she's the one that can't control her emotions. "We better go; come on it will be over soon!" I said trying to convince both myself and my mother hoping to calm her down.

"She's right Marileene you all need this and besides they'll get so bored with all the Soccer stuff, we'll never have time to be together as a family." Pat said to her as Becka and I climbed into the back seat and put on our belts. I have to admit he always knows what to say to her to get her to understand why we make the decisions we do, but Becka would be more bored with the Soccer stuff than I would. I love sports, like any sport and that's what makes us different Becka is so uncoordinated that it gets to the point where it's hilarious.

"Becka did you grab my iPod?" I asked her as I wiped my eyes and she smiled at me handing over her bag. "Yeah, it should be in there, I figured you'd need it and you left it on charge in the kitchen..." she murmured as she put her headphones in. One of the things we have in common is that neither of us travels well without our music, the amount of time we've spent inside a car in our lives makes us want to kill each other at the best of times but with music we survive.

"Thanks Hon, what would I do without you?" I murmured as I felt more tears fall down my cheeks thinking that I could never do this without her. She hugged me as we hit the freeway and our mother started talking. "You know we're very proud of you girls for doing this!" she smiles at us and I see tears starting to form in her eyes. "Relax Mom, we'll be fine" Becka said to her as she reached forward touching her arm and Mom smiled placing her hand on top of hers.

"I know you will be Becka, that's exactly what worries me. I feel like you girls are leaving forever! Even though forever is a long time for some reason this feels like one of the last times I'll see you two, together and happy like you are now" she squeezed Becka's hand and I rolled my eyes at her comment, she always over dramatizes everything and she knows that we love both her and Pat and we wouldn't not see them again. If she knew the real reason why I agreed to this when Becka suggested it I think it would be something that destroyed her and I couldn't do that, at least I wasn't ready for her to know.

"Well here we are ladies! Make sure you call us when you reach your Father's please!" Pat reminded us as he helped me with my suitcase twenty minutes later when we arrived at the departure entryway for our flight. "We will and thanks Pat for everything, we're glad Mom has you!" Becka said as she goodbye to him and I said goodbye to my mother who had me in a vice grip because she didn't want to let me go but thanks to Pat coming over she was made to let me go and I smiled at him and nodded. He and I have a lot of things that have stayed just between us and I'm glad that he's been there for us, but more importantly he's been there for me to talk to and he knows things that no one else knows.

"We'd better go Becks; we only have ten minutes…" I said to her as I wiped my eyes and grabbed my suitcase and wheeled it towards the doors holding onto Becka's arm making sure she actually would make it on time. "Well this is our first chance at freedom! Well in a way" she murmured to me as we made it to the queue to check in and made our way to our departure gate. Then my whole world came crazing down, as I heard the voices I really wished wouldn't have shown up. "Becks, Gabi…" I don't want to see them or be near them I just want to be out of Phoenix.

"That looks like Ben and Tai" Becka said as we got closer to the gate. "Yeah, I thought they couldn't come…" I said to her as I saw her wave and walk over to them.

I stood by the desk listening to their conversation "Tai, Ben what are you doing here? I thought you couldn't make it?" she hugged them both and I just rolled my eyes. "We decided it was rude not see our best friends off" Ben said as he nudged Tai in the ribs. "Yeah well thanks guys but we better get going before the plane leaves without us, we'll call you…" No B you can call them, I don't want to talk to them. She walked back over to me and went through the scanners, checked our bags over to be loaded onto the plane and joined the line to board and found our seats. "Why did they have to show up Becka? Do they not know what a fresh start means?" of course I don't blame Tai for coming but I have no clue why Ben was here it's not like he could have gotten anything out of it.

After clicking our belts in I sighed and looked out the window, I can't wait to leave this city and the people and just move on with my life. "You don't think he was going to ask you not to go or something?" I asked her as I looked over at her. "Pass Gabs but I do know one thing that if he had asked he would be wasting his time, we both need this fresh start as much as you and Ben do…" Only difference being that the relationship between her and Tailer is completely different to the one between me and Rueben. "…I realise it's hard but when you thing about it, it's the best thing for everyone…" she finished. "So I guess they'll be rung tonight at some point I mean you said that we should all stay friends right" I said as more of a statement to her than anything else not that I wanted anything to do with them.

I couldn't sleep purely for the fact that I was nervous about seeing our father for the first time in four years and also because I was nervous about how much our life would be different in Forks, I mean no more warm weather, well a lot of warm weather which for me is fine because I never care much for the sun but Becka prefers the heat, and also because it was such a small town and you couldn't sneeze without someone spreading the word, yes I understand how silly that sounds but it's true, at least in my mind it is. The only good thing about Forks was no more Rueben and that for me was the biggest bonus I could ask for, nothing else mattered so long as I didn't have to see him every day and have to act like I still had a thing for him and could stand him just so that I didn't have to explain myself to Becka. It's a long story and right now I just can't be bothered talking about it.

At lunch time the hostess came around with the lunch options and I got the chicken ranch salad with a club soda and Becka got the bangers and mash with a diet coke. I admit I had been crying but it wasn't because I was upset, I was happy I felt more relaxed and free to some extent and I could finally just be me and move on and hopefully put all the bad stuff behind me. My eyes were sore, my sleeves were damp with tears as the plane started to descend into Seattle Sea-Tac Airport at just gone 1'oclock in the afternoon.

Becka and I linked arms as we disembarked the plane and made our way to luggage claim and I saw her scanning and I knew she was looking for our Dad. I nudged her as I spotted him standing near the men's toilets where he had just come out of. She groaned and I rolled my eyes knowing what she groaning at. "He's still in his uniform, Does that mean that he has his stupid Police cruiser?" she said and I just shrugged as we grabbed our bags and made our way over to him.

He hasn't changed much still looks the same of course he still doesn't know what to say to us as we reach him he starts stuttering. "Becka, Gabi is that you? You look so grown up" we look at each other and smile rolling our eyes. "Yes Dad it's us" we both said at the same time as he took my bag and smiled back. "Well let's go then…" he said as we walked out to the car park and sure enough he's in his police cruiser, oh I may have forgotten to mention that he's the Police Chief in Forks. "Shot gun!" I yell as we reach the car, if I'm going to be stuck in this thing for 3 and a half to 4 hours I'm not sitting in the back.

"None of that Gabi both of you can sit in the back it's only fair" he said as he put our bags in the boot and I just rolled my eyes at Becka and she smiled. "No dad it's fine, I get shot gun all the time with Mom so it's only fair" she slid into the back seat into the middle and I climbed into the front putting my belt on. On the 3 and a half hour ride home most of it was spent in silence because it's an awkward relationship between us and our father, although our father did his best to have a conversation with us. "So what have you girls been up to since I saw you last?" I look at him and raise my eyebrow, that's a lot of time to cover but Becka jumps in and gives him the short run down. "Well our summer vacations were mainly spent down on Huka Fall Reservation with our friends, you know swimming, barbeques, then there's school, shopping movies, homework oh and driving occasional road trips…" well that's most of it. She looked at me halfway through and I just smiled and nodded.

"Well maybe hanging out on the res here could be something you could do" he said as he looked in the mirror at Becka and I just looked out the window. "You remember Billy and Jacob Black don't you? They live on the Quileute Reservation; it's called La Push for short…I'm sure your weekends would be fun…" I couldn't help but giggle at his comment; this was Dad's way of trying to hint at us about boys. "Well actually Dad, we're just going to focus on school for a while and then maybe in a month or two boys will on the agenda but we have so much to catch up on" I said to him as I looked back at Becka who had taken out her iPod. We drove for another hour and a half before we reached Forks and it was nice to see that the place hadn't changed much.

We pulled up outside the house and I climbed out and I was glad to welcome the cold and after being in the car for so long, I can't say the same for Becka who was out of the car like a shot and to the boot and we both grabbed our bags out and ran for the door of course I wasn't watching where I was going and stood in a hole that was on the path and fell over laughing. The only drawback about the wet is that I never wear shoes that have grip on them so it will be interesting to say the least. "I think you'll find it's locked…" Dad said to Becka as he helped me up and grabbed my bag heading up the porch to the front door. "Hurry up Dad it's freezing…" I just shook my head smiling as he took out his keys and handed them to Becka. "Why don't you do the honors then?" he said to her with a bit of anger and she looked at him. "I'm sorry Dad I'm just not use to this weather…" they had an awkward hug of such and then she opened the door and he grabbed our bags and wheeled them into the house. Becka and I exchanged glances as he entered the house and I just shrugged as we followed him up the stairs to our old room.

The room was a reasonable size considering we have always shared and probably always will until we get married or we just want to spend time apart in which case we will be screwed because it's only a two bedroom house but right now it is still in its own way perfect for us. The room has two different colours in it the wallpaper being Blue with Red mixed through it as we both share the same favourite colour of Blue and Becka loves Red while I prefer black but it works and looks wicked. The beds sit in the middle of the wall on the right hand side with cabinets on either side of the beds with lamps on them with a cupboard in the middle of the bed filled and covered with our favourite books.

Opposite the beds is our window which sits in the middle and on either side sits a desk for each of us along with a modem for internet that was brought when we were here last so that we could email our anxious mother who thinks that when we don't contact her something has happened which isn't always the case but I can understand that her heart was in the right place, those desks will now be home to our laptops that we received for our birthdays last year and have been using every day since we got them.

I think in some ways it's hard for Dad to be in here and that's why the room still looks the same as when we left it and I can't blame him, I still think it's difficult for him as he had to come see us in the last 4 years because we didn't want to leave Mom and we went camping. "Well I've put some shelves up in the bathroom and I'll leave you girls to unpack, everything is still the same, as I'm sure you can remember" he said as he awkwardly stood by the door before leaving. "Thanks Dad!"we both called out to him as I heard him head back downstairs.

I walked over to pick up my bag and placed it on my bed opening it up as I watched Becka do the same. We unpacked our clothes into the brightly painted floral drawers that our mother painted when she was pregnant with us and they both had our initials on them, not that we complained they were both painted with slight differences so we knew whose were whose but I guess she thought she would make it easier I think in case Dad was ever putting our clothes away. I looked around the room and realised that Dad had hung up our school photos in the room and I pointed to them as I cleared my throat and I saw Becka's face, all I can say was that it was priceless. "We'll have to see if Dad will move them the first chance he gets! Seriously there is no way I'm letting anyone see me with buck teeth!" I smiled and shook my head, the only problem she sees is her buck teeth, but I have to admit the braces she had were a good idea because now she smiles a lot more, although it makes it harder for some people to tell us apart.

Of course if you know us well enough she has blonde streaks through her dark brown hair and I have red streaks through mine, we both of course have chocolate brown eyes and we're both slender but my face is thinner with a more pointed chin and slightly more prominent dimples than Becka. "Why don't we get our stuff put away completely and then see what Dad's doing for dinner" I said to her as I walked back to my suitcase taking everything out and sliding my empty bag under my bed.

"Becka, Gabi can you come down here please?" Dad's voice comes up the stairs about twenty minutes later after we've put all our things away and got our desks set up with laptops, books, pens and photos. "Yeah Dad" Becka called down the stairs and then she looked at me. "Sounds like we've got some visitors…" she mumbled to me as we headed down the stairs "Wonder who it is. We didn't plan for anyone to come over did we?" she asked me and I had a pretty good feeling on who it might be but I thought I'd just let her figure it out. "Not that I'm –"I walked around the corner into the lounge after stepping off the bottom step. "JACOB…it's been a while" I said as I smiled at him giving him a hug, figures Dad would arrange for them to drop by like this. Becka stood next to me and I looked between her and Jacob and I just bit my lip seeing the way he was looking at her. She wasn't paying attention; my guess is because she's still thinking about Tailer.

"Billy and Jake are staying for the game! We've ordered pizzas, hope that's okay?" Dad said as I sat down on the couch and Becka sat next to me, she didn't seem too thrilled by the news but I didn't mind. "So how are things?" Jake asked as he sat down next to Becka "Um…good I guess…" she moved slightly closer to me and I covered my mouth to hide my laughter. "What about you?" she asked him and he smiled at her. "Pretty good actually thanks for asking…" he replied and I just stared at the Television. Dad and Billy got into the game and we're cheering and booing depending on who made the goal. We were all just sitting on the couch, I was into the game but I never act like I am because it's not normal for a girl to be so into sport but truth be told I'm more of a Tomboy. Within the first half hour the pizzas arrived and were quickly consumed but what do expect when you have three men in the house.

Once the game was over both Dad and Billy we're happy because the Mariners won 10 – 5 and Jacob and Billy promised to come back soon. Dad organised to go fishing with Billy and their close friend Harry Smeath. "Hope you girls don't mind me making plans for Sunday, I'm just so use to being alone…" Dad said as Billy Black backed out the driveway and we walked back inside the house after waving goodbye. Truth be told I thought it was a little rude but at the same time I can understand. "It's fine Dad we don't mind" Becka said as she walked into the kitchen and then back to the stairs. I headed up first and she came up behind me. "We'll be in our room if you need us Dad; it's been a long day…" If that were the truth, it was just weird trying to hang out with our father; I guess at some point we'll have to start trying otherwise it will continue to be awkward.

You may have noticed I don't say much, truth is since things went bad in my relationship I don't really talk much at all, unless spoken to directly or if I feel like it, I guess in some way I've gone back into my shell…at least that's how I see it. "What was all that about with Dad? We just got here and he's already making plans for the first weekend we're here?" I wasn't really wanting an answer I just wondered if she was thinking the same thing. Becka climbed onto her bed after grabbing her laptop off of her desk and she slid it towards her. "I don't know hon, but I mean it's our first day here, we may meet people to hang out with this weekend otherwise I'm sure Jacob would love some company in La Push…" she looked at me and I couldn't help but roll my eyes, she had no clue that Jacob had the hots for her so of course he would be all for us going there.

I got up walking over to my desk and turned on my MacBook and then looked at her. "The only way you'll get me down at La Push is if I'm literally dragged down there…" it was nothing against Jacob I just don't really feel like being around Jacob with his puppy dog eyes for my sister. "Gabi you're not nervous about tomorrow are you?" she asked me and I looked at her. "No it's only school, why would I be nervous? You know that I'm use to changing schools by now." I walked over and sat down on her bed, she knew exactly what I meant, the amount of times we've had to move around because of Pat and his Coaching with soccer and hockey changing schools and redoing classes we've already done has become common practice these days. Changing schools, settling into a new home and then having to move again got pretty tiring and when you were settled for 6 months to a year and then had to change again it was goodbyes and packing and cleaning.

"We've done this before and we can do this now, it's possible to start over if you believe hard enough" I said to her as I squeezed her shoulders sitting back on her bed. "I know Gabi, it's just hard I miss Tai, maybe I should call him, I think I will" She took her phone out of her pocket and started dialling and I sat forward and grabbed her phone out of her hand. "Are you crazy Becka? We just got here and you're already wanting to call him. I bet he's missing you as much as you're missing him but calling him will only make it worse…for both of you" I pointed out to her and she just sighed. "Maybe I'll leave it for a week or two…" she said as she reached for her phone and I pulled it closer to me. "I'm just going to call Mom, we promised we would ring once we got here and I don't want her to worry…" I reluctantly gave her back her phone giving her the evils, I don't entirely trust her but she's right Mom will worry if we don't call. She started dialling the number and I could tell she was still thinking about Tai, the difference between us, she's easy to read and I'm not which makes it easier for me to hide my feelings and keep secrets, not that I want to have secrets.

"Hey Pat it's Becka, is Mom around?" I moved closer to her and she switched the phone onto speaker. "…Marileene the Twins are on the phone…" he had obviously started talking before she switched it to speaker. "Becka? Gabi? How was the flight?" our Mother seemed relieved and a little upset. "Yeah Mom, we had a good flight, got some food…" Becka said and I just rolled my eyes. "Hey did you happen to see Ben and Tai when you left the airport?" I asked purely for Becka's sake cause I knew she was somewhat worried about him; I personally didn't want to know. "Yeah we caught a glimpse of them, they looked kinda down but they'll be fine girls. It's hard on everyone at the moment" she said and I just looked away rolling my eyes, Ben can be crying in a corner for all I care.

Becka and Mom talked for another ten minutes and then I talked to Pat making sure that Mom was handling us being away and then Becka took the phone back from me. "We better go Pat, Mom, it's getting late and we have school tomorrow but we'll be in touch as soon as we can!" she said before Mom replied. "Okay get some rest, we love you girls" Mom said and I heard her sniffling. "We love you both too" she hung up the phone and I shut down my laptop not that I ended up using it. Becka got changed and cleaned her teeth before climbing into bed. I decided to have a shower as I felt gross after flying and then being in the car for 3 and a half hours plus falling into the hole. It felt so good on my skin and I could feel all the bad thoughts and the past washing away and leaving me fresh to move on tomorrow is a new day, I'm a new person and life at the moment is a little complicated but I think I will survive, no I know I will survive, I have too.

Walking back into the bedroom after my shower and cleaning my teeth, I dry my hair before hanging my towel on the chair at my desk and climb into bed turning off my lamp. "So what do you think of Jacob?" she asked me after I had gotten comfortable snuggling down in my bed and I looked over at her. "Well he's cute but he's a year younger than us and you know what I'm like with the whole age thing…" I murmured as I smiled at her. "You're missing Ben aren't you?" she asked me and I felt like I was going to explode but then I remember that she doesn't know and I have to rethink my answer.

"No of course not, what a silly thing to accuse me of Becka…" my reply was a little later after she asked the question and I looked at her. "Gabi you can't hide it for much longer, I'll admit that I miss Tai look at what happened earlier, I almost caved and called him, that would have set us both back" God I never thought we'd be talking about them again so soon, I suddenly want to jump back in the shower and not come out.

"Look I guess I still love him in some way but that doesn't mean that I need to talk to him, or have to miss him…" It was the easiest way to word it without saying too much. "Well I'll text Tai and tell him that we're going to conference call them in together okay, but promise me one thing Gabs?...This is the last time we're talking to them, how are we going to get over them if we keep holding on?" Well my dearest sister, you are the one that has to get over him, I am way over Ben but you wouldn't know that. I want to say no to this because I don't want to talk to them but I know that if she doesn't do this it will all be Tai, Tai, Tai and I don't want to be reminded of what happened everyday we're here. "Rebecka, I saw your face when you saw them today; you have to admit to him that you love him, you need to tell him and he needs to know…" She hates it when I use her full name, well when anyone uses her full name so hopefully this will be the last we talk of them for a while.

"Yeah I know Gabs but I've got to figure out how to word it, I mean think about it…imagine ringing him and saying 'Hey Tai, I know we've split but I want you to know I still love you and probably always will!' yeah right" she scoffed shaking her head. I was already on the phone waiting for Ben to answer; this was going to be one awkward talk. "Ben speaking…" doesn't surprise me I told him to delete my number and not to ring me but I had to make this call because of Becka. "Hey Ben, it's Gabi, how ya going?" I asked looking at Becka who was just staring at me. "Yeah I'm alright to what do I owe this pleasure?" Pompous prick acting like everything's all good. "Yeah I have to tell you something, but it's difficult to explain…" this was true, I didn't know how much Tailer knew but I had to trust that he hadn't said anything. At this point I'm watching my sister on the phone to Tailer and I knew she'd be crying by the end of that conversation.

"What is it Gabriella?" wow I hate it when people use my full name but having it come from him I despise it. "Look I'm only making this phone call because I haven't mentioned to Becka what you did to me because I know how she will react, but what were you trying to pull coming to the airport, we're you expecting me to act like everything is how it's always been because it will never be that way…" I was using a hush tone because I didn't want her to hear me. "I was at the airport because Tai asked me to come, but don't worry he hasn't said anything to Becka about us…" I knew it he fucken told him what happened. Maybe they're more alike than I thought.

"Jesus Ben are you trying to get me to have a go at you in public because I can do that but don't even try and act like this is my fault…" God I just want to punch something. "You do that and everyone will know that you will never have a boyfriend or a husband and it will be your fault." Ugh this is why I never want to talk to him or his friend or them together or see them, he thinks he fucken owns me and the fucken world around him. "Look just keep your mouth shut or you will regret it and I don't want you anywhere near me, if Tailer asks you about us you say no and you tell him you have plans because I don't want to be reminded about what you did to me…" this is how it's going to be until I tell her, the only person who knows what really happened is Patrick and he promised not to say anything and if I ever needed him he would be here, of course if Dad knew what had happened I could almost guarantee that we wouldn't be talking to each other. "You can't tell me what to do I'm a grown man and I will do as I choose if I want to hang out with Tai I will." Grown man? Really? "Look Ben I have to go, nice talking to you…" I hung up before he answered and through my phone down on my bed, this is why I want to just forget about Phoenix and everything that has happened.

I run my hands through my hair and I listen to Becka's conversation, well what was left of it from what I can tell. "I have to go Tai, I have school in the morning but I promise I'll call you tomorrow night okay?" I heard her say into the phone and I just rolled my eyes, so much for the last time we talk to them. "I love you Tai…" she looked over at me and I reached for my phone holding it to my ear acting like I was still on the phone. I heard her say "Mwah…" and I nearly gagged it made me sick to think that she could still want to be with him. Oh I may have forgotten to mention that he's cheated on her before and she still took him back. Not that I think she knows that I know but it's not that hard to work out when I see him around other girls.

I heard her start to cry and I was angry, I knew this would be harder for her, she never liked goodbyes but the fact that she was this upset over someone who had hurt her before, I couldn't understand, no I didn't want to understand because it seemed ridiculous if it was me I would have been gone and never looked back but she didn't want that, she had been with him for 3 years and it was like he walked on water, sure he made a mistake but that's all that it was and he wouldn't do it again. Eventually she cried herself to sleep and I hoped that she would be alright tomorrow because I wasn't up to picking up the pieces, I've done that one to many times for more than one person.

It was 11:30 and I had been laying here for over half an hour trying to figure out what I ever saw in Rueben, but then coming to think about it I think I was just with him because we were always together with Tai and Becka. I got up and turned my laptop back on looking out the window waiting for it to start and I looked at the street, it's so different here, you could always find people walking the streets this late at night in Phoenix because it was always hot and here it was deserted the odd car driving down the street and the single street lamp shining on the street. I connected to the internet and logged onto my emails and to facebook not that I was actually interested in anything on there I just couldn't find sleep and I doubt I will tonight. I want to tell her but at the same time I know what will happen when I do. She will blame herself and I don't want that because it's not her fault.

By the time I reply to the emails I received from my friends back in Phoenix it was nearly 2 am and I was tired. Becka had been talking in her sleep mainly about Tai but that is nothing new, she had been doing that since we decided to do this about a month ago. I closed my laptop down and climbed into bed pulling my pillow close to me as I closed my eyes and finally found my happy place that allowed me to calm down enough to sleep. I awoke to the sound of running water at 4:30 am and I sighed as I got up and pulled on my jersey as I headed downstairs seeing Becka still asleep and I put the coffee maker on for Dad while I made a tea for myself and sat down at the kitchen table.

I look out into the driveway and realise that there, I wonder when it arrived; I don't remember it being there last night. I heard boots on the stairs and I knew that Dad was on his way down. I climb up and grab him some coffee and put it on the table for him. "Oh Gabriella I wasn't expecting you up this early…" he said looking a little surprised and I couldn't help but smile. "I didn't sleep much and I heard you up so I thought I might make you a coffee, and maybe some breakfast…Do you still like omelettes?" I ask as he sat down at the table. "Uh yeah, sure that sounds…great…" Yip still awkward but we're getting there, I think at least I hope. As I start on omelettes for breakfast I look over and see him smiling, I think he likes having us here but he just won't say so.

"Hey Dad, when did that truck get here? I don't remember it being there last night…" I asked after putting the mix into the pan to start to cook. "Oh that, um Billy had Jake drop it off this morning at 3 this morning, before he went for a run…don't ask because I don't know why the kid was up that early…I thought maybe you and Becka could use a ride…" I looked at him and laughed gently. "Well thanks Dad that's very nice of you, but that's more Becka's speed than mine, hey do you know where there's a cheap car dealer? I have some savings and was wanting to buy a car and also get a job…" I ask as I chuck some cheese and bacon into the pan to cook into the eggs.

He looked at me and smiled. "Since when did you become Miss Independent I remember when you were all I'm going to marry someone rich so that I don't have to work and he can buy me everything that I ever need…." Trust him to remember that mind you that was the last real conversation I ever remember us having. I put his omelette onto a plate and take it over to him sitting down opposite him. "Dad that conversation happened when I was like 8 and I had a thing for Richie Rich…who I thought was a real person…" I say giggling as I shake my head. "But you still didn't answer my question…" he looked at me after eating some of his omelette and smiled. "Well if you really want a job the Mill Creek Bar and Grill are looking for workers, and as for the car thing there's a dealer in Port Angeles that handles second hand cars called Ruddell Auto Mall that you could go to if you want…" he said as he drank his coffee and finished his breakfast and I walked back to the stove to make myself something for breakfast. It was hitting 5 o'clock and he was due to leave soon and I knew that we were in a good place the fact that he was smiling and I giggled I think was a good thing, put us at ease.

"Hey Gabi, I think you might need these" he stood up and walked over to me and handed me two keys. I looked up at him and smiled. "Thanks Dad, I think you're right…it would be nice not to have to wait on the porch in the rain until you got home…" I smiled and he chuckled as he hugged me. "I knew that I would love having you here. The other difference between Rebecka and I…I have a sarcastic side and she does not, I think that's what makes it easier for me to talk to guys because I can joke with them and feel at ease.

We sat down at the table talking about the game and his work and we were laughing as I ate my breakfast. "Becka come on you'll be late for school…"he called up the stairs as he put on his jacket and his gun belt, what can I say it's not so bad being back here. I looked at the clock and it was 6 o'clock, yes I know that's early to be up but if you knew Becka you would know why, she takes forever to get ready and then to have breakfast and actually get to school well that's a massive challenge in itself. "The keys for the truck are under the front door mat so when you leave make sure you get them…oh and it may take a bit to start it's been sitting for quite some time before Jake brought it here…" he said as he looked at the stairs to see Becka standing at the bottom looking half asleep.

"Becka you okay?" Dad asked as he walked over to her and he smiled gently I think he was trying to see if he could get some sort of conversation with her. "Yeah Dad, just didn't get a lot of sleep last night is all…" she replied and gave him a hug, well an awkward hug. "Well thanks for breakfast Gabi it was great, I will be late home tonight but I want you girls to enjoy your first day at school, I love you…" he said as he opened the front door and then walked out to his cruiser pulling out of the driveway.

I looked at her before walking back into the kitchen. "You were talking in your sleep last night, did you and Tai have a fight? You sounded upset with him last night" I said to her as I made her an omelette for her breakfast and placed it down in front of her. "Um no, he's thinking about persuading his parents to move up here so that we can 'Pick up where we left off'. It sounded okay last night but the more I think about it now the more I think it's a bad idea…" Hell yes that's a very bad idea, because where ever Tailer goes Rueben follows, fuck that is the last fucken thing I need. So much for a fresh start, God I wish she'd just kick him to the curb. "…I don't want him sacrificing his families happiness for me I love him but it would be too depressing for him here!" she finished her breakfast and all I could think about was how much I want that car because if they show up, I'm outta here, I don't care I won't stick around just to act like the happy couple we're supposed to be. I made her a coffee and then headed upstairs to get dressed and get my bag ready for school.

I pull on my blue skinny jeans with my black tank top, my chucks and my brown leather jacket and then head to the bathroom to clean my teeth and brush my hair. I came back down and saw Becka sitting at the table. "Who's is the truck?" she asked as I sat down opposite her. "It's ours, well actually yours because I don't think I'll be driving it. Jacob dropped it off this morning…" I said as I slid the key over to her that Dad gave me this morning for the front door. "The key for it is under the mat outside…hey you and I can drive to Port Angeles Dad said there's a car dealer there and I can buy a car…" Truth be told the only reason I want my own car is because I know how Becka gets, we had to share and Phoenix and let's just say it wasn't easy because we always wanted to go out at the same time but not necessarily to the same places and it just caused fights and agro.

"Since when do you have the money to buy a car? I thought you spent it all when we went on that holiday to Miami…" Ah the joys of not saying how much money I actually have, see the difference between me having money and her not is that she can't budget or save for her life whereas I just don't like shopping that much so I don't spend my money. "Look will you take me or not? because if you won't then I'll have to ask Dad" I rolled my eyes as I placed her coffee cup on the sink and walked back past her to the front door opening it waiting for her to run back up to grab her bag. It's hard sometimes to think that we're actually twins but then I guess the saying goes "You can always tell them apart because even though they look the same they actually are completely different" at least part of that is true, we are different and it's a good thing because if we were the same I'm pretty sure we'd go crazy.

While I wait for her to come back down I reach under the mat and grab out the key for the truck twisting it in my hand as I slide my front door key into the lock, when she makes it down the stairs she walks out and I hand her the key as she heads down the porch towards the truck while I pull the door shut and turn the key to lock the door. I thought he would have fixed it by now but I guess he's so busy with work he never got round to it.

I walked out to the truck and climbed in laughing when I realised she could figure out how to change gears and I just looked at her. "Shut it Gabi…" I looked at her holding my hands up in surrender. "Look I'm sorry but it might help if you put your foot on the clutch and then try…not that I'm trying to tell you how to drive or anything…" I murmured as I looked out the window waiting for her to figure it out, after ten minutes she had reversed out of the drive and we were on our way towards the school. The good thing about a small town, it was easy to find places you wanted to go. "Why don't we go after school to Port Angeles and you can find yourself a car…" she said as she looked over at me sighing, I knew that she was uptight with the whole Tailer thing but we promised each other that this would be a fresh start and that's what I expect to do, for myself and I hope that she can do the same thing for her as well because truth be told she could so a lot better than that jerk.

"Yes thank you…you're the best…" I clapped my hands as I was excited I'd been looking forward to this for such a long time and I finally get my own car and I don't have to ask to borrow Becka's anymore. This is totally the best start to the fresh start that I need. New School, new friends, new well old car and a relationship with my father, it's looking good. I smile as we drive past the Mill Creek Bar and Grill which is where Dad said there was a job going so after I get my car that's my first stop; well technically the garage would be my first stop to get the car checked out and then maybe the Bar and Grill.

Ugh I couldn't wait for school to finish so that we could go to Port Angeles of course the 1 hour and 5 minute journey might be a bit much for Becka's truck but I guess she has to get a feel for it and what better way than that trip. I started to feel a bit nauseas when Becka pulled into the school gates and drove to the parking lot, everybody was staring but I'm assuming it's because of the truck, but then again knowing our Dad he had told everyone that we were coming and they were all wondering what we looked like and you know all that High School drama stuff that happens. We parked and just sat there looking around, sure enough it was like we were the hot topic, I saw people whispering to each other and staring and I just wanted to yell at them to take a picture.

I look at Becka and she's doing the same thing I was looking around taking it all in and then she looked at me. "Well I guess it's now or never…let's just get this over with…" she hates first days at school and to be honest so do I the amount of times we've been the new kids it gets old and fast and this time it was really old. As we got out she locked the truck and walked around to me, we linked arms and started to walk towards the building…I guess this is it…the start of the rest of our lives hopefully it will be uneventful and normal, I can work and do sport here, drive and just not worry about boys and all that drama…at least that's what I'm hoping for but I guess you should never say never. As we headed up the steps I felt eyes on us and to be honest it didn't bother me as much as it normally did and I think that's because I'm older than I have been when I've started other schools but I also think it's because for once I don't feel like I'm the centre of attention, I feel like the knowledge that we're here and we're the Police Chiefs daughters makes us the hot topic and the fact that we're originally from here makes it easier.

A/N: Well that's my first chapter, hope that it wasn't too boring for you, there is still a lot more to come including what happened with Rueben.

Complications, Decisions, Drama it's all still to come and I promise I will try my best to make it interesting and include as much detail as possible.

Much Love,

Xxx Aby