Since Bella had moved to Forks to be with our father she and I spoke once a week to catch up on life and things we had missed in each other's lives. I continued to live with our mother and Phil. Mom had given me the option to move with Bella but decided that because I had only just started high school I would stay with mom.

She had started to become more distant with me over the last few months, I was to be surprising her for her 18th birthday and coming over to see her but the last couple of phone calls between the two of us had been seriously one sided. I felt like I knew nothing about her life in Forks. She had told me she had see Jake a fair few times and that he had changed a fair amount since I could last remember seeing him. But that was months ago. Now I wouldn't even know if her boyfriend had come back on the scene or not. Let alone what happened with our family friend.

I had my tickets all booked for my surprise flight to see my sister. I would be leaving in a week's time.

I had left Jake a voice message to call me if he had the time, but he never did. Charlie was going to come get me from the airport. After the long ass flight from Arizona to Washington.

"So, Bella still has no idea I'm here?" I asked Charlie as I jumped into his police cruiser throwing my overnight bag on the floor.

"No, I haven't said anything to her about it." He shook his head and drove off. "There's someone I want you to meet. When we get you home, you'll meet her, I've been helping her with some stuff. Her name is Sue Clearwater, I've been helping her since her husband died two months ago." He kept his eyes on the road as I mulled this over in my head. It would be good for Charlie to have someone in his life, even if that someone just needed to be healed first.

I looked out the window as Charlie drove into Forks. The weather was dreary but finally I felt happy. Rain and storms always put me at ease. I loved to watch the rain as I sipped in a large cup of steaming hot coffee with the fire crackling beside me. The only time I've ever been able to do that was the times I spent here in Forks or when mom, Phil and I went to England and it rained the entire time. Other than those times we've always lived in either California or Arizona.

Charlie pulled up to the house and opened the door for me before taking my overnight bag from my hands and guiding me into the house. The house smelled of freshly baked cookies and a home cooked meal. I felt my body relax and noticed a woman with russet brown skin, long dark brown hair and deep chocolate brown eyes in her mid-40's wipe her hands on a tea towel before she approached me.

"Hi sweetie, I'm Sue Clearwater, your dad has told me so much about you, I was wondering when I would finally get to meet you." She pulled me in tightly for a hug and I felt myself melt into it, she felt like a mother and I already missed my own, it was good to know there would be someone around for me if I get home sick.

"Thank you, Sue, it is lovely to meet you." I smelt the air again, "You cook?" I asked turning to her as she walked back over to the oven and pulled out the cookies. She nodded at me and I moved closer to her. "Can I help with anything?" she nodded and pointed over to the stove where she had some sauce simmering.