Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of the characters. Edward Cullen owns me and I don't mind that one bit. I'm merely using these characters for my entertainment and hopefully yours.
Note: This is my first story, please criticize, but be nice ;)
"EDWARD?" I was startled awake from the most magnificent dream I had ever had. Since Edward left me two years ago, normally all I dreamt about was the place in the woods where he left me. I knew it was all too good to be true, the entire time we were together, I knew there was no way some one so wonderful could ever love me.
"Bella, what's wrong?" I realized that I was breathing way too hard, had he heard me call for Edward?
"Oh… Nothing Jake, I'm fine. It was just another nightmare. The sooner you guys catch Victoria, the better." I lied, I never thought of Victoria unless the pack had found something, a scent, anything. Jake was always so trusting, I suppose that's why I went to him when Edward left. Jake was the only person I had ever known who never lied to me. He loved me no matter what, and accepted me. He leaned over when he could tell how troubled I looked and wrapped me in his massive arms, giving me a kiss on my forehead.
"Don't worry, my love, we'll find her. Sam thinks they might have caught a scent last night and he and Embry are following it. With the Cullens gone, we can finally cross the boundary lines." He tried to kiss me, on the lips this time, obviously trying to seduce me again. I never crossed that line with Jake, we were only dating and I told him that we had to wait until marriage. The truth is, I never could be romantic with Jacob, he was my best friend, but he was more like a brother to me than a lover, and that was all I could ever see him as. Still, I felt safe with him, and I knew that as long as we lived together on the reservation, I would be safe.
I hadn't returned to the Cullen house since they left. I missed Alice more than anything. She called every so often, she wasn't supposed to talk to me, none of them were, Edward had forbidden it. I was so angry the day I found out that he had forbidden my best friend, who was like a sister to me, to talk to me. I was beyond furious that he would even think he could stop her from calling, just because he didn't love me anymore didn't mean Alice wasn't allowed to. I had to go back, I had to see Alice. I got out of the bed and headed to the bathroom, grabbing my cell phone on the way.
B-Alice, I have to see you. I miss you so much; you can even take me shopping if you want to! Please come see me just for today, Edward doesn't have to know.
I seriously doubted I would hear back from her, the minute Edward saw the text in Alice's mind our cover would be blown and then I might never get to talk to her. I got in the shower and let the warm water cascade down my body. After Edward left me, Charlie made the decision it was time for him to let go, too. We moved to the reservation to live with the Blacks. Charlie had the revelation that he could no longer stay in the house he had with Renee, but he could also not live with two grown men, so he decided he would buy his own house just outside reservation. I graduated from a school on the reservation, and since Jacob supported me in every way, I didn't need to get a job. It left me with very little to do. I made Jacob have the pack build me an extension on the garage, so that I would have a place to work out, and it was really paying off.
I ran my hands over my body, my stomach toned and flat, my arms starting to get stronger with every day I worked out. I let my fingers wander where they would when I found myself thinking of Edward. As the water engulfed me I felt suddenly cold, like I did when I was in his arms. For once, I didn't feel sad when I thought of him, I actually felt very… turned on. I thought of the days when he would accidentally let me take things too far; when he'd let my hands follow his muscles to every inch of his stomach and back, and a low grumble would start in his chest. A loud knock on the door broke my trance.
"Bella, honey, are you okay? You're whimpering." Jake. Of course I knew it would be him but I longed for it to be Edward knocking on our bathroom door, in our house.
"I-I'm fine, Jacob. I just cut myself shaving."
"Okay, well I'm going to go and try and find Sam and Embry, they haven't called and I'm worried. I'm sure everything is fine, I just want to be positive."
"Okay. I'm going to Port Angeles today; I need to go to the bookstore. I should be back by dinner but I might see Angela."
He said something else but I tuned it out. I finished my shower ten minutes later. I stepped out and started towards the bedroom when I noticed a familiar beeping. My phone was beeping a text message reminder. I hoped it was Alice; I needed to see her, to burrow my head in to her neck and remember the cool, soft skin of the people I loved so dearly.
A-Everyone is hunting for the weekend. Meet me at our house! I'm taking you up on the shopping trip. :-)
I sighed, I knew I made a mistake by saying I'd let her take me shopping, but she loved it so much and I knew it would help my case. I dressed quickly and brush out my hair, throwing it up in to a pony tail and practically sprinted to my truck, hoping that Jacob had already left.