Disclaimer - do i have to say i dont own twilight? oh, yeah, and im not stephenie meyer, either.
Debt
Chapter One – I'll Fix This
"Jacob left?" I asked, stunned. "Where did he go?"
Charlie looked at me solemnly. "His friends said he went north. But they haven't seen him in a few days."
Tears welled up in my eyes at the thought of Jacob being alone in the forest, even though I knew he could take care of himself perfectly fine. I couldn't believe that he would just leave all of a sudden. I thought he had accepted that Edward and I were getting married, even though he didn't like the idea of it. But I hadn't had any contact with him since that last day in La Push….
"What made him decide to go all of a sudden?" I asked, tears slowly sliding down my face.
"Billy said he got a letter from you, and after he read it he disappeared."
"But I never wrote him…," I thought, and then I realized what must have happened. Edward.
I grabbed my keys and stormed out the door, fuming.
Charlie called after me, confused. "Bells? Where are you going? You're not going after Jacob, are you?"
Ignoring him, I fumbled with my keys. When I finally started my truck, I threw it into reverse, and once I got on the street, I floored it.
Without bothering to ring the bell, I flew into the white house by the river.
"EDWARD!" I yelled. But there was no need. I shouldn't have been surprised that he and Alice were standing next to the piano, waiting. Edward's face had guilt written all over it. "Why the hell would you send Jacob an invitation?! Don't you think he's mad enough already?"
"Bella, I'm so sorry," Edward explained. "I just thought –"
"And I thought that I saw the whole guest list!" I cut him off. "Apparently I was wrong!"
"Bella…" Alice pleaded. I realized that my face was still soaking wet, tears now pouring out of my eyes. Alice took advantage of the break in my rage as I caught my breath. "Edward was being courteous. He would want to be invited to you and Jacob's wedding, if that was the case."
"But…he's gone," I sobbed. There was a short pause when all you could hear were my gasps.
"What?" Edward asked, confused. "What do you mean he's gone?"
"When he read your letter, he ran away. He didn't tell anyone where he's going." Edward's expression changed from confusion to horrified comprehension.
"Oh, Bella…" he said. Before I could take another breath, I felt cold arms wrap around me.
"You have to do something Edward," I begged. "He can't be gone forever."
"Don't worry, Bella," he told me. "I'll fix this. I promise."
