May contain spoilers.
Takes place round about end of New Moon/ Eclipse time.
Does not follow all of canon.
Deceiving Me
Chapter One
The Talk
"Bells, do you know anything about imprinting yet?"
Jacob's soft voice cut into the silence as they sat on the beach. She wished she knew what he was thinking. They'd seen each other far too little recently. Edward kept interrupting her time with Jacob-it was getting really annoying actually.
"Imprinting, Jake? Haven't heard of that? Is it a werewolf thing?"
"Yeah, good guess."
He grinned, a warm grin, more like the old Jacob-her Jacob-than the new, colder, more serious model.
"Well, it's when one of us sees a girl after phasing, she becomes…how to explain? She becomes like the centre of the universe. They'll stop at nothing to make her happy. They'll be anything she needs-whether she knows it or not."
This is where the plan really went into action. He had to pull this off just right. She'd stay with him if this worked right- or at least she'd stay Bella not a good for nothing leech!
She smiled at him, wondering where this was going no doubt.
"Anyway, it's uncontrollable. It happens. There's no choice about it."
"OK Jake I get it. It's spontaneous! So…?" Her voice seemed genuinely puzzled now.
"I…" He had to get this right.
Her phone rang.
"It's Edward", she said unnecessarily. Of course it was, the leech knew, he couldn't let them be together for too long. Jacob had been working up to this for weeks.
"Oh, don't be like that", Bella chided when he stiffened. They acted like children!
"Bella." His voice. Oh his voice, at that moment like soft velvet layered on steel. "Please come home, I need to talk to you. Really."
"Edward, can't it wait five minutes? Jake just needs to tell me someth--"
"No." The soft voice came back, harsh for him. "This is important; I wouldn't call you if it wasn't."
"Fine. I'll be home soon, see you in half and hour." Her voice was resigned but curious.
"No need, I'm at the treaty line already, I'll see you in five minutes." His voice brooked no argument so she hung up and turned to Jacob.
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He cut the connection- conscious of how that must sound. He hated being so controlling but it wasn't as if he had much choice. He couldn't let Jacob tell her. It wasn't even true! The dog dared to try and play on her sensibilities. How could he forget that his mind wasn't secret; that Edward could hear everything he thought? He really needed to warn Bella-and fast.
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"I've got to go Jake. Can we talk tomorrow? I'll meet you at home OK?"
She stood to leave. Jacob followed lithely. "I suppose Edward will be there." He commented blandly. Glancing into his face she saw little animosity towards the idea and so gave an affirmation. As she turned to leave he caught her arm quickly and crushed her to him in a brief hug. Bella laughed and slowly disengaged herself.
"Until tomorrow, friend."
"Yeah", he smiled-she didn't realise how forced it was- "until then."
He watched her go with frustrated eyes. That damned bloodsucker!!
Jacob knew why he and Bella were being interrupted at every turn.
He thought back to his last conversation with Edward at her house.
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"So, leech, is it just powers of intuition or is it insecurity?" Jacob taunted.
"What?" Edward glanced up in a bored manner from his book. They were waiting for Bella to finish talking to Charlie in the front room.
"Well, you keep trying to read my mind-more often than usual. I mean."
"Oh? Well, how would you know?" The disinterested tone hid nothing of his disdain.
"I can tell."
"Why do you care dog?"
The insults were as natural a part of the conversation as the mistrust.
"No reason..."
Suddenly Edward was stood over him, a fire burning so fiercely in his eyes that would have put Jacob's temperature to shame.
"You know I can read you mind and yet you still try." The statement lacked nothing of its anger despite the whispered way in which he said it.
"What?" By now Jacob had stood and they were glaring at each other.
"You have been deceiving her!" The absolute conviction in Edward's words did not deter Jacob.
"Have I now?" He sneered and sat down with an innocent expression. "Prove it, leech."
They heard Bella begin to ascend the stairs. Edward returned to his post at the doorway while Jacob got more comfortable on the bed.
"I will pup, I will." Edward's words were just loud enough for him to hear.
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Ridiculous really! All he planned to do was tell Bella—no, he wouldn't think about it until he was sure that Bella and her bloodsucking boyfriend- he shuddered in disgust- were far away.
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