Hi! So now you may know that I have another story up thats a sort of love triangle between Jake, Bella, and Edward, but this story is solely Bella/Jake!

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Jacob felt me stiffen and released me automatically, reaching for the door.

Shaking off my momentary revere, I called out to him before he could open the door.

"Jacob, wait!" I choked out before I lost my nerve.

He turned back to me, his hand still extended towards the door handle. His expression was slightly confused.

"What, Bella?"

I swallowed, still wavering on indecision. Would it really be so simple?

Well, now what was I supposed to say? I could just tell him my feelings, but I didn't want to be abrupt. Was there an appropriate way to voice my emotions?

Staring into his dark eyes, I knew that it was now or never. Our relationship was a strong band, but the lines of friendship were always being blurred by Jacob's feelings for me. But I could love him back. I had those feelings, or at least I could try to obtain those feelings. I knew that they were probably overshadowed by my past, anyways.

Well, I knew that I didn't have words for this moment, so I gathered my courage, taking a deep breath through my nose.

Leaning forward, I let my hair swing off of my shoulder, the tips of it brushing his face. Placing one hand gently on his knee, I inclined my head slightly, as if to ask permission to close the inches between our faces.

Jacob's eyes widened, the confusion vanishing, replaced with incredulity. He realized where my hesitation had come from, and I saw his eyes burn with a cautious hope, almost as if he wasn't sure that I was for real.

"Bella…?" he murmured, searching my face. Like me, he was past words. His warm, large hand reached up to touch my face hesitantly, still unsure of my reaction. After all, I was always the one to enforce that we were just friends.

With my other hand, I touched his hand that was on my face, reassuring him that this was what I wanted. I had made my decision, finally.

Closing the gap between our faces, I pressed my lips gently to his, still touching his burning hand.

This wasn't like my first kiss with Edward, but not in a bad way. With Edward, my blood boiled, and I craved for every inch of him. With Jacob, the fiery feeling was still there, but it smoldered rather than burning. Kissing Jacob made me realize how much I really, truly cared about him. Those romantic feelings had been overshadowed by Edward's lingering presence all along.

It felt like a heavy blanket had been cast off of me and finally, finally, I was free from my grim past.

Now, Jacob was my future.

I slid closer to him, and wrapped my arms around his waist, pressing my hands onto his warm, bare back. His hand left my face, and in return he secured me to his muscular chest. Jacob sighed, and parted our lips; I could taste his woody, musky scent on my tongue.

As our kiss intensed, I fleetingly remembered that Edward always kept a guard up when we made physical contact, to protect me from the danger. The hole in my stomach prickled, but Jacob's close contact smothered it. This was a first for me; I had never kissed anyone like this before.

Not wanting to take things too far, I pulled away reluctantly, our lips brushing as we parted.

As our eyes met, the exultation in Jacob's eyes was well worth the bold move I had made, and it almost took my breath away. He was glowing; finally, after all of this time, he had gotten what he wanted.

"I'm sorry if I was too abrupt," I apologized softly, after a couple of awed seconds had passed. "It's just that when we were sitting here, I was wondering what it would be like… to be with you." I smiled at him gently. "I was thinking of making a move, but then you pulled away."

He laughed huskily. "Well, I'm just glad that you spoke up, then." Tentatively, like he was afraid that I'd pull away, he touched my face again, trailing his fingers along my jaw line and all the way down to the contours of my collarbone. "I'm so glad that you did."

I felt my heart swelling with content, and I knew right then and there that our relationship was going to take a turn for the better, and my life in general would began to really heal for good. Jacob had already helped me tremendously with his friendship; with his romance, I could truly forget my past and move on with him by my side.

"Thank you," I spoke up, voicing my thoughts. "I guess I never really thanked you properly for what you've done for me, Jake."

He raised an eyebrow at the change of topic. "For what?"

I smiled, a bit wistful. "Everything. For taking care of me after they left, and for still sticking around even though I'm kind of a mess. I've improved, though," I added, "and I think it's because of you. It doesn't really hurt now when I think about… him."

Wordlessly, Jacob took my face in his big, brown hands and leaned down to kiss me gently, tenderly this time, like he was holding a treasure. I welcomed his warm lips; it felt so natural to kiss him, and it made me feel at ease, like medication on a wound, making everything better.

When he finished kissing me, it felt like I was floating on cloud nine, and if Jacob hadn't been holding me I might have left the ground. Resting my forehead on Jacob's, I knew that this was going too be a beautiful relationship.

Alice P.O.V.

I flitted out of me car, following her obvious scent. This was probably an old trail, considering the fact that she had jumped off of that cliff… I bit my lip, curious, and I found myself unable to keep on following Bella's trail.

Coincidentally, it lead to her house, and up to her car. Oh. My hopes sank as I realized that this was most likely an old trail. But just in case, clinging onto the slim trail of hope, I went to go check it out.

Sneaking along the edges of the bushes, I made it to the fender of her car, and scooted along the rusty outer rim until I was crouched beneath the driver's side window. Well, here goes nothing.

Carefully, so I didn't have a chance of being seen, I raised myself until my eye was just peering into the window, barely getting a glimpse inside.

That glimpse was just about all I needed to see.

Ducking back down, I pressed my back against the door, eyes wide. So she had changed her mind; she hadn't jumped off of that cliff, after all. She couldn't have possibly survived it if she did. Well, this wasn't completely unexpected, but it still caught me off guard to see Bella cozying it up with another man. Why was I so surprised?

It just seemed like I couldn't imagine Bella with anyone but Edward. I'd sort of been thinking that she would be a mess, after he left her. After we left her.

Sighing, I slinked back to my car. Well, at least she was safe, and now my job here was done.

Should I tell Edward? He'd have to know, eventually. Maybe it would ease his pain slightly, to know that she was happy…

Or maybe not. But regardless, I'd have to tell him someday.

"I'll come down around one-ish then," I promised, squeezing his large hand. We were sitting under my front door, saying our reluctant goodbyes for the night. He frowned impatiently, his broad lips pulling down into a grimace.

"Are you sure I can't hang around until Charlie gets here? C'mon, Bella, you know he would be fine with us going out…"

I rolled my eyes. It was true; if it was any other day, Charlie would be happy that we had finally gotten together, and probably a bit smug, too. But today wasn't the best day, with the Clearwater's situation and all. We'd ease him into this one.

"I know he wouldn't, but nows not the best time."

His cheerful visage clouded slightly as he remembered the current situation. Jaw tightening, he nodded slowly. "Right. I guess I should be going then… since things aren't finished up with the female yet." Shaking off his moody feelings, he bent down to kiss me goodbye.

I wrapped my arms around his neck, and tangled my finger's in his silky hair, securing his face to mine. Kissing Jacob was something that I could just not get enough of now, and it felt like I would never let go of him. This level of physical contact was something that I wasn't used to.

Determined to at least give him a parting impression, I caught his full lower lip between mine and pulled on it gently. A low, rough sound came from his throat, a sound of surprise, and his hands found their way under my shirt and onto my lower back, pressing his hands there, binding me to his body.

Before things went any further, I heard the sound of the cruiser turn into my driveway. It was Charlie, coming home earlier than I had expected. Pulling away, we hastily detangled our fierce embrace, Jacob removing his hands from under my shirt and shoving them into his pockets, shooting a guilty grin in my direction. With a quick kiss on my forehead, he ran down the porch steps and was out of sight before Charlie had a prayer of seeing him.

Sighing, I stepped out onto the driveway to greet Charlie and the misery that would envelop me now that I was temporarily separated from Jacob.

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