AN: Had this idea stuck in my head for a while. While I appreciate constructive criticism, please don't be downright mean. This is my first fanfiction, and I'm sure that it should be improved as I write more.

This was it. My love life had come to a head and now I had to choose between two of the best guys I could have ever met. One could give me children, love, a family. The other could give me immortality, and love, but never children. Both of them loved me unconditionally. Both would die to save me. But I could only choose one. After today, one would have a broken and bleeding heart, while the other will be happy and relieved. Which one should I choose? Whose heart would I break?

I sat in my room, thinking of whom I wanted to be with. Edward had just dropped me off at home after he, his family, and the wolves destroyed Victoria and her newborn army. He knew I was still at least partly undecided, even if I agreed to marry him. For once he was giving me space to think, and for that I was glad. If he was here with me right now, I wouldn't be able to think clearly. I needed to ask myself serious questions

Is Edward's desire to protect me because he loves me? He loves me, of that I have no doubt. He says he feels a pull to me, the mating pull. But is it really the mating pull, or is he drawn to me because I'm his singer and a fragile human who needs protection? Is he in love with me, or with the idea of me? I didn't know. Should the fact that I am questioning it be saying something?

If I chose Jacob, I knew he would love me with everything he had. He wouldn't be able to give me immortality, but he would be able to give me children, a family. He was my sunlight, my best friend. The only one who managed to piece me back together enough to function. Would Jacob love me forever? Yes, I like to believe he would. But what happens if he imprints? What would I do?

I still hadn't decided by the time I drove up to the Black house on the res. Carlisle was just walking out the door after treating Jake's injuries from the newborn vampire that everyone missed. He gave me a small, knowing smile on his way to his car. He knew I was undecided, everyone knew. I watched him drive away, feeling the eyes of the pack on me. Some looked at me with hatred, and I deserved every ounce of it. But a few still had hope that I would pick their brother. They silently left when I asked for privacy.

I walked into Jake's room, fighting to not react to the sight of him broken and in pain. The pain caused by me. It was my fault that they needed to fight in the first place. It was my fault that his heart was breaking in two. I couldn't let the guilt influence my decision.

He was asleep when I walked in, so I kneeled by his bed, keeping my eyes on the floor thinking. I wasn't sure how long he would be out, but I wanted to be here when he woke up. I ignored the urge to pee until I was literally about to wet myself. I walked back to his room, but stopped at the doorway just staring at him. It took a few minutes for me to realize that he had woken up.

He watched me standing in his doorway, hope still in his eyes. I slowly approached his bed, kneeling as I greeted him.

"Hi Jake."

He looks over at me, the hurt and confusion evident in his expression, " Hey Bells. Come to rub salt in the wound?"

I shifted uncomfortably, "Maybe I should go, and come talk to you when you are better."

"Nah, don't go yet. I'd rather get all the breaking done in one day. So, when's the big day? Are they turning you right after the wedding?"

I winced at his mention of breaking, remembering that Carlisle probably had to re-break all of his bones so they would heal properly. "I'm sorry you were hurt because of me." I couldn't help my voice cracking a bit; the guilt was eating me alive.

"Ah Bells, it's not your fault. Leah is the one who shouldn't have tried going after the leech solo. Besides, you know I would fight to keep you alive any time, any place."

I smiled, if only slightly, "I know. You shouldn't bother though. I'm not worth it Jake. Can't you see that? All I've ever done is hurt you."

"You are worth it Bells. I will always love you, you know. I'll always fight for you, until your heart beats its last."

I chuckled at his repeated statement, "Well, who knows, you might be fighting a long time then."

His eyes flickered to mine, hope fighting to the surface, "What do you mean Bells? You already agreed to marry the leech remember? So it can't be that long."

"…I mean I'm still undecided Jake. I don't know if I want to marry Edward anymore."

"So I still have a chance?"

"Jake… that kiss earlier today… I felt something. I saw our future together. I saw us happy, with a house of our own, and two little black haired children laughing and playing. I was pregnant with another child on the way. When you kissed me before heading off to battle, I finally realized what I had been trying to deny all along. Jake I realized that while I love Edward, I also love you. So now I have a choice to make."

He stared silently, almost daring to hope, "I knew you loved me, you just didn't want to. Have you decided yet?"

I sat silently, taking the time to search my thoughts, and my feelings before I answered. "When I'm with Edward…I feel safe and protected. But I also feel insecure about his love for me. I always wonder if he will decide to leave again. But when I'm with you, I still feel safe, and protected… But I also feel good about myself. I feel like I don't have to hide who I really am with you. You are my own personal sun Jake. When Edward left, it was you who put me back together. I could be happy with you. Like you always tell me, being with you would be as easy as breathing. It always has been."

"Sounds like I'm the better man in my opinion. Why are you having so much trouble deciding? Do you really want to be with someone that makes you question their love for you?"

I took his hand, "You have a point."

"So what's stopping you? Why are you so afraid of choosing me? Please Bella, don't cry. I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you." He let my hand go and lifted his to wipe the tears on my face.

"I'm scared Jake. I'm so scared that if I choose you, I'll lose you one day when you imprint. Because I know that you will love her instead of me. You will leave me for your imprint, and I can't go through that. It would kill me."

"Is that it?" he asked me, slowly moving to sit up.

"What are you doing Jake? You're badly hurt, you should be resting." I protested as he pulled me into a hug. My cheek nestled into his chest and I suddenly felt calmer, more settled.

He chuckled, "Wolf healing powers Bells, remember? We heal much faster than humans. We heal even faster in our sleep, and I happen to have just gotten a few hours of it."

"Lucky. Stupid wolf gene," I muttered, making him laugh harder.

He suddenly turned serious again, "Are you really only worried about the possibility that I might imprint and leave you?

"Yes."

He sighed, running fingers through his hair, "Bells, even if I did imprint on someone else, it doesn't mean that I absolutely have to leave you. There are ways around it. Ways to refuse the imprint. Besides, the imprint herself would have to accept it. So you have no need to worry about that. You wouldn't have had to worry anyway."

"Oh."

"Do you need more time?"

"I don't know." I honestly didn't know. But maybe… "Jake…will you kiss me one more time?"

His eyes flashed in pain before he leaned down to kiss me chastely. As he pulled away I locked my fingers through his hair and pulled him back down to kiss him again. And I saw it again. Our future. I let go, allowing us to breathe for just a few seconds before pulling him back down again, and as our lips met this time, I knew. How had I been so blind?

Jake's voice, rough with emotion, broke me out of my reverie, "So… You've had your one last kiss...Have you chosen the leech after all?"

My answer was out before I could process it, "No. I haven't chosen. Before I choose, would I have your promise to never leave me? To never abandon me?"

He cupped my face, forcing me to look at him as his eyes bore into mine, "You'll always have that promise Bella. I'll always be in love with you. You will always be my world. So please choose me. I promise I will never intentionally hurt you. I can make you so happy. Just trust me. It will be as easy as breathing."

"…Ok. Jake, you win. I'm choosing to be with you, to love you. So please, don't make me regret it."

I watched as his expression, once filled with heartbreak and loss turned to one of happiness as he processed my words. "Do you mean it? You aren't just saying it because you feel guilty?"

"I mean it Jake. I love you. I want to love you. I choose to spend my life with you, if you'll let me. Just don't break your pro–––"

His lips descended on mine roughly, cutting me off. I pushed back equally as hard somehow managing to straddle his lap without any casualties. A thought suddenly occurred to me, and I broke the kiss, ignoring his protests, " Jake…why didn't you tell me I was your imprint?"

"You were happy with Edward… I didn't want you to choose because you felt obligated to. A wolf becomes whatever his imprint needs him to be, whether that is a lover, a brother, or a friend. You needed me as a friend. It's why I could never stay away from you for long, no matter what I said otherwise. "

"Oh." I realized then just how much he really loved me. "Thank you Jake. That means a lot to me. Just so we are clear, I'm choosing you because I want to."

"That's the way I wanted to be chosen. I won't make you regret your choice…How are you going to tell the Cullens?"

"Tell us what?" Carlisle walked into the room, a new bag of morphine in one hand. He paused as he picked up on my nerves, "So you've chosen Jacob then."

"Yes. I'm sorry Carlisle. I know that I love you all and I know this will hurt Edward and your family in general, but this is what I want."

To my surprise the doctor smiled, "While we will miss you Bella, we could never be upset with you for choosing a human life with Jake. If you'd like, we can meet them the rest of the family at the treaty line and we can all say goodbye?"

Jake answered for me, "That would be good Carlisle. Thank you for everything you've done for Bella."

"It was our pleasure Jacob, I can see that you are completely healed, so you probably don't need the morphine anymore. Do we want to go now?"

We arrived at the treaty line and suddenly my nerves ramped up, what would they say when I stated my choice? By the end of the meeting I realized that I didn't have to worry. They knew what my choice would be the second they saw my reaction to Jake being seriously injured, even if I didn't know it yet. Edward admitted to knowing about the imprint and Jasper added that he always felt that my feelings for Jake had always been stronger than my feelings for Edward, even if I didn't realize it yet.

We watched them leave after goodbyes and promises to at least call once in a while were made. I looked up at him, "Are you sure you're ok with me keeping in contact?"

He shrugged, "I don't like admitting it but they became your family too. I don't want you to have to cut ties to people you obviously love, even if they are leeches. Your happiness and safety are the most important things to me Bells. The Cullens are safe enough to talk to, but only them. And if they visit, I'll only ask you to take at least one of us with you when you meet them. If it makes you happy, I won't mind the occasional phone call or visit from them."

"Wow Jake, when did you grow up?" I grinned at him cheekily before continuing, "But I want you to be happy too. So don't just sacrifice your happiness for mine okay? We will find a balance. Come on, I'm tired and want to sleep, but I don't want to be alone tonight. Can you sneak in tonight, or would you rather I just spent the night with you? Charlie won't mind, he's gone for the weekend."

He nodded and we silently decided to head back to his house. We walked straight into his room where I told him to strip to his boxers, and stripped myself down to my tank top and underwear.

Jake grinned playfully, "Why Bella if I didn't know better, I'd say you were trying to get in my pants."

I blushed, "Maybe I will one of these days. But for now I just need to be as close to you as possible. Can you hold me while we sleep?"

Instead of replying he laid down on the bed and opened his arms to me. I snuggled up next to him, almost on top of him as I rested my head on his chest. I fell asleep almost instantly, dreaming of our future now that I made my choice.

I woke up to muted voices and groaned. My best guess was that it was the pack. I opened my eyes and sat up just as the door opened and Sam strolled in with Paul, Jared and Embry. They stopped when they saw me and stared at the scene. Jake hurried to cover me while I dressed before standing up himself to confront his visitors.

"What did you guys need Sam?"

"We wanted to check on you. We haven't heard from you in a while. What is the leech lover doing here?"

"Watch it, Sam. If Bella wants to be here, then I want her here."

"How long before the leeches storm the treaty line to get her back?"

I stood up, not liking the way Sam was talking to Jake, "Never actually. They are leaving soon. I'm not going with them."

"Well, why not?"

Jake threw him a cheeky grin before placing me on his lap and replying, "Because I'm the chosen one."

The four visitors stared at me in shock. "It's true," I mumbled. "When it came down to who I didn't want to live without, the choice was easy. I didn't want to admit it back there, but when Jake threatened to get himself killed in the fight on purpose, something clicked and I didn't know what it was until I came to talk to him after the fight. I couldn't lose him. It would kill me. I chose Jake over Edward. I'm gonna be around for a long time. If you don't like it, then too bad. You're just gonna have to deal with it."

We stood in silence for a few minutes before I found myself being passed between the wolves, receiving hugs from all of them. Paul was the last to hug me saying, "Welcome to the pack sis."

I grinned up at them before hugging Jake, "Thanks guys."

When they left I pulled him down for a kiss, hugging him closer to me. After the celebrations tonight Jake, I want you to come home to Charlie's with me. And because we will have the house to ourselves, I want you to make love to me."

I laughed as he nodded in assent vigorously, "Of course Bells, I've been wanting to make love to you for the longest time. And in return, will you marry me?"

I nodded. And as he kissed me again, I knew that this was where I was meant to be, in his arms.