Summary: What if Alice didn't see Bella jump? What if Bella and Jacob got together? What happens when Edward comes back, only to find Bella in Jacob's arms? What will Edward do to keep Bella from being with Jacob? How far will he go to keep her... forever? Read and Review please, this is my first fanfiction.

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. All the characters, powers, legends etc belong to Stephanie Meyer. I am not being paid for this and I am not intending to break a copyright law or anything. This is purely for fun, not profit.

Chapter 1:

Jake pressed his warm cheek against the top of my hair…

All reasoning lost, I turned my head to hide my face in his chest. My hand curled around his waist and I felt Jake tighten his grip around me. Slowly, deliberately, I slid my hand up his abdomen and pressed my palm to Jake's chest, just over his heart.

Silently, I pressed my lips to Jake's chest, heard his breath hitch and his heart quicken. Just as I knew he would, Jake gently tugged my chin up so that he could look at my face. I refused to meet his eyes, blushing a deep crimson. Oh, how I hated how easily I blushed!

"Bella, what was… wait, Bells?" He sounded confused and I knew exactly why. I looked up slowly, hit with the full view of his face. I gasped and Jake froze. "Bells, what did I do?" Jake looked terrified and in… pain. I felt terrible for putting him through this and I was quick to explain my reaction.

"It's just that you're so… beautiful!" I breathed. The pain in Jake's eyes disappeared and he moved so quickly that I didn't even realize what he was doing until he had my face in his hands. Ever so softly, Jake brushed his lips over mine, his hot breath washing over my face. He smelt like the forest, so sweet and natural. I wanted more.

Then, he kissed me. It wasn't or reluctant. I didn't fear being killed quicker than I could blink and I wasn't worried about staying perfectly still. Instead, I was in a state of pure bliss. It didn't matter that I was broken or that I was worthless, I was here, in Jake's arms and he loved me. My body took over and my arms slid around Jake's neck. One of his hands slid down to grip firmly at my waist, the other tangling in the mess of my curly brown hair.

I couldn't let anything happen here in the cab of my truck, could I? Jake kicking his foot on something on the ground told me no. I slowly pulled my lips from his, sighing. Jake immediately started apologizing and it was all I could do not to burst out laughing. Hadn't he realised how much I was kissing him? "Bells, I'm so sorry, so so sorry. I didn't mean to do that honestly." Jake was still apologizing and I couldn't even get a word in.

Then, just as I was going to stop him, a thought struck me. I had been kissing him BACK! I didn't think that I harbored feelings for Jake but now that I thought about it, I realised that I had been totally floating when Jake kissed me. I wasn't just giving him a little bit of my heart; he already had anything that I could give to him of it.

Jake's hand waving across my face and his panicked tone brought me from my thoughts. "Bella, please forgive me. I can control myself, I promise. I know you don't want this it's just-" I felt saddened at that. "Who said I didn't want this? I was in that as much as you were. I just can't believe, Jacob Black, that after you kiss me like THAT, you can't notice how much I was kissing you BACK!" I hadn't meant to shout, my voice just changed as I became angry.

To my embarrassment, tears fell from my face but Jake just stared at me, completely lost in his own mind. Then, he suddenly looked hopeful. "Why would you want this… want ME? And, you were kissing me… OH MY GOD! YOU WERE KISSING ME!" He was yelling in realization. I just stared out the window, mentally smacking myself.

"Bella, Bella! Please Bells, I need to know…" Jake stopped short, temporarily lost for words. "You need to know what?" I asked, still angry and tears were still streaming down my face. "Bella… do you love me?" Holy crap, what had he just asked me? Before I knew what I was going to say, I whispered so softly I didn't think he would hear me, "Yes, I-I do. I love you Jacob Bla-"

Before I could even finish speaking, I was pulled into Jake's embrace and he just held me there, against his huge chest. After a while, Jake realised that I was still crying. "Why are you crying baby? Please, say it's not me…" He whispered, worry and care in his tone. "I don't even know, I'm just so happy and so confused and… oh Jake!" I cried, hugging him closer. I really just needed him there, with me.

"Bella, shh, it's okay. I'm here, I'm not going anywhere unless you want me to. I'll never leave you, I promise you. That was a promise that I dearly knew he'd keep and I was so blissfully happy at that moment that I didn't care what else happened to me. Edward may be gone but he didn't love me and although he would always have a special place in my heart, I wanted Jacob and Jacob wanted me.