Story Title: Worth Fighting For

Summary: This is the sequel to The Best Friend Finally Gets the Girl. The battle over Bella takes place in this story. Not only against the newborns, but between Jacob and Edward as well. Picks up where the last story left off.

Disclaimer: I own Twilight!

Emmett: No you don't.

Me: Yes, I do. At least that's the voices in my head keep telling me.

Emmett: Well in that case, can you tell them that I want a million dollars?

Me: Will do.

I want to thank everyone for the wonderful response to my last story. I hope this one will live up to all of your expectations.

I haven't forgotten about the promise that Bella made to Jacob at the end of the last story. It will happen in this chapter.

Sorry for keeping you guys from reading. But, I want to warn you that this story will contain lemons. If that's not your thing, I understand. I'm not going to force you to read it. It won't get too graphic. But I'll warn you at the start of each chapter that it happens in. Starting with this chapter.

Bella was at work when she heard the bell over the door jingle. She heard light footsteps make their way down the stairs at the front of the store. Then, the person stopped.

"Bella?"

"AAisle four, Angela."

A minute later, Angela stood in front of her.Bella looked up from the shelf she was stocking, wondering why Angela had come to see her. Angela wasn't the type of person who sought someone out unless there was something important that she needed.

"Hi." Angela said, smiling politely.

"Hey."

"I need a favor. I asked Ben, but he has plans this weekend."

"What is it?"

"Can you help me address my graduation announcements?"

"Sure. Is Saturday okay?"

"Saturday is perfect. You don't have plans this weekend?"

"My boyfriend is helping his sister move back home. She just graduated from college. So my weekend is free."

"When am I going to get to meet him? You've been dating him for almost two months." Angela asked, in a teasing manner.

The bell jingled again, but neither of them heard anything.

"Bells?" Jacob asked from the front of the store.

"Aisle four. You're about to meet him." Bella said the last line, just loud enough for Angela to hear.

Angela walked to the end of the aisle, and stared at Jacob as he walked towards them.

"Hi." she said with a smile.

"Hey." Jacob said returning her smile.

"Jake, this is Angela, Angela this is Jake."

"It's nice to finally meet you. Bella's told me a lot about you." Angela said politely.

"She's told me a lot about you too."

"Really?

"She says you're her best girl friend."

"We do talk a lot. My boyfriend keeps us from hanging out."

"I probably have something to do with that too." Jacob said laughing.

"More than likely." Angela said, agreeing with him.

"I wanted to bring your phone by. I went to Port Angeles and got it a little while ago."

"I told you that I was going to replace it."

"I broke it, it's only fair that I replace it."

"I should go. It was nice meeting you Jake."

"You too."

"Bye, Angela."

"See you tomorrow."

Jacob waited until Angela was gone, before pulling Bella to him.

"Newton isn't here today is he?"

"He's off today. His dad is in the office."

"What time do you get off?"

"In twenty minutes."

"I can wait. Then I'll follow you home."

"Did you fall asleep during school today?"

"Not even once." he said, smirking down at her.

"So, I have to take off five things." she said, just loud enough for him to hear.

"I am so looking forward to later."

"I bet you are perv." she said, smacking him playfully in the chest.

"Hey, it was your idea." he said defending himself.

"I know." she said rolling her eyes.

"Bella, are you almost done?" Mr. Newton asked, from a few aisles over.

"I'm putting up the last of the shipment of tackle now."

"You can leave when you're done."

"What can I do to help?"

"You can grab my stuff from off the counter. If he catches you helping me again I'll more than likely get fired. Plus, I'm done." she said, putting the last box on the shelf.

She went into the back to clock out, but when she came back to the front, Jacob was nowhere in sight. She walked out of the store, seeing him leaning against the Rabbit, talking on the phone. She sat on the hood, listening to his end of the conversation.

"I know. But they said that they are willing to help, all of them."

He was talking to someone about the Cullen's. Maybe it was Sam.

"I'll talk to them." he shut the phone a few seconds later.

He stood in front of her, with a sigh.

"What's wrong?"

"The Cullen's have made their presence known."

"They have?"

"Edward talked to Sam without my knowing. Sam could have killed him Bells."

"Sam was that mad?"

"He was on our territory. Treaty or no treaty. He never should have done that."

"What did he say?"

"Sam didn't tell me. They're having another meeting tonight. Just the two of them."

"Shouldn't you be a part of it?"

"It's the Alpha who makes the decisions on what we do."

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to follow you home. Then, I'm going to spend a few hours with you before I have run patrol."

He helped her down before walking the few feet to her truck. He opened the door for her, as she searched through her bag for her keys. With her dad not there, they would have the house to themselves until he had to leave.

He sat at the kitchen table doing his homework while she made dinner. They talked off and on, not knowing what to say. Which was new for them, things had never been awkward between them. She sat down across from him while waiting for the biscuits to cook.

"Talk to me." she said, putting a hand on his.

He looked up from his notebook, giving her a sad smile.

"I just don't like that they're back here."

"With them here, it will make things easier. They won't have to run all the way from Tacoma if something happens."

"He can also see you whenever he wants."

"It's also my decision if I want to see him."

"I know that. I would never tell you that you couldn't see him."

"I know you wouldn't, that's why you're different than he is. You're better than he is. Never forget that."

"You think that I'm better than he is?"

"You just said that you would never make me choose between the two of you. He did that on several occasions."

"Which is why I never saw you last summer?" he asked, giving her a hurt look.

"I'm sorry. I know that I can't undo what happened. But I won't do it again."

"You can see him whenever you want. I'm giving you permission."

"Thank you. It won't be today, maybe not even tomorrow. Even though I'll see him at school, oh God they'll be back at school. Edward and I have every class together."

"Oh well, that's just great." Jacob said with a sigh, as he rolled his eyes.

"It's a little late in the year for me to ask to switch seats, so I'll just have to deal with it."

"He'll be sitting next to you?" he asked through clenched teeth.

"I shouldn't have said that out loud. Not yet, at least. His seat has never been filled."

"In every class?"

"Yes. He talked our teachers into it. He can persuade anybody to do anything."

"If he tries anything, remind him that I know how to kill him."

"Jacob..."

"Take my mind off of him."

"We can go upstairs after dinner." she said, with a smile.

"Much better, I'm calm." he said, squeezing her hand.

Bella put dinner on the table, and they ate in silence. They usually did eat in silence when Charlie wasn't there. It was the only time that they were content not to say anything.

Bella went upstairs first, and asked Jacob to wait downstairs until she called him. A few minutes later, she called his name. He quietly made his way up the stairs, seeing a soft glow coming from Bella's room. He stood at the door, taking everything in. She had placed candles all around the room.

Bella stood in middle of the room, looking down at her hands. It was one of the rare moments that she felt insecure. Jacob had always made her feel confident, fearless, beautiful. He crossed the room to take one of her hands in his. She looked up at him, but refused to lift her head.

"How about I start?" he asked, pulling his shirt over his head.

"The deal was that I would do it." she said, shaking her head.

"I'm changing the rules."

"Sit down." she said, gesturing towards the bed with a smile.

He leaned back on the bed resting on his elbows. She gathered her courage, before pulling her shirt over her head. Luckily, she had worn a tank top under her shirt today.

"That's one." she said, giving him a confident look.

Her flip flops were next.

"That's two, and three."

"You're cheating!" he said with a laugh.

"Shoes count as clothes."

"Lucky for me you aren't wearing socks. They could have been four and five."

"Shoot. Why didn't I think of that?"

"Too late now." he said, giving her a teasing smile.

She pulled her hair tie from her hair, before flinging it at him.

"That's four." she said smugly.

"You don't have much else."

She slowly unbuckled her belt, and pulled it from it loops.

"That's five." he said, standing.

"The belt doesn't count." she said, walking over to him.

She gently pushed him back onto the bed, before unbuttoning her jeans. The zipper was next before she slowly pushed them down her hips. They fell to her feet, and she put her hands on his shoulders to balance herself as she kicked them off.

Jacob pulled Bella to him as she straddled his lap. She was wearing pretty much what she wore to bed every night, but now, it felt freeing. He ran his fingers through her hair, as she closed the gap between them. She pushed him back onto the bed as she ground her hips into his. He groaned as he gripped her shoulders. She pulled away giving him a questioning look.

"I only have half an hour before I have to leave."

"Well then, I'll just have work fast. Won't I?" she asked, putting her hands between them.

She slowly made her way down to the waist band of his jeans. She never broke eye contact as she undid the button, then the zipper. She rolled over on her side, pulling her with him. She would have more room this way. Her hand was down his pants, before she could lose her nerve. She had let him do so many things to her. It was time for her to stop being a wuss and go for it.

Her fingers wrapped around his erection, and she slowly ran her hand down its length.

"Bells, if you want this to happen. You're going to have to be faster than that." he said, with a sigh.

"Right." she said, with a nod.

She couldn't even wrap her whole hand around it. Which scared her. If she couldn't wrap her hand around it, what was going to happen when they actually had sex? She pushed the thought from her mind, as she quickened her pace. She heard Jacob grunt, then sigh, making her look up. His eyes were closed, and his lips were slightly parted. She leaned over him, not breaking her stride. She gently brushed her lips to his. She felt his breath hitch, letting her know that he was enjoying what she was doing.

He pulled away from her, before putting a hand on her arm that was down his pants.

"Stop."

"Why?"

"Because if you don't, I'm going to have to go home and change before I go on patrol."

"Then, I'll take off your pants." she said, pulling her hand from his pants.

She leaned down, and quickly unzipped his pants before he could object. She pushed them down, along with his boxers to his ankles. She looked down, taking him in. She had never seen him completely naked before. She let out an unsteady sigh as she reached for him, before regaining the momentum from before. A minute later his breathing was labored. She felt him constrict under her hand, a few seconds later his semen oozed through her fingers.

He brought his breathing back under control before staring at her in wonder. She gave him a goofy smile before pulling her hand away. She reached over the side of the bed into her laundry basket and pulled out a towel. She wiped her hand on it before handing it to him.

He cleaned himself up silently. He threw the towel back into the basket, before leaning up on his arms. Bella sat on the edge of the bed, watching him with questioning eyes. Did he regret what had just happened? She hoped not. Because if he did, than he was the biggest hypocrite she had ever met. He reached out to take hold of her hand, before pulling her to him.

"I can't believe you just did that." he said, against her hair.

"You didn't like it?"

"I never said that I didn't like it. Jeez Bells, what guy wouldn't want a hand job from his girlfriend?"

"I wanted to return the favor." she said, against his neck.

"Well, I can't argue with that." he said teasingly.

"I would hope not." she said, brushing her fingers across his shoulder blades.

"Don't you start." he said pulling away from her, giving her a threatening look.

"Why? It's fun." she said, running her fingers in the opposite direction.

While she was ticklish all over, Jacob had only one ticklish spot. His shoulder blades. She had found that out when she had accidentally run her fingers across them too slowly when they were making out, not long after they had gotten together. He captured her arms before rolling them over. He looked down at her, giving her an intense look. It was the look, that he saved only for her. The one that let her know just how much he loved her.

He leaned down to gently brush his lips to hers, before he let go of her arms. She wrapped her arms around his neck, keeping him where he was. His phone rang, making him groan in frustration. He pulled away, before leaning over the side of the bed, to grab his phone from his pants. He looked at the clock beside her bed before he opened it. He was twenty minutes late for patrol.

"If Sam chews me out, I'm blaming you." he said before flipping his phone open.

Bella shook her head with a smile.

"I'm here now. She's making me dinner before I go out. We got a little behind."

"I'll know if you're lying." Sam said with a laugh.

"I'm going outside now." Jake said with a sigh.

"He got lucky didn't he?" Paul asked in the background.

"Something like that." Jake said under his breath.

"Paul be quiet. I'll let you go."

Jake shut the phone with a sigh.

"Are you in trouble?"

"No. I'll never hear the end of it tonight though."

"I'd apologize. But I wouldn't mean it." she said with a laugh.

"You'd better not apologize." he said, before tying his pants and shirt to his ankle.

"I'll come out and say goodnight in a little while."

"You know where to find me."

"You'll be where you always are. Right under the tree."

"That's my tree." he said protectively.

"No one else is allowed to climb it." she said, shaking her head.

"I better not catch anybody else climbing it." he said, before kissing her quickly.

She watched him climb out the window, then jump from branch to branch in two strides. He phased before looking back up to her window. She waved before moving away from the window.

XXXX

Jake could never understand why his dad had volunteered him to help Rachel. She didn't do anything, other than tell him where to put stuff. She had a knack for bossing him around, she always had. Right now he was thinking of ways that he could kill her in her sleep. She could be demanding when she wanted to be. He could hear her on the phone with their dad complaining that he had broken her 'atom ball'. She was such a nerd.

Thank God she would only be home for the summer. Maybe he could talk Embry into helping him unload everything when they got home. As it was she was going to need a storage unit. She had already mentioned that she wanted to put everything in the garage. Billy had put a stop to that really quick.

"Rach, that's your brother's territory. He's got his bike in there, it's the only place big enough that he can work on his car and the truck. I'll pay for a storage unit if you need one."

"I can't ask you to do that dad."

"Well, your brother isn't going to give up the garage. So don't ask him."

"Yes sir."

She shut her phone as she watched Jacob carry the last box out of the room. She followed him out of the room, and out of the building to their dad's truck.

The drive from Seattle to La Push was quiet. All three hours, were spent in complete silence. Jacob couldn't remember the last time he had gone that long without talking. They pulled up in front of their house, seeing Embry sitting on the front porch.

"Embry Lucas Call. You have grown!" Rachel said, once she had gotten out of the truck.

"Hey Rach." he said with a smile.

"Give me a hug my favorite pretend little brother." she said, with outstretched arms.

"I'm your only pretend little brother." he said hugging her loosely.

"Nuh uh. Ryan's my pretend little brother too."

"Too bad he's not mine." Jacob said sarcastically.

"Ryan doesn't talk to y'all anymore?"

"Not since you and Hannah left." Jacob said, pulling down the tailgate.

Embry was quiet as he helped Jacob unload the truck. Luckily everything fit into the small room that up until yesterday had been Jake's.

"It's only for a few months son. You'll manage."

"I know. You know she didn't help me load a single box? But once we get here, she's a busy body."

"Because she knows how to push your buttons. Just like Bella does."

"Bella would have helped me load the truck dad. And you know it."

"Who's Bella?" Rachel asked, coming into the room.

"You haven't told your sister?" Embry asked in confusion.

"No, I have not. Not her at least." Jake said, hoping that the subject would be closed.

"Who's Bella, Jake?"

"Bella Swan."

"Charlies daughter? The one who would used play paintball and refused to play with Barbies?"

"Go Bella!" Embry said with a laugh.

"That's the one." Jake said with a nod.

"Don't tell me that she's crazy enough to date you." Rachel said with a laugh.

"Apparently she is." Jake said, giving her a smart ass smile.

"Then she needs her head examined."

"Rachel Lynn, you leave him alone. Bella is a good girl. She keeps me from kicking your brothers butt most of the time."

"Yeah, Bella's great." Embry said, agreeing with Billy.

"Where is she now?"

"She's helping a friend with something. Are we done? Do you need help unpacking?"

"I can do that. I would like to see Bella though. I haven't seen her in like, eight years."

"Some other time. Come on Embry." Jacob said, before walking out of the room.

Jacob and Embry walked on the beach in silence until he brought up what was on his mind.

"Leave it to Rachel to bring up Hannah, and Ryan."

"Hannah is her best friend."

"She knows how you feel about her."

"Just because I had a crush on her when she went to school with us, doesn't mean that Rachel can't be friends with her."

"You still have a crush on her."

"I do not!" Embry said, getting defensive.

"Don't deny it. You haven't seen her in what? Four years?"

"I saw her three times last summer, thank you very much."

"Uh huh. 'I don't have a crush on her'. Liar."

"Shut up." Embry said, before pushing him into the surf.

Jacob's jeans were wet all the way up to his knees, as he chased Embry down the beach.

"What are you running for wuss?"

"Who are you calling a wuss?" Embry asked stopping.

Jake caught up to him, before bum rushing him. They rolled around in the sand before a wave came crashing over them. They were laughing as they coughed up water. The two friends lay on the beach, catching their breath, taking in the silence. It felt good to let their guards down. They were only seventeen, yet they held the fate of their girlfriend/one of their closest friends within their grasps. Anyone else would never have been able to handle it. They were going to do whatever they could to keep Bella safe. But right now, they were going to savor a moment of normalcy.