Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story, I own just the plot, everything else is owned and was created by Stephanie Meyer, the creator of the Twilight saga.

Hold Me until Forever

Chapter One: Nine Months

Jacob's POV

Today is June twenty-seventh; it's been exactly nine months since I have either seen or heard from Bella.

I promised myself that I would never let Bella get hurt, even though she wasn't mine to protect. And then that bloodsucker went and did what he did… he ripped her heart out. All the love that she had given him was just thrown back in her face like trash; he betrayed and mutilated all of the trust that she had towards him.

He left her lying on the fucking forest floor; cold, wet, alone and broken.

I would know… I was the one that found her.

It wasn't long after that that I had changed; seeing her so broken and sad… it had aroused new feelings in me that I didn't even know I was capable of having.

And it was because of him. That bloodsucking leech that was incapable of sensing, or even feeling human emotions. He couldn't even see that what he did to her nearly killed her.

That beautiful, smart, selfless, clumsy, comforting, talented, perfect woman… he almost killed her.

"Jacob!" My dad called, pulling me back into the present; probably for the best anyways… I could feel my body beginning to vibrate from the memory of it all.

"Yeah!?" I called back as I laid lazily spread out across my bed.

"I'm going down to Sue's for a while, so I won't be home until later tonight!"

"Alright, have fun… I'll be here when you get back!" I called back to him as I heard the front door open.

"See you later Jake!" He called before the sound of the door closing made its way to my room.

I closed my eyes and let sleep slowly find me…

The light nearly blinded me as Charlie quickly swung open the front door, "Oh, Jacob, thank God!" He breathed as he saw his precious daughter shaking in my arms, "Where was she?"

"She was in the woods, she was pretty deep too." I told him as I stepped into his heated house; holding Bella tight against my chest, "Where should I put her?"

"Lay her down on the couch; I'll go grab a pillow and some blankets. I'll be right back Jake." With that he was gone and running up the stairs.

I walked over to the tan colored couch and gently laid Bella down; moving some hair out of her face as she starred blanking into space. I rested my hand softly against her shoulder and made little circles with my thumb in attempt to comfort her, "Bella," I said softly, "can you here me?" I was answered by a chunky tear falling helplessly from the corner of her eye.

"Bella… what happened?" I asked, trying so hard to figure out what had put her into such a lifeless and unresponsive state, "Bella…" I nearly begged her, "Please talk to me."

"Alright," Charlie rushed back into the room, "I've got two quilts and a down comforter…" He told me as he quickly wrapped Bella up in the dry blankets, "There you go Bells."

"Hey, can I talk with you in the kitchen for a minute Charlie?" I asked him as we both looked down and the pale and shaking Bella.

"Yeah," he responded as we both headed towards the kitchen, "What is it Jake?"

"I'm worried about Bella." I told him; closing the door behind me.

"Yeah, I am too. She's freezing… what was she doing out there anyways?" Charlie asked as he took a stiff seat onto one of the wooden chairs by the kitchen table.

"I don't know but I have an idea." I told him as I took a seat across from him and set my hands onto my lap.

"Alright, let's hear it."

"When I found her… she was in the fetal position and crying…"

"Why would she be…"

"She was calling out Edward's name…" I cut him off, "She kept saying 'please don't do this' and 'come back'."

"So, you're telling me that Edward has something to do with why she was in there?" Charlie asked me as he leaned back and furrowed his brows.

"Yeah, I do. I mean, I don't know for sure… but I'm pretty sure." I paused, "I mean, did any of the Cullen's even come here to check up on her? Even call?"

"Come to think of it no, they didn't."

"And that doesn't concern you at all?" I paused, "From what I remember Bella and Edward were hardly ever apart… and all of the sudden Bella is laying in the middle of the woods in the pouring rain and he's nowhere to be seen?"

Charlie let out a breath of air before cupping his face in his hands, "If I ever see that kid again I'll…"

"Like I said, it's only an idea… we won't know what really happened until Bella is coherent again."

"Right, you're right." He agreed, "Well… thanks for all of you help Jake. If you hadn't found her who knows how much longer she could have been out there."

"Anytime Charlie," I smiled as I stood up from my chair, "Well, I better get headed home… please have Bella call me when she is talking again, I need to talk to her."

He nodded, "I will do that, now get on home. Tell Billy I say hi."

"Alright, see you later Charlie."

"See ya later Jake."

As I drove home I could still hear the sound of Bella's wet sobs as she cried in my arms; the pouring rain only taking on the roll of a background noise against the volume of her cries.

I walked through the front door of my house to find my dad waiting patiently by the entrance to the kitchen, "I just got off the phone with Charlie," he told me as he rolled himself towards me.

"Oh?" I asked simply as I hung up my jacket onto the coat rack

"Yeah, he told me that you told him Bella was crying out for Edward."

"Yeah, she was. She kept calling for him to come back and whatnot."

"Son, I don't think the Cullen's are coming back." He said bluntly.

"What are you talking about?" I asked as I turned to face him.

"Well think about it son, when's the last time you saw Bel…"

Knock! Knock! Knock!

The sound of the front door woke me from my deep sleep.

I sat up as I sloppily rubbed the sleep from my eyes, "Just a minute!" I shouted as I dropped my feet onto the floor and slowly stood.

I opened my bedroom door and slowly trudged down the hall wearing my tight grey muscle shirt and black basketball shorts; I looked presentable enough for whoever it is.

I reached down and grabbed the cool metal handle and slowly pulled the door open. But when I saw who was standing there, I couldn't speak… I couldn't move…

The beautiful brunette bit her bottom lip nervously, "Hey Jake…"

It was Bella.

TBC

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