Disclaimer: I am not Stephenie Meyer nor will I ever be. I am not brilliant enough to come up with all of these yummy charaters sadly and Miss Meyer deserves all the credit. I did however come up with the sequence of events for this story.
A/N: So here is the second chapter! Thanks to all those who reviewed. There weren't many of you but I love the ones who did. Thanks also to those who read this and added it to story alert. You all deserve presents! So there is a fantastic Bell/Edward/Jasper story called A Lesson in Release that you should all go read, after you read my update of course ^_^. I can't remember the authors name right now but I must say this story is one of the best fanfictions I have read so far! Well enough of this author's note and on to the story!
The sound of my engine tipped Jacob off and he was standing in the doorway when I got out of my truck; a worried look upon his rustic face. I shut my door as fast as I could and ran into Jacob full force. He wrapped his arms around me, picked me up and carried me into the house. He walked straight to his bedroom; obviously Billy wasn't present at the moment, not that he would be all too concerned.
"Bella what happened?" Jacob said after placing me down on his bed, his voice thick with worry.
"She left." Was all I could say before my voice broke, and the tears I had been holding back betrayed me.
He pulled me onto his lap and held me while I cried, trying to comfort me. Jacob stayed with me for what seemed like hours before my body, exhausted from crying, gave out and I fell asleep.
I woke up Jacob to an empty house. Jacob had disappeared on me while I was asleep. I got up and walked into the kitchen, Billy still wasn't here yet. I looked at the clock in horror; it was past eleven at night. Charlie may be very lenient where Jacob is concerned but I hadn't talked to him all day, and he was bound to be worried. I hurried over to the phone and dialed Charlie, praying for a miracle. After three rings he picked up.
"Hello?" He said, half laughing.
"Dad?"
"Oh hey Bells. Sleep well?"
"Yeah," I said, shocked at the casualty of his tone. "Did Jacob call you or something?"
"Yeah he did. Billy's over here watching the game with me. It went into double over time so he may just be staying over here tonight. You kids okay?" For a moment I was dumbstruck and couldn't speak.
"Bells, you still there?"
"Yeah sorry, just tired I guess," I sighed. "But we're fine. I'll be home soon. Okay?"
"Take your time kiddo." Charlie said, and then the line went dead.
I put the phone back on the receiver and turned around. There was a note stuck to the refrigerator. I quickly pulled it off and read it.
Bella,
Sam picked up a lead on the female. We're going to try to end this. Please stay in La Push that way I know you'll be safe. Don't worry about me.
Jacob
(P.S. If you get lonely, go see Emily. She's probably worrying right now as much as you are.)
I knew better that to stay here alone and worry myself to death, so I gave in and went to see Emily.
Jacob was right. When Emily opened her door she looked scared to death, but very surprised to see me.
"Bella! What are you doing here?"
"I was at Jacob's, but I don't feel like staying there by myself."
"Oh," her scarred lips turned down at the corners. "Come on in. I don't like the idea of being alone at the moment either."
I walked in and Emily shut the door behind me. There were dishes on the table and Emily went back to cleaning up what looked like an interrupted meal. I instantly felt bad for all the trouble I was causing. In hopes of making some kind of amends, with Emily at least, I walked over to the table and started to help her clean up.
"Bella you don't have to do that."
"I know but I want to help." I smiled with as much enthusiasm as I could muster at the moment, but she saw past my façade.
"Bella don't be so hard on yourself. This isn't your fault." Her kind eyes looked down at me from under thick lashes. I put down the dishes I was holding and collapsed into a chair.
"But it is." I whispered. "I'm the reason she's here. I'm the reason that they're out there risking their lives right now. It's all my fault." Emily pulled a chair out and sat down opposite me. She took my hands in hers.
"It is not your fault that danger happens to fancy you Bella, and as for them risking their lives. They aren't. I'm just as scared as you are but I know them, and I know Sam. They know what they're doing and it will be alright. I promise. Now go lay down. You look exhausted. Jacob will come get you when they get back."
Emily was right. I was exhausted, mostly because of all the worrying I'd been doing lately. I got up from the table and walked over to the couch. I pulled a blanket over me and tried to block out the nightmares. Emily didn't need to hear me scream.
***
When I woke up the sun was shining through the curtains in Emily's living room. I looked at the clock on the wall, it was 7:30. I pulled the covers off and sat up just as the door opened and Sam followed by Jacob entered the house. Sam didn't even seem to notice me. He walked past the living room and towards the back of the house where I supposed Emily was sleeping.
I looked up at Jacob for some clue as to what had happened last night but the face staring back at me betrayed no emotion.
"Is she-"I started, and then the smile I knew all too well, my Jacob's smile, spread across his face. A mirror image of his smile appeared on my face and I leaped of the couch and launched myself at Jacob. He picked me off the ground and held me tight to his chest.
When he put me down our faces were inches apart, and without even thinking I closed the distance and kissed him. When I realized what I'd done I pulled away.
"Jacob I'm sorry. I didn't mean to-"But before I could finish my sentence his lips were crushing mine. This time the kiss was different. I didn't even think about it. I just reacted the way my heart wanted me to react. I kissed him back, like I'd never kissed anyone before in my life.
This kiss was strangely euphoric compared to kissing him. Jacob didn't have to resist the temptation of the pulse beating erratically in my neck because it wasn't tempting to him. When Jacob licked my lips asking permission to deepen the kiss I gladly let him.
Jacob put his oversized hands on my waist and pulled me closer to him, awakening my body in ways that Edward would have never done. He would always pull away when he felt I was getting too carried away. Jacob, on the other hand, wanted me to get carried away, and he wanted to get carried away with me.
The kiss combined with his hot hands on my hips sent shivers down my spine. I wrapped my arms around his neck and wound my hands into his hair. I stood up on my tip toes so that I could reach him better and he smiled against my lips and pulled away. He kissed me again, short and sweetly this time, and then rested his forehead on mine. The boundary lines I had set between Jacob and I had defiantly just become hazy.
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