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ONE YEAR LATER

"Bells, make sure you're back by eleven." Charlie said before Bella left the house.

"Fine dad. If you need anything, just call Billy." She fished out her keys and drove in relative silence to La Push, where Jacob was waiting for her.

"Hey, Bella!" Jacob yelled, running over to the rust- colored truck.

"Hi Jake." Bella said, while being engulfed in a bone crushing hug. "Jake, I kinda need to breathe...sorta."

"Sorry Bella. Come and join the rest of the pack! Sam and Embry made this huge bonfire!" Jake ran ahead of her, full of excitement.

"Slow down! Not all of us are super fast werewolves!" Bella yelled to Jake, with a laugh.

"Here, let me speed you up!" He ran back to Bella and scooped her up.

"Jake! Put me down!" He had already taken her all the way to the campfire. "Hi guys." She said, back on the ground.

"Hey Bella." Everyone said at once. The mood of the group was quiet and subdued.

"What's going on guys? You're really quiet tonight." Usually the wolves would be joking around with each other. Paul looked to Jake, who shook his head.

"Jake..." Paul growled.

"No." He replied strongly.

"She has to know. What if he shows up and we're not there to protect her?" Paul said under his breath.

"She doesn't need to know." Jake said, nearly ending the conversation.

"Guys, I'm right here." Bella said worried and confused.

"Bella, I don't want to worry you or anything, but...we smelled Edward in the forest yesterday." Paul said before Jacob could stop him.

"Paul!"

"What? She has the right to know!"

"Don't worry Bella. We won't let him near you. That damn, wife- beating, leech won't set foot in Forks." Jacob went up to Bella. "I promised to protect you, now and for the rest of your life. I won't let him break that promise." He leaned over and kissed her lovingly on the lips. She didn't fight back and wrapped her arms around him.

"Yeah. Suck that face!" Seth yelled out while the other wolves howled and laughed.

"Knock it off Seth." Paul warned.

"It's more action than you'll ever get!" Jacob retorted to Seth and he shut up. "Now, let's get this get together going! Who's got the marshmallows?"

"Embry ate them on the way over." Quil joked.

"Hey! You ate all the hot dogs!" Embry yelled back.

"Uncooked?" Bella asked.

"They're pre- cooked at the factory!" Quil argued.

"Guys, where's Sam? He was with us when we made the bonfire." Jared asked.

"He's on guard, looking for Cullen. Ever since he first smelled him, Sam's been on edge. I think he's finally starting to like you, Bella." Leah explained.

"Either that or he just doesn't like vampires." Seth concluded. Leah shoved him for putting down her idea. He pushed her back and they got into an all out brother- sister fight.

"You two! Stop that now!" Paul kept control of the situation.

"Look! There's Sam1 Hey Sam! Bella's here! You gonna say hello or are you gonna stay in the woods all night?" Jared pointed out. Sam was back by the tree- line, scanning the forest. When Jared yelled to him, Sam turned slightly and nodded to Bella. She took this as a sign of greeting and waved back. He acknowledged her and went back into the forest.

"He's one determined son of a gun. You gonna finish that?" Seth asked Leah, who had brought the only food. Without her permission, Seth took the sandwich Leah was going to eat and devoured it.

"Hey!" Leah yelled at Seth, then chased him around.

"You know, things were a lot quieter before those two joined the pack." Jacob informed Bella.

"Yeah, but they give Paul someone else to yell at!" Quil joked.

"Watch it! I can still reprimand you!" Paul warned. The rest of the pack, including Quil, broke out in laughter.

Despite the jovial mood around the fire, Bella couldn't help but think about Edward coming back. Carlisle had gotten rid of him. He wouldn't come back...but what if he does come back and tries to hurt me again? I can't rely on Carlisle to take care of it, since he couldn't do it before. What if Edward goes to the house and Charlie's there? Charlie would get killed! I have to—

"Bella, you okay? You look high!" Embry joked.

"Huh? Yeah..I'm fine." She checked her phone to see if Charlie had called. Even though it was 11:30, he hadn't. She became worried. Charlie strictly enforced curfew. "It's getting late..Charlie wanted me home before eleven and it's already later than that." right now, all Bella wanted was to get somewhere safe and being out in the open wasn't exactly comforting.

"Here. I'll drive you back." Jake offered, sensing that she didn't want to be alone.

"Thanks, but you really don't have to...it's no big deal...really."

"I insist." He held the passenger door open for her.

"Careful. It doesn't go over 40." Bella said once they were on the open road. The truck was making more clanking and rumbling noises than usual. "And if it does go over 40, the brakes won't work." bella was trying to get her mind off the Edward situation.

"Bella, I need to tell you something." Jacob said, pulling into the driveway. "I know how worried you are about this whole Edward thing. I need you to understand that I won't let him anywhere near you. What he did to you was terrible and he deserved to die for it. His father may have spared him once, but I won't be so merciful and the whole pack is behind me on this. If the Cullens have anything to say against it, they'll have to answer to the pack."

"Jake–

"No, Bella. There is nothing you can say that would make me change my mind."

"Jake, I don't want to change your mind...I love you." Bella said quietly. They gazed into each others' eyes before sharing a loving kiss. Bella felt his warm, strong lips on hers and thought about how different it felt from when Edward kissed her. He had always been rough when he pressed up against Bella, with his cold, hard body. She would be scared by Edward's wild display of passion and lust. She would force herself to think about something else the entire time. Many times Edward would not stop at kissing her. She would be harshly pushed onto the bed where—

"Bella? I think Charlie's looking for you." Jake said mentioning the dark silhouette behind the curtains covering the front window.

"Yeah. Umm...see you tomorrow?" Bella said, scrambling out of the truck.

"Of course. Bye, Bella." He said, giving her a quick, parting kiss. "And don't worry about anything." He raced off towards the tress and chaged into his wolf shape.

"Hey, Bells." Charlie greeted Bella from his spot in front of the game.

"Hi, Dad. Did you eat? I can make you something if you want." Bella always had to cook for Charlie. The man couldn't even make a bowl of cereal right. It was a miracle he had survived all those years without Bella to make him a decent meal.

"Nah, I already got something with Billy earlier." He trailed after Bella, as she walked into the kitchen. "So, I see you're...hanging out...with Jake again. It's nice to see you with the right people."

"Dad, you know Edward wasn't always bad and besides, you only want me to hang out with Jacob because it means you can spend more time with Billy." Bella explained to her father.

"Bells, you know that isn't true. I spend a lot of time with Billy already." Bella walked out of the room. "Bella." He went up to her room. "Bella, I just want you to be happy. Jake is a good guy. If it makes you happy being around Jake, then you have all the rights in the world to be with him...and happy."

"Thanks Dad." He hugged Bella in the biggest hug he had ever given her. "I love you."

"I love you too, Bells. Oh and your mother called. She always ruins these touchy moments." Charlie said, while Bella laughed through her tears.