Tempting Fate
Shouldabeenblonde
A/N: I want to thank everyone who reviewed or story alerted. I used to write every day in high school but then life caught up to me and I was told it just wasn't the cool thing to do. So I let peer pressure get to me and let my writing fall to the side. There are so many talented, gifted writers on Fanfic that inspired me and now I decided to give it a shot. And It hasn't even been a full day yet since I put up this story and I'm already happier than I can remember being in a long, long time. And the reviews and story alerts and story favorites have renewed my love of writing even more, especially seeing as how some of my reviewers are authors whose stories I loved and followed religiously. So special thanks to those who have reviewed so far:
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Anyhoo, enough of the emotional crap lol. So no Jake/Leah goodness in this chapter but it was pretty necessary to the plot of the story. If you can even call it a plot. Oh well, at least this update is short.
Chapter 2
Jacob Makes a Plan
Jake's POV
Bella's beautiful brown eyes are wide as she stares at the scene on the bed. I can only imagine what she sees. Me half naked as always with braces on half of my body with Leah Clearwater in an old wife beater and the tiniest shorts possible draped over me, with both of us covered in chip crumbs in my bed which is way too small for a normal person, let alone two werewolves.
Quickly, I try to shove Leah off but she clings to me, almost cutting off my air supply. She's like a really sticky piece of gum stuck on your shoe, she just bounces right back no matter how hard I try to pull her off. She's saying something about how happy she is that I agreed and she thought I'd be more difficult because she used to be such a bitch to me and how much fun we're going to have."
Good God, I've created a monster. Girl must be lonely as fuck. But I can't worry about her obsessive muttering right now. I just need to talk to Bella, who is still staring at us wide eyed. "Yeah, Leah, great but I kinda need to talk to Bella right now. So I need you to get off." I say as slowly as possible, I use my special voice that I usually reserve for children…and Seth. If it calms his hyperactive ass down, hopefully it will work on his sister. And it does because at the word Bella she loosens the wrestler hold she had around my neck and hops off the bed. "Oh, I didn't hear you come in," Leah states as she stands sheepishly beside me. "I'll just be going then. Need to talk to Billy about some stuff anyway." She bends down and grabs the crumpled bag of chips off my bed and whispers "thanks" in my ear before she stands back up. For some reason as she stands I grab her hand and squeeze just once and nod my head at her. It my way of saying "no problem, Clearwater". I figure if anybody needs a friend it's Leah. I don't know what makes me grab her hand. It was probably that whiff of her hair I got when she hugged me again. She smiles at me, another LeeLee smile and leaves the room. My grin grows as I look at Bella , whose still standing in the doorway. Finally alone, she finally came.
"What was that," she demands. Huh? I finally get a good look at her and realize she's pissed. She's frowning and has her hands balled up in her pockets. What did I do now? "What's wrong, Bells?" "Leah was all over you. I thought you hated her," She huffs. I sigh. I don't want to fight with her, especially over something as dumb as this. "Leah and I have an understanding, Bella. That's all. We're friends." She seems to let out a deep breath and then sits on my bed. "Friends? Since when?" "Well, since just now. She came over to thank me for saving her and asked to be friends. She says she doesn't want to be a bitch anymore." Bella raises her eyebrows and looks shocked. She must not be mad anymore because she scoots closer to me and absentmindly puts her hand on my leg. Life is good.
"Wow, she'll have a lot of trouble doing that, won't she? But do you trust her? This could be a trick?" I laugh again. "A trick? What good would tricking me do?" "I don't know. I just don't trust her. This is really sudden. Everything you've ever told me about her made her seem like some malicious bitter old harpy."
Harpy? I shake my head, Bella has been hanging around Edward's Victorian ass a little too long. Really, harpy? I don't want to talk about this anymore. I wasn't to talk about our kiss, or better yet I want to just shut her up and kiss her again. Damn these braces, they're in the way. "I don't know Bella, she wants to change. She doesn't want to be like that anymore." She huffs again and crosses her arms. "Well, it didn't look like she just wanted to be friends when I first came in." And then it hit me, why Bella wasn't letting this go. She was jealous. On the day I finally kissed her and made her see that she loved me she finds me in bed with a beautiful woman lying on top of me. Because Leah may be a bitter shrew but she was still hot as hell.
"Bella, I swear to you, it wasn't like that. I told her I'd be her friend and she dove on me. It was purely innocent." I decided to go for the kill. I deepened my voice and sent her my sexiest smile. "Besides, I think after earlier today we both know who I have feelings for." Bella's eyes get even wider and instead of blushing like I expected she just hangs her head. I sit there feeling like an idiot, the smile slowly sliding off my face. Things must not have gone the way I planned them to with Edward.
"What did he say," I ask. She looked up confused. "When he found out we kissed, what did he say? What he mad? I'm sorry I wasn't there. I thought I would be there when he found out," she cut me off. "No, Jake. He was, he was far too kind." What? "So he didn't make you choose? He didn't make you choose between him and me?" "No, he didn't." That sonofabitch. "Well, damn."
We sat in silence for a few minutes. It was a complete different silence than the one shared with Leah just a short while ago. The room that felt so warm with the two werewolves in it now felt cold with the human present. Finally Bella broke the silence. "Jacob." I looked up at her and silenced a groan. This couldn't be good. Her eyes were filling with tears. "He didn't ask me to choose but I did anyway. I can't live without either of you. I need you both but I can only love one of you. And I choose him, Jake."
A sound like a 100 bumble bees filled my ears. I licked my lips that had suddenly gone dry and begin with a "but" and am cut off. "I love him, Jacob. A part of me does love you, a small part yes but the rest of me belongs to him. I need you. I won't be happy without you in my life." She reaches over and clutches my hand. She still has tears in her eyes that refuse to fall and she smiles at me as she says, "And I know you need me in yours so we need to get over these silly little feelings and be friends."
I search her face, hoping she's joking but see nothing but sincerity and hope. A part of me thinks this is the most selfish thing anyone has ever done. She came to my sick bed to tell me that she doesn't love me and that I need to get over my "silly little feelings" so I could just be her friend so she will be happy. Another part of me thinks she's crazy for even thinking that her stupid plan would work. Then my mind catches onto the word friends and that makes me think of Leah. Leah and I being friends makes Bella jealous. I was so close to getting her today until that damn bloodsucker riled her back in. I know I have a chance with her. If I use Leah to make her jealous Bella will realize she has more than just silly feelings for me.
So I smile and ask, "Are you sure about this." She hesitates and I know my plan will work. Leah is just the catalyst I need. Bella nods her head and smiles shaking my hand. I laugh and shake my hand back. "Now I have two best friends." I state dropping my hand, sneaking a peek at her from under my thick lashes. She looks confused. "Quil and Embry?" I laugh. "Well yeah, them too but I meant you…you and Leah." She frowns and looks away, scratching at her neck. "Oh, right." She states still looking at my door. I grin at seeing how easily upset she is by this. I'm tired of being the only one jealous in our friendship. Let's see how Ms. Swan likes it. I'll have her green with envy in no time.
Author's note Again: The next two chapters are already written and so far chapter 3 is my absolute favorite. Chapter 4 is my second : ) Lots of Leah and Jake fluff to come. Will probably post later this week once I get a chance. Please review and let me know what you think. Hugs and kisses