AN: Here we go, chapter 2! Its still a story builder with a little bit of character development. I just want to let yall know now this is going to be a slow burn. Embry and Bell wont get together for a while. Also as always review and let me know how I can get better and what you guys think :)

Chapter 2 -

Bella

I stood there stock still. Jake was behind a pretty girl with shoulder length Raven hair his hand entwined in the silky black strands and she was on all fours as he thrusted into her. I wanted to throw up, to scream, to run, but I couldn't move. I just stood there, slack jawed until I heard someone else come up behind me. I just heard a voice behind me quietly conflicted, "you've got to be fucking kidding me. It's bad enough she's been cheating but with Jake, FUCK." I turned around in time to see a tall lean muscled back running away from me. I knew instantly who it was. That was Embry's girlfriend who Jake was delighting in. How they didn't stop and notice us is beyond me. I was still standing there for what seemed like an eternity but seeing Embry shook me out of it and I ran after him. I couldn't catch up even though I was begging him to stop, yelling for him to wait up.

I drove like a mad woman to Tiffany Call's house. I had just found the only person who knew what I was going through. Embry was outside in his backyard with his boxing gloves on beating on a large punching bag, the bag buckling under Embry's heavy blows. He was wearing a nice bear of black jeans and an opened white button up. He didn't notice me watching him and I finally found my voice. I quietly muttered "Em, hey, uh, I just saw what you, um, saw back there. Jake and I have been dating for 6 months… So that was, um, quite the shock for me, too." Embry turned around, seemingly startled, "Spirits, Bells, you scared the shit out of me. I'm pissed at you but it's hard to be when we both just witnessed, THAT. I don't know why you guys all left me but I'm not going to talk to you about any of this shit if you're just going to up and leave me. So, are we going to be friends through this or figure it out on our own?" He huffed out. I was a little taken aback by that but I shouldn't have been. I would've been pissed to see me, too. After what I saw Baby Alpha doing he didn't deserve my allegiance anymore. He repulsed me now. I looked back at Embry a look of fierceness in my eyes, "We're in this together, Em. I didn't want to leave our friendship, you have to know that. There are things happening with the guys I can't talk about but I'm here for you. You were my best friend, too. I missed you." With that being enough confirmation, sweet, shy, Embry was gathering me in a big hug. I sighed in his arms, I had missed him.

After hugging in a deep comfortable embrace, five minutes had gone by and I realized I had to go. "Embry, I have to go to the dinner. I told Jake and the guys I would go, I have to break up with him. It has to be now before I lose the nerve. I don't want to draw into myself and become a zombie again. I have to get it over with and detach from him. I'll come back here when I'm done, if that's ok? I told my dad I wouldn't be home tonight and I don't have the strength to break this all to him tonight." The word vomit just tumbled out, Embry just nodded and gave me one last little hug as I made it back to the truck.

I made it to the beautifully decorated Akalat, with "Wisa Kisbis" (Merry Christmas) banners hanging from the room's rafters. It didn't take long for me to find the largest table there. There were 6 large shifters and 2 narrow shouldered girls sitting at a cramped round table. I saw my open seat next to Jake. They had just began serving food, I must have missed the opening ceremony. I headed to my spot, the resolve in me burning a pit in my stomach. I sat down and jake tried to kiss me and I backed away. If this was going to happen, it had to happen now. I waved meekly at the table of elders to the right of us, hoping I wouldn't cause to much of a scene. I whisper yelled at the table as I stood up, "Jake, don't bother getting up. I'm not staying. Hey everyone else. I'm leaving and you guys can hang with your cheating baby alpha. He apparently likes to do multiple things on all fours. I saw him up on our cliff with another girl. This is over. I'm done. I'm leaving and I swear to all of the SPIRITS do not follow me out of here. I will scream." Jake paled, Quil was staring daggers at Jake, Paul choked on the roll he was stuffing into his mouth, and Sam was about to start shaking, even though he had the best control out of all of the guys. I walked over to Sam and Paul and gave them hugs, telling them I was fine, calming them down so they didn't have to sprint out of the hall to phase. "Paul and Sam, I'll text you later. I'm going to my friends house so I don't have to drive too far. Like I said, please no one come looking for me." With that I turned on my heel and headed back to the Call's house. Tiffany opened the door as she heard me knock, "Hi Ms. Call, I'm sorry to bother you I just needed somewhere to stay tonight. I don't know if Em told you what happened..." She just smiled, "Oh sweetie, it's okay, we are going to watch comedies and get Chinese food. Break ups suck. Jenna just left. I heard every word. It wasn't pretty." I saw embry sitting in the recliner on the left side of the living room of the quaint but clean cottage. He had his knees around his chest, sadness oozing off of him. I knew Embry, before all of this craziness happened. I knew how to console him. I was there when his auntie died, I was there when his first girlfriend had broken up with him, and I'd be there now.

I walked over and hugged Em, bringing him out of his curled up ball position, I moved him to the couch so he could lay down with his head in my lap so I could stroke his long black hair. We were always so comfortable with each other and it used to drive Jake crazy. Truthfully, I didn't care what Jake cared about anymore. He ruined that the second he betrayed me. Knowing full well I was afraid of intimacy and abandonment. Cheating checked both of those boxes pretty adequately.

Ms. Call turned on the TV to The Princess Bride, Embry's favorite movie, and we sat in amicable silence for the night while the movies played and we ate our weight in take out chinese food. That's when I realized I knew Jake wouldn't ruin me like Edward had. I had my friends and Charlie, I was going to get through this. I fell asleep with Embry still sound asleep in my lap his peaceful breaths slow and steady. I would be stronger for myself, and my family.

Jake

Today was the day. Bella told me to get ready for me to be with her all night. She really did mean it for once, she finally was going to give it up. I had been growing tired of waiting. It had been so long since I'd gotten any. I was growing to resent her for it even though I was trying my hardest not to. Edward had left over a year ago and we had been together for half a year. I thought she would be with me by now, I loved her and told her I would wait forever but I was tired. Tonight was going to be the night I've been waiting for since we were both 16 and she had moved back here. I'd gone through so much since then. She had to, but she wouldn't have to deal with any of these problems had she never dated Edward.

I pulled on my cut offs and headed out for patrol. I had online orders to fill for the woodcarving site me and bella had set up but they could wait 'til tomorrow. I phased in to hear paul and jared joking about some girl Paul had taken home a couple nights ago, and how it hadn't had been Paul's finest moment. I thought how it was funny and Paul told me to shut up and mind my own business. Paul and I didn't get along and probably never would. He was the beta for now and probably would continue to be. I hated this bullshit. I hate being a wolf, I hate being a protector, and I sure as hell hate that I can't leave this Rez for more than a few days a time. I also hated that Bella had been so open to the idea of being trapped here. She thought she wanted to stay here, but I knew she didn't, there's no way she could have. Paul told me to keep my thoughts to myself. I knew it grated it on his nerves for me to talk about Bella in anything other than the best light, but I was only human. Well, not really, but still. Paul and Jared phased out and soon Quil phased in. Him and I had a lot to think about since we were thinking about the best strategy to become the most dominant team ever in Madden. We had been obsessed with the newly released version lately, much to Bells' chagrin.

Quil and I thought about it for the next few hours, which passed the time extremely quickly. We only had a four hour patrol until we had to be at Sam's house for our pre dinner gathering. We were patrolling when we saw Ms. Ateara flailing her hands outside of the Ateara convenience store. Quil and I quickly phased out and ran to check on her. Apparently Old Quil had fallen earlier in the day and she hadn't been able to find anyone to cover the afternoon shift. Old Quil had just gotten home from the hospital and was doing well but he needed to rest. Quil and I decided it was best that he helped out his mom and he ran to tell Sam he wouldn't be finishing the rest of the patrol. It was then, while I was standing there with my back against the wall of the store waiting for Quil when I saw the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen walk by. She had medium length black hair and the most beautiful copper skin and piercing green eyes. The second that her eyes met mine my world ended and began simultaneously. I was drawn to her, and she was it. I forgot about Bella instantly, I never thought that could be possible. I had imprinted.

"Hey, I'm Jake! I haven't seen you around before, what brings you to La Push?" I said to her reaching out my hand for to shake it. She smiled and pushed her hair out of her face then shook my hand and replied, "Just visiting some friends and family, I live at the Hoh Rez. I'm Jenna, by the way." She seemed to be just as enraptured by me as I had been by her. I was tall, with a large muscular build, and a lot of girls had been into me, but she by far was the most beautiful. She was tall with lean long legs and a generous bust. We spent a while just staring at each other before I spoke again. "So, do you wanted go for a walk with me?" Not telling her I'd actually be patrolling, just on two feet instead of four. She just nodded and I grabbed her hand. We walked hand and hand until we finally made it to the cliff I loved more than any other place on this god forsaken rez. We talked about our families and lives and I found out she's an art student up at Peninsula. I couldn't help but keep staring at her eyes when I finally leaned in to kiss her. Her hands were all over me, and I was groaning from the contact. Her warm soft mouth clashing with mine as I ran my hands up her sides quickly turning her around so she could grind her hips into me. I hadn't had this much physical contact in a few weeks since me and Bella last fooled around… Fuck, Bella. I totally forgot about Bells. I quickly shook the thoughts of her away and continued on my slow torture with Jenna. She seemed to know exactly what I liked and how I liked it as she ground her hips into me. Soon me and my wolf were preening at the idea of consummating our imprint and she willing obliged. I ripped her clothes off of her admiring her beautiful figure. Soon her lean naked frame was writhing underneath my body. I couldn't focus on anything else even though I thought I heard talking. I couldn't find it in me to care. Once we both finished I realized I had to be at Sam's and knew I had missed the gathering so I walked Jenna to her cousins house and bolted home to get ready for the dinner.

By the time I got to the center the closing ceremony had just ended. Sam was shooting daggers at me, and I knew I was in deep shit. At least here he couldn't yell at me. That left me slightly relieved. I was just getting comfortable when in walked Bella. She looked great, not compared to Jenna, but compared to almost any other person. She waved at everyone, and something was off, she wasn't looking at me, she was looking at Sam and Paul, her best buddies. When she finally made it to the table I got up to try and kiss her but she wasn't having it. What the fuck is that about? All of the sudden she opened her mouth, she knew I cheated, and she knew who with. I was in really, really, big fucking trouble.