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Note: This chapter is dedicated to StalkerishEmmettFan. She was the ONLY person polite enough to review. So, this is for you! (P.S. Cold was awesome!)
Eclipse Chapter 2:
As Edward held me close, I heard a knock on the door. Edward went rigid. I tried to pull back and see what was wrong, but he wouldn't let go of me. Apparently whoever it was, Edward didn't want me to open the door. But, I didn't have to as Charlie got it instead.
"Oh, hello Jake." I heard my dad say from downstairs. I instantly stiffened. Why was he here? Was something wrong? How would he react when he found out that Edward was back? I started for my door and this time Edward let me go, but I could feel him standing right behind me as I headed for the stairs.
Only when I heard Jake and Charlie go into the living room did I head downstairs. I walked to the front door and faced Edward. He looked at me with blank confusion plastered on his face.
"I don't think that you should be here right now." I said, "Jake is strong, but I don't want to overestimate his self-control and I can't have him phasing in my house with my dad here."
"Phasing?" Edward asked with alarm. He stared into my eyes as he finally grasped the situation. He threw a quick look towards the living room before returning his gaze to me. He looked worried… and angry.
"It'll be fine so long as he doesn't see you." I assured him. He looked unconvinced, but moved to leave anyway. As he was almost out the door, he turned and caught my lips in a brief, but passion-filled kiss. Even in that small kiss, a year's worth of joy overflowed my heart. I don't think that I'll ever get adjusted to the way he kisses me.
"I'll be watching until the mutt leaves." Edward whispered. His voice was velvety, but I could detect a hint of menace behind the words. Then he disappeared into thin air like always. I made my way to the living room. Charlie sat on the edge of couch looking at Jacob who sat on the only chair, his form hunched over in sadness.
"Bella, there you are," Charlie said casually, "Where's Edward?" Jake's head instantly lifted to stare at me with a look of sheer disbelief that in half a second turned to a look of hatred and betrayal. I could feel my heart crashing in my chest as I looked into his dark eyes. Thankfully, Charlie's eyes were also on me so he missed Jake's sudden change of mood.
"Um- I sent him home." I said to both of them, "He still needs to unpack all of his things at home. In fact, I was planning to go over there later to help with that- if that's alright." The unpacking part was a complete lie, but I still wanted to go and see everyone. I had missed them all so much.
"Yeah that's fine." Charlie said, distracted, "Actually, Jake just came to deliver some unfortunate news." Okay, something was definitely wrong.
"What happened?" I asked, concerned.
"Harry Clearwater had a heart attack. He's dead." Jake stated. He spoke calmly, but there was an edge to his voice that cut me with every syllable.
"That's awful." I said, "How is Sue holding up?"
"She's sad, but she'll survive." Jake replied, then he turned his attentions to my dad, "The funeral is on Saturday." We all were still for a moment as the information sunk in. Poor Sue, poor Seth, poor Leah. I was lost in my own world when Jake suddenly stood up.
"Bella, may I have a word with you privately?" Jacob asked me formally. The sharp edge of his voice was still there. He walked towards the kitchen.
"Yes you may, Jacob." I replied just as formally as he passed me. We walked to the front of the house, leaving Charlie in the living room.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Jake whispered as soon as we were in the clear. The rage in his voice was no longer masked by politeness.
"What are you talking about?" I retorted.
"Don't tell me you took that son-of-a-bitch back, after everything he did to you?"
"Don't you dare talk about Edward that way." I warned.
"I'll talk about that leech any way I want!" Jacob almost yelled. He paused. "Bella, he could kill you. Do you understand me, 'KILL you.' He's no good for you, Bella. Please, don't see him." He said more calmly. Despite his change of tone, I could feel the rage inside of me building. If Jake said one more thing about my boyfriend, I don't think that the anger would stay contained.
But he didn't stop. "Listen, I'm twice the man that he is. You don't have to settle for the parasite, you have options." He smiled and reached up to touch my face, but I pulled away. I wasn't about to take any more of his crap.
"THAT IS IT!" I screamed, "LEAVE ME ALONE, YOU JERK! EDWARD IS A THOUSAND TIMES THE MAN YOU'LL EVER BE! GET OUT!"
I spun on my heels and bolted up the stairs to my room. I slammed the door as hard as I could and locked it. Tears of rage spilled from my eyes as I sank unsteadily to the floor. I heard the front door slam, so I assumed that Jacob had left as well. Still, the anger did not cease. I grabbed the nearest object, which happened to be my copy of Wuthering Heights, and chucked it at the wall with probably enough force to dent it. I didn't hear it make impact.
"I realize that you're angry, but you're probably going to want this later." I looked up to see Edward standing in front of me with my book in his hands, a small smile on his angelic face.
"I can't believe he talked about you like that." My voice was barely above a whisper as he sat down beside me and wiped away my tears with his ice cold hand.
"Well, I earned it. It didn't bother me until he actually made a pass at you, but after seeing how you acted at that…" He trailed off and chuckled. I looked at him, annoyed.
"You're actually amused by all of this?"
"No, just proud. I didn't know that you had that kind of response in you. I must be the luckiest man in the universe." He said, his love ringing in every word. I laid my head against Edward's chest as his arm wrapped around my waist. We remained quiet like this for a moment until he spoke again.
"I think you should go downstairs, Charlie needs you." He stated. I looked at his golden eyes for a moment before replying.
"What will you do while I'm with Charlie?"
"I'll still be here when you get back." He assured me, "But Harry's death is hard on Charlie and I think that he could use the company of his daughter right now." I nodded and left Edward in my bedroom as I headed downstairs.
Charlie was still sitting on the couch when I got to the living room. I doubt if he had moved since I'd last been in here. The Television wasn't on, but Charlie was still staring at it blankly. I sighed and sat down next to him on the sofa. I placed my head on his shoulder and prayed that that provided some amount of comfort. As I sat there with Charlie, I wondered if that was what I had looked like after Edward had left me. It really didn't matter because no matter what, I was going to be there for Charlie.
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I had some trouble with ending this chapter, but I think I did a good job with it. But now Jacob is pissed, what do you think he's gonna do? What is Jacob Black capable of doing? You'll have to find out in later chapters because I'm too lazy to figure that out at this second. But I can tell you this, it's gonna be good!
P.S. I do realize that Jacob is a little OOC. Okay, a little.
