(A/N: I got sick of milking you guys for reviews, so here's the second part!)
Part Two
"You fall away from your past
But it's following you
You fall away"-The Fray, Fall Away
The house is still pretty new, Sue and Charlie moved into it only about a year ago. But the house still smells like the old one. If Jacob had to describe the smell, he would call it 'the smell of a family that has been torn apart.'
Jacob walks cautiously into the house, hoping he isn't interrupting anything. "Sue?" he says, slightly louder than his normal voice.
"Over here, Jacob," Sue's voice comes from the family room. "What're you doing here? You're welcome to visit, of course, I'm just wondering why you would come here when my own children haven't been here in ages."
"Um…" Jacob mumbles, sitting down on a couch across from Sue. "Could you…possibly…tell me what Leah…thinks of me?"
Sue laughs a hearty laugh. "Shouldn't you already know this? You can see inside her mind, after all."
Jacob sighs. "I wish it were that easy. Years of practice have made Leah good at keeping her thoughts from me."
"Leah…" Sue mumbles thoughtfully. "What she thinks of you…she…she's in denial. She's trying to convince herself that she's not in love with you, or if she is, that it's just brother/sisterly love. But Leah's a smart girl. She knows it's really more than that. She just won't admit it to herself."
The words wash over Jacob like a cleansing waterfall. Leah's just in denial. We could have something. I could be free of my stupid imprint.
"Thank you, Sue," Jacob says.
"Just promise me one thing," Sue says.
"Anything," Jacob says.
"Promise me," Sue continues, "That you won't hurt Leah. She's been through enough in her life to not deserve anymore of that."
Jacob nods slowly. "I would never hurt her, Sue. Thanks again for all your help."
As Jacob walks out the door, Sue yells after him, "Tell my kids to visit sometime!"
But Jacob doesn't hear her. He is already off to find Leah.
(A/N: Was Jacob out of character in this chapter? I couldn't really tell. Reviews are love! (And will also get the next chapter out faster, hint, hint. Seriously, if I hadn't been waiting for reviews, I would have posted this part right after the first one. ))