"Jake, thank you." I said as I closed my eyes and felt the blush creep up my cheeks.
"For what, Bella?" He looked confused, from what I could tell. The dim lighting in the restaurant was doing quite a job on my eyesight.
"For being you. You were the only person that didn't completely turn on my when I was depressed, to say the least, and I just can't thank you enough. You really are amazing. Just, thank you for standing by me, because I know that I wouldn't be here without you." In that moment, I hadn't felt so sincere in months. Tears started to roll down my cheeks for some odd reason. I don't know why I was crying, but I was just so genuinely happy for once. I couldn't believe how I could feel so wonderful after feeling so miserable a few months ago. Jake had turned my world upside down, but the half of my heart that Edward had taken with him seemed to not even be missing when I was with Jake. He made me feel whole again, and that, along with everything else, made me completely happy.
"Bella… " He started to say as he came over to my side of the table, knelt down, and put his hand on my face. "Thank you for being an amazing girlfriend. I know that when he left, he left you broken, but I'd never do that to you. You're too amazing and perfect in my eyes. I could never live to see you hurting that badly. Giving me the pieces of your heart that are left, well, that must've been hard for you to do, but I'm glad you did. Bella, I love you." He proclaimed, and I felt like my heart stopped. Here comes the waterfall. Not that I'm not completely ecstatic that he said that to me, but I just needed to be able to form words, and at that moment, I couldn't manage to say anything.
"Jake.. I… I.. I love you too. More than you'll probably ever know, and you deserved that part of my heart. I knew how much pain I had caused you; choosing him over you. I knew the things that you had sacrificed, just waiting for me to give you a chance. When he left, I felt the need to give you the chance that you needed, and you won over my heart, but you've had that piece because you were my best friend before you were my boyfriend. Jake, I never doubt your feelings and I know that you'd never hurt me. I know that with all that I am actually. You held me while I cried over.. over him. My own boyfriend holding me while I cried over another man, well, it's over, Jake. He's gone for good, and honestly, if he never comes back, which he never will, I'll be fine, because I have you, and I love you with the half of my heart that is still there and intact. Please, do not ever forget that. Ever." The tears kept coming, but I had said all I needed to say to him.
In that moment, he grabbed my hand and we darted out the door and to the truck. Without one moment of hesitation, I slammed him into the truck door and kissed him desperately, because I needed him to know how passionate I was about him. I was crazy about him, and even though Edward was gone and there was a crazy and passionate love that I felt for him too, Jake was here, and I needed him, in every way possible. And that night, well, that was the night that I had slept with Jacob.