Days passed and Edward was no where to be found. I tried calling him but there was never any answer. When I asked for him at the Cullen's house, they would just say he wasn't in. I couldn't comprehend as to why he would leave without an explanation, or at least a goodbye. Did I do something wrong? During the duration of his disappearance, I held myself captive in my room. The feeling of loneliness and abandonment, were not strangers to me. All the insecurities and fears from before, came flooding back as if the dam of emotions let loose. The hole in my chest slowly ripped its way open once again. Living life without Edward was far too painful.

I was in the middle of undressing, when a gush of wind swept several dried leaves through the opened window. I ran to shut it, when a hand reached up and grabbed my wrist.

"Bella wait, I'm coming in."

Within seconds, the room was filled with an enormous body that belonged to my best friend; my sun had returned.

"Jake?"

I stared at him in astonishment. He had been gone for two months and I really thought he wasn't coming back. I wrapped my arms around him as tightly as my weak arms would allow.

"I thought you were gone forever. I've missed you more then you'll ever be able to understand."

The tears began flowing, and I gripped him tighter. Oddly, he didn't embrace me, his form became rigid and still under my embrace. Feeling the hastiness, I released him and took a step back. I looked at his face, and recognized the expression immediately. He was wearing Sam's look, the look of distance, resentment, and most of all angst. Even though I held nothing against Sam, I loathed this look more then anything else in the world.

"Jake, I'm sorry things were left the way they were. Please don't be angry, I need you."

"Bella, I didn't come back for this, or you."

My face fell, and the tears flowed heavily now, each splatter making a deafening thud in the thick silence.

"Why did you come then?"

"I came on behalf of the pack. We got scent of a bloodsucker that we didn't recognize. I came to warn your, fiancé," he spat the word at me like a cuss "that he should be expecting company."

"Well, I will pass along the word to Carlisle."

"Why? Where's Edward?"

I looked up into his eyes.

"Gone."

For a glimpse of a second, I saw the old Jake I held so dearly. There was concernment and compassion, and just as fast, it disappeared. It was evident that he wasn't ready to forgive me just yet.

"Didn't I tell you this would happen?" a smug, bitter smile spread across his face. "He left you to defend for yourself, and this is the one you chose to spend the rest of your life with? Pathetic."

"Jake, listen to me. I know things didn't go the way you wanted them to, hell, they didn't go the way I wanted them to either. Jake, I told you I loved you and I'm sorry that it wasn't enough. What did you want me to do? If I chose you, then I would have to live without Edward, and we both know how that turns out."

"You didn't try! If you had just let go, we could have been happy together."

"No, I could never be happy without him Jake. Listen, I love you. You are my sun, without you there is only coldness and darkness. These months without you have been unbearable. Please don't give up on me yet."

I took his hand in mine and raised it to my heart. The thudding in my chest accelerated rapidly. His facade slowly became undone. He took a step closer, and his tears began to well.

"See Jake? It still beats for you."

He ripped his hand from mine, and took a step back.

"Damn it, Bella. It took me two months! Two months on my own, away from everyone. Two months to build up this wall, and in seconds you tear it down."

I walked over to him again, and took his hands in my own. I brushed a single tear from his cheek. I knew that it wouldn't be long now until he gave in.

"I have to go."

I watched as he gracefully manoeuvred his immense body through the narrow window. He turned to look at me once more and whispered,

"Be safe."

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