I couldn't just put one chapter up...

When Bella got to Jacob's house, Billy Black, Jacob's father was there; Charlie went directly into the house. Bella didn't bother; she knew that Jacob wasn't there. Though she was sure that there were some wolves there. Whether Billy Black liked it or not he was going to have to keep Charlie in the house for a moment while Bella talked to them. There were some secrets that needed to be kept.

As she neared the entrance, Sam came out to meet her, followed closely by some of the rest of the pack. Emily came from behind her, and it took Bella only a couple of seconds to figure out where she'd come from. Bella had been so focused on finding Jacob that she had thought about the other obstacles there might be.

Bella didn't give Sam a chance to talk first, "I know that there hasn't always been good blood between us, but I have to find Jacob, Sam."

Neither of them missed the pun, but they both decided to ignore it despite the small chuckles there was around them.

"No. Jacob doesn't want to see you."

Bella held her tongue; shouting wouldn't help, even though every part of her was screaming.

"Sam, I understand what you are trying to do, keeping him from feeling more pain, and trust me; I understand that now. But this isn't about the treaty; I have to talk to him."

Emily moved behind her, but Bella didn't budge. Sam's solid stance wavered only slightly.

"You tell me what you want him to know, and I will tell him."

"I'm not stupid, Sam. I know about the mind-reading thing. Quil told me when I first saw one of you change. I know that you know where he is. Please. If you care about Jacob, you will tell him that he has to come and talk to me."

With a quick glance around Sam's face went from high leader, to fill with rage very quickly. Suddenly Bella was glad that Charlie was inside and couldn't hear them. There was way too much that he couldn't know, too much that he didn't understand. It was best that he heard it from his best friend, peacefully and certainly not like this.

"Why? You are just going to hurt him, vampire girl."

Bella's annoyance reached a new level, "I am not a vampire girl!"

Sam had begun to turn around, but there was something about the anger that she'd just shouted with that made him stop. He knew that anger, could hear in her something that he knew very well. With Bella's breathing coming faster, Emily reached his side, "You know what she wants to tell him, don't you?"

As Sam looked at Emily, his expression softened, "I think so."

"Then tell her."

Bella watched helplessly as emotion played across Sam's face. Emily had just told Sam that he should let Bella talk to Jake, but she still wasn't sure that she was going to get the chance. Both Billy Black and Charlie were now behind her and Billy's gaze was like a weight that she couldn't shake.

"Look Sam, I know that there is probably going to be some weirdness between us for a while, but think about it. Why would I be here, if not because I care about you? By all rights, I should be with the Cullen's, but I can't go there, not now. Not while Jake hurts like he does. I can see it in your eyes. He's in pain. Please, I have to talk to him."

"You abandoned him!"

"I did not! I went to save a life of someone that I cared about; I promised I would come back to him. And I meant it."

Bella had never been one to beg, but she wanted to drop to her knees. She understood more about the pack now, and understood that with Sam's permission she could find Jacob. The pack was linked, and she knew that being with Jacob would mean that Sam would know everything about her, that he knew how much Jake loved her, and it only added to her hope.

Sam stepped aside. No change what-so-ever in his facial expression, but he moved. Allowing her space to pass. Bella continued to look at him until he lifted his finger and pointed.

"He went to the cliffs. Be careful!"

He shouted after her as she took off running. Her lungs burned and complained as she made her way but she couldn't stop, she didn't know how long Jacob would be there. For a second she was angry that she was human and slow, but then all thoughts in her brain went silent as she saw him.

His wolf self had always captivated her, but there was something about him now that gave her shivers. She couldn't put her finger on it, but it seemed like she belonged in his world, like she fit in. He was beautiful, in more ways than she could imagine. His massive head turned as he heard her, and his body changed quickly. Then there before her stood a completely unabashed Jake. At first she averted her eyes, but then she was afraid that he would take that as a rejection.

Jake snorted and moved away, running quickly behind something. Bella didn't realize what he was doing until he came out from behind a tree wearing a pair of cut off shorts.

"What do you want, Bella? You have your vampire. Go. I'm fine."

Bella stood there, completely unafraid. As she looked at him, something new filled her; an emotion that didn't have a name, it was like the world had fallen apart and he was the only thing that she could focus on. She knew that he could leave, but she'd never give up loving him. She knew that now, somehow the love that had always been there, but it grew just in seeing him again.

"No, you're not fine. And neither am I."

"Don't tell me…" he started in anger but trailed off as the last of her words got to him, "What? Are you okay?"

"No, I'm not."

His gaze came up sharply, and glanced quickly over her body, looking for blood, for wounds. Bella smiled to herself before she told him, "I went to Italy to save Edward, Jacob. I know that hurt you. But please, listen to me now. I came back here to be with you."

"You're in love with Edward. You told me that."

"I did. I was, well am," when Jacob turned around she panicked, "Wait! That didn't come out right."

She'd reached her arm out, as if she was going to chase but they both knew that she would never be able to catch him if he tried to run. He didn't, he just glared at her hand. He dared her to continue just by standing there then his gaze slid to hers. The walls he'd built around him were still firmly in place, and Bella had no way of knowing if they would ever come down, but she had to try.

"Spit it out, Bella. I really don't have time for this, and Edward is probably worried sick about you," He'd practically spat Edward's name.

Bella dismissed the thought immediately, "I don't care if Edward is worried about me, his feelings don't matter right now."

Jacob eyebrows went up like she was telling a private joke, "Oh yeah, why is that? Come to tell me that I am your best friend and that you need me, again?"

"Well yes, you are my best friend, and I do need you."

"Well you told me, so you can go."

Jacob turned to walk away again.

"Will you please just stop talking, and let me finish? You are so stubborn."

Jacob turned and there seemed to be just a hint of a smile of his face, pulling at his lips.

"Jake, I have known you my whole life. We threw mud-pies, laughed and played in the water together while our Dads were fishing. Every summer that I was here, you and I were inseparable. When I came to forks to live, I didn't think about all of that. I thought only about how much I was going to miss home. That was all that was on my mind. When I saw Edward, something in me changed. I don't regret loving him, in some ways I still love him – I always will. But when he left, even though I hurt, there was something about you that made me feel better. I can't explain it. I won't try. But Jake, you have to know, that I want to be with you."

Tears began to well up in her eyes, she hadn't expected this. She hadn't expected how much she'd hurt him, but she could punish herself later, Jacob needed to know everything.

Jacob shook his head, unready to accept that she was actually there, "What about the Cullens?"

"I will figure that out later."

"What do you mean later?"

"The plane from Italy landed, and I went to your house. I had to come and talk to you; I had to tell you the truth."

"That you are going to go back and be with Edward, I know, Bella. It's okay."

"No, Jacob. That when you asked me to stay, when we were in the kitchen at Charlie's just before the phone-call-"

"That one that you yelled at me for…"

She ignored him and kept talking, "I had never known how much I could love someone."

"What are you saying, Bella?"

Bella could tell that she was going to have to say the words, that Jacob didn't trust in the instincts that were telling him he and Bella belonged together. She'd been ignoring them so long that she didn't realize how long they must have been yelling at him to tell her.

"Jake, I love you."

Jacob didn't move for a whole second. It might have been longer, Bella wasn't sure. She was only sure that somehow, over the course of the conversation, they had gotten a lot closer together. They were within arms distance of each other now, and the air felt warmer, just being around him. A happiness swept through her, even though there was still an uneasiness that lived inside as well, his presence simply soothed her.

Jacob's brown eyes looked straight into hers as if he were looking for a lie, but they both knew that she wasn't that good a lying. His intense gaze made her blush, but she didn't give her ground. She'd never been surer of anything in her entire life.

"Bella, don't do this... If you go back to him…"

His words trailed off, but the meaning behind was conveyed easily. The finely toned muscles underneath the dark skin could only hide his soul from her gaze so much.

"I don't want to be with Edward, Jake. Only you. That's the truth"

Now the tears had spilled out and fell down her cheeks. She didn't bother to wipe them away, but he did. Using one thumb he brushed away the tears that lined her cheeks. The rest of him though, stood far away, as if he couldn't touch her too much without giving in.

"What about the rest of the vampires?"

"I don't know yet, but I can learn to live without them, Jake. Not without you," Bella voice sounded almost as sure as she felt.

"Bella…"

He was losing the anger, and she could hear and see how much he wanted to believe her. Bella knew that somehow she could convince him. So she asked the only thing that she knew he could fully understand and believe. Feelings didn't lie.

"Jake, Kiss me."

She covered his hand on her face with one of hers and looked into his deep brown eyes. She let everything she felt, all her dreams, lay out for him to see; the walls that had been there for so long because of Edward had finally moved for him to see the place that he had in her heart.

Her demand was met faster than she thought, and with a pull of his hand her lips were against his. It should be but it wasn't awkward to be in his arms. It was like home, like she'd belonged here the whole time. His warmth seeped into her as their bodies touched and Bella felt the latch she kept on her passion open. Now, she kissed, really kissed him, her arms moving up around his neck. She continued clinging to the only thing in the world that she could see or feel.

She felt when he let go, when the walls that he had put around his love for her fell away. His arms encircled her, pulled her to him, not bothering to be careful. His lips weren't demanding but they were firm. Jacob's fingers moved into her hair holding her lips to his, kissing her like she'd never known was possible.

She met his lips with unabashed intensity, she never known that it was possible to love someone this much. Then she remembered her control. She abruptly pulled away and Jacob growled lightly.

"I'm sorry," Bella said on reflex, expecting to be lectured about how she shouldn't let her control slip that way.

"Don't ever apologize for kissing me with passion, Bella."

Her heart jumped again as it overloaded with even more love. She wasn't sure that she could contain it all.

He kissed her again, like he couldn't believe that it was true. Bella jumped into his arms, finally realizing why it was so right with Jacob. She would never have to apologize for being who she was, Jacob could and did accept her for exactly who she'd been all along.

This time Jacob pulled away and Bella frowned

"What about the wolf part?"

"You are who you are Jacob. The wolf is part of you; I love all of you, Jake."

"But I'm… dangerous," he said even as his own arms tightened around her.

She laid her head against his chest letting her body fold into the curve of his arms, into the warmth that was Jake. She inhaled his scent, and fearlessly let her hand trail down his skin, he shivered.

"I know, we'll find a way through all of this together… I know there is a way, and we'll find it Jacob. There is way that will make it so that I never have to leave your side."

Jake leaned so that she could see his eyes, giving her the same honesty that she'd given him. She could see it in his eyes, but she didn't have to wait to hear him say it.

"I love you, Bella. I always have. God help me, I always have."

Bella didn't say anything, but she snuggled closer to him delighting in how much like home he felt.

"We should go and tell Charlie."

"He knows."

"Sam?"

"Knows."

"Dad?"

"Knows."

Jacob grinned. "Who didn't you tell?"

"I was pretty focused on you," She admitted; earning her a grin from Jacob.

The smile finally reached his eyes and he kissed the top of her head.

"Bella, you're amazing."

She looked up into his eyes and realized that she would never have to leave home again.

"Only because of you, Jake."

And this time she kissed him, and though his hands held her to him, she knew that they were together, neither more powerful than the other. That somehow she'd found someone who loved every part of her. Jacob's heart swelled with joy, Bella and he were finally going home, together. It was perfect.