As I said I do not own any part of this story, it totally belongs to major faith, her intro is below.

I don't own any of the characters in this chapter. They are all SM's...I just don't think that she lead them down the right paths. lol You will see some new characters filtered in soon. That is what I hope will make this story interesting...we'll see. I don't even know everything that will happen... the characters seem to move on their own...I just guide them along. :)

This is a first for me, but I am having fun with it. I hope that you enjoy the ride!

A BAY WINDOW VIEW

CHAPTER TWO

Jakes POV

I worked third shift and had gotten home at around seven that morning. I came in stripped down to my t-shirt and boxers and crashed on my bed, happy that I had decided to replace my king-sized mattress. It was a little firmer, with a very plush pillow top. It was so comfortable and I was so exhausted that I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. Unfortunately, it wasn't a restful sleep in the least and five hours later I was awake and feeling as though I hadn't slept at all. 'These dreams are killing me.' I thought.

You would have thought it would be impossible not to sleep soundly on that mattress, but since they had delivered it that Monday; I had yet to have one restful nights sleep. My daydreams had kept so much tension in my neck that it was difficult to relax and the dreams that I was having in sleep kept waking me in such a state that I wouldn't allow myself to lay back down for fear of falling back to sleep.

That had been my third dream that week and it was only Wednesday. I was dreaming of my Bells. God, I love her. During the previous three years or so, I had gotten to where I was only dreaming of her once a week, but that week she had been on my mind 24/7 and there was nothing that I could do about it.

I sat down in the chair near my bed, elbows on knees and face in hands wondering why this was happening now. 'It probably has something to do with this past weekend and your lack of self control.' my wolf growled. 'Don't go there! You know nothing about what it's been like for me. Not once have you ever tried to see things the way I do.' I thought. 'No, I haven't because I don't give a damn about your feelings. I thought that you had finally realized that I was right and excepted things the way they are. What is wrong with you?' The growling continued. 'I LOVE BELLS! I love her more than anything in the world. I would die for her, so don't judge me. Trust me, I judge myself enough. I am well aware of my mistakes, but I have been trying my dead level best to move on and live a semi-normal life.' I thought. 'It is pointless. Toughen up…you my friend are weak!' In that moment the wolf in me stepped back and gave me some much needed space. I remember feeling so thankful that he had backed off. My wolf was like my contiuous, only worse. He was very opinionated and usually right on balls accurate. 'It is pointless to try and move on. I am weak!' I surrendered. My wolf lay quiet.

It has been eight years since Bells married Edward and moved to Alaska with him. I could not even close my eyes and pretend to sleep for months after she left. The visions behind my eyes were just too painful to bear. The memories of all that we shared were amazing, but they were clouded by the thoughts of the danger that I felt in my heart she would be facing with Edward.

I knew that she loved the bloodsucker or that she thought she did at least, but I honestly was naïve enough to think that what we shared would win out in the end. I don't know what in the hell I was thinking. Bella always did hold the cards when it came to our relationship and Edward Freakin' Cullen always seemed to have his way when it came to her.

I knew that Bella and I were meant to be together. Hell, truth be known, I knew it when I was six years old and she was seven. I never shared that little piece of information with anyone. I knew at seventeen, it would have lead to me being laughed off the Rez. I hid a lot of my thoughts from my pack. 'Being the Alpha did have its perks.' I thought.

The day that Bella showed up on my porch to tell me that she had chosen to marry Edward was the best and worst day of my life. I imprinted on Bella that day, I had been praying every day for over a year to imprint on her. I would have gladly given my right arm for it. The imprint happened as she was walking up my dad's front porch steps. I knew exactly what was happening; I had seen it happen through Sam and Embry's minds. The earth moved, my entire world changed and the only thing that mattered to me was Bella's happiness. I wanted so badly for Bella to want me as I wanted her. I had talked with her about imprinting before and I thought that it would be best to be honest with her. Yes, I was ready to tell her. I knew that she loved me and I truly thought that she had been holding me at arms length mainly because she was afraid that I would eventually imprint on someone else. I couldn't blame her for that. Hell, as much as I believed with all my heart that I wouldn't imprint on anyone else, the reality of what happened to Sam, Leah and Emily was always in the back of my mind.

I swallowed hard, so hard in fact that Bella probably heard it. With every bit of courage that I had I began to tell Bella that I imprinted on her, however she stopped me before I had a chance to even get one word out. Bells knew that I was fixing to tell her something, so before I could start she had held up her hand to stop me. She said, "Me first Jake. I have something important that I need to tell you. I am so sorry Jake; because I know what I am fixing to tell will hurt you." I looked into her eyes and realized that they were full of tears that were beginning to spill down her cheeks. I instinctively reached up and wiped her tears with my thumbs. My heart was so heavy; it felt as though there were bricks tied to it. She was my imprint and I couldn't stand to see her in pain, physical or otherwise. All of a sudden…Bam! I would have rather taken a bullet, than had to hear the next words that came from her beautiful lips. There I was… in hell with no way out.

Bella told me that she was going to marry the leech and move to Alaska with him. Not only was I losing her to Edward, a leech and my sworn enemy; I was never going to be able to see her again. I would never be able to go to Alaska and she wouldn't be coming back here…she couldn't, Edward was going to turn her into one of them. I could just see the smug look on the leech's face. The one that said, "I won." Like it had all been some kind of game and Bella was the prize. 'The self-righteous prick…' I thought.

Bella and I talked and debated about almost everything over the previous year. We pretty much knew each other inside and out. We had talked about marriage several times and I knew how she felt on the subject. She thought that it was stupid and pointless. I had always secretly hoped that she would change her opinion on that, but I kept that to myself. She said that when two people love one another, they don't need a piece of paper to prove anything. I didn't completely agree with her, but I did understand. My dad told me that Bella's parents were completely bad about each other, they were crazy in love. Renee got pregnant and she left Charlie before Bella was even born. Bella didn't hold a high regard to the importance of marriage.

Edward had convinced Bella to marry him. He knew how badly she wanted to be changed into one of them and he took advantage of that. He promised that if she would marry him, he would in turn change her as soon as they returned from their honeymoon. The honeymoon, even today the thought of it makes every hair on my body rise, and my heart feel as though it is being pulled from my chest. The thought of him touching my Bells is repulsive. I knew the leech was hiding something; I could see it in his eyes and my wolf could feel it in his bones. Edward's eyes had been filled with deceit, desire, thirst, angst, and obsession. I hadn't seen the first sign of love or devotion for Bella. My Bells deserved much more, she deserved the world.

I stepped back, placing my hand over my heart, as I proceeded to make the hardest decision I had ever made in my life; I would not tell Bella about me imprinting on her. My wolf disagreed with my decision 100%. He thought my imprinting on her was the natural course that should be taken. He was furious with me for letting her run off with a bloodsucker. He begged me to reconsider, but as usual I ignored him and made my own decisions. I made my decisions from a man's prospective; not a wolves. 'I should have listened to my wolf.' I thought.

She was my imprint and I felt that I had to be whatever she needed me to be. Quill imprinted on a ten year old and he had to be more of an uncle to her than anything else during the eight years that followed. That wasn't the ideal situation for Quill, but that is the way that things had to be…for Claire. A week before Claire finally turned eighteen; Quill realized that he was finally going to have a real chance with her. He could finally look at her in a romantic way. When he'd first imprinted on her, the thought of him even seeing a future with her seemed perverted. Quill had shown me that the kind of relationship that you have with your imprint is truly up to her. You had to be whatever she needed you to be…period. What I didn't consider at the time was the fact that Quill and Claire really didn't have another choice. She was ten, they couldn't have had any other kind of relationship other than the one they had. If Claire would have been eighteen I seriously doubt that Quill would have let her run off with a bloodsucker. I think that he would have been more concerned with her safety, than being what she needed him to be. 'Damnit! Why in the hell can't I stop thinking of her?' I asked myself. It has been years since I had put myself through this kind of torment.

In all honesty, my decision wasn't solely based on what I felt I had learned from Quill. I wanted Bella to be with me because she wanted me and needed me. I didn't want some magic werewolf shit to take her right to choose away from her. It wasn't an issue for me, I had already chosen her. I didn't feel as though I were being controlled by the imprinting. I wanted her to love me in the way that I loved her.

I never told anyone of my imprinting on Bella. I decided to keep the information to myself. I was well aware that Embry had gotten ill with me over the years, mostly because I blew off all a women he had set me up with. I was never able to forget my Bells, not even for a brief moment. I had been on my share of dates, most of them during the four years right after Bella left. Some of them were to try and forget the pain that I was feeling and some of them were simply for show.

My pack brothers not knowing about my imprint had turned out to be a some what of a hindrance. It made it harder for them to understand my reasoning for not wanting to be in a relationship with a woman, which resulted in them tormenting me mercilessly. They didn't hold back, they made sure they told me what a wuss I was every chance they got.

My wolf didn't care what my reasons were for spending my time with other women, he was pissed. 'You are being unfaithful to my imprint! You are you are toying with matches and you will go up in flames. Mark my words!' He had told me. I felt my wolf fighting me every step of the way. He knew that I should only be with my imprint. Hell, the man in me knew that I shouldn't be with anyone other than my imprint, but I also knew that being with her would never come to pass. I still prayed for it, hoped for it, and begged the almighty every damn day for it, but it had not brought my Bells back to me. I don't even know if she is dead or alive, human or vampire. I don't even know if she thinks of me or even remembers me. 'Why am I am I making myself crazy?'

The wolf in me wanted to rip Cullen a new one, it wanted to claim and protect his imprint. It wanted to hold her captive and keep her from turning into one of their kind. The thought of her going away with that bloodsucker…'Ugh! I have to give this a rest… I can't figure out why I haven't I been able to think of anything other than her all week? This is insane!' I thought. 'I told you, it probably has…' my wolf began. 'Stop! I told you not to go there.'

There hadn't been a single day that went by when I didn't think of my Bells. That week was different though. I had no focus; only my thoughts of her. The guys on the force asked me everyday that week what the hell was up with me. I didn't tell anyone anything. What would I have told them? Embry had asked me just as we ended our shift, only five hours before. I told him that I just hadn't been able to sleep well this week and that it had been taking a toll on me. It wasn't really a lie. I knew that I would eventually confide the whole truth in him; he was best friend, my partner and my brother for all intense and purposes. I had to have time to wade through my thoughts and feelings. I had to figure out what in the hell was going on with me.

I joined the academy right after I graduated from La Push High School. I had finished fifth in my class and because of that and the Native American scholarships I could have gone to any college I chose to attend with a full ride and spending money. My teachers were very encouraging, but I knew that I would never leave the reservation. I had responsibilities and obligations beyond their comprehension. I had expectations put on me that I was determined to live up to. There was my dad of course; he would always need my help to a certain degree. I had an obligation to my pack and to my people. I would always stay close by and keep an eye on everything. I knew that it was a large responsibility for a young man to have, but I was my great-grandfather's grandson and I would live up to the title. I would make him and my father proud.

Charlie, Bella's dad had always been like a second father to me. He felt that I had a lot going for me and he had heard that I turned down the prospect of college, against the wishes of all my teachers. Charlie began encouraging me to join the academy. Joining the Forks Police Department ended up being one of the best decisions I had ever made. I had been on the force for six years and I was already expected to step into Charlie's position as soon as he was ready to retire. Charlie was very good at what he did and I was more than willing to learn everything I could from him. I have the upmost respect for him and my father. They are men with much knowledge and strength of character.

I stopped phasing shortly after Bella left with the Cullen's. There hadn't been any sign of vampires in the area and there wasn't a need for all of us to phase. I knew that I would always be there for my people, ready to do whatever I needed to do for them. I felt that as long as there weren't any threats leering around, I would be satisfied protecting the fine people of Forks.

Quill decided that he would continue phasing. He didn't want to continue aging while he was waiting for Claire to reach an acceptable dating age. Brody was the newest in the pack and he loved the power of the wolf. He didn't want to stop phasing so Quill agreed to keep an eye out for him. I had learned to talk to Quill and Brody while in my human form, that made it easy for me to keep an eye on things.

'I seriously don't understand why I am thinking about all of this now.' Bella had always been in my heart and I thought of her everyday, but not continuously. I would have gone crazy if I'd allowed myself to think of her none stop everyday. I would go crazy from the pain of all that I lost. 'Why now?' I thought.

'It is almost as though I can hear her heartbeat calling out to me. For some reason I can't shake the feeling that she needs me to find her. Am I crazy? I don't think that I am.' I thought. 'You are crazy but you are not imagining things. I can hear her heart beating. You need to let me out, you have kept me dormant long enough. You need to use your wolf senses. Now!' My wolf demanded.

'Your right! I can't stand this another second.' I thought. I got out of my chair, tearing off my black T-shirt and boxers while plowing down my stairs. I ran out my back door, off my deck and phased in mid air. 'Oh Shit! I hear it; Bella's heartbeat.' I thought. My mind was racing…'Where is she? She's still human! My mate is here. Oh dear God, have you finally answered my prayers?' I thought as I made my way through the forest. Her heartbeat was strong and steady, beautiful and relaxing and it was the best sound that I had ever heard. My paws were digging deep into the soil, the air rushing through my fur and all my wolf could think of was his reunion with his mate. My mate, my Bells was only seconds away from me. I could see Charlie's house and I realized that she was there. 'Yes, she is in her room.' I thought. I could tell from the sound of her steady heartbeat and shallow breathing that she was sleeping. 'She seems at peace.' My heart was overflowing with so much relief and joy that I could barely contain myself.

Once again, I find myself under her big bedroom window…the very window that I slept under for an entire week after I imprinted on her. Once again I laid there listening to her heartbeat, this time thanking God that it was in fact still beating. I could only hope that it was beating for me. 'Did she come back for me? How long has she been here? I will have to ask my dad if she has been by his place, the little red house with the homemade garage where I spent many, many hours with my Bells working on cars and motorcycles. My garage, where we drank warm sodas together, holding hands and falling in love. I wish that she would have realized that we were truly in love.' I laid there listening to my Bella, basking in the memory of how it felt being near her. We were always touching in some way, like we didn't want even space to come between us. My heart fell every time she would leave La Push and go back to Forks. I knew that something changed every time she saw Edward. It was like he had her under some kind of spell. I think that it was a power that he had over her. I know that it had something to do with being a vampire.

'Oh, wait. She is waking up.' Her heartbeat and her breathing were both running rapid. I began to realize that she wasn't content or peaceful in the least. She was in some kind of turmoil. 'She is running now, down the stairs and out her front door. Where is she going? I will follow her and make sure that she is safe. Now that she is back my wolf with never let her go.'