Hey everyone! I hope you are enjoying my story. I am writing this very fast as I seem to have the enthusiasm to keep writing so I might as well update quickly as well since I am trying to finish this story within the next two weeks.

Annalise doesn't meet Sam yet in this chapter, I want there to be a good introduction to her character as well as the character of Bella and Jacob before introducing anything else. I am also trying to stay as close to the book as I can because those are the kind of fanfics that I love the most.

Anyway, hopefully in the next chapter she'll meet Sam but if you have any suggestions, please let me know. Also, let me know how you are enjoying the story. Is it too fast, too slow, needs more or less? I'd love the advice!

Thanks again for reading and I hope you enjoy the next chapter.

Chapter 2

The next day Bella drove me down to La Push in her beat-up Chevy truck. I was appalled at the vehicle and it's misinformed shape, yet Bella seemed to be in love with it.

La Push was only fifteen minutes away from the house, and on the drive, I tried to remember what Jacob Black looked like. Only faint memories of a small, scraggly looking kid popped into my mind.

We arrived at the Black's house and I love the quaint little red house with the winding porch leading up to the door. Jacob's dad, Billy Black, greets us at the door. He is a strong looking man in a wheelchair, with long black hair and a kind smile.

"Jacob's in the back." He nudged his head at Bella and me. "Good to see you again, Annalise. Its been so long, you probably don't recognize me."

I smile. "Not really, but it's good to see you again Billy. Charlie talks a lot about you, I'm glad he has you as a friend."

Billy's face lights up as Bella and I head behind the house to an old garage where Jacob must be.

"Are you ready for the surprise?" Bella asks me curiously.

I chuckle. "Ready as I'll ever be."

When we reach the garage, the first thing I notice is the two old motorcycles carefully placed in the center of the garage. Though old, they were beautiful and I couldn't help but feel Bella's excitement as she glanced eagerly over the vehicles. It didn't register to me that someone else was there until I spotted a massive figure crawling out from behind one of the motorcycles.

He was huge! Well over six foot, he had tan skin and long dark hair similar to Billy's and a large, powerful frame that screamed built.

"Hey, Bella." The guy said.

"Hey, Jacob."

I gasped. This was Jacob Black! No freakin way did I ever visualize Jacob turning out this way. He must have noticed my shock when he turned to me and offered his hand.

"Hey, I'm Jacob. You must be Annalise."

Still recovering from my shock, I shake his hand, nothing how his hand completely covers my small hand in his grasp.

Bella chuckled beside me. "Not the same Jacob that you remember, right Annalise?"

I finally get out of my faze. Smirking, I shake my head. "I guess not. Wow, Jacob. You must have grown like four feet since the last time I saw you. Seriously, I remember you as a bean pole, not a professional sumo wrestler."

He laughed a deep, hearty laugh. "You've changed a lot too. I only remember you use to hid behind Bella because you were afraid I would put mud in your hair."

"Well, it was for good reason," I grin at the memory. "You did put mud in my hair!"

We all laugh and I notice how relaxed Bella seems, and also how Jacob shifts closer to her. I instantly knew he had it bad, yet I couldn't quite tell what Bella was feeling yet.

"When do you think they will be ready?" Bella asked.

Jacob shook his head. "Too soon to tell. Hopefully soon once I put the work into them. I've been assembling all the pieces you bought me and know I just have to connect the missing parts."

Realization hits me. "Oh, crap. What is Charlie gonna say about this?"

Bella and Jacob both exchanged glances before looking at me.

"Charlie doesn't know," Bella stated. "Neither does Billy. We are keeping it a secret but I thought it would be fun to do something excited and thrilling."

I nod slowly, thinking about how the Bella I remember was the opposite of thrilling and exciting.

"Well, you don't have to worry," I said, wiping my hands on my legs. "Your secret is safe with me if it means I get to hang out with you guys."

Jacob grinned. "Of course! It will be fun. Bella comes down here almost every day now. We do have to set aside some days for homework, but otherwise we're working on the bikes or going on adventures."

I feel a lightness enter my chest, filling me with happiness. "Sounds wonderful!"

The rest of the day was spent attempting to help Jacob with the bikes, only Bella and I were absolutely hopeless so we just ended up watching Jacob work. And soon it was dinner and Billy was out calling for Jacob and telling us it was time to go home.

"I'm glad you have Jacob," I said on the ride home. Bella was driving her truck back and I was lazily gazing out the window.

She gave a tight smile, almost forced which I noticed. "Ya, he's great. I'm glad he's so eager to help me and hang out with me."

"Almost a little too eager." I laughed.

She let out a sign. "I know he probably has feelings for me. I just–I don't know what I feel about him. He means a lot to me but I don't think I can ever think of him more as a friend."

I nod slowly, knowing she's probably feeling pain from her past relationship.

"Well, the good news is that relationships are from two sides. They can't happen if one person is feeling something and the other person isn't. Right now you just want Jacob as a friend, and if he cares for you, he will respect that and follow your wishes."

Bella reaches over and gives my hand a light squeeze.

"Thanks. I'm glad you're here. It's nice having another girl around. I've been spending so much time with Charlie and Jacob, I forgot what it's like to have some girl time."

I return the squeeze. "Anytime. I'm really grateful to be here."

The next day after Bella returns from school, we head back over to La Push. As we pass Billy and walk back over to the garage, we gasp at the bikes which are now fully put together with a large bow on each of them.

"Oh, Jacob they're wonderful!" Bella runs and throws her arms around him. I can see the faint blush in his cheeks but it quickly goes away as I walk over and also give him a hug.

"They look beautiful, Jacob. You really outdid yourself."

He grins at the both of us. "Well, are we gonna just stand here and look at them or are we gonna go ride them?"

Cut to several moments later as both bikes are loaded in the back of Bella's truck as Jacob is directing us down a dirt road to a more secluded area. As Jacob is unloading the bikes, Bella and I are transfixed on several people out on the top of the cliffs overlooking the ocean. Though the cliffs are several thousand feet high, they are walking around the edge like it's nothing. I notice how the group is all guys and all shirtless, with tan skin and even from far away I can see their broad muscles.

Bella's gasp of horror brings me back to reality as I noticed one of them just leaped off from the top of the cliff and pledged down into the ocean.

"Oh my gosh!" Bella exclaims as she begins backing up towards her truck. This causes Jacob to instantly take notice of her. "We have to call an ambulance! He just flung himself from the cliff, what was he thinking?"

"Bella," Jacob tried to calm her down by placing his arms on her shoulders. "It's okay. That's the La Push gang I was telling you about. They are just cliff diving. It's a thing we all do around here, though most don't jump from such extreme heights."

As Jacob continues to try and calm down Bella, I look again at the group of people at the top of the cliff. Is this the group Bella was warning Charlie about yesterday? I try to pick up any feeling of danger, yet the more I look at the group, the more I get the strange urge to join them.

Shaking my head, I tear my gaze away and notice Jacob has distracted Bella by teaching her how to work the bikes. They really do make a cute couple, I observed as Jacob had his hand over Bella's showing her the clutch.

Yet there was something off about Bella's gaze at the machine. I would think she would have been scared riding the motorcycle, especially since she had never ridden one before. However, she had a gleam in her eyes that almost seemed hungry for something. Like she was desperate to get the bike started and ride as fast as she can.

After a few more attempts, Bella is finally able to take off. I am more nervous now as she speeds off, wobbling slightly while Jacob is running behind her trying to get her to slow down. I gasp as she freaked out, trying to stop the vehicle as it crashed to the ground.

I curse as I take off in a sprint towards them. Charlie's gonna kill me. Here I came in an attempt to help his daughter only to be the one supporting her as she rides around like a daredevil on a motorcycle.

When I reach them, I get a heavy pit in my stomach as the sight of blood rushing down Bella's forehead. Jacob had taken his shirt off in an attempt to stop the blood, and I assist him as we carry Bella back to the truck, even though she is insisting she is fine.

I drive the truck as we stop at urgent care at the hospital. Once Bella is stitched up, she and Jacob agree it's best to tell Charlie she fell and hit her head in the garage. I frown at the thought, hate having to lie to Charlie but after Bella pleads with me, I grudgingly agree to keep my mouth shut.

We drop Jacob back off at his place before driving home. Judging from her silence, I take it that she is feeling a little worse than she is letting on. I can't help shake the picture of her eager expression before she fell. I wonder what made the motorcycles so exciting that she would risk herself to get a small thrill.

Once we arrived at home, Charlie instantly jumped into protective parent mode as he set Bella straight up to bed and ordered a pizza for dinner.

After dinner, Charlie crashed in front of the couch as Bella and I headed up to her room.

"Are you sure you're okay?" I asked again, seeing Bella struggle to change into her pajamas.

She grimaced as her shirt touches her bandages. "I'm alright. You'd be surprised at how often these things happen to me."

"I just want to make sure you are alright. You really scared me out there, when I saw how fast you were going, you were lucky not to injure yourself more. Was it worth the risk to be going that fast."

She gave a sad smile and looked down as if sharing a private joke with herself. "It was worth it. I'm sorry about making you worry, but I'm perfectly alright and I know with a little more practice, I'll be able to get familiar with riding. Maybe you can try one out too someday, so you can also see how much fun it is."

We are silent as I finish helping her get ready for bed. I lay awake for most of the night after Bella has dozed off to her silent nightmares. As I hear her faint whimpers, my mind replays the events of the day. I am surprised that I keep going back to the guys on the cliff. They are so far away, yet my mind wants to get closer, see their faces, figure out what's drawing me to them.

After several hours, I finally succumb to an exhausted fit of sleep, not forgetting the La Push group or Bella's hungry desire for her thrill.

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