It was the most peaceful sleep Bella had had in a long time…
…Until Charlie was knocking on her door, "Bella, you decent? Jake's friends are downstairs wondering if you've seen Jake since last night…"
Shit! Yes, she sure did know where Jake was. He was lying on his stomach, halfway across Bella. "Hold on Dad, I'll be right down," Bella called out. She attempted to pull herself free as she heard Charlie humph from the other side of her door and walked down stairs. Jacob's sleeping form only pulled her closer and more tightly as she endeavored to get out from underneath his massive body. He shifted her closer and pulled her backside into his warm belly and inadvertently into his erection. Bella blushed and bit her lip to keep from shrieking, which came out more like a moan.
At this, Jacob nestling into her ear and brushed his lips smoothly over the soft part behind there. "So the pack is looking for me?"
"Jesus, you're awake!" Bella tried her best to kick him in the shins.
"Have been all night but to tell the truth, I really don't feel like moving at the moment." Bella blushed even deeper at this as she realized his substantially hot hand was pressing her deeper into his body. Something delicious was shooting through her and made her gasp.
After a moment she steeled herself and demanded, "Jacob, your pack is downstairs looking for you. If Charlie, Fork's Chief Police Officer, finds out that there's a teenage boy in his daughter's bed, not only will the pack reprimand you, but my dad is going to hunt you down."
He immediately let her go, but not without a groan. Bella slipped to the other edge of the bed, stopping to realize she was still wearing yesterday's clothes and the weight of yesterday's decision came back to her. "Edward is going to kill himself today."
Jacob slid over, sat next to her, and slid an arm around her shoulders, "It's his choice Bells. There is nothing you can do." She looked up at him, seemingly lost within her own faults and humanity, "Okay?"
"Okay," Bella responded meekly and collected herself, beginning to change out of her clothes. She became keenly aware that Jacob was watching her fixedly, watching every movement.
Bella didn't smile or coax him. She looked him squarely in the eyes, him sitting on the bed, as she undid the buttons on her jeans and slid them off. It wasn't challenging nor meant to seduce him, but simply an act that she was stripping herself of yesterday and starting again today. Next came her top which she pulled off swiftly and allowed herself a moment of modesty as Jake stared at her pale, flat stomach and breasts filling her feminine bra. She drew up her arms, covering her cleavage and mid drift.
Jacob quickly stood and gently pulled her arms down to her sides, claiming, "You're beautiful Bella. You don't need to hide yourself from me. All of our secrets have already been shared."
Bella bit into the side of her bottom lip. Jacob's heat was radiating off of him and she couldn't help but want to put her almost nude body against his bare chest. "Jacob…" Bella breathed out lazily.
Jacob's hands were idly moving from her wrists to the smooth sides of her rib cage, "Bella…" But the sound of footsteps coming up the stairs reached his ears, "Shit!" He quickly kissed her on the cheek and called out that he would see her later, jumping out her window, a moment before Charlie opened the door.
"Dad!" Bella covered up as much as she could.
Charlie apologized quickly, probably more embarrassed than Bella, and told her through the door that the young men downstairs were getting antsy.
A few moments later, Bella was dressed and downstairs, looking into the dark eyes of native men. Sam, of course, spoke for all of them, "Bella, we know you had Jacob over last night. Do you know where he is?"
At that moment, there was a knock on the front door. Jacob gave everyone a giant smile as Bella answered the door.
"Where have you been?" Sam said roughly.
"Please," Bella started, "Don't be mad. He…" She made sure Charlie was in the other room and looked down at her feet, "he stayed with me last night."
The young men exchanged glances and filed out of the Swann residence. "Bye Bells," Jacob offered quickly, not without a blinding smile, before breaking into stride with everyone else off into the woods.