When Bella hadn't answered my phone call I got worried. She knew I called every twenty minutes just to make sure that the red-headed bloodsucker hadn't gotten to her. She wouldn't have taken a shower that would have lasted longer than that and missed my call.

As soon as the answering machine picked up, I had dropped my cell phone, phased and raced straight to her house. I phased back while I was still within the tree line and slipped on a pair of shorts that I had left there just in case I ever needed them.

I wouldn't have even stopped for that but I didn't want to have to explain to Charlie why I was running through his back yard naked when the neighbor, Mrs. Shawler, called the police... again.

As soon as I had stepped out of the tree line I could smell that there was a vampire in my Bella's room. The stink was wafting down to me through her open window.

I scaled the tree outside her window and hopped quietly into her room just in time to hear Edward practically yelling "You don't understand! Bella, Jacob Black is dangerous! You need to stay as far away from him as possible! He'll hurt you!" while shaking MY Bella.

Rage filled me but I kept myself from phasing while I said "Looks to me like you're the only one who's hurting her right now, Leech." Edward turned to look at me with wide eyes and I saw Bella look at me with relief from behind him. "Now, get your hands off my fiancée."

"Fiancée?" Edward questioned while looking back to Bella.

In answer Bella simply lifted up her arm to show Edward the bracelet I had made for her as soon as I realized that she was my imprint... okay, well in all honesty I had made it for her way before I had even started phasing but I didn't give it to her until I imprinted, and she didn't know about the rest.

I smirked at the back of his head.

Edwards hands dropped from her shoulders and he looked like he was in shock.

Taking advantage of his momentary immobility, Bella ran to me and straight into my arms. I noticed she was wearing the t-shirt I left here this morning when I had to quickly sneak out her window in only my boxers to avoid being caught by Charlie. Thankfully Mrs. Shawler hadn't been awake yet.

I wrapped my arms securely around her shoulders while she was clinging to my waist. I placed a soft kiss in her hair as she buried her face in my chest.

"Are you okay?" I asked her quietly while never taking my eyes off of the parasite on the other side of her room "Are you hurt? Did he hurt you?"

That seemed to shake him out of his stupor. He turned to glare at me "I would never hurt her, mutt!"

"And yet, you did." Bella said. I looked down at her and noticed a red mark on her arm. I was this close to ripping that bloodsuckers head off his shoulders for even daring to lay a finger on my Bella but then I noticed she wasn't even paying attention to her arm and I instantly understood that she meant those first few months when he first left and she would wake screaming in the nights, when she would keep her arms wound tightly around herself as if she were holding herself together, when trying to get her to smile was like pulling teeth. Before I phased and imprinted on her and she felt the imprint too.

I could see by the horrified look on the leech's face that he had been reading my mind. He had seen how thin and frail Bella had become after he left and how much pain she had been in.

"You left me, Edward." She stated and turned to face him. I kept one arm securely around her waist. "You left and it nearly killed me. I was barely hanging on before Jake realized how bad I had gotten. And even with him around it was only slightly better" My arm reflexively tightened around her "Sorry, Baby. But you know I wasn't much better for a long time, even after we started hanging out." She said to me while running her fingertips lightly over my hand that was resting lightly on the front of her hip, which calmed me down immensely. She started speaking to Edward again, "It wasn't until Jacob phased and imprinted on me and I felt that bond between us that I got better. He's never hurt me even one iota as much as you did. All he's done is love me, and cherish me, and made me better."

Edward was gaping at my girl like a fish, and I just grinned down at her. THAT was my girl.

Before Edward could even recover Bella simply said "I think you should leave now, Edward." He moved slowly to the window but before he could climb out of it, Bella placed her hand on his arm to stop looked at her with such hope in his eyes until she said "Please tell Alice to call me soon. I want her to plan the wedding." His face fell and I had to keep my self from laughing at his kicked puppy expression.

He nodded mutely then slipped out the window and into the night

.Bella turned to me slowly knowing full well what was going to happen.

I slowly took my arm out from around her and crossed my arms over my chest. I looked at her sternly. "Hy didn't you tell me he was here when I called, honey?" (What? Even though I was a little miffed at her for keeping me in th dark didn't mean I didn't love her)

I could see that Bella didn't want to get into a fight by the look in her eyes but I

couldn't fathom why she wouldn't have told me that he was here.

She looked as if she was searching for an answer, then suddenly she smirked, lifted my shirt over her head and threw it to the floor. Showing me her beautiful body.

I was torn for a moment... 'Oh, screw it.' I thought as I growled at her lustfully and swept her up in my arms. 'We can always figure this out tomorrow.'

We then spent the rest of the night in her bed with her making it up to me.

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