As soon as Jacob left, I found my clothes and put them on quickly. Edward would be home soon, and I had no idea what would happen if he found out what I had done. I hopped back into bed, my heartbeat racing. I was nervous, and I knew that I wouldn't be able to sleep until Edward got there. He would wonder why the bed smelled like Jacob...

Soon enough, my window slid open and Edward slipped into the room. He glanced around suspiciously. "Bella?" he asked.

"Hmm?" I hummed. I knew that speaking would give me away.

"Why does your room smell like dog?"

"Jacob came back!" I exclaimed. My voice squeaked. I had to be careful. I took a deep breath and told myself that I wasn't going to tell him anything.

He sat next to me on the bed. "Lovely." He didn't sound pleased. "I see he practically mauled you, too. You smell like dog. When will he learn to keep his hands to himself?"

I buried my face in my pillow. It wasn't just Jacob who had to learn to keep their hands to themselves. I had to keep myself from crying. I had just realized what I had done... and how much trouble I'd be in if I told Edward.

"Bella, I truly am happy for you, but can I just request that he stay off of your bed. It really does smell. I'm washing your sheets tomorrow," he said. He lied beside me on the bed. "But I'll manage for now."

"Thanks," I whispered. I couldn't hold it in anymore. I started to cry.

"Bella?" asked Edward. He sounded startled. He put his arms around me. "What's wrong?"

I had to think fast. Telling him the truth was out of the question. "Why wont you change me?" I cried.

He sighed. "You are really going to cry about this?"

"Now you're making fun of me!" I sobbed.

"No! Listen to me. I am not making fun of you, I swear. I just can't change you before the wedding," he said, quickly exasperated.

"The Volturi are not going to hesitate before killing all of you if they find out I've not been changed yet," I insisted. "We can't wait any longer."

He got off of the bed. "The wedding is in six weeks! Just six weeks. We can wait, I promise you. They probably haven't even thought of you since!"

I didn't say anything. I couldn't even turn and look at him. I was so, so guilty.

"Would you like me to leave you alone tonight?" asked Edward calmly.

"Yes," I whispered. "But will you be back tomorrow morning?"

"Of course." He kissed me on the forehead and then left.

I couldn't sleep at all that night. The thought of hurting Edward killed me. Lying to him made it even worse. I wasn't thinking when I was with Jacob. I thought it was all a dream! But then, after a few minutes, I knew it wasn't... but we kept going. I didn't stop him. I wanted Jacob last night.

The next morning, Edward didn't comment on how tired I was, even though it was blatantly obvious. He took me to his house, where Alice measured me for my wedding dress. I stood in her massive bathroom while she measured virtually every part of my body.

"Okay, is it really necessary to measure how long my fingers are?" I asked.

"No," she answered simply. "I just like annoying you."

"You need to stop hanging out with Emmett," I suggested.

"I heard that!" called Emmett.

"Good!" I replied.

I sighed as Alice pulled out a massive veil. "So the dog came back," she whispered.

I nodded. I wasn't going to say anything.

"And Edward wasn't even mad that he was there!" she exclaimed. "I think he's getting used to Jacob."

"I doubt it," I answered. "But I miss Jacob already."

Alice was silent for a moment. "We can fix that." Without another word, she lifted me into her arms and sprinted down to the garage. We were on the highway before a minute had passed.

"Alice!" I gasped. "Edward is going to be so angry!"

She shrugged. "I don't like seeing you unhappy. You have no idea how upset you were in the bathroom, do you?"

"No..." I frowned.

"When I mentioned Jacob, you totally shut down, and you didn't even realize it. You get to see him right now. I don't care how mad Edward is," she said firmly. She pulled out her phone and dialed Jacob's number. For the first time in weeks, he picked up.

"Hello?" he asked.

"Jacob, it's Alice. I'll have Bella at the line in a few minutes. Be ready to get her, because Edward is close behind," instructed Alice. She hung up right after.

"What if he's not there?" I asked quickly.

"He'll be there," replied Alice.

Five minutes later, Alice all but pushed me out of the car. "Hurry, Bella!" she called. "Run!"

I could see Jacob waiting at what I assumed was "the line." As soon as I got to him, he swept me into a hug. His motorcycle was waiting a few feet away, and he practically threw me onto the back of it. He didn't stop until we were in front of his house. He helped me off of the bike.

"Why the rush?" I asked.

He stared at me. "He can't read my mind, Bella. He'll see what happened."

My mouth fell open. "Oh, Jacob. He'd kill you."

"I know," he laughed. "I had to get far away from him as soon as possible." He opened the front door and pulled me into the house. Billy was sitting on the couch. He was grinning widely.

"Hi, Billy," I mumbled.

"Well, hi, Bella!" he exclaimed.

"Okay, we're leaving," said Jacob quickly. He pulled me into his room and closed the door.

"Does... does anyone else know?" I asked.

He plopped onto his bed. "Unfortunately, the whole pack knows... and they told Billy. Oh, God, Bella... I'm so sorry."

I frowned. "You are?"

"Uh... should I not be?" he asked. He started to smile.

I sighed. "I don't know, Jacob!" I exclaimed. I sat on the edge of his bed. "I don't know what to think right now."

"Well... you liked it, didn't you?" he asked.

I put my head in my hands. "Jacob, you're so awkward. So Billy isn't going to tell Charlie, right?"

"No he's not, and don't change the subject! Did you or didn't you?" he repeated, laughing.

"Promise not to get a big head?" I asked.

"I knew it! God, I'm so great," he said.

"Jacob, Really? Really?"

He sat up. "Sorry, Bells. So what are we going to do. I mean, yeah, yeah... I know you're still going to marry him. I probably just surprised you last night." He knew me so well.

"I'm still marrying him," I agreed.

"But you can't say that you didn't feel anything for me last night. Yes, I know that you'll be staying with the leech forever... but is there any hope of may-"

"No, Jacob. There is no hope of us becoming anything more than friends," I sighed. "We just need to hide last night from Edward."

"How in the world do you think I could hide it from him?" asked Jacob.

"I don't know! Is there anything... anything annoying you can think of when you're around him?" I suggested.

"Well, whenever I'm around him I'll be around you, too, and I don't know how well I can think of other things..." he trailed off. He raised an eyebrow at me and smiled.

"Jacob, this is serious. Anything annoying?"

He laughed. "This is the song that never ends! It just goes on and on my friends! Some people started singing it... and I don't know the rest of the words." He shrugged.

"Ugh, Jacob!" I laughed. "What else?"

"Hmm... John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, his name is my name, too! Whenever we go out the people always shout, there goes JOHN JACOB JINGLEHEIMER SCHMIDT! Da, da, da, da, da, da, da!" he yelled.

I started cracking up. "Yes!" I gasped. "That's it."


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