Her Natural Path

Chapter 2: Welcome Home Bella?

When will I see you again?
You left with no goodbye, not a single word was said
No final kiss to seal any seams
I had no idea of the state we were in

I know I have a fickle heart and bitterness
And a wandering eye, and a heaviness in my head

But don't you remember?
Don't you remember?
The reason you loved me before
Baby, please remember me once more

When was the last time you thought of me?
Or have you completely erased me from your memory?
I often think about where I went wrong
The more I do, the less I know

But I know I have a fickle heart and bitterness
And a wandering eye, and a heaviness in my head

But don't you remember?
Don't you remember?
The reason you loved me before
Baby, please remember me once more

Gave you the space so you could breathe
I kept my distance so you would be free
And hope that you find the missing piece
To bring you back to me

Why don't you remember?
Don't you remember?
The reason you loved me before
Baby, please remember me once more

When will I see you again?

Adele- Don't You Remember?

Bella's eyes nearly fell out of their sockets. "Angela?", she asked in disbelief. "Angela Weber?"

Angela's appearance had changed. No more glasses and her hair wasn't straight anymore, but had volume and long loose spiral curls in it. Bella always did think she was pretty, but now she looked like a model with her flawless figure.

Bella's old high school friend squealed and pounced on Bella nearly sending her tumbling down the steps. Bella dropped her bags and hugged Angela tightly. Out of all of her friends back at Forks High, Angela had been the best friend she could have asked for. Bella became a little disappointed in herself; her mind was so focused on being with Edward and now trying to get back to Jacob that she forgot about all her friends.

As they hugged one another tight another pair of arms wrapped around the girls. Bella peeked through her lids to see it was Sue Clearwater. A smile spread across her face; she was happy to see that Sue missed her.

"Welcome home sweetheart", Sue said sweetly as she let the girls go. "Come on inside, we've been setting up while you were gone."

They helped pick up Bella's bags and moved them inside. Bella's mouth slightly opened as she absorbed some of the changes to the house. "Looks a little different, huh Bell's?", Charlie exclaimed as he lightly chuckled at his daughter's expression and put an arm around Sue. Bella looked at them and smiled. "Well it did need a bit of a woman's touch. Thanks Sue." Sue laughed, "You're very welcome Bella. Take a look around, I tried not to change too much. I think you'll like your bedroom though," she replied and winked. Bella's smile grew as she thought about what changes Sue made to her bedroom.

Bella walked into the living room. Besides the balloons, streamers, 'Welcome Home Bella' sign, and a new black sectional couch, it looked the same just more neat and organized. Some pictures of the pack, Leah, Seth, Charlie, and Sue were sitting on new dark wood side tables. Bella smiled as her eyes fell on a picture of her, Charlie, and Renee together and a few of her baby pictures. As she wandered into the kitchen she made note that she owed Charlie plenty of her home cooked meals and deserts. She missed cooking for her father and the people she loved. She hoped her father wouldn't be the only one devouring her food soon.

The freshly painted yellow walls and white kitchen cabinets and appliances made the kitchen bright and come alive. "I'll definitely be spending a lot of time in here", she said as she ran her finger tips across the spotless white kitchen table.

"Ok, enough of downstairs. You have to see your room; it's so you," Angela said as she grabbed Bella's arm pulling her out of the kitchen. Once again everyone pick up some of Bella's bags and headed upstairs. Bella opened her old bedroom door which now was covered in fresh white paint and had a new doorknob. Her mouth dropped at the sight and they all moved further in. Everything was new, she was glad to see her rocking chair out of the room; it reminded her too much of Edward and him watching her at night. In the rocking chairs place was pretty rich lavender colored chair with a white pillow accented with purple flowers. The bed was white and had lavender and lime green colored pillows sitting on top of a white comforter with lavender flowers scattered everywhere.

Bella walked over to her window that now was larger and had tree windows connected and a beautiful antique-like desk and chair in front of it. It was beautiful. She knew she could set it up perfectly with her laptop and put her jewelry and what little makeup she owned into the little drawers the desk held. Next to the desk in the corner was a brown wooden bookshelf filled with books and magazines. On the side she noticed shapes of wolves were carved into it and it warmed her heart. She knew then that her wolves must have been responsible for building the shelf. Her fingers caressed the curves of the carved wolves.

"The boys did that for you. In fact they built all of the furniture in here except for your desk and chair. Your father and I found that online about two years ago. We thought if you visited it would be nice to come home to a more mature room," Sue spoke sweetly as she watched Bella stare at the book shelf in awe.

A tear slid down the side of Bella's cheek as she felt guilty for not coming back till now. This was her home…they were home to her and she had left them to do what? Become Edward's wife forever? That was the last thing she wanted for herself now. This was where she was meant to be.

Bella turned and hugged her father and Sue, thanking them for everything they did. She knew soon she would have to visit the guys and thank them…especially Jacob. Sue and Charlie decided to head back downstairs and give Bella and Angela time to catch up while Sue started to prepare dinner. Bella wondered why Sue had to start so early, but she had a feeling they wouldn't be the only ones dining at her house tonight.

Angela plopped down on Bella's comfy new bed and Bella joined her. They were quiet for awhile as Bella looked around her room still stunned by how nice it looked. Soon her eyes landed on Angela's pretty face and the smiled plastered on it. "What?", Bella asked as she pulled her long hair over her right shoulder.

"I just…I really missed you Bella. It's good to see you healthy and alive," Angela replied with a smile. Alive? Bella looked at Angela strangely.

"I know everything Bella."

"What's everything Ang?" Bella moved slightly feeling a little uncomfortable, hoping Angela didn't mean what she thought she meant.

"I know about Cullen's and the guys on the reservation…the whole vampires versus werewolves. I mean after Embry bumped into me at the store one day and imprinted on me there was no way he could keep it a secret", she answered as she giggled lightly and the look on Bella's face.

Bella couldn't believe it, but then it all made sense; Angela staying in Forks, her showing up at her house, and her closeness to Charlie and Sue, her comment about Bella being alive. Bella immediately started the 21 questions game with Angela. Angela was ready and willing to answer her. Bella was happy to learn that Embry had imprinted on her friend and they had a great relationship. Angela explained that she was freaked out by the supernatural world that existed, but she grew to love the wolves and being with Embry was easy. Bella slightly envied her relationship, but she knew if she and Jacob were meant to be together they would; she just needed to have faith.

Angela informed Bella that she now had an apartment in Port Angeles and would stay at Embry's place on the weekends or he would come to her. Angela had landed a job at a real estate company as a secretary and soon she would receive her real estate license so she could show homes to customers instead of scheduling appointments. Bella was proud of Angela; she always had a good head on her shoulders. Angela explained that the guys were doing well, but wouldn't speak that much about Jacob. Bella was dying to know about him, but was scared about what may come out of Angela's mouth. As if Angela could read Bella's mind she spoke.

"He misses you, you know…" Angela said as she looked at Bella with a bit of sadness in her eyes. Bella sighed and ran her hand over her face.

"I want to see him so bad Ang…I want to see all of them, but I'm scared. I hurt them and hurt myself in the process. All this time everyone thought I was a vampire", wiped her eyes as they began to water a little and looked at her friend. "Look B, you're going to be fine. Plus I'm gonna be here for you. They're not as mad as you think they all are, they're just hurt. The only ones you may need to worry about are Paul, Jacob, and maybe Leah," Angela said and then smiled. "Leah's all mixed up in her emotions about you actually, you'll see though because she's coming over."

Bella's stomach started to knot at the knowledge of that. As if it couldn't get any worse Angela opened her mouth yet again. "Oh, and I believe the guys are coming for dinner. If not you'll see them all at the bonfire tonight," Angela explained as she got up and grabbed one of Bella's luggage's. "Bonfire? What bonfire?", Bella asked as she watched Angela search through her bag. "What the hell is she doing?", she thought.

"The bonfire Jacob planned last minute so you could explain yourself without having your dad in the mix of things. I know this is all a little crazy and fast B, but I think its better this way though to just get it over with and go from there."

Bella agreed. She knew she couldn't hold it off forever and she did want to see the pack, especially her Jacob. Angela continued searching through Bella's bags trying to pick a perfect outfit for Bella to wear tonight. Bella shooed away and decided to unpack her bags and put her things in her dressers and closet. After almost two hours of unpacking they finished. With all of Bella's belongings out of her bags it made it easier to pick out and outfit. Bella decided to go take a shower and Angela decided to text Leah.

As the warm water ran down Bella's body she sighed feeling some of her stress go away. She definitely needed to do some yoga. After she washed up and quickly washed her hair with strawberry conditioner and shampoo, she turned the shower off. After drying off and blow drying her long locks, leaving her hair wavy and voluminous, she went back in her room to change. She closed the door and turned around seeing Leah Clearwater sitting on her bed. Bella froze and nearly dropped the towel from around her body as her jaw dropped slightly.

"Cat got your tongue Swan?", Leah said with a mischievous smirk on her face. Angela snickered at the comment. Bella looked Leah over, as always she was gorgeous. She had grown her hair out a little, it now flowing an inch below her shoulders. It had a lot of body and fit her face perfectly. She wore simple makeup; a little dark brown eye shadow that matched the brown sweater she was wearing, eyeliner, mascara, and a clear gloss on her lips. She was a sight to see as always.

"Uh…Hi. Sorry I just didn't think you'd be here yet," Bella said as she scrambled for the right words. "Way to go Swan", she scolded herself.

Leah laughed and then rolled her eyes. "It's cool Bella, just glad to see your still in need of oxygen." Bella smiled shyly at the comment. "Go ahead and get dressed so we can have some girl talk before the guys get here B. Plus I want to do your makeup," Angela said as she gestured towards Bella's outfit neatly laid out on her lavender chair. Bella went into her underwear drawer and grabbed a white bra and panties set as Angela and Leah flipped through magazines. She kept her towel on to cover her goods as she slipped her underwear on. Once her undergarments were in place she let the towel fall from around her. Three years ago she wouldn't have let anyone see that much of her body, but she had gained confidence in herself while she was away.

Once the towel hit the floor she heard Leah and Angela gasp. "Damn B!", Angela said and Leah's whistle at Bella followed the comment. Bella couldn't help, but laugh.

"Bella what's that?", Leah asked as she nodded towards Bella's fit petite body. Bella looked down at her stomach and froze. Shit!

"Is that…Jacob's wolf?", Angela chimed in and Bella nodded in response.

Bella completely forgot about the tattoo that trailed down her side. She remembered last year as a gift to herself on her birthday she decided to get a tattoo. She wanted another way to at least have a part of her sun besides his jacket and dream catcher that now hung over her bed like old times. On the side of her ribs was a moon and star cascaded down her side. As the stars stopped Jacob's wolf was tattooed above her hip looking up at the moon. The tattoo was a beautiful piece of art and meant a great deal to her.

"You really love him huh?", Leah said as she admired the tattoo.

"I do Leah…believe me when I say I never stopped loving Jake."

Leah nodded in understanding. Bella sighed and began to put on her black skinny jeans, but froze when she heard a howl.

"Don't worry, it's just Seth. Jacob sent him over here to make sure you were still human. I guess he heard us talking," Leah said trying to calm Bella.

Bella smiled at hearing Seth's name and wondered what he looked like now. In a way Leah and Seth were almost her siblings and she missed her little brother that probably wasn't quite so little anymore. Bella finished putting on her jeans and slipped on her nude cami and long sleeved black lace top. She put on a necklace that her mother gifted to her last Christmas that held a silver snake wrapped around a clear stone. She placed a silver spiked bangle on her right arm and Jacob's bracelet on her left then slipped into her red spiked pointy pumps. Her makeup was the finishing touch which Angela applied. When Angela finished with her she had black-brown smokey eye shadow on, black eyeliner, mascara, and her coral red lipstick.

"You look hot…it'll be hard for Jake to resist you and all those curves…Remind me to join you in yoga sometime", Angela complemented and they all joined in laughter. After they settled down they sat on Bella's bed, ready to get one of the many discussions over with Leah cleared her throat, but before she could speak Bella beat her to it.

"I'm sorry Leah…for leaving and for being so selfish back then. I wanted to come back, but I didn't want to come back as the same old Bella. I had to change and become a better person; I never knew who I really was. I was always lingering in the shadows of my love for Edward at the time that I forgot about myself and others…I know who I am now Leah and before you start yelling at me and telling me not to hurt Jake the new me is never leading him on again. I don't want to hurt him and I'm done with Edward. I was too naïve to see just how deeply in love I was with Jake. It's been three years without him and I never could let him go. I want to face my fears and show him that I'm not who I used to be. Hell, I want to show all of you that because I didn't just leave Jacob, I left the pack too. I know we never really got off on the right foot and you're probably pissed at me, but I just had to say that", Bella said and then finally took a breath.

Leah looked Bella over seeing that she was genuine. She lightly smiled and took Bella's hand.

"I have to admit earlier I was pissed that you were back. I don't want to see Jacob hurt ever again and thought you coming back was just going to fuck up the progress he's made, but I can see you're sincere Bella and I'm trusting you to not hurt him. I also owe you an apology for the way I behaved years ago and considering we're practically sisters now, blah, I need to get this over with. I was a complete bitch and I made everyone pay for what Sam did, but I've gotten better and moved on from it. After Jacob's episodes I realized life is too short to stay hurt while life passes you by."

Episodes? "What do you mean episodes Leah?", Bella asked wondering what Leah meant. An 'oh God' slipped from between Angela's mouth and both she and Leah wore the same saddened expression.

"I don't want you to get upset, but…(sigh)…after you left, Jake he-he tried to kill himself. I mean they weren't easy tasks considering how fast we heal. After Billy found him one night almost overdosed on pills he stopped trying. He couldn't leave his family and the pack like that and he knew he was better than that", Leah explained briefly as she recalled the memories.

Bella's chest was heaving as her heart began to ache and she held in a sob. Tears were threatening to fall from her eyes, but she tried with all her might to not let them go. Leah squeezed Bella's hand in comfort and Angela rubbed her back as she handed her a tissue. Bella dabbed her eyes trying not to ruin Angela's work; she took a deep breath and then exhaled trying to calm herself.

"Some best friend I am huh? I'm not worth him dying over and why didn't Charlie tell me?", Bella asked as she gained her composure.

"Billy begged him not to. He didn't want you in pain and if you did come back to check on Jake he didn't want to risk you leaving him again. He was trying to protect the both of you. It took some convincing, but Charlie agreed to keep it from you," Angela explained.

"Look Bella, don't worry yourself about it. Jacob's come a long way since then and hopefully after tonight you guys can finally have a chance to build a relationship. Right now though I need you to get yourself together because I hear the guys coming and the last thing I want them to see is mascara running down your face," Leah said with a smile on her face as she tried to lighten the mood. Bella smiled weakly and nodded in agreement. She got up and walked over to the mirror on her dresser to wipe away any smudges. As soon as she finished she heard a bunch of commotion downstairs.

"Yay! My baby's here, last one down is a rotten egg", Angela said excitedly as she hopped off the bed and out of Bella's bedroom. Bella laughed at Angela's eagerness and Leah shook her head and then looped her arm through Bella's. "Together," Leah said to Bella. "Together", Bella stated in agreement with a smile. As her heels, as well as Leah's, clicked down the steps, butterflies fluttered in her stomach for the hundredth time today. Once they got to the bottom of the steps Bella was swooped into a muscular pair of warm arms. She wasn't quite sure who it was, but she knew it wasn't his arms. None the less, she hugged him back whoever "he" was. It felt nice to feel the warmth of a wolf again.

"Hi, little big sister", Bella heard and then a chuckle followed.

Bella smiled widely as she opened her eyes, immediately knowing whose arms they were, and tilted back a little to see his face. "Hi, big little brother," she said and then laughed.

Seth smiled widely and put her down. "I'll scold for your tight clothes and makeup later. Geez your just as bad as Leah…", he said as he playfully punched Leah in the arm and she punched a hard one into his gut.

"Shit, Leah I'm just playing; geez. Mom, Leah punched me!", Seth yelled to his mother as he walked into the kitchen. Bella laughed as she watched him walk away.

After Seth was out of her sight she looked at all the faces she didn't know were staring at her. Bella smiles at them all shyly. Everyone was there except for her Jake; Sam, Emily, Jared, Embry, Quil, Paul, Brady, Collin and then Bella's eyes landed on Billy. Billy wheeled himself forward in front of Bella and opened his arms. "Can this old man get a hug?", he asked with a smile spreading across his face. Bella nodded her head as tears threatened to fall from her eyes. She kneeled down in front of him and hugged him letting her tears fall. Bella's guilt for causing Billy pain rose within her; he was like a second father to her and she continuously let him down and his son. Though Billy was upset with Bella once upon a time, he knew she was just a kid back then thrown into a supernatural abyss, as well as his son.

Bella sighed as Billy patted her back and then slowly lifted off of him and dabbed away her tears not messing up her makeup. She cleared her throat a little and spoke, "Sorry Billy", she said gesturing to the makeup and tear stain she left on his shirt. He just chuckled and shook his head. "Leave it up to you to keep apologizing. Don't worry about it kid," he replied and then turned wheeling his self into the kitchen. Bella got up and then one by one the guys gave her a quick hug all feeling moved by her and Billy's exchange. If he could forgive her why couldn't they? Shoot, even Paul gave her a quick hug and a 'welcome back'. Emily came towards Bella, glowing from her obvious pregnancy, and smiled at Bella.

"Congratulations guys. You look beautiful Emily", Bella complimented as she hugged Emily. Sam and Emily in response nodded and thanked Bella. "It's great to see you Bella. You really know how to cause a stir. You look gorgeous by the way and you'll have to let me barrow those little numbers when I can finally see my feet again", Emily stated as she snickered at her last comment and pointed at Bella's pumps. Bella laughed and promised Emily she could give them a try.

"Dinner's ready!", Sue yelled from the kitchen. Bella hadn't paid attention to the mouth watering aroma of Sue's cooking that filled the room. As if her stomach was responding to the appetizing scent, it growled. Everyone laughed and Bella glanced down slightly embarrassed as they made their way into the kitchen.

Everyone grabbed a plate of chicken fettuccine Alfredo and of course the pack devoured everything on their plate and got seconds like Bella remembered. Every un-supernatural being in the house was still working on their plate. As the night progressed conversations just flowed, no one mentioned Jacob, but Bella knew that was for the best considering she would soon be facing him.

Soon came a little too fast as she found herself in Leah's 2011 red Nissan Altima on her way to First Beach with Angela sitting in the back. Bella took a few deep breaths as she got ready to face the one man that truly held her heart. She tried to go over what she would say to him, but couldn't quite get it right in her head. "Just speak from your heart Bella", she encouraged herself as she ran out of time because they pulled into a parking space right at the beach. Once they got out the car Embry immediately stole Angela away putting his arm around her waist. Leah came around the car to Bella and looped her arm with hers as they walked towards the fiery orange lighting coming from the bonfire. Before they hit the sand the girls took off their heels and let their feet hit the cool grains of sand.

As they approached the logs sitting around the fire Bella noticed a figure standing away from the fire and facing the ocean. Bella grew more and more nervous as she knew who was standing there…Jacob. Her heart beat sped up and everyone noticed as they quickly glanced at Bella. Leah led her to the logs and pulled her down to sit as everyone took a seat. Bella's gaze never left Jacob's back; she could tell he was tense and his muscles were stiff as she saw his hands ball into fists. She shifted a little with discomfort and Leah squeezed her hand. Bella turned her head towards Leah and smiled slightly then turned her head back towards Jacob.

She was aching to see his face and as if on cue, he turned toward the fire. Bella's breath caught in her throat as her eyes lingered over him. The lighting from the fire danced over his flawless russet skin. He was no longer a teenage boy, but now a man. "He's beautiful," Bella thought to herself, staring at him in awe. He looked slightly taller since the last time she saw him and more chiseled. He was a sight of pure beauty, no 'sort of' about it. Simply gorgeous and breath taking.

As he walked towards the fire looking at everything else, but her she noticed everyone tense slightly and then it made sense. Alpha…it was written all over him. The power radiated off him and Bella grew slightly turned on, but intimidated with a hint of scared. Jacob walked over to the log Embry and Angela sat on and took a seat beside his best friend. Jacob looked around the circle without landing his eyes on Bella which made her a bit sad.

He cleared his throat and everyone looked at him. "Now look, we all know what this is about," Jacob stated in a deep powerful voice, and Alpha voice. His eyes shifted to Bella meeting her eye contact and she felt her heart pounding against her chest. She gripped Leah's hand tighter as she felt the weight of his stare. She could see his eyes soften a little and grow with a bit of surprise at the sight of her, but that quickly disappeared. "You owe us an apology and explanation, especially me, but first things first. What's going on with the Volturi? I'm sure your precious leeches are keeping a close eye on them", Jacob demanded as his strong arms crossed across his broad chest.

Bella gulped and then tried to grasp the little courage she had left. She had completely forgotten about the Volturi for so long since she knew they weren't coming for her yet. "Alice is watching them…They aren't making a decision and probably won't for awhile. Vampires don't hold the same importance for time as we do", Bella answered softly. Everyone nodded a bit happy at that news and then went back to being still as Jacob spoke again.

"You know…you've got some nerve Isabella; Showing up here after all this time not even telling anyone, especially your best friend that you weren't a filthy blood sucker. I can't believe I even ordered for this damn meeting, but I did it because it was the least you could do for us…so start talking", Jacob spat at her as his hands balled into fists.

Bella flinched a little at his use of her name and tone of voice then looked away from his stare. She took a breath and slowly let go of Leah's hand as she stood up and started pacing, trying to find the right words to say. "Fuck it, it's either now or never", she thought. "I fucked up", Bella exclaimed as she looked at everyone surrounding her. She saw the stares of disbelief at the choice of her words, but that was the easiest way to put it. "I owe all of you my life. You deserve that much, as many times as you all saved it. I put you all in danger and I'm so sorry about that, but most of all I want to apologize for leaving all of you", Bella paused with a sigh and then continued as her sorrow spread across her face. "After the wedding I realized I no longer wanted a forever with Edward. I never knew who I was and I thought he was meant for me, but I was wrong. I escaped and got a divorce from him so I could find myself and change so I didn't show up here as the same ol' Bella that kept inflicting pain on everyone. Those years away I spent my time soul searching and growing up. Trust that it wasn't easy for me to stay away, but I had to gain strength and become a woman. Once that journey was complete I gave Charlie that call and now here I am. You see…I never stopped thinking about all of you, my wolves. I can admit I took all of you for granted those years ago and I am truly sorry, but I'm here to prove to you that I'm not the same stupid teenager I once was", Bella explained and sighed. As she looked up she saw everyone except Jacob had a smile on their faces. Bella smiled in return and then looked at Jacob. His stare was cold, but she could read the look in his dark brown eyes…he cared even if it was only a little bit.

"Jake-"

"Save it Bella! That little speech may have worked for them, but it won't work for me. How could you not tell me you were still alive? You don't know half of the shit I've been through because of you and then you just come waltzing back into my world. You never made the right choices or truly knew what you wanted…Actually what is it that you want Isabella? What do you expect me to do? Just get sucked back into the hell you put me through?", Jacob slightly shouted at her, cutting her off. He got up abruptly and stood in front of her. Bella could feel the heat and fury radiating off his body. Bella's anger fed off as Jacob's as tears filled her eyes.

"I don't expect you to do anything! But I do know what I want, maybe I didn't then, but I sure as hell know now….I want you Jacob Black. Not Edward, not any other man, but YOU Jacob Black. Not Edward, not any other man, just you!", Bella yelled back at him as the tears began to fall from her eyes. For the moment it was just him and her; in her mind no one else was there as she poured her heart out to him. "I always wanted you Jake. You were the best thing that ever happened to me and I hated leaving you the way I dis. I missed you so much I nearly lost my sanity. I missed you arms hugging me. I missed your voice, your heat, and your lips kissing me. I needed you those years I spent away, but I also owed it to you to change, so that's what I did. You needed someone that could love you the way you deserved to be loved. I wasn't capable of that back then, but I am now… I love you Jacob, I'm in love with you and I'd scream it to the entire world if I could because I'm not afraid anymore. I think in the back of my mind I knew I was in love with you after our kiss on the mountain, but I was to wrapped up into right and wrong that I couldn't admit it. I can't tell you how sorry I am for all the things I put you through because it won't be enough, but I can show you if you let me. I'm not going to run away or hide my love from you. I just-…God I want my best friend back Jake so bad", Bella said and then sniffled as she wiped away some of her tears.

Bella looked up into Jacob's eyes and could see his dark orbs were filled with pools of water. She knew he was trying to hold back his tears as he looked up to the sky and clenched his jaw. He looked back down at Bella with some of his tears gone, but Bella still saw the hurt in his eyes.

"I can't do that Bella…I wish I could, but I can't. A part of me wants to believe you, but then another part is warning me not to have anything to do with you. And right now I have to agree with not dealing with you. You've put me through too much and in the past I've been a failure as a son, brother, and Alpha all because I was pinning over a girl who didn't even want me, or at least made me feel like I was unwanted. I'm not going to risk what percentage of sanity I gained back for you to just break me again. All things come to an end sometime Bella…and this is the end for us", Jacob stated with a bit of the Alpha tone in his voice and then swiftly turned walking away from Bella and down to the beach.

Bella felt like the life was sucked out of her and collapsed to the ground, sobbing uncontrollably. She watched Jacob run into down the beach shaking violently and then phasing sprinting towards the woods. "That's it…I lost him."

Bella was quickly scooped into Seth's arms as she cried into his sweatshirt covered chest. She could hear voices trying to sooth her, but they were drowned out by her violent sobbing and shaking. Once placed into Leah's car everything went black for her, but even in her unconscious she could still feel that achy emptiness that resided in her heart.