This was a harder chapter to write because i kept getting stuck. I tried to make it a little longer than my others. i hope you enjoy


When Edward turned back around to face me he had an unsure look on his face. He took a careful step forward, nut before he could come any further I sank to the ground and began to sob.

Edward ran forward to comfort me, "Bella, Bella it's fine now, and she is not coming back. Don't cry, love.

"I'm not crying because I'm scared, I'm just so relieved." I said breathless from my sobs. "Where's Jacob?" suddenly worried that something could have happened.

"He's fine; he just went to tell Sam."

I gasped, I had forgotten all about the pack and the other fight going on. "Is everyone okay, is the fight over?"

"Yes, it is over and everyone is fine."

"I need to see Jacob."

"Alright then, come along," he said the sadness returning to his voice as he remembered what he had told me earlier.

As we ran through the forest I thought of what was going to happen next. Would the Cullens leave again? I wasn't sure.

When we reached the field I saw three fires with dark purple smoke arising from them all. The Cullens were gathered around the fire, but the pack was nowhere around.

"Where's Jacob" I asked Edward again.

"He's with the pack further in the forest; the strong smell is very uncomfortable to them."

"Oh," was all I said.

"Would you like to go?" he asked me

"Yes please."

With that I was thrown onto his back again. After a few minutes Edward slowed and helped me off his back. Jacob was standing in his human form about twenty feet in front of me flanked by two wolves. I ran and hugged him as hard as I could; I was just so relieved he was okay.

"Hey Bells," he said," Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine, now that I'm with you," I said. He smiled my favorite smile. I hugged him again; I never wanted to let go.

"I should get back to my family," Edward interrupted; I had almost forgotten he was there.

"Oh yeah," I said, "Tell them I said thank you… for everything."

"I will," he said, and turned and headed back towards the field.

I turned my attention back to Jacob, "Let's go for a walk," he said.

"Okay," I said and he took my hand in his.

While we were walking alone in the forest everything felt so natural and easy. I loved being with Jacob he always knew how to make me feel better. Jake has always been my best friend, but I think I might be starting to see him as something more. Someone I can always trust, someone that I won't have to change for, someone who will never leave me.

After a few moments of easy silence Jacob spoke. "So, you had an interesting night," he said still smiling.

"Shut up Jake," I said.

"If I tell you something, you promise not to laugh?" he asked. I nodded

"Well, I just want you to know that no matter what I will always be here and I know that he has hurt you but you know I could never hurt you like that, right?" I could feel the tears behind my eyes and I didn't trust my voice so I just nodded. "And I know you don't feel the same way, but I really do love you."

Silent tears ran down my face now as he grabbed me in a bone crushing hug, but all I can remember thinking is wanting him to hold me tighter. When he finally loosened his grip on me I whispered "I love you too."

As soon as the words were out of my mouth his lips were crushing mine. I didn't try to stop him because I didn't want him to stop. I lifted my arms around his neck and ran my fingers through his hair. It surprised me how easy it was kissing Jake, but everything was easy with him so it really shouldn't shock me. He broke our kiss much too soon.

"That should have been our first kiss," he whispered in my ear. "We should probably go check on the pack." He said after a short pause.

"Oh yeah, okay," I said

When we got to La Push we went to Sam's house. Sam and Jacob went outside to talk while I sat in the kitchen watching Emily cook. I told her about what Edward said to me before the fight.

"So what will happen now?" she asked me.

"I don't know,"

"Do you think the Cullens will leave?"

"I'm not sure, I don't want them to but I feel like I'm torn between Jacob and Edward and I can't stand it."

"You're going to have to make a decision," she told me, "Who do you love?"

"I love Edward, but I feel like he's going to disappear and Jacob is my best friend, but I think I might be beginning to think of him as more."

"I understand and you know if you ever need someone to talk to I'm always here." She said smiling.

I nodded. Just then we heard the door shut and Sam and Jacob walk in.

"Bella, you should be getting back, Alice needs to take you back home before Charlie gets suspicious," Sam said.

"Oh yeah," I said.

Jacob and I walk out of the small house and towards the rabbit. We rode most of the way in silence until we got to the Cullen's house.

"You can go if it makes you uncomfortable Jake," I said.

"No, I'm fine, most of the smell is gone now," he said wearing a smile that sent butterflies in through stomach.

Alice was waiting on the porch holding shopping backs as our props for Charlie.

She danced towards us and said, "You have been gone for hours! You could have at least called! I couldn't see you so I knew you were with him." It looked like she was trying to hide something from me but I shook it off thinking it was just my mind playing tricks on me.

"Sorry Alice," had it really been hours? Time flies when I'm with Jake."But didn't Edward tell you where I was?"

"Uh…um…ehh,well." She struggled for words.

"What happened?" I asked, hasn't enough happened to me today?!

"He sort of ran off, he said you would be better off without him and that now that you knew more about your feeling for Jacob, you would be able to move on. We tried to convince him to stay, but he wouldn't hear of it."

"This is all my fault," I said.

"No Bella, it's not, we were going to have to move on soon anyway, we will probably follow him in the next few months." Alice said. "Now before you go into hysterics we need to get back to Charlie."

"Oh yeah, but Alice you can't just leave like that?"

"We have to Bella, people are getting suspicious."

"I'm going to miss you so much!"

"Awww Bella I'm going to miss you too! But We will visit, it won't be so bad you will see." Alice said brightening my spirits a little.

"Okay," I said, "Let's go; Bye Jake, I will talk to you later."

"Okay," he said and bent down and kissed my cheek.

When we got in the Porsche Alice kept her gaze locked on the road and said, "So that's why Edward left."

"Not entirely, he said I needed to be with the one who makes me happy and the one I can trust." I said

"Oh," she replied.

"I just don't think I can ever completely trust Edward after what he did to me!" I said, I was almost yelling now.

"I understand Bella, calm down."

"Do you think I'm wrong?" I challenged as she turned onto my street.

"No, I just don't see how you can love someone that smells so badly," she said with a smile. I rolled my eyes.

When we pulled up to the drive way Charlie was walking out the front door to meet us.

"How was your shopping trip?" He asked us.

"It was good dad," I said.

"Did you have a good time Alice?"

"Sure did Charlie, we are going to have to do this again sometime."

"Yeah," I answered.

"Let's get into the house, would you like to stay for dinner Alice?"

"No thanks Charlie, I really should be getting home," Alice said.

"Oh okay, Bye then" Charlie said

"Bye Charlie, Bye Bella,"

Alice drove off as we walked into the house.

"Are you hungry Bells, there's pizza on the stove if you want it," Charlie said.

"No thanks dad, I think I just want to go to my room."

"Oh okay then, Good night."


sorry if it's a little confusing. please review and give me some ideas because i have no idea what to do next. thanks for reading