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Jacob's POV:

"Round 30. Fuck yeah, beat that."

I was out my house playing Call of Duty with Embry and Quil. We didn't have patrols until later tonight so we were just relaxing with a few beers and a little Nazi zombies.

"Puh-lease Jake. I could get to round 30 with my eyes closed. With my eyes closed and as a wolf." Embry quipped. I rolled my eyes at his theatrics.

"Just shut up and play."

"So Jake where's your other half today?" Quil asked mockingly as Embry started his match. Bella and I had been hanging out almost every day since we had officially become a couple 2 weeks ago. Quil and Embry ribbed me about it every chance they got, saying I was whipped and all that shit. I mean I was..but that's not something any 16 year old guy wants to admit to his 16 year old male friends.

"You're just jealous cause you can't find a girl crazy enough to put up with your stupid ass." I shot back.

"Hey I'm not worried. If you can get a girl then there's hope for everyone." Quil said smirking.

As a response I flipped up my middle finger. Quil just laughed. I heard a knock at the door and Quil and I both looked out the window to see Bella standing outside my door.

"Well speak of the devil." Quil said under his breath.

I got up from the couch to let her in. "Hey Bells, come on in." I said as I opened the door.

"Hey." She said a sparkle in her eyes. And before I could say anything she leaned over and kissed me hard on the lips forcing her tongue into my mouth - not that I was complaining - and reaching her hands up to tangle in my hair. Whoa, hello.
I heard gagging noises coming from the living room. Bella pulled away and looked around me to see Quil and Embry sitting in my living room. Quil waggled his fingers at her with a stupid smile on his face.

"Shit." She breathed out. I looked at her in amusement. From the look on her face she hadn't known that my friends were here. To her credit though she regained her composure and walked over to the couch and sat next to Quil as if nothing happened and said,
"Hey Quil, hey Embry. What's up?" She looked at the tv and said, "Ooh Nazi zombies I'm totally next." I laughed, that girl was something else.

A couple hours later I was sitting on the couch with Bella watching a movie, my arm around her shoulders as she rested her head on my chest. Quil and Embry had taken off about an hour ago saying something about getting their money's worth at an all you can eat buffet in town. With the arm that was around her shoulder I pulled Bella closer into my body. She sighed contentedly. I felt a vibration against my leg. Bella didn't move, she looked about ready to fall asleep.

"I think that's you Bells." I said with a laugh.

"Oh, right." She pulled her phone out of her pocket and pulling away from me slightly, read the text. As she looked at her phone she had an unreadable expression on her face. Abruptly she stood up from the couch and the arm that had been at her shoulders fell loosely to my side. I looked at her questioningly.

"I just remembered I have a few things I have to do before I make dinner for Charlie tonight." She said quickly.

"Oh..okay." I said the disappointment registering in my voice. "I'll walk you out." I said getting up.

She put her hands on my shoulders pushing me back to the couch. "No!" She said loudly. I frowned. What had gotten into her all of a sudden? "I mean that's okay I think I can manage to walk a couple steps without falling." She said laughing, but it didn't reach her eyes.

"I'll call you later?" She said phrasing it as a question. As if she needed to ask. I nodded in answer. She leaned over and I closed my eyes in anticipation of her lips on mine, but instead she quickly kissed me on the cheek and pulled back.

"Bye Jake." Then she turned and quickly walked out the door. Well that was weird.

After Bella left I was still mulling over her weird behavior. It seemed like as soon as she got that text she started to act strange. What kind of text would make her act like that? Maybe I was overreacting; maybe she was just being her quirky self. I mean being human and constantly being around all these supernatural creatures had to mess with her head a little sometimes. Yeah tell yourself that Jacob my subconscious taunted cause then you don't have to deal with the truth. That there's probably something she's not telling you. Bella's never lied to me, why would she start now. I was snapped out of my mental war with myself when my dad spoke to me.

"Hey Jake, do you think you could go get me some beers?"

"Dad..I'm not old enough." I reminded him.

He rolled his eyes at me. "Oh don't use that excuse, you know they never card you."

I raised my eyebrows. "And how do you know that?"

"I may be old, but I'm not stupid. I know you've bought yourself alcohol before." I held up my hands, guilty as charged. It was one of the perks of being a werewolf. Physically I was already about 25.

"Fine, fine." I surrendered. I went out to the garage to grab my bike and then took off towards town.

About 5 minutes later (okay so I speeded a little, who doesn't?) I pulled up to the convenience store which was across the street from a small cafe that Bella had mentioned wanting to try out. Hmm I'll have to take her there soon. I was absent mindedly watching the people that were sitting outside the cafe as I took off my helmet. My eyes landed on a familiar face and I inwardly growled. Edward. He was sitting alone but there were two plates of food at his table. I scanned the patio for the other bloodsuckers. In my search my eyes unexpectantly landed on Bella coming out of the cafe. What was she doing here? I was about to call out to her when I saw her walk to Edwards table and sit down. She was here with him? I watched as Bella talked animatedly, waving her arms around. Suddenly Edward leaned forward and they were kissing. I stared at them as if mesmerized, as much as I wanted to look away I couldn't. I saw Bella's hands come up to rest on his chest and that was it. I threw my helmet, which I had been unconsciously gripping tight enough to turn my knuckles white, down to the pavement hard enough to put a crack in the solid concrete. Fuck! I was shaking violently I had to get out of here. Quickly. I mounted my bike and sped out of the parking lot. As soon as I got to the forest I ditched my bike, ran and phased on the fly. Well there goes my last pair of shorts, I thought. Yeah, that's what's important here. Not that your girlfriend cheated on you with a leech.

Once a leech lover always a leech lover, Leah thought smugly.

Leah, leave me the fuck alone. That's an order.

Fuck you Jacob, Leah got out just before she phased back against her will. I listened for a minute, there didn't seem to be anyone else out there.

Fuck! How had I been so fucking stupid? I was there all year I saw how disgustingly in love she was with that fucking parasite. He was like a drug for her. Did I really think she was just suddenly over him? That she was really going to choose me over him. I laughed bitterly at myself and my stupidity and at the realization that I was never going to be enough for her.

AN: Bella's POV of this chapter's events up next. Please review :)