A/N – First off I want to say thank you for all of the Follows, Favorites, and Reviews! It makes me so happy to hear the little ding when they come in. I am already learning a lot from this process and hope you all enjoy the story. I have made some changes to how I label the POVs to avoid confusion between Bella and Billy. Thank you butterflybitch for the suggestion. Now on with the story. :)

Chapter 3 – JacobPOV

JPOV

I follow Bella out the door without grabbing my jacket. "Go ahead and pull it around to the garage. I need to move some tools out of the way so you can pull in" I jog around back to garage and push the rolling tool box back so Bella can pull all the way in. By the time I get the box moved back I hear the rumble of the old girl's engine. She defiantly sounds off. Bella pulls her in and I motion for her to stop and pop the hood. "Give it some gas." I listen carefully as I lean further into the engine compartment. I tuck my hair into the back of my shirt. I step back out and motion to cut the engine. I reach over and grab a shop rag off the bench. "When was the last time you had the oil changed?" I ask as I pull the dipstick.

Bella slides out of the truck and comes to look under the hood with me. "Ummm, I guess that was the last time you did it."

"What?! You're kidding me right? That was before school started." I shake my head trying to keep my smile at bay. "That does it; I am putting you on my personal schedule for maintenance. It sounds like the oil pump is going out."

"Oh, is that expensive to fix?" She is wrapping her arms around herself again.

I wipe my hands off and smile at her. "Not to bad. I should be able to get what we need for forty to fifty bucks. Labor is where it gets you." Her head shot up and looked at me like she was afraid of how much I was going to charge her. "It's going to cost you being my shop hand while I'm working on it." I can't keep my grin off my face.

"OK but you may regret that and charge me even more. I'm useless." She wraps her arms tighter around herself and looks down at her feet. She looks like she is folding in on herself. God I hate what that son of a bitch has done to her! I want to beat his face in. I would love to rip him apart. I am so angry I feel like I am going to vibrate out of my skin.

"Jake you're shaking! Are you alright?" Bella's touch brings my attention back to here. "You feel hot. Are you sick? You don't even have a coat on. Let's go inside."

"I'm fine" I growl. She reaches up and feels my head and neck with a look of worry on her face.

I hear a noise outside of the garage I spin around pushing Bella behind me as a growl rolls up from my chest. Freekin' Sam Uley is standing in the door of my garage.

"Step away from him Bella. Go up to the house" Sam barked out like he expected Bella to jump and do his bidding.

How dare he order anyone around especially MY Bella "What do you want Sam?" I grind out threw my teeth.

"Bella, come here." He was sounding urgent.

I square my shoulders off to him and step toward this intruder this interloper. This is MY home! My Bella! He has no business here. It's taking everything I have to not go beat his face in. I clench and unclench my hands and I can feel myself vibrating with barely restrained fury. "What the fucks your problem Sam? Why are you here?"

"Shhhhh - You're shaking again Jacob" I feel Bella's hand on my back like a cool soothing balm to my nerves as she steps up behind me. Sam flinches like he's going to tackle me. A growl rumbles in my chest daring him to make a move towards us."Shhhhhh" I hear murmured behind me. The shaking stops but my eyes are still locked on Sam.

Sam stands there like he is studding us. When he finally speaks he says dismissively "I came to see Billy" as he turns and walks to the house.

I feel Bella's absently rubbing up and down my back. I shift my weight back into Bella's touch. "Jacob, what's going on between you and Sam?" I hear whispered softly behind me.

I look back at Bella. "That guy creeps me out and pisses me off! He comes waltzing in here like he owns the place and starts telling YOU what to do. I don't think so." I start pacing from Bella to the garage door and back. "He and his little gang are the Rez's golden boys. They have the council's ear and can do no wrong. Not to mention whenever he is around I feel like he trying to look through me. It's like he is looking into my soul expecting to see something different there - something that's not me that's not me. He thinks he is superior for some reason. It's like I'm lacking something when he is around and I'm sick of it. I just want to knock him down a notch or twenty. Wipe that smug look right off his face." I feel the rumble in my chest as I get angrier as I talk.

"Hay" Bella grabs my hand as I walk by her stopping my pacing and looks up at me. "Do we have time to go get the parts tonight or is it to late?"

"If we leave soon we can get what we need before they close"

"Great! Hop in and we'll go" She smiled at me but it didn't quite touch her eyes.

"Oh no Honey. Your truck is grounded until the pump is fixed and the oil is changed. I don't want to have it go out and have to incur Charlie's wrath. He's got a gun and knows how to use it." I flash her a smile and head to the house. "I'll get Billy's keys and we can take his truck."

I hop up on the porch and head in the door. "Hay Dad. Can I get your keys? Bells and I are going to run and get the parts for her truck."

My Dad looks tense. "Why do you need my truck?"

I don't want to risk taking her truck and having it die while we are out. I wouldn't want Bella to have to walk back. With the snow and her natural grace we would be making a trip to the clinic if not the hospital." I chuckle to myself.

Billy snorts and tosses me his keys. "Take care of her."

"Sure sure, thanks Dad. Always will." I'm half out the door again when I can't resist "I'll take care of your truck too." I run out to Billy's truck and hop in the driver side. I know Billy would think I was just joking but there is nothing I wouldn't do to make her happy once again.

"Ready to go honey?" I ask the angel beside me.

She gives me a sad smile. "Yeah let's go."