I'm so sorry that this took so long, but I just drove from Texas to New York (which is a long drive, about 27 hours if you do it in one shot). And then once I got to New York, I had to start all of my orientation things for New York University. This is my first free moment in a week and a half and I'm spending it on you all. You should feel special : ).

So without further ado, here is the long overdue chapter, I hope you like it.


There was a loud banging on the door, and I looked through the peephole to see who it was. My heart jumped to my throat as I opened the door.

"Jacob."

BPOV

"Jacob, what the hell are you doing here!?" I could not believe that he was standing here, in my doorway…in NEW HAMPSHIRE!

"Don't you remember what I said the night you left?" Jacob looked at me as if his gaze would suddenly remind me of what I had forgotten.

"No Jake, no I don't."

"I said that if I felt you pulling away, then you shouldn't be surprised to see me on your doorstep in the morning. You were pulling away, so here I am."

"Jacob, just because I leave my phone at home for one night does not mean that I am pulling away. I accidentally forgot it. When I saw that you left me a message, I got back to you right away!" By this time I was shouting. "It's completely ridiculous that you would call that pulling away!"

"The Bella I know would have called me back, not sent me some snippy text, practically chewing my head off, just for being concerned about her."

"Jacob Black, you are being insane." I didn't know what to say anymore, so I just stormed off to the bedroom, leaving him standing there in the living room.

EPOV

When I woke up this morning, I was convinced that it had all been a dream. Then I realized that last night actually happened and I was the happiest I had been in a long time. Bella had told me that she didn't regret what had happened, but how could that be true? She has a boyfriend that she's been dating for a long time. I decided that I needed to find out if, after having a night to think about it, she still had no regrets. That's how I ended up in from of this flower shop.

"What can I do for you today, sir?" The girl behind the counter had the air of a girl who thinks that she's God's gift to men. In reality, she had the fakest tan I'd ever seen, terrible bleach-blonde hair, and way too much makeup. She batted her overly mascara-ed eyelashes and looked at me expectantly.

"I need a dozen pink lilies."

"Is it your mother's birthday?" I had to bite my lip to keep from laughing at the expression of hope on her face.

"No, they're for a girl."

"Oh." I rolled my eyes at the disappointment in her tone.

Fifteen minutes later I was standing in front of Bella's dorm room. I was about to knock when I heard voices inside.

BPOV

After a couple of minutes, I heard Jacob knocking softly on the bedroom door. As crazy as he was, and even though he severely over-reacted, I knew he was right. I fell for Edward, and because of that, I was pulling away.

"Bells, I'm really sorry that I just showed up here like this. It's just that, when you didn't answer my call last night, I got really nervous; I thought something was wrong. So then, when I got your text and knew that you were all right, I got nervous for a different reason. I thought maybe what I feared most had happened. I thought maybe you met somebody. So I caught the first flight out to see for myself."

The pain in his voice was clearly evident, and it broke my heart to know that what he said was true. It wasn't fair to lead him along. I had to tell him what happened, and let him go, so I got up and opened the bedroom door.

"Bella, what's wrong? You look like you've been crying."

"Jake, there's something I have to tell you."

"What is it?" His voice was laced with concern and apprehension, almost as if he knew what I was going to say next.

I took a deep breath and opened my mouth to speak. Just as I did, there was a knock at the door. But before I could stop him, Jacob had already turned the knob.

There stood Edward. Holding flowers.

EPOV

The voice was unfamiliar, and most definitely male. At first I was nervous, but it didn't sound like Bella was scared so I figured there was nothing to worry about; I decided that she was probably just talking to Charlie on speaker. I shifted the lilies I was carrying to one arm and knocked on the door. (A/N Lilies are my FAVORITE and I would die if Edward gave me some)

The surprise of Bella not being the one to open the door was nothing compared to the surprise of seeing the person who did. I knew who he was immediately, recognizing him from pictures and description. This was Bella's boyfriend Jacob, and he was here, in New Hampshire.

BPOV

"Edward! What are you doing here?" His timing was both horrible and perfect. I had no idea how I was going to tell Jacob about Edward, but Edward solved that problem for me by showing up to my dorm with flowers.

The look in Jacob's eyes was one of pure anger. "Is this what you had to tell me!?"

"Jacob I-"

"You what!? You're sorry you cheated on me? You're sorry you threw me to the curb for the first attractive guy you saw?"

"Jacob! It's not like that."

"It's exactly like that Bella. Here, this is for you!" He pulled a small black box out of his pocket and threw it onto the floor at my feet. "And this is for you." He turned to Edward and punched him right in the jaw.

I barely had time to see Jacob turning the corner down the hall before I rushed to help Edward. Jacob is really strong, and Edward's mouth was bleeding.

"Edward, I am so sorry. I had no idea that he was going to show up here. And I definitely didn't know that he was going to hit you."

"It's perfectly understandable. I don't blame him one bit. If someone tried to steal you away from me, I'd do a lot more than punch them in the face." I couldn't believe the words that were coming out of his mouth. I had thought for sure that after that, he'd run the other direction to go find a girl with less drama. "I just hope that you still want me after this."

"You were hoping that I still wanted you?"

"Of course. Why?"

"I was convinced that you would run from me after that."

"Silly Bella, I would never run from you."

His words sent the familiar blush to my cheeks. "Really?"

"Really. Now, this whole fiasco kind of ruined the moment, but these are for you." He held up the lilies that he had brought. They really were nice.

"Wow, what's the occasion?"

"It's a bit ironic now, but they're an apology…for messing things up between you and Jacob. And also a hope that you and I can still continue." His sparkling green eyes were almost liquid in they're intensity, and I could see the desire there.

With the famous blush back on my face, I took the flowers from his hand to find something to put them in. As I was walking to the kitchen (A/N Yes, some dorms do have kitchens, mine does.) to get a vase, I saw the black velvet box Jacob had thrown at me earlier. I picked it up and ran to the kitchen before Edward could see what I had. I put the lilies down on the counter and slowly opened the little box. Inside was a very beautiful, very expensive promise ring.


It's just a promise ring, not an engagement ring. They're a little young for that.

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