"This, Bella, is Maria." He gathered her up in his strong arms. She blushed violently, but you could see the love pouring off of Jacob to her. " And she has opened my eyes up to what true love really is." I almost felt sorry for her with how badly she was flustered. But when he kissed he sweetly and she smiled and her eyes twinkled I could tell that they would be perfect together.
" She was a bit reluctant when I first impressed upon her, but she starting to come around." The smile that was plastered across Jacob's face was bigger than I had ever scene before.
" Oh Jacob I'm so happy for you." And I truly was. " When you had run off after receiving my wedding invite I was worried sick about you. You know I didn't mean to hurt you, I really wanted you to come."
" I know Bella, I know, but you don't have to feel bad about hurting me. I'm actually really glad that you did. Because if you hadn't I might have never met my dear sweet Maria" Jacob kissed her hair lingering in the smell. He looked so happy to be holding her in his arms. She sat cuddled against his chest in a chair off to the side of me and Edward.
When I ran off I was wild with misery. I ran for days without knowing where I was going. I didn't eat or sleep. I ran because it was the only thing that could numb the pain. I had no purpose and I began to let my instincts guide me. I was becoming more and more like a wolf as the time passed. I felt a pull to go somewhere and I allowed my senses to guided me. I came upon a clearing with a small clear creek. I thought to my self. How nice would it be to lay out in the sun and sleep. It seemed like forever since I had last slept.
I guess it was because of my exhaustion that I didn't wake up when Maria went to the creek."
" And that was when I saw him." Maria interrupted him, he voice was small and sweet but excited. " He was beautiful. My elders taught me to respect the wolves, and not to fear them. My tribe was once part of the Quileute's, but the grandfather wanted to be the chief and change the way something's were run and my family was banished. The Quileute's are a superstitious bunch and they don't like it when people question the chief. My family wanted people to know about the wolves we we're proud of them. To us they weren't a curse.
When I saw Jacob in his beautiful wolf form I couldn't help but want to touch him. He didn't rouse when I approached him so I chanced my luck and petted him. He seemed to push against my hand as I petted him, like he liked it or something. I spent some time petting him but he never woke up and I found myself getting tiered. So I laid down beside him and curled into his warm body falling asleep to his deep rhythmic breathing.
Jacob cut in. " Well you can imagine my surprise when I woke up to find the beautiful girl sleeping beside me."
Maria blushed and Jacob lightly kissed her before going on. "As soon as I laid eyes on her I knew she was the one. I changed back into human form not really thinking that I would be naked. I stroked her hair, wondering what my angel would be like."
Maria continued for him. " You think you were surprised, imagine how I felt falling asleep next to a wolf and waking up next to a naked man. They both blushed deeply at the memory. "Luckily I remembered the stories my elders had told me about the wolf man I guessed his true identify. I said to him 'So this is your human form. As stunning at you look, I'd appreciate it if you put some clothed on.' He excused himself say. ' I'm sorry but I don't have any with me.' I asked him to change back into wolf form so we could go back to my village and get him some. He let me ride on his back even though it was only a short distance.
Everybody in my village was very excited to meet him and welcomed him to stay with us after he told them his story. After my father, the chief had met him he took me aside to tell me the legend of imprinting. He told me that I appeared like Jacob had imprinted on me and that I would be very happy if I stayed with him. Jacob even told my father that he planned to make me his wife. Not that I'm ready for that right now."
Jacob turned her face to his and whispered to her " but you will be." He kissed her forehead and she blushed deeply .It was clear that he loved her and that she was starting to love him back. I smiled to myself happy that Jacob's heart had healed at last.