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Chapter 10

Jacob's POV

I parked my bike outside the garage of Carlisle and Esme's house. It was the day of Nessie's prom and everyone was gathered to take pictures. I had taken my bike instead of running in an attempt to look nice for the occasion. I'd even put in a little effort and worn a button up instead of a t-shirt. I hadn't really seen Ness since our afternoon together. I wasn't really sure what I was supposed to do. A part of me felt like a coward for not coming to see her but at the same time, she had said she needed space and she hadn't come to see me either. I also happened to know that she wasn't asking what's-his-name for any space so I had kind of taken that as a sign. I wasn't even really planning on coming until yesterday when Bella showed up at my house.

I didn't have any big plans for the day so I had slept in late. I was woken up by an angry Bella slamming my door open and assaulting me with a pillow.

"What the…? Bells? Hey! Ow! That hurts quit it!"

"I'll stop hitting you when you stop acting like an idiot."

I finally managed to rip the pillow from her hand, though we ripped the pillow in half in the process.

"Great I really liked that one. You owe me a new pillow."

She rolled her eyes at me, clearly annoyed. She tossed the remaining scraps of my pillow on the ground and glared at me.

"Where have you been? We haven't seen you in two weeks and considering what you did to my daughter…"

I could feel the blood rushing to my face.

"She told you about that?"

"Of course not. Don't be an idiot. But it's all she's been thinking about for weeks. Edward's ready to rip his hair out."

I smirked a little at the idea of getting under Edward's skin. Then I shuddered when I realized all of the things he had seen. No father should ever have to endure that, not even a bloodsucker.

"Exactly. It's funny until you really think about it."

Even after everything that had happened between us, Bella still knew me better than anyone else. I liked that she understood how my brain worked.

She was apparently done attacking me for the time being and flopped on to my bed.

"Ok, so we promised a long time ago that we would stay friends no matter what. Obviously, you imprinting on and being in love with my daughter has complicated things. So here's the deal. I'm going to be your friend for half of this conversation and then I'm going to be my daughter's mother for the other half. Which would you prefer I be first?"

I laughed at that. I knew she was being serious but it was honestly just too ridiculous when you said it out loud. My laughter was contagious and pretty soon she was in hysterics with me. We laughed until our ribs hurt and there were tears in our eyes. We finally managed to pull ourselves together and she sat next to me propped up against the headboard. She rested her head on my shoulder and I put my head on top of hers.

"Oh Bells," I sighed, "How the hell did we end up here?"

"I ask myself that question quite often actually," she chuckled. "Only when I ask it's more in awe of how wonderful my life ended up whereas in your case…"

"Yeah, yeah, no need to rub it in," I said as I elbowed her in the ribs.

I took a deep breath. "I honestly never thought I'd be in a situation like this again. I thought it was supposed to be smooth sailing from here you know? I know I always said that I would let her choose but I never really thought about what I would do if she didn't choose me. No offense, but I used to think that nothing could hurt more than when you chose Edward over me. This is…so much worse."

"Yeah. I have a couple of things to say about all of that."

She lifted her head and looked me straight in the eye.

"First of all, what makes you think that she's chosen him?"

"Uh she's going to prom with him? She's still dating him?"

"Hm. Ok. Well once upon a time I told you that Edward was the love of my life and that didn't stop you from kissing me. Twice."

"Yeah because that worked out so well for me."

"Seriously Jake. You fought for me. And I know the Renesmee means way more to you than I ever did. So what the hell are you doing?"

I thought about it for a second.

"Maybe I've smartened up after what happened with us. My way didn't work last time. I'm…"

"You're afraid to put yourself out there again," she sighed. "I did a number on you didn't I?"

"Don't flatter yourself," I said rolling my eyes. "But you're right. I'm scared to ask her to love me because I'm terrified of the answer."

"Oh, Jake." She put her head back on my shoulder. "No one ever got the love of their life without asking first."

I let her words sink in. She was right of course but I still wasn't sure what to do. Was I supposed to break them up? I wasn't even sure that I could. Was I supposed to wait out their relationship? But who knew how long they would be together? Obviously they couldn't end up together she was immortal as far as we knew and the Cullen's couldn't change him without breaking the agreement with the pack. Bella had been an exception because of Nessie but that didn't mean that the pack would overlook another discrepancy. But still, they could be together long enough for me to get pushed out of the picture. Just because Nessie had feelings for me now didn't mean they would last forever if I never got an opportunity to act on them.

Bella had been inexplicably silent while I contemplated all of this. She removed her head from my shoulder and stood in front of my bed.

"I have to get home. Renesmee should be getting back soon and I don't want to explain to her where I've been. It would kill her to know that I'd seen you and she hasn't." I felt a wave of guilt crash over me at that. "Just think about what I said and I'll see you tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?"

"Yes, Jacob, tomorrow. We're having pictures at the house remember?"

"Bells, I don't know if I should…"

"Jacob Black. I spared you from the second half of the conversation we were supposed to have. In return you will be at the house tomorrow for those pictures for two reasons. First, if you make me attend one of Alice's extravaganzas without you I will have to kill you." Neither of us had quite gotten used to Alice's over the top events but we both loved her too much to deny her anything. Instead, we made a point to stick close and make sarcastic remarks about all of the lavish absurdities that Alice incorporated into every little thing. Unfortunately, we accidently passed that on to Nessie. "Second, and most important, it will break Renesmee's heart if you're not there. It's an important night for her and you've never missed a milestone in her life. If you break my daughter's heart then I'll have no choice but to kill you, best friend or not."

I laughed. "Alright, alright Bells I'll be there. Don't have a cow."

"Good."

She smiled and turned to leave.

"Oh and Jake?"

I looked over at her in the doorway.

"What I said about breaking Renesmee's heart? That doesn't just apply to tomorrow."

"I'd never be stupid enough to think it would."

P.S. If you like my story, you have to go check out mythicalbard's When Dreams Come True. It's a different take on Jacob and Nessie and I love love love it!