Thursday March 23rd

(Bella's House)

"Jake are you sure you're okay with Emmett and Rosalie coming? You could wait them out at the res?" Bella asked knowing full well his response.

"Hell no. I am not leaving your side for a second. Besides this is home and my place is here with you." Jake said as he nuzzled her closer.

"Good, just checking." Bella said as she fixed the living room. "They will be here soon, they will more than likely want to ensure HE is being watched by someone."

"He better be." Jake said as he took their backpacks to her room. "Do you want me to have some of the guys over?"

"I don't think that would be a good idea. I'm sure someone will be patrolling nearby but I want my house to stay in one piece." Bella said louder since he was upstairs.

"The house will be fine. Just a few broken things but it will still stand." Jake said smiling.

"Not funny." Bella said as she sat down on the couch texting her father their plans. He replied back that he would be working late.

"Is he okay?" Jake asked as he sat down next to her.

"Yeah he just doesn't want to see any of them." Bella said as she curled into Jakes side.

"It's understandable. So what do you want to do this weekend?" Jake asked changing the subject.

"I want to spend as much time on the res as I can. Your dad probably misses you too." Bella said.

"Yeah, the old man needs me." Jake said smirking. "Plus Seth needs a break."

"Then it's settled. We will spend the weekend on the res and I will try to find a way to convince my dad to let me sleep over." Bella said dreading that conversation.

Jake and Bella sat on the couch just holding each other. It was rare when they had a moment of private silence together so they were taking full advantage.

(Cullen House)

"Edward you are staying here." Carlisle said as his 'kids' relay what happened.

"The longer I stay away from her the longer that mutt sinks his claws into her." Edward said trying to get someone on his side. "He took her from me when she was at her weakest. I can't just let him get away with it."

Esme was sympathetic but she agreed Edward should stay. She wanted nothing more than to reconcile with Bella and for her first son to have his mate but she wasn't about to go against Carlisle. He was her mate and the coven leader for a reason.

"You told her that you didn't love her anymore. That none of us loved her. That you lost interest in her. You promised to never see her again. You told her to move on with her life and when she does you suddenly decide to come back and ruin her life again." Emmett yelled hating the slow and pointless conversation going on.

"You what!" Esme gasped as the words ran around in her head.

"I had to Esme. It was the only way to get her to not look for us." Edward said trying to placate his mother.

"She thinks we abandoned her as if we never cared for her?" Esme asked to no one in particular. She had treated her like a daughter and then left her. She had never thought herself capable of such cruelty but clearly she was wrong.

"Yeah. Edward left quite an impression when he left her in the woods. She chased after him only to get lost and nearly die. She was hypothermic when they found her hours later on the forest floor." Emmett said rubbing salt in Edwards wounds as he remembered the mental image Jacob so graciously shared.

"Stop it! I had no idea she would chase after me." Edward said trying to block that image.

"You should have thought of it. If the wolves hadn't found her in time she would be dead. Dead because you left her broken in the woods lost without a way to get back. How is that not your fault?" Emmett yelled finally voicing all he had learned from Bella.

"I wasn't thinking! I wanted to get away from her as fast as I could so I wouldn't turn back." Edward yelled back suddenly having Carlisle hold him back.

"It's because of you she was miserable and hated us all. It took weeks to get her to forgive me and Rose. I will not let you ruin that again. She has made her choice and she chooses Jacob. You may not like it but if you ever truly loved her you WILL let her live her life." Emmett said as he and Rosalie left the house. Emmett needed some space between him and Edward or there would be an Edward sized whole in the house.

"You're staying here. You told her to move on Edward. That is exactly what she did." Carlisle said as he then turned to Jasper. "Do not let him leave the house."

Jasper simply nodded and focused in on Edward. Jasper let his basic instincts wake up. Edward was a target now and if he moved away from the house he would take him down.

Edward seethed as he slowly felt his emotions shift. Jasper was manipulating them but he knew well in his minds what he was going to do. Bella would be by his side again and no one would ever separate them again.

(Emmett hangs up his phone)

"They should arrive in 35 minutes." Emmett said as he put away his phone.

"Good. There's no way I could stand the smell." Rosalie said as she primped using the passenger side mirror.

"Are you going to be able to stand Jake and pizza together?" Emmett asked loving his mates' reaction at the realization that they would be in a room without any ventilation.

"Damn." Rose said as she cringes at the thought. "Oh wait. We can open the windows, otherwise I won't survive."

"There you thought it through." Emmett smiled as he pulled up to Bella's house.
"Honey I'm home." Emmett said in sing song from the car to Jake who he then heard growl in acknowledgement of his arrival.

"I better not get replaced by a dog." Rosalie said with a smirk loving the response from Jake.

'I am not a dog.' Jake said from inside the house.

"Kidding." Rose said as she and Emmett unloaded his Xbox and controllers.

(Bella at the door)

"How about no conversations I can't hear?" She said as she looked at Emmett.

"Oh come on its funny. I bet you I can make him howl." Emmett said a little too enthusiastically.

"Emmett." Bella said.

"Okay okay." Emmett said as he entered the house.

"Hi Bella." Rose said as she hugged her hello and walked into the house. "Do you mind if we open up the windows?"

"Go ahead." Bella said as Rose zipped through the house at full speed opening the windows.

"Show off." Jake said.

"I don't like Eau de Wolfe." Rose said with a smile.

"Where's the food?" Jake said mockingly.

"On its way. I already paid and left a tip so all you have to do is eat." Emmett said as he connected his Xbox to the TV.

"That we can do." Jake said as he went to get drinks for him and Bella.

(Two and a half hours later)

"There is no way in hell you didn't cheat." Emmett said as he glared at Jake.

"Don't get mad because I have more skill than you. I barely get time to play and you have all day. You just suck." Jake said with a wide smile. He was sure his brothers were laughing with him.

Emmett growled in reply.

"Jake don't tease Emmett. I'm sure you wining has nothing to do with the fact that the boys gave you cheat codes the other day." Bella said as she smiled at the look of betrayal on Jakes face.

"Babe." Jake said.

"I knew it." Emmett exclaimed.

"Hey I'm not the one who cheated." Bella said as she looked at her phone when it buzzed in her pocket.

"I did not cheat. The guys merely helped me by teaching me a few moves." Jake said indignant while Emmett still struggled to stifle his laughter.

"Whatever. This means I get a re-match." Emmett said as he smiled at Jacob who found that he actually wanted to play him again.

"Fine, that just means I get another chance to wipe the floor with you." Jacob said.

"Let's not go in circles here, besides Charlie just texted me that he is on his way home so this has to come to an end." Bella said as she eyed the two guys daring them to say something.

"Fine, but I will get my re-match." Emmett said as he gathered the controls.

"I don't think I can take another round of you two screaming at the TV any more. How about the mall?" Rose said with a pained expression at the thought of another game night.

"Now that's an idea." Bella said as she relished in the looks of pure dread on the guys.

"Yeah. We should go into Seattle and spend the whole day out shopping. I need some new clothes since most of mine wore out running. Oh and we can get the guys opinions on clothes for EVERY outfit." Rose said as she looked positively excited.

"That settles it." Bella said as she looked towards the guys who were now down right scared and on the spot.

"Um." Jacob said as he found himself at a loss for words.

"That's an idea." Emmett said.

"Well I heard no objections." Rose said as she dashed to Bella's side and pulled out her phone and began searching for malls they could go to. "Oh here's one, 'Pacific Place'. Oh and 'University Village'. We have so many places to visit."

They guys sat in horror as game night was taken away in a second. Neither one of them wanted to say anything since it would probably lead to a fight and because there was no way they would win. Jake finally snapped to reality and decided he would have more luck if he and Bella were alone.

"Bells isn't your dad on his way? We should probably pick up before he gets here." Jake said as he got up.

Bella and Rose looked at each other and smirked.
"Yeah, I guess we have to continue making plans by phone Rose." Bella said as she got up to help.

"No problem. We should go ahead and leave before your dad gets here. I'm sure he's still not comfortable around any of us." Rose said understanding why her dad still feels that way.

"I told him about reconciling with both of you but he still hasn't accepted it. I guess after everything he thinks I might go back to him." Bella said knowing Jake feared that very thing.

"Not if I have something to say about it." Jake said holding Bella by the waist and kissing her cheek.

"Eww. I don't want to see puppy love." Emmett said as he shielded his eyes.

"Come on. I don't wanna be here and catch the chief give us the stink eye." Rose said as she pulled her mate with his toys to the Jeep.

"Fine. We will see you soon Bells." Emmett said as he hugged Bella goodbye. "Oh and I still want that re-match cheater." Emmett said as he looked at Jake who had a smile on his face.

"Fine, I like kicking your ass." Jake said and received a low growl from Emmett.

"Just kiss each other already." Bella said.

"NO. Rose were leaving." Emmett said as he began to practically sprint to his car with a laughing Rose behind him.

"Bella no just no." Jake said as he shook his head.

"What I took a guess." Bella said innocently.

Jake stood at the doorway with Bella and watched the Cullen's leave.

"So how much time do we have until your dad gets here?" Jake asked suggestively.

"NO. We do not have time and I am not giving the pack an earful."Bella said as she moved away from Jake.

"I was kidding." Jake replied trailing after her.

Bella scoffed and walked into the kitchen to fix Charlie some dinner. Jake hung his head and knew he had some groveling to do.

(Emmett and Rosalie are almost home)

"Are you going to let him see anything?" Rose asked Emmett.

"No. He doesn't deserve a peek." Emmett said.

Rose smiled and held her mates hand.

As they pulled up to the house Emmett and Rosalie could feel the tension in the air. No doubt Jasper was projecting his frustrations to them as a warning.

Emmett and Rose looked at each other and instantly shifted thoughts.
In a second Edward was right outside the Jeep door waiting to bombard them with questions.

"Don't even try it." Emmett spoke as he lifted Rosalie out of the Jeep through his side of the car.

"I deserve to know what happened." Edward said trying to prove deeper into their thoughts but they weren't letting him see much.

"No you don't. You're a narcissistic brat who uses his powers to further his own agenda and not give a damn about people's right to privacy." Rosalie all but spat out.

"I left for her safety." Edward said taking a step forward and causing Emmett to step forward.

"You can say that all you want but at the end of the day you can't hide the fact that you left her. You left and never went back. You only cared when she wouldn't save you. She had no reason to after the mess you made and nearly getting her killed by James and almost draining her yourself. She moved on with Jacob and that's what kills you. It's the fact that she could move on with someone else. Someone supernatural and THAT kills you." Rosalie spat and walked away cursing him out in her mind.

Emmett only smiled and beamed at his mate. He was so proud of her and he couldn't wait until he could show her just how proud he was.

Edward stood there dumbfounded and completely caught off guard. Rosalie had never really been outspoken on serious topics so this was new. He hated how she was right on some things and how she could be so happy for Jacob. For a mutt. He was better in every way and his family turned on him. He never thought his mistake was so big but obviously he had some thinking to do.

(After a late dinner at Bella's house)

"So how was your evening kids?" Charlie asked as he leaned back in his chair full from his dinner.

"It was good." Jake said looking at Charlie in the eye as if to confirm that he meant it.

"Yeah, except when Emmett found out Jake cheated." Bella added for good measure.

"I did not cheat. I had some pointers beforehand." Jake said defending himself.

Charlie cracked a small smile.

"Whatever. It's still cheating." Bella added as she turned the TV on to Charlie's show.

He was a moth to a flame the way he gravitated to the TV. Bella smiled and rolled her eyes.

"We are going to my room and finish our homework dad." Bella said as she and Jake headed upstairs.

"Okay. Leave the door open." Charlie said.

Jake smiled. "We will."

(Right before bedtime)

"So are you ready for tomorrow?" Jake asked.

"Yeah. Today wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I guess I will just have to take it one day at a time. Eventually I will have to talk to him but that's not happening anytime soon." Bella said.

Jake huddled closer to her. He hated the fact that eventually she would have to talk to the bastard.

"I know how you feel but it will be okay. I don't want him back. You are all I need." Bella said as she caressed Jacob into her arms. She loved to reassure him. He was a giant puppy.

"You're all I need too." Jake said as he kissed her. Their kiss became more passionate but before it could escalate Jake pulled away and mouthed 'Charlie'. Bella rolled her eyes and separated from Jake.

"Time for bed kids. You two still have school tomorrow." Charlie said as he appeared in the doorway.

"Can we stay home tomorrow? I had a long day today." Bella said with a slight pout. It caught Charlie completely off guard. It only made Jake laugh.

"I know Bells but you two still have to go." Charlie said as he looked away. Bella was being unfair using a pout.

"Fine. I will manage." Bella said as she threw herself on her bed.

Charlie rolled his eyes and went into his room to get his clothes and shower.

"Nice try." Jake said.

"It was worth a shot." Bella said.

Jake and Bella stayed in their little world for a few more minutes. They don't like sleeping apart but they would have to deal with it for the moment. They just had to wait it out a little more and then they could move in together. As they held each other dreaming of their future they had no idea of the evil plotting against that very dream.

I missed writing. I don't like taking long breaks in between by chapters for both my stories. I will try to write more now that I can't be up and about more. I just recently found out that I am pregnant :D
I could not be happier. I wonder if it will change the way I write.
I will try to post another Chapter soon enough.

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