I'm back! On my own computer even! :) This chapter took longer to write than I'd planned because I kept changing my mind in which direction I wanted it to head, but it's all done now and here for your reading pleasure. Enjoy.

Mad

It all happened so fast, one minute I had my arms wrapped around Jacob's torso, the next I was flat on my back on the floor covered in glass watching as Edward threw himself at Jacob, arms outstretched like he was going to strangle him, the look in his eyes was truly frightening. I pushed myself up off the floor, barely registering the pain as I cut my palms in the shattered glass from the window, I heard the dull thud of bodies crashing together as I got to my feet, Edward had pushed Jacob into the couch pushing it up against the wall, it almost looked like they were embracing, arms wrapped around each other, the growls and profanity indicated otherwise, I could see both of them trying to throw punches whilst trying to keep a hold on the other, I could also tell that Jacob was shaking, this fact spurred me into action, if he phased now Edward wouldn't stand a chance, I didn't doubt for a second that if he had the chance, Jacob would kill him.

"STOP, STOP IT NOW!" my voice came out shrill, sounding almost hysterical, and nowhere near loud enough for the two men fighting to hear. I stepped around the broken coffee table, glass crunching underfoot, they were standing again now, wrestling, Jacob had his hand around Edward's throat trying to choke him, Edwards knuckles white as he tried to prise his fingers away, his face was getting redder and redder, as a mortal he lacked the strength necessary to free himself from the werewolf's deadly grip. I reached over and grabbed Jacob's arm, trying to pull him away from Edward,

"Don't, your going to kill him, stop Jacob, please" I was putting all my weight into pulling his arm away, I might as well have been trying to pull a wing off an airplane, I tried a different approach,

"Please Jacob, let him go.........................for me" I stood in front of him, looking up into his eyes, he was still staring at Edwards face, which was now a deep red, almost purple shade, I could hear him trying desperately to draw breath, I grabbed his chin, pulling his face so he was forced to look at me, I just hoped I could convince him to let go,

"Jacob, listen to me, if you don't let go you are going to kill him" I saw hate flare in his eyes,

"I know" his voice was a low growl, full of malice,

"Don't do it Jacob, please, he's a mortal now, how would you feel if you murdered a human, please stop Jacob, if you kill him you will regret it, not to mention the fact that you will go to jail" I looked right into his eyes "and you'll lose me" I hoped this last fact would shake him out of his blood lust. I noticed the muscles in his arm relax, and I heard Edward pull in a sharp breaths, he may have loosened his grip but Jacob still didn't let go of his throat,

"What the hell do you think you are doing back here?" even I could tell this question was purely rhetorical, "How dare you show your face around here, you have no right to be getting into contact with Bella after what you did to her" I could see Jacob remembering the shape I was in back then, and his grip tightened around Edwards neck,

"There is no way you deserve to be her friend, you might think you can guilt her into being friends with you again, or maybe you think this superhero act might get you back in her good books, but I'll tell you something you lowlife bloodsucker, you will be leaving Forks today and you will not be contacting Bella again" the snarl was back in his voice, I'd never seen Jacob so mad and so frightening before, Edward wrenched himself free of Jacobs grasp,

"I think that might be Bella's decision don't you?, or is she under your control now? is that why you think you can push her around?" he looked furious, he thought Jacob had been hurting me, I spoke up,

"No Edward, Jake wasn't pushing me around like that, I tripped over the mat and fell, he wasn't hurting me" there was an unintentional edge to my voice, and another thought occurred to me,

"Exactly what were you doing outside my window anyway? were you spying on me?" now I was getting angry with him, he looked upset,

"No, no it wasn't like that Bella, I knew you were coming back here to Jacob and I knew that you were going to tell him about me being back and I got worried, especially since you told me he was a werewolf" his face scrunched up at the word, it was easy to see that even though he wasn't a vampire anymore he still held werewolves as the enemy, that feeling was rooted too deeply to change, "I just wanted to make sure you were okay" Jacob and I spoke at the same time,

"I think I can take care of myself Edward, I don't need protection from my boyfriend" he flinched at the word boyfriend, Jacob put his arm around me,

"She's right, I would never hurt her, can you say the same? I don't think so" he had a smug look on his face, I wasn't sure whether I was happy he didn't seem to be mad at me anymore or annoyed because he was goading Edward,

"I explained that situation to Bella, I don't think I have to explain myself to you pup" I was surprised to see a sneer on his face, Jacob withdrew his arm and moved in between Edward and myself,

"perhaps you do need to explain it to me considering that I was the one who had to pick up the pieces for her, I was the one the had to put her back together again, you have no idea what you did to her"

"And I regretted it every moment that I was gone, you can't make me feel any worse than I already do" he glanced in my direction, remorse filled his eyes,

"Wanna bet" Jacob stepped closer clenching his fists, I pulled on his arm,

"No, no more fighting please"

"He deserves to be hurt Bella, he did it to you, now someone needs to do it to him" I tugged on his arm again but he was just too strong, I noticed Edward take a step back, "what's the matter pretty boy, afraid I'll screw up your pretty boy face?"

"I don't want to fight you Jacob, that's not why I came back

"But it's what you are going to get" I rushed to stand in between them, I didn't want to see them fight again, especially over me, I placed a hand on both their chests, I could see Jacob's jaw tense as he looked at my hand laying on Edward's chest,

"Will you two just grow up, there's no need to fight, Edward I already told you, Jacob was not hurting me and Jacob, he has explained to me why he left and why he came back and I'm okay with that, there is no need to hit him, god, what is with you guys and the testosterone overload" they just continued to glare at one and other,

"If you guys are able to be civil for ten seconds I'm going to grab the dustpan and broom to clean this mess up, if either of you start fighting again so help me I will throw you both out" with a final warning glance at both of their faces I dropped my hands and headed to the kitchen, as I opened the cupboard under the sink I realised that I had left then pan and broom out on the back step from when I had accidentally broke a glass, I walked around the hallway and paused to poke my head around the lounge room door, neither of them had moved a muscle, still standing opposite one another, glaring, their faces filled with loathing. I unlatched the back door and stepped out into the cold night, it was surprisingly clear, I could see the stars where the clouds were thin, the cool air felt nice on my face, the dustpan and broom were right where I left them, the remnants of the broken glass still sitting in the bottom, I had been running late for school and hadn't had time to empty them in to the bin. I started off across the yard towards the bins, I could hear quiet talking from the house, that was a good sign, at least they weren't yelling at each other. I emptied the glass into the bin and looked around, it really was a beautiful night, quiet and calm, a stark contrast to inside the house. As I made my way back across the yard the voices inside suddenly got louder, I froze in the middle of the dark lawn, I could hear exactly what they were saying,

"Yeah, you heard me" I heard Jacob laugh,

"How dare you talk about her like that, would you like me to tell her what you just said, or perhaps you'd like me to wipe that smug look of your face myself" Edward's voice carried as clear as a bell to where I stood, god I hope he didn't hit Jacob,

"This is between me and you, you don't have to run off and blab to Bella because you can't handle what I have to say"

"Well what you have to say isn't very pleasant, how do you think Bella would feel if she heard you talking about her like that, do you think she would forgive you, she's not that sort of girl dog"

"Yeah and how would you know leech, you haven't been around, she's changed, she willing to do so much more nowadays, if you catch my drift" I might not be the smartest person on the planet but even I caught the drift. Anger pulsed through my veins and strode purposely back towards the house, Edward was right, how dare he talk about me like that. I burst in through the door and walked straight into the lounge, I still had the dustpan in my hand, I lifted my arm and threw it as hard as possible at Jacob's head, he was too fast and ducked his head and it fell harmlessly to the floor, Edward stepped back into the corner of the room,

"How dare you, you arrogant, rude, loathsome sleaze, do you think our relationship is something you can just use to rub in his face, it is none of his, or anyone's business what we do in our spare time, but you use it like some sort of ammunition, does it mean that little to you?" I was furious, the huge werewolf in front of me was actually backing away, hands help palm up in front of him,

"No, Bella, I didn't mean, I wouldn't, I.........I.........I"

"Save it Jacob, I don't want to hear it, I heard what you said loud and clear and if that's the way you feel you can get out right now" I pointed towards the door,

"Bells, I'm sorry, truly I am, I was just mad, I didn't mean it to come out like that"

"You didn't mean it to come out like that? how about it shouldn't have come out at all!. Go Jacob, I don't want to be near you right now" Jacob walked over and grabbed my hand and started pleading,

"You don't mean that, you can't, he started it, talking about how he was going to win you back, I just wanted him to know how much we love each other, that there's no way he can come between us" I pulled my hand away from his,

"I'm not breaking up with you Jacob I just need time to calm down and think" I turned to Edward, "Is that true, did you tell Jacob that you were going to win me back?" he looked guilty,

"Yes, I'm sorry Bella" he hung his head like a child,

"You said you only wanted to be friends, that you had accepted that I had moved on, and you said I had all the time I needed to decide whether I would be your friend again, now you're here sprouting off to my boyfriend how you are going to win me back, conceited much Edward?"

They both looked at me sheepishly, I didn't want to be near either of them right now,

"Can you both leave please, I want to be alone, I'd appreciate it if neither of you visited, called, texted or anything else, I'll contact you when I'm ready, and no fighting when you leave, don't forget that this is the police chief's house, and if I hear of you two fighting each other anywhere, anytime you can both forget about being my friend full stop" I stood aside as they filed out of the lounge room and went out the front door, I closed it a bit hard, the loud bang echoing through the now empty house.

I went back into the lounge, retrieved the dustpan and started sweeping the glass up that was strewn all over the floor, luckily it was only the small window next to the bookcase not the large one on the south wall, it didn't take long to clean up. I got the vacuum out of the hall cupboard and ran it over the whole room catching any of the shards that were too small to see. After moving all the furniture back to its original place and putting everything back onto the coffee table, I looked over at the window, a light breeze blew in blowing the curtains into the room, I wouldn't be able to sleep if I didn't close it up somehow, I went back to the hall cupboard and searched around for something to cover the hole up with, luckily I found a tarpaulin at the back, that would have to do until tomorrow when I could organise a glazier. I placed the tarp on the window and fastened it all the way around with silver duct tape, at least it would keep the cold out, and rain that would no doubt start overnight. I was thankful to think that Charlie wouldn't be home tonight, it gave me time to think out a story to explain the broken window, I'm sure I could convince him that I fell into it or something along those lines.

I looked up at the clock, it was nearly midnight, no wonder I felt so tired, it had been a long and strange day, but it looked like I would be having a lot of those from now on. As I crawled into bed, not even worrying about the events of the night or the decisions I was going to have to make in the future could keep me awake, let myself fall into peaceful oblivion.

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