Edward and I both looked at one another with worry. It couldn't be anyone else other than him.
"Bella, it's Jacob he's hear to see you," Charlie called from the bottom of the steps.
"Shit," I cursed under my breath, but loud enough for Edward to hear me.
I looked at him wondering what were we going to do now.
"Do you want me to send him up now?" My father called.
That was the last thing that I wanted.
I blurted out the first thing that came to my mind. "No, I'm changing. Keep him down there for a moment," I said. Hopefully that would buy me some time.
I paced the room quickly wondering what in the world we were going to do. I hadn't the slightest idea.
"He won't hurt you if there is someone else around right?" Edward asked me quickly.
I nodded my head. My eyes were wide with worry. What was Edward thinking, was he really thinking about going down there with me.
"Edward, your not going to go down there with me, that's stupid. Your going to make him lose his temper, and right there in front of Charlie," I said to him.
"Bella, this is the only thing we can do now okay, it's just going to have to work because it wouldn't be smart to run away," Edward said with the same kind of eyes that I had. "Come on Bella you can do this, just take a deep breath and you'll do fine, don't worry. I'll make sure that he doesn't hurt you," Edward said trying to sooth me.
I took in a shaky breath as I prepared myself for what was to come.
"Just take my hand and everything is going to be fine," Edward had his arm down at his side. He turned his hand out so that mine could rest in his palm.
I placed my hand in his and he gripped it with his cold hand.
Edward took his other arm and pulled me closer to him. "Bella can I tell you something?" He was asking my permission for him to tell me something. I nodded my head. He took an inhale of breath. "I love you," He said in a whisper. My heart thudded unevenly in my chest. He loved me and I knew it. I knew it last night and I knew it now.
"I love you to," This was the first time that he had said that to me with complete seriousness.
He pulled me into a hug and I rested my chin against his shoulder.
"Time to go," He pulled away to soon. I wasn't sure what to expect. Edward still held my hand as we made our way to the stairs. I took each step slowly. Edward wasn't to far behind me.
As I made it down far enough that I could see my father and Jacob. There was a friendly smile on Jacob's face, but I knew underneath he was wondering where I had been for the past two days.
As soon as I was down all the way, the smile that was on Jacob's face faded. It was because of Edward. Edward smiled. It wasn't an evil smile, it was just a natural smile.
"Hello Bella," Edward's smile faded as quickly as Jacob's had. Edward didn't like Jacob because he hurt me, so I didn't think that he would like Jacob even speaking to me.
I looked at Edward and then Jake. As I watched Jacob eyes I saw them flicker down to Edward's hand that was holding mine. Jacob didn't like that one bit and I could see it in his eyes.
"Jacob, this is Edward Cullen, Edward this is Jacob Black," I introduced them to one another. They didn't bother to shake hands I figured that was best.
They both nodded to one another. This was a war between the two of them. Who would get me. Edward already had my heart, so there was no way that I was going back to Jacob, it was just a matter of Jacob getting to me and hurting me. Edward was never going to leave me, at least not now because Jacob was here.
"Can I help you with something Jacob, you must have come all this way for some reason or another," I said with a little bit of anger in my tone.
Charlie seemed to notice this because he stood there feeling the awkwardness of this situation.
He ran his hand over the back of his neck. "Well you kids have fun, I'm going to go watch some t.v." Charlie said moving away from the three of us.
We all stood there looking at one another. Edward and I were looking at Jacob and Jacob was looking at Edward.
I would have thought that he would have been looking at me because he was wondering why I was hanging out with this creep, but the only time he looked at me was when I first came down the steps.
"I wanted to see how you were doing, I haven't seen you in a while," He said keeping his eyes on Edward. I could feel the tension between the two.
"Yeah, you haven't seen me since you pulled me down the steps, thankfully," I said quietly so Charlie wouldn't hear.
"You know it was all an accident Bella, I was trying to help you get to your room but you slipped," Jacob said trying to make something up.
"You liar, I can't believe you would make up something like that, that's the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard," I said with my voice getting a little loud. I glanced over to the living room to see that Charlie was still watching t.v he was oblivious to what was going on around him.
"Maybe we should take this somewhere where we won't get any interruptions," Edward said in a calm voice. We all slowly walked out of the house. We stood near the forest and looked at one another.
Jacob's intense stare was a little scary, but I kept looking not wanting to be the coward here.
"Bella what are you doing with this blood sucker?" Jacob finally spoke up.
I growled in my throat like Edward normally would. "His name is Edward and I'm with him because I love him and he's the one I want to be with," I said truthfully.
Jacob seemed to cringe when I said the word love.
"So you love this thing do you, what does he have that I don't. I thought we were a thing you and I. It seemed like that a few months ago. You said you wanted to be with me forever," Jacob was using my words that I used the first month of our relationship, to hurt Edward.
"He loves me back, and his type of love isn't beating me around. I don't even understand why you do things like that to me," I said to him coldly.
"It's because you don't do all the things a girlfriend should do for their boyfriends, so you deserve to be punished," Jacob said with a cocky tone.
Edward's hands were in fists at this point. Edward then growled in his throat.
"Now Bella, it's time to stop hanging around with this thing and come back home with me, right now. So get over here," He ordered pointing his finger down to the ground, treating me like some kind of dog.
"I don't think so dog, she's staying right here with me," Edward gripped my hand in his.
I then looked at Edward with confusion on my face. Why did he just call Jacob a dog.
"I guess I forgot to tell you Bella, this guy here doesn't seem to want to tell you so I will. I'm a werewolf Bella," He had a proud grin on his face. "That's right I could change right now if I wanted to, but I don't think your lover here wants a fight today," I looked at Jacob now with confusion.
"Oh yeah. I know all about you to, getting it in bed are we Bella," I was beginning to wonder how he knew this.
"I can smell him on you, in you Bella, It's not that hard to smell," Jacob stated. "It's to bad you couldn't have lost your virtue with me, I would have treated you well in bed," he was testing Edward now. I could see the look on both Edward's and Jacob's face.
Edward looked like he was about to attack Jacob. "Shut up dog, that is none of your business," Edward didn't like it when he family said something like that to me. It must have made a big impact when it was coming from Jacob's mouth,
"Edward stop," Alice was standing right in front of us now. She was holding Edward back by keeping her hand placed on his arm.
Emmett was on his other side keeping him from attacking. I had never seen Edward like this before. In some ways it was kind of attracting. "Now is not the time, nor is it the place," Alice said to him in a calm voice.
Jacob just laughed. "You have to have your family come and stop you, so many rules. Just you wait Bella, wait until they get real protective. You won't be able to leave the house," Jacob was getting a lot of amusement out of this. He wouldn't have minded a fight, but he didn't need one.
Jacob was turning to leave now. "Oh and Bella. I would watch your back. You never know when I might show up," He laughed and then quickly exited the area. I felt a wave of fear and anger wash through me.
Edward struggled to break free of his siblings grip. He wanted to rip Jacob's throat out.
Jacob turned and laughed. I wanted to run up behind him and jump on his back and tackle him to the ground, but I knew I couldn't match his strength.
"You stay the hell away from me Jacob Black, I don't ever want to see your face again," I spat back trying to think of a little bit of defense.
Jacob stopped dead in his tracks. He didn't yet turn around. It was silent.
Jacob turned quickly and walked over to me.
Edward was trying to tub his way out of this brother and sisters grip.
"What was that Bella, did you say something?" Jacob was coming closer. I backed up. I wondered why they didn't let Edward go. Didn't they know that I wasn't able to defend myself. Jacob then took hold of my chin. I tried to get out of his grip, but I couldn't.
This was when Edward's strength overpowered Emmett's and Alice's.
Edward threw himself at Jacob. He couldn't just stand by and watch me be tortured by Jacob.
Edward pushed me out of the way and tackled Jacob to the ground catching him off guard by punching him with great force.
Emmett and Alice went for Edward. They gripped his shoulders trying to get him off Jacob.
I stood by in awe. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. This was a side of Edward that I had never seen before.
"Edward, stop it! Get off him before you seriously injure him," Alice yelled.
Edward kept throwing multiple punches.
Emmett was trying to pull Edward off as well.
I didn't know what to do. I couldn't stand to see Edward like this.
"Edward, stop it please!" I begged him. Starting to cry Edward stopped his movements and looked up at me.
When Edward was caught off guard Jacob threw a punch to Edward's jaw. I screamed in agony as I thought Edward was seriously hurt.
Emmett took Jacob by the shirt and pushed him up against the tree. Alice stood between everyone making sure another fight wasn't going to break loose again.
I clung to Edward's chest as he wrapped his arms around me slowly. His breathing was slightly ragged from the fight.
"You keep your filthy hands off Bella, or I swear I'm going to kill you," Edward said slowly.
Jacob smiled, his mouth was dripping with blood and his eye seemed swollen. "Don't you worry, this is just the beginning," Jacob said shoving Emmett away.
Jacob started to walk away. Edward yelled back at Jacob. "You stay the hell away from her. Do you hear me dog. You keep your hands off her," Edward was still furious with Jacob.
I was still crying in Edward's chest.
Edward soothed me with his voice and his fingers. His mouth was in my hair. "It's okay Bella, don't cry now. I'm hear now. Please Bella, everything is going to okay now." He slowly rocked me back and forth.
Alice came over to me and hugged me from the back and Edward held me from the front. This was my family. They both finally calmed me down.
Edward picked me up in his arms and cradled me in his chest. He lovingly stroked my face.
My eyes were red with tears and I was suddenly exhausted. I didn't know why, I guessed it was from all the excitement.
"Edward I don't feel good, could you take me inside?" I asked resting my head on his arm.
"Okay, don't worry now Bella. Everything is going to be all right. I'm going to put you right to bed. I'm sorry you had to experience that, I should have never gotten you into something like that and I never should have lost myself like that right there in front of you. I'm sorry Bella," Edward said as he took me into the house.
Charlie quickly got up off of the couch to come and see what was wrong.
"What happened to you Bella, is everything alright?" Charlie quickly looked up at Edward and then back down at me in his arms.
I made up
something really quick.
"It's okay dad, we were outside
talking and Jacob was leaning against a tree and he slipped and his
hand caught on a broken limb and he got a pretty bad cut on his hand
and I got a little sick from the smell of the blood," That was a
pretty good excuse I thought.
Charlie seemed to believe it. "Well then, did Jacob go home?" Charlie asked.
"Yes, I offered to let him come in and clean up, but he thought it would be best if he went home instead. Now I'm very tired," I said to my father feeling sleepy.
"Okay, thank you Edward for taking care of Bella, your just what she needs right now," Charlie said as Edward carried me to my room.
"You are very pale Bella, are you sure your okay Bella?" Edward asked setting me down on my computer chair.
He went to my bed and pulled the blankets away from the top of the bed and then came back to me to remove my shoes. He then moved his to my hair and pulled my hair out of it's pony tail. He slipped my first layer of clothing off leaving me only in my underwear and bra. Edward looked at my body, but not in a lustful way.
"Bella, your the most beautiful amazing creature I have ever seen, even when you are this pale your gorgeous," Edward said picking me up and carrying me over to the bed. I Nidificated myself into the multiple blankets and sheets.
"Do you want me to make you something?" Edward asked as he ran his hand over my forehead brushing the hair away.
"Could you make me some hot chocolate," I was feeling in need of something warm in my stomach.
"Okay honey, I'll be back in a few minutes, if you need anything just say my name and I will be up in a flash," He kissed my pale forehead and left me alone in my room.
I didn't feel safe being alone without Edward. I knew I shouldn't worry because Edward was right downstairs and so was Charlie. I laid there for what seemed like a few minutes.
"Hey Bella," I opened my eyes to see that when I opened my eyes Edward stood there, but there was something wrong with his voice.
He smiled an evil grin that made my stomach turn. In one blink of an eye he changed to Jacob.
I screamed aloud and backed as far away from him as possible.
"Bella, come back sweet heart," Cold hands touched the side of my face. I reopened my eyes.
Edward was right there in front of my face. There was a desperate look on his face.
My brow was already covered with sweat. "Edward, I thought he was in my room, I thought he was going to get me," I started to crying again. Edward pulled me into his arms.
"He's not here Bella, he's not going to hurt you ever again not while I'm around," Edward stroking my face. I nodded my head. "I know, I trust you. I'm just so scared. I can't look over my back without thinking that he is going to be there standing right behind me," I sobbed even harder into his shoulder.
"I'm going to make everything better. I don't want you to cry anymore. I hate seeing you cry love," Edward said soothingly. He rocked me back and forth in his bed while I sit there in his arms.
"Everything is going to be all right. I promise," Edward said to me kissing the side of my head while I cried there in his arms.
A/N: Poor Bella. Please review and tell me what you think :D
