Part 11

Jacob hesitated in the door.

"Hey." Phoebe said. Jacob flinched. "What's wrong?"

"How are you feeling?" Jacob asked, ignoring her question as he sat down next to the bed.

"A bit groggy."

"Leah says you don't remember what happened."

"I don't, it's just blank after we started fighting. What happened, Jacob?" Phoebe asked and reached out to hold his hand. He was shaking.

"You got mad when you realized that we knew about the Cullen's, and you attacked me. Uh, we fought and you got a hold of my neck. I told you to stop. I ordered you to stop."

"I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault, you had every right to be angry." Jacob quickly said.

"Maybe, but I shouldn't have hurt you." Phoebe said. "It's just… It was vampires who killed my family. The whole pack, the old, the young, the expecting mothers, they killed everyone. All that pain and rage came back when I smelled them." Jacob nodded and squeezed her hand.

"What happened then?" Phoebe asked.

"You submitted and Bella-" Phoebe's whole body shook. Jacob watched her worriedly.

"Go on, just don't say her name."

"She wanted to know that I was alright. She hugged me and you whined. It made my blood freeze. And then you started shaking, I backed away from her but she wouldn't leave it alone. Every time she said my name it got worse. You passed out before we got here." Jacob finished.

"When did I phase?"

"Just after you passed out. It made it easier to get you here, but… you didn't wake up." Jacob's voice broke.

"How long was I out?"

"Three days."

– – –

Jacob stayed at Phoebe's side the whole day. Leah brought soup that Emily had made. Everyone was worried and confused. Later that day Sam asked if they could talk.

"How are you feeling?"

"Better." Phoebe answered. Jacob was still holding her hand.

"Do you know what happened?" Sam asked. Phoebe nodded.

"Jacob told me."

"Sam has a theory." Jacob said.

"Yeah, about your reaction."

"Tell me."

"Leah told us you said the bond was different between two wolfs." Phoebe nodded. "I was thinking that when you saw Jacob and-"

"Don't say her name." Jacob interrupted.

"Ok. Um, I was thinking that when the bond got tested like that it was too much for you to handle."

"You're right, I've heard of it. It happened a long time ago in my pack." Phoebe said.

"What happened?"

"They died. The female was heartbroken when her mate left her and she stopped eating, she just faded away. The male killed himself when he realized what he had done." Phoebe said. "The elders used it as a story to scare us. We never really believed it."

"I'm not gonna let that happen." Jacob said.

"I know."

"I'll leave you two alone now." Sam said and stood up. "I'll see you in the morning."

When Sam had left Phoebe pulled Jacob close, hugging him. Jacob's strong arms wrapped around her.

"I'm not gonna let anything happen to you again." He whispered.

"Come here." Phoebe said and motioned for him to get into the bed. She kissed him on the cheek and snuggled closer when he was under the covers.

They continued kissing but soon Jacob pulled away.

"You need to rest." Phoebe kissed him to silence him. "I don't think we should-"

"Don't think." Phoebe whispered and pulled of his shirt, tossing it to the floor and kissing his chest.

"Phoebe-"

"Shut up, Jake." Phoebe chuckled. "I'll be fine if you just do what I want." She said and Jacob felt her hands trailing down to his trousers.

"I still-" Phoebe kissed him hard on the mouth to distract him as she started working on his trousers.

– – –

Jacob fell asleep afterwards, his arms still wrapped around Phoebe. He looked so young in his sleep. But he snored like a grown man.

Now Phoebe was glad that she had stayed after all. She still despised the idea of imprinting, that hadn't changed. But seeing and experiencing the kind of love and devotion she did now made up for it.

She would always miss her family, but now she had found a new one. She'd found a place to call home.


A.N. It's not the end, don't worry!

I hope you liked this, I know I liked writing it.