Jacob frowned and rubbed at chest just below his heart as he stared at the television blankly. His heart had suddenly clenched and he had a bad feeling about something.

"Jacob? Jacob!"

Bella's dull voice jerked Jacob back from his thoughts and he stared at her confusedly, his hand still absentmindedly on his chest.

"I've been calling your name for the past five minutes." The pale brunette said, her slightly irritated tone switched to worried, "Are you okay, Jake?"

Jacob stared at her and began to unconsciously scrutinize her face as she looked back at him with a mixed expression of irritation, worry, and affection. He wasn't sure what he was looking for as he stared at her, but he whatever it was, he didn't think he was finding it.

"Jake?" Bella questioned in a soft tone and she stared up at him imploring as she reached out to place her small hand on his thickly muscled arm.

The young man blinked and looked at the small, pale hand on his arm and, for some reason, it looked wrong resting there, like it didn't belong. He realized he hadn't answered and Jacob quickly shook his head to clear his confusing thoughts. He gaze Bella what he hoped was a reassuring smile, though he was sure it didn't turn out quite right, judging by the strange look Bella was now giving him.

"Yeah." He replied at last and he took her small, cool hand in his large, hot one, "I'm fine. Just a little tired."

She looked at him skeptically but nodded slowly, "Alright, if you say so."

'Sunny would have let me get away with that answer. She'd pester me until I told her what was really bothering me.' He wasn't sure why his thoughts had jumped to Sunny, or why his chest suddenly hurt but he shook it off and turned back to Bella.

Bella, beautiful Bella, the girl he loved more than anything. At least he thought he did. What was he thinking, of course he still loved Bella. She was his everything...

A cool hand on his cheek pulled him from his confusing thoughts and he stared into concerned chocolate brown eyes that, for some reason didn't cause his heart the beat faster like it used to. A of bright green eyes suddenly filled his mind and his heart quickened.

"Are you sure you're okay, Jake?" Bella asked worried as she lightly strokes his cheek with her thumb, "Maybe you should go home and rest."

Jacob didn't miss the disappointment in her eyes when she said that, but it didn't give him the same urgency to get rid of it that it used to.

Still he shook his head rapidly, "No, I'm fine. I want to be here. With you."

Bella smiled brightly and opened her mouth to say something but the sudden, shrill ringing of the phone cut her off. She sighed with irritation but stood and headed towards the kitchen. Jacob stayed on the sofa, rubbing his chest again when that strange twinge happened again. He wondered briefly if Sunny was enjoying her shopping trip to Port Angeles with Leah, then he snorted. Of course she was, Sunny and Leah got along as well as Sunny and Paul did.

"I'm sorry, he can't come to the phone. He's busy."

Jacob's brow furrowed when he heard Bella talking and he wondered who was calling.

"I don't give a fuck if he's on the shithole, you bitch! Put Jacob on the damn phone now!"

Paul's familiar snarl reached Jacob's ears and he was on his feet and in the kitchen in moments.

"Paul?" He asked aloud, knowing that his pack brother would hear him.

"Oh yeah, he sounds so fucking busy. Put him on the phone, leech lover!"

Jacob held his hand out for the phone, frowning when Bella hesitated, her gaze flicking from the phone to him. She scowled slightly at the device then she gave it to Jacob and he hurriedly put it to his ear.

"What's going on, Paul? Why are you calling, you know Bella and I are hanging out." He said into the phone and he turned to lean again the kitchen table, fully aware of Bella's annoyed gaze.

"Oh excuse me, I didn't know that your precious leech lover was more important that you fucking imprint." Paul snapped right back and Jacob was grateful that Bella didn't have enhanced hearing, since he had yet to tell her that he had imprinted.

"I'm going to hang up." Jacob threatened in annoyance and he pulled the phone away from his ear.

The sound of Embry cursing and demanding to be giving the phone had Jacob bringing the house phone back to his ear, suddenly feeling on edge.

"Jacob?" Embry questioned, sounding breathless and a little terrified.

"What's going on, Embry?" Jacob demanded, his whole body tense.

"There's been an accident. Sunny's hurt."

It felt like the breath had been kicked out of him, he wasn't even aware that his hand had falling to his side until he heard Embry's panicked voice calling his name.

"Jacob? Jake! Dammit, man, answer me!"

Jacob shook his head, trying to breath around the large lump that had settled in his throat.

"What happened?" he croaked.

"We don't know. Leah called Sam ten minutes ago, saying that Sunny was being rushed to the hospital in Port Angeles and to everyone up there as quickly as possible."

Jacob sucked in a ragged breath. He could feel himself shaking, but it wasn't the kind of shaking that preluded phasing. This shaking was caused by heart stopping terror.

"We have to pass Bella's house on our way to Port Angeles and we called to ask if you want us to pick you up."

"Of course. I'll be outside." Jacob agreed immediately without any hesitation.

He forgot that he was supposed to be spending time with Bella, but that didn't matter to him right at this moment. All that mattered right now was getting to Sunny as fast as possible to make sure she was okay.

"We'll be there in five." Embry said and then the dial tone sounded.

Jacob dropped the phone and stalked towards the front door, intent on getting to Sunny as soon as he could. He didn't care that he hadn't put the phone back in its cradle, his thoughts solely focused on his imprint.

"Jake?"

Jacob paused and turned to face Bella with his hand still on the doorknob. He'd forgotten she was there.

"I have to go." He explained tightly and he pursed his lips as the pain in his chest was becoming a persistent ache because his imprint was hurt.

"Why? I thought we were supposed to hang out today." Bella demanded then she crossed her arms loosely over her chest and she stared up at Jacob with a furrowed brow, "It's because of that girl isn't it?"

"How did you know that?" Jacob asked lowly as his whole body tensed and he stared down at the brunette intensely

Bella rolled her eyes and shifted her weight, "I went to the beach looking for you before we started talking again and I saw you guys there. She was there too, I saw her practically throwing herself at all of you. It was disgusting."

He glared at Bella darkly as he spoke through gritted teeth, "Don't talk about Sunny like that."

Bella's eyebrows shot up in surprise and confusion and she took a step back, her brows furrowing in confusion.

"What? We used to make fun of girls like that." She said in a befuddled tone, "What's so different about her?"

Jacob remained silent, staring at her with an unreadable expression on his face. Bella's eyes went wide and she gasped, her hands coming up to cover her mouth.

"You imprinted on her, didn't you?" She accused then her accusing look turned pleading, "Please tell me you didn't. You said you would always love me."

The brunette walked closer to him and she placed her hands on his chest, "Right? You'll always love me, right?"

Jacob looked down at her, his expression blank though his eyes showed the turmoil he was feeling. Bella didn't seem to notice though as she looked up at him piteously from under her lashes.

"Right, Jacob?" She asked again in a soft, timid voice.

The sound of a truck driving up the street pulled his attention away from the simpering girl in front of him.

"I have to go." He muttered and yanked open the door and was about to step out when Bella spoke again.

"Don't leave!" Bella cried out, reaching out to hold onto his arm, "It's probably nothing. If you loved me, you would stay and forget all about that girl."

Jacob glared at the ground and clenched his fists tightly. He felt frozen, unable to move as his conflicted thoughts raged inside his mind. The abrupt sound of a honking horn caused him to look up and Jacob stared at Paul's old, black truck idling on the street in front of Bella's house. Paul glared at him and Bella impatiently from the driver's seat while Embry gestured wildly for him to hurry up from the passenger seat, Quil and Seth waving their arms at him from where they were sitting in the bed of the truck.

"Bye, Bella." Jacob growled shortly and he yanked his arm out of her grasp then he was running down the drive way towards the pickup.

He jumped nimbly into the bed of the truck as soon as he was close enough and he snarled, "Go!"

The truck jerked into motion and it raced down the street then took a sharp corner without slowing down. Not once did Jacob look back at Bella, because all he could focus on was that his imprint was injured and in a hospital miles away and he. Wasn't. There.

AN: Short, I know but the next one will be longer, I promise. Anyhooties, I hope y'all liked this little drama filled chapter. Jacob finally brushed Bella off, hallelujah. Anyhooties, I'll try to update tomorrow morning, so stay tuned for that.

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SPECIAL MENTIONS!

Molly Grace 16: Thanks, I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Haha, I think Sunny's a saint and Jacob's an idiot too, but thankfully, he finally starts to see the error of his ways.

Geekchic8428: Thanks, I'm glad I put that bit with Leah and Sunny in too, I think it makes the story flow better. Eh, I'll have Bella bash Sunny, but it'll be more like a jealous girlfriend type way, not Evil Queen of Hatred type of way, if that makes sense. I'm going to try to have Bella seem like a jealous girlfriend that just got dumped and is hating on her ex's new girl, let's just hope I succeeded. Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!

ForeverTeamEdward13: I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Jake is a totally idiot, but he's a boy and they can be pretty dense when it comes to a girl's feelings on things like that. Anyhooties, I hope this chapter was up to your expectations!

PeaceLoveHopeFaithBooks: Thanks, I'm glad you liked the little Leah/Sunny bonding bit in the last chapter. There will definitely be more of that in the next chapter, along with a little be of drama. Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!

Mira SeverusSirius Black-Snape: I don't know, I was thinking about having Carlisle go to the hospital, since he's technically Sunny's and Lily's doctor, but I'm not sure yet. Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!

Anon Guest: Thanks, I'm glad you liked the last chapter! I hope you liked this chapter too!

Redbella: I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Haha, alright, but I'll warn you that it's not as good as this one. At least that's what I think. Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!

Lmv16: I know! It took her long enough. XD Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!

Luli Cullen: Thanks, I'm glad you liked the last chapter! I hope you liked this one too!

Random2Friends: Er, I'm not sure I understand what you mean…But I hope you liked this chapter!

Miramisa90212: Haha, don't worry, they'll be making out soon enough, they just have a few more roadblocks to get through first. Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!