KISS ME, KILL YOU
Chapter Fourteen: Hope
Bella stood staring at the closed door that separated Edward from her. She put her hands on it and thought about what he had just said to her.
"What did he mean by that? He's always been on my side?" She heard the Harley snarl to life and then fade as he drove away.
Bella shook her head, the sadness of what just went on between them almost making it hard for her to breathe. She felt lost, almost like a piece of her just left leaving an inexplicable emptiness. "Maybe, I'm supposed to Mate with him. Maybe ..."
The floor shook as the Wolves filed out into the foyer. She turned to face them. "Thanks for sticking up for me guys."
"No problem, you're like a little sister to us." Embry said, smiling.
"Yeah, and Jake would hamstring every one of us if we let some pretty boy hurt you." Quil laughed.
"Thanks guys." She was smiling, warmed by their affection for her. They were again the bratty Wolves she grew up with. These guys wouldn't volunteer for what was happening. She knew it in her heart.
"Listen, Bella," Sam spoke up as they walked towards the front door, "I know things are...a little weird and shit in town...but Jake's really trying to make it right. He was going to come here and tell you about it, and since you didn't shoot us on sight, I have a feeling he did. Things'll get back to normal soon."
"I hope so, Sam."
"I promise you this. You, Alice and Rosalie are safe. I guarantee it, by the blood of my Pack." He gestured to all four of the Wolves, "We will seriously fuck up anyone who hurts you. I swear it."
The four Wolves placed their right hands over their hearts at the same time and inclined their heads to her in honor.
Bella teared up royally and breathed a huge sigh of relief. They left quietly, each one placing a kiss on her cheek on their way out.
Jake awoke the next morning stretched out on an extremely comfortable bed under a silky down comforter in Bella's burnt orange sunset decorated luxurious guest room. Before he even opened his eyes, he stretched his hands up over his head and yawned. That's when he heard the sensuous sound of girls giggling.
He raised his head and smiled, "Good morning, ladies."
Bella, Alice and Rosalie were sprawled on the bed reading magazines in their satin and lace pj's.
"Am I dreaming?" Jake breathed, wide eyed and smiling hugely.
The girls giggled even more. Jake sat up on his elbows and that's when he saw what they were giggling about. His morning wood was saying hello, his sweats not leaving anything to the imagination.
"Aw fuck!" He laughed, turned bright red and put a pillow over himself.
"I'd say rise and shine, but looks like your dick beat me to it!" Bella laughed.
"Hardy har har. What do you expect? Look at you girls! Geez! Give me a break!"
He sat up and winced. He rubbed his left butt cheek. "Hey..." Suddenly remembering the trank dart from last night.
"Um, ya...about that," Bella crawled over to sit next to him. Her sapphire blue satin camisole and boy shorts hugged her curves deliciously. All of them wore something skimpy and sexy, hoping to cushion the events of last night. Jacob Black, if nothing else, was an animal and a slave to his hormones. "I'm sorry about that. Grayson mistakenly thought you were nuts and might harm yourself." Bella laughed nervously.
He frowned, not sure if he believed her.
"I'm sorry, Jake, really," she said in her most contrite tone, "Please forgive me?"
He looked at the sincerity in her face. The three females crawled up the bed and looked Jake in the face. Alice and Rosalie's puppy eyes were melting him.
"Oh, alright, I give up," he said, "I am obviously out gunned here. So, the sexy pj's were to soften the blow, huh." He gestured to all three girls. Alice was in a red satin baby doll and Rosalie in a black satin halter top and matching thong.
"Uh huh," they all said at once and laughed.
"Well it worked," he smiled, grabbing them all up in a hug that turned into a tickle fest. "So, I mean we're not going to have a foursome or anything great like that?" Jake wagged his eyebrows up and down, "You know what they say...Once you go Wolf..."
"No one else will have you?" Bella smirked.
"You gotta get a flea dip?" Alice laughed.
"You grow fur on your tongue?" Rosalie threw a pillow at Jake's head.
"Oh you guys are a million laughs."
After an extended pillow fight, they all got dressed and met down in the den. Grayson had set up a lavish buffet. Fruit, eggs, bacon, sausage and gravy, biscuits, juices, coffee, French toast, pancakes with real maple syrup, Count Chocula and milk.
Jake filled two plates full and chowed down. As they all ate the excellent breakfast, Bella told him of the visit from his Pack mates last night while he was upstairs sleeping off the tranquilizer dart. She told them of their promise for their safety and Quil and Embry's DDR expertise.
"Those bastards! They've been practicing behind my back!"
"I didn't tell them you were here. I figured they wouldn't have been too happy to see you passed out," And chained to an autopsy table. Thank the gods she, Grayson and her sisters were able to move him while he was still under.
"Ya, good move, they probably would have..." His voice trailed off and a look of pure horror came over his face.
He stood up and started to frantically pace the room. "What am I gonna do ?? What am I gonna do ?? WHAT THE FUCKING HELL AM I GONNA DO??"
"Well," Bella got up and gently took his hand, "First we're gonna calm down."
"Right, right," He took several deep breaths.
"Well, the LeStats have got to go, obviously," Alice said, looking out into space, "Which I see will be no problem at all."
"Cool. And any Wolves who side with them." Rosalie added.
"We can take out the LeStats, sure. But the Wolves...Uh uh." Bella shook her head, "We can't risk a full scale war with every Pack on the West Coast."
"We?" Jake caught what she said, "Who is we?"
Shit! Jake was not aware of the eight Amaranths that now lived in the area plus the Volturi Guard who could show up at any minute, if they weren't hear already. Bella has been hiding their scent from everyone for years now, so not even Jake knows they are Vampires, let alone Warriors.
"Bella?" He pressed her for an answer. "What are you talking about?"
"Look, why don't you and the Pack members who are loyal to you meet here to share information and strategize."
"Well, the human hunters won't be feeding again for three days. That seems to be the routine. They stuff themselves for a day and then crash for three or four days. Then they start...well...rounding up...well..." His voice got shaky and his face went pale. Bella squeezed his hand and he took a deep breath."I'll go over Sam's right now and see what's happening."
Bella held Jake's hand and walked him to the door. "It'll be okay, Jake. Really. Now that we're working on the same side, you know there's nothing we can't do, right?"
Jake turned his head away as tears fell fresh. "Yeah. It's a good thing to have some hope, finally. Thanks, Bella. Thanks for not executing me on the spot last night. And, yeah, thanks for everything."
"Sorry I tranked you."
"Nah, I deserved it. I was a maniac last night."
Jake left. But he left with hope renewed that his future was more in his control than ever before. Hope is a wondrous thing. With it you feel like you can accomplish anything. Without it, it's hard to find a good reason even to get out of bed in the morning.
It took Bella approximately two nano seconds to decide what she had to do next. She said good-bye to her sisters and set out to find Edward.
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