BPOV

As I sat there looking at the beautiful man in front of me I couldn't help but think that this was all a dream. Things like this don't happen in real life. I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop.

"What are you thinking?" He asked.

I looked him in the eyes and said "I'm waiting to the but…or the now I have to go. I feel like this really can't be happening. That this is all just a dream. Like you're not really here."

He wrapped his arms around my waist and rested his forehead against mine looking into my eyes. "Baby, I promise you that this is all real. I am really here. But I feel the same way as you. I feel like this is a dream because this is what I have wanted for so long."

"Me too. But when Emily told me you imprinted on Lauren I thought I had lost my chance. How is it possible that you can be away from her?"

"I don't know. It could be because I never told her the truth. So she had no idea that we were suppose to be magically linked for life. So she never accepted the imprint."

"Ya but look at what happened with Sam and Leah. He tried to ignore the imprint on Emily and he couldn't. So how can you?"

He sighed out of frustration. "I don't know Bella. I just can. Why are you so resistant to this? Don't you want to be together?" He said pulling away from me and walking towards the window.

"Jake, you know I do. But I don't want things to end up like they did for Leah and Sam. I want to know now if you're going to end up leaving me. Because as much as it will hurt now it would hurt way more later if I let myself open back up to you and let you into my life just to have you decide that you can't be away from Lauren." I was surprised that I had been able to be so honest with him. But it was good. He needed to know how I was feeling just as much as I needed to know how he was feeling. What was he thinking?

He came back over to the couch and sat down taking my hands in his. "I am not going to leave you. It's not the same as Sam and Leah. I think on some level I knew when I imprinted on her I didn't really want to be with someone like that. No matter if the fates had decided she was who I was supposed to be with. I think imprinting is just so we can make bigger and better wolves. Lauren was like ¼ Quilette. I think that's why I imprinted on her and not you. Because you aren't Quilette at all. It's all based on reproduction I think."

"So why didn't Sam imprint on Leah. She is full Quilette. Are you saying they wouldn't have made bigger and better wolves? I mean she is a wolf for crying out loud!" I was starting to get frustrated and it was my turn to get up and pace by the window. But Jake wasn't letting me get away from him.

He slipped his hands to my hips to stop my pacing. "We have a theory about Leah. We don't think she can have kids until she stopped phasing so that's why he didn't imprint on her. Because with her phasing her body stopped changing which meant she couldn't be pregnant. But when we stop phasing our bodies start changing again so she can have kids now."

It made sense. But I couldn't help feeling like maybe I was defective. "So you're saying you imprinted on Lauren because she would make better babies than me?" It hurt to know that.

"NO! Baby, I don't want to have babies with anyone other than you. They will be perfect. I was just saying because Lauren had some Quilette in her that's why I imprinted. But I don't want her. I want you."

Just as I was about to respond there was a knock at the door. He went to answer it and a bell boy came in carrying a long white box.

"Delivery for Miss Izzie Marie." He said setting the box on the table. I went and grabbed some money out of my purse and handed it to him.

"Thanks." I said.

"You're welcome ma'am. Enjoy your stay." He said leaving.

I opened the box and shrieked dropping the lid. Seth and Butch came running in and saw the black roses with maggots crawling all over them.

Seth picked up the note attached to the box and read it aloud.

"My dearest Izzie, Congratulations on your tour honey. I can't wait until you come back to the states. Maybe we can finally be together with no interferences. We belong together. Love your number one fan."

I held back the tears as best as I could. This guy was really starting to freak me out if he knew where I was staying in Australia there was no telling what else he knew about me.

"Bells what's going on?" Jake asked concerned. I forgot he was standing there. But I was too speechless to explain and Seth noticed.

"Bella has a stalker. Who has been sending her creepy gifts like this. Which is why Butch and I are here. We've been trying to see if we can catch him."

"Baby, why didn't you tell me? I would have protected you." He said pulling me close to him.

"Jake we only started talking to each other again this week. This problem has been going on for two years. At first it was just letters. Telling me he was my number one fan. Then it was normal roses. I thought it was sweet at first. Then the black roses started coming. Then the ripped up stuffed animals. And now maggots apparently. It's getting ridiculous." I wrapped my arms around him and buried my head in his neck. He responded by wrapping his arms fully around me and holding me tight to him.

I realized we were no longer fighting and I was okay with that for now. Having Jake hold me and be here made me feel so much safer.

"He's not going to get anywhere near you Bella. I'm not going anywhere." He said kissing the top of my head.

Just then a cute bubbly Native American girl came bouncing through the door. "Izzie-kins! Time for Lily to fix your…" She stopped short when she saw the box with the maggots. "EWW!! Seriously can't this guy get a life already? That's just ridonculous!" She said walking over and replacing the lid and pulling me away from Jacob and over to the chair. "Okay let's get started!! MIKAH bring my stuff in!"
In came a short little blonde girl carrying all kinds of bags. Seth laughed and moved over to Lily and kissed her cheek. "Hi baby! Bye baby!" She said shooing him away. She then looked over to Jake and said "You too Jacob. Nobody is allowed in here while I'm working my magic on her. Now shoo!!"

Jake looked a little pissed so I stood up and kissed him lightly. "Sorry Lily is boss during this time. I promise it won't take longer than like an hour and a half. Seth and Butch usually sit outside the door so you can hang with them k?" He sighed and nodded kissing me one more time before walking out with Seth.

"It's about freakin time!" Lily exclaimed. I heard Seth and Jake laughing in the hallway and couldn't help but laugh with them.

"Believe me I know, Lily. I know." I said smiling.

Man did I sure know it.

A/N: Two chapters in one week! I'm on a stinkin roll! Hahah!! You might get another update this weekend if you review ;) much love to my loyal readers without you I would have stopped writing long ago!!