We were interrupted by the sound of thundering wolf paws through the forest. Jacob and I both got up shortly after two wolves appeared before us.
"Find him." Jacob told them angrily.
"No wait!" I said quickly. Jacob looked at me warily.
"He thought I was in danger. That's all. He won't try this again. Please don't hurt him." I begged Jacob. Jacob looked at me hesitantly before he turned to his wolves. I recognized Seth instantly.
"Call the Cullens and tell them what he did. I will allow them to punish him as they see fit as long as he never steps foot in these lands again." Jacob told Seth. He nodded and went into the house to change.
"Thank you." I whispered. He looked at me and his expression softened.
"You are a kind beautiful being. I can see why I imprinted on you. You were meant to bring beauty into my life just like you did to theirs." He told me and rested his head on my forehead.
"You have beautiful soul too Jacob." I told him. He shook his head.
"Only because I share it with you." He told me. I smiled and kissed his cheek, then his head, then his other cheek, and finally his lips. Once our lips parted he took my hand and began walking into the forest.
"Where are we going?" I asked him.
"To introduce you to your grandfather." He told me with small smile. I nodded with tears in my eyes. He squeezed my hand and we ran hand in hand to Charlie's house.
When we arrived at the house, Sue was there with an old man and Quill. Quill looked troubled.
"This is not a good idea. I forbid it!" The old man said as soon as I entered the house. Quill sighed and mouthed I'm sorry to Jacob and I as we walked in.
"This is none of your business old man. I am the alpha of this pack and its my decision." Jacob said in the angry, annoyed tone I was so familiar with.
"Jacob I'm worried about his heart. Its too soon, please." Sue said and looked at me. I walked over to her and placed my hand on her neck.
'It will be ok Sue.' I told her with my gift. I let all my calmness and warm feelings for her seep through my hands into her mind. Her eyes pooled as she felt how much I appreciated how she had cared for my grandfather. She nodded at me and I stepped through her and the old man to Charlie's room. Charlie was awake and looking annoyed at the commotion happening in his house.
"What happen?" He asked me worried. I shook my head.
"Nothing bad. Something good I hope." I told him and sad next to him. I took his hand in mine just as Jacob and Sue walked into the room.
"Charlie… There's something I need to tell you about me and about Bella but I think its better if I show you. I need you to stay as calm as possible, ok?" I asked him. He nodded and I projected my memories into his mind.
I showed him my birth and my first memory of my mother. I heard him gasp when he saw her. I made sure I passed on the calm and love I felt. I showed him my mother as a vampire and how much she loved me and my father. I showed him memories of me growing up with my family and how much my mom and I missed him. I showed him images of me growing up on the island with my family. I showed him a time-lapse of me growing up with my parents. I showed him the thousands of stories momma told me of my human grandparents. When I stopped, Charlie was crying.
"She alive?" He asked as clear as day. I cried too and nodded. Charlie looked at me for a moment before he pulled me towards him. I instantly embraced my grandfather for the first time.
"I love you so much grandpa. I'm sorry I couldn't tell you before." I told him. I heard him hiccup/sob and he hugged me tighter. Charlie wasn't and emotional guy but people usually became emotional after a heart attack so I wasn't too surprised. But when Charlie peppered kisses on my head, I felt my heart nearly explode with happiness.
"My girls." He said and I stood up to look at him.
"I promise you that I won't leave you again." I told him. He nodded and cleared his face. I could tell he was slightly embarrassed.
"Bells? Here?" He asked me. I shook my head and looked back at Jacob.
"We'll get her here chief. Just give me a few days to set it up." Jacob told him. Charlie just nodded. I smiled at Jacob in gratitude. I knew this must be hard for him and awkward. I was his soulmate but for a time, my mother had his heart.
"Thank you Jacob." I said softly. Grandpa tugged at my hand to get my attention.
"Show me." He said, asking me to shop him more of my family. I nodded.
I spent the rest of the afternoon showing grandpa and Sue my memories. Jacob would come in and out to watch me as I showed them. He would smile at me every time I glanced over at him. That night. We returned back to the house and he was very quiet. I wondered what was happening in his mind. I touched his cheek as soon as we got to the porch.
"What going on? You're so quiet." I asked him. He pursed his lips as if he were unsure.
"I've asked your family to come but I didn't tell them about us… about the imprint. I know its stupid because your dad is going to pick it out from our heads the moment he sees us but…" I saw him shiver angrily.
"What is it Jacob?" I asked worried by his dark mood and the fear is his eyes.
"I'm scared that the moment he finds out, he will take you away from me. I just found you." He said almost in a growl. I smiled as I remembered how angry he to every time one of his guys would get near me. I thought it was because he was afraid I would hurt them but I now realized that is was because he was afraid they would take me from him, especially Seth. I nodded.
"I guess we haven't really talked about what this means. What do you want Jacob? What do you want your life to look like? Can you see yourself living forever? Can you see yourself at any point living with my family?" I asked him nervously. He looked at me sadly.
"Not at first. I was devastated when I learned you were immortal. I never wanted this life but at the same time, a human lifetime of you doesn't seem nearly enough. I want a thousand lifetimes with you right now I just…"
"You don't know if you'll always want that?" I suggested. He looked away ashamed. I placed my hand under his chin and brought his face towards me. I kissed his cheek lightly.
"Its not going to be easy. I've had 10 years to decide what I want to do with my eternity and I still haven't been able to decide but I know one thing. I know that I don't want to spend eternity alone; however, I would never force you to…" I didn't finish my sentence because he pressed his lips to mine.
"I'm not going anywhere." He told me as soon is our lips parted. "I'm always going to want you at my side. We'll just have to figure this out together." He told me. I nodded and hugged him.
"What about my family?" I asked him. He sighed.
"I think I can learn to live with them. But I'm not repeating high school 800 times." He said in a grunt. I giggled and looked at him. His eyes were so full of love and I could have kicked myself for not seeing it before. The anger was still there, and so was the fear, but the love was breaking through and obscuring the darkness he once had.
My family was in Forks by the following day. Seth and I were waiting for them at the house. They came in two large SUVs. Everyone had a relieved expression when they saw me. I ran over to daddy's arms.
"I'm ok." I said out loud so they could all hear. Momma also hugged us and stroked my hair to get my attention.
"I missed you." She told me.
"I missed you too momma. So much." I told her.
"Does he really know? Is he ok?" She asked me. I nodded and showed her the memories of my grandfather and the time I spent with him.
"He's a little bit mad at daddy so maybe you should be the first one to see him." I suggested. When I looked at daddy, he was looking at Seth angrily. He nodded and then headed into the woods.
"Where are you going?" I asked him. He stopped and turned to me. He had a blank expression on his face and his eyes were black.
"Go with Seth and your mother to see Charlie. I'll see you this afternoon." He told me.
"No!" I yelled out at him. Momma and the rest of the family looked at us.
"I won't hurt him. I can't…" He said through gritted teeth. I realized he knew what Nahuel had done and how hurting Jacob would be like hurting me directly. I nodded and he left.
"What's going on?" Uncle Emmett asked me.
"He's just going to make arrangements with an old friend." I told him. Momma went rigid next to me and uncle Emmett nodded.
"I hope he tears that mangy mutt apart." Aunt Rosalie said. Momma and I both hissed at her.
"He's our ally, Rosalie. Edward knows that." Grandpa Carlisle said. I smiled at him grateful.
"Come on you two. Charlie is waiting." Seth told us. We went into his car and drove to Charlie's to make the situation as normal as possible. Mom was quietly holding my hand and avoiding the question I knew she was dying to ask. Why was daddy really meeting with Jacob?