A/N: Sorry about the cliffhanger guys! Loved your reactions though, I dislike Jacob Black too, but I admit he has a good side to him. Don't worry, this is still an E&B story ;) And about the previous chapter – Bella wasn't drunk, just really excited lol and also, I was very tired. A HUGE thank you to all my reviewers! And of course to anyone who reads this :)

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight, but if I did (ECLIPSE SPOILER) – Bella wouldn't have kissed Jacob ;)

Chapter 20: Valentine Sweet, Part II

I just stood there, at a safe distance from the door, where the unwelcome guest was.

"You have some nerve showing up here, you ass!" I heard Alice telling him off.

"Bella!" he called my name the moment he spotted me. I ignored. I was definitely not going to talk to him.

"Alice," I said, trying to remain calm. "What is this person doing here?"

She looked at me and shook her head, signaling with her eyes that she had no idea. Why would she? Alice maybe liked to meddle and stick her nose in other people's business when she thought it was needed (okay, maybe she loved it) but she would never do anything like invite Jacob Black to the party – she knew better than that. He must've heard about the party from other people we went to college with, who were invited.

"Don't worry, Bella, he's leaving," she glared at Jacob, standing in front of him with her hands firmly on her hips.

"No, I'm not!" he retorted, trying to move forward. Alice stopped him, much to his surprise. She was a tiny person, but much stronger than people would think, and she managed to push the big framed, brawny boy back.

"Don't even think about it. You're not going anywhere near her," she warned him with a stern look. At this very moment, I loved Alice so freaking much.

"You're being ridiculous. I just want to talk to her," he said, finally managing to get around Alice. I immediately took a step back, which made him stop moving towards me.

"I have nothing to say to you," I said flatly.

"I have something to say to you," he replied.

"Nothing that I'm interested in hearing," I said truthfully. I wasn't interested in his apology – if that's what he came here to do – not anymore.

"Bella, I'm sor -" he started.

"Oh no, you don't get to say I'm sorry to me. I'm not going to help you feel better about yourself for what you did to me. An apology might've been what I wanted back then, but back then you were just too busy flaunting around your new girlfriend to actually apologize to me. Now, that is something I will never forgive you for," I said, not being able to hold back my anger.

How did he have the nerve to crash my friend's party to try and apologize? He had taken an innocent, trusting young girl, popped her cherry and then chewed and spat it out the day after. Of course, he made sure I would get to experience the full extent of the humiliation by telling everyone what happened and showing me every day how happy he and his new girlfriend, Leah, were. After Jacob, I could never trust anyone that easily again.

I knew he wasn't apologizing for my sake. It was people's way of clearing their conscience. He was probably a recovering Alcoholic going through a 12-step program or something, not that I gave a damn. Where did he get off thinking I would help him better his feeling?

"Would it be better if I never apologized for it, then?" he asked incredulously.

I nodded. "Yes, it would be better if you never apologized, and just stayed the hell out of my life instead!"

"Bells, I haven't been able to get you out of my mind since I realized what mistake I made. And I would've apologized much sooner, if I knew where to find you," he tried to defend himself.

"I don't care, Jake. Just go!" I stomped my foot. I guess I was pretty audible, and the yelling had drawn some attention to the foyer area – including Edward's. He was walking our way until he was at my side, thankfully.

"I'm not going anywhere before you let me apologize like I should," Jacob insisted audaciously, folding his big arms against his chest.

"You need to leave, now, like she asked you to," Edward said in a low, threatening voice. I've never heard that tone coming out of his mouth before – his voice was always angelic, melodic. Now it was simply intimidating.

"And who are you exactly? Prince Charming?" Jake raised an eyebrow with an arrogant smirk.

"I'm her boyfriend," he said, stepping slightly forward and moving me so I was half concealed by his body, protectively. I was completely capable of defending myself, but I must admit that it felt nice to have Edward protect me.

"Look, Mr. Boyfriend, Bella and I have an unfinished business from college here, so if you don't mind…" he practically sneered.

"I know exactly who you are and what you're doing here, Jacob, but she asked you to leave and you will honor that," Edward used his menacing voice again.

He knows who Jacob is? And he knows what he did to me? But how? I've never told… my eyes wondered to Alice and stopped there. Ah, Alice. When I gave her a knowing look, she half smiled, apologetically. Mental note: Alice can't keep things to herself.

Edward and Jacob glared at each other closely for a few moments. Anyone could clearly see the physical difference between them – Edward was slightly taller, perfectly tone bodied, with pale ivory skin, reddish hair and green eyes; Jacob was tanned, brown hair and brown eyed, with an overly developed body – as if he worked out for hours and hours in the gym for what you call "show" muscles (all show and almost no actual strength). But I could see the clear difference in their personalities, too – one was a trustworthy, self-controlled, giving, loving man while the other was a hot tempered, selfish, and totally untrustworthy boy.

There was something very hostile in the air, and it made a few other people stare at the commotion. I particularly noticed Rosalie and Emmett standing a short distance from us, and Jasper, who was walking towards Alice now.

Well, I guess Edward and I are out of the closet, I thought inappropriately. This wasn't the time for that right now. I was getting a little worried that there was going to be some sort of fight. I knew Edward would never start anything, but considering the furious look he had on his face, I also knew that if Jacob would start a fight, Edward wouldn't step away from it.

"Fine," Jake finally said. "I'll go… for now." He walked out of the open door, and then stopped and turned around.

"This isn't over, Bella. You'll have to hear me out eventually," he said in his overly confident voice and started walking away.

"Hey, good luck with your remaining 3 steps to recovered Alcoholism, buddy!" I raised my voice so he would hear me. Alice slammed the door behind him.

Edward gave me a questioning look and smile, probably wondering about my remark to Jacob. He was looking much more relaxed now. I shook my head 'never mind'.

"That bastard! That brainless, jerky, condescending bastard!" Alice fumed, as other people saw the incident was over and went to their own business.

There was a silent moment between the six of us, as we all looked at each other.

"So are you two really together? Or was that for his sake?" Rosalie asked, meaning Jacob.

Edward and I exchanged glances. "We're really together," he answered, and I nodded. I was hoping that everyone, especially Rose, wouldn't be mad at us for hiding this, but I wouldn't blame them if they were.

"Well that's… that's amazing!" Rose said excitedly, clapping her hands. That surprised the hell out of me.

"Nice work, little bro," Emmett nodded towards Edward with an impish grin. We both laughed, looking at each other warmly.

"So you guys finally realized you wanted each other, huh?" Jasper smiled.

"Well, Bella did, and then when she threw herself at me, I don't know how I could have really said no…" Edward joked, and I smacked him hard on the arm. In response, he threw his arm around my shoulders and kissed my cheek. All I could do, really, was grin and wrap my arm around his waist. It felt so good to finally be able to do that in front of everyone. They would have to expect some serious PDA from us in the near future.

"I'm guessing my little pixie, here, knew all about this," Jazz looked at Alice lovingly.

"Of course," she smiled. "I was the match maker."

I rolled my eyes. "You were not."

"Well, okay, but I did play a part in this!" she said.

"Yes, you did. Thank you, Alice," Edward told her.

Something occurred to me then. Except for the pep talks and helping me look perfect for Edward, Alice did one more thing. If it weren't for Alice giving me the 5 inch heel to wear the night Edward saved my life twice, I would have probably gone home and never talked to him again. She did say I would thank her, one day. I just rathered not vocalize my gratitude, fearing it would encourage her need to put me in high heels.

"I'm sorry we didn't tell you guys right away, and especially you, Rose. We just wanted to find our comfort zone, first," I apologized. Jasper nodded understandingly.

"It's okay, Bells, I understand… but, next time you hide something this big from me, I'll hunt you down and kill you," Rose said lightly. I laughed, snuggling into Edward's chest. This was big. It felt like the biggest thing that has ever happened to me.

It wasn't easy to forget about Jacob Black and his rude interruption of my life, but everyone did a very good job in distracting me with hilarious chatter. I wasn't interested in talking to people I went to college with, after the whole Jake thing. It reminded me of too much I wanted to forget about.

My best distraction was Edward, who later found us another quiet spot on the couch and sat me in his lap, kissing me. I kissed him back eagerly, locking my arms tightly around his neck. I admit – we were almost as bad as Rosalie and Emmett, but less nauseating.

We were just glad to finally be able to publicly be a couple. It felt damn good, especially now that all the girls who eyed Edward flirtingly before, knew that he was taken. I was the only one who was allowed to flirt with him, I decided.

"So, are you ready to go home?" Edward pulled away from my lips to ask me. I wondered if he was as keen as I was to get our hands on each other.

"Extremely ready," I nodded, grinning. He smiled crookedly and helped me up, as I unwillingly released his tousled hair from the grip of my fingers.

As he stood behind me to help me into my coat, he whispered in my ear, "And by the way, I think I'm going to collect my wish tonight, if you'd like."

I turned around to him, pulling my hair out of my coat, and smirked. I was definitely not going to be spending a single second of thinking about Jacob Black for the rest of the night.

"I'd run all the way to my house with you, if I could run in these heels," I answered.

"Actually, I thought that maybe we could go to my apartment," he suggested.

I wondered what kind of surprise was waiting for me there. "Oh. Well, sure," I said. "Let's say goodbye to everyone. And let's do it quickly."