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Oh gosh! This is the chapter before the last. I can't believe it's already almost the end. I'm going to miss writing this story so much.

Also, just a heads up...I wrote this while in a sad place of mind...so, if it doesn't turn out as well as you all imagined it would, I apologize in advance. I think it turned out pretty good, but I'm not really sure if it actually lived up to the hype or not. I'll just let you all be the judge of that.

Warning: No sexual content but definitely some cursing...word to the wise...don't piss Bella off to the point where she loses it...it's not safe...even if you are a supernatural being. Turn back now if you think/know it'll offend you in some way.

Disclaimer: I own nothing associated with Twilight. I only own the plot and my own pervyness. lol!

Chapter 25

Seeing every single member of the pack at Jacob's house had me wanting to start my truck back up and put it in reverse. But, since they had all already seen me and probably heard my truck long before, I couldn't exactly do that without bringing up some questions that I didn't want to answer. So, I sucked it up, and got out of my truck before I could convince myself otherwise, which I was very close to doing.

There were more pressing matters to deal with right now than the entire pack now knowing Jacob and I's secret. Even though, I had high hopes that they were still in the dark, other than Leah and Seth, I couldn't be entirely sure. But, again, that wasn't the biggest problem at the moment, so I couldn't stay thinking about that for too terribly long. I would worry about that later when we were all back to one less worry to worry about.

Apparently sensing my nervousness mixed with fear, Jacob knowingly didn't try to keep up the charade that we had been playing around with for the past month. As soon as he saw me, he jogged towards me meeting me halfway. To which, I was grateful because I didn't have to deal with the pack just yet...especially considering only Seth and Leah knew and the last time I was around the other guys...well, it isn't exactly something I like to remind myself about.

"What's wrong, Bells?" he asked, stopping in front of me.

I looked up at him, and didn't even try to hide all of my feelings as I blurted out, "He knows!"

Ever so slightly, I noticed Jacob's eyes widen. "As in..."

I nodded my head cutting him off before he could even finish. "Yes, as in knows," I said, emphasizing the knows part.

"How?"

I wasted no time explaining myself. "I was going to tell him today," I confessed. "But, just as I was getting ready to tell him before I could he read Charlie's mind. And, now he knows and he's kind of...sort of...most definitely waiting angrily at the treaty line right about now."

"Of course, he is," Jacob muttered under his breath as he shook his head.

I sighed and nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I knew this would happen," I said guiltily. "Which is why I waited so long to tell him. I knew what would happen when I did and I just wasn't ready for it. I'm still not, honestly, but I don't have a choice to deal with it."

"What did you know would happen?" Jacob asked, curiously.

I looked down at the ground and whispered, "That he'd find a way to try and blame it all on you."

Jacob scoffed. "Why am I not surprised?"

"You know, 'cause apparently I can do no wrong," I went on, for a moment going into my own little world. I paused and then hissed, "So freaking annoying!"

"This will probably turn out to be a stupid question, but why exactly is he blaming it all on me?"

"Because his mindset is still stuck in the 20th century where woman are weak-minded beings and have no control over themselves or what happens in their lives," I explained. "What the hell did I ever see in him?" I muttered under my breath as an after thought.

"Beats me," Jacob said, managing to find something in this conversation to grin about.

I took my eyes off of the ground and looked up to glare at him. "So not helping," I chided, rolling my eyes at him.

"My bad. Sorry," he laughed.

If only the circumstances were different I would've laughed, too. But, they weren't.

I was just about to ask how we were going to go about the whole Edward waiting at the treaty line issue, but before I could I felt that sense of someone watching me. The feeling that sends shivers up and down my spine. Except, there wasn't a mystery of who was looking at me this time. I knew exactly who was...or correction were looking at me.

Ever so slowly, I peaked my head around Jacob and sure enough was proven right. The entire pack, minus Seth, were all looking at me. And, of course, as per usual, I was extremely uncomfortable. Being the center attention was always something I feared as opposed to soaked in.

"What's with all the looks?" I asked, feeling uneasy and confused, as I looked back up at Jacob.

He suddenly had a look on his face that I wasn't use to seeing. It was as if he was quietly saying sorry with his facial expression instead of his words.

Then, something in my mind clicked automatically. The entire pack, minus Seth, were all smirking at me knowingly. And, Jacob was looking at me with an apologetic look on his face. All of which could only mean one thing. He had totally let it slip! When he promised he wouldn't. I mean, I know he's a wolf and all, but if Jacob can keep something this big a secret, when he was almost just as new to being a wolf as Seth was...then, why the hell couldn't Seth?

I was suddenly out of my mind.

For that moment, Edward being at the treaty line waiting for a fight with Jacob was the last thing on my mind. In a way, whether he meant to or not, Seth betrayed me. Well, at least now I knew how the pack felt when I chose Edward a month before. But, still. It was not a good feeling by any means.

And, as always, this time was no different, when I was on edge, I tended to become quite the bitch. Maybe I could even give Leah a run for her money. Well, okay not when she's a wolf. But, if she was a regular human being, I think I could out bitch her if I was mad enough.

Suddenly, angry and slightly betrayed, I quickly made my way around Jacob.

Seth apparently saw me coming because he quickly moved farther away from me.

I pointed an accusatory finger at him and hissed through clenched teeth, "I warned you!"

Seth quickly hid behind Leah who had an extremely amused smile on her face.

The rest of the pack were all trying to hold back laughs, but I could hear a few of them fail in continuing to do so from time to time.

Before I could get any closer to him, I felt Jacob's hands on my arms, holding me back. "Calm down, Bells," he said in a calm tone of voice.

Well, at least, one of us was still calm.

"I'm sorry. I really am," I heard Seth apologize from his hunched over position behind Leah, as he looked over her shoulder at me. "It just slipped. I swear I tried not to think about it!"

Oh, I'm sure you did!

"We have bigger things to deal with," Jacob told me, suddenly bringing me back to reality.

Oh, right. Edward. Angry. Treaty Line.

"Deep breaths, Bella," he coached me as I relaxed into his grip.

I nodded and took a few deep breaths.

In and out.

In and out.

"Yeah, you're right," I agreed. "Bigger things to deal with right now."

"Exactly."

I glared at Seth through my eyes, but put on a fake smile. "This. Is. Not. Over."

"Damn," I swear I heard him mutter, but couldn't be too sure with my human hearing and all.

At the time, I was still on edge. But, I knew that once everything with Edward was all said and done with, I'd be on the edge no longer. So, really I wouldn't even be bringing this up again. But, it was kind of nice and empowering to actually have a boy who phases into a wolf fearful of me. So, I didn't try to make it any better right now.

Maybe, just maybe, this would be a lesson for him.

A lesson to try harder to keep my secrets from now on should he ever come across one again.

Well, time would tell.

"Alright, let's go get this over with," I said, turning to go back to my truck.

"Wait!" I heard Sam call in what I presumed to be his alpha voice.

Not that it actually had any true effect on me or anything, but I stopped walking and turned back around. "Yes?"

"I take it that only Edward is there?" he asked me, walking forward to step front and center.

I nodded my head. "At the moment."

"At the moment?"

"Yeah, I'm gonna call Rose on the way and let her know that he's acting this way again."

"Again?"

"Yeah, he acted this way yesterday when I broke up with him, too," I answered, laughing at the memory. "She literally had to drag him out of the house because he wouldn't get it through his head that it's over."

Sam nodded. "Alright, well, there's no need for us all to go. So, Embry, Quil go with Jacob and Bella."

"Alright, then, let's go get this over with before Charlie shows up because I've been gone too long," I said, once again turning back to my truck, shivering at the reminder of how mad Charlie would probably be when I got home.

But, I couldn't think about that right now. Things were already bad enough as it was already.

~HM~

On the way to the treaty line, I did exactly what I told Sam I would. I called Rosalie to let her know what was going on. When I told her that Edward knew the entire truth now and was blaming Jacob for everything, she actually laughed. Not at the actual situation, but at how thick headed Edward could be at times.

Even she agreed with me that he was still stuck in the 20th century where woman weren't the most prided beings. But, just as everyone else has throughout the years, somewhere along the line, Edward would have to evolve. Probably not anytime soon, but maybe in the next hundred years or so.

Rosalie promised that she and Emmett would be there in the next ten minutes or so to drag Edward away yet again before things got worse than they needed to be. Neither of us wanted a war to end up breaking out between the vampires and the wolves just because Edward couldn't except that I chose Jacob over him.

Which, when I think of it only proved even more how I had made the right choice with choosing Jacob this time around. Last time when I chose Edward, Jacob didn't show his ass like Edward was doing now. Even though, Jacob didn't understand my choice...quite frankly, I'm not even sure I did or do...he didn't try to pick a fight with Edward. Yet, here we were in the same situation where the tables are turned and Edward is being a complete and total jerk.

There's absolutely no doubt in my mind that I was right in choosing Jacob this time. It was Jacob. It always was. It always would be. I'm just glad that I realized it in time before it was truly too late to do anything about it. I can't even imagine what it would've been like had I not originally agreed to Jacob's idea of BFWB's. And, honestly, I didn't even want to have to think about imagining it. Even that was too much for me to deal with.

~HM~

By time, I made it to the treaty line, Jacob, Embry, and Quil, who had insisted on running in wolf form because they'd get there faster were already there. Of course, that wasn't really a great thing because I was getting there in the middle the argument Jacob and Edward were currently in.

At first, I tensed up because of the sounds of their voices, yelling back and forth and their stances, balled up fists, up in each others faces. But, just one glance over at Embry and Quil who were standing off to the side watching the argument unfold showed me that there wasn't any need for me to freak out.

They both had very amused expressions on their faces. So, luckily, as it turns out, I made it just in time before the fists started flying. I'm not sure if I should be happy or fearful based on that fact. Maybe, I'll just feel a little bit of both. That way, I'd have it right one way or another.

I got out of my truck, slowly and quietly, not that either mattered because I highly doubt that even a bomb exploding right next to them would catch their attentions, I made my way over to where Embry and Quil were standing.

"I'm surprised they're not killing each other right about now," I said, pushing my way in between them.

"After you left, Sam made it perfectly clear before he let us leave that there was to be no physical contact what-so-ever," Embry informed me.

Not that I was complaining or anything, I asked, anyways, "Why not?"

"Same as the rest of us. He doesn't want a war started between the vampires and wolves," Quil answered. "At least, this way, though, we get some comical relief," he laughed.

"Yeah, watching those two argue almost like a bickering couple," Embry added, laughing as well.

And, call their laughs contagious or something because I couldn't stop my own laugh from escaping me. But, for what it's worth, if it means anything, Jacob and Edward did look quite a bit like a bickering couple. From an outside view, if I was some passerby, I'd definitely be thinking couple break up fight.

But, this is a very serious matter so maybe I shouldn't be laughing about it.

"So, this is what it's like when you're not allowed to fight?" I said as more of a comment than a question.

"Pretty much," Embry confirmed.

"Isn't it hilarious?" Quil asked.

I nodded. "It really is."

Then, I decided to actually pay more attention to what they were saying as opposed to how they looked while continuing on with their argument. And, quite possibly, that may have been where my mistake was made. 'Cause only a few sentences in and I was feeling my blood start to boil with anger.

"You took advantage of her!" Edward accused for probably the millionth time. "She would've never gotten with you on her own terms!"

Oh, Edward. How wrong you are. *Insert sarcasm and eye roll here* And, you always say that I'm the naive one.

"Obviously, then, you don't know her as well as you think you do," Jacob spat back.

Ain't that the truth?

"Like you'd know any better!"

Ooo...shit just got real!

Bad move, Edward.

Never, ever say something bad that's related to me to Jacob.

It's just a big no, no.

The proof is in the way Jacob is now shaking like he's about to phase.

Seriously, Edward, are you really trying to make Jacob phase right now?!

Maybe I should step in before Jacob breaks the no physical contact rule? It'd probably be wise. But, then again...maybe I should wait. Although, then it might be too late. Damn! Decisions, decisions.

And, then he hit below the belt with what he said next, no pun intended, because he knew he had no other way to even come close to winning this argument.

Except this time, I was the one who got the most angry about what he said.

"You know she only chose you for the sex! What other than that do you have to offer her, anyways?!"

"Oh shit!" I heard both Embry and Quil exclaim, on either side of me.

But, I didn't pay much attention because I was seeing red. I quickly moved from my spot between them and angrily marched forward, not stopping until I was practically in between them. I turned towards Edward and took Jacob's previous place, all up in his face.

"How dare you?!" I hissed through clenched teeth, balling my own fists at my side.

"That's all this is really about, isn't it?" Edward asked me, as if he hadn't heard anything that I'd said to him the day before or earlier that day. "I wouldn't have sex with you, so you went and found someone who would!" he accused.

How fucking dare he say that to me?! So, what now he's implying that I'm some sort of sex crazed cheating whore?! I mean, despite the fact that it kind of is the truth...in a way...but, still! He had absolutely no fucking right to talk to me this way. Seriously, how fucking dare he?!

"Not that it's any of your damn business!" I hissed at him. "But, it wasn't just sex!" I informed him. "Sex was and is just an amazing bonus!"

Edward opened his mouth to say something else, but I refused to let him.

I continued ranting, "I love him! Actually, correction, I'm in love with him! That's why! I always have! I was just too blinded and dumb not to realize it sooner. But, thankfully, after the ups and downs of this past month, I finally woke the hell up and realized that I stupidly let my empathy be my guide the whole entire time I was with you."

I wasn't leaving anything out.

"And, you're just going to have to grow up, act your damn age, and deal with it!" I spat at him. "Wait, scratch that. If you acted your real age you'd be completely dead," I corrected myself. "So, instead, you're just going to have to grow up and act more mature about everything!"

There, I said everything I had to say.

No wait!

"Oh, and one more thing...you need to wake up and realize that this is the 21st century! Not the 20th! Therefore, just because I'm a girl, it doesn't mean that I can't control myself and make my own decisions. I am just as entitled to certain things as guys are and I refuse to sit back and say nothing about your 20th century bullshit!"

Alright, there. Now I really said everything that I needed to say.

It felt like a weight was now lifted completely off my shoulders. And, I felt lighter and calmer, even though moments before I was livid.

"Ooo, burn!" I suddenly heard an unmistakable voice say followed by tandem laughs from both him and Rose. "Seems like we missed a lot?"

I turned my head, and smiled as best I could, to look at him. "You could say that," I answered, nodding my head.

"Don't worry, Bella," Rosalie assured me. "You won't have to deal with Edward for a few weeks after today."

Edward apparently read Rosalie's mind because his head snapped around quickly. "I'm not going!" he hissed. "Not when things are like they are here."

Rosalie rolled her eyes and shook her head. "I've already talked to Carlisle," she informed him. "You're going whether you want to or not."

"Going where?" I asked, confused.

"Back to Denali," Rosalie answered with a smile.

I sighed a sigh of relief and thanked the heavens.

Oh, thank you, God!

Better yet, I'd have to find the time to go by the hospital and personally thank Carlisle for giving Edward no say in whether he stays here or goes.

"Let's go, Edward. You have some packing to do," Emmett grinned, booming with laughter.

I had to bite my tongue not to laugh, too.

"I'm not go..." Edward started to protest, continuing on with his childish act.

Emmett shook his head, and walked over to Edward. "If you keep acting like a child, I'm going to be left with no choice, but to pick you up and carry you over my shoulder."

There was definitely no way not to laugh at that.

Everyone, other than Edward who looked angry and Emmett who was trying to remain serious, laughed at Emmett's threat. Especially, when knowing that if need be, he really would carry out said threat.

"You know he'll do just that," Rosalie pointed out.

Emmett nodded his head, and agreed, "I will."

"So, just get in your car, go home, pack, and don't miss your flight," Rosalie ordered.

Edward opened his mouth to protest, but after a glare from Emmett, closed his mouth, turned, and angrily made his way to his car, getting in, and speeding off.

"Thank you both so much," I immediately thanked both Rosalie and Emmett.

"Anytime, Bella," they both smiled at me.

"You can always call me if you ever need me," Rosalie told me, sincerely.

I nodded and smiled at her. "I will definitely continue to keep that in mind," I told her.

"Good. Alright, well, we should be going. We want to make sure that Edward does make his flight on time."

"Okay."

After a quick, simple hug from them both, they turned away and ran off into the woods.

"Well, that was extremely eventful," I sighed, turning around to face the now three very amused boys, if they can even be called that anymore, behind me.

"As much as I would have loved to punch his face in," Jacob started to say.

I raised an eyebrow at him.

"I'm sure you would've wanted to do the same thing if you were me," he said, giving me the same look right back.

Well, he did have a point.

"Yeah, okay," I relented.

"It still turned out pretty awesome," Embry and Quil both chimed in finishing Jacob's thought for him.

Jacob and I both nodded in agreement.

"Well, sadly, I probably really won't be seeing or talking to you for a while," I sighed, as reality set in, and I realized that I had to go home now and face Charlie.

"Call me before you go in and face Charlie," Jacob said, walking up to me.

I nodded. "I'll have to because he'll probably force me to hand the phone over, too," I sighed.

I really hoped I was wrong about that one.

"Alright, well, I don't want to wait any longer. Every second that passes is probably another percentage of anger added to his anger already towards me."

"Well, good luck," Jacob smiled down at me.

"Thanks," I smiled back, leaning up on my tip-toes and pressing my lips to his.

I rolled my eyes and pulled away when I heard wolf whistles coming from Embry and Quil.

"Bye, boys," I waved at them as I got into my truck and drove home to face Charlie's wrath.

So, there it is!

I don't think it's the best it could have been, but I don't think it's the worst either. I kind of took a comical, yet also serious approach to the argument...since not every argument has to be seen as completely serious. Plus, with Embry and Quil there they always seem to make everything into something funny.

So, how about you all? What did you think?! Was it okay how it was? Or should I have made it more serious? Let me know your thoughts! They're much appreciated.

Also, not to be the bearer of bad news or anything...but, the story is coming to an end really soon. Like, I don't know say...brace yourselves...next chapter. But, fear not...there is definitely going to be a sequel!

Review, pretty please?!