A/N: I apologize for taking so long with this. I honestly have been working on it, but got stuck because I have an idea and had to work out how to bring it to fruition. I decided to switch to Jazz's pov part way through, but I tell you. I also broke this into two chapters, because the way what ended up being the last paragraph came out, it seemed right. I am still working on the rest, and will post as soon as I can. I have a feeling you are all (almost all) going to string me up by my toes.

Anyway, here it is. Sorry it is so melancholy, but I got really into soundtrack to Eclipse and Jacob's Theme and My Love just called to me. I have had them on repeat as I've been writing; they just seemed to fit the chapter.

My Love by Sia

My Love, leave yourself behind
Beat inside me, leave you blind.

My love, you have found peace,
You were searching for release.

You gave it all
Give into the call
You took a chance, and you took a fall for us.

You can thoughtfully, and then faithfully
You taught me honor,
You did it for me.

Today you will sleep for good
You will wait for my love.

Now I am strong
You gave me all
You gave all you had and now I am home.

My love, leave yourself behind.
Beat inside me, leave you blind.

My love, look what you can do.
I am mending, I'll be with you.

You took my hand
You added a plan
You gave me your heart
I asked you to dance with me.

You loved honestly, did what you could believe.

I know in peace you go. I hope relief is yours.

Now I am strong
You gave me all
You gave all you had and now I am home.

My love, leave yourself behind
Beat inside me, I'll be with you.

I've suddenly really studied the lyrics, and they seem kind of sad, but in Eclipse, they are during the proposal in Edward's bedroom, so they can't be all THAT bad, right? Anyway, they are lovely, and describe for me my Jacob and Bella..

I guess I'd better say that Twilight, Jacob, Bella and all of that belongs to SM.

-MLL


If you recall, Paul just groused because he wanted food.

27.

"Dude, what is with you? I'm the hungry one who always says stupid things at the wrong time. You're the one who is always just pissed off."

"Shut UP, Jared." Said Paul, glaring at him. "I was just sitting down to a lovely breakfast of scrambled eggs, crispy bacon and a stack of fluffy pancakes, topped with butter and a golden waterfall of syrup. Then, Loverleech over there decides to show up you know the rest. I missed my breakfast. Now, my pancakes are all soggy because they will have soaked up all of that syrup and the eggs will be cold. Yech. So I am hungry AND pissed off."

"At least the bacon is still crispy," said Jared as he easily leapt to the side to escape Paul's aggravated leap.

I rolled my eyes. Leave it to those two to start yet another fight. Jared was ever playful and Paul was always ready to pop. I did not need this right now. Bella suddenly dropped my hand and moved away from me. I looked down at her and found that she'd taken up an all too familiar pose: arms wrapped around herself, eyes squeezed shut, pained expression… "Sam, I have to get her out of here. She's going to lose it but I can't let it happen here."

He looked at her; nodding as he, too, saw it coming. "Go. I can handle things here."

I caught Bella as she started going down, her body wracked with silent sobs, and the entire pack noticed what was going on, and immediately went on alert. Great.

Sure enough, Paul was absolutely predictable. He turned on Edward. "Look," he said, pointing at her. "Look what you did. She was FINE until you showed up. What part of "make no contact until I say so" do you not get?" He crouched, ready to attack, and was vibrating all over. "She was like this for MONTHS, and Jake was a mess too. He's our ALPHA - you've endangered us all…" he broke off as his anger was getting the best of him.

"PAUL!" Sam and I both called at the same time. "STAND DOWN!" I used my Alpha voice. I did not need Paul to start a fight just when things were going well. Paul literally froze in place, his face contorted as he tried to fight the command.

Esme flitted to Carlisle side and spoke quickly, and then he stepped forward. "I think we could all use a break, Jacob. Don't you? Esme just told me that it has been over a week since some of the boys have seen their families. Why don't you take a few days off to rest and let us patrol for you?"

I was unsure. I really needed to get Bella away so I could deal with the fallout of Edward's arrival, and the tension level was almost too high, but we needed to patrol; we needed to be on the watch for the army, or any attempts to test our lines.

Carlisle sensed my indecision. "Jake, I understand, but now that Edward is here there are seven of us. While we are only one less than your number, remember our needs are different than yours. We can patrol until you get back."

I nodded, thinking he was right, and looked at Sam. "What do you think, Sam? We could only semd half of us out at once, they can all be out at the same time, or most of them, anyway."

"Please, Jake? My mom was ready to ground me before the start of this week and I know she's ready to kill me. I might be able to hold her off if I can go home," said Jared.

He was right. Not all of the boys' parents knew about their membership in the Pack. I think the only reason they had gotten away with being gone all week is we set it up as a camping trip over the spring break holiday - they were home schooled by Emily, but around the patrol times. They patrolled and studied during school hours and up until suppertime and then went home. We took over the rest of the time. It had worked out so far… I was seeing more and more why my great grandfather agreed to the treaty with Carlisle.

"Okay. Can you handle things until Monday morning?" I asked.

Carlisle smiled. "Easily. Those of us who need to hunt can take turns leaving the line. Can you meet with me on Sunday afternoon?"

"Yes." I turned to the pack. "Go on, we'll meet at my house Sunday evening for supper." They nodded, but nobody moved. They were all focused on the quietly sobbing girl in my arms. Jasper appeared at my side, and reached out to touch Bella's cheek, very gently. She stopped sobbing, and relaxed a bit, but I could tell this was only temporary. Apparently his talent works better with direct contact. I looked at Jasper, who was focused on her, helping hold her together. "Can you get us to her house? I ran here."


JzPOV

"Of course. I'll meet you in the garage." I said. I watched him leave, followed by the rest of the pack. I turned to Emmett. "You stay with Edward. Take him hunting and show him the patrol lines. Stay away from the reservation for now."

Carlisle gently put a hand on my shoulder. "Go, help Jake and Bella. I can take care of things here."

I nodded, knowing that as the head of our family, Carlisle was more than qualified to take care of things. "Sorry, I let the Major in me take control. See you later." I headed to the garage, and found Alice helping Jake get Bella situated in the car.

"Jake, I am so sorry I didn't see this coming. I can't see anything when I'm around any of you. I should have known better and stayed away. Can you forgive me?"

Jake was quiet for a moment and then said, "Alice, it would be easy to blame you for this, and I imagine that some of the pack does. I know you didn't see any of this coming, and you couldn't help it. You said earlier this week that it was okay for you to hang with us because you hadn't seen Victoria make any decisions, and you would have seen something when you left to hunt. How were you to know that Edward would decide to make an appearance?"

"See that's the problem. That's my THING. I'm supposed to watch for anything that will affect our family." She was sobbing tearlessly as she blamed herself for the accident.

Jake looked up at her. "Alice, I promise, I don't blame you. You said that Edward was on another continent and had no plans to leave. We'll get through this."

I gently pulled Alice away and checked on Bella, who seemed to be quiet, but her emotions were all over the place. I put my hand on her cheek again and sent waves of calm through her, and looked to Jake. "Ready?" He nodded and pulled her to him. I straightened and hugged Alice. "I'll see you in a few days. Call me if you see anything." I kissed her forehead. "Love you."

"Love you more," she said, and watched as I slid behind the wheel and backed out of the garage.

I drove in silence, and sped to Bella's house. Jake was on his phone. "Hi, Dad. Seth is on the way over there to get some of my clothes...Yeah, we had a situation here...No, not those vampires, *he* came back...No, she didn't take it well...That would be awesome if you could keep Charlie over there; he doesn't need to see her like this...No, he doesn't need to help me, it will just tear him up inside, and she'll be upset he saw her...Thanks. I know you'll think of something...I'll be here until Sunday afternoon, and then we'll be having a pack meeting at our house. Seth can probably tell you what happened when he gets back...Thanks again Dad...I will...Bye."

"Everything okay?" I asked, even though I had heard Billy's side of the conversation too.

"Sort of," Jake sighed. "Charlie is going to go on the warpath when he finds out that Edward is back, though. My dad is going to try to keep it from him as long as he can, but you should probably tell Carlisle to expect a visit."

"I'll do that, and make sure that Edward stays out of reach for a while." I pulled into the driveway and sped around to open the door for Jake, and followed him up to the house. He nodded to the eave where the key was kept and I let us in. "What is your plan?" I asked him.

"She needs to let it out, I know that, but I have no idea how bad things are going to be. She seems calm right now, but I that's only because of your help. Maybe we let her rest and sleep and deal with what comes after that?"

I led the way upstairs and found her room by her scent. I pulled the covers back and stood back so that Jake could gently put her down. "Jake, if you like, I can induce sleep in both of you. I can't say how long it will work on her, but at least you will get some rest too." I could sense his indecision and concern for her. "I promise it isn't like being in a drugged sleep. You'll wake up five minutes from now if you need to. I can calm you enough that you drop off to sleep. Let me do that for you. I'll be just outside and can be up here in less than two seconds if you call me."

"You'll need to get some clothes for Charlie. Seth will be by to bring some for me and you can give them to him." He lay down beside Bella and pulled her to him, his arms around her protectively. He looked up at me and sighed. "Okay. Go ahead. Do your thing."

I moved around to Bella, and sat down next to her. "Hey, there." Her eyes were open, but she didn't appear to be seeing anything. I gently stroked her arm, and put my hand on her cheek as I worked my talent. "Close your eyes, and rest a while. Jake is right here with you, and I'll be right outside watchin' over both of you." She slowly closed her eyes, and her breathing slowed, along with her heartbeat. I nodded to Jake, who confirmed that she had dropped off. I gave a final push of calm and peace toward her and felt her fall asleep. I looked to Jake, who was already drowsy. I placed my hand on his shoulder. "Relax, Jake. It will be okay." He nodded as the waves of calm washed over him, and then relaxed as he drifted off, pulling Bella as close to him as he could.

I sighed in relief as the stress left his body, replaced by the calm and peace of sleep, and sat there for a few minutes, watching them. Edward had said he was fascinated watching Bella, and I could see his point. They looked so peaceful, and care free. I looked up as I heard someone approaching the house, and figured Seth was here, so I silently left the room and met him outside.

"Hey, Jasper. I have some clothes for Jake," he said, handing over a bag. I had grabbed some clothes of Charlie's on the way downstairs (yay for vampire speed). "Jake said you'd to take these to Charlie." The boy nodded. "We don't know how long we can keep it from Charlie, you know."

"I understand."

"Are you sure, because Charlie will go nuts if Bella goes back to how she was before. He'll show up with murder on his mind, even if he is the Chief of Police." He shifted his weight nervously. "What will you do if he tries? I mean, it won't work, and Charlie will know something is wrong. He doesn't even know our secret."

"Seth, don't worry. Carlisle knows that Charlie may head over there. We will take care of Charlie and guard all the secrets. Go on, go back and get home to your mom." The boy nodded and ran back to the woods. I watched him go, and looked back up at Bella's window, satisfied to feel only a sense of peace and hear nothing but the slow heartbeats and gentle breathing. I jogged out into the woods to the tree, and climbed up. From my perch, I could not only see Bella's window, but for several hundred yards in any direction. All was quiet, and that was a relief after the excitement of the afternoon.

About an hour later, I heard something coming through the trees and underbrush to my left. I closed my eyes and cocked my head so that I could "listen" more acutely, and inhaled to test the scents in the air. My own mood immediately matched the frustration and anger I felt coming toward me and I growled as I silently dropped from the branch I was perched on just as Emmett and Edward, each dragging a deer, came through the underbrush. What the HELL is this? I roared in my mind at Edward.

"It was NOT my idea to be here, bro," said Emmett, as if he heard my question. "Lover boy here insisted we hunt for you."

I glared at Edward, who didn't seem at all ashamed. "I could tell you were thirsty. Emmett explained that it doesn't bother you like it used to, and I get it. I figured you wouldn't leave to hunt. I know I wouldn't."

I looked at the deer they were holding and realized that Emmett was frustrated because while Edward was right, he also thought that it was an excuse to be here. He held out the deer he was holding. "Hence the take-out, but if you don't hurry it will die of fright."

I looked down at the animal, which was almost senseless with fear. I took it from Emmett and quickly ended its suffering. I grimaced at the taste of the blood; the adrenaline may make human blood taste better, but it makes herbivores bitter. I reached for the one Edward held and fed quickly. Finished, I gently placed the carcasses to the side. "We'll have to bury those, the adrenaline will have ruined the meat."

Emmett nodded, and said to Edward, who was confused. "We have been giving the meat to the tribe and the local food bank."

I looked at Edward. "Thanks for thinking of me, but you really need to leave," I said, looking back toward the house. "I know you're concerned for her, but she's not your concern any more. It will upset Jake that you're here, and that won't help Bella."

"I know," he said sadly. "I can't just turn it off, you know."

"I know, but you said you would respect their relationship. I'll help you all I can but right now I'm needed here." I put my hand on his shoulder, thinking I was glad it wasn't me who had to give up my soul mate. Seeing him grimace, I remembered he heard my thoughts. "Sorry."

"No, that's okay. I wouldn't wish it on anyone else either." He smiled, but I could still see the sorrow behind it.

The next thing I knew, I was on my knees on the forest floor as a scream and the mental anguish behind it pierced my brain. God, it was awful. Emmett was beside me immediately, holding me up as I groaned in pain. I looked up at Edward and saw why I was affected so acutely. I knew that Jacob had given him a mental image of it, but actually hearing her screams tore him to pieces. His own anguish slammed into me again and I sagged in Emmett's grasp. "Please..." I managed to whisper.

Emmett understood immediately. He gently set me down and grabbed the dead animals, putting them under one arm, and slung Edward over his shoulder with his free arm. "Sorry, Bro..." he whispered as he ran silently home.

I lay there, listening to Bella's anguished screams and Jake's sobs as he tried to calm her, and it broke my dead heart. I ached to help them, but knew that Jake would only resent any interference in their privacy. He knew I was here, and would call if he needed me. I closed my eyes and waited.