I came flying around the corner, my feet slipping momentarily out from under me on the loose asphalt but I was far beyond caring. I was within minutes from Paige and I couldn't get to her side quick enough. I had so much to tell her, so much to explain and so much to do to her to celebrate-it was going to be an amazing night of proving my resolve. I would concentrate on every inch of her individually, would have her shaking with pleasure as she dug her nails into my skin. I could already taste her on my lips-

No I heard her, she sounded upset. What was she saying? I quickened my pace, pushing my muscles to respond faster then I'd ever asked them to before-something was wrong with Paige, I had to get to Paige. She was cursing, something perfuse and volatile, and her tone was brutal-she was more angry then I think I'd ever heard her. I couldn't make out her words clear enough yet to prepare myself for her anger, to understand it but I called on my body for more, pushed it even harder so I could cover more ground faster, so I could fix whatever was upsetting her.

Was that Bella? No, it couldn't be Bella. But it was. What the hell was going on? I must have missed something, something major. I couldn't even think of a reason why Bella would be at Paige's house, it made no reasonable sense, she had no business being there-especially if she only meant to upset her. I had to get there and end whatever was going on, because Bella didn't stand a chance against Paige; I'd seen what she was capable of with anger and the anger that was pulsating through her voice now as she screamed awful things was something even nastier then the night in California.

My feet finally broke onto the loose gravel of Paige's driveway and I could see the scene clearly in the flood of light streaming from the motion light above the garage. Bella was standing in the driveway, directly under the light, her hands out at her sides as she leaned towards Paige and yelled that she wasn't scared of her-not smart, she didn't know enough to be scared because she should be. Paige looked like a caged animal, her blue eyes looking almost black as she struggled against Emily who was standing as a shield between the two girls, forcing a screaming Paige backwards towards the house. Paige stopped mid-sentence and her eyes came to me, but didn't soften at all and her tone was vicious as she spoke to me, "Coming to pour salt into the wounds? Oh please do I need someone substantial to wail on!"

Her words stopped me dead in my tracks, sent the gravel showering from under my skidding sneakers as I tried to comprehend what was going on and Bella spun towards me her eyes terrified. "What the hell is going on?" I asked completely confused as Emily turned her face towards me and looked at me with deep regret and disappointment. I was so lost. "Don't play like you have no fucking idea what is happening here Jacob!" Paige snapped her tone never calming even a little. Jacob? When was the last time she'd called me by my full name? The beach but it had seemed so much more affectionate then.

"What?" I said unable to say anything else as I started towards her. "No don't you fucking dare Jacob!" Paige screamed over Diesel's howls as she fought against Emily "Don't even! It's the least you could fucking do! Don't play dumb- I have no patience for that fucking bullshit!" "Paige," I said heeding her word as I stopped moving towards her and put my hands up in a submissive manner before me, "I honestly have no idea what is going on right now. If you could explain-" She cut in and fought even more viciously against Emily, who was struggling to hold her back, "Oh you deserve a fucking explanation but I don't? How the fuck is that fair huh? I should explain this all to you, yet you sent this fucking cunt to my house. After all the shit we've been through, after all I thought we had you send her here to do your fucking dirty work! You should be ashamed Jacob Black, fucking ashamed!"

The way she exaggerated thought made my spine stiffen, what the hell did I miss? "Whoa, what the hell is going on?" her Uncle Jackson said as he came flying out of the house tying his robe around him his waist. Paige pointed at Bella and me as she spat in a venomous tone, "This fucking whore came to my fucking house to do the dirty work for this spineless son of a bitch that is what the fuck is going on. And if you don't get the fuck out of here I'm going beat the shit out of both of them- I swear on all that I fucking love I will Jackson." "Whoa what?" I said throwing my hands back up as I spun towards Bella my tone going just a brutal as Paige's but no where near as loud, "What the fuck did you do Bella?" "Jake let's just go," Bella said as she reached for me her eyes glistening with tears.

I jerked away from her, too revolted by her to even let her touch me as I shot my words out quickly and angrily, "No I'm not going anywhere until someone tells me what the fuck is going on here!" "Please spare me the mock shock and dismay Jacob! I told you my patience's are wearing fucking thin!" Paige spat quickly. "Whoa, let's take this down a notch and talk like civilized individuals guys," Jackson said as he stood between me and Bella and Emily and Paige with his hands up in either direction. Paige fought out of Emily's grip and took two steps back before pacing while she contemplated how exactly to answer this question. "Sir, Bella-" Emily started her tone calm, yet the undertone of it angry. "No her name is CUNT," Paige screamed. "Paige! Enough with that! You are making a scene!" Jackson yelled, his tone authoritative.

Paige laughed, her chuckle sadistic as she threw her head back and then snapped it upright and spoke in a tone that I'd never thought she could muster, it was truly vicious, "I don't give a flying fuck if I'm making a god damn scene. This bullshit calls for even bigger of a scene then I'm putting on. And let the whole neighborhood watch, let em! Hey everyone, look over here at the crazy bitch screaming PLEASE!"

"Paige Guinevere you gain control of yourself this instant or someone is going to call the cops is that what you want?" he said in a hostile tone that showed he was struggling to keep his cool. "Yes! Someone please call the fucking cops and have these fucking assholes removed before I go to jail for the murder of that little cunt!" she spat as she started at Bella again which caused us all to shift. Emily stepped in front of her again, blocking her with her body, Jackson extended his hands again, Bella fell back two steps-smart move- and I stepped forward, blocking Bella with my body to protect Paige from her anger.

"Paige just calm down and talk to me, please. We can work through this but you have to talk to me," I said as I took a step towards her. "Why would you want to talk to me now? You didn't want to before, you sent her. So why now?" she said as she stopped struggling and just glowered at me. "I didn't send anyone here! You have to know that's true Paige," I said completely appalled by the idea of it. "Oh really that's not what your dirty fucking cunt of a girlfriend said! Who am I supposed to believe?" she said as she sized me up with disgust. "Me, Paige, ME! Why would I lie about this?" I said angrily, did she know me at all?

"Eager to save your own skin from the crazy bitch," she said her volume falling but her tone still cut throat. "From what? I didn't do anything wrong," I said throwing my hands up to expose my chest, leaving it open for her to attack as she wanted. "Ohhhhh nooo you didn't. You don't have to be with me Jacob I am not forcing you to do anything you don't want to do. Just at least have the balls to come to me yourself and tell me you spineless-" she said as she pushed back out of Emily's arms and threw her arms open like I did. I cut her off, because that was ridiculous and I was going to make that known, "I don't know what she told you but whatever it was it was a lie! I was on my way over here to-"

The sound of sirens broke me off mid-sentence and Jackson threw his hands up in defeat, "Great Paige are you happy?" "Yes actually I am!" she shouted above Diesel's barks and scratches at the door as she tried to start towards the car before Emily stopped her. "Paige stop, let them to their job!" Emily yelled. I turned towards the lights and watched Charlie jumped out-great! "What is the problem here?" he said in his cop tone. "The problem is these people wont leave my fucking property, remove them and I won't press charges!" Paige shouted, completely cutting off her Uncle.

"Whoa, I think everyone needs to calm down a bit so we can discuss what-" Charlie started his hand up as he tried to mediate, his eyes shifting between me and his daughter. "What is there to discuss? I told them to leave my property, they did not. Therefore they are unlawfully remaining on my fucking property and I'd like them to be escorted off of it. You are an officer of the law so I expect you to do you job and take them both the fuck out of here. Now!" Paige yelled over him.

"Miss you need to calm down and change both your tone and language or I'll take you with them for disorderly conduct!" Charlie shouted his tone reeking of authority and his stance matching it. "Good, take me," Paige said walking around Emily, who didn't restrain her because she felt Charlie had some level of control, with her wrists touching and extended in front of her, "I'd love to be in a cell with that cunt for five minutes." "Whoa!" Charlie said his eyes going fiercely protective, that was his daughter. "Charlie," I said trying to stay calm as I put my hand up in an attempt to stop the shit storm that was forming, "Just let me take her into the house. You take Bella home and-" "You're not taking me anywhere Jacob Black you don't get that privilege anymore. I hereby free you of all commitments you've made to me," she said as she pushed me back with both her hands, upsetting my footing before she took off her ring and threw it at me.

It hit me in the chest and it might as well have been a bullet, it would have hurt just the same. How could she think this about me? What the hell had Bella done? Whatever it was I'd never forgive her for successfully ruining my shot at happiness.

"There you go Jacob- I release you so, you're free to live your life without any guilt. Be with your whore," she said as she stared me dead in the eyes. I held her eyes, my heart wrenching as I fought to keep the tears back that were burning in my eyes, "Paige that is not what I want. Please you have to believe me." She came close to me, brought her face within inches of mine, causing everyone to tense, except me- I would gladly take a hit to the face if it meant she'd listen to me, "And why would I go and do something stupid like that? Look where it got me: stabbed in the heart only to have it ripped out in front of all these people and handed to her."

I wished she'd just saved herself the breath and hit me, my face could have taken all the force she could put behind her hand but the stone cold of her eyes that weren't their normal beautiful shade of blue and that swam in tears was more painful then anything else she could have inflicted on me with force-and perhaps that's what she wanted, I just couldn't understand this whole situation. "Thank you Jacob Black for proving to me that there is nothing worth believing in anymore."


I turned down a ride home, I'd much rather walk- I was more fucked up mentally now then I had been this evening when I had set out on my walk. But this was on a-whole-nother level, this wasn't going to be okay; I wouldn't make it through this if it were going to be like this. My nerves were still sizzling when I finally made it onto the long stretch of secluded road that led into the res-I still felt like I could hit something or throw something or just plain vomit.

This wasn't how tonight was supposed to happen, she wasn't supposed to end all the good in my life-we were supposed to rejoice together, to grow together because of this, not fall to fucking pieces at my feet. I was supposed to get there and tell her that that short time it took me to walk all the way to her was all I needed, that we didn't need to spend a single sunrise apart; that I knew without doubt that nothing needed to be thought about. Paige was supposed to question it and I was supposed to spend hours proving it to her over and over-with deep looks, long kisses and smoldering hot touches. That was how tonight was supposed to happen. But instead I was walking the miles back home, in the cold, completely alone with her ring clenched in my fingers because she'd told me she was done with me. How was I supposed to accept that? How did I even start to move on from that? I had no substance left to my life if this was truly the end.

And how had it come to this? Bella, that's how. She'd said something-some awful lie about me sending her there to tell Paige I didn't want to be with her anymore, that I wanted Bella. And I didn't, I wanted nothing at all from Bella, I didn't even want to look at her right now. I couldn't even stand the thought of that, which is why I walked-so I didn't have to be within arms length of her. I wasn't sure exactly what I would have said if I had been, but I knew it wouldn't be pleasant and I wouldn't be able to take it back. But at this point who gave a fuck, let her hurt because of me-hadn't I hurt enough for her? Obviously not because she'd managed to kill the last bit of hope I had left tonight.

I racked my hands through my hair and over my face as I let out a scream of frustration and despair, my voice crackling into something that sounded like a sob in the end as I fell to my knees on the side of the road. I pounded my fists into the ground, hit them violently against the hard earth over and over, her ring practically slicing through the pad of my hand as I clung to it in my fist. I thought my hands would bleed from the combination of my strength colliding with the ground and the metal of the band she'd returned to me-what would it matter if they did at this point? I released another scream, as lights flooded over me, the beam of them intense and concentrated and I didn't even falter, there was no point in getting back up-let them see this, there was nothing to hide about this agony.

I heard tires scream to a halt, faintly over the sound of my own scream and I felt the vibration of feet hitting the pavement and traveling swiftly towards me. I felt hands on my shoulders, grabbing me into a hug from behind as someone sobbed my name-Bella sobbed my name. As soon as I registered the voice as hers and realized the touch must also belong to her I jerk violently away and finally found the strength to get to my feet as my scream turned into a volatile threat, harsh and capable of doing awful things, "No! Do not touch me! You don't get to touch me!"

I spun towards her, her expression was terrified and she was shaking as tears spilled from her eyes, "Jake please-" "No Bella DON'T! Don't even!" I screamed as I pointed at her my voice shaking from all the pure rage I had surging through my veins. "Just let me explain-" she started as she took a hesitant step towards me before I took one strong step away from her-I didn't want her anywhere close to me, the thought of it made my skin crawl. "What the fuck is that gonna do for me Bella, huh? Nothing at all! You've managed to make things exactly like they were- I am completely miserable again! Are you fucking satisfied? You've ruined my fucking life! I swear to God Bella if I can't fix this I will never speak to you again! I will erase every single fiber of you from my memory! It will be like you never existed and if I can't get rid of all of you- I'll curse with ever ounce of my soul!" I screamed as I pounded on my chest with the fist that held Paige's ring.

She let out a sob(Was I supposed to feel sorry? Because I couldn't even begin to give a flying fuck! Cry Bella, it proves you are hurting just as bad as I am)and started towards me again with a trembling hand as she said my name between gasps. "I told you not to fucking touch me Bella! Stop trying to touch me! I want nothing to do with you! The thought of you touching me makes me sick! What you did makes my skin crawl! How could you do that to me? Do you even care about me at all? Or is it only about how much you care about yourself?" I said as I backed away from her again, my eyes narrowing so hatefully on her that my vision blurred.

"I did it for you Jake, for us! Don't you see that?" she screamed through her tears. "What?" I screamed before racking my empty hand through my hair and spinning away from her for a breath before I spun back, leaned forward, clenched both fists and tensed my shoulders until I shook as I screamed again, "What us? There is no us!" "No there wasn't, but now there can be! You told me today you weren't an option anymore, because of her! So I removed her, so you could make your choice without feeling guilty about deceiving her. Don't you see Jake? We are supposed to be together-" she started her sobs full of conviction and I yelled 'No' but she continued, "It's supposed to be me and you-she was just in the way! And now she's not anymore! So we can be together-" I screamed this time, "No! There is no us! We will never be together! I want nothing to do with you Bella! Nothing! It's always been Paige and it will always be Paige! And if it takes me a lifetime to prove myself to her again I will- I will do whatever it takes to make her believe that it was never you!"

She stopped talking finally then, her mouth hung open as nothing passed through her lips, not even a breath and she just stared at me, her eyes searching for some sort of crack in my statement-but there was none. I shook my head as I glowered and turned away from her, my back throbbing from all the tension that was building in my muscles-I needed to go break something so I could release some of it. "Jacob-" she called after me finally her voice weak. I spun towards her and pointed, my tone cold and calculated, "I'm serious Bella, you mean nothing-actually less than nothing to me. You could never mean less to me then you do at this very moment."