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Chapter 29:
"Great. That means I'm stuck with you." my dad said as he grinned.
"Well I have maybe, well, everything disappears later, the wolves must stop by for a visit." Alice smiled as she climbed into the car.
"Great." I sighed.
"Are you sure your making the right choice?" Landon asked slightly concerned on the drive home. Alice, Jasper, Max and Erin now rode with Max in his dodge truck. Alice and Erin had become really good friends, she got a long good with everyone, including me.
"Of course. Why would you ask that?"
"It's just." he paused and wiped more paint from his arm. "I don't know. You just looked really nervous, and worried about later."
"Of course I'm worried. But not because I'm worried I'm making the wrong choice. I'm just worried that when I tell him. He wont, I still want to keep him as a friend. We've been through a lot."
"I just want you to be sure."
"Landon. I'm sure. I love you. I know its crazy to say that this soon but I do."
He grabbed my hand and held it in his, he brought it up to his lips and kissed it gently.
We arrived at the main house first. I pulled into the garage and parked my car. The rest of my family pulled in a few seconds after me.
"Good news!!" Emmett said jumping out of the car.
"What's that?" Landon and Jacob suddenly became one person that way I wouldn't have to break some one's heart? I smiled as the rest of them piled out into the garage.
"Thunder storm." Alice replied with a grin.
"Baseball anyone?" Emmett said excitedly as we entered the main part of the house.
I laughed. We haven't played baseball in so long. They always took it easy before and I hated it. I wondered if I would remember even how to play.
"As long as you don't take it easy since I'm playing." they all looked me and I could tell by my fathers face he wasn't going to. "Come on! I took out a Volturi guard, single handedly I might at. I think I can handle all of you in a game of baseball."
"They cheat." Esme smiled as she welcomed us home.
"What's this about baseball?" Jacob chimed in as he walked through the door. My heart felt like it was going to explode. How could I break his heart? Especially after reading those letters. He looked at me and laughed. "What happen to you?" he laughed again. "You look like you got in fight at the Crayola factory." I didn't laugh.
"She had an, accident in art." my dad tried to smile, but he knew what had really happened. Jacob's eyes lingered on my paint stained face and clothes. He then turned his attention to Landon, noticing he was also painted.
"There's a thunderstorm, were going to go play." Jasper answered him.
"Want some extra's?"
"What do you mean?"
"We'll make a game of it."
"You want to challenge us. To a game of baseball?" my dad said with a laugh.
"Not challenge, a good fun, friendly game of." he paused a grin playing on his face.
"Wolves VS Vampire?" my dad smiled.
"Something like that." I wondered if he would want to play, or even be around me after I told him. I sighed, knowing I couldn't put this off any longer.
Landon reached out and squeezed my hand, he gently brought his lips to the top of my head. "It'll be ok." he whispered.
I tried to smile at him, but it came out forced. I turned my attention to Jacob. The rest of the family just stood there and tried to smile, eventually walking away leaving just me, Landon and Jacob standing there.
"Or maybe we wont play. If you don't want us to play its…" I shook my head.
"It's not that, it's, oh Jake." I looked down at my feet, tears began to fall silently.
"Nes." he whispered as he grabbed my chin and made me look at him. "It's fine." he smiled.
"How can it be fine, you don't."
"I know. It's fine." he assured me. He didn't understand, how could he? "Do you still want me around?" I stood there slightly puzzled. What did he mean, of course I wanted him around.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I mean with everything, I didn't know if you still wanted me around."
"Jake?" I said questionably.
"Nessie. It's ok. I know. I've known for a little bit now."
"Known what?"
"That it wasn't me."
"What? How?"
"Because you may not have realized it but I did, the day of the battle. Deep down your subconscious told you that day."
"What are you talking about?" I said trying to hold back the tears that now flowed like a never ending river.
"Come here." he grabbed me and pulled me into a hug. Landon let go of my hand and stood there patiently. "The day we fought the Volturi." he paused. "We, were fighting. Me and Landon. We were both about to be attacked. Who did you protect? Who did you run after?"
I pushed him away and pulled back and started at him. "Think back Nessie."
I stood there for a moment and thought back. Realization struck me, on the battle field, the front yard. Marcus was going to attack them. How could I not have seen it sooner. But I yelled for both of them.
"I yelled for both of you."
"But who did you attack Marcus because of?"
"I, you."
"I could tell, I could feel it, I sensed I was loosing you."
"Jake. No. I, I love you. I really do it's just." I sighed as he raised his hand at me.
"Do you remember what I told you a long time ago? About imprinting?" I just stood there silently and started at him. He was trying to be brave, holding a fake smile. I could tell. Always Jacob. Always the hero. "We become what ever that person needs us to be. Maybe what you need from me right now, at this point at least is a friend, a best friend."
"Jake. I still want you in my life."
"Then that's what you'll have from me. I am what ever you need me to be."
"And finding out about Leah imprinting on you probably isn't good timeing." I tried to smile jokingly. It didn't work.
"Leah will be whatever I need her to be. Right now you need a friend. So that's what I am. I love you. I always will. The letters tell you how much I love you and that I will always love you. But maybe, right now. The timing's just not right. Right now, maybe all you need is a friend." he smile down at me and hugged me. Then he turned his gaze to Landon. "But I swear if you hurt her, the Volturi will look like puppies compared to me. I will rip you literally limb from limb, and burn the pieces myself. And have fun doing it." he smiled.
"Understood, and I would expect nothing less. In fact, I will offer myself up, without a fight."
"I'm holding you to that."
Landon nodded and smiled back at him.
I pulled away slightly and grabbed Landon's hand. I had both the people I needed in my life. My boys were both here. They were both mine, but in different ways, maybe this was how it was supposed to be. Maybe the timing was just all wrong for me and Jake. I knew I needed them both in my life and now that didn't seem to far out of reach. I just hoped we would all be able to get along.
"So do I get to know what you two talked about now?"
They both laughed.
"You want to tell her? She's your headache now." Jacob laughed and nudged me.
"Hey!" I snapped and smacked his arm.
"We might as well. couldn't hurt." Landon shrugged.
"Well?" I said impatiently.
They both laughed again. I was starting to think I wasn't going to like having them both together.
"Well, we talked. We had a." Landon paused.
"Discussion. A manly discussion." Jacob added
"Ok?" I pulled away and turned around to face them both, staring at them. Waiting, slightly annoyed at all the beating around the bush.
"We decided that no matter what way you went, we both were not going to try to sway you, influence you at all." Landon said.
"We decided that, for this to work, for either of us to have you in our lives, we would have to get along. Whether you chose me or him, or hell neither of us. We needed to get along, for your sake." Jake added with a smile.
"We needed to be friends, and we agreed no matter who you chose, we would agree to still hold that. Be friends, for you." Landon smiled, knowing that was all I ever wanted.
"I think its working out quiet nicely. Oh the stories I could tell you." Jacob joked.
Yup I most defiantly did not like this new found friendship of there's.
I rolled my eyes. "Ok so now I'm not so sure if I can be friends with you anymore." I joked. "You know to much, I think I might have to kill you." I laughed.
"Oh, did she tell you that when she was little she used to.." I smacked him hard before he could finish, stories about anyone's childhood including mine were never good.
"Your both going to be the death of me." I laughed.
"Come on, I'm going to go call the pack. Lets get ready for some baseball!" Jacob walked out of the room to call the pack and inform them of the newly found game. I shrugged, it had to better than watching them all play video games. I did know I needed to change and clean up before we played.
"I told you it would be ok." Landon smiled at me.
"Cause you knew you and him had agreed to it before hand." I growled.
"Your not mad are you?"
I laughed. "I can joke to." I smiled. "Thank you."
"Anything for you love." he brought his lips to mine and kissed me passionately. Making me melt into his arms. I sighed, knowing I could stay like this forever.
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