I want to thank all of my faithful readers for your support. I also want to apologize for the extremely short chapter 48, I hope this one can be longer. As you all know, I have had alot on my plate the last couple of weeks and it has made it very difficult for me to continue my writing. I am one of those people where my mood effects the way I write, I would hate to screw it up. Now the stress in my life has lessened slightly and I have a new found motivation to continue.

Chapter 49-Late Night Visitor

Embry's POV

My arms instinctively tightened around Bella as I heard the tapping noise on my window get louder and louder. Who could it be, and what could they want at this hour? I slowly took my arm away from Bella so I could get a better look. I climbed onto my knees, pulling open the slats in the blinds. "Shit!" Bella shifted in her sleep when she heard my voice. I squinted my eyes to make sure that I was not seeing things, it is raining pretty hard, not to mention it being pitch black out there. I am pretty sure that my eyes were not deceiving me. I closed my eyes and opened them again, and sure enough there he was in the flesh. Jacob! He was signaling for me to come out, what am I going to do now? Here I am, in bed, with his girl, how do I explain that one? Maybe he doesn't have to know, I think that would be the best thing considering my situation right now. I held my first finger up to the glass, signaling for him to hold on for one minute. Okay Embry, how is this going to work? What if he wants to come in? That is just it, he can't. I inched my way close to the edge of the bed, "Embry, where?..............." I flew back to Bella's side. "Bella, there is someone here to talk to me okay? I will just be right outside, I am not going far. You will be safe right here, call me if you need me and I will be back in a flash." Bella mumbled something unintelligible in her half asleep, half awake state. She is nodding her head, so I take that as she don't mind.

I got up and quickly threw the shirt on that I had thrown in the floor earlier. On the way to the front door, I tripped over my own boots that I mindlessly left there the other day. While I am in the floor, I might as well put them on. After lacing them up only halfway, I got up and headed straight for the front door, before Jacob got any wise ideas about making himself at home. But I don't think that is going to happen considering our relationship now. He always use to consider my home, his second one, always coming over, helping himself to whatever he needed or wanted. Jacob was my best friend, and in ways he always will be. But to bring myself back down to reality, I remembered my last encounter with my so called best friend. The altercation between us has been life altering, forever changing things as I know it. I took a deep breath before I opened my front door, preparing myself. I didn't expect to see , standing before me, a very large, wet, extremely upset Jacob. He had his head hung, pointed towards the ground. Immediately I became worried that something might have happened to Billy. I would be the first to assume such things. "Jacob!?!" Jacob fell to his knees in front of me, he fisted both of his hands in the top of his hair, pulling at the same time. Even though he is wet with rain, I can see the tears in his eyes, they are all swollen and red.

I knelt down beside him and cautiously put my hand on his shoulder. "Jacob, what's wrong man? You okay?" Jacob wouldn't look me in the eye, he is mumbling random words under his breath. I can only make out a few profanities here and there." He untangled his hands from his hair, and wiped his face and looked at me in the eye. "Embry, I don't know what to do. I have really fucked up this time, I think I have lost Bella for good." I started feeling the sign of guilt brewing in the pit of my stomach. "Jacob, what do you mean?" I really knew what he meant, but I didn't want to reveal that I knew to much. "I can't even begin to tell you how many ways I have screwed up Em. First and foremost I want to clear the air with you. I haven't been fair or honest with you, or anyone for that matter." Oh no, here it comes! "I lied to you and the rest of the pack about imprinting on Bella. I know that it is no excuse but I felt like if everybody thought that I had imprinted on her, the rest of the pack would leave her alone. I am going to make things right with the elders and the pack as soon as I can. I cannot stand to loose you as a friend Embry. Also, when it comes to Bella, I lied to her too. I not only lied to her about the imprint, but I also lied to her about me being a virgin. I wanted to make it as special as I could for her." I thought about all of this for a moment, and what could I say to make things better for him? Hey man, don't worry everything will be okay, oh and by the way, your girlfriend is in my bed as we speak. I don't think that will look to good.

"Jacob, just talk to her, I am sure she will listen to reason, I think everything will eventually be okay. "You don't understand Embry, that is not the only thing I have done, it is so much worse." There is something else, I thought Bella told me everything. Or just maybe there is something that she doesn't know yet. "Please don't tell Bella, I need to do it in my own time." I just nodded my head, promising him that my lips are sealed. "I went to Ashley, after Bella and I had our big blow up. I screwed up royally, I had sex with her!" I sat silent and still. I felt my blood boiling under the surface, shit, how could he do this to her? I closed my eyes and counted backwards, 10....9.....8......7....6....5....4....3....2....1...,

Calm down Embry, compose yourself. I opened my eyes to see Jacob giving me a strange look. "Uhhhh..Embry, are you okay?" Now he is asking ME if I am okay. "Yeah, yeah I am okay. What are you going to do now?" My feelings got the better of me, "Jacob, you really know how to fuck up don't you? I mean not only did you lie to her twice, you cheated on her with Ashley. Don't you know that she is a whore man. What if you get some kind of disease or something? What in the fuck did you have in your thick head when you did that? Bella doesn't deserve that man." All of my words ran together, without any pauses in between.

BPOV

Did Embry say that he had to talk to someone? Hmmmm.. I wonder. I am missing the warmth and security of his arms anyway, I might as well get up. I sat up slowly, feeling a bit disoriented. I must have been sleeping pretty hard, because I felt dizzy when I sat up. My stomach started growling, I looked at it disapprovingly. I decided to get up and go to the kitchen to find something to eat, but first maybe I should ask Embry. Ya know, to be respectful in his house and everything. I don't need to go off and treat it like it is my house. I put my jeans on, not wanting to go around half naked. After putting them on, I looked around the house for any signs of Embry, and there were none. The house was quiet, and still, no life here except for me. Maybe he stepped outside, I went to the back door first, nope, nobody here. I turned to go to the front door, as my stomach let out another angry protest. I slapped at it, wishing it would stop. As I neared the door I heard Embry's angry voice, who could he be this angry with, at this hour? I put my ear to the door, to try and make out the words. I know this is being extremely nosy, but I couldn't help myself. I obviously caught the tail end of the conversation, or the yell fest. "What if you get some kind of disease or something? What in the fuck did you have in your thick head when you did that? Bella doesn't deserve that man." I am thoroughly confused now, Embry is yelling at someone about me? What in the hell do I not deserve? My curiosity is getting the best of me, anyway, if Embry and whoever are having a conversation about me, shouldn't I be involved?

Wait, something dawned on me. What if I don't want to know what is waiting for me on the other side of the door? Part of me is screaming, "open the damn door!" And the other part of me is screaming, "walk away Bella, no, better yet, Run!!" I think I have made the right decision to walk away, Embry would surely tell me everything. I put my ear to the door one more time, for curiosity's sake. The sound is muffled but I can still hear Embry talking, only lower this time. "If you don't tell her man, I will. I can't stand the thought of you doing that to her, you are my friend and so is Bella, I don't want to see either of you hurt. But you are hurting her and hurting yourself too." There was silence, I strained against the thick wood door, to listen. "I will Embry, please give me a little time. I need to figure out how I am going to tell her, and what I am going to say. I can't just go up to her and say, hey Bells, by the way I lied to you about the imprint, and you pissed me off so I went and fucked Ashley, now can I?" I pushed my back up against the front door with a loud thud, my feet slid out from under me, I don't have the strength to hold my own weight. My stomach began to churn, burning with stomach acid, making me sick. Now I know why my instinct told me to run, I should have listened. I fell over on my side, clamped my arms around my stomach, trying to hold myself together as the tears fell from my eyes. "No...no....no...no....this can't be happening." I feel the urge to scream to the top of my lungs, so I did. My world is slowly beginning to fade into black, crumbling around me.

JPOV

"Whoa!" Embry and I looked at each other briefly. He went for the doorknob, but my hand beat him there. There would be time for questions later, all I know is I need to get in there now. When I opened the door, my heart sank as low as it could go. Bella, my Bella, is a crumpled mess on the floor, holding her knees to her chest, with her head buried where I couldn't see it. I looked back at Embry standing in the door way, he stood there with a look of shock spread across his face. I turned my attention back to Bella, I bent down beside her stretching my arm out to touch her, but before I could, she looked at me with a mixture of emotions in her eyes. "DON'T.....YOU.....DARE......TOUCH.....ME.....Jacob Black!" There is no mistaking her words, so I withdrew my hand. Damn I am such an idiot, she must have heard everything. Embry is behind me trying to explain the whole situation. Something about saving her life, and her being passed out in the storm we just had, and finding her on the beach. Everything became jumbled, all that mattered right now is Bella. I could care less why she is here, all I know is I am glad she is, and I am glad that it is out. It is not the best way it could have happened but still it is out. I stayed right there with bent knees, waiting for her to calm. I want to touch her but I am afraid. "Bella, will you listen to me for a minute? You don't have to, but I have a few things to say to you."

She sat up quickly and started pounding my chest with both fists. "You liar, I hate you...I hate you Jacob... I never want to see your lieing face again. You cheated on me you bastard, I hate your fucking guts, get away from me. I wish Edward would have made love to me, at least he would never cheat on me or lie to me. I will never talk to you again Jacob! I hate you......I hate you......I fucking hate you!...." With those last few I hate yous, her fists slowed as she buried her face into my chest and sobbed uncontrollably. I put my hands around her back, holding her gently, not wanting to press my luck. "I know this will never be enough, but I am sorry." That is all I could say right now, knowing it will not be good enough, nothing will ever be good enough to make things right. Embry came over to speak to Bella. "Bella sweetie, it will be okay. Give Jake a chance, even though he doesn't deserve it okay?" His eyes darted over to me when he said the last part of the sentence. Bella quickly removed herself from me and almost attacked Embry, causing him to be off balance knocking him to the floor. "Make it go away Embry, it hurts so bad. I can't take it!" Embry put his arms around Bella, stroking the back of her head, while he was looking at me. My heart began to break as Bella's sobs turned into whimpers, then slowly came to a stop. This all happened before my own two eyes, Bella found comfort in the arms of my best friend.

Please review! What does this mean for Bella and Jake? Will things ever be right again? Stay tuned to find out what happens next. Remember, things always get worse before they get better. Lots of loves and hugs to all my readers.