Change of Plans
JacobxBella; Edward
Rated M
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or the franchise, as it belongs to Steph Meyers
Change of Plans
Chapter V
The next day following the revelation of Bella's unexpected pregnancy, Jacob found himself to still be brooding about said brunette, and it irked him greatly. He wished he could stop brooding about her, but it seemed impossible when she held his heart, even if she didn't want it. Despite this, he was still reeling with the knowledge that she was pregnant, pregnant with his baby. It was such a surreal moment upon him finding out, but then his fears got the better of him, fears that Bella wouldn't want the baby, that the baby was a mistake. But weren't babies little miracles created by God? Then again, Bella didn't always think like normal people; her knowing the Cullens were vampires and dating one proved that.
He was currently in his garage, tinkering away on his car when he heard a familiar wolf howl, that howl belonging to Sam Uley. Sam was calling a Pack meeting, one of many ever since the leeches had returned to Forks. Sighing, he put down his tools and left his garage, walking to the woods and into them before taking off his clothes and leaving them next to a tree on the forest floor before phasing into the large, russet wolf that he was. Taking off in a run, he ran towards where Sam was holding the meeting, several voices filling his head as other Pack members phased in. It wasn't long before he and the others reached Sam's black wolf form sitting in a clearing under the canopy of trees.
Sam looked at all of them and said, "Good to see you all made it. I've called you all here to further discuss the extra vampire scent we keep picking up, other than the redhead."
"I picked up a new one right before you called us," Quil said. "But it faded near the beach."
"That's alright, Quil. At least we know it was around."
As Sam continued his discussion, Jacob's thoughts wondered off. All this talk of vampires made his resentment and hate towards the Cullens returning come to the surface, followed by his angered feelings towards Bella following their night together, as well as his still surprised feelings of knowing she was pregnant. As soon as that thought crossed his mind, he realized his mistake as he had just put that on display for the entire Pack to see.
"Jake, you slept with Bella?!" Quil exclaimed.
"Dude, what the hell?" Embry asked.
Paul huffed and said, "I can't believe this. You actually had sex with that crazy, vampire bitch? And you got her pregnant? What the fuck is wrong with you?!"
Jacob turned to glare at the dark silver wolf and growled, "Shut up, Paul."
Leah and Seth hadn't said anything, but it wasn't a surprise that they were shocked by the news. Seth gave Jacob a reassuring look despite the flack he was getting from Paul and the others. Leah turned to look at Sam, seeing his contemplative expression at the news. Though she still hated him, she did wonder what he was going to do or say about this situation.
Jared turned to Sam saying, "This complicates things now."
"Yes, I know," Sam replied. He let out a quick bark, silencing everyone and turning their attention back on him. "Like Jared said, the news of Bella being pregnant by Jacob is going to further complicate our already fraught relationship with the Cullens, especially because Bella is still technically dating Dr. Cullen's eldest."
"So, what are we going to do?" Seth asked.
Sam turned to looked at Jacob, speaking to him directly. "Jacob, despite how this may impact all of us, this is technically your mess. Therefore, you have to be the one to sort it out. And you better hope that this new development doesn't result in some sort of fight with those vamps. Regardless of how you feel and the personal conflict you hold with Bella's Cullen, try and sort it out reasonably to not insight anything we don't have time to deal with."
Embry looked at Jacob and suggested, "Why don't you just go talk to Bella? Try and figure out how she really feels about everything and what conclusion you can come to without fighting about it. After all, you guys are best friends at the end of the day; I know you'll work it out."
Jacob looked at Embry before nodding at him, a wolfish smile on his face as he replied, "Thanks Em. I'll go do that."
"Alright Jacob, you're dismissed. Everyone else, we still have much to discuss," Sam said. As he continued his meeting, Jacob turned and ran back towards his house to get his clothes. And after that, he was heading to the Swan household.
Bella sat anxiously on her bed as she waited for Edward to arrive. After receiving his text last night, her nerves had been so shot that she hadn't replied until that morning. She knew he was on his way, would be here soon, and she was so nervous. In fact, she was dreading the confrontation that was going to happen, but knew it was going to happen sooner or later. It was better to just get it over with.
How was she going to be able to properly explain to Edward why she had slept with Jacob? Did she even know why? She felt like she did, and at the same time, she didn't. Bella did wonder why she felt the need to explain to Edward, seeing as he wasn't even around during the time. So what did it matter to him? But still, she needed to explain, though one part of her mind kept telling her she didn't owe him an explanation. That same part was also telling her that she had made love with Jacob because she loved him, but she refused to acknowledge it or what they had and shared. And that same part made her feel guilty because it would explain why Jacob believed she had used him. But her heart still belonged to Edward. Why couldn't Jacob understand that?
Closing her eyes to block out her thoughts, she shook her head and willed them away. Opening her eyes, she gasped in shock at seeing Edward standing in front of her, and unreadable expression on his marble face. Despite his unreadable face, he looked hurt, hurt that she had caused him. Seeing him look like that, Bella felt her heart clench and she immediately apologized.
"I'm sorry, Edward," she told him. "I…I didn't mean for this to happen."
Edward glared at her for a moment before it slipped off his face. Looking at her, he said, "I am disappointed in you, Bella. I believed that you were completely pure and that you were completely faithful to me."
"I am."
"Obviously not enough. That…thing inside of you, it's an abomination."
Bella stiffened at his words saying, "W-What?"
"That baby is an abomination that exists because Jacob Black took advantage of you and your emotions and is using you to bring more of his kind into this world."
"Stop it. Stop talking about Jacob like that. How can you be so cruel as to say that? And Jacob didn't take advantage of me. He-"
"I hope you've already decided to get rid of that dog's puppy."
Bella was stunned by his statement, completely shocked that he had said that. The brunette blinked at the vampire for a moment before finally saying, "That isn't up to you to decide, Edward. You don't get to make the decision of if I terminate this pregnancy or not."
Edward stared at Bella for a moment before he was suddenly crouch in front of her to look at her eye-level. Cupping her face in his cold hands, pressing his lips to hers in a passionate kiss. He continued to kiss her, Bella sighing into the kisses, her mind fuzzy and head dizzy as he did. Edward had never kissed her like this before, him always having held back. This was new, but she liked it. She felt like she was drowning, her mind not able to think straight, and was completely intoxicated by his taste, his scent, by him.
He pulled away, causing her to whimper in protest, and looked into her chocolate brown eyes that were completely clouded over. Leaning in close, he whispered, "This baby will interfere with our plans to wed, Bella. It will get in the way of your plans to become a vampire and live forever with me. It will delay those plans, and you wouldn't want to continuously hold those off, now would you?"
Bella blinked at him, feeling completely enthralled with him and his melodious voice and delicious scent. Even his breath when he spoke was intoxicating.
"Come on now, Bella. You agree don't you? This child isn't necessary. You know what to do so we can remain happy together, don't you?"
Nodding slowly, Bella softly said, "Yes. I'll arrange for an abor-"
Before she could finish her sentence, the door to her bedroom burst open, revealing Jacob. Jacob looked between the two of them before a look of pure rage found its way on his face Growling, he marched over to them and pushed the leech away from the brunette before demanding, "What the hell, leech? Why are you dazzling Bella into agreeing to terminate the baby?"
Edward sneered at him and said, "It's none of your concern, Black."
"Like hell it isn't! That is my baby too, not just Bella's. Anything concerning it is up for me and Bella to decide, not you tricking her into making decisions without me!"
Bella having recovered from the fuzzy feeling she had been experiencing, looked between them, and pleaded, "Please don't fight."
As she said this, she couldn't help but feel bothered by what Jacob had said. He had said that Edward had been influencing her to agree to abort the baby, having been dazzling her to do it, and he had nearly coaxed her to agree. Edward, how could he do that? She wasn't sure what she wanted to do in concerns to her pregnancy, but she knew for a fact that she did not appreciate Edward trying to decide about it for her.
Turning to face her, Edward told Bella, "Love, tell him that you have decided to get rid of this beast's love child."
Jacob growled at him before looking at the girl saying, "Bella, tell him you need time to think without making any hasty decisions."
Bella looked back and forth between them, feeling completely overwhelmed as the two important men in her life began fussing again. Placing her hands over her ears, she shook her head and stood up yelling, "Leave me alone!"
She quickly ran out of her room, down the hall and stumbling down the stairs, ignoring Jacob's call of her name. Rushing out of the house, she also ignored Edward calling out to her as well. Reaching the end of her driveway, she quickly stopped when a red drop-top convertible suddenly screeched to a halt in front of her. Gasping, Bella looked at the driver, only to realize it was Rosalie.
"Rosalie!" Bella said in surprise.
The blonde vampire looked at her before saying, "Get in, we're going for a ride."
The brunette blinked at her in confusion for a moment before looking back towards her house. She saw Jacob standing on her porch staring at her, while Edward was walking towards them, his voice saying, "Bella, come back here."
"It's now or never, Bella," Rosalie said from behind her, a hint of annoyance in her voice from seeing her brother.
Looking back at the blonde, Bella nodded before opening the passenger door and getting in, closing the door just as Edward reached them. Placing his hands on the car door, he looked at Bella, leaning in slightly before saying, "Get out so we can discuss this, Bella."
Bella frowned at him and leant away towards Rosalie, shaking her head in response. Edward growled slightly and looked at his sister saying, "Rosalie."
Rosalie looked at the copper-haired vampire before smirking and flicking him off, then pressing her foot on the gas and speeding off, her tires screeching as she did. Bella looked in the side view mirror as they sped away from Edward, a sigh of relief leaving her lips, so glad that Rosalie had shown up when she did. And though she didn't know where Rosalie was taking her, she found she didn't care and preferred her company to that of anyone else's right now.