BELLA

The giddy feeling stayed with me all day. I couldn't stop thinking about how wonderful last night and couldn't wait to do it again tonight. Mostly though, I couldn't wait to wake up with Jacob tomorrow. I still had the feeling that someone was watching and following me. I passed it off as nothing. Roxanne's story about Kyle was still fresh in my mind. I decided it best not to say anything to anyone. It was most likely just paranoia.

Before I knew it, Edward and I were heading back to my house. I didn't tell him what happened last night because I didn't want things to get awkward again. I knew he'd just get it out of Alice's head after I told her. For me, though, that would be less awkward than actually having to say it to Edward. So we filled the ride with small talk. He told me more about Roxanne.

I was surprised when Edward told me that she had a gift. She could manipulate an objects or a persons molecules. To put it in Isabella terms, she could speed molecules up enough to make the object blow up or slow them down enough to were they stopped altogether. She never quite figured out how to control it but Carlisle was working with her now.

I felt a surge of disappointment when I didn't see Jacob's rabbit anywhere near the house as we pulled up. Edward's nose, however turned up in disgust and the smile he was wearing the whole time faded.

"What's up?" I asked.

"Jake is here." he told me.

I smiled but he didn't. I could tell there was something upsetting him. I knew it couldn't be the fact that Jake was over. Not when Jake was over almost everyday when Edward dropped me off.

"Edward, what's wrong?" I asked.

"Nothing but if you need someone to talk to tonight, don't hesitate to call." he said.

"Okay." I replied very confused.

He kissed my cheek (A/N: Brotherly affection.) and I said good bye then headed to the house.

I walked in the front door and closed it. I was still very confused about what Edward had meant in the car. Why would I need someone to talk to tonight?

"Jake, are you here?" I yelled from the door.

"In the living room." he called.

I could tell there was something wrong when I heard his voice. My thoughts were confirmed when I stepped in the living room and saw his face. I wanted to ask him what was up but my hormones took over. I found myself kissing him. He kissed me back with more fierceness than usual. I figured his hormones were going just as crazy as mine. I broke it after a minute.

"So," I said after catching my breath. "Last night was all I could think about today. I can't wait for a repeat performance." I trailed kisses down his neck. "Why don't we just skip dinner and go right to dessert."

I pressed my lips to his again. I, once again, mananged to straddled him without breaking the kiss. I locked my arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. I felt him grab my arms with a little more force than usual. He pushed me off of him

"Bella, we need to talk." He said.

The four words that only brought ill things to relationships. I had to swallow the lump in my thought. He was going to dump me after eight months. I couldn't believe this.

"The four words every girl dreads." I stated and mentally added, "Especially after sex." I knew instantly that was the reason he was doing this. He finally got me to have sex with him and know he was going to leave me. "So what you get what you want finally and you wanna move on. Was everything in that letter bullshit then?"

"No, Bells calm down. It's not that?"

"Then what is it?" I felt the tears of pain and rage fill my eyes. I tried to fight them. I didn't want to give him the satisfaction of seeing me cry. "Did you find someone else?!"

"Kind of." he replied staring at the floor.

His answer made me angry. He had found someone else and was to chicken shit to admit it. Was I really that bad of a girlfriend? He needed to go find someone else.

"What do you mean, kind of?" I yelled through the tears I could no longer hold back. "Either you have or you haven't! There's no kind of about it!"

"I imprinted today." he stated.

I could hear the pain in his voice but I didn't care. How could he do this to me? He promised that we were safe. He promised that he wouldn't hurt me like Edward did. He broke both his promises in one fell swoop. And here I was alone again.

"What?!" I found myself yelling. "You said it wasn't a common thing! You said that since Sam and Quil had done it then we were safe!"

"I know. I thought we were."

I was standing there with tears streaming down my face. How could he hurt me like this? He stood up and reached towards my face. I stepped back away from him.

"Don't touch me!" I yelled and the tears came harder.

I could see the pain in his eyes. I knew it was hurting him too but I couldn't find it in my heart to care. He'd probably be over me and off with his little friend by tomorrow. I was going to be the one in pain for god only knew how long. He would be happy and that made me angry. Even though, I knew it wasn't his fault. I knew the imprint didn't leave either party with a choice. Still, I didn't care. He was breaking every promise in this one conversation and I hated him for it.

"Bella, you have to believe me, this is hurting me as much as it's hurting you." he pleaded.

"I doubt that! You're probably going to meet up with whatever the hell her name is when you leave!"

I could see the pain in his face but still I didn't care. I knew it sounded like I was blaming him for this. But I needed someone to be angry at. I needed someone to blame and hurt as much as I was hurting. So why nopt throw it all back to the man hurting me.

"I can't believe you would say that!" he yelled. "If I had a choice, I would choose you. I'd always choose you. This isn't my fault! I didn't ask for any of this! If you wanna blame somebody, blame your prescious bloodsuckers! If they didn't exist, I wouldn't be what I am!"

The last sentence through my anger over the edge. He was constantly talking about how it was the Cullens fault that the gene came back. He balmed them for that his not having a choice in being a werewolf. What he didn't seem to get was, none of the Cullens had a choice either. If they did, they'd all be under gravestones by now. I opened my mouth to point this out, yet again. Then I realized he'd never get it and closed it.

I knew I needed to end the conversation before we got to angry with each other. I didn't want Jacob to phase and do something he'd regret so I did the best thing I could.

"Get out, Jacob! Just get out! I never want to see you again!" I told him.

After that, the pain just became too much and I collasped to the floor and let my sobs take over. I heard his footsteps as he headed out of the living room. At some point he stopped and said,

"I'm sorry. I do love you. I wish there was another way."

Then I heard the front door open and close. I just let the sobs rack my entire body. I couldn't believe it. Everything we'd been through was for nothing. He was destined for someone else and I was destined to be alone.

I was surprised when I felt a pair of strong cold arms wrap around me. I didn't even hear the door open again. I just buried my head in Edward's chest and let the sobs rack through my body.

EDWARD

I didn't think it was possible for me to hate anyone as much as I hated Jacob Black right now. I cradled my broken angel in my arms as she cried over losing him. I knew he had been right to do what he did. It was better to get Bella out of this before things got too far with him and his imprintee. Yet, at the same time, I hated him.

He knew imprinting was a possibilty. Maybe not a major one but one all the same. So why in the hell did he let things get this far with Bella? He should've just left her alone and waited for the girl of his dreams to come. Now Bella was broken again. And I didn't know how to fix her.

She cried into my chest for what a half hour before she calmed enough to talk.

"You knew, didn't you?" she whispered.

"I knew he was going to tell you something that would upset you. Which is why I pulled around the corner and came back when he left." I explained.

"Thank you." she said. "I was so stupid. I should've seen this coming. I shouldn't have gone this far with him. I knew it was a possibility. Now look at me."

"Bella, stop." I said. I couldn;t believe she was blaming herself for this. Then again, it was typical Bella. "Your not stupid. Love is a normal human feeling and when you love someone, nothing else matters. Your just a human with human emotions stuck in the super natural world. Jacob's the one who should've been more careful."

Suddenly, she was sobbing again.

"He broke his promises. All of them." she sobbed. "He told me he'd never hurt me. He said we didn't have to worry about the imprint."

I held her close and made shushing noises as she cried. I thought about the promises I made her and broke. Suddenly, I realized this was exactly what she must have been like when we left. I didn't like it at all. I hated that she felt this way. I loathed him for making her like this. I loathed myself for making her like that. I made a promise to myself. I do everything in my power to keep her from becoming like this again. I woudl be the best big brother in I could be to her.

"Edward, I don't wanna be alone tonight. Can I stay at your house?" she asked in a whisper.

"It's your house too." I told her. "You don't have to ask. You can stay as long as you need."

"Thanks." she smiled. It was a sad one but a smile all the same.

"Why don't you pack a bag?" I told her. "I'm going to call Esme and let her know you're coming. Just to make sure we have food for you."

She was still trembling as she climbed the stairs to her room. I took my phone out of my pocket and dialed home.

"Hello?" Esme answered.

"Hey Esme, it's Edward." I said.

"Edward, we were getting worried. You didn't come home after you took Bella home." she stated.

"I know I'm sorry." I said. "But the damned dog just broke her heart."

"What?" Esme gasped.

"He imprinted."

"No."

"Yup. She doesn't want to be alone so she's coming over. I was calling to make sure that we didn't have to stop for food."

"We have plenty here."

"Okay."

"Esme, don't hang up!" Alice called in the background. I didn't doubt she heard the entire conversation. "Edward?"

"What Alice?" I sighed.

"Don't come in when you get here. Just drop her off."

"Why?"

"Because you, Jazz, Em, and Carlisle are going hunting. So Esme, Rose, Roxy, Bella, and I can wallow."

"And why can't the boys be there?"

"Because it's a girl thing."

"Fine."

I heard Bella coming down the stairs and simply snapped the phone shut.

"Are you ready?" I asked her when she reached the bottom.

"Yup." she said.

It was a silent car ride. She stared out the window mostly. I heard sniffles every now and then. I wished there was something I could do to make this easier for her. I wanted to just kiss it all away for her, literally. I wanted her to know that I would always love her but it wouldn't be fair to do that now. She was way to vulnerable and I didn't want to take advantadge. There was also Roxy to consider. She was a wonderful person and I had grown fond of her over the past few days. I wanted to give it more of a chance to see where things went.

I took a chance by reaching out and grabbing Bella's hand in mine. I subconciously rubbed soothing circles on the back of it. She looked at me and gave me a sad smile. I expected her to pull her hand away as she looked back out the window. When she didn't I continued rubbing circles on the back of her hand. She let out a sigh after a minute but didn't say anything.

I figured I'd just stick with the big brother role and see how things played out. It was just nice to know that I was still a comfort to her.

BELLA

The ride to the Cullens' was silent. I stared out the window thinking about everything. Jake and I had been through a lot over the past year. He was there for me at the worst possible time in my life. He saved me only to shattered me again. I should've known better than to believe more promises after one man already broke my heart.

As I thought about that last bit, I felt Edward cold hand close around mine. He used his thumb to rub circles in the back of my hand. I looked at him and gave him a sad smile. He was the first man and loved and my first heart break. He left me in pieces on the forest floor and broke every promise he'd ever made. But he came back.

He made new promises and was keeping them very well. He was the best big brother Icould ask for. He wasn't trying to take advantadge of my vunerability. Even they way he was holding my hand. It was simply a comforting gesture and didn't mean anything. I turned back to the window but left my hand were it was. I sighed as I thought about what things could be like now.

If I only I had waited a few more months. Edward would've come back to find me just as sad and lost as when her left me. Edward and I would still be together and I wouldn't be in this mess with Jacob.

These thoughts brought on a new wave of hysteria that I forced back. He had Roxanne. Another vampire. Someone who he could kiss and do whatever he wanted with. He didn't have to worry about hurting her. He was happy, as far as I could tell. He deserved it more than anyone. I wouoldn't allow myself to take that from him.

A/N: I hope you like. Please review. And thank you to all those who already have. I wasn't sure if it would disappoint my regular readers. I'm glad to hear that it didn't.