Chapter 16 The Truth Hurts Like a Bitch

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In the morning, they both lay there in the time when one is coming awake and aware of what's around them, but one refuses to open their eyes. Jake noticed he was on his side and Bella had her face buried in his chest. He pulled his arm down and rested his elbow on her hip, with his palm splayed on her back.

"Morning," Bella murmured.

"Back at ya," Jake whispered to her.

"Ready to talk?" Bella asked him, knowing they needed to talk about what happened last night, but not exactly wanting to do it first thing. "Or would you rather we had breakfast first?"

"I'm not ready to talk yet," he answered as he nuzzled into her hair. He ran his hand up her back and tangled his fingers into her hair. He pulled his fingers out and pushed her hair back away from her face. He gazed down into her eyes and placed soft, barely there kisses on her forehead, her cheeks, her nose and her eyelids. "I just want to lay here and enjoy this peace with you. I'm upset about last night and I know we need to talk. But right now is the first time I've felt you were safe, from the supernatural anyhow," he chuckled, "in years. So for this morning, I only want to hang out and enjoy the peace."

"Okay, but we are going to talk," she said as she leaned in and planted a kiss on his heart. She continued to place kisses on his chest, neck and shoulders.

Jacob laid back and folded his arms behind his head. Bella snuggled up next to him and continued showing Jacob love. He groaned and then pulled her body up on his chest. He pulled her hair to one side and softly trailed his fingers all over her skin.

When she leaned up to kiss him, he traced the sides of her ribs and his thumbs ran lightly over her breasts. She groaned at his touch and he opened his mouth welcoming more of her. His hands wrapped around each of her breasts as he held her and caressed her.

Jacob sat up, just a little, sliding Bella down his stomach to his lap. There was no doubt how Jake felt about this position. It was hard to miss.

Bella was inflamed. The warmth all around her from Jacob was making her want him desperately. She showed him by pushing herself onto him. They had gone to bed as they were and the only thing separating them at the moment was Bella's tiny pair of underpants.

In a rush, Jacob flipped them over on the bed and began to thrust across her mound, showing her what it was he really desired. His kissing became almost frantic, as he sucked her tongue into his mouth, ran his tongue against hers, and finally sucked her lower lip before releasing it and placing a kiss to her lips.

He looked deep into her beautiful brown eyes, seeing each speckle he'd come to know as uniquely hers. She returned the steady gaze as she leaned up to capture his lips again. There was no mistaking their mutual desire.

Jacob glanced at her before leaning back to his knees. She whimpered softly at the loss and looked to him without moving. He put her knees together to one side and rubbed his hands up and down her legs. Finally, he hooked his fingers into her panties and pulled them down her legs. He tossed them to the side and looked up to Bella's eyes.

She bent her knee to open herself to him. He took in a deep breath to get more oxygen to his brain. Leaning forward, he placed a kiss on her thigh and moved higher with each kiss. He kissed her just above her pubic bone and followed her scar up to her breastbone.

Then he placed his hand between her legs and realized that she was already soaked for him.

"Do you want me?" he asked her, just loud enough for her to hear him.

"Always," was her answer.

He pushed into her and held himself there for a minute to steady himself. He had to control his brain before this experience was over in 10 seconds. Jacob had waited his whole life for this moment and he wanted it to be memorable for a good reason. Bella became impatient and squirmed below him, giving him a sign to start something.

He kissed her forehead and started a slow rhythm. She wrapped her legs around his body as he pumped into her. Jacob spoke sweet nothings to her about his love and adoration for her and her body, how long he had loved her and was so happy to have her in his life. He hoped that she would stay with him as long as they both lived.

Eventually they picked up the pace and Bella was calling out Jake's name. He was surprised at how vocal she was being, but he showed her how much he appreciated it by pleasing her. Afterward they both lay sated.

Jacob was the first to speak. "Bells, are you on any kind of birth control?"

"No, Jake. Carlisle said he didn't know if I'd ever be able to have children. I didn't really stick around to ask him questions. But my stomach was sliced open with fangs and venom. I don't really see how it could have healed for me to have another baby. I'm sorry. I know that you would make a great dad one day. I'm keeping you from that," she said sadly.

"No, honey. You aren't keeping me from anything. We'll find a way when we're ready. Whenever the time comes, we'll be great parents together," he reassured her.

"Why don't we get a shower and start this day?" he suggested.

After showering together and getting dressed, they headed to the kitchen for a late breakfast. Jacob worked on waffles while Bella handled sausage and fruit. One by one pack members trickled into the house and they continued to cook for them. No one really said much, they just ate their food and sipped drinks.

Finally, after Jacob and Bella had finished eating and the others were milling around the kitchen leaning against the counters and backs of chairs, Jake spoke.

"Now that everybody is here, I want to talk about last night. I'm sure Quil filled you in on some things, but I want to make it all clear. Afterwards, I want you guys to leave and Quil is going to need a place to stay for a couple of nights."

"I've already told Bella I thought it was suspicious that Alice did not 'see' what was going to be the outcome of the honeymoon. But it turns out once they came back, Alice did see some things she didn't mention to anyone. Since Edward was with Bella most of the time in the house outside of Seattle, he wasn't privy to picking her visions. It's the only thing that makes sense in all of this.

"Edward and Carlisle insisted they did not know what the baby was going to be. They thought for sure it was going to be a monster, an uncontrollable vampire baby. What Alice knew was quite different. It turns out the baby was mostly human. In fact, it was human enough that Bella would have left Edward to live out her life as a human. This made Alice very unhappy. Her words were along the line that Bella had promised to be her best friend for eternity."

"Edward had sought out Sam the day before it all happened. He gave Sam this whole story about how I was coming onto Bella, talking to her about running off with the baby and living our lives away from everyone. He told him that I was thinking of snatching her and not telling anyone where we were going. The thing that hurt the most was that Sam believed him and stepped up my patrols. Just as I was heading back to get my phone from their house, Sam was telling me I couldn't go back there ever again. He said I was ruining Bella's marriage by being there."

Collective gasps were heard around the room. They knew something had gone down that made Jake take over as alpha so suddenly. But his thoughts were locked down tighter than Fort Knox. If he didn't want you in, it wasn't happening. They knew things were strained with their estranged pack member. Since then, Sam hadn't phased anymore. They figured it had something to do with being stripped of the alpha position.

Jacob glanced around at the shocked faces around him. He made eye contact with every person in the room, except for Bella. Lastly, he looked to her and wasn't surprised at the emotions he saw there. Shock, sadness, anger. He was sure she could see the regret in his eyes that he had to tell her this.

Phoenix summarized the tale for everyone with a look of incredulity on his face, "so Alice didn't pass this important information on to Edward. Even though she knew what he would end up doing? She let him continue to wonder what the baby would be? Well, what would have happened to Edward if he found out before the baby was born what Alice saw? Would he have let Bella and the baby go peacefully?"

Quil answered the last question, "She didn't really say. She said after the baby was born Edward disappeared from her sight. She made no other comment about what would have happened to him. We just guessed."

"Seems like the pixie was going to get the shit end of the stick no matter what," Paul commented to no one in particular.

They all looked to Bella, who was now staring at the floor. Her hands and entire body were still except for her breathing. They could all hear, with their supernatural hearing, her shaky breaths-a sign that she was fighting back tears.

One by one, they walked over to her and placed a kiss on the back of her head. No one spoke. What was there to say that could sound even close to the right thing in this moment? There wasn't much. After that, they filed out the door, except for Quil who headed to his bedroom. They could hear him shuffling around and shutting dresser drawers, getting a bag packed for the next few days.

When Jacob heard the front door quietly click shut, he squatted down in front of Bella. "Bells? Babe?" When she didn't respond, he simply picked her up and held her to his chest. He walked to the couch and sat with her in his lap. She turned and started sobbing into the crook of his neck.

A million thoughts ran through her head and she couldn't slow them down long enough to speak. There were too many emotions to choose one, but the overriding emotion at the moment was anger. Bella was angry. She was angry at Edward for ever getting to know her in the first place. She was angry at Alice for pretending to care about her at all. She was furious with Sam for his part in everything. She was pissed at Carlisle for breaking her trust in him. She even went so far to be mad at her mother for being so flaky that she felt compelled to move to Forks in the first place.

As Jacob continued to hold her close and assure her safety with his warm body, she calmed down and just felt sad. Sad that her life had turned this way. She lost her chance at motherhood, she felt more jaded than ever about marriage, she lost everything.

But then she realized she hadn't. She still had Charlie and Renee in her life. Every one of Jake's pack had welcomed her back into their circle with open arms. She had Jacob and his friendship and love. Sometimes she simply needed to step back and reevaluate the situation. She took a deep steeling breath and sat up. She looked into Jacob's uncertain eyes and leaned forward to kiss him solidly.

"I love you," she whispered.

They continued to show each other for the next few days just how much they loved each other. The pack stayed away from the house and Paul ran everything allowing Jacob and Bella their privacy.