Jacob could feel himself calming down, could feel his shock numbing and he knew Jasper was at work. Yet even Jasper couldn't cover the feeling of his heart shattering. He'd thought it hurt when Bella had chosen Edward but now he realized how meaningless those feelings were compared to the blow Nessie had just dealt him.

He wanted to think about it, to understand what the hell was going on but he couldn't, he felt like he had been tranquillized. Damn Jasper, I don't have to put up with this. He stood up and eyed Edward Don't follow me, I need my own head space right now. Edward nodded

The whole room was watching him and he didn't need to look at them to know they were expecting him to make a scene, the irrational wolf that he was. Jacob just walked out of the house as calmly as possible but the minute he hit grass he phased and ran.

Nessie turned to her dad, even though she couldn't regret the decision she had made she still cared about Jake and hated that he was hurt and now he was alone, "Where did he go?"

"The mountain where we camped out with your Mom when Victoria attacked. I promised him I wouldn't follow."

It was an unspoken agreement that someone needed to go, and that he probably needed a man to man conversation on this one.

Jasper shifted awkwardly in his seat, another habit from years of playing human, "I think I'm the reason he left."

Carlisle was about to say he would go when Emmett stood up and grinned at everyone, "Well you can all stop looking so surprised I can do feelings. Anyway the last thing Jake needs is wimpy, fluffy words he needs an action plan, he needs me. Edward maybe you and Bella could talk to your daughter about how to deal with teen rebellion without ripping people to shreds."

Bella and Nessie simultaneously threw silver candlesticks at his head but he caught them both and walked off after Jacob booming with laughter.

The sound of Emmett's laughter had barely faded when Edward sighed again. "You know I think Emmett's right Bella and I need a word with Nessie....you guys can deal with Leah she'll be here any minute." He hurried his wife and daughter out of the house just in time as they heard Leah crashing into the front room shouting, "Where is that lousy half-leech, does she have any idea what she's done? Like Mother like daughter I suppose." He saw Bella flinch at that one.

It didn't take Emmett long to find Jacob, he sort of wanted to be found. Yet even though he was certain that one of the Cullens would come and find him he would never have bet on it being Emmett and his surprised registered clearly on his face when the big man barrelled his way through the forest towards him.

"You don't think I'm capable of the heart to heart stuff too huh? Well maybe you're right, but let's have a stab it anyway!"

Jacob groaned and turned away but he didn't stop listening, he'd seen the way Rosalie looked at Emmett, hell maybe if this man managed to tame the ice bitch he could help.

"Man, the woman always wants what the woman can't get. You're problem is you are way to available. So here's my plan, you pick a girl, any girl, you join us on the move to London but agree to live somewhere separately with whoever this chick is that you are bringing along as a companion. Phase two, you convince Nessie that you are slowly,slowly cos the girl ain't stupid, that you are falling for girl number two. Ness will be ready and willing before you've even had a chance to miss her."

Slowly Jacob turned round again to look the big man in the face, either he was very clever or incredibly stupid, Jacob would bet a lot of money on stupid if he had it. But really he didn't have much of an alternative, he was going to have to trick Nessie in to falling in love with him. Man that sucks, first Bella and her "I love you but I love the stupid bloodsucker more" then the brief thing with Rosalie, not that anyone knew about that Emmett wouldn't be here if he knew Hell I wouldn't be here if Emmett knew. Now Nessie is bailing on me, and for what? I've given her everything; love, devotion, protection she has never had to worry or think about a single thing for herself, what more could I give her...

Somewhere in the midst of his thoughts Jake realized that Emmett had been staring at him waiting for some response for several minutes now, the big man was looking at him like he was lightly deranged.

"OK lets do it. We're gonna need Leah."