I'm sorry again. My author's note was like a chapter even though there was no story… Chapter 16! YAY!
Chapter 16:
"What kind of question is that?" asked Emmet thoroughly confused.
"Just answer it," said Alice flatly.
"We, um, I can't remember."
"Yeah," said Jasper, "Edward said, 'Get rid of the body.' We were like, 'Okay.'"
"Yeah," agreed Emmett, "I was going to do it, but like, the body was gone so we were like, 'Whatever, man.'"
"So it just was gone?" asked Edward in disbelief. "Alice what did you see?"
"When I saw them I saw- Jacob." She said in a tone that was only shock.
"Jacob. Is. Not. Dead?" I asked making each word a sentence.
"I believe so," said Alice.
"What? What?!" roared Edward, "He is still out there?! He tried to kill her! And he is still out there?! No! No! NO! It's impossible!"
"Edward."
"What?!" He yelled with a tone of hysteria I had never seen him produce.
He was hysterical. He was smiling, no, laughing.
"You have got to be kidding me." He sat down and tried to regulate his breathing.
"Jacob is still out there?" asked Carlisle.
"I thought I killed him."
"He might have been playing dead. Or maybe the Quileute Pack came and helped him," suggested Alice.
I could not believe this. Jacob back? What would he do? Would he want to fight me? Want to kill me? I had no idea and the smell was burning more and more in my nose.
"Not long now," said Alice looking out the curtains. "Probably a few seconds."
I ran to Edward who held me tight to him. Hello Bella. I tried not to think whose thought it was. Jacob. We're coming. How are you these days? Just then broken sobs ripped from my chest. Edward held me tighter.
"What is it, love?" he asked
"I hear his thoughts. He is thinking to me."
Then smell was burning in my nose now and I knew they could not be only outside the door. Every one else knew too. They formed a familiar half circle and Carlisle swiftly opened the door.
They were in wolf form all of them seemed to be looking at me. Bella? Is that you? You look incredible. The one I knew as Jacob took a step toward me and Edward tensed.
May I? I shook my head no. Oh come on Bells. Don't be that way. I'm not going to hurt you. I reflexively took a step back, and Edward maneuvered in front of me. What's wrong? You don't have to be like that. Come here. He beckoned me forward with his paw.
"No, Jacob."
Come on.
"I can't- I don't want to."
I'm convinced that you being cold is not an issue.
"Get out of here, I don't want you here."
Come with me Bella. He took two long strides toward me. Furious growls ripped from inside Edward.
"Please, Go away, I don't want you here."
He left, but came back in his cut-off jeans and no shirt in human form.
"Edward, may I be alone with Bella for a moment?"
"Absolutely not."
"I won't do anything to her. I just want to speak to her alone." You'd better come Bella. I wouldn't want a fight to break out and someone to get hurt. Esme, Edward, Alice…
"I don't know about that Jacob."
I know you can hear too Edward. I would want to hurt Bella. If a fight broke out, she might get hurt, or killed. And it all could have been prevented if you had stepped aside.
"If you promise not to hurt her-."
"No!" I interrupted.
"Then I will step aside." He continued as if I hadn't spoken. "We will be standing in the kitchen."
"No Edward, please, stay. Jacob can say nothing that none of us need not hear!" I called after him.
They were gone. They left. All of them had abandoned me with him.
"Bella, Bella, Bella." I froze when I realized his voice came from behind me. I turned slowly looking down. I saw his bare feet on our carpet. I started at his feet and slowly looked up to meet his gaze.