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BPOV
I woke up the next morning even more confused than I had been last night. I got up out of bed and changed clothes. I then proceeded to stumble down the stairs and walked into the kitchen. I went to the fridge to get myself a glass of water. I quickly gulped it down; all of my crying last night must have made me a little dehydrated. I went to fill my glass again, when Alice walked into the kitchen.
"Good morning sleepyhead," she said as she sat down at the counter.
"Good morning Alice. What time is it?"
"Noon."
I was surprised. I didn't think I had slept that long, but then again, yesterday had been exhausting. Just then I felt my stomach growl.
"Would it be alright if I made pancakes?" I asked Alice.
"Sure. Jasper and I are going to go hunt, but I promise you that we will be back before Jacob gets here."
"Ok."
Alice then turned and went to go find Jasper. I quickly pulled out a griddle and some Bisquick and got to work on my breakfast.
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When I was done with my pancakes, I cleaned up the kitchen and went upstairs to gather my stuff. It was already 12:45 and Alice wasn't back yet. I took a last look around the room to make sure I had grabbed everything. On my way out the door of Alice's room, I glanced at my reflection in the mirror. I appraised my worn jeans and plain t-shirt. I was surprised that Alice didn't insist on dressing me this morning. She must have felt bad about last night, and decided to give me a break. I decided to throw my dark brown curly hair into a messy pony. With that, I walked down the stairs.
Alice and Jasper were sitting on the couch when I walked into the living room. Their eyes were a warm golden color, and Jasper looked more at ease. I went to join them and sat on the chair opposite from the couch.
"Hey Bella," Jasper greeted me. "Nice to see you up."
I smiled at him. "Thanks. I'm not usually this late of a sleeper."
"Looks like Jacob is here," Alice stated.
I listened for the sound of an engine. 30 seconds later, I heard his car pull into their drive. I went to the door and Alice and Jasper followed.
"Hi Jacob," I said as I opened the door. I could tell he was startled. His fist was still in the air, ready to knock. I giggled internally a bit.
"Hey Bells," he answered, getting over his shock quickly and pulling me in for a kiss. "Ready to go?"
"Yupp, just take my stuff while I say goodbye to Alice." I handed him my clothes and then I gave him the bag with my wedding dress in it. He raised his eyebrows and smirked a bit. I just smiled right back at him. There was no way I was going to let him see my dress. He walked to his car and put my stuff in the back seat.
I turned to Alice and gave her a hug. "Thank you so much Alice."
"You're welcome. I'm so glad you were able to come." She shot a quick glance over at Jacob.
"Yeah," I agreed. "You can come up and stay with me whenever you want. Or, we can just go out or something. You definitely need to be around."
"I definitely will be, Bella."
I gave a quick hug once again, waved at Jasper, and turned and walked to the passenger side of the car and got in next to Jacob.
"Bella?" Jacob asked.
"Yeah…"
"I will be right back."
I blinked, surprised.
"What are you going to do? I didn't forget anything…"
Just then, it dawned on me.
"Don't do it Jacob Black!"
"What are you talking about?" He asked a bit too innocently.
"You are going to go and talk to Edward! Why would you do that? Nothing good is going to come of this!"
Jacob rolled his eyes and opened the door. "It will be fine, Bells. Don't worry."
I leaned back in my seat and watched Jake walk to the front door knowing nothing good would come out of it.
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EPOV
"Edward. You need to come downstairs," Alice told me. "Jacob needs to talk to you."
Of course he did. Jacob would want to talk to me, it was only natural. I was the horrible creature who left Bella. He would want his chance to yell. He most likely wanted a chance to warn me about getting close again to Bella as well.
I went down the stairs to go meet him slower than I normally would have, and stopped next to Alice.
Don't lose your temper, Edward. He just wants to tell you not to mess with Bella and warn you that she is going to get married in three months.
"I'll be good Alice, don't worry," I told her sarcastically. Alice merely raised her eyebrows and I walked to the door. I took a deep, unnecessary breath before I opened the door and had to face him. I then grabbed the handle and gently opened the door.
"Hello, Edward." Jacob was there, leaning against the doorway, seemingly at ease. I knew better though. His long dark hair was gathered and tied into a ponytail. His hands, I noticed, were balled into fists. His dark brown eyes held anger.
"Hell Jacob," I greeted him. "What can I do for you?"
"I think you know why I'm here. It's about Bella…" He trailed off while frowning.
I just stared at him until he continued.
"You need to stay away from her. She says you guys are back for a while, and I can deal with her and Alice hanging out, but not you. Absolutely not you. Do you have any idea what you did to her when you left? It took months for her to start sleeping right again! Even now she sometimes wakes up screaming! Do you know how hard it is to watch someone you love go through pain?"
Jacob was getting angrier by the minute. I knew he needed to get this out of his system. The funny part was he actually thought he was in more pain over Bella then me.
"Do you know Jacob," I began slowly in a dangerous tone. "Do you know what it feels like to leave the love of your life? I left for her benefit, not mine. I thought she would be better off. Do you know what it is like to be apart form the girl you love for over three years and to learn she is getting married?"
"That's right Cullen. She is getting married. Back off."
I could feel my self-control slip. "I will be around as long as Bella wants me to be. She's not married yet. I will fight for her (hmm…Eclipse anyone?). Even harder than you. Count on it."
Jacob turned on his heels and walked back to the car and an anxious-looking Bella. I closed the door and walked to the living room where Alice was.
"I think that went well," I told her.
"As long as I can still see her…" Alice said as she rolled her eyes.
So…how was it? I know that it is very short….and I'm sorry if you didn't think that it was worth the wait, but I promise next chapter will be better. I didn't like this chapter, but once again, it was necessary. You got to see jealous Edward. He never showed his jealously really in Eclipse, so I wanted to make it obvious.
Next chapter will be less angsty and the story will veer from that direction for a while, so all of you who thought it has been too drama-filled, it will cease to be for a while. : ) Coolio.
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