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Chapter 2

Heartbreaker

I didn't leave Jacob's side until almost one a.m. I knew that Charlie would think I was with Edward and would jump down my throat the second I got back home. I pulled into the driveway and turned off the ignition. I put my head on the steering wheel for a second. I heard someone come up to my truck. "Bella..."

Great...I didn't want to have to deal with this tonight. "Alice...I have to go inside." I got out of the car and started walking to the door. "Alice, when I open the door go straight to my room and I will be there in a minute."

When I walked in Alice greeted Charlie and walked up to my room. "You know Bells, the least Edward could do is get you home before midnight..."

I looked away from him. "I wasn't with Edward, Dad. I was at the reservation with Jacob..."

He got a smile on his face. "Oh...how is he? Billy called and said he had been in a motorcycle accident. Now can you see why I reacted the way I did?"

Of course, Billy couldn't tell Charlie exactly what had happened. And a motorcycle accident is the only thing that could have hurt Jacob as much as he was hurt. "Yeah. But, hey dad, I am tired. I'm gonna go up and get Alice situated and get to bed."

I walked away from Charlie and up the stairs. I knew why Alice was here. I had made the final decision to be with Jacob and that would have meant my future had disappeared to Alice. And seeing that I was alive and well would mean only one other thing. When I walked into my room she was looking at a picture I had of Edward and I on my dresser.

"Bella, your future disappeared, that could only mean one thing..." I looked away from her. Her golden eyes were piercing me and I couldn't bear it. "Did you choose Jacob?"

I sat down on the bed and thought about how to respond to the question. My mind was drawing a blank. "Yes..." was all I could seem to manage to pull together. I had to get it together, if I couldn't tell Alice there was no way I would be able to tell Edward. I took a deep breath and figured out what I needed to say. "I didn't realize how much Jacob meant to me. I wanted it to be Edward, so I stuck to that. I clung to it with all my might, I didn't really listen to what my heart wanted. And now I know, that its Jacob I want."

She stared at me for a few seconds. She was silent and focused, as if trying to focus on Edward's future and what the outcome of my decision would be. It made me wonder, he wanted to die when he thought I was dead...would it be the same way when I ended things to go to Jacob? "Will Edward be okay?" I couldn't stand it if Edward would give up on living.

She seemed to snap out of her trance like state. She looked at me for a moment. "Bella, Edward will be fine. All he wants is for you to be happy. He wants you to choose a life that doesn't involve you being changed. A life with Jacob would mean that you wouldn't be turned. He will be devastated when you tell him, but overtime he will understand and accept it." She smiled at me.

"I feel so horrible. How could I have let this happen?" I knew that I had let this go on for too long. Had I just told Edward after Italy that I wanted to be with Jacob it would have saved him a lot of heartbreak. It would of hurt him none the less but it would have been less pain then what I was about to cause him.

"You are only human." Alice joked. "Look, what you are doing is very brave. Either way you were going to hurt someone, and I applaud you for following your heart. It isn't easy to do. I know that there is no way I could be with someone else knowing how I feel about Jasper. That is why all of us will understand."

Alice was too kind. I wanted her to tell me I was the worst person in this world because I was going to hurt her brother. I wanted her to yell at me, because her extreme kindness was making the guilt rise up even more. It made me feel worse, at least with her yelling at me I would feel better then this.

Alice walked up to me and hugged me. When she pulled away she kept her hands on my shoulder. "It will be fine, I promise. Edward will be fine after a little bit. Now, get some sleep because tomorrow you have tell him." I opened my mouth to protest. "Look, the sooner you do it the better. I will tell everyone else when you are talking to him. I don't want him to have to tell them."

"Okay, thank you." I hugged her again. No matter what happened I would always think of Alice as the sister I never had. While Edward had done a lot for me, so had Alice. She and Jasper had protected me when James was trying to kill me. She had been the one who had come to me when she thought I was dead. She had protected me and been my company many times. I knew that all of that was coming to an end. "I will see you tomorrow." I said.

Alice left and I laid down in bed. Usually Edward would have been next to me. I wonder what Alice had said to him to get him to stay at home and not come here tonight. Not a night had passed that Edward hasn't been there with me. It was a little odd being in my bed by myself. My phone ringing broke the silence in my room. I looked at it, it was Jacob.

"Hi Jake."

"You left..." Jacob was asleep when I left and I didn't want to wake him. I knew that Charlie was expecting me home and regardless of where I was he would have been upset if I had just not showed up.

"Yeah, Charlie was expecting me back."

"You should come back over. You know that Charlie wouldn't mind." Even over the phone I could hear picture his goofy grin on his face.

"I'm already in bed. If you weren't hurt I would tell you to come see me." I smiled to myself. "I will come see you tomorrow after I go talk to Edward. As soon as I wake up I am going to be going over there to talk to him."

"So I should expect you around noon or so?" He sounded hopeful.

"Hopefully, I will be there as soon as I can."

"Okay. I will see you tomorrow then."

"Bye Jake." I went to hang up.

"I love you..." I heard him say. I smiled to myself. It was going to take a while to get use to hearing that from Jacob.

"I love you too." I said and then hung up. I laid down again in bed and tried to settle down, but my mind was a mess. I knew that the next day was going to be a rough day. Telling Edward how I felt about Jacob was going to be extremely hard.

After hours of tossing and turning it was finally nine in the morning so I got out of bed and walked down to the kitchen and started making breakfast for Charlie. I pulled out some eggs and a pan and started frying some eggs for Charlie.

As if food was his alarm clock, Charlie walked in the kitchen. "Dad?"

"What Bells?" He sat down at the table, waiting for me to finish breakfast.

"If you had to tell someone something you knew was going to crush them, what is the easiest way to do it?" I knew that asking Charlie probably wasn't the best. He wasn't the biggest people person.

"You are not telling Jacob anything that is going to upset him. You can wait until he is feeling a little better."

I chuckled at Charlie. "Dad, I'm talking about Edward...I need to tell Edward something."

"Wait, are you breaking up with Edward?" I nodded and looked away from him. I knew that he had a huge smile on his face. He did not like Edward in the least bit, and I knew that he would be extremely happy with the decision I had made. "The only way you can do it, is just to be direct and honest with him."

I knew that he was right. The easiest way would be just to be direct. But that was easier said then done. I gave Charlie his breakfast and then got dressed. It took me longer then it ever had before. I was moving slow, because I was trying to prolong the inevitable. I grabbed the ring he had given me and put it in my pocket. I was finally in the truck and on my way to the Cullen's' house. I was finally in the driveway and turned off the ignition. I took a deep breath, and by then Edward was already opening the door for me.

"Hey love." He gave me a smile that normally would have made me go weak in the knees. We walked into the house.

"Edward, can we talk?" I looked down at the ground when I asked. I couldn't look him in the eyes because I knew what I was about to do. He led me up to his room and when we got in there, we sat on his bed.

"What's wrong?" He asked me with a concerned tone.

I wasn't sure that I could bring myself to say the words. So I did something that would do the talking for me. I pulled his ring out of my jacket pocket and put it in his hands. I finally got the nerve to look at him. He stared at the ring I had put in his hand. He clenched his fist and held it for a moment before he spoke. "Bella, if this is about yesterday...I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done it. I should have let you tell him..."

"Edward..." I felt as if there was a giant lump in my throat. "When Jacob and I kissed yesterday, I felt something..."

"That's okay. I know that you love me, you don't have to give this back to me because you love him too." It seemed like he was trying to believe anything other then what was about to happen.

"I...I want to be with Jacob." I looked back down at my feet. I waited a few moments for him to say something and when he didn't I looked at him. His jaw was clinched and he was looking straight ahead. "I'm so sorry..."

He stood up and walked to the window. I stayed on the bed. "There is nothing I can do?" I could hear the hurt in his voice. If he could cry, he probably would be right now.

"I wanted so bad for it to be you, when you got back I had been so miserable for so long...I thought that must mean I was suppose to be with you. I ignored how I really felt and ignored everything I felt with Jacob. I ignored what my heart was really telling me. Edward, I do love you...but I found out yesterday I love Jacob...more." The last part had been extremely difficult to say.

I knew that I was on the verge of crying. I didn't like hurting anyone, especially someone who had done so much for me. I saw Edward sped out of the room. I sat down on the bed for a few minutes and recomposed myself. When I was sure no one would be able to see any trace of tears, I walked down the stairs and grabbed my jacket.

I walked outside and then I heard the door open behind me. "Bella!" It was Alice. "I told everyone, they are disappointed but understand and respect your decision. Edward will be fine, he just needs time."

"I hope you are right." I sighed and climbed into my truck. I started making my way to the reservation. I knew that the tears were falling again. I don't know what I had expected, I knew that I was going to hurt him but I didn't know that he would react the way he did. Edward was mature and I figured that he would want to talk about it at least. But he didn't he rushed out of the room. Maybe I had expected too much. I had hurt him after all, I guess I deserved his reaction.

I was finally entering the reservation. When I pulled up to Jacob's house, I dried my eyes and walked to the door. I knocked and Sam answered the door.

"Hey Bella, come in." He welcomed me in. I walked into Jacob's room and I was welcomed by all the wolf pack.

"Oh thank god, Bella is finally here!" Jared yelled.

"Shut up!" Jacob said quickly.

"Now we can stop hearing I wonder when Bells will be here!" Quil joked.

"There must be a god!" Embry joined in. I laughed at them, they always poked fun at Jacob.

"That's enough." Sam ordered. Their smiles faded because the alpha male had taken over. "Lets give them some time alone, guys." With that the pack stood up and walk out the door.

I walked over to Jake and sat down on the bed next to him. I looked at him, his arm was out of the sling and he appeared to be better. "How are you doing? Any better?"

He smiled at me and lifted up his right arm. "Its sore, but better. Cullen came by to look at it, and said that the healing was remarkable. I should be up and running in no time. The only thing that stinks is everyone thinks that I was in a motorcycle accident, so that is the image I have to keep up. I am going to be on crutches for months."

I smiled. It figured that he would be most upset about that. Of course, crutches would be an inconvenience to him. "Well at least you have rapid healing. If I were in your shoes, I would have to heal for months and months."

He smiled and opened his arms to me. I took that as he wanted me to lay down next to him. I snugged up to his side and enjoyed the warmth he provided me. "So how did it go with Cullen?"

I sighed. I knew that he would want to know, but I didn't want him to know how upset I really was about it. "It was okay. I told him that I wanted to be with you and I gave him back his ring and then he sped off."

He chuckled. "Wow, what a sore loser."

"Jacob, don't be like that. This wasn't a game. I really hurt him. You of all people should understand how much it hurts to lose me. You were once in his shoes, so please don't say stuff like that."

He was silent. I knew that he didn't want to ever remember that period of time. I had hurt him a lot, the guys had confirmed that when he and I started talking again. I still remembered what Leah had said to me the first time we met. The way I still wanted Jake in my life tormented him...Perhaps it would be best if I made a clean break from Edward.

"Jake?" I knew that he of all people would know best. He grunted at me. "Would it have been easier on you, if I had just left you alone and let you come and approach me?"

He was silent for a little bit. "Yes. I needed time. I was hurt and didn't want to be around you because I knew that meant I would have to think about the pain I was feeling. I needed space. But Edward might be different. He might be stronger then I am."

Maybe it would be best if I just left Edward alone. Jake and I spent the day together talking and just enjoying each others company. It was getting late and I knew Charlie would be up waiting for me. "Jacob, I need to go. Charlie will be up and I don't want to make him wait all night."

"Okay, when will you be back?"

"Tomorrow morning, by then you should be healed enough to where we don't have to lie in bed all day. Maybe we can go stake out our old hang out in the garage."

He smiled at me. "I love you, Bella. I really do."

I leaned down and kissed him. "I love you too." And with that I walked out to my truck and climbed in. I drove home. I knew that this was the right decision. I felt more confident with my decision more then ever. I knew that Jacob was the better decision for me.

I had just pulled into the driveway and sure enough the lights in the living room were still on and that meant that Charlie was still up. I made my way in and he was sitting on the sofa watching television. When he saw me he flipped the television off and looked at me. "How did today go?"

"It went alright. Edward was upset of course, but I guess he took it okay. I spent most of the day at Jacob's"

Charlie couldn't help but smile. I knew that this was good news to him. "Yeah, Billy called me a little while ago to let me know that you were there. He said that Jacob has asked for you several times when you aren't there."

I knew that had to be true. I knew that Jacob didn't like being away from me, I think that he was still scared that Edward would come back and swoop me back off my feet. "Yeah, but dad I am going to go get some sleep. I am going to go back over in the morning after I get some sleep."

He frowned a little bit. "You know, I don't mind you hanging out with Jacob but make sure that you are still making time for your other friends. It wasn't just because I didn't like Edward, I think that you need some distance from whoever you are with."

With that I nodded and walked up to my room. So it wasn't just the fact that he hated Edward, that was a little comforting. When I walked into my room Edward was sitting on my bed. When I walked in he looked up at me. I didn't know what to say to him though.

"I'm sorry that I left the way I did. But hearing what you told me wasn't exactly the easiest thing to endure." He looked at me with a pained look in his eyes.

"I know. I'm sorry that I had to hurt you. I wish I could have made it through all of this without hurting anyone, but we all knew that someone would be hurt." I looked down because I didn't want to face him.

"I just didn't think it would be me to be honest..." He said. "Look, you have to think of all the consequences of this decision you are making. You won't be a vampire, and therefore you will be considered a liability to the Volturi."

I knew what he was saying was true. "Maybe they will understand."

"They won't Bella. They don't offer second chances, you heard Jane...Alice and I have already talked, she will keep an eye on Aro's decisions...but when he or someone else comes here to see if you are a vampire you will need to run. You will need protection."

"I will have Jacob. He can protect me."

"Bella, be real...they will do anything to make sure that our secret is safe..." Edward looked at me with pleading eyes.

"Look, why don't we deal with this when the time comes. When Alice sees the decision then we can talk about this...okay? I don't want to think about it, I know that it will happen but its something I don't want to deal with right at this moment."

He looked at me again. "Its really over then?"

"I'm so sorry, Edward." I looked at him. "I didn't want it to end this way. I didn't think it would end this way."

"It's alright Bella." He came up to me and hugged me. He smelled my hair. "I will miss your scent the most."

"What is HE doing here?" I let go of Edward and looked over at Jacob who had just made his way through my window. Jacob walked over to us with a snarl on his face.

"Jacob, don't!" I rushed over to him and put my hands on his chest.

"Now you know how I felt, don't you..." Edward gave him a dirty look. Jacob went to move closer to him. I pushed him back. "Don't worry, I was just leaving." And like that Edward was gone.

"What was that about?" Jacob asked.

"He was reminding me of something, but you have nothing to worry about. He didn't say anything that changed my mind." I knew that he was most scared of that. I think that he was afraid that everything would just disappear and that I would go back to Edward.

"Well in that case..." He jumped on my bed and patted the space next to him. "What are you still doing over there."

I laughed at him and made my way over to the bed. I wrapped my arms around his waist and set my face on his chest. What Jacob said last night was right, this is how it was meant to be.

End Chapter

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