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Chapter 6 - Unexpected Visitor

JACOB POV

After such an amazing afternoon, I was on top of the world. I was driving Bella home in a state of pure bliss. I found out, however, just how fast my mood could plummet. As soon as I turned onto her street an unpleasant and familiar sight met my eyes. My stomach turned, my face drained, I felt my whole body begin to tingle.

"FUCK!" I snarled after the shock subsided. Bella jumped so badly that her head banged into the top of the truck.

"What? Oww! Language Jake!"

"Filthy bloodsucking leech mother.."

"WHAT? I thought you guys finished Victoria oh oh oh!"

"Not that leech DAMMIT! Bella let's just go to my place, can we just go? Please let's go!" She dropped my hand and gasped as soon as she saw the thing I was hoping she wouldn't notice. A silver Volvo parked in her driveway.

"It can't be- how -why -I don't understand! I'm imagining this!" She began to hyperventilate in hysterics.

"Bella honey breathe, we're getting out of here!" I revved the engine and started to speed backwards down the street, one hand flung around Bella, clutching her to my side.

"WAIT!"

"No."

"JACOB BLACK YOU– !"

"Sorry Bells, not a good idea."

"STOP DAMMIT!"

I growled and for the first time in a long while, began to shake viciously.

"I have to go back," she said in a shaking, soft voice. The thing I had secretly feared for a long time was finally coming true.

"I –I hope you know what you're doing Bella," I choked. She slowly leaned forward and kissed me on the lips.

"Me too," she quivered. She wriggled out from under my arm and I watched her trip out of the truck nervously. She began to walk down the street to her house. I felt it coming on strong, the pain. I couldn't handle driving the truck into her driveway. I dove out, phasing immediately, and pounded for the forest, leaving bits of shredded clothes and a broken heart scattered across the earth.

BELLA POV

As I reached my driveway, the sound of an agonized wolf howling into the evening met my ears. I stopped short and collapsed to the ground. He must think I'm choosing..Edward over him. That's crazy, isn't it? I mean Edward doesn't even want me to begin with. If he did though, would I take him back? It would break Jacob's heart. 'No Bella, don't you dare even consider such a thing.' But would I take him back? Isn't that what I've wanted all along? 'Pull yourself together!' I had to tell myself. I finally stood up, dusted myself off and entered the house. 'Thank god Charlie's not home,' I thought. Light's off. Utter silence. The panic set in. Was I being tricked? I moved forward into the room. I could just sense the static in the air. Someone was definitely here. Suddenly, I knew exactly where he would be waiting. Of course. I mounted the stairs slowly. I twisted the doorknob. Standing, back to me, near my open window, was the vampire that I had never gotten over.

"Edward?" I let out a gust of breath and I was gone.

"Bella, Bella are you okay? Do you need anything?"

"Edward."

"Yes. Bella, I'm here."

"But why?" My vision became clearer and suddenly I was glad I was already on the floor.

"Are you okay Edward?" He had coal black eyes and the deepest purple bruises I had ever seen under them. All his muscles were locked and he just looked exhausted, was that possible? Nonetheless he flashed a quick half smile that made me feel even more weak at the knees as he lifted me to my feet.

"I am now Bella. I swore. I swore I would never come back. I wouldn't destroy your life anymore. I was too weak. My existence has been agonizing. Ever since I've met you..nothing in my life will be normal and whole and sane, without you in it. I'm so sorry Bella, no words can describe how sorry I am, how much I loathe myself!"

"Stop." He just looked at me pleadingly. "I. am. lost." I was talking to Edward. He wasn't a figment of my imagination. He was real. He was here. He was with me. He wanted me. It was wrong. "You. You told me you didn't w-want me."

"I lied Bella."

"I don't understand."

"I'm not good for you. I've taken you away from the natural course of your life. I've put you in danger numerous times. I didn't want to end your life for you." He took my hand in his, and the familiar jolt of cold tingled my skin. "I realize now I was wrong. I'm too greedy. I want you to be mine Isabella Swan if you will have me back." He gazed into my eyes, probing for an answer.

"I –I –I'm seeing someone," I whispered so quietly that I couldn't even hear myself. Was that even what I had meant to say? Edward froze, his eyes tightened in pain I'd never seen in them before.

"Oh. I guess my original plan worked and you've gotten over me then," he tried to say casually. "I wish Alice had seen this, it would have saved us both some trouble." I was stunned at everything that had just happened. Edward whom I thought no longer wanted me in fact loved me so much that he so selflessly left in a foolish attempt to save me. Meanwhile I was foolish enough to believe him and attempted to create a somewhat normal life for myself and in the process fell in love with my best friend. Edward was so devastated that his normally fluid language skills were actually shaky. Poor Edward. Poor Jacob. What have I done to us all?

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