Chapter 8: Dead End

BPOV

Pain.

That was all I felt. It all happened so fast. One minute we were stood there in the garage and the next… well I don't really know. I just remember feeling pain and everything going black. It was still black but I could hear things, sounds that drifted in and out. I felt numb. And then I remembered…

I ran as fast as I could from the house knowing all too well that in less than a minute Alice would've realized I was missing. I knew what I was doing…at least I thought I did. I pulled out my mobile and dialed Jacob's number.

"Hey Bella, are you sick of those bloodsuckers already?" as soon as he said that word he confirmed that I had made the right decision. "Bella? What's wrong?"

"Jacob… I need you to come and get me…I'm at the bottom of the Cullen's drive." I knew what I had to say to him was going to be difficult but I just had to do it no matter how hard it would be.

"What? You've left the Cullen's house… I'll be there in five minutes. Bella it's not safe yet." The line went dead at that. I began to walk up the road as I knew that it would be the route that Jacob would take and I wanted to get this over with as soon as possible even though it was going to tear me apart.

I knew that it would cause Jacob pain and I hated to do that but for once in my life, I felt like I was taking control and for now I needed to stop and think about what I wanted and what would make me happy. I know it sounded selfish but I felt like throughout our relationship I was always trying to make Jacob happy and I never considered my own feelings. I could see his car now. His headlights were blinding me through the darkness but I could still tell it was him. He slowed down and I got in. He looked angry.

"Bella, what the hell do you think you are doing? Paul is still on the loose, you could have been killed! I'm taking you back to the Cullen's right now." He was furious I could tell, but I couldn't just let him take me back there, not when I had already come this far.

"Jacob pleas, you cant take me there, please take me to your place," I was practically begging now "I really need to talk to you." He looked like he was going to argue but he looked at my face and then turned around.

"Seriously Bells, you shouldn't be out here at night, not under the circumstances. What do you need to talk about anyway?" This was going to be harder than I thought, he was completely oblivious. I would have to wait until we were at the ranch.

"It can wait." I stated knowing full well that it was going to kill me when the time came. He leaned over and put his arm around me but then he quickly pulled away.

"No offence Bells, but you stink." I had to smile at that. The rest of the journey was silent and by the looks on his face, I could tell that he was trying to figure out what I needed to talk to him about. Oh God this was going to be like shooting a puppy. Eventually we pulled into the ranch garage and got out of the car and within seconds of shutting the car door behind me I felt his arms wrap around me and turn me around. And then he was kissing me.

"Jacob stop." I managed to say against his lips, but he ignored me as I desperately tried to squirm out of his arms. "STOP!" I yelled it at him and he stopped but from seeing the look on his face I regretted my actions instantly.

"You're breaking up with me aren't you," he was shaking all over and he looked like he was about to explode with fury "I knew it! What has that leech said to you?" I was beginning to get a little scared but I knew that the worst thing that I could do now was lie to him.

"Jacob this is a decision that I have made entirely on my own and it's something that I have to do for myself. I feel like I do everything for everyone else but never for me and it's time that I take my own feelings into consideration for once." He was still shaking and I placed my hand on his arm to try and calm him down. That was a big mistake. He fazed, I felt pain and then I fell into total darkness.

I woke up but I did not open my eyes. Instead I tried to figure out where I was. I could hear all sorts of bleeping noises and it felt like I was lying on a bed. I could feel something in my arm like a needle of some sort. I decided to open my eyes then and I realized that I was lying on a hospital bed with what appeared to be a drip in my arm.

I tried to sit up but I felt a surge of pain run through my stomach. That was when I realized that I was not alone.

"No, no, no Bella, don't try to sit up. The doctors said that you should try and stay perfectly still the bandage can be changed." Edward said in all is perfect glory. He lowered me down again slowly and then tucked a piece of stray hair behind my ear. "Hey sleeping beauty." He smiled at me and for a moment I was too dazzled to speak.

"How long…where…when?" I was silenced as he put on of is godlike fingers to my lips.

"Shhh, everything's ok. Carlisle said that you should be able to go home tomorrow, you've been out cold for eight hours… well that was after the surgery." I started to panic.

"Surgery!" I yelled only to find the pain in my stomach return.

"It's nothing really Bella, it's just you were bleeding pretty badly and well you needed a few stitches but it's alright now, Carlisle says you will heal perfectly." His face turned into a look of guilt then. "Bella I swear had I have known what that dog was going to do… I would have stopped the truck whilst you were in it and taken you away." I could not believe that he was trying to apologize for something that wasn't his fault.

"Edward…it was nothing to do with you, you couldn't have stopped even if Alice could see…it happened so quickly" I could see the anger in his eyes and that's when it hit me. "Edward…where's Jacob?" If I thought that Edward looked angry before it was nothing compared to the pure fury that filled his angelic face now.

"He ran away…as soon as he…he ran away." His fists were clenching now so I quickly reached over and placed my hands over his. "It took all of my self control for me not to track him down and kill him Bella…but I knew that if I did that you would be hurt even after what that scum did to you."

"What does Charlie know?" I was desperate to change the subject now.

"Well I'm sorry but it's the best I could come up with on such short notice…you fell onto a pitch fork." And after that I couldn't help but crack up a smile.

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