Jake POV

I sat in my truck, waiting out the front of Leah's house with Embry, waiting for her and Halle so we could get to the damn beach already.

"Girls" Embry muttered as he leaned over, honking the horn impatiently. I laughed and he frowned over at me. "So, what was with you last night, you looked pissed when you came in" He said and I sighed. "Dude, I know you like her but there's nothing you can do, she chose him" He said, sympathy in his voice. Before I could tell him to mind his own business Halle and Leah jumped in the car and I stopped, my hands tightening on the wheel.

"Okay, we can head off now" Leah said, smiling away as her and Halle continued to talk about, whatever they were talking about. I started the car and began heading off and in mid sentence when Leah was saying something Halle spoke up.

"You okay Jake" She asked and I gave a stiff nod, not looking back at her. The car ride was quiet for a little while until Leah started again. Embry joined in and they were arguing about something but I felt Halle's eyes on me every now and then. We pulled up at first beach and Halle's eyes lit up as we got out and she spotted the fire. It was kinda cool, flickering everything and lighting stuff around it up in an orange haze.

"It's amazing" She breathed before Leah linked her arm through hers and they ran towards everyone, laughing. She'd been her for a day and she already fit in and everyone treated her as if she'd been here forever, it was good. Embry and I walked down slowly with the esky's, one full of beer and the other full of soft drink for the non drinkers, like Emily. I couldn't believe she was pregnant, I mean I knew it would happen sooner or later but her actually having a little wolf baby in her was awesome. We reached everyone and greeted everyone and then I made my way over to my father, eyeing Halle off since she was talking to Quil Senior. I sat down, passing him a beer and he smiled down at me, he had height from his wheelchair.

"She fits in well and she's a very happy spirit, she doesn't let things bother her" Dad said approvingly as we watched her talking to Quil Senior, excitement and light in her eyes as she listened to him.

"Any idea what their talking about" I asked and he winked at me.

"I know everything son, she's asking him about who she's connected with in the pack and how she's connected, her father is Quil Seniors cousin's wife's brother, who is actually a descendant of Quil's great grandfather, he had a daughter he didn't tell anyone about and she had a son" He explained and my eyes widened.

"So of all people she's related to Quil, poor kid" I laughed and Dad frowned at me.

"She's the same age as you, human and wolf years, not very much of a kid although her bubbly personality reminds me of a child" He said happily, a smile still on his face.

"Everyone really likes her" I said, studying her from a distance. She had a body like Leah's but her skin was a caramel kind of colour, her dark brown hair fell in waves down her back, the same as her wolf coat and those blue eyes were something.

"She's a good person, what's not to like, people are always looking for imperfections in each other, truth is everyone has tons of their own imperfections but half of our lives are wasted on finding the bad things when good things are right in front of us" He said, his voice sounding older and wiser, like he always did when he talked about something important to him. Halle looked over, probably feeling our eyes on her. Her eyes met mine and she smiled over at me and I returned it before she turned away, unconcerned even though she knew we were talking about her.

"Hey Jake, were gunna go for some water footy, you in" Embry called and I looked over at him.

"I'm always ready to kick your ass" I said and a few of the guys laughed. "I'll be back soon Dad" I said and patted his shoulder before running over to the guys, teaming up and setting up our goals before kicking some serious wolf ass.

About an hour or two later as we were drying off around the fire after our game and dad was telling the legends I thought about Bella, usually it was because I was upset or pissed about her decision but this time it was different, I wondered if I could get over her, I wanted to, for the first time in my life I wanted to get over Bella but letting go of her was hard, especially if I knew she was gunna be turned into a blood sucker. He was taking her life away but then again once she was turned it would be a new life, a never ending one filled with love and happiness, they'd always have each other and I'd never fit into that picture. They'd have to move soon enough, Edward and the rest of them couldn't stay around long before someone thought about them never ageing; sure they'd probably be back in fifty years when everyone they knew was dead but she was giving up her parent's, giving up the chance to have children with him. It hurt, a lot but what could I do, I'd given her everything I could but I was a kid to her compared to the hundred years or so he had on me.

Dad had finished his legends when I zoned back in and a few people were asking him questions or commenting, the usual stuff. I got up to help Sam who was packing up the tables and stuff and he nodded over at me gratefully as I helped him.

"How are you" he asked as we walked up the beach to load the stuff in his truck.

"Alright, I was just thinking" I murmured and he eyed me.

"About Bella" He said and I raised an eyebrow at him. "You had a pissed off but concentrated look on your face" He shrugged and I sighed.

"I just know she's gunna be changed into one of them and she'll move away soon, people will start to realise that their never ageing, I mean with us we grow but no one really looks at us the way they look at them" I said as we loaded the truck up.

"Jake there's heaps of good women out there that would take you in seconds and be glad to have you as their lifelong partner, you still haven't imprinted yet, Miss Perfect is still out there, Bella is just one girl, there's a world full of them" He said and I shook my head.

"I don't want any girl and I don't want Miss Perfect either, it's too complicated" I muttered and he smiled, patting my back.

"Well let's just say once you see her you won't care anymore" He said as Emily walked up and kissed his cheek.

"I feel sorry for Halle, I mean she says it doesn't bother her but I would be upset if everyone else got promised their forever and I didn't" Emily said, sadness in her usually happy voice.

"It's her choice to think the way she does baby, let her be, if she's happy then who cares" Sam murmured in her ear before picking her up in his arms. "Now let's get you and my kid home to bed" He said and she giggled before he carried her to the passenger seat.

Four weeks later.

"You were Romeo you were throwing pebbles and my daddy said stay away from Juliet and I was crying on the stair case begging you please don't go, I said Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone, I've been waiting all there's left to do is run, you can be the prince and I can be the princess, it's a love story, baby just say yes" Halle and Leah sang as they danced around, helping Emily prepare for her parent's coming over tomorrow for the big news of her pregnancy. Embry and I were working out patrol rosters when we heard a smash. We were up and in the kitchen in seconds, Sam was out on patrol and found Halle reaching down to get a glass she had dropped and shattered when she cut her hand.

"Shit" She cursed, pulling her bloody hand back and Leah and Emily rushed over to her, Emily putting a tea towel on it.

"Really Halle, how clumsy can you get" Embry teased and she narrowed her eyes over at him.

"Shut up Call, or I'll have to knock you on your ass for the fifth time in a month" She smirked and Embry's lips went into a tight line as I laughed. Halle had been in our lives for a month and it was like she had been here the whole time.

"Five times" I said and everyone burst out laughing, well everyone except Embry. Leah stopped laughing, staring behind me and Halle followed her but her look was curious whereas Leah's was a frown.

"Jake" Leah murmured, nodding behind me and I turned to see Bella standing in the door way. She was in her usual jeans and a skin tight long sleeved shirt thing and silence hung in the air.

"Hey guys" She nodded and everyone gave her a short nod. Bella then looked behind me, her face tightening slightly. "Halle, nice to see you again" She said and Halle smiled.

"Nice to see you too, Whatcha doing here" She asked her voice bubbly and happy.

"What can't I see my best friend anymore" Bella snapped and Halle frowned.

"Okay then, sorry for asking" She shrugged before looking at her hand to see the cut was gone, a smile slipping back on her face. I stared over at Bella, kind of surprised at how she snapped, what was her problem.

"Can I talk to you Jake, privately" She said, glaring over at Halle on the last word but Halle wasn't even looking at her.

"Sure" I said, following her outside. Once we got far enough away she spun around and folded her arms angrily.

"I don't like her" She said and I looked at her confused. As I went to say 'who' she rolled her eyes. "You know who, miss happy in there" She said, nodding towards the house.

"Halle? What's wrong with her, you barely know her" I said, this just keeps getting weirder and weirder.

"I just don't like her okay" She shrugged and I narrowed my eyes at her.

"Is that the only reason you came here, to tell me you don't like her" I said and her smart ass expression dropped. "That's low, even for you Bella" I snapped before turning back and heading into the house.

"Jake I'm sorry, I just, she's taking you away from me" She pleaded and I stopped as I reached for the door.

"You made your choice, you chose Cullen" I said, I don't know why I said that but she gasped.

"You mean, you think about her like that" She said, pain in her voice. I turned around to face her.

"And what if I do, you made your decision" I growled, truth was I didn't think about Halle like that but it would annoy Bella and it was good having the upper hand for once.

"Your right, I chose the better man" She spat and I looked over my shoulder at her.

"Then what the hell are you doing here" I said before walking inside, listening to her storm off and speed away. Halle and I had gotten close the last few weeks, really close, she was a good person and she made me happy, like the rest of my pack. Leah and Halle walked out as I walked in.

"Patrol, see you later hot stuff" Leah teased, kissing my cheek. I wasn't the only one Halle made happy.

"Laters Jakers" She smiled and they both ran into the trees. I went into the lounge room and played x-box with Embry till Sam got home then we had some dinner. It was about 8 when all us guys were out the back having a beer and that's when we heard the howl of Leah, the emergency howl. We were all up in seconds and running to the tree's, phasing instantly. Once we were in her head I saw that through her eyes another wolf, a stranger and it was growling at her. Her eyes flicked over to Halle and she was being attacked by two, one was circling them.

"Leah what's going on" I demanded in my alpha voice.

"Halle's old pack, they're trying to kill her for leaving" Leah said before the wolf jumped at her and smacked into her sides, making a few of her ribs crack.

"Leah!" Halle shouted in her mind. She broke away from the other and attacked the one that was about to get Leah, slamming it into a tree. We pushed harder, faster, trying to reach them but they were far over the East side. We were two minutes away from them and Leah was down so it was Halle verse the other three. The worse thing was that her guard was up; she didn't want us to feel her pain. The biggest one, I was guessing he was the alpha stepped forward and growled at her. We were relying on Leah's eyes to see what was going on. I growled myself, no one touches our girls. The big one sprung, grabbing Halle's shoulder in his mouth and biting down hard, she let out a yelp and fought off, Leah tried to get up but her whole right side flared in pain and then a human killer vampire appeared next to her, blood red eyes blazing. I could see for myself now and I ordered Seth, Colin and Brady to help Leah and the rest to get the other two, alpha dick was mine. Sam told me he had my back but I was beyond pissed. I slammed into him before he realised she had back up and we went rolling, his bite breaking away from Halle.

"Jake, watch yourself" Sam said as I dodged a snap. This guy was maybe a little taller than me and bulky but he hurt Halle and that raged me. I went to take him down when another two wolves stepped next to him and three came out of the trees around us. Sam warned the guys and took on one of mine but that left me with two. I was about to alert one of the guys but they were pretty busy when Halle stepped next to me.

"Cute, protecting your little girlfriend but trust me kid, she's nothing but trouble although she has an extremely hot body" The big guy laughed, moving side to side.

"Cute, having to call in another wolf because you're too scared to take me" I said back and he growled.

"I suggest you leave now Drew, before you get hurt" Halle snapped.

"Come on baby, your nothing without me, none of these guys will ever love you, they are all in for an imprint and there's no way you'll get with a human, I'm your only way at love" He smirked, internally that is.

"She's got her family, she doesn't need anything else" I snapped and he laughed.

"Just wait kid, they'll come after her and when they do, your whole family will die, painfully, she's nothing but trouble" He said as Embry and Quil stepped to my right, ready and growling.

"Yeah but she's my trouble and as her rightful alpha I will protect her, I suggest you move along, your numbers are getting lower by the second" I retorted and he growled before walking back with his two beta's.

"I'll be back Halle and when I see you I'll kill you, that's a promise" He said before running off. Leah's scream cut our cheers short and we all ran over.

"What happened" I said and Seth whimpered next to his sister.

"The vampire, he squished her before we reached her, you were ahead and he crushed a lot" Colin said and we worked quickly, getting her on Embry's back before Brady ran off to get Carlisle to meet us at the house. We got there in five minutes and Billy, Sue, Carlisle, Edward and Bella were waiting, ready. Embry raced ahead and the Cullen's carried her inside once they got her to change. Everyone pulled on some clothes and headed into the lounge room. I walked out and waited for Halle after I threw her my shirt. When she walked out she gave me a small smile and then she stumbled, grabbing her shoulder.

"What is it" I said and I saw the blood seeping through my shirt. "Oh shit, Sue" I shouted, Sue was a nurse and usually fixed up us and I would have called Edward but he was helping Doc. She came out and gasped.

"Bring her inside now, straight into your bathroom" She said and I swooped her up in my arms and ran inside, ignoring the questioning guys. I placed her on the side of the tub where Sue instructed and she said she was gunna get her covered then she'd call me back in. I was out the door and waiting until Sue called me in again. She had Halle wrapped in a towel so her shoulder was exposed and a towel pressed on her shoulder. "Do you care if we put her on the bed, it will be easier" She asked and I nodded, placing her on the bed.

"You okay" I asked her and she nodded, wincing.

"Her shoulders dislocated and the cuts are deep, they'll take a few hours to heal but I need to get her shoulder in place, Jake your gunna have to hold her down why I do this, I know she wouldn't do anything purposely but her body might react and I don't need a broken nose" She said, apologising eyes looking down at Halle. I leaned over Halle and placed a hand on her uninjured shoulder and my other hand on her stomach, holding her body down. "Okay, I'm sorry Hal but this might hurt" Sue mumbled before shoving down on her shoulder. Halle gasped, pain showing on her face as she winced and my hand on her stomach curled into a fist, gripping the towel tightly.

"I'm sorry" I whispered after her body jerked.

"Jake it's done, you can let her go" Sue said softly and I opened my eyes I didn't know I had closed to find Halle staring up at me, her eyes a little watery but a grateful smile on her lips. "Here hold this against both sides of her shoulder to keep pressure on the wounds while I get some bandaids, it will stop the bleeding" Sue said before racing out.

"Thanks" Halle croaked and I shook my head down at her.

"You should have told me, I could have helped you back, you just did more damage" I sighed, pressuring lightly so I didn't hurt her.

"Leah needed help more than me" She shrugged and then winced.

"Leah was covered, you needed me, especially after your run in with that ass and his canine's" I said the last part through clenched teeth.

"I'm sorry about that, I didn't think they'd come after me, I was wrong" She said quietly.

"Hey, you didn't know, it's not your fault" I said soothingly.

"But Leah's hurt because..." She began but I cut her off.

"Because she was trying to protect her pack sister, that's it" I said and she sighed.

"You'd have to be the world's greatest alpha and friend" She said, smiling over at me.

"You go alright yourself" I winked and she held back a laugh.

"Good to see you're your smiling self again" Sue beamed, coming in with her hands full with bandaids. She began wrapping her up and I watched before going to find out that Leah was doing really well and was already healing.