Author's Note: Okay thank you all who may have gotten alerts for an update that is well over 7 months past due… It has been a very busy year for me and I am sad to say that it was more than easy to forget and fall behind. Well here it is now! Enjoy!

Seven Months Later

Bella Swan stood in the field and gazed longingly towards the ocean. From where she was standing the sea breeze blew back her chocolate colored hair and she could smell the salt stick to her sweater. She brought her arms up slowly towards the sky and took a deep breath.

Beside her, a large tan colored wolf faced the ocean as well. He gave a low whine and turned his head to look at her.

"Alright, tell him I'm on the way home now." Bella said without looking at Seth. She dropped her arms limply beside herself and took one last deep breath. With a turn she slowly started in the direction of Jacob's cabin.

Seth loped along slowly behind her.

It had been six months now that Bella had agreed to come live on the reservation with Jacob. It had been the toughest decision of her life to date and it was one she wasn't living with easily. After the fiasco day with Edward at the clinic, he had all but disappeared. She knew that the Cullen's had to blame her, how could they not? Despite the fact that they were still all cordial to her, Alice was the only one who stayed in contact on a regular basis.

"Is he okay Alice? Do you see him?" Bella asked in an urgent whisper while Jake slept in the other room.

"Bella…" she could just imagine Alice chewing her perfect lip with crystal white teeth. "He keeps shutting me out, rapidly changing his mind about where he is and what he is doing. The last time I actually 'saw' him he was Iceland…"

"Oh, I'm so sorry, this is never what I meant to happen-" Bella could feel the tears well up as she bit back her sob.

"I know Bella, we all do. It's just, tough, right now." Alice's voice had drifted off.

The Cullen's all knew about her rapidly growing issue, and had been as nice as they could allow. At the moment they were more concerned about bringing their son home.

Even Charlie had been better than she would have thought. The disappointment was evident the first few months, but it soon dissolved into a touch of excitement. He was going to be a grandfather whether he liked it or not, and he would be the first to admit that he was grateful it belonged to his best friends son and not the strange Cullen boy.

However, living on the reservation came with a hefty price tag. Bella had only wanted to make Jake happy, and with Edward's disappearance and Victoria on the loose still he held a pretty tight choke collar. He had only allowed her across the border under strict supervision to see her father and Alice.

She slowed and put her hand on her hip as the baby moved uncomfortably across her belly and shoved against her pelvic bone.

Seth bumped her softly with his head and whined again in his throat.

"Oh I'm fine I promise!" She laughed and rubbed the tan wolf behind the ears. "Sometimes the baby is just a little pushy! Must belong to Jake right?" She rubbed her belly, and began her trek again.

Following suit Seth barked out a hoarse laugh.

Jacob black was sitting at the kitchen table in the small cabin. His father and Charlie were there conversing softly as he waited impatiently for Bella to return. He couldn't help but cast a glance out the window again, looking for her or Seth to appear on the horizon.

When he saw her come up over the top of the hill he stood suddenly, knocking the chair back behind him hard enough to startle Billy and Charlie. "Bella's back" he said as he made his way through the door out into the yard.

In no time he had easily caught up to her and immediately had her in a hug, his hand splayed across her large belly. "Are you alright? Is the baby alright? Should I carry you home?" He asked in a rush.

Bella eyed him wearily. "I'm fine Jake really. Walking is good for me and the baby; you don't need to carry me home I can walk…"

He looked her over and she couldn't help but notice the strange look in his dark eyes.

"Is something wrong?" she asked. Bella knew that face, it was the 'I have something to say but don't know how or want to say it,' face. It made her feel uneasy as he took a breath and turned her back towards the house. "Jake…"

He kept pushing her along until she shoved her feet into the earth and wrenched her arm away from him.

"Jacob Black you answer me when I have a question."

"It's nothing right now, I promise. It's just that we caught sight of the red head earlier this morning, but we chased her straight back into the ocean." Jacob was staring at her hard now, waiting for panic to set in.

"She is here?" Bella asked softly. The knot was getting worse with each breath. She knew that she would be back soon, she had been dreaming about it for months. It was usually the same dream, but lately it started to get worse. Not only was she dreaming about her nightmare Victoria, but lately Edward had starred in her dreams.

They were almost always the same.

She was lying in their field, and the familiar feeling of Edward would bring her to a sitting position. She would wait for a moment until Edward would appear between the trees. His face was cold and expressionless and she gasped as the ice washed down her spine bringing the hair on her arms to stand.

"Edward." She would call to him as she came to a kneeling position, an arm outstretched to him.

As Edward enters the field, another subject would also approach from the other side.

Victoria would stand amongst the trees, barefoot, and as rugged as the elements her red hair being the only give away.

"Edward no!" Bella would cry out as she cowered.

And to her horror Edward would go to Victoria and kiss her hand, the sunlight catching them to send a rainbow of color.

"Edward?" Bella asked the color beginning to drain from her face.

"No. There is still no sign of him, though our search is limited Bella, you know that he isn't allowed onto the reservation. He might be heart broken, but he is certainly not stupid."

They had reached the house together, and Seth gave a howl and took off towards the break in the trees.

"We need to go see the Cullen's" Bella said as they stood on the doorstep, "we need to speak to Alice and the rest of them, if Victoria is still hanging around they need to know."

Jacob sighed heavily. He loved Bella more than anything on this planet, and as much as it scared him to the bone to take her away from the protection of his pack, he knew that she was right. "Yes, I think so as well. Charlie is inside visiting with Billy, go say hi, and then when you get a moment go and excuse yourself to call Alice. I am going to go speak with my brothers." Jacob leaned forward and gave her a warm kiss before he turned in the other direction.

Bella smoothed herself out before she opened the door to the small cabin. Inside she found as Jacob said, Billy and Charlie visiting. They quieted immediately upon her interest.

"Hey Bells how are you feeling today?" Charlie asked as he came forward to give her a gruff kiss on the head.

"Good dad, I'll come back and visit in a minute I just need to go phone Alice quick okay" Bella said with a big smile, giving him the one second finger.

She walked slowly down the hall and when she reached Jake's room she shut the door quietly behind her and took the phone from the hook on the wall. By memory she dialed Alice's number. It rang only once before the petite vampire answered.

"Alice, we need to see you."