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Isabella Black Chapter 2

Jacobs POV

I was really nervous about this beach party tonight. The leaches have been gone for a while now and I think Bella is finally getting over it. I am planning to make my move tonight but I also have to tell her my biggest deepest darkest secret. I can only hope she doesn't freak out. I really need Bella right now and I couldn't live if she rejected me.

Even though I knew I would survive, I've been in love with Bella for a really long time now, probably since that first day when her and some of the kids she went to school with came down to the beach. I remembered how her hair looked and how she smelled that day, always of strawberries. The most beautiful thing I had ever laid eyes on. I suddenly snapped out of my daydream as the clock struck three o clock. I had thirty minutes before I was suppose to leave and go and tell my best friend, the woman that I love, that I am a werewolf.

Ugh. How am I suppose to tell her I'm a werewolf. Worst of all how am I suppose to tell her I'm a werewolf and expect her to be ok with it. I knew she knew what the Cullen's are and she seemed pretty OK with it. I just hope she could still see me the same way after my speech tonight. "If you don't quit pacing you are going to ware a hole in the floor Jacob." I turned around to see my father watching me from the door.

"I know you and the pack don't agree, but I need to be straight up with her about this stuff. I can't just disappear and ignore her while I'm going through these changes. Especially if I want there to be something between us. I love her so much, Dad, I don't want to lose her again. I don't want her to be out of the loop. Besides she is getting closer to Emily and Sam is not going to be able to keep up. She is going to find out sooner or later and I think the outcome will be better if she hears it from me, her best friend."

"Time to go isn't it?" Was all he said before he turned his wheelchair to leave. I glanced at the clock…wow thirty minutes goes by fast when your nervous as hell. I looked back at that way my dad had exited, took a deep breath, and left the house. I was out in the garage in a matter of seconds. I looked at the two bikes…no ways was I going there. Charlie had found out about Bella's destructive stage and banned her from ever riding the bikes with me again. I can't say that I blamed him.

My eyes went back and forth between the two vehicles left in the garage. I had repaired an old Volkswagen earlier that year and I had bought a newer truck and rebuilt the engine and alternator from the ground up. I decided on the truck and hopped in while simultaneously starting the ignition. It purred to life, I was so proud of the accomplishment. Not to mention it brought me back to when I was working on the truck and Bella would come over and pretend to help me, even though she knew nothing about cars. I chuckled lightly to myself and pulled out onto the road. This might not be so bad after all.

I smiled to myself, just then as a vision of Bella sitting on my lap with her head on my shoulder shot through my consciousness. What I wouldn't give for her to willingly put her lips to mine. Suddenly the air got thick and I found it very hard to breath. I was almost to Bella's and all I could think about was how much I wanted her, how much I needed her. I wanted so badly to claim her as mine, but I was afraid I might move too fast and just end up scaring her away. The Cullen's have been gone for almost a year now and it still pisses me off at the way they treated Bella. They can only be glad that it was Sam that found Bella lying on the cold wet ground that night and not me. I wouldn't be able to see her like that, although seeing it from Sam's head is almost just as bad. That's the only bad side about being able to see what the pack is thinking in wolf form, nothing is private anymore.

I gripped my hands tighter on the steering wheel as I pulled into my love's drive way. I honked the horn knowing she had probably been ready for hours and looked up towards the heavens. I took a minute to pray a silent prayer to God to help me make this night work, to help Bella understand me. Then my breath got caught in my throat as I saw her walk out and turn to lock the front door. She was wearing a faded pair of jeans a snug white tank top with a flannel shirt thrown over it. Her hair was loose and flowing behind her as she bounced up to the truck. The second she slid into the seat next to me I smelled the familiar strawberry scent that was hers alone and I had to will myself to breath. I loved her so much.

Bella's POV

I smiled to Jacob as I slid into the truck and shut the door. "Hi, how are you doing?" I asked and saw Jacobs face break out into my favorite lopsided grin.

"I'm great, I'm really looking forward to tonight. Oh, that reminds me I have something really important to tell you, but I want to wait until tonight." Jacob suddenly looked nervous and shaky, and a line of sweat beaded his forehead.

I put my arm out and laid a hand on his arm, watching the hairs on his arm bristle. "What's wrong Jake?" I asked with curiosity and worry lining my voice. He looked up at me just then and the stress behind his puppy dog eyes made my heart tighten with more worry than before. "You can tell me Jake, whatever it is, I just hate seeing you look this way."

Then just as his mood had changed before it changed back and there was that lopsided grin again and I couldn't help but smile. "I'll tell you later tonight, just try not to worry ok Bells?"

"Ok, O hey since we still have a couple hours before the party tonight I was hoping you could drop me off at Emily's. I talked to her last night and she wants me to get ready at her house so that I can put my stuff there. After we get ready we will meet you and the boys down on the beach." My voice had gotten a little bit too excited and I had to mentally scold myself and calm down. I had a plan and nothing was going to ruin it tonight, nothing.

"Sure, no problem," Jake said as he backed out of the driveway looking at me suspiciously.

I leaned down and turned on the radio automatically singing to whatever random pop song happened to be on hoping to distract myself. I didn't want to accidentally let something slip too soon. I smiled to myself and the rest of the drive to Emily's was done in silence listening to the radio.

Finally we were pulling into the long driveway where Emily's cottage sat back in the woods. I could see Emily peeking through the curtains of the front window as we pulled to a stop. Then the door opened and she ran out to meet us. Emily pulled me into a warm welcoming hug as I climbed down out of the truck cab. "It's so good to see you again Bella!"

"You too Em," I said and hugged her back. "Let me just grab my bag and we can go upstairs and start getting ready," I told her and gave a her a small wink. Her face lit up as she looked over to Jacob and smiled a knowing smile. She went over to grab the kid she regarded as a brother in a tight hug.

Jacob laughed lightly as he held onto Emily, "It's good to see you too Em. I thought I was the one known for the bone crushing knock the breath out of you hugs?" He let her go laughing and grabbed my bag from me walking us to the door. When we got to the door he turned to us a blush creeping up on his cheeks and said, "Well, umm, I think I'm going to go meet up with the boys and I guess I will see you girls down at the beach later on tonight?"

I turned to Jacob smiling and assured him we would not be late and told him to have fun. He turned giving us a both a hug and lopped off to the truck. Emily and I stood there waiting until Jacob had disappeared and then she put her arm around my waist and walked me inside closing the door behind us.

Jacobs POV

I was so excited as I pulled away from Emily's cottage in the woods. I just knew we were going to have a great time and I really had a good feeling about tonight. I drove to the small house that Billy and I shared and parked the truck in the garage. As soon as I got out of the truck I made sure nobody was watching and took off my shirt throwing it in the bed of the truck. I undid my pants and grabbed the rope off the workbench tying the pair of pants to my right leg. I slowly crept out of the garage and then I sprinted off into the woods phasing in mid run. It was getting easier and easier to do that. I felt free now, and then came the annoying thoughts from the pack.

"I still can't believe you are going to tell her tonight."

Sam's thoughts rang out in my head. Even though he was suppose to be the leader they all knew that technically in the line of secession I should be at the top, even though I didn't want to be.

"You don't understand, I have to. I love her and I can't lose her again. The time is right and in order for her to trust me I have to be honest with her."

I would hope that out of all people Sam would be the one to understand. I heard him howl and run deeper into the woods as I ran after him. The pack followed.

"We just want you to be happy Jake,"

Came Quil's thoughts in my head.

"Then let me do this."

"Whatever you've got to do bro. Just remember we will be behind your decision even if we don't agree with it."

Embry was thinking the truth, but I was still feeling bad about letting Sam down. I knew he would get over it and come to accept it. It would be just like if anyone else had imprinted on a human girl, I just happened to be imprinting on a girl that knew about vampires. I was deep in thought blocking out everyone else when Sam came through my head again. He wasn't speaking directly to me, just thinking.

"What if those damn blood-suckers come back? She could just as easily run off with them again. I hope those leeches stay far away from here and Forks."

"In order to assure that she wouldn't have anything to do with Cullen should they return I want to claim her as mine, but I need to be honest with her."

Just then Quil and Embry's voices rang through my head.

"It's party time!!"

"Catch up with you guys in a bit I have to get home and get ready."

With that I turned and trotted off toward the house. I would see Bella tonight, and I smiled a wolfy grin as I saw the house come into view.

Author's Notes: So what do you think? I know I'm just getting started but I could really use some reviews and some ideas.

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