BPOV

"No," said Edward, firmly.

"Why not? What's wrong with now?" I demanded.

"Because… can't we have just one special last night before I change you?"

"But…"

"Please, Bella."

"Fine. But…"

"I promise to change you tomorrow morning."

"Okay, if…"

"I won't break my promise."

"Fine."

"One special night?"

"Yes. But only one?"

"As many as you like, Edward."

JACOBPOV

"I can't believe those bastards killed Paul!" I yelled when Charlie had left. The others sighed and looked away, sadly.

"Are we just going to sit here and do nothing? Those filthy, reeking bloodsuckers broke the treaty!"

Sam sighed.

"Jacob, calm down. You in that sort of state aren't going to help anyone," he said softly.

"War!" yelled Seth.

"Avenge Paul's death!" agreed Quil and Embry.

"War?" asked Leah, "whatever for?"

I sighed. Leah was so dumb.

"THEY BROKE THE GOD DAMN TREATY! THEY BLOODY KILLED PAUL! THEY BIT HIM! THOSE BASTARDS! BASTARDS!"

Just then, my phone rang. I picked it up. It was Charlie.

"Hello?"

"Jacob… Jacob… oh, it's horrible!"

"I know. Paul's death was a shock to us too, Charlie."

"No… not Paul, Bella."

"What about her?"

"Alice took her to Jacksonville to see her mother, and Bella was run over by a drunken truck driver!"

"Is she okay?"

"N no… she's… she's… left."

"Left?"

"Dead. Gone forever."

"She's… dead?"

"The funeral's on Monday. Bella would have liked it if you were there. She liked you."

Yes, she did like me. More than she knew… but that could change.

"I'm so, so sorry, Charlie, but… I have to go."

I hung up the phone. The others were staring at me.

"Charlie said that Bella was run over in Jacksonville and died."

"Oh Jacob…"

"QUIL! NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR GRIEVING! She's not even dead."

"Jacob, you're going to have to face it. Bella's dead," argued Quil. I sighed.

"Charlie said she died in Jacksonville, just now. But she's with the bloodsuckers. They wouldn't go to a sunny place like Jacksonville! It barely rains twice a year there! Now those bloodsuckers wouldn't want to be seen in the sunlight, would they?"

Leah frowned. "Yes, but…"

I ignored her babbling and pulled out my phone. I dialled Bella's number.

"Hello?"

It was Bella. She was alive! But that meant… oh no! They were going to change her into one of them!

"I knew it! I knew you were alive, Bells. Come back to me. Come home. Don't let them change you into one of them!"

The line went dead. I hung up and grinned at the others.

"That was her! She actually answered her phone! She's alive! She's alive! I knew it!" I cried with joy.

BPOV

"Hello?" I spoke into my phone.

"I knew it! I knew you were alive, Bella. Come back to me. Come home. Don't let them change you into one of them!"

Jacob? Crap. Crap. Crap. I hung up and looked over at Edward. So much for our last special night with me as a human.

"That was him," I whispered, unable to say his name.

"Jacob?"

"Yes. He knows now, that I'm not dead. How dumb I am! Why did I answer the phone? Why?" I sobbed.

"Give it to me," ordered Edward. I threw him the phone. He squashed it into tiny pieces with his hands and threw it out of the window. Wow. Two phones out of the window in one day.

"Bella, don't stress. Everything will be fine. Trust me on that one."

"You're sure?" I asked, wiping my tears. He nodded and pulled me closer. I let my tears out onto his shoulder.

"Don't cry," he soothed, "It's okay, Bella. It's okay."

"Edward, never leave me."

It was a demand – my demand. I couldn't bear it if I lost him.

"I promise I won't."

I sighed and he kissed my hair.

"Alice is ordering some black clothes," he told me. I frowned.

"Black? Why?" I asked.

"For the funeral."

"What funeral?"

"Your funeral."

"Oh."

My funeral… my funeral…

"Why are you going? Why are all of you returning to Forks with the wolves waiting to spring? Why?" I asked.

Edward sighed.

"Bella, you've got to understand. Alice is supposed to be your best friend. I'm your husband. People would… think that we cared nothing for you if we didn't go. We don't really have a choice. Emmett will be staying here with you. It'll be bad enough for the wolves to see us. But it'd be a whole lot worse if Emmett were to go. Could you imagine that? Could you? Emmett, the killer of that werewolf."

"What about Rosalie? She's his mate. What if they go after her?"

"Why would they do that?" he asked.

I sighed.

"Victoria did. You killed James, so she tried to kill me – your mate."

"Yes, but the wolves are different. They want us all dead for being associates with Emmett," explained Edward.

"But I don't want any of you to… to…"

I couldn't use the word. I couldn't. Die.

"None of us will die, Bella. Surely you know us well enough by now to know that we'll be fine."

"But…"

"Think about it, Bella. We managed with James, Victoria and the newborns. Does that count for anything?"

"But the wolves have killed vampires too," I argued, "They killed Laurent and managed a bunch of newborn vampires! Do you know the story?"

"Yes, I know the story. But honestly, Bella, there's no need to worry. The minute that funeral ends, we'll be out of there before those dogs can even move," he promised.

But I was still worried, and I had every right to be. Even the slightest thing could happen that could kill any one of the Cullen's.

"So, are you hungry?" he asked, trying to change the subject. I looked down at my stomach. I was, indeed, extremely hungry. Had I eaten lunch? The day had passed so quickly for me to do anything, yet alone eat. My tummy grumbled in answer to Edward's question. He chuckled.

"I guess my tummy's right. I am hungry," I joked.

JACOBPOV

It was good to hear Bella's voice again. It had been so long. How I yearned to hold her in my arms. What did Edward have that I didn't? Well, that was easy. Money, good looks, charm, a great car, immortality… surely there was some way that I could win her over? Surely there was some way that I could lure her to me, away from the bloodsuckers… for good. But the question was: how? There was surely something I could do. Surely…

What had she told me about that bloodsucker? What was his name? James! Yes, that was it. James. He had told her that he had her mother and that if she didn't go and meet him, her mother would die, and if she told her bloodsuckers about it, her mother would die. If only this James person was still alive, I could learn so much from him.

"Rumour has it that the bloodsuckers are attending Bella's so called funeral," said a voice, interrupting my thoughts. I turned to see Embry and Quil standing behind me, watching me.

"What?" I laughed, "They're stupid enough to actually come back to Forks?"

"Well… yeah. That's what they're doing," explained Quil. So they would be back. My one chance to kill them all – especially Edward. Bella would be so upset about losing him, that she would come back to me, and she would be mine, once and for all. No Edward, just Jacob. She would like that, and if she didn't, then I would make her. There were ways…

EPOV

It had been an eventful day. Everyone was watching Alice in case she had a vision of the wolves attacking, but I thought differently. The wolves wouldn't attack us in a motel crowded with people, they would wait until we were alone. I was worried for Bella's safety. She was so fragile, and this talk of changing… I wasn't too keen on it. But it would be easier to keep her safe, and it would mean that we could be together for the rest of our lives. I suppose if she really wanted to…

"Edward?"

I looked up at my beautiful Bella, who was watching me intently. I could see that she was fighting back sleep.

"Bella, you need your rest," I told her. She sighed and lay down next to me on the bed.

"You forgot our agreement, Edward," she whispered. I frowned.

"What agreement?"

"I want you," she muttered.

Oh. That was what she was trying at.

"Can't we wait until you're a vampire?" I asked, trying to stall. I didn't want to hurt her.

"No, Edward. The agreement was before," she argued, "Please, Edward."

I gave in with a sigh and she grinned and began to undo the buttons on my shirt.

EMPOV

The door burst open and Alice and Jasper walked in, huge grins on their faces.

"Guess what?" squealed Alice, ignoring the fact that Rosalie was lying naked on the bed, scowling.

"What?" she snarled.

"Bella and Edward are having sex!" she giggled.

"Wow!" I gasped, "How long have they been going?"

"About an hour, Bella totally seduced him!"

"Alice, you can't seduce vampires," grinned Rosalie. Oh, thank god for that. She had forgotten that she was lying on the bed naked with everyone looking, which meant that I wouldn't have to deal with her anger. Yay!

"Bella can, it must be her gift," joked Jasper, "wow, and the emotions coming from that room are totally… yeah."

I sighed. I wish I could feel people's lustful emotions.

"Hey! Let's walk in on…" I started.

"EMMETT! DON'T YOU EVEN DARE!" yelled Edward's voice from the other room. Damn. Stupid mind reader.

"So much for that…" I muttered.

"Edward walks in on us all the time!" whined Rosalie. I put my arm around her. It was true. Edward had walked in on us a lot of times in the past.

"We don't need a detailed explanation of your sex life, Rosalie," joked Jasper.

"EMMETT AND ROSALIE, GET THOSE DISGUSTING IMAGES OUT OF YOUR HEADS!"

Bloody Edward.