Love is forever

Jacob and I had a few minutes alone, which I was glad for and could tell that he was too. Jacob looked really nervous, and while I had no idea what it was about, I could guess.

"Jake, are you worried about the fight?" I asked. He was silent; he looked like he couldn't figure out a way to say something.

"Bella, you know that I have loved you since I met you, and I know that it has only been until recently that you returned these feelings. But I know, deep down, that we will be together forever, no matter what. And I know that we are both very young, and that I am 2 years younger than you, but I am not going to age for a while so I don't see a point in putting this off."

I knew then what Jacob was going to say, what he was about to do. I shivered, I could not handle 2 of these things in one month. Though I loved Jacob and was sure that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him, I didn't think I was ready for this.

"Jake, I….."

"Bella Swan, I love you with every warm fiber of my being. You are what matters most to me in the world, and I would be extremely happy if you would marry me." Jacob pulled out a small box from his pocket, and I froze. Oh My God, it was happening again.

This was too much, and before I could even reply, he opened the box.

The ring was small, white gold I was guessing, with a diamond shaped like a wolf howling on it. It was even more beautiful than the ring Edward had given me before I broke his heart. Jacob slipped it onto my finger before I had a chance to say anything.

"Jake, I…. I don't know what to say."

"Say yes, Bella. I love you more than anything else in the world, and I would be the happiest werewolf on earth if you said yes." The smile that lit up his face then was like the light of the sun. That is when I knew what to say.

"Yes, Jacob. I will marry you."

The Smile on Jacob's face after that is what convinced me that the choice I was making was the right one. It was a combination of sunshine and love, all wrapped up into one perfect smile that lit up the world. It brought a smile to my lips, just seeing him happy.

"Jake, what is Billy going to think? What is Charlie going to think? I mean, you are only 16, and I'm 2 years older than you. Are they going to be ok with this?"

"Charlie has wanted you to pick me since the beginning, and Billy will be ok in time. I may be young in years, but I won't age for a long time, so why not now? Why wait? Billy and Charlie will just be happy that we are together."

"Yah, I know. Hopefully Charlie doesn't freak out about this, I mean, we are pretty young. But you're right, why not? If I was willing to marry a vampire this young, why can't I marry you?"

Jacob and I just stood there for a while, looking into each other's eyes, and into our future. I knew this was the right thing to do, and for once, I was doing something not just to please someone else, but to ensure my own happiness. With Edward, it seemed to always be about keeping me safe and never about doing what I wanted. With Jacob, not only was I going to be safe but we would have fun, we could do things I wanted to do without worrying about my safety. I would always be safe with Jacob, he would never have to worry about hurting me when he kissed me or touched me.

After what seemed like forever, we finally pulled away from each other and got up to leave for Sam and Emily's house. The Pack was preparing for a huge blowout with the Cullen's, and as Sam's second-in-command, Jacob had to be there. Jacob was one of the best fighters the wolves had, aside from Sam and Paul. We arrived just and Embry and Quil were arriving, and headed into the house.

"Alright, brothers, we need to figure out what we are going to do. Now, as Bella has told us, we are in for a fight against the Cullen's this evening. While we may have battled beside them in the past, we cannot let this threat be cast aside. The Cullen's have waged war, and we will answer their call. Jacob, what are your thoughts on the matter?" Sam spoke like a leader, like instead of doing this for close to a year and a half, he had been doing this for a lifetime.

"As far as I am aware, Dr and Mrs. Cullen will not be fighting tonight. It's only the siblings that will be fighting. Now, if I know the Cullen's, they will use their best fighters to fight out best fighters, which means that Jasper and Emmett will be trying to take Paul and Sam down. Edward will probably come for me, so the rest of the pack will have to kill whoever they can. Once we have taken Jasper and Emmett, the rest will be a piece of cake."

I shuddered at the thought of killing the Cullen's, but if my former family was going to try to destroy my new one, then maybe they deserved it. Jacob was my life now, and Edward had always promised that if I were to choose Jacob, he would accept defeat quietly and wait in the wings for me to change my mind. I guess this was their way of saying they weren't going to wait for me to change my mind.