Jacob's P.O.V.

Why, oh why did I think Bella would take this well? I thought she'd be happy for me. Wrong. I know I overreacted a bit by leaving before she got the chance to talk, but I couldn't handle it anymore! She is such a hypocrite sometimes! What the hell is that stench? Great, the leech is here. Oh, shoot! 1 1=11, 2 ...

Edward's P.O.V.

1 1=11? What kind of school system do they run over there? Whatever. I've got to talk to him about his friendship with Bella, and try to weasel the big secret out of him at the same time. Had he been human it would have been so much easier. I walked up to him, where he was sitting beneath a large sycamore in the forest right behind Bella's home.

"Jacob."

"Edward."

Death stares.

"Want something?"

"What do you think? It's not every day that I decide to loiter with my fiancee's dog."

"Spit it out, then."

"Bella is upset about something you said to her. Wanna tell me what that might be?"

"She didn't already?"

"Uh...no. I'm supposed to be discussing your friendship with her after the...change." I gulped, hating to say that out loud.

"Oh. What about it? We already agreed to stay friends."

"Whatever. So will you keep her or not?"

"What do you think?"

"Okay, I'll tell her yes." Terrific. I had kind of been hoping he'd say no. "So, what's the real reason she's upset?"

"Hey, Ed, you-"

"Don't call me Ed."

"Edward, do you really care?"

"Not directly. It just bothers me when Bella knows something I don't."

"So you're using me. I get it."

"Will you just tell me? Please?"

"I imprinted on Lauren."

"What in the world does imprinted mean? Is it some freaky werewolf thing? Does it involve sex? Is that why Bella was all weirded out?"

"Uh...sort of. It means that I found my 'soul mate' of sorts. We gotta get married first, though..."

"Okay, enough about that! Just wondering, because there are certain subjects that always make Bella get this weird mood that I can never figure out."

"Yeah..." Awkward silence "So, yeah, Bells is mad because she doesn't like Lauren and now I'm in love with Lauren. I wonder if she's jealous? I always knew she loved me."

Sigh "Well, uh, maybe. I'll try to get her to loosen up."

"Whoa there, don't get too frisky. You know how she can get caught up in the moment."

"You know what I mean! I gotta go, before we get too mushy with each other. We're supposed to be cutthroat jerks to each other. Literally."

Jacob laughed, and with that I swept away back to Bella. I couldn't help but laugh at the strange things that got brought up while talking to a juvenile werewolf. Maybe I liked him more than I thought. And maybe not. More likely not.

Bella's P.O.V

Edward's been gone for quite a while now. I thought he'd be back like at least ten minutes ago. He could never stand Jake long enough for a civil conversation. I hope they didn't start a fight. I continued to look out of my bedroom window. Just as I was turning around to head to the stairs, a set of cool arms wrapped around my waist. "Edward! Don't scare me like that." His musical laughter filled the room and sent me spiraling to heaven and back again.

"Sorry, Bella. But you looked so vulnerable, I just had to do it."

"Oh," I said with a mischievous grin. "So what else can I get you to do if I look vulnerable and irresistible?" He cocked his head to one side.

"I never said irresistible." I turned around and wrapped my arms around his neck.

"But you know it's true." He laughed again, this time picking me up and sitting in my rocking chair with me in his lap. "So how was your chat with Jake? You took so long that I was about to come looking for you guys to make sure you weren't fighting."

"Us? Fight?" He gave me the most innocent expression I've ever seen on his angel face and I snorted.

"Oh yeah. But how did it go?"

"We actually had a nice, calm conversation. Well, partially calm at least." I raised an eyebrow and he continued. "It was okay except when one of us would get upset and yell or if we had an awkward silence. Those were pretty strange."

"Must've been. Jake and awkward silences are common but strange when they occur."

"Uh huh...but Jacob said he'd still be your friend. Though even though he didn't mention this, it will be very difficult. I mean, what will you do about the treaty?"

"Well, we'll leave Forks and invite Jake to visit?" He looked at me skeptically.

"I have a feeling that that won't go over very well." I sighed, knowing it was the truth.

"But...but...but there must be somethiiiing!" Edward had swung me up in his arms and jumped out the window, landing safely on the ground as always.

"Where to? My house or the meadow?" I thought about the pros and cons of these two choices. More cons appeared for his house.

"The meadow. I really don't want to put up with Emmett right now." Edward laughed melodically, slipping me into the passenger's seat.

"Don't worry. He's been taken care of."

"He's been taken care of? But he could beat you in a fight almost any day."

"Well...forget about that. To the meadow." I smiled.

"Okay. Let's just run away from all of our problems and big burly brothers." He turned and looked at me sarcastically, swinging out of the driveway at 115mph.

"Lets just go." Chuckling, I laid my head on his shoulder.

"If you insist."