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Rating: PG

Everything Goes Chapter 10:

Jake grinned. He could tell Bella was afraid he was going to mention the "friends only" phrase. He was pretty sure they would never be just friends ever again. No, they had definitely moved into a whole new area in their relationship. He knew in his heart that he would want far more than mere friendship from her from this point on. He just hoped that neither of them regretted moving forward. He would always love Bella. She was his girl. Always had been, always would be.

"But….we should take things slow. I don't want us to move too fast and then fizzle out. I want you Bella. I want you so damn bad that I am literally hurting." Jake's eyes glanced downward toward the large bulge that had grown underneath his snug jeans.

Bella's eyes followed his. When she saw what he was referring to that was in pain she giggled. Exhaling long and deep. She look back up into his eyes and smiled at him.

"For a second I thought I was going to have kick you, in several places." Bella smiled excitedly.

"Geez, always with the violence Bella." Jake shook his head as he cupped her face in his hands kissing her again. The kiss started out tender, sweet, and very long. Both were breathless when Jake reluctantly pulled his mouth away from hers.

"Wow. Each time it seems to get just….well….better." Bella exhaled deeply as her hand reached up to touch her swollen lips.

"So how is this going to work? I mean we live together." Jake thought out loud as he took a couple of steps back from her rubbing the back of his neck trying to concentrate on their slight problem.

If they were going to move slowly then they were going to have to set some sort of rules, some way of preventing them from going too fast. He knew from past experience how badly this could end if they went too fast, too soon.

Jake knew that sex, even great sex, was not the only ingredient that a couple needed in order for the relationship to flourish.

"I don't know. Maybe we can set certain nights on the calendar that we are just Jake and Bella the friends and on the other nights we are Jake and Bella the couple." Bella suggested with a weak smile.

Jake laughed. That was too silly and difficult.

"How about this. During the week we remain just like we always have. I mean, we come home do our thing. One kiss before bed. Weekends we go do something with one another. Then we can see where it goes on "our date"." Jake thought that sounded more reasonable.

"I can do that. I mean it's probably more possible to actually stick to." Bella admitted.

"Good. In the meantime I will have to take tons of cold showers." Jake sighed heavily as he shifted his swollen testicles.

Bella covered her mouth as she giggled at his predicament.

"Yeah, well don't worry I will be taking them too." Bella rubbed his upper arm.

"Too bad we can't share them. I mean we could save on water." Jake smirked.

"Then why would we have these rules in place?" Bella rolled her eyes playfully.

"True." Jake smiled.

"So what do you want to do now?" Bella asked as she glanced around awkwardly.

"Well, since you have already had a bath, I'm going to go take a shower. If you're not too tired we can watch a movie. Pop some corn and meet me on the couch." Jake suggested.

"Cool." Bella nodded in agreement.

Jake leaned down kissing her tenderly across her lips forcing his limbs to move. He left Bella trembling from the inside out. She wanted to jump up and down like a sixteen year old girl who had just experienced her first kiss. She did a quick dance in a circle with her arms lifting up and down. Feeling slightly better she went to the kitchen to start the popcorn and picked out a movie so they could have a non-sexual evening. She just hoped that this compromise worked out for them. She smiled to herself wondering who would lose their resolve and jump the others bones?

Bella woke up early the next morning from the loud sound of Pink's song Lets Get This Party Started. Sitting up in bed she grabbed her phone as it hit her that this particular ring tone she only used to announced when Alice was calling her.

"Alice?" Bella flip the phone open answering frantically.

"Bella. Oh Bella." Alice sobbed into the receiver.

"Alice, honey are you okay?" Bella realized that was a stupid question to ask but it was only five am in the morning and she had stayed up the night before with Jake.

"Bella. I..I…" Alice's voice shook.

Bella felt the pit of her stomach drop. It was killing her to hear her best friend sound so weak and so unlike herself.

"Shh…It's okay Alice. I'm here. Do you want me to come over today?" Bella ask in a soft soothing tone.

"Please. Bella. I…am…so…..scared." Alice replied still shaking and sobbing into the phone.

"Okay. I will get dressed and be over there soon sweetie. It's okay Alice. I will be there." Bella promised as she kept the phone to her ear and jump out of the bed. She was exhausted and hoped she would be able to keep her eyes open for the hour drive to Forks.

"NO. Don't Bella. Don't. Be careful Bella. He …wants…he…" The phone hung up.

Bella felt her pulse escalate as she wondered what she meant by that? What was going on? Why did she think Bella had to be careful? And who was he and what did he want? Bella stood there trembling for a few seconds when the phone rang again she jumped causing the phone to fall from her hands and hit the carpeted floor.

Bending down she swooped up the phone and answered it.

"Alice?" Bella cried out.

"No, it's Esme. I just woke up and found her in the bathroom." Esme explained with a painful sob.

"What is going on?" Bella ask with frustration.

"She took some pills. Carlisle has already called the hospital. He is gagging her in the bathroom." Esme cried out.

"Oh my God!" Bella covered her mouth as tears began to stream down her face.

"I need to go. Please come Bella." Esme begged.

"I'm on my way." Bella agreed as she hung up the phone.

Rushing around her room she threw on some clothes not bothering to notice if they matched or not. Grabbing her car keys and purse she began to make her way out of the apartment. Then it dawn on her she had to tell Jake. He would be freaking out if he woke up and didn't know where she was.

Tapping on his door before she opened it. He was laying on his side sleeping with a content smile on his face. She walked over slowly to his side. Bending down she nudged him.

"Jake." She whispered.

"umm….yea…" Jake moaned.

"I am going to Forks." Bella told him.

"Forks?" Jake's eyes began to open up as he stared up at her with a confused smile.

"Alice, called me after she took an overdose of pills." Bella explained as her hands shook so hard that the keys in her hands were making a loud clanking noise.

Jake sat up in the bed staring at her with his own shocked expression.

"Hold on. Let me get dressed. You can not drive in your condition." Jake yanked the keys from her as he slipped out of the bed wearing only a pair of dark blue boxers.

Bella lost her breath as she stared at his perfect muscular chest. She shook her head remembering this was not the time to be lusting after Jake. Her best friend was in dire need and damn it this time she would be there for her.

"Okay." Bella walked out of the room giving him the privacy to change clothes.

Four minutes later they were locking up as they drove to Forks together.

Bella listen to Esme and Carlisle as they gave her an update on Alice. They were able to pump her stomach successfully. They were now force to make a decision whether they should put her in a facility where she could be watched more closely and also receive some well needed therapy.

"I can't believe she called and spoke to you." Esme sat down to Bella wearing a painful expression that broke Bella's heart.

"Why not?" Bella frowned.

"She hasn't spoke to anyone. We have tried everything. We even had a therapist come to our home to talk to her. All he was capable of doing for her was giving her those damn pills that she tried to kill herself with." Esme growled frustrated.

"I'm sorry." Bella rubbed Esme's back trying to ease some of her pain.

"I just don't get it. Carlisle and I have seen people who were raped before. We work in hospitals where trauma happens all the time." Esme paused taking a deep breathe. " They usually bounce back enough to talk about it. I mean at least give some sort of description of the trauma but not Alice. She is like in so much pain it makes me wonder what the hell he said to her to make her scared of her own shadow."

"You think the attacker warned her if she talked something might happen to her again?" Bella looked terrified. She could totally see how it might scare Alice enough not to speak a word to even her family or best friend.

She wondered what he could possibly threaten her with? It wasn't like he would be able to find her again? It was a random attack right? She was sure that Alice knew that. So why did she fear an unknown attacker who had no clue where she lived or who she was?

"I don't know. The therapist said he suspected that Alice is trying to protect herself or someone else." Esme confided.

"That is crazy! Alice isn't scare of anyone." Bella shouted angrily.

"Yeah, well that was the old Alice Bella. After an attack like this it can …well…it changes peoples." Esme began to sob at the loss of her once outgoing and outspoken daughter.

"I just wished we could convince her she has nothing to be scared of. She needs to tell us what she knows so we can catch the bastard and put him away." Bella replied angrily again.

"You and I can think logically like that but she can't." Esme smiled sadly at Bella.

"This sucks." Bella threw her head back against the chair closing her eyes. She was growing close to tears. She didn't want Esme to have to comfort her. She was here for the family not the other way around.

"What now?" Bella asked with a calmer attitude.

"Carlisle is considering sending her to a facility that will watch her like a hawk and hopefully she will feel safer from her attacker. With therapy and medication she might open up." Esme replied with a broken heart.

"She will hate it." Bella moaned.

"I know. But what else can we do? She won't speak to anyone." Esme replied desperately.

"I know. I know." Bella hugged Esme tightly understanding how Alice's mother hated to lock her daughter away like a crazy person when it was the attacker who should be locked away instead.

Bella called Angela before they left the hospital and agreed to meet her for lunch. Jake droved her to the diner and dropped her off while he went for a quick visit with his dad.

Angela arrived looking pretty sad herself.

"Wow, I still can't believe it." Angela stated as she plop down in a chair across from Bella.

"I know." Bella nodded her head with circles under her eyes. Her hair a mess she knew she had to look like a sight. Later after they had arrived at the hospital she realized she had put on a old pair of jeans that had a few holes in them and a faded t-shirt that once had a smiley face on it. She really looked horrible but she didn't mind. She seriously had no concerned what others might think of her clothing choice at the moment.

"On the brighter side I get to see you." Angela smiled warmly as she reached over giving Bella's hand a warm squeeze.

Bella smiled thankful for Angela's friendship.

"How are you?" Bella asked as she let out a long deep breath fighting back the tears.

"I'm good. I mean as good as one can be in Forks." Angela chuckled.

"How are you and Ben doing?" Bella asked curious at how well their renewed relationship was going? She debated on whether she should tell Angela about the change in her own relationship with Jake. She decided to keep quiet about it for now. She didn't want to jinx it. They wanted to keep it private to keep their friends from having so much expectations of them or worse torture them.

"I guess okay. I mean, well, he got this job in Seattle that keeps him pretty busy. He says he has to stay on weekends sometimes. It sucks. I don't understand how selling pharmaceuticals forces you to stay in Seattle for the entire weekend? Aren't doctor offices closed on the weekend?" Angela thought out loud.

The waitress stopped at their table to take their orders. Quickly they gave their orders. Both were starving.

"Does he go to the hospitals too? I mean maybe that is the best hours for them." Bella suggested although she had to wonder along with Angela why Ben truly had to stay during the weekends. She wasn't about to dare agree with her because she knew Angela would just get more upset and worry herself sick.

"Maybe you're right. Oh well, when he is home he does take good care of me." Angela smiled weakly as she pulled her hair back to show off a pair of pearl earrings. Bella was impressed. They were not too big to make them gaudy but they looked expensive.

"That is definitely a perk." Bella chuckled softly.

"How about you? Any good looking guys turning your head?" Angela ask curiously as she watched Bella's face closely. She knew that Bella tended to keep her relationships private until she was sure where it was heading.

"Nope. Edward did stop by. He gave me a fright." Bella sipped on her soda.

"What? Edward came by?" Angela cried out in disbelief.

"Yep. He had called earlier in the week and mentioned he might have a trip that would keep him in Port Angeles but he never did call me back to confirm it. So anyways he just showed up. I was scared out of my mind at first." Bella shook her head sadly.

"Why were you scared of Edward?" Angela frowned at her.

"I never gave him my address and he told me that Esme had given it to him." Bella explained.

"Oh, so you thought he was like stalkward." Angela joked.

Bella caught how she put stalker and Edward together to create one word and burst out laughing.

"Pretty close." Bella agreed.

"So what happen?" Angela leaned over the table listening intently.

Bella wanted to smack her in the head. The girl always enjoyed juicy gossip which wasn't exactly rare in Forks.

"Nothing. We talked and he tried to kiss me but I said no thank you." Bella shrugged her shoulders. She smiled casually at her as she let out a long deep yawn.

"You told him simply no thank you and he what just left peacefully?" Angela sat back in her chair staring at her friend like she was either joking with her or she was insane.

"Exactly.' Bella stated with a serious expression.

"I thought you were crazy about him?" Angela stared at her suspiciously.

"WAS. When we broke up there was a solid reason for it. I don't want to be someone's when I'm available girl. I mean most of the time he was out seeing the world, fine dining, entertaining clients. He was not exactly sitting in a hotel room sulking that he wished he could be with me." Bella reminded her of the circumstances that had caused Bella to decided that sometimes was not enough for her. She wanted a man in her life all the time.

"I guess I see your point now. Still, he was definitely a super catch." Angela fanned herself playfully causing them both to giggled as the waitress arrived with their food.

"I think Mr. Right is out there for me." Bella stated with a sparkle in her eye and began to devour her lunch leaving Angela to wonder if Bella had already met him and just wasn't sharing the news with her.

They just arrived home when Bella's phone began to rang. Bella sighed with disgust wishing that her phone would just stop ringing these days. It seem to only bring bad news. Answering the phone as she followed Jake inside the apartment she was startled by the caller.

"Hey Bella it's Riley. You know the guy you met at the club a couple of weeks ago?" Riley chuckled nervously.

Bella blinked a few times before the memory caught up with her. He was the attractive, smart, and down right great kisser she made out with in the guys bathroom before Jake had stopped them from going any further. She totally forgotten about them exchanging numbers.

"Oh HI." Bella walked past Jake who was staring at her trying to figure out who she was talking to now and why her face had turn cherry red in seconds after answering it.

Bella went to her room and closed the door behind her.

"I know it sounds so cheesy calling someone and hoping they remember you from a club. I'm sure you got so many numbers that night." Riley sighed.

"Uh…don't recall honestly." Bella chewed on the corner of her lip.

"So you were that drunk when we made out?" Riley ask continuing to sound as nervous as Bella felt.

"Well, not exactly. I mean I remember you. I just don't remember if I gave out my number to anyone else because you're the only who has called." Bella admitted.

"Oh. Well, you definitely made an impression on me. I would have called you sooner but I usually don't do this sort of thing. I mean I get nervous once I'm out of the club scene." Riley explained as he stammered slightly.

"Me too. I mean I don't usually do clubs at all. That night was sort of a one night thing for me." Bella replied as she sat down on her bed.

"I see. So I was calling because I would like to get to know you better outside of the club if your interested?" Riley ask he inhaled deeply.

"Wow, I'm truly flattered Riley. I just..well..I am starting a new relationship with someone I've liked for quite sometime now. I'm not sure where it will go just yet but I would not feel right dating you while dating him as well." Bella decided to be honest with him. After all she would hate it if someone lied to her.

"I guessed I missed out on my opportunity. Damn." Riley laughed softly.

"Yeah." Bella agreed as she stared down at her feet when she noticed that she had been wearing two different colored socks.

"Okay. Well, if things don't work out for you guys you have my number. Call me. I would love to get to know you better. I think we have potential. I mean when we talked we both seem to enjoy some of the same things and all." Riley explained.

"Yeah we did. I will definitely call you first thing if it doesn't work out." Bella smiled.

"Good. Bye Bella." Riley hung up.

Bella stared at her feet feeling awful. She hated letting people down even if she didn't even know them that well to be truly concern about their feelings.

Jake emptied out the dishwasher. He was growing worried about Bella. She was extremely quiet on the way home. He wondered if she was still torn with guilt about Alice's condition. He knew why she felt the way she did but he didn't understand why she couldn't see how little she could control. Alice was at the club and yes Bella had invited her. Alice had left without giving them any reason to believe she was in danger. She also decided not to go with the guy. Then the nightmare happened. How could either of them have possibly predicted what would happen? They couldn't.

So now all they could do was be there for her and give her all the support an encouragement possible. Other than that there was nothing else either of them could do.

When Bella managed to come out of her room from taking her private call he could see she was exhausted.

"Why don't you lie down and take a nap. You hardly got any sleep." Jake suggested.

"Only if you lay down with me. Neither of us got any sleep." Bella reminded him.

"If you insist." Jake pretended to be put out by her request as he held her hand in his and led her to his room.

"Why your room?" Bella ask curiously.

"Because I like my pillow." Jake replied as he open his door.

"Oh, okay." Bella snickered as she climbed in after him.

Jake wrapped his arms around her spooning her up against him.

"You know Bells you can't fix her." Jake yawned before nibbling on her ear.

"I know." Bella yawned as well.

"So who was on the phone?" Jake decided to ask the question that was causing him to worry slightly. They never hid anything from one another and he just hoped that since their relationship had changed a bit she didn't start changing the dynamics of it now.

"Oh it was that guy you found me in the bathroom with at the club." Bella giggled when she felt his body stiffen.

"Seriously. That guy called you." Jake ask trying to hold back his temper.

"Yeah, but in his defense we were not together at the time I made out with him." Bella reminded Jake. She didn't want him to get insecure over a stranger. They were too close of friends and nearly lovers for him to start thinking that he was about to lose her to some random guy she met a club.

"True. I hope you set him straight now about our status." Jake growled as he pulled her closer to him. She could feel the hardness of him pressing up against her lower backside. She wiggled a bit knowing it was teasing him.

"Yes honey I did. I told him that I was no longer available to make out with him in the men's restroom." Bella bit down on her lower lip trying to prevent her laughter from flowing out of her mouth. She knew it would just irritate him if she didn't take his fears seriously and he would retaliate somehow and they would just end up arguing.

"You damn right you're not available to do that with HIM or any other guy who is not me." Jake warned her as he nipped playfully on the curve of her neck.

Her body trembled as the goose bumps began to pop up on her arms and back.

"Oh so I CAN do it just as long as it is with you." Bella continued to teased him.

"Exactly." Jake chuckled softly as his hands moved from her stomach to cup her breasts.

Bella cried out in shock. He knew he had surprised her by being so aggressive but he did not care. She deserved to be teased back he thought to himself.

"Mmmm…yeah that it's Jake." Bella played back as she began to grind up and down against him.

"Look here woman don't be teasing me." Jake growled again as he pinched both of her hardened nipples causing a pleasurable sensation to course up and down her spine.

"You're no fun Jake." Bella pretended to pout.

"Oh I'm fun baby but you're not ready for this kind of fun." Jake answered smugly.

Bella surprised him by breaking free from his hold on her and rolling onto her back so she could look up into his face.

"Try me." She replied as she licked her lips in a sensual way knowing it was driving him crazy.

"You ask for it." Jake stated in a hoarse voice as his lips captured hers and both quickly forgot all about the nap that they both needed.