Bella pulled her body pillow closer, wrapping her arms around the top and throwing a leg across the body. She snuggled closer pretending it was Jacob she was falling asleep next too. It was a hot night, the fan overhead was whipping around at breakneck speed and the sound of its continuous whirring helped lull Bella into a light slumber.

-*-Dream-*-

Jacob caressed Bella's cheek and kissed slowly down her neck, her eyes closed, she breathed him in.

"Bells?" he whispered.

"Yeah?" she answered.

"Are you happy with me?" he stopped caressing and pulled her closer to him. Her eyes shot open and looked deep into his chocolate eyes.

"What makes you ask that? Are..." she took a deep breath and moved away a little bit.

"Are you not happy? I know I've had my problems but I think I'm doing a lot better than I was. I'll change if I have too, if your not happy." Everything came out in a rush, like she was trying to assure herself of something, not knowing what was wrong.

Jacob smiled and tugged her back to him. "Silly Bells..."he yawned" You seem to always avoid the question. Yes I am perfectly happy with you, I'm complete with you, but I wanted to make sure you were happy." he nuzzled into her neck, feeling her relax slightly.

"Are you happy?" Closing her eyes she snuggled closer still. A slight smile played across her lips. "Yeah...I'm happy... I feel like I'm a puzzle and you were the missing piece. I feel whole again. I wouldn't mess this up for the world."

-*-End Dream-*-

Breathing in deeply Bella sniffled and hugged the pillow closer. She missed him a lot and had started to realize how hard everything was going to be without him. She could find out what the baby was soon, but somehow it didn't feel right unless Jacob was there. Slowly opening her eyes, she wondered if hallucinating was part of being pregnant, she could have sworn she saw him the other day at the restaurant with Heather. Propping herself up, Bella laid a hand on her small belly. She wasn't showing a lot but she knew she would soon and with all the work she had been doing she was always tired and never really had the time to look at herself. She and Jacob had made a life together and she felt horrible that she took the choice away from him if he wanted to be there or not. The tears that were always close by when she thought of him started to flow slowly down her cheeks. Reaching for her phone she dialed a familiar number.

- -buzz, buzz- -buzz, buzz-

Embry reached for his phone, barely glancing at the number before he grumbled a firm "hello" into it. 2 am...really? 2 am...no one has a sense of sleep anymore?!

"Embry" sniffled Bella.

Embry shot up out of bed. "BELLA!" he screeched and winced knowing Jacob would be running into the room any second now.

"Embry is he ok?" she sniffled again.

"Of course! I mean...he's been about as good as he can be without you..."embry kept talking and made eye contact with Jacob as he entered the room. Pressing his finger to his lip he motioned for Jacob to sit on the end of the bed and to stay quiet. Jacob sat down quietly, as if Bella could hear him move, like she was a scared rabbit. Embry made the motion to show jacob she was crying, or had been, his fists tightened in the sheets.

"Are you ok?" He asked softly. "Where are you?" A multitude of questions had been bouncing around between the boys, questions they may never have answered.

"I miss him...I want to come home." Bella stared into the darkness of her room. She finally had the courage to admit everything. She wanted him holding her tight, snuggling in their bed after a long days work, even if he smelled like a truck stop after work.

"I've been working so hard and thinking...but I took away his choices and it wasnt fair of me" she whispered...choking on her words. "I'm a coward" she choked on the word and let a few more rivets of tears fall down her cheeks.

Embry blew out a breath he didn't even realize he had been holding. He looked over to Jacob, smiled and gave him a wink. "

"No...no it wasn't fair but I know he's been thinking of you. I'm sure he'd want you home, safe, happy and healthy. The whole pack is worried. But I'm not sure if we'd be able to come get you." Jacob glared daggers at his best friend and forced himself to stay seated, wondering where this was headed.

Bella felt the shock hit her dead in the chest and a pit grow in her stomach. "wh-what?" she gulped.

"Yeah...we're kinda outta town and we're not sure where-" he was cut off when a giant hand smacked over his mouth and the stern look of jacob's eyes were directly in front of his face.

"Out of town?" Returning the favor from the other day, Embry licked Jacob's hand and grinned.

"Yeah..." Thawack! Embry's head bobbed forward.

"Maybe I could...could be home before you guys get back? Or I could come to you guys? Where are you?" she was desperate.

"We're in Belleuve" he grinned bigger as jake's eyes grew wide. A slight squeal escaped her lips, which Jacob could clearly hear as embry yanked the phone away.

"Where!? I'll find you!"

"Do you know where this furniture shop is?" Details and names, times, it all ran together for them. He could hear Bella shuffling around her room, finding shoes, getting dressed and he watched as Jacob rushed around the room and heading for the door.

"How long will it take you to get there? K...we'll be there." Smiling, embry hung up the phone and laid it on the table.

"Jake...make it quick...I wanna go home and this drama to be done with!" with that, embry handed Jake a note and pushed him out the door and plopped back onto the bed, closing his eyes and hoping to get some very much need sleep.