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a/n- Hi everyone, Katiemcullen here! Sorry for the fail! My computer hates my guts right now, and really only works when it wants to. I know, excuses, excuses. Please ignore the failish grammar, as I am sleep deprived. So...go read!

Edit: Bemylullaby here. Sorry for the delay guys, but there was a slight fail on Katie's end...but we forgive her because CLEARLY she was sleep deprived (although I wanna say I'm getting less sleep than her and functioning just fine. Although if you saw me last Friday you might question my sanity.) :D Also, I'm going to apologize for the fail of no posting last week. It was Katie's computer that decided to go crazy and turn into a vampire and when I say that it's because it died for a few days then came back to life, vampire right? Last Wendesday was supposed to be an EPIC Gin Wednesday too. Gah, for those of you who read Nine Months In The Making, I'm going to spare you my rant about the 100 Monkeys. For those of you who don't...well, if you ever get the chance to catch the 100 Monkeys when they come a city near you, run, go, do not stop...they're pretty amazing and I saw them without the lovely and talented Jackson Rathbone..so that's clearly saying something. Anyways, okay before I start on my rant I'm going to stop. You've waited long enough for this chapter...let's get to it kids!

"How many times can I break till I shatter?
Over the line can't define what I'm after
I always turn the car around
Give me a break let me make my own pattern
All that it takes is some time but I'm shattered
I always turn the car around,"

-"Shattered" O.A.R.

Jacob P.O.V.

"She's just forgetting about you, Jacob."

Those damn words haunted me every second since Leah uttered them. The girl was after me, and with Bella gone, I'm sure she's more determined than ever.

The drive to La Jolla wasn't so bad, some traffic along the way, but knowing I was going to see Bella, made it all worth it. I'd do anything for her. I missed her more than she would ever know. For some reason, I couldn't help but feel that she was not missing me as much. And that hurt.

I didn't even tell Charlie where I was going, because I'm sure he would want to come with. And with the luck that both him and his daughter have, he'd walk in on her doing something way illegal.

He'd shit a brick, only because he was the officer who came into school to talk about underage drinking, drugs and all that fun stuff. He was a huge advocate about that. Bella was conveniently 'sick' that day. I couldn't blame her. Obviously, being Chief Swan's daughter had more cons than pros.

I parked my Volkswagen Rabbit at her dorm. I'm pretty sure I was in the right area. As I turned off the noisy ignition, I was tempted to stop and turn around and head back to Washington. I started into the building, thinking up some lame excuse as to why I was visiting her.

"I miss you," or "I love you," seemed good enough for me. But she could smell a lie from a mile away, and I wasn't going to let her forget about me. I was now slowly infiltrating her system. Not quite brainwashing, just reminding. Reminding her of where she's from, and who she is. Bringing her back to the reality she will have to face once she gets back home.

I stepped into the dorm and began up the stairs. I'm pretty sure she told me that she was living on the second floor.

"Hey, dude! Haven't seen you around here. I'm Mike Newton, and you're…"

"Jacob Black," I responded curtly.

"Ah…coming to visit a girlfriend, huh? Surprising her?"

"Yeah, you might know her,"

"Try me, brotha," Mike boasted, opening his arms like he was some kind of pimp.

"Bella Swan?"

He choked on his own words.

"You're not Edward!"

I gave him a puzzled look.

"Uh…never mind. She lives right there," he said pointing to the door.

This may explain why Bella's been ignoring me, and been so distant lately. Obviously she's with Edward. I should have thought of it sooner.

"Alright, Mike. Thanks," I replied.

"No prob, Jakey," he cooed.

I rolled my eyes. Damn Mike for being such a prick. Bella should never talk to him again.

He walked off and I knocked on Bella's door. I had to think though, didn't Bella sign up for an all girls dorm?

The door opened and a huge, bearlike man stood in the doorway. His shirt was off and I promptly shut my eyes, shielding them from anything I didn't need to see.

"Yo, man, open your eyes. I have a towel, see?" he informed, pointing down at the towel that hung on his hips.

"Uh, hi…I'm Jacob, Bella's boyfriend," I informed him, once I was sure he was indeed covered.

His eyes widened and he grinned.

"Ah! The boyfriend! Welcome to our humble abode. The Izster and the Edster just stepped out for the afternoon. Something about having a day of fun or something," he shook his head, "I don't know those crazy kids are always up to no good. But that's besides the point," he continued to explain.

Up to no good? An afternoon of fun? Izster? Edster? Why was a man answering the door anyways? And without a shirt on? Was this some sort of brothel?

"I'm Emmett, by the way. Iz's wombmate, cause y'know we're more than roommates!" he boomed, clutching his side as he chuckled at his own joke.

Roommates? Wait, what?

"Um, alright," I said, rocking back on my heels. I was burning with curiosity as to why Bella had roommates of the male gender.

"Well, come on in, Jake! We can wait for Bella and Edward together, while we talk a little, ya know, male bonding!"

He led me into a great room and showed me to the couch, like I didn't even deserve to be here.

He walked over to the kitchen and grabbed a handful of something out of a bowl. I saw milk drip down his hand as he stuffed some brown shit in his mouth.

"Count Chocula cereal, you want some?" he questioned, chomping on his food.

"No, I'm alright,"

"Suit yourself, it keeps the muscles toned and buff for my lady,"

A blonde girl walked in, she looked royally pissed.

"Speak of my devil," he chuckled. "Or should I say my angel?"

"Emmett McCarty! We clearly have a visitor, and you're wearing a towel?!" she screeched.

Where were my earplugs? I couldn't imagine Bella living with these two!

He walked towards her and untied his towel, flashing her with his nude bottom half.

Thank god he was facing the other direction.

"Emmett, god help you if you don't put clothing on!" she fumed, smacking him in the back of his head.

"Ow, Rosalie!" he cried, clutching his skull. "Come on, admit it, you liked it!"

She smirked lightly, letting his childish nature get to her and then covered it up with her permanent scowl.

"No, I didn't," she hissed.

Emmett clutched his towel to his body as he galloped out of the room.

"I'm sorry about him," she snapped, rolling her eyes.

"It's alright,"

"Who are you?" she questioned, eyeing me like I was the dead dog who someone dumped on the couch.

"Jacob Black, Bella's boyfriend, I think…" I told her.

I saw her form stiffen as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"Oh," she breathed.

"You don't like Bella?" I questioned.

She lightly shook her head. The permanent scowl softened. "I just take some time coming around to new people. It doesn't help that she reminds me of the girl who my ex cheated on me with,"

"Ouch," I agreed.

That had to be rough. That's like Bella living with someone that reminded her of Leah. Then again, that was a very different scenario. I quickly pushed that thought to the back of my mind and focused on other aspects of mine and Bella's relationship.

She grimaced, "Yeah,"

We both heard some shuffling and voices outside the door.

"Bella?" I questioned, hoping she was at the door.

"No it's just Alice and Jasper,"

"How do you know—"

"Trust me, Jacob, it's like everyone has their own personal ringtone around here. I know who's coming in the door just by their footsteps,"

I shook my head, this girl was absolutely mental.

Then the click of the door sounded, followed by arguing.

"Trust me on this, Jas, our common room lacks depth! We need a light tan and a dark tan to add dimension! I know what I'm doing with this space. The plain old white walls are making me nauseous!"

"Alice, calm down, darlin, we need to have a team meeting first," the tiny girl's boyfriend told her.

"But if everyone says yes, do you promise…"

"I promise, Alice," he calmed her.

I glanced over at the two who were fighting. He had his arms wrapped tightly around her waist, much to her resistance. Soon, she melted into him. It's like they went from the brink of fighting and arguing to complete and utter peace.

"I'm sorry about yelling at you, it's just this room is absolutely horrid!"

Rosalie cleared her throat, breaking up their moment.

"Oooh! We have a visitor!" the girl chimed once laying her eyes on me. She giddily clapped her hands as she danced over to me, her boyfriend in tow.

"I'm Jacob, Bella's—"

"Bella's Jacob! Oh! It's great to finally meet you! I'm Alice," she smiled.

She threw her arms around me and squeezed with all her tiny might, but I felt like I was going to crush her, so I didn't exactly return the hug.

"I've just heard so much about you!" she chirped.

"That's a good thing, right?"

"A very good thing," she said, smiling.

That girl did a lot of smiling. She seemed very energetic and sure of herself. All these people had such different personalities from the next, I honestly couldn't keep up with it all.

"Bella never told me you were coming," she noted.

"I never really told her either," I admitted.

"Surprising her, huh?" Alice's boyfriend added.

"I'm Jasper, Alice's boyfriend,"

"I'm Jacob," I said, reaching out to meet Jasper's hand.

He had a good strong handshake, which I liked. It meant someone here was actually sane and not parading around in towels and flashing their girlfriends. He seemed like the type who would respect a girl, and treat her right. Emmett on the other hand, seemed like an ex-player. But I'm sure Rosalie has whipped him into shape.

"I hate that title," Alice snapped.

"Babe, what?" Jasper questioned.

"Boyfriend and girlfriend. We're so much more than that, Jas."

"Alright, you two freaks, no mushy talk in front of guests. Plus, I need to keep my sanity somehow," Rosalie interrupted.

I take back my mental comment about Rosalie, she was just the bitch of the crowd.

Emmett came charging in, fully clothed this time, and scooped Rosalie up in his arms, flinging her over his shoulder.

"Emmett!" she screeched, punching her fists into his back.

She kicked her long legs as he held her tighter.

I've decided. First stop, someplace that has earplugs. My treat, of course.

Damn, that Rosalie bitch was annoying, not mental, just annoying.

Emmett placed Rosalie upright on the couch and sat next to her, he casually put his arm around her shoulder as he whispered in her ear. It was something dirty I'm sure, considering it made Rosalie bite her lip to keep from snickering.

Emmett was booming with laughter.

Alice and Jasper sat on the couch with me. I was by myself in all awkwardness, sitting in the middle of the room being the only single guy.

"Shhh! Emmett, your wombmate is here!" Alice chirped.

She must have those ringtone senses too.

From what I've gathered, Emmett's wombmate is Bella. If the wombmate is here, that means Bella is here. Finally.

"Besides, I don't think you could live with yourself if you killed a harmless little puppy," a man's voice chuckled.

"Edward!" Bella's voice chided him.

I heard the clank of keys being set down and I watched as the two of them peered around the corner of the room.

"Hey guys," the man's voice sad again.

She was right behind him. I kept my facial expression as positive as I could. She swept her mahogany locks out of her face as a million different emotions crossed her face.

Recognition. Confusion. Worry. Guilt. Love. Happiness.

"Jacob…" my name rolled off her tongue as if it pained her to say it.

Maybe Leah was right. Maybe she was forgetting me.

The smile that was plastered on my face, because I was seeing my girl again, disappeared, replaced by a frown.

Instantly as if she could read my mind, the moment she saw the change in my demeanor, the change in my expression, her hurt, guilty expression changed and a smile graced her face.

"Oh…my…god…Jacob!" she exclaimed leaving her spot next to Edward to run at full speed at me.

"Bella, don't run, be careful please," I chuckled stretching my arms out to catch her.

Her body hit me like a ton of bricks. I tightly wrapped my arms around her as she locked her legs around my torso. I breathed in her scent, her everything. It was then that I realized exactly how much I missed her.

"I can't believe it's you!" she giggled as I set her down.

I fiercely pressed her lips to mine as I weaved my fingers through her long hair. She tugged on my hair as she forced her body closer to mine. A light moan escaped her lips as our tongues danced together.

She pulled away, breathless.

"What are you doing here?" she questioned.

"I missed you and I wanted to pay you a visit," I told her honestly.

I didn't lie. I just left out details. Some pretty major details. She didn't need to know that I drove all the way down here all day, all night to ease my worries. Only to find Bella hasn't been telling the truth either.

"Aw, Jacob!" she cooed, squeezing my arm.

I watched her expressions closely. Her lower lip twitched slightly and her eyes immediately went to Edward.

Edward. I looked over at her. Her eyes were still zeroed in on him, at his shocked expression. Her eyes sparkled when she looked at him.

There's only been one other person I've seen her eyes sparkle like that towards.

Me.

I had a feeling that this Edward character was a bit more, influential, in Bella's life the past few months.

"Edward, this is Jacob, my boyfriend," she said awkwardly. "Jacob, this is Edward, one of my roommates."

I noticed the way her voice cracked when she said roommates.

I saw Edward's green eyes flicker with some sort of hatred. So I shot him a glare.

Back off, dude.

I decided to be the bigger man here, I reached my hand out to shake Edward's. I thought Jasper had a firm handshake, but I was wrong. Edward almost killed my hand. So I squeezed harder on his hand.

I heard some murmurs behind me.

We both released our hands simultaneously and I glanced back at Bella. She looked completely lost, as to unsure whose side to stand at or who to back up.

Something was clearly not right. There was something going on.

"It's nice to meet you, Jacob," Edward said congenially.

"Same, Edward," I replied.

Bella just stood there, completely dazed. She looked so confused she was such a people pleaser that she didn't want to disappoint anyone. I don't think Bella was liking this one bit.

"Bella, why don't you and Jacob go and catch up,"

"But, Edward, I have that term paper to write and I have to work early tomorrow," she hissed lowly.

"Bella we all know you've been slaving over that paper the entire week and work, you'll be fine. You're a trooper," he responded, amused.

I saw his lips twisted into some fucked up smile. I couldn't help but scoff at the looks he was giving her.

"I hate you Edward, I really do,"

"Come on, babe, show me around your campus," I said casually as I wrapped my arm around Bella's slender waist. I hugged her side against me and she remained stiff.

Something was happening to Bella. It was like she changed.

As she led us out the door, I could practically feel the stares following us to the door. Once we were out in the hallway she turned to me.

"What the fuck was that, Jacob?"

I stared at her in bewilderment.

"Really, Bella?" I cried.

What the fuck is going on with you? Not to mention with Edward. My brain was screaming at me.

"Just, why are you here? Is Charlie alright? Billy? One of the guys?" she babbled. I could practically see the wheels turning in her mind at the possibilities.

I scowled. "No, everything's fine in that department."

"Then why are you here? And why were you being such a prick to Edward?" She defended. I noticed her shoulders start to tense up, her fists balling up.

She was starting to get upset.

"Woah, Bella…calm down. I'm here because…well there are some things we need to iron out."

Like the fact you never mentioned you lived in a coed dorm.

Her lips slowly parted in a gape. "Like you should talk, Jacob Black," she snarled.

"Oh, really?"

"Yeah. How about 'oh, Leah stop that…Leah, Leah, it's always fucking LEAH!'" she screamed at me.

She folded her arms across her chest as she stomped away, running down the steps and out the door.

I saw Mike Newton shake his head in disapproval.

"Nice goin, man," he shouted from down the hall.

"Fuck you," I spat bitterly as I chased after Bella.

I found her sitting on a bench below a tree. She had her knees pulled up to her chest and her face was all red from crying.

"Go away, Jacob," she sniffed.

"Bella, sweet-"

"Don't even try, Jacob, don't okay?" she interrupted.

"Just tell me what's wrong," I requested.

"I'm just not sure anymore, alright?" she screamed.

Sure Anymore.

She's just forgetting about you. Leah's words echoed through my head again.

"Why didn't you tell me you were living with guys," I said, addressing my first question. I would get to the so-called Leah issue later.

"Because of this!" she cried, "You overreact, Jacob. It's no big deal! They're harmless. You swear like I signed up for it."

"And that Edward…" I hissed bitterly.

"Do not say anything against Edward or I will ask you to leave, Jacob." she demanded.

I backed off of the Edward subject slightly. "So you're just friends?"

She nodded, wiping her tears with her fingers. "He's like…we just…get each other. We are both the only ones without a lover in that apartment and I guess things just fall into place for us,"

"So nothing is going on then?"

"No!" she cried. "You believe me don't you Jake? You believe me, please believe me, I need you to believe me."

She chanted those words over and over and over again. Almost as if she was trying to convince herself that there was nothing going on between her and Edward.

Odd.

"Alright, alright. I believe you, babe,"

She smiled through her tears. This was going to be the end of it, I knew that whatever was going on down here in California was going to be an issue, one way or another.

"I miss you," she whimpered.

"I miss you too," I replied.

I took her hands in mine and kissed them tenderly.

"I feel so much better now," she said tiredly.

"Well that's good." Because I still feel like shit. I still feel like there's something she's not telling me. I still feel like something is up.

"Yeah," she said quietly.

There was still so much more we had to work through. It looks like my impromptu trip was going to last a bit longer than I expected. There was no way I was going to leave California knowing there might be something going on with my girlfriend and one of her roommates. I needed to make sure that Bell was indeed mine and no one else's.

We would just have to take it one step at a time and work through this gap we've created.

a/n- So I'm making Aileen work through the Jacob/Bella gaps. Haha lucky her. So the chapter I had ready last week was slightly different and included Bella and Jacobness...and more Cullenness.. and an Edward POV but there's only so much I can do, okay? Technology hates me, freezes and deletes my documents that i forget to save!! When summer comes...you will have tons of updates! :)

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Edit: See this is what happens when computers turn into vampires. Well guys, sit back and enjoy the ride because it's about to get a bit crazy! On a quick note...voting for the Forbidden Love Affair Contest is going on over at goldentemptress' profile...for all the info check my profile. I wrote this Paul and Bella one shot...and before you say anything give them a chance..you have to keep the fandom on their toes... :D go now vote!