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Hey readers, I am taking my time with this story as its my first ever fan fiction, so please have patience, and feel free to critique or provide suggestions, as many as you want, I am writing blindly, without a plot so this could turn in an instant!
If you think Edward and Jacob would be the perfect couple, and enjoy reading about them because they are made of awesome, then this is your cup of tea!
As I said before this story is character driven so if you have any suggestions or ideas you'd like to see, let me know!!!
Chapter Three
Edward POV
Edward stood there, calm and collected while he listened to the wolf talk, stumbling over his words, reading his mind he discovered the conversation went a lot smoother in his head…
"Edward, so what do you think of all this?" Jacob asked with hesitation.
"Hmm, this is all very sudden Jake, are you absolutely sure you-"
"Yes…" Jacob hissed through clenched teeth, "I wouldn't be here if I was unsure… trust me"
Rubbing the back of his neck Edward continued…
"Have you told anyone about this?" He asked.
"No, not yet… wait yeah, I told… Sam, I really needed some advice on this." Jacob responded.
"And?"
"Well, I'm here okay… I told him I wanted to get your opinion before we have a pack meeting about this, you know… considering you're a… vampire, its kind of a big deal." Jacob said matter of factly.
"Yeah, I know I AM a big deal, hehe"
"Don't you think you can put your little attitude aside for right now? I mean, this is my life were talking about… your life too." Jacob said almost pleading.
"Our life together, I got it" Edward replied.
"Go talk to your pack Jake, I need to discuss this with my family… and Bella, wait until she finds out what you went and did, she's—"
"OH GOD!" Jacob said crouching down with his hands up to his head, rubbing his temples.
"Bella is never going to talk to me again!" mumbling, "she's gonna totally hate me…"
"Well, I wouldn't be so sure about that." Edward said calmly, with a smirk on his face.
Looking up at Edward, "Why not? I know she loves you more than life itself! I'm getting in the middle of that; do you know how HORRIBLE that makes me feel? I… I don't want to be a fucking home wrecker, Edward." Anger starting to rise in his voice.
Walking a little closer to Jacob, Edward responded, " No, she wont hate you… she will probably thank you, because even though I cant see her mind, I can see Jasper's AND Alice's… and, I can see what she's been doing with them, while Carlisle and I are hunting…"
"Wait…what do you mean?!" Jacob said, standing up now.
"All in due time Jacob, now, go to your pack and tell them that I agree with your decision to work on this, maybe… see what happens…"
"Really?!?!"
Jacob quickly hugged Edward, though it was brief, it was enough for fire to meet ice and they both knew it felt right, opposites to one another it was a perfect balance, almost electrifying… Jacob backed off quickly and almost stumbled on his way, but Edward caught his arm, locking gazes and giving him a slight smirk.
"Friends for now, Jacob Black?"
"Yeah, ill come and tell you what the pack has decided later." Returning Edwards smile with his own.
"Bye."
Edward's farewell went unnoticed, because as soon as Jacob spoke he was a running wolf treading quickly through the forest, faster than he had ever ran before, he was truly happy.
Oh you have no clue the troubling times ahead of us Jacob, but I know how strong you are, do you know? We will get through this. Edward thought jumping about 30 feet up, back into his bedroom window.
Edward walked downstairs to find Carlisle and Esme sitting in the living room, they were watching the news together on the couch, both snapping their heads toward Edward as he trotted down the last few steps.
"Hey, uh.. can I talk to you both in the garage for a minute?" Edward inquired.
"Sure Hun, what's on your mind?" Esme asked while standing up from the couch. Carlisle followed.
"Just… hang on a sec." Edward said, obviously wanting to wait until they were in the garage.
"Okay… this is going to sound… extremely… weird, but you guys know about the Quileute shape shifters? Ok. I was out, um… hunting, and one came across me, he actually confronted me over by my car when I went to leave… well anyway he imprinted on me… do you guys know what that is? Anyway I just spoke to him about it and we are going to be friends. So…" Edward took a deep breath, although he didn't need to, he did anyway to emphasize getting it all out in one breath.
Carlisle spoke for the first time, "Edward, are you sure? This changes everything about the treaty, hmm… maybe it's a good thing, and it can unite us. You sure your okay with all of this?"
"What about Bella?" Esme asked, reminding Edward of yet another issue all together.
"Esme! She's been messing around with Alice and Jasper while Carlisle and I hunt. I have only gone so long without saying anything, because if she loves me even a little, a little love is better than none, I can't go back to being empty Esme, I wouldn't be able to exist… I have a new chance with Jacob, a companionship, someone who loves me! I saw it in his mind… this is real."
"Well, I suppose that answers both our questions then." Carlisle stated, "Just be careful okay? How does his people feel about this?"
"He's going to talk to them now, but his pack leader seemed to be okay with it. So.. I don't know, maybe there is hope that things between us will be resolved after all!"
"Oh Hun, I'm so happy for you!" Esme said cupping her hands around Edwards face giving it a gentle shake. "These are interesting times indeed."
"Right, well thanks guys for supporting me in my decision to befriend Jacob, we are going to take things slow, so don't worry… but I'd better go tell the rest what's going on…"
That wasn't so bad, I wonder what Rosalie is going to say, this should be priceless.
Talking with Esme and Carlisle gave Edward the strength he needed to tell his judgmental siblings, and if everything went according to plan, talking to them would give him the strength to confront Bella about her cheating AND his newfound relationship with Jacob.
Walking out of the garage, into the house Edward could barely get through the door, as Emmitt and Rosalie stumbled back, making it apparent they had been eavesdropping in on the conversation.
"GUYS!" Edward said nervously, but was confronted with hugs!
"ahaha, I still love you, you little homo" Emmitt stated while releasing Edward.
"Thanks, you guys don't know how much it means to me to have your –"
"Your welcome Ed, just maybe get some Febreze before you bring him over? Kay thanks." Rosalie joked stepping back from Edward, crossing her arms. "Oh, and Jasper and Alice both ran out of here so fast as soon as you mentioned their little threesome escapades with Bella." She added, walking back toward Emmitt who was sitting on the couch firing up his Xbox 360.
Edward equipped with a full face grin started toward his room.
"Hey we have 2 hours before school Rosie, that's enough time for some Halo 3!!!" Emmitt pleaded as the Xbox was turned off.
"I'd rather spend some time in our room for 2 hours, Emmitt… that's enough time for a quickie! Now get up here…" Rosalie responded trying to be quiet about the situation.
Edward closed his bedroom door shaking his head at the statements he just heard. Sitting down on his couch he grabbed the remote to his radio and turned it on,
-And now back to the music, on KDUX 104.7, Aberdeen Rock Classics...-
The song was 'I miss you' by Incubus…
Leaning his head back toward the ceiling with his eyes closed, Edward started to think about his encounter with the wolf.
You do something to me…… that I cant explain… so would I be out of line…. If I said…. I miss you……
Interrupted by a knock at the door, Edward got up and opened it to find Alice, Jasper… and Bella standing there.
"Come in, sit… stay a while" Edward said opening the door to allow them in. Each one looking remorseful for their betrayal, everyone except Bella who looked pretty pissed off, maybe she should not have taken Edward for granted.
"Before you guys start apologizing." Edward said, snapping his head toward Bella as he emphasized the last word.
"I just want to say thank you. I've known for a while and have not had the courage to say anything, one… because I was afraid I'd loose you, Bella… and two… because I was content with at least a little of your time, but now you guys can feel free to be happy together, just as I'm going to move on. Move on with Jacob."
"So, your not angry with me… or… us?" Alice asked, not sure if what she was hearing was correctly.
"Absolutely." He responded to Alice. Then he turned his head toward Bella, "Now if everybody would excuse Bella and I for a few minutes…WITHOUT listening in…I do need to speak to her in private."
"Sure thing bro…" Jasper patted Edward on the back.
"I didn't say we were back to being that close yet Jasper. And knock it off, I can feel you trying to change my mood, all you're going to accomplish is pissing me off."
Jasper quickly stepped back and even if Edward hadn't been able to read his mind, he would have known Jasper understood perfectly well that he had done something wrong and that it was going to take a while before Edward could trust him even a little.
"Before you guys leave…I have one question." Edward said just as Alice and Jasper turned to leave.
"Sure, anything…" Alice responded.
"Did you really think you were going to be able to hide this from me…I mean…I'm a little insulted. Scratch that, I'm very insulted. I can read your fucking minds," Edward said, tapping his temple, "and you really thought I wouldn't be able to pick up on the fact that you were both screwing my girlfriend?"
"Well…" Alice started, and then mentally told him the rest of what she had to say. "I sort of had a vision about you and Bella breaking up…I knew something was coming, though I couldn't figure out what it was. I did know it had something to do with the mutt."
Edward stopped her before she could continue. Growling, he told her in a very low voice that if she were to ever call Jacob a mutt again, he was going to give her what she deserved for betraying him.
"I'm sorry Edward… I'm… just let me know what I can do to make this up to you." Still facing Edward, but backing up slowly, Alice added, "I'll see you soon."
Turning and closing the door behind him, Edward had one more thing to worry about, Bella… she was standing with her arms folded, looking at him with confusion.
"Hey listen Edward, um... I'm really sorry about all of this, i-" she stated but was cut off by Edward.
"Just stop, no. You're not sorry… I get what you did Bella, and you know what? Your young and just exploring who you are, your sexuality and I get that. But what I don't understand is why you couldn't just tell me, I don't know why you lied, and deceived me! Acting like everything was fine, and then always questioning me, asking what's on my mind… you knew I knew… didn't you?!"
"I AM sorry Edward, don't tell me I'm not, I couldn't tell you, because I DO love you and I DO care about you… I just… I just didn't want to hurt you, and yeah, I've started to suspect that you knew something."
"You should have told me, you should have just-" Edward said, his eyes watering up, opening the door signaling Bella to leave.
"Can we talk more about this later Edward? I have some things to talk to you about, specifically Jacob." Bella said walking through the door.
"Jacob is very soon going to be a big part of my life, I hope that you can accept and deal with that Bella, well… after you cheating on me, I don't really care if you accept it or not, but you better deal with it." Edward said, closing the door, but Bella reached her hand up before it was shut completely.
"I am happy for you Edward, really… I'm relieved that Jacob can give you what I cannot. And, he's a friend and I know he cant control his imprint, so… yeah I accept it, but its going to take some time for me to…. digest all of this."
"Thanks." Edward closed the door the rest of the way, letting his knees buckle he slid down the backside of the door, hugging himself he tried desperately to clear his mind while his eyes swelled with more tears. It was in this moment he found he needed Jacob for the first time, and desperately wished he were near.
A/N:
So that was a FAST update, and I want you guys to know that your reviews have excited me, and fueled my creative drive to update, so keep em' coming!!! I don't want to loose my pace (chapter 4 is already in the works!).
Those of you who have requested Angst, its coming, but I'm having a hard time writing it, mainly because I don't have a very good idea of… what it is (I know I'm tarded, sorry!!!!)…
Next chapter, Jacob confronts the Pack… stay tuned!