Decisions

Bella's POV

I woke up the next morning to the sound of my phone ringing.

"Jake, could you get that for me?" There was no answer.

"Jake, come on." I said my eyes still closed. I was getting irritated and the phone was still ringing, Then it dawned on me that he might not be there. I opened my eyes and sure enough he wasn't there.

I sighed and answered the phone myself.

"Hello." I said sleepily.

"Bella? Jeez what took you so long?" It was Alice.

"Well unlike you I actually have to sleep. What's up?"

"Well I wanted to know if you and Jacob could come over around noon. We have…some things to discuss." Things to discuss?

"Umm, yeah sure we'll be there."

"O.K. I'll see you later then. Bye." The line went blank.

"Bye." I muttered. I rolled out of bed and got ready to go to Jake's. I was about to put on a sweatshirt and some jeans when I remembered I was going to see Alice today. I went to my closet and dug out a nice green blouse and some skinny jeans. I went downstairs to find Charlie getting ready to leave.

"Hey Bells, just getting ready to go fishing. I'll be back a little late so don't wait up for me. Ill get something on the way home."

"Ok well I'll be in La Push if you need me." I decided it was best to leave out the fact that I was going to the Cullens' house.

"Well have fun Bells." He said as he walked out the door.

I grabbed a pop tart from Charlie's "secret stash" and hopped into my truck. As I rode to Jake's house I thought about last night. How being there and watching them prepare for a battle with an army it just made everything seem so real. Before that night it was something that was talked about but going there…something clicked. It was an instant realization an it scared me more than ever.

I arrived at Jake's house to find him standing on his drive-way smiling. I parked and got dragged out of the truck. Jake pulled me into a bone-crushing hug.

"Hey Bells. I have the day off today." Jake whispered in my ear. Before I had time to respond his lips on mine. It was a light and short kiss. The kiss would have been longer if I hadn't remembered what I came here to tell him. I pulled back and tried to plaster a smile on my face.

"Hey." I said trying to sound enthusiastic. Of course he saw right through me.

"What's wrong?" He asked with a worried expression on his face. I looked away from him my eyes settling on the garage. My eyes landed back on him.

"Can we talk in your garage?"

"Sure" he said his expression a mixture of worry and confusion. I walked to his garage and sat on top of a counter. He came in a few moments later and just looked at me and waited for me to start speaking. I waited a few more seconds and then stared into his eyes.

"How would you feel about going to the Cullens' around noon?" I asked not breaking our gaze. It was silent for a couple of minutes.

"Why would you want to go there on our day off?" He asked suspicious now.

"Well Alice called me this morning and asked me if we could come over. She said there were some things we needed to discuss."

"Is Edward going to be there?"

"Well he does live there. It is a possibility." His face hardened.

"Bells I really don't like the idea of being in his house without the pack."

"Look all of the Cullens will be there so he can't attack me and he won't try anything with you around and it seemed like it was important." He still looked uneasy.

"Please." He groaned.

"Fine."

"Thank you for doing this for me. We can do anything you want to do afterwards."

Something flickered across his features and he came and put his arms on either side of my waist. Even though I was sitting on the counter he was still a little taller than me. He leaned in and kissed me hard. I was stunned for a moment but I thawed out quickly and eagerly kissed him back. His tongue traced my bottom lip and I allowed him entrance. Our lips moved in sync. Our tongues didn't battle for dominance but they danced with each other in a graceful pattern. My hands stoked his broad arms and got tangled in his hair while his hands roamed my body. He lightly bit my lower lip and I groaned. He pulled away and trailed little kisses from my neck up. His hands stroking my sides. When he had kissed his way up to my ear he paused.

"Anything?" he said. I stiffened. Was he referring to making out or having sex? If he was thinking about having sex was I ready for that? I pulled away.

"Jacob…I" I gazed down at the floor searching for words.

"It's fine Bells I know you're not ready yet. I just wanted to introduce the idea to you to just let you know that I'm ready." I lifted my head and met his gaze.

"You are?" he smiled.

"Of course. I know that I love you and I have faith in us. I know that whatever happens I want to be with you. I'm not pushing you or trying to persuade you, I just wanted to make sure you knew." I put my hand on his cheek. I placed a light kiss on his lips and then hopped of the counter. It was almost noon and we had to go. I walked out of the garage making my way to his car. I turned around and blushed when I saw that Jacob's eyes were on my hips.

"Coming?" He shook his head and began to follow me. The ride to the Cullens' was short and silent. When we pulled into the driveway I could see Jake shaking slightly. I grabbed his hand and laced my fingers with his. The shaking subsided and we got out of the car. I knocked once and Alice opened the door.

"Hi." She said flashing us a smile as we walked into the huge house. Everyone was in the living room and they all turned at our arrival. We walked in and stood by the wall. "So what's this meeting for?" Jacob asked. I could feel his anxiety.

"We have to arrange where Bella is going to be during the battle. We can't have her at her father's house because that would be to far away from the battle and if a vampire were to trace her there we wouldn't be able to protect her." Carlisle explained.

"We could keep her at our house." Alice suggested. "No." Jacob said immediately, eyeing Edward.

"It would still be too far from the battle. Lets just keep her in a tent 10 miles away from the battle field. I could carry her to the tent. The mixture of scents would confuse the vampires if they are new like you say they are. Then I could arrange one of the pack members to keep watch on her through the battle. " It was silent for a long moment.

"That's a pretty good idea." Jasper said. "If the newborns won't know what hit them. In their moment of surprise we can attack and have an advantage."

"Ok so Jacob the day before the battle if you could set up a tent in a secure location about 10 miles away from the clearing in the middle of the forest that would be great. Then you could run back and carry Bella to the tent and stay with her for the night. If you could stay with her throughout the battle that would be even better but I completely understand if you can't. Well then I think we're done here. Feel free to stay as long as you like but Rosalie, Alice, Esme , Emmett, Tanya, and I are going hunting." Carlisle said before getting up and walking towards the door. I noticed he didn't say Edward's name. Jake realized it as well right as Carlisle closed the door. He started pulling me towards the door.

"Wait. I would like to speak to you Bella." Jake turned.

"I don't think so." Jake snarled.

"Jacob you will only be a room away. If something goes wrong you will know. Don't be unreasonable."

"Unreasonable? I'm sorry if I'm worried because the thing that tried to turn my girlfriend into a bloodsucker wants to talk to her alone in a different room." Jake started to shake. I grabbed his arm.

"It's fine Jake. You can stand right outside the door and I won't be long. I promise." After a few seconds he stopped shaking and he looked at me.

"Ok Bells but, be careful." I gave him a quick peck on the lips and went into the dinning room with Edward.

"What do you want Edward?"

" Bella don't be cross with me. Look I don't think that I like the idea of you being alone during the battle. I asked Carlisle if I could stay with you and he said it was fine as long as you were comfortable with it."

"I'd rather Jake be there with me."

"I thought so but I highly doubt Sam will let Jacob out of his fighting duties."

"Well…even if he can't stay with me I wouldn't want you there with me. I'm not trying to be mean but I don't trust you after your little episode." His eyes were hard.

"Oh come on Bella, so I screwed up once are you really going to let that jeopardize your safety? What if Victoria decides to send some one up to get you or worse she comes herself. If she finds you, you'll be as good as dead."

"First of all you don't know if Jacob will be there or not. Second of all you keep saying if which means that there is also a chance that they won't find me. Now I think we are done here." I started to leave but I felt an ice cold hand on my shoulder.

"Just think about it Bella…please." I shook his hand off and walked back to Jacob.

"Lets go." I said. We walked back to the car and drove to Jacob's house. I turned to Jacob when the car stopped.

"So you heard what was he was saying and well it got me thinking. Do you think that you would be able to stay with me through the battle?" I said already knowing the answer.

"I have to fight Bells. I really wish I could."

"How do you know if you haven't even asked yet. Please Jake it would mean so much to me. I won't be okable to stand sitting around cowering while you go out risking your life for me. I don't want to feel the worry of not knowing if you will be coming back to me or not. Please." IT was silent. I pleaded with my eyes and he took a deep breath.

"Fine Bells I'll ask I promise."

"Thank you. Alright I better get home. It's getting dark and I have to cook for Charlie." I got out of the car and Jacob walked me to mine. I was about to drive away but Jacob stopped me.

"Uhh Bells?"

"Yeah."

"About what I said earlier, that I was ready for sex I was serious. I'm not going to pressure you I'll be patient. Just tell me when your ready, ok?"

"Ok. I love you."

"I love you to. Bye."

"Bye."

As I drove home Jacob's words were stuck in my mind. He was always patient and kind with me. But was I ready for this? Was I ready to give him everything?

Hey guys, I'm really sorry it took me so long to update. I've been looking for my iPod cause I lost it and some things have been happening in my love life. I also have another little baby bro. I have been trying to keep my grades up and juggling everything so I haven't had time to update. I promise I'll try harder and well see when I can update next. TTFN. :D

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