The next morning I got a call from Seth, of all people. I knew right away that something was wrong. The fear and worry in his voice gave it away.
"Morning, Bella." Seth said when I answered the phone.
"Hey Seth, What's up? How are you?"
"Well, uh...I hate to be the one to tell you this but...-"
Oh no, here it comes.
"...Jacob's gone. He ran away."
My heart sank to the soles of my feet.
"Jake's...gone?" I stuttered,having a hard time forming the words.
"Yeah...Bella, I'm so sorry. He must have worked hard on hiding it because none of us read it in his thoughts. His mind was blank."
Tears started coming down my face. I knew this was my fault,just like everything else.
"Bella, are you there?" Seth questioned, sounded worried.
"Yeah..." I gasped. I couldn't believe it.
"He's really gone? Seth, you guys have to find him. Please."
"We're trying Bella. I have to go, Sam has got us split into groups for the search. I'll call you if I find anything out. Bye Bella"
The phone went dead before I could answer.
Oh God.
Jacob is gone.
I stormed upstairs and plopped down on my bed when I felt a cool hand on the back of my neck. Could I handle Edward on top of all this going on?
"What's the matter, love?"
I stared up, trying hard to not get lost in his topaz eyes.
"Edward...Jacob is gone. Bye-Bye. Ran away." Tears rolled without break down my face.
A regular boyfriend you could expect to see a very smug look on their face, but knowing Edward, anything that brought me pain did the same to him.
"Oh Bella, Love, I'm so sorry. Do you want me to go looking for him? Would that make you happy?"
"I just want you here with me." I stuttered as I curled into a ball under my quilt. Edward layed next to me and I drifted to sleep.
"Bella, you picked the wrong person! It's supposed to be me Bel- ME!"
I woke as Jacob in his wolf-form fell off a cliff. Bawling, I snuggled into Edward as he wiped the tears from my face.
"Shh...Shh...love, its okay." I couldn't even speak. He began humming and I drifted back to sleep, thankfully to sleep the rest of the night without nightmares...
The phone rang the next morning and I was scared to answer it. It was Seth, I knew it.
"Hello?" I answered groggily to the voice on the phone.
Seth sounded horrible and sad.
"B-b-b-bella? Jacob...he...-"
What now?