This is my first story I have ever posted I hope you enjoy it

The characters in the story belong to Stephanie Meyers.

Chapter 1

Jacob and Bella

Well I'm on the road again…. driving back to Forks.

"God "
" Am I doing the right thing", I said to myself, grabbing the wheel so hard and holding on for dear life.

I had been gone now for 2 years and here I am going home,

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Never told anyone I was leaving, I did send a note to Charley while I was still on the road,

Just read:

Dad I can't take it any more, I got to get out of here, I'm sorry, let you know where I am Love you Bella

Never did tell him, I knew he would tell Jake and I couldn't handle him following me, not then, Not after…..

Just stopped for gas, but nothing else, keep driving, and until I got to a place called Bradenton Florida.

Flew by mom and Phil's, slowed down almost stopped, I needed my mom so bad, just to talk to her, but I couldn't I would be stuck There, she would have wanted me to stay there and take care of me and I couldn't have that, plus she would have called Charley and told him I had come by there and they would just know where to look.

I was on my own, that's just the way it had to be.

Didn't stop until I got to a place called Bradenton, Florida.

Stayed in a little motel and got me a job right away, stopped at this coffee shop for coffee the first day I was there and just happened they were needing a cook, their cook just walked out that morning, they were all worried no cook and no one there new how to cook,

I set there drinking my coffee just listening to them panic, I ask the waitress what was going on. She told me, "The cook just walked out with no warning at all, didn't know what were going to do" I told her "I was looking for a job" They hired me right on the spot.

After two weeks got me a little apartment and moved in,

After a couple more weeks I signed up for some night business courses.

Took me a year to get my degree in business, and went to work managing a little book store / coffee shop.

And through those two years I miss Jacob so bad, I didn't think I could make it.

Thought about him ever day,

Thought about him every second of every day. Cried myself to sleep every night, could smell him, that sweet outdoors smell rustic, salt, hell I can't tell you how many times I turned around with fear in my eye's thinking I smelled him and was afraid he would be standing there, but he never was, relieved but sad at the same time.

Some nights in my sleep I take a deep breath and swear he was lying next to me,

I would reach over to snuggle up next to him only to find out he wasn't there and again cried my self to sleep.

"Damn Jake Why"!

I had wanted to open my own little book store/ coffee shop, talked about it all the time,

As a matter of fact I was taking every penny I could save and putting it back just for that purpose… but I knew it would take forever to get enough saved to get it done, tried for loans, but again no luck.

One day I was just opening up and making coffee and putting out the muffins, when a lady walked up to me, I asked" can I help you" She said, "my name is Linda McCombs and I might have a business proposition for you," "do you have a few minutes to set and talk with me"?

I ask "what kind of proposition are you talking about", she told me she had some property she was trying to get rid of and her husband passed away and she was stuck with it, I looked at her and I told her to take a seat and I would join her in a minute.

I had one of the girls take over for me and took her a cup of coffee along with my self and joined her.

Ok I told her, "What are we talking about here"? Again she told me her husband had passed away and she was stuck with this property that it was a nice place but she didn't have any use for it and she just wanted to get out of this town and move back to Florida where she was originally from.

"You just up and left it" I ask her yes she said, "I was going to call a realtors once I got here and have them sell it for me" she said, "But I over heard you say you were looking for a place to start your own little shop and I thought I would take a chance",

She explained how much and I told her I didn't have that kind of money and was unable to get a loan, she proceeded to tell me that I looked like a nice person and she just wanted to get rid of it and if I could only pay her monthly she would let me have it.

I looked at her with like she was crazy, she didn't know me from Adam, but she insisted and had all the paper work in front of to seal the deal,

I was so excited I jumped at it, and before thinking I signed the papers as she handed it to me. We shook hands and she left,

I was so excited I was jumping up and down, I had the whole shop excited for me when one of the girls Marsha said "that great Bella where is the shop".

I stopped and looked at her, I couldn't believe I didn't even ask where it was, but still thinking it didn't matter I had a shop, I would go anywhere.

As I looked at the paper work I had seen the address…..

22 Linden Street Forks, Washington

My heart sank, NOOOOO, I couldn't believe it; I sat down in the chair I just got out of and stared straight out in to nothing. I don't know how long I sat there; I could hear someone talking to me from what seem to be far, far away, I looked up and there was Marsha touching my shoulder saying "Bella, Bella are you ok"…. No I told her then yes not knowing what to say. I spaced out all day, After going home and getting things done at the apartment, I threw my self on the bed and just thought hard all night long, it was good thing tomorrow was Sunday cause I didn't sleep at all that night.

I argued with my self all night long after 2 years being gone should I go back? No one would understand, Jake will be furious and with good cause, maybe it was time….

No I can't I keep telling my self, I had went through so much trying to forget Jacob with no success. I knew he would be up set, hell they would all be up set and they would be all right, to a point, I had my reasons for leaving and Jake knew what they were even if I didn't confront him to his face. God what am I going to do, all night long, go don't go,

But I miss him so much…. What if he has someone else, after all it has been 2 years even though I haven't been with no one else doesn't mean he wouldn't, that shouldn't matter, well it would for me I suppose, I would be devastated , Oh God what am I going to do!

Ok, I made a decision, I'm going back. Aren't I?

I gave the book store my two week notice and packed my car and headed home, after I talked to of friend of mine who happens to live Forks I could rely on, the phone rang 3 times then I heard this squeaky little voice come on "Hello" she said "Alice" I said "It's me Bella", I had to take the phone away from my ear she screamed so loud, "Bella where have you been you know everyone has been searching for you for 2 years", are you ok she said, "I'm fine Alice" she went off on me for a few minutes and when she was finished, I said, "Alice I need a huge favor" "She said Bella your like a sister to me I will do anything for you what's up"? After I told her I was coming back to Forks and a few screams from Alice she agreed to help me and told me to have a safe trip and she would see me when I got here. I told her thank you and I would see her soon and hung up.

On the way I keep going over things in my head, old things I had put off and didn't want to think of, remembering things the good time's Jake and I had, the bond fires, swimming at second beach, the night we made love on that same beach, riding behind Jake on his motorcycle, how it felt to put my arms around him as we sped down the high way, God how much I loved him I would have died for him, still would as a single tear rolled down my cheek. God that sexy body, the ripples down his chest and how good it felt just to lay my head on his chest and listen to his heart beat, he is so warm, how I missed him. More tears rolling down my check, "Stop it Bella" I told my self, "You can't think like that".

(Flashback)

I had waiting on Jake to get home, excited, I had made his favorite meal and had it waiting, I had put it the oven to keep warm and he was already an hour late.

"Where is he"? I called Sam's he was there; called Quill and Me they hadn't seen him either. I was starting get worried; the pack was all at home, well all but Leah, her mom said she was up set and ran out, "that's probably where he was at, he had to deal with Leah a lot lately with outbreaks, and with Jake being alpha that just came with the job.

I sit there another hour went by no Jake, "that's it", I said to my self, I left the house and started walking to the beach that's where he took her sometimes to have there talks

I was rounding the bend just before you come to the beach and there they were, together, together, together, Leach screaming his name and Jake huffing and puffing, I froze, I couldn't move. I was in shock, he said he loved me he couldn't live without me, we were getting married in less than a month, had everything picked out planned down to the last detail, Emily help me with all the arrangements, the tears were flowing, My Jacob, in another's woman's arms, I wanted to die, when I finally got to where I could move I ran home, grabbed the fist bag I could find and stuffed it with a few clothes I didn't take anything else, I ran and grabbed a couple of bottle's of water my purse and my keys ran and got into my car and drove, I didn't know where I was going I just knew it was out of there.

(End flashback)

A horn honking brought me to my syncs; I grabbed a tissue from my purse and wiped my eyes dry,

It took me awhile to get back to Forks, I had to stop a lot on the back, Finally he I was I pulled up in front of Charley's first but his car wasn't there so I went on to Alice's,

It was just starting to get dark when I left the Cullen's house, and I went to LaPush to see if Charley was there, He wasn't at the station, so I figured he was at Billy's or Sam's, I was so nervous I didn't know what to say to anyone, I pulled up in front of Billy's the place where Jake and I lived, We had found a cabin on the Reservation where we were going to live after our wedding, huuuu our wedding that was shot all to hell.

But Billy's was dark, ok Sam's it is, I pulled in the drive way, I could hear people talking and see shadow's through the window's, I sat there froze, "God what am I doing here" I was getting ready to back out when I looked through the rear view mirror and there stood Embry, he walked up to the window and pecked on the glass, I was afraid to look at him, I gripped the wheel and froze, he yelled hey Bella your back, and everything got quiet, I looked at the house and the door flew open and here they came, just standing there in front of my car watching me sit in my car. In my head I could hear my self saying (run Bella, run), but I froze,

Next thing I see is Charley, running out of the house yelling my name, "Bella baby is that you"? I opened the door and ran to his arms hugging him, he didn't let go, Charley wasn't one for the touchy feely kind of thing, so I knew I was in for it, after held on for a few minutes crushing into his chest, he pulled me away and said "You mind telling me where the hell you been young lady"? I have had everyone looking everywhere for you", "Dad can we talk about this later please", as Charley started to yell Billy grabbed his arm and said "later Charley I'm sure she'll tell you later, this isn't the place for it now", Charley just pushed his hair back with his hand and turned to go back into the house with Billy, Billy turned to me and said "welcome home Bella", "Thanks Billy", I told him,

"No we need to talk about this now"! I heard coming from someone in the back, I didn't need to see who it was I know that voice anywhere, Jake walked up to me, as Billy said "not now son" Jake told him to go into the house that we would be in, in a minute,

'Liar" I thought to my self, "Jake not now please" I told him, "Why not now? Now is just as good as any time" Jake said. I paused a minute and looked at him, thinking he hasn't changed a bit he's a beautiful as he was the last time I saw him, before Leah that is. "What do you want to know Jacob" I said.

"How about why"?

"Why did you leave, or why didn't you tell someone you were leaving hu, or why didn't you contact someone to tell us where you were", "Jake don't please" as a tear ran down my face, "Tears aren't going to work now Bella", "Why did you run out on me on your dad on all your friends, Why"! The tears were flowing now, oh I could tell him alright but if I did everyone in the house would of heard it and I knew they were listening because it was quiet in there, and with there wolf hearing everyone would hear and it's none but dad's and Jake's business.

I turned and started to walk I didn't care where I just had to get out of there, then I started to take off running and of coarse Jake caught me, He grabbed my arm and swung me around, he had a death grip on me and I know there will be bruises, he through his arms around me and hugged me whispering "Bella talk to me please",

I pushed away from him and tried to run again but he grabbed me again, "come on he said and drug me to the beach. Set me down on our log and sat beside me. "Talk to me Bella" I looked at him, "ok Jacob lets talk, do you remember the night I left'?"It's burned into my memory Bella, I came home and you were gone" I began,

"That night I came home so excited to tell you something, I fixed your favorite meal, and I waited and waited, and waited, but you never came home, I called everyone looking for you, no one seen you well except Leah's mom, she told me you went after her because she was acting up again and you went to set her straight".

Jacob's face drained, his beautiful cooper tone color turned white,

I continued, "I waited a little bit more for you but no Jake still, So I went to look for you, I got to the beach and what did I see", the tears were falling again, "Bella wait" Jake tried to stop me, "no Jake you wanted to hear you will hear all of it", "I see you and Leah going to town down there on the beach, the man I was going to married the man I loved with all my heart with all my soul, fu**

king getting it on", "I was horrified Jacob I was broken into a million different pieces, I didn't know where I was going all I knew is that I had to get the hell out of here as far from you as I could", "Bella it wasn't like that",

"I stood up and do you want to know the good news I had for you",

"I had just found out I was pregnant Jacob", Jake looked at me with the most horrific face I have ever seen, "I was pregnant Jacob with you son, my world came crashing down the day I found out, I wanted it to be so special and you ruined it", Jake was in shock he didn't move, I left him standing there with that to think about and I ran back to my car, I got in and took off,

I knew he got over the shock because I seen him through the rear view mirror as I drove off, screaming for me to stop.

I went to Alice's and got Ephraim that what I called he because all thought Jake screwed up didn't mean I had to screw up the family name. Alice tried to get me to stay the night with them but I told her no, I had to make up with Charley and let meet his grandson.

I got to the house and Charley still wasn't home yet so I let my self in, Ephraim was asleep I carried him in and laid him on the sofa and went out to get our things, while I was carrying them in Charley pulled into the drive way, I got to the door and Charley yelled "Bella you are going to talk to me right now, you are going to tell me what's going on and why Jake is crying his eyes out on Sam's porch right now", I looked at Charley and said "shhh you'll wake the baby", Charley froze, as I dropped the stuff on the floor behind the sofa, I turned around and Charley was still standing in the door way,

"Dad close the door and come meet your grandson", it was like a calming went over his face, he closed the door and went to sit on the coffee table, and looked down on the most beautiful baby he had ever seen his eyes lit up and a single tear pooled in his eye,

He smiled from ear to ear,

'Dad this is Ephraim Daniel Black", as he laid there asleep on the sofa he was that beautiful like Jake could conceive anything else but the most beautiful baby, he had copper tone color just like his dad and hair the same color black as black silky smooth and it grew like wild fire it was already to his shoulders and he was only 2 years old.

Dad started talking about why this and why that and I just explained everything to him as I told him that it really wasn't any of his business, I told him the only reason I was explaining it to him is because I had cut out without telling him anything and he understood why but I should have told him after I was settled,

But he was sure happy about the baby, he feel in love with him the minute he laid eye's on him,

I took everything up stairs and came down to get Ephraim to put him down and Charley was still sitting on the coffee table staring at him, I just smiled and told Charley I had to get him down. He just shook his head.

The next morning Ephraim had woke me up pulling my hair and I picked him up kissed him and took him for his morning bath, dressed him and myself and we went down stairs to meet grandpa awake, I carried him to Charley and he took him with pleasure as I went to make our breakfast, while grandpa played with his grandson, I looked in every once in awhile and Charley was in heaven, I have never seen him like that before it was the sweetest thing I had ever saw.

After breakfast I was cleaning up while grandpa grabbed up Ephraim and took him into the living room I looked out the window and seen Jake pull up, I dropped what I was doing and grabbed Ephraim, Charley told me "Bella you can't keep his son from him, even after what his done that's still his son", I just looked at Charley remembering how mom keep me away from him and my heart dropped, as Jake banged on the door I told Charley to take him and I would get the door.

Jake stood there with his eye's still red like he had been crying all night long, he looked at me and begged "Bella please let me see our son please", "I know I did you wrong but please don't keep my son from me please", I looked at him and I said "come in Jake.

I walked over to Charley and took the baby from him, I turned around and walked back to Jake, I said, "Jacob meet your son Ephraim Daniel Black", He looked at him with tears streaming down his face and took him from my arms and just stared at him, he walked over to the sofa and sit down not taking his eye's off his son, he mumbled "he looks just like me", and cried more.

As I shook my head yes, "yes he does".

After Jake calmed down a bit, he looked at me and said "you named him after my great grandfather and me", I told him yes I did, all because you're an ass doesn't mean he has to suffer for it.

He gasped and said "Bells I have to you about that", I told him "I saw what I saw Jacob", "But you didn't see the beginning of it" "why would I want to see the beginning of it Jacob" "Because it wasn't what you think", "two people making love on the beach it doesn't take much to figure that out Jake" I told him, "But

Bella she drugged me", oh right Jake please don't insult my intelligence", "Please Bells I promise you she had two bottles of rum one was spiked with this drug it made me loopy as hell I didn't know what I was doing, you have to believe me, ask Sam he'll tell ya, he found me down there a couple of hours later, he brought me home, but you weren't home so he put me in bed and left, I swear to you Bella you have to believe me".

"She was drunk and you know she had been after me for a long time, she spiked one of the rum bottle's she knew I would come looking for her I did every time she messed up, you know that, she got to crying again like always and wanted me to drink with her I told her no I had to get home to you, she started crying again saying no one like her so I told her to hand me the bottle, I was only going to take one drink take her home and come home but she drugged me"

"Even Sam didn't believe me at first but he went back to the beach and found the bottles, he said he could smell the drugs in it, he tossed them away you got to believe me Bella"

I just stood there looking at him, could it have possible, Leah was vindictive, sneaky, "oh my god what have I done" I said out loud.

As I went to sit next to Jacob and our son. Jake said "It wasn't your fault Bells, if I had seen that and it was you I would have thought the same thing. I am so sorry honey",

"I was so distraught, I didn't even know what I was doing till I got half way across the country, by then I just figured you were with Leah and I had you son inside me, I didn't know what to do so I just keep going, I got an apartment a job and went to night school and got my business degree, that's what brought me back here I signed for building to open a book store/coffee shop", I didn't even know it was here till after she was gone, I was up all night trying to figure out weather I should come back or not, and the next thing I knew he I was, I knew I had to face you again.

"That's great Bells that you got your degree and all if you need help with the shop I will help you me and guys will, if you want.

"Bells will you go with me so we can show my dad our son"?

Charley had left us alone when Jake had got there after Jake ask about showing our son to his dad, Charley was coming down the stairs and said, Let's all go