Chapter 2

Bella's POV

Jacob was sprawled out on his tiny bed; his legs were hanging off the end while his head was hanging off the other end. I smiled at the sight, he looked so much like my normal Jacob. I knelt down next to him and placed my hand in his. His eyes started to slowly open his eyes, and he looked down at me. It only took him a minute to pull his hand from mine and sit up.

"Bella. You shouldn't be here." he said as he looked at me. I tried to take his hand back on mine but he slid it closer to himself so I couldn't reach it.

"Bella. Go away. You don't belong here." I felt tears threatening to spill over but I fought them back.

"Jacob please." I begged and continued to fight with the urge to break down and cry and beg him to never leave me.

"Bella. I don't want you here." he growled, but I could see tears in his eyes. They strengthened me; he didn't want me to leave, not really. I just had to make him see it.

"Jacob don't. Please. You can't break up with me. Um I mean your my best friend. I need you. I love you Jacob, you can't tell me to leave. Please." As I started talking the tears welled over and ran down my cheeks. Jake reached over and wiped at my tears. There was some fight going on inside of me but I didn't know why and I was too scared to ask.

"Bella. You won't love me when you find out the truth. You'll hate me, so you have to leave before the truth hurts you. I couldn't live with myself if I ever hurt you Bella."

"You promised you would never hurt me, but Jake, this hurts me. The truth, whatever it is I can handle it. Please." I begged as the tears came faster and faster. The hole in my chest burned at the thought of a life without Jacob there to keep me safe and warm.

Jacob pulled me into his arms and kissed my head. He lay back and pulled me down next to him. He closed his eyes and so I did as well. I wanted to make the most of this so I snuggled in closer to his chest and soon fell asleep.

It seemed like not much time at all had passed when I felt someone shaking my shoulders gently. I opened my eyes to see Charlie looking down at me. I tries to see past him, to see where Jacob had gone to but I couldn't see anything.

"Come on kiddo. Billy called said you were here. So after I finished off some work down at the station , I came up here. You were asleep so I had some of Harry Clearwater's homemade fish-fry with Billy and Jake until you woke. So what is going on with you and Jacob?" He spoke in a rush but I could still understand. I just looked away as he asked the last part. He nodded anyway and helped pull me to my feat. Billy nodded at me as we walked towards the front door. I still hadn't seen Jacob. Charlie and Billy said goodbye before we walked out into the light rain. Charlie got into the police cruiser while I got into my truck. I had only gotten the engine started when Jacob opened the drivers side door.

"Move over Bells. I'll drive. Don't want you driving off a cliff or something." He laughed as I slid over and he took my place. I was lucky Charlie had already driven off because I wasn't sure if he would be okay with me and Jake being together. After Edward had broken my heart, he didn't want me near another guy.

I moved closer to Jacob and he wrapped his arm around my shoulders.

"I wish it didn't have to be so complicated." he whispered. I turned to look at him.

"What are you talking about? This isn't so bad." I whispered back."What is wrong Jacob? What did you have to tell me?"

"Nothing. I mean, nothing to worry about for now."

"Please Jake. You can tell me. You can trust me."

"I know I can trust you Bells. I will tell you, I promise. But just not right now. Okay?" He turned to me and looked me right in the eyes. I nodded and turned my head into his shoulder. I was so glad to have Jacob back and I didn't want to loose him ever again. I felt the hole in my chest knit itself back together and felt some of the pain numb.