Resume
Adalie woke up in a fright when she saw Jacob in her bed. She smiled when she remembered the night before. Then she remembered Justin. How could she be so awful? She couldn't break up with Justin now. How could she break up with a dying man? How could she stay with him only because he was dying? What was she going to do? She didn't know what to do right now and she couldn't cheat on Justin. She already did, but she really didn't want to admit that.
"Jacob, wake up!" She yelled at him. Jacob woke up confused and then remembered what happened. He smiled up at her before realizing she wasn't. He frowned in confusion. She rolled her eyes; he really was a bit dense.
"I have boyfriend Jacob and I don't want to cheat on him." She told him. Jacob hid his anger at this fact and got up and helped her fix the bed.
"Are we okay? I can wait forever Adalie, but I'm not letting you leave my life ever again. I don't care if we just have to be friends. I'll take what you can give me." Jacob told her. Jacob kept surprising her. This was a brand new Jacob and she really liked it, which made her even more frustrated with herself.
"Look Jacob, I… We can't be together, especially right now. The most I can give you is a long distant relationship as friends." Adalie told him. Jacob nodded his head in understanding.
"Should I leave?" Jacob asked her. She nodded and he headed for the door. Before he closed the door, he turned to her.
"Thank you for forgiving me Adalie. I'm really happy and I'm happy for you too. I'll message you soon." Jacob told her sincerely before closing the door and leaving. Adalie smiled and felt giddy. She felt bad for wanting to be with Jacob while her current boyfriend was unaware and dying. She sighed; she was a horrid person.
An hour late, Justin arrived. He has gotten so thin lately and they only have a few weeks left. Her giddiness left and it was replace by a massive guilt. She couldn't do this. She had to tell him, but he was so weak. Did she have to hurt him before he dies? Is it so horrible to pretend and then go back to La Push as if nothing happened?
"Are you okay? You've been so quiet." Justin commented. Adalie snapped out of it. She was going to tell him, at least something.
"Justin, my ex-boyfriend was here. I asked him to leave and he knows about you. I told him we couldn't be together and that I was with you and I wouldn't leave you." Adalie phrased her words carefully. Justin was in shock but kept calm.
"What did he want?" Justin asked her.
"My forgiveness for breaking my heart." She replied. They both kept quiet for a few minutes, contemplating the situation. Justin sighed and held Adalie's hand.
"You don't have to stay with just because I'm dying Adalie. I would be lying if I said I wish you wouldn't, but if your heart is somewhere else, I'd rather you be where your heart is." Justin told her seriously. He was giving her an out and she wanted so badly to take it, but she couldn't. He was a good man, and even if her heart wasn't fully in it, she would fake it. She gave him a smile a peck on the cheek. It just wasn't the same with him.
"Thank you Justin. I told you that I loved you and I'm not going to leave you. Justin, it's you and me, remember?" Adalie told him. He smiled and gave her a passionate kiss and she returned it as best as she could, but it wasn't the same. Justin didn't have to know though. She smiled and they resumed their relationship, both trying to forget Jacob. Adalie didn't once open her computer, not even when Justin went home. She knew she would have given in to the temptation, but Justin needed her more than Jacob right now and she had to stay true to Justin, if not herself. She felt more awful everyday, but so did Justin. They pretended to be a normal couple, but the close was coming and they both knew it. By this time, Adalie had fallen in love with Justin and she told him she did earnestly everyday. She felt like a scum loving two people at once, but this was where she had put herself and she deserved to feel this way.
On the day Justin died, she felt like a piece of her died with him. It was time to get away from all of this. She opened her laptop for the first time in 5 weeks and saw countless messages from Jacob. She didn't bother to read anyone. She emailed him that she was sorry for not responding but she needed some time alone. She told him that she was going for a one month vacation and to not worry about her. She just needed to be totally alone as she mourned the death of a true love, because that's what Justin Weber was. He was he true love, not his soul mate, but the love was pure and true and she grieved for him. She'll decide what to do after she takes care of herself.