Edwards POV

I saw in a vision of Emmett deciding to go see Bella through Alice's mind. I couldn't look; I didn't know what the hell was wrong with me. Fear ripped through me at the thought of seeing Bella again, fear of rejection. Jasper sent me a hateful look as he continued to follow me as we hunted.

You are unbelievable Edward. Fear, rejection, self preservation? All these emotions are cold, you have just heard the love of your life is alive, maybe not alive and well but Bella is here, she is living. And what are you doing? Wallowing in self pity? Waiting for everyone else to do your dirty work? I don't know who you are, this is not the Edward I grown to respect as my brother.

And with that Jasper darted off in the opposite direction. I wanted to argue with him, that it wasn't self pity, and self preservation, I want to preserve Bella's happiness, she will not be happy if her life gets turned upside down all over again. I know Bella better than anyone. I wanted to see Bella; I wanted to apologise and tell her how much I love her, plead with her to change to what I am and live for eternity, for us all to be a family. Bella Masen and myself. This is where the rejection kicked in, she had moved on. She loved Jacob, it was clear to see in his thoughts the previous day of the relationship they shared. As if it wasn't coincidental enough that I was pondering over Jacob and his thoughts, his actual thoughts began to stream into my head.

What the hell am I doing, I need to go back to Claire, I love her so much. But I need to see Bella. I need to see Masen. God I can't even justify this to myself how am I going to explain this to everyone else. I should just man up seriously I am alpha, I don't answer to anybody. Oh great I smell bloodsucker, depressed vampire.

He was driving along the main road that cut through the forest in which I was hunting. He was mentally arguing with himself, and whether he should pull over. I guess he chose to pull over, as his small car skidded across the dirt sideway arriving next to me.

"Jacob" I gestured, as he got out of the car.

"Edward" he replied with a slight nod.

"how are you?" I tried to make him feel less intimidated. I could hear his thoughts and he did not trust me whilst in his human form.

"Yeah yeah Cullen, right I have to see Bella. Seeming as she has contacted you I can only assume one of your, family, is with her now?" he struggled to adhere us as a family, but I respected his civil manner.

"Actually my sibling has gone to visit Bella, we did not get chance to talk as a family on how to react to the contact from Bella. Emmett has always been a live wire, very energetic and his thoughts for the past ten years has been 90% Bella, 10% everything else. They had a very close relationship, they truly were good friends. Maybe that is a good thing for Emmett to go to see her. He broke a window whilst leaving the house on his way to see her. I can only presume that one of your pack is situated with Bella or near by? As her future is blank to Alice and after Emmett decided to visit his future disappeared also." I tried hard to make it clear to Jacob that Emmett acted on a whim and that we didn't send him to looked clearly bored by my long reply.

"Yes, a member of the pack has permanent residence near Bella; he chose to move there she doesn't want him to stay for her sake. Hmm I see good thing for him to go see Bella? Seems he is the only one that genuinely wants to see her out of your little clan." he jeered.

If you truly loved her Cullen, you would be the one running to see her. You would be the one breaking windows and doing whatever it takes.

"I am not irresponsible unlike Emmett, and there would always be the chance that Bella would not want to see me again."

"Oh, so a slight chance and you back out. You are scared of rejection? Seriously? You make me laugh, that is pathetic. You shouldn't care about what would happen to you, you won't know until you go." He scoffed.

"Well actually, I believe we are having a family meeting, and seeming as you are part of Bella's family, and Bella is family to us, you are welcome to join." I began to tell Jacob that Carlisle would be there when he interrupted me.

"Bella is not your family. You decided that fate when you left her broken in forks them ten years ago,.."

"Please Jacob, this is not the right time, we need to talk about Bella and her ill health, I know deep down you will do anything to save her. Please come with us," I pleaded. With Jacob on our side of thinking we had a better chance of persuading Bella.

"Okay, but I aint sure if I can handle all of your stinks. Jeez." He pulled a face.

I smiled, relieved that he finally agreed to talk with us. Jacob got back into his car, rolled all his windows down and motioned for me to join him in the passenger. I gave him a questioning look.

"You all may smell but I would rather not trace your scent back to your dungeon layer Dracula, tell me the way." He joked.

"Yeah sure no problem Fido" I laughed as we travelled back to the house. Both of us silent, unsure on how this will all work out.