I feel so mean for not updating in forever! I started writing on my laptop, and then I lost it for a little while, and didn't feel like looking for it… Snow day today, so I had lots of free time. I'm very sorry for the shortness!

Chapter 13: Bella's story

The rest of the day was filled with laughter and fun surrounded by my three favorite man-friends. They called everybody to the campfire tonight, and everyone was able to come. We sent Quil and Embry to the store to pick up some hot dogs, chips, and soda, which gave me and Jake quite a bit of free time.

I was sitting on the couch watching the latest episode of The Walking Dead, when someone slithers their arms around me. "Bells, are you sure that you want to tell everyone about your secret? You could keep it for a few more days…" Jacob whispers in my ears.

"Yeah, I'm sure. The sooner it gets out, the sooner everyone will be able to relax around me," I say back, sure of my decision.

"Ok, I just want to make sure you're ready," he says while sitting down next to me. He was so warm. I just wanted to make a blanket out of him. His fingers stroke my arms, and I'm so comfortable that I could just sleep here in his arms…

I wake up to someone poking my cheek. Then, there was an annoying voice in my ear. "Beeeellllllaaaaa. Wake up."

"No," I murmur sleepily back and roll over.

"Bella it's time to go to the campfire now," it whispers yet again in my ear. My eyes snap open and I sit up automatically, making my head spin. I was sitting on top of Jake, soft snores filling the room, and Quil and Embry were on the side of the couch kneeling down to wake us up.

I smack Jacob's bare chest to wake him up, and he shoots up with a startled, "SWIMMING!" He looked around at all of us. "What?"

"It's time to go. We fell asleep," I inform him.

"Doing what?" Quil asks, waggling his eyes at us.

"Watching The Walking Dead thank you very much," I sass back, getting up and off of Jake. I slip on my boots and jacket and walk to the door. "Are you guys coming or what?" I ask, and they all immediately start getting ready to go. Billy rolls out of his room, also ready to go, and we go out to the car together. I jump in and put on my seatbelt and the boys come out and laugh at me. "What's so funny?" I ask.

"Oh Bella, nobody ever takes cars. They're for chumps," Embry says with a wink.

"Fine. Jake, come here," I order. He comes over and I climb onto his back.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Bella, Jake already gave you a piggyback ride. It's my turn," Quil whines.

"Nope, too bad. This is for hanging me upside-down yesterday," I say, giving an evil grin.

"Well, than what about me?" Embry asks.

"Nope. You overreacted when I didn't say hi. You also didn't stop Quil from hanging me."

"Sorry guys, looks like it's my turn again," Jake says, and I can tell that he just has that same evil grin on his face that I do. He starts walking and they both comply, but are grumpy little pricks. Quil just keeps walking, carrying all of the grocery bags, while Embry pushes Billy's wheelchair. I rest my head on Jacob's shoulder, and enjoy the ride to the beach, before I would have to spill out my deepest darkest secrets that nobody but me knew about.

The beach was now in sight, and we could already see everyone gathered around a fire pit. "JALLA!" Paul screams when he screams us coming. Jalla? What the hell? I look at Jake, who turns his head and gives me that, don't ask, look. Paul comes up, pries me from Jacob's back, and gives me a really big hug. I guess he was trying to make me weird about it, because this was the first time I'm really meeting everybody here, but I had known everyone for about ten years before this, and I knew everything there was to know about them. I decided to act that way.

"Hey Paul, what's up?" I ask. He gives a look to Jacob before saying, "Nothing much Jalla, just ready to her your big story."

"Yeah, and um guys, it might take like, a really long time to tell this whole thing. There's a lot of stuff to it," I say, taking a seat next to Jacob on a log around the fire.

"It's ok Bella. As long as it takes you, its fine," Billy reassures me.

"Oh, and you probably want to be introduced to everyone here too…" Jacob starts.

"Oh, no. It's ok. I already know everyone here. It will all make sense after I tell you what happened.

"Ok, then talk!" Quil shouts from the other side of the fire, his mouth full of about five hot dogs.

"Ok. Now, whatever I say, no questions. It will all make sense at the end." Everyone nods their heads. "Ok then. It all started about eleven years ago, when I was in 11th grade." Everyone looked puzzled.

"Wait, but-" Jared tries to say.

"Nope, no questions, Jared. Anyways. So I moved to Forks to live with my dad for a while because my mother was getting married.…

"The Volturi weren't bothering us, I was married, I had a beautiful daughter, and a loving family. I never thought I would be happier. Until I slowly started realizing that I didn't love Edward. He still loved me of course, but I just wasn't feeling it anymore. I didn't know who I loved any more, until one day, I found myself just really angry at my daughter. She had the one that I had really wanted for my whole life. And I couldn't turn back. Many years later, I still had those feelings, and just never showed them. Acted like I didn't have a care in the world, and loved my life. I had to pay the consequences. I hated my daughter, didn't love my husband the way I should, because I totally screwed over my chances at a happy life, because I was seduced as a young girl by a fucking vampire."

"One day, I left home to go on a walk by myself. But of course I went to the one place I shouldn't have been, and overheard Jacob asking Nessie to marry him." Jacob took a sharp breath at that. I ignored him and kept going. "It took everything in me not to tear my own daughter to shreds, for stealing the love of my life. I kept running. Hours later the sun was coming up, but my vision was getting darker. I fell to the ground, and I felt something coming on that I haven't in a really long time. Sleep took over me, and there was a ringing in my ears. When I woke up, I was sitting in science class, the ringing in my ears being the school bell. It was my first day of school again, and I was somehow human. But I still remembered everything."

"That is the story of how I knew your secret."

Ok, can we aim a little high for reviews on this one? That would be nice… Again, sorry for the shortness. XOXO