The Twilight Twenty-Five (thetwilight25 dot com)
Prompt: #21 Take the Plunge
Pen Name: Maddie-the-Muse
Pairing/Character(s): Bella Swan / Jacob Black
Rating: T
Word Count: 306
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Deciding to take the plunge, so to speak, was one of the most terrifying things Bella Swan had ever done. She didn't doubt that Jacob loved her. There was really no way that she could question that. She did, however, question if she could ever fully let go of Edward and love Jacob the way he deserved to be loved.
And he did deserve to be loved. He was kind, and generous, and gave everything he had to those he loved. He loved with his whole heart and soul, never holding anything back; knowing that made Bella feel guilty at times. She did love Jacob—of course she did—but did she love him enough? Did she love him the right way?
Jacob truly listened to her when she spoke, regardless of it being about something he was interested in or not. He even listened to her whine and moan about losing Edward for all that time. He was always there when she needed him, no matter how poorly she had treated him in the past. And she had treated him poorly. He respected her and wanted what was best for her, even if she decided what was best for her wasn't him.
Maybe he was what was best for her.
Maybe she just needed to jump in with both feet and let him catch her.
Maybe it was time to stop fighting what had seemed so completely inevitable since they were little kids, and just let herself fall in love with Jacob Black.
She startled at the sound of Jacob's voice filtering through her thoughts "Bells? Did you hear me?" He asked, with a bemused look on his face. "You okay?"
"Yeah, Jake, I'm great," she replied with a smile which broadened as she stood up her toes and planted a kiss on his cheek.