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Disclaimer:

Me: I own Twilight.

Edward: You know you don't

Me: Of course I do ya silly vamp.

Edward: Then why is Jacob still alive?

Me: Oh I just wanted make him imprint on your daughter *sticks out tongue*

Edward: You know I'm still mad at you for that. I mean why must MY daughter be with a stupid old werewolf who smells HORRIBLE and who used to love her mom?

Me: Well that's just me. Now get out of the sun. The sparkles are blinding me.

Edward: Steph, admit it. You don't own Twilight

Me: Eds, as much as I love you, no.

Edward: Fine we'll just see what Stephenie Meyer has to say about that

Me: You just go right ahead whilst I plot ways that I can kill Jacob

*Stephenie Meyer bursts in chocolate ice-cream in hand*

Stephenie: Ugh you AGAIN?! When will you admit that you don't own Twilight?!
Me: *gazes longingly at ice cream* Gimme the ice-cream and I'll say whatever the hell you want!!

Stephenie: *Hands over the ice cream and Steph scarfs it down in one gulp* Now you got your ice-cream I want my disclaimer.

Me: I do not own Twilight. Stephenie Meyer does. Now anyone got cake too? *wonders away to find some cake*

Edward: Why didn't anyone tell me that ice-cream would work?!

Chapter Ten

BPOV

The next morning I woke up ecstatic.

Edward had dropped me home after the fire work show. Alice had caught us in the garden though. She was quite pleased about our relationship however. When she caught us, she jumped up and down screaming, "Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! I knew it, I knew it I knew it!" Then she just smiled sweetly at us and told us that they were leaving then skipped away.

Apparently they had all heard what had happened with Demetri but when they saw me take off they thought that they would give me my space.

After watching her skip away, Edward turned back to me chuckling. He kissed me again and then opened a little box.

He pulled out a ring and before I could say anything kissed me again. He slipped on my left hand middle finger next to the wedding ring finger and whispered, "A promise ring to show you that I promise to love you forever and ever."

I was stunned as I looked at the silver ring. It was gorgeous. It was one emerald stone the same color as his eyes and surrounding it was little diamonds. It looked incredibly expensive and I started to decline. I hated when people bought me stuff but this was out of the question. I was touched that he was giving me a promise ring but still something so expensive…no.

I started to protest but he slipped his hand over my mouth and said, "I didn't spend a cent Bella. It was my birth mother's. It was one of the things she left me." I looked down and the ring again and my eyes filled with tears. He was trusting me with one of his last remembrances of his birth mother.

He whispered as I looked down at it, "She left it with a note saying to give it to the girl who'd stolen my heart and now, I have." My tears fell and I kissed with all the love I could muster.

Alice had already told Rose, Emmett and Jasper without a doubt. Edward and I drove home together in silence and he dropped me off after giving me a sweet good night kiss. Last night had to be my favorite night of all time. I mean yes, I'd lost my best guy friend but I'd gained Edward. Don't get me wrong, I would miss Demetri. He was the first guy I ever trusted after my dad and Jacob had ruined my faith in the male population and for that, I would never forget him. I would miss him but both our lives would continue, his at Juilliard, mine at high school with the Cullens and Hales.

I skipped down stairs in my pajamas, a white tank top and dark blue polka dot boy shorts. I slipped on my sky blue bunny slippers and tied my hair up in a pony tail. Mason was already there as always with a bleary-eyed Renee. She was sipping coffee and looked tired but her face was animated for a Sunday morning. I smiled knowingly. She was excited about something. What could that "something" be?

"Morning, Mom, morning grandpa!" I chirped as I trotted over to the breakfast table. I kissed them each on the cheek before settling in my seat.

"My, my, someone seems quite happy today," Renee sang, smiling. She winked at Mason before continuing, "Did something happen with Demetri?" she asked.

I remembered what had happened with Demetri with a pang. I could hear his shouting all over again and winced when I remembered the words, "I will never stop loving you!"

"Um…Mom, Grandpa, about Demetri…" I started before I launched into what had happened the night before. I told them everything. How I had realized that I was in love with Edward, why I hadn't want to be with him, how we had solved the situation, how we had officially gotten together. They were stunned at how much had happened since we moved.

"Well, it seems we'll have to meet this Edward, Papa," Renee said jokingly. They both looked teasing. "He might be our son-in-law," he joked back. They both seemed to realize how much I loved him and I hoped that they would love him just as much as I did. I rolled my eyes and finished my breakfast.

"Speaking of the changes in people, have you noticed, Grandpa, how Mommy dearest is practically beaming today?" I teased. She turned a light shade of pink. Grandpa winked at me before asking, "Yes, I have Bella. It seems someone's got a crush too. Who is he, Renee?" He leered at her.

She blushed deeper and mumbled, "Just someone I met when I was shopping yesterday…"

Ooh, I thought, my mommy's got a crush! I was happy for her. It was time she got over that idiot that was my father. We had to move on from the men who cheated on us. As I thought about my dad, I felt my heart ache. Despite the time it had been since then, I still felt betrayed and hurt. I couldn't forgive my dad for what he'd done. His betrayal made me feel like I wasn't good enough, that if I had done something more for him maybe he wouldn't have felt the need to cheat on my mother. I didn't hate him, I couldn't. He was my father as much as I wished he wasn't. I knew it wasn't my fault but I also knew I could never forgive my father. I shook my head away from my thoughts and focused on the conversation.

Renee was telling Mason about the guy she had met. Apparently his name was Phil and he was about the same age as her. He was a lawyer and he played baseball part time. He didn't have any children and had never been married. According to Renee, he was smart, funny and really handsome. She stressed on the really looking like a love-struck girl. I smiled and winked at Mason. I kissed my mom on the cheek when she finished her story and whispered, "I can't wait to meet him Mom. I hope he deserves you."

I trekked upstairs and took a bath. I changed into a comfy Abercrombie tee and jeans and slipped on my favorite pair of ballet flats. I took my guitar and started writing a song. By the time it was done, it was 11:00 AM. I sprawled on my bed. I was elated. My life felt perfect. My mom had found new love and so had I. I had a great school, wonderful friends and the best boyfriend ever. I had gained so much since moving to Phoenix. Mason, Alice, Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper, Carlisle, Esme, Edward…

My thoughts were interrupted when my phone rang. I picked up and answered dreamily, "Hello?"

"Bella," a voice breathed. I froze.

It wasn't any of my friends. It wasn't a Cullen. It wasn't a Hale. It was a Black. It wasn't Rebecca or Rachel though. It was Jacob.

I recognized the rough voice at once. I had heard that voice all my life. All the horrible memories flooded my mind and I felt dizzy.

Jacob, Jacob was calling me. Why? How? I'd gotten a new number and had discarded of the old one. The only people from Forks that would have this number were his sisters and Angela. They would never tell him so how he could be calling me? Why was he calling me? Could he somehow know where I was? No, he couldn't. My life was perfect now why did he have to ruin it?

I was still frozen when Jacob breathed my name again. My breath was coming out in short gasps and I was sure he could probably hear my heart beating frantically in my chest.

He chuckled when he heard my gasps. "Guess what, Bells?" he said sounding like his old self when he was a boy. Then his voice turned hard like it normally was and he said, "Guess what? I found you, Isabella."

The last four words had me shaking and I dropped on my bed.

He disconnected the phone after that and I stared at the phone in shock. I wanted to scream and cry. I wanted to run. But I knew I couldn't. I could run right into him.

Tears came to my eyes. I had thought that I'd gotten over Jacob. Not the cheating part though, that was already ancient history. I didn't care for him anymore. He wasn't my Jacob anymore. He was a monster, a bloodthirsty wolf who just wanted to hurt everybody in his path. What I thought I had gotten over was the fear that he would hurt me again. The fear that he would hit me again and abuse me. I thought that I had gotten over it but his voice had brought back all the memories and I knew I was still afraid of him. And now, he had made me fearful again. He had found me and now he was going to come for me. He would find me and punish me for leaving him. I winced as I thought of the horrors that he could do to me.

I managed to shake it off before it became a full blown panic attack. I jumped up from my bed knowing what I was going to go. I grabbed my car keys and raced to my newly repaired Ferrari. After the accident, it had been damaged baby but Mason had found a garage and they had fixed my baby as good as new. I shouted, "Bye Mom! I'll be back before 7:00!" and hopped into the car. Renee had said that I could start driving again as long as no accidents would occur.

I drove to the Cullen house as fast as I could. I needed Edward right now. I needed him to comfort me, to hold me and tell me everything would be all right. I pulled up at the house in record time.

Alice was already outside though. Sometimes it was like that girl was psychic. She looked upset for some reason.

"Bella!" she gasped. I wanted to stay with her but right now I needed to deal with my own crisis. "Sorry Alice," I apologized to her, "But I really need to talk to Edward." I headed towards the door and started to dash up the staircase.

To my surprise, she tried to grab my arm, saying, "Bella, no!" I ignored her promising myself to make it up to her later.

I reached Edward's door and I grasped the handle and started to open the door. But then I heard a strange sound. A girl's moaning.

My stomach clenched in horror as I recognized the voice.

Tanya.

I leaned into the door so I could hear better.

"Oh Edward…" she moaned again.

My stomach overflowed with acid and I was tempted to throw up. I started to feel dizzy again and I dropped down in front of his bedroom.

My heart was aching and the pain was unimaginable. It was worse than I'd ever imagined it.

I had been trying to avoid this which is why I had been trying to run away from Edward's love. Why was I so stupid to think that he would change? He had said that he would if he were Jacob. Now he had proved his words true. He was a stupid player, he would never change and I was an idiot to think he would. I felt hurt, I felt angry, I felt stupid but worse of all I felt betrayed. Here I was cheated on again by the third guy I ever loved. First Jacob, then Charlie and Edward. My heart felt a pang as I thought the last name. This one though…my heart felt like it was being ripped apart. If Edward had wanted to break my heart so badly then why didn't he just rip my heart out, tear it into little pieces and stomp on it repeatedly? Or maybe just run me over with a bulldozer. It probably hurt the same. Or maybe it wouldn't hurt as much as this. Edward was a masochist and I was a stupid lamb who'd fallen for his charms like every other girl. I should've listened to Alice when she'd warned me against him the first time.

I remembered how serious Edward had been the night before when he'd told me that he loved and wouldn't cheat on me. He'd said it with such seriousness that I thought for sure that he wouldn't. But he had. He had probably been up to his games again, lying to everyone that he'd broken up with Tanya to make his image better in my eyes, staying home every night so Alice would think he was love sick over a girl, namely me. The idea seemed laughable now. Edward was a player, he would never change. He liked his games way too much and we had all been fooled.

This was absolutely wonderful! I hated Edward for doing this to me, for breaking my heart, for all the empty promises he'd made. He was not better than Jacob. I should've just stayed with Demetri. Hey, maybe I could get a transfer to Juilliard. At least there I would have at least one guy who wouldn't hurt me. Even now when I was raving at myself about Edward, I felt horrible about Demetri. He had loved me. He was the only one. He never betrayed me. Edward claimed to love me too. But he had betrayed me. Why? Because it was his game.

Alice knew which was why she'd been so upset when I had seen her outside, I felt sorry for her. She had thought that she had finally had her brother back again and instead, it turned out to be a game. Forget me, didn't Edward see how many people he was hurting? Esme, Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper, Carlisle, Alice…they would all be hurt by his actions and disappointed in his behavior. Especially Carlisle and Esme…Esme because she was the one who had raised him and Carlisle who had hoped that his son was growing up to fit in his father's shoes. He didn't understand how lucky he was to have such a wonderful family. Suddenly I wanted to make him pay. Pay for hurting all the people that I had loved. Pay for hurting my family.

My hand was still on the door knob. A few of my tears had spilled over but I wiped them away. I stood up and open the door wide. Sure enough there was Edward and Tanya locked in a passionate kiss, she in nothing but her underwear, he shirtless and in jeans alone. She was seated on his lap, straddling his waist and clawing at his back as if trying to get closer to him and Edward was trying to push her away to do something. Probably take off the rest of the clothes. My heart was still breaking and I tried to regain my strength. Tanya jumped off of Edward when the door burst open.

Edward's eyes looked crazed and Tanya was smirking. They were both breathless. When Edward saw it was me who interrupted his little love fest, his eyes widened and filled with guilt and his face lost all color.

"Bella-" he began but I cut him off, holding up my hand.

"No, Edward, I don't want to hear it," I said in a strong voice that sounded cool and confident the exact opposite of what I was feeling on the inside. "Just shut the hell up. I don't want to hear your bullshit any longer. You say you love me but it's just a game to you. Yesterday you said that you'd changed, but that's just you talking your regular old crap. Thank you for this, Edward. Thank you for doing this. I really needed this. It just helped to realize that you will never change. You'll keep going around with your whores and then finally when they all leave you because they realize that you're just an ass who talks bull, you'll realize that you never had anyone who actually loved you. I did love you. I really did. But you make Jacob and my dad look like real angels. You hurt everyone who cares for you. So please, don't say anything to me ever again. Do yourself a favor and never talk to me again. I hate you, Edward Cullen. I HATE YOU."

With that I threw his promise ring in his face. It hit him on his chest and it crashed to the ground. "Stick your promise up your ass," I whispered dangerously.

His face at the end was so pale and sad. Even Tanya was speechless. Edward looked so heartbroken by my words. But I would never take my words back. I had just told Edward what he needed to hear. He had to change his ways. I hoped that he would before it was too late. I stormed out of his room before I heard Tanya say, "Bitch. Forget her Eddie. Now wanna continue?" I whirled around at the first word and walked back across the room. I raised my fist and put all my strength into my punch. It hit straight on target, breaking her nose. Blood gushed everywhere and she shrieked expletives at me.

"You should thank me. At least now you have a reason to get a nose job. Screw you Tanya…oops I think every boy in the school's done that already!" I screamed at her, glaring.

I stormed away and I heard Tanya shriek, "Eddie!" I raced downstairs to my car dodging Emmett and Esme. Edward was chasing me from behind, shouting my name. Man, he was fast. On a normal day, I probably couldn't have out run him but my desire to get away from him pushed me further. He was close to my heels and I knew I would never be able to stop at my car without him catching up to me. I ran into the woods behind their house, managing to dodge all the tree roots and boulders. He was still running after me, shouting for me to stop. I ran and ran until I could run no more. He was still chasing me though. I scaled up a tree quickly, thanking my lucky stars that Jacob and me had done this many times before when we were kids. He passed right under my tree and I saw him. His face was flushed and he looked dejected. Tears were streaming down his face and he looked wild and desperate. He passed right by the tree not even bothering to look up. I watched him run until he was a safe distance away. I climbed down and set off running back to the Cullen house.

When I finally reached, it was 3:00 PM meaning that I'd been running for three hours. I felt tired and wanted nothing more than to go home. But I knew the Cullens would worry about me and Edward. With a sigh, I left myself into the house. No one was around probably out looking for us.

I left them a note before hopping into my car. I didn't want to go home anymore. Renee and Mason would probably be there and I didn't want to relive the day's events when I was talking to them, not to mention Edward might look for me there. I wouldn't have to see him till the next day so I wanted to keep it at that. I kept driving until finally I found the perfect place. It was one of the cooler spots of Phoenix, a mountain with a look out place. It had a picnic spot and garden and little benches everywhere. I remembered Mason telling me about it, how he had met the love of his life there.

Her name had been Gwen and they met when they were around my age. Grandpa had loved her with all his heart and was devastated when she died, giving birth to their first child. She had been told that it might happen due to complications with the birth but she still proceeded. Mason was still lonely without her even now forty years later. I felt for my gramps and hopped that maybe someday he'd be able to let go. He told me that this was a wonderful place to think.

Now when I needed to think it was the first place that popped into my mind. The place was completely deserted except for an old couple with a dog. I parked my car and hopped out. The view was beautiful. You could see every nook and cranny of the city. Instead of choosing one of the benches to sit down on, I sat on the grass close to the edge. I cocked up my legs close to me and rocked myself, feeling the weight of everything that happened today. I felt so overwhelmed that I couldn't help the sobs that soon racked my body. I wanted to curl up in a ball and die. I tucked my head into my knees and sobbed quietly. Soon the sky was overcast and Phoenix resembled Forks for once. As I remembered Forks, I remembered something else. Something that I had wanted to tell Edward…then it hit me. Jacob. Jacob was here in Phoenix. Looking for me. He knew where I was. He'd found me.

Even now still crying softly, I felt fear overtake me. But really was anything Jacob did any worse that Edward's betrayal? I compared the pains and decided that Jacob could never cause the type of intense pain that Edward could. Jacob could hurt physically; Edward hurt emotionally. I wiped away tears and glanced at my watch. It was already 6:00 meaning that I had spent the last two hours crying myself out. I looked out wearily across the town. I could barely see a thing.

I sighed; time to go home, I thought wearily. I started to get up when I sensed someone behind me.

I turned around and there stood my worst nightmare.

"Hey there, Bells," Jacob called nonchalantly. I blinked. He was really there.

He looked completely normal. He was wearing a tight black t-shirt which displayed his abs and muscled arms perfectly as well as black jeans. His russet skin contrasted with his dark clothing. His long black hair was tied neatly in a pony tail away from his face. He was smiling slyly like if a deer had been caught in a trap.

"Y-you…y-you…" I stuttered. I was completely in shock. I felt numb and I knew I should've run. But I couldn't. I was frozen to the spot.

His grin widened and he looked delighted to see me all alone.

I finally managed to find my voice back. "What are you doing here Jacob?" I asked him in a whisper. I was surprised that he could still hear me.

"Aww…Bella…you know why I'm here. I told you. I told you I'd find you. I love you Bella and people who love each other should always be together," he said innocently.

A fire blazed inside of me and suddenly I was more livid than I had ever felt.

I blew up, "You dog! You think I don't about your little thing with Leah?! What the hell is wrong with you?! Why do you think I even left?!" He seemed surprised at my outburst so I continued, "Remember that day I left school early? Do you want to know why? Because, I had left to go find my book and what did I find instead Jacob?! I found my so-called boyfriend cheating on me with some girl who used to be my friend! How do you think that felt Jake?! I mean you hit me, slapped me, kicked me, cussed me and I never did one shit to you! And then you go cheat on me?! What the hell was that for, Jacob?! And then you can honestly say with a straight face that you love me?! Bullshit!" I finished breathing heavily. His face had gone pale and he looked almost like he'd seen a ghost. I don't think either of us expected what came out my mouth.

"Y-you saw that?" he asked pointlessly as if trying to believe that it wasn't true.

"Yeah," I breathed, "yeah I sure as hell saw that!"

"Bella, you were never meant to see that. You see, I was so frustrated all the time with everything going on. I mean school, and then my dad starting to date again, and then you. I was so afraid that you'd leave me that, I took out all the frustration on you and threatened you to stop you from leaving. And then there was Leah. She was there for me when I couldn't stand myself sometimes. I didn't like hitting you but the things you did just made me so mad sometimes. I mean the guys at school…they would look at you like a piece of meat and I thought it was because you were acting like a slut, and then sometimes you came up with some smartass comments that just pushed me over the edge. And then there was the sexual frustration too. Leah…she would do everything you wouldn't. I didn't love her but she was just a toy something that I used to help me get through everything," he finished breathing hard.

I blinked. "How can you say that, you son of a bitch? I mean I never did anything to those guys! It's just because they were arrogant bastards who just wanted to look at a girl! And what smartass comments? I never said anything to you except that you shouldn't call at three in the morning! And then the hitting….Jacob Black you knew that you could come to me for anything you wanted! I mean I loved you for god's sakes! I would've done everything for you! Why else would I keep everything a secret? If you were so under pressure, then why the hell didn't you just tell me? And don't give me that crap about pressure, Jacob; I know as well as you that you had the perfect life! Star student because your dad practically owns the reservation! And as for Leah, I hate you for doing that to her and I hate you both for taking out your so called "frustration" through sex although you already had a girlfriend!" I screamed at him.

He shook his head. "Loved? Wait, Bella, you don't love me anymore? Why ever the hell not? I mean yeah I cheated on you but what about those other guys you're playing with here? I mean isn't that cheating on me?"

"Of course I don't love you anymore and I was NOT cheating on you since I met both Demetri and Edward AFTER we broke up!" I shouted at him.

"We never broke up!" he yelled vehemently.

"We did since YOU cheated on me!" I yelled back. This was becoming a full blown shouting match.

"Bella, forget about that," he said suddenly calm and rational, "I love you and you love me. Let's just forget and you come back with me to Forks. We'll start all over, okay?" He grabbed my hand and started pulling me.

I wrenched my hand out of his grip, stunned at his audacity. "Are you mentally ill or something? I DO NOT LOVE YOU, JACOB. I-I love Edward," I whispered the last part.

Even now when he too had cheated on me, I couldn't help it. I loved him still. I was in love with him and not even now could I not love him.

As I said that, Jacob's eyes bulged and he looked stunned. Then his face transformed. It was the mask that came over his face when he would get into his dangerous mode. What I had said had pissed him off immensely; that was easy to see.

"Edward," he whispered his voice dangerous, "You…love…Edward." I nodded cautiously.

He started to shake violently and before I knew it, he had grabbed me. My arms were in his fiery grip and he shook me roughly.

"You love Edward, do you?" he whispered, his teeth bared, "Fine. Just know that if I can't have you, he won't either."

With that, he grabbed something out of the back of his pocket. It was a handkerchief. He put it over my mouth and I breathed it in. It was something unfamiliar…it was making me feel drowsy. Chloroform, I realized. I was terrified again.

I felt my mind start to drift and the last thing I remembered was Jacob dragging me somewhere and his other hand he carried something. I felt a pang when I realized what it was.

A gun.

And then I lost consciousness and no more was known.

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