The Dinner Invite

1 year later

Bella's POV

Dear Alice,

I have been staying at La Push more frequently. The pack feels that it much easier to protect me if I stayed close. No worries they can handle Victoria just fine so no need to come back. Everyone here has been extra cool. Even Leah, I know hard to believe. Things are going well for me a Jacob. Who would have thought that a relationship between me and him would work out so well? Well other than him of course. I think I could possibly fall in love with him. There's always that possibility that he might imprint, but we will cross that bridge when we come to it. I really miss you guys, Alice. It's getting easier and easier as time goes on. I guess that's thanks to you. I don't know what I'd do if I didn't see that new message icon every time I checked my e-mail. I know you worry about me letting go and moving on, but, Alice, I'm telling you I'm doing that. Please don't do what you said and stop e-mailing me because I promise I would be lost without this contact. It makes me feel better knowing you are okay. So, what I'm trying to tell you is, if I don't see a message in my inbox from you tomorrow then I will come all the way to Alaska and kick your ass. Don't think because you're a vampire and I'm a human that I can't. I'll e-mail you tomorrow.

Love always,

Bella

Every since Alice left we have been e-mailing each other since I got back. It has become a daily thing for me to check my e-mail and see a message from Alice there. We never mentioned the kiss. I'm not sure if it's a taboo subject or not, but she never brought it up so neither did I. I am completely over Edward. True he will always hold a special place in my heart because he was and always will be my first love, but the love I felt for him before is disintegrated. Looking back I guess my obsession for him was a bit unnatural. Being left behind twice has really put things into prospective for me. I have come to realize if he truly loved me that he couldn't have left me the way he did. Alice once told me that in his chivalry he came to the misguided conclusion that leaving me like that was better for me. She said he has been a bit of a mess since the left me the second time and it was probably best if he didn't know that Alice was in contact with me for fear that it would start another fight which she didn't want for my sake. I'm still very much in love with Alice. You know how they say distance makes the heart grow stronger well it's definitely true in this case. I love Alice more and more each day we are apart. This makes me feel awful for Jake because once again he is competing for my heart with a vampire. We discussed Alice and my feelings for her in dept when we first started dating, and he accepted how I felt and told me that he didn't care because he was here and she wasn't. He told me he loved me and was willing to take whatever I was willing to give him in terms of my heart.

"Hey, Bells," Jacob says as he jumps in my window and kisses me on my head.

Speak of the devil and he will come, I think to myself laughingly, or in this case think. "Hey, Jake. What are you doing here?" I ask him turning to give him a quick peck on the lips.

"So, now I have to have a reason to see my beautiful girlfriend?" he says raising his eyebrows.

"Of course not," I told him blushing deeply. No matter how many times I hear him say it, it still makes me blush when he calls me beautiful.

"There's that lovely blush I love so much, but truthfully Sue sent me to invite you and Charlie for dinner," he told me.

"And your aversion to the door is because?" I question smiling.

"If I came through the door I couldn't do this," he says pulling me into a very passionate kiss.

"If I get that every time you come through the window then I should leave my window open more often," I tell him when we pulled back due to lack of air.

"Well I better be the only one coming though that window," he said pulling me into a hug. Then he looks over my shoulder to my computer and noticing my email was opened asked, "How's Shortie?"

Jake is the most understanding guy I know. He understood and accepted that my sanity directly depended on maintaining constant contact with Alice. He had even taken to asking about Alice from time to time and, if he comes in while she's in the middle of sending an e-mail, send his greetings.

"She's good. The Cullens just are staying with some friends of theirs in Alaska. I think they said they were called the Del-something or another I'd have to open the e-mail and look again," I said turning to reopen the e-mail.

"No, we don't have time. Sue is waiting," he said pushing me towards my door. "Go get Charlie and I'll meet you guys at La Push."

I ran down the stairs to Charlie. He was sitting on the couch watch sports as usual. I come behind him and rap my arms around him.

"Hey, Bell, since you're down here I'm assuming you are about to cook dinner. Sue just called. She said she sent Jacob to invite us to dinner. For some reason he never showed. Doesn't seem like him. I always pegged him for the responsible type," Charlie says thoughtfully.

"Oh, Dad, he just called me to invite us. He got caught up with the Rabbit," I told him.

"That sounds like Jake," Charlie said laughing.

"So, ready to go?" I asked him.

"Yeah, let's go. We'll take the cruiser," he said getting up off the couch and grabbing his keys.

We left the house, got in the car, and started for La Push.

A/N: This is mostly a filler chapter to set up for what is about to happen next chapter. Sorry if it's a bit slow but the story is about to pick up. Next Chapter: Victoria returns.