Hope this one turned out ok, I think it's my favorite chapter.

Chapter 29

Jacob ran off and I continued the patrols. I couldn't believe how close Jacob and I had gotten over a matter of days. My future in his pack was looking brighter by the day. Sure this most recent conversation ended badly but he confessed to me that I wasn't that bad. That stood for something didn't it?

I thought about our discussion and unwillingly remembered the comments he made about imprinting. Jacob seemed so set against it. If he ever did imprint I'm sure his mind would change. I'd watched Sam's mind change.

I set my jaw and blinked back salty tears. That's what I wanted. I wanted my mind to change. I didn't want to be stuck in this pathetic crazy ex-girlfriend mind anymore. I wanted to live and love again.

I was approaching the part of our trail that neared the highway when I heard the loud roar of a motor. It didn't sound like the normal engine you'd hear in our small town rural area, more expensive. It had to be one of the Cullens.

Curiosity took over and I loped towards the sound. I was able to see the flashy black car zooming by, but the driver wasn't a Cullen. It was Jacob. In those two seconds I caught everything. His jaw was tight and his arms and hands were stiff on the steering wheel - raw agony stretched across his face.

What had Bella Swan done?

Without thinking I pivoted and followed the driveway back to their house. Edward Cullen come out here this minute or I'm coming in there – without phasing back.

I skidded to a stop on their front lawn and the leech was standing on the front porch with his arms crossed. What the hell did your "wife" do to Jacob? I spit the word wife as much as I could.

He held up his arms towards me. "Let me explain, Leah. I heard the baby's thoughts for the first time today. Bella and I were excited and it pained Jacob. I saw his thoughts and he had to get out of there. I gave him the keys to my car so he could leave."

I wasn't satisfied. I stalked behind a bush, phased and pulled my clothes on. I walked back out and Edward was still in the same spot. "I want to speak with Bella."

"Leah, I don't know if that's the best idea." He said sternly, holding back a snarl probably.

"I don't really care what you think. I'm going to speak with Bella." I walked swiftly towards him, keeping a high stance. I was as tall as him, maybe a little taller, which didn't make me feel good about my femininity. His smell burned my nose and nearly brought tears to my eyes but I kept my breath steady and marched up the stairs of their deck. I swung wide around him, always keeping my eye on him, and let myself in.

The smell only got worse and I started trembling. I don't really know what I expected their house to look like on the inside but it surprised me. It was so, white and bright. If I was a mundane I would never have guessed this house belonged to a bunch of life sucking leeches. I heard Edward snarl behind me and I turned, so I could keep an eye on him while I continued towards the sound of the only beating heart.

Correction, hearts. I found Bella sitting on a couch holding a cup which was probably filled with blood in her hands. Her arms had to stretch around her bloated stomach so that the cup could rest on her lap. Rosalie who had been sitting beside her stood up quickly and snarled. I narrowed my eyes at her and curled my lips.

"I'm not here for a fight leech."

"Then what are you here for?" She hissed, taking a defensive stand in front of Bella. Bella peaked around her protector with wide eyes. I heard around three more of them descend the stairs. I turned to see Jasper, Emmett, and Alice staring at me. Jasper and Emmett moved closer, tensing themselves. I then saw the doctor and Esme walk out of the kitchen. I was surrounded.

I started to feel my hands tremble. "I'm here to speak with Bella." I said quickly, trying to keep my voice from quivering like the rest of my body.

I heard Edward whisper behind me. "Jazz, Em, back off. She feels cornered." They did, but I didn't feel much better.

"What is it, Leah?" squeaked Bella. It was one thing seeing her condition in Jacob's mind but it was another seeing her up close. She was almost unrecognizable, her hair was dull and her cheek bones were sunken in. Appraising her image made me conscious of my own. I could feel my hair sticking out at weird angles and a twig was poking my scalp. My tank had once been white but was now a dingy brown and my cut offs were fraying badly, a string hung down to my knee. I dismissed this, did I really care what these low lives thought of me?

"Do you have any idea how much pain your causing Jacob?" I watched her eyes get wider and tear but I didn't give her a chance to reply. "Everything you do hurts him. Every time you smile it reminds him that he can't have you. Every time you ask him to stay he knows you're not his. Every time that demonic child hurts you he is reminded of how it was created. You hurt him daily and don't notice or care. You're just using him for your own pitiful self, to make you happy. He makes you happy but you can't see you make his life hell."

I only stopped because I felt silent vampire steps approaching me. I felt one reach for my arm but I spun around and snarled. "Don't touch me bloodsucker."

It was Edward. "You best be going dog." He snarled back. I could tell that his gentleman mask was wearing thin. His brow furrowed. "Now!"

I darted past him, giving Bella one final death glare on the way out. Once I made it out I barely stripped out of my clothes before I phased out of anger. But I had done it. I had showed Bella what she couldn't see. I know that Jacob would hate me for it but it would make things better. At least if she hurt him now, he would know that she was doing it consciously.