"How far, Jake?" I asked after a few hours of running in the direction we came.

He barked three times.

"Hours or miles?" I asked again.

He barked twice, meaning the latter.

I sighed. I hadn't been able to sleep, and I kept seeing Edwards face behind my eyelids as soon as I closed my eyes.

I could sense we arrived in La Push when I saw some cottages perched on the nearby hilltops and in the fields.

I saw Sam standing in the distance, and I stared at him speculatively.

Sam suddenly stopped Jacob in his tracks, and I buried my face in his fur to warm up. I was only in my jeans and a woolly jumper.

Jake shook once and I slowly climbed off. Jake ran into the bushes, and reappeared in the clearing wearing his cut-offs and a black t-shirt.

"Sleep, Jacob. Go home. Danger over." Sam told him. Jake nodded, pulling me onto his back in one swift movement.

"Sure, sure." Jake said, walking away towards the town centre.

"I'll come and wake you when it's time." He called after Jacob.

I wasn't sure if Jake heard him, because he didn't reply.

We arrived back in the house in no time, and Jake put me down in my armchair. He walked into the kitchen and put the phone on loudspeaker. He dialled Billy's number and went to get a drink from the fridge.

"Jake?" Billy answered sleepily.

I hadn't realized the time – three in the morning.

"Dad, the vampire almost crossed the line. I took Bella out of Forks – to Canada. Just to be safe." Jake answered, chuckling to himself.

"You sound tired."

"I am."

"Well, get to bed then. Call me in the morning."

"Ok, Bella's already half asleep."

"Tell her Charlie is fine, because he caught a huge fish yesterday and has been all happy since then – mocking me and saying he's the best fisher." Billy laughed.

"Ok, night dad."

"Bye."

The phone beeped and Jake hung up. Then he walked over to me.

"What would you do if he found me?" I asked him as he pulled the blankets up around me.

"He won't."

"Hypothetically." I retorted, and he chuckled.

"I'd do everything I could to get you back. And I would get you back." Jake said, a serious look crossing his face.

"Oh." I replied. He kissed me.

"I love you. Go to sleep." He told me, walking away to his bedroom.

"You too. Night." I added, falling asleep.

But there he was again at the window – smiling.