Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight, sorry girls.

I am at a loss as to how to write this story. I know where I want it to go. It's the in between parts that elude me. I'm trudging through it. It might take me a little longer to update than my other stories, but I am determined to make it work.

After a week of not seeing Jacob, Bella was ready to climb the walls. Her dad had forbidden her from going to La Push all week. He said that she should give things with Edward time to settle down. Little did he know, that things had come to a stand still when she broke off the engagement. Edward hadn't come to see her since the day he and Jasper had come to warn her about the Volturi. Alice had called the other day to check on her. She had mentioned that he had left. He was in Alaska for a unmentioned amount of time. Alice wouldn't elaborate on why.

That worried Bella, ever since they had come home from Italy, Alice had had a hard time keeping things from Bella. The fact that Alice hadn't told her really hurt. What was he doing? Was he safe? Questions swirled through her mind as she sat at her desk. Her phone rang, pulling her from her thoughts. She picked it up from the desk, Jacob's name was flashing across the screen.

"Hey."

"Hey."

"I've missed you."

"I've missed you too, but, I have good news."

"What?"

"I'm springing you from prison."

"What did you do?"

"I talked to your dad. He said that we could go out tonight. If you want to."

"You asked my dad for permission? That's so sweet. And yes, I want to."

"Come downstairs."

"You're already here?"

"Yep."

"I'll be down in a second."

She looked at herself in the mirror Her outfit wasn't that bad, her shirt would pass Jacob's inspection, it hugged her in all the right places. Her jeans were a little baggy in the leg, but they looked like they were molded to her hips. She did a butt inspection next, the jeans did a nice job of holding it just right. She grabbed her purse from the off the chair before quickly walking out the door.

She wasn't prepared for what she saw when she walked into the living room. Jacob wore a grey muscle tee that clung to his skin and faded blue jeans. His bronze skin set the whole outfit off. He stood from the couch and slowly walked over to her. She watched him in wonder as he stood in front of her, taking her in.

He pulled her to him without a word. She was going to hug him as hard as she could. She had earned it. She wrapped her arms around his waist as she buried her face in his neck. He rested his chin on her shoulder as he tightened his grip on her. He was holding back, she could tell. She tightened her grip, letting him know that it was okay. She didn't care if it hurt, not right now.

"Bells." he said quietly.

"Just this once, please?" she said into his neck.

"Just this once." he said, kissing behind her ear.

She moved her arms from his waist to his shoulders as he picked her up off of the floor. She wrapped her legs around his waist as he cradled her in his arms. They both lifted their heads at the same time. Their eyes met as Bella smiled. She leaned in, brushing her lips to his. The kiss deeped as she threaded her fingers in his hair.

Jake's tongue brushed across her bottom lip, pleading for entrance. She opened her mouth to him as she tightened her grip on his hair. She feel his heart thudding against hers. That was something that she had missed out on when she had been with Edward. She knew that Edward couldn't help it, but, it was something that had always stood out with her. She never knew what he was feeling when they were intimate. Not that they had ever kissed like this.

His fingers dug into her hips making her wince in pleasure. She couldn't get enough of him. She let go of his hair to masage his shoulders. He let out a content sigh as his hands moved to the small of her back. Her shirt rode up, exposing a small amount of skin. His hands were instantly drawing small circles on her skin.

She moaned into his mouth, loving the feeling of his fingers on her skin. He walked backward, until his knees came in contact with the couch. He turned around, setting her gently on the couch. He lay down on top of her, resting his weight on his arms. She grabbed hold of his shirt, pulling him to her. All of his weight was on her and she didn't care. Her hands moved down his back to rest at the hem of his shirt. She pushed it up wanting to feel his skin underneath her fingers.

He hissed her as her nails dug into his sides. He could feel welps forming on his skin, but he didn't care. They would be gone in a few minutes. He pulled away, but her arms instantly wrapped around his neck, keeping him close to her. He rested his head against hers as his fingers blazed a trail up her sides, over her breast, and came to a stop at her neck. His hand splayed across her pulse point, he could feel her heartbeat in each of his fingers.

"You're going to make me forget what I came here for."

"What's that?"

"We have a date." he said making eye contact with her.

"Is what I'm wearing okay?"

"It's perfect." he said with a smile.

He climbed off of her slowly, his face pained from the lack of contact. He held out his hand, and Bella took it, letting him lead her out of the house. He held open the door of her truck as she gave him a weird look.

"Were going off road. The Rabbit can't handle that."

"The keys are on the kitchen counter." she said before he shut the door.

He ran back inside; she watched him until he slipped into the house. She still couldn't believe that he had gotten her dad's permission to ask her out. She had never heard of anyone doing that, not in this day and age. He came back out and was sliding into the drivers seat without saying a word.

Bella scooted across the seat to sit next to him. He draped an arm over the back of the seat, letting her have more room. She scooted over until she was flush against him and her head rested against his shoulder. He kissed her forehead as he pulled out of the driveway.

"I could get used to this. We'll have to use your truck more often. You can't do this in my car." he said, squeezing her shoulder.

She smiled into his neck before lightly brushing her lips across his chin. They headed in the oppiste direction of La Push. They were in downtown Forks twenty minutes later. They passed Newton's and Mike was sweeping out front. Bella waved as they passed, and he waved back give her a suspicious look.

The truck was pointed towards the mountains forty-five minutes later. Bella couldn't remember the last time she had been to Olympus. Her dad had taken her on fishing trips there as a kid. They would spend the weekened out on the water, just the two of them. That seemed like a lifetime ago.

At the bottom of the closest mountain was a lake. The road leading to the lake was lined with trees and cabins just barely visible from the road. Bella took in her surroundings as the truck slowed to a stop. The trees thinned out to reveal a dock leading out to the water. Jacob climbed out of the truck as Bella looked out over the water. She knew that this was private property, her dad had that explained to her when they would come up here. At the time Charlie knew someone who had a cabin on the lake, she couldn't remember who. Jacob pulled open her door and leaned against the side of the truck.

"This is private property Jake. What are we doing up here?" she asked, giving him a worried look.

"Sue gave me permission to bring you up here. Calm down." he said with a laugh.

The Clearwaters were the ones that owned the cabin. Now she remembered. She climbed out of the truck and Jacob linked an arm through one of hers. He pulled her towards the strip of cabins at the top of the hill. He scooped her into his arms as he made his way up the stairs.

"Don't need you tripping. I want to bring you home with no scratches."

"I'm not complaining." she said loosely draping her arms over his shoulders.

She rested her head on her closest arm as he continued up the stairs. She couldn't believe that he had done this. It was sweet, and it was romantic. Not two things that she usually associated with Jacob. She was starting to see a different side of him. A side that had been hidden until just the right moment.

At the top, Bella pulled her arms away and Jacob put them back.

"Just cause we're at the top doesn't mean that I'm putting you down."

"You like carrying me? Don't you?"

"It's natural. Like you were born to be in my arms."

"It does." she said with a sigh.

Her arms went back around his neck and she rested her head against his shoulder. They continued up a gravel path until the cabins came into view. Jacob walked towards the one in the middle. Bella didn't remember ever seeing the back of the cabin before. Their were only two steps leading to the back door.

Jacob set her down long enough to retrieve the key from his pocket, and unlocking the door. He picked her back up as he opened the door.

"You are so weird." she said with a laugh.

"You like it." he said as he set her down just inside the door.

She nodded as she took in the room. White sheets covered the funiture. The stove was new, she could tell that, as was the refrigerator. The island in the center had been added since the last time she had been there. She walked through the swinging door into the living room. Like the kitchen, the funiture was encased in white. Except a blanket and a basket in the center of the room.

"Is Sue selling the cabin?"

"She's putting it up for rent. She doesn't feel comfortable coming here without Harry. Seth doesn't either. It would just be gathering dust if she just left it alone."

Bella nodded that she understood before walking farther into the room.

"You've been busy."

"I came up early this morning to set it up." he said, crossing to her.

He took her hand, pulling her out the front door. They silently walked to the dock and he sat down first. Bella sat in between Jacob's legs with his arms wrapped around her middle as they sat on dock watching the sun sink lower into the water. It looked like the water was ready to swallow the sun whole. The water seemed infinite, nothing like the beach in La Push. Her head rested against his chest as she sighed.

What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing really. Just taking everything in."

He squeezed her tighter as she smiled in contentment. Her worries from the morning where pushed aside once Jacob had shown up. She would go to the Cullens to get answers. And if they wouldn't give her the answers that she needed, she was going to do some digging.

Bella sat in between Jacob's legs with his arms wrapped around her middle as they sat on dock watching the sun sink lower into the water. It looked like the water was ready to swallow the sun whole. The water seemed infinite, nothing like the beach in La Push. Her head rested against his chest as she sighed.

She refocused her thoughts on the scene in front of her and the man holding her. He wasn't a boy anymore. He became a man when he changed. She hadn't wanted to admit it then, but there was no denying the solid wall of a person behind was anything other than all man

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He stood, looking out over the vast whiteness. The gently falling snow should have put him at ease. It would have, if he hadn't been forced here against his will. Irina and Tanya were more than hospitable, they always had been. Carlisle had promised that one day he would understand that it was for his own good. He didn't understand what that meant. How was taking him away from Bella for his own good? He worried about her every second of the day.

Tanya watched him from across the room with sad eyes. She didn't know what had made her say yes when Carlisle had asked her if Edward could stay with them. She had a soft spot for the young vampire and Carlisle knew it. Having him here, grieving over a girl who had chose someone else was painful to watch.

All he did was look out the window. Like he was expecting to see someone come walking through the snow that no one else knew about. Maybe it was the girl that he had recently let go. She was a fool, that was what Tanya thought. She wanted to reassure him, that the pain would eventually go away. She had lived with the sorrow of unrequited love for longer than he had. Even if the love that she craved was his.

Maybe when all was said and done, and he had found out that life did go on after losing the one you thought that you would spend the rest of your life with she would be able to talk to him about things.

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Later that night Jacob lit candles that Bella had missed when she first looked through the living room. The moon cast a glow over the entire room. She stood next to him taking in the room. She had a lot of happy memories in this cabin. She, Leah, and Seth using the entire upstairs as their play ground while Charlie, Harry, and Sue sat on the dock.

That was when she came up with an idea. She wasn't sure how it would work out, but she hoped that her dad would accept it. Then she would have to talk Sue about it. And finally she would have to talk to Jacob.