Alrighty, guys. From here on out the chapters will be written by me. I hope you enjoy them as much as you enjoyed dazzled620's. Can I ask for maybe 5+ reviews before I update again? That doesn't seem like too much to ask. So, here it goes! :)
Bella's POV:
Jake picked me up off of the ground and walked quickly to my truck to take me home. I looked back at Alex. He was lying on the ground, knocked unconscious. For a moment, I felt sorry for him. Then I remembered what he did to me.
Jaco set me down lightly in the passenger seat of the truck. I couldn't stop crying, no matter how hard I tried. I was so sick of letting that jerk have so much control over me. I was done. I would never shed another tear over that incident.
As we drove along the long road that lead to my house, Jake looked over at me every few minutes. Probably making sure that I wasn't having a complete breakdown.
"You okay now, Bells?" he asked.
"Yeah. I'm okay. I think... I think that I want to go to therapy. Maybe it will help me get over this. I want to be happy again. I want to be normal. For me, you, my dad. For Embry. He deserves better than what I am now. I want to be that person for him." I explained. Jacob looked so relieved. I felt really bad. I made everyone worry over me. I had to make this right again.
"That's good, Bella. I'm glad that your trying to get pass this. Do you want me to tell Embry, or is this just between you and me?" Jake asked.
"No, I want to tell him. I'll let him know tomorrow at lunch." I said. This was something that I had to do on my own. No crutch. I had to get over it and this was the only way to do it.
Jacob finally pulled into my driveway. He looked me over, silently wondering if I could walk to the door by myself. I nodded my head and stepped down onto the gravel. My dad rushed over to me and hugged me.
"What happened? Sam wouldn't tell me over the phone." Charlie said urgently. Jacob tried to answer for me, but I spoke before he could.
"The guy that... raped me showed up at the party. Turns out it was Sam's brother, Alex. I lost it and Jacob punched him. He's probably still unconscious." I explained. Charlie patted Jacob's shoulder as if to say thank you for beating the crap out of that guy. We walked up the porch steps into the house and sat down at the kitchen table. Jacob went into detail of everything that happened that night. The color drained out of Charlie's face when he heard how close Alex had been to me.
When they were done discussing that, they just sat there. They occasionally looked at me. I guessed that it was my turn to talk.
"Dad, do you know any therapists down at the hospital? I think talking about what happened will help me get over it." I said nonchalantly. Charlie gazed at me with wide eyes. He was just as surprised as Jacob had been.
"Yeah. I'll... make an appointment. This weekend good for you?" he asked.
I said sure and he nodded. Jacob left a few minutes after that. I was so tired that I kept spacing out. I told Charlie that I was going to bed. I trudged up the stairs to my bedroom. I changed into my comfortable old sweats. I curled up under that covers.
I asked myself why I was so afraid of men. I knew that not all guys were like Alex. Jacob wasn't, and neither was Charlie. Embry wasn't like that. I wanted to try to be with Embry, but I didn't know where to start with him. He already had these deep feelings for me, and I was just getting over my incident. He had told me that he would be whatever I needed him to be. But I didn't really know what I wanted him to be.
I heard a soft scratching at my window. Then another. Then the sound of someone swinging on a branch. I slowly walked to my window and peered out.
Embry was sitting in my tree.
I lifted the window and said, "What are you doing? You know you could have used the front door, right?" He grinned and swung the branch and jumped into my room.
"Are you alright? I followed you an Jake here. It looked like something was up."Embry said.
"I'm fine. I'm going to start therapy this weekened. I want to be better. Em, can I ask you something?" I asked.
"Sure, Bells. You can ask me anything." he said. Here it goes.
"You love me, and would be anything I need you to be, right?" I asked timidly.
"Absolutely."
"Good. Embry, I want to be there for you. I want to be with you, but I just can't. I promise, I'm working on it. But all I can be to you right now is a friend. I'm sorry. I just wanted to let you know, so your not waiting around for me forever." I said, tears sliding down my face. I wanted him to do what was best for him.
"Bella, I would wait for you forever. I don't want anyone else. Ever. I don't mind waiting if it's for you. You don't have to worry about me leaving. I promise." Embry said.
"Thank you. If you ever get tired of waiting, I'll understand."
"I know you would, cause your a good person. But let's not think about that. Everything will be okay." A wolf howl pierced the night air. Embry gave me a torn look and I told him it was okay. I needed some sleep anyway.
Embry jumped out of my window and phased. I would do anything for him. Anything to make him happy.
I settled into my bed and slipped into a dreamless sleep.
I hope this chapter was good. I was so nervous last night that I could hardly sleep. Taking over a popular story like this is a big deal. The next chapter will be better. 5+ reviews=the next chapter. See ya!
