Hey guys, I'm sorry it took me so long, but in these few last weeks of school I have to study a lot... anyways, I'd like to thank all those who reviewed and subscribed me, and those who only read too! (Even though I would really love it if you let me know what you thought about my story! Lol) This chapter is much longer than the last one!

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Disclaimer: no, unfortunately I'm not Stephenie Meyer...

Chapter Four

"She's alone now. Let's go!"

And with that she took my hand and started running toward my angel's house.

Bella's POV

I had spent the whole day with Jacob, just hanging around in his garage or at La Push, walking on the beach holding hands and talking about anything we could think of. It was that simple with Jacob. We would just be with each other and be happy; all we asked the other was love, nothing more.

Later that afternoon we came back at my house so I could start cooking dinner for Charlie. It was a quiet moment, and I could feel Jacob's eyes on my back while I cooked, just like that first night when I had told him my feelings. As if understanding what I was thinking about, Jacob hugged me from behind, making me lean against his warm chest and putting his chin on my shoulder.

"What are you thinking?" he asked, his warm breath tickling my ear.

"Just about the first night I told you my feelings." I answered, and I could feel him smile as he kissed my cheek, making me blush slightly.

"It was exactly three days ago" he whispered, looking out into space, probably reliving the moment.

"Yeah, I'm really glad I told you."

"Me too", he agreed.

"I love you", I said, and pecked his lips.

I shouldn't have. He lifted me and sat me on the counter.
"I love you too" he whispered, and brushed his lips to mine, kissing me gently, as if he felt he had to prove his words. Whenever he kissed me it was as if the world around us didn't exist; all I felt, and wanted, was him, this beautiful man that strangely enough loved me.

All of a sudden I smelt something strange, as if something was burning… oh crap! I pushed Jake away and jumped off the counter to turn the fire off. Much to my dismay our dinner was totally uneatable. I groaned in frustration.

"It's your fault!" I told Jacob, jokingly. He chuckled.

"Sorry Bells, I just needed some attention." He said, and pulled a puppy face. "Are you mad at me?" he asked, pouting.

I looked at him… he was so cute! I could never be mad at him while he looked at me that way.

"No", I sighted.

He smiled that big smile I liked and sat me on the counter again.

"Now – I said – since dinner's lost, I guess we could order some pizza!"

"Sounds good to me!" he answered and grabbed the phone, ordering two big pizzas, knowing Charlie and I would share one.

"So, where does all that food go?" I asked him, referring to all the food he could eat. He chuckled.

"C'mon Bells, you know me better than that! I'm a big boy, I need to eat a lot!"

I rolled my eyes at him smiling; we were just playing around with each other.

"So – he started – what about tonight?"

I didn't understand what he meant – I was sure I hadn't forgotten anything like birthdays or such.

He laughed at my confused expression.

"I was only asking if you wanted me to come after Charlie falls asleep".

"Oh!" I answered, making him laugh again. "Of course, why shouldn't you come?"

"Just checking", he answered, shrugging.

I smiled at him and kissed his lips.

Just then the phone rang – dang it! I seriously considered not answering, but it could have been Charlie; by the time I had decided to answer, it had rung three times, so I unwillingly jumped off the counter for the second time that evening to pick up the phone.

"Hello?" I asked, but no one answered.

That was weird.

"Hello?" I asked again, wondering why nobody was speaking. I looked at the phone to make sure I had actually answered. I had.

"Hello?? Is someone there??" I demanded, getting frustrated with whoever called.

I thought I heard someone inhale, but then I heard a sight.

This was a sick joke, and I was getting scared.

"Bella? Who is it?" Jake asked, noticing how uncomfortable I was feeling. I was glad he was here, he made me feel safer.

"I don't know Jake, no one's answering", I whispered.

"Give me the phone Bells, I'll deal with this."

I handed him the phone, worried. He listened to it and hung up.

"Who was it?" I asked.

"They hung up", he answered. "Don't worry; I won't let anyone hurt you. It probably was just a prank", he said reassuringly.

"Ok" I whispered.

I knew he meant what he said – he would never let anyone hurt me, and I felt safe with him.

He reached me and pulled me into a hug.

"Did it scare you?" he asked.

"Yeah, kinda", I felt a few tears slowly slide down my cheeks.

He sighted and held me tighter.

"Don't worry honey, it was just a prank", he repeated, wiping my tears away and kissing the top of my head.

"Yeah"

Just then we heard Charlie's cruiser pull into the driveway.

When he walked into the kitchen his expression hardened as he saw Jake holding me and my wet face.

"What happened?" he asked, concern evident in his voice.

"Don't worry Charlie, she got upset for a stupid prank"

Charlie's eyes narrowed.

"A prank?"

"Yeah, someone called but said absolutely nothing." I answered.

He looked worried.

"Let me know if it happens again.

"Sure" I said. "Uhm, Dad? – I added – I'm sorry, but I kinda burnt our dinner."

He burst out laughing, easing the tension that had formed in the room.

"Bells burning dinner! That's a first! Wasn't burning meals my job?"

I was laughing too.

"Yeah, well, I was being distracted." I said, and looked at Jacob who smiled sheepishly.

Charlie looked at us curiously.

"But don't worry, we already ordered pizza", I reassured him.

"Good! I'm starving."

The rest of the evening went by quickly, we ate and talked until Jacob left saying he had to go home – only he and I knew he would just wait somewhere nearby until Charlie fell asleep, so he could get into my room.

I washed dishes, and cleaned the table, before brushing my teeth and putting my pajamas on. Finally I went to bed, waiting patiently for Charlie to fall asleep.

After a while I heard a noise coming from the window. Jacob was here! While I got up and walked to the window, I wondered if Charlie had really fallen asleep already… I couldn't hear any snoring.

When I got to the window I opened it to let Jacob in, but no one was there. The only thing that entered my room was a sudden gush of cold wind. I would have sworn I heard something scratching against my window.

Anyway I closed it because I was freezing, standing there in my pajamas.

"Bella?" a small, beautiful voice said from behind me.

I whipped around, too surprised and scared to make a sound.

"Alice" I whispered.

Standing there, in the middle of my room, was my favorite sister; but… how was that possible? It must have been a dream. They had left months ago, following Edward's decision to leave me behind, not wanting me in his life.

It was terrible to see her knowing I could wake up any minute and be alone again; she hadn't even said goodbye! When I recovered from my initial shock, my knees trembled for a second, nearly knocking me to the floor. Then I hurled myself at her. I started crying as I slammed into her.

"Bella, are you ok?" she asked with her wind-chime voice.

I simply nodded, not trusting my voice.

"Bella, say something", she pleaded.

I wracked my brain for something to say.

"What are you doing here?" I sobbed.

I couldn't think, a lot of different emotions raging inside of me; happiness, confusion, pain, relief, anger, disappointment, betrayal, hope, worry… I didn't know which one was the strongest.

I was happy because she was back, and maybe this meant they were all here, even him; I hoped he was back and was worried about this; who knew what he would say? He would probably say he still didn't want me at all, like that day in the woods… I felt pain, anger and disappointment when I thought about that day, especially pain, but I was mad at the others for leaving me too: it was all so confusing I could barely think straight.

Her face fell slightly.

"I'm really sorry Bella, we all are. We missed you al so much… especially Edward, you know".

I snorted, the hole in my chest opening again when I heard his name. "Yeah, right" I mumbled.

He left me, he was sick of pretending he was human and didn't want me anymore; he said so. Why should he lie?

She sighted and sat my on my bed, sitting next to me.

"Bella, please believe me! He's been a wreck all these months; he hasn't hunted or played the piano in all this time; actually, he has barely moved at all." She looked pained. I didn't want Alice to suffer, but I seriously couldn't understand her.

"Alice, listen, when he left me he gave me his explanation… he was sick of me; that's all. Why should he lie? I mean, who could blame him? I am only human, after all, and I'm not that much worth it, even as a human".

"No! Bella, that's your problem! You think so lowly of yourself…" she sighted. "Listen I came here to tell you that Edward is here and would give anything to talk to you."

My breath caught in the back of my throat.

"He's here?"

Alice nodded.

The pain in my chest nearly knocked me unconscious… I knew it wasn't supposed to be this way, I knew I could feel better; but somehow, I also knew it wasn't talking to Ed- him, that I was going to heal… I felt like I had forgotten something, something really important.

"Will you talk to him?" she asked.

"I… I don't know… I really want to, but… I moved on – Alice I'm alive only because of Jacob, I…" I gasped, suddenly remembering what I had forgotten and feeling like shit for doing so… how could I forget Jacob?!? Even if for a brief moment, how could I??

"Bella?" she looked worried, even scared by my answer.

As I thought of Jacob, the hole in my chest started healing again – like every time I was with him, and my thoughts became more coherent.

"As I said, I'm alive only thanks to Jacob, I can't do this to him, I… I love him, Alice".

She looked like she could cry. "Yes, I know".

I looked at her, confused. "How could you know?" I asked.

"Long story… Bella, please come talk to him, it's all he's asking…" she begged.

I sighted. After all, I had missed him a lot, and it's not like talking to him would mean I was going to forgive him… but I promised Jake I loved him, would he see this as betrayal? Probably… he would think I was going to leave him, but I could prove him wrong! I could go talk to Edward and come back to him to prove him how strong my love was!

Ugh! This was a mess… I didn't want to talk to Edward and ruin everything with Jacob; on the other side, I wanted to see Edward real badly… the only way was to talk to Edward with Jake's permission… yeah… good call Bella, I thought sarcastically… but maybe he would understand… I guess I could give it a try!

"I have to talk to Jacob first, I don't want to ruin everything!" I eventually answered Alice.

She nodded sadly.

Just then there was a knock on my window and Jacob let himself in.

"Bells, I'm sorry but I can't stay for long, we smelled some leeches near here and –", he stopped in mid-sentence when he saw who was next to me.

I hope you liked chapter four! These chapters are a bit sad, but they are the last ones, the story will get a bit brighter! As always, please let me know in a review if you liked it or not, and if you have any ideas, I'd be glad to know! =)

Constructive criticism is welcomed as always, and I have to say that I don't think this chapter is as good as the others because my beta is studying for some very important exams, so she can't help me for another few weeks! (Good luck for your exams Oxygen . and . Cucumber!!)

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