Jake's POV

Sam asked me to figure out what's wrong with Bella, she's mopey and whiney and kind of mean and she won't talk to him. This is weird because two days ago she was happier than I've seen her in a while. I tell him it's probably just because of the baby but he practically begs me so after work I go see her.

She opens the door with a carton of ice cream and tears streaming down her face.

"Hey what's wrong Bella?" I ask her alarmed. I kind of thought Sam was being over dramatic like he has a tendency to do when it comes to her.

"Nothing Jake, I'm fine. I figure Sam sent you here, where is he?" She asks rubbing her eyes, trying to make the tears stop. I tell her yes he asked me to come and I'm not sure where he is, probably with Josh, that's where he spends most of his time when he's not at work or with her.

At the mention of Josh she starts crying harder. I move her out of the doorway and lead her to their couch and sit her down, take her ice cream and hold her while she sobs into me.

"Honey please tell me what's wrong? You were so happy Friday after your appointment." And then it clicks.

Josh goes to the appointments with her and that's the only contact she'll allow him to have with her. And when I told her Sam was probably with Josh she got even more upset. She wants to be with Josh.

"You can be with him you know? No one would be upset except Alison and she's being kind of a bitch lately anyways. Honey Sam doesn't care; your dad would even support you. Why are you doing this to yourself?" I ask her and she sits up and looks at me for a minute, I can tell she's trying to decide if she wants to tell me anything or just go on pretending she has no feelings for him, which no one believes.

"If I trust him, if I let him into my life and he leaves then that makes me stupid. Plus I think he will love Jason and not leave him, he wouldn't do that again because he regrets leaving Sam and he's trying to make that up to him but he might want to leave me and if he wants to leave me bad enough then maybe he will leave Jason and Sam and that would all be my fault. I can't take that chance." She has obviously been thinking about this for a while and in her mind it makes complete sense. I guess it does in a way but the way Sam talks about Josh I really think Josh has changed.

"First off if he leaves you and this baby I promise no one will think you're stupid, except maybe Leah but that's her issue not yours. Then I promise you one of us will hunt him down and kill him. But I don't think he will leave you or this baby or Sam. I'm not saying it would be easy and I'm not even saying that you two would be together forever. Life doesn't come with guarantees. But I really don't think he would ever walk out again." I hope I'm right because I don't want her to end up hating me but I want her to be happy and Josh obviously makes her happy.

"What if people really can't change?" She asks seriously, like I have all the answers. I do have one answer but it might break her. Is it worth it?

"Your mom really changed. She's happy now Bella and Josh is a far better person than her." Her eyes widen in shock that I actually used her mom in all this but then she hugs me and says she loves me.

"I love you too Bella, are you going to be OK?" I ask her cautiously.

"Yes Jake, I'm going to be fine. Thanks for coming and thanks for saying that. It never really clicked to me like that and Sam or anyone else would have never used that against me. I mean not against me that sounds wrong. But you're right, she's happy with a new family. I can be happy with a new family too. I can be happy with Josh. And if he ever does walk out on me and Sam and Jason it would be all on him right? I wouldn't be stupid or setting them up for heartbreak? I love all of them. I don't like choosing sides." She's talking as she's walking up the stairs and then changing clothes.

"Right Bella, if Josh ever walks out again it would all be on him. You're such a good person and you're going to be an amazing mom. Where are you going?" I ask her.

"To see Josh, you're right, I do want to be with him, I've wanted to be with him since I walked away from him after he told me who he was. I'm tired of waiting; I had myself so convinced he couldn't possibly have changed. Thank you Jake." She kisses my cheek and starts walking down stairs.

"Do want me to take you Bella?" She changed her mind about him so suddenly I'm afraid she's going to break down half way there or something.

"No, he'll just have to bring me back then." Yeah that actually makes sense. "I know I flipped sides like a crazy person Jake but I've wanted this for so long you all know knew it. I was just scared and you said exactly what I needed to hear. For so long all the bad about him and my mom made them the same person in my mind, I don't know why I never saw the good in them being the same, only Josh isn't like her because he loves Sam. Plus I was afraid everyone would think I'm stupid if he left even though really I've known all along you were on my side." She's actually making sense so I guess I'll let her go.

"You have work tomorrow Bella, take clothes because you're most likely not going to want to come back tonight, it's already 6." I tell her and she smiles and says thanks, that's a good idea.

We walk out together and she hugs me and tells me she loves me again.

I tell her I love her too then watch her drive off hoping this isn't some kind of mental breakdown and she's really going to kill Josh because her mom hates her or something.

Just in case, I call Sam to warn him she's on the way there but it turns out he's not there, he's with his mom trying to convince her to stop being a bitch to Bella.

Tonight is not going to help his case.