Chapter Eighty Five

Bella

We flew back into Seattle and I wanted to find out the situation with the Cullens in Forks so I rang Billy's. I was surprised when Jake answered, after all he wasn't welcome on the Reservation any longer.

"Bella? Is everything OK? I'm so sorry for what happened, what Alice did. I didn't know anything about it until it was over."

"Jake, why are you at Billy's?"

"Oh yeah, you don't know do you? Billy passed away a few days ago, we're just back from the funeral."

"Oh Jake, I'm so sorry. I didn't know he was ill."

"It was a heart attack. I wasn't here when it happened. He was alone."

"I'm so sorry Jake. Are you staying on at the Res?"

"Just a few days then I have to go find Alice. She left me."

"Left you? How? Why?"

"I guess she was ashamed of what she'd done. We argued then I found about Billy. When I rang to tell her she'd gone. I guess you'll be looking too? I'll stand by her Bella just so you know that."

"I know Jake but she caused Charlie's death and I can't forgive her that."

"I know, so I guess that means were on opposite sides again eh?"

"Jake can we meet? I want to talk to you, please."

"OK. I'll be at the Cullen house in the morning."

"No, not there. Can we meet at the treaty line? Its more private."

"OK When?"

"In a couple of hours. Just you and me. No Sam, no Jasper, just us?"

"OK Bells."

Jasper

I didn't like the idea of her so close to the Res and Forks but she'd made her mind up and there was no changing it."

"I'll be fine Jazz, really. You trusted me before. Trust me now."

"OK" I sighed "But two hours or I'm coming for you."

She kissed me, pulling me close and whispering in my ear,

"You get us a room somewhere and I'll be back in less"

"You're on darlin'"

I watched her drive away with a heavy heart, whenever we were parted I felt this loss and it was something I just had to get used to for now. Soon I hoped we'd not be saying goodbye any longer. I went off to get us a room, Peter and Char had already gone hunting and would catch up with us later.

Bella

Jake was waiting when I got there, I recognised his huge frame with a twinge of regret for a friendship that was broken through no fault of ours. He smiled when he saw me but his eyes were full of pain and loss and I knew he felt the same way I did. As I got out of the car he came over and hugged me, not appearing to mind the leech stink as he'd always called it, so I guessed Alice had done one good thing in making him immune to the smell of vampires.

"Bells you're looking good for a leech."

"Hey there wolf man. You're looking good too. Sorry about Billy."

"Yeah well you know all about it Bella. I'm sorry about Charlie. He didn't deserve to die like that, at least Billy went peacefully"

"Lets not talk about that now Jake it still hurts too much. I want your help Jake in teaching Alice lesson."

"Oh Bella you know I can't do that."

"Jake I need you to listen to me. The others want her dead, I want her to hurt, to know what its like to lose one you love, and I need your help to do it without anyone getting killed. You know what will happen if Jazz and Peter get their way?"

He nodded, sighing heavily and kicking the dirt with his boots.

"What do you need Bells?"

"I want you to die"

"What?"

"I want you to die, not for real, but you have to disappear. Alice has to think she's lost you. Isn't it preferable to really losing you?"

He shrugged,

"I guess if you put it like that...so what's the plan?"

I told him my idea and he agreed, he didn't like it, he wouldn't like anything that hurt Alice but it was a lot better than the alternative."

"What are The Cullens doing?" I asked him.

"They're getting ready to leave. Esme thinks if they move away then Edward will come home. She's hoping Alice might too, but I think Alice burned her boats with just about everyone. She can't go to the Volturi because of me, we aren't welcome on the Res, I guess we'll become nomad misfits."

"I'm sorry she's ruined your life too Jake."

"What can I say? I love her."

I nodded,

"Yeah I know. Look Jake I have to go now. I'll be in touch and once again I'm very sorry about Billy."

Jasper

I paced the motel room impatient for Bella's return, every moment away from her seemed a lifetime. I wanted her in my arms, in my bed, I needed to be inside her. When I heard the car I raced outside to meet her and she threw herself into my arms as if she'd missed me equally. We kissed as I carried her into the room and slammed the door, tearing her clothes off in my haste to get her to the bed. She giggled equally hurriedly ripping the shirt from my back and we fell onto the bed together a tangle of limbs and partially destroyed clothing. As I finished the job of stripping her clothes off she was busy nuzzling my neck and scraping my skin with her teeth causing shudders of delight to ripple through my entire body. Once we were both naked we calmed slightly and I lay back while she explored my body with her hands, her fingertips and her lips, causing fire in my veins and a rush of blood to my crotch. By the time her mouth found my erection I was almost too excited and a few strokes with her tongue was enough to send me over the edge, I came explosively in her mouth and she sighed in pleasure.

"God I missed you Bella."

"Well if this is the kind of welcome home I'm going to get I'm going out more often."

I stroked her face and kissed her, before beginning my exploration of her body, touching every mound and hollow with my fingers and tongue, feeling the heat building inside her and the blood pumping back into my dick. When I couldn't take the throbbing any longer I entered her with a groan of pleasure and she raked her nails along my back as I slid in and out faster and faster until I exploded again, this time filling her body with the seeds of my love for the beautiful woman who was my wife.