A/N: I do not own Twilight…I make no money off of Jacob but the money I could make with him oh boy. Okay here is the much awaited chapter but I have to say ladies and gents it is not how I originally planned it to go. See our beloved Jake was suppose to phase earlier in chapter and deal with the post phasing crap in this chapter but pre-phase Jake hand other ideas, so please don't kill me….and as Always review and comment because it makes me happy. And if you guys get a chance check out my nephew's story on , it is called Twilight: A Rosalie and Jacob Story and his Penname is hungergamesfan97. He is 14 and this is his first try at fanfiction so leave him constructive reviews please. And a special thanks to my wolf girls for waiting for this chapter.

"I still don't understand why we have to babysit the baby alpha and the leech lover."

"How many times do I have to explain it to you Paul, because Billy called and said he was mad and he is worried he might phase if he doesn't keep his temper in check and we cannot afford for him to do it right here on First Beach in front of everyone."

"Well, they look fine to me."

Sam sighed. "You know what Paul go on leave, Jared and I have it from here, but you have to do double patrols for the next week."

"That's not fair Sam and you know it. I am not the only one who feels this way."

"Life is not fair Paul, look at them, they are kids, and hell Jacob is only fifteen years old for Christ's sake. He lost his mother, his father's in a wheelchair, his sisters abandoned him, and now the girl he has loved all his life may never walk again, and finally let's give him the death of what little childhood he had left by turning him into a giant wolf and you wanna gripe about having to watch after him."

"Well excuse me, you know I never had a childhood at all, at least he had Billy and Jared is only seventeen and you didn't seem too concerned about his loss of childhood, so what makes Jacob so special."

"Leave me out of this," Jared said quietly.

"I did worry about Jared, but there is a lot of difference in fifteen and seventeen and you know it and I am sorry about your parents being more concerned about themselves than you but that isn't my fault or Jacob's so back off or it will be two weeks. Jared and I will see you back at the house in a few hours." Paul stalked off in the opposite direction.

"You know he's right Sam, he is not the only one who feels that way."

"Do you feel that way Jared," Sam asked.

"No, but unlike Paul, I have known Jacob since we were kids. I saw what losing Bella, his mom and Billy ending up in a wheelchair did to him. I can see what this is doing to him, but the council is not happy that you and Billy are going over their heads."

"I don't give a damn about what the council thinks about my decisions, what are they going to do fire me and hire Paul as their whipping boy? He can't control his temper for five minutes." Sam got quiet and turned his attention to Jacob and Bella, who still had not moved from their positions.

From across the beach Sam could hear the group of paleface teenagers talking about Jake and Bella.

"Hey Guys isn't that Bella over there," Angela asked.

Mike's head popped up. He had heard Bella was back. He had also heard that she came back hurt pretty badly, so he was curious what she was doing here on the beach. "Yeah, who is that guy she is plastered all over," he asked unable to hide the venom in his voice.

"It looks like Jacob Black, remember her friend she introduced us to a few months ago."

"I thought she was really hurt, car accident or something?"

"She was, apparently she has been confined to her bed for the last month in a cast under the personal care of Dr. Cullen. Apparently it upset Edward so much that he has taken off to live with some of their family in Alaska. Dad said Charlie has been out of work the last month and there is talk of replacing him because they don't know when he is coming back."

"Wow, I guess she got out of the cast huh?"

"Looks like it, I would go talk to her but it looks like she and Jacob are having a private moment."

"Oh come on Angela, he is only fifteen, they don't need a private moment. I would hate for Charlie to have to put his own daughter in jail, besides if she can't walk what do they need a private moment for, she can't feel anything."

"You are such an asshole Mike."

"I know, I know," he said dragging Angela behind him.

"Damn it, Jared, heads up. Don't take your eyes off the paleface asshole, headed towards Jacob and Bella."

"Why?"

"Because I think he is gonna hit on Bella and it could send Jacob over the edge."

"Oh shit, Sam what are we gonna do?"

"Just wait and watch."

"Shouldn't we try to intercept it before it happens?"

"Only if it is gonna cause him to phase. I don't wanna interrupt them."

Jacob and Bella were so lost in their own world that they did not even hear Mike and Angela coming.

"Hey Bella, I heard you were back in town," Mike said innocently.

"Go away Mike," Bella mumbled into Jake's shoulder.

"Come on Bella, when you coming back to school, if you are out here, it couldn't be so bad."

"Hey, don't talk to her that way," Jake said as he kissed the top of her head. "Besides she said to go away and leave her alone."

"And what are you her guard dog?"

"No, I am her best friend and she doesn't want you here so leave."

"Mike come on," Angela said as she tried to pull him back towards the other kids in their group. "She doesn't want to be bothered."

"No, Angela I want to know why she left only to come back after he dumped her and why she has now taken up with the riff raff from the Rez. What is wrong with us normal guys," Mike knew he had taken it a step too far but it was too late now so he just stood waiting of the consequences, but it didn't come from where he thought it would.

Bella lifted her head. She could feel the heat radiating off of Jacob in waves and she would swear she could feel his muscles begin to ripple. She could tell he was angry at Mike's words and she knew she had to calm him down before there was a problem. Jacob was no longer the scrawny kid that Mike saw him as; he was starting to pack on some muscle. Bella place her hand on Jacob's chest and looked into his eyes. They were black and she could tell he was about to blow.

"Jake," she said softly. "He is not worth it," she rubbed his chest in a circular motion and she could feel the shaking slow down and stop. She then turned to Mike and unloaded her own fury. "Mike let me clarify something for you, you are on land that belongs to Jacob's people and they let you come here so I wouldn't say they are the rift raft and as far as going from Edward to Jacob well not that it is any of your business but Edward dumped me, so I have every right to spend as much time with Jacob as I want." Then Bella did something no one was expecting she tightened her hands around the nape of Jacob's neck and pulled him down to meet her lips. It was like the world shifted and everything fell away but the two of them.

This was the last thing Jacob expected, not that he hadn't thought about it, he had a lot but not like this here in front of all of First Beach on their log. The second her lips touched his, his whole world exploded. He lost all sense of time and space, holding on to Bella he got up off the log and headed towards the cliff where they left her chair. He slowly removed his lips from hers as he sat her back in her chair.

She bit back a sigh and opened her eyes to see Jacob's beautiful eyes staring back at her. "Jacob," she started to speak but he put his finger to her lips.

"Not here Bells, not now."

"But…" she was quieted once again by Jacob's finger on her lips. He then got up and started pushing her back towards the Black's little red house. The silence was scaring Bella, sure when she first decided to kiss him it was meant to just get Mike to leave her alone but the minute their lips touched Bella felt something she had never felt with Edward. It was like a jolt of electricity that spread throughout her body. Jacob was only fifteen and her best friend in the world and she could only hope he would forgive her eventually.

Jacob pushed her towards the garage instead of the house. "You stay here; I am going to tell Dad we are back. I will be right back, don't go anywhere." He ran towards the house and through the door. "Dad, we are in the garage okay."

"Jacob, where have you two been? Charlie has called like six times, trying to talk to Bella and apologize."

"She was upset Dad, so I took her to First Beach so we could talk although her so called friends ruined that idea, so now we are gonna hang out in the garage until lunch then I thought I might be able to coax her to watch a movie and take a nap before Charlie comes back for dinner."

"What happened Son," Billy asked worried that Jacob had done something stupid.

"Oh, just her friend Mike Newton running his mouth, we left before he could start anything."

"Okay, well keep an eye on the time because Bella has to have a pain pill after lunch."

"Okay, I will Dad we will see you in a few hours," he said as he grabbed a couple of sodas and headed out the door. He shoved the sodas in Bella's hands and pushed her into the garage. Without saying a word he lifted her out of the chair and placed her on the old bench seat against the opposite wall before joining her. He took the sodas out of her hands and sat them on the floor before taking her hand in his and pulled her closer.

Bella practically melted in to his chest. She sighed before speaking. "Jacob…"

"Don't, say it Bells, please just don't say it, not now, if you say you're sorry now, you will ruin one of the best moments of my life."

"Jacob, you're fifteen years old, if Billy had seen what happened he would probably have Charlie arrest me. Oh God, Mike will have it spread all over town," she screeched as she tried to pull away from Jacob's embrace.

"Nope, you are not going anywhere, because I know Dad won't care as long as it was a mutual thing Dad wouldn't care if he walked in and saw us naked because he knows I would be happy. Charlie on the other hand I wouldn't want him to catch us naked, so if we ever decide to go that route let's make sure it is a Charlie free zone." He could feel Bella laughing against his chest. "Seriously, Bells, he owns a gun and knows how to use it." That made her laugh even harder.

"Jake, slow down okay, I mean we just kissed not even an hour ago and now you are talking about getting naked. Let me get my head around kissing a fifteen year old boy before we talk about getting naked okay."

"Did it feel like you were kissing a boy Bells, I mean I know you have a lot more experience than me, but it was better than I ever dreamed it could be."

"Well Jake it's not like I have that much more experience than you, but I can tell you I have never had a kiss like that before and as far as what it felt like, it felt like my whole world shifted. I really don't want you to feel like just because we kissed anything has to change. I need a best friend more than I need a boyfriend, so if you can't be both I would rather have my best friend."

Jacob pulled Bella onto his lap. He tilted her head so she was looking up at him before he spoke. "Bells, I will always be your friend no matter what happens between us, but after that kiss there is no way I can let the possibility of more slip through our fingers either."

He leaned down and placed his lips on hers and the same electricity that they both felt on the beach coursed through them again. His tongue ran along her bottom lip and she was lost. Nothing else matter in that moment, not Edward, not Charlie, not her injuries, hell at that point it didn't even matter if she walked again, all that mattered was Jacob. She ran her hands through his hair. When he lifted his head and pulled away she moaned at the loss of contact.

"Bells, open your eyes and look at me," Jacob whispered as he stared down at her closed eyes and swollen lips wanting nothing more than to capture them again, but he knew they had to slow down. She wasn't ready and frankly neither was he. He watched as Bella slowly opened her eyes. He could see the sadness and confusion in her eyes and he reached down and ran his hand along her cheek. "Wow Bells, that was amazing, but we need to slow down."

"But Jacob…"

"No Bells listen, okay, I said slow down not stop. I fully intend to kiss you again very soon, but neither of us are ready for what comes after that and a few more minutes of that, and we would both be in over our heads. You just came out of a relationship and you are going to have a lot going on with school and rehab and I don't want you to feel like I am putting any more pressure on you and before you start overanalyzing what I am saying I don't care about Edward Cullen and how broken you seem to think you are, I don't care about that stupid chair over there by the door, I don't care about the back brace, all I care about is you Bells. You are all I see, I don't pity you, I don't think you are broken, I think you are one of the most beautiful people I know. But I get that you need a friend right now more than a boyfriend, I get that you need a best friend to push you through the hard part that we both know is coming. I understand that Edward leaving has left you feeling unworthy and unlovable but Bells I am not him and I don't see you the way he does. We all have flaws Bella but there are very few people who see our flaws and don't judge us for them, you are one of those people. You have never looked at me or Dad or Charlie or your mom or those damn Cullens and seen anything other than who we are on the inside, so I am telling you right here right now that I love you Bells not in spite of or because of those flaws but because of who you are on the inside. The girl no one gets to see."

"Jacob," she whispered.

"Shhh, Bells, Let's get out of here and go have lunch with Dad. If we stay out here, he will come looking for us and I will be in trouble."

"Why," she asked as lifted her up and carried her to her chair beside the garage door.

"Well apparently Charlie has been calling to talk to you and Dad wants to talk to you too before lunch, but I wanted you all to myself for a while, so I promised him I would bring you in for lunch and your pain pill and a nap."

"Really? What am I two? This is my first day to be outside in a month and I hate those pain pills."

"Bells…Calm down," he cautioned as he pushed her towards the house. "You don't wanna overdo it, besides you start back to school tomorrow."

"Don't remind me," she said as he pushed her through the door.

"Don't remind you of what Bella," Billy asked.

"I start back to school tomorrow, Billy."

"I would have thought you would be happy to see your friends again," he said as Jake pushed Bella up to the table next to him. "Jacob, I will keep Bella company why don't you go to Emily's and pick up the stuff she made for Charlie and Bella to take home."

"But Dad can't Sam bring it here."

"Jacob, if you want some of her brownies after lunch you will do as I ask, by the time you get back the pizza will be here."

"But Dad…"

"Jacob, Bella and I will be fine. I am not going to eat her you know."

"Okay, Bells, I will be back soon," he said as he kissed her on the forehead before running out of the door.

"So Bella, How are you really."

"I am better Billy, really. Thank you for everything. I mean I know that you have not been all that happy with the choices but you still let Jacob come visit me and I am grateful even though you dislike the Cullens so much."

"Bella I don't dislike them per se, I just think what they are is unnatural and dangerous."

"Billy, how do you know what they are?"

"Bella, I know Jacob told you our legends even though he wasn't supposed to."

"So, that's how you know what they are?"

"Yes, and as Chief of this tribe and as your father's best friend, I should have done a better job at protecting you and for that Bella I am truly sorry."

"Billy it was my choice. I am tired of everyone blaming themselves for my mistakes. I made the choice to date Edward even though I knew what he was. I used Jake to figure it out and I still made the choice to date him."

"Bella…"

"No Billy I have to say this before Jake comes back. I am sorry that I did not listen. I am sorry I caused a strain between you and Charlie. I am sorry I used my friendship with Jacob to find out what was up with the Cullens. I realized these last few weeks what I had become and frankly I am surprised anyone wants to help me."

Billy grabbed her hand before speaking "Bella I love you like you are my own and I have missed you as much as Charlie and whatever Jake and I can do to get you on the road to recovery, we will do. I can tell Jacob really cares for you, he always has. I want to tell you there will come a day very soon when Jacob will find out what the Cullens are and I can't say what will happen when he does, but I want you to remember he loves you Bella, no matter what he says he loves you and has for a long time."

"Why doesn't he know now?"

"Because it is not time for him to know Bella, but his time will come very soon and just remember when it happens, whatever happens, remember these days that you have had and remind him that the Cullens care about you as much as they are capable and that you love him. You do love him don't you Bella?"

"In two short weeks he has become such a big part of my life Billy and I can't imagine a world without him in it. I just regret not being here when he needed me the most."

"Bella don't worry about that, you couldn't help it. He will need you again soon enough."

"Billy you are starting to worry me."

"That is not my intention Bella. Jacob will soon begin his journey to becoming chief of our tribe and it will be a very scary thing for him and I don't want you to get worried if he doesn't see you or contact you for a while, he will just be adjusting to those changes."

"Thank you, for the warning Billy." The pizza delivery man interrupted what she was about to say next. Billy rolled to the door and came back with two pizzas in his lap. He placed them on the table.

"Do you want to eat now or wait on Jake?"

"Wait"

"Bella, I know what you are going through, not being able to do for yourself and having to depend on others to do the most basic things. I know this is difficult, but you have to cut Charlie a break, he is trying as hard as he can but you are his little girl and he wants to fix this and he can't."

"I know Billy; it wasn't really about him this morning."

"I figured that Bella, but he thinks it was. He called like six times while you and Jake were gone."

"Billy I just don't want to be a burden to Charlie or Jacob."

"You are not a burden Bella," what Billy was to say next was interrupted by Jacob coming in and slamming the screen door behind him. "Jacob," Billy said with concern as Jacob practically threw the stuff in the freezer and placed the brownies on the table with a thunk and headed to his room slamming the door. Billy started to go after him but Bella stopped him.

"I'll go," she whispered as she rolled toward Jacob's room. She knocked and he didn't answer so she just opened the door and rolled into the room. Jacob laid face down on his bed.

"Go away Dad, I'm not in the mood."

"It's not your dad Jacob," she said as she stroked his hair and his back. She could feel the tension in his body begin to relax. "Sweetheart what happened?"

"Embry has become one of them," he said as flipped over on his back and looked up at her, placing his hand on top of hers as it fell on his chest. "He says he can't be my friend anymore."

"When did he join them," she asked quietly.

"Last week, he cut his hair and has a tattoo Bells. I walk in and he is just sitting there at the table laughing and joking with Paul like it was nothing."

"Oh Jake, I am sorry, but it will be okay, you two will work it out."

"No Bells we won't, he said as long as I am hanging with you, we can't be friends and you aren't going anywhere."

"What?" she said as she ripped her hand from under his and rolled to the other side of the room.

"Bells," he said getting up from the bed. He put his hands on the handles of her chair.

"No, Jacob don't try to make this better. This is just too much I want to go home."

"Bells please don't do this, don't push me away too. I can't take it."

Bella turned around to see Jake standing there with tears in his eyes. The anguish was written all over his face. Bella did the only thing she could and that was to wrap her arms his waist and pull him closer. He placed his hands on her back and stroked her hair taking in her scent as she pressed close to his middle.

"Jake, I don't know what is going on with Embry or the rest of Sam's gang, but I am not gonna go anywhere. I promise you no matter what I will be here for you, but maybe for your sake you should spend more time with Embry and Quil than you have been. I never want to come in between you and your friends."

"But Bells I can't get past Sam and Paul to even talk to him and Quil doesn't have a problem with me spending time with you. He understands you need me. You stay here I am gonna go get us some pizza and brownies and your pain pill."

"Jacob…."

"No Bells, I need some time alone with just you okay. Dad doesn't understand that Sam and Paul give me the creeps, he thinks they have done amazing for the rez and they have but I just don't like the way they look at me. I'll be right back."

"Jacob," Billy said quietly as he saw his son exit his room.

"Not now dad, I am okay, really I just need some alone time with Bells."

"What happened?"

"Dad…"

"Okay Jacob I won't push, but just remember to give Bella her pain meds and let her take a nap."

"Sure sure Dad" he said as took a pizza and several brownies in his room. He stuffed her pain pills in the picket of his shorts and carried her transfer board with his free hand. He kicked the door open.

After Jacob closed his bedroom door behind him, Billy picked up the phone and called Sam, if Jacob wouldn't tell him what happened he will find out from Sam.

"Sam, what the hell happened with Jacob? He almost phased right here in the kitchen in front of Bella."

"Is he okay Billy?"

"Yeah, Bella God Bless her, she has managed to calm him down. Although I am not sure how, so what happened? Did Paul run his mouth?"

"No, Billy it was Embry. He was here when Jacob came to get the stuff from Emily and he and Paul were talking about Bella when he got here and Embry told him as long as he was hanging out with Bella he could no longer be his friend. I tried to stop it I really did, but you know how they are when they first phase and then I tried to stop Jacob but he was upset and as much as I want him to go ahead and phase, I know Bella was waiting, so I let him go."

"Damn it Sam."

"I know Billy, I know. Both Embry and Paul have double shift for the next month if it makes you feel any better and as far as how Bella calmed him down apparently all she has to do is touch him and she can stop him from phasing. I am guessing you are right when it comes to her being his imprint but I think their bond goes even deeper."

"Sam what are you talking about?"

"Well it is hard to explain but when they were at the beach this afternoon they were being harassed by one of Bella's classmates and Jacob almost phased with Bella in his lap, but she laid her hand on his chest and stopped him. It was like she knew Billy, like she felt it coming and she stopped it."

"Wow"

"I know, it was amazing to watch."

"So what do we do now?"

"Billy, you just have to trust what you know is true. He will not hurt Bella, I truly believe it and so does Jared, but I predict before the day is done, he will phase. I think Embry was the tipping point. Call me when Bella leaves. I will be on the lookout for him."

"Sam, they are just kids."

"I know Billy, and Emily and I will be here for them that is the only thing I can do."

"Thank you Sam."

"No thanks necessary Billy. I am just sorry Jacob has to deal with this so young and that Bella has to deal with any of this."

"Me too," Billy said as he hung up the phone and went to check up on Jacob and Bella. He opened the door and saw the two of them in Jacob's bed sound asleep. Billy closed the door and he ate while he waited on Charlie to get back.

Bella and Charlie left around four in the afternoon. Charlie was not happy when he found Jake and Bella asleep in the same bed. He grumbled and fussed the whole time Jake was getting Bella in the car and he really didn't like the kiss that Bella gave him before they pulled out of the driveway.

Jacob was angry and he wasn't sure why but Charlie's carrying on had set him off. He wanted to break something and it felt like his whole body was on fire and he could not sit still. He paced in his room trying to get a grip on his anger.

Billy was starting to get worried. Jacob had been in his room for half an hour now since Bella and Charlie left. He could hear his feet moving back and forth, he knew Jacob was close to phasing when Charlie woke them up yelling for Bella to get off of Jacob and grumbled the whole time they were packing her stuff. He saw Jacob's hands clenching and unclenching until Bella grabbed his hands and interlocked her hand with his while placing her other hand on his chest. Billy felt the tears well up in his eyes as he thought of the two children entering into a world he wished they do not have to face, a world full of monsters and magic. Billy's thoughts were interrupted by the banging of Jacob's door and the blur that is his son taking off out of the little red house into the woods. Billy calmly rolled to the phone and dialed Sam's number.

"Sam, its time."

"Okay, where is he?"

"In the woods, by the house is my guess."

"Are you okay?"

"No, but it is not like I have a choice in this now is there?"

"No, I guess not. I will take care of him personally Billy I promise you that. I am going to send Jared over to stay with you and before you say you don't need it, I know Jacob will be worried about two things and that is you and Bella. I may not be able to do anything about Bella right now, but I can make sure you are taken care of for him, so Jared will be there in five minutes. I am going to find Jacob and we will see you in a few days."

"Okay and Sam?"

"Yeah, Billy"

"Tell my son I am sorry and I love him."

"I will Billy." Sam hung up the phone and went in search of Emily. He found her at the stove, which had quickly become her usual spot in the house. "Em, I have to go. I don't know when I will be back," he said as he placed a gentle kiss on top of her head and pulled her into a gentle embrace.

"Jacob," she asked melting into his heat.

"Yeah," he sighed.

"I will be waiting for when he is ready."

"I can do it Em."

"I know you can Sam, but he is fifteen and this is the first time he has had his hair cut and it will be easier if I do it."

"He is not a baby anymore Emily."

"Sam Uley, I can't believe you just said that."

"You know how I feel about you being around the young wolves, Em."

"I said when he was ready Sam."

"I will think about it. I gotta go he is probably freaking out." He dropped one last kiss on her head before removing his clothes and heading out the door.