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Bella's POV

A week after the cookout on the beach, I was hanging in Paul and Emily's living room. Sam would be here soon to pick me up. He was out on patrol with, Jared. I was sitting in the living room with, Paul and Jacob we were watching, Spongebob for some reason. I have no clue why we were watching this show, Paul was the one who turned it on, and I wasn't going to wrestle him for control of the remote. No thank you ma'am. So we were stuck watching the yellow sponge, and pink star guy do stupid stuff.

I was hopping Sam got here soon I was tired, and ready to go home to bed. Well to his home and to bed anyways. I sighed giving in and stretching out on the couch, my feet hit, Paul, oh well wasn't like I could hurt him. I closed my eyes and a second later I felt, Paul shift beside me then something cover me.

"Cant have you freezing on me." Paul mumbled, as he tucked the blanket around me.

"Awe aint that cute, Paul's gone all soft on us." Jacob teased.

"Shut up, Jake, he could still kick your ass. I wouldn't pick at him if I were you." I mumbled.

"Next he'll be brushing your hair, and going to get you snacks." Jake said.

"You already do that, Jake. I wouldn't want to take your job away from you." Paul said. I rolled my eyes, then closed them again. She would know if they got in a fight she would feel Paul get up.

"She has you whipped, and she's not even your imprint. She'll have you wiping her ass in no time." Jake said laughing.

"Hey, I can wipe my own ass thank you very much." I said, what the hell was up, Jake's ass. "What is your problem, man you're just asking for trouble. Are you trying to cause problems?"

"No."

"Well you're sure acting like it." I said. He just seemed to want a fight for some reason, but why the hell would he want to fight with, Paul for. Ugh, boy's were so complicating.

"Well I'm not, Bell's, so chill." I just sighed I closed my eyes this time they staid closed. Paul reached over and smoothed the blankets and ruffled my hair.

"Want to keep that hand, cause if you do I'd keep it to yourself." I said without opening my eyes.

"Crybaby." Paul mumbled. I fell asleep soon after that, and was awakened by someone picking me up. I came awake instantly with a jerk, causing whoever it was to almost drop me, but they didn't they caught me. I soon realized it was, Sam, here to pick me up.

"Hey sleeping beauty." He said and kissed my forehead.

"Hey." I said, giving him a smile.

"Bye, sleeping Beauty," Paul said, reaching over as he passed by to ruffle my hair, and walked out of the house. He was on patrol tonight with, Embry and Quil. I groaned, and reached up to fix my hair. Sam smiled.

"Ready to go home?" Sam asked, as he headed towards the door. I snuggled into his arms.

"Yeah, I'm tired. Where's, Jake, he go home already?" I looked around but didn't find him.

"Yeah, Paul said he left right after you fell asleep." I reached down and opened the passenger door for him, and he placed her on the set. She bucked up as he ran around to his side of the car and got in. "Paul said, Jake, was being a brat."

"Yeah, I guess." I said, shrugging my shoulders. "I don't know what his problem is. He needs to hurry up and imprint already."

"Its probably just a phase." Sam said.

"Probably." I said though I was thinking it was more, and that I was going to have to have a chat with my best friend.

Jake's POV

Ok so I was jealous. I had to accept the imprint between her and Sam, but now Paul was trying to steal my title as best friend. I just couldn't catch a break. It wasn't fair, Bella, was my best friend. Now that jerk was stealing her away. I don't understand, they didn't even like each other now their totally BFF'S. My life is shit. It was a pointless sack of uselessness. I no longer held the title of, Bella's, best friend. I was just, Jacob Black, big wolf freak. Oh yeah everyone just wanted to be best friends with someone who could rip them to pieces.

I stomped up the porch and into the house. I was hoping my dad would be in bed already so he wouldn't try to ask questions. I walked into the living room, and found my luck was not with me. Of course it wasn't I mean this is me we are talking about. My dad was sitting in his wheelchair watching TV.

"Hey son, what's wrong with you. You look like you lost your best friend." Oh way to be right on the money dad, cant you ever be wrong.

"I have." I kicked of my shoes. don't know why I bothered wearing the damn things they ended up explode ding most the time when I had to phase on a dime anyways.

"What do you mean, Jake? You and Bell's didn't have a fight did you?"

"I mean that jerk, Paul, stole my best friend. Her and Paul are now Best friends. He even covers her up with blankets, and tucks it around her, and he lets her get away with drinking his Gatorades."

"Jake, I think you are acting like a girl about this, and need to tell, Bella, how you are feeling. Son I'm sure she doesn't mean to hurt you."

"She doesn't want to be my friend anymore so why talk to her?"

"Now Jake did she say that or is that what you are assuming?"

"She doesn't have to say it."

"Talk to her before you ruin your friendship with her, Jake. It is not good to assume things."

"I'm going to bed I got patrol in the am."

"Night son."

"Night."

Bella's POV

I was outside of Jakes house he had just gotten of patrol with Jared a half hour ago. It was time for that little chat, time to get to the bottom of what was going on with him. I took a deep breath, and let it out. I then brought my fist up and knocked on the door. Jake answered the door a minute later. He looked surprised to see me.

"Bell's, what are you doing here. I thought you would be at, Paul and Emily's since, Sam's out on patrol." Hmm, was that the problem. Just maybe I saw something close to jealousy in my best friends eyes when he said, Paul's Name.

"We need to talk. There is obviously something wrong and we are going to talk about it now lets go." I grabbed his hand and yanked till he stepped out of the house closing the door behind him. Instead of letting go of his hand I continued to hold it. He was my best friend, and there was nothing wrong with holding your best friends hand. "Jake what's wrong? Just tell me."

"Paul's taking my place as your best friend." He blurted out clearly frustrated and upset.

"What, no that's ridicules. You are and will always be my best friend. No one can replace that. I'm sorry if it seemed I was trying to replace you cause I'm not. I like Paul, a lot, he has turned out to be a good friend, and a fun person to argue with, but I am not replacing you with him. He isn't trying to steal your place either." I felt bad that he felt this way. Obviously I needed to start spending more time with my best friend. Jake had been my best friend for a while, and I didn't want to lose him.

"It just feels like you don't want to be my friend anymore. You spend all your time with, Sam and Paul or the others. I cant remember the last time we hung out. I miss are friendship, Bell's. I accept the imprint, and I'm happy for you and Sam, but it would be nice if we could still talk once in a while" Gee, had it really been that long since we had a conversation? I guess it had. I think it had been quite some time in fact. Damn some best friend I was.

"I'm sorry, we should. We could hang out more often. I can alternate my time. Some days I can come here while, Sam's on patrol and others I can go to Paul's. Sometimes I go to Embry's, sometimes Quil's. Infact I'm suppose to go to Embry's today, but I came here to talk to you."

"I just assumed you spent all your time with Paul."

"You know its never good to assume anything. It just causes drama." I said rolling my eyes. "Assuming things gets you on Jerry Springer and Maury."

"I know, assuming things is bad." he sighed. I nodded smiling. We headed back to his house.

"Well I best get to Embry's. We are going to play on the XBOX and eat junk food and gain fifty pounds or that's what he said. I don't plan on gaining fifty pounds."

"Mind if I come?"

"No, I don't mind at all. You drive."

Embry answered the door, he wasn't wearing a shirt. That was unusual, most of the guys went shirtless most of the time. He smiled when he saw us standing on his porch. He pulled me into a hug.

"Hey guys, come on in. Nice of you to join the party, Jake. Sam ended up calling, Jared back out and Quil out with him and Paul. I'm surprised he didn't call you out to. He would have called me only he knew Bella was coming here so I wasn't an option. He didn't try to call you?"

"I don't know. Why what's going on?" Jake asked pulling out his phone. He made a face, and cursed under his breath. I was guessing he had missed a call.

"They picked up the chicks scent." Embry said. "Their heading east." Jake nodded.

"I'll see you later then guys." he hugged me.

"Be careful."

"Always am Bells." I was really nervous god I hated this. Please don't let anything happen to my guys.

"Well, Bella, it's, just you and me. Ready to get you ass kicked, and gain fifty pounds?"

"You'll be the one getting the ass kicking and I am not gaining fifty pounds."

"We will just see about that."

"Game on, Bro." I was probably going to lose. I was clumsy in life therefore I was probably going to be clumsy in whatever game he had us playing. There was no winning for me. I was putting my foot down on the fifty pounds though.

"Bring it, sista."

"Oh I will. I'll bring it." I smiled having fun with him. I liked, Embry, he was a lot of fun. I couldn't help but still worry though about the other guys as they went after, Victoria. They all could get hurt. I wondered if, Jake, would find them. Embry sat everything up and it was game on.

In another area it was also game on only of another kind. It was a different type of game all together, and someone was losing.