Chapter 42. Hope you guys like. Again, another difficult one to write but I did my best. Thanks for all the wonderful reviews. To answer a question that was asked, I saw maths and not math. Don`t know why, maybe it`s because I`m Irish? Anyway, happy reading and remember to review at the end. I love your feedback cause you are all so nice.

"He awake yet?"

"Nope. Still sleeping."

"Still doped up?"

"Yeah, still doped up." I sighed. Leah sat down on the floor beside me and patted Jacob`s hand a couple of times.

"I`m sorry this happened...I really am."

"It was not your fault!" I hissed angrily.

"It was! I shouldn`t have tired to take out that newborn on my own."

"Stop it! Please Leah." I begged. I hated when Leah put herself down. Plus, there was only one girl to blame for all of this, and she wasn`t sitting here next to me.

I had been over at Jacob`s for at least ten hours. It was pitch black outside now and Mr. Black was dozing in his wheelchair in the kitchen. A while back Chief Swan had come over unexpectantly. He was shocked to see the state Jacob was in. A lie was concocted about a motorcycle accident. Thankfully, Chief Swan bought it. What about his daughter? When was she going to show her china doll face here?

"Sonia..." Rachel came into the bedroom with her phone in her hand. "Your mom wants to know if you are coming home tonight?"

"I`ll call her and tell her I`m staying here...if that`s okay?"

"Sure it`s okay. I`ll text her don`t worry. You want something to eat?" She pushed.

"Nah...I`m fine. Thanks Rachel."

"No problem. I`ll find you some blankets and pillows."

"You look like hell." Leah said when Rachel had left.

"I bet I do...I don`t care though."

"He`ll wake up just as Jacob like as ever in a while."

"You know what song I can`t get out of my head?"

"What?"

"He ain`t heavy, he`s my brother."

"Was that the last song you heard?"

"It was on the car radio before I came here."

"Oh...it`s a lovely song. You should substitute brother for imprint. Or imprinter."

"Yeah.." I giggled a little.

"Listen, I gotta head." She got up and took another sympathetic look at Jacob.

"See you soon." She said before leaving.

"See you soon. Get some sleep."

"You too."

When she left I bent over Jacob`s bed and took his injured hand and kissed it. He was so warm, his breathing even. Looking at his face though...it was worn, and troubled. I cupped it, giving him a gentle kiss on the mouth before burying my face in the crook of his shoulder and neck.

"You like The Hollies huh?" Jacob crooked out, completely startling me. I lifted my head up. His eyes were half open, a playful smile forming on his lips.

"You`re awake!" I whispered out, looking into the dark depths of his eyes.

"Yeah...sorta. I feel..." He tried to lift himself up but groaned and gave up. He lifted up his injured arm and cupped my face. I took it and pressed it gently to my cheek. "You stayed, didn`t you?"

"Yeah, I stayed. I haven`t left you since you came back." I rushed to reassure him. He frowned and broke eye contact with me.

"I didn`t want you to see me like that...or like this." He rubbed my cheek with his thumb.

"Why not Jacob?"

"I don`t want you to think I`m weak." I swore under my breath.

"Jacob...how the hell can I think that you are weak?"

"Because, look what happened! I`m not the brave warrior you thought I was."

"Don`t give me that! The pack said that you gave the leeches hell during the battle. That you were the best fighter."

"I chose the wrong fight. I was fighting for the wrong thing."

"You`re talking about her aren`t you?"

"They told you?"

"Yeah...Jacob, I need to tell you something."

"What? About Bella? I don`t think you can tell me anything new Bluebird."

"I knew." I breathed out fast. Jacob frowned at me and dropped his hand from my face.

"You knew? You knew Bella was trying to get me to father her children?"

"I didn`t know that I swear! I just kinda figured that she was using you, and that she wasn`t broken up with her leech." Jacob scowled up at the ceiling. I knew he would be pissed.

"And you didn`t tell me this." He whispered.

"I thought it was too late to tell you." I defended myself. Jacob shook his head minutely. "I`m sorry." I whispered.

"You should have told me Sonia."

"I didn`t do it to hurt you I swear! I thought...I thought that if you knew before then you wouldn`t be able to concentrate on the fight..."

"It happened anyway didn`t it. Just got out of there with my life." He said bitterly. I started to cry again. "Please don`t cry Sonia...I`m sorry I said that okay." He slowly got up and pulled me onto the bed beside him. Putting his arms around me he kissed my hair.

"I really did think I was doing the right thing. I was going to tell you when you come back."

"I believe you. You really are the smart one out of the two of us you know."

"I`m not."

"You are. You saw through Bella from the first. I was stupid not to listen to you."

"You were doing what you thought was best Jacob."

"At your expense...I`m sorry sweetheart."

"It`s over now Jacob. It`s me and you now."

"I don`t deserve you."

"We are imprinted, we deserve each other."

"I am going to prove myself to you Sonia. I`m going to win you back."

"Jacob..."

"Please...just listen to me...I want to show you that you are the most important thing in my life. I`m going to show you how much you mean to me. Everything I do from now on...it`s going to be for you..."

"Jacob...I want you to look after yourself as well you know."

"I will...don`t worry, me and you."

"Jacob? Thanks for getting Collin to come and see me."

"You looked so cute there in your nightdress and gum boots. I just needed to see you. Make sure that you were alive and safe."

"I was...you know Jacob...when you were away, I could feel your moods."

"You could?"

"Yeah, when you were angry, or annoyed, I could feel it."

"Huh...I could feel yours a little, you were scared a lot."

"Can`t blame me. What do you think that means?"

"I don`t know...maybe it`s like a sort of safety thing. If the wolf needs to be away for a long time then feeling the imprints moods would make sure that she is okay."

"And how does that explain how I could feel your moods?"

"The same maybe...so you can make sure that I`m okay."

"When you got angry...it was like...wow..."

"I`m sorry you felt that."

"Don`t be...it was you. It was scary but..."

"Sonia?"

"Yeah?"

"Can you trust me now?" He sounded so hesitant.

"Yes...I can trust you." I replied simply. Did he need to tell me something? I looked up into his face. "Can you trust me?"

"Yes. Yes I can and I do." He bent his head down and kissed me. A chaste kiss, but a kiss none the less.

"Do you still love Bella?" I asked, quickly regretting my words.

"No...not now no. It`s like the veil has been lifted. Christ...when she told all that shit...it was like I saw what she really was for the first time."

"She`s a sociopath."

"I wouldn`t go that far." Jacob laughed.

"Whatever, she`s nuts!"

"She is...it`s fucking depressing." He eased himself back down on the bed.

"Are you hungry? Do you want me to get your dad?"

"Yes...and yes. I need to talk to him."

"Okay, I`ll get him and I`ll make you something to eat."

"Thanks Florence Nightingale."

"I`ll let that one go." I got off the bed and headed for the door. I took a look back at Jacob. He was watching me go with his intense look.

"You`re going to eat something too right? I can hear your stomach rumbling."

"Sure, I`ll eat something." We smiled at each other before I left and woke Mr. Black.

I stayed in the kitchen while he and Jacob spoke in his bedroom. Rachel was gone, presumably over at Paul`s. I fixed Jacob a giant super sandwich and myself a smaller one. I ate mine while they talked away in the bedroom. I was happy, so so happy. Jacob was back, he was out of danger, and he was mine, finally. Smiling, I wolfed down the sandwich and took a long drink of water. I wonder what Jacob and his dad are talking about? Should I bring him in his sandwich now? Or wait until his dad comes out?

From outside I could see headlights brightening up the darkness. Who could that be at this hour? Peering out of the window I saw...a Volvo? NO! FUCKING! WAY!

Slamming down my glass of water I ran outside in a blind rage.

"What the fuck are you doing here?" I snarled as Edward was helping a white (well whiter) faced Bella out of the passenger seat.

"Checking up on Jake." She said defiantly. I laughed.

"Checking up on Jake." I mimicked her stupid voice before getting right in her face. "You`ve done enough! Fucking leave before I do something I won`t regret."

"He`s my best friend!"

Whack! Punching her full on in the mouth I couldn`t think normally. This bitch standing there telling me that she is Jacob`s best friend? Telling me she cares about him! I`ll fucking kill her! Before I could do any more damage I was being held in a stone cold grasp. Edward had his arms wrapped around me from behind, holding me back, his face in my hair...Eugghhhh.

"LET GO OF ME!" I screamed, revolted by his touch I squirmed.

"You`ve made a really bad decision Sonia...nobody hurts my Bella like that." He whispered into my ear in a completely calm voice.

"LET GO OF HER!" Jacob`s voice boomed from the door way. "That`s the second time you`ve put your hands on my imprint leech!" He made his way forward unsteadily, with Mr. Black wheeling up behind him. Low, feral growls could be heard coming from the woods, and sure enough, the pack emerged, their eyes glowing in the moonlight, until they surrounded the car and us in a semi-circle.

Bella was crouched over, retching blood and vomit. Edward slowly let me down and went to her. Her face was tear and blood stained. I couldn`t care less.

"See what she did?" She asked shaken, spitting blood out from her mouth. "You saw didn`t you?" She looked over at Jacob.

"I didn`t see anything." Jacob said dismissively, coming over and standing by my side.

"Jacob!" Edward snapped. "Sonia assaulted her."

"She did? Well, I sure as hell don`t know what you are talking about."

"I`m pressing charges." Bella spoke.

"You`ll do no such thing Bella." Mr. Black said angrily. "If your father asks me what I saw then I`ll say Edward did it." Wow Mr. Black. "Who do you think he`ll believe?"

"Me!"

"Bella, if you value your and your vampires little secrets then you will be better off keeping your mouth shut." Jacob snarled.

"How can you say that!" She cried. "Jake, I know I hurt you, I know I broke your heart but..."

"Don`t flatter yourself! The only girl that can break my heart is standing here next to me and she would never do something like that." Jacob put his arm around me.

"This is not right Jacob. Bella did nothing to deserve being hit." Edward stated, picking the little bitch up and cradling her like she was a child.

"You better get her to Carlisle and come up with a good story Edward. Maybe Charlie will believe she fell on her face."

"This is not over!" Edward snarled, putting Bella into the car. The pack advanced on him, snapping their jaws and growling even louder.

"Leave this place, leave this land leech! You are not welcome! The treaty is still in place. Come here uninvited again and pay with your life." Jacob said calmly. Before they left Edward gave me a death glare. This wasn`t over yet. I knew it and so did he.

When they finally left Jacob collapsed down on the ground.

"Are you okay?" I fussed over him anxiously.

"You shouldn`t have hit her Sonia." He said.

"She deserved it, after what she did to you."

"I don`t want you getting into trouble."

"I won`t. They will fix her up as good as new and send her home to daddy with another tale of her legendary klutziness."

"I hope you`re right. The leeches won`t risk their secret being leaked. Not now."

"Come on Jacob." I said, trying to lift him up by his good arm.

"What are you doing crazy?" He asked as my attempts at getting him up were failing dramatically.

"Trying to get you to go back to bed and rest." I said. With a heaving groan, Jacob picked himself up and stood tall, if not a little stooped with his injuries. He pulled me into him and held me tight.

"If he ever touches you again..." He started.

"He won`t Jacob." I whispered into his chest, gently brushing his ribs with my finger tips.

"Come on Bluebird. Lets get some sleep." He pulled me into the house by my hand. Mr. Black followed us in.

"I`m sorry Mr. Black...I didn`t mean to cause any trouble for you." I said with honesty and shame.

"You didn`t Sonia." He reassured me, smiling a little. "If that gets Bella to stay away once and for all then..." He trailed off, laughing a little. "Get some sleep Sonia. Rachel has made up the sofa for you to sleep on."

"I`ll take the sofa. You can take my bed." Jacob said quickly.

"No you won`t Jacob. You are sleeping in your own bed!" I crossed my arms and looked at him with what I hoped was my angry stare.

"Or we can share my bed?"

"Jacob!" I hissed, Mr. Black was still there.

"I didn`t hear anything." He said before wheeling off towards his own bedroom. "Goodnight kids."

"Night."

"Night dad."

"So...come on. Bed time."

"Jacob...I don`t want to make you uncomfortable."

"You never do. I could use a good nights sleep."

"You can`t if you are in pain and I`m taking up space in the bed."

"With you beside me I can sleep soundly. Believe me. I just want to hold you."

"Jacob...are you sure?"

"Pretty sure." He promised me.

I put on one of Jacob`s old t-shirts and a pair of his clean boxers and snuggled into his good side. We didn`t talk for the rest of the night. We just held each other, just comforted the other. This was the beginning for us. The start of a better future. A future that was destined from before we were born.

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