"I have o go, Lindsey. I need to go get set up for the fight." Paul says.
He gives me a kiss and leaves. I see Edward and Bella talking. Jake is just standing there like his heart just broke. I walk over to him.
"What happened?" I ask.
"She's engaged. She's going to marry him. She didn't want to tell me." He says broken.
"I'm sorry you had to find out this way." I say hugging him.
"Did you know?" He asks.
"No, but I did expect it to happen eventually," I say. "Just seems like the next logical step. Especially for a vampire born in Victorian times."
"I guess I should have seen it coming," he replies with a sigh.
"Love makes us blind, deaf, and dumb." I say as if it explains it all.
"You're mire then right about that," he says agreeing.
"Now focus. You have a fight to win. Channel your heart break into anger and go destroy some newborns." I say.
He smiles. "Yeah," he agrees.
"Jake?" Bella asks in shock. "Oh my god. You knew he was there." She yells spinning to yell at Edward. She spins back to speak to Jake. "Kiss me, Jake. Kiss me." She walks over to us.
I can see the hurt cross Edwards eyes. He looks ready to cry. Bella goes over to Jake and kisses him. He pushes her away.
"No," Jake says. He turns to me. "I'm gonna go fight." He gives me a hug then runs off.
"Stay safe." I yell after him. It then occurs to me that my ride home has left. Bella is still standing there stunned. I walk over to Edward. "So, are you alright?" I ask him.
"Nit really," he admits.
"Well, then. Let's talk about it." I say.
"She wanted him to kiss her. She says she loves me and wants to marry me. But she clearly loves him as well." He says,
"Can you be with her knowing she loves someone else as well?" I ask.
"I don't think so," he says, "I love her, but Carlisle would say I can't love someone ro the point of hurting myself."
"Alright, then you need to think about calling off the engagement and taking some time apart. Letting Bella figure out what she truly wants. She clearly needs to. It also allows you to think about what you want." I tell him.
"Yeah," he says in a distant voice like he's deep in thought.
"I recommend some traveling. Maybe spend some time with other covens. Even spend with other covens. You could also spend some time with the Volturi. Don't judge while you're there. Be there to learn. Carlisle did it and found his place, maybe it's your turn." I suggest.
"How do you know so much about my family?" He asks
"There's a reason I don't tell Bella about pack problems. She has a tendency to blab. She would tell Jake and he would tell the boys. Paul and the boys would tell me. I stored the information for later." I say.
"So, she does open her mouth," he says with a sad sigh.
"Yes, I'm sorry you found out this way. The good news is it seems to only be to the wolves, so far." I say.
"So far," he says uncertainly. "The wolves just joined the fight." He announces loud enough for Bella to hear.
I head over to Seth. He is now phased. I'm guessing he ate all his food because the food is all gone. I'm glad. I guess with all the drama he forgot and went straight to the battle.
"She's here," Edwards says.
"Who?" I ask him.
"Go close to Bella." He says. I walk closed to her.
"Kal!" I call him oner.
He runs over to me, and I pick him up. I see a vampire with red hair and note another vampire with her.
"Victoria," Bella says
Seth goes and attacks the male. Victoria starts to fight Edward. I gasp. Seth finally takes down the male after he fakes an injury. Victoria goes to run but Edward calls her back. Bella slits her wrist almost killing herself. I wrap her wrist as Edward lights the fire and Seth throws the pieces of vampire in them. I finish wrapping Bella's arm and grab my marshmallows and stick.
"Wait, for me." I say running to the fire putting a couple of marshmallows of the stick.
"You weren't joking about roasting marshmallows over a vampire burning corpse, were you?" Edward asks.
"I would never." I exclaim dramatically, once the marshmallows are cooked, I eat one.
I offer one to Edward, he turns it down. So, I give the other three to Seth. Sadly, Kal can't eat marshmallows.
"The fight is over. We should head back." Edward says.
I get on Seth's back and he runs me to the clearing to our family, to Paul. Kal follows with surprising speed. We arrive at the camp just in time to see Jake get crushed by a left-over newborn. Paul jumps in quickly killing it. I hop off Seth and quickly assess Jake's damage.
"I will need your help Doc. I can deal with his animal side, but human bones I have no idea." I say while Jake lies there in agony.
Bella runs over to him collapsing on his broken side, saying she's there for him. We have to get out of there quickly. The Cullen's say that the Volturi is coming. Carlisle says he will come help when he can. We get Jake back to the house and I get the drugs set up for him. When Carlisle does get here, I already have the drugs in Jake to keep him from feeling anything. Carlisle and I set out resetting the bones that haven't healed yet and rebreaking and resetting the incorrectly healed ones. It's done quickly and Jake feels nothing.
"As long as Jake doesn't move till tomorrow night you should be able to manage it." Carlisle says.
"Yes, thank you for your help." I reply.
"How did you get the medicine dose correct?" He asks curiously.
"Their wolves are about the same size as a polar bear when phased, so I operated on the assumption that they would burn it off like one. I based the dose on that." I explain.
"Smart." He compliments then leave. He leaves me in charge.
"Bella's coming up the road." Jared warns me.
"I'll be right out, but tell her she can't come in." I tell him.
I few minutes adjusting the drug I used to knock Jake out that way he can wake up for a little. I up the pain killers that way he can talk to Billy to reassure him. I want him back to sleep shortly. I leave Jakes room and hear fighting.
"I am going to see Jake." I hear Bella say. I head outside and see Sam stopping her. "Why can't I see him?"
"Because he is only waking up for a few minutes. Then I want him back to sleep." I reply her.
"Good, then he can talk to me." She says trying to push past me. I hold my hand out pressing on er chest to stop her.
"No, I'm offering this moment for Billy, his father, to get some peace of mind. You may not care about your father, but Jake cares dearly about his. I normally wouldn't chance waking him at all but happy patient, is an easy patient. So, in this case the pros far outweigh the cons." I say. I turn to Billy and Embry. "You can head in Embry makes sure Jake doesn't move. Tell him I'll be in to put him back to sleep shortly." Embry pushes Billy into the house.
"I had it. If he hadn't…"
"Just shut up, Leah." Jared says interrupting Leah.
"Jared, deep breath. Jake will be right as rain in a few days. Bella, leave you aren't welcome here. I will call your dad if I have to." I say turning to Bella for the last part.
"You can't make me leave," she says stubbornly.
"Suite yourself." I say. I turn to Leah. "Don't think of it as Jake getting hurt for something you had. He protected you. Just as you've protected him. Jake will need a lot of help in the next few weeks."
"Good, I'll help him." Bella announces.
"No, he needs his pack. Feeling his pack near will help him feel safe, secure, and promote healing. You will be staying far away from here," I say. I turn and head inside. I use Jake's house phone to call Charlie.
"Hey, Billy." Charlie answers.
"Hello, Charlie. I'm sorry to call you like this. I'm Doctor Lindsey." I say to him omitting what type of doctor I am.
"Let me guess, Bella got hurt." He says with a sigh.
"Actually, that's not the case at all." I reply.
"Is Billy alright?" He quickly rushes out.
"Billy id worried but other then that fine. Jacob got into a bad accident. I have explained to your daughter that she is causing Jake destress, so I don't want her around him, till he's healed. Billy has agreed with my assessment, but your daughter refuses to leave. I was hoping you could come get her," I explain.
"Oh, alright. I'm sorry about her behavior." He says.
"Don't worry. I won't hold it against you." I joke.
"Do Billy and Jake need anything?" he asks like a good friend. He must really care about them.
"I do know Jake wanted you to come visit without Bella. If you can come tomorrow afternoon. He should be awake. I can explain more then if you like. I imagine Jake wants to be present for the conversation." I say.
"Of course. I will be there shortly to get Bella," he says.
"Thank you so much." I say.
"No problem!" he says then hangs up.
I head back outside.
"Your father is on his way," I tell her.
She just starts yelling again. I ignore her and head back in. I head into Jake's room. I climb over Embry to get to Jake.
"Hey, how's the pain level?" I ask.
"No pain, surprisingly." He says.
"Good, I got the dose right, then." I say.
"Who's yelling outside?" he asks.
"I'll give you one guess." I say.
"Bella," he replies.
"Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner." I say. He laughs. "I invited Charlie over for tomorrow afternoon. So, we can explain what Bella has been doing. That was he doesn't force you two together."
"Sounds like a plan," he agrees.
"I'm gonna knock you out, now. So, say your goodnights." I tell him.
He quickly does that, and I push the drug through his IV. He falls asleep quickly. He was tired, but I want him completely out. I don't want him moving in his sleep at all. We all leave his room.
"Thank you, Lindsey for taking such good care of him," Billy says to me.
"It's not a big deal. I imagine if we changed places, you would do the same thing." I reply. Jared walks in.
"Chief's here." He says. I head out to greet Charlie. Billy and Embry follow behind.
"Hello, I'm Lindsey." I introduce walking up and shaking his hand.
"Charlie, I'm sorry again about my daughter." He greets. "How's Jake?"
"Sleeping soundly. Which is good." I say.
"I will get my daughter home." He says.
"I'll get one of the boys to drop off her truck." I tell him.
"Thank you," he replies. He walks away.
"You know what your going to tell him?" Paul asks coming over holding a sleeping, Kal.
"Not yet. I will see what kind of shape Jake is in tomorrow first." I say.
"Good idea," he agrees with me.
"Alright boys. I need one of you to take Bella's truck back and one of you to stay here. In case Jake needs anything." I tell them.
Quil and Embry volunteer. Quil takes Bella's truck back and Embry volunteers to say. Paul, Sam, and I start walking back to his place.
"Imprints know what's going on?" I ask.
"Yeah, all except Claire. She got the kid friendly version." Sam says.
"Sounds good to me," I say.
"I can't believe you actually ate the marshmallow that you roasted over a vampire." Sam says laughing.
"Hell yeah, I did. I fully planned to. So, I was going to," I say. "I don't think Jake remembers that he was supposed to take me back here."
"That's right, he way." Sam remembers.
"Well, it was interesting to see. But I think I would rather stay home, next time." I say.
We walk into Sam's and it's quiet. Sam heads straight to his room. Paul and I head to our room.
"I'm so glad your okay." Paul says turning to me as soon as he shuts the door. He pulls me into his arms. "I was so scared when I saw the red head there."
"I'm right here," I say. I kiss him just to prove it.
"It's good your staying in La Push, tonight. I don't think I'd be able to handle it if you went back to Tacoma." He says burying his head in my hair. I bring him to lie on the bed. Kal is already sleeping in his dog bed.
"I'm right here," I say. He pulls me tight to his chest not wanting to let me go.
"So, what did you say to the leech when you were talking to him? Seth seemed to think you were saying something pretty profound." Paul asks.
"Edward? I just was telling him essentially that he needs to stop thinking like a spoiled teen. He needs to go out in the world and learn not judge by what he sees in people's minds. Who knows? He might find his place in life after all. He would make a great psychologist. As long as he learns to stop judging things as face value." I tell him.
"What about leech lover?" he asks.
"Bella?" I ask. He nods. "What about her?"
"Well, Seth said they are getting married." He says. "Not that I understand how the dead get married."
"Well, usually with a minister and a license. I would assume." I joke with a laugh. He laughs with me.
"You get what I mean." He says.
"Yeah, I don't think that's going to happen. Bella just crushed Edwards heart by asking Jacob to kiss her." I say.
"I saw a bit of it in Jake's mind, but I couldn't make sense of it." Paul tell me.
"There wasn't much to make sense of but a spoiled brat leading on two guys and proceeding to break both their hearts. One right after the other." I say.
"II did see Jake push her away in his mind." He says.
"He did it in real life too. I was very proud of him." I say.
"I'm glad to hear he isn't going for leech seconds," he says.
"Me too. Not because I think she's leech seconds. But because his obsession isn't health. But he has opened his eyes and seen who she really is as a person." I say agreeing with him. "So, how was the fight?"
"Besides the heart attack of thinking, I might lose you and Seth. Sam had to order me to stay in the fight. Other then that it was good. I had a lot of fun. Jasper and I tag teamed a lot. I can respect him as a fighter. He cares a lot about you. When things slowed down, he told me that when he almost killed leech lover he called you." He tells me.
"He did seem in distress when he called me. He even stayed for a few days." I say thinking back. "The stay with me seemed to do him good."
"He said you've helped him more then he can express without even knowing it," Paul says.
"I owe him a lot as well," I say. "Funny how things can just work out for the best."