Title: Untitled as of yet.
Author: caitlinsici
Pairing: Jacob/Bella
Summary: The phone doesn't interrupt Bella and Jacob in chapter 18 of New Moon, and Rosalie doesn't tell Edward that Bella jumped. This scene might make more sense if you re-read pages 410 to the middle of 411 in New Moon, because it picks up right in the middle of that. 
Rating: T
Spoilers?: Takes place during the middle of New moon, so I'd say yes.
Word Count: 782

It seems that my Beta went AWOL! I keep trying to contact her, but my e-mails keep getting sent back. Very disappointing, so I decided to go it alone! Which, now that I think about it, probably isn't the best idea. But what the heck?

Thanks to infiniteskies who helped me edit the first draft of this. I went back in and messed everything up again.

1AN: The phone doesn't interrupt Bella and Jacob in chapter 18 of New Moon. And Rosalie doesn't tell Edward that Bella jumped. This scene might make more sense if you re-read pages 410 to the middle of 411 in New Moon.You broke my heart; I'm taking it back from you,
taking back the life I gave to you,
Life goes on before and after you…

Wishes--lyrics by Superchic[k

So what was the fairy-tale protocol for other kisses? The mundane kind that didn't break any spells?
…Keeping his eyes on mine, Jacob began to bend his face toward me. (Page 411 New Moon)

And then I knew what my decision was. It was split second, but I knew I had made the right choice when his lips finally met mine.

This wasn't a mundane kiss, and it did break a spell: as if by magic, the hole that had been in my heart since he had disappeared was stitched back together.

I had spent months pining over Edward, believing that he would come back to me. When he left me, I thought my life was over. I had cried and thrown fits and become someone I didn't recognize. Hearing the conversation between Charlie and Alice had made me realize how bad it had been. How bad I had been. I thought Edward was the end of the line for me, but it turns out I was just short-sighted. I realize now first love hardly ever means last love.

I had trouble even fathoming all the problems I had caused when I felt like this. With Edward, it had been perfect… but this, this was something else entirely. A fire started in my stomach and spread throughout my entire body, making me blissfully warm.

I could feel the heat coming off Jacob in waves as he pulled me closer and our kiss deepened. As he ran his finger through my hair, I thought I heard him murmur "it's so soft".

Suddenly, Jacob lifted me and placed me on the countertop. "Now we're on the same level," he whispered, his husky voice low and teasing.

"It's not my fault you're freakishly tall," I told him.

As Jacob was about to reply, a delicate cough could be heard behind us.

"I do hope I'm not interrupting something," she said with too much innocence.

Jacob snarled, "You know very well you're interrupting something you—"

He was going to call her a filthy leech or something worse, and then I would have a fight on my hands. I quickly slapped my hand over Jacobs's mouth, successfully smothering the rude words I knew were coming.

"Alice," I said breathlessly. I got off the countertop, placing myself between the two. "Back so soon?"

Alice smiled knowingly at me. "I'll come back in…eleven minutes." Stupid future-seeing vampires.

Before I could blink, Alice was gone, leaving me with a trembling Jacob Black.

"Jake, you have to calm down." We stood in silence a few more moments, as his trembling slowly faded.

I could feel Jacob studying me from across the small kitchen, as we stood there in an awkward silence, each waiting for the other to say something first. I swiftly averted my eyes to the floor, feeling the blush creep over my cheeks. In one large stride he was at my side, tipping my chin up (way, way up) so I was looking in his eyes.

"I'm sorry," I said babbled miserably. "I know you don't like Alice, but she's here indefinitely. I asked her to stay for as long as she wanted. I still don't understand why you two can't just get along. I mean you're both—"

Jacob silenced my tirade by placing his lips firmly on mine. As we pulled away, Jacob asked softly, "I have to go to the funeral now. Do you need a ride?"

"In case you forgot, your car is full."

Jake pulled a face and muttered, "Oh yeah. It's my car though. I can make them walk."

"I'll visit you tomorrow in La Push." He blinked at me skeptically, so I added, "I promise."

I leaned into Jacob for one last kiss, and I saw him wrinkle his nose. "You really do smell awful."

"I'll take a shower before I come down," I said rudely, walking past him to go upstairs. I smelled perfectly fine, thank you very much.