Supernova

My own ending to Eclipse, where Bella ends up with Jacob. "Now my whole world was different. Charlie was happy, Jacob was happy, Billy was happy… Was I happy?"

Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, or the sections of text borrowed from Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer.

Preface

He bent to kiss me again, and there was no reason to resist. What would be the point?

This time was different. His hands were soft on my face and his warm lips were gentle, unexpectedly hesitant. It was brief, and very, very sweet.

His arms curled around me, and he hugged me securely while he whispered in my ear.

"That should have been our first kiss. Better late than never."

I dreamed of Jacob in the blackness. He was the only thing that was keeping me sane. Now that death was over, I was afraid to think of anything that would bring on the numbness. And so, once again, Jacob was my safe harbor.

With him, my lips had moved in strange, confusing ways they had never been moved before- because I didn't have to be careful with Jacob, and he certainly hadn't been careful with me.

"That's right," he had said, murmuring into my neck. "For once, just let yourself feel what you feel."

I could be happy with Jacob. He had been right in saying that he was the natural path my life would have taken, if there were no monsters and no magic. We were meant to be together, in the normal world, where things made sense and people besides me actually aged. We could be together so easily; it would be effortless, as easy as breathing for us.

Sighing, I groaned. Stupid consciousness. I waited a minute to open my eyes, because I still wasn't ready to accept reality yet. My life was in a completely different world now.