Clearing things up

Bella sluggishly made her way to school. She had called Leah, once it wasn't a horrible hour. Bella imagined Leah wouldn't love her if she woke her up really early. Luckily for Bella, even though she did wake Leah up, Leah was more than happy to hear about the dream.

Bella was thankful she had decided to tell her over the phone and not face to face. If she had waited until she was with Leah and Emily, Bella wasn't sure if she would be able to say anything. Even on the phone, she was sure that she was bright red and she wasn't even with anyone.

Leah promised to meet Bella after school with Emily. She also said she would be more than happy to tell Emily the story to save Bella from further embarrassment.

Bella's day at school was uneventful, her mind kept replaying the dream or more specifically the part when she gave herself to Jared. She never imagined she would do that with someone she had only met a few brief times or with someone she wasn't dating.

Thankfully, Bella was able to avoid Edward as much as possible. However, in her last lesson of the day she was forced to sit next to him. Edward attempted to talk to her several times during the lesson, but thankfully each time the teacher called everyone to attention. It was almost like the teacher knew Bella didn't want to talk to or interact with her lab partner at all.

As the day drew to a close, Bella found herself wanting more and more to see Jared. She wanted to know what was going on with him. Especially, after everything they had talked about and learned. However, after the previous night, she was starting to get worried.

Bella rushed out of the school as soon as the last bell rang but then stopped short when she saw who had come to meet her. She had been expecting Emily or Leah or both, waiting for her. She gasped when she saw the very man who had been plaguing her thoughts all day.

"Jared?" she asked unsure if he was really there.

A strange feeling of being complete swelled in her chest, it was as if she found the missing piece of her heart. She wanted nothing more than to run into his arms and feel his heat surround her filling her with safety and love.

Bella almost took a step closer until she remembered the fact he had left her and had not contacted her at all. She crossed her arms and glared at him as she slowly made her way to her truck.

At first, Jared was leaning against her truck with a smile but when he saw her mood change he knew he was in trouble.

After she had told him about the little vision she had yesterday whilst she was sitting on top of him, the images had flooded his mind. He had wanted nothing more than to explore her body, to kiss her senseless making her feel things she couldn't even dream of.

Jared had wanted to act on those impulses so much he had almost forgotten himself but before he could do something she wasn't ready for, he quickly stopped himself and lifted her off of him. Jared quickly made it back to his room before Bella could notice his obvious arousal. He had trouble getting rid of those images and the feeling of her body on his.

He knew what Paul would do in this situation, he would either get rid of the problem himself or go find a woman. However, the only problem was that Jared didn't think he was that type of guy. The only woman he wanted was leaving his house, probably thinking he didn't want her. Jared knew he should have gone after her, should have explained to her why he left but he didn't know what to say.

Needing to get some air, Jared quickly jumped out his window, phased and ran into the forest. he had run until he was too tired to go any further. Then he lay down in the forest and dreamed of Bella, a dream that didn't help his state at all. The dream of their first time together in their past lives had been just as heated as he could imagine. However, unbeknownst to him Bella was also having the same dream.

The next day, after he made it back home, Emily and Leah both came running into his home ranting at him, at the way he was being with Bella. He let didn't want to be that way with Bella, he just wasn't sure of how to be around her. He had only really had one girlfriend before and that had ended badly.

"What do you want, Jared?" her angry voice brought him back to the present.

"Bella, I know I have some explaining to do but can we go somewhere more private to have it out? You can rant and rave at me all you want there please," he begged her.

Bella finally noticed the crowd that had formed around them. She wasn't the type to love being in a crowd so she quickly got in her truck and drove off as soon as Jared climbed in. Jared looked at her as she drove. He wanted to say something, anything but he wasn't sure what, so he decided to remain quiet. He was so lost in thought that he actually jumped when she talked.

"So, where are we gonna go for this talk?" she asked, her voice tight.

Jared tried to scramble for ideas on where to go until finally thinking of the only place where they wouldn't be interrupted.

"We can go to my place that way we won't be interrupted," he said.

Bella quirked her eyebrow at him at his suggestion. Jared soon realised what he had said and he fumbled over himself to explain himself.

"No, no I ...I meant that ....that you know....when we talk.....we don't want to be.....interrupted."

Bella laughed at him which caused Jared to blush. He chuckled nervously and rubbed the back of his neck.

Bella drove to his house and stopped the truck. Without waiting for Jared, she quickly got out and stormed into his house, only to stop dead in her tracks just inside the doorway. Jared looked confused and wondered why she had stopped. So, he quickly followed her to see what was wrong. His eyes widened in surprise as he took in who was in his house.

"Kim? What are you doing here? How the hell did you get inside my house?" he demanded, as he came to stand in front of Bella protectively.

Jared hadn't seen Kim for a year not since she left him. Not since she walked out on him without so much as a goodbye. Kim smiled sweetly before walking up to him, shaking her hips. Bella rolled her eyes at her, Leah and Emily had told her about Kim.

She had been Jared's girlfriend for a long time until one day she told him they were through and that she was leaving the reservation. Leah had seen it all when Jared phased. Kim hadn't even given him an explanation as to why they were over or why she was leaving.

"Jared baby, I've missed you," she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck and tried to lean in for a kiss.

To her surprise, Jared moved his head away, forcefully removed her arms from around his neck and pushed her slightly back. Kim's eyebrows scrunched up until she noticed Bella stood behind him, giving her an evil glare.

"Oh, I get it, we're not alone," she turned around and went to sit back on the couch.

Jared turned to Bella and held out his hand, he hoped she would take it and smiled with relief. He guided her to the chair opposite Kim and then stood beside her.

"Kim, I won't ask you again. What the hell are you doing here?" he asked with his arms crossed over his chest.

Kim's cold eyes looked between him and Bella. It was like she was trying to decide something but after a minute she turned her gaze solely onto Jared and smiled.

"What do you mean what am I doing here? I told you I would come back for you," she said as if it was common knowledge and he was stupid for not realising it.

Both Bella and Jared looked at each other in confusion then back to Kim.

"Jared, I know I didn't leave us in a really good way but I was always going to come back," she said which caused Bella to snort.

Kim's eyes bored into Bella as she gave her an evil glare. It was as if she had just remembered that Bella was even there and annoyed at the intrusion.

"Who the hell are you, anyway?"

Jared moved to stand in front of Bella protectively but Bella stopped him by putting a hand on his arm and standing up. She was quite surprised at how brave she felt. Normally, she was the typical shy, quiet girl who did whatever she could to avoid confrontations. However, with Jared near her, she knew she could face Kim.

"I'm Jared's girlfriend Bella, so answer my boyfriend's fucking question," she said.

Kim's eyes widened for a split second before she composed herself. Jared looked proud as he wrapped an arm around Bella's waist an action that Kim did not miss. Kim glared at the pair.

"Your boyfriend? Oh, I don't think so."

Bella smirked at her, an evil glint in her eyes that was turning Jared on.

"Oh, but he is. Has been for well over a month now."

Bella crossed her arms across her chest and grinned at Kim, more so when Jared stepped behind her and pulled her flush against him. She could feel how her words were affecting him and Bella felt empowered.

Kim stared at them for some time until an evil smile spread across her lips.

"Oh! So, you were the one I saw the other night kissing Jared," she said as if everything was adding up.

Bella gasped in surprise whilst Jared just growled behind her. She hadn't realised anyone had seen them and for a second she was embarrassed until she remember where she was when they had kissed.

"Wait a minute, so what if you saw us, all that tells me is you're a pervert who looks into peoples windows. You had no right to leave him the way you did and then to waltz back into his life as if nothing had changed," screamed Bella, Kim glared.

"What happened between me and Jared is none of your business and I always intended to come back and he knew that," she all but screamed at her.

Bella smirked at her as she leaned back into Jared who smiled and nuzzled her neck.

"Kim, don't kid yourself. When you left Jared, you said nothing about coming back. So, as far as he was concerned you had left him for good. Now, he has moved on and found himself someone else. Someone who treats him far better than you even did and makes him feel things you couldn't even imagine," Bella said in a calm steady voice.

She was feeling quite proud of herself as was Jared, who smirked at Kim over Bella's shoulder. His eyes stared coldly at Kim as he kissed Bella's neck, she angled her head so he could do it again which he did.

Kim glared before she started to laugh. Bella and Jared looked at Kim in confusion, they both exchanged glances before looking back at her.

"Oh Bella, Bella, Bella," she said as she wiped a fake tear from her eye. "Do you really think I believe that? I know all about you, your Chief Swan's daughter. The perfect little Stepford daughter that does everything daddy tells her. I also know that no guy has come anywhere near you ever in your life so the part about making him feel things is so funny. You wouldn't even know where to start."

Bella felt hurt by her words, all of a sudden all her courage she possessed just a moment ago had gone and in its place stood the shy little girl she always was. Jared could feel her sadness at Kim's words. He growled which caused both Kim and Bella to jump in surprise. However, Bella also felt a shot of arousal run through her body and straight between her legs.

Jared could smell her arousal and it fuelled his own. He stepped from behind Bella and placed her protectively behind him. Jared could feel her place her hands on his back for comfort and support as she stepped out slightly so she wasn't fully behind him. He brought one of his hands over her body and gripped her hip.

Kim quickly recovered and glared once more at the pathetic display that was going on until she looked down and saw Jared's obvious arousal. She smirked mistakenly thinking she was the cause of it.

"Well, well it's nice to know someone is happy to see me," she said as she gestured to his groin.

Both Jared and Bella looked down. Bella blushed and a shot of pain ran through her.

'He does want her more than me," she thought.

Jared could feel her wanting to move away but he growled and gripped her tighter, not allowing her to move. When she realised he wasn't going to let her go she sighed and remained where she was, but removed her hands from his back.

"Kim, I will say this once so listen very carefully," he growled.

Kim took a step forward with a lust-filled smile on her face she was about to reach for him when he growled again.

"Who the fuck do you think you are? Do you seriously believe that this is because of you?" he indicated to his arousal, causing everyone to look down. "This is because Bella was pressed up against me, this is because Bella is mine and I am hers. This has nothing to do with you at all!" He said through calming breaths.

Bella felt empowered at his words.

'Is he telling the truth?' she thought before slowly lifting her hand up and ghosting it over his back.

The simple touch caused a small moan to escape his mouth.

"You see all she has to do is touch me and I'm moaning. With you, you had to get me worked up to get me to feel anything. Bella doesn't have to do a thing. I am so hot for her everything she does turn me on. She may not be as experienced as you, but then again who is, all that means is she is all mine!" he gritted out.

Kim glared whilst Bella gasped. Jared turned around to face Bella, completely ignoring Kim now.

"Do you hear me Bella you .... (Kiss).... are.... (Kiss)..... mine ....(kiss)...forever, understand?" he said.

Bella couldn't form words so she just nodded shyly before pressing her body against him and capturing his lips with her own.