"Hmm, what's for lunch?"  Charlie came into the kitchen smelling of rotten fish.  He had just finished another of his camping trips with Billy.  I tried to put on a brave face, but it was just too much.

"Dad, can you please change your shirt?" I held the dish rag to my nose.

"It's not that bad," he said right before I forced him to go upstairs and change.  Dad still didn't want to know anything about my transformation.  He was catching on that I didn't age but the whole "vampire scenario" was too weird for him.  Maybe he thought I had constant plastic surgery or found the fountain of youth.

"Something smells good."  Jacob's voice came from behind me. 

"Yeah, well, I know it's not Charlie, and definitely not me.  I tried to put on some perfume to cover it up."

Jacob's smile turned south.  "Bells, you don't have to do that.  I get the whole situation and all.  I just want some of this food.  What are you making?  Looks like enchiladas.  Oh, you know what I like!"

I looked at Jacob.  He was smiling again, staring at my enchiladas like they were his best friends.  If I just said it, maybe he would be caught off guard and tell me.  Or maybe he would start asking questions or say something I didn't want to hear.  Edward hadn't mentioned what he thought of Jacob; I actually figured he didn't even know him all that well.  Jacob had been there for me throughout everything, so I guess I owed him and his pack.  They might have needed to know if there were other vampires in town anyway.

"Ahh, Jacob?  Have you ever heard of the name Edward Cullen before?"  Jacob looked up at me with hard eyes.  There was no warmth in them, and for a second, I thought he might lose control and change.

"I didn't think you remembered him," he whispered.  

I was afraid to ask anything else, but Jacob needed to tell me who he was.  I knew his name and what I felt, but I had to know more.  "I don't really remember him well.  I just know that we used to date and he introduced me to vampires or something."

Jacob chuckled darkly.  "Did he also tell you about the time he left you?  Or the time he almost killed you?  Or that he was the reason you were changed?"

I didn't want to know this.  I felt like crying but I couldn't.  Maybe Edward was the bad guy here.  I trusted Jacob to know everything about my former life, and I trusted him now.  "So who was he?"  I still wasn't sure if I wanted that question answered.

"I guess you should know.  Is he back in town or something?"  I nodded.  "Well that's just great!  Stay away from him, Bells.  He only ruined your life.

"You dated him for a few months in high school.  He had lived in Forks for a few years and maybe thought it was time to date, I don't really know.  So, you guys began dating and from what I know, things began to go bad.  A vampire was out to get you just so that he could make Edward mad.  You barely made it out, but at least you did."  I touched my forearm as he was speaking.  "Yes, the vampire gave you that.  Well, I'm guessing Edward killed him but his mate had it out for you. 

"Then, all of the sudden, Edward left you one day.  You weren't normal for a really long time, but I still tried to help.  I don't even want to think about it."  Jacob was really upset now.  He shook but tried to hide it by looking down.

"Thanks, Jake."  I leaned forward to hug him before reminding myself that I probably stunk to him as much as he did to me.

Then Jake's head whipped up.  "Whose here?"  He sniffed and went into Alpha mode.  I knew it was Edward.

"It's a friend of mine."

"It's a Cullen?"  Jake stared at me in disbelief.  "I have to go."  

"Jake, don't go."  It wasn't any use.  He was already gone.  I went to my old bedroom to find Edward sitting on my old bed.

"Aww, all the good memories."  He smiled and I had to smile too.  Even with Jake's harsh words, I believed that Edward had good intentions with me.