I was confused at first as to why she wanted to see me first, but Jacob nodded over to me and I walked into the house. I walked through the hallway and made it to the guest room.

Once I got in I saw her sweat filled body lying on the bed, which was on the left side of the room so her broken side was closer to the wall. Her right side wrapped up in bandages. Emily must've lent her some shorts to use. The bandages covered her upper body so she didn't need a shirt.

I knocked twice because her eyes were closed once she heard me, she opened her eyes and she smiled a little though I can tell she's still in pain.

"Hey" she softly said, her voice warily.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" I asked her as I grabbed a stool and placed it by her bed.

She let out an amused puff of air, "I'm alright. It's just bones right? I'll heal in no time." I smiled down at the ground. Even with all the pain, she still finds someway to make the conversation a little amusing. That's one of the things I've grown to love about Avalei. After all she's been through, she finds time to make others feel a little better.

"How was dealing with royalty?" She asked referring to the Volturi. I looked back up at her.

"Things went smoother than I thought. Aside from them ending their visit by killing the young newborn who refused to fight during the battle." I informed her.

"They killed her? Why?" She asked, taking in deep breaths between phrases.

"Carlisle and Esme tried to reason with them but Jane used her mind torture gift to make her talk. It ended with Jane saying something like 'The Volturi don't give second chances' and that they'll pass on the fact that I'm still human to the others. Felix killed the newborn after that...we didn't even get to know her name." I explained.

"I did. I read her mind when the battle was happening. Her name was Bree." I looked down again. How can the Volturi do something so cruel to someone so young? But I guess that's what they're known for.

"When I meet them, and I'm sure I probably will in the future, I'll make sure they pay for what they did all these years. The Volturi are such jerks." She commented, which made me laugh a bit, agreeing.

It was quiet for a few moments until I spoke, "Avalei, look about what happened earlier, between me and Jake, I didn't mean to really do that. It didn't mean anything. I mean he just got mad and talked about going out there to kill without even thinking. It was like all the anger in him distracted him, until I mentioned you and before I knew it, we were kissing. But afterwards, we both agreed that it was wrong. He even said that he was thinking about you the whole time. I'm so sorry." I honestly explained to her.

"Bella, you did what you had to do-" she tried to start but I interrupted her, "No Avalei, I'm really sorry. If I just listened to you from the start, I wouldn't have led Jacob on. I just needed the comfort back then which was selfish of me."

"Bella, you weren't exactly in the right state to decipher anything back then. I know, I was with you almost all the time. You didn't know what to do." She whispered softly.

"That's the thing. You were with me the whole time. You were there for me. I should've been more of a better friend to you, instead I was more focused on myself and getting Edward back. And if I just backed off and let Jacob be, you wouldn't be hurt right now."

"Bella, you saved him from getting hurt. You did what you had to do and he's your best friend. He may be my imprint, but the first thing that wolves make sure of, is that their imprints are happy. You made each other happy. That's more than I ever wanted."

"You deserve a lot more than you think Avalei. You do so much for others, for me, you deserve the love. You should hate me for being the fault of all this drama. Especially between you and Jake."

"Bella I don't hate you. You're getting married to my brother so I know you wouldn't have kissed Jake without a reason to. It's not entirely your fault Bella-"

"Avalei stop being nice." I suddenly bursted out, she just stopped and looked at me, "You have to think of yourself sometimes. Yes Jacob's my best friend, but so are you, actually you're like my sister. And I look out for family, just like you do for us. You and Jacob are meant to be together. And like imprints, I want to see you guys happy too." I placed my hand on the arm that wasn't hurt, she nodded a bit.

I sighed, "Jacob's out there. I knew he wanted to be here first but Carlisle said you wanted to see me before him...Why did you want to talk to me first?" I questioned.

She let out a soft chuckle,"Because I know you Bella. You won't leave unless you get some closure about what happened." I too let out a soft chuckle before getting serious again.

"I saw his face Avalei. He's basically hating himself for hurting you and for what happened. Please don't be mad at him."

I heard her sigh too, "I'm not mad...its just...ugh I don't know."

"Well whatever you guys talk about, please think of yourself for once." I patted her hand and stood up, "Now I should get going. You need to rest."

She smiled softly, "And you and Edward need to plan your wedding date. That's all you'll need to do because we all know Alice will do the rest." That made both of us let out a chuckle.

"Yeah don't remind me of her plans. And besides, if I don't get out of here sooner, Jacob will probably barge in here any time now." I smiled down at her and gently kissed her forehead. She really is like my little sister. In fact, she will be in a few months, officially.

She closed her eyes as I pulled away. I went to the door and looked back at her and nodded goodbye.

I went outside and let out a breath of relief. She's okay, we're okay. I just hope she and Jake will be okay.

Once I met up with the others again outside, they all perked up, Jake was obviously the first to approach me.

"Hey, how is she? How'd it go?" He asked. His face still filled with worry and hurt. I'm surprised they didn't hear us from the inside, but I guess they wanted to give us our privacy.

I smiled softly, "She's okay. I can tell she's kind of tired though, but she can work up a good conversation. Go see her Jake." I placed a hand on his arm.

He looked towards the house then back at me, unsure what will happen.

"She's not mad at you Jake. She's not mad at anyone really. You just-You need to patch things up with her. I know she needs you more than anything right now." I reassured him. He smiled slightly then nodded. He then went in the house.

I said bye to the others and got in my truck.

They will fix things up...now I need to worry about the wedding...Mine and Edward's wedding...

I was more of a nervous wreck when Bella went in to see Avalei. I didn't know what to expect but it seems like it went well. Bella said she's not mad at me but there's always a catch to Avalei. Last time I hurt her, she blamed herself...I'd rather have her hate me than to feel that way about herself again.

As I walked through the house, I stopped right before her room.

What do I say? Sorry I kissed Bella...again? Ugh that barely worked last time what makes me think that she'll forgive me this time? Though this time, when I kissed Bella, I thought of Avalei and that special night we had. I didn't realize what I was doing until I pulled away. But I'm pretty sure Avalei didn't stay for the whole time we were kissing enough to know.

Plus she probably thinks I'm such a jerk for kissing Bella again when just days before we made love to each other...

I am a jerk. Actually I'm just stupid.

But Bella said I need to patch things up with her...and my goal is to do that.

I just hope she lets me...

I finally peeked through the door frame. She probably sensed me as she opened her eyes slightly as I was about to knock on the door.

"Hey" I heard her breathe out slowly. Her voice almost made me wince because of how weak it was. I'm even surprise she spoke first.

I slowly stepped into the room, approaching her bed. There was a stool next to it but I didn't sit, I just stood there looking at her.

Her right side of her body were wrapped up in bandages. Her body was sweaty and the bed sheets and pillow were a little damp. She did look tired but I mean, getting her bones broken then re-broken and fixed and not to mention she had to deal with Victoria and Riley earlier today too, so yeah it was a long day, she must be tired.

But overall, she looked in pain though she tried to hid it like she always does...I caused her this pain...all because of me.

She snapped me out of my inner observation and inner guilt as she spoke, "Jake, sit." I did as she told. If it wasn't such a serious situation or the fact that she's hurt, I would've made a snide dog comment about that command.

I leaned over so that I supported my upper body with my elbows on my lap and wiping my face in my hands.

"Jake, talk to me." She said still, her voice warily. I looked up and looked at her sadly.

"What am I supposed to say? I ruined everything between us." My voice shakily, My eyes began to water and sooner enough, a few tears fell as I looked at her.

"Jake-" she started but I wasn't finished, "I went to comfort another girl, I kissed that same girl again and I distracted you from the newborn. The thing I feared most to come out of today, actually happened. You got hurt. I caused you this pain. I hurt you. I'm so sorry." More tears fell.

I placed my head back in my hands as I cried, disappointed in myself, "Bella said you're not mad at me...but you really should be."

I then felt a hand on my knee, I looked up to see her looking at me softly, I saw a tear fall down the side of her face too. "Jake, I'm not mad at you-" that made me sit up a bit, tears still stained my face.

"Why? Why aren't you mad at me? I would be if I were you. I'd be extremely mad. It's my fault that you ended up like this. If I only just-" I took her hand that was on my knee in mine, intertwining our fingers, never letting go. I started getting angry but kept it cool when she interrupted me.

"Jake, I've been over this with Bella, I don't want to go over it again with you too. And this, it wasn't your fault, I just underestimated my abilities as a new wolf, I wasn't used to it yet. I let my anger control me, I thought I could take on the newborn, but I guess I couldn't. None of us saw this coming. I'm able to see the future and I didn't even see any of this coming. It's no ones fault. That's just...life." I calmed down a bit, slumping back into my beginning position.

"But I wouldn't wish this life upon anyone, especially you. You've already suffered through enough and things just keep piling up. No wonder you phased. Everything that's happened would've made me angry too." I huffed out a breath, composing myself.

"Yeah I was mad. Key word, was. And I would've phased eventually anyway. It just happened to be today." She looked off to the side then back at me, "And about what happened with you and Bella, it's not like I haven't felt this way before right? Its not really new to me. But I'm not mad at either of you...I'm just...disappointed and...hurt. Physically and mentally." She explained. I winced a bit at that.

"And you should be. You should be disappointed in me. I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't want to be together anymore." I said sadly looking down, tears threatened to fall again.

"Jake I still want to be with you, you're my imprint, we're meant to be together." I looked up at her, my eyebrows raised at her words, "but-" then my eyebrows went back to normal as she said that. Buts are never good.

"-I just need time." She finished. And let out a breath.

I looked into her eyes and understood, "Time to heal, I know." I stated nodding to the ground, but she added something.

"Yeah, to heal...my body, my mind and my heart." I looked at her, she now had tears falling down her face, "I may have broken some of my bones, and fixing them were even more painful. But nothing compares to the pain...of a shattered heart. I guess I am like a mirror after all." That broke me even more to hear her say that.

I felt a tear fall down my own face again, "Avalei, I'm so sorry. Please what can I do?" I pleaded her.

She sighed and tears continued to fall but she kept her composure of her talking, "There's nothing you can do, Jacob. Like I said, I just need time. And I think we both do. My body will heal quicker but, I'm more concerned of my mind and heart. And we both know from personal experience that that takes a lot longer to heal." She finished and I could feel my heart shattering too.

I closed my eyes, letting the water out of them that remained, but I nodded. She still held my hand so I felt her gently caress it with her thumb and released my hand from her hold.

I then stood up, opening my eyes to look down at her and nodded again, walking towards the door.

But before I walked out, she called out to me, "Jake"