sorry updating took so long

I woke the next morning to find that Bella was no longer cuddled in bed with me. I immediately went to search for her. I headed straight down the stairs. I checked the living room, the kitchen, and outside. I frowned and went back to the kitchen to find Emily there.

"Where'd Bella go?" I asked her, "I woke up and she was gone."

"She went to her dads for the day," Emily informed me. Panic set in immediately. She wasn't on La Push territory. "She said she needed to spend time with him." I wasn't paying attention any longer. She wasn't on the rez we had a problem. I couldn't protect her. She wasn't here. That leech was still out there but Bella wasn't in my arms reach.

"Embry?" Rachel asked, "Are you okay?"

"Sam!" I yelled, "Sam!"

"Embry?" He asked, "Whats the malfunction?"

"Bella isn't on the reservation." I stated panicking, "She's not here."

"Okay?" Sam asked not getting it.

"Sam. Damn it." I screamed, "That leech is still out there."

"Shit." He answered, "I didn't even realize..."

"Let's go now." I snapped as I rushed out the door springing into wolf form and heading towards Forks. I arrived at Charlies and to my great relief she was fine. I backed to the edge of the woods returning to my human state and broke into sobs of relief. Leah moved in beside me.

"Are you okay?" She asked quietly.

"No Leah," I answered, "I'm just so panicked and worried all the time."

"She's going to be fine," Leah answered, "If you want we can try to have someone follow her at all times."

"I don't want to invade her privacy so much," I ran a hand through my hair, "But I want her to be safe all the time." I felt so torn about what to do, how do I respect her and protect her at the same time? I started toward home these thoughts running through my head knowing the rest of the pack could see them.

"Maybe you have to invade her privacy to protect her," Paul said and I could her the hesitance in his voice. He wouldn't want to invade Rachel's privacy like that either but he would to protect her.

"Sam," I asked, "When's the next pack meeting?"

"Tomorrow," He said, "We will discuss it tomorrow." I nodded my head in agreement. I arrived at Sam and Emily's shortly before Bella did.

"I missed you," She said as she bounded into my arms and gave me a quick kiss that caused her pale cheeks to flush with color.

The next night the pack was gathered in the woods sitting in our human forms. I looked up at them.

"That leech is still out there," I said, "He has hurt her once and I don't know what will stop him from coming back to do it again. I don't know how to protect her and her privacy at the same time."

"You can't," Jared announced, "Do you think when Kim had some guy following her around I was worried about her privacy and he was just a mere human. Your dealing with a bloodsucker here. She needs to be protected. We as a pack need to keep her safe."

"I can't say I disagree," Quil announced, "I really can't." It seemed to be a consensus within they pack that protection far out weighed privacy. I knew this would happen before hand, it was probably a waste of time to have this meeting. I nodded and sighed. I just hoped she wouldn't find out. I knew she would be pissed. The pack broke up with the agreement that we would take turns keeping tabs on Bella. Sam and I headed back to his place. I plopped on the couch needing to clear my head before crawling into bed with Bella.

"I know its hard man," Sam said as he ascended up the stairs, "But its for the best." I nodded as I began following him up the stairs. I stepped into the bedroom to find Bella already sound asleep. I smiled as she didn't even stir as I crawled into bed with her.