Catch the Falling Sky

XXIII

I

It is nothing but longing phone calls and stolen kisses between her two visits for the next two years.

He has to call her to tell her Carlos never woke up one morning, and when he can do nothing about her sobs on the other line, his heart breaks all over again, he swears to make the most of her next visit.

It is only a few days both times, filled with holding hands and chaste kisses, I love you, Bells mingling with tears in the crook of her neck at the airport.

But then she moves back to Forks.

II

He does not regret that she is not his first, but when she lies beneath him, his hands gliding over her incredibly soft, bare skin, and her damp breath as she moans his name when he enters her – he knows she was made to be his last.

Gently kissing her tears away, he holds her close, waiting for her to be ready. Just like he always has. But this time, he knows she will not run if he gives up waiting.

"Make love to me, Jake," she whispers as the tears dry, fingertips dancing along the back of his neck.

III

He does not remember when he forgave her, but he knows he has.

Some days he sees Olivia on the street, someone else's hand on her belly, and he answers her bright smile, knowing he would never have been able to give her that, his heart so stubbornly tied to someone else.

He holds her hand tighter, never allowing anything to wash her away from him again.

It is not quite Jake and Bells and dirt bikes and warm sodas anymore. But he holds her at night and knows that it is more than he ever thought he would have.

.: the end :.

AN: Thank you all for sticking with this story until the end, I had so much fun writing it and your review certainly made writing all the more fun.

As I mentioned before, I grew very attached to Olivia while writing this story, and felt like her character had more to say. So, I wrote an alternative version of this story - a one shot, not in drabbles - in which Bella goes through with her decision to become a vampire and vanishes from Jacob's life, giving him and Olivia a chance. It would make me very happy if some of you who liked her as well, would read that one shot.

It's called Kaleidoscope Eyes, you can find it in my profile.