“
Did you know that 'I told you so' has a brother,Jacob?" she asked cutting me off. "His name is 'Shut the hell up'.
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Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
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Hey, Rosalie? Do you know how to drown a blonde? Stick a mirror to the bottom of a pool.
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”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
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He sighed. "The clouds I can handle. But I can't fight with an eclipse.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Well, I'm so sorry that I can't be the right kind of monster for you, Bella.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
Does it bother you, me being half naked all the time?
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Did you seriously just stamp your foot? I thought girls only did that on TV.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
She’s in love with me, too, you know."
Edward didn’t answer.
Jacob sighed. “But she doesn’t know it.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Of course, you’d warm up faster if you took your clothes off.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
You know I love you right?”
“I know,” he breathed, his arm tightening automatically around my waist. “You know how much I wish it was enough.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
The part that kills me is that you already know. I already told you everything!
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
You know, Jacob, if it weren’t for the fact that we’re natural enemies and that you’re also trying to steal away the reason for my existence, I might actually like you.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
I'm not dangerous at all I never hurt Grandpa or Sue or Billy. I love humans. And wolf-people like my Jacob."Renesmee dropped Edward's hand to reach back and pat Jacob's arm.
”
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Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
Speak of the devil, and the devil shall appear.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
His skin was a pretty colour, it made me jealous.
Jacob noticed my scrutiny.
What?" he asked, suddenly self-conscious.
"Nothing. I just hadn't realised before. Did you know, you're sort of beautiful?"
Once the words slipped out, I worried that he might take my implusive observation the wrong way.
But Jacob rolled his eyes. "You hit your head pretty hard, didn't you?"
"I'm serious."
Well, then, thanks. Sort of."
I grinned. "You're sort of welcome.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
It’s not like love at first sight, really. It’s more like… gravity moves. When you see her, suddenly it’s not the earth holding you here anymore. She does. And nothing matters more than her. And you would do anything for her, be anything for her… You become whatever she needs you to be, whether that’s a protector, or a lover, or a friend, or a brother.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Sorry if I can't be the right monster for you Bella.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
Nudity was an inconvenient but unavoidable part of pack life. We’d all thought nothing of it before Leah came along. Then it got awkward.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
As long as you like me the best. And you think I’m good-looking—sort of. I’m prepared to be annoyingly persistent.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
I'm hotter than you!
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
But I’ll never see anyone else, Bella. I only see you. Even when I close my eyes and try to see something else. Ask Quil or Embry. It drives them all crazy
”
”
Stephenie Meyer
“
Stop being so...optimistic, its getting on my nerves."
"No problem. Do you want me to be all gloom and doom or just shut up?"
"Just shut up."
"Can do."
"Really? Doesn't seem like it."
-Jacob and seth
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
The way everyone looked at me made me uncomfortable. Even Edward. It was like I had grown a hundred feet during the course of the morning. I tried to ignore the impressed looks, mostly keeping my eyes on Nessie’s sleeping face and Jacob’s unchanged expression. I would always be just Bella to him, and that was a relief.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
Woo!" Emmett suddenly boomed in his deep bass. "Go Gators!"
Jacob and Charlie jumped. The rest of us froze. Charlie recovered, then looked at Emmett over his shoulder. "Florida winning?"
"Just scored the first touchdown," Emmett confirmed. He shot a look in my direction, wagging his eyebrows like a villain in vaudville. "'Bout time somebody scored around here.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
The best part is coming."
"What's the best part? You swallowing an entire cow whole?"
"No. That's the finale.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Did you know, you're sort of beautiful?'
'You hit your head pretty hard, didn't you?
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
Um, Bella? You've got a huge cut on your forehead, and it's gushing blood," he informed me.
I clapped my hand over my head. Sure enough, it was wet and sticky. I could smell nothing but the damp moss on my face, and that held off the nausea.
Oh, I'm so sorry, Jacob." I pushed hard against the gash, as if I could force the blood back inside my head.
Why are you apologizing for bleeding?" he wondered as he wrapped a long arm around my waist and and pulled me to my feet.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
I don't have any leeches on my speed dial." — Jacob Black
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Bella, there's a part of you that loves me.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer
“
There was no way Jacob would voluntarily miss an afternoon with Renesmee sans bloodsuckers.
-Bella Cullen
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
It's not what you are. It's what you do.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
Odd as this might sound, I suppose I’m glad you’re here, Jacob.
[Edward Cullen]
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
no one had to tell me anything. I know what I am
”
”
Stephenie Meyer
“
But it's possible to love more than one person at a time, Bella. I've seen it in action.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Kiss me, Jacob. Kiss me, and then come back.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
For one brief, never-ending second, an entirely different path expanded behind the lids of my tear-wet eyes. As if I were looking through the filter of Jacob's thoughts, I could see exactly what I was going to give up, exactly what this new self-knowledge would not save me from losing. I could see Charlie and Renée mixed into a strange collage with Billy and Sam and La Push. I could see years passing, and meaning something as they passed, changing me. I could see the enormous red-brown wolf that I loved, always standing as protector if I needed him. For the tiniest fragment of a second, I saw the bobbing heads of two small, black-haired children, running away from me into the familiar forest. When they disappeared, they took the rest of the vision with them.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
I'm not like a car Jacob, now matter how you try to fix me, I'll never run right.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
The clouds I can handle, but I can't fight with an eclipse.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
I believe that. But I want you to know something — when it comes to all this enemies nonsense, I’m out. I am a neutral country. I am Switzerland. I refuse to be affected by territorial disputes between mythical creatures. Jacob is family. You are . . . well, not exactly the love of my life, because I expect to love you for much longer than that. The love of my existence. I don’t care who’s a werewolf and who’s a vampire. If Angela turns out to be a witch, she can join the party, too.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Odd as this might sound, I suppose I'm glad you're here, Jacob.'
'You mean, 'as much as I'd love to kill you, I'm glad she's warm,' right?
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Edward spoke in a voice so peaceful and gentle that it made the words strangely more threatening. "I'm not going to kill you now, because it would upset Bella."
"Hmph," I grumbled.
Edward turned slightly to throw me a quick smile. His face was still calm. "It would bother you in the morning," he said, brushing his fingers across my cheek.
The he turned back to Jacob. "But if you ever bring her back damaged again--and I don't care whose fault it is; I don't care if she merely trips, or if a meteor falls out of the sky and hits her in the head--if you return her to me in less than the perfect condition that I left her in, you will be running with three legs. Do you understand that, mongrel?"
Jacob rolled his eyes.
"who's going back?" I muttered
Edward continued as if he hadn't heard me. "And if you ever kiss her again, I wiil break your jaw for her," he promised, his voice still gentle and velvet deadly.
"What if she wants me to?" Jacob drawled, arrogant.
"Hah!" I snorted.
"If that's what she wants, then I won't object." Edward shrugged, untroubled. "You might want to wait for her to say it, rather than trust your interpretation of body language-but it's your face."
Jacob grinned.
"You wish," I grumbled.
"Yes, he does," Edward murmured.
"Well, if you're done rummaging through my head," Jacob said with a think edge of annoyance, "why don't you go take care of her hand?"
"One more thing," Edward said slowly. "I'll be fighting for her, too. You should know that. I'm not taking anything for granted, and I'll be fighting twice as hard as you will."
"Good," Jacob growled. "it's no fun beating someone who forfeits."
She is mine." Edward's low voice was suddenly dark, not as composed as before, "i did't say I would fight fair."
"Neither did I."
"Best of luck."
Jacob nodded. "Yes, may the best man win."
"That sounds about right...pup.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Do you like scary stories? he asked ominously.
Jacob Black
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
I felt like - like I don't know what. Like this wasn't real. Like I was in some Goth version of a bad sitcom. Instead of being the A/V dweeb about to ask the head cheerleader to the prom, I was the finished-second-place werewolf about to ask the vampire's wife to shack up and procreate. Nice. - Jacob
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
People keep asking "Jacob or Edward?" when the really important question is "Diamond Dave or Sammy?
”
”
Ysabeau S. Wilce
“
Jingle Bells, Twilight smells, Edward ran away. Jacob cries, Bella dies, Harry Potter all the way. Hey! -T-shirt
”
”
Lani Lynn Vale (Double Tap (Code 11-KPD SWAT, #2))
“
Jacob was a gift from the gods.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
All the lines that held me to my life were sliced apart in swift cuts, like clipping the strings of a bunch of balloons. Everything that made me who I was - my love for the dead girl upstairs, my love for my father, my loyalty to my new pack, the love for my other brothers, my hatred for my enemies, my home, my name, my self - disconnected from me in that second - snip, snip, snip - and floated up into space.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
This was why I was here. This was why I would take whatever reception waited for me when I got back. Because, underneath all the anger and the sarcasm, Jacob was in pain. Right now, it was very clear in his eyes. I didn't know how to help him, but I knew I had to try. It was more than that I owed him. It was because his pain hurt me, too. Jacob had become a part of me, and there was no changing that now.
”
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Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
But... when I left you, Bella, I left you bleeding. Jacob was the one to stitch you back up again. That was bound to leave it's mark - on both of you. I'm not sure those kinds of stitches dissolve on their own. I can't blame either of you for something I made necessary. I may gain forgiveness, but that doesn't let me escape the consequences.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Jacob was simply a perpetually happy person, and he carried this happiness with him like an aura, sharing it with whoever was near him. Lika an earthbound sun, whenever someone was within his gravitational pull, Jacob warmed them. It was natural, a part of who he was.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
I couldn’t get the words exactly right; I only remembered wishing that Jacob were my brother so that we could love each other without any confusion or pain.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
Don't worry about the bloodsucker,' Jacob suggested, and his tone was smug. 'He's just jealous.'
'Of course I am.' Edward's voice was velvet again, under control, a musical murmur in the darkness.
”
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Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Jacob was hardly in need of any physical protection I could offer. But my arms, pinned beneath Edward's, yearned to reach out to him. To wrap around his big, warm, waist in a silent promise of acceptance and comfort. Edward's shielding arms had become restraints.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
When I left you, Bella, I left you bleeding. Jacob was the one to stitch you back up again. That was bound to leave its mark - on both of you.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
I miss you when you’re not there. When you’re happy, it makes me happy. But I could say the same thing about Charlie, Jacob. You’re family. I love you, but I’m not in love with you.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
He shifted his weight, throwing his good leg off the bed as if he were going to try to stand.
“What are you doing?” I demanded through the tears. “Lie down, you idiot, you’ll hurt yourself!” I jumped to my feet and pushed his good shoulder down with two hands. He surrendered, leaning back with a gasp of pain, but he grabbed me around my waist and pulled me down on the bed, against his good side. I curled up there, trying to stifle the silly sobs against his hot skin.
”
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Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
This is making me sick, Jacob. Can you imagine what this feels like to me? I don’t even like Bella Swan. And you’ve got me grieving over this leech-lover like I’m in love with her, too. Can you see where that might be a little confusing? I dreamed about kissing her last night! What the hell am I supposed to do with that?
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
And then there was Jacob, who stepped closer to me and then waited, letting me decide whether I would take the next step. Balanced there in indecision, it was as if the Twisted Sisters were before me, shaking their pom-poms, asking: But what is fair about staying with a guy who is ashamed to be seen with you? What was so miraculous about a relationship that was based more on my gratitude than mutual respect.
”
”
Justina Chen (North of Beautiful)
“
Jacob's little smirk became a full-blown grin, and I knew he was picturing Charlie showing up to arrest him. This grin was too bitter, too full of mocking to satisfy me. This wasn't the smile I'd been waiting to see.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
So, how come Jacob Black gets to
give you a gift and I don't?
Because I have nothing
to give back to you.
Bella, you give me everything
just by breathing.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
Hey Jacob!" I felt an unfamiliar surge of enthusiasm at his smile. I realized that I was pleased to see him. This knowledge surprised me.
I smiled back, and something clicked silently into place, like two corresponding puzzle pieces. I'd forgotten how much I really liked Jacob Black.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
Maybe I was what Leah thought she was. Some kind of dead end that shouldn’t be passed on to another generation. Or maybe it was just that my life was a big, cruel joke, and there was no escape from the punch line. -Jacob
”
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Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
Only a teenage boy would agree to this: deceiving both our parents while repairing dangerous vehicles using money meant for my college education. He didn't see anything wrong with that picture. Jacob was a gift from the gods.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
Goodbye, Jacob, my brother...my son.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
I never hurt Grandpa or Sue or Billy. I love humans. And wolf-people like my Jacob.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
What's up, Bella?" he asked with a big grin.
I rolled my eyes. "Same old, same old."
"Yeah," he agreed. "Bunch of vampires trying to kill you. The usual.
”
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Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
I wondered – would a bullet through my temple actually kill me or just leave a really big mess for me to clean up? (Jacob)
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
Yeah right,' Jacob muttered. 'I'm sure he's quite the pacifist.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
I was much more upset by the situation with Jacob than by the possibility of being eaten by a bear.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
He's confused. It's a classic love triangle... like Peyton, Lucas and Brooke on One Tree Hill. Or Joey, Dawson and Pacey on Dawson's Creek. Even Bella, Edward and Jacob in Twilight, although none of you is a vampire or a werewolf.
”
”
Jennifer Jabaley (Crush Control)
“
Sure as hell didn't se that one coming.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
I glanced, wide eyed, from Edward's grimace to Jacob's sneer.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Is Jacob paying you for all the P.R., or are you a volunteer?
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
It was all very childish. Why on earth should Edward have to leave for Jacob to come over? Weren't we past this immaturity?
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
I know it’s going to be bad for you, Jacob. I understand that—maybe better than you think. I don’t like her, but… she’s your Sam. She’s everything you want and everything you can’t have.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
You know the story in the Bible?', Jacob asked suddenly, still reading the blank ceiling. 'The one with the king and the two women fighting over the baby?'
'Sure. King Solomon.'
'That's right. King Solomon.' he repeated. 'And he said, cut the kid in half... but it was only a test. Just to see who would give-up their share to protect it.'
'Yeah. I remember.'
He looked back at my face. 'I'm not going to cut you in half anymore, Bella.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Let's face it, I'm hotter than you." -Jacob Black
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
You can tell Sam to go right to-'
'Look at that,' Jacob interrupted me.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
And Jacob's right-about one thing, anyway-a pack of werewolves ought to be enough to protect even you for one evening.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
I knew I must be patient with Edward. It wasn’t that he was unreasonable, it was just that he didn’t understand. He had no idea how very much I owed Jacob Black—my life many times over, and possibly my sanity, too.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (Twilight, #3))
“
My money's on the big Indian,' someone was saying. I peeked up to see that Tyler, Mike, Austin and Ben had there heads bent together, deep in conversation. 'Yeah,' Mike whispered. 'Did you see the size of that Jacob kid? I think he could take Cullen down.' Mike seemed pleased by the idea.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
It had not been Edward and Jacob that I'd been trying to force together. It was the two parts of myself, Edward's Bella and Jacob's Bella but they could not exist together, and I never should have tried.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
I took another breath and relaxed. “Huh. I can see what everyone’s been going on about. You stink, Jacob.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4))
“
I see that you can't live without him now. It's too late. But I would have been healthier for you. Not a drug; I would have been the air, the sun.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
My dad mumbled something unintelligible.
"Woo!" Emmett suddenly boomed in his deep bass. "Go Gators!"
Jacob and Charlie jumped. The rest of us froze.
Charlie recovered, then looked at Emmett over his shoulder. "Florida winning?"
"Just scored the first touchdown," Emmett confirmed. He shot a look in my direction, wagging his eyebrows like a villain in vaudeville. "'Bout time somebody scored around here.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
You love me, too. Not the same way, I know. But he’s not your whole life, either. Not anymore. Maybe he was once, but he left. And now he’s just going to have to deal with the consequence of that choice — me. Jacob Black.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
I really didn’t care if he turned into a big wolf—he was still Jacob.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (Twilight, #2))
“
There was a darkness in Jacob now. Like my sun had imploded.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
My relationship with Jacob used to be so easy. Natural as breathing.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4))
“
We stared at each other for a long moment. His hand smoldered against my skin. In my face, I knew there was nothing but wistful sadness―I didn't want to have to say goodbye now, no matter for how short a time. At first his face reflected mine, but then, as neither of us looked away, his expression changed.
He released me, lifting his other hand to brush his fingertips along my cheek, trailing them down to my jaw. I could feel his fingers tremble―not with anger this time. He pressed his palm against my cheek, so that my face was trapped between his burning hands.
"Bella," he whispered.
I was frozen.
No! I hadn't made this decision yet. I didn't know if I could do this, and now I was out of time to think. But I would have been a fool if I thought rejecting him now would have no consequences.
I stared back at him. He was not my Jacob, but he could be. His face was familiar and beloved. in so many real ways, I did love him. He was my comfort, my safe harbor. Right now, I could choose to have him belong to me.
Alice was back for the moment, but that changed nothing. True love was forever lost. The prince was never coming back to kiss me awake from my enchanted sleep. I was not a princess, after all. So what was the fairy-tale protocol for other kisses? The mundane kind that didn't break any spells?
Maybe it would be easy―like holding his hand or having his arms around me. Maybe it would feel nice. Maybe it wouldn't feel like betrayal. Besides, who was I betraying, anyway? Just myself.
Keeping his eyes on mine, Jacob began to bend his face toward me. And I was still absolutely undecided.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
Jacob really did look older than sixteen--not quite forty, but maybe older than me. Quil didn't have too much on him in the muscle department, for all that Jacob claimed to be a skeleton. The muscles were the long wiry kind, but they were definitely there under the smooth skin. His skin was such a pretty color, it made me jealous.
Jacob noticed my scrutiny.
"What?" he asked, suddenly self-conscious.
"Nothing. I just hadn't realized before. Did you know, you're sort of beautiful?"
Once the words slipped out, I worried that he might take my impulsive observation the wrong way.
But Jacob just rolled his eyes. "You hit your head pretty hard, didn't you?"
"I'm serious."
"Well, then, thanks. Sort of."
I grinned. "You're sort of welcome.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
I would have to commit to this- commit as much of me as there was left, every one of the broken pieces. It was the only way to be fair to him. Would I? Could I?
Would it be wrong to try to make Jacob happy? Even if the love I felt for him was no more than a weak echo of what I was capable of, even if my heart was far away, wandering and grieving after my fickle Romeo, would it be so very wrong?
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
He was biting his lower lip and clenching his hands. He looked like he was about to cry.
I threw my arms around him instinctively, wrapping them around his waist and pressing my face against his chest. He was so big, I flet like I was a child hugging a grown-up.
"Oh, Jake, it'll be okay!" I promised. "If it gets worse you can come live with me and Charlie. Don't be scared, we'll think of something!"
He was frozen for a second, and then his long arms wrapped hesitantly around me. "Thanks, Bella." His voice was huskier than usual.
We stood like that for a moment, and it didn't upset me; in fact, I felt comforted by the contact. This didn't feel anything like the last time someone had embraced me this way. This was friendship. And Jacob was very warm.
It was strange for me, being this close--emotionally rather physically, though the physical was strange for me, too--to another human being. It wasn't my usual style. I didn't normally relate to people so easily, on such a basic level.
Not human beings.
"If this is how you're going to react, I'll freak out more often." Jacob's voice was light, normal again, and his laughter rumbled against my ear. His fingers touched my hair, soft and tentative.
Well, it was friendship for me.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
Jacob caught my arm with a shivering hand. "Please, Bella. I'm begging."
His dark eyes were glistening with tears. A lump filled my throat.
"Jake, I have to―"
"You don't, though. You really don't. You could stay here with me. You could stay alive. For Charlie. For me."
The engine of Carlisle's Mercedes purred; the rhythm of the thrumming spiked when Alice revved it impatiently.
I shook my head, tears spattering from my eyes with the sharp motion. I pulled my arm free, and he didn't fight me.
"Don't die Bella," he choked out. "Don't go. Don't."
What if I never saw him again?
The thought pushed me past the silent tears; a sob broke out from my chest. I threw my arms around his waist and hugged for one too-short moment, burying my tear-wet face against his chest. He put his big hand on the back of my hair, as if to hold me here.
"Bye, Jake." I pulled his hand from my hair, and kissed his palm. I couldn't bear to look at his face. "Sorry," I whispered.
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Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
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You’ve told me repeatedly now that you find me blindingly attractive.” “That doesn’t mean I like you. Besides, your brand of pretty is like a weapon. You reel victims in with it, just like a vampire does. I wouldn’t be surprised if you sparkle in the sun.” “I cannot believe I’m arguing with a woman who references Twilight.” “The fact that you know I’m referencing Twilight betrays you as a secret Edward-loving fanboy.” His snort is loud and scathing. “Team Jacob all the way.” I can’t help it, my eyes fly open, and I lift a corner of my mask to glare at him. “That’s it. We can never be friends.
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Kristen Callihan (Managed (VIP, #2))
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I didn’t want to see this, didn’t want to think about this. I didn’t want to imagine him inside her. I didn’t want to know that something I hated so much had taken root in the body I loved.
Jacob Black, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 9, p.174
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Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
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Like an earthbound sun, whenever someone was within his gravitational pull, Jacob warmed them. It was natural, a part of who he was. No wonder I was so eager to see him.
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Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (Twilight, #2))
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I knew it was too late. I knew she was dead. I knew it for sure because the pull was gone. I didn't feel any reason to be here beside her. She wasn't here anymore. So this body had no more draw for me. The senseless need to be near her had vanished. Or maybe moved was the better word. It seemed like I felt the pull from the opposite direction now. From down the stairs, out the door. The longing to get away from here and never, ever come back.
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Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
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Battery Park resonates with lust as the sun approaches its zenith. A primal impulse takes hold of the young couples strolling the gravel walkways, the newlyweds who have paused to admire DeModica’s bronze bull, the truant teens laid out on the cool grass. Maybe because all flesh tantalizes in the early summer, in the right light, or because, at this time of year, there is more flesh exposed, midriffs, cleavage, inner thighs, the park is suddenly transformed into a dynamo of panting and groping. This desire is not the tender affection of evening, the wistful intimacy of the twilight’s last gleam. It is raw, concupiscent hunger.
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Jacob M. Appel (The Biology of Luck)
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In other news, Aang dominates on “Are You Smarter Than the Fire Nation”. Bella Swan becomes engaged to her boyfriend of one year, Edward Cullen, and unceremoniously sends Jacob Black to the “friend zone”. Pop star Candy Cane trades her controversial career for being a housewife (which was a move that is very unpopular with many of her young fans), and Jacquel Rassenworth is still the Internet’s biggest fame-nut (cue APPLAUSE).
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Jacquel Chrissy May (The Summer of Our Discontent (The Green Hill Manor Mystery, #1))
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It was so wrong to encourage Jacob. Pure selfishness. It didn't matter that I'd tried to make my position clear. If he felt any hope at all that this could turn into something other than friendship, then I hadn't been clear enough.
How could I explain so that he would understand? I was an empty shell. Like a vacant house—condemned—for months I'd been utterly uninhabitable. Now I was a little improved. The front room was in better repair. But that was all—just the one small piece. He deserved better than that—better than a one-room, falling-down fixer-upper. No amount of investment on his part could put me back in working order.
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Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))