Picking up the Pieces, 4: A Visit to La Push

[exquisite_ugly]

Title: Picking up the Pieces

Author: exquisite_ugly

Rating/Warnings: M (language, future explicit sex)

Summary: Bella returns to Forks a few years after having married Edward and moving to Alaska. Mistakes and regrets, loneliness and grief, she severs ties and returns to those she truly loves to start over. What will she come home to? AU, A/D/R, M-

Comments

[lsjcandy]

"You expect to come back and magically be forgiven? It's not that fucking easy, Jacob."
As I said in my previous comment about Bella's return, I think they should be a little easier on him. Having the courage to come back, face your past and apologise to those you hurt, that's quite admirable. It's hard having everyone cut you down anyways.
But then again, it is part of the process that's called facing your past.

You're addressing something that's bothered me throughout the entire saga, namely the Cullens treating Bella like an infant. And thank you for letting her acknowledge that.

I took out the box of candy hearts, held them tightly in my hand, and tried to fight back the tears.
Subtle, but very clear to those who have read the books and shipped this pairing for a long time. Such a happy memory of a happy, carefree moment :(

Gotta disagree with Willow though. In my opinion, saying "I guess I just want him to have experienced and appreciated what it's like to have a girl love him, appreciate him and respect him whole-heartedly, and to seriously ponder if he wants to give that up" sounds as though Bella never loved him at all. Bella does love and appreciate him for who he is. For me, that's the sole reason I ship this. Bella is obsessed, infatuated with Edward and his looks, but she's genuinely in love with Jacob, as genuinely as two teenagers in fucked up supernatural circumstances can be in love. Yes, she's selfish as fuck and seems to not give a shit about what her actions do to others' feelings, but I'll be damned if she didn't love Jacob.

Anyways. Lila and him not being that serious? Well, I guess it's a smart decision, given Jacob seems to never really have let Bella go at all.

[willow2883]

but I'll be damned if she didn't love Jacob.
Yes, she did. But she didn't do it right. Not the way he deserved.
That's what I meant.

[lsjcandy]

I'll agree with the "not the way he deserved" :)

[exquisite_ugly]

You're addressing something that's bothered me throughout the entire saga, namely the Cullens treating Bella like an infant. And thank you for letting her acknowledge that.

I pretty much felt the same way. I think Bella in the books is an idiot and didn't make choices right on her own anyway (but if given the *chance* maybe she could have realized...) But anyway, I (unfortunately) watched BFail last night and was continually annoyed at how she just let them pick out her clothes, the day, the decorations, blah blah. Granted, that wasn't quite shown except for the shoe bit, but I remembered that. She was like their pet.

So yeah, I wanted that addressed. I would be so irritated if someone treated me like a moron.

Bella does love and appreciate him for who he is. For me, that's the sole reason I ship this. Bella is obsessed, infatuated with Edward and his looks, but she's genuinely in love with Jacob, as genuinely as two teenagers in fucked up supernatural circumstances can be in love. Yes, she's selfish as fuck and seems to not give a shit about what her actions do to others' feelings, but I'll be damned if she didn't love Jacob.

Yes, I do believe she was very much in love with Jake, too.. you could see it in Stew's acting (shocker) with the dance scene. Smiling and happy and genuine. And in the books it was obvious because of how she was almost likeable with him. But yeah, I'm with the whole he just wasn't loved the way he deserved.

And it did seem reasonable to me that Jake wouldn't want a serious relationship, at least not for awhile, not only because of his feelings for Bella (that have been shoved down somewhat), but because of being gun-shy after how much he was hurt and passed over. That'll scar ya! Especially when you're young. Anyway, now that I wrote you a book.. hehe.. thanks for the review!