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Heartbreaker
Summer quietly stood to her feet and tiptoed into the hallway. She detected Carlisle’s scent in the study, but the door was closed. She knocked, “Come in, Summer.” She opened up the study door and peered into the room. Carlisle was smiling in her direction, “No, you’re not interrupting anything.” She giggled, “Sometimes I forget that te know me so well.” He pulled out a chair in front of his desk, “Please, sit.” She elegantly took a seat, “I really do hope I’m not taking up too much for your time.” He sighed and shook his head, “You worry about other people too much. te should start taking some interest in yourself più often.” “Wow Carlisle,” she replied in a sarcastic tone, “I didn’t know te received a degree in psychology.” He chuckled lowly, “Years of practice in the emergency ward effects te in many più ways than one, Summer. Never mind that though; how can I help you, dear?” She subconsciously played with the hem of her dress, “I need to talk to te about Jake.” “Ah,” he nodded, “I see. You’re worried about the successivo time Aro reads your thoughts.” “Well,” she faltered, “yes, but I’m also contemplating whether I should go back to Volterra now.” “I know. I inadvertently heard te girls talking with each other.” Summer arched an eyebrow, “You weren’t eavesdropping, were te Carlisle?” He grinned luminously, “Of course not dear, but my study is right down the hall, and te all were speaking quite loudly.” She rested her head against her left palm, “That’s actually true. Anyways, I’m steering te off topic. Carlisle,” she closed her eyes for a moment to clear her thoughts, “I…I just don’t know what to do.” He observed her tenderly, “I can help you, sweetheart, but I can’t make decisions for you. This is your life; te have to choose the options te deem worthy.” She stared into his golden eyes, “I don’t want to break Jake’s heart, but it’s immoral for me, a married woman, to be unfaithful to my husband. I still want to be Friends with Jake, though, but I can’t because Aro could possibly misinterpret my thoughts.” Carlisle leaned back in his office chair and pondered. He broke the silence a while later, “You can stop others from Leggere your thoughts with your shield.” Summer’s eyebrows furrowed, “I don’t understand.” She could do that, but Aro would know immediately that she is hiding something. His smiled widened, “Have te ever tried to only block certain thoughts?” Summer felt the sting of Carlisle’s epiphany. She had never come to that conclusion. Why had she never tried that before? Carlisle’s brilliance astounded her. She glared at him with broadened eyes, a smile lighting up on her face.
“Carlisle! You’re a genius!” She ran to the back of his scrivania, reception and hugged him tightly. He laughed, “You give me too much credit, dear.” She looked down at him, “Of course not! I have never thought of that idea in my life, and I’ve been immortal longer than you!” “Well, would te like to start practicing, seeing te are so ecstatic?” “Yes, please.” Summer wouldn’t wipe the smile off her face. “Then let’s go ahead and tell the rest of the family.” He took her da the hand and guided her to the family room. Carlisle softly called to the others, “Everyone who’s not sleeping, come downstairs please.” He and Summer laughed at his vampire pun. They all flitted down the stairs smoothly, each beaming at Summer and Carlisle. “What’s up, Carlisle?” Emmett asked. “We have some news.” He glanced at Summer, “Summer and I came up with a way to protect her thoughts from Aro, but she’s going to need some help.” “Really?” Alice sang out in her musical voice. “How is that possible, Carlisle?” Edward questioned. Summer expected Edward to be skeptical; she knew Aro’s power seemed unbeatable to him. “Her shield is already capable of hiding all her thoughts, but she has never tried hiding only thoughts she selects. She can avvolgere her shield around any of you, convey her thoughts, and practice blocking out only a few. Obviously, she’s going to need a partner to help her. Is anyone interested in helping her tonight?” Bella was the first to agree, “I’ll be più than willing to help her, Carlisle.” “And when she begins to suffer from sleep deprivation,” Alice chimed in, “then I’ll relieve her.” She cheerily winked at Summer. “Summer needs her rest too, Alice.” Esme added. Alice looked at her with innocent eyes, “Absolutely, Esme. I’ll be sure she doesn’t occupy herself to the extremes with work.” “Alright then,” Carlisle patted Summer’s lower back, “ready to get started, Summer?” “Definitely. Ready Bella?” Bella gleamed and took her da the arm, “Let’s get to it, miss.”
They went to the outer back of the house where Summer could concentrate better. She and Bella sat down in the fleecy, rich green grass. Bella crossed her legs, “Okay. So te just focus your shield on me, convey your thoughts, and practice blocking the ones with Jacob in them like Carlisle said.” Summer took in a deep breath to calm herself. She was mentally praying this would work. If it didn’t, she was positive she’d have to take some drastic measures, like tell Jake she could never see him again. “Here goes.” She naturally wrapped her shield around Bella’s entire figure. Next, she focused her mental energy on her, allowing Bella to see all her present and past thoughts. Bella took in the awe of being inside Summer’s head. Now she knew how overwhelmed Edward felt, although he could only see people’s present thoughts. However, she tried not to take in Summer’s thoughts; it didn’t feel very ethical. Okay, I can do this, Summer encouraged herself. “Yes, te can,” Bella detto to Summer mentally. Having a mental conversation was an entirely new and thrilling feeling for her. “Thank you, Bella.” Summer replied appreciatively. She retained her concentration, focusing some energy on eliminating her thoughts of Jake. She kept it up for a while, “Do te still see my thoughts of Jake?” Bella scanned through her head, “Yes, but they’ve become a little vaguer.” She tried focusing più energy on removing the thoughts. “They’re starting to disappear.” Summer began to focus più than half of her energy on eradicating her thoughts of Jake, causing a distraction from her draining energy. “That’s it, Summer! They’re almost completely unintelligible!” Bella exclaimed joyously. But Summer realized Bella’s thoughts were beginning to fade away. “Bella, can te hear me?” There was no response. Her shield had retracted through her exhaustion, and she didn’t realize her fatigue until her shield had fully dissolved. Bella was puzzled, “What just happened?” Summer blinked a few times, “I used up every ounce of my energy trying to kill my thoughts of Jake.” “Oh…well,” Bella touched Summer’s knee, “You were so close to eliminating them. Maybe te just need a bit più rest before te try to do it again.” Summer nodded wearily, “I think you’re right.”
“Come on, te need to sleep, Summer.” Bella stood and offered Summer her hand. She took it with a willing smile, “Thank te again, Bella. You’re such a sweetheart towards me.” The girls put their arms around each other. “It was my pleasure.” On their way inside, a nearby rustling noise caught Summer’s attention. “Summer?” The voice happily inquired. The girls were stunned; it was Jake. Bella knew Summer shouldn’t talk to him, so she spoke up for her. “Hey Jake,” she started shakily, “um…now’s really not the best time for Summer. Think te can come back tomorrow evening?” Jake glared at her suspiciously, “Why, Bella? And can’t Summer answer for herself?” Summer opened her mouth to speak, but Bella squeezed her hand as a warning. Summer didn’t like where this was leading to. “I came to see her, Bella. That’s not a crime.” Jake was becoming quite defensive. “Jake, please,” Bella pleaded, “tonight’s not the right night. I can’t explain right now, but you’re endangering your life, the lives of your pack, and the Cullens, including Summer and I.” Jake was sick of this mess. His being there couldn’t threaten them to such lethal extents. If it bugged Summer’s bloodsucker “husband” (it felt so wrong to call him that, as if he deserved to be called that), that would be a bonus. At least he’d get a chance to get rid of him then. Jake no longer retained his distance from his sweetheart. Before Bella could pull Summer into the house, Jake was holding Summer in his arms, loosening Bella’s grip on her. He stroked her hair and back, “I’m not hurting anyone da being with you, am I, beautiful? Aren’t te happy to see me?” This was such a good situation, wasn’t it? What the heck am I supposed to say, Summer thought. Jake had only been introduced to her today, and already it felt like she knew him for thousands of years. He put full trust in her so quickly, instantly believing her every word. Thought it stabbed Summer a million times in the chest, she had to lie to Jake. It was for his own life, which was one of the dearest things in the world to her. “Jake,” she used all her strength left to fake a scowl, “go home. I don’t want te here.”
The words wounded him più than Summer considered possible. She forced herself not to cry a single tear yet. His expression was blank and lifeless; he couldn’t believe those words came out of her mouth. “Wh---what?” She struggled to maintain her grimace, “I detto I don’t want te here. Go home, Jake.” Bella stared at the two in astonishment. This was so different from Summer’s normal behavior. What on earth was going on? She finally caught on to what Summer was doing to him. It was the same thing Edward had done to her after the fuss with Jasper at her eighteenth birthday party. She understood how it was going to make Jake feel, but he would see Summer as soon as she was sure she could hide her memories of him from Aro. And, knowing Jake, he would continue to fight for Summer's love. Presently, Jake was wholly hurt, to say the least, at Summer's unpleasant temperament towards him. He wouldn’t cry in front of her, but he certainly felt like doing so. He back away gradually, “Alright. I’m sorry I disturbed you, and apparent, upset you. Have a nice night.” He scoffed, but truly his imprinting wasn’t wearing off because of this little incident. He still loved her, even though it tortured him at the moment. When she noticed Jake turned to walk away, she rushed through the back door of the house in silent tears. She flew da Alice, Edward, Jasper, Carlisle, and Esme, all of who heard the majority of she and Jake’s aggrieving conversation. She ran soundlessly into her room and threw herself on the bed, burying her tear-stained face deep inside the plush pillow. Chloe was still sound asleep successivo to her. She had finally done it. The thing she feared the most of doing, she had just accomplished. The very brief thought of it made wretched tears flood her eyes. She had become Jacob Black’s heartbroken heartbreaker.
