Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of the characters

I am posting this sooner than I thought I would. So that asks one question...Did you miss me? Well, I sure did miss writing. I hate nothing to do in my spare time! Anyways, let's just get to the plot. The story starts when Bella is meetinf Quil and Embry and it goes from there. I just decided to spice things up a bit…from now on, I control what happens. And so you know, this story is rated T but it's going to be borderline M in some chapters. Eventual lemon. I hope you enjoy.

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One was slender, and almost as tall as Jacob. His black hair was chin length and parted down the middle, one side tucked behind his left ear while the right swung free. The shorter boy was more burly. His white t-shirt strained over his well-developed chest, and seemed gleefully conscious of that fact. His hair was so short it was almost a buzz.

Both boys stopped short when they saw me. The thin boy glanced swiftly back and forth between Jacob and me, while the brawny one kept his eyes on me, a slow smile spreading across his face.

Jacob sighed. "Hey, guys."

The shorter one was staring at me now, along with the other. I smiled at them and then glanced over to Jacob who had stood up and was walking towards the two guys.

"Hey, Jake…who's this?" The boy nodded in my direction.

Jacob turned to me and gave an apologetic look. "This is Bella. Bella, this is Quil and Embry."

The two boys exchanged a wide smile and then said, "Oh, so you're Bella. It's nice to finally meet you. I'm Embry Call—"

One of them moved toward me and held out his hand. I took it. "I'm Quil Ateara," he said, cutting Embry off. He then looked me up and down. "Wow. You're hot."

His forwardness took me by surprise. I immediately blushed and had the urge to run away.

"Quil!" Jacob snapped, clearly agitated.

Quil turned to him. "What? Just making an observation." He turned back to me and winked.

"Knock it off," Jacob mumbled.

Quil and Embry both laughed. It made me uncomfortable because I wasn't sure what I should do. And to make the situation even more uncomfortable, Embry asked, "What were you to doing in here…alone?"

"Nothing. Bella and I are going to fix these bikes."

Right after he said the word bikes, both boys' eyes seemed to sparkle. They started to ask questions and give advice. I seemed like I wasn't even in the room anymore. Still, I watched as they went back and forth with their questions and careful observations. I had no clue as to what they were talking about but then again, I didn't speak boy.

"Bella?" Quil said and I looked up. I could tell he was curious about something. "You're eighteen, right?"

"Yes."

A sly smile spread across his face and he turned to face Embry, bumping him on the shoulder. "An older woman, eh?"

I wanted to die right there.

My eyes flicked over to Jacob, who was getting angrier with every word that came out of Quil's mouth. "Shut up or get out," he responded.

"Oh, come on! I'm just having some fun," Quil explained. His head quickly turned to me and I was afraid of what he might say. "It's not every day that you have a gorgeous brunette in here."

I felt my face get hotter and hotter. I was hoping that they would leave soon. But, they continued talking. Embry really didn't talk that much, though. I was starting to think that it was because I was present in the room. He seemed to be a little shy. Quil, on the other hand, had no problem with being as loud as possible. He glanced over at me a few times and I felt the need to cover up, even though I was wearing jeans and a hoodie.

"Jacob!" I heard Billy call.

"Shit," he whispered. "I'll be right back." He looked at Quil and said in a husky voice, "Don't do anything you'll regret."

Once he was gone, Quil and Embry got up and moved over and sat about a foot from me. I knew that they were going to start drilling me with questions. It felt like I was on trial.

"So, Bella," Quil started casually. "What brings you down here?"

I smiled nervously. "Well, I wanted to see Jake."

Embry laughed. "Oh, he definitely wanted to see you. He talks about you…a lot. He getting kind of annoying but now I see why he wouldn't shut up." So he does talk, I thought.

"So," Quil continued. "What do you think about Jacob?"

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is…do you like him?" he wiggled his eyebrows at the word like.

I hesitated before answering. "Well, of course I like him."

He nodded slowly and asked some more questions that I didn't want to answer. I desperately wanted to have Jacob back. Now.

Quickly, Quil whispered something to Embry that I didn't understand. His eyes lit up. "So, um," he cleared his throat. "Are you a virgin?" His words came out in the form of a held back laugh.

Before I got a chance to answer, Jacob walked through the door. He stood there, eyes widening. Clearly, he had heard what Quil said.

"Get out!" Jacob barked at them.

The boys got up and shuffled over to him. Quil put his hands up. "Alright, alright, we're going. We know you want your alone time with Bella." As they were at the door, he turned around and yelled, "Make sure you use protection!" After that he ran out and Jacob ran right after him.

I heard them yelling in the distance but I couldn't make out what they were exactly saying.

I was pretty sure this was as embarrassed as I had ever been in my life. I stood there awkwardly and out of place until Jacob came back in.

"I am so sorry," he apologized. "They're idiots."

"It's okay," I whispered.

He gave an angry sigh. "No, it's not. What they said…I mean…who the hell asks if you're a…" he trailed off, too angry to think straight.

I wasn't sure what made me do this but I went up to him and wrapped my arms around his waist and looked up at him. All the anger slipped away from him. "Seriously, it's fine. No harm done. Promise."

Jacob's hands rested on my waist. "I'm gonna kill them tomorrow," he informed me.

I just smiled. "Maybe they deserve it."

Jacob suddenly became serious. "What else did they ask?"

"You mean other than the 'are you a virgin' question?"

He looked extremely uncomfortable with the topic. "Yeah."

I shrugged. "Nothing else that's important."

I rested my head on Jacob's chest and exhaled. It felt nice being so close to someone. I hadn't felt anything even remotely close to this since he left. Jacob put his cheek onto the top of my head and didn't say anything. He was very warm. We stood in the quiet for some time, until I finally pulled away.

Jacob continued to work on the bikes and sat up against the wall in my normal position. I watched as he worked. He was so lucky to have such a useful talent, and I was very lucky that I could use to my advantage.

My face fell but Jacob didn't notice. It was wrong to think such things. But maybe I was using him. I never truly meant to and I definitely didn't mean to feel the things that I did.

Still, Jacob now had a place in my heart—what was left of it. He was the first one to make me smile since he left. I pondered the thought for a while.

"Bella!"

The sound of Charlie's voice made Jacob and me freeze in our places. My eyes widened as my head snapped up. Jacob quickly got up and held out his hand for me in which it took. Once I was on my feet again, we both rushed out the garage door and through the trees. I stumbled a lot and Jacob caught me.

He kept his hand around mine as we found our way through the thick trees. It was impossible to see. No light came through the trees and there happened to be no moon tonight. When we finally reached the house, Charlie and Billy were in the frame of the door. Our giggling came to a hush as a let go of Jacob's hand.

"Hey," I said softly. It was dead quiet outside and I felt the need to keep it that way.

"Hello," Charlie responded, his eyes wandering back and forth between Jacob and me. I started to feel anxious.

I laughed nervously, looking at the ground. The wind blew in my face and I wrapped my arms around myself since it was so cold. February was not a generous month in Washington.

"We should be getting home," Charlie told me, his eyes still flickering between Jacob and me.

"Alright."

I said goodbye to Jacob and Billy and got in my truck. The ride home was silent. I immediately missed Jacob's presence. But, tomorrow was Friday and I was seeing him again—that is, if Friday would get here fast enough.

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