Opening her eyes, she blinked twice. The sun was shining through the open window. Lifting her head she looked around the room. She had no idea where she was.

Sitting up a bit more, she felt the sheet pull tight. Looking to her side, she finds a tan, well-muscled back and a head of dark brown hair. Jacob.

Running her hand through her tangled hair, she throws the blanket off of her. Luckily she was wearing some clothes, barely, in a tank top and panties. Searching the floor she finds her jeans and pulls them on.

Stumbling about, she starts remembering where she was.

Vegas.

New York New York Hotel.

Penthouse Suite.

~*~*~

It was a whim. The five of them had decided to just get on a plane and head to Vegas. As she had packed her things, he had shown up at her apartment and they all headed to the airport.

They had chosen the penthouse suite at New York, New York Casino for no other reason than Jackie liked New York. The five of them divided up the beds and couches, changed, and headed to the casino. Jackie, Seth and Samantha went straight to the slots.

"Jake, I want to try everything while I'm here. Let's go get some drinks!"

"Sure, Nessie, whatever you want. It's all new to me too."

~*~*~

Grabbing a shirt and pulling it over her head, she walked into the bathroom. Looking into the mirror, she braced her hands on the counter. Her mascara was smudged under her eyes and her curly hair was a ferocious mess. Luckily, she didn't feel anywhere near as bad as she looked. No headache, no nausea, no bloodshot eyes. The only telltale signs of a drunken night was her disheveled state.

Turning on the faucet she grabbed her hair tie and pulled back her messy hair. Cupping her hands under the running water she splashed her face and wiped it with a white towel. Looking into her own eyes, she tried to remember everything that had happened in the last 24 hours, though most of it was a bit jumbled.

~*~*~

She and Jacob had gone straight to the bar. Since she was only, technically, 10 years old, she flashed her fake ID at the bar. Alcohol was one of the perks of being a half breed. She could feel the good affects but didn't have any of the bad ones. No hangover.

The first time she had tried alcohol was when Jake had turned 21, she had a beer with Grandpa Charlie, Billy and Jake. But none of them had gotten drunk.

Tonight, they were in Vegas and they were going to do what every other normal person did, drink and gamble.

Jake handed her a drink that was overflowing with fruit and umbrellas. She laughed under her breath and took a sip. They both stood, looking out at the casino floor, unsure where to start.

"I'm not ready to gamble yet, let's check out the pool."

"Yeah I agree, a swim would be fun. Did you see that pool? It's the size of a football field."Grabbing her arm, pulled back to the elevators and back to the room.

~*~*~*

She remembered everything at the pool, which is saying something at least. They had spent hours there, just lying about in the sun, drinking and laughing. Something her mother and father weren't able to do. Her skin never got darker but she could enjoy the sunlight.

Then she remembered what happened just before they left. Groaning aloud, she dropped her head and looked at the sink.

"Idiot" She whispered to herself. She knew she should never have acted like that but she couldn't control it. Like mother, like daughter. She just couldn't control herself.

~*~*~*

"If you shove me under the water one more time Jake, I swear, you will regret it." Yelling at him from across the pool. She couldn't keep a straight face though, she was laughing too hard. Her and Jacob had spent most of the day at the pool, drinking and swimming.

Seth and Samantha showed up an hour later and then Jackie came down soon after. The five of them spent a couple hours playing around in the pool. It was getting late, the sun was starting to set and Seth wanted to shower and sleep before we went out for the night.

That left the three girls and Jacob at the pool.

It was crowded with lots of tanned, skinny girls, most of which, Nessie couldn't help but notice, were staring shamelessly at Jacob.

A group of blondes in barely there bikinis had been the most shameless. Nessie was getting frustrated, they kept asking him to help them with something, and oblivious to his affect on them, Jake would oblige, like a gentleman.

By now, though, Nessie had had quite a few fruity drinks and was standing in the shallow end of the pool. Jacob and Samantha had gotten out to get a few drinks. Samantha lay down in a chair next to Jackie and Jacob was heading back to Nessie and the pool. Nessie stood there watching as three girls stepped in front of Jake and started talking to him as he made his way around the pool.

That had been the last straw, she was seeing green. She had always been able to control her vampire urges but she really wanted to rip those girls' throats out.

Taking the stairs slowly so that she wouldn't do anything too rash, she headed towards Jacob and the blonde bimbos. Just as she was fully out of the water, she looked up and saw Jacob looking right at her, concerned.

Always her knight in shining armor, he had no idea what was going on. He only saw that she looked upset.

Completely ignoring the girls, his six foot seven inch muscular frame easily side steped them.

Standing in front of her, she had to tilt her head all the way back in order to see his face.

"Is everything alright? You don't look like you are having fun anymore."

"That's not it." And on a whim, a need to claim what was hers, for the first time in ten years; Nessie reached up and pulled Jacob's face to her. Looking him directly in the eye, she could feel his concern, his confusion. Throwing everything to the wind, and fueled by this overwhelming urge to establish that he was hers, she touched her lips to his.

~*~*~*

Hearing the sheets rustle in the bedroom, she realizes that Jake must be getting up. Closing her eyes, she shuts the door to the bathroom, shutting him out as well.