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He noticed her chocolate brown eyes before he noticed anything else. There he was, Jacob Black, tall rough mechanic staring at her like a deer in the headlights. He hadn't expected to see her there. When the nurse said Dr. Cullen would be tending to his wound, he was sure it was Dr. Edward Cullen, not his too young to be a doctor and intensely beautiful daughter Renesmee Cullen.

"Jake…" She said in a startled but sexy whisper. She was equally surprised to see him but she recovered from the shock before he did.

"I'm sorry. I saw Jacob Ephraim Black on the chart. I didn't quite make the connection."

"Don't worry about it. I didn't expect to see you here. You're a doctor, already?" She laughed nervously. 'She has a beautiful laugh.' He thought.

"Yeah. I was a few years ahead remember? Graduated at 16, started med school by 19?" He already knew this but he still raised his eyebrows at her, impressed.

"You always were a smarty pants."

"The smartiest." She blushed at her horrible attempt of a joke. He laughed out loud, thinking she looked sexy when she blushed. 'He has a sexy laugh,' she noted. Renesmee wasn't expecting to see the man she had a crush on since she was a kid. Suddenly, she felt like she was 13 all over again. He had changed a lot since high school. He was much taller and bigger which was astonishing to her since she remembered him being a giant back then. His muscles were large and bulky like a football player. 'He's too good to be true,' she thought. He smiled at her when he noticed her admiring him and her heart fluttered as if she were in high school all over again. She tried hard to focus and be professional. She couldn't let her childhood crush cause her to make mistakes on the job. The nurse walked in with some supplies, interrupting the moment they were sharing.

"Ok, ok. Let's see what kind of damage you've done." She inspected his arm and the nurse left them. It was a fairly large gash. He would need stitches.

"You didn't tear any ligaments but you'll definitely need stitches. How did you do this?" She asked and got to work on his stitches.

"Occupational hazard. I own my own shop now. Did this one repairing a carburetor." Nessie smiled and nodded. She had heard from her father that Jacob took over the town's mechanic shop.

"I heard about your shop. Your dad must be very proud of you."

"It's nothing compared to you, Dr. Cullen." He winked at her and she blushed. Her heart sped up again.

"My dad is definitely very proud. I am the third generation of Dr. Cullens."

"It's a good family trade."

"Well, we all certainly think so." She smiled at him proudly. They stared at each other again. Jake instantly recognized that something was passing between them.

"So Doc… How long have you been in town? I haven't really seen you around."

"Only for few weeks. I just started at the hospital two weeks ago."

"Are you back for good or is this temporary?" He asked her, hoping her return was permanent. She shrugged.

"Not sure yet. I'm kinda in transition. I'm giving myself some time to weigh my options." His heart sank a bit.

"Well I'm glad you're back. Maybe I'll get to see more of you now that you're in town." Ness's smile grew wider. She liked that idea. She liked it a lot.

"Sure. Just no more accidents, please. No need to get banged up just to see me." She gave him a coy smile and he laughed. "Ok. I'm done." She told him as she covered his newly stitched wound.

"Wow. That was quick. I barely felt anything." Her smiled grew wider.

"Good. It means I did my job right." She felt a strong current of excitement run through her body as if something was passing between them. She wondered if he felt it too.

"So I guess that's it." He said sadly. For some reason, the thought of parting from her was more painful to him than his wound.

"Almost. I'm going to right you a prescription in case you feel some discomfort later. I want you to go easy on that arm for the next couple of weeks. I wouldn't want you to ruin my nice stitch work." He smiled at her thinking she was sexy.

"Sure, sure. No problem doc." She wrote his prescription down on her prescription pad and handed it to him.

"Here you. I want to see you again in two weeks to check on the stitches. You can come to dad and grandpa's office for that."

"Great!" He said a little more excited. Leaving seemed more plausible now that he knew he would see her again, even if two weeks seemed like an eternity away.

Jake always knew she would be a beauty when she grew up but Jacob had no idea how so. She was breathtaking and sadly enough he knew that he didn't really stand a chance. All he could hope for was to see her again and perhaps rekindle the friendship he had wanted to offer her before she left his life.

High school...

Renesmee was very nervous about what she was about to do. She had never done anything like this but she didn't want to disappoint her new friends. She had just started at her new high school and within a month she became the youngest swimmer in the swim team. Her friends were all older than her, after all, she was only 13. Her height made her look her age but she was very good at disguising it thanks to her aunt Alice's styling advice. She looked at herself in the mirror one last time and then escaped out her window as her new friend, Jessica, had instructed. They were all waiting for her down the street at Jessica's car to take her to her first high school party at LaPush beach. She was excited because Jake Black, the high school quarterback, was hosting the party.

The reservation high school closed a year ago and so the schools had to merge. The tribe kids usually didn't invite the town folk to their parties but Jake was determined to set an example for the younger kids. His goal was to get everyone to get along before he graduated. The party was at the beach and it had been Jake's idea to invite all the jocks. He had already united everyone in the football team into one pack of brothers last year and he was determined to do the same for the rest of the jocks. He figured if the jocks set the example the rest of the school would follow.

His father allowed them to have the bonfire at LaPush with only two requests. No drinking, no drugs. Jake agreed to it. There would be many underclassmen at the party and he didn't want any trouble with the parents in town or the tribe. It definitely wasn't one of their usual parties but he figured he could always throw a real party for the upperclassmen after they won the season.

It was Jake's last season as the star quarterback of his high school. He already knew what the future had for him after that. There would be no college for him. He would stay home to take care of his crippled father and work as the mechanic at the local garage. It was sad because he already had offers from several schools but, family came first. His one consolation was that he would already be doing what he always wanted to do. He loved fixing cars and he would spend the rest of his life doing just that.

Everyone at the party was having a good time. Jake made sure to have plenty of food, he got his best friend Embry to DJ, and he had a few intervarsity games going on to distract everyone from the fact there was no alcohol. He really shouldn't had bothered trying to keep the party alcohol free because Mike Newton, the captain of the basketball team, and his buddies were planning a little party of their own regardless of Jake's requests. Mike had it out for Jake since the schools merged. Mike used to be the quarterback but when the schools merged due to the budget cuts, Jake took his spot on the team.

Jake and his buddies heard the riot before they saw what was happening. Jake, Embry, Quill and Ben headed over to the bonfire where the basketball team dancing and laughing loudly. He saw the keg and Jake's blood was boiling.

"Newton! I told you I was keeping it boos-free tonight. Everyone in town knows that this is my party and I am not getting in trouble because of you!"

"Yeah man!" Ben told his ex-quarterback. "We could all get kicked off the team!"

"Relax man. What? Now that Jake's in charge you all started wearing panties." Mike's friends laughed and Jake steamed.

"Get rid of it or get the fuck out!" Jake yelled at him getting almost everyone's attention. There was something about Jake's voice that commanded attention. Mike, drunk as ever, didn't feel the effect of Jake's command so got right at Jake's face.

"What the hell is your fucking problem?! You think you own the school now? This is still my school!" He shoved Jake back and then he spat towards Jake. Jake had barely moved when Mike tried to shove him but when Mike spat on him, he had enough. Jake punched Mike in the face, breaking his nose.

"Son of a bitch!" Mike cussed as he fell back in pain.

Angered by the hit, Mike got up and threw himself at Jake. They both fell on the sand but Jake was easily in control. However, Jake knew that coach would not be happy if he crippled the star basketball player like he wanted to. Instead of defending himself, Jake tried to overpower Mike. At precisely that moment the police decided to show up. They drove their car right into the beach, their beam lights illuminated the entire area. Almost everyone froze. Only the kids that were at a distance, and away from the bright lights, scattered into the forest to head back to their cars.

Renesmee was among the lucky few that were away from the spotlight but she couldn't move a muscle. Her friends had all left and she was sure her ride was gone; however, this was not what kept her from moving. It was the shock of what was happening to Jake that left her stunned. The cop grabbed Jake off Mike aggressively. Too aggressive. She had seen the entire event and she knew it was not Jake's fault. The cop shoved Jake back in such a way that made her afraid for Jake. Ness has a little crush on him ever since she saw him in the pep rally at the beginning of the school year. He hadn't noticed her yet, of course, but she definitely had noticed him.

"Who's in charge here?"

"I am sir. I was just telling them how they need to take this alcohol somewhere else."

"Yeah. I'm sure you did." He told Jake in a patronizing tone that made Renesmee angry. The cop turned to Mike and smiled at him with familiarity.

"Alright Mike, is this your beer?" He asked in a completely different tone from the one he used on Jake.

"No sir." Mike told them cockily. "I was the one telling Jake how he really shouldn't give minors alcohol, right guys?" Mike's friends nodded. Paul, one of Jake's friends, exploded then. "That's bullshit!" And all of Jake's friends started talking at once trying to tell the cops what happened.

"I'm not going to listen to our little tribal gang lie to me. You are both coming with me and we are sorting things out down at the station." The cops took both Jake and Mike in the patrol car and then they told everyone to go home. Renesmee was horrified. She ran over to the area where the cars were parked and eventually found one of her friends, Angela. Angela and Ben were dating so Angela had stayed behind to make sure Ben was ok. She gave Renesmee a ride to the police station and dropped her off. Renesmee was in luck. She looked around the parking lot and saw her grandfather's car. Her grandfather was working a late shift that night. She opened the door to the police station and went inside.

"Nessie! Is that you honey?" The receptionist asked.

"Yes, Mrs. Layton. It's me." She answered shyly. "Is my grandfather here?"

"The chief is with the new deputy. He just brought in two kids."

"That's what I wanted to talk to grandpa about. It's very important that I see him. Please."

"Ok Honey. Come with me." She said and Renesmee followed her to the chief's office. The two boys were sitting on a bench on the corner of the office. Chief Swan looked at his granddaughter in shock as she came in.

"Nessie? What are you doing here this late? Are you ok?" He asked urgently.

"I'm fine grandpa. I just thought you might need a witness for what happened at the party." The Chief's eyes widened in shock.

"You were at that party. With high school kids?! Do your parents know where you are?"

"No sir. I um… I snuck out. I know I'm in a lot of trouble but..."

"You certainly are. Come on." He said angrily and escorted his granddaughter to a different office after telling the secretary to call her parents. He closed the doors and when he turned to his granddaughter his anger instantly melted away. One look into those remorseful, brown, tearful eyes was all it took.

"Ok sweetheart. There's no need to cry." He said in a softer tone and guided her to small sofa on the corner of his office.

"I'm very disappointed with you but I would like to know what the hell was happening down there. Is that ok?" Renesmee nodded and explained everything to her grandfather. She explained how Jake had told the other boys that they needed to stop drinking or they had to go. She told him how Mike pushed and spit on him. How Jake had to defend himself. She even told him what she thought about his deputy's demeanor towards Jake.

Chief Swan took notes and then he told his granddaughter to wait in the lobby for her parents. Renesmee sat quietly on one of the chairs and she let the tears roll down her cheeks. Her parents would be so disappointed in her.

The chief walked back into the interrogation room. His granddaughter had confirmed everything Jacob had said. She even confirmed Jake's accusations that his deputies were showing favoritism and possibly some prejudice towards Jake. The chief was furious. He knew Jake and his family only through rumors. Jake was a good kid and his deputies should not have treated him that way. Mike, on the other hand, he knew all too well. Vandalism, underage drinking, and speeding were already on Mike's record.

"Ok Jake. You can go wait in the lobby for your ride. Mike and I are going to talk some more." He said sternly while looking at Mike and his deputies. Jake was shocked but relieved. He knew chief Swan was a no nonsense man but he was also a fair man. Jake went to the lobby and sat on a chair by the girl who announced herself as a witness. He saw her wipe her cheeks and straighten up as he came in. She was cute but she looked a bit young to be in high school. She glanced at him once as he was sitting and then she looked down at the floor.

"Why are you crying?" Jake asked her.

"I'm in so much trouble. My parents are going to be so disappointed in me. I've never done anything like this before." Jake nodded and sat a few chairs away from her. He looked at her sad face and he felt sorry for her. He wondered why she came to the police station if it would only get her into trouble.

"Why did you come here? You could have just gone home after the cops came."

"I thought you might need help. You didn't do anything wrong. It's not fair that they arrested you like that." Her voice was quiet but he could hear a flair of anger in her voice when she said that last part. He was amused.

"So you put yourself in trouble for me? Why?"

"Because it was right thing to do." She said incredulously. She looked up again for a moment but then she quickly looked away when she saw he was staring at her. He definitely was staring at her. He looked at her for a long moment. Even though she was very shy and had been looking mostly at her hands or the floor when she talked to him, he was stuck by the strength of her words. As if altruism were the most obvious choice for a kid to make.

"Who are you?" He finally asked her.

"I'm Renesmee Cullen. Ness actually. I just made the swim team." She told him, still staring at the floor in front of her.

"Oh yeah. I heard about you. You skipped a couple of grades and now you're the youngest swimmer on the team." 'And the only child of the richest man in town,' Jake thought. Ness nodded and looked down at her hands shyly. Jake could see a bit of pink on her cheeks and he smiled to himself. Jake was impressed with her. He couldn't believe that a rich girl her age could be so righteous and altruistic. She didn't know him. She had absolutely no reason to come to a police station to be his witness. None of his friends were here yet this girl put herself in trouble in order to defend him. She was like his own personal angel, his protector. Her sweetness touched him.

"Thank you. What you did was very cool. I won't forget it." Renesmee looked up and smiled at him. They were finally able to take a good look into each other's eyes. He was stuck by the innocence and kindness he saw in them. He had never met anyone with such soulful eyes. He though she was endearing and, for a moment, he actually wanted to move over to the seat next to her so that he could be closer to her. Of course, her father came in at that moment.

Edward Cullen was the talk of the town when he was younger. He was very handsome. He married young and went off to college with his wife, who the well-known daughter of the chief of police, Bella Swan. Bella was two years older and already in college. In a small town like Forks, their love affair was a bit of a scandal. Everyone was sure Edward married her because he had gotten her pregnant and they were right. Edward and Bella then returned eight years later with a medical degree and a beautiful copper headed daughter. Edward loved his little girl and was known to be an amazing father and husband.

Edward was a proud man but he was kind, like his parents. He returned home to help the people in his home town and, eventually, became an equal partner in his father's practice. The town was happy to have him and Edward was happy to be home because he knew his father and his community needed him. He walked in through the door and quickly saw his daughter waiting for him in the lobby.

"Nessie?" He went to her and hugged her immediately.

"Your mom and I nearly had a heart attack! How could you do this Renesmee?" He asked her sternly. The tears flowed down her eyes again as she dropped her gaze in shame. Jake felt sorry for her and he instantly felt protective. He got up from his chair and walked over to her dad. They were almost the same high but Jake was easily twice his size. Nevertheless, Jake was visibly nervous.

"Excuse me sir. My name is Jake Black." He said as he reached out his hand. Edward looked at him strangely but he shook his hand.

"Black? You're Billy's boy?" Edward asked him when he recognized the name.

"Yes sir. I am."

"You look like him. What can I do for you, son?"

"I know this is none of my business but since Ness stuck out her neck for me I thought you might let me explain on her behalf." Edward thought that his explanation was odd but he decided to let him explain.

"Ok. Go on."

"It was a beach party for everyone in the sports department. With the two schools merging, I thought it would help everybody bond. I invited everyone, even the underclassmen. That's why I told everyone no drinking. I didn't want to give the kids a bad example and coach would've killed me… Um but anyways. Mike and his buddies were not supposed to bring beer. This wasn't some wild high school party or anything. We are all just having a bonfire, games, dancing. That's it. I'm not the type of guy who would let minors drink."

"You are a minor too, son." Edward reminded him with an amused smirk when he saw Jake blush. Jake easily looked 21 but Edward knew he could not be older than 18.

"Yes sir. I'm sorry. I just wanted to explain that even though Ness wasn't supposed to be at the party, that it was a very PG party. I know you are piss… err, I mean, angry but Ness could have just gone straight home after the cops showed up. She came here to let her grandfather know what actually happened because she wanted to do the right thing. She was the only one brave enough to give a statement. That seems pretty amazing for kid her age, um I think. Sir." His bravery started wavering as he saw the doctors eyes narrow. Edward looked at his daughter, then he looked at Jake, and then at his daughter again.

"Is this true? You came here voluntarily when you could have snuck back home?" It was bad enough that she snuck out but Jake was right. She could have snuck back in just as easily and she would have never been caught. Edward realized sadly.

"Yes." She told him quietly. Edward nodded. He brought his daughter to him again and hugged her. The realization that his daughter had taken that brave choice of doing the right thing made him very proud of her.

"Ok sweetheart. Let's go home. Your mom is up waiting for us." Edward turned to the young man that had stood up for his daughter and extended his hand. "Jacob, thank you. You're a very honorable young man." Edward told him and they shook hands once more before he left.