"I don't believe this!" I yelled out, furious at the sight of a flattened back tire on my old truck. "The one day Charlie decided to let me leave the house without him hovering around me this has to happen!"

"Have you not ever changed a tire before?" Edward asked, trying to subdue a laugh. He came to stand next to me, his cold arm wrapped around my shoulders. It was nice being able to stand outside with Edward without Charlie peering at us through the window, making sure I didn't run off again.

"No, I always had Jake-" I lump formed in throat. It had well been over a month since I had last seen Jacob and, even with Edward with me, it still felt as if I was missing a part of myself. I missed Jacob horribly and every time I called Billy's house to talk with Jacob I had the pleasure of being hung up on at the sound of my voice. He really was taking the Cullen's as a betrayal to him on my part. I hadn't meant to replace him with Edward, but he knew how I broken I was without him. He knew that without Edward, I was empty. Those months where I had spent most of my time with Jacob a little light seemed to grow inside me. I felt as if I was slowly beginning to heal inside. Although I loved Jacob, he could never fill that hole that Edward had ripped into my heart when he left, though I had hoped he could.

Edward must have noticed my uneasiness at finishing my sentence. "Don't worry about it, Bella. I'll ask Emmett if he could stop by and replace it for you." He gave my shoulders a light squeeze before veering me towards his car.

"You said I could drive," I said with as a smirk formed across my lips as I held out my hand, palm side up. Driving Edwards fast Volvo had been a goal of mine ever since Charlie had decided to ease up on my punishments. I was sure he'd approve of me driving a safe and secure car compared to the old red motorcycle that now rested in our garage. Why Charlie had decided to keep the motorcycle, I'll never know. He seemed to think it a sort of symbol of the time in my life where I decided to be stupid and reckless. That recklessness hadn't fully left me yet.

Edward smiled and turned towards me, holding the keys out to me. My heart seemed to flutter at his smile and at the thought of speeding down the road in the shiny Volvo. "Sure," he said cooly. I reached for the keys and, with amazing speed, he was now dangling the keys above my head out of reach. "If only you knew how to drive stick shift."

"Then teach me." I stomped my foot in a mock pout and jumped for the keys. I knew it was useless and eventually gave in. Edward opened the passenger side door for me and I slid into the car. The car had already started up with Edward sitting next to me before I had even managed to close the door. "I don't see why you can't just teach me."

"Perhaps one day I will, but not while Charlie is still watching you like a hawk." He shifted the gearshift and we started down the road.

I was a bit excited, to be honest. In all the time we've been together we never once went to see a movie that was playing at the theater. We always settled for renting movies instead of taking the drive to Port Angeles and watching a movie on an even larger screen than the ones the Cullen's had. Come to think of it, I had not even seen a movie in the theater since the night I had gone with Jacob and Mike. I remembered that night like it was yesterday. Jacob's smirk as he took in Mike's glares, his skin so hot against mine. That was also the night when Jacob had turned into the large rusty brown wolf, though I had not known what he had become until weeks later.

"So," I began, turning towards Edward, "any news on the vampire running around Seattle?"

"Alice has seen a few things, nothing very helpful though. We at least managed to figure out that it's a female and that she's settled somewhere not too far from us."

I bit my lip. A newborn vampire was going around Seattle killing people while Charlie made the occasional trip there to help the police department in their search. They were under the impression that the deaths were gang relation, but the Cullen's and I knew better.

"But Charlie-"

"Is perfectly fine. Alice has been following him when he goes to Seattle."

I should have felt relief at the thought of Charlie being protected, but I still couldn't shake the feeling in my stomach at the thought of both Alice and Charlie in danger of the unknown vampire. We still had no idea what exactly this newborn vampire was capable of.

We drove on in silence until the small theater loomed ahead of us. We weaved through the aisles in the parking lot until we glided smoothly into a small spot between two mini vans. There was something inside me telling me to remain in the car, but I couldn't explain why. Shaking that feeling off, I opened the car door and stepped into the damp air. Edward was by my side in an instant with his hand entwined in mine and we headed towards the crowded theater.

"Something new must have come out," I said, "I've never seen it so packed."

We were the last people in line for the movie "Ghosts of a Past", a cheap horror flick that seemed to hold my interest a lot more than the other option, "Princess of the Lost Kingdom".

I was scanning the people in front of us when it felt as if I had the wind knocked out of me. I spotted a couple some fifteen feet in front of us; my eyes must have been burning a hole in the back of the girls head because she turned to face me. She was breathtakingly beautiful. Even more beautiful than Rosalie, if you can believe that. Her pale, angelic face was curtained in wavy bronzed colored hair that flowed down to her lower back. Her perfect figure was clothed in loose fitting jeans and a blue tank top that seemed to hug her curves perfectly. She was too beautiful for any normal person. Her eyes finally met mine and I confirmed what I had feared. Her red irises were starring daggers into my own eyes, turning to slits when she had realized I was staring at her. Vampire. An unwanted shiver made my entire body quake.

But the sight of the new vampire wasn't the most shocking thing to me anymore. The biggest shock came as I realized whose hand was cupped over hers. I trailed the link of a copper-colored hand all the way up to the broad, muscular shoulders, to the face I knew all too well.

Jacob Black was hand-in-hand with a vampire.

I couldn't believe it. For months Jacob had gone on and on about bloodsuckers and leeches, yet there he was holding hands with a vampire that looked like a goddess! Just from his backside I could tell that he grew several inches and hot gotten considerably more muscular. Maybe he thought he could handle himself but what was he doing at the theater with a vampire?

No. No, that was impossible. This is Jacob we're talking about. Maybe she's toying with him? Maybe he doesn't even realize what she is? Then what about the unnatural coldness of a vampire's skin? How could that possibly go unnoticed? Not to mention Jacob's acute smell…he could catch the scent of a vampire a mile away. She had to have done something to him. There's no other way.

I tore my eyes away from the couple. "Edward," I hissed, "I think that's her! The one you've been looking for!"

Edward stiffened next to me, tightening his grip on my hand. "I smell a wolf, not a vampire." He said through gritted teeth.

I looked back towards Jacob, but mysterious vampire girl had vanished. In her place instead stood a pretty girl with long wavy blond hair. She was nowhere near as beautiful as the goddess I thought had stood in her place. She was very simple looking, I noticed, as she turned around again; a straight nose, naturally arched eyebrows and just a tinge of lip gloss. My eyes met hers again and instead of the red irises I had seen just moments before, her eyes were a beautiful shade of green. She was wearing the same clothes as the girl I thought was a vampire. Maybe I had just imagined it all…could I have?

The line for the tickets began moving up but Jacob and the girl remained in place. From our place I could see Jacob shaking, restraining himself from becoming the large wolf I knew he could become. He must have smelled Edward because he yanked his date away from the crowd and headed towards the parking lot, a look of fury on his face. "Jacob, what are you doing?" The blond haired girl asked, being pulled by Jacob away from the theater.

Releasing Edwards's hand, I ran for it. "Jacob!" I expected Edward to hold me back, but he was moving at a normal pace. I thanked the large crowd for preventing Edward to use his extra skill of speed.

Jacobs date was slowing him down a considerable amount considering that I was able to reach them. "Jacob," I panted, hands resting on my knees in front of them, "why do you keep avoiding me?"

It was difficult to understand the expression that washed over his face now. There was a mixture of fury, hurt, and confusion going over his face. I waited for his answer but instead, the girl beside him answered.

"Jacob, is this Bella?" Her voice was soft and sweet.

He nodded, avoided my gaze.

I was surprised she knew my name. Jacob must have talked about me, but exactly how much had he said? I looked from Jacob to his date and back to Jacob. I did a double take on his date. For an instant I could have sworn I saw the image of the goddess like vampire I had seen earlier, but when I looked back at her it was the same blond haired girl. I'm probably just being paranoid. Jacob would never go to the movies with a vampire.

"Hi, Bella," the girl held out her hand to me, "I'm Abigail. Abby." I hesitated at first, staring at the girls small hand, before I grasped it with my own. I jerked my hand back as soon as it touched hers. Her skin was cold. Abby stared at me with a confused look and I immediately felt guilty. I hadn't expected her skin to feel cold, but it wasn't cold like Edwards hand.

"I'm sorry, I'm a bit jumpy," I apologized sincerely. "Jacob, I need to talk to you. Now."

Edwards's presence went unknown until then when he decided to wrap his arm tightly around my waist, eyeing Abby suspiciously. "I think we'd better go, Bella."

"No." I said firmly. This was the first time I had seen Jacob in a month and I wasn't going to leave without speaking to him. I tore myself away from Edwards arm and grabbed Jacob by his shirt, dragging him down past a few cars. Even through his shirt I could feel his hot skin. Hadn't Abby noticed how unnaturally hot his skin was?

"Jacob, why are you ignoring me?" I demanded. He still wasn't looking at me when he spoke.

"Bella, I already told you," his voice sounded depressed. I wasn't used to this tone from Jacob. "We can't be friends anymore. We can't even speak to each other anymore. Not while that bloodsucker hangs around. I'm sorry, Bella. Please, just--just leave me alone." He turned away from me, back towards Abby. When he reached her they cupped their hands together and headed back towards the theater.

I couldn't move. I couldn't say anything. I just stared after him as he went back to his date. How could he do this after all that time we spent together? But...isn't this what you wanted? You tried to keep the boundaries clear and now that you chose Edward, how could you expect Jacob to wait around for you? Tears were beginning to prickle in the corners of my eyes as I stood frozen on the spot.

Edward's arm wrapped around my waist, pulling me closer to him. We began walking and it wasn't until I was sitting on top of the leather interior that I realized we were in his shiny Volvo. He tore out of the parking lot in silence, gripping the steering wheel. I could tell he was mad. More mad than usual when we talked about Jacob.

"Thank you." I said weakly.

He stared at me with a confused expression. "Thank you? For what?" he snapped at me.

"For keeping calm around Jacob. I know how much you hate him. So thank you."

"I would like nothing better than to tear that little wolf apart." His voice was calm now. "But I know how much that would hurt you."

I gave him a half hearted smile, though I was truly thankful.

"Did he tell you what he was doing with that human?" he asked me.

"I was hoping you could tell me." And I really was hoping he could tell me because I was wondering the exact same thing. Had he really gotten over me that quickly?

"I wasn't really listening to him. I was trying to listen to the human." He clenched his jaw in frustration.

"Trying? You mean you couldn't hear what she was thinking?"

"Not really. It was like a badly tuned radio. Some parts were static, others were clear."

"Well what did you hear?" I was getting anxious now. Could my instant vampire sighting have been real? Or was she like me, where Edward was unable to hear her thoughts?

A low growl came from him. "Well for one, she knows about me and my family. The second she saw me I heard 'Edward...so he's a vampire now.' That damned wolf must have told her."

"Jacob would never--" I began but he cut me off.

"Right, just like he would never break a promise and tell Charlie about the motorcycles?"

That shut me up. I folded my arms across my chest and I didn't talk to him him rest of the car ride home.