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His voice went all through me. "What are you doing here?" I sighed. I so did not need this right now.
He took a step towards me as I stepped back. I was not going to give him the satisfaction of touching me. He dropped his hand and I put mine in my pockets.
"I live here but I could ask you the same thing." He smiled.
Even in the dark I could tell he was smiling. I swear that boy has the whitest teeth known to man. Better to eat you with. Once I had that thought I could control myself. I busted out laughing.
"What is so funny?" He asked.
I almost had tears in my eyes before I could answer him. "I now know how Little Red Ridinghood felt when she met the wolf." I started laughing again and this time Jacob joined me.
He once again stepped towards me. I jumped back and lost the reason to laugh.
"Can I not give you a hug?" He too was no longer laughing.
"No Jacob you lost your chance to ever touch me again three years ago. Remember? I do." I had tears but they weren't from laughing anymore. I turned to finish my walk to the house.
"Damn it Raven that was three years ago. We were both young back then." He was coming up behind me fast. If it wasn't for the moon shining through the trees he would have ran over me when I came to a sudden halt.
I turned and put my finger in his chest. I was so glad it was dark because from the feel of that chest it would be so hard to stay mad at him. "You are so right we were young back then! If I remember correctly you were a year younger than I am now and you were so ready to settle down with her! The so called person that broke your heart on more than one occasion and the sad thing is if she was standing here with us again it would be like déjà vu."
His breathing was picking up I could smell the fever getting hotter. "If you feel that way then why are you back?"
Was he serious? "Don't flatter yourself I'm not here for you. Walk away Jacob see it's easy. I'll show you." I walked away for the second time in my life I walked away.
"Raven. Raven. RAVEN!!!" I heard him yell but I never sensed him coming to me. I kept on my journey to the house.
The tears fell. Traitors. It seemed like all those emotions came pouring back. Damn him, why? Why did he have to be here tonight my first night back in LaPush? He could have at least waited a few days or even a few months would have been better.
By the time I reached the back door my tears had stopped and I fought the urge to turn and look out to the woods. I knew he was still out there but I will be damned to give him any satisfaction seeing me look for him. Call me stubborn.
Gramps was sitting at the kitchen table when I came in. He looked around me I guess when he didn't see Jake come in behind me he asked. "Did Jacob find you?"
I walked over to the counter and grabbed a glass. "Yep, he found me." My tone was bleak as I went to the fridge and poured some milk.
"That boy moped around here for days after you left. It was like he lost his best friend." He never took his eyes from his cup.
I rolled my eyes suddenly full from one sip of milk."Gramps I did lose my best friend that night and moped about it for months. Not days gramps, months."
He stood up to bring his cup over to the sink and look down at me. This was the only man that could make me feel small. Call it respect.
"If it hadn't been for Sam and them he might have went crazy. He has been through a lot with you leaving and him going through the change. " He didn't know. I smiled.
"He had Sam and the guys. I had nobody. As much as I wanted it back then he was not moping over me. It was Bella that was driving him crazy. Not me. It never was me and gramps he's fighting the change." I raised up and kissed my gramps on the cheek "It's been a long day so I'm going to bed. Love you."
I left him standing in the kitchen. For the first time since I was a little girl he was speechless. He knew everything that went on in this town and pack business. Tonight marked the first night of what my summer was going to be like.
Before I shut my door I heard gramps on the phone "Hey Billy I need to talk to you about Jac……" I shut the door. I was tired and it was no longer my concern.
Picking out my bed clothes I went to the bathroom to grab a quick shower and brush my teeth. Rinsing out my mouth and putting the towel up to dry I made my way back into my room.
Since it was done raining for the night I walked over to open my window. Opening it all the way I took in a deep breath. The wolves are running tonight. Seth made the change and need to run. I remembered that from the stories or legends I was told.
Before I lowered the window to where it was only open a crack I smelled him. He was still in the woods and still in his skin. I shook my head and turned out the light. I had my own life and I had plans already taking place. My future was ahead of me and Jacob Black was not a part of it.
The next morning I woke up to noise coming from down the hall in the kitchen. I looked at my phone to was six, what in the hell. What are people doing up at six in the freaking morning? Its summer people!
Laying here for a while the noise never faded so I got up and went into the bathroom. Pulling my hair up in a messy ponytail and proceeded to wash my face and brush my teeth.
Should I go change into Jeans and a shirt or stay in my bed clothes? Hmmm forget it. I was wearing pajama pants and a cami I was dressed enough for coffee.
Reached for the door and took one step out before I had hands on my waist pushing me back into the tiny bathroom. "What the hell Jacob! What do you think you are doing?" I knew my gramps was in the kitchen. I also knew they had seen Jacob walk back here.
I looked into a pair of pissed off eyes. I tried to move his arms away from me. His grip tightened. "I don't know what you are trying to prove but thanks to you they know I am fighting the change. You had no right saying anything about it!"
"I thought gramps knew? He made me mad." Why was I talking to him?
He huffed some hot air in my face. With the room being so small it wasn't hard. "What could that man say to his precious granddaughter to piss her off?" He let go of my waist and folded his arms across his chest. He was leaning against the door frame.
"He blamed me for your moping when I left. Saying that if Jacob hadn't had Sam and the guys to help him, you might have went crazy. Trying to make me feel bad because you were hurting. God forbid poor Jacob has his heart broken by me." I was seething. "I told him you weren't like that because of me."
He snarled at me and moved away from the door. "That still did not give you the right to tell him I hadn't changed. Besides what makes you thing you wasn't the reason?"
I was done being coop up in here with a freaking mountain that was burning up with fever that it was causing me to sweat.
"Fine, fine if that is what you needed to believe to you could sleep at night then fine. I will walk out there and tell them that yes it was my fault you were hurt and I lied about your change. Would that make you feel better? Would you finally leave me alone?" I was pushing him out of the way.
Once again his hands were on my waist and his lips were near my ear. His breath was just as hot as hot body heat. "I have fought the change was because of you." He was nuzzling my neck. I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath. The scent of him was overwhelming."I could not change and risk imprinting on someone before I had a chance to apologize to you and be near you"
He had me up against the wall while he continued. "While you were gone all I wanted to do was touch you, feel you, hold you and now your back and I have that chance." I felt his tongue run up my neck and I was brought back to my senses.
I pushed him away. "You are wasting your time here. You might as well go on ahead and shift. Just get it over with." I picked up the wash rag and began washing my neck where he had ran his tongue.
He just stood behind me and watched my face in the reflection. "I thought we were getting past all that mess."
I looked at him in the mirror. "No you got past it. Now you want to act like nothing ever happened. You want me to think that I had always been the target of your affections when I was never even in the running. So please do us both a favor and shift, imprint, and leave me alone." I could not have been any more cold hearted then I was now. He hurt me and won't even admit to it.
That's when I saw it. His eyes they were on the verge of changing I just stood there and continued to watch him in the mirror with a smile on my face. He closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. When he opened them again they were normal.
I noticed he was standing there in jeans and a thin shirt. If things had been different I might had been unbuttoning that shirt and running my hands over that massive chest but as it was I would not ever be running my hands over any part of that body.
I was tired of just standing I needed coffee and fresh air. He just kept standing there. So I said the first thing that popped into my head. "If you will excuse me I have a sudden urge to puke so unless you want to hold my hair back then I suggest you leave."
He threw up his arms and reached for the door knob. "Damn it Raven you are not making this easy."
"No one ever said it was. Bye bye now."
He stormed out and slammed the door. I had to grip the sink to keep from falling to the floor. If I don't start work soon I was going to be the one to lose my mind.
I ended up setting in the bathroom for another ten minutes before getting brave enough to come out.
I didn't hear any voices so maybe they left. I walked down the hall and of course karma just had to peak her fucking head out. Gramps, Billy, and Sam were sitting at the table which means they probably heard our conversation but also made Jacob leave.
"Good morning." I put on my happy face and went for the coffee.
"Morning Raven, sorry my son had to impose on you. He didn't lose his temper did he?" Billy asked. He knew the answer but he was giving me an out so I wouldn't feel embarrassed with them hearing what we had said.
"No sir his temper was in check." I turned to face him. "Now if you will excuse me I need to finish unpacking and then get ready to go to the internship meeting. It was nice seeing you Billy." I cut eyes at Sam and headed back down the hallway.
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"Raven I need you to stand over her so I can get your picture for your badge." Mrs. Fields, the human resources director, said as we finished up our paperwork.
I stood there and smiled. I was ready for this day to be over with. I had one more meeting then I would be able to start work.
Mrs. Fields ushered me into this office. It was nice and large. I sat there for a second when I looked down at the name plate. Holy Shit and before I could laugh at the irony I smelled him.
The scent of musk was coming through the door. Damn this nose.
The door opened and in walked my boss.
"Hello, I'm Dr. Cullen. I will be teaching you the ins and outs of the medical field." He extended his hand and I took it.
"I'm Raven your intern for the summer."
He smiled and walked around to his desk. "Nice to meet you, Raven. So tell me a little about yourself."
I sat back down across from him and opened my mouth. "Well I pushed to graduate early from high school I applied for the internship and out of five thousand applicants I was one of five to be picked. I hope to make it into med school and graduate within six years."
He sat back with his fingers interlaced together and his elbows resting on his chair. "You do understand medical school is eight years? Are you planning to become a doctor?"
What the hell? What is with guys these past few days? "Yes sir I will become a doctor in six years. Why? Because I am smart, a quick learner, hard worker, and determined to make something of myself. So if everything is alright I will be seeing you tomorrow?"
His expression never changed. "I like your bluntness. You will be working ten hour shifts five days a week. So you will work five off three. Will it be a problem working weekends?"
I shook my head. "No sir I came back here for my internship not partying."
He stood up. "Good because I will not tolerate slacking. If I see that you cannot handle this I will see to your dismissal. Now if you will excuse me I have patients to tend to. See you tomorrow at six-thirty."
He opened the door for me and I walked out. He turned and left down the hall. I knew he could smell the pack near me. Hell I could smell what he was. Could this summer get any worse?