A/N: Here's the second "little moment" in Jake and Nessie's relationship
I'm working on the third one right now, and should be up within the next few days.
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That's like just last year on my birthday
She lost all track of time and burnt the cake
And every smoke detector in the house was going off
And she was just about to cry until I took her in my arms
And I tried not to let her see me laugh.
Yeah, I live for little moments like that.
"What the HELL is going on out here!?" I said walking into the kitchen, ready to tackle Embry or Quil…or both.
I had woken up to a ruckus coming from the kitchen. My first thought had been that one of the guys from the pack had come to raid my pantry…again. So I was extremely surprised when I walked in to find Renesmee hitting the stove with a spoon that was splattering batter everywhere.
"I'm sorry, Jacob, I didn't meant to wake you…but your stupid oven is getting on my nerves!" she said kicking the stove.
"Hey! You're never going to make her work being abusive like that!" I said teasing her.
"What are you trying to do anyway? Looks like you were wrestling with the Pillsbury doughboy…" I said noticing the white powder in her bronze locks.
She laughed a little and walked over to me, reaching up to touch my face.
Happy Birthday, silly dog.
She whispered in my head.
I chuckled.
"Ness, I don't know why you bother to celebrate my birthday, it's not as if I'm getting any older"
"Jacob Black, you celebrate MY birthday and I'm not getting any older either..."
"Yeah…but last time we celebrated your birthday you were getting older…here let me help you with that." I said, walking over to turn the oven on for her.
"See, you have to be nice to her…and she'll work" I told Renesmee, patting the stove once I'd turned the oven on.
Nessie rolled her eyes and continued mixing batter in a big bowl.
"Where's everyone anyway?"
"Everyone? You mean, Billy? I kicked him out for the day" she said smiling.
"He probably stood up and ran out, soon as he heard you were cooking" I said laughing.
She stuck her tongue out at me and wrinkled her nose.
"I'm going to ignore that…" she said pouring the cake batter into a baking pan.
Once she'd finished putting every bit of batter in the pan she placed it in the oven and went to sit on the couch. I followed and sat next to her. We sat in silence until my eyes began closing unwillingly, and she seemed to notice.
"You should go back to sleep, I'll wake you up when your cake is ready." She said patting her lap waiting for me to lay my head on it.
"You need a bigger couch" She said giggling at the fact that my legs hung way off the end of it.
"Meh, the couches at Carlisle and Esme's are big enough. I spend more time sleeping on those than this one" I said closing my eyes.
She brought one hand to my hair and played with it, while the other rested on my cheek.
Are you sleeping yet?
"No"
Go to sleep
"Yes ma'am" I said.
A few minutes later I was unconscious but still aware of Rnesmee's hand on my cheek. Every once in a while she would press it against my skin and put images and words in my head, lulling me into a deep sleep.
My relationship with Nessie remained that of two best friends, but lately I had started to notice small changes in the way our supernatural bond worked. Every day I was with her, I could notice it changing, just a bit. The way she looked at me; the way her skin seemed to burn mine a little more each time she touched me; the way my name seemed to carry more meaning than it had before every time she spoke it. The day was coming, when she'd require my presence in her life as something more than a friend.
I was startled awake by a sharp ringing sound. My eyes opened to find my arms wrapped around Renesmee who had managed to wiggle herself in, next to me, and fall asleep. I lifted my head, noticing the smoke that was beginning to fill house.
"CRAP" I said getting up a little too suddenly to not wake her up.
"CRAP! OH NO…NO NO NO!" she said when she finally opened her eyes, darting from the couch and running into the kitchen. I was already at the door and opening it to let the smoke get out.
"DAMN IT!" I heard Nessie say as I walked back into the kitchen.
She was taking out the baking pan, which was filled with something black that looked completely uneatable, and placing it on top of the stove. She stood there for a second looking down at it.
"Ness, how'd you know, my favorite flavor is extra darkened chocolate" I said, getting ready to laugh until I heard a small sob coming from her.
I hurried to her side, where I saw tears starting to form in her eyes.
"Aww, Ness, honey, don't be upset. It's only a stupid cake" I said wrapping my arms around her.
"No, Jake, it's not a stupid cake. It was your cake!" She said burying her head in my chest.
"I suck!" she said looking up at me.
"Yeah, but you can't help that.You are half-leech" I said, chuckling.
"Jacob, this is not funny." She said whipping moisture from her eyes.
"I really wanted your birthday to be special. Now you don't even have a cake." She said frowning.
"Ness, I have everything I could ever want right here in my arms. Sorry to rain on your parade but a cake wouldn't have made a difference." I told her kissing the top of her head.
She looked up at me and smiled, bringing her hand up to my cheek.
I love you, silly dog
"I love you too, Ness"
"We could go buy a cake" she said stepping away from me.
"And maybe some air freshener because it smells like burnt cake in here. I don't blame Billy for leaving." I said laughing, even though I knew my comment would earn me some type of corporal punishment.
She smacked the back of my head and let her hand rest on my cheek.
"Ow"
No, it smells like dog in here. That's why he left.
"Stop talking and let's go get a cake made by someone who doesn't fall asleep on the job" I said, grabbing her hand and leading her out of the house.