Jacob's POV

I hadn't been in Sam and Emily's since Bella had moved away which was about two months ago. I had not gone to tribal meetings and tried to avoid pack outings. I decided it was time for change. I walked inside remembering the warm crème color of the walls and earthy furniture. All the rest of the pack was sitting on the sofas, talking in hushed whispers. I cleared my throat and they glanced my way, most of their faces breaking into smiles except Paul, who rarely smiled at me.

"Good to have you back, Jake!" Sam said warmly. Emily came in and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I still talked to Embry and Quil regularly so they just smiled and nodded my way. We chatted more about patrol and other bloodsuckers coming across the area when I heard the faint jingling of keys.

"Sam! I am gonna go to Becky's! The damn essay is finally finished! It's on the table along with the pictures you asked me to print of Kennedy!" A girl's melodic voice yelled from somewhere inside the house.

"Language young lady!" Sam yelled back. There was a pause.

"Sorry!" she said, the keys jingled more, she was moving around.

"Come say goodbye to Emily! How long are you going to be?" Sam yelled.

"Six." She said, at the doorframe. Everything seemed to stop, and all I could see was her. She was a goddess. She had long mahogany hair that fell just below her shoulders. She had big brown eyes that twinkled with curiosity. She wore tight jeans with a bright blue tank top, which stopped a strip of her caramel colored skin. I saw a glint of something silver, the bottom of her small belly button ring. She had on blue sneakers which she was still holding. She emerged, a small smile playing on her lips.

"Everyone, this is my niece Amanda. Amanda this is the pack." He said.

"She knows?" Embry said.

"Yeah, I figured it out 'cause I 'smart-smart'" she said tapping her forehead. Everyone laughed. Sam introduced everyone one by one. He got to me last.

"Mandy, this is my second in command- Jacob Black. You can call him Jake." She smiled. For some reason, I was expecting a blush to creep on her face like Bella had. Nothing.

"Nice to meet you, Jake" she smiled. It felt so good for her to say my name.

"You. To." I said. Wow was that all I could say? I was such an idiot!

"Anyway Sam. I'm going to Becky's. Be back at six!" she said, kissing him on the cheek. For some odd reason, I growled. She looked at me confused, shrugged it off and left.

As soon as she was gone, Embry and Quil got up.

"Jakey and Mandy sittin' in a tree!!!! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!!!!!!" They sang over and over again. "First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a baby in a baby carriage!!!" they laughed.

"What are you guys talking about?" I asked.

"You totally imprinted on Mandy!" they said in unison.
"Wait.. WHAT?!" I screamed.

"Dude, you totally did!" they said. Sam nodded in agreement and so did everyone else. Oh no.

Mandy's POV

I finally finished that essay I had to do to get into my new school.

I got ready to go to my best friend Becky's house when I heard Sam's faint voice in the living room. I walked and saw that a large group of boys sat, taking up basically all the space in the living room. This must have been the pack. I was introduced to each boy, who gave me a firm handshake. Embry, a tall friendly boy asked if I knew about them being werewolves. Of course, Sam phased accidentally in front of me when I was ten. Then I saw him. His long black hair was still shaggy but was touched around the top of his ears. He had sadness in his eyes but was chuckling slightly from my quick remark I said to Embry. He had a lot of muscle and for some reason, I wanted to belong to him. He looked up at me and smiled. He had such a nice smile.

"Mandy, this is my second in command- Jacob Black. You can call him Jake." Jake, what a nice name. I would be sure to use it at every opportunity. I matched his smile and tried to form a coherent sentence.

"Nice to meet you, Jake" I managed to say, quite smoothly. I squealed on the inside, clapping for myself. I managed to give him a smile. My heart beat must have picked up a lot because he looked at me weirdly.

"You. To." he said. His voice was as smooth as the sweetest melody.

"Anyway Sam. I'm going to Becky's. Be back at six!" I said. I didn't want to make a fool of myself any longer. I quickly kissed Sam on the cheek. I heard a low growl and turned around to see Jake, who looked as though he had eaten a sour lemon. The growl was coming from his throat and he was shaking slightly. I said a soft goodbye and left, with Jacob still on my mind.

I got to Becky's house. She was one of my first friends when I moved here a couple weeks ago. She was an average height, 5'5. I was a little over average, at around 5'10 though Jake was about 6'5. Becky's round face and russet skin was suddenly in my face.

"Tell me everything!" she squealed. I nodded, spending the next half an hour talking to her and filling in the exact word-for-word conversation that had taken place earlier this morning. She smiled and I smiled back. For once feeling content and almost… happy.