A/N: Here's another chapter! :)

Disclaimer: I do NOT own any of the Twilight characters.

Rated M for adult themes and language.


Bella plucked the dead leaf out of her hair, fully aware that her father was frowning at her over-sized Captain America t-shirt.

She was totally busted.

'Is that Jacob's shirt?'

"Y-yes."

Charlie swallowed the last of his breakfast, keeping a cool façade despite Bella's blunt reply.

'Did you…uh...spend the night with him?'

The blushing girl avoided his penetrating gaze, wishing she could hide under the table.

"N-not exactly." She stuttered.

'Bella.' He cleared his throat. 'I just saw you sneaking out of his house.'

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"Nothing happened, dad!"

'Then where are your clothes?'

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"I don't know."

Charlie pinched the bridge of his nose and rose from his chair.

'Christ.' He muttered before storming out of the kitchen.

He returned a while later with his hunting rifle in one hand and his police cuffs in the other.

"Dad!"

Bella ran after him, afraid of what he might do.

Her father never lost his temper but he was definitely simmering with anger as he crossed the yard towards the Black's house.

He banged on the door in his uniform until an unsuspecting Billy answered it, thinking his best friend was stopping by for coffee.

'Hey Chief! Are you…'

Charlie interrupted his neighbor and darted past him in search for his son.

'Where's Jacob?'

'I'm right here, Charlie…err...Chief Swan.' Jacob corrected himself at the last minute, his Gatorade drink almost slipping from his hands at the sight of Bella's father.

His face was red with anger and his rifle was pointed straight at the shape-shifter's crotch.

"Dad! Stop!" Bella tugged on his shirt but he was already reading Jacob his rights and handcuffing his wrists.

'Can somebody please explain to me what the heck is going on here?'

'Your playboy of a son violated my only daughter right under your roof, Billy!' Charlie vented as he led the attractive young man to his cruiser.

"Jesus, dad. He didn't do anything!"

'The hell he didn't! Your sex hair and flushed face are enough proof, young lady.'

Billy crossed his arms in front of his chest and glared at his uncharacteristically silent son.

'Is that true, Jake?'

Jacob's black eyes glinted mischievously in response and Bella shot him an incredulous look in return.

'Yes…I mean, no.' He replied.

"Jake!"

'Is this a joke to you son? Huh?'

'Sorry Chief…'

'Sure you are.' Charlie huffed while unlocking his cruiser.

Billy sighed and threw his hands in the air. 'He's all yours, Chief. Lock him in jail, maybe that'll teach him to keep it in his pants.'

"No! Look, I can explain." Bella jumped in front her dad. "I've been sleepwalking, alright? And Jake here found me in the woods last night and brought me to his room."

'Sleepwalking?' Charlie studied her face carefully, knowing she was telling the truth.

"Yes. I should've told you but I didn't want you to worry."

Jacob nodded in agreement, relying on Bella to get him out of trouble as usual.

Ten minutes later, the whole misunderstanding was over and he was back in the house, wolfing down the rest of his scrambled eggs.

'You've dodged one heck of a bullet today, son.'

'Yeah, but the murderous look on Charlie's face was so worth the hassle, wasn't it?'

Billy chuckled in amusement, but then he grew serious and chided his son for being so cocky.

Jacob was a carbon copy of his father, and at nineteen, his cockiness and charisma were through the roof. Of course, being an alpha was the ultimate icing on this delectable cake.

'Bella is not like the other girls, son, and I'll be damned if she doesn't get you in a whole load of trouble soon.'

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'Trouble is my middle name, old man.'


Bella was in a forest, dark and foreboding.

She glanced up at the tall sycamore trees and took a deep, calming breath.

Feeling disoriented, she then glanced down and found herself in a sheer white dress barely reaching her mid-thigh. She slowly walked among the trees, the crunch of leaves beneath her bare feet audible in the eerie silence.

A wolf howled from a close distance; making her heart flutter like the wings of a butterfly.

She leaned against the trunk of the tree behind her, breathing in and out...waiting for him.

A tall, broad shouldered man suddenly crept out from behind the rosemary bushes, skin naked and glistening with sweat. His black onyx eyes burning amber in the darkness surrounding her.

He walked soundlessly until he reached her yearning body.

Bella gazed up at Jacob from beneath her thick lashes, his muscular arms moving up on either side of her to rest against the rough tree bark.

His breath mingled with her own, making her lick her chapped lips in anticipation.

"Touch me..." She whispered, arching her body towards him.

One of his hands moved down the tree bark, excruciatingly slow, taunting her.

Sweat was starting to form all over her alabaster skin as Jacob's warm hand gently parted her thighs.

His fingers skimmed along her waist, trailing her sides, making her shudder.

'Do you want me?' He groaned in Bella's ear.

She nodded and tried moving even closer but he wouldn't allow it.

'Say it.' He sharply ordered. His hand clasping her waist while one of his knees kept her legs wide apart.

"Yes, please...just touch me." She pleaded as he playfully tugged at the hem of her dress, his lips curled upward into a devilish grin...


Bella bolted upright in bed, feeling incredibly sweaty and out of breath, like she'd been running for hours.

She glanced down and found her wrinkled covers at the foot of the bed.

Phew! It was just a dream, just a dream...

She didn't know whether to feel relieved or disappointed.

"Damn you, Jacob Black." She muttered out loud, sinking back against her array of pillows.

The dream left her feeling frustrated and thirsty so she reached for the bottle of water on her nightstand, uncapped it then chugged down the contents quickly.

Last night, she'd left her windows open to let the cool air into her room, but this morning was a different story.

She pulled back the blinds and poked her head outside the window frame.

It was hot beyond reason.

Charlie had already left for work so she ate a bowl of Cheerios and made herself some ice tea.

The Swans sadly didn't have air-conditioner in any of their rooms since the weather was usually cold in winter and reasonably cool in the summer.

This proved to be a bit of a mistake since the heat was here to stay for at least three more days, driving Bella to order sushi for lunch and spend the entire afternoon submerged in the pool.

The house next door was awfully quiet so she assumed Jacob was hanging out with Embry and Quil at the beach where the bikini-clad women often gathered to cool off.

Ugh...She really had to stop thinking about him.

In an effort to distract her mind from anything supernatural, Bella decided to watch a romantic comedy for a change.

After popping a movie into the ancient DVD player, she found her earlier spot on the couch and switched on the plasma television.

The heat was unbearable though, so she ended up changing into a thin, grey tank top and black boy shorts before going to bed.

She peeled back the covers then grabbed the can of coke on her bedside table. It was straight from the fridge, so she held it to her cheeks while she lay back against the pillows.

It took her an hour to fall asleep, and then she was dreaming of fire and trees burning. Everywhere around her, she saw animals running for their lives, dodging flaming branches and jumping over burning rose bushes.

Her skin was slick with sweat as her eyes darted around, searching for the wolf. She could hear its howl from a distance and it was etched with pain.

Her bare feet carried her over to a strange flame that was burning in mid-air and that's when the wolf came running from the dark, its russet fur catching the glow of the fire.

Its onyx eyes were fixed on her as it jumped gracefully in the air.

Suddenly, the fire behind her morphed into a faceless vampire, with arms and legs spurting from the flames. It lunged at her wolf, tongues of flame lashing out at him.

He howled in pain and Bella screamed over and over....

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A loud thud woke her up with a start.

She frantically blinked around in the dark, hearing the coke can rolling around on the carpet below. The sound of quick footsteps came from outside her room, and then a dark figure appeared at the doorway all of a sudden.

She was just about to scream when the shadow said her name.

'Bella?'

She quickly and breathlessly switched on the lamp next to her bed and the room was instantly flooded with light.

"How'd you get in here? You scared the hell out of me!" She yelled at Jacob, clutching her chest and willing her heart to slow its rapid beating.

He looked just as startled as she was.

'You scared the hell out of me! You were screaming so loud I thought you were in danger!' His chest heaved up and down beneath his black cotton shirt, eyes darting around the room in search of said danger.

"I had a bad dream." She replied.

His face relaxed instantly, but then his gaze flickered to her tank top which was clinging sweatily to the skin above her navel, and he almost lost it.

His wolf wanted to hit that...and so did Jacob.

Despite the heat, Bella reached for her blanket and covered herself up while Jacob cleared his throat and shifted uncomfortably in his place.

'I have an extra set of keys to your back door; your dad gave them to me.' He spoke, lifting up his left hand to show her the keychain.

"The same dad who arrested you twenty-four hours ago?"

'Yep.'

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Bella got momentarily distracted by Jacob's PJs.

Yes, he was wearing flannel pants and a t-shirt instead of being naked.

Something was definitely wrong with this picture.

"Aren't you hot?"

He smirked and stepped closer to her canopy bed.

'Nope. I have air-conditioning in my bedroom on full blast.'

"Oh."

Air-conditioning? It sounded like heaven; even the scorching heat was invading her dreams!

"Really?" She asked longingly.

Jacob crossed those muscular arms over his broad chest and leaned against her bed post. 'Yeah, you can come over and crash at my place for the night if you want. It's way too hot in here.' He offered, jingling the keys back and forth in his hand.

"You cannot be serious." Bella gaped at him in disbelief.

'Aaaw...is Bella afraid of her daddy?' Jacob teased.

"No, you idiot! I'm afraid of what he might do to you!"

'It's all water under the bridge, munchkin. Besides, we both know that your old chief loves me to death.' He cockily added while dusting off his shoulder.

"Ugh…you're unbelievable."

'Damn right, I am…so what's your decisions, Bells? Do you wanna spend the rest of your night soakin' in your own sweat, or are you going to follow me to A.C heaven? It's your choice, babe.'


A/N: Should Bella follow Jacob to air conditioning heaven? ;D