Chapter 3 - Best Friend Cop A Feel

Daniella's car rolled to a stop in front of the house. The same house she'd grown up in. Since her parents had died, they'd both died from cancer 2 years after she'd left, her mom had breast cancer and her father pancreatic cancer. They both hid their aliments well, because Dani never even knew they were sick until Aunt Sue called and told her, the house had been vacant since. All her things from Port Angeles had been shipped to the house. She knew the following day she was going to go grocery shopping.

It was only 10PM, as she walked in the house and started opening the windows to allow the musty smell of the house leave and let the soft smell of the rain that was to come in, she knew it was close. She rolled up her sleeves as she started cleaning, she'd pulled her hair back into a pony tail and just went to town on cleaning it up. Once she finished she sat on the porch with Panzer as they watched the rain come down. Before she knew it she'd fallen asleep on the porch swing as it swayed in the wind.

Soft brown eyes smirked as he walked up the steps of the porch. He chuckled when a slightly grumpy growl escaped Panzer's muzzle at him. He squatted down and gave Daniella's protector a scratch behind the ears, just like she had him on a few occasions when they would walk on the beach together when they were younger. She was his best friend and he'd missed her since she'd been gone. "Good boy...Go back to sleep...You know I'm not going to hurt her." Panzer licked his hand and laid his head back down.

His brown eyes turned back to the sleeping form on the swing, she was going to be sick by morning if he didn't do something. He smirked again as he carefully lifted her small frame into his arms, he chuckled when she snuggled into the warmth of his chest. He turned and laid on the swing with her, his body was almost too big to fit on the swing, he kept one foot firmly on the porch floor because he wasn't trying to swing himself to sleep or fall off. He chuckled softly when he felt her leg wrap around one of his as she snuggled closer to his side, with her cheek resting against his chest. He placed a soft kiss on the top of her head. As he drifted to sleep.

As the sun slowly started to rise from the east the sunlight filled the porch, and shined into Daniella's face as she was suddenly aware of the warmth that had surrounded her. She slowly stared to wake up, and was now suddenly aware that she was not laying in the swing alone. Her pale blue eyes blinked open a few times as she turned her head up and saw a softly snoring Quileute guy. Jared to be more precise. Jared had imprinted on her friend Kim when they were in high school, but Daniella was best friends with him since birth practically. Jared and Paul bumped heads a lot because of the way Paul treated her. Jared, Jake, Leah and Seth were missing from Emily and Sam's last night. They must've been on patrol.

Daniella smirked as she tried to wake up Jared, but it wasn't happening. Dani tried shoving off the swing but it was sort of like moving a semi with a spoon, it wasn't happening. Daniella snapped her fingers as Panzer jumped up and walked over, she giggled as she gripped the side of Jared's belt and Panzer grabbed it with his teeth and with a couple of jerks from Panzer, Jared's body slid off the swing and hit the porch flooring with a loud thud.

Jared was bounced awake as he felt the pain and his eyes shot open when he looked up and saw Daniella's giggling face staring down at him from the swing, "Morning sunshine." Jared's raspy voice vibrated his chest, "Morning...What the hell happened?" Dani smiled, "What in the name of all is holy and good on earth were you thinking when you decided to lay on the swing with me?" Jared chuckled as he sat up and rubbed the back of his head from where it bounced off the porch floor, "I was thinking of trying to keep my best friend warm, so she wouldn't catch pneumonia because her dumb ass fell asleep outside in the rain with no blanket in a t-shirt and shorts."

Daniella smiled warmly, "How sweet of you...But I'm telling Kim you was trying to cop a feel." Jared's eyes widened, "I would never and you know it!" Daniella giggled, "Yea I know. You imprinted on Kim, it's always her and we don't see each other like that anyways, but I would love to see her reaction." Jared groaned, "C'mon Dani...It's bad enough she's trying to bait me into getting her pregnant and we've only been married for six months." Dani laughed hard as she sat back in the swing, "You better give her some babies soon or she's going to make your life a living hell. You already know more than anything she has wanted a baby since you imprinted on her." Jared nodded, "I know I know. Don't get me wrong I want to have a few thousand with her, I just want to be married a little longer than six months. You know me I plan ahead for everything." Daniella leaned over and placed her hand on his shoulder, "Something you cannot plan for. Give her what she wants and you'll both be happy."

Jared chuckled, "Yea I know, so I heard you went by and fixed up Embry." Dani sat back again, "Yea...He should be up and running with the pack today...Of course the asshole had to put his two cents in every chance he got." Jared growled, "Why can't he just leave you alone." Daniella scowled, "Because I'm his imprint and he feels it necessary to make my life a living hell until the day we both die. Screw him. After fifteen years of bullshit and torture you'd think he would've gotten tired of it...But of course not. He's still the same little asshole he always was."

Jared shook his head, "I don't understand how he can be that way still after he imprinted on you." Dani shrugged as she stood up from the swing and stretched, "Because Paul is Paul and he's never going to change. He's going to be the same for the rest of his life. One day something will happen and he's going to look back and realize what a mess he made of everything in both our lives. But I really could care less right now as long as he stays out of my life and hair then I'm good." Jared chuckled, "You should be more bitter about all of this."

Dani frowned, "I'm as bitter as I can be for someone I hate to love and love to hate...Let's go get Kim and get some breakfast." Jared nodded and followed her to her car as they left.

The blackened eyes watched from the tree line as they left. Jealousy filled his body from head to toe.