Leah
The way he kissed me was like nothing I've ever felt before. It was so different to the way Sam did. There was so much more passion. It felt right. We felt right, together.
Jacob kissed my neck and my chest and sent me into spirals of dizziness. And as his lips met mine they felt so warm. His hot breath in my mouth made my legs feel like jelly.
The next thing I knew my hands were wandering past Jacob's well-defined chest, past his waist and tugging at his jeans. I wasn't in control of my actions and I wasn't sure how far we would take this.
I started pulling down his jeans very carefully when I heard a shuffling and a wolf whimpering several metres away. Seth!
Suddenly Seth had changed back into human form and was half-dressed. "Umm, excuse me!" Seth shrieked in a half-shocked, half-disgusted voice. "Jacob! Get off my sister!"
Jacob swiftly buttoned up his jeans again and stood up looking sheepish. I stood up beside him, mirroring his expression.
"What the hell do you think you guys were doing?" Seth cried still disgusted. "Actually, no. Don't answer that! I don't think I want to know!"
"Err," Jacob began. "Sorry Seth. You seemed pretty deeply asleep."
"Pfft, whatever," Seth retorted waving his hand. "Just please, spare me the horror and don't let it happen again, especially while I'm within a ten metre distance. I mean, come on, Jake! She's my sister! My sister! Just imagine me and Rachel!"
Jacob shuddered beside me.
"Yeah, gross huh?" Seth asked rhetorically.
There was an awkward silence. Then Seth started to head back to the Cullens' house.
"I'm heading off to see the Cullens for a while if that's okay with you guys. You probably want me out of your hair anyway," Seth said with great sarcasm. "See you guys later."
"Bye Seth," we both murmured.
There was more awkward silence once Seth had left.
"Umm, Leah," Jacob broke the silence. "I was wondering… after what just happened… are we still… just friends?"
I turned to face his serious stare. "Well," I said gingerly. "I don't know about you but, I think we were never just friends… if you know what I mean."
"I thought you might say that," Jacob said thoughtfully. "And the truth is, I feel the same."
Relief flooded through me at his words. "Oh," was all I could say.
A minute passed before I spoke again. "But… what I don't understand is, how can you like me? Don't you think I'm this annoying, whiny bitch who's only good for looking at with no clothes on, like the rest of Sam's pack does?"
"Leah, nobody in the pack thinks like that," Jacob said as his grabbed my hands. "I've seen you with no clothes on, and that's nothing compared to your amazing personality that was understandably hidden by a mask of pain. I understand your pain. I can empathise. And underneath all that stuff, your beauty is as clear as ever."
"I love you, Jacob," I blurted out the words without thinking.
Jacob's reaction was surprise. "You know, I think I love you too." He smiled his classic Jacob smile.
His lips met mine again and my reaction was none the less ecstatic. I kissed him back with much eagerness.
We collapsed to the ground, still kissing, which felt too passionate to be legal. A new thought popped into my head. The only thing stopping us from being truly connected was our clothes.
I tugged at Jacob's pants the way I had before except this time I succeeded.
Jacob stopped kissing me for a moment and slipped the dress I was wearing over my head.
The feeling of our bare bodies touching was better than I imagined. It was so intimate.
And with just one movement of his body, we were finally connected in the most wonderful way possible. The feeling of our bodies moving in synchronisation was indescribable and very unfamiliar. But also very satisfying…
Finally Jacob pulled away and lay down next to me. He wrapped his big, warm arms around me and I nuzzled into his bare chest. I wanted to lie in his arms forever, never disturbing this perfect moment, where all our problems seemed to have dissolved into thin air…
But I suddenly remembered where I was – lying in the middle of the forest, naked.
I sat up and slipped my dress on and Jacob followed my lead by yanking on his pants.
But shortly after, I resumed my place in his arms.
My eyes felt unusually heavy. I tried to fight against them, to remain conscious for this superlative moment…I lost.
When I opened my eyes again I realised it was dark. It wasn't middle of the night dark, more like early morning dark. I sat up slowly feeling very disorientated and groggy.
It took me a while to realise that my unusually comfortable pillow was actually a wolf. Jacob's russet, shaggy fur was instantly recognisable.
Everything came rushing back to me. The intense act of passion Jacob and I had taken part in, the immense pleasure… I felt light-headed just thinking about it.
Who would have thought…Jacob Black? If somebody had mentioned him in this way to me a few months ago I would have laughed in their face. But now, what I felt towards him was so much stronger than a mere pack companion. I was in love with him, and there was no denying it.
Now I think about it, maybe I had felt this way the whole time just as I had said before. Maybe there were always sparks there, waiting to happen. But I just hadn't given them a chance before because I was still grieving, if you could call it that, over Sam.
In many ways we were perfect for each other. The ones we loved rejected us both, we were both outsiders, misunderstood and we shared the same pain. No. We didn't just share the pain, but in a way, halved it. So that life was bearable. We kind of…healed each other.
I watched Jacob snored in his wolf form and for some reason he looked very cute.
I decided it would be a lot easier for me to sleep if I was in wolf form too.
So I let the heat flood through me, a familiar heat that was no longer scary. The next minute I had four legs and fur.
I curled up beside Jacob, closed my eyes and let all of life's problems disappear for now.