I paced by the phone for an hour after hanging up with Sam. He'd told me to see if Prue wanted to come to dinner with us. I couldn't bring myself to pick up the phone.

When the first hour passed, Billy announced that Chief Swan was here, and he was going up for the game. I nodded, then had the presence of mind to ask "Where's Bella tonight?"

Charlie had entered by then, so he was the one to answer. "She's spending the night with Alice over at the Cullen place. You could probably head over for a few, if you need to talk to her."

Billy opened his mouth to answer, and I swiftly cut him off. "I can't tonight. I'm due and Sam's in an hour for dinner, and I might have to pick another friend up first. But I'll call her."

Billy nodded. "Speaking of calling, you should actually find out if Prue wants to go before making plans to pick her up."

Charlie paused. "Prue? The Dubois girl? But they just moved in this morning. Bella hasn't even been by yet."

I nodded. "Yeah, she came by here earlier. To thank us for the car."

"Oh." Charlie nodded. "Right."

Billy waved as he was leaving. "I won't be late. Have fun at Sam's."

I nodded as they left. Hand on the phone, I waited for the cruiser to be gone before actually picking up and dialing. Two numbers in, I started to panic, but resisted the urge to hang up. I finished dialing, and before I could actually hang up after the first ring, a male voice answered. "Jackson-Dubois residence. David speaking."

I fought the urge to slam the phone down right away. "Hi, David. I'm Jacob Black. You uncle bought the car off of me? I was wondering if I could talk to Prue?"

"Yeah, just a sec." There was some muffled shuffling, and then Prue's voice came over the line. "Hello?"

"Hi, Prue? It's Jacob."

I could almost hear the small smile in her voice. "Hey Jacob. What's up?"

I couldn't suppress my own grin. "I was wondering...well, I was invited to dinner with some friends--sort of a small party, really--and they asked me if I wanted to bring you along."

There was hesitation in her voice when she answered. "Um...let me ask my uncle. Hold on."

There was a few moments of silence, save for something muffled over the phone. Then Prue got back on. "Um...how late are we going to be?"

"Not very. Maybe..." I looked at the clock. It was almost seven. "Well, it's Friday night. I'll have you home by midnight, at the latest."

Another muffled conversation, then a male voice. "Jacob, its Tom."

"Oh, hello, Mr. Jackson. What can I do for you?"

"Where is it you want to take my niece?"

I bit my lip; I hadn't counted on her uncle getting involved. "A friend of mine is having a small party. Some of the kids in the tribe. I'm more passing along his invitation, but he wants Prue to come."

"And you'll have her back by two?"

"AM?"I frowned. "Yeah, I'll have her back by then. Probably earlier."

"Alright. She can go. Don't leave Forks, and have her back by two. What all were you planning on?"

"The party. I'll take her over to meet the Cullens. Maybe a walk on the beach."

"Be careful. Here's Prue."

I smiled again. "Cool. So, I'll be by in twenty minutes to get you, okay? And it's a casual affair, so don't worry about impressing anyone."

"Okay." I almost heard her smile again. "I'll see you in twenty minutes."

"Twenty minutes," I confirmed. After saying goodbye, I hung up. My face was aching, but I couldn't stop grinning. My first--not date, per say--but my first actual non-garage encounter with Prue, and I was grinning like an idiot.