A/n: The last chapter was short, so I made this one longer. BTW I got a question about Bella and Edward. They don't like the fact that Jacob and Nessie will end up together. Plus, they have to be stern with her because everyone else gives her anything she wants. The Emmett thing is explained in this chapter, so I don't have to do it again. :)
Jake said our snowman looked more like a Sam, but I thought an Edward.
"How so?" he asked, scrutinizing it.
"I gave it anger! See?" I said, pointing to its stick eyebrows. Then, I poked his cheek again and showed him a vision of my father standing next to it, eyebrows furrowed.
He chuckled loudly and I plopped into the snow.
"Why are my parents so angry all the time?" I asked.
"They don't want us together, I'm just guessing though. Oh! I talked to Jasper about Emmett." he whispered.
I looked at him, "And?"
"Emmett's going through a rough patch. A couple weeks ago he caved in and…" he swallowed hardly and looked down.
I knew what he meant. "Poor guy."
"Yeah, and I don't think it's good for you to see him either, at least for now."
I looked down and then at him. "I don't think my parents are going to leave us alone any time soon. Shouldn't we just-"
"Your dad already guessed you knew. He heard your dreams last night," he gave me a stern look, "and threw a fit."
I blushed; what had I been dreaming about?
"So, are we officially…?" I asked hopefully.
"I haven't really told them, but you can if you want. It's not a big deal." he shrugged.
"It is a big deal! I want to finally speak openly about you." I smiled, and drew a circle in the snow with my pinkie.
"So… you wanna do this?" he asked happily.
"Of course Jake."
"So, are we officially boyfriend/girlfriend?"
"I guess so." happiness swarmed my brain, fluttering my speech.
His face lit up and he smiled.
My father came out of the house and halted when he saw us smiling. "Hey." he grumbled.
"Dad?" I called, standing up.
"Yes Nessie?"
"I want to talk to you." I said, looking down.
He walked over to me and folded his arms.
"I know about- erm- Jake." I muttered.
"What about him?" he asked.
"Imprinting,"
He looked down and then back at me. "I knew it would happen."
"and I'm okay with it. I- want to help." I admitted, sneaking a peek at his eyes.
"Help?"
"I like him, Dad." I thought his head would explode.
"I guess there's no way around it." he sighed, exchanging looks between us. "You respect her. You hear that, mutt?" he growled.
"I thought we were done with the name calling! Volturi…" Jake called, still sitting down.
My dad sighed more dramatically and looked at me. "Are you sure you want to do this?" he asked, motioning to him.
I nodded happily and extended my arms.
He hugged me for a long time and squeezed me tight. When he let go, he pointed his finger at Jacob and went inside.
I turned and looked at him; I hadn't notice that he stood up. "I did it." I smiled.
"Yep!" he replied, hugging me abruptly.
"Jake!" I laughed, hugging him back.
A low growl echoed from behind us, as Rosalie walked in. "Dog." she growled at him.
"Watch it Blondie, I might become your nephew!" he laughed as horror spread across her face.
"Edward!" she called, running into the kitchen.
I busted into laughter with him and covered my mouth. When she came back, I shut up and looked at the T.V. screen.
"You know what mutt? I don't care; I'll probably outlive you anyway." she spat.
A growl emerged from my throat and I clenched my fists. The idea of no Jacob was… unbearable.
She guffawed and shook her blonde hair. "I'm surprised you want him around." she sighed, sitting on the loveseat next to the couch.
"It's none of your business."
"Oh." she sighed, looking at the T.V.
Jake's placed his hand on mine.
I looked at him and relaxed. "Sorry." I mumbled.
He smiled and continued to watch the moving pictures.
Maybe loving Jacob wouldn't be a hard thing to do. As long as he was here to help me along the way. It was a little awkward though, we skipped over any of the getting to know each other, and went straight to 'I love you'.
It was an appropriate time to call it a night, I stood up. "I'm going to get some sleep Jake." I sighed.
He stood up too and walked over to the door with me.
I looked around for anyone looking and I gave him a peck on the lips.
He smiled and walked outside.
I love him.
I smiled to myself."Well Jake, I don't exactly like the fact that you're dating my daughter. It's just nice to get you off my back; now I got you standing next to me with Nessie." my mom sighed, looking down.
"Bells, I promise I won't hurt her." he replied, putting his hand on her shoulder.
Maybe it was bad to snoop, but I couldn't escape it. I have oversensitive ears.
"Mentally yes, but physically? Jake, remember the wedding? I don't like you like that." she sighed, brushing his hand off.
He looked down, some internal pain was killing him.
I wanted to give him a hug, but I stood my ground.
"Bells, the wedding was… my fault. I am very sorry it went down like that, but if I hurt Nessie… I don't know what I would to do to myself. I'd probably go jump off a cliff like Esme! Bella, it wouldn't do any good, please relax." he tried to smile as my mom's face frowned.
I didn't want him talking like that either. Jumping off a cliff? How absurd that sounded.
"She's probably going to wake up soon. Do you want to be here?" my mom asked him, still frowning.
"Want? Yes, but Sam needs me to patrol the new border. Tell her I'll be here later to hang." he smiled, ducking out the door.
I raced back into my room, and got back into bed.
"Ness? Are you awake?" my mom called, inching the door open.
I shifted, "Yes mom." I stretched and sat up.
She smiled and left the room.
I got up and dressed myself; sweats would be okay for today. The house was oddly quiet as I entered the living room. "I'm going to take a jog mom." I called.
"Carlisle's house and back hon." she smiled. "Regular speed?"
I nodded.
"See you when you get back."
The ground was still very wet from the snow, and the Spring animals were out already. When I got a good distance from the house I slowed to a walk. She didn't have to know everything. A growling sound interrupted my reverie. I looked around. There was nothing. Then, as weird as it sounds, I looked up, and my uncle sat in a tree above me. "Emmett?"
His growl turned to a smile and he waved. "Hey Nessie! What are you doing out here?" he asked, hopping down.
"Taking a jog." I smiled, pointing behind me. "What are you doing out here?"
He looked down. "Testing myself." he sighed.
That was right; he had slipped up. "Hopefully everything works out well. Stay happy Emmett." I smiled, turning and jogging away.
"Hey Ness?"
I stopped, "Yeah?"
"It was nice seeing you. Tell you parents hello for me."
I waved at him and continued in a slower pace.
I heard someone yelling deep in the forest. Maybe it would have been better if I went home and told my mom, but I was curious.
"Move dog! I have better things to do!" a man shouted, the wolf he spoke to growled in response. Jake!
I peered around a tree and saw him; he looked oddly familiar.
"Ah, what is that sweet aroma?" he sniffed, looking around.
Jake sniffed and stiffened. I didn't know I was that attractive. He barked at the intruder.
"It smells oddly vampire, but I can smell its blood." his voice broke on the last word as his eyes shifted to black.
I swallowed and stopped looking, putting my back to the tree.
Jake barked again, but as a warning.
I started running but he was next to me; I skidded to halt and fell backwards on my behind.
"Ah! You are a vampire are you not? But blood runs through your veins? You must taste delicious!" he cheered, bending down to smell me.
I kicked his feet out from under him and ran again, but this time he cut me off.
"Nice try." he scoffed, looking around. "Drat. I do look forward to seeing you again." he laughed manically and disappeared.
I shuffled to my feet and looked around. "Jake?" I called.
He ran out of the woods, human. "Nessie!" he shouted, hugging me tightly.
I drew the line when he lifted me up. "Jake. You're. Crushing. Me!" I gasped.
"Sorry." and he put me down. "What were you thinking, coming over here by yourself?"
"I was taking a jog. I thought you and my dad were fighting again." I looked down.
He looked down too, and clenched his fists. "He. Almost. Got. You." he shuddered.
"He didn't though." I sighed in relief.
"You don't understand. I almost got you," he gulped, "killed." his voice broke.
"Jake-" I started, but he started to shake. "Jake?!" Then he burst into a wolf. The impact knocked me backwards. I was fine, or at least I thought I was. "Crap. Crap. CRAP!" I shouted, clutching my wrist. I landed on my hands; like I expected much.
His eyes found mine and he winced.
I sat up and held my wrist tightly.
His face was horrified, and he raced off. What the hell?
I stood up and ran to the house. Shit it hurt! "Mom!" I called, breathlessly.
"Nessie?" my father called, and gasped when he saw me. "What happened?"
"I erm- fell." I lied, convincingly at least.
He ran over to me and took a hold of my hand.
I winced and bit my lip; I hope he knew I was totally cussing him out in my head.
"We need to get you to Carlisle." he groaned, picking my up in his arms.
"It's broken." Carlisle sighed, looking at my dad.
He looked at me and I looked down. He knew I wasn't telling the whole truth. "What really happened Ness?"
"I fell Dad I swear!"
"Why did you fall?"
I bit me lip; he had me.
"Please just tell me."
"There was a vampire in the woods." I finally sighed.
The room went quiet as they stopped breathing.
"He was fighting with Jacob, and I thought it was you, so I went to stop it. It ended up being somebody else, and he smelled me." I shrugged. "He was chasing after me and I fell."
"Where's Jacob?"
Crap. "I'm not sure. We outran him I think." At least that kept him out of the hole for a while.
There was a sudden knock on the door. If it's Jake I'm going to kill him.
"Edward. Is Jacob here?" Sam's voice, asked loudly.
I walked in and looked too.
"No Sam, why?" he asked.
"Now I know."
"What?" my father asked, tracing his gaze.
"He won't answer us." he growled, "Again."
Everyone else looked at me abruptly.
"The truth?" my dad demanded, folding his arms.
I looked down and a tear fell down my cheek.
"Jake was mad that he almost got me killed." I looked down.
"And?" my father asked, though he already knew.
"He phased."
They both looked down and then at each other. "I apologize for Jake's actions Edward, but hopefully you will be able to hear it from him. Soon." Sam said, ducking his head and running into the woods.
He looked at me.
"I'm sorry Dad!" I cried, falling to my knees and sobbing. "Don't be mad at Jake! It. Was. An. Accident…" I sobbed louder.
He wrapped me up in a hug and let me cry, and somewhere, a pack of wolves howled.
