Chapter 4

I could see his face and body at the door way. For a minute I thought I was dreaming. This was not a funny dream to have. I cursed to myself. I had to shake my head to make sure it was really Ryan. Adrianna was behind me, glaring at him. He knew there was something wrong. I could tell he knew. I could always read his eyes when I was with him. Nothing has changed with him. "Hi Allyson." He said.

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

"I know about our baby." He answered. I shook my head. I can't believe this. How did he find out? I am in deep shit now. I breathed in to calm myself.

"You mean MY baby." He was going to nothing to do with my baby. He was the one who wanted to have with a condom, when I begged him to put one on. Now look at me! I am pregnant with his baby.

"No, you mean our baby. Your father told my father, Allyson. How could you not tell me that we're having a baby together?" he asked. I can't believe this is happening. I was getting into becoming a normal girl and this shit is shoved in my face. I hate fate, sometimes.

"My father is going to die." I breathed and continued, "Ryan, you have no right to come here after what you did to me."

"You're having OUR baby. I am not going to go away." He said. Big shithole of a dilemma. Dammit, fate how could you do this to me?

I turned to my Adrianna. I really didn't know what to do. One thing popped in my head. "Call Edward," I said. She turned around and left the room. I turned back Ryan, who was still at the door. Adrianna came back and smiled.

"He's coming!"

"Who is Edward?" he asked.

"A friend of ours," I retorted. I backed away. I was starting to lose my breathe. I had to calm down. I breathed again. My heart started to beat faster now. I had to calm for the baby. Adrianna had a worried look on her face.

"Why didn't you tell me?" he asked.

"You decided when we were going to have sex. You decided when to put a damn condom on. Now that I see it, I think it is stupid that I even let you do that."

"Ally"

"Don't call me that. You have no right to call me that after what you have done to me." I said. He looked sorry but he wasn't.

"And you are?" Edward asked from the door way. I smiled as Ryan turned around. I knew I was going to be saved from Ryan.

"I'm Ryan." He said.

"Edward." He continued, "Are you bothering Allyson?"

"No, I am not. I deserve to know that my girlfriend is having a baby. I am the father." Ryan said.

"Well, biologically, you're the father but you are harassing my friends. You will regret that you ever did that." Edward said. I could see his eyes glare at Ryan's blue eyes. I think he really meant this. I was scared. Ryan walked to the door and turned to the three of us. I let my breath out. His eyes were scary now. When he would verbally abuse me with his harsh words, his eyes would get dark.

"You watch. I am coming back." He said. With that said, I saw Ryan walk out of the house. I didn't like this. If I wasn't pregnant with a baby right now, I would freak out right now. I was told that was not good for the baby. Edward's face was like perfectly still right now. He didn't move from my side. He had his hand on my shoulder.

"He really means that, Ryan is going to come back." I said, trying not to freak out. I breathed and in out. I knew there was nothing to do from this moment on.

"You can't get past him, Edward" I continued. He turned to me. His face was now soft. He was trying to be gentle with me.

"I can and I will" he said. Was he freaking kidding me? How can he do that?

"No, you won't" I didn't want to believe him. It scared me to think I was in this drama with Ryan, again.

"We need to someone, Allyson. This is harassment." Adrianna interjected into the conversation. She was quiet the whole. Maybe she was thinking of something to say.

"No" I answered.

Allyson, he will get worse and worse." She replied. I just shook my head. I didn't want to take this to the cops. It was the last thing I wanted to do. Ryan would just get madder by the minute.

"You know Ryan. His father is the same way. Father like son. He is going to go back to California whether he likes it or not" I said.

"You have to believe me when I say I can get rid of him." Edward said, calmly. I shook my head. I was not believing this at the moment.

"I don't believe you. I love you, Edward, but you cannot get rid of him." I said. I just can't believe I just said that to him. He smiled.

"Ryan can be very persistent, Edward. I know your good at a lot of stuff but you are only human after all." Adrianna said. Edward gave her a dazzling smile. He was mocking us a bit. Why the hell was he smiling when this was a serious situation?

"I'm serious. I'm doing everything in my power to keep her safe." He rose up gracefully, about to leave. "And I sincerely hope that the both of you trust me, and take my advice: Be safe." He walked of the house. I looked at my best friend and sighed. I got my phone out and dialed Bella's number.

"Hello?" the voice asked.

"I need you to come over." I said.

"Shannon, what's wrong?" Bella asked.

"I will tell you when you get here." I answered. My voice could tell I was freaking out.

"Okay, see you soon." I hung up and looked at Adrianna. She hugged me. I really hated this. Ryan always knew how to make drama happen. This was going to kill me.

"Ryan needs to die."

"Maybe he and Emmett can meet" Adrianna suggested to me. I laughed. That would be funny to see. Emmett is so huge and Ryan is so small.

"Emmett can pummel him to the ground!" Adrianna added.

"He likes making faces to my stomach." I said. He really does. It was so weird. As I got to know the Cullen's and then Hales it made me apart of their family. I smiled to myself. I saw Bella come up the walk. I opened the door before she could get to ring the door bell.

"Hey Bella," I said. She looked concerned. I looked to Adrianna and smiled. I knew she would stop Edward.

"Hey." She said.

"Ryan was here" I blurted out.

"Why?" Bella asked.

"My dad told Ryan's dad that I was pregnant." I said.

"What did he say to you?" Bella asked. She seemed really concerned. I like having friends like that. It really mattered to me right now. I sighed and sat down at the couch. Bella and Adrianna followed suit. I could tell she was waiting for my answer.

"Well, he said it was our baby. Adrianna called Edward and he came in. So, Edward talked to Ryan and then he left. So, Edward told me that he would deal with him. He can't, Bella. You have to talk him out of this." I pleaded with her. I was really worried about Edward. He didn't know what he was getting himself into.

"Don't make him do this." I pleaded more.

"I will talk to him." Bella said.

"Good, we don't want Edward to get hurt" Adrianna said.

"He is becoming a brother like I never had. Esme checks to see if I am okay. I really feel like I am a Cullen." I said. Bella got up and sat next to me. She hugged. I knew she understood what I was saying. I felt like the family really loved me so far.

"We all care about you, too. Alice, Jasper, and Esme will probably side with you." Bella said. I nodded.

"I feel loved. I don't want them to fight Ryan because they have to. Plus Emmett could get past him, Ryan is fast, though."

"I will make sure Edward doesn't do anything rash." She promised.

"I need rest" I said. I yawned. I was tired from being pregnant and Ryan being here really made me tired. I was always tired these days.

"I am sorry. Your dad shouldn't have said anything." As Adrianna said that, my dad came down the stairs. I glared at him. He seemed taken back by my expression. I didn't like how my dad handled my pregnancy these days. He keeps thinking it's always my fault. Well part of it was my fault, but the rest was Ryan. I kept my glare towards my dad.

"I can't believe you told him!" I started to yell. I didn't even want Ryan to know that I was pregnant. I knew Ryan way too well.

"I had to, Allyson. He is your baby's father." He said. Yeah, I know. I am not dumb dad. I rolled my eyes and stood up.

"I know. I didn't want him to know! This is his fault! I never wanted this to happen. I have learned to get over how it happened." I said to my father.

"I never wanted this to happen to you either, but it did." Her father sighed, "I thought that it was something he needed to know about."

"No, he didn't. I have 7 months left. I plan for him not to be in the room when I deliver. The only people in the room will be Edward and Adrianna." I said.

My dad nodded. "Okay, well, I am going out. I will be back by dinner." My dad went to the front door and opened it. He walked out and drove away. Adrianna went outside to wait for Jacob to come.

I sat outside of the front porch, anxiously awaiting Jacob's arrival. After the events that took place earlier this morning, going out on a date was probably the last thing that I should have done. A small voice in the back of my head berated me for being selfish like this—I was leaving my best friend alone after having to confront the biological father of her baby. If I had any sort of conscience I would cancel on him.

Allyson made sure that I wouldn't do anything of the sort, though. She knew how much I liked him, and insisted that I try to get closer with him. Of course, she was smart enough to not say any of this in front of Edward. He was a good friend and everything, but he really seemed to hate Jacob—to the point where he would act like I rolled in something horrible after I spent time with him.

It really irked him how I acted like I was deaf when it came to Jacob, but he simply did not understand.

Just the thought of seeing Jacob again made my heart pound with relentless joy. I don't know how to describe exactly how he makes me feel, but it's something that's beyond happiness. When we hold hands, it's the most natural thing in the world. Every time our lips brush, it's simply magic.

Nothing, not even the love songs that Paul McCartney wrote in his early days in the Beatles, or I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing by Aerosmith can really capture the depth of what we have.

It's not long before I see his slightly-rusted red Rabbit pull into the driveway. Without even thinking about it, I spring out of my sitting position and practically run towards him. Jacob looks down at me, and the way he smiles temporarily makes me forget that the weatherman predicted heavy showers for the afternoon.

He brushed a stray curl out of my face and tucked it behind my ear, making the blood beneath my skin boil. "Hey there."

I tried not to pull that normal routine that some girls use, where they giggle and lower their gaze so that their boyfriends can see only their lashes. It was difficult, but I somehow managed to maintain eye contact. "Hey…" The corners of my mouth were pulling upwards, and I couldn't help the tone of amusement that slipped out. "Did you miss me in the time that we were apart?"

Instead of saying something as equally silly or flirty, Jacob responds by getting straight to the point. He cups my face in his hands and presses his lips against mine, and within seconds my mind goes entirely blank. All I can concentrate on is the heat between our bodies, the silky smoothness of his hair as I run my fingers through it, the way we seem to merge into one every time we touch.

Eventually, we have to pull away, and when we do, Jacob has the most wicked grin on his face. "Does that answer your question?" He asks in that husky voice that drives me wild. I simply nod, because once again, he has managed to render me speechless. "Ready to go?"

After I tell him that I am, the two of us walk back to his car. As I'm strapping myself in, I can't help but notice that he's staring at me with more intensity than usual and that there's a nervous edge to his every movement. I know that it can't be about our date, because we're just going to be spending most of the time in his garage.

There's something else, and I want to be informed on whatever it is immediately.

"Jacob, what's wrong?"

He's just backing out, but the question nearly makes him jump in his seat. Sighing, I reach over and place my hand over his. The gesture seems to relieve some of the tension in his shoulders, but not all of it. "Adrianna…" He bit his lower lip. "We need to talk."

The three words that no one wants to hear, not especially at this stage in the relationship. If he breaks up with me, I know that I'm going to go on some kind of homicidal rampage. Tyler Crowley and Mike Newton had better watch out when Monday comes. I shook my head, trying to clear up those horrible thoughts. "O…okay." I tried to keep my voice from quivering, but failed miserably. "Shoot."

"I'm not breaking up with you." Jacob laced his fingers with mine, smiling gently as I exhaled a sigh of relief. "I couldn't bear to do that, and wouldn't even if someone commanded me to."

If possible, my heart speeds up after hearing that. "Then what is it?" My insistence made him tense up, and I tried to make a joke out of it to try and make him cheer up. "Jake, you know that you can tell me anything, right? The worst that can possibly happen is that I think that you're a total loon and I walk out of this car."

Jacob slammed down on the breaks and he ended up having to pull to the side of the road. Apparently, that was the wrong thing to say. There was an undertone of puce to his russet skin, and I could see his hands faintly trembling. There was a look of pure anguish on his beautiful face. When he finally spoke, he said, "That's exactly what I'm afraid of."

"I was kidding. I would stay with you, even if it would be better for me to place a hold on you."

"Adrianna…"

I unbuckled my seatbelt and leaned across, placing a feather-soft kiss on his mouth. "It's okay, I like my men crazy. In case you haven't noticed, I'm not exactly normal myself."

"That is true," He agreed. Running a nervous hand through his hair, Jacob finally decided to share with me whatever was putting him on edge. "Okay. Get ready, Adri, because this really is some crazy stuff that I'm about to tell you."

"Crazy is what I live for."

A smile hovered over his lips. "Well, my dad already told you how our people descended from the wolves the last time that you were over at our place for dinner. I think he gave you a pretty good lesson on all of the legends." He took a deep breath. "They're not legends…they're real. Not only that, but…me and a bunch of the other boys on the reservation are living proof to that."

Eyeing him suspiciously, I immediately knew what he was trying to say, but wondered if he was truly serious about it. There was nothing in his expression that contradicted his statement and he hated liars, so there was no chance that he would do that to me. "You're a werewolf?" The words didn't sound as strange as I thought they would, surprisingly.

"Yes."

To the surprise for the both of us, I burst out laughing. Loud, inappropriate laughter that was not suited for the situation at hand. Why couldn't I be cool and say that I loved and accepted him like those girls in the supernatural romance novels I was always reading? Sadly, the sarcasm just came oozing out. "Let me guess…not only are you a werewolf, but my neighbors, the Cullen's are vampires?"

Jacob nodded once more and reality came crashing down on me. The pain in his eyes said it all. I hated myself for laughing at him. Strangely enough, he seemed to sense this. "No, no." He whispered. "Don't beat yourself up over it. Get mad at me, laugh, and yell, I don't care. But please…don't do this."

"But I'm an asshole," I mumbled.

"No, you're not. Even if you were, none of that would matter. I would still care about you anyway."

"Why?" I asked, sensing that there was more to come. "Why would anyone want to be with an asshole?"

"Do you believe in love at first sight?"

It was an odd question, one that was definitely out of place in the conversation. I decided to answer him anyway, "To a certain extent…"

He smiled, taking my answer into account. "Well, werewolves…we have this gift called imprinting. It's sort of like love at first sight, but it's stronger. When we see our soul mates, the ones we're supposed to be with…we become devoted to that person. They become the center of our universe, and a force that's greater than gravity will drive them together.

Its love in its purest form and it's a bond that can never be broken."

"Are you saying…?"

Jacob's dark eyes shone with love and devotion in such a concentrated amount, which it made me feel like I would never know sorrow again. "Yes, I imprinted on you."

"Do all werewolves imprint?"

"Only the lucky ones."

We sat there in a comfortable silence for a minute. Finally, I said the only thing that came to mind, the one thing in this universe that I knew for sure. "I love you."

"I love you, too." These words seemed to bring him a joy that even I couldn't comprehend.

As strange as it may sound, we didn't do much after that. Jacob went ahead and got back on the road at this point, and we went over to his house, carrying on with our plans. The only real difference was that we were closer. In spite of all of his nervousness, I think I already knew that there was something different about him. I was just glad that he trusted me enough to keep his secret.

I still couldn't help but wish that Ally could experience the same sort of happiness I felt.

"You should probably tell her, you know." We had stopped in front of his place, and I looked up at him, confused.

"Tell who?"

"Ally," Jacob answered.

"She needs to know that her baby's godfather probably wants its blood." I frowned at this.

"But the legends…your father said that they were different from the other vampires, which they didn't feast on our blood." He nodded at this, seeming reluctant to agree with me on this point.

"Still, I don't trust those leeches." Instinctively, he pulled me close to his chest. I sighed, loving the way I fit in his arms. Even though I knew that he was wrong about the Cullen's and how they couldn't be trusted, I would do this much for him.

"I'll tell her, I promise. But I'm not going to force her to do anything, alright? Whether or not she chooses to associate with them is her decision, and hers alone."

"Okay," Jacob whispered. He placed a kiss on my forehead, and I could feel his lips turning into a grin.

"I know I've said it before, but I'll say it again. I love you. I love you more than anything."

Unable to resist him any longer, I turned around and stood up on my tippy toes so that I could reach him. After pressing my mouth against his, and pulling away, I said, "I love you more than life itself." And as soon as the words escaped, I realized how true it was.

"I like feeling this way," He told me, placing his hands on my hips.

"It's nice, isn't it?" I mused.

"Mhm." Just as we were about to go in for another kiss, a loud, cheerful voice interrupted our private moment with one another.

"Aww, how sweet!" Neither one of us had to look up to see that it was Quil. We pressed our foreheads against each other's, groaning simultaneously. When I shifted my gaze, I saw him and Embry standing in the doorway, grinning from ear to ear.

"Go away!" Jacob shouted, sounding thoroughly irritated. Instead of listening to their best friend, they walked down the driveway, approaching us slowly. Jacob glared at them and mouthed a number of the consequences that they would face if they didn't give us our privacy. Embry simply pouted.

"You're mean. You know that Quil and I don't have any life to call our own, so we like to bug you when you're living yours."

"I told her," Jacob said, ignoring his previous statement altogether.

"She knows everything there is to know all about us." I smiled at the both of them, to confirm the looks of confusion etched upon their faces.

"Sweet," Quil commented. He turned in my direction and bared his teeth, "Rawr!" It was hard not to laugh.

"You're such a freak," I told him. Jacob didn't seem to find this as funny as I did. He stiffened after hearing this, and his eyes narrowed even further.

"Stop it, you guys are being idiots!"

"They're only joking around. I don't care," I said, trying to reassure him that Quil didn't offend me in the least bit. He sighed and shook his head, indicating that this wasn't the point that he was trying to make.

"I know that. It's just…I wanted to be alone with you for a while." Not needing to have another word said, Embry yanked Quil by the arm. He was usually the first one to pick up on this sort of thing.

"We'll see you guys later." When Quil began to protest, he was silenced with a smack to the head. "

Come on, they're showing George Lopez on Comedy Central right now. If we don't hurry, we'll be stuck with having to see Carlos Mencia. Again."

Quirking an eyebrow, Jacob slowly drawled, "So…we're alone."

"Yeah, thank goodness."

Winding his arms around me, he said, "So. Let's hang out, then." I grinned, liking the sound of this. "Okay." For the next few hours, we went back and forth between watching crappy shows on television while eating the last of the leftover pizza, and searching the garage for tools so that he could teach me how to work on projects that were far off into the future. I've got to say, being with him was nothing short of heaven.

I was waiting for my best friend to get back from her date to tell me how it went. When Bella left, I did some homework then went downstairs and took some ice cream from the carton. I really needed it. I think I am starting the craving already. I heard the front door open.

"I'm back!" Adrianna yelled.

"How did your date go?" I asked.

"Well, told me a few things." Did I want to know? I wanted details. I was going to get what I wanted. I smiled and put down the ice cream container. I smiled at my best friend and patted the seat to me on the couch. She sat down next to me.

"Is he gay? Did he break up with you?" I asked. I liked making fun of Jake sometimes. He laughed right along with me. He had our little jokes that Adrianna didn't even know about. She will find out someday, won't she?

"No." Adrianna said. "Do you remember the legends in La Push?"

"Yeah, well, Quil kept making funny faces at my tummy. Why?" I asked.

She rolled her eyes, "Quil..." Shaking her head, she said, "Anyways. They're true. All of them." I started to laugh. Yeah, like Jake is a big werewolf. I would love to see him howl at the moon. Does he look like Professor Lupin in Harry Potter? This was funny. I didn't believe in the legends when they told us. I thought they were nice, though.

"Allyson, they are all true." Adrianna was trying to keep a straight face.

"So, Jake is a werewolf." I said. I still couldn't get use of the idea of Jake being a werewolf. A big mystical creature that smells bad. I never really smelled Jake, though. I don't think I want to smell Jake. I shook my head trying to get rid of that image.

"It's also true about the Cullen's. They're vampires." I stopped what I was doing and looked at her like she was crazy. I didn't know what to say at this point. I was shocked.

"Edward is a vampire?" I fainted on the couch and everything went black.