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Chapter 4

Jacob's POV

I was tired, dead tired, could barely hold a wrench tired. I couldn't sleep at all last night after my patrol. We werewolves need our sleep, it nourishes us, which is why it's so easy for us to fall asleep anywhere anytime. However, this doesn't apply when faced with imprint problems. I felt horrible, Nessie and I never fought. But it wasn't the fight that had kept me up all night; it was the thought of that blond kid taking my Nessie out, holding her hand, flirting with her, kissing her… I bent in half the wrench I had in my hand. I couldn't concentrate and my hands were shaking profusely, this was dangerous, if I kept having these thoughts I would probably phase in front of all my coworkers and kill the lot of them.

Bella choosing Edward over me, marrying him, having his baby while I was still in love with her was a walk in the park compared to this, my jealousy was hitting an all time high. Before this I never worried about Nessie finding someone else, we were meant to be, we fit together, made sense. How could some pimply teenage human be able to live up to everything she needed, how could someone else enter this crazy world? I even had Edward's approval if Nessie ever showed interest, and that in itself is saying a lot, because Edward is a picky, judgmental, demanding and way too severe little vampire. But all of this didn't matter of course, if Nessie was not in love with me. I could be the perfect man for her and it wouldn't matter, because her wants and needs would always be more important. If she wanted this brainless kid, I'd have to take it like a man.

My boss must have sensed my mood because he told me to take of early. I drove my Rabbit way beyond the speed limit and as soon as I got close enough to the forest, I got out, stripped and phased on the spot. All these feeling would be easier to handle in my wolf form… or would they?

"God Jake, you really have bad luck with girls… I think it's those Cullen girls if you ask me"

"I didn't Leah, shut up will you!!!"

"Hey Jake… don't worry about it, it's probably nothing, imprints always fall in love with their wolves."

"You don't know that Quill!!! Clair's still a kid!!! Just wait till she hits puberty, then we'll talk." - My words caused Quill to worry; I could see him replaying in his mind images of Clair and thinking she was growing up too fast.

"This really pisses me off, all you wolves with your stupid imprints. It's bad enough that I have to deal with all your lovey dovey thoughts about them, but now you're behaving like ridiculous children."

"You don't know what it's like Leah."

"Oh, yeah Jake, because I don't know a thing about jealousy." I could see images of Sam and Emily in Leah's mind, and immediately felt bad for my comment.

"Just listen to me, ok? She never said it was a date, she probably snapped at you for behaving like her overprotective leech of a father. Just hang tight, don't do anything stupid." – An image of me in wolf form attaching the blonde kid came up in her head. It looked very tempting, maybe not killing the poor sucker, but definitely finding out what was really happening.

"Jake man… that's a really bad idea."

I was human again before either of them could talk me out of it. This was killing me, I needed to find out what I was up against. I found my car, put on my pants and a t-shirt, didn't bother with shoes. I raced my car back to Forks and stated looking for her; I drove my car up and down the main streets until I saw her, making my heart skip a beat. She looked beautiful; my heart sank because I knew no boy could ever resist her. They were walking together, the boy looked weak and thin, like I could hurt him with just my pinky, he had a handsome face though. Dammit.

I parked the Rabbit around the corner so she wouldn't recognize it and then started stalking them, staying away far enough so she couldn't smell me. I thought my heart would pop out of my chest; I had to strain my ears just to be able to listen over the thumping.

Tyler: "So, I was surprised when you said yes to coming with me and helping me pick out a gift for my sister; you usually hurry back home as soon as class is over."

Nessie: "Yeah, well… I didn't really have anything to go back to today."

Tyler: "Well, I'm glad… cuz this bracelet you picked out is beautiful, you have good taste Nessie."

Nessie: "I happen to have two really crazy but very stylish shopaholic aunts, I guess some of it must have rubbed off on me."

They continued on talking about their upcoming Physics test, about some girl named Anna breaking up with some kid named Billy, about today's cafeteria selection, about the weather… pretty average and dull small talk. Much to my satisfaction, I noticed that Nessie seemed more interested in looking at the store windows than paying attention to a word this boring kid was saying. It pleased me tremendously because she is almost always interested in what everyone has to say, she always finds something fascinating in the people around her; so for her to not be paying attention to the boy must mean she was really not into him.

Tyler: "So… who's this Jacob guy?"

The sound of my name made me come to a screeching halt. I started walking even closer, risking getting caught, just to make sure I didn't miss out on anything.

Nessie: "Jacob?"

Tyler: "Yeah… um… I always hear you talking about him; he doesn't go to our school does he?"

Nessie: "No, he lives in La Push… but he graduated high school some time ago anyway."

Tyler: "Oh… you mean he's like a Quileute? And like, older?"

Nessie: "Ty… I don't understand where this is going."

Tyler: "Here's the thing Nessie… I really like you… your smart and funny and pretty… I just wanted to know if I'm like up against anyone… you know… if you already like someone else…"

Nessie: "Listen Ty; I like you a lot, you're a good guy, but I like you as a friend ok?"

My thumping heart went back to normal speed and relief immediately washed over me. Nessie had turned him down. I felt delighted and elated, all I wanted was to run up to her and hug her, kiss her, confess my love to her. This was impulsive and stupid of course, the old Jacob. Edward would have been proud of me; I controlled my urges and fell back to a steady pace, keeping my distance.

Tyler: "Yeah, sure Nessie… I was just checking… no harm done. So, what do you say, you want to check out a movie."

Nessie: "Sure, it's still early."

They were standing next to the movie theatre, the same one I had taken Bella to so many years ago. I was surprised by the similarity in the situations. Back then I had felt jealous over that stupid Mike Newton, only to find out that he meant less to nothing to Bells.

Tyler: "Pick one… I already saw that new Bruce Willis one."

Nessie: "Um… how about that one… the scary one."

Tyler: "Are you sure? I hear it's kinda creepy, it's about people who turn into murdering wolves."

Nessie: "I'm sure… I love werewolves."

Nessie's POV

Man was I loosing it. All throughout my walk with Tyler I had felt Jacob's presence; I even thought I smelled his scent a couple of times. I knew I was in love, but this was getting to the point of obsession; couldn't I take my mind of him even for one afternoon?

It didn't help that I had to go and choose a movie about werewolves, cheesy and over the top as they were; they still reminded me of him. Tyler kept yelling out "woah" every time one of the characters morphed into a wolf, which made me laugh; I wondered what he would do if he actually saw the real thing, probably wet his pants.

After the movie Tyler drove me back to the school parking lot where I had left my car, we said goodbye and I made my way back to the cottage. I was already just a few minutes from the hidden turn into the Cullen property when I saw a huge figure right in front of me. Good thing I have vampire reflexes because I was able to hit the brakes and swerve just enough to miss him, Jacob.

When I got out of the car and saw him all the anger I had been harboring against him went away.

"Jake, do you realize my car would have been destroyed if I had hit you?!!!" – He stated laughing at my comment, which made me laugh as well.

"What are you doing here anyway? Aren't you supposed to be working late?"

"I needed to see you." – His answer was so sincere it almost made me cry; Jacob Black needed to see me. Before I could stop myself I ran into his arms and he caught me the way he always had since I was a baby, holding me up from the ground so we were at eye level. I put one hand on his cheek and showed him my day, as I caressed his hair with the other.

"So, I see you missed me… does that mean I'm forgiven?"

"Jacob Black, when have you ever not been forgiven?"

"Well, it's the first time you've gotten angry at me, it was scary, kind of reminded me of your dad."

He was teasing of course, but his words brought back what my father had said to me a few days back: "archenemies". Jacob had probably been reminded of all the confrontations he once must have had with dad. My mind started racing again, my worry and curiosity getting the best of me.

My dad had no clue about my feelings for Jacob, I'd learned very early on in my life to block out my thoughts from him; so I couldn't help but wonder if my dad would oppose to my love once he knew. Would he reveal to me something horrible about Jacob's past? Had Jacob really done something wrong? Did my dad keep it from me when I asked just because he thought I wasn't too attached to him? Would my attachment break once I knew the truth about why my dad had once hated Jake? I knew the answer to the last question of course: never. But the whole thing still made me uneasy.

Tomorrow I said to myself, tomorrow I would ask Jake. I knew he wouldn't lie to me, and I would feel better hearing the truth straight from him. Today, I would enjoy what was left of the day with my Jacob.

"I'm starving, how about a little hunting competition?"- I giggled and wiggled my way out of his grasp and started running before he had a chance to strip out of his clothes and phase.

"Cheater!!!" - I heard him cry out from the distance. Even with a head start I knew he would beat me.