Soo so sorry everyone. Once again for the super short chapter last time. Ill attempt to make this one extremely long but not so long you want to leave lol. Its exam week like..As of now, so between studying and writing them I won't really have much time to update until like the last weekish of January or later, so ill really try to get one in but it's just a bad time. That's why I decided I better get my act together and get this one up before its way too late and I don't update till February. God forbid! So here we go. Hope you enjoy. : D

Disclaimer-I in so way shape or form own the rights to any book from the Twilight Saga. Props to Stephenie Meyer for being a genius! WootWoot. Only the plot is my own

Jake's P.O.V.

It had been exactly 13 days, 3 hours, and 17 minutes since I kissed Leah for the first time. Not that I'm counting or anything. We hadn't spoken a word about it since, and I suspected that we were just going to let it go and pretend it never happened.

We decided it was about time to head back to the res. We'd been gone for almost 2 months now, and just cause we weren't part of the pack didn't mean everyone wasn't probably freaking out wondering what the hell was taking us so long.

We had made it back to Ontario already and were just starting to head through Manitoba, deciding to take a run through Saskatchewan, Alberta, and B.C before we finally headed back to La Push.

We had been running for a good 7 hours straight in utter silence, and I was wondering when it became a competition of who would talk first. I mean obviously one of us was going to have to stop sooner or later, and I for one was getting pretty freaking hungry.

I decided to finally break the silence.

Hey Leah, You feel like a break soon?

I'm good either way. But I can see if you're feeling tired. You always were a weakling.

WEAKLING?! I'll show you weakling!

With a sudden burst of energy I surged in front of Leah. Catching her off guard I was able to keep the lead for a good 3 seconds before she bounded forward to catch up with me. I looked to her, waiting for her to push in front of me like she always does, but she just stayed by my side giving me a lopsided wolfy grin.

Well?

Well what?

Aren't you going to go ahead of me now?

I wasn't aware it was a race.

Oh. Well I guess it is.

Well in that case.

Leah lengthened her legs and within 3 strides had me taken, making it obvious she could beat me any day, and then resumed to slow down and meet with my strides. Snarling playfully.

I still beat you any day wolf boy.

Yeah. Tell me something I don't know.

After a few more minutes I resumed to a normal trotting pace before slowing down completely and slumping on the forest floor exhausted.

Tired?

Completely.

Leah chuckled at my lack of stamina and went off to a nearby tree to phase into her human self and change. I took the few seconds alone I had to do the same. Leah came back clothed in her tank top and jeans, hair tied back in a messy pony, a slight pink flush to her cheeks. I could tell I wasn't the only one exhausted from our run.

She looked me up and down, taking in my topless form, wearing only a pair of ripped jean capris.

'Topless your new style?' she asked me, smirking.

'Oh.. Uh.. Sorry. I mean I can throw a t-shirt on if you prefer', I stammered, reaching for my pack to grab one. Before I could get to the zipper I felt her warm hands on top of mine.

"No, its cool Jake. I kind of like the look on you" she winked at me before turning around to grab a water bottle from her bag, leaving me sitting there stilled by shock. I shook my head a few times to relieve myself. It was going to take a while to get used to Leah acting…well..Flirty with me.

Leah chucked the bottle towards me and I swallowed the rest of the water, sighing at how good it felt going down my parched throat. Leah watched me finish off the bottle, and continued to stare at my face after I had put it back in the bag.

"What?" I asked, confused as to why she was still staring. Let alone why she was staring to start with.

"I like the shaggy hair" she replied.

I shook out my hair, much longer then I was used to due to not being cut in a few months. It felt weird having it fall in my eyes again.

"It's long" stupid, but all I could think of saying.

"It's cute" Leah said, smiling and ruffling my untamed mane.

I blushed a deep shade of red. Yes, it was definitely going to take a long time to get used to Leah like this. A very long time.
"Why do you do that?" she asked

"Do what?"

"Turn red every time I give you a compliment" she looked at me questioningly.

"Oh, I don't know, I guess I'm not used to getting complimented"

"You're not?"

"Well.." I looked up at her "Not from you at least" I finished. Once again turning red.

"Oh.. Yeah. I guess not. Are you cool with it?"She asked.

"With what?"

"With me.. You know.. Complimenting you?"

"Yeah. I uh. I actually kind of like it" I stammered.

Leah laughed lightly "good to know"

"You know, I like your hair too" I said, regretting it the second it came out of my mouth.

"You do?"

"Yeah"

"Why?" she asked.

"I don't know, I always have" whoops! Said too much!

"What?!"

"Nothing"

"Jake!"

"I didn't say anything!"

"You always have?"

"I guess"

"Why?"

"I. well. I don't know. The colour. It's not like most of the girls on the res. I mean all the girls have black hair, but yours, it looking black and silky like theirs, but in the sun there's a chestnut colour, almost golden that reflects off of it. I've never seen something like it before. It's just, well it looks really pretty on you. It reminds me of your eyes.." I cut myself off of my blabbering when I realized just how much I had said. I looked into Leah's eyes, scared to see if I had scared her by saying so much.

"You look at my hair in the sunlight?" she asked. A friendly smile playing on her face now. Letting me know I hadn't upset her with my previous observation.

"Yeah. I guess. I mean over the past few months I've seen you a lot, you know, so I guess I just, have looked at you more then I normally do."

"Oh. I've been looking at you too Jake." She said. So quiet I didn't know if it was meant for my ears or not.

"You.. You have?"
She looked up at me, and I got the feeling she was hoping I didn't hear it. "Well, yes. But not only in the way your saying. I mean yes I have been seeing more of you physically, like in person then I usually would. But I'm also seeing you on a whole different level, you know, emotionally."

I looked into her eyes, shocked to see the intensity they held. I walked over to a nearby patch of grass, sitting down, motioning for her to do the same. Relived when she joined me on the soft green blades.

"Leah. What exactly are you saying?"

"Look Jake. I think its time we talked"

"Um..Okay..About what?" I asked, hoping I didn't come off as stupid as I felt.

"About the kiss"

"What kiss?" now I was just hoping I could pull the stupid off. I really didn't want to hear Leah rant about how the kiss never should have happened. I didn't know if I could even take that right now.

"Jake, I think you know exactly what I'm talking about. 13 days ago. You, me, we were talking…" she trailed off waiting for me to acknowledge that I was clued in.

"Look Leah I'm really sorry about that. I mean we haven't talked about it since, so I figured you were just going to let it go, but I guess that was hoping for too much. I know I never should have done that, I mean without knowing you wanted it too. I was just in the moment and I wasn't thinking of you, just what I wanted and.."

"Can you just be quiet for like 2 seconds Jacob?!" she cut me off mid sentence. I was expecting her to be angry, but she didn't sound it. She actually sounded fairly calm, almost nervous. What reason did she have to be nervous for?

SORRY!

NOW CALM THE FUCK DOWN LOL

I'm not so much of a bitch that id leave you here

I mean I love cliff hangers as much as the next person, but I would hunt down the author and shoot them if they put me I this position.

Instead of ending this chapter I just made it into its whole other chapter because I needed to switch the point of views. So take a chill pill and click the next button, finish er off, and then come back and review this chapter as well as the next. Lmfao

LoveLoveLove As Always

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