So part of this chapter is from Jacob's POV and the other half is Roxanne's. I kinda wanted to show how Jacob's feeling about the whole thing since he's pretty confusing in the other two chapters. There is a lot more interaction in this chapter, though I don't know if all of you are going to be happy with it. Jake's kinda an asshole lol. And just a fore warning, Roxanne gets a bit of a mouth in this chapter. Just a warning.

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Jacob's POV

Of course Sam would fail to mention that Roxanne was at Emily's when he invited me to come to lunch. He'd even pulled the 'you're upsetting Emily and she misses you' crap to get me here and now I knew why.

The whole pack had been overjoyed when they found out I imprinted on Roxanne, all for different reasons. For Quil, Embry,Seth, Jared and Sam it was because they thought it would get me over Bella, like how I felt about her could just fade away with one look at some stranger. For Paul, Leah and the other it was because they were so sick of me crying over Bella. But the celebration soon ended when they saw my feelings toward imprinting on Roxanne. I couldn't deny the overwhelming longing I had for Roxanne; it came with the imprinting compulsion. But I fought it and the pack hated me for it.

But how was I supposed to just forget Bella? Bella, my best friend and the girl I'd fallen so deeply in love with. Bella, who was choosing that stupid bloodsucker over me and was wanting to become one of them. Bella was it for me, I had said that before and I said it now. The other were content to imprint and give in but none of them had a Bella. They didn't have someone before. I didn't know Roxanne, I didn't know her every smile like I did Bella or the things that hurt her or made her happy. She was a complete stranger and I owed her nothing.

Sam didn't want to hear any of that, which was made clear through his thoughts and now his obvious way of shoving Roxanne in my face. Emily was overjoyed to see me, like Sam said, and I knew she really had missed me. I felt a twinge of regret for leaving again, so I didn't leave or say anything as she hugged me. I knew she had probably put this idea into Sam's head, but I couldn't get mad at Emily after finding out how much I had hurt her when I left.

Roxanne sat at the table awkwardly, staring down at her hands on the table as Emily greeted me. I knew I had acted like some kind of freak around her and it wasn't surprising she was slightly uncomfortable around me. I glanced around the kitchen, looking for her daughter. Each time Sam thought about her hanging out with Emily during patrol she had her daughter, Violet, with her and the last two times I'd seen her she'd had her as well. So I was a bit surprised to not see the little baby in the kitchen with them. Maybe the child's dad had her or something. I'd didn't know what kind of relationship she had with her daughters father and Sam never overheard her mention the guy with Emily. He always seemed to think about Roxanne's visits with Emily when I was on patrol. And one of the pack always pointed out that I was interested in these thoughts. That only served to piss me off.

"So, Jacob, you know Roxanne, right?" Emily asked, giving an innocent smile as she turned toward Roxanne at the table. Roxanne glanced up at me, her pale cheeks turning a bright red like her long hair. I sighed, giving Emily an incredulous look.

"Yeah, we've met." I muttered, opting to stare at my feet instead of Roxanne. "Hey."

She turned even redder at my greeting, twirling a piece of her hair around her finger anxiously. "Hey," She said, giving me a nervous little smile.

"Jacob's staying for lunch too, if thats alright." Emily said, looking over toward Roxanne. She gave a look like a caged animal, torn between staying where she was and bolting. I didn't know I'd come off that bad.

"Thats... fine." Roxanne said, giving Emily a fake smile.

"I'm gonna go talk to Sam real quick." I snapped, trudging past them to head toward Sam and Emily's room. This was getting more and more ridiculous. Emily and Sam didn't need to play matchmaker. I didn't want anything to do with this girl. I snapped Sam's door open, glaring at him as he shoved his shirt on. He immediately caught onto how mad I was, because he held up his hands and glared right back.

"I don't wanna hear it Jacob." Sam growled, looking down at me like I was some little kid throwing a fit. It only made me even more angry. "That girl's meant for you, not Bella. So quite acting like a child."

"I don't even know her. And from what I do, I don't want to." I snapped. That was a half lie and I hated myself for it. No matter how hard I fought the imprinting compulsion, nothing stopped that pull I got when I saw her or thought about her. This complete stranger controlled me like Bella used too. When I saw her, it made the pain I had for Bella go away instantly and this overwhelming sense of calm settled in instead. But it quickly cleared when I thought of Bella. Instead I felt like I was being pulled apart. Roxanne was grabbing one side and my love for Bella was pulling me from the other side. And I couldn't stand how much stronger Roxanne's side was.

"What is there to know besides what she is to you, Jacob? You talked to her twice." Sam said, that smug smile coming on his face.

"She has a kid and she's only sixteen." I said, glaring right back at him. It was the only excuse I had for not wanting to be around her, besides the whole Bella thing. It was a horrible excuse too, because I knew nothing of the situation. And in Sam's thoughts I'd seen how much she cared for the child. Emily made several comments about how mature she was with the kid. But I kept pushing it.

"What does that matter, Jacob? Quit this bullshit." Sam muttered, shoving around me but I stopped him.

"I don't want anything to do with someone like Roxanne." I hissed.

"Someone like me?"

I froze, my heart sinking into my stomach. Shit. I turned to see Roxanne, her face a bright red and her lips smashed together in a hard line. Sam sighed, closing his eyes for a moment. How could I have not heard her coming? "What does that mean? Someone like me?" She asked, her voice wavering on calm.

"Roxanne, just-" Sam started but she took a stop forward and glared at me. For once in my life I couldn't think of anything to say.

"Why, Jacob?" She asked, her green eyes piercing me. "Because I have a daughter- which, by the way, I do a damn good job taking care of. I'm a good mom to Violet." She snapped. "At least I'm not pathetic and go running off because some girl chose someone else over me. At least-"

"Don't talk about that." I growled, taking a step forward. I didn't care how bad I felt for hurting her or the comment I made, she knew nothing about that. "You don't know a damn thing-"

"And you don't know anything about me and Violet!" She cried as Emily came into the hallway, looking extremely worried. "You know what, fuck you. Go back to crying over your little girlfriend." She said, waving her hand at me and pushing past Emily, who was now glaring at me fiercely. I felt the anger sliding down and I realized what I had just done. God dammit. I felt myself shaking and I quickly pushed past Sam to shove open the backdoor. I heard Emily trying to talk to Roxanne and trying to calm her down. I knew I should go back, apologize but I couldn't control myself right now. So I ran toward the forest and let myself go.


Roxanne's POV

I drove home in a rage, hating Jacob Black more then I did anyone else. How dare he talk about me like that. I never did anything to him and he had the nerve to talk about me like that? How could I have felt sorry for someone like him? And Emily and Sam, trying to set me up with someone like that. I didn't ask for them to play matchmaker Three weeks everything seemed to be going so well and now it was ruined because of some asshole.

My Aunt Selene was with Violet in the living room, playing peek-a-boo when I arrived. I stopped in the kitchen, trying to control myself before I went in. I knew Aunt Selene thought I was responsible when it came to Violet, but I still didn't want her to hear what Jacob said about me. I knew it probably wouldn't change her mind or anything, but I just didn't want to talk about it. So I put on a smile, walking in as Violet let out a squeal when Selene removed the blanket. Selene looked over at me, her cheeks reddening a bit and her face becoming more serious. "You're home early." She commented. Violet caught sight of me and stretched her arms toward me, clenching and unclenching her hands. I felt the anger recede at the sight of her and a real smile came to my face as I grabbed her and hugged her to my chest.

"Hi, sweetie." I smiled, pressing a kiss to her hair. She gave a toothless grin, pulling on a piece of my hair lightly. Aunt Selene was still watching me still, frowning slightly. "Um, yeah. Emily had something she had to do, so I just went home." I lied, hoping Selene wouldn't see past it. But she nodded before going to clean up Violet's toys. "Thank you for watching her."

Selene shrugged, glancing over at Violet. "She's very easy to entertain." Selene commented, putting her toys in the small basket.

"So she was good?" I asked, taking the teething ring from Aunt Selene and handing it to Violet, who immediately put it in her mouth to chew on.

"Very good." Selene said, moving to sit on the couch and flip through the channels.

"Good girl." I smiled, smoothing out the little jumper she was in. She stared up at me, munching on the ring quietly.

Emily tried my cell a couple times through the night but I ignored the calls. Aunt Selene and I watched some television together, taking turns entertaining Violet before she fell sleep around 8. Selene put her to bed and headed toward her own room. I knew she didn't go to sleep at this time, but went to read in her room until she went to bed at 9:30. I stayed in the living room, trying to focus on the television. I hadn't thought about the stuff with Jacob while Violet and Selene were here to distract me, but now I was thinking about it and getting more angry.

Around nine, someone knocked on the door. I raised my eyebrows, slightly surprised. All of Aunt Selene's friends (at least the one's I'd met) didn't seem like they would show up at nine at night. "I got it." I called, rushing toward the door before Aunt Selene would have to get up. I answered the door and immediately regretted it. Jacob Black stood in the doorway, making it look small next to his large frame. He looked uncomfortable, shifting back and forth on his feet as I glared at him. I started to shove the door close, but he snapped out his large hand to stop me.

"Just... hear me out okay?" He sighed.

"What could you possibly have to say to me?" I snapped, folding my arms across my chest tightly. "You wanna come insult me at home too?"

"I-I didn't mean that stuff back there, okay?" He said, running a hand through his dark hair. "I... Sam and Emily were just trying to- and they don't get the stuff with Bella and-" He took a deep breath and I noticed his cheeks getting a bit red. "I'm sorry. I don't know anything about you and your kid and I had no right to say that stuff. I was just trying to get Sam off my back-"

"So you decide to attack me?" I said, still glaring at him. "Yeah, I know getting pregnant at 15 wasn't the greatest thing in the world, but I make it work. I take care of my daughter without her father or my parents help. And I'm a good mom!"

Tears popped up and I quickly brushed them away. I wasn't sure why I was letting Jacob Black get to me. He looked sorry as he stared down at me, rubbing the back of his head. "I'm sorry, Roxanne. I didn't mean it." He whispered, his dark eyes boring into mine. "I'm sure you're a good mom. Can... can we just start over?"

He stared at me, waiting for me to answer. He looked almost desperate for my answer, like my opinion of him suddenly mattered. I mulled this over for a minute, taking some calming breaths. He seemed sincerely sorry, but I was still so pissed. "What does it matter? We don't have to see each other. Why can't you just stay away from me and I stay away from you?" I said, meeting his eyes. Jacob shook his head, like I was wrong.

"Y-your friends with Emily." He mumbled, his cheeks reddening even more. "I'm friends with Sam. We'd have to see each other."

"Then we'll avoid each other." I snapped, grabbing the door to shove it in his face. But Jacob stopped me again, holding the door open with amazing ease. It was like I was shoving it into a wall. Did he have to be so freaking strong?

"What do you want me to say, Roxanne?" He begged and I noticed that overwhelming agony filled his eyes again. This time I knew it wasn't about that girl who left him, but because I was rejecting his apology. It shocked me a bit. I was a complete stranger and he was getting that upset about me rejecting his apology?

"God you're dramatic." I snapped as his lips twitched upward a bit.

"I watch a lot of Days of Our Lives." He said, giving a nervous smile. I sighed, shaking my head and running a hand through my hair. "So... starting over?" He asked, extending his large hand to me. I bit my lip before taking his hand. It totally engulfed mine and was extremely hot. "Jacob Black, resident asshole."

"Roxanne Warrens." I mumbled, sliding my hand from his. A huge smile spread across his face, so big it looked like it was going to split his face in half. It made him look so different then before. Light and young, like he was supposed to look.

"Roxanne? Who was at the door?" Aunt Selene called and I turned to see her in her P.J.'s. She caught sight of Jacob and raised an eyebrow at him.

"Oh, um... I forgot something at Emily's. Jacob was just returning it." I mumbled, glancing back at her. She watched us for a moment before nodding slowly. She didn't move away from where she was so I turned to Jacob. "I'll see you around."

He nodded, that smile still on his face. "Thanks, Roxanne." He said before turning and heading back down to his car. I closed the door and faced Selene. I could only wonder what she was thinking.

"That was Jacob Black?" She asked, that stern look coming over her face. I wished for a moment I had Violet, who always seemed to ease her seriousness.

"Yeah. I'm gonna head to-"

"Is he just a friend?" Selene asked, folding her arms.

"I guess. I just met him at the cookout and stuff. He was at Emily's today for like, three seconds." I shrugged, slowly inching toward my room. "I'm gonna go to bed, Aunt Selene." Her deep blue eyes burned holes in my back when I passed her and quickly went into my bedroom. I quickly got ready for bed and got underneath the covers. I went to bed thinking about Jacob Black and that smile.

So there it is. I wanted to make sure they made up too cuz I didn't really like them mad at each other, even if it was just a couple hours lol. I know Jacob was quite the asshole, but as we all know from Eclipse, he can be a jerk when he's mad. (Talking about when he tells Bella he hoped she would die rather then be turned)

Hope you enjoyed it!