Hi everyone! Again, I was BLOWN AWAY by the reviews! There were so many of them I seriously did not have the time to reply to them, all I kept thinking about was getting this chapter done a.s.a.p as a huge thank you for all your support. Warnings: there is language and some mild lemons.

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1 year later

JacobPOV (15 years old)

"You have got to be kidding me," I sighed and tried to ignore Kaylee's advances and turned back around in line at the cafeteria. Everyday she'd been literally throwing herself at me, I'm not kidding. One minute I'm talking with the guys, walking down to biology, the next minute she comes out of nowhere like a goddamn flying squirrel and lands right on top of me. I needed someone to talk to. Quil, Embry and Seth weren't exactly who I wanted to talk to. Especially Quil. Sam and Paul were finished school but still came by so I was hoping to talk to them about this. Jared was graduating this year so at least I had someone to talk to during the day about this girl.

This crap had been going on for a good three months now. I'd been polite the first month and told her she was really pretty but that I just wasn't ready. The second month I pulled her aside and told her to please stop, that there were plenty of other guys in the school who would be really interested in dating a girl as pretty as her. She'd asked if I was interested in anyone. It told her yes and that was when the outrageous advances began, like I was some sort of new challenge or some shit.

"Jared man, there's got to be something you can do, I can't take this anymore. My shirts can't take this anymore," every time she'd throw herself in my general direction she always made sure to dig her hands with those pointy stupid fake nails into my shirt and tearing it somewhere. Dad was really starting to get pissed. I told him my problem with this girl and he just blew off saying I was exaggerating.

"I talked to Kim about it last night and she said she had an idea and that she'd talk to the girls. They're supposed to put their plan into action at lunch," I looked around but no sign of the girls, except one. When she saw me looking around, Kaylee chose that moment to blow me a kiss and do some crude gestures like she was giving someone a blow job.

Yeah I know what a blow job is, with someone like Paul as your friend you learn all sorts of shit, and not all of it is stuff that a fifteen year old should know.

"Well when the hell are they supposed to do this thing?" not that I hated Kaylee but she just wasn't my type. My type had pale ivory skin, a figure to die for, long burgundy hair and dark brown eyes.

"Just chill out okay. Look Paul and Sam are here," he gestured with his head. I turned to look and sure enough Paul and Sam were sitting at a table with the rest of the gang. Quil and Leah were sitting side by side; they'd made it official about a month ago and Quil was strutting around like a peacock all proud to have an older woman as his girlfriend. Seth, Embry and Kim where on the other side of the table. Jared immediately went to sit next to Kim.

There was something going on between Jared and Kim, but like Bella and me they were taking their time. And just like Bella, Kim was quiet and reserved, not like Leah who had grabbed Quil by the scruff of his shirt, pulled him down to her height and told him that she wanted to go on a date with him. Paul told me it was one of the hottest things he'd ever seen and Quil, well he was now having the same problem I'd been having around Bella for the past year.

The poor girl had been trying to get his attention for over a year now, Sam even tried to clue him in, but he was as thick as block of wood. It was about time she put her foot down.

"I wonder if they got Bella into that outfit?" Kim clapped her hands excitedly while Leah grinned. I couldn't help but chuckle. If Leah was grinning then something dirty was going on, and that meant Bella in a perpetual blush.

"What outfit?" Embry asked his mouth full of his sandwich.

"Okay first, gross! Close your mouth when you eat. Second, it's a very suggestive ensemble that we picked specifically for this occasion where Bella can help poor Jake here go back to his bachelorhood without queen stalks-a-lot on his tail every minute of every day," Leah stressed out the word bachelorhood like it was some sort of disease. I rolled my eyes at what she was implying, more so when Paul, Sam, Kim, Jared and Embry all raised questioning eyebrows at me. Like I was going to say anything, I knew they were right, but we were moving at our own pace.

"Oh there she is!" Kim's grin got wider by the second and she looked at me, a mischievous glint in her eyes. Now I was really interested; Kim was an angel, and for her to give me a look like that, well let's just say I was more than just a little curious now.

"Holy mother of god," Embry's mouth fell open at the last word of his sentence and his sandwich fell from his hands and landed in his pudding cup with a splat, but he didn't seem to notice or care.

"Okay now I really got to see th – holy fuck," I had turned in my seat so that my back was resting against the table and it was a good thing it was, I would have fallen flat on my back if it wasn't.

Walking towards with Rebecca on side and Rachel on the other was Bella in a pair of dark wash skinny jeans with a pair of the most amazing fuck me boots over them, a nearly see through white t-shirt with a plunging v-neck and a dark bra underneath, her hair was swinging loose around her, her curls bouncing with her walk. It was her face that caught me the most. The twins had done her eyes in dark smoky browns and copper colors, her cheeks had an amazing sun kissed look and her lips looked wet, shiny and absolutely delicious.

I could tell she was nervous by the way her fingers were twitching around the belt loops of her jeans, but it was the only thing that gave her away. My Bells looked full of confidence and sass; holy crap it was sexy.

The girls approached us, Rebecca sat down next to Leah and whispered something in her ear that had her grinning and nodding enthusiastically. Rachel went and sat next to Paul grinning like a mad woman.

"Hey sweety," Bella smiled shyly, her soft hand ran up and down my neck to my shoulder, bringing on goose bumps.

"Hi baby," I played along, feeling my throat go dry when she called me sweety; my hands were shaking from wanting to touch her so badly.

"How was your day?" and just when I thought was sure I'd embarrass myself just by the feel of her hand against my skin, she went and put one knee down next to my leg and sat down on my lap, bringing up her other leg.

"It was okay. Now, well now it's amazing," I chuckled at her blush. I saw how nervous she was and felt myself fall for her even more just for wanting to help me. For now I needed a girlfriend and the fact that she jumped at the opportunity to help me made me love her even more and want to do something for her in return. So the best thing I could do was help make her a little more comfortable and play along.

I wrapped my arms around her waist and drew her in close to me until our mouths were nearly touching. She slowly brought her arms around my neck and let her fingers play in my hair that was tied back by a long string of leather.

"Oh really? that good huh? I wonder what could have turned your day around like that," her lips curved up in a playful smile; I saw her look at my lips, then licked her own. I swear I never hated pants more than I did at that very moment.

"Oh yeah, that good and I think it might just have to do with the beautiful woman I have sitting in my lap right now," I looked down at my chair and thanked whatever god it was that made these chairs. I wasn't a small guy for a boy my age; I was almost sixteen and already breaking the six foot and two hundred pound marker.

"Really, how beautiful is this girl you're talking about," she leaned forward, finally getting comfortable, she probably forgot we were surrounded by our friends, so did I at that moment. Hell, what guy in his right mind would be able to see his surroundings with a woman like this straddling his lap, seriously?

"First off, I said woman, not girl," I chuckled when she blushed and tried to hide her face in my neck. I turned my head and boldly kissed her temple. I heard her gasp and I smiled triumphantly against her soft, sweet smelling skin and hair. "Second, she's absolutely gorgeous," I let my hands roam up and down her back.

"Jake – " her words died in her throat, like she was pleading me with me. For what, I wasn't sure. I felt her body trembling so I wrapped my arms around her, holding her against me thinking she was cold.

"Yeah," I whispered in her ear.

"You're um…" I could feel her nose in the crook of my neck, the feel of her lips against my skin driving me up the wall.

"Yeah," was all I could manage; any other form of speech was impossible.

"You're um… jabbing me again with your um…" I swear I felt my face heat up, and held onto her tighter not wanting everyone to see my now very obvious erection.

I heard chuckling next to me and saw the guys trying their best not to burst out laughing.

"When the hell did you all – oh shit," that's when everything came back. We were in the school cafeteria and everyone had seen our public show of affection, which was the whole point. However, me losing it and getting a hard on probably wasn't part of the plan. Then again, having tight pants during lunch hour was a lot easier to deal with then during class.

The minute I finished my words Paul and Quil couldn't hold it anymore and broke out into loud roaring laughter. The girls giggled more so when Bella lifted her face from my shoulder. I didn't know why until she looked at me. She was flushed, a beautiful dark pink and her eyes were glazed over, her pupils dilated almost black. She was as turned on as I was. My ego got a lot bigger that day.

1 year later

LeahPOV (18 years old)

"What do you mean you're leaving?" I couldn't believe it. I was losing my best friend over the summer.

"Trust me, it wasn't my choice," Bella laid her head in her arms. "Besides it's only for the summer. I'll be back at the end of August," she really didn't look excited about spending the summer with her mom and Phil, some baseball player she'd met in Arizona.

"Yeah but, we were suppose to spend the summer at First Beach, you know catch some sun, attempt to get your skin a shade or two darker, you know, a human skin color instead of your usual shade of saran wrap," I joked with her, grinning when I finally managed to bring a smile to her face. As much as I hated the fact that she was leaving me with the twins, Kim and mother hen Emily for the summer, I hated even more seeing her bummed out. She laughed and leaned back into her chair, her hands going behind her head to comb through her hair.

"That sounds absolutely amazing, but unfortunately she already booked all sorts of outings and crap," she ended her sentence by scrunching up her face in disgust. Even at eighteen, Bella hadn't changed much when it came to socializing.

"Well, you know who to call if you want to bitch," I smiled when she laughed out loud.

"Yeah, the queen of bitching!" we both laughed together and took sips from our sangrias.

"Have you told Jake yet?" I could tell by the way she averted my eyes and played with the stem of her glass that she hadn't. "Isabella Swan!"

"I just haven't figured out a way to tell him," I see the topic was really iffy and that she didn't want to talk about it, but this was Jacob we were talking about. Her Jacob and she was his Bella.

"Tell who about what?" I looked back to see Jake, Quil and Seth come out onto the porch from the patio door. Quil smirked that damn smile I loved so much and sat next to me, his arm automatically going around my waist. For sixteen, Quil, Jake and Seth were huge. They were all over six feet tall and bulky. They weren't as big as Jared, Paul or Sam but they were pretty damn close.

"Bella's being dragged to her mom's for the summer," I saw Jake stiffen before he sat down next to Bella, straddling the bench, his knees touching her. Seth sat on her other side and chuckled when her head shot up.

"Leah!"

"What? He had to find out somehow," I shrugged my shoulders, not one bit afraid of Bella's wrath. She was as dangerous as a retarded butterfly.

JacobPOV (16 years old)

"So, for real, you're going away all summer," I tried not to sound too hurt but I couldn't help it, especially since Leah found out before me. She looked up at me, her eyes full of shame and sorrow as she put her hands on mine.

"Yeah, I only just found out last night. I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner, but I really didn't know how to break the news," I put my hand over hers noticing the difference in size and colors, but how right it felt anyway.

"But telling Leah is real easy huh?" she crooked an eyebrow and laughed.

"Well yeah, it is since she doesn't give a shit about anything," we all burst out laughing, all except Leah.

"Hey!" she pouted and crossed her arms over her chest.

"You don't!" Leah continued to stare down Bella until she asked her straight out. "Are you honestly going to sit there and tell me that it bothers you that I'm going away for two months?"

"Well you know I … yeah no, I really don't care. You're coming back, that's all that counts," she shrugged and laughed.

"You see that! Not even a tear!" I could tell she was trying to lighten up the mood, and it was working. I fought to keep my smile hidden but I knew was probably already showing, especially when she looked at me and smiled widely. She pretended to be exasperated and said, "Seriously, where's the love around here?"

"Well now, how am I suppose to resist that," I grinned when she laughed, and chuckled at her delighted squeal when I scooped her off the bench and sat her on my lap, kissing her senseless. I felt her melt against my body, her arms creeping up around my neck and pulling me down closer against her sweet lips.

A throat clearing brought us back to reality, unfortunately. I smiled against her mouth and felt her smile back against mine. She kept her hands in my hair and lazily twirled her fingers around a few errand strands. I closed my eyes in pleasure, loving the feel of her small hands running through my hair. I imagined them running over other places of my body and couldn't keep down my aroused growl.

"Really. Here. In front of us, again?" I chuckled at Seth's question and kissed Bella's lips one last time when I felt her skin heat up in a beautiful blush.

"Yeah, you got a problem with that?" I looked up at Seth's smiling face, knowing full well none of them cared about our public shows of affection. I think it was more the re occurrence of them that had them rolling their eyes.

"Nah, but dude, you're making me hate the fact that I'm single," Seth sighed and I couldn't help but smirk.

"Yeah but that can be fixed and I think I know with who,"

BellaPOV

I felt bad for Seth, but then when Jake said Seth was interested in someone I was really intrigued. Who could have possibly caught our Seth's eye. Honestly, I was also really happy that for the moment the topic of my trip to my mom's was forgotten.

"Oh really, and who might that be? Do we know her or him?" I grinned and devilishly wiggled my eyebrows. Leah, Quil and Jake laughed when his face turned bright red.

"It's her, and yes you know her," he looked at Jake and his face turned a darker shade of red if that was even possible.

He mumbled something that had Jake laughing.

"Jake, it's not funny!" Seth looked like he was about to bust a vessel.

"Hell yeah it is, I never thought I'd see the day when you'd squirm around me," his laughter had me confused.

"What the hell is going on?" I looked at Quil who looked like he was trying his best not to burst out laughing.

"Oh Bella Bella Bella," Leah patted my hand and smiled when I frowned, more confused than ever. "It's Rebecca. Seth's got a thing for Rebecca,"

"Oh he's got more than a thing for her; he's got the whole package!" Seth's face nearly turned purple and Jake reached out, smacking Quil upside the head at the same time as Leah.

"Hey!" Quil tried to duck out of the way, but Jake was too fast. I laughed at my friends' antics and looked back at a poor mortified Seth.

"Well I'm happy for you Seth and know that if you just go talk to her things will go smooth. Besides, Rebecca always found you – how did she put it? Oh yeah, kinda beautiful," I really didn't think about what I said until after Quil and Jacob broke out in uproarious laughter. If Jake wasn't so quick or strong, I swear I would have been tossed across the porch he was laughing so hard.

"Thanks Bella," even Seth was laughing, his face an all new shade of reddish purple, but looking much more relieved.

"Sorry,"

LaurentPOV

We watched from the treetops as the mongrels mingled amongst each other.

"Disgusting," I took another deep breath, hissing at the stench of werewolf.

Victoria, James and I had waited nearly thirty years for the previous werewolf pack to cease phasing under the mistaken guise that we had left their territory. But the truth was we never left, not with these mountains offering some of the best game we'd ever had as Washington was a state that relied largely on tourism. In short, many different dishes all in one area.

"How long until they start to phase?" Victoria sat down on the branch next to me and sneered at the humans below.

"Soon, but an instigator is needed to bring about the new generation of werewolves," I back down and smiled at the thought of who we could hunt. "Harry Clearwater,"

"Genius," James grinned understanding full well why I had chosen the former werewolf. William Black was out of the question even if he was the former alpha. He wasn't game at all anymore in his paralyzed state.

Harry Clearwater, on the other hand, had been the one to kill my mate, Josephine.

"We don't make the same mistake this time. We lost too many the last time," I thought of Josephine, her brother Edmund and his mate Lila; all lost to that band of ingrates.

"Kill the imprint and the werewolf dies," Victoria laughed excited at the idea of destroying the dogs.

"Exactly, a werewolf cannot survive without its imprint. So we kill them and end the blood line once and for all,"

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