At home, I threw off my jacket and went downstairs.

I picked up all my grandmothers notebooks and journals and set them on the table in a neat pile.

Paul was right. I was blowing this thing way out of proportion. I would talk to Jake tomorrow and we would sort this whole thing out and it would work out fine in the end.

I sat down and sigh, I couldn't believe that this year was coming to an end so fast. It all happened so quickly. It was almost all just a big blur. The day my grandmother died and I got a call from the lawyer. Then, just a week later, deciding to get out of there and move here, to my grandmothers old house. I thought it would take me away from all the hell. I liked a little excitement in life, not hell. Well, actually I'd rather have a calm quiet life but excitement seems to like me a little too much. Either that or I just seriously pissed off some God in a past life and am now being put through hell for it.

I brought my laptop downstairs and opened it on my lap. I sat there wasting time. I didn't want to go to bed. I opened google.

If the werewolves existed, that must mean that the 'cold ones' or vampires, as I figured, existed as well. There was a mention of them 'being back' in one of grandma's more recent entries. I should ask Jake tomorrow. I was so excited to see him again but at the same time, I was nervous about what I was supposed to say.

My stomach growled. This is what I get for not eating at Emily's. I went upstairs to get food. I opened the freezer and threw two cinnamon waffles into the toaster.

Breakfast for dinner. Not much is better than that.

I went to bed right after dinner. Earlier that day, I'd opened the window. It was so cold now and it just made me miss Jacob more. He was so warm. Though I knew now that it was because of him being a werewolf and not a fever or sickness, thankfully.

I didn't sleep too well. I jumped out of bed a good half hour before the alarm clock went off and into the shower. It took me forever trying to decide what to wear. It was weird, I was not usually one to spend time on finding something to wear. I usually just throw on whatever I pick up off my bedroom floor.

I thought for a moment about going to Emily's place earlier but what if Jacob would be there? I was going to be immature and put talking to him off for as long as possible. I knew I'd have to talk to him tonight but I could always do it later tonight. I didn't leave until five thirty. It took longer because I was walking all the way over there. I hated not being able to ride my bike through the snow.

When I arrived at Emily and Sam's, everyone was already there. Everyone was is the kitchen. Including Jacob. I sat between him and Rachel.

"I want to talk to you after dinner," I muttered to him quietly, hoping no one would notice. He nodded.

I couldn't help but notice that he couldn't keep his grin off his face all the way through dinner. It made me happy, seeing him happy. It was that funny, warm, bubble feeling. The really annoying yet at the same time really nice one.

Dinner passed by quickly and I started helping Emily with the dishes but she stopped me and gave me a dead serious look.

"Alright," I sigh, "I'm going..."

I asked Jacob to come outside with me.

"I'm sorry," I told him, staring at my feet, "I made a big deal out of it and it was just stupid of me."

"I can't blame you," he said, smiling, "I would have been pretty angry if you'd kept something like that from me. You aren't though are you? You're not secretly a vampire are you?"

I knew he meant it as a joke, but I couldn't help but frown.

"I'm kidding!" He grinned sheepishly, "Besides, vamps smell really bad. You don't."

He was standing so close to me. I was leaning against a wall and he was standing in front of me. Only inches away. Seconds later, his lips found mine. They were just as warm as the rest of him.

A wolf whistle and then clapping was heard. We broke apart and looked over next to us, where faces were looking out the living room window at us and laughing. I flipped them the finger before going back inside. Jacob and I sat together on the couch and he had am arm around me. It was so much warmer with him around.

Emily stood up and walked over to Jake.

"You know that if you hurt her I am going to kill you right?" she said, looking serious.

"No," I said before Jake got the chance to speak, "He hurts me, then I am going to do much worse than kill him."

Jacob just looked from me to Emily then started to laugh nervously. Emily grinned proudly at me.

When it was ten seconds until the New Year, everyone started counting down the seconds.

Ten! Nine!

Jacob put his arm around my waist and pulled me towards him.

Five! Four!

I looked up at him and smiled.

Two! One!

He kissed me again then whispered into my ear, "Happy New year, Love."

I swear I could feel my heart melt.

"Yeah," I said back, "Happy New year."

"Rachel Black," Paul, to everyone's shock got down on one knee and pulled out a small black box, "Marry me?" He opened the box, revealing a beautiful silver band.

Rachel's eyes went wide and her almost dropped her wine glass then her face broke out into a smile, "Yes!"

"Hold on a second," Jacob said to me then walked over to Paul, who was placing the ring on Rachel's slim finger.

Jacob put his hand firmly on Paul's shoulder and said, "You had better take good care of my sister, you got that Paul?"

Paul laughed nervously and nodded, putting his arm around Rachel's shoulders as she glared at her brother.

We stayed at Emily's for another two hours before Jacob decided he should take me home.

The whole ride home, I couldn't keep the smile off my face. I think it was going to be stuck there forever. He stopped in the driveway and walked me to the door.

"See you tomorrow?" he said.

"You want to come in?" I asked, I didn't want him to leave just yet.

"Sure," he said and we went inside.

We ended up watching Friday the 13th. I know it's supposed to be a horror movie but both Jacob and I laughed throughout most of it.

There was one scene when one of the girls was being murdered when a thought struck me.

"Emily's scars?" I asked, "She got them from a werewolf didn't she?"

"Yeah," Jacob tensed, "It was Sam. Sometimes anger can force us to change. He lost control for not even a second and Emily was just standing a little too close."

"But she forgave him?" I asked.

"Of course," said Jacob, "She is his imprint. When people love each other that much then hardly anything can get between them."

I just nodded, unsure of what to say.

"I will never hurt you," Jacob said, "I promise you."

"I know," I smiled. He couldn't hurt me. I always felt so safe with him.

"One more question," I said.

"Only one?" Jacob laughed. I could feel the laugh vibrate through his chest and I decided to ignore his comment.

"That means that the vampires exist too right?" I asked, "I read a few things about them in my grandmother's later diaries."

"Well, yes," he said, "Did you read all the diaries?"

I shook my head, "Just a few entries here and there," I cleared my throat, "I read about the Cullens too. They were here before and they came back a few years ago didn't they?"

Jacob nodded, "How much did your grandma know?"

I shrugged, "She knew about them and all their special abilities. She knew about Bella too. Bella`s the one that left you for Edward isn`t she?"

Jacob nodded silently.

"Okay," I shrug, "Just asking."

Jacob seemed to relax.

The movie ended and Jacob prepared to leave.

"Good night," I said. He bent down and kissed me goodnight.

He turned and opened the door.

"Hey Jake," a calm voice came from outside.

"Nessie?" Jacob looked shocked, "Bella, Edward?"

"Who the hell are you?" I asked, Nessie...that name was in my grandma's diary, was this the same girl? Whoever she was, I didn't like the way she was looking at Jacob. There were two more people behind here. All three of them shared the same smooth pale skin and dark eyes. Vampires. Biting my lip I remembered where I knew them from, my grandmother's diaries. This wasn't going to end well, wasn't it?

"I'm his imprint," her beautiful pale features spread into a mockingly sweet smile.

Alright, so my beta seems to have disappeared. That leaves me more or less on my own. I'll still be updating regularly though. Please drop off a review on your way out, I would love to know what you guys think. So I know whether or not I'm doing well, what I need to fix, what I'm doing well. I would appreciate it a lot.

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Michelle.