Seconds turned into minutes, minutes turned into hours, hours turned into days, days turned into weeks… weeks turned into months. My days were all routine. Wake up, go to school with Kate, Tanya and Irina, go home, eat, do my homework, say goodnight to Carmen and Eleazar as well as my 'cousins', think about Jacob and then cry my self to sleep. I was like a zombie. I rarely smiled, let alone had a life outside of school.

I was at school when it happened… dad was calling. I was having an internal battle with myself if I should answer it.

"Answer it." Kate said and touched me. I winced and jerked my arm back. She can electrocute me at any given time.

"I don't know. If they're calling because they're going to ask me if I got over Jacob…" I trailed off and sighed.

"They won't ask you that. You've been gone for a few months." Tanya said softly and I looked at my phone again.

"They miss you." Irina joined in. I sighed. They were probably right.

"Hello." I asked shakily.

"Carly…" Dad began. He sounded like he was about to cry at the sound of my voice.

"Dad," I whispered.

"Come home…" He said quietly.

"I miss all of you." I said and held back my tears.

"We miss you, too. Come home to us, please. It's not been the same without you." Dad answered.

"Let me talk to her, Carlisle." I heard Alice's voice.

"Carly, please. Come home. Bella wants you here for her birthday. We're so sorry." She said quietly. I sighed and released a breath that I didn't know I was holding.

"What if I see.. him?" I asked shakily.

"I don't really know about that, Carly. I don't see their futures." Alice answered.

"Oh. Can I talk to mom?" I asked.

"Yeah." She answered and passed the phone. I heard dry heaving and let a tear fall.

"Mom, don't cry…" I whispered.

"Carly, please come home, honey. Please." My mom was begging.

"I'm coming home soon, mom. Tell them that. Soon." I answered and talked to all of them apart from Edward. I was still upset with him.

"So, when are you going home?" Carmen asked as she set down my dinner in front of me.

"Tomorrow, if that's okay with all of you." I answered and looked at Eleazar. He smiled and nodded at me.

"That's perfectly fine with us. We'll miss you." Eleazar said softly.

After dinner, I started packing my clothes as well as some of my little trinkets that I bought here in Alaska. I sighed and laid down on my soft bed. I looked up at the ceiling and sighed again. Would Jacob still accept me after I left him hanging? Would he despise me?

"Carly, your flight leaves in two hours, sweetie." I heard Carmen's sweet voice.

"Okay. Thank you so much for having me here." I said quietly and smiled at her before I hugged her. She hugged me back and kissed the top of my head. I was surprised at how she restrained herself from feasting on my blood.

"That was nothing, sweetie. Always remember that you're always welcome here." She said and looked at me. I smiled at her and nodded.

After a few hours of my jitteriness, I finally hopped on the plane to Forks. I fell asleep on the plane and woke up when we landed. I got up from my seat and trudged to the baggage claim. I got my luggage and put them on a cart. I pushed the cart to the arrival area and hopped in a cab. I told the driver our address and he brought me there with a questioning look in his eyes.

"Thanks. Here, keep the change." I said and gave him a fifty dollar bill. He nodded and drove off. I stood in front of the giant house and dragged my bags to the living room. My mom came into the living room and wrapped me in a hug. I hugged her back and cried.

"Mom… I never got over Jacob. I'm sorry." I whispered. I could trust my mom to keep this secret from Edward as well as everybody else until I was ready to tell them. She was the most open minded amongst all of us, well, my dad was the MOST open minded person in our family, but, my mom was a close second.

"It's alright, baby girl. True love doesn't fade away." She said while she dry heaved.

"Mom, I still love him." I said with tears streaming down my cheeks.

"I know, honey, I know…" She answered and looked at me. "Go to him. I won't tell anyone." She said and kissed my forehead. I hugged her tightly and kissed her cheek before I thanked her and grabbed two small boxes from my luggage. I hugged my mom again and ran out of the house and to the boundary line. The sight that welcomed me brought tears into my eyes. Jacob was there, his eyes were closed as tears silently rolled down his cheeks. He still had his long hair. I walked silently towards him and he looked up. I saw his eyes widen and his mouth became agape.

"Jacob." I whispered and reached out to touch him. He wrapped me in an unexpected hug.

" Carly! Oh god! Carly!" He said and cried on my shoulder as he hugged me closer to him. I hugged him back and murmured soothing words in his ear.

"Jake, I missed you so much. I always thought of you. About us." I whispered and stroked his cheek.

"I missed you, too. I'd been a wreck ever since you left." He whispered.

"I'm sorry for leaving. I'll tell you why I left when I know that we're both ready. I promise." I said with tears streaming down my cheeks.

"That doesn't matter to me. You're all that matters to me. You mean the world to me. Everything." He said and kissed my forehead and placed his chin on top of my head. I leaned my head on his chest and placed my arms around his neck as we basked in a very comfortable silence.

"Jake, what time is it?" I asked as I looked up at Jacob. I felt the leaves crunch as I shifted a bit against him. He looked down at me and stroked my cheek affectionately.

"Judging by the darkness… I think it's about 4 PM." He answered.

"I don't want to go home. I want to stay here with you." I whispered. He smiled softly at me and kissed the top of my head.

"Me either. But, your family's probably worried right now." He whispered.

"Jake, you know about your Quileute legends, right?" I asked him. He nodded.

"Your family… The Cullens are vampires or the cold ones." He said quietly. I clutched his hand tighter in mine and nodded stiffly. The Jacob in my head was saying that we shouldn't continue this affair anymore… so, I swallowed the lump in my throat as my eyes glistened with unshed tears.

"You're not a vampire. Even if you were one, Carls.. I would still love you to death. The first time we met in this same spot… I fell hard and fast. And, when you opened your beautiful mouth and spoke to me… I was immediately captivated." He murmured.

"Jake… I.. I don't know what to say." I stuttered out. He smiled at me and kissed my forehead.

"You don't need to say anything." He answered.

"Carly!" I heard Edward's menacing growl. My chest constricted around my heart and I felt lightheaded as his feet crunched against the damp leaves. I glared at him and felt Jacob tighten his grip around my waist. I sat up and brought Jacob with me. I looked up at Edward's pale face and glared even more at him.

"Leave us alone." I stated coldly.

"Get away from him." He ordered.

"You're not my dad." I said and grasped Jacob's hand in mine.

"I'm not going to hurt her, leech." Jacob snarled at Edward. I looked at Jacob and glared at Edward. Edward held me by my wrist and yanked me away from Jacob. I cried out in pain as I felt his grip crushing my wrist. I looked at Jacob through my tears and I saw him get up and look Edward in the eye with a deadly look in his eyes.

"You're hurting her." Jacob said in his face and clenched his hands into fists. Edward loosened his grip around my arm and threw me over his shoulder. I started thrashing as I called Jacob over and over again. But, he couldn't do anything since Edward was lightning fast. In a matter of minutes, we were back home and I was sobbing and trembling. Edward set me down and I glared at him as I clutched my injured wrist. I walked through the door and saw all the glares directed at Edward. Mom, Rosalie and Alice rushed over to me and hugged me. I just stood there and cried in their arms.

"Ssh, honey, don't cry." Mom soothed me and patted down my hair. I just cried there as sobs racked through my body.

"You hurt her, idiot!" Rose growled at Edward. Dad was beside me in an instant and touched my left wrist softly as he examined it.

"It's broken." Dad stated.

"It hurts, dad. Please fix it." I murmured as tears rolled down my cheeks. He wiped my tears away and kissed my forehead.

"Come here, baby girl. I'll fix it." He said and helped me up the stairs to his office. Mom followed us and closed the door behind her. Dad sat me down on a leather couch and attended to my wrist.

After dad had fixed my wrist, mom helped me to my room and kissed my forehead before she sat down next to me on my bed.

"Mom, me and Jacob need each other. We love each other." I said as tears rolled down my cheeks. My mom wiped it away with her cold thumb.

"It's alright with me and your dad, baby girl. We had been talking about it after you left. We're fine about you and Jacob being together." Mom said and hugged me tightly.

"I love you, mom. Tell dad I love him too. Thank you." I whispered and hugged her back. She smiled and kissed my forehead.

"If he makes you happy, we're happy. Werewolf or not." Mom said before she let go of me and exited my room. A few seconds later, Alice and Jasper entered my room. They sat down on either side of me and wrapped me in a hug.

"Welcome back, Carly. We missed you so much." Alice said as she dry heaved. I wrapped an arm around each of them and smiled sadly.

"It's nice to be back. I missed you guys, too. A lot." I said softly.

"If he makes you happy, it's alright with us." Jasper said softly and touched my cheek lightly.

"Really?" I asked in shock.

"Really." Alice answered reassuringly and touched my hand.

"That's four down. Thank you!" I said and hugged them again.

"It's nothing. Well, Rosalie and Emmett want to welcome you back. But, we'll talk tomorrow." Alice said with a smile and kissed my cheek as she linked hands with Jasper. Jazz leaned down and kissed my forehead and ruffled my hair before they went out of my room. Next came in Rosalie and Emmett. Emmett wrapped me in a hug and I laughed as I hugged him back.

"Em, can't breathe." I said and let go of him. He let go of me and I smiled as Rose hugged me.

"It's great to have you back." She said and held my hand.

"Yeah, it was so gloomy without you." Emmett joined in as they sat down beside me. I scooted over to make way for them.

"It's nice to be back." I said and smiled.

"Carls, if Jacob loves you and you love him… werewolf or not… it's fine with me. Just keep him out of the garage and open your window. Alright?" Rosalie stated. I hugged her and grinned.

"Thank you." I said softly.

"It'd be nice to have a werewolf around the house." Emmett said with a grin. I rolled my eyes.

"Six down! Oh my gosh! I love all of you!" I said and hugged them again as a grin ate my face.

"We love you so much, so, whatever makes you happy… makes us happy. I'm not so sure about Edward, though. He's still not up for the idea of you and Jacob—a dangerous werewolf." Emmett said with a grin.

"Well, do I really care about his opinion? No. Majority wins. Jacob and I are official. I can't wait to tell him." I said happily and grinned at them as they closed the door gently behind themselves.

*Jacob's P.O.V.*

I lay there on my bed and fiddled with the two small velvet boxes that Carly dropped after her brother took her away from me. I held the two boxes and silently opened one box out of curiosity. In it was a silver charm. It was half of a heart. And, there was something engraved on it. I opened the other box and saw the other half of the heart. I placed those two together and smiled as I saw 'C 3 J' engraved on the front. I turned it over and saw 'Forever and Always ' written on the back.

"I love you." I whispered and pressed my lips to the silver charms and slid my half of the charm on the silver chain that Carly's ring hung from. I smiled at the ring and also kissed it before I put Carly's half of the charm back in the box.

"Forever and always, Carls. Forever and always." I said with a smile on my face as I looked out the window and stared at the moon and wondered if she was looking at it too. No one else mattered to me but Carly. Nobody can ever separate us ever again. Not even her family. I love her with all my heart and I am ready to fight for her if it comes down to it.

She meant the world to me, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

*Carly's P.O.V.*

I sat there in front of my piano and wrote down notes to fit my new song. I had been at it for hours now, but, I couldn't help it. There was a nagging sensation that told me to write this song right now.

'I've been alone so many nights now

And I've been waiting for the stars to fall

I keep holding out for what I don't know

To be with you, just to be with you

So here I am, staring at the moon tonight

Wondering how you look in this light

Maybe you're somewhere thinking 'bout me too

To be with you, there's nothing I wouldn't do

And I, Can't imagine two worlds spinning apart

Come together eventually

And when we finally meet, I'll know it's right

I'll be at the end of my restless road

But this journey, It was worth the fight

To be with you, just be holding you for the very fist time

Never letting go (Never letting go)

What I wouldn't give to feel that way

Oh, to be with you…

And I, Can't imagine two worlds spinning apart

Come together eventually

And when you're standing here in front of me

That's when I know that God does exist

'Cause he would've answered every single prayer

To be with you, just to be with you

You…'

I smiled as I finished the song. The song resembled what I felt about Jacob. And, that we were destined to be together. And that I would fight for him when it came down to it. Billy already accepted me, so, that left the pack. I don't even know if they'll even talk to be. But, I had one thing straight… Jacob loved me and I loved him. This treaty would have to end so that we could be together.

"I love you, Jacob Black. I love you with all my heart." I whispered and placed my hands on top of the keys. I suddenly remembered that I dropped those two little boxes. I hope that he found them. I would just have to ask him tomorrow when I go to his house at the reservation. That's right… I'm crossing the treaty line. I was a human, what could they do to me especially when Jacob was around? Nothing, right?