"No, Jacob, okay, you gotta calm down and listen to me for a second."

Not even two minutes after I had sent him a text explaining briefly what had happened as soon as we had gotten home, my phone exploded. I got three quick texts wondering what had happened before he decided to call directly. As soon as I had accepted the call he was practically yelling in my ear.

I guess I should have known he wasn't going to be asleep like I had been hoping.

Seven pairs of eyes followed me as I made my way out of the room. I continued through the rooms until I ended up outside the front of the house. That was where I was now; leaning against the wall while trying to calm my boyfriend down enough to actually explain what had happened.

"How can I calm down when you send me a text telling me you were almost attacked by a vampire?" He growled on the other end of the line. I could almost see him in my mind, standing there with the phone pressed tightly to his ear; other fist clenched tight by his side, barely keeping his cool.

God, I hope he didn't wolf out in the middle of this conversation.

"Okay, I'm almost positive that I only said that there had been an unknown vampire in the house. And they left Charlie untouched so I'm sure they weren't planning on harming Bella or me," I reasoned.

"That doesn't mean anything, Lexi," Jacob said before sighing heavily. "Look, just where are you right now? Are you still at home? I can be there in less than ten minutes."

"Yeah, Jacob, about that…" I trailed off; unsure of how to tell him I was at the Cullen's.

"What?" When I didn't answer right away, he seemed to get worked up all over again as his mind went into overdrive. "Lexi, where are you?"

I took a deep breath, taking the moment to clear my mind before giving Jacob another reason to freak out. "I'm at the Cullen's house, so you probably shouldn't come over…Edward showed up worried about Bella maybe two minutes after we got home which is when he noticed the smell in the house."

There was a silence as Jacob processed that. The same image as before flashed through my mind as I waited for him to say something.

"Are you going to be staying there all night?" The words came out tense as he spoke them through a clenched jaw.

"Honestly, I have no idea. Probably. Edward drove and I don't think he has any plans of letting Bella out of his sight anytime soon." I really couldn't see him wanting us to spend the night at our house now after what had just happened. Honestly, I wasn't sure I wanted to spend the night at our house tonight. Well, I mean, if Jacob was there I might…

"Can another one of the bloodsuckers give you a ride to the boundary line?"

"Okay, don't call them that," I said with a shake of my head, pinching the bridge of my nose. "Edward's a dick, yes, but the rest of his family has been nothing but nice to me. They'll keep me safe for the night."

"Fine, but I want you to text me when you get home in the morning, okay?"

"That's actually why I sent you the text in the first place, Jake. The Cullen's want to put together a security detail on the house and I offered the Pack's services. They can't watch everything 24/7 and I knew you wouldn't want to leave everything down to them anyway. Could you meet us at the house tomorrow morning?"

"You're right, I don't trust them to do a good job. The Pack will help watch the house. I can be there at 7:00."

I smiled, happy that I would see Jacob again tomorrow. "Yeah, that sounds good. I'll see you then. Love you."

"Love you, too."

There was a moment's pause before the phone went dead. Removing my phone from my ear, I returned it to its home in my pants pocket before turning towards the door to reenter the house. I barely went an inch before I stopped dead.

"Emmett, Jesus Christ!" I cried, placing a hand to my fast beating heart.

"I'm not going to lie, I've missed seeing you jump out of your skin," the large vampire joked as a chuckle escaped his lips.

"I shot him a glare. "Well I sure haven't, you suck."

"Yeah, I know. So how did the boyfriend take the news? Did he fly off the handle?"

I just shrugged my shoulders before taking a seat on the front step. Emmett was quick to sit next to me. "He freaked at first, but I talked to him. He'll meet us at our house tomorrow morning."

"So we shouldn't be expecting him to come crashing through our windows sometime tonight?" Emmett asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Ha. Ha. Ha," I muttered sarcastically before shaking my head. "No, you shouldn't have to worry about him tonight. Your precious windows are safe."

"Bummer, with all the excitement tonight, some action would be nice."

An awkward silence fell between the two of us after that. It was terrible; I hated it. Emmett and I used to be so close. He was one of the few I was closest too and now I feel as if I had ruined our relationship by ignoring him and the rest of his family while ignoring my sister. He probably thought I was a bitch, but I was just so mad at all of them for shutting me out, not saying goodbye and then not letting me know what was going on.

Sighing heavily, I turned to Emmett and spoke. "Emmett…I just want to say that I'm sorry for ignoring you the past couple of weeks…it was really childish of me."

"It's fine, Alex. I can understand why you did it…though I won't lie and say that it didn't hurt a bit," Emmett said honestly. "It did help that Alice saw you coming around, though."

I smiled at that. "Of course she did… So are we good?"

He was quiet for a moment before he smiled at me. "We're fine." Wrapping a strong cold arm around my shoulders, he pulled me close and ruffled my hair like an older brother messing with a sibling. "Come on, we should probably get you back in the house—get you set up for the night. You have school in the morning, remember."

"Yay," I muttered sarcastically, rolling my eyes though I let Emmett pull me to my feet.

Seeing as the Cullen's were vampires who didn't sleep, there were no beds in the house. Edwards apparently had something in his room for my sister to sleep on, but I was perfectly happy sleeping on the nice ass couch in the living room. There were plenty of pillows for me to choose from and Esme found a couple blankets for me to use. Not going to lie, it was almost comfier than sleeping in my own bed at home.

Almost.


"So, Eddie, are we allowed in our own house or…" I asked as Edward pulled up to the curb in front of the house. The cruiser was gone which meant dad wasn't home. Good. Now we don't have to answer awkward questions.

My blue eyes met Edward's in the rearview mirror, his darker than usual. He was hungry, which meant that he wasn't really in the mood for my snark. "I'm not your parole officer, Alex. You can go in if you want."

"Great." Getting out of the car, I quickly crossed the front lawn and took the front steps two at a time. Once inside, though, I didn't make it very far, just to the kitchen where I dug around in the cupboards until I found a box of pop tarts that were hiding on the top shelf.

Of course, Esme and Carlisle offered to make my sister and I breakfast, but we had both said no. Normally, I would have accepted the offer happily, they were both amazing cooks, but I really just wanted to get home and see Jacob.

Taking a seat at the table, I waited for my boyfriend to show up.

Not going to lie, I ended up waiting a bit longer than I thought I was going to. That doesn't mean I wasn't happy when he showed up with my sister in tow. As soon as I heard the front door open, I shot up from the table, leaving my second pop tart half finished and ran to the front entryway. As soon as I was around the corner, his arms were around me and my feet were off the floor.

"Seriously, Jake?" I asked through a laugh.

He didn't say anything, just held me closer and spun me around. It wasn't until he had sat me down on my feet, which were slightly uneasy from all the spinning, that he said something. "I've been worried all night."

"Well, you don't need to be worried anymore. I'm here. You're here. Everything's fine." I got up on my tiptoes and placed a kiss on Jacob's cheek before speaking again. "Now, let's lead you around the house wolf boy."

Bella followed quietly behind as I walked Jacob through the living room before heading upstairs. We started in the bathroom where he didn't find much, then moved into my room where he picked up the scent, but it wasn't nearly as strong as when we walked into Bella's room.

"Holy shit, Bells," he muttered, having to take a slight step back from how strong the scent was. "Sure as hell won't miss that if we cross it again. I think it's clear to say that the bloodsucker was really interested in you."

"We kind of figured. We just haven't decided who it was," Bella said before taking a step towards her closet. "Um, do you mind staying out in the hall while we get ready for school, Jacob? I don't think Edward wants us in the house by ourselves."

Jacob flashed me a look for a moment before turning back to Bella and nodding his head. "Yeah, I can wait out in the hall for you both."

I walked with him out of my sister's room before entering my own while Jacob stood outside. I knew I had to be quick, so I started rifling through my drawers until I pulled out a pair of leggings and a red sweater. Throwing them on, I shoved my feet into a pair of boots. I was just throwing my hair into a ponytail as I walked out of my room to a waiting Jacob.

"Did I beat Bella?" I asked, moving to stand in front of my boyfriend. Leaning against him, I rested my cheek against his chest.

He didn't have to answer as the door to Bella's room opened and my sister exited. Sweet. So I had beaten her. That was probably the first time that had ever happened. And who knew, it might be the last.

"All set?" I asked.

Bella just nodded her head and together the three of us made our way back downstairs. Bella and I grabbed our backpacks, which we had left downstairs the night before, and I stopped in the kitchen quickly to grab my unfinished pop tart—which I promptly shoved in my mouth— before we all headed outside. Edward was waiting for us, leaning against his car with his arms crossed over his chest. As soon as we were down the front steps, he detached himself from the car and started making his way over.

"The scent was strong. It'll be hard to miss when we cross it again," Jacob said. "So about this detail…"

The four of us met in the middle, Bella instantly moving to stand with Edward while I stayed by Jacob. We may have made up, but we still stood on different sides.

"My family can handle it," Edward answered, staring Jacob down.

"Yeah, cause I'm going to leave you and your family in charge of looking out for Lexi," Jacob growled, not being intimidated. "Cause you guys aren't the ones that want to turn her or Bella into leeches like you."

Both Edward and Jacob took a step towards each other. I guess I should have seen this coming; their species were enemies for a reason. We should have known better than to just expect them to get over that right away. My sister quickly moved to get between them while I grabbed Jacob by the arm to hold him in place.

"Guys, let's not lose focus on the situation at hand," Bella said, looking from both Edward to Jacob. "You both care about us and want to keep us safe. Well, the best way to do that is to work together."

I nodded my head. "Yeah, so put your big girl panties on and suck it up," I added. "It's not like we're asking you to be besties or anything, we don't expect you to swap the latest gossip with each other while you braid each other's hair."

"Exactly," Bella said before once again looking from one boy to the other. "Now, are you too willing to at least try working together?"

There was a long pause as Edward and Jacob just looked at each other, neither saying a word. Hell, I don't even think either of them was blinking. It was like some sort of masculinity contest. They couldn't full on go at each other so they seemed to be resorting to dealing with their problems like a pair of five-year-olds.

In the end, they seemed to give up their stupid game because they both nodded, agreeing to work with one another even though they didn't really want to.

"Okay, so we should probably figure stuff out now, right?" I asked, looking at Bella instead of Edward or Jacob.

"Yeah," my sister answered before turning to Jacob. "Would the pack prefer days or nights?"

Jacob took a second to answer before saying, "Nights."

Bella nodded her head before turning to Edward. "Will days work for your family?"

Edward nodded. "Esme, Emmett, and Rosalie can watch the house during the day. Jasper and Alice can help out in the afternoon. I'll be with you at night."

So Edward still didn't completely trust the wolves. Could have called that one. Jacob didn't say anything; it was almost as though he expected it. He just nodded his head at the vampire before turning to me.

"I'll be seeing you tonight," he said, looking down at me.

"I'll be waiting," I replied before getting up on my tiptoes once again to give my boyfriend a kiss. But this time, instead of a peck on the cheek, I kissed him on the lips, which he eagerly accepted. Placing his hand on the back of my neck, he pulled me closer, deepening the kiss. A smile appeared on my lips as I wrapped my arms around his neck, wanting to be closer as well.

Sooner than I would have liked, we pulled away and I was left standing with a goofy grin on my face and butterflies in my stomach. Jacob just smirked before turning to Edward and my sister, pleased at the expression on the vampire's face.

"Bella. Leech," he said, nodding at each other them in turn before jogging over to the tree line where he disappeared between the trees.


Authors Note:: Hey guys! So this chapter is a lot shorter than I had originally planned but at least it has Alex and Emmett reconnecting and some Jalex. It's just that I've been working a shit ton as well as packing for school that I haven't had as much time to write as I would have liked. I'm moving into my dorm tomorrow. I don't know when I'll be able to post again and I just really wanted to get a chapter out for you guys. Now, I got an idea for you. You may have noticed, but I have a new poll up on my profile. Please take it. Classes start very soon and I think my posting schedule will be even more messed up than it is now. I've been thinking about it for a while now and I think that if I have a tumblr for Alex, I would have a better chance at giving you guys some content. You could ask her questions, I could post WIPs for chapters, and who knows what else. But I just wanna know if that's something that you guys are into. Thanks so much to: Layla347, askousen44, The-Effulgent-One, 534667lc, Crystal-Wolf-Guardain-967, clancy1018, and Iris RainbowWolf for the awesome reviews! And thanks everyone else for following, favoriting, and reading this story!

10-27-2015: I'm sorry that this is not a new chapter but instead a re-post because chapter one was split into two parts. There is a new section there though so make sure you check that out.