Hey. Hi. Hello.

How are y'all? I am sorry for taking a little longer than usual to update but work has been busy and I start my second year of college in a week. I am super excited but also a little nervous. Hopefully my classes won't make it impossible for me to update but it make take longer than it has during the summer so far. Anyway thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter :3 I got 11 reviews and it made me so happy :D That is the most reviews I have gotten on one chapter of this story so far so let's see if we can beat it ;)

TriforceandSheikahArts- Awww thank you :D I am so glad you thought so and trust me you will see more of Rory and Conrad in the future ;) I have a lot of things planned for Charlie and Lucy's father-daughter relationship. It's adorable :3 Thank you so much for reviewing :D

KSave- Rory can be Lucy's voice of reason at times but Lucy is more of the level headed one while Rory is the outgoing and doesn't have a care in the world type They balance each other out ;) Oh Conrad and Rory will defiantly be meeting Jacob in the future ;) Thanks for reviewing :))

Maiannaise- Hahaha Not gonna lie I loved your comment :D Thanks you so much for reviewing :)

fari30- Just wait until Rory meets Jake in person ;) Sorry for taking so long to update by the way because I know you have been patiently waiting :) And also leaving you at that little cliffhanger ;)

Clancy1018- Aww thank you :D

meklittt- Exactly! Never mess with a girl in her pajamas especially if she has starfish on them ;) Charlie is going to learn his lesson. Payback man… ;)

Guest- I am sorry that it bothered you so much.

wolfhappiness- Of yes defitanly. I am very good at leaving people with cliffhangers :D I love leaving people wanting more ;D

reader5sam- Aww thank you and I am so glad that you are enjoying the story as far :D

brook330- Aw I am so glad to hear it. Thanks for reviewing :))

polly2010- Awww thank you so much :D I am glad that you enjoyed it :) Thank you for reviewing :D

Enjoy the chapter you guys :D

"Can I help you?" I snapped a little, glaring at Jacob. He raised an eyebrow at the tone in my voice and a smirk played on the corners of his lips.

"Someone's a little feisty today," He chuckled.

I glared at him, still not moving from the front door to let him inside. The sky had been light gray all morning but now the clouds were turning dark gray. That could only mean that it was going to rain soon but what else was new.

"I'm only feisty to freakishly tall assholes who just happen to be named Jacob."

Jacob flinched, running his fingers through his hair and staring down at his feet. It was a miracle that he actually had a shirt on and shoes. I don't think I had ever seen this much fabric on his body before, "Okay I deserved that."

"Yeah you did."

Something twisted in my stomach as I looked at the expression on Jacob's face. There was no anger or hatred in his eyes except regret and sadness as he stood on the front porch, looking right back at me. Was he actually regretting how he had treated me a little over a week ago?

There was a very minuscule part of me thought it was fake. That this was somehow an apology that he was pretending to be genuine so he could move on with his life. But that look… My cheeks burned as we stared at one another. Those dark brown were so open, friendly and warm. He wasn't even touching my skin but I felt like my skin was full of warmth from my toes to the top of my head.

There was no way Jacob Black was faking anything. That look he was giving me was all too real.

"Luce?"

The sound of Charlie's voice made me break eye contact with Jacob. I glanced over my shoulder to see my dad walking down the hallway to join us at the front door. He grinned as soon as he saw that it was Jacob.

"You wouldn't happen to have three large pizzas with you, would you Jake?" Charlie chuckled.

Jacob laughed. "I'm afraid not but I do have my dad waiting in the truck. I just wanted to let you know that we were here and ready to watch the game."

"Awesome," Charlie grinned, "There's about ten minutes until game time and if the pizza doesn't get here in the next five it'll be free."

"You would be excited about that," I laughed at Charlie, who merely shrugged and replied, "Who wouldn't be excited about free pizza?"

I rolled my eyes at my dad, who went back to the living room to see the updates before the game started. Jacob jogged back to his truck and got Billy in his wheelchair just as there was a loud clap of thunder. They rushed into the house just as there was another clap of thunder and then it was a downpour. It still surprised me how the weather changed here so quickly. It could go from a cloudy overcast day to a straight downpour.

"Good timing," Billy grinned as he took off his cowboy hat and hung it on the edge of his wheelchair. His hair was longer than Jacob's reaching past his shoulders that he tied into a ponytail. "It's good to see you again, Lucy."

I grinned back, "You too, Billy."

Billy rolled his chair down the hall, joining the excited yells of my father from the living room. Something exciting must have happened.

"Nice PJs by the way," Jacob smirked as he walked pasted me and into the living room. I looked at him with wide eyes. I had completely forgotten that I was still wearing my starfish bottoms and white tank top. I was half tempted to run back upstairs to my room and throw on a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt. But I am sure Charlie would ask questions. I half grumbled to myself as I joined the guys in the living room.

I stopped short when I saw the sitting situation. Charlie was seated in his favorite brown leather recliner that had the best position to watch the TV. The only time I got to sit in it was when he wasn't home. Billy had placed his wheelchair next to Charlie while Jacob took up the whole loveseat.

Jacob glanced at me and tried to rearrange himself so that his torso wasn't taking up the whole seat and so his long legs were dangling over the side.

"Don't worry about it," I said quietly as I sat down on the floor and leaning my back against the loveseat. I was just starting to get comfortable as well as into the game when I felt two very warm hands grab and lift me into the air. A surprised squeak escaped from my mouth as I was placed onto the loveseat.

Jacob smirked at me, "Isn't that better?"

I was going to say yes because one I had never been this close to him before and he smelled amazing. Was that cologne or how he naturally smelled? Whatever it was it smelled earthy but in a good way, like pine needles, rainwater and sea air. I wanted to bury my face into his chest and breath him in. Not to mention he was warm. It wasn't a normal warm though. It was like his skin was on fire. Jacob had to be running a fever because there was no way he could be this warm and still be alive.

I glanced in Charlie's direction but his eyes were glued on the TV. He was so intent on not missing a single second of the game that he wasn't noticing that his daughter was practically spooning with a boy right in front of him. But Billy was looking at us. He smiled at me, giving me a small wink before turning back to the TV.

Oh my god.

I was just getting comfortable with sharing an extremely small loveseat with Jacob when the doorbell rang.

Charlie glanced at me while I smirked. His brown eyes widened a little when he saw my seating position with Jacob. I bit the inside of my cheek to keep the urge of laughing at bay.

It's too bad you weren't paying attention, Charles because I am sure as hell not moving now.

"I answered the door earlier," I told him sweetly, "It's your turn, plus I am too comfortable to get up."

Jacob smiled at me from the corner of my eye while my dad got up from his chair, grumbling something under his breath. There was some quiet mumbling from the front and Charlie returned with three large pizza boxes in his hands.

"Dinner's here," He grinned before heading into the kitchen. Jacob got up so quickly that he knocked me off his lap, sending me to the ground. I gasped and there was a small thud when my body hit the floor. Jacob looked like he was in shock, kneeling next to me.

"Oh my god," He spoke very quickly, "I am so sorry, Lucy. Are you okay?"

You'd think I had just broken my arm but it was actually pretty cute that he cared so much. Okay it was really cute.

"I'm fine," I smiled softly as I got back up to my feet.

"Are you sure?"

"Stop worrying. I really am fine."

"If you two don't get in here, Charlie and I are going to eat all of this pizza," Billy yelled from the kitchen.

"Keep dreaming, old man," Jacob yelled back to me as we both hurried into the kitchen.

"I bet you can't eat more pizza than me," Jacob grinned at me as Charlie placed the pizza boxes on the kitchen table. I rolled my eyes as I stood on my tiptoes to reach the paper plates that were on the top shelf of one of the cabinets.

"I bet I can," I said, just as my fingertips briefly touched the package of paper plates. Jacob sighed next to me as he reached to the top shelf and grabbed the paper plates with ease.

"Show-off," I mumbled, pouting a little. Charlie, Billy and Jacob all laughed at me while I rolled my eyes.

"So Lucy, how has your summer been so far?" Billy asked.

"Oh well, she watched the whole first season of New Girl this morning," Charlie answered for me. He chuckled as I threw a napkin at him.

"I've been meaning to take a trip to La Push and go surfing," I shot Charlie a small glare, "but my mom hasn't sent me my surfboard or wetsuit yet."

Jacob almost dropped his plate, "Wetsuit?"

I smirked and winked at him, "Yeah and its skin tight."

I laughed when a deep blush colored his cheeks as Jacob looked down at his feet. Billy smiled at the two of us before turning back to me.

"Well if you don't really have anything planned there is a job offer at my friend Sue's diner at La Push," Billy said, "She's been looking for a few new waitresses and I am sure she'd be more than happy to hire you."

"Are you serious?" I whispered.

Granted it was nice to seat around the house and watch marathon shows on Netflix but I was starting to get a little bit of cabin fever. I have had jobs before, like helping Rory at the diner or Conrad at the surf shop plus I could use the money to save for when I go off to college.

Billy nodded.

"Of course," I exclaimed, "I would love too. When do you think Sue will want me to start?"

"Monday should be good."

"That sounds great," Without a hesitation, I hugged Billy. He seemed a little surprised for a few moments but than he hugged me back, "You have no idea how much I appreciate this."

"Its my pleasure, Lucy."

The feeling of having my first job here made my staying in Forks feel so much more permanent but I didn't mind. I was too excited.

"Are you still going to take my bet? Or are you going to forfeit?" Jacob asked after a few seconds of silence as he packed slices of pizza onto his plate.

"There is no way I am going to forfeit," I told him, "I accept your challenge."

"Good," Jacob grinned, "I just hope you know you're going to lose."

"I'm not going to lose," I replied.

"Nope."

"I'm pretty sure I can beat you."

"I don't think you can."

I gave Jacob an annoyed look, slapping a cheesy piece of pizza onto a paper plate and giving it to him, "Instead of bickering about who can and can't eat more, why don't we get started?"

Jacob shrugged, another one of his smirks playing on his lips as he made himself a plate. I tried not to widen my eyes when he put six pieces on his plate but he caught me staring.

He grinned, "Are you going to give up already?"

"You wish, Black."

Charlie and Billy got their own slices of pizza along with fresh beers before heading back out to the living room before halftime ended. It had stopped raining and the sun was just peeking through the clouds.

"Do you want to eat outside?" I asked. Jacob nodded and I led the way into the backyard to a little patio that had a table that was just big enough to fit the two of us. The chairs were pretty wet but since I was still in my pajamas I didn't really care and Jacob didn't seem to mind the thought of getting wet either because he sat right down.

"So tell me about yourself," He asked just as I was about to take a bite of pizza.

"You're horrible at small talk, you know that right?"

"Just answer the question," He grumbled through a mouth full of pizza. I wrinkled my nose. "Oh well that's cute."

"I pride myself in being adorable."

"Oh well if there was an award for that, you would definitely win."

"Just this mean you think I'm adorable," Jacob grinned and my cheeks burned. His smile grew wider as he added, "I'll take your blushing as a yes."

"I am not blushing!"

I don't know why I was trying to deny that my cheeks were burning between scarlet and crimson red as he stared at me. What I wanted to know was how he was getting this reaction out of me. I hardly ever blushed when a boy flirted with me back home. Even though this was the first time I had ever really hung out with him I could already tell that Jacob was different from all of those boys I grew up with.

"Now what do you get if you win this bet?" I asked him as I took another bite of pizza. I was on my fourth piece while Jacob was on his ninth. I was starting to think that this was a very bad idea. Not to mention I felt like if I took another bite of pizza that I was going to be sick. I glanced at Jacob's still flat stomach that showed no sign that he had eaten more than half a whole pizza by himself.

Where the hell does he put it all?

"If?" He barked out a laugh.

"Okay fine. Once you win this bet, what do you get?"

"Um.. let me think about it for a second."

"Don't strain yourself," I giggled and Jacob glared softly at me.

"Very funny," The hints of a smile told me that he did think my joke was funny. A huge grin spread across his face as he looked at me, "Okay I got it. Since you just got yourself a job in La Push now, you have to come and spend the rest of the day with me."

"And do what?"

"Something fun," He replied as he took a huge bite of pizza, "Don't worry I'll come up with something for everyday."

"But you're not that fun."

Jacob's face fell a little and I laughed, lightly punching him on the shoulder. "I'm just kidding, Jacob. That sounds like a plan to me."

He looked at me with surprise.

What? Did I have something in my teeth?

Please tell me there's something in my teeth.

"Hey guys."

Bella.

She walked up from the side of the house, holding her bright orange vest from work at Newton's Olympic Outfitters with a white t-shirt, faded jeans and blacks Vans. Her brownish-red hair was tied into a French braid starting from the top of her head to the very end of her hair.

"Hey Bells, how was work?" Jacob grinned at her before turning his eyes right back to me. Bella glanced between the two of us, her doe brown eyes lingering on my face a little longer before smiling back at Jacob.

"It was insane. Everyone's obsessed with hiking or fishing now that it's summer," She answered, taking on of my pizza slices from my plate. I lightly swatted at her hand.

"I made you a plate," I told her, "It's on the kitchen counter."

Bella grinned after she took another bite out of my piece of pizza. Who am I kidding? I wouldn't have been able to eat it anyway.

"You're the best, Lucy," She gave me small hug that I wasn't expecting before waving goodbye to Jacob and heading into the house.

"I think you won the bet," I sighed, pushing my plate away from me. Jacob grinned and pumped his fists into the air making me laugh.

"Victory is mine," He laughed. We sat outside for a little bit longer until it looked like it was about to rain away. Bella wasn't in the kitchen. Charlie said something about her going up to her room for the rest of the night. The game was over too so Charlie and Billy were cleaning up the kitchen.

"It's getting late, Jake," Billy said once all of the paper plates and empty pizza boxes were thrown away, "I think it's time that we headed home."

Jacob frowned but he didn't bother arguing with his dad. I followed Billy and Jacob outside to their truck, helping him load his dad's wheelchair into the back on his truck.

"So I'll see you on Monday?" Jacob asked as he climbed into the driver's side.

"I promise."

Jacob grinned. "Then I'll see you on Monday."

"Yes you will."

He closed the door and turned the key in the ignition, the engine roaring to life before settling to a much quieter purr than Bella's truck. Jacob waved as he pulled out of the driveway before turning and driving down the street.

I could officially not wait for Monday.

It's finally done. Not gonna lie this chapter took a lot longer than I suspected and it actually took me a couple of times to get it right but I think it came out pretty good :D I absolutely loved the interaction between Lucy and Jake. If you're wondering why he wasn't more brooding, it was because he was alone with his imprint. I've noticed from other Jacob/OC that when he is alone with his imprint, he usually is sarcastic and witty but in a good mood until Bella comes around but I made it so that Jacob was so caught up in the moment of being with Lucy that he didn't really notice Bella. Also Bella doesn't know that Jake has imprinted on Lucy and neither does Lucy, at least for now but she may wonder how they're suddenly such good friends.

Anyway I hope y'all enjoyed the chapter and don't forget to leave a review :D You know I love those...

Love,

Owly