Disclaimer: So by now you should already know that I do not own anybody or any place from the Twilight Saga. I only own my original characters (Hence original) such as Margaret, Lilly ect. Enjoy!

Anyway, this chapter's going to be a little long so get ready!

Chapter 9

"I'm going to go deal with the dogs now. Don't kill each other." Jake kissed the top of my head and went outside.

"Geez Jake! It was only…Ow!" I heard one of the guys yell.

"Ow! Will you stop kicking me?" Another voice yelled.

"You can't run away from me!" Jake screamed. Five seconds later I heard multiple tearing of clothing followed by a few growls.

"I just bought those!" I whined.

"Back to our discussion. Tomorrow at eight o' clock sharp I will wake your lazy bum up and you will clean my car without complaint. Understood?"

"Can't we do it later in the day when it's warmer?"

"At nine I have to drive to your school to pick up the rest of your work for the week so I want it done before then and what is this 'we' you speak of? You will be the one scrubbing the grossness that is mud and salt of my precious baby. And what did I say about complaining?"

"But…"

"No buts. Now, I suggest you go to bed. You have to get up early tomorrow to pay off your debts." She ordered.

"Not until Jake gets back. I have a feeling I'm going to have to clean up some sort of bloody mess."

"…Fine."

About five minutes later, the boys walked in the door in single file.

"Jake!" I gasped.

The boys' faces were covered in dried blood and they were bruised and cut in many different places. I ran to the kitchen and got a couple of wet rags for them to clean off the blood.

"Gah, Maggie. Put some damn clothes on." Embry said walking past the guys and towards Lilly.

"Yeah, you're turning me on." Paul said licking his lips.

"Dog!" I screeched before running back into my room. (I sleep here enough so I declare this room mine and no one else's…except for Jake…he can stay in here anytime he wants.) I threw on the pajama pants that I got from my middle school graduation. I'm surprised they even fit me still. They are green, white and black plaid on my left leg it has the class in white bold letters.

"Better?" I asked holding my arms out while walking back to the group.

"Better." The all said in unison.

"Whatever." I scoffed. I scanned the room and a very important piece of my property was missing.

"Where did Jake go?" I asked. Then I noticed that Paul was gone too.

"Never mind." I said plopping down onto the couch.

"He will never learn." I added resting my head on Seth's shoulder.

"He just likes to mess with you, but mostly Jake."

"Figured that much." Ten minutes later and they still weren't back.

"I am going to get really pissed if he keeps wasting all his energy on beating the crap out of Paul and the guys."

"What do you want him to waste his energy on? You? Now isn't that a little selfish?" Lil said.

"Shut it." I scoffed.

Five more minutes passed and I've had enough. I opened the door and yelled.

"Jacob William Black, if you aren't in here in ten seconds you will be making yourself comfortable OUTSIDE." I slammed the door shut and paced.

"Don't you think that was a little harsh? He's only out there because of you." Lil said.

"I know but I don't want him to kill Paul!" I threw my arms in the air and went to bed.

I looked at a clock on the end table next to the bed.

10:54

I closed my eyes for what seemed like five minutes and when I opened my eyes, I looked at the clock again.

1:25

I didn't feel a hot presence sleeping next to me so I presume he got the message.

3:38

The door creaked as someone tried to close it quietly.

"Jake?" I asked opening my eyes a little.

"Sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up. I just need to get dressed and I'll go to bed on the couch."

"Dressed?" I reached behind me and turned on the lamp. My eyes widened when I got a better view of my man.

"Oh…" Jacob was standing by the dresser with only a white towel wrapped around his hips. Drops of water slowly ran down his upper torso, making their way over his awesome muscles.

"Like what you see?" He said noticing that I was staring. I cocky grin spread across his lips.

"Mayyyybe. You know that you aren't really going to sleep on the couch right?" I said sitting up.

"Well, I can't sleep outside because Emily won't let me so the next best thing would be the couch." He said matter-of-factly.

"You heard me, huh?" I crossed my arms.

"Yeah." The towel dropped to the floor and I tried my best to keep my eyes locked with his.

"J-Just come to bed o-okay?" I stuttered. I have seen that boy naked many times but every time I do, my face turns bright red and it gets hard to breathe.

"With or without pants?" He mused.

"You want to sleep on the couch because that can easily be arranged."

"Alright." He slipped on a pair of boxers and got in bed next to me. After he wrapped his arm around my waist, I interlocked our fingers.

"Why were you gone for so long?"

"I can't tell you…Sam's orders." He thinks that will work on me this time, he is sadly mistaken.

"Liar..." I scoffed.

"Fine. They came back again."

"They?"

"Shit…"

"Jacob."

"George…created…more. He brought them with him this time but when I was out with Paul, we sensed them and called the others. That's why I just got in."

"How…many?" I gulped.

"I think it was between ten or fifteen."

"All those innocent people…it's my fault that their lives were taken from them." I took my hand back to cover my eyes when the tears started to fall.

"Hey, don't think like that." He cupped my cheek and pulled me to look at him.

"It's all my fault Jake and you know it!" I sobbed.

"No it's not. End of story. Come here." I rested my head on his bare chest and he wiped away the tears sweetly.

"I love you." He said.

"I love you too." I said yawning.

"Goodnight sleepy."

"Night."


"I'm not going out there." I protested.

"You agreed to it and you owe me. It just wouldn't be fair if you didn't."

"Jake! I'm going to get sick and Christmas in only two days!" I whined.

"You owe her." Jake simply said.

"What about my hand and the booboo on my lip?" I pouted and bated my eyelashes at him.

"Once again," He kissed the gash on my lip. "you owe her."

"Traitor. You just want to see me half naked." I narrowed my eyes.

"Possibly." He mused.

"Sam, is there any way he could be on patrol today?" I asked turning towards Sam.

"He made his rounds already." He said grinning.

"I hate all of you." I said pointing to everyone.

"We love you too!" The pack rushed over to me and crushed me in a sweltering group hug.

"Off!" I said pushing them off of me like they were overly-excited dogs.

"Tick tock Pup. Time's awastin'." Lil said pointing at the invisible watch on her wrist. I glared at all of them and ran back into my room to get changed.

I put my hair in wavy pigtails which were lying on each shoulder and did my make-up. I wore on a deep purple bikini with black polka dots and a pair of black Daisy Duke's over the bottoms. I accessorized with a simple black gem dangling from my belly button. I wore a pair of black flip flops on my feet too.

"Don't you look cute?" Lil said pinching my cheeks. I slapped her hands away from my face and glared at her.

"Where are the cleaning supplies?" I spat.

"Be nice or else I will extend your sentence." She wiggled her finger in my face.

"Get your finger away from me before I bite it off." I growled.

"Be nice." She repeated as she wiggled her finger again, only this time it was a half an inch away from my face.

"You think I was kidding?" She just laughed and placed her finger on my lower lip. I smiled sweetly until I snapped at her.

"Owowowow! Get off!" She shrieked with her finger between my teeth. I bit down a little harder.

"What…what is this…I…I'm BLEEDING!" She squeaked as a crimson liquid ran down her finger and into my mouth.

"Why are you bleeding?" Embry said running through the door and to his girlfriend. I released and spit the blood out of my mouth into a napkin.

"She bit me!" She whined.

"Jake, control your bitch!" Embry called out the door.

"You said what now?" Lilly and I screamed at him in unison. His eyes grew wide and his jaw dropped.

"Weren't you…I thought…"

"Embry." We snarled. I looked over at Lilly and her eyes were completely black which meant she was past pissed.

"N-never mind" He ran out the door and phased into a scared little puppy before we could attack him. I counted to ten and tried to forget that he just called me a bitch and turned to Lil.

"Let me get you a band-aid, then I will wash your car." I took her hand and dragged her to the kitchen. After cleaning the wound and bandaging it, I grabbed the cleaning supplies and she followed me outside.

"It seems you were right about the heat wave." I said putting my sunglasses on. It must be like seventy-degrees. I mean, that's not necessarily bikini weather but its better then freezing my ass off in twenty-degrees of cold winter. (It's the warmest winter Forks has ever seen.)

"Of course I was! I'm always right. Now shut yer trap and get to work!" She ordered.

"Yes Master!" I hosed the car down when I nearly face palmed.

"Really?" I asked turning around to question my sister's choice in music.

"I had to!" She said laughing. I rolled my eyes and continued to clean the car. (Dirrty-Christina Aguilera)

Oh, I'm overdue, give me some room
I'm coming through
Paid my dues, in the mood
Me and the girls gonna shake the room

DJ's spinning, show your hands
Let's get dirrty, that's my jam
I need that, uh, to get me off
Sweat until my clothes come off

"Dance slave!" She exclaimed as she joined me in cleaning.

It's explosive, speakers are pumping
Still jumping, six in the morning
Table dancing, glasses are mashing
No question, time for some action

Temperature's up, can you feel it?
About to erupt, gonna get my girls
Get your boys
Gonna make some noise

I danced with my sister and an evil thought came to mind. I sprayed my sister with the water and quickly looked away and whistled nonchalantly.

"You little…" She snarled. She threw the soapy sponge in her hand at my head. Grossness and soap with a dash of mud dripped of the side my left cheek.

"You slutfacewhorebag!" I screeched as I ran to her.

We started to wrestle. We whipped disgusting sponges at each other and beat each other with scrubby brushes. It started to get dirty really quickly and we were pulling each other's hair, biting, kicking, and punching.

Wanna get rowdy
Gonna get a little unruly
Get it fired up in a hurry
Wanna get dirrty

It's about time that I came to start the party
Sweat dripping over my body
Dancing gettin' just a little naughty
Wanna get dirrty, it's about time for my arrival

"Girls!" Emily scolded.

Scorching hot arms pulled me off my sister and held me back. I clawed at the arms and tried to wiggle free.

"SHE STARTED IT!" We said in unison.

"DID NOT!" We spoke in unison again.

"STOP THAT!"

"QUIET!" Emily yelled walking towards us.

"Sorry Em…" We said.

"You two should be ashamed of yourselves! Clean up and get inside." She threw us towels and stalked off back into the house. I hate it when she's mad at me. It makes me feel bad.

"Let…me…go!" It was like trying to move a brick wall. Useless.

"Not until you calm down." The husky voice said.

"I am calm!"

"Bullshit! Damn, you are a feisty one aren't you?"

"Shut it Jake. Ow!" Soap dripped down from my head and got in my eyes.

"I'll finish the car. Go inside and let Em look at your eye." He released me. His voice was shaky, uneven. Something was up but I'm sure he'll tell me later. I ran inside, but not before slipping and falling on my ass and scrapping the back of my leg.

"Damn it." I moaned rubbing my sore butt.

"Emily! I got soap in my eye and I scrapped my leg after falling on my butt!" I cried.

"Will you stop getting hurt? I'm starting to run out of band-aids and Neosporin." She complained. I smiled and I guess all was forgiven.


Christmas Eve…

"Please!"

"No."

"Please please please please pleasssseee!"

"No."

*Ten minutes ago*

"Good morning!" I said to a half awake Jake after swallowing a spoonful of Coco Puffs.

"Sure, sure." He said scratching his head and yawning.

"Do you know where my phone is? I put it on the table last night and it's not there anymore." Jake's eyes widened and he woke up almost immediately.

"Don't get mad but your mom text you last night asking if you want to go to her house tonight for a family party and I responded yes…"

"YOU WHAT? ARE YOU INSANE? YOU AGREED TO SECURING MY DAMNATION IN HELL AND YOU READ MY TEXT? IS THERE NO PRIVACY LEFT IN THIS PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR A WORLD?"

"God, you're so dramatic in the morning." Lilly said sleepily rubbing her eyes, which was followed by a yawn. (And I thought I looked like Medusa. Her hair had taken up a life all its own.)

"I texted her from your cell phone. I told her that we'll be there too. I'll make sure she's on her best behavior." She added. "Oh and the random number in your contacts is a…friend that I need to call later. I couldn't find my phone and yours was closer to me so I put it in there. Delete it and you die." She added I was dumbfounded.

"I am officially hiding my phone from you people." I pouted.

"What's so wrong with your family?" Jake asked as he sat down.

"Have you met them? I mean, I love them to death but sometimes it's just too much."

"Oh…You haven't really been going home lately so I thought it was a good idea, sorry."

"Good point. You are going to LOVE my family."

"Wha-what? I didn't say I was going."

"Yeah, well I did. You got me into this mess so I'm bringing you down with me."

"I am not going. This is supposed to be family time." I walked over to him and uncrossed my arms.


*Present*

"Please!" I begged.

"No and that is final!" Jake declared. No it's not. I sat down onto his lap and faced him. Pulling his head closer, I leaned in but I didn't kiss him. My lips lingered centimeters from him, taunting him.

"Now, why would you let me suffer? Don't you love me anymore?" I whispered.

"No…it's just…I…I mean…you should…" His face was bright pink as his mind scrambled to find the right words. It's time to kick it up a notch. I pulled my torso to his and made our lips lightly touch, not kiss, but they were close enough to make contact. I felt him slowly give in.

"I should what? Tell me, what do you think I should do?" I asked seductively.

"I…I surrender. We'll leave…at noon but we have to be back at eleven. You have to teach me how to do that." He said gulping.

"I could, but then I'd have to kill you." I said getting off his lap, but not before I could steal a kiss from him. He pulled me back and I sat on his lap once more and we started to deepen the kiss.

"Maggie, stop being a little whore and get off of Jake. It's too damn early for that much PDA." Lil complained.

"You say that until Embry walks in." I scoffed. She whacked the back of my head as she walked over to the couch.

"Hey! Meanie!" I pouted.

"What time is it anyway?" I asked cuddling with Jake.

"Eleven…forty. I'll call mom and tell her that we'll be late?" Lil said.

"Good idea!" I jumped off of Jake's lap and ran to the bathroom to shower.

"Hurry up! I need to get ready too!" Lilly furiously knocked on the door.

"I'm almost done!" I fixed my towel and sprayed the last bit of hairspray on my head to keep my hair in place. My hair was dried and curled lightly and put up into a low messy elegant bun. I let my bags and some loose curls hang down to frame my face.

"I could feel the ozone layer depleting from here!" she called from outside the door.

"Suck it!"

"You wish!"

I opened the door and tip-toed by her to my room where I would get dressed and do my make-up.

"Finally! Did you leave me any hot water?"

"Nope!" I said with a smile as I shut the door.

I looked at myself in the mirror and decided what I was going to do with my face. I put on some light tan eye shadow that matched my skin color but had a little shine. Before I put any mascara or eyeliner on I curled my eyelashes a little to make them prettier. Then I outlined my eyes with my favorite black liner and volumizing mascara. Instead of just my regular clear gloss, I painted my lips with red lipstick, then some gloss to seal it and make my lips shinny.

When I was done, I thought: What to wear, what to wear while I searched through the wardrobe. I smiled when I found the dress. It was a cute short red pleated dress with a sweetheart neckline and spaghetti straps. It has something that I think is called an empire cut that is decorated with silver beads and sequins.

I took out my boring cartilage earring and put in a small faux diamond in instead. Dangling from my ears were silver chandelier earrings with faux diamond accents.

"Where are my shoes?" I grumbled angrily while I sifted through the pile in the closet.

"Ah, here they are." I said happily. I yanked my silver platform peep toe pumps out from the bottom of the pile and slipped them on. I immediately felt taller.

"Ah!" I said nearly walking into the bed. I fixed myself looking in the mirror, realizing that this dress does wonders for my two favorite girls, and left the room.

"Woah!" Everyone ooo'd and ah'd when I stepped into their view.

"Just wait until Jake gets a look at you!" Lilly said slipping on a pair of black pumps that matched her tight black dress with that ended right above her knee. Her hair was straightened and ending at her lower back and her make-up was done, by Kim and Emily no doubt.

"I guess that means I look good, right?" I asked grabbing my jacket.

"You look stunning." Said a familiar voice coming from behind me. I turned around and saw Jake standing in the bathroom doorway. He was wearing a pair of jeans, a plain white tee-shirt and his black work boots were tucked behind his jeans. A glimmer of sorrow glistened in his eyes and on his face before he shook his head and a smile appeared.

"Now, how do I look?" Jake did a series of poses while I looked him up and down.

"Hmm…" I contemplated.

"Come on, don't be shy. You know I'm hot." He smiled.

"You are so conceited!"

"Yeah, but you love me anyway."

"Sure, sure. Can we go now oh Godly one?"

"Godly? I think I like that."

"Shut it. Let's go."


"Maggie!" My mom exclaimed when I walked in the door of my Uncle Charlie's house.

"Hi Mom!" I hugged her tightly.

"God, I barely see you anymore! You need to come home more often." She kissed my cheek.

"Are they here yet?" I said seriously. Before she could answer, my cousins came running down the stairs.

"Slaggy Maggie!" Damn it!

"Hey Ricky!" I said being smothered by my cousin. He's one of the five of my aunt's kids. Only a year younger than me and yet he acts like he's way older. He's tall, has blonde hair and light green eyes. He's also very muscular for his age, but not as beefy as the guys from the pack.

"I thought my nickname was Haggy Maggie?"

"Do you know what slaggy means?"

"Yes."

"Have you seen yourself lately?" I punched his shoulder and was happy to realize that my hand wouldn't hurt from it later.

"Ow. Hey, did you watch that special on robots that I told you to?" He asked excitedly.

"It was so cool…and confusing. Care to explain?" Ricky is the only nerd I know that has a black belt. I guess that makes him a super nerd.

"Maggie!" Molly said running to me and crashing into my legs and interrupting her older brother from confusing me.

"Woah. Hey there baby girl." Molly is the youngest of my aunt's brood. She's only three and looks a lot like Ricky except that she has these mesmerizing blue eyes that can look into your soul. Her blonde hair was straight but it curled at the bottom. She was wearing a cute little Mrs. Claus outfit with white stockings and black shoes.

"Is that Margaret I hear?" A snooty voice said. My other aunt apparently decided to bring her brat with her. (Poor Uncle Charlie. He had to grow up with three sisters.)

"Hi Adrian." Tan, awesome body, luscious brown hair, gorgeous, flexible, Adrian's basically the girl every boy has wet dreams about. Tonight she was wearing a tight little dress that would have shown her pretty little underwear if she bent over.

"Who is tall, dark and yummy over there?" She said looking past my shoulder. Jake was giving her his famous grins.

"That's my boyfriend Jacob."

"He won't be for long." She said to herself pushing by me and pressing herself up against my idiot of a boyfriend. I looked at Jake and glared at him.

"What?" he mouthed to me, obviously not noticing my older cousin basically forcing herself on him.

"Babe, why don't you go play with the kids while I talk to my cousin?" I said innocently.

"I don't really want…" If I glared at him any harder, there would be holes burning into his head.

"Where are those crazy kids?" He placed his hand on my shoulder and pretended to go look for them.

"What is wrong with you?" I asked her.

"Whatever do you mean?" She said trying to look innocent.

"Stay away from Jake." I said stepping closer to her.

"Afraid of a little competition are we?" She said getting in my face.

"Just keep your hands of my man. Understand?" I said getting even closer.

"Uh…Maggie…help." I looked past Slutface's shoulder and I almost died of laughter. My other little cousins were using Jake as a human jungle gym.

"Hmm. Let me think about that." I pretended to ponder.

"Maggie."

"Alright, alright. Jack, the Wii is set up in my room. I did get a hug yet from my dear Jenny. It seems that she no longer loves me." I pouted. Jack (looks like a skinnier, older/boy version of Molly.) jumped off of Jake the second he heard the word 'Wii' and Jenny came running to me.

"Thanks." He said.

"Whatever." I scoffed.

"Did you hear about Zac Efron's new movie?" Her big green eyes look up at me.

"Of course I did. I heard he looks absolutely dreamy and he's shirtless half the movie. You, me, the movies, you in?" She's basically my mini-me, even though she's twelve. She likes the same things, does the same things, and has the same attitude that's just multiplied by five in the girly and bitchy areas.

"Most def! When?"

"I don't know baby girl. I'll call you when I figure it out. Sound good?"

"Yeah. Who's that guy that Adrian's flirting with?"

"Is he tall, dark and yummy?"

"He is!" She exclaimed.

"That's my boyfriend Jacob."

"Ooo. Drama. I love it."

"Jake!" I called with my arms crossed, not turning back to look at him. He was behind me in a matter of seconds but I was too mad to acknowledge his presence.

"Dance with me." He whispered in my ear after a few moments of silence.

"Since when do you dance?" I asked.

"Since I was dancing with you." His kissed my cheek and turned me around to look at him.

Jake slid his hands around my waist and I put my hands on his shoulder. (Baby It's Cold Outside-Lady Antebellum)

I really can't stay
Baby, it's cold outside
I've got to go 'way
Baby, it's cold out outside
This evening has been
Been hoping that you'd drop in
So very nice
I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice

My mother will start to worry
Beautiful what's your hurry
And father will be pacing the floor
Just listen to that fireplace roar
Now really I'd better scurry
Sweetheart, what's your hurry
Well, maybe just a half a drink more
Why don't you put some records on while I pour

And the neighbors might think
Baby It's bad out there
Say what's in this drink?
No cabs to be had out there
I wish i knew how
Your eyes are like starlight now
To break the spell
I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell

I ought to say no, no, no sir
Mind if I move in closer?
At least I'm gonna say that i tried
What's the sense of hurtin' my pride?
I really can't stay
Baby don't hold out
Oh but it's cold outside
Oh but it's cold outside

"Are you made at me?" Jake asked. I sighed and looked away. He made me look back at him by softly cupping my chin and turning my head.

"No, I'm okay." He pulled me closer and kissed me in front of all my family members.

"Liar." He grinned.

I simply must go
Baby It's cold outside
The answer is no
But baby it's cold out outside
This welcome has been
So lucky that you dropped in
So nice and warm
Look out that window at that storm

My sister will be suspicious
Gosh your lips look delicious
My brother will be there at the door
Waves upon a tropical Shore
My maiden aunt's mind is vicious
Oh, Baby you're so delicious
Maybe just one little kiss more
Never such a blizzard before

Oh I've got to go home
You'll freeze to the bone out there
Hey, lend me your coat
It's up to your knees out there
You've really been grand
I thrill when you touch my hand
But don't you see
How can you do this thing to me

There's bound to be talk tomorrow
Think of my lifelong sorrow
At least there will be plenty implied
If you caught pneumonia and died
I really can't stay
Get over that old out
Oh but it's cold outside
Oh but it's cold outside

It is kind of chilly
Just stay right here, Baby
You ain't gotta be nowhere

Alright, you win Ha ha ha

He kissed my forehead and held me in his arms.

"She's really pretty." I said looking up at him.

"Why are you talking in third person?" He grinned.

"I'm serious Jake." His smile faded.

"Maggie. I see you and only you. She's okay but she could never compare." He said with only truth in his words.

"You say that now Jake, but all she has to do is…" I was cut off by his warm lips colliding with mine.

"I hate it when you do that. It's so unfair." I said breathless. He smiled my favorite Jacob smile. It's kind of weird though. Jake and I never act like this. Sure we were usually all lovey-dovey, but not this much. Something's wrong.

"Time for presents!" My mom announced.

"Presents? Isn't Christmas tomorrow though?" Jake asked.

"It's a family tradition. We all get together and exchange gifts. Usually there are less of us and we usually go to my Aunt's house but because my mom moved us back, the family got together here."

"Makes sense."

"Hey Ma', where's Uncle Charlie?" I asked.

"He's getting his Santa on." My mom whispered to me.

"Oh…" Jake took my hand and led me to the couch. He sat down and I on his lap. I love watching the looks on my family's faces when they opened the presents. That was the only present I needed.

"Look Maggie! I got a Belle doll!" Molly said waving the Disney princess around.

"Awesome!"

"Want to pway with me?"

"Not now baby."

"Please! I will love you forever!" Her eyes widened and her little bottom lip quivered.

"Fine."

"Yay! Okay, I will be Belle and you could be the Beast." She said jumping up to go get her Beast doll.

"Belle?" Jake asked.

"She's a Disney princess. Moll's obsessed with them." He smiled and rolled his eyes.

"Ho-ho-ho! Merry Christmas!" A loud voice burst through the door halting Belle and Beast's wedding, which the other Disney princess's and their men attended to of course. One look towards the figure standing in red in the doorway and Jake exploded into laughter.

Uncle Charlie was dressed in a Santa Claus costume with a fake white beard and everything. Even though most of us know who it is, it's still tradition. He would give out tiny presents to all the kids and then left so he could 'visit all the other boys and girls in the world.' Uncle Charlie would then sneak back into the party and we would show him what great gifts we got from Santa. He called everyone's name from Ricky to Molly then he called me.

"Margaret. Is there a Margaret in here?"

"Right here." I said smiling.

"Well doesn't someone look pretty?"

"Thank you Santa." I kissed his 'rosy' cheek and smiled for my mom to take a picture. I sat back down on Jake's lap and opened the tiny box. Inside were four little chocolates.

"Ooo" Jake said snatching one before I could slap his hand away.

"Hey!" I whined.

"Oh, did you want that one?" He asked sarcastically.

"Duh! That one is my favorite flavor and you know that!" I crossed my arms and pouted.

"Come here and get a taste then." He pulled me into yet another kiss in front of my family, causing Ricky and Vincent to gag. I pulled away.

"You planned this, didn't you?" I quirked an eyebrow.

"Maybe, maybe not." He said looking around the room and then back to me.

"You are an evil man Jacob Black. An eeeeeevilll man."

"But I'm your man so it's acceptable to be evil." He declared.

"Sure, sure." I quoted him.

"Maggie, your Uncle and I have something for you." My mom handed me another small box and I half expected more chocolate that my evil man would probably steal. But I was wrong. I unwrapped the box and my jaw dropped.

"Oh…my…god." Staring back at me was a shinny credit card practically screaming 'Use me!'

"Shh…" My mom motioned.

"What did you get…whoa." Jake said as his eyes widened. I started to fake cry and held the card close to my chest.

"What? Don't you like it?" My mom said sadly.

"No…it's just…this card…it's going to be so…so…ABUSED!" I pretended to feel for the plastic card.

"I thought you were the stingy one." Charlie said sneaking back into the crowd of people. I stuck my tongue out at him and put my new baby safely into my wallet.

"We thought you would be coming too so we got you a little something." My mom said handing a box to Jake. He opened the box and his face lit up. On a piece of paper was the name of the old car my mom had promised to get fixed for me since I was thirteen.

"You don't need to give me this, really." He said calmer.

"What am I going to do with that piece of junk anyway? It hasn't worked since Maggs was in elementary school."

"Thank you so much."

"I'm guessing my credit card will help out with the new parts and such?" I asked my mom. Charlie's face was pained for a quick second before he nodded his head grimly.

"That was the plan." He managed to choke out as my mom rubbed his back.


Before I knew it, it was eleven o'clock and Jake and I had to go. I hugged my drunken relatives and kissed my cousins on the cheek before I put my coat on and walked out into the winter wonderland that was Forks.

I yawned and shivered while getting into the car.

"You can't be tired already." Jake complained as he pulled away from my house.

"I'm not. I'm just…comfortable." I scooted over and snuggled with him while he drove.

"You miss them, right?" He said with his eyes on the road.

"Who?"

"Charlie and your mom."

"Yeah, I guess I do. I miss seeing my mom fighting with Charlie over the coffee in the morning, I miss battling my sister for the DVD player and I miss just having them around." I admitted softly.

"You could always go back. I mean, I could guard you while you were sleeping. That was the original plan anyway." He said sadly.

"But that would mean that I would never see you because you'd need to sleep when I'm awake."

"But they're your family Margaret. You need to see them." He said my full name…he never says my full name.

"You and the pack are my family too." I looked up at him.

"Charlie and your mom are your blood family. They have a greater connection with you."

"First of all, if 'blood connection' mattered, you're only family around here would be your dad. Second of all, I am your imprintee Jacob, which entails one freaking strong bond. Why are you pushing this?"

"Because it's what's right." He said bluntly.

"Since when was it not right to be with you?" I pulled myself away from him.

"What did Sam say?" I asked angrily.

"What makes you think it's Sam?" His eyes never left the road.

"Well, Emily wouldn't make me leave and no one else has problem with me there."

"It's just…I…I think we should spend some time…apart." He said bluntly. I could tell that he was lying by the way his voice broke at the end but I didn't care. I just can't believe he just said that to me.

"I think its best we spend time away from each other. Just for a little while…"

"For who Jacob? Remember last time we were apart?" Tears threatened to fall but I swallowed them back and tried to be strong.

For a minute he was quite but then he stopped the car to look at me. When his eyes met mine, my heart broke into tiny little pieces and a warm liquid ran down my cheeks.

"We will still see each other so the pain won't be that bad. You just won't be able to see me in my human form." He said reaching up to wipe away my tears but I pushed him away. Right now, there was nothing human about him.

"Just drive me home Jacob." I ordered. He started the car again and turned around.

"This isn't the way I wanted this to happen." He mumbled as he pulled up to the front of my house.

"Well this is how it is Jacob." I spat stepping out of the car.

"I love you." He said stopping me in my tracks. For the first time in my life, I slammed the door in his face and didn't respond. But how could I when my heart was just shattered by the very one who professed his love for me?