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Ch.10

Flashback

"Jake!" Renesmee yelled after him, pulling him into the old building. She was the only person he allowed to call him Jake. "Isn't this beautiful?"

"Yeah, I guess," Jacob said. "It's kinda dusty."

"The architecture is beyond beautiful. I still can't believe we're actually here in Volterra. It would be a great place to get married," she said, winking at him. Jacob sighed.

"Nessie, they barely let us be here now. What would make you think they'd let us get married here?"

"I dunno. But we need to find a place soon Jake," Renesmee said, lacing her fingers into his. Jacob felt her engagement ring rub against his finger. He looked down at his fiancée and into her chocolate brown eyes. Renesmee smiled up at him and pulled out her camera to flash a picture of Jacob.

"Perfect," she said. Jacob grinned at her before pulling her into a soft kiss and walking into the monastery.

"Hey, earth to Black?" Leah said, snapping her fingers in front of Jacob's face.

"Yeah…" he said flatly.

"Umm, I'm gonna head home. We can finish up the research tomorrow. It's late and I haven't eaten all day," Leah said, rising from her seat.

"Yeah… sure," he said. He stood up too after her. "Hey, d'you maybe wanna get a bite to eat?"

Leah opened her mouth to say no thanks, but her growling stomach betrayed her.

"Come on, it's my treat," he offered. Leah hesitated but eventually nodded her head.

They walked out of the building together.

"Just follow me," Jacob said. "I know a place that has the best burgers."

Leah nodded her head and got into her car. She watched as Jacob got onto his black motorcycle and pulled out, before she followed behind him. They finally parked at this small 24 hour diner.

Jacob gestured for Leah to follow him. She locked her car door and entered the quant diner.

"I feel like I just stepped into the 50s," she said.

"Well, it's the best burger and fries joint you'll find in all of Washington!" Jacob said excitedly.

"Yeah, yeah, sure whatever," Leah mumbled. They sat in a nearby booth and waited for the waitress to come take their order. She rolled over to their table in roller blades, a few seconds later, her long black hair in a ponytail, accented with one long braid out front. She was tall. Probably 6'1 Leah guessed and could have easily been a model.

"Hi, welcome to Amazon Diner, what can I get you?" the woman said.

"Zafrina?" Jacob asked. The waitress looked up from her writing pad and made eye contact with Jacob.

"Oh my God. Jacob? Hi!" she squealed. Jacob stood up and hugged the waitress. Leah looked at the mini reunion going on and assumed the tall, model like girl was one of Jacob's exes.

"How are you?" he asked her.

"I'm good. I haven't seen you since Nessie's-" Jacob cut her off before she said the word that he dreaded to hear.

"Yeah, I know. What are you doing here?"

"I have to make money in order to go to Medical school," she said.

Medical School, Leah thought. This girl was pretty and smart. How had Jacob gone from this girl to Emily?

"Good for you."

"Oh, sorry. We just were catching up and I forgot that there are hungry people here," Zafrina said. She turned to Leah. "What can I get you?"

"Umm I'll take a double bacon cheeseburger and cheese fries and to drink I'll take an orange soda," Leah said confidently.

Zafrina smiled at her. "Nice! That's my favorite too."

"I guess I'll take the same," Jacob said. Zafrina smiled at both of them and told them their food would be out shortly before walking away.

Leah fiddled with her menu. "So… ex-girlfriend?"

"Who? Zafrina? No… she's a friend," Jacob said.

"Right," Leah scoffed.

"She was friends with one of my friends," Jacob explained.

"Oh," Leah mouthed.

"Why d'you care anyways?"

"I'm nosy," Leah said plainly.

It was Jacob's turn to scoff. "Right."

They sat in silence until Zafrina brought their food and drinks out to them. She placed each plate and drink in front of Jacob and Leah and sighed.

"I still can't believe you're here. It's been like 3 years," Zafrina said. She paused and looked at the ground. "I still have her camera."

Jacob looked up from his meal and cleared his throat.

"Sorry. I'm just saying stupid things. Umm call me if you need anything," Zafrina said walking away. Leah took a bite of her fry.

"What was she talking about?" she asked. Jacob pushed his plate of food away.

"Nothing!" Jacob snapped. Leah peeked at him warily. "Sorry. I just-"

"Don't apologize for snapping. I yell at you all the time."

"Yeah, why do you do that?" Jacob wondered aloud.

"For the sake of our new partnership, I'm not going to divulge why I hate your guts," Leah responded. She pushed her burger away from her and exhaled.

"I'm not hungry anymore," she said.

Jacob pulled a 20 out of his pocket and put it on the table before rising up to leave.

"Jacob, wait," he heard behind him as he exited the diner. He turned to see Zafrina holding a camera in her hand. "Here"

"This isn't mine," Jacob sighed, recognizing the black professional camera.

"It's not mine either," she said handing Jacob the camera. He took it into his hands and touched the lenses softly.

"Don't be a stranger Jacob," Zafrina said, pecking his cheek lightly. She gave him a small smile and went back into the diner. Leah watched as Jacob's face glazed over while he examined the camera.

"Black?" she called.

"Yeah," he said, looking up. Tears formed in the corners of his eyes and Leah froze. She wasn't good with dealing with people who cried. She rarely cried so tears were kind of like her kryptonite. The last time she remembered crying was when her father died in the line of duty when she was 5.

Jacob cleared his throat and shoved the camera into his bag on the back of his bike.

"Um, I gotta go. I'll see you tomorrow," he said, hoping onto the bike and starting it with a roar. Leah watched as he rode off and stood there, next to her car, dumbfounded. What the hell had happened to him?

A/N: SO, heres a small glimpse into Jacob and Renesmee's past but you'll find out more later on in the story. I should be updating soon but no promises. Thanks for the support everyone and I'm glad you love reading this story as much as I love writing it!

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