~ Chapter 10 ~

It was early the next morning when a police car came up to the Cullen's house. The whole house knew the were humans on their property but they continued their daily routine to appear human.

When the police officer knocked on their door, Esme walked over to open it. Displaying everything a housewife should be. She smiled welcoming at the man.

"Can I help you?"

The officer took of his hat to show respect to the woman, even if it wasn't routine.

"Hello, Mrs Cullen. Is your husband home?"

"Yes," Esme said naturally. "He's making himself ready for work. I'll get him for you."

She left the door open as if trusting the human, but honestly, there were nothing he could do to harm them. Esme went up the stairs and at that moment Emmett walked through the hall in only his boxers, yawing.

"We have company." Esme called to her son as if predicting her son's habit.

The tall teenager looked surprised at the officer for a moment before he saluted him, "hi there," and went to his room to put on something. Alice jumped down the stairs and went to the kitchen, followed by a pale Jasper who nodded at the officer before disappearing from view.

"Alice," Rosalie called from upstairs to put on a show. "Have you seen my shirt? I put it out last night."

"I put it in the laundry. I thought it was dirty."

There was no reply from Rosalie but just that simple exchange made the officer blush at the image it created. Everyone knew how beautiful the Cullen's were.

Not long after that came Carlisle down the stairs with his wife behind him. He was dressed to go to work and his bag in his hand.

"Can I help you?" he asked naturally, knowing it was better to go along that fight when humans wanted something.

The officer looked between the parents and couldn't help but think how young they looked. "I need you to come with me. There's been an incident."

Carlisle nodded before turning back to Esme, kissed her on the cheek and said he would be home late.

The police man put his hat on his head once the door closed.

"We're taking my car." he said, making the doctor turn to him questioning.

"I need my car to get around later." he tried to explain without making the other feel like an idiot.

The officer gave him a professional look. "I didn't want to say anything in front of your family, but there's been a murder in town. And evidence points you as a suspect."

It finally dawned on Carlisle that he wouldn't get out of this so fast. Edward. Even if he knew he hadn't done it, he knew that Edward wouldn't make this so easy for him.

Carlisle's face betrayed little as he nodded before being escorted to the police car. Knowing that his family had heard everything.

Once they were on their way Carlisle tried to hide his deep thinking. He tried to think about what Edward had done.

When they pulled up he was horrified to see they were at Police Chief Swan's house. The Swan family was only Charlie Swan and his daughter Isabella Swan who had come to stay with him since a few weeks ago.

He saw Charlie sitting in the window with his hands on his face and all blood in Carlisle drained away.

No, you didn't Edward.

As the sun rose higher on the sky and the hours passed by quickly, Jacob finally started to stir on the bed. His head was groggy and he felt like he had a hang-over. It was the result of the after effects of imprinting.

For the first 12 hours, the imprinter was weak and very acceptable toward suggestions from their imprint. It was a dangerous time where they were capable of anything without a rational mind. He had almost killed Sam.

"Oh, God." he moaned. "What have I done?"

"God wont answer you even if you ask." a smooth voice told him.

Jacob looked up and saw the vampire – Edward – standing by the window like he had when he fell asleep last night. The rare clear weather allowed the sun to shine through the window. Jacob narroed his eyes.

"Are you sparkling?"

"All vampire sparkle in sunlight. That's why we don't go out on a clear day." Edward waited for his first impression.

"That's so gay." Jake snorted, trying to contain his giggle.

"Say's the wolf who imprinted on a man." Edward shot back. "Besides," he walked over to the bed side. "There's a lo of things another man can offer." he teased hotly as he leaned down on the bed, resting on his hands.

The proximity to his imprint made Jacob tense up and he tried to look away, but couldn't. He watched as Edward licked his lips and that shot a spike of desire through him. He then saw the smirk and knew the bastard knew what he was thinking.

"What do you want from me?" he asked.

Edward late the seconds play by without saying anything, making the shifter squirm where he lay trapped. "That's what I'm trying to figure out." he pushed himself away and instantly Jacob felt a stab of lost.

Edward walked over to the other side of the cabin that were still in shadows. "I came to Forks to pay Carlisle back for what he did to me. I didn't plan on becoming the mate of a wolf." He wrinkled his nose as if the smell was bad in the cabin.

"Do you think I was looking to imprint on a leech?" Jacob shot back as he sat up with his legs on the edge. "I was looking for the bastard who hurt my brothers, I didn't want to imprint on the fucker."

Edward folded his arms across his chest. "Then it seems we are both in it together. We don't want each other, but from what you know we are stuck together until one of us ends up six feet down. But since neither of us can kill the other we have to wait for someone else to do the deed."

"Shouldn't you be six foot down already?" Jacob snarled.

Edward gave him a wry smile. "I should be." he said coldly. "I should have died in 1918 from the Spanish Flue, but Carlisle changed that."

"So now you want to get back at him for turning you into a vamp? That's just good."

"We were lovers." The words shot Jacob's heart dead.

"What?" his eyes couldn't contain the hurt he was feeling from learning this.

Edward didn't want the pity or hurt he saw in those dark eyes so he looked away. "He took care of me when I was a newborn. He taught me his way and naturally we became lovers. It was a lonely existence but since we had each other, we could go on." his face looked like he tasted something rotten. "Until Esme crossed his path. He fell for her and left me behind without an explanation or reason to why? He only brought back that bitch which he had turned without my knowing and presented her as his mate. Can you guess how it felt to be thrown away, ignored and denied after spending 10 years together? Only the two of you and then it was a mistake? So I left them. I turned my back on everything he taught me and I created my own life, and I must say it had become damn glorious."

Jacob didn't know how to answer. His mind knew that there was no reason he should go after the Cullens, but his heart could understand the pain. He couldn't chose one and be happy with his choice.

"So what will you do?" his throat felt dry.

Edward smirked at Jacob. "Nothing for now. I've already planted the first piece that will destroy Carlisle's idle life. All I have to do now is wait until tomorrow. Then I will start the second phase. In the mean time..."

Jacob watched the lecherous face Edward made to him.

"I have time to kill and this will be a good time to see what relationship we can have."

He so didn't like the sound of that. "What do you have in mind?"

"Even if I didn't plan this I can take on a new pet in my life."

"Pet?" Jacob hissed. "I'm not your pet."

"Of course not." Edward corrected himself with no sincerity. "Here's the deal. I've lived for a long time and I've come to obtained some specific tastes." he let his voice hint toward the end. "I will give you one chance to prove to me that you have what it takes to be my bed partner. If you pleas me by reaching my expectations then I will consider becoming your lover."

Jacob's heart fluttered at that word; Lover. He didn't know what he wanted to be with the vampire but just the thought of being lovers sent his heart into a frenzy.

"If I don't?" he slurred a little at the end.

Edward looked straight into his face. "Then you can forget it." his voice alone told Jacob that it was final. He would only have one chance.

His head was spinning on his shoulders. He had never had a lover before, only a crush on Bella Swan and that had never lead to anything. She wouldn't even look at him except as a friend from their childhood. He didn't know if he could pass or if he would screw up. Was he even ready for sex?

"What do you want me to do?" he said without warning. He wanted to kick himself for saying it but the smile that crossed Edward's face was so worth it.

"Take your clothes of and wait on the bed." he walked over to the door. "I will be right back."

TBC