"Bye Mom!" I said, dashing out of the door before she could clock what I was wearing. Tammy's car waited at the end of the driveway and I raced towards it, jumping in and shutting the door, "Let's go."

Tammy, who I'd been friends with for quite a while now, had managed to score us fake IDs and we were trying then out for the first time tonight by going to a bar just a few miles away. I took off my coat and revealed my dress to her, which she approved of.

"Did you bring the IDs?" I asked. She handed me a driver's license almost identical to my own, only with the changed date of birth, "Sweet!"

We managed to get in without any problems and were soon dancing madly and slightly intoxicated. Tammy laughed, "I think we should do this every weekend, Ness."

I giggled back, "I'll get us some more drinks."

I was half way to the bar when someone grabbed me and spun me around, "What the hell are you doing here?"

I blinked and stared at Jacob, who stood in front of me with a venomous look on his face, "Uhh..."

"Well?" Jacob spat.

"I told you I was going out." I said.

"I thought you meant to the movies or something!" Jacob said, "Come on, we're going home."

"Why?" I asked, "I don't see-"

"Renesmee, shut up and come with me." He said, grabbing my wrist and pulling me through the crowd.

"Jacob-" I tried.

"I said shut up." He said, pulling me outside and towards his waiting truck.

"What the hell is your problem?" I asked, "I was just having a good time, I don't see what's wrong with that."

Jacob spun around to face me, his eyes stone cold, "You shouldn't even be here, Renesmee. You're only 18."

"Don't, Jake." I said.

"What? Don't what Renesmee?" He asked.

"Act like you know better than me, like I'm just a little girl." I said.

"You practically are!" He said.

"No, Jacob. You can't treat me like a kid anymore." I told him, "I'm an adult now, we're equal."

"You clearly aren't as adult as you think, making stupid decisions like this." He said, "Anything could have happened to you. You've been drinking; how we're you going to get home?"

I shrugged, realizing that I hadn't really thought about that, "We could have called a taxi."

"For God's sake, Renesmee!" Jacob said, "You really are just an immature child!"

"Shut up!" I screamed at him. He knew that I hated our age difference and the fact that he'd seen me grow up.

"We're going home." He said.

"You can't tell me what to do." I said.

I could see the anger bubbling inside of him as his grip tightened on my wrist, "Get your ass inside that car right now or there will be hell to pay."

I pulled my arm away and stalked towards his truck, slamming the door behind me as I got in. He got into the drivers seat and slammed his door with equal anger, "I don't want to hear another word from you."

"Why are you even mad, Jacob?" I asked, ignoring his request, "What's your problem?"

"Because you're making stupid, irresponsible decisions and you could have put yourself in serious danger Renesmee." He said, "That's my problem - you're my problem!"

"I'm sorry I'm such an inconvenience!" I yelled, "You don't have to worry about me, Jacob."

"All I do is worry about you!" He yelled back, "It's my whole existence!"

"How did you even know where I was?" I asked.

"Your parents rang me." Jacob said. I stared at him, "They figured out you liked about spending the night at your friends and asked me to find you."

"What, so, you and my parents are ganging up on me?" I asked, "You're not my third parent!"

"Is it so hard to believe that I actually care about your safety?" Jacob asked, annoyed.

I scowled out of the window, "Where are we going?"

"Back to mine to sober you up, then I'm taking you home." Jacob said.

I turned to look at him, "You can't take me home." He gave me a look, telling me he could, and would, do what he wanted, "Tell them they were wrong, that I was at my friends house."

"No." Jacob said.

"Why not?" I demanded, "You're supposed to be my boyfriend; why are you on their side?"

"Because you have to learn Renesmee." He said.

"Jacob, please, do this for me." I begged.

"I want to make sure it doesn't happen again." He said, "That they won't let you go out like that again."

I shudder at the thought of my parents watching my every move, then an idea popped into my head, "Do you want them to be watching me closely, Jacob? Think about what they might find out."

Jacob shot me a look, "Don't go there, Renesmee."

"It's not my fault! If you have them watching my every move then they're going to realise what...this is!" I said, gesturing between us.

Jacob glared at me, "What 'this is'? And what the hell is 'this', Renesmee?"

"You know I didn't mean it like that!" I protested.

"Do you know how pathetic you sound?" He asked, "Threatening to tell Mommy and Daddy what I've been doing to you?"

"That's not what I said, Jake, I would never tell them!" I defended. Jacob was too angry to really process what I was saying.

We pulled into his driveway and he cut the engine. Jacob didn't look at me, "Go inside and wait for me."

"Jacob-" I tried.

"Go!" He growled.

I slipped out of the truck and went inside. He didn't join me for a long time, and I knew he'd phased and was probably running - something he always did to try and burn off excess anger.

He still wouldn't look at me when he came in, "Go to bed."

"Can we talk about this?" I asked.

"Go to bed." He repeated, "I don't even want to see you right now."

"Are you-" I began.

"I'll take the couch." He said, before I could ask if he was coming with me. I stood and stared at him for a moment, unable what to do with the distance between us. A growl rose in his throat, "I swear to God Renesmee, if you don't go to bed right now you will seriously regret it."

This wasn't his teasing dominant threatening to punish me, he was serious. I backed away from him, then turned and went into his bedroom. I shut the door behind me, finally letting the tears roll down my cheeks. I brushed them away furiously, telling myself to stop being so stupid.

Stupid, stupid, stupid!

I curl up on Jake's bed, where his smell still lingers, and force myself to sleep.

~o.O.o~

I wake up cold, lying on top of the covers in just my skimpy dress. I sit up, looking around. It doesn't look like Jake's even been in here since he brought me home last night.

Sliding off of the bed, I catch my reflection in the mirror and grimace at my panda eyes. I hadn't bothered with taking off make up or even pulling the slides out of my messy hair before I collapsed last night. I locked my finger and ran it under my eyes, wiping off some of the smudged mascara. Then I pulled the slides out of my hair and put it up in a pony tail instead. I still looked like shit, but it was better.

I opened the bedroom door cautiously and crept into the hallway. It was empty, but I'd already known instinctively that Jacob was in the kitchen. I walked in and stood in the doorway. He had his back to me, and even though he would have heard me come in, he didn't turn or greet me. I stood there in silence for too long, feeling alone and cold as he kept his back to me, cooking on the stove.

Finally I couldn't take it any more, and said quietly, "Good morning."

His eyes flicked to me but he didn't smile. He gestured to a bar stool, "Sit down."

I did what he asked, sitting in silence as I watched him ignore me. He slid a plate of eggs towards me, "Eat."

"I'm not really hungry." I said, which was only half a lie. I was starving, but not for regular food. We had an unspoken rule that I didn't have blood when I was with Jake, because I knew that the constant reminder of my half vampire nature freaked him out.

"Eat, Renesmee." Jacob said again, staring me down. I took the knife and fork and began to eat. He sat opposite me, staring at his plate as he ate his own breakfast. I stopped eating half way through and sat in silence, watching him.

"What did you tell my parents?" I finally asked, desperate to break the silence.

Jacob looked up, annoyed. He sighed, "I told them that you and Tammy were at another friends house. They bought it."

"Thank you." I said. He didn't acknowledge my thanks and turned back to his eggs, "I'll make it up to you."

He didn't respond, so I decided that actions spoke louder than words. I trailed my fingers up his thigh towards his crotch, teasing his area. Suddenly he slammed his cutlery down onto the counter so hard that his plate smashed. I jumped at the sudden noise and Jake stood up, "Dammit, Renesmee, I can't do this anymore!"

"W-what?" I asked, startled by his yell.

"You're not going to 'make it up to me'." He said, irritated, "You're not just going to take this and make it about sex. I can't take advantage of you like that."

"You're not taking advantage of me, Jake." I said, "I want this. All I want is to make you happy."

"No." Jacob said, his eyes boring into me, "This is going to stop now. I won't do it any more."

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

"Last night made a lot of things clear to me, Renesmee." He said.

"I'm sorry about last night. You know I am." I cut in.

"I know what you said." Jacob said, "And I'm still angry about what happened, but that's not what this is about. Renesmee it's my job to protect you. I imprinted on you, and there's no way I can let anything happen to you. I'd spend every moment of my life wrapping you in cotton wool if I could." I frowned, but he continued before I could interject, "But I haven't been protecting you, Ness, and I can't protect you like this. We have to stop."

"Stop what?" I asked, still confused and frustrated.

"This. Us." Jacob said, "It can't work, not like it is at the moment. I care about you a great deal, Renesmee, and I want to always be in your life. But since that first time, your eighteenth birthday...everything changed and I can't protect you any more."

"What are you saying?" I asked, "What, you want to break up?"

Jacob looked pained, "Don't say it like that."

"That's what you're saying." I said, tears threatening my eyes, "That you don't want to be with me."

"I love you, Renesmee." He said, "But I have to put you first. Your safety is more important."

"I am safe. I'm always safe with you!" I protested.

"Not like this." He said, "We're always going to love each other, Ness, and we'll always be a part of each other's lives...just in a different way."

"Jacob you can't...you can't break up with me. Please!" I said. I ran at him, grabbing fistfuls of his shirt as tears steamed down my cheeks, "I won't let you."

I tried to kiss him, but he pushed me away, "Its what's best for you."

"I'm sorry!" I sobbed, "I'm sorry, I'll do anything! Please, Jacob!"

He broke away from me and walked towards the door, "I can't, Ness."

Before he left, I managed to get the words out of my mouth, "I'll let you mark me."

He turned around to face me, "What?"

"If you let us carry on, exactly as we were." I said, "You can mark me."

A look of anger mixed with sadness contorted his face, "Don't do that, Renesmee, that's not fair."

"Why not?" I demanded.

"That's like promising vodka to an alcoholic." He said, "I can't, Renesmee. I can't force you into that just because you want to carry on having sex!"

"Jacob I need you!" I begged, falling to my knees in front of his, my face a wet mess of tears, "I don't know how to live without you."

"You won't change my mind, Renesmee." He said. He grabbed his keys out of the bowl, "Come on, I'm taking you home."

"Jacob, please." I sobbed, unable to move.

I heard his agitated sigh and then he picked me up and carried me out to his truck, placing me in the passenger seat as I continued to cry. He drove me home and killed the engine at the house. I didn't move, so he got out and went inside instead. I could see him talking to Mom through the window, and then he came out with Jasper. I could feel him sending calm manipulating waves towards me, but I didn't have the strength to be angry. I was so tired and upset, I let Jasper control my emotions, numbing them. He opened the door of the truck and lifted me out, carrying me back to the house in his arms as Jacob drove away.

So, like i said a very plot-centred chapter but i hope you liked it! Don't worry, the lemons will be back soon ;) I just wanted to develop the plot a little as i felt Jacob wouod be having some dpubts at this point...anyway, let me know if you liked it and give me any suggestions you have :)

I'm still looking for a beta if anyone's interested...!