Chapter 10

Renesme's POV

As we walked back to the car, we had four eager-to-please male Macy's workers walking behind us with all of our shopping bags. They were decent enough looking but I couldn't help but see Jacob's face whenever one of them smiled shyly at me or one of the other inhumanly beautiful 'teenagers' with me. My heart sped up on instinct, thinking about Jake lately had started to cause that immediate reaction in my body. Stupid werewolf, making my human hormones go crazy at just the thought of him.

"Thinking about Jake?" Bella asked, noticing the blush on my cheeks, which of course only made more blood rush to my cheeks. I nodded, half-embarrassed and half-excited. This stupid fight was too much for me. I had to see my Jacob, even if he doesn't feel the same way that I do. Being apart for even twenty-four hours was killing me.

"Ooh, she totally is! That is sooo cute!" Nudge exclaimed, her big brown eyes widening with happiness. "It's funny 'cause I was just thinking about Iggy and then Nessie says she was thinking about Jacob. Hey, Max, were you thinking about Fang a second ago? 'Cause if you were than that would be a little weird." She asked, causing Max's cheeks to flush for the first time since I met her. Nudge took no notice, just continued to ramble on. "We all know that Alice, Bella, and Rosalie were thinking about their husbands because isn't that what all wives are supposed to do? Besides, their minds can do like a million things at a time 'cause they're…um," She glanced at the men packing the bags into the car. "…smart. Yeah, smart; so they can think of tons of things at a time."

She smiled at Max who gave her a 'shut-up-before-I-rip-out-your-wings' look. Nudge shut up instantly, although from what Edward told me about her she probably just continued her rambling in her mind. 'How could one girl possibly talk that much?' I thought as we all slid into the car.

"How are Angel and Fang?" Max asked, her leader voice coming out instead of the normal 'we-are-just-a-bunch-of-girls-hanging-out-at-the-mall tone. I glanced back at her and could tell that she was anxious about something. Her hands kept twisting and untwisting the bottle cap to her sprite.

Alice laughed, a small twinkling laugh. "You know that I can't see you guys." She paused when Max made no attempt to speak again. "But I guess if it will make you feel better, I could check up on Seth. He is bound to be with Angel…ha, ha, get it?" She joked, trying to ease the tension in the small car.

"Now isn't the time, Alice." Bella commented lowly, my half-vampire hearing barely picking up the words. I looked at Max again and winced when she glared at me. What was with her crazy mood swings? I thought we were getting along? I asked Bella, touching her arm. She only shook her head, obviously not know the answer to that one either.

Alice's eyes went wide and she swerved the car slightly before righting the car and avoiding hitting an oncoming semi. "I just saw Leah about to yell at Seth and two shimmering figures, avians I'm assuming."

"Leah? Seriously? Can't that dog ever leave anyone alone?" Rosalie growled. "Just because she doesn't have an imprint, she thinks that everyone who does needs to be as miserable as her."

The car settled into an awkward silence after that, no one saying anything. The only thing that could be heard was the radio and even that was only on softly. Suddenly, Max screamed an earsplitting scream and everyone flinched. We all turned to her and stared in shock. She was clutching her stomach, silent tears running down her face. Nudge looked completely stunned, for once not saying something about what was going on. I guess seeing her fearless leader looking broken was a huge shock.

Max stared forward, not meeting Nudge's eyes. Tears were still streaming down her cheeks and she looked like she was about to puke. I reached my hand behind my seat and touched her lightly on her wet cheek. What's wrong, Max? I asked, not even slightly offended when she shook off my hand and continued sobbing.

"Fang…" She whispered, devastation ringing through the single syllable in a heartbreaking way that I had never heard before. With that, Alice floored it, placing her stiletto farther down on the pedal as the car sped off towards La Push.