I pulled up in front of the cabin, which was crawling with Pack members as usual. It had only been a week, but the guys had made significant headway. They fixed all the plumbing and electrical and as of yesterday, we had running utilities. I glanced up at the roof to see Jacob, Seth, and Jared putting up new shingles.
"Bella!" Jacob called with a broad grin, sliding down the ladder. He enveloped me in a sweaty, shirtless hug. I pulled away before I got heat stroke, but pulled his lips to mine.
"Get a room." Jared called.
Jacob pulled away, "This is my house!"
"Then why aren't you working?" Jared teased.
"Go back to work," I smiled, "My duty is inside anyways."
Jacob nodded, "Emily and Leah are waiting inside."
I couldn't help but laugh at the sight inside the cabin. Emily and Leah sat at the plastic table looking at several sheets of paper in a binder. Emily looked beyond herself with excitement while Leah looked like she was being tortured.
"Oh, Bella you're here." Leah looked relieved to see me.
"How did you get wrangled into this?" I asked Leah as I sat down.
She pointed to Emily, "She thinks it's every female in the pack's duty to help you decide how to decorate, but if you'll notice that neither Sara nor Kim are here."
"They were busy." Emily's tone suggested that she had said it multiple times, "And we really need to get started since the guys will start demolishing the two bedrooms tomorrow."
She had a point, "I guess we do need to make some decisions."
"Thank you, Bella." Emily said smugly, "Now Jacob said he's already got the furniture for the bedroom decided. So we need to decide on flooring and paint. Do you know what the dimensions will be?"
I shrugged, "Jacob had them all written down somewhere, let me go ask."
I made my way outside and shouted up to the roof, "Jake, where are the blueprints for the bedroom?"
"In the folder in the trunk of my car." He called.
"Thanks!' I walked over to the Rabbit and searched for the folder. When I lifted the folder, I caught a glimpse of a notebook wedged under a blanket. It had the words 'Leeches: Year 2' written in Jacob's handwriting. Curiosity got the better of me and after looking around to see if anyone was watching, I opened it.
It didn't take long for me to realize that it was a journal of all the encounters with vampires he had while he was in Canada. Descriptions of his fights with them, and even sketches of identifying marks for the ones that got away.
"Find it?" Jacob's sudden voice scared me, causing me to jump.
"Umm, yeah." Flustered, I rushed to cover it back up. "Thanks." I headed back inside to join the ladies.
I tried my hardest to stay focused, though it was hard. In the end we had made significant headway. We decided to continue the cabin feel, using wood for the walls and floor. Meaning we wouldn't have to paint and we could recycle most of the old wood floor but it would cost more, though Emily insisted she 'knows a guy'. The bathroom would be the only room not wood. We already picked out the tile and paint for the bathroom.
Several hours and five large pizzas later, Jacob and I were finally alone. It was impossible to ever feel lonely as part of the Pack. We were sitting in comfortable silence when I decided to ask the question that had been on my mind for hours.
"So what's with the notebook?"
Jacob looked at me curiously, "What notebook?"
"The Leech Notebook."
Jacob sighed, "I guess it's time I told someone."
A/N: Sorry it's such a short chapter, I'll add more tomorrow!
