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"I Love You".
Quinn stared up at Jacob with dazed eyes. Did he just say what she think he said?
"Did you just say that you love me?". He nodded. Her brain felt as though it had blown a fuse. He gently set her back down so that her toes touched the ground.
"Are you okay?" he asked, his hands still gripping her arms.
She nodded, "I-I just wasn't expecting that".
"Sorry, I didn't mean to freak you out".
She shook her head, "I'm not freaked. I'm just surprised. I mean we just kissed, couples usually don't start saying I love you until way later".
"Usually, but that doesn't really apply for imprints, now does it?" he said with a smile.
She chuckled, "I guess not. You just caught me off guard is all."
He leaned down and kissed her forehead, "You'll learn that I'm full of surprises."
She wrapped her arms back around him, "I'm not sure if that's a good thing or bad."
He grinned, "Definitely good".
She pressed her cheek against his chest and sighed, "I never realized how beautiful the sound of a heart beating was. It's amazing how much you can miss it when its gone".
He kissed her hair, "It beats for you, you know".
She smiled, "If mine still did, I'd say the same thing".
They fell into a comfortable silence.
"Jacob".
"Hmm?".
"Would you love me even if I wasn't your imprint?".
She didn't know why she asked that, for she already knew what his answer would be.
He nodded, "Probably. I mean, it would be pretty hard not to fall in love with you."
She smiled and pushed herself onto her toes before kissing his chin, "I love you, Jacob."
He grinned, "Good, otherwise this would be pretty awkward".
She chuckled and let go of him before bending down to pick up her camera.
"Now that we've said 'I love you', I think it's about time that we had our first date, don't you?" She looked up at him, her eyebrow arched, "Jacob Black, are you asking me out?".
He smiled, "In a way, yes".
"Our first date," she laughed, "Don't the 'I love you's' usually come way after the first date?"
He chuckled, "Traditionally yes. But where's the fun in tradition?"
After spending a few hours in the forest together, the two of them headed back to the Cullen household.
"Want to help me develop my pictures?" Quinn asked as they walked up the steps to the house. Jacob opened the door for her, "Sure, sounds like fun".
They walked inside to find Carlisle and Esme in the kitchen.
"Food!" Jacob exclaimed, his mouth watering at the sandwiches they were making.
Quinn rolled her eyes, "You're always hungry. How is that possible?"
"We made lunch, we hope you two are hungry." Esme said brightly.
"Well I am," Jacob said as he reached over and shoved a sandwich in his mouth.
Quinn heard thunderous footsteps coming downstairs and she knew it was Emmett. She turned around and saw him walking towards them.
"Hey family" he greeted, his loud voice echoing off the windows. His eyes were a shade darker than normal which meant he was thirsty.
"Rose and I are going hunting," he said.
He walked over to the foot of the stairs, "Hurry up Rose, I'm starving!"
Within the blink of an eye, Rosalie was walking down the stairs, a displeased look on her face. She noticed Jacob and her face went from displeasure to disgust, "He's here again? At this rate we'll never be able to rid the house of his god awful stench".
Quinn rolled her eyes, "Would you give it a rest, Rosalie? It's not Jacob's fault."
"Do you have to bring him here all the time?".
"Rosalie," Carlisle warned, "Jacob is with Quinn now. That makes him apart of this family". Rosalie grimaced and shook her head, "This is so wrong on so many levels…".
She turned to Emmett, "C'mon, babe. Let's hunt."
Emmett chuckled and turned to Jacob, "Don't worry, she'll come around."
"Yeah and if she doesn't, I got a bunch of blonde jokes waiting to be told in my pocket." Quinn frowned at Jacob.
Emmett laughed, "You're not that bad, dog. See ya later family." he said to them all before heading out the door. By now Jacob had finished his fourth sandwich.
"My, my, my, I've never seen someone eat so much before," Esme said with a chuckle before she took Jacob's empty plate away.
"That was just a snack, Mrs. Cullen," Jacob said with a laugh.
"And he's serious about that, Esme." Quinn said with a smile before taking Jacob's hand and leading him away.
"Thanks again," Jacob said.
"Anytime, Jacob" Carlisle said before the two were out of sight.
Esme smiled, "Aren't they cute?"
Carlisle nodded and wrapped his arms around his wife, "Very. And very deserving of each other. It's good to see them so happy".
Quinn led Jacob into her darkroom, "Well, this is where the magic happens."
Jacob looked around, clearly impressed, "This is cool".
Her darkroom was the size of his room back home. She closed the door behind him and turned off the lights.
"Would you mind turning on that light above your head?" she asked. Jacob looked up and reached for the small chain, he pulled it and a red light bulb illuminated the room. He watched as she walked over to a counter and set her camera on the table before taking the film out. He smiled. Even in this light, she still seemed to glow. He walked behind her and wrapped his arms around her stomach, pulling her against his chest. She smiled and turned around to face him, well technically his chest. He gently picked her up and set her down on the counter. He leaned down and kissed her softly.
"Is this the only reason why you wanted to come down here?" she asked in between kisses.
He chuckled and nodded, slowly moving his kisses down to her neck. She laughed softly as he buried his face in the crook of her neck, inhaling her scent deeply, his lips tickling her skin. She pulled his face from her neck and tapped her lips with her finger. He grinned and covered her lips with his again. She cupped his face before running her fingers through his short hair. They continued on like that for a good hour, doing nothing but making out.
He reluctantly pulled away and turned his head to kiss the inside of her wrist, "I should get going".
She smiled and jumped off the counter, "Okay. Then I'll see you tonight."
He nodded, "It's a date."
He leaned down and pecked her on the lips before opening the door, only to find Alice on the other side.
Jacob stopped, "Alice?".
"Were you listening outside the door?" Quinn asked.
Alice smiled sheepishly, "Had to make sure you two weren't getting down to business…we have rules about that kind of stuff when the rest of the family is home."
Jacob shook his head in disbelief, "Bye Alice. Bye Quinn."
"Bye Jacob," Alice and Quinn both said in unison.
Quinn watched as Alice's smile suddenly got way bigger. That was never a good sign. "Did I hear correctly? Are you and Jacob going on a date?"
Quinn nodded. Her eyes lit up, "Ohmygod! You know what these means, don't you?"
Quinn frowned and shook her head.
"You're going to need a new outfit! Which means…" The little light bulb went off in Quinn's head. Oh no.
"Shopping!" Alice exclaimed.
Quinn had heard about Alice's spontaneous shopping sprees from Bella. And she wasn't keen on experiencing it first hand. "I really don't need anymore clothes, Alice. I have more than enough clothes to choose from for my date".
Alice rolled her eyes, "You don't have date clothes. You just have everyday clothes. There's a difference. A huge difference."
Quinn shook her head and turned off the light in the darkroom before walking back into the hallway, "Jacob doesn't care about that stuff. He's a guy".
"You still need to look presentable" Alice said as she followed Quinn into the living room.
"Alice, I-"
"I wouldn't try and fight her, Quinn. Alice always gets her way." Jasper said as he got up from his place on the couch.
"But-"
"Listen to Jasper, Quinn. This goes a lot more smoothly if you cave." Alice said before taking her hand and leading her down to the garage.
Quinn groaned, "Not the Porsche. Please, Alice. Not the Porsche."
Alice rolled her eyes, "Stop whining. You sound like Bella".
"But it's just so…flashy. Couldn't we just take-"
Before Quinn could finish her sentence, Alice had already pushed her in the passenger seat and strapped her in. She was now her prisoner. Great. Just great.
Their shopping trip consisted of Alice blurring through racks of clothes, throwing them at Quinn, before shoving her into a dressing room and forcing her to try on all the clothes. This took at least an hour. And that was only for one store. If you times that by how many stores they went to, well, for once Quinn was glad she was a vampire, because if she hadn't been, she would've never been able to keep up with Alice. She didn't know how Bella does it. By the time Alice decided they had enough clothes, which consisted of over five hundred dollars worth of clothes, Quinn was surprised that they even made home in time for her date. When they got home, Quinn found the house empty.
"Where is everyone?" she asked.
"I kicked them out," Alice explained as she put down their shopping bags in Quinn's room.
"You kicked them out?".
She nodded as if it were perfectly normal to kick family members out of their own house.
"I just thought you and Jacob would want the house to yourselves, so we're all going to be out for the night….and the morning if needed" she said with a mischievous grin.
"Nothing like that is going to happen, Alice" Quinn said as she chucked a shirt Alice bought for herself at her.
Alice plopped down on Quinn's lounge chair, "Why, don't you want to?".
"Not on our first date! Jacob and I just got together and I mean, the last time I had sex was the time I got pregnant. The last thing on my mind is sex.".
Alice started rummaging through the bags, "So? What are you worried about? Vampires can't get pregnant".
"All I know is that this time around I'm not having sex until I'm married".
Alice chucked a blue cardigan at her, "Good luck telling that to Jacob. Werewolves aren't the most patient of creatures. Here, wear this" she said as she handed her a white dress with blue dots to match the cardigan.
"Now do you need help with your makeup?" Alice asked.
Quinn rolled her eyes, "No, mother".
"Hey, I'm old enough to be your mother, so watch it".
Quinn chuckled, "Your old enough to be my grandmother".
"Which gives you all the more reason to listen to me" Alice grinned.
"I think I'm good," Quinn said, referring to Alice's question.
Alice sighed and stood up, "Okay. I guess I can leave you now. Jasper and I are going to the movies".
"Alright, have fun" Quinn said with a wave as Alice headed for the door.
"You too. But not too much fun" Alice said with a wink.
When Quinn heard Jacob knock on the door, she quickly shed her apron and released her hair out of the ponytail she kept it in to keep it from getting in the way. She smoothed out her dress before opening the door. She smiled when she saw him standing there. He wore a navy blue t-shirt and jeans. Simple. Just like him.
"Hey, you" he greeted, leaning down and kissing her forehead.
She smiled and took his hand, "Come on in".
"This place smells amazing, what are you making?".
"Chicken Alfredo" she replied as she started walking back into the kitchen.
He closed the door behind him and looked around, "Where is everyone?".
Quinn smiled, "They all cleared out so we could be alone".
He followed her into the kitchen, now realizing that music was coming out of the stereo, "So you just told them all to scram so that we could have our date here?".
She shook her head, "No…Alice did".
"That Alice" he said with a chuckle, shaking his head.
He walked over to the sink and washed his hands, "What do you need help with?".
"Um…you could make the salad". He nodded and dried his hands with a towel before walking over to the counter.
"You think you can handle chopping a tomato?" she joked as she tossed him a tomato. He playfully rolled his eyes before taking a knife out of a drawer.
While Quinn mixed the Alfredo sauce, she could feel Jacob's eyes on her, even though he was supposed to be chopping the tomato. She looked over at him and their eyes met. She shivered.
He noticed, "What's wrong?".
She shook her head and focused on the sauce, "Nothing".
She heard him put down the knife, "Now that's a lie if I ever heard one".
"It's nothing" she assured him.
He walked over to her, "Just tell me".
She sighed and looked up at him, "It's just the way you're looking at me".
His eyebrows furrowed in confusion, "What's wrong with the way I look at you?".
She shook her head, "Nothing. It's just…I've never been with a guy who's ever looked at me like you are now".
He smiled, "It's just the look of love".
She smiled weakly, "Exactly. Nobody's ever looked at me in that way".
He leaned down and kissed her, "Well get used to it, lamb, because you're going to be seeing it a lot from me."
After dinner…
.
"What should we do now?" Quinn asked as she put away the last of the dishes back in the cupboards.
"I was thinking we go to the park?" Jacob suggested as he hopped off the counter.
She frowned and turned around, "Why the park?"
"They usually show old movies there. I thought we could check it out since you like old movies".
"That's an understatement, Jacob. I love old movies! We have to go!" she said excitedly.
"It's like perfect timing too. I'm pretty sure we can make it," Jacob said as he glanced at the clock in the kitchen.
Quinn walked into the living room and grabbed her purse off the couch, "Is it okay if we take my car?".
He raised his eyebrows, "They got you a car?". She nodded sheepishly and led him down into the garage.
When they reached it, Jacob let out a low whistle, "Damn, they sure know how to pick cars. Which one is yours?".
She hesitantly walked over to her silver car that was still parked next to Alice's Porsche.
His eyes bugged out, "Wow…is that car.. Italian?".
She nodded. "How much horsepower does this thing got?" he asked as he ran his hand along the side of the car.
She shrugged, "Beats me".
She fished her keys out of her purse, "Want to drive?".
He nodded, "Sure". She could tell he was more excited than he led on. What was it with guys and cars? She didn't understand the fascination. She chuckled and tossed him the keys.
Apparently fast driving wasn't just a Cullen trait, Quinn noticed as they zoomed down one of the main roads. It didn't bother her, for she was used to driving with Alice, but the last thing she wanted was for them to get pulled over. "You better slow down, Jacob, you're going over a hundred".
He glanced at the speedometer and eased off the gas petal, "It's amazing. It doesn't even feel like we're going that fast. This is one bad ass car".
She rolled her eyes at him, "You're such a guy".
Thanks to Jacob's fast driving, it only took them a couple of minutes to get to the park.
"I can't believe you've never seen Gone With The Wind" Quinn said, shaking her head in disbelief as they walked through the park, looking for the perfect spot in front of the oversized screen set up. The movie that was playing was Gone With The Wind, with Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh.
Jacob shook his head, "I've never even heard of it, is it good?".
She stared at him, her mouth agape, "Seriously, Jacob? Is it good? Of course it's good! It's freaking fantastic!".
Jacob laughed and wrapped his arm around her, "Well what's it about?".
Quinn shook her head as she sat down, "You'll have to wait to find out".
He sighed and sat down behind her.
About an hour and a half later, Jacob found himself bored out of his mind. He hated time period movies, they always reminded him of History class, which he also hated. He glanced down at Quinn who had her eyes glued to the screen. He leaned down and started nuzzling her neck affectionately.
She shifted, a smile spreading across her face, "Jacob," she said with a giggle, trying to shrug him away, "Watch the movie. The good part is coming up."
"You said that like an hour ago." he mumbled.
She chuckled, "Well there are a lot of good parts."
He sighed, "How long is this movie anyways?"
She rolled her eyes, "Would you quit whining, we're almost to intermission."
His eyes widened and he groaned, "You mean there's more? H-How much more?"
She poked him, "You're acting like a little kid you know that?"
"Am not." he pouted.
She chuckled, "Just try and watch the movie, please?". He took a deep breath and rested his chin against her head, trying for Quinn's sake to enjoy the movie. But it was just soo boring…
His gaze drifted away from the screen and onto Quinn. He found himself looking at her left hand which he was currently caressing. Her hand was so much smaller than his own, and incredibly soft, like a child's in a way. And for a moment, he found himself staring at her ring finger. He could easily picture a wedding band on her finger. When he realized what he was thinking, he almost dropped her hand. She noticed this and looked up at him curiously. "Sorry, babe" he muttered. She shrugged and went back to watching the movie….
"Four hours? That movie was four hours?" Jacob said in disbelief when he checked his watch the moment the film credits started to play.
"Don't be so dramatic" Quinn said with a chuckle as she pushed herself off the grass, "It was totally worth it".
"You're crazy! That was one of the most boring movies, I've ever seen! The only good part was when that guy swore at the end. And even then, it wasn't a good curse word! It was just damn!". Quinn folded her arms across her chest, an amused look on her face, "Are you listening to yourself right now?".
"Never make me sit through that movie ever again" he pleaded.
She shook her head, "I don't think I can make that promise".
He sighed, "Okay, how about not anytime soon?".
She giggled, "Fine".
He wrapped his arm around her as they walked through the park.
"Let's go to the playground," Quinn suggested when she saw that it was completely deserted.
He frowned, "What are you five?".
She glared at him before tugging on his arm, "C'mon!". He sighed and eventually followed her. This girl is full of surprises, he thought. When they reached the playground, she headed for the swing set.
She sat down on the first swing and looked up at him expectantly, "You should push me".
He arched his eyebrow, "Oh I should?".
She nodded, that adorable smile he loved, plastered across her face. He sighed and got behind her. He placed his hands just above Quinn's on the metal chains.
"Ready?"
Quinn nodded and couldn't help but let out a giggle of excitement as the wind swept through her hair and the ground was far below her feet.
"Having fun?" He laughed. He pushed her a few more times before moving to the swing next to her and pushing himself.
"I bet I can go higher than you," Jacob challenged.
Quinn scoffed, "As if!". She immediately began pushing herself higher. Jacob did the same. Before she knew it, the swing set structure began to shake. "Jacob, we better stop otherwise we might break this thing" she said with a laugh.
He slowed down, "I guess this thing wasn't made to withstand werewolves and vampires". "Which is too bad, I was just starting to have fun" she said as she dragged her feet through the dirt to stop herself. She sighed, "I can't remember the last time I had so much fun".
"I bet you had fun like this all the time in glee club". She stopped, her stomach constricting in a painful knot as she thought of glee club. Jacob stopped too, noticing her expression, "Quinn?". Quinn bit her lip. She knew she couldn't cry, but she definitely had the urge to. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to…".
She shook her head, "It's fine. I just…".
"You miss them." he finished.
She nodded, "A lot more than I thought I would. I just…I wish I had the decency to at least say goodbye before I left. Or at least break up with Finn before, but no, I just left. I expected to be back home in a few months…I didn't think…".
Jacob got off his swing and knelt down in front of her, "You didn't know this was going to happen. It's not your fault".
"I know, I just wish I could see them one last time. Not even talk to them, just see them" she said quietly.
He stood up, "If you really want to see them, I'll take you myself".
She looked up at him with wide eyes, "I can't. It's too risky".
He frowned, "Says who? Look, Quinn, you're the most stable vampire I've ever met and if something were to happens I'll be right beside you".
She seemed unconvinced, "The Cullen's said that I shouldn't. I mean, everyone there thinks I'm dead".
"I think you should see them. Before it's too late."
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