Sorrry! I've had one hell of a busy week... Prom and my new sixth form induction days were one after the other= too much train and bus rides for a 16 year old to handle!

Secondly, I'd like to dedicate this chapter to Miss- Dimitri-Belikov for making me feel uber bad that i didn't update any sooner!

Thirdly, I actually sat down and planned where I want this story to go.. so get ready for more twists after this mushy mushy stuff! At first, it was just spontaneous writing now its = more fun.

Chapter 14- Smirks

Jacob's POV

I groaned as I heard a car pull into the driveway beside the house, swiftly followed by loud knocking I made sure my groaning was heard as I trudged to open the door. Embry and Paul pushed themselves in through the doorway, which was quite an accomplishment considering their sizes.

"Hurry up jake, we need to go to Sam's get food then go pick up your dad and Rachel"

"Man, I've missed her so much"

I threw Paul a threatening look before cracking my knuckles; he needs to know his limits really.

When we entered Sam's house, the smell of bacon wafted through us, and my stomach growled in delight. I walked in to see Sam, Emily, Jared and Seth on the table already, and Natalia smiling as we entered, her eyes twinkling,

"You guys are late. Traffic is bad, and will delay you by a minimum of twelve minutes. The airport is far, so if you leave in 10 minutes, which is plenty of time to eat breakfast for any werewolf, you're going to be twenty minutes late"

We looked at her amused, she coughed, "I think"

Seth nudged her theatrically, "We got a mathematician in the house!"

She rolled her eyes, blowing a piece of hair that had sneaked onto her face, "That's just the way I roll!"

So we went off, arriving at the airport, unsurprisingly, twenty minutes late. I greeted Dad with a brief hug before smiling widely. I'd been doing that a lot lately, the smiling, I mean.

"Hey dad"

"Hey Jake, how are you pulling out?"

"I'm ok dad"

"You're more than ok, you're smiling, and to whom do I owe this to?"

Paul pulled away from Rachel, almost reluctantly, before piping up "Nat. Him and Natalia have been hanging out a lot lately, almost too much"

I grimaced at him before saying, "You guys are the ones that are always pulling out on the offer!"

I turned to dad's amused stare, "Son did you imp-?"

"No dad. But there's a meeting with the seniors in regards to Nat the day after tomorrow, we waited until you came."

Billy nodded briefly and shook hands with Paul, I knew he had more to say on the topic of Nat, but the meeting was about her anyway. We, as the protectors, had to enquire all of our decisions with the council. And since Natalia was in danger from vampires, we needed to make sure the council knew what we are doing.

Natalia's POV

"It's a pleasure to meet you Mr Black" My eyes met the wise brown eyes of Billy Black, his eyes twinkling with happiness, joy or something of that sort. His eyes were Jacob's brown, but with age, held such obscure depth.

"So tell me, are you the young girl that made Jacob smile again?"

At that moment, I heard a loud bang as Jacob let down his father's suitcase, "Dad!"

I simply smiled and walked over to Emily, not making too much of it. Me and Jacob had become friends, possibly hanging around with each other more often than with the others. I'd always thought it a bit suspicious how they'd all suddenly have plans when we arranged to meet up. Even Leah disappointed me on more than one occasion. But I never minded too much, Jacob was good company.

"Need any help?" I tore my eyes from the battered chicken to look up at Jacobs dancing brown eyes. I had literally half-dragged, half-carried Emily out of the kitchen after I'd insisted she should take a break.

"Erm. How about helping me batters up the remaining million chickens? You werewolves eat a lot!"

"Maintaining this incredible physique breaks a lot of sweat you see. So we need food to help us regain such lost energy!"

I rolled my eyes affectionately. "What 'incredible' physique?" I air quoted. He laughed his rough, throaty laugh before bringing his face closer to me, our noses touching. He hid his smirk and plastered on a serious expression, but his eyes were twinkling mischievously.

"You'll admit it one day"

I chuckled and turned back to the chicken. We worked in silence for a while, occasionally talking or spraying leftovers on each other. I concentrated on adding the final touch ups to the baked raspberry cheesecake, placing the raspberries on gingerly and then proceeding to cut slices and putting a few on separate plates. Just as I turned away from the cake to check on the roasted chicken, I felt a hand creep passed me, so I brushed it away.

"Not until everything's done, you can wait," I told Jacob as his eyes met mine.

"That's not fair, I helped." he protested.

"Yeah, helped make a mess!" I retorted, still holding on to his culpable wrist.

"Please, just one slice?" He whined.

"No."

He then proceeded to wrap his arms around me and pulled me closer to him, his lips hovering away from mine critically close, my breath hitched. His warmth swept through me instantaneously and a shiver ran down my spine at the contact.

"Please?"

"I may just poison your slice if you carry on pestering me," I told him weakly; he chuckled and set his forehead to mine, his lips curving up at the edges. His eyes never left mine until -

"Natalia, Do you need any help – Oh - Sorry"

We both turned to see Kim and Leah standing at the door, with Rachel hovering behind them, their mouths in a perfect "O". And as quickly as they came, they went. Jacob chuckled softly, his warm breath encasing me. Before I had time to collect all the thoughts that escaped their cage, a hand flashed past me towards the slices of cake. In protest, I tried to push him out of the kitchen; his body moved only an inch or two despite me using my utmost strength. He grinned mischievously, his eyes locked on mine.

"OUT!" I said, through clenched teeth.

He swallowed the cake whole and winked before leaving. I busied myself once more with the food preparation, only to see out of the corner of my eye Kim and Leah hovering over the doorway with identical smirks. I fiddled over putting the oven gloves on after the noticing the chicken had turned to a perfect golden tint.

Kim came and got out the plates while Leah arranged the cups. They were both still looking at me during their menial tasks. Finally, Leah spoke.

"So?"

I blinked at her. "So what?"

Kim raised her eyebrow at me, "Nat, Did You Kiss?"

I scoffed, and said "Of course not! It's not like that with Jacob"

Kim raised her eyebrow higher, but Leah smiled "Okay, what is it like then?"

I blinked multiply before turning to the food. In deep thought, I carefully chose the words I spoke,

"With Jacob. It's like everything is simple. You know? It's like you can never go wrong."

Both Kim and Leah smiled before returning to their jobs.

So thats it guys! I wanted to know if im playing this out too long (Plus I'm really eager to write the first twist in the story!) So let me know if I'm playing this out waaaaayyyyyyyyy too long!

Disclaimer = There is no way on earth that I own twilight.. Or my laptop would be shinier =)

Review = Love. So if you love me, no scratch that, if you love Jacob and Natalia review.!

xM