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Nessie's POV

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The Meaning Of Life by Disturbed jolted me out of my sleep. I opened my eyes feeling the overwhelming warmth around me as the song ended. I heard a soft snore begin as if it were directly in my ear. My head rose looking to Jacob's sleeping face as I lay across his bare chest.

This wasn't really a dream!

When the snore escalated into what seemed like a growl I definitely knew this wasn't a dream. I giggled as I watched Jacob sleep, becoming full aware of the nakedness I was laying on.

Jacob, being the gentleman an all, wanted to go into the house last night. He was worried I may get cold out here. But with my body temperature only two degrees lower than his I convinced him I would be fine. What I really wanted is the nostalgia of having a 'morning after' with him.

After the incident with dad the other night, Jacob got up to lock the garage door convinced that would help. I teased him relentlessly about the paranoia that someone would burst in and witness the scene. He also yelled every curse name in the book when he remembered the sofa was actually a sleeper. I didn't mind because as far as I was concerned last night was the greatest night of my life.

The song began again as I looked to the floor. It was coming from the discarded jeans from last night, it was my cell phone. I pressed my lips to the most important thing to me now, as I promised to keep it safe. I scooted to the edge of the small sleeper stretching for the phone.

"Give me the damn phone." Jacob mumbled as I felt the warmth of his lips press against my lower back.

I jolted, laughing as I pulled the red cell phone from my pocket, "hi Uncle Emmett."

"Tell Deputy Emmy I have busted you from Cullen Penitentiary." Jacob echoed resting his head on my shoulder.

"Well as Deputy EMMETT I'm being kind to the prisoner informing her she has ten minutes before the warden comes for you." Emmett said.

"Oh shit!" I exclaimed hanging up on him.

The last thing that I wanted my father to see was his baby girl tangled in a bed of sheets and a naked Jacob. There was part of me that could care less what dad thought of this. I wanted to stay here with Jacob. But I worried that Edward would lose his temper again and throw a monstrous temper tantrum. If he kicked a door through the window in retaliation to us making out, then I didn't want to see what he could do to my Jacob after we made love.

And I didn't want to hurt dad when I defended Jacob.

Plus there was the trust thing I wanted to earn.

"What's wrong?" Jacob asked.

"I have ten minutes to get back or Edward is coming" I said cutting my eyes past my shoulder.

"What if I asked you to stay with me?" Jacob said.

I rolled to my side looking to him, "what?"

Jacob scooted in pressing his lips to mine. My mind filled with the events of last night as my lips burned against his. The aching pain from the unrelenting hunger of last night throbbed as I launched myself into his arms. A soft grunt vibrated against my lips with the deepening of our kiss, as Jake rolled to his back.

Suddenly I was on top, rapidly losing control, and if this didn't stop we would repeat last night. With less than ten minutes now before Edward arrived, there wouldn't be enough time to thoroughly enjoy the warmth of his skin against mine.

It took every bit of strength I could muster to sit up. It was the worst position we could be in at the moment as he threw his arms around my waist.

"We---have---to stop." I breathed taking him into my arms.

"I know!" Jacob grumbled pressing his head to my shoulder.

This isn't how I imagined it would be. I thought that once this occurred, as Leah said, that one of us would lose interest. But I felt more drawn to my Jacob that ever before and even more torn on walking away from him. I wanted to be selfish and stay right here exactly as we were. The doors were locked this time and we could be dressed in less than ten minutes. Edward wouldn't need to know how the rips got into the sofa cushions. As far as he would know the lumpy sofa was old and the rips were simply from wear and tear over the years.

"What about the thoughts." Jacob said.

"What?" I whispered.

"The thoughts that we will have of last night. How do you keep them from Eddie?" he asked.

"I usually play a show tune when I want to block something from the thought police." I answered.

Jacob sighed as his espresso eyes looked to me. They were different from yesterday. Before they held a small wall keeping me far enough away, now they were wild and intriguing, "okay then stay."

"He will kill you." I whispered.

"More than likely. I will just shove it in his face that he loved Bella when he wasn't suppose to." Jake asserted.

"Who in the hell are you? And what did you do with the Jacob that gave a damn?" I said kissing his forehead.

"I stopped giving a damn, so stay here." Jacob repeated.

"Okay." the word slipped without thought.

What was I doing?!

"Wait. I can't earn his trust if I evade his authority and I can't knowingly place you in harms way. If you were attacked, like the night you imprinted, again I would hold myself responsible" I said.

"I can take him I promise. You shouldn't have to EARN his trust! Ness you have done nothing to merit this trust thing anyway. He is just doing this overprotective control thing that he does because he can and people let him. The night that I imprinted was NOT your fault so don't start blaming yourself. " Jacob explained.

Damn he has Edward pegged pretty good.

"I do not blame myself, or you, for that night, and I am so thankful it happened. I blame Bella for it. I still don't understand why she did that. I understand what you are saying about dad. But Jake, how do you like Billy trusting you completely?" I asked running my fingers through his disheveled hair.

"Billy doesn't rule with an overprotective thumb." Jacob replied.

"But he trusts you." I whispered.

Jacob purred as he sighed, "I will not force you into anything. If proving yourself to Eddie means that much then I support you."

In the distance a distinctive yelp echoed against the morning calling out for a leader.

"You are being paged my alpha." I said.

"Yeah, yeah. I know and those ten minutes is rapidly ticking away." Jacob said.

The guilt swarmed as I stared at him. I didn't want to go! "I'm sorry." I frowned.

"Why? I kept a big fat secret from you because I wanted to prove myself. It's okay I will be down there after the run." Jacob reassured.

"Aw will you be coming to visit the inmate in the asylum huh." I laughed as I climbed off of the sleeper.

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Jacob's POV

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"Careful with those words babe. You will hold the keys to the asylum one day."

I think I hate Edward again.

This was freaking ridiculous! There had been zero reason for Nessie to prove she can be trusted! The only thing the woman has done is fall in love with me.

I couldn't stop myself from watching her get dressed. The images of last night would be burned into my brain for the rest of my life. I just hope, for her sake, that I could keep the thoughts to myself around Eddie.

Nessie slipped the jeans over her hips as I flopped back, "this is will be a very long two weeks."

"Yeah it will. What am I doing?" Nessie laughed, "I shouldn't care what he thinks about any of this."

"Yeah well if I were in your position I think I would do the same. I shouldn't have put you into this position."

"Oh I'm sure there are plenty more positions to chose from." Nessie teased sitting down.

Did that just come out of her mouth?

Another yelp, closer now, rang out waiting for me to join them. I was going to kill Embry for losing that bet to Paul.

"I'll remember to pick up that karma whatever book the next time I visit a book store" I replied wrapping the sheet around my waist as I stood.

"You visit bookstores?" Nessie asked pulling her shoe on. She stood gracefully, as she maneuvered around the bits of motorcycle.

With a flick of the wrist I shoved the sleeper back together and tossed the cushions back on the sofa. Nessie turned to me as I walked to the front of the garage where she stood.

"Two minutes." she said looking up to me.

"How are you going to explain that?" I asked pointing to the hole in her shirt.

Nessie looked down fingering the rip in her shirt, "my shirt snagged against a sharp piece of metal as I worked on the bike. You better go just incase he decides to head this way. If he I see him I will hold him off long enough for you to phase."

"You would take up for me?" I asked brushing the frazzled curl from her face.

"Yes. Jake I don't regret this either just in case you were wondering. I'm sorry if I messed up or anything last night because I had never done this before. Which is something you already knew. Because if I did have experience with sex, then you would know, and kill the other guy. I would never see you again, because I'm your Nessie. If I were with someone else that would hurt you, and you would run away. Okay tell me to shut up because I'm rambling." Nessie giggled.

She was NERVOUS! It was incredibly charming as she began playing with her finger.

"I love you Ness. You were fine I promise. I haven't done anything like that either" I said unlocking the door.

Nessie covered my hand before I could pull the door open, "I love you too my Jacob. I don't want to hide this so I'm going to tell Eddie that I'm with you. Dad also needs to be informed that there is nothing he could do to stop it."

I looked to Nessie as my heart started pounding. She was going to stand up to her dad over me. For the first time in my whole life I felt unconditionally loved in return. For once I was safe to just be with my soul mate. This had been so vastly different from the time I spent wallowing and pining over Bella. That part of my existence had remained dormant in the back of my mind for so long. I had almost forgotten about it until Nessie wanted to hear the truth.

And now it had finally come full circle.

"Are you okay?" Nessie smiled.

"Sure, sure" I swallowed, "Are you sure?" I asked.

"Of course. I told you that I didn't want to go back and I meant it." Nessie assured.

There was no way that I could allow her to face Edward alone.

"Wait for me before you tell him. I will not let you face this alone although I know you can take care of yourself." I winked.

"Deal," Nessie said removing her hand.

We were running on borrowed seconds because I knew that Edward would be on his way. I kissed Nessie on the forehead before pulling the garage door open. The September sky had already chilled in preparation for the changing of the seasons.

"Go." I mouthed.

Nessie stood still before she stepped into the morning light. I watched her walk into the distance to the edge of the house before I dropped the bed sheet wrapped at my waist. I ran out turning the corner as I phased, charging to where the others had been. As the others waited, my thoughts were already being assaulted.

I just wanted to have my brain to myself for once!

"Dude!" Leah cackled.

"What?" I asked.

"There is only one reason you would come out of the garage in your birthday suit!" Leah said.

"Yeah I left my clothes in there?" I replied.

"But Nessie walked out too! It's okay you know because she is your girl. Just keep the details to yourself." Embry said.

"I plan on it. Let's go already." I said.

"Especially since Edward will kick your ass if he finds out." Quil said.

"And we will back you up!" Leah added.

"Oh come on. Edward wouldn't do anything besides he's our friend." Seth said.

"Jake deflowered his daughter." Leah stated.

I sighed as I ran ahead of my pack.

A/N : As I promised!! It's a little fluffy I know but it gets to the point.