Chapter 14:

Jake's POV

She tried to pull away from my chest but I wouldn't let her go, her dainty and long fingers tried to push my chest away but I only pulled her to me harder. There was a huge part of me that wanted to phase in and rip Andy's guts out. To really hurt him for all the things he said to her, his sister. MY IMPRINT. I was also shocked about her decision to quit college and not entirely proud that I was the reason for her dropping out but the few hours alone with her made me realize that she was coming terms with the fact that she missed a large part of a normal life until she came here and she was seeing this as a chance to rewrite her story. I understood that. It was a lot like what I was doing too. Life had been weird for about a year now and I had made decisions that robbed my happiness and peace of mind. Even before I met Lisa I would often wonder about why I had not imprinted on Bella but now I understood , the spirits choose wisely, at a time when I couldn't sleep for more than four hours at a once or find peace in my own mind, when I lost my appetite for food and school and I was unable to bare my own thoughts, I found someone who trusted me enough to leave her life behind and move to a small town in the middle of nowhere for me, who valued my feelings so much that she was risking hers to not cause any pain to me. How could I not love this girl? She was ready to defend me from a pack of wolves even when I hadn't been completely honest with her. I already felt like I couldn't breathe without her and if they even imagined for a minute that I would let her go, they were so wrong. I would fight tooth and nail for this amazing girl. I was her wolf, I was going to protect her, take care of her and love her till my very last breath and this would be the last time any of these fuckers got to her. I would make sure of that.

I took a deep breath inhaling her heavenly scent before I lifted my head up and shot a pointed look at the pack. Leah already looked so fucking pissed at Andy and Paul was just not looking at me anymore. I turned with Lisa in my arms so that I stood between her and the guys and effectively blocked them from her view, "Please come home with me? Please?" I urged her when I saw the resolve in her eyes slowly melt, I grabbed her before she could make up her mind and almost carried her to my house at a quick pace, and thanking the spirits that it was so close. I couldn't muster the courage to look at her, I could already feel her pain in my heart and couldn't stop replaying what her dickhead brother had said to her. Andy was the level-headed cool one, he dealt with Leah on a day to day basis this almost made no sense. I could hear my dad moving around in the house now as I dragged her up the stairs with me.

"Dad, Look who's here!" I screamed, I looked at her she was frozen not moving, she almost looked afraid, I wrapped my arm around her shoulder and brought her to my side tucking her into the warm side of my body. I kissed her temple to reassure her further, she was in my home now. It would be okay. She would be okay.

Suddenly, I was nervous too, what did she think of it? What would she think of my father? My dad's voice broke my chain of thoughts, he had wheeled himself to the spot right in front of her.

"Hello, you must be Lisa, Jake had told me so much already, I am happy to finally meet you " When I told my dad about the imprint yesterday afternoon, he was ecstatic and had nagged me about bringing her over.

Lisa bent forward to kiss his cheek and hug him "Hello sir, I am glad to meet you too"

My dad barked a laugh "No need to be so formal dear, call me Billy, welcome to our home, your home too dear and now step back so that I can see what the spirits have chosen for my son"

Lisa looked so shy and demure now her eyes cast down as she took a step back, all I could think of was to lift her chin up gently with my fingers and kiss those soft lips again but I knew that I had to save my imprint.

"Dad leave her alone!" he only laughed but I could see that he could not rest till he knew more about her.

"What do you dear? Jake only told me that you were Andy's sister but it's hard to imagine someone as beautiful as you being related to that knucklehead"

She smiled at that and told him about med school and working for her parent's business part-time. My dad couldn't stop teasing about how someone so beautiful and smart wanted to have anything to do with Andy but thankfully he left us alone after a few funny moments. I was thankful that my dad cheered her up but I needed to comfort my imprint and the wolf in me was killing me for not protecting her from Andy's words. Her pain even though it had eased cast shadows over my heart, the constrictions palpable and real.

"Lisa, can we please talk?"

"What is left to say Jake? Andy said it all" She seemed resigned, different from the confident and happy person who spent the day with me. Andy had known her insecurities and had pushed all the right buttons. So, she was afraid of intimacy and thought she couldn't be good at being a girlfriend. All things I could help her with.

I drew her to my room then and settled her on the tiny bed but I wasn't satisfied so I sat down facing her and slowly pushed her shoulders until her back rested against the headboard of my bed I closed the space between us by pulling her legs from her and laying them in my lap as I pushed myself closer to her, I gently massaged her feet, they were long with high arches, thin and delicate.
"Jake, please you don't have to " I did, I wanted to comfort her. I took a second to array my thoughts into the right words as I wouldn't risk hurting her feelings anymore.

"Lisa, I am so happy that you have decided to stay, surprised beyond wonder, I needed to ask you to stay but I didn't know how you would react or how I could say it without sounding demanding and I am sorry that I didn't tell you everything about imprinting but I wanted to take it slow and dump everything on you at once, I was afraid that it would overwhelm you and you wouldn't want to do this anymore, I swear I was not trying to keep anything from you or lie to you I just wanted to ease you into this. "

I looked at her then still kneading her the heels of her feet, she was listening to me intently watching my fingers massage her feet and head cocked to her right. This is one of the things I had grown to love about her, she listened to me without making assumptions or second-guessing the meaning of the things I was saying, I had watched Andy and Sam struggle to explain their actions and thoughts more than once with Emily and Leah always jumping to conclusions about what they did or said and taking drastic actions that hurt both the wolf and the imprint, one such incident, unfortunately, lead to Emily's scars but mine sat with me willing to listen to what I said and trying to understand even though I could sense her pain.

"The things Andy said are not true, you really are all I wished for and I still have so much to learn about you, the last two days have not only been the happiest days for me in a long time but also the most peaceful days. I'm really hoping we can work this out and be happy together Lisa, I need you so bad."

"What if he is right Jake? You said this was for a lifetime and what if I'm not the right person?"

Did she really believe that? I couldn't let her even think that. I leaned forward to take her face in my hands my face inches away from hers.

"Please don't even think that what he is true, Yes they say I'm Alpha blooded but I am not ready to take up those reins so you don't have to worry about that, when it happens we will both be ready by then and I'm afraid he was right about me being more wolf-like than rest but I promise I will always be super careful with you and do my best to never cause you any harm. I don't think my wolf can take it if he ends up hurting you, watching you cry today morning was already more than he can handle. You are more than enough for me Lisa, you are the kind of a girl that guys dream about."

I kissed her the tip of her long nose and rubbed my nose against hers watching her smile grow into giggles that erupted as I tickled her, she tried to run from me but I was her wolf. I caught her waist from the back and before she could make a sound, swung her around and pinned her under me. I kissed her, pouring my need for her and desire to be her mate, my lips tight against her soft lips moving in perfect sync that had me swimming in her taste, slowly she parted her lips further and I deepened the kiss needing more of that delicious taste that I now associated with my imprint. The scent and intimacy of the kiss was starting to go straight to my cock. I moved so that she wouldn't feel my erection straining to get out. I felt her slip her tongue across the tip of canine and down my front teeth making my wolf growl, I snaked my arms to her back and crushed her to me as I bit down on her lip gently, she moaned then, soft and surprised, I couldn't control my desire anymore. The line between sweet and passionate dissolved as I kissed her with all my desperation, my pain in the last few months, the loneliness and my need for her. Only her. Her soft mewl made me pull away, my eyes instantly searching her eyes for any sign of discomfort but she only to took deep breaths her lips slightly apart. I could hear her heart race, her lips were slightly swollen from the kiss, her hair spread out underneath her on my pillow. I kissed her forehead needing some more contact. Our kiss had felt me wanting, dying for more. I needed to explore her mouth just as I wanted to explore her the rest of her. Inch by inch. The dusky caramel skin was tantalizing, soft dark lips inviting. Mine. All for me.

Slowly I rolled her to her side and faced her. I had more to tell her. "As you can see I can hardly keep my hands off you and my wolf goes ballistic every time another guy touches you or even looks at you so please forget everything your stupid brother said. I am dying to do things with you that are far beyond the boundaries of friendship and to be honest, I can't wait to mark you as mine but I can wait, as long as you need and until you are sure. No pressure."

Lisa's POV

His kiss had my toes curling. I was panting for sure. The warmth of his body, the feelings that ignited my skin as he put his hands on me was intoxicating. I looked up to see Jake, he looked amazing as usual, hair slightly rumpled with an earnest expression on his face. What I didn't expect were his words next.

When Andy had said those things in his backyard I wasn't very surprised maybe partly because I had been thinking some of them myself but here my truly amazing wolf was struggling with words to tell me that what Andy said was n't true. I had made only one rule when it came to Jacob related things till now, trust him. I had done that till now and had made up my mind to stay here in La Push. I would have to trust him furthermore and accept what he was saying.

Jake's words about him waiting warmed me to the core. I was definitely attracted to Jacob, okay that was an understatement. I was more than attracted to Jacob but I was not surprised because ever since I met him he continuously brought out emotions that I had never experienced. From the little time, Leah and I spent together I could understand that Jake was absolutely serious and was counting on me and I could see that he was trying a lot to keep me happy and interested and I wouldn't lie and say that it was not endearing.

For a long time, I lived without wanting to be in a relationship or needing a man I think I could attribute to that Brandon and Brody and their wholesome love. I never felt the need to have a romantic relationship with anyone. Yes, I was lonely and depressed before I came here but not once in my life did I attribute it to the lack of a man's love. Now as Jake's warm hands lay under the small of my back holding me to him as he told me about how he felt about me it made so much sense. This is what I needed. This is what I wanted.

Jake always looked me right in the eye when he talked to me and then searched my face after he said what he wanted to say, I think he keeps trying to understand how I'm feeling from my eyes and expressions. I leaned up and kissed the tip of his nose. Watching his own lips pull back in a smile that matched mine.

"Thank you for so understanding Jake though, to be honest, every time I see you innumerable naughty things pop into my head too,!" I told him laughing lightly. This seemed to cheer him up. Very much. He kissed me again. Another toe-curling kiss which had me panting and wanting more but the doorbell rang.

Jake pushed himself off me with ease and whispered that he would be back in a second. I lay in his bed urging my silly heart to calm down. This crazy pace at which it was beating would be the death of me. He came back holding a large box of pizza, and set it on the side table, kissing my forehead lightly he sat on the edge of the bed. "Want to watch a movie and have dinner with me?"

The question was simple but I couldn't help but wonder about what I would do after that. I couldn't obviously go back to Andy's. My brother didn't want me there anymore. I had to figure that out later. I nodded and sat up to watch Jake walk into the living room. His long legs taking confident strides as his muscled back rippled from picking up the pizza. I was having such a hard time keeping my mind straight when it came to Jake. Naughty Naughty Lisa was a rare shade on me but now it was the only color that filled me.

I followed him out only a few seconds later to find his movie set up. Jake had gone all out. He had the TV on, with a large fluffy rug thrown in front of it, a set of pillows lay on the rug along with an open box of pizza which had wisps of steam coming from and a large bowl of popcorn along with Soda and a carton of juice. How did he do all that in such a short time?

He came back to me holding some DVDs, after a little teasing and some laughs we decided on Crazy Stupid Love. It was one of my favorite movies and it had Ryan Gosling.

"Would you like to change into something comfy? The dress looks like it could get crumpled"

I didn't care about the dress but the thought of being dressed in Jake's clothes held more allure than everything else at that moment. He tugged me into his room, pulling out a soft old shirt and a pair of small boxers from his drawers.

"These might fit you, those boxers are from when I was a kid just for your information" he joked.

I pulled them from his hands laughing and turning around to peel my dress off. I could feel his eyes on my back. I thought he would leave but even after my hands reaching the hem of my dress, Jake stood rooted to the spot. I turned around to lift my eyebrows at him and threw a pointed look at the door. "Can I watch?"

"Keep dreaming, close the door behind you Black"

He grunted and walked out muttering something about being helpless. I couldn't help giggling at him.

I quickly changed into his clothes. They smelled like him, just like I was hoping they would, the shirt was insanely soft, I literally skipped out the room impatient to see Jacob. As soon as I stepped out of the room I felt his hands wrap around my waist before I was lifted off my feet and dumped on the rug near the TV. I was sitting in Jake's lap before I could catch my breath.

We spent the evening watching the movie. I sat on him the entire time, we ate pizza and joked around about all the scenes playing on the screen but Jake kept pausing to tickle me or taunt me about my choice of movies. Soon it was the scene with Ryan Gosling with his shirt off and I couldn't resist teasing Jake back.

"Wow Jake look at him, isn't he absolutely hot?"

"Who? That white dude? What's he got?"

"Look at his body!"

"Have you seen mine?" I had at the beach but I couldn't stop now, this was what I wanted. More of Jake. Preferably shirtless Jake.

"Ummm, it can't better than that so I won't waste my time."

In a flash, I found myself on the ground my back pressed to the rug and Jake hovering over me, stuck my tongue out at him and in the fluid motion that only he could pull off, he straddled my hips resting his body weight on his knees on my either side. His eyes locked with mine as he slowly peeled his shirt off from his chest. If he saw the desire growing in my eyes he didn't mention it. I bit my lip as the soft white cotton lifted up slowly, unraveling his dark skin inch by inch. Every bit tightly pulled over ripped muscle.

Ryan Gosling had nothing on my wolf. Each muscle in Jake's chest was accentuated giving him a chiseled lean look not that bulky ugly look that came from lifting too much but a sexy mind-numbing body that came from hard work. I was mesmerized and couldn't help but stare. His fingers brushed the skin down his ribcage, flexing the taut form. I knew I was getting wet in Jake's clothes, under his body and now it was shirtless.

"Not so cocky now are we?" he growled. His lips finding mine with urgency. His thumbs hooked the hem of my shirt drawing it upwards as his hands found the warm skin of my tummy. His calloused rough fingers tracing the dip of my waistline. He pressed them against mine, pushing me to open my mouth to him.

"Jake? Are you going to bed soon?" shit. His dad was here. For a couple of hours, I completely forgot Billy. Thankfully we had time to readjust into a much more modest position before Billy rolled in.

"Hey Dad, Yeah we were just going to crash. Lisa's sleeping here for tonight"

I looked up surprised at him. How would Billy allow that? His teenage son sleeping in with a girl? But Billy only nodded wishing us both goodnight.

"How is a girl staying over okay?"

"My dad's pretty chilled out and he can see that you can't get enough of me." He smirked at me. I poked him in the chest. Not my fault that I was attracted to him, he was literally being a tease right now.

We walked to his bedroom and I was suddenly nervous. What would happen now? I didn't know what I wanted but I had to start somewhere.

"Thanks for letting me stay"

"Don't be ridiculous, you are my imprint, you can stay here anytime you want."

"I still owe you Jake, I had nowhere to go"

"Only because of me Lisa"

"That's not true"

"Do you want me to sleep out on the couch?"

I looked up at him, his warm eyes held emotions I was beginning to understand perfectly.

"Can we cuddle here?" I asked loving how his eyes lit up and an easy smile flashed on his face as he heard what I said. I was grinning too, pleased that I was making him happy.

"Sure"

It was that simple with him and that was the best part.

We crawled into bed, I loved Jake's warmth. I tried to keep my thoughts as PG-12 as possible. Snuggling into this wall of a chest, the exhaustion of the day hit me like a truck and I fell asleep.

Author's Note

Next chapter is going to contain lemons and some drama coming up soon with trouble brewing in Lisa's paradise.
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