Well, I know that this chapter is pretty short, but it's really just a filler before I get more into Breaking dawn. Which, will come in the next chapter. I say this is a filler chapter, but that doesn't mean some pretty important stuff doesn't happen.

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"Would you calm down?" I snapped. "We are just going to visit your father. A quick visit. In and out. Then we can go back to the Cullen's house, and everything will be fine." I could tell that Jake was nervous by the way he was gripping the wheel and how fast he was driving. You would think he would be a cautious driver. I mean, if we crash, it's only going to endanger the lives of his mate and pup. That wasn't on his might right now. What was on his mind, was seeing his father, and avoiding his old pack. "We might want to invest in a car seat too. You're such a crazy driver," I added, as an after thought. I looked down at Connor. He didn't seem to be minding the car ride. He looked cute in some of the new clothes that Alice had bought for him. When she had the time to do that, I was not sure.

"This is a bad idea. We shouldn't be coming here," Jake said, to no one in particular. I actually think that he was talking to himself, more than he was talking to us.

"I don't see what the big issue is," said Emma. She didn't sound concerned at all. In fact, she sounded kind of bored. Knowing her, I bet she was. "We are just visiting your dad."

"Yeah, but we will be on his old pack's territory. The alpha might not like it," said Eric. He was always the smart one. The one to follow all the rules. The one who always did the right thing. Hell, he was pretty much a kiss ass. That must be why he was so high up on the dominance chart. The alpha probably just liked him because he did everything he was told to do. "Don't worry Jacob, I'll have your back." Alright, he was high up because he was a pretty loyal guy. I had to roll my eyes though.

"Eric, have you seen Jake in his wolf form?" I asked.

"Once I think. When you two came for your last visit to Wolf Lake."

"And do you remember how huge he was?" Eric just nodded at me. "Well, think of his whole pack being that big. There is no way you could fight them off."

"I might not be as big or as strong, but you can still count on me," Eric said. He was so stubborn when it came to doing the right thing. Leah, she was just stubborn. The two would work well together I think. I couldn't wait to officially introduce them. Leah would be nervous, but hopefully, Eric would be talkative. He had always been good with the ladies. He was kind of quiet, and reserved, but boy was he intimate. Um…well…Not that I would know first hand…alright, you caught me. I've spent a night or two with my best friend's older brother. I couldn't help it. He was a dominant male, willing to have crazy, no strings attached, sex with me. It was amazing, but I wasn't about to tell Leah that. For both Leah and Jake's sake, I would never let either of them know about my night time shenanigans with Eric. I don't think he was about to tell anyone either. Not that it really mattered. It was the way of our people. Crazy sex happened all the time between unmated wolves. I just had to keep in mind that the La Push wolves would make a big deal out of it. They really needed to lighten up. Well, not really lighten up. What they really needed to do was get laid, but I wasn't about to go voicing my opinions.

As we pulled up to Jake's house, I could tell that only his dad was in the house. That was a good thing. I don't think Jake would have stayed if anyone else was inside. We all exited the car and made our way to the front door. Jake knocked on the door, and I gave him a questioning look.

"Why are you knocking at your own house?" I asked.

"That's a good question," said Billy, opening the door. He did not look happy at all. First he glared at Jake, then at Emma and Eric, even though he didn't know them, then he glared at me. Only my glare didn't last as long, once he noticed Connor in my arms.

"Billy, I would like you to meet your grandson, Connor William Black," I said, softly. Billy's eyes looked somewhat teary, and he held out his arms to take the baby into them. I handed Connor over. Jake started wheeling his dad into the living room, so Billy wouldn't have to juggle Connor in one arm to move his wheel chair. Eric, came into the house last, shutting the door behind him. He and Emma followed us into the living room, and took seats on some of the chairs in the room. I sat down on the couch, next to Jake.

"He looks just like you, Jake. Though, he has you're eyes Jovie," Billy said, in a dreamy voice. It was clear that he loved my boy with just one look. Then again, who wouldn't love Connor. He was just about the cutest baby ever. No, I'm not just being one of those moms, claiming my baby was the cutest. He really was a beautiful baby.

"How have things been?" Jake asked his dad, after a little bit. Billy looked away from the baby for the first time in minutes. His glare had returned, only this time it was focused completely on Jake.

"Are you home for good, or is this just a couple of minutes you had to spare?" Billy asked his son.

"Just a couple of minutes. We don't have long. Jovie just wanted you to meet Connor." Billy's hard look softened at the baby's name. That didn't mean he still wasn't angry.

"This is stupid Jacob. How could you leave your back. Not to mention, how could you drag Seth and Leah into this."

"Hey, I didn't drag them into anything. They followed me. I tried to make them go back, but they wouldn't."

"Apparently, you didn't try hard enough. You could have just forced them to go back."

"I won't force anyone to do anything they don't want to," Jake said. I could hear the bitterness in his voice. He was still bothered by the memories of Sam forcing him to follow his orders. He was no longer sitting on the couch. He was standing, with his hands fisted at his sides.

"But you are forcing Jovie and Connor to live in danger. How safe do you think it is for them in a house full of vampires."

"She is in no danger, and nor is my son," Jake growled out. He was starting to shake. His anger was starting to get the best of him.

"You didn't like Bella hanging around them. Why are you now letting Jovie? Is she less important to you?" Billy asked. He was trying to get a rise out of Jake, and it was working. Oh, that was the last straw though. I needed to step in now before Jake went crazy. I understood that Billy just wanted us to come back to La Push, but he was making Jake angry. So angry, that I was scared that he would accidentally phase right here in the living room. I ran over and stood in front of Jake. I placed my hands on the sides of his head and forced him to look me in the eyes.

"Hey, Jake, stay with me. Sshh, it's alright, he didn't mean it. I know you love me, there's no reason to phase. You're fine." He started calming down with the sound of my voice, and when he released one heavy breath, I knew he was going to stay in his human form. I then walked over to Billy and took Connor from his arms.

"As wonderful as this visit has been, I believe it's time for us to go," I said to Billy, keeping a smile on my face.

"But you just got here," he protested.

"And we need to be getting back."

"But, but can't you just stay for a little longer."

"And risk the chance of Jake getting angry again? Doesn't sound like a fun idea to me. We'll be back once this whole thing is over," I said. I bent over and placed a kiss on Billy's cheek. I hated having to leave, but father and son were good at fighting, and now was just not the time. Plus, we told Edward we wouldn't be gone long.

I walked past Billy and over to the front door. I figured that if I made the initiative to leave, everyone would just up and follow me. When I opened the door, I jumped back as I came face to face with Jake's friend Embry. With all the fighting, I hadn't sensed him approaching the house.

"Hey Jovie. I thought I sensed you and Jake being back," he said to me. He then noticed the baby in my arms. "And this must be little Connor. Man, he looks just like Jake. I hope he isn't as troublesome as him too. Speaking of Jake, where…" I figured Embry was going to ask where he was, but for some reason, he just stopped mid sentence. He got this real far away look on his face. It was almost dreamy, shocked even.

"Embry?" I asked. He didn't respond to me. He didn't even look at me. I waved a hand in front of his face, but it did nothing. His eyes were completely focused on something behind me. I turned around to see what he was looking at, but the only thing in his line of vision, was Emma. Then the little light bulb above my head turned on. Really? This was starting to get a little ridiculous. I turned to look at Jake but he was looking at Embry. Apparently, he just found out what I did.

"Come on Jake. Can't you like make your friends leave my friends alone or something? This whole imprinting thing is happening too often to people I know. I thought this was supposed to be a rare thing?" Jake just shrugged and then walked over to his friend. He grabbed hold of Embry's arm and started pulling him away from the house. Believe me, the werewolf did not want to move. This was going to make things so weird. I knew for a fact, that Emma was dating someone back in Wolf Lake. Ok, it was a human, which was not allowed by pack law at all, but her secret relationship was pretty serious from what I knew about it. Poor Emma would have to break up with her human. Or, poor

Embry wouldn't get love returned from his imprint.

"What's imprinting?" asked Emma, coming over to stand next to me.

"Don't worry, I'll tell you later. Oh, and I'll be telling you too Eric." Well, maybe I wouldn't be the one telling them. It would be Embry and Leah telling them, but I just wanted to pretend that I was going to let them in on the secret.

"Why do I need to know?" he asked.

"All in due time my friend." I turned and said a final goodbye to Billy, and then I went and sat in the front seat to wait for Jake to return. Eric and Emma got into the back seat. We didn't have to wait long for Jake to return. He actually had a small smile on his face. I didn't want to ask any questions right now. I could ask him through our mental link, but I would rather know what was going on by asking him out loud.

The drive back to the Cullen's house seemed shorter. We reached it in record time, and Jake wasn't even going as fast as he was on the way to La Push. We all exited the car and started walking to the front door.

"Hey, Jovie," said Jake, stopping me. "Can I talk to you for a second?" he asked.

"Um, sure," I said. I then turned to Emma and handed her Connor. "Can you take him inside, and put him down for a nap. I'll be in shortly. He should be getting hungry soon so he might not sleep."

"Sure thing," she said. I watched as she went right into the house. She didn't even seem to mind anymore that the house was full of vampires. She actually listened to me when I told her there wasn't anything to fear.

I watched as Jake turned to Eric. He was probably going to ask him to give us a couple of minutes alone, when Leah came walking out of the woods. She was wearing some of the clothes that the vampires had given her. She looked uncomfortable wearing them. She looked even more uncomfortable once she notice Eric standing with us. Her face seemed to have a permanent blush on it.

"Hey guys," she said in a quiet voice, as she reached us.

"Hey Leah. I don't think I've ever introduced you to my friend," I said, with a sly smile. Jake knew what I was doing, and he gave me a mock glare. "Eric, I would like you to meet my friend Leah. Leah, this is Eric. He is Emma's older brother." I noticed Eric turn his eyes to her. He looked her up and down and then a smile came to his face.

"Hello Leah, it's a pleasure to meet you," he said, in this very suave voice. Remember how I said Eric was a lady's man back at home? Well, he was working his charms on Leah, and she looked like she was about to melt.

"Hi," she squeaked out. She seemed so shy, which was not normal Leah at all.

"Do you two mind giving us a moment alone for a second?" asked Jake, breaking the romantic moment. I nudged him in the side, but he just nudged me right back.

"No problem. I would love to get to know the area," said Eric. He then turned to Leah. "Care to show me around? I would love to go for a run with you." Oh, he was so interested in her. I knew they would work out.

"Ok," Leah said. Her voice was shaky. Now we just had to work on her getting over her shyness. Eric took hold of her hand and led her into the woods. Jake and I watched them leave, and then he turned to me.

"Didn't he just go for a run with Emma to get to know the woods?"

"Yeah but he wanted to be alone with her, duh!"

"I sure hope he doesn't distract her and then they miss Sam attacking or something," he said to me.

"Don't worry, you still have Seth out there."

"That's true I guess. So, you noticed Embry imprinting on Emma?" Jake then asked me.

"Yeah, what's up with all your friends falling in love with my friends?"

"It's just two people Jovie. Not your whole pack."

"Yeah, whatever. Two people is still crazy."

"I know."

"Jake, Emma has a boyfriend back home." He didn't look happy when once I said that.

"There isn't anything we can do. We can't stand in the way. No matter what though, Embry is going to be there for her, even if she doesn't return his love. I told Embry he shouldn't come around here even though I know he wants to. It might make Sam think he is switching sides. That's why Sam didn't send Embry before when that group came to talk to us. There wasn't anything keeping him in La Push. Quil came because he had to stay for Clair. Now Embry has even more of a reason to join my pack."

"Your pack?" I asked. He hated when people referred to him as an alpha.

"You know what I mean."

"Sure, sure," I said, mocking him.

"I'm serious Jovie. Just be careful. This could trigger something big, and I just want you to be prepared." I could tell he was being serious now, so I stopped all my joking and pulled him into a hug.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful, and I'll protect Connor with my life."

"And I'll protect the two of you with mine." We just stood together in silence for a little bit, and then he let go. I didn't really want him to, but we couldn't stand around hugging all day. Plus I could hear Connor crying inside the house. I needed to go feed him. Jake could hear him too.

"Go inside and feed the little man. I'm going to patrol a bit and then I'll come inside." I nodded my head and started walking toward the house.

"Hey Jovie," Jake then said. I turned back to him. He flashed me one of his famous smiles. One of the smiles that made me weak in the knees. "I love you." I smiled right back at him.

"I love you too."

I wasn't going to have Embry imprint on Emma so soon, but almost all of my reviewers either guessed that he was going to or suggested that I should have him imprint on her. It was always my intention to have Embry imprint on Emma the minute I came up with Emma's character. I just couldn't hold off on it happening any longer. Oh, and I hope everyone liked the little Eric/Leah action at the end. Don't worry, I'll have more moments between them happen later.