Authors Note: All characters belong to Stephenie Meyer, i just exercise them. Sorry for the delay!!! Leah went AWOL on me in my other fic, thou shall not write and upload fanfics while almost unconscious of fever.... I had to find out where she was and what she was up to before I could continue with this, she almost wrecked my storyline there... Thanks for ALL the reviews!!! This is the last chapter, next one will be the epilogue. Enjoy!

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Chapter 21

Nessie

Oh, now I see...

He wants me, just as bad as I want him. That's why he kept away, dad would have killed him for looking at me like this, but in my dreams I knew, although I didn't understand.
I suddenly remember where we are, in my family's home, at my party, surrounded by guests and vampires, and I feel my cheeks burn with embarrassment. I hide my face against Jacobs warm neck, not daring even a quick glance around. The door from the dining room open with a low creak, and then someone clears their throat.

"Ehm... Nessie, Jacob..."

DAD!!! Shoot!
...Wait, he doesn't sound ready to kill us... What's going on?
I lift my head, seeing Jacobs confused expression, and look around us. We're alone, except from dad, in the hall, there's no music and the lights are out. When did this happen?

"Would you to mind joining us in here? We need to talk."

Jacob gently lifts me down and I feel a little cold, no wonder after being so wrapped around something of his temperature. He leads the way into the other room, holding my hand and squeezing it lightly. They're all there, sitting in their usual spots as if this was an ordinary family meeting. Jacob seats himself in his empty chair but as I go towards mine, beside him, dad's faster and leaves his own, across the table, as the only one left.
Alright then, I guess two can play this game. I take the last steps to my chair and as I stand beside it, looking my dad in the eyes, I settle myself in Jacobs lap, leaning back on his chest. I hear Rosalie growl softly and my mom hiss. I don't care.

"Nessie..."
Dad looks hurt, like this wasn't what he expected.

"What?"

"Why don't you take a seat in a chair instead?"

"Because you're in mine and I wanna be close to my Jacob."
I hear mom wince at the words "my Jacob" but hey, she got the man, fine, vampire of her dreams, didn't she? What right does she have to deny me mine? And all that grand talk the other day? She knew, and seemed to accept my feelings for him, what changed?

"Jacob?"

"No. Read my mind all you want, I'm not doing anything if she don't want me to."

"I can't."

I looked at mom, wondering.

"Yes Nessie, I'm shielding you both. I know we said you, but I figured that with you projecting straight into Jacobs mind I'd have to block him to, not much privacy otherwise."

"Thanks mom."
I'll never understand her, that's for sure. If that's all, why don't she lift the shields now? I look at dad.

"Nessie, you'll have to talk, I can't hear you."

My relationship with him have never been verbal, not that I talked very much with anyone before I had to start training for school, but dad always knew my mind before I showed it. I reached out and touched him, and sent my questions that way, all of them.

"This works, but I would rather you talk, I don't particularly feel like kissing a werewolf in the back of my head."

I snapped my hand back -control Nessie, control...- and heard Rose make such foul noises I had to turn to look at her. She looked everything but beautiful at that moment, her face pulled up in such a snarl. I couldn't help myself, I started laughing, uncontrollably. Jacob laid his arms around me, making all the vampires in the room except Carlisle and nanna lean closer, and whispered in my ear, well aware that they would all hear it.

"Ssh... Calm down Nessie, your hysterical.."

"No I'm not" -I giggled through my teeth- "It's just that they all heard us in there, probably saw us too, and now they have a problem with me sitting in your lap."

"Just calm down, it's been quite a day for you, hasn't it?"

"The best ever Jacob, best ever..."

I nuzzled closer to his warm chest, not caring what my family thought, I was exactly where I was meant to be, where I wanted to be, where my Jacob was...

Jacob

She fell asleep there, curled up in my lap, leaving me surrounded by hostile leeches. Great. I had no doubt blondie would try to kill me when Nessie was out of the way, her eyes told me all about it. Bella looked sad somehow, with an expression I hadn't seen on her face since that night she came to see me in sickbed, when the newborns who were after her had gone rampage on me. I thought she lost it when she turned, apparently not. Carlisle and Esme seemed to be the only ones at ease with the situation, and Esme was the first to speak.

"We don't need to sit here, let's just go to the living room and sit in the couch, it's less formal and will be more comfortable for Jacob, because I don't think he'll put Nessie down right now."

That's right, I'll never let go of her again. Carlisle winked at me

"Hold on tight Jake, she's the only thing saving you from Rose's wrath."

I had to smile at him, he was always so nice to the pack, to me, to everyone. He never complained even once when he had to patch up our boys, since we'd freak out the hospital staff coming in there with our temperatures and speed of healing.

"I know. I better think up a few jokes while I have this superb protection."

Carlisle started laughing out loud and the others just glared. I got to my feet, which made them join me as I left the room, heading for the most comfortable recliner in front of the hearth. Edward was the first to speak as they all had settled around me, as if I was about to make a run for it and needed to be reined in.

"Jacob, how much of what happened earlier do you understand?"

"I understand I kissed your daughter and that I'm in deep trouble for it..."

"Actually you're not."

"Huh?"

"She wanted it, and you can't deny her anything, we all know that. I mean about before that, what she projected when she looked at you."
I had to think hard to get his drift, my mind was still oozing with Nessie, Nessie, Nessie...

"Oh! Yeah, it felt like when I imprinted on her, but different. Softer in a way, but stronger in others."

"That was her thoughts you know, not yours."

"I figured that out by myself."
A wide grin spread on my face as I realized what this meant. Nessie. Imprinted. On. Me. She was mine forever and ever!

"It doesn't change the fact that she's still very young. We need some rules for this."

"Sure, sure."
Go ahead, set rules, they're meant to be broken anyway.

"Please Jacob."
Bella's voice was filled with the tears she could never cry. After all she had been my best friend once.

"Fine, what rules."

"Just the ordinary, that any boyfriend would have had. No spending the night, no dates at school nights, after dates she's supposed to be home by 10. PM that is. And this one is actually special for you, no more midnight hunting just the two of you."

Then Carlisle cut in, with his 'doctor face' on.
"There might have to be modifications to that. Remember her freezing all the time?"

OK, I'm glad he's on my side but what has that to do with anything? Bella spoke this time.

"Yes, and I've asked you a hundred times why that is."

"I think it was her subconsciousness trying to get her close to Jacob. The first time she froze was on the plane back from Phoenix, when you started to distance yourself, am I right Edward?"

"Yes, and I see your theory. I don't like it but it has points that make it believable."

"So she was freezing because I wasn't around?"

"Not always, but from what Edward heard of her I guessed it to be when she missed you. That night when we called you when she wouldn't heat up after cliff-diving, made me quite sure of myself. She looked better the instant you touched her."

"How come she didn't imprint before now?"
I had to ask, we had seen each other then, and nothing happened.

"She hasn't dared look at you all summer, she's been drawn to you so strongly but afraid of rejection."
Alice's words caught me of guard.

"Why would I ever reject her? She's the love of my life."

"Yes, we know, but she didn't. You made that decision yourself, not to tell her so she would have a choice."

"Right. But about her freezing and all that, where were you going with that Carlisle?"

"We shouldn't rule out that Jacob might have to stay close to Nessie, she did not react like the wolves to imprinting, and I don't know if it's because she's no werewolf or because she's a girl or a combination of both. It will take some time to get sure, fortunately we have time."

"So that means I get to stay the night?"
I felt the silliest of smiles spread from one ear to the other as Rosalie snarled, snapped her teeth together and left the room.

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A N: No panic, there will be more. I will write the sequel, I just want it separate from this. Since my training schedule is back on, training 6 times in 4 days and working all the night-shifts I can in between, that won't be up for a while, but as I said up top, there will be the epilogue still and that will be tomorrow or the day after, promise. Please review! I want to hear your thoughts =)