Great

JPOV

It was the morning after the little…'incident'. I was still blushing about it when I woke up this morning. I had no idea how I was going to function at work today. I couldn't stop thinking about it. I was embarrassed obviously. But no matter how hard I tried not to think about it, I couldn't help but wonder if she…..liked what she saw. I kept shaking my head throughout the car ride back to the house, trying to keep that thought out of my head.

"Jacob, does your head hurt?" Nessie asked me when I shook my head for the umpteenth time.

"No. I'm fine." That was another thing. She was acting shockingly cavalier about this whole thing. It was as if it wasn't the first time she'd ever seen a naked man. I had wondered if maybe I wasn't, but then dismissed the idea. What other naked man would she see? I was the only dipshit in her life that would think she would go straight to bed.

And Edward was a whole other story. He would hear about this. There was no stopping it. Stupid mind reading leech. If he didn't hear it from Nessie's thoughts, he would hear it from mine. I sighed heavily when we reached the pathway that went to the house. I drove at half the speed I normally did. I heard Nessie giggle. I looked at her, confused.

"What's so funny?" She looked at me and smiled with humor in her eyes.

"You know daddy's going to hear about last night, right?" I stopped the car halfway to the house and laid my head against the head cushion of the car seat and groaned.

"Well, he is now." She giggled again.

"He won't kill you, you know. It was my fault for not knocking."

"No. It's my fault. I should know better than to assume you would knock." She laughed now and I just glared at her. Why was this funny to her? This was serious, and she was laughing as if we were going home about to tell Edward about a bug she forced me to eat. He'd gotten a kick out of that story when she was a few days old. Bella, best friend and all, laughed, but scolded Nessie for it and she never did it again. And I hadn't minded anyway. The circumstances of how it happened were funny. But this was different. Much different.

"Jacob." Nessie took me out of my trance and I looked at her.

"What?" She smiled and put her hand on my arm. I felt myself shutter from her touch. Her skin was so soft. I tried pushing the thought from my head. I was already in trouble with Edward. I didn't want to make it worse.

"The longer you keep daddy waiting, the more likely you are to die." She laughed lightly again and I sighed and let off the break and made my way, still ever so slowly, back to the house.

"Why do you think this is funny?" She kept giggling.

"Because it's funny. You'll be laughing about this in a few months, I guarantee it."

"If I live that long." Nessie just smiled this time.

When we got to the house, Edward wasn't waiting at the door like I had expected him to. I was hopeful that maybe he wasn't home. I could still smell him though, so I didn't get my hopes up. I parked the car in the garage and got out of the car. Nessie walked around the car and hugged me. I patted her back, not sure what else to do.

"Thanks for letting me paint your condo." I smiled at her.

"You're welcome, Nessie." I let myself hug her back. She was the only thing that felt warm to me. I heard something, footsteps, so I opened my eyes, on alert. Nessie didn't pay attention to that though. Then I heard someone behind me clear their throat. I sighed, turned around to the sound, and there was Edward. I looked at Nessie and smiled. "Time to throw myself to the sharks." Nessie smiled and looked at Edward.

"Daddy, don't be mad at him. It was my fault for barging in." Edward nodded.

"Yes, it is. But it's also Jacob's fault for just standing there like a dumbfounded deer instead of trying to correct the oversight sooner." Edward just gave me a scolding look. "Now let me talk to Jacob alone for a minute." Nessie looked at us both before sighing and nodding her head. She let go of me and made her way to the house. When Nessie was out of sight, I followed Edward in whatever direction he was in the mood for today. We walked the usual one to two mile distance in the woods surrounding the Cullen house until Edward stopped. I waited for him to start talking. When he didn't, I felt the need to say something.

"I know what you're going to say. And let me make it clear that she walked in on me." Edward rolled his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose.

"I know what happened mutt. That's the beauty of being a mind reader, it's easier to get both sides of the story." I froze for a moment.

"So…….you're not mad?"

"I didn't say I wasn't mad. I just said that I have both sides of the story. Nessie walked into your room without permission and you didn't think she would and didn't bother putting on pajamas before leaving your bathroom. As far as I'm concerned, you're both at fault, so I don't see the point in just punishing you." My eyes widened.

"You're going to punish her for this?!" Edward rolled his eyes again.

"No, I'm not. But now, thanks to you, it's all she's thinking about. You've given her a new found interest." This took me by surprise. I was blushing again. So she wasn't scarred for life? "Don't get too cocky mutt. That's most of the reason I'm mad at you."

"Look, Edward, I can't control what she thinks about." I wasn't even paying attention to the conversation anymore. I was beaming with pride and I knew it. I didn't care if he knew. I wasn't sure if Nessie loved me, but at least she was attracted to me. That was a start.

"You better care Jacob, this is going to drive me nuts." I looked at him.

"Why you?"

"Because I don't want to see you naked!!!" I couldn't help but laugh lightly at that. But I also shuttered. The thought freaked me out. Edward laughed without humor at that thought.

"You didn't tell anyone about this did you?" Edward looked at me with a sarcastic look.

"Yes, Jacob, I told everyone. I just couldn't wait to listen to everyone's thoughts throughout the day after knowing that innocent little Nessie saw her first naked man." I rolled my eyes.

"You could have just said no." Edward sighed.

"No." I chuckled at the attempt at making a joke. Edward sighed and laughed lightly too. A thought came to my head. Edward knew it the moment I thought it, but he let me say it out loud.

"Do you think…….you know……this affects how she feels……about me?" Edward just stared at me. I waited patiently for his answer. I waited at least two minutes and he didn't answer. "Edward?"

Edward sighed heavily and looked at me again for a few minutes. I kept looking back at him, waiting for him to give me an answer. Any kind of answer. Edward pinched the bridge of his nose once more as I waited. But he didn't answer. He looked back up and made his way back to the house. I started to follow after him.

"You better get to work Jacob. You wouldn't want to be late." That was all he said. He hadn't answered my question.

"Edward, answer my question." Edward ignored me and kept walking back to the house. "Edward. You know something you're not telling me." He looked behind and rolled his eyes before looking forward again.

"I always know things I don't tell you." I growled under my breath at his sarcasm. Emmett wasn't the only one contributing to Nessie's arsenal of smartass comments. Edward laughed lightly at the thought.

"That's not what I meant Edward. What aren't you telling me?" He didn't answer me. "Edward, what is going on in her head? Tell me!" He kept ignoring me and kept walking along back to the house. I was jogging after him now. "Edward, answer me! EDWARD!!!!!"