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Jacob had been one hundred percent right with his assumption that his day would be hell, and hell so far was an understatement. As soon as he had left Brooke at Emily's and Sam's the tugging in his heart was almost painful, his wolf going crazy with the urge to be at his mates side and it was obvious to everyone around him as well as the pack that he was definitely not in the mood for fun and games.

His hissed through his teeth as his hands clenched into fists under the table the more he thought about Brooke being so far away. He hated it! His whole form felt tense as he continuously found himself rolling his shoulders with the effort it was taking him not to run to his mates' side which was exactly where he wanted to be.

Shaking those types of thoughts away he finally looked up from where his gaze had been resting on the canteen table to face the concerned expressions of his pack and their imprints, the thought warming him that they cared so much for his well-being. They knew how hard he had it since Brooke had come back looking so broken like she had, it wouldn't be long until he would force her to tell him what had occurred but he would try and wait until she was ready enough to approach him first about the subject.

"You alright, mate?" Paul asked concerned, he may be considered the grumpy and violent one of the pack but he still cared about his pack mates.

"No" he grunted as he ran a hand through his hair, "there is no way I can manage this everyday" he told them with a frown. It was lunch so he had managed half the day and he was already crawling out of his skin. It was an unsettling sensation.

"Have you tried ringing her?" Kim questioned causing him to grunt before quickly reaching into his pocket for his phone. He was dialling her number in seconds.

"Hey sweetness, is everything alright?" his mate asked sweetly on the other side of the line causing him to instantly grin at the sound of her voice.

"Missing you" he muttered, ignoring the packs sniggers and Kim's 'aw' as he spoke to his angel.

"Would I embarrass you if I came by, Sam had to pick something up?" she asked causing him to instantly perk up, the pack laughing at how whipped he looked while Jared shook his head knowingly.

"No" he answered instantly, "come by"

"Ok sweetness, I'll see you in a bit" he heard her say before hanging up, his grin never leaving his features as he relaxed back in his chair with a satisfied smile that his angel would be arriving soon.

"You are so whipped" Quil muttered gobsmacked, just staring at his further Alpha with wide eyes.

"Wait until it's your time mate, you won't know what hit you" Jared stated as he pulled Kim closer against him, Jake silently agreeing. He had never thought he would be so dependent on his imprint when the time came but look at him now. Honestly he didn't care though, he was happy with how his life was going with her in it so stuff what everyone else thought.

"I'll never act so whipped, I'm a free man" Quil stated proudly causing a number of the pack to snort.

"That's if you actually do imprint" Paul smirked, quickly dodging when Quil made a move to slap him upside the head.

"What about you?" was his retort.

At this Paul grinned smugly, "I already know my girls coming" he said knowingly. He couldn't wait until he finally got his happily ever after; when his time came he was going to make sure that he didn't mess it up.

"Whatever" was all Quil muttered, secretly wondering that if he asked Brooke whether she would tell him if he had a girl out their waiting for him. He quickly pushed those thoughts aside though, he really didn't want to dwell on that right now.

"So is she coming now?" Kim asked eagerly, it was nice to have another imprint to talk to once in a while since she was normally surrounded by blokes, and Leah of course. But she sometimes did feel like the odd one out due to being the only human, it drove her nuts at times.

"Yep" Jacob grinned happily; his wolf was practically humming with pleasure at the thought of seeing his angel.

He got his wish a few minutes later when he instantly felt the tugging in his heart lesson, his posture straightening as he whipped his head in the direction of the door. His food still sat untouched in front of him, the tugging in his heart having left him unable to eat but one look at his imprint made another hunger occur almost instantly.

She walked, or should he say glided into the canteen with a bright smile on her features as she instantly looked in his direction with twinkling eyes. He grinned, taking in that she hadn't changed and looked as edible as ever.

"Oh shit, did she bring cake?" Seth asked hopefully when the scent of something chocolaty hit his senses, the fact she was holding a tin meaning that it only served to increase their hope that she had cooked for them.

"Smells like it" Embry confirmed with an equally hopeful expression, if Brooke cooked then the last thing any of them did was to turn down her food when it tasted like pure sinful heaven.

"Such a lucky fuck" Quil muttered, all of them taking in how beautiful Brooke really was as she closed the gap between them. Jacob glared at the males who eyed his mate making them rapidly stiffen and turn in fear, he didn't look like the sort of person you wanted to mess with after all.

"Hey guys" Brooke smiled as she reached them. "Sweetness" she grinned as she was instantly pulled onto Jacobs lap, his lips claiming hers as soon as she made contact with his thighs making her giggle adorably.

"Enough of the PDA, did you bring food?" Seth asked instantly, it not being much of a surprise considering that was all that seemed to be on the boys mind.

"Yep" she smiled when Jacob finally let her go, his nose nuzzling her neck as she leaned her head to the side to give him better access. "Emily wanted me to teach her how to make a devil's food cake, turns out she prefers making savoury than dessert" she sniggered, remembering how frustrated Emily got when her own cake didn't rise quite right.

"Yum" was chorused around the group, it did smell heavenly after all.

"You want some?" Brooke asked Kim with a sly smile, Kim instantly cluing into the situation with amusement filled eyes.

"I would love some, I mean I would hate for it to go to waste since the boys have already eaten" Kim played along, Leah smirking at the two of them as well as the frowning males that surrounded them all.

"I agree" Brooke smiled, "and Jacob of course" she pondered as she patted her man's cheek causing him to purr.

"I would love some" he rumbled, giving her a playful nip on her neck before soothing it with his tongue.

"Good, I should think there is enough for the three of us – and Leah of course" she winked at her new friend, it being the final straw for Leah as she burst out laughing at the heart-broken look on her brothers face.

"What?" he whimpered, Brookes' eyes softening even though she was only joking.

"Fine, and Seth" she caved, that boy had the puppy eyed look down to a T.

"Thanks!" he beamed smugly, instantly grabbing the tin from the table much to her amusement before he opened it and breathed in deeply. He moaned, yep he actually moaned. "If you weren't Jacobs Brooke, seriously I would be on you like flies on rise" he muttered causing Jacob to growl and Brooke to flush with a giggle.

"Well you are a cute little thing" she admitted causing him to wink at her smugly, Jacobs growl increasing causing her to kiss him reassuringly. "You know I'm yours" she stated with a roll of her eyes. Silly wolf.

"Good" he grunted before loosening his grip on her waist when she shifted to grab the tin before taking the cake out. He had to admit it looked shop brought, better than shop brought actually since she hadn't bothered to hold back when decorating it with strawberries and so much chocolate and cream that to a human it looked like a heart attack waiting to happen.

"Now seriously, who wants some?" she asked as she took out some paper plates and a pack of tissues. He shook his head amused, his mate had seemingly thought of everything.

"Fuck yea" Paul grunted along with the rest of the pack, Brooke giving them all a hefty slice except for herself and Kim who had a much more manageable piece.

"Thank you, Brooke" Kim thanked as she picked off a strawberry.

"You're welcome. So how have you all been?" she asked curiously. They had visited her when Jacob had her under house arrest but other than that she hadn't seen them a lot, she had missed there company immensely.

"Good, did you tell her about the tribal meeting Jake?" Jared asked as he devoured his own piece of cake, instantly going for another one since Brooke had made it incredibly thick. It tasted just as good as it smelled, if not better.

"What tribal meeting?" Brooke asked confused, she knew from Billy that she had to attend one but she didn't realise it would be so soon.

"The one that officially welcomes you to the pack, it's just a formality normally but since we need to make the elders aware of your gift we can't put it off like we would usually" Jacob explained causing her to shrug. "It's tonight" he admitted sheepishly, having forgotten to tell her with everything that had been going on.

"Bit short notice isn't it?" she couldn't help but frown. She had nothing against it but still.

"It's been scheduled since last week" Quil muttered under his breath causing Jacob to glare. Was he trying to make him look worse than he already did?

"Do I need to go?" she asked curiously, she had guessed yes but since Jacob hadn't told her she wondered if she didn't need to be present when they had it.

"Of course, the whole pack will be as well as the elders and imprints" Jacob clarified for her causing her to nod thoughtfully.

"So what happens?" she wondered out loud, Kim being the one to answer this time as she retold her experience with being welcomed into the pack.

"When Jared took me they basically asked a bunch of questions about the pack and how you found out about it, urm…whether you accept it or not which of course you do and just general stuff. I don't know how they're going to act when they find out about your future reading skills though" Kim shrugged with a smile, giving Brooke a wink much to the packs surprise. Kim had never been the playful type but it was clear Brooke was bringing out a different side of her that Jared and the pack loved.

"I'll bake something, get on their good side" Brooke muttered out loud causing them all to perk up. The fact they had just eaten a whole cake between them not seemingly being taken into consideration as they glanced at her encouragingly.

"They'll love you" Jacob reassured her, sensing her slight nerves that she had hidden from everyone else. Being mated with her had its perks he thought, knowing exactly how she was feeling at any given moment. It meant making her happy like he wanted was a hell of a lot easier, not to mention it calmed him to be able to sense her constantly peaceful emotions which he was more than grateful of.

"I hope they do" Brooke frowned, knowing that if the elders were put off with the strange aura she seemed to give off then it would make being with Jacob a hell of a lot harder. Even if they didn't like her though she wasn't going anywhere, they would literally have to drag her off the reservation by her hair and even then she would keep coming back. She smiled at the mental image, fighting back a snigger even though really she shouldn't have found it that funny.

"What has you feeling so cheery?" Jacob murmured against her ear with a smile, sensing her amusement through the bond they shared and wanting to know the cause of it.

"Nothing in general" she replied vaguely, knowing that he wouldn't find it as amusing as she had. "What's the time anyway?" she asked in general, knowing that she needed to be in the parking lot by quarter too since Sam was picking her up.

"Nearly half past, why?" Leah asked as she glanced at her watch briefly.

"Sam's picking me up-" was all Brooke got out before she was cut off with Jacobs growl. He knew that she couldn't stay all day much to his distaste but he couldn't help his reaction to the thought of her leaving so soon.

"Don't worry Jake, she'll be there when you get home" Paul stated rolling his eyes.

"Whatever" was Jacob's grunt of a reply as he buried his nose in his imprints neck before breathing in her scent deeply. He groaned under his breath, she always seemed to smell so fucking good

"You really don't have anything to worry about, Brooke" Leah smiled reassuringly, "I mean Billy likes you and he's on the tribal council"

"I guess" Brooke sighed before frowning when he knew she had to get going. Turning her head she looked up at her man, his broad and masculine features making her want to melt at how lucky she was to have him as hers unconditionally. "I'll see you after school" she smiled, it faltering when his eyes took on a pained look at the thought of her leaving.

Jacob didn't reply, knowing that to an outsider who was unaware of their wolf heritage he would look incredibly clingy. It helped that he knew Brooke depended on him just as much, if not more since she started staying with him. He knew that now he knew what it was like to have her constantly around he couldn't go back to sleeping alone, call him pathetic but he didn't have it in him to care.

"I know" he muttered when he knew she was about to speak, hearing her sigh slightly in comfort as he pulled her flush against his chest. He knew that like always their table was the centre of attention, I mean it wasn't every day that a pale girl walked in with cake before being accepted as a lover of one of their close knit group. You could practically taste the curiosity and jealously from the other students, his sensitive hearing picking up on their whispers and mutterings before he tried to blank it out by concentrating on the only girl for him. His imprint, his angel, his Brooke.

"You only have half the day left, sweetness" Brooke smiled as she cupped his cheek, "the weekends not that far around the corner" she continued, seeing him relax slightly under her words much to her relief.

"Keep your phone on you" he told her before leaning down to cover her mouth with his, his grip on her tightening significantly as she melted against him into the kiss. Stuff the no touching policy; if he wanted to lay one on his imprint then he was going to lay one on his imprint! Half the teachers feared them anyway, what with not only being more muscular but having had a growth spurt that left everyone else feeling weak in comparison.

"Mm" she moaned almost dazedly when he pulled away much to the amusement of the pack. "Oh crap, that must be Sam" she muttered when her phone went off, her hand dipping into the front of her bra much to Jacob's greedy gaze as he watched her hungrily.

Quickly telling Sam that she was on her way she slipped her phone back into its holding place much to Leah's amusement. Licking her lips, still tasting Jacob on them she reluctantly hopped off his lap.

"I'll see you guys later" she smiled, getting joint goodbyes from them all as well as a hug from Leah much to the packs slight shock. They still found it surreal with how Leah no longer seemed like a burden to the pack since Brooke came along, her thoughts when patrolling no longer torturing Sam as she thought about other things going on in her life much to their relief.

"Bake something chocolaty" Leah muttered as she hugged her new pack sister, Brooke laughing as she returned the gesture instantly.

"Chocolaty it is" she smiled in reply before pulling apart, grabbing the tin as she did so.

"Come on babe, I'll walk you out" Jacob sighed as he wrapped an arm around her waist, wanting to prolong the contact as much as possible.

With a smiling Brooke on his arm he walked them across the canteen, both of them ignoring the looks they received until Brooke seemed to freeze much to his concern. A quick glance at her dazed and dreamy expression had him relaxing though; she did this at the strangest of times he found.

Glancing at his pack mates he saw them all looking concerned, well that was until Brooke seemed to snap out of it with a bright smiled that stretched across her face widely. With a laugh and a clap of her hands she soon whopped before practically skipping ahead of him much to his amusement.

"Wait up, Brooke" he called as he nearly lost sight of her through the door, the pack laughing at his expense while staring at the mated couple curiously since each one of them wanted to know what Brooke was so happy about. Whatever it was they were just pleased it seemed like good news for a change; not the usual shit storm they had to cope with.


The tribal meeting is next and expect some much needed drama. Thanks for all the reviews, keep them up!