"Oh no" I groaned and leaned onto Jake's shoulder. I pointed off to the other side of the boat and Jake laughed. "I didn't think he was serious!"

Jake squeezed my shoulder and kissed my temple. "It'll be ok Em. He hasn't even seen us."

"How did he even get on the boat? We had to show the captain our tickets!"

Jake laughed and it shook through his chest. "You're underestimating your cousin. It's Seth. He has ways. And I don't think we'd even want to know how he got in."

True. There are some things about Seth that I'd like to remain a secret. But I'm pretty sure I'd want to know how he managed to crash post prom. I just had to make sure he didn't see me. "Come on" I said and tugged Jake away from Seth's line of vision.

He chuckled, but followed me anyway. When we were completely submerged in the sea of couples, I relaxed. I was glad we had decided to go to this. Originally, I wasn't too sure. But the cruise really is beautiful. The sky is dark and lit by a thousand tiny stars. There are a few tables for groups to sit and talk. There's quiet music playing and a few couples are still dancing. Someone grabs my arm and I jump. I turn while trying to pull away, thinking it's Seth, but it turns out to be Kim. "Oh, sorry" I apologize as she lets my arm go.

"Hiding from Seth and Quill too?" she laughed.

I groaned. "Quill is here too?"

She nodded. Behind her, Jared pushed through a group of girls gossiping and shook his head. "What is with people deciding to stop and talk right where I'm walking? I thought that stopped when I graduated. But no. Guess not."

"They do it on purpose" Jake said nonchalantly.

Somehow, Kim convinced Jake and Jared to let us go for a little and we escaped to the end of the boat. "So, are you having fun?" I asked and stared down at the waves the boat was making.

"So much!" Kim exclaimed. "I'm so glad I came! I honestly didn't think anything could feel this great. But being here with Jared… it's like an escape from life. No worries. No problems. Only him and I and having fun."

I nodded, understanding exactly what she meant. Prom was more than just a dance for the five of us. Embry, Jake, and Jared didn't have to worry about patrolling. Kim and I didn't have to worry about them patrolling. And there were no leeches to harm any of us. It was almost as if the leeches didn't exist. Is this what our lives would be like without the Cullens? So perfect and peaceful. Having every moment to spend with the one you love and not worrying about them going to war with vampires. How wonderful.

"You look beautiful" Kim said and smiled at me.

"Thank you. You look gorgeous." Also true. Kim's dress wasn't floor length like most of ours, and the difference really made her beautiful. Plus, in the moonlight, she looked like a star.

"I have to ask though… because I was looking at your eyes…"

My eyes?

"Your eyes don't look like Jared's. Are you completely Quileute?" Kim looked at the floor embarrassed.

I smiled. "No. I'm not. My dad was half Quileute and half Japanese. My mother is full Quileute. That's why my eyes look different" I explained.

Kim nodded and leaned against the railing. Jake and Jared would probably kill us if they saw us so close to falling off the boat. I glanced around to make sure they weren't somewhere close by and watching. "What's it like?" Kim suddenly asked.

I was confused. "What do you mean?"

"What's it like living on the reservation? Being Quileute? Sharing that with Jacob?" I opened my mouth to answer, but she continued. "Sometimes I feel guilty not being Quileute. I mean, everyone else is. I feel like I'm pulling Jared away from the pack. I feel like I don't belong."

"Of course you do" I interrupted. "You're just as much a part of the pack as I am. At least you live near enough. You understand all the legends and heard them before. I've lived in Oregon my whole life. The only time I heard the legends is when my mom would take us to the reservation to visit."

"Yes, but at least you belonged on the reservation. No one looked at you strange."

I bit my lip. "One person did."

Kim's eyes grew and she stared at me expectantly. "Jake did. And Jared did for you. Don't you remember that day?"

She shook her head. "That's not what I meant…"

"But it means something. It means you're one of us. You're the imprint of a Quileute. It doesn't matter what you are. You are family. You are part of the pack."

Kim mulled this over for a few seconds and I rewound everything I'd said in my head. Had I said it right? Would she understand what I meant? Did I help her at all? I really suck at this comforting thing.

"I guess you're right" she said with a smile.

I smiled as well. "I am right. Now get back to your man and go have fun" I said and gave her a little push in the direction we left the boys.

She smiled at me once more and took off searching for Jared. I too made my way through the crowd in search of Jake. However, I found someone else. "Emma!"

"Oh no" I groaned and tried to duck out of sight. It was too late. He had already spotted me. He plucked me up by the arm and pulled me into a bone crushing hug. "Seth" I whined and pushed away.

"Hey Quill! She's over here!" he shouted over his shoulder. Quill suddenly appeared and threw his arm around my shoulders. "Hey everyone! This is my cousin Emma!" Seth shouted.

I grabbed him by the collar and pulled him over. "Are you drunk?" I nearly shouted. I was fuming.

Seth only laughed. "'Course not. I don't need to drink to have a good time. I just want to see my little cousin blush. And I see that I've achieved my goal" he teased and pinched my cheeks.

"Seth" I whined and pushed him off me. I glanced around the deck looking for Jake. Where was he?

Come on Jake! Save me from these two!

"So…" Quill leaned into my ear so I could hear him above the crowd. "Did you bring anything sexy to wear? Or are you sticking with the jeans?"

"Quill!" I snapped and punched his shoulder.

"Hey" he laughed and held his hands up in defense. "I'm just trying to make sure my best friend has a good time with his imprint."

"We're not…"

"I know. I know" he interrupted. How had news of my vow spread through the pack so quickly? "But still…" He looked like he really didn't want to finish that thought, so in revenge, I said nothing and let him try and figure his way out of this.

"Go on, finish that thought."

Quill smiled. "I wouldn't want Jake to kill me" he laughed and spun me around. I collided with something firm and warm. I looked up and smiled.

Jake was staring Quill down. "And I will when I found out what you said to her" he threatened in all serious. Quill's smirk wiped right off his face. He quickly grabbed Seth and the two of them bolted for the other side of the boat. Jake laughed.

"Where the heck have you been?" I asked and lightly smacked his chest. "Those two have been harassing me."

"How so?" Jake laughed.

"Well Quill asked me if I was going to wear anything sexy for you" I said.

I could feel Jake tense up a little. "And are you?" he asked casually.

I shrugged. "I can't remember what I packed." I could feel Jacob sigh behind me. Did he want me to wear something sexy? I could feel my cheeks heat up at the thought. How would he react when he sees my swimsuit?

I could feel Jacob's chest shake with laughter. "I think you're remembering" he teased and whispered in my ear. Then he placed a little kiss on my neck below my ear. I shivered. "What is it?" he whispered lowly.

I shook my head trying to regain my focus. But with his kisses on my neck, I was getting more and more distracted. He kissed the sensitive skin on my neck and then his tongue darted out and licked that same spot. I fell back onto Jake's chest and he held me tightly in his arms.

"That good, huh?"

"You're distracting me" I said in a dreamy voice. "I can't focus."

"Hmm" Jake hummed in my ear. "I kind of like you distracted. You have a dreamy look on your face."

I nodded, afraid that I would say something stupid if I opened my mouth. Jake pulled me through the crowd as the boat pulled back into the dock. Had it really been two hours? I don't think I had nearly enough kisses for two hours. We stepped down the beam and onto the pier. It was lit beautifully with little circles of light hovering above our heads on wires. I felt like I was in a dream. I hope this isn't a dream. Jake held my hand as we made our way all the way back to the car. Jared and Kim weren't back yet, so we climbed into the car and waited for them.

Jake laughed at me when I locked the doors after us. "What?" I asked.

He couldn't stop laughing and held up his index finger for a moment while he caught his breath. "You really think you need to lock the door when you have a massive wolf for a boyfriend? And he's in the car with you."

I crossed my arms and stuck my tongue out at him. "It's instinct" I defended.

Jake smiled and pulled me over to his lap. He wrapped his arms around my stomach and rested his head on mine. "It's ok. I'm sorry for laughing. And I'm glad to know you're safe even when I'm not around."

Jared and Kim approached the car so I moved back over to my seat, much to my disappointment. Oh well; we'll have four days together. Jake shares a look with Jared and then pulls out of the parking lot. He reached for my hand and squeezed it. I smiled and glanced at the clock. It was already two in the morning. "Are you ok to drive?" I asked Jake with a yawn.

He only laughed. "I'm fine. And I wouldn't let you drive if I wasn't. You're too tired."

I wouldn't fight him on that because I really was having trouble keeping my eyes open. I didn't want to sleep. I wanted to live every moment of this. I don't want to sleep.

…

Jacob's Point of View

I glanced in the rearview mirror and I saw Kim was falling asleep on Jared's shoulder. Jared smiled and then resumed petting Kim's hair. I wish I could do the same for Emma. I look over at her and sure enough, she's sound asleep. Poor thing. She looks so tired. Her hair is starting to fall out of its curls. Her eyes are heavy with sleep and yet her makeup still looks perfect. Except her lips aren't as pink as before. I wonder if her lipstick is on me. I twist my head to look in the mirror and sigh in relief.

It's another thirty minutes to the hotel and in that time, I'm trying to decide if I should wake Emma up when we get there. If I don't then I'll have to make two trips. One to carry her and one to carry the bags. But if I do that, then I'm leaving her unconscious in a hotel room on her own. I don't want to do that. Who knows what could happen in that time. But if I do wake her up, I'll feel so guilty. She looks so peaceful now.

My stomach growled and Jared laughed silently behind me. I wonder if we could pick up some food. Are the girls hungry? They look more tired than anything. But when was the last time they ate? Should I wake Emma to eat?

I stole another glance at her sleeping form and smiled. She's too beautiful. How did I get so lucky?

Jared suddenly tapped my shoulder and pointed to the right. There was the hotel. I switched lanes and made a sharp turn into the parking lot. Once we had slowed down, I checked to make sure everyone was still ok. Kim was now completely lying on Jared, not that he seemed to mind, and both she and Emma were still asleep.

I drove more carefully and pulled into a parking spot. Jared volunteered to check in because I had driven the whole night. While I waited for him to get back, I glanced around the hotel. None of us had ever been here before except for Kim and she raved about it. The hotel itself was connected to the waterpark. And it was massive. There were covered bridges connecting hotel buildings to the lobby to the pool. And from the looks of it, there was more than one pool.

I would be lying if I said I wasn't excited. The only thing better than spending a worry free four days at a waterpark is spending those days with the girl of my dreams. Nothing could be better. I suddenly felt a little l pity for Emma because I'm going to be dragging her all across the pools. She's going to be worn out every day.

Jared returned. "We're in room 318" he said and pointed to one of the buildings behind the front ones. At one point, we actually drove under one of the covered bridges. I was kind of glad our room was away from the entrance. Then I wouldn't be so worried about leaving Emma alone for even a second. I'd still worry. But not as much.

I parked the car again and turned to Jared. "Think we should wake them up?"

"Probably" he whispered. I climbed out of the car and raced around the Emma's side. I opened her door and placed my hand on her forehead and brushed some hair out of her face. She smiled at the warmth of my skin in her sleep.

"Emma" I said softly and lightly shook her shoulder. She grumbled something but kept her eyes closed. "Come on Emma. We're there" I said. Again, she moaned and started to flutter her eyes open. Eventually, she opened them and rubbed her sleepy eyes. I smiled and kissed her cheek. "That's my girl" I said and picked her up. I set her down on her feet against the car and closed the door. Jared did the same with a sleepy Kim.

"It's so dark" Emma said and yawned.

"It's cause it's early" Jared answered and passed me a couple suitcases. He grabbed the rest and shut the trunk so I could lock the car.

Emma and Kim followed us into the hotel. "Here, let me take one of those" Emma said. Her voice was thick with sleep and her eyes were only half open.

I laughed and shook my head. "You just worry about getting to the room. I don't think I can carry both you and your stuff."

She didn't argue because I think she was honestly too tired to even form a decent sentence. Jared had two key cards and passed me one. I opened the door and held it open for everyone else. The room was great. It wasn't too big or too small. There was room to move and yet it felt comfortable. The bathroom was on the right and on the left was a little counter with a sink and a coffee maker. Then the rest of the room was the bedroom. On the right were two queen sized beds and across from them was a dresser with a TV on it.

Everyone was very quiet. Jared and I were quiet because we were trying to pull all the suitcases in, the girls because they had fallen face first onto one of the beds with their eyes shut. I laughed and nudged Jared to look. He laughed as well. I dug through Emma's bag and found her camera. I took a few pictures of the girls passed out in their Prom dresses.

Then Jared and I woke them up again. "What?" Kim whined. Emma was practically dead weight in my arms.

"Jake and I are going to look for a vending machine or something to eat. Will you two be alright alone?"

We were leaving them alone? I guess if Jared thinks it's safe… But we'd be back quickly.

"We're fine" Emma said and opened her eyes a little to smile at me.

"Try and change out of your dress" I laughed and laid her back down on the bed. We made sure that the door was locked before heading down the hall. There was a vending machine in a room with an ice machine as well not too far down the hall.

"So I think we need to set a few ground rules" I said, thinking of the two beds in the room. "Obviously we're going to be sharing beds with our girls…"

Jared held his hands up and laughed. "No sex. I got it."

I nodded. "I don't care what you do when we're not there. I just don't want to see it and I don't want Emma scarred for life."

Jared nodded and handed me a couple of the snack bars he'd bought. This definitely wasn't the meal I had thought about eating, but it would probably hold me off until breakfast.

"Anything else?" he asked as we made our way back to the room.

I shook my head. "You?"

"Nah. Just the sex thing. But then again, I didn't really need to worry about that with you two" Jared teased. I didn't really mind it. Jared's my friend and I know he's joking. But whether Emma will admit it or not, I know she's kind of sensitive about it and pretty fed up about all the people sort of pushing us to do it.

"Don't tease Emma about it" I said warningly.

"I won't" he promised. "I give her credit: having that much will power and all. I couldn't do it. Obviously."

The conversation stopped because we opened the door. I noticed that the two of the suitcases were open and picked through. So the girls had changed. Their dress were stacked on top. I peered around the little bump out of a wall and groaned inwardly.

On the first bed, both Emma and Kim were tucked in under the sheets and completely passed out. Jared stopped next to me and took in the scene. Then both our eyes traveled to the other bed. I just shook my head at our luck. "Well this sucks" he whispered. I couldn't agree more.

…

"Quit hogging all the room" Jared said and pushed me over a little. We had migrated to the very edges of the bed and I was very uncomfortable. I wanted nothing more than to just lift Emma up and toss her onto this bed so we could sleep together and she could snuggle up to my chest. But no, I couldn't wake her when I already have twice. She'll be too tired tomorrow, or today, to do anything.

So I was practically falling off the edge of the bed, trying not to move anywhere near Jared.

"Ow!" I snapped and hit him with the extra pillow we had pushed between us. "Stop kicking me!"

It's going to be a long night. At least the girls will get some sleep.