A/N: a lot of my friends have really been enjoying Jacob's POV. It's going to stay this way for another chapter then it will be back to Bella's in time for Alice's arrival. Please leave reviews! It pushes me to keep going :D

Chapter 37:

Jacob's POV

I saw my dad come into the house and wheel himself towards us.
"Hey kids!" We both smiled at him.

"Hey Billy." Bella said snuggled up next to me.

"Thought you guys went out." Said Charlie coming in behind him.

"We did, we just came back and watched some TV for a while." Charlie looked over Bella for a moment, noticing her dress gone and her hair in tangles. My eyes scanned over his hip that normally held his gun, to my relief he wasn't chief Swan at the moment. He must've left the gun at home. Bella yawned and laid against me. Charlie looked at the TV and noticed it was the stats for a football game that was on earlier.

"You're making Bells watch sports?" Charlie asked curiously.

"I figure she's gonna have to learn stuff about sports eventually, besides just the mariner's." Charlie snickered.

"Can't exactly talk mariner's all year." He said. I nodded.

"Dad, can I stay over?" She asked him suddenly. I gave her a look of shock.

"I..guess you can?" He looked over at Billy uneasily. Billy shrugged.

"I don't see why not Charlie, she's stayed over before." Charlie shrugged his shoulders.

"Well, if you wanna put up with cooties near your left overs have at it then." Bella and I chuckled.

"Don't you have work in the morning Bells?" Charlie asked her. She suddenly looked nervous.

"Yea, but Jake will drop me off at the house before I have to go to work." I nodded at him.

"Alright, well I guess I'll see you tomorrow then, and don't forget about your company tomorrow." My dad looked at us both uneasily and I couldn't help but feel my muscles in my arms start to tighten.

"Okay dad, see you tomorrow." Bella said.

"Alright." Charlie then left and shut the door.

"Is this a pie from the diner?" Dad asked. Bella and I looked at each other and I jumped off of the couch and was near the counter before my dad got to it.

"Yea, but it's all gone dad." I said throwing the box quickly in the trash. Dad eyed me and motioned for me to go with him to the hallway. That always meant a man to man talk. I was in trouble. I followed him into the hallway as he turned around.

"Alright, out with it." He said, crossing his arms.

"Dad, I .." I sighed.

"Jacob." He said sternly giving me a look. I might be a werewolf and tall but I still respected my father.

"Okay what do you wanna know?" I asked. He smiled.

"Let me guess, last slice of pie had cooties on it?" He asked making quotation marks with his fingers. I tried not to turn red in front of my dad.

"Uhh... yea..." I trailed off looking towards the living room. I noticed Bella peeping at me from the back of the couch. I saw my dad put a hand up.

"I don't want to know what all went on. Besides, if you're anything like I was back at your age.." I did not need to hear this. I stuck my fingers in my ears and saw my dad chuckling.

"Well, I think I'm gonna turn in for the night. You kids get to bed soon, and I don't wanna hear any funny stuff coming from your room Jake." He pointed his finger at me.

"Yes sir." He looked at Bella and winked at me.

"I'm headin' to bed."
"Night Billy." Bella said from the couch.

"Night Bella." My dad said as he wheeled himself into his room and closed the door.

I plopped myself back next to Bella and wrapped my arms around her.

"Did we get caught?" She asked curiously.

"Yes and no." I answered. She looked at me puzzled.

"He probably knows we were fooling around, he doesn't want to know how much." Bella exhaled deeply then a sudden yawn escaped her. I kissed her head and rubbed my hands up and down her arms.

"You tired?" She nodded, yawning again.

"I should probably take a shower first though..." She trailed off. I watched her look at the TV for a moment then at the floor. Something was on her mind but I wasn't sure what it was.

Maybe she regrets what happened.. I thought in my head. Grief hit me like a brick wall. If she regretted it, what could I possibly say to her?

I watched her as she got up and headed towards the bathroom. She turned and smiled at me.

"Could I borrow a towel?" I nodded and got up from the couch. What? Did she think I would say no?

"Sure, sure." I said, turning off the TV. I got up and went to the linen closet. I grabbed a towel and a wash cloth for her and handed them to her at the bathroom door.

"Thanks.." She said, fidgeting. Something was definitely wrong. I tried to mask my worry the best that I could. I didn't want to ruin this night with her, not now.

She ducked into the bathroom and shut the door. I let out a deep exhale and realized that I had been holding my breath. I glanced over at the kitchen counter and sighed. I'd have to clean things up from this wild night. I pulled some cleaning products and a sponge from under the sink. I wiped off the counter almost annoyed that I had to. I wanted to keep my mind from overworking itself. If she saw me worry, she would definitely regret things if she didn't already. I wiped the sponge across the counter with some Ajax and took a whiff. Well, at least the smell of her was off of the counter top.

I then went to my room and froze. My top bed sheet was twisted and almost hanging off the bed. What was worse was the fact that they were obviously damp. As I neared the bed, the smell hit my nose. There was no way we could hide that we had sex in this room. The smell on the sheets smelled of her and me, it was intoxicating making me remember what had gone on just a few minutes ago. I knew neither of us would be able to sleep on these sheets.

I stripped the sheets off of the bed and threw them in a plastic bag, then into the hamper. I grabbed some febreeze and sprayed the sheets in my hamper about a half dozen times. I then tied the bag up and closed the hamper. I grabbed some new sheets from the linen closet and covered my bed. I was just tucking the sheets under my mattress when I heard the water stop running in the shower. Within a few moments, Bella came into the room wearing my black shirt and sweats. She had a towel wrapped around her hair.

She looked at the sheets and looked at me.

"You changed the sheets?" She asked curiously.

"Yea, they were a bit...damp.." Her cheeks flushed into a crimson color that made me want to kiss her face all over.

"Oh..." She trailed. She dried her hair with the towel and then handed it to me. She looked at me unbelievably as I just dropped it on my floor. She layed on the bed and I joined her, wrapping my arms around her petite body. She shifted in my arms and turned around to face me.

"Jake.." She sighed, placing her hand on my bare chest and feeling my heart beat.

"Hmm?" I looked down into her eyes as she looked into mine.

"Do you..." She looked down.

Do I what? Regret what happened? Do I know a good birth control? A good clinic? Do I know of some sort of hidden place so Charlie won't kill me? My mind was going in circles.

"What Bells?" I asked, almost wincing. I was getting ready for something she said to probably just stab me in the heart.

"Do you.. need to go for a run tonight?..." Her question caught me by surprise. I studied her face and she seemed calm now. Was that what was bothering her?

"Uh...no, not this time." She smiled and pulled me closer to her. I breathed her in, and savored the smell of her and her warmth against mine. She was going to drive me crazy.

"Good." She snuggled her head against my chest. "I don't want you to go anywhere tonight." I hugged her tight and kissed her forehead.

"I won't leave at all tonight. I'll be right here Bells." She sighed again and slowly closed her eyes. Within a few moments, she was sleeping soundly.

As I watched her sleep, I tried to play what had happened tonight in my head. She didn't distance herself and the only thing that troubled her, was me possibly leaving for a run. I felt a smile begin to etch across my face. She looked so cute snuggled up against me sleeping. My worry still dreaded the morning after.

She could still be stuck in the moment.. I thought.

She could regret this tomorrow...

She seems so happy though.. I argued with myself.

My worry and relief kept bothering me. It kept going from one angle to the other like someone playing ping pong with my thoughts. Either way, I couldn't lose her now. If I did, I couldn't even imagine what I would do. I knew that I didn't imprint, but Bella was the only one I ever saw. She was the only one I wanted to see. I couldn't believe how I had acted although she didn't seem to mind. I'd have to talk to Sam tomorrow about some things. I held her close to me, concentrating on my wolf skills to hear her heart beat. It soothed me, like my mother's favorite lullaby she used to sing to me. I finally fell asleep, feeling content.