Authors Note: FINALLY! I have just had the most AWFUL case of writers block ever. I had to keep working on other stuff because this one just wouldn't work. I know it's short but it's here at least.

Twigirl1999 - You don't seem to be knocking down my door so I guess I'm not too late with an update.

RinDey - Jacob and Alex will grow to be rather close friends, how much of that I will show is uncertain however.

dkgors - Yes Alex will find someone one day, however I have absolutely no idea if that will ever be in the story or not.

AND FINALLY!


Chapter 52 – Invitations

Jacob's POV

"Yeah this is the one." Alex said and I stopped the car outside the unfamiliar house. Before opening the door she turned to me and said, "Thanks for everything today. It really helps to have someone to vent to. And it was nice of you to be so cool about the whole, 'in love with your girlfriend' thing." She smiled at me and I saw the young girl she truly was instead of the bad ass girl everyone else saw. Now I understood why Renesme liked her.

"No problem." I assured her. "Today was fun, and I have a knack for knowing when people need to talk." I said glad that she seemed in a better mood than this morning.

Alex smiled at me once more and then put up her walls and climbed out of my car as the tough girl I had always known her to be.

I watched her walk into the house feeling bad for her situation and knowing exactly how she felt. But I was also proud of the teenage girl who had more common sense and selflessness than I did in her place. I was glad Renesme had a friend like her. And with that I turned and drove off to pick my girlfriend up from school eager to see her again.


Renesme's POV

"I can't believe you kidnapped my best friend for the day." I complained, yet again as we walked through the door. Even I knew how tiresome my complaining was becoming, but that didn't mean I would stop.

"I told you Renesme," Jacob insisted again. "I didn't kidnap her, she just decided to stalk me for the day so she knew whether or not to beat me with a baseball bad for daring to touch you." Just because that is exactly what Alex would do, doesn't mean I was going to let it go. I had wanted to tell her more about how I was finally dating Jacob, and thanks to him, I had to spend the day with my dad, who does not want to hear about how delicious my boyfriend's tongue tastes.

"No he does not." My father assured me as he pushed passed and headed upstairs. I couldn't help but chuckle.

"Jacob!" My Aunt Alice exclaimed excitedly and held out a baby pink envelope with printed gold patterned edges. "This fancy letter arrived for you today and you really need to open it because it is driving me insane not knowing what it says." Auntie Alice looked as though she was ready to tear the thing open herself and we all knew how much she hated surprises.

Teasing her, Jacob casually took the envelope from my aunt and sat down on the couch, making himself comfortable before slowly opening it.

I flopped down on the couch with my legs over the end and my head in his lap. "What does it say?" I asked him affectionately. "Do you have a secret admirer that I have to scare off?" I looked up at him and smiled.

"No secret admirer." My boyfriend assured me, meeting my eye. "It's from my father, and it says you need to get a pretty dress." He said tapping me on the nose with the fancy looking card before climbing off the couch.

"And why exactly do I need a pretty dress?" I asked Jacob who turned around to look me in the eye once again.

"Because you are going to need a nice dress if you are going to be my date to the wedding." He announced turning to walk away again.


~SophieAngel69