Wolf Boy

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A/N-thank you for the kind reviews!

Epilogue

Jacob glanced down at his watch and gasped. Damn, it was almost one-thirty. He was running late.

"Please, don't let me be late!" He chanted in his head.

Jacob sped to the college, panicked, and ran as fast as he could around the back of the field. It was ten to two now and it was due to start in ten minutes. He slid through the crowd, looking for them. He spotted Colin straight away; he was standing up on his chair scanning the crowd. He waved like an idiot when he spotted Jacob and Jacob couldn't help but grin.

He started to make his way to them, when a girl he didn't know stepped in front of him. "I don't think we've met." She said, putting her hand on his chest to capture his attention.

Jacob rolled his eyes. He was always attracting this kind of attention, especially when he was away from home. His size alone was enough to make him stand out, throw in his good looks, and that just added to his appeal.

"I'm taken." He responded abruptly as he brushed the girl's hand away. She was the typical blonde cheerleader type and didn't hold a candle to Bella.

"Rude!" She called after him as he bounded away from her and continued on his journey.

Jacob made his way through the crowd and sat down at the end of their row.

Colin waved at him. "You're just in time."

"I know."

"Did you get everything set up?" Connie asked from beside him.

Jacob grimaced. "Yeah, jeez, Connie, I'm so nervous." His hands hadn't stopped sweating all morning.

Connie laughed and shook her head. "You're as bad as Charlie. You'll be fine. Just calm down." She stated, laughing at his discomfiture.

"I know." Jacob waved at his father to capture his attention. Billy waved back, grinning. Beside him sat his new girlfriend. After Charlie's success at finding love using a dating app, he had decided to do the same. His first few attempts had met with little success, but then he met Charlotte who seemed like a keeper.

"Hey, Jake!" Charlotte squeezed down the aisle to hug him, then she slipped something into his hand. "You forgot this earlier. Lucky your dad spotted it."

"Shit!" Jacob looked at the ring box in his hand. He had been feeling so flustered all day that he had completely forgotten the most important thing, "Thanks, Charlotte." He said gratefully.

"No problem." She gave him another warm smile and left to re-join Billy.

Jacob looked down the rest of the line, the whole pack was there-Sam and his Emily, Embry, Quil, Jared and his girlfriend, Kim, Paul Lahote and his latest squeeze (Jacob couldn't remember her name), and lastly Harry and his wife Sue had come along, bringing their children, Leah and Seth. Thankfully Seth had never phased. Colin had been the last.

A lot had happened in the last five years. With Victoria defeated life had settled into a smooth rhythm for everyone. Vampires rarely visited their part of the world anymore. And if they did, they didn't stay long, the wolf pack made sure of that. The pack still patrolled on occasion, but there wasn't the urgency there once was. They were now beginning the long drawn out negotiations with the elders for them to step down and stop phasing completely.

Suddenly, everyone started clapping and Jacob's heart took off into overdrive as he scanned the crowd for her. He spotted her standing off to the left of the stage, chatting with Angela, who still remained one of her best friends. She looked smoking hot in her blue ceremonial robes. Jacob hadn't seen her all day. He'd left just after breakfast to give him enough time to set up the surprise for her graduation present.

Bella was graduating today with a full teaching degree. Jacob was incredibly proud of her; she'd worked so damn hard for the last few years at college and was graduating with full honours. Angela had worked just as hard. She was graduating, too. They were going into teaching together. Jacob saw the same proud smile he was wearing reflected on Embry's face. He saw Bella trying to listen as the little man gave his speech about the graduating class, and then started going through the list of names of the graduates, while they walked on and shook his hand getting a certificate. Jacob couldn't concentrate; he was so freaking nervous that he actually felt sick. He couldn't take his eyes off her, she was so beautiful. She honestly still took his breath away every time he saw her.

He heard the Dean shout her name and grinned, clapping like crazy. Bella was beaming as she scanned the crowd; she spotted Jacob right away. Jacob was hard to miss. She waved her little certificate proudly, showing it off. Jacob winked at her and watched her skip off the stage happily. He was shifting in his seat nervously because it was almost over, it was almost time. He rubbed his hands on his jeans, trying to dry them. He'd honestly never been so nervous in his life. Out of the corner of his eye he saw his old man and Charlie laughing at him. He grinned sheepishly and joined in their laughter.

After another few minutes the last certificate was handed out, and Jacob saw her winding her way through the crowd towards him. When she reached him, Bella threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. He lifted her off her feet and spun her in a small circle as he relished the feel of her lips against his. Bella pulled back and giggled, she was so happy it made Jacob's heart skip a beat.

"Congratulations." He said, smiling.

Bella leaned in for another kiss and he held her tighter. Damn, five years and he still couldn't get enough of her. He pulled out of the kiss, very aware of everyone watching them. A few feet away Embry was enjoying similar congratulations with Angela.

Jacob finally set Bella down on her feet and brushed a stray lock of hair behind her ear. "I am so proud of you, honey."

"Thanks. I was worried when I couldn't see you. Where have you been all morning?" Bella asked.

Before Jacob could respond, Bella was pulled into hugs by the rest of their extended friends and family. Bella was breathless with happiness when the congratulatory hugs were over.

"Thanks, guys." She gushed. "What shall we do now? Shall we all have a drink or something?" She looked around at everyone.

It was now or never!

Everyone was looking at Jacob. He sucked in a deep breath, feeling under more pressure with everyone staring at him. "Um…actually, honey, I was wondering if I could take you somewhere after." He answered, trying not to give anything away.

Bella looked at him curiously, she hated surprises. "Okay." She said, wrapping her arms around his waist.

Jacob bent and kissed her nose. "You'll have to wait and see." He replied, smirking at her, knowing this was probably killing her. She frowned and narrowed her eyes at him, making him laugh. Jacob grabbed her hands, unwrapping them from his waist. "You ready to go now?" He asked, hopefully.

Bella nodded and looked back at everyone else. They were all grinning like mad people; Billy was the worst, he had the biggest smirk on his face, Charlie wasn't much better. Jacob glared at them, warning them to tone it down a little. Bella was staring at them all in confusion, obviously wondering why they were all acting so weird.

"Well, I guess I'll see you all a little later." She said, still confused.

"We will." Charlie ducked down and gave her a sloppy kiss on the cheek. "Well done, kiddo. I am so proud of you."

"Thanks, Dad." Bella hugged him again, then Connie, followed lastly by Connie.

Jacob wrapped his arm around her before the congratulations could begin all over again. He towed her to their waiting car and helped her into the passenger seat.

"You're being very mysterious." She complained.

Bella wished she knew what was going on. She hated surprises, which Jacob knew very well. She glanced over at him again, he looked nervous about something, he was sitting really straight in his seat. This wasn't the normal, relaxed Jake, that she loved to death. After a long drive making small talk about the weather and the graduation ceremony, they pulled up outside a non-descript building.

"Where the hell are we?" Bella asked. She thought he'd be taking her to some fancy dinner or something not to some real estate on the edge of Forks. She got out of the car and held his hand as he led her forward. "Hey, I recognise this place. Isn't this Jim Dowling's old garage?"

As far as she could remember Dowling's had operated from a run-down old building. But this looked new, pristine. It had clearly been done up very recently, the outside had been painted a nice cream colour and the windows had all been replaced.

"What do you think?" Jacob asked, wrapping his arms around Bella from behind.

Think about what? What was she missing? "Um, it's great?" She shrugged, confused.

Jacob laughed. "Okay, you have no idea what I'm talking about do you?" He teased.

"No." Bella laughed along with him. "You're gonna have to tell me."

"Well, see that building in front of you." He pointed out.

Bella nodded, still feeling bemused as to what this was all about.

"It's mine…. well ours." Jacob laughed at her shocked expression. "Well, Embry's, too. We're going into business together."

Bella gasped as the penny finally dropped. "JAKE!" She yelled, throwing her arms around him. "You bought Dowling's old place?"

"Yes." Jacob smiled and brushed his fingers across her cheek lightly. "I am now a business owner. It's still got to be done up inside, but within three months this place will be a fully working garage again."

"Oh, God, Jake, you're kidding me!" Bella squealed again. "I am so freaking proud of you. C'mere." She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him heartily until they were both breathless. "This is so amazing!"

Jacob nuzzled her cheek before kissing her again gently. "Let's go inside." He turned toward the doors, smiling happily.

Bella could barely contain her excitement as he handed her the keys to the building. Her hands were shaking so badly she could barely get the key into the lock. He had to help her. As they walked through the doors, she got another shock of her life. Jacob suddenly went down on one knee in front of her. Bella felt her heart stop as she resisted the urge to shout yes before he had even asked. So, this was why he had been acting so nervous.

With a hand over her rapidly beating heart she watched as Jacob pulled out a little black ring box, lifting the lid to reveal a gorgeous diamond ring. "Bells, I've loved you since the first time I laid eyes on you. It's only ever been you. It will always be you. Will you marry me?" He asked, looking really anxious.

Did he really think she would say no?

Bella swallowed noisily. She was worried that she wouldn't be able to speak. "Yes." She whispered.

Jacob smiled one of his beautiful smiles, taking her hand and slipping the ring on her finger, where it fitted perfectly. Then he jumped up and down, grabbing her around the waist, and kissing her fiercely. Bella smiled happily against his lips and he pulled back to rest his forehead on hers. "I love you so much." He said huskily.

"I love you, too. My brave, handsome, wolf boy." Bella replied softly, kissing him again.

She was certain no one had ever been happier than she was in that moment. She had the perfect family, had just graduated with full honours, and the man of her dreams-who had just acquired his dream business- had just asked her to be his wife. Life couldn't get any better than this; she was honestly the luckiest girl in the world.

Fin…

A/N-thanks for reading!

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