So I was blown away at the number of reviews I got for the last chapter. 104. Wow! That is SO cool you guys! So I really pushed myself to get this chapter out sooner than the two weeks I've been trying. And here it is! I love all of your reviews so much! We broke 1000! That's soooooo super cool! So, as a reward for breaking 1000 and just being awesome readers, I am writing an outtake. A lot of you asked for a Maribel one and I'm about half way through writing it. I think, just because you guys are so awesome, that I will write one of your choice. If you leave it in a review or pm me or email me with ideas I will put together a poll. But I will for sure be posting a Maribel/Embry lemon soon. So you all should check back for that.

And now on to the chapter!

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"Jake?"

"Hey! Jake!"

"Snap out of it dumbass! You don't have anytime to waste!"

Apparently Seth and Leah finally hauled their lazy asses here.

But that didn't matter.

I fucked up. Big time.

With the one person who actually matters.

"Dude, if you don't get out of here, you're going to be arrested. A lot of people heard you two are sleeping together."

It wasn't just the fact that Carlie apparently wasn't fucking human. Carlie, if that was her real name, was Bella's daughter. Making her around 10 years old.

10.

When I stupidly popped her cherry that night, I didn't really think of her age as a factor. 17 was a teenager, just under 18. Not a child. 10 was a child. Making me, by definition, a pedophile. She sure as hell didn't look or act 10. But it still made me feel like an absolute piece of shit.

And it was the fact that now she has to have some sort of idea who I am and what I do in my spare time. Kill vampires. And her family members were vampires. She heard me call them derogatory names. So great.

"Come on, man. You have enough problems to deal with."

I barely registered being forcibly removed from the gym and Leah punching me in the face to get me to phase.

I showed him images of…what me and his daughter did in our spare time. He was forced to see his daughter… Oh shit. I'm never going to get close enough to apologize! He's not going to let me see her! If I were Eddie, I'd kick my ass. I- Fuck. I gave him a first row seat to seeing me take his only daughter's virginity.

But… Bella would let me see her, right? Once upon a time we were friends. She wouldn't want me to suffer, right? Wasn't it enough for her to let me suffer for 10 years? She has got to know how much damage she did.

And- And Carlie? She loves me. She told me she did. I've heard imprints say its painful to be away from their wolves. The imprint goes both ways. She wouldn't be happy with out me.

But would it be different for her? I mean…she's not…human. Fuck. She's half vampire. She's Edward and Bella's 10 year old daughter and they'll never let me see her again.

Seth and Leah kept their minds intentionally clear to let me think. Embry stayed behind at the school to…uh…tie up a few loose ends. Meaning he's cleaning out both of our offices and we're getting the hell outta dodge.

Shit. I am such a fuck up. Now that I know who Carlie really is, its fucking obvious!

Her bronze hair. Her brown eyes. Pale skin. Faster than average heartbeat. Fucking gorgeous. Rich. Of course she doesn't know where she was born, I bet her parents were trying to protect her from the truth. The truth that my family, my friends were deadest on killing her and her family. There is a fucking legend about her family!

How that fuck am I gonna explain that one to her?

Fuck! How am I going to tell my family who she is?

And should I even bother? She's never going to want to see me again.

Jake, you need a plan. I'm not going to let you wallow in self pity for ten years. You have to do something. Go talk to her or Edward or someone. Call Billy he knows everything about everything. Leah encouraged.

You think he can fix this? I snapped, I bet all those leeches are talking shit about me right now! She's never gonna want to see me again when Eddie tells her that I thought I was in love with her mother! And fuck! What is she going to think when Bells tells her everything about my past! She's gonna hate me!

Then get you ass over there and do something about it, asshole! She snapped back.

So if Carlie is Bella's daughter, and Bella is Charlie's daughter, that makes Bella my step-sister and Carlie my step-niece! Seth was in his own little world. Hey! Jake! You touched my under aged niece! You bastard! He jumped at me, and in my distressed state, he easily knocked me over.

I didn't know! Christ, Seth! You never had a problem with it before! Carlie looks 17, fuck, she could pass for 21! I yelped, trying to get out from under him.

Seth! Cut it out! Leah braked, dragging her brother off me. He didn't know! Jake, go over there. Seth and I will start packing up the apartment.

So Seth and Leah left me alone in my thoughts.

I didn't know who's pain I was feeling, hers or mine. Probably both. I caused her pain, which only causes more for me. So great. I am the biggest fuck up in the world.

I needed to fix this. Or at least make her pain go away. I would suffer though mine. But hers? I needed hers to go away. Then I could maybe live with myself. As long as she's not hurting. She cant hurt because of me. I wouldn't allow it.

While I thought about how I needed to fix things, my paws had already made the decision to go to her house and by the time I actually made up my mind I was going to try and talk to her, I was already standing, naked, in the woods behind her house.

So I was going to have to move so fast into the house that no one would see me. But the vampires inside would smell me and hear me. And no doubt Edward could hear me now.

Edward- If you can hear me, I really need to talk to her. I love her more than anything and I- I just didn't know who she was. And I'm ok with what she is. I couldn't care less that's she's half vampire. She's perfect, Edward. And if I had known what was going to…result for you and Bella getting married I wouldn't have stood in your way at all. I would have personally driven you guys to Vegas and-

"I get the point, Jacob." Edward's low snarl came from next to me.

I bit back the automatic growl that always came when a vampire was near. "So you'll let me talk to her?" I asked hopefully.

His eyes narrowed. "No."

Again, I bit back a growl. Who is he to keep my Carlie away from me?

"I happen to be her father!" he snarled at me. "And I would much prefer it if you kept from using the pronoun 'my' in regard to my daughter."

Only he would talk like that at a time like this. "Sorry." I muttered, "But, Edward, please. I- I need to talk to her! I need her to understand and I need to tell her the truth!" I begged.

"Bella and I will explain the situation to her and she can decide for herself if she wants to see you again." He said before turning to leave.

Against my better judgment, I clasped my hand on his shoulder and spun him around to face me. "That's not good enough." I snarled.

"Get your paws off me." And just like that, he went from looking like an angry father to a furious vampire dad in attack mode.

"I need to talk to her." I repeated firmly, my hand still on his shoulder.

And before I knew what was happening I was thrown back several feet into a large tree. "You're not in any position to demand things, Jacob! I am still her father and I will still be protecting her from anyone dangerous!" his eyes were narrowed into black slits.

Like the fucking pot calling the goddamn kettle black! "Oh me?" I growled, picking myself up and stalking towards him. "And where were you when she was almost raped twice! Were you the one who got her out of both of those situations! No! You weren't! It was me. I'm not the blood sucker here! She has blood running through her veins! You are one thousand times more likely to kill-"

"I would never hurt my own daughter!" he growled as he threw me into another tree. This time it snapped in half and the wolf reacted to the angry vampire just feet away from me. I phased. "Renesmee is a child! She doesn't know what she wants!"

If you would just let me talk to her and explain things you would see she wants me!

Cullen ran at me again and, since I was still in control unlike him, I dodged him instead of fighting back.

"Because you lied to her!" he growled at me. "She thought you were human!"

And I thought she was human! Edward, please! Let me talk to her! I love her and she loves me! The first time we said it to each other flashed through my head. But it was a really bad move because it was obvious we had just had sex before hand…

Edward literally roared and succeeded in getting his cold hands around my back leg. "She's 10!" I felt my bones snap as I gave a loud howl of pain and kicked him into a tree. This one fell, too.

I know! I know! Edward, I'm sorry! I didn't know! Of course if I had known how old she is I would have never done it! I thought she was 17! She told me she was! And she could pass for 20! How was I supposed to know!

"Last time I checked, Jacob, 17 was still off limits! And on top of it you were her teacher!" Edward growled, going for me again.

But, thank god, Emmett and Carlisle Cullen showed up. Emmett got Edward in a death grip before he could snap my neck. But, unfortunately, Emmett Cullen looked just as likely to murder me. "Yeah. That's 10 different kinds of illegal, mutt." Emmett spat at me.

Doc came between me and Edward, who was struggling to get out of Emmett's hold, and put his hands up to Edward, "Son, calm down. Renesmee is upset and hurting Jacob wouldn't do any good." He turned to me and threw me a blanket that smelled like Car- Uhh, Renesmee.

"Carlisle! He- He-" Edward couldn't seem to get it out that me and his daughter fucked.

SHIT! MIND READER! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!

Edward roared again and struggled against Emmett harder as I phased nad wrapped the blanket around me. "If you could hear his vial thoughts, you would be reacting the same way!"

Doc pushed him back. "Then lets get Bella. I think-"

"No!" Edward growled. "If anyone needs Bella right now its Renesmee. No one needs him, Carlisle!" he growled, glaring at me. "If you knew, Carlisle!"

Doc nodded, "Jacob you better go home until we all cool down. Take care of your-"

"No." I said firmly. "I'm talking to her. I need to explain. Please!" I growled.

He shook his head, "I'm afraid that's not possible at the moment. Renesmee is upset with you and as is the rest of the family. Let us talk things through and if she chooses to talk to you after she understands-"

"She wont fucking understand if you don't let me talk to her!" I roared. With out thinking of the consequences, I darted passed all three vampires and tried running into the house.

But, like I said, I didn't think of the consequences. Nor the fact that Edward was like the fastest fucking vampire in existence. So he's the one who caught me and threw me back into the forest. That's three trees down, now.

"We'll call if she wants to talk." Edward spat to me as they left me, with several broken ribs and various bones, all alone in the woods.

"Go back to your hole." Emmett muttered.

Yeah. The hole where I've been living with your niece for months…

SHIT! MIND READER!

I picked my now broken and bruised body off the ground as quickly as possible. But I wasn't quick enough for Edward 'Speed-Fucking-demon' Cullen. He cracked three more of my ribs before Carlisle pried him off. "Enough, Edward. Your wife and daughter need you more. I think you and Bella owe Renesmee an explanation."

Edward pulled back and gave me a scary look before speeding off to Renesmee's house. Carlisle and Emmett followed.

I laid on the ground for a few minutes while I let my bones reset. I didn't need Leah on the war path over my injuries. After I felt up to it, I phased and took off to our apartment. I prayed I wouldn't find any cop cars there.

Leah pounced on me the second I walked in. "Jake, Embry called, he said people were talking about what happened but apparently a lot of people doubt it. They think Carlie, or…whatever her name is, is too good for you. So your boss hasn't gotten wind of it yet. Which is good. Embry also told your boss you and he have a family emergency and wont be able to continue to teach. He's cleaning things out right now." Leah filled me in. "Did you talk to her?"

"No." I muttered. "Edward intercepted me."

"And you're alive?" Seth asked. "Wow. He has some good control."

Right. Seth had hero-worship going on with Eddie. "Yeah." I muttered.

"So you didn't see her?" Leah asked again.

"Nope."

"When are you going to?"

I shrugged, "Edward says they'll call if she wants to talk."

"That's not good enough, Jake!" she yelled at me. "We watched you destroy your life for 10 years because of Bella! She fucking owes you! Did you tell them you kept her safe?"

"Of course I did!" I snapped, "I'm just a fuck up. I cant do anything right." I growled. I grabbed a bottle of Jack before heading to my room to drink myself into an oblivion.

But Leah just had to interfere…

"No, Jake!" she yelled, grabbing the Jack from me, "You are not going down this hole again. Break into the fucking house and talk to her!"

I spun around, "Gimme the Jack, Leah."

She had a determined look on her face, "No."

"Leah…" I warned her.

"Jake, no!" she growled, "You have to man up and at least try to be the guy Carlie thought you were. Do you think she's going to want to talk to you while you're drunk off your ass! No! And do you think her leech family is going to approve of you if, every time something bad happens, you drink and fuck the bad away? No! Grow a pair and talk to her!"

"You think I haven't tried!" I snapped, "Do you know how many bones Edward just broke! Fuck, Leah! I tried! What the hell am I supposed to do! Kill all of them so I can talk to her?"

"No! You're supposed to get close enough so you can say one fucking phrase to her!" she snapped back, "If she loves you, she wont let them kill you."

I was close to phasing when Embry burst through the door with a big box. "Shit, man. Everyone at school is talking about you. Not the teachers of course, but everyone in gym seems to have told everyone. And now that both you and her aren't at school, everyone's starting to believe it. Torres is gonna get wind of it soon."

"I don't really give a shit, Embry!" I yelled, punching the wall. I left a pretty big hole… "She- She fucking hates me! I saw it in her eyes! And who knows what kind of skewed story they're telling her! I'm probably going to look like the biggest jackass in the world to her! If it wasn't for me, she could have stayed in Forks and…met her grandpa and… and made me happy." I finished quietly.

Embry relaxed from his defensive position and held out his hands. I guess I was pretty fucking unstable right now… "Yeah, man, I get it. All I'm saying is that's its gonna be kinda hard to talk to her while your ass is in prison for sleeping with an underage student. You have to get out of here."

I sighed and quickly snatched my Jack back from Leah before slamming my door closed behind me. "Fuck it!" I yelled to them.

They spent the next few hours trying to get me out of my room while I drank the bottle of Jack, as well as the bottle of tequila Car- Renesmee got me while she was in Mexico.

I was at a loss as to what to do.

I didn't know! Of course…if I had…

Would I have done anything different?

She looks mature. She acts more mature than me. She kissed me first.

I wouldn't have.

It might be sick, but I really wouldn't have. Renesmee isn't a child. She's not your average 10 year old.

And it would be worlds different if she wasn't my imprint. I didn't understand why Eddie was flipping his shit over this.

I love her. With every single fiber of my being. I would die for her. I am committed forever. I may have unintentionally hurt her today, but it defiantly wasn't on purpose! I would never do that! Doesn't he see that? I'd do anything for her? Who else would

God. If they would just let me see her! I would answer all of her questions honestly. I would try and get her to see how much I regret this situation! I need to tell her how much I love her.

But two bottles of hard liquor can even impair a werewolf. So when I brilliantly drew out a diagram of how to sneak into her house it turned out to be a picture of me flying on a pterodactyl, ripping the roof off her house, and swooping down to get her.

And apparently my sales pitch to recruit Embry to help me with this brilliant plan failed. "Jake, man. You don't have time to get drunk and build a time machine to get a pterodactyl. The cops could be here any second."

"But the pterodactyl will fight them off!" I insisted.

Embry shook his head and threw a cup of ice water on me. "Jake! If you're not going over to her place, then you need to get out of here."

The water sobered me up a little bit. "They cant prove anything."

Leah laughed dryly from her room, "Her stuff is literally everywhere in here. And I'm willing to bet you have a few of her panties stashed away in your sock drawer."

No… Tee shirt drawer. "Whatever, Leah. She didn't say we were, she didn't say we weren't. Nobody can prove anything. All this stuff could be someone else's." I dismissed her.

I was to drunk to be dealing with serious things…

Much to my displeasure, all three members of my pack started to throw all of my stuff and her stuff into boxes. They though we were leaving.

"We're not moving!" I growled at them, knocking over boxes. "We're staying until I can figure this shit out!"

"Then figure it out, Jacob!" Leah yelled back at me. "Don't try and drink it away!"

"I came up with a fool proof way!" I roared, holding up the pterodactyl diagram in one hand and taking a swig of vodka with my other. "And what the fuck do you expect me to do anyway, Leah?" Swig. All three of their faces became shocked. "Ya think she's gonna want anything to do with me when they tell her I was in love with her mom?"

"You are such an idiot." Leah hissed.

And then I caught her scent.

I immediately dropped my diagram and my vodka and spun around.

She kinda sorta looked like hell. A beautiful hell, but hell non the less. Her hair was thrown up in a hasty bun and she had make-up running down her face like she had been crying.

Renesmee was standing in my doorway, half turned and ready to run, with a look of hurt on her face.

I could just hear the imprint gods laughing at me.

"Baby?" I prompted her, taking a cautious step forward when all I really wanted to do was scoop her up into my arms and never let go.

She matched my step forward with one back and it felt like a knife in my heart. She was scared of me.

"Baby, you- you don't have to be scared of me or my pack. I promise." I whispered, wishing I was sober. "I- I love you."

"Uhhh. We'll just…" Embry started as he, Seth, and Leah started to walk out the door. But, since they would have to walk right by her to get out, she tensed up and backed away.

"You don't have to be scared of us, Renesmee." Seth said brightly. "In fact, Leah and I are-"

"Seth!" Leah interrupted him, "I think she and Jake need to talk with out us around. You can drop that bomb later."

The three of them hastily went into the living room and again, I took a few hesitant steps forward and gestured for her to come in. She was careful to stay far away from me, but she did come in, which I took as a good sign.

"Renesmee?" I whispered.

I had barely gotten her name out when she broke, "My mom?" her voice broke with tears and before I made the conscious decision to do so, I had my arms around her. But it was a bad move. She quickly, much to quickly for a human, twirled out of my arms and shot to the other and of the room. "Don't touch me."

"Baby, I- I don't even know where to begin. I just want you to know this changes nothing for me. I still love you." I held my breath for a second, but when she didn't reply, I continued, "I- I understand if you're pissed at me. I don't know what they told you but-"

"Do you want to tell me your side?" she said with anger in her voice, "Because, right now, you look like a pretty big asshole!"

"I am." I said right away. "I mean, I was. I was a kid. Shit, I didn't know anything about relationships. I was young and I was stupid."

She stared at me with an unreadable expression for a second. "I'm younger now than you were-"

"Can we not talk about that?" I pleaded, "I already feel like the world's biggest asshole."

Anger flashed through her eyes, "Well I'm 10! That's part of who I am. I might look and act older, but I'm 10!" I could see her start to break down. Renesmee was strong, but, for the first time, I saw a vulnerable girl.

A girl I hurt with all my pushing and dumbass teenage antics. She didn't need my shit. She didn't need my baggage. I was broken and I couldn't shake the last bits of asshole Jake, pre-imprint Jake. Renesmee was sweet and innocent. She was smart, she had money, and she had a family that would protect her from anything. She was beautiful and could have any guy she wanted.

She didn't need me.

And why would she want me?

I was a high school drop out with no useful, everyday skills. I spent the better part of my teenage years thinking up ways to steal her mom from her dad and ways to kill the only family she knows. I whored around for 10 years, imagining what it would be like if the chick was Bella.

I didn't have any honor left. I left my father. All alone in a wheelchair. I ran from my responsibilities to my reservation, I ran from my responsibilities as alpha. I let my family, my pack, and my people down.

All because I couldn't man up and admit Cullen was a better choice for Bella.

And Renesmee was proof of that. She's perfect. She's kind and she's sweet. The exact opposite of me, selfish and asshole-y.

I sighed and sat down on the bed. "I don't deserve you, Renesmee." I whispered as my revelations hit me. "I've messed up to many times to deserve your love. You deserve someone who's honest, and isn't a coward. I'm sorry, Nessie. For everything."

Wonder if Edward would make my death slow…

"What?" she asked, taking a step forward. "What did you call me?"

"Huh?" The Jack/tequila/vodka mist in my head wasn't helping me at all. "Oh, uh…Nessie? I don't know, I just kinda thought it fit. Sorry." I apologized.

She stood in the doorway for a few more seconds before hesitantly sitting on the opposite side of the bed. "What's an imprint? Mom said you should tell me that." She whispered.

I turned around and looked into her curious, scared, and hurt filled eyes. "It- Imprinting is a way for a wolf to recognize his soul mate."

"And you…?" she prodded.

"I imprinted on you as soon as I looked into your eyes that first day." I told her honestly.

Nessie shot off the bed and looked at me with angry eyes. "So you knew the whole time?"

I looked at her in confusion, "Knew what?"

"That we were…supposedly soul mates?" she demanded. I nodded. Nessie sighed in annoyance. "Then- Then why did you…wait?"

"Wait? Wait, what?" I asked, kind of confusing my own drunk ass.

She sat on the bed again, "Why did you let me date Andrew? Why did you wait so long to actually try and date me?"

"Wait, wait, wait." I said, getting off the bed, "You're pissed at me for not making a play for you sooner?" Was she serious?

"Yes!" she snapped, leaping off the bed, "If you knew we were going to end up together then why didn't you just save us both sometime, grow a pair, and tell me?"

She was fucking serious….

"Nessie, baby… I- I thought I was doing what was best for you! I didn't want to interfere with your normal teenage life!"

"My life's not normal!" she yelled back.

"Well how the fuck was I supposed to know? Believe it or not, I don't go up to everyone and ask with species they are! I had no way of knowing you're half vampire!" I said, not believing we were having an argument over this.

"I have my mum's eyes! And my dad's hair color! And-"

"And your grandpa's curls!" I yelled, sitting back on the bed, "Yeah, I see that now! Nessie, I didn't know. I wish I could have taken my head out from my ass but-"

"Grandpa?" she asked, interrupting my self-loathing monologue. "You- You know him? He's alive?" she asked quietly, sitting on the bed.

"Uhh…" Shit. That was on Bells and Eddie, this isn't my job…

"Jacob?" she prodded.

"Baby, I- I shouldn't tell you about him. You should ask your parents." I said softly.

She held my gaze for what seemed to be hours before she spoke. And when she did, her question clearly held a challenge, and if I answered wrong, she would leave.

Luckily it was the only question I knew the answer to right now.

"Jake, do you love me?"

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