Bella

"So let me get one thing straight…" Jacob paused, thinking something over before turning to me, "He said you're a pedophile then you hit him or you hit him and he called you a pedophile?"

I scoffed, "Does it matter?"

"Well, if you're going to give details, you gotta give them right." He said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"You're such a girl." I plopped my ass down on the sand. It was sunny today, so I'm guessing that's why I didn't see Jasper. After our drive we had grown closer and shared out interests. It was…nice, but I felt like something was missing. Being friends wasn't hard, admitting it was.

I had ran to Jacob, my sun to tell him the news of being a friend with a vampire. I skipped the whole making out with him part, but I'm sure he knew, "Bella, I don't waste half my time being a girl. I cook."

Just then, Seth came over, a slight crazed and upset look in his eyes, "Jake I was wondering, for your Jacob Burgers, is it bun, cheese, burger, cheese, cheese, pickle, burger, cheese, burger, cheese, cheese, bun or bun, burger, burger, cheese, cheese, cheese, pickle, burger, bun? I always get confused." I raised a brow at both of them.

"It's bun, cheese, burger, cheese, cheese, pickle, burger, cheese, burger, cheese, cheese, bun." Jacob said in all one breath. Seth swiftly thanked him and lopped off. I turned back to Jacob.

"Anyways," He prompted awkwardly, "Anymore details?"

I thought for awhile, glancing up at the blue sky, "No, that's mostly it…wait," He jumped, focusing all his attention on me, "Nah, nothing."

He rolled his dark eyes, "You tease me."

"Not that much." I chided, rubbing his buff arm. He snatched it away.

"I don't need your sympathy, Swan!" He shouted.

"Jeez, are you PMSing or something?"

He huffed, "For the last time, Bella. PMS is not real. It just a stereotype created by the male public species to make women seem crazy for five to six days and concur over their emotions and hectic brain wave activity."

There was a few seconds of silence, "Jake? You know that therapist you were seeing?"

"Yeah."

"It didn't work."

…

"There is no way Superman is faster than a vampire!" I argued. Jacob's eyes grew large.

"How dare you? Superman circled the whole planet and made us forget about that earthquake that killed Janet Jackson." He protested.

My eyebrows furrowed, "What earthquake?"

"Exactly, bitch!" He exclaimed with a feisty voice and cracked open another beer. He offered one to me, but I shook my head.

"Are you even old enough to drink?" I asked dryly, a grin slipping onto my lips. He shrugged and took a swig before turning to smile at me. It was getting dark and cold. I huddled even closer to Jake and his arm swung around my shoulders. I didn't think Leah would like our position.

"Probably. Bella, do I really look seventeen?" He crooked a black brow and I ran a hand through his shaggy hair. No, actually, he looked about twenty five or twenty four.

I shook my head, "No, you're a grandpa."

He chuckled, "The point is that I don't need a stupid birthday to look this sexy." He ran a tan hand down the front of his t-shirt.

"Right, let's go with that." I watched as the stars started to pop out and sighed, "I should be going." I started to stand, but he grabbed my wrist.

His eyebrows waggled, "Going to go see Jasper? Is it a date?"

My eyes grew, "No! It is not a date!"

He ignored me completely, "Can I watch?"

"No!"

"Oh, c'mon," He whined, "I'll hide behind that shrub in your yard."

Stupid idea. He would see him easily and smell his…wolfiness, "No way. He might see you."

"You never have!" He protested loudly.

"I know, but…what!" I cried shrilly, thinking over his words. I stared at him and he quickly looked away, whistling joyfully, "Jacob!"

"What? So what? I spied on you before. It's normalish." He stated, staring at the waves.

I crooked a brow, "That's not a word."

"It came out of my mouth."

…

When I got home, I was tired and hungry. I took a quick shower, satisfied to hear Charlie asleep. I combed out my wet hair as I made me some French Toast. What? I had a craving.

I chomped happily on my fried bread then cleaned quickly to climb into my comfy bed. I lay there for awhile, thinking Jasper was going to jump from under my bed and yell 'BOO!', but he didn't and I was thankful.

…

When I woke up, Charlie went to work and left me with a kiss to the forehead and telling me to stay out of the woods. Another animal attack, or how we say these days,Victoria's dumb ass chasing me down.

I quickly grabbed the phone and dialed Jacob, "This better be good, Princess. I was catching up on my beauty sleep."

"Good morning to you, too." I chuckled. I quickly sobered up, "Victoriaagain?"

"Yeah, she's getting closer, but keep backing away as soon as she reachesIdaho. I don't get it." He was quiet for awhile, mumbling to himself, "Just stay safe and don't do anything stupid. Remember; shield up, panties down."

"Jake!" I cried indignantly.

"Yeah, yeah. Scold, scold. Bye, Bella." And then he hung up. I rolled my eyes and placed it on the receiver. I didn't see Jasper and it worried me a little. I dressed in those shorts he had ripped; I liked them way better than I should and a baggy white v-neck. It was really humid out, but I allowed my hair to wave in the breeze.

I put my ear buds in my ears and listened to Pink sing her heart out. I closed my eyes, allowing the dimly shining sun to wash over my skin. Something blocked my sun and I grimaced, opening my eyes to tell the person to move their ass, but I was shocked to see it was Jasper.

"Jasper!" I rejoiced then frowned, "What're doing here?"

"Hi, Jasper, how are you? Fine, Bella, thanks for asking." He teased. I rolled my eyes.

"Hi, Jasper, good morning." I greeted.

"Hey." A smile lit up his handsome face and he held out a hand to help me up. I took it and stood. He appraised my outfit, "I like your short. Where'd ya get em?"

"Oh, ya know. This cute boutique called Jasper's Stupidity."

"Oh, I so want to go there."

I laughed and shoved his chest jokingly, grinning, "Shut up."

I led him inside and he snatched my iPod away from me, "Why the hell do you have Barry Manilow on here?"

I scoffed highly and whirled around to face him, "Barry Manilow is like a soldier. He has this strong yet compassionate personality and a voice that says I will carry you in my arms. You are safe with me and I will hold you forever in the galaxy." Jasper just stared at me and arched a fine brow, "I know."

"So, what have you been doing for the past two days I've been gone?" He asked, following me into the kitchen.

"Where have you been?" I answered his question with a question.

"Don't freak out, but I smelled Laurent," I froze up at the vampire's name, "And I followed his scent all-the-fuckin'-way toCalifornia. He suddenly disappeared into a nearby ocean and I lost him." He shrugged.

"Jacob said he's smelled Vicky, but she won't show herself. She just keeps dodging. It gets frustrating and I hate putting that much stress on them." I huffed and leaned my elbows on the counter. Jasper was behind me in a flash and his arms wrapped around my waist. It didn't escape my notice the intimacy of the position, but we were friends…right?

"Bella, you have no reason to worry or stress. The do-wolves and I will take care of them, so don't be concerned." His fingers brushed against my stomach. I slanted back in his lean arms and quietly thanked him.

I turned his limbs and wrapped mine around his waist, "I hate to admit this, but I missed your cold ass."

He chuckled and I could hear it rumble in his chest, "I missed you, too, Shorty. I missed thinking of way to kill you, smell you, and fuck you." He shrugged as if it was normal. I tensed at the last one and the butterflies swam in my stomach. He pulled back and smiled at me.

Fuck.

Me.

Please.