(Disclaimer: Stephanie Meyer owns Twilight, I only own my OC's... Blah blah blah... I take no credit for her work, and there are some quotes pulled directly from the Twilight movies/books.)

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(Tess POV)

Jake piled the last box into my truck. I sighed. I was going to miss him.

Maybe if we weren't tied together with some weird wolf-bond-thing I wouldn't feel this way.

I had felt Jacob's sadness in the back of my mind since he woke up. I bet he felt mine, too.

Charlie was inside, talking to Billy about some sports game. I still was a little sour about the fact he had hidden my sister from me, but I'd mostly gotten over it... Mostly.

I snapped back to the present as Jacob scooped me up into a huge hug. I hugged him back and sighed again.

"You've been sighing all morning, babe," He said as he let me down, "I've even felt your sadness. What's wrong?"

I sighed again. "I'm just going to really miss you..." I said, shaking my head, "Really, really miss you."

He chuckled. I looked up at him, an annoyed frown on my face. He stopped laughing.

"Look, honey, we'll still be able to be together... Just... not as much..." Now it was his turn to sigh.

I buried my face into his chest. He chuckled again,but I could hear it from inside his chest, too.

He wrapped his arms around me, tightening the embrace.

After a minute of holding me, he loosened his grip. Expecting him to just let me go, I was fairly surprised by him leaning over and kissing me.

This kiss was... different. It wasn't tender or... passionate. It was bittersweet and sorrowful. Even so, it made me feel... less sad.

We heard a gruff cough. We instinctively pulled away from eachother and I turned my head.

Charlie.

He was standing there, awkwardly, with his arms crossed. He walked over to the passenger side and got in.

Jake chuckled. "You'd better go..." He said, stroking my cheek.

"Yeah," I breathed.

I kissed him on the cheek and jumped into the truck.

He waved at me as we drove away. I smiled and waved back.

A few minutes into the drive, Charlie broke the silence.

"So... you and Jacob, huh?" He asked.

"Uh... yeah. We were going to tell you... Sometime..." I said awkwardly.

"Heh... When did you guys start dating?"

"Um... about a month ago?"

"Really? You two act like you've been dating for months..."

It was weird. He's usually so... quiet... and not... hover-y.

Does he not... like Jacob?

No, he has to. He was practically begging Bella to break up with Edward and get together with him.

So he... likes Jake?

I mean, yeah! He must!

"Yeah... It feels like that sometimes..." I sighed.

The rest of the drive was silent.

"So..." I said as we pulled up to the house, "The garage is gonna be my room now?"

"Yeah, I mean, I wanted Bella to take it, but she refused."

"Wow... Stubborn, much?" I asked, almost scoffing at the thought as I jumped out of the truck.

I went around to the back of the truck, pulled down the door, and got a box down.

I walked inside and set down the box. Almost immediately I almost fell on my ass as a blur of dark brown and maroon crashed into me.

"Jeez-us fucking –" I yelped as I stumbled backwards several feet.

"Tessa!" The blur screamed.

"What?!" I screamed back.

It backed away, letting go of me.

Bella. Fucking. Swan. My sister. Of course she'd be here.

"Oh, how's Jake? Is he alright? He hasn't been answering my calls. Is he okay?" She barreled me with questions. About... Jake.

"Uhm... He's okay, he's fine, sorry he hasn't been answering your calls – he's kind of been busy – and he's fine." I answered.

"Oh... Good. I wanted to ask him... um... if he wanted to go..." She trailed off.

"Wait, hold up; go where?" I asked, starting to get annoyed.

Does she like Jake?

She better not!

"To, uh... go... on a date... uh... with me..."

I scoffed. "Sorry, Bella." She looked confused.

"Uh, he's taken?" I rolled my eyes and picked up the box and headed towards the garage.

Bella followed me.

"Since when?"

"A... month ago?"

"Exactly? The day we went to the movies?"

"Yeah..."

"Wait, who would he be dating?"

"Uhm... I... can't remember... Maybe later, once I set everything up, I'll remember..." I set down the box and went back out to get another.

I passed Charlie on the way out and whisper "Don't tell her..."

He nodded and continued inside.

"Hey, Bells?" He called.

I tensed up.

"Help your sister unpack."

"Okay..." She sighed.

I kind of feel bad...

Uh, don't. She's trying to steal Jacob. Again.

. . .

I sighed and crossed my arms. Charlie and I had set everything up. Bella helped me decorate and set the bed.

I had taken a shower and was now in a white tshirt and yoga pants.

11:17. Charlie was already asleep, and so was Bella.

I flopped onto my bed and curled up under the quilt, turning out the bedside light.

I wasn't warm enough though. Jacob... had always kept me warm.

I started silently crying.

Then, I suddenly felt a dulled confusion in the back of my head.

Then it turned to anger.

Jacob?

Wouldn't we be too far away?

And then, I heard a tap on the window.

I turned to look. It was Jacob.

I smiled as I got up and opened the window.

"Are you alright?!" He asked as he crawled in. He touched my face, looking it over. When he realized I was alright, he pulled me close in a tight embrace.

"Yeah, I'm fine... Just..." I yawned, "Just, missing you."

"Then, let's go to sleep..." He said, turning around and crawling into bed with me.

We talked for a while until he insisted I go to bed. I rested my head on his chest.

"I love you..." He said, wrapping an arm around me.

"I love you too..."

And then, I fell asleep.

A/N: Ooooh, things are heatin' up! The Bella/Jacob/Tess triangle will be over soon, and then there will be a transitional period but then the story will go on like normal. So yeah! Leave a review! (I'm starting to get obsessed with them)