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A Trip

(Tess POV)

I woke up cuddled into Jacob. I looked up at his face. He was staring at me, an amused look on his face.

"What?" I yawned.

He chuckled, "You know you talk in your sleep?"

"Oh god. Did I say something embarrassing?" I didn't really care, though, so I curled up next to him, absorbing his warmth.

"No... It's just... different." He sighed and cuddled me back, "Before, it just sounded like mumbling, but ever since I imprinted on you, it's been actually distinguishable." He put an arm around me and, pulling me closer to him, put his chin on my head.

"Jake?" I said, remembering something from before.

"Yeah?"

"Did you ever... like Bella?"

There was a pause.

"Well... yeah... But I definitely do not anymore. She made it crystal clear that night at the movies."

"She made what clear?"

"That, if Edward came back, she would drop everything to be with him."

"Really?"

"Heh, yeah. I was pretty pissed actually, but then, you were there, you calmed me down a bit... But then, I saw Sam, and all the anger just came flooding out, and then... I phased... and... you were still there..."

He paused. I looked up at him. He was trying to blink back tears. I pulled myself up so we were facing eachother, resting against the headboard.

"You... were there for me." He choked, "You... accepted me for what I was... You literally saw me become a gigantic wolf, and then practically attacked me once I turned back.

"When Sam told us we were soulmates, you didn't freak out like Emily and Rachel did." He chuckled, "You were like, 'Oh, my best friend is a werewolf? That's cool. And we have this weird wolf-bond-thingy that attached us by being in love? Fuck yeah, bro!'" We both laughed. Then, his face turned inquisitive.

"Tess?" He asked.

"Yeah?" He turned to look at me directly.

"Did you... like me before all this wolfy shit happened?"

I could feel the blood rushing to my cheeks.

"Uhm..." I breathed, "I think that was kind of obvious..."

He chuckled. "Good, 'cuz I would've felt bad if all these feelings for me were just... forced upon you." He smiled and kissed me, softly and quickly. We both smiled at eachother as we kissed again.

"What about you?" I asked, "Did you like me before?"

"Yeah. I did. I was a little confused though, because I didn't want to ruin our friendship, and then I felt bad for even having a hint of... anything for Bella... But hearing that you liked me..." He smiled, "It makes me so happy... I've loved you... for so long... I just –" He sat up, having heard something. After a moment he relaxed, and, getting up from the bed, told me, "Your dad's up... I should probably get going."

"Aww... do you have to? Wait – how do you know he's up?" I asked.

"Um... Superhuman senses? Anyway, I gotta go. I'll see you tonight." He leaned forward and kissed my forehead, "Bye, babe."

He turned and walked outside, through the sliding door.

I vaulted out of bed and ran towards the door, worried that someone had seen him. But there he was, running off into the woods, perfectly fine.

I sighed and turned back towards my bed and flopped onto it, inhaling Jacob's scent.

There was a knock at the door. Charlie opened it and came in, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Hey, Tess..." He said.

"What?"

"Why... Don't you want to tell Bella that Jacob's your boyfriend?"

"Oh, uhm..." I sighed, and decided to be blatantly honest. "I think she might like him or something..." I put my head in my hands and sighed again.

"Hon, what's wrong?" He asked, rubbing my back.

"How am I supposed to tell my sister I'm her crush's girlfriend?!"

"I... I don't know hon..." He shook his head, "Maybe... You should... visit your mother."

"Really?" I asked, looking up at him.

"Yeah... Bella has her number, you can call her and tell her you're coming."

I smiled and hugged him, getting up and running upstairs.

Bella was sitting at her desk, emailing someone.

"Whatcha doing?" I asked, leaning against the door frame.

"Oh, uhm... I'm emailing Alice..." She replied, clearly startled by my question.

"Cullen? I knew you were dating the Hair, but I didn't know you were friends with the rest of them..."

"Uh, yeah... She's like, my BFF."

"Stupid vamps." I whispered, "O-kay... ? Whatever, I'm going to visit m– " I paused. I'd never said 'mom' before... "To visit Renee." I wanted to save it for talking with her.

"Really? Oh, are you excited?" She asked, turning away from her computer.

"Yeah... Yeah, I am... So, I was wondering if I could use your phone to call her?"

"Oh, yeah – Sure!" She handed over her phone, already dialing Renee.

"Thanks." I whispered as I walked downstairs and outside.

"Hello?" She answered.

Her voice. It was so... positive and... light.

"Hello? Bella?" She asked again.

"Oh, uhm – Hi, mom. I'm just calling to plan... A trip. I want to visit you..."

"Oh, really? Awesome, yeah, when were you planning on coming?"

I bit my lip. "Maybe this weekend?"

"Awesome, that's great!"

"Oh, and can I bring my boyfriend?"

"Sure, hon." She chuckled.

"Okay, thanks, mom. I'll see you in a few days."

"Okay, bye honey. Love ya!" And she hung up.

Oh. My. God. I'm finally going to meet my mom!

And she's going to meet Jacob!

Oh, I'm so excited!

. . .

4 am. "Bye, Bella." I said, hugging her.

"Bye... Tess." She said, a sad half-smile forming on her face.

"Bye, dad." I said as I hugged him.

"Bye, Tess. Have a safe flight and a fun weekend." He sounded sad, too.

"Love you guys!" I said as I walked to my truck and hopped in.

Charlie waved as I pulled away, a tear rolling down his cheek.

I drove over to the reservation to pick up Jake. He waved to Billy, threw his suitcase into the back, and jumped in.

He kissed my cheek as we pulled away and headed for the airport in Port Angeles.

. . .

We got through security and were waiting at our gate. We had gotten pretzels and donuts for breakfast.

"You sure you want me to come?" Jake asked.

"Why wouldn't I? You're my badass werewolf boyfriend, and, judging by what Bella told me, she'll be really happy to meet you."

He chuckled at the thought.

I finished my pretzel and went to throw away all our trash.

As I was walking back, the woman at the desk called the zone before ours. Jake and I got ready by grabbing our suitcases and packing away our stuff.

After a few more minutes we were boarding the plane.

I was nervous. It was both me and Jacob's first flight.

We sat down in our seats, I got the window seat, and he got the aisle. Luckily for me, it was a plane with only two seats – per row, per side – so we didn't have to have anyone else next to us.

Jake pushed my suitcase up into the overhead carrier, closed it, and sat down next to me.

As the flight attendant started going through the drills, I paid very close attention to what she was saying.

A/N: I'm sorry for the wait, guys! I had to go on a last minute family trip to New Jersey for a few days. I got back yesterday and started transcribing this chapter, but I couldn't finish it in the two hours I was writing. So, sorry for the delay, but I have a few chapters coming out soon that may... Spark your interest.