Chapter 54 It's A New Day

Jake POV

What are the odds that they come to the same restaurant as us and I'm sure that mom is going to think that we had planned this. I stared at Paul in amazement what rotten luck must we have for this to happen on the same day that we were trying to get things worked out with mom. He shouldn't start a new year with a impending war a month away and possibly dying thinking that his family hated him.

Though it might be true I don't know how he could want to fight for a family that hated him. I know that when I first find out the last thing that I wanted to do was fight for him and his precious Bella. But I like to think that I'm no longer bitter and maybe a bit more evolved now that I have Leah in my life.

Just thinking about her forced my heart to flutter with anticipation and excitement, by the end of this day I would see her at the pack meeting. "Right this way" A polite and cool voice spoke forcing me out of my clutter thought of Leah. Images of her dazzling smile and cool brown eyes filled my mind as Paul and his dad walked passed us. Both of them not giving us a sparring glance.

"What is the meaning of this Samuel?" My mother voice regard with rage and hate as I looked up to see her once soft loving amber eyes filled with rage. I hated when she gets like this she is better than this petty hate filled created she acted like some of the time. But Sam seemed immune to her cruelty, like this is the last thing that he had to worry about which I could get. The pack is on edge with the winter solstice getting ever closer.

The Cullens haven't been speaking to us lately they know what they know to do and I guess that means that they don't need to coordinate with us which is fine. But Edward seems to be missing no one has seen him in month. Not since that crypt call that Emmett gave that other night at the pack meeting. Something about Paul's problem being handled since then Edward hasn't been seen around town.

It's not like us would go to the house to see if he is alright. He well being doesn't matter much to us but it's weird. Is he not taking part in the fight, I'm sure things like that are filling Sam's mind on a daily basis. I know that they run through my mind but on top of all that he has to worry about Emily and the baby not to mention that our family can't even be in the same room as Paul and mom. I would lose it to.

But now his eyes raked over every inch of something passed my shoulder and I'm sure that it had something to do with Paul begin here. He didn't tell us that he was going into the city if he had we could have been prepared for this surprise. "Ma I didn't know I haven't spoken to him since the last pack meeting so would you chill."

I looked up to meet Sam exhausted gaze, black bags lay under his eyes as his deep brown gaze seemed miles away. Like he was thinking 30 moves head just in case this plan of ours didn't work and I had a feeling that it wasn't going to. Speaking of plans I'm sure that it is time to get ours underway.

I shifted ever so slightly in the soft rubber of the booth to get a good look at my mouth still curved into a disgusted sneer as her eyes began to soften as she met my gaze. Soon a loving smile took over her face and for a moment I forgot about the hate-filled women from a moment ago.

"Mom I get that you are doing this for me, but I got over it maybe you should too. Paul is family and god forbid that this war doesn't go the way that we plan and he is one of the possible causality. Do you really want him dying thinking that his own mother hated him."

I made sure that my voice was laced with guilt and filled with immense sadness at the possible scenario. We really have to sell it and for a moment it looks like it was going to work. Her brows furrowed together as her amber filled clouded over with doubt.

Her shoulder slumped as she rested her head on her hand. Staring vacantly out of the window but her eyes were racing to search for something. Anything and I thought that she might have been seriously considering it.

But all in an instant her face harden with rage and hurt as her eyes seemed to be close off and her body began to tense. Her gaze shifted from me to Sam as this calculating look formed on her face.

"This was your plan the thing that you wanted to talk about, I'm guessing that you brought me here so that I wouldn't go basilect and I drove Jakey here so it's not like I can storm out and abandoned him."

Sam nodded his head slowly as a little fear worked its way into his usually commanding gaze. His heated stare stared to soften and he spoke in a cool voice, an underlying alpha command filled his voice. Kind of like he wanted her to do what he said without her knowing that she was being forced to do it.

"He's your son just as much as Jake is and it's not fair that he is being punished for something that Jake has a part in. I'm not saying that the way that the two of them went about their issues with right. But you can't be pissed at Paul for doing the same exact thing as Jake and Jake not be punished for it as well."

I watch a frown form on her face as Sam has just said the worst thing that she would have thought of. A disappointed frown formed on her face as her bright amber eyes turned black like tar as she shook her head sadly. As she lifted her head upward her chin jutted out in defiance she spoke in a cold disciplined voice.

"You wanted me to punish your brother for what almost dying I think not. Now we will stop talking about this foolishness and enjoy this meal then I am leaving and you Jake will ride with your brother."

With that final word, she stopped speaking not looking at either of us like we just breached her trust. It's not like she didn't do the same thing to Paul or me or even Sam, she always does this blames us and refuse to take some responsibility for her own actions. I wanted to snarl in outrage but I simply kept my mouth shut and enjoyed my meal.

A Few Hours Later

I sat in Sam jeep just watching as the trees whizzed by as the setting afternoon sun lit up the sky with bright colors. Deep shades of purple and orange as the heat started to fade from the atmosphere.

"That could have gone better" I looked up from the window to see Sam staring straight once taking his eyes off of the road, his gaze growing more concentrated as he spoke in a cool tone.

"I didn't think that Paul would show up I wonder if that would have changed anything. If she hadn't seen him probably not, I don't want to except it but maybe there is just no way of getting the two of them over this hurdle." At this thought he began to sadden as the smell filled the car. There was nothing I could say that would change his mind so I simply went back to staring at the tres.

Watching as the brown trunked turned a deeper shade of brown as red oak trees filled my smell of the most sun-baked soil fill my nose as I watched deers darting in and out of the trees. We would be at Sam house in a few minutes and then we would have to deal with the rest of the pack. There wouldn't be time to talk about family drama as we got into the home stretch of this preparing for the war thing. I mean really they couldn't have done this early.

I hate to make it sound like this war is being a little innocent for me but it is, my second year of high school starts tomorrow and here is chance that I might not live long enough to enjoy it. It kinda defeats the purpose of even going. "We are here let's get this over with." Sam's ragged voice filled the car as he slowly started to rise.

His broad shoulder just a little bit slump as he jumped out of the car leaving me there to follow suit. Even from here I could hear the lively chatter of the rest of the pack. Jared was poking fun at Embry and Quil.

Leah and Seth were probably sitting in a corner somewhere talking to themselves. Kimmy and Paul were probably counting down the minutes till this was over and they could get out of their. Me and Sam were the last ones to get there which didn't seem possible but I hopped out if the car.

As I walked out of the car and towards the door the smell of mouth watering muffins and cookies filled my nose as I started to jog my way to the front door. God, I hope they didn't eat all of the cookies before I could get there.

I pushed the door open to be blinded with golden light for a moment. But as my eyes adjust I took in the sight of the living room. Just like I thought Leah was sitting in a recliner chair with her head tilted down as she chatted casually with Seth who was sitting by her foot.

I felt a smile creeping on my face as I looked around to see Paul leaning firmly against the wall with Kimmy and Jared standing next to them casually poking fun at Embry and Quil who were sitting on the couch. Both of the laughing without a care in the world. While Paul just leaned there, that cold mask of indifference on his face as he stared expectantly at Sam. Not even once looking at me.

I could see his eyes searching the room to make sure that everyone was here but every time that he seemed even a little bit close to looking at me. It's like his eyes looked right through me, was he afraid that if he did look at me then mom would just pop out of the woodwork and make him feel like shit.

But it's never like I'm going to ever get a chance talk to him about it he refuses to be in the same room with me unless it's pack related. I never really got why, if his problem is with mom then why am I the one paying for it. They should both just stop using me as a excuse to hate each other. God does that sound conceded or rude cause I'm not trying to be I'm just tired of the drama we have more important things to deal with.

I stalked over to Leah lifted her gently out of the chair and sitting down before placing her firmly on my lap. Which of course got an excited squeal to leave her lips as the other watch us with new found confusion. I tried to ignore their looks as I focused on Sam. His arm folded across his chest as he stared each of us down.

Radiating this power and complete command over all of us and as he spoke his voice seemed to boom with new found authority. "From what the Cullens have told me the vamp's nest finally seemed to stop growing.

Which means that they will hit us at any time. While the solstice was their goal they could decide to attack us at any time now that they have the numbers that they have been looking for so keep an eye out and if anything seems off report back and we will make a plan."

No one said anything they each just nodded their head glumly as loving and fun stopped and was replaced with a tension that you would cut with a knife All of their faces dropped well almost all, not Pauls he looks more or less the same.

"Alright, then can we get going I got work." That was that he is working at night at a construction sight. But Sam simply nodded his head as he all but ran out of the room forcing me to follow after him. I couldn't keep dealing with this shit.

As I ran out of the rooms hushed whisper filled my ears but I ran out to fast to hear what they were trying to say. But as I made it out into the open air I couldn't even see Paul. His usually tense form should be standing right in front of me but he is just gone. Man this was to who I saw my last day of summer break ending.