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Jolene POV
"Jo, are you sure you're alright?"
It was about the millionth time he had asked, and just like every other time I told him I was fine. He watched me cautiously, his brown eyes filled with worry. He pulled me closer, and I leaned into his warmth.
"Jojo, are you-"
"Ask me again Seth and I'm gonna kick you." I smiled, nudging him in the ribs. He sighed, shaking his head at me.
"You're all jittery." He said, watching me closely.
Jittery. That wasn't even close to what I was. I was freaking out. I guess I'm not good at hiding my feelings from Seth. Or he was just an empath like Jasper and had never told me. After my talk with Rosalie, I couldn't stop thinking about me and Seth. Together. A couple, like Paul and Callie or like Emily and Sam. I wanted to be happy with Seth... be with him. It was all I could think about right now.
Seth glanced over at me again, watching me closely. "Is it something bad?" He asked, sounding almost like a child. I gave a little giggle, shaking my head.
"No," I whispered, "it's good. I think." I felt my cheeks flame with a deep blush and Seth stopped.
"Can you please tell me? This is killing me." Seth sighed, staring down at me worriedly.
"I...um..." I bit down on my lip. I was so sure why I was nervous. Edward, Alice, Jacob, and Rose had all assured me Seth felt the same way. Maybe it was because I'd never actually had a relationship with a boy. When I was younger, before people knew about my dad, I was too quiet and shy to bother with boys. I was in my own world, carrying my own burden. Other girls were worrying about how pretty they were and I wondered if I would have to endure another night time visit. And when I got older boys avoided me. Like I was diseased because of what had happened to me, even if it wasn't my fault. Seth was the only boy who had ever gone out of his way to be friends with me, or give me the time of day.
"Seth, the others... they're all couples... right?"
He blinked in shock, his eyebrows furrowing together in confusion. "Um... most of them... ya. What does that have to do with you being all...nervous?" He asked.
"Couldn't... couldn't we be a couple?" I asked, staring down at my shoes. Seth didn't say a word for a while and I wondered if I blew it.
"You wanna be a couple?" He asked softly. "Jojo?"
"Yes," I mumbled, my voice sounding so small... but sure. I knew what I wanted. I wanted to be happy with Seth. For the first time I was going to get what I wanted. And I wanted Seth.
I finally glanced up at him to see a soft smile on his face. He reached out, his warm hands wrapping around me and pulling me to his chest. "About time." He chuckled. I sighed in relief, wrapping my arms around him too.
He wanted me like that too. Seth wanted me. Dirty, broken, hurting but he wanted me.
I was so happy I started crying.
But Seth wiped away the tears like always, pressing a gentle kiss to my lips.
Because he loved me.
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Seth POV
Our good mood didn't last long. After a couple hours at my house, making out half the time, we headed back to the Cullen's.
As soon as I walked in, I felt something was wrong. Esme wasn't smiling as wide as usual and was a lot tenser. Jolene didn't seem to notice, she seemed to happy to see or feel anything else. So I wrapped my arm around her, wondering what could have happened. It was Edward who answered the unspoken question, killing Jojo's mood immediately.
"You're father called."
Jolene's smile faded, and the little wrinkle in between her eyebrows came back. I knew they had to tell her eventually but Edward still didn't need to break her down as soon as she walked in the door. He gave a small shrug, unseen by Jolene.
"What.. what did he want?" She mumbled, her body quivering slightly. No normal human could have felt it but I did.
"Both of you to come home. And he said that our family needs to stop meddling with his children. If you two weren't back by 3 he'd come here himself." Carlisle answered, his tone calm and gentle as usual. It was my turn to start shaking. A growl ripped through my throat and Jolene looking up at me, her little hand squeezing mine.
Jolene's face was blank and emotionless, but I saw past it. She knew her father's threat wasn't a joke. "I can.... I can go back until we get all the legal stuff done. I'll come over every day and stuff." She mumbled.
"No!" I snarled.
She closed her eyes briefly, before looking up at me. "Seth-"
"Seth is right," Alice said gently. "You can't go back. Your father... he's done waiting. If you go back, the minute he's alone with you he's going to try something. He keeps going through different scenarios. The future keeps shifting but each time it ends the same." Her face spasmed in pain, and Jasper squeezed her shoulder gently. "We can't allow you to go back."
Jolene's face didn't shift at all, but I saw the blind panic behind her eyes. I, on the other hand, shook worse. "Then what? What are we supposed to do?" I snapped, trying to control my rage.
"We were talking," Esme said, folding her arms and glancing over at Carlisle. "We think it would be best if we moved Jolene to New York. Emmett and Rose would go with her until a couple of weeks and then we would leave too. Carlisle has already talked to the administrator of the hospital about leaving so in a month or so we can go up too."
"I don't understand..." Jolene said.
"Take you and Alisa up to New York under different names." Emmet said gaving a dimpled smile. "Kidnap."
"Kidnap." Jolene mumbled, her eyebrow's still furrowed. "And then what? I'll just relocate like you guys do?"
"That's the idea. We have people who can get us different I.D.'s. Social security cards, names, everything." Jasper said, watching her cautiously. "It'll work Jolene. We've done it a million times."
Jolene's lips smashed together and she still looked a bit like she was working everything out. "So... I'd just be gone. I would never have to see my parents again?"
"No, never again." Esme said, a gentle smile on her lips. "We'd... Carlisle and I would be your parents."
A smiled, small and gentle, came across her lips. But I was worrying still. Mainly about-
"A month, Seth." Edward said, answering my unspoken question. "That's all. Then you could move up to New York with her. Get everything together with your mom."
"Seth has to come." Jolene said, the panic leaking into her voice.
"He can, in a month or so." Edward said. Jolene didn't seem happy though, glancing up at me, her eyes filled with pain. I knew the feeling.
"Why can't Seth go if he's going up anyway?" She asked, her voice wavering.
"Because, everyone in town knows you two are close, if he leave at the same time-"
"They could say I ran away with him." Jolene said, her voice rising in excitement. "When the police get involve you could say I'd been... more upset than usual. Crying all the time. They'll go straight to my dad. They all know what he is." She glanced around the room, gouging each reaction to her plan. "They could say Seth ran off with me. It will take the suspicion off all of you."
They were all silent and it was Alice to be the first to talk. Her eyes were half focused, searching the future. "It will work. If we tell them she was crying and we thought it was her dad again they go straight to him." Her eyes unfocused, glanced over at Edward. Oh great another one of those wierd conversations of visions and reading minds.
"I don't want to leave without Seth." Jolene whispered, her hand squeezing mine harder.
"What about your mom Seth? And your sister?" Esme asked, her eyes filled with worry.
"My mom will understand. I can't be away from Jojo. And my sister isn't going to care." I shrugged. All that mattered was Jo.
Esme and Carlisle exchanged a long look, before Carlisle looked back over at us. "Talk to your mother Seth, and we'll have Rose and Emmett take you with them. And hurry."
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Jolene POV
After several hours of packing and getting several different things together and getting plane tickets worked out we were on the plane to New York. We would land at night so that Rosalie and Emmett could walk around normally. We would land in New York City and drive the rest of the night to the small town of Corrson where we would be living. Seth had worked out all the things with his mother, telling her what was going on and that he was fine. I felt so bad he was leaving his mother behind but I couldn't help it. I couldn't be away from Seth that long.
"Jojo, are mommy and daddy gonna be mad?" Alisa asked, glancing up at me in worry. I kissed the top of her head, squeezing her close.
"No, we're gonna be happy. Esme and Carlisle are gonna be our mommy and daddy." I whispered, looking at her gently. "Don't talk about mommy and daddy anymore okay? Unless you're talking about Carlisle and Esme. Understand?"
Alisa was confused, but gave a nod. I held up my pinky, making her give a cute little smile and hook pinkies with me. She didn't ask anymore questions after that, Rosalie distracted her. Seth was on the other side of me, staring out the window with a distant look on his face. I reached out, taking his hand. He jerked in surprise and glanced over at me, giving me a gentle smile. "You alright?" He whispered.
"Yeah...I feel good." I said, smiling to reasure him. I wasn't lying. I felt amazing. The minute the plane lifted from the ground I felt like a million pounds lifted from my shoulders. I was free. From dad, from mom, from my past. I was going to be a new person, with a new name, with a new family. And Seth, the person I loved and cared about was right there with me. I pressed my lips to his in a soft kiss, smiling. "This is amazing." I whispered.
Seth chuckled, shaking his head and leaning close to my ear. "Most people getting kidnapped by vampires wouldn't really say that." He smiled, pressing a soft kiss to my jaw. It made me shiver.
A throat cleared, and both of us broke apart to see Rosalie giving us both an agitated look. "If you could please try to behave yourself mutt." She hissed before leaning back in her seat to continue coloring with Alisa. Seth chuckled, pressing a kiss to my temple and leaning back in his chair.
"I've never flown before." He said suddenly, glancing out the window again. It was twilight now, the sky an odd mixture of blue, pink and orange.
"Really?" I said, watching his face as he stared out at the sky.
"Yeah. We were gonna go to Florida on a plane a couple years ago... but my dad died so..." He trailed off, his face spasming in pain as he always did when he talked about his dad. He had only mentioned his father to me a couple times and I knew he never really liked to talk about it because it still hurt. I grabbed his hand, laying my head against his arm.
"He would have loved you." Seth said suddenly, glancing down at me. I smiled, my cheeks flaming red. "Really."
"I'm sure I would have liked him too." I said, smiling at him. He stared down at me, that love filled gaze he wore only for me on his face.
"I love you Jolene." He whispered, pressing his lips to mine again.
I stared out the window, watching as the sun finally set and the dark came over. Tomarrow would be a new day, and I would be a new person. I was a clean slate and I was gonna begin my new life with Seth.
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"Wow." I whispered glancing around the house. It was huge and open, just like the one in Forks, but very different. Emmett came up behind me, glancing around.
"Esme isn't finished yet, she'll probably go crazy like she always does when she gets a new house." He shrugged his massive shoulders then looked down at me. "You can pick out the first room. First dips." He grinned.
I had tears in my eyes as I stared at the large house. My new home. I through my arms around Emmett, causing him to stiffen in shock. He wrapped his arms around me back though, rubbing my back gently. "Thank you." I whispered.
"No problem kid. Or sis now." He gave a dimpled grin, ruffling my hair before heading back out to the car to get our stuff. I glanced around, wiping my eyes and heading up to the rooms. I went from room to room, amazed at how big each of them was. I'd never had a room this big.
I ended up picking the one at the very end of the hall, with a giant window at the end of the bedroom. It was bare and white. Blank and new just like me. The bed was huge, and bare just like the walls, but as I lay down it felt better than the bed at my old house.
"Enjoying yourself?"
I didn't even glance up, just patted the bed for Seth to come lay by me. He did, snuggling up close to me and wrapping an arm around me. "This is your bedroom I'm assuming?"
"I claim it. Licked the bedpost and everything." I smiled. He chuckled, kissing my lips softly.
"You're so much happier. You're like a different person." He whispered.
I stared up at the white ceiling, smiling. I was a new person. My new name, Noel Jolene McCarty was a testament to that. I knew my past would always be a part of me and I would never be washed of those pains. But here I could begin to forget. I could slowly drain away those pains. I would always have my scars, from cutting or from my father, but no one here would ever see them, not unless I let them. I was in control. My life was in my control.
"I guess I'm a different person. Noel remember?" I smiled. He chuckled nodding.
"You got a new name, lucky. I'm still boring Seth." He sighed, shaking his head in mock sadness.
"Seth isn't boring." I assured him, pressing a kiss to his lips gently.
"Neither is Jolene." He mumbled, running a hand through my hair. "You'll always be my Jolene. Jolene is always good enough."
I smiled, snuggling close to his chest. "I'm always Jolene."
Seth and Jolene. Always.
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