Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, Twilight, New Moon, or Eclipse. I do however, own my very own copy of each book in the series. Yeah.

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Jacob chuckled from the ground below me.

"Yeah." He said, his voice a little louder now. "Was there anyone else you were expecting?"

Silence greeted this statement. Of course no other person could be expected to come to my window, or any vampire for that matter. Anger and grief welled up inside me and I moved to shut the window. The memories finally broke through my barrier of curiosity. The nights when Edward was expected came rushing back. A thin line of tears trickled down my cheek and small sobs escaped. Jacob realized my distress and motioned for me to stop.

"Wait!" he called anxiously. "I want to show you something."

I sighed and left the window hang open. "What do you want, Jacob. I'm in no mood for games tonight."

Ever since Edward left, Charlie had been inviting Billy and Jacob to come over more often. Jacob always made it a point to try and talk to me, although most of the time I was unresponsive. I never spoke unless absolutely necessary. I didn't care about being polite. I just wanted to be left alone with my suffering. He was never deterred however and constantly pestered me. Any other girl might have been flattered I suppose, Jacob was handsome, and age difference was something I'd grown used to. Still, I did not appreciate Charlie trying to set me up with Jacob after the only person I have ever and will ever love destroyed me.

"C'mon Bella, please? I promise you will like it." Jacob started to plead with me. I could just see his dark brown eyes widening and his face falling into a pout. The mental image softened me and I caved. I did like spending time with Jacob and a distraction might be just the thing I needed.

" Wait for me by the back door, Jacob." I said, resignedly.

"Okay Bella, meet you there!" was the enthusiastic reply.

Simultaneously I rolled my eyes and shut my window. Looking around my room I found a pair of jeans and a T-shirt and quickly changed into them. I threw on my sneakers and cautiously opened my door. Charlie was snoring soundly, a good sign. Moving at an excruciatingly slow pace I felt my way to the staircase. One step at a time I made my way into the kitchen and then the back door. Carefully, I opened the door and stepped out into the night.

The atmosphere outside was the exact opposite of that in my room. The air felt cool, clean and open. Not cramped and dirty and stuffy. I inhaled a refreshing breath and zipped my jacket up. A sudden hand on my shoulder made me jump. My foot hit something uneven and I tumbled on to the concrete step. Muttering explicit things under my breath I struggled to get up. Once again, Jacob laughed but helped me to my feet. Even though I couldn't see him in the absolute darkness I knew he was smiling. You could feel it when he smiled, and you couldn't help but feel a little twinge of happiness yourself.

"Ready to go on a grand adventure?" he asked me, overly dramatic.

"As I'll ever be." I responded. I couldn't help it, I smiled. Jake seemed to sense that and he took my hand and led me off into the night.

It felt nice, holding Jake's hand. It was large and comforting. Tugging me along behind him, Jacob loped off at a quick pace. Too quick for me to keep up with.

"Jake, will you please slow down? Are you trying to kill me?" I asked him exhausted already.

Jake stopped instantly and in the glow of the street lights looked worried.

"Of course I'll slow down Bella. Do you really think that I'd try and kill you?" he asked, his voice tense.

Jacob had taken my comment seriously. I scolded him for taking what I said so literally and asked him to please continue with the grand adventure. His smile returned and he started leading me towards the cemetery. Uh oh, the cemetery. I started to get nervous. What could possibly be in the cemetery at night that would be of interest to me.

"Umm, Jake?" I began. "Why are we heading towards the cemetery?"

Jake started to laugh openly. "Bella," he began through his mirth "We are not stopping in the cemetery, we are going through it. It's a short cut."

"Oh." was my brilliant reply.

"But if you would rather go the long way around... I suppose we c-" Jake started to say before I cut him off.

"Jake, just, uhg. Let's go." I huffed.

He started laughing again. I started to wonder if the boy felt anything but happiness. Then again, who was I to judge. I only felt one emotion. My mind started to wander as I allowed Jacob to lead me blindly through the night. His voice stopped my train of thought.

"Here we are." he said with a hint of mystery in his voice.

I looked around for the big surprise the supposed adventure was all about, but I could see nothing.

"Uhh, Jake? What exactly am I looking at?" I asked slowly.

"Just wait." came his excited response.