"Which plate do the potatoes go on again"? I asked frowning at the stove. "The far left", she answered. "Okay cool" I said. I put the potatoes on to boil. "I kissed him" she blurted out. I spun around, "Say what"? I asked unbelievingly. Her face went the shade of a blood rose. "I kissed him" she repeated. "Yeah I got that part, but when. I didn't see", I said planting my hands on my waist. "W-w-w when I took him up to see Darling." she stuttered. "Poor puppy", I teased. "Hey" she exclaimed. She punched my arm hard, "Owe", I protested.

"It was like magic so nice and soft", she said drifting off into never-never land. "Ewe, don't do details", I groaned holding up my hands. "Hey you made me watch you", she pointed out. I felt blood rush into my cheeks. "Well I didn't ask you and Eward to walk in", I defended. "I was having a good time, without any interruptions, and besides it was stupid and just a reaction to everything that happened today! It WON'T happen again!. I ended the sentence with a groan.

"I don't think so!, she teased grinning.

I turned to face the stove annoyed with the fact i'd kissed a stranger! "Hey, its okay I'm just as guilty as you are", she said, somehow that just didn't make me feel better. "Actually it was Edward who decided to come down and see what you guys were doing", she confessed. I shuddered, Bastion gave me the creeps, and he just always seemed to come in at the most embarrassing moments.

"That puppy is a menace", Jacob's deep voice said loudly as he came down the stairs two by two. "What happened"? Laura asked, as we walked out of the kitchen.

I noticed immediately that the front of Jacob's t-shirt was wet. I giggled putting two and two together. I looked Ashie, but her eyes were glued on the grinning Edward who was coming down after Jacob. "He peed on me", Jacob growled. I laughed harder making my sides ache. Laura came out of her trance with a jerk. "Oh my god" she managed before breaking out in giggles.

"Do you want to come up to my room, to find a clean shirt", I regretted the words as soon as they left my mouth. "Do you have a shirt that would fit me"? Jacob asked a gleam in his eyes and a smile on his lips. 'Oh bugger', I said in my head I was hoping he hadn't heard. "Yes, one of friends from school stayed here for a while and he left a few of his clothes here", I babbled. Only problem is I've been using them for night dresses, I thought.

'Why is Edward smiling as if he can read my embarrassing thoughts', I wondered uneasily. Edward amused smile grew larger. "Okay then, let's go", Jacob said cracking a smile. "Okay" I said reluctantly. Laura walked to the bottom of the stairs, as we walked up them. I turned at the top, my face pleading, but all I got was the thumbs up. 'I wasn't looking forward to being alone with Jacob,not after what had just happened, and definitely not with a bed in the room'. Behind me Edward laughed softly.

As we turned into my room, I was glad I'd had the good sense to give it a clean, and hang my nighty in the closet, before leaving for the doctor's this morning. Instead of turning the overhead light (like I should have done) I walked over to my bedside table and switched on my, ancient looking lamp in a shade of violet, that cast a dim light over the room making it look romantic. My overly large room seemed to shrink as Jacob stepped in beside me. "Wow" he exclaimed. "This is beautiful, it goes with its beautiful owner", he murmured. "Thank-you flattery will get you everywhere,"I said a little breathlessly. He stripped off his shirt and flung it into a corner. My mouth went dry and my eyes followed every muscle flex in his chest. I tore my gaze away.

I hurried over to my closet and unlocked it before swinging the double doors open.

I fumbled in one of my drawers for a shirt that would stretch over his well muscled chest. Jacob found my floor length, purple silk nighty. "Mamma mia", he groaned under his breath. I looked at him holding my breath, he stared back at me. I tried desperately to cling for words that would lift this dangerous moment, but no words left my lips. He stepped closer cautiously; his arm snaked around my waist before dragging me against his bare chest, and I went willingly. He bent his head kissing me gently at first, but he grew more urgent and they became harder. My hands slid up around his neck and up into his hair. He groaned dragging me closer.

Suddenly I realized what we were doing, and how far we would go if I didn't put an end to it, now! I pulled back and he immediately released me. I looked up at his eyes and was confused by the wild mix of emotions I saw there. Anger, frustration, confusion but the most dominate were hunger and passion, his eyes twinkled with it. I shuddered. "I think we need to lay down some ground rules", I said shakily. He nodded, "I won't touch you if you don't want me to, and you can touch me anywhere anytime" He said. My mouth fell open, I directed my eyes to the closet.

"I found one", I said pulling a black t-shirt from the back of my closet (I'd forgotten it was there). "Thanks" he murmured pulling it on over his bare chest. His eyes were still clouded with emotion. "Your welcome", I said, turning around to walk out of the door. He caught my wrist and pulled me back against him. I breathed in and immediately knew it was a bad idea, the air sizzled and crackled with electricity, with wanting, with Jacob!

"I thought you just said you wouldn't touch me if I didn't want you to!' I gasped."I don't want you to run away", he whispered into my hair. The emotions inside me were running wild, 'To hell with it!'. I gave in to my desire stretching on my tippy-toes, I kissed his mouth, "I won't", I murmured against his lips. I grabbed his hand unwilling to break the contact between us; as I led him from the room, Jacob whispered "And besides we both know you wanted me to touch you!". I elbowed his stomach lightly.

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"So Yeah I wasn't happy about that", I said laughing as I finished my conversation with Jacob about London. "Yeah I could imagine that a small french guy would exactly make me happy either". He said.

As I walked into the kitchen I got a shock. Edward and Laura stood there locked in each others embrace, kissing like it mattered more than their next breath. In fact I wondered if they could breathe at all. 'Oops', I thought