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The next morning, I was woken by the sunlight pouring through my blinds. I sighed and sat up, remembering I now lived in Forks.

It was 11am on Sunday morning, and surprisingly, the sky was clear of clouds.

I threw my zip-through hoody on over my tank top and headed downstairs, not caring that I was in my pyjamas.

"Morning." I said, walking into the kitchen.

My cheeks turned crimson when I realised we had company.

A huge (height-wise and muscle-wise) boy with long, black hair and russet skin stood in kitchen, next to Bella.

"Did you sleep okay?" Bella asked with a smile as I sat down at the table, hiding my embarassment behind my auburn curls.

I nodded. "Um.. yeah. Did you?"

"Much better, thanks."

I looked over at the boy, who was grinning widely at me. Was the sight of me in my pyjamas that funny?

"Oh, right, Rosie, you remember Jake, right?" Bella nodded at the boy.

Of course I remembered Jacob Black.. just when did he get so big? And so cute...

"Yeah, hi Jake." I smiled, my blush deepening. "Um, I think I should go and get dressed..."

I heard Jacob laugh as I disappeared back up the stairs.

He definitely wasn't the eight-year-old boy I remembered playing with on the beach all those years ago.

I walked downstairs, dressed fairly decent this time. I was wearing my jeans, a pale pink v-neck jumper and my brown-hoody, which was lined with fake fur. I'd left my hair in almost-dry curls, and put on a little bit of mascara and eye-shadow, so that I didn't look completely sleep-deprived.

"How's she coping?" I heard Jacob ask as I reached the living room.

"She seems to be better than I am." Bella sighed. "It makes me feel bad."

"Yeah.. I don't get why this bloodsucker is tearing you up so much." He paused for a second. "Bella, I didn't mean it like that..."

I walked into the kitchen to see Bella's eyes filled with tears.

I hurried over and gave her a hug before Jacob could. "Hey, Bells, it's gonna be okay. Be strong, remember?"

She nodded and took a deep breath, wiping away her tears. She half-smiled at me as she pulled away.

Jacob stood, awkwardly, his hands in his jean pockets.

"So," Bella said, walking back towards the oven, "who's hungry?"

I'd never seen a boy eat as much as Jacob Black. It was completely insane.

"You gonna finish that?" He asked me, staring at my last piece of toast.

I shook my head and pushed the plate towards him. "It's all yours, big boy."

Bella and I laughed as we watched him gobble down the toast slice.

"I can't believe he's sixteen!" I whispered to Bella. "He's huge!"

"I know." Bella looked at him, concerned. "All the boys on the reservation are... it's weird."

Jacob's warm brown eyes met mine with confusion. He obviously knew we were talking about him. "May I help you ladies?"

We both shook our heads.

"Okay..." He eyeballed us. "So, what are we going to do today?"

I shrugged. "Whatever is cool with me."

"Why don't we head to the beach... like old times?"

Bella led the way along the sand, without a word. Jacob and I followed, a few paces behind her.

"So, how have things been since I last saw you?" He asked, a smile playing with his lips.

"They've been okay.. got through school, and high school was okay, I guess." I shrugged. "What about you?"

"Things have been pretty good, though I fell out with Embry."

"Oh?" I remembered Embry and Quil, Jacob's friends, sometimes hanging out with us at the beach.

"Yeah, he's been a bit weird recently." His face fell. "He's started hanging out with Sam Uley, and now they both stare at me strangeley, like they're waiting for something to happen."

I raised an eyebrow. "Well, that's kinda weird."

"Sam was fine when he rescued Bella that night." Jacob frowned, confused.

"People change." I replied, looking up at my cousin.

Jacob followed my vision. "I wish she'd talk about it."

"Me too." I sighed. "She had a nightmare last night, and I was hoping she'd explain it, but she bottled it up and went back to sleep."

"I hate him." Jacob hissed. "I warned her, but she's too stubborn to listen."

I put my cold hands in my pockets. "Us Swan girls are pretty stubborn."

"But, I bet you'd never fall for one of them."

I stared at him confused, as Bella stopped and turned round to face us. "You guys are slow."

"Sorry, just catching up." I half-smiled, still confused by what Jacob meant.

"What were you guys talking about?"

"School." Jacob stated, his eyes still filled with anger. He faked a smile. "It looks like it's clouding over. We should head back to the truck."

Bella drove back through La Push, stopping outside Jacob's house.

"Thanks, Bells." He smiled, giving Bella a hug.

He stepped out of the car and walked over to my car door. He opened it and embraced me in a bear hug, before pulling away with a smile. "See you soon, Rosie."

"Bye, Jake." Bella and I chorused as he closed the door and we pulled away.

Bella looked at me in her mirror. "Rose, are you blushing?"

"No." I shook my head, going a deeper shade of red.

Bella smiled the first genuine smile I'd seen in twenty-four hours. "Sure."

When we got home, we both started making dinner for Charlie.

"Hey girls." He smiled, as he walked in.

"How was fishing?" Bella asked, as she chopped onions.

"It was okay." He replied. "Didn't catch anything today, but then, we think it's because there have been some bear sightings."

I looked up at him. "I didn't know you had bears here."

"We don't usually... especially as big as they've been described. In fact, I've never heard of bears so big. You two stay out of the woods, okay?"

We both nodded, before returning to cooking dinner.

Big bears? How big was he talking?