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Jacob wanted to run after nessie but he did not think it was the right time. He swallowed the remaining contents of his drink and closed his eyes. And recalled the past that left a huge hole in his heart.

Jacob was so worried beacause nessie didn't go to school. He tried calling her but her phone was always out of coverage. He tried calling her house, but she wasn't there. Even the people from her house didn't know where she was. Even her bestfriend Emily had no idea where she was. The word worried doesn't even cover it. He was afraid shitless!

When someone knocked on the door on his condo unit and learned that it was nessie he hastily opened the door and hugged her tightly.

He was astounded when she suddenly took off her clothes. He was frozen. He wanted her for so long but he respected her too much to do that to her. He admit that it was only for the stake of the bet that he came to her but when he got to know her it change everything. She was worth knowing. She was beautiful inside and out. When he was asked by his friends of the progress of his assignment, he can't admit that he wanted to back-out on their dare.

He was sure that his friends woud tease him to death so he said the dare was still on.

The night she gave herself to him was the happiest day of his life. He had plenty of experience when it comes to females but it felt different when he and nessie made love. He felt sparks and felt some weird connection that they were meant to be. It was like coming home for the first time. When his friends suddenly appeared to check out on her, he was furious. He wanted to punch the shit out of them. How he wanted to erase those malicious grins on their faces with his fist. He was afraid nessie would wake up and see his friends there and he was afraid that she would know about the dare that they made. He was afraid that she would get angry and would leave him afterwards. but then she knew everything and his fears came true. When he woke up, she was no longer there. She left with nothing but a letter and memories. When he read the letter he felt like someone took his heart and crushed it into pieces. She knew about the dare and she did everything for him to win the bet. The letter kept running in his head over and over again...

It's over long before I thought it began. It wasn't what I thought it was. I knew about the dare. I did what I have to do. Contrary to you, everything I showed was true. I have loved you for so long and I see that I have loved the wrong man. I hope you're happy. You get to keep your precious collections anyway.

Goodbye, Jacob.- Nessie.

He tried looking for her but she was gone. No one knows where she went. He couldn't stand the accusations in Emily's eyes when he asked her where nessie was. She dropped out of college.

For two years, he looked for her. but it was all useless even the detective agencies he hired couldn't find her. It's hard to find the person who don't wanna be found. When the offer to go to ireland came, he volunteered immediately. He thought if he go there he would forget about nessie. In Ireland there was no memory of nessie he thought he could start again. But he was wrong even there he carried the memories . he just buried himself in work. He made sure that when he go home he have no time to think. For five years, he was like that. He was existing but no longer living.

It was a telephone call from his mom demanding him to come home that brought him back to where everything started.

He was so deep in his miseries that he failed to see that his family was suffering with him. He realized that how many sufferings and sacrifices he made he can not return what was lost. Let fate do it's course, his mother told him once. Maybe if they saw each other again he would be given a chance to apologized and hopefully he would correct all the mistakes. With a new perspective in life, he filed a month long vacation and headed home. Who would have thought that their paths would cross again too soon.

His first day there and he immediatley saw nessie. But things weren't like he expected them to be. He thought that when he saw her, nessie would reprove all the sins he had done. He thought he would see anger in her eyes but he was wrong. She was cool, acting like nothing happened. Her eyes were cold, blank and seemed so distant. They were far from those expressive brown eyes that used to gaze on him with so much love and adoration.

She was far from the sweet,simple girl he once knew. She was so different. If he didn't talk to her he would not have known that it was nessie he once knew. When he tried to open the topic of what happened in the past he saw the anger and resentment in her eyes. There somehow he sighed in relief.

If he was the reason for nessie's change, maybe he could return the old nessie he once knew.

The walked-out is a proof that nessie the old nessie he once know and loved is till there. he smiled. There was still hope after all.

Nessie almost jumped out of bed when she heard her phone ringing. Lately she is not like herself.

You've been thinking so much about him, her mind told her. she sighed in resignation. Yeah, her mind was so full of Jacob. Since the last time they saw each other she couldn't stop thinking about Jacob. His memories seemed to haunt her. was he making his way into her heart again? Is she still in love with him? After all this time?

"of course not!" she strongly disagreed. "I'm only attracted to him. Who wouldn't be attracted to Jacob Black? Handsome, rich and smart." A heartbreaker, too. You're the same you compliment each other. Her mind told her.

Something flickered in her mind. Now that she know how to play with fire, maybe Jacob wouldn't be an exemption. Maybe, she can play with him too. No emotions and strings attached. She smirked. Maybe, in that way,like other men she was tired of them. If she's tired of Jacob's company, she could erase him from her life. If that would work everything would be the same again. When she finished making her decisions she looked at her phone. 3 missed calls from an unknown number. It was not long when it started ringing again.

It was the same unidentified number again. she contemplated wether to answer it or not because one time she answered an unidetified number the caller was just breathing like he run in a marathon game. She immediatley shut her phone because who would be in their right mind to call her and just breathe in the other line? That person must be a psycho. And there was a time a woman called her and shouted at her because her boyfriend was breaking up on her. she admit that she had plenty of dates, but she never ever go with guys that are attached, either married or they have a girlfriend. She don't want to ruin a relationship. She wanted to have fun but not in a way that she can ruin the happiness of the others.

When the song in her ringtone was almost finished, that's when she decided to answer her phone.

"hello" she said.

"hi, ness," came that familiar voice of the man who have been the constant subject of her dreams- wether she is asleep or awake.

"who's this?" she pretended that she didn't know him but deep inside she's trying to calm her nerves.

"It's Jacob." So she was right. It was the bad-ass Jacob Black himself.

"how'd you know my number?"

He chuckled. "I knew you'd be asking that. Got it from a friend."

"yeah, from a friend who happened to own Zephyr?" she defined Paul.

"No, not from him. I didn't even know he had your number." There's a mixture of irritation in his voice.

"I dated him once," she said.

"do you like him?"

"Paul?"

"Yes."

"He's handsome, he's nice—yeah, I like him. He's a charmer." Paul is a womanizer, But He's kind. She did not take it agaisnt him even if he's a part the dare. Like what she said, it's in the past. There was no use in bringing it up again.

"So you really like him?"there was a tinge of regret in his voice.

"Yeah, he's a friend."

"Friend?" hope was back in his voice.
"Yes, friend. if not, I'd still be dating him until now," she answered laughing. She heard him sigh on the other line. "What's the sigh for?"

"just another way to express 'thank goodness',"he laugh half heartedly.

She laughed. Just like old times he's always frank.

"why did you call?" she asked

"Can I ask you out on a date?"

"very straight to the point" she commented

"Well?"

"Okay," she agreed. There was no point in turning him down since she really wanted to go out on a date with him anyway.

"Shall I pick you up after 30 minutes?"

"now? As in really now?" she couldn't believe it.

"yeah, As a matter of fact, I'm on my way to your place."

She smiled again. "So you were that sure I would go out on a date with you tonight,huh?"

He laughed " I was hoping for it so hard, I knew it would happen."

"Nicely delivered line, Mr. Black. How many of us did you use that line?"

She heard him laughed again. "A few actually," he answered. half-true, she knew it.

"And it always worked?"

"Ah yes, most of the time," he admitted.

She liked this honesty. Maybe this time around, he would no longer pretend to be someone he was not.

"And it worked again this time, Mister. Just asked the guard to call me up once you arrive at the ground floor, Okay? We will just meet in the lobby so wouldn't go upstiars."

"okay."

"You still know your way to my place?"

"sure,"

"So why don't we put the phones down so I could get started? My date is very inconsiderate that he asked me out on such a short notice," she joked halfheartedly.

He chuckled "Sorry,'bout that, Babe. ' you." He answered then shut his phone out.

He called her 'Babe' again like he used to seven years ago, why did she shivered?

Presently she was changing clothes when the doorbell rang. She's not even wearing shoes when she go to the door. Without bothering to know who the visitor was, she opened the door.

"Hi,Babe," smiling but alittle bit bothered greeting.

He was wearing a long sleeved button-up shirt that was tucked-in in his slacks the sleeves were rolled upto his elbows.

He looked delicious enough to be my dessert, her naughty side said.

"Hi," she greeted, she let him in. "have a sit" she motioned the couch "Anything to drink?"

"No thanks," he said then sat down.

"I thought we were gonna meet downstairs?" she questioned.

"Yeah, so I thought that you were not yet finished dressing up, like you said, I gave you short notice."

"ah, okay I'm not still finish. Would you mind if I make you wait for a couple of minutes?"

"No, of course not. Take your time, Babe."

"Thanks, Excuse me,"she said while walking towards her room.

"Nice place, by the way," she heard him say.

"thanks"

"And, Babe?"

"yes?"

"Next time, please look through the peephole first before opening the door, okay? You have to be careful, there so many psychos now."

His voice was filled with concern that it warmed her heart. She nodded.

Jacob felt giddy knowing he would again be going out with nessie. It was like going out on a date for the first time. He felt nervous when he asked nessie out it was like one of the hardest task he made. He felt really nervous when he called her he feared that when she will know it was him on the other line she would shut her phone out. He thought all about the plans he will make he would do everything just to be back in her life 's not a joke what he'd been to, just to get her number. He needed his sister's help just to get her number and his sister's help did not come cheap. How many grands were loss in his credit card.

When atlast he have her number he stored self confidence just to call her. It's not a joke how big his sin just to let her talk to him. In addition, the manner the way they left two weeks ago, he would not wonder that she would not want to see him. When he gained his self confidence he called her.

After three missed calls, at last she answered. When he talked to her he felt over joyed. She talked like nothing happened last 2 weeks. She was back to the playful, unfeeling Nessie that he saw at the bar.

He was quite disappointed, but he have the drive to turn nessie back. When she said she like Lance, he felt jealous. It was an ugly feeling and it was directed toward his friend. Was he too late?

It's good that she said she only look at Lance like a friend. He was suddenly relieved. He was being possesive, he knew, but what could he do?

He knew that no one suited him better than Nessie. He just need Nessie to realize that he was the one for her. that any kinds of hurt he did to her he would do anything to erase it. When he invited her out and she agreed he suddenly felt excited. So excited that he went up to her unit contrary to what they agreed on.

When she opened the the door he was lovestruck. She was still beautiful even with her messy hair and no shoes. He was worried when she suddenly opened the door with out looking at the peephole. He suddenly felt protective of her so he didn't avoid to remind her to look at the peephole.

He turned his head to the bedroom's door when he heard it open. He stood up. He held his breath when he saw how beautiful she was, clad in a thin-strapped black dress that barely reach her knees. Her hair was tied in a ponytail and some strands of hair were falling freely, shaping her heart-shaped face. She applied a very light make-up.

"You're beautitul." He commented.

He saw her blush, he smiled. How he missed the sight of it.

"thanks." She smiled shyly. "you don't look so bad yourself."

"really not so bad, huh?" he said, he managed to joke even though his heart is beating loudly.

She laughed, she looked even more beautiful. " it was softer to say that I can be patient with you tonight." She joked.

"I looked that bad, huh?"

She laughed again. " of course not, you know it's a joke. You're gorgeous, Jacob, and you always knew that."

"of course, I knew it, babe. There's really no point stating the obvious babe." He said boastfully.

"oh, how modest!"

" so shall we, babe?" he offered his arm.

She took it. "Let's go."

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