Hi guys! Here is chapter 13. Thanks to all my readers. Hope you enjoy this. I'm sort of running dry on ideas for future chapters so as usual suggestions are greatly appreciated.
We rode the rest of the way in a lighter mood. We all joked about Jake's sexy face, while he continued to insist that I liked it. This only made us laugh more. I was glad our conversation had turned over to a new subject rather than Bella. It helped keep my anger in check. Though Jacob and I weren't official in any way, I still felt a little possessive of him.
Jacob pulled up to a beautiful grand white house that had an old-time feel to it. Whoever lived here had some serious cash. Standing on the porch of the house were seven inhumanly beautiful people and Bella. I didn't pay much attention to her because of how beautiful these people were it was almost sickening.
"Are you sure I will be ok. Y'know, around them and all." I asked Jacob still sitting in the car. "Sure, your temper has been under control pretty well. But I will be there to make sure you don't do anything you'll regret." I nodded getting out of the car. Jacob was immediately by my side with Leah and Seth on my right. We walked up the driveway toward the...vampires.
The wind blew at an angle, sending their scent our way. When it hit my nose, I yelped in pain. Their scent was sickly sweet and caused me physical discomfort. It was like a cheap cologne factory had exploded and they were the end product. Jacob grabbed my arm, pulling me to him. "Are you ok?" I nodded wiggling my nose. Jacob smiled down at me. "You should have warned me about the smell." I frowned, the pain was still there. Jacob leaned down to my ear. "You were too busy making fun of my sexy face remember." he laughed.
I pushed him back, "That's cruel." Seth cleared his throat beside us, turning our attention back to the situation at hand. "Sorry." I mumbled before we continued up the driveway, stopping to stand at least 20 feet away from the... vampires. It still was weird to think that. This people didn't really look like the vampires Hollywood showed you. These were obviously more beautiful and they also had a sickly pale color to them.
"Hello nice to see you again Jacob, Leah, Seth, and… Naomi." Dr. Cullen said stepping carefully forward. Seth smiled back enthusiastically. Leah simply nodded. Jacob was well Jacob. I decided to go with a proper greeting. Dr. Cullen had only been kind the time I had first met him of course before I actually knew what he was. "Nice see you too. Dr. Cullen." Jacob winced at the calmness of my voice, if he only knew I wasn't too calm. Though Dr. Cullen was nice, the fact that him along with his family were vampires was triggering the wolf in me. I continuously thought of the happy things to keep from losing my cool. Spring. Summer time at the beach. Emily's muffins. Jacob's smile.
The vampires looked as uncomfortable with our presence as we were with theirs. Except for two of them. The one with caramel hair and a motherly face and a small girl with spiky black hair gave us small smiles. I tried to smile back, but I was sure it was a grimace. The wolf inside me was still trying to free itself; it was painful to resist it.
Jacob cleared his throat and began speaking, "We are not sure if you heard about the attacks in Forks. But we came here to tell you that we are patrolling the area. And to see if you have come across any scents?" Jacob asked a calm mask over his face, it looked similar to the one Sam always wore. Dr. Cullen nodded, "We have heard about the attacks. Emmett and Jasper did catch a scent but the person behind it seems to be long gone. We do appreciate you telling us this under the circumstances."
" I was only following orders." Jacob said as if to make sure his visit was only perceived as an order rather than friendliness. "We still thank you." Dr. Cullen said. Jacob nodded, before motioning us to leave. "Jacob." a small voice called from behind us. Jacob stood still before slowly turning around. I turned around with him to see the person who called him. Bella stepped carefully from behind a guy with bronze hair. The guy looked at Bella then simply followed her as she walked up to Jacob.
God please give me the strength not to phase. Please. I prayed. The guy stopped Bella when she was about ten feet away. Bella looked up at him curiously, the guy then nodded to me. What does that mean? Bella glanced at me then shuddered. Shuddering was good.
Jacob seeing this exchange pulled me closer to me until my arm was brushing against his. The feel of his skin calmed me, silencing the wolf. "Jacob, I wanted to apologize for what I did to you. I never wanted to hurt you and I feel terrible about what happened. I only hope that you can forgive me." Bella pleaded. One part of me wanted to pity her, but a bigger part just wanted to throw up. Jacob stood silent before saying, "Sure, Bella I forgive you." Bella smiled hopefully up at Jacob. "But you owe Naomi an apology." Jacob nodded at me. A rush of blood flooded my cheeks. A fought back the smug smile that was threatening to break out on my face.
"Apologize to her?" Bella asked incredulously. "That girl almost killed me." That was me wasn't it? I laughed internally. "Yes, Bella. The way you spoke to her at the party wasn't nice." Jacob said as if scolding a small child. The guy beside Bella looked at Jacob with a scowl. Bella sighed and crossed her arms over her chest, then turned to me. "I'm sorry...for yelling at you."
I nodded; she wasn't a selfish witch after all. No I still wasn't sold on that part. "Thank you. And I'm sorry for almost killing you."That's was partly true. The smug smile finally broke out on to my face. "Thank you Bella. See you around." Jacob turned to walk back to the car. We all loaded in and started out the driveway. When we were a safe distance away, I couldn't contain it anymore. I was crying with laughter, finally Leah joined in until the whole car was laughing.
I was totally in hysterics; I had to try a few times before I could actually speak. "Did you see her face when Jake made her apologize to me?" I rolled over in a fresh bit of laughter. Bella's face was like a spoiled brat who didn't get her way when she apologized to me. "Nice going Jake. We thought you were still in love with that chick." Leah patted Jacob's shoulder. "I was over Bella." Jacob said, as if he was offended.
"No every time someone mentioned her you would get tense and pissed off." I stated matter-of-factly. Jacob looked at me seriously. "I was just ticked off about the way she talked to you at the party and the fact that she showed up uninvited." Oh, that explained things. So Jacob really was over Bella. A small kick of giddiness rushed through me. Knowing that Jacob was in fact over Bella only lifted my mood higher.
"Well at least we have some good news for Sam. The vampire responsible for those attacks seems to be already gone." I leaned back in my seat, soaking in the rare sun. "Yeah, but he's still going to have us running patrols like lap dogs." Seth said with a sigh. I turned so I could face Seth in the back seat, "We can go together sometime Seth. I haven't tested out the full extent of my speed and I would love some competition." I winked. He only laughed and said, "You are on Naomi. When and where, and I'll be there." I laughed and turned back to my seat.
"You aren't running patrols." Jacob said giving me an assertive look. "If I'm not correct; I phased yesterday. Meaning I'm a shifter, shifters run patrols Jacob." I glared at him. I wasn't going to sit out, while everyone was put to work. It was unfair to them. "And isn't imprinting about keeping your imprint happy. Helping out makes me happy." I added on. "Imprinting is about keeping your imprint safe. You're not going to be running around when we don't know if that thing is actually gone." Jacob said as if his word was finally. I kept quiet only because I didn't want to argue in front of Leah and Seth. Jacob could really dampen a sunny day.
The rest of the ride back was virtually silent. I sulked in my seat and glance out the window at the passing trees. I picked out the different greens of the various trees we passed. We pulled back up to Emily's. "Can you guys tell Sam what the Cullens said?" Jacob said to Leah and Seth. "Are you guys not coming in?" Leah asked giving me a curious glance. I shrugged; I didn't know what Jacob was up to. "We'll be by later." he said simply. Leah nodded and she and Seth left the car.
Jacob backed out unto the road, and started off in the direction of my house. "Where are we going?" I asked in a sharp tone still glancing out the window. Jacob avoided my question, "You're mad at me Omi?" he asked in a calm voice. "What do you expect Jacob. You basically tried to ban me from simply running patrols with Seth." I threw my hands up exhaustedly. Jacob sighed and turned down my street. "I'm just trying to keep you safe Naomi. And you running patrols can be dangerous." I finally looked at him once we were parked in front of my house. "Why can't you run with me? It's not rocket science Jake. You know you worry a lot, it's not like I'm completely helpless."
Jacob turned to look at me he grasped my head in his massive hands and sighed, "It just you are everything to me. And if anything happened to you..." a hurt filled expression consumed Jacobs face. It was so painful it brought tears to my eyes. "... I wouldn't be able to live with myself." I nodded and the tears spilled over and trailed down my face. "I love you Naomi. And I can't help but only want to protect you." I sniffed, "Even it that means you have to be a dick about it." I tried to smile. "Yes even if I'm a dick about it." Jacob laughed. I smiled at his handsome face.
"Give me some love." I laughed at Jacob. He looked confused at first then gave me a quick kiss on the lips. He pulled back with a massive grin on his face. "I wasn't expecting to get a kiss today. It must be my lucky day." He chuckled. I leaned over to give him another kiss this one longer, the softness of his mouth was addicting. I twirled my fingers through his hair as we deepened our kiss. I finally grew tired off leaning over, so I crawled over to sit in a Jacob's lap and he wrapped his arms around me. His lips ignited every cell in my body, till I literally felt on fire. I pulled back when I was sure things were getting a little too heated. I gave Jacob a small peck on the corner of his mouth. "That's as lucky as your day is going to get."
Jacob laughed and cuddled me in arms, "I hope you are wrong about that." I shook my head and laughed in his chest. "No I think I'm pretty certain about that." I made circles on his chest with my finger. "But if I change my mind, you will be the first to know." I purred. Jacob pulled my closer to him and chuckled in my ear. "What has gotten into you, I thought I was the only one who made sexual advances." I laughed, "Whatever Jake, I'm not as persistent or blunt as you, but I'm definitely not a prude."
"I know you're not a prude. Even if you were I would still would be able to get to you." he growled and nipped my ear. "Wow you are such a horn dog. You know Sam would be ticked if he knew we were blowing the pack off to hook up." Jacob opened the car door and got out with me still in his arms. "A: Sam understands our situation. B: we haven't hooked up yet." Jacob kissed my forehead and placed me on my feet. He placed his hands on my hips and gently squeezed me. "And about me being a horn dog, I'm not one." he chuckled.
"Do you like hormone crazed wolf boy instead?" I pinched his chin, he didn't even wince. "I told you once and I'll say it again, I will be whatever or whoever you want me to be." Jacob said seriously all joking gone. I turned my gaze to the ground; I knew Jacob would be content with whatever I wanted him to be. But I wasn't. He deserved someone he could love and live with forever. I was only here for a few months, but I wanted to be that person for Jacob. The one to love him and grow up with, someone to have his children. After Leah told me about being menopausal after phasing, I knew I couldn't give Jacob that last thing.
"So why did you bring me back to the house?" I asked after minutes of silence. "The pack is going to be running patrols for awhile. So you probably should rest up before our shift." a bright smile slowly crept over my face. I flung my arms around Jacob and squeezed him. "You're going to let me patrol! Thank you Jake." I kissed his lips again and again I couldn't contain myself.
After napping with Jacob for about five hours it was time to start my first patrol. I was a little nervous because I had only phased once and I wasn't sure if I could do it again.
The rest of the gang had fizzled out to their own activities after Jacob called Sam to tell him I was going running with him. But I had secretly texted Leah and Seth to meet us. I wasn't sure if Jacob would like it, but I thought it would be good to have advice and support from more than one pack member. Sue had taken Billy home from what Sam had told Jacob. I could still tell that Jacob was beat up about not having the father-son day I suggested. Jacob was gone for 3 months and his father had suffered through those long days. And once this vampire attack was resolved, I was definitely sending Billy and Jake off for some time to catch up. I knew all too well of how important it was to have a relationship with your father.
The knock at the front door brought me out of my thoughts as I sat on the couch in the living room with Jacob. "Who could that be?" Jacob asked getting up to answer the door. I quickly followed on his heels, praying that he would say it's ok for two of my favorite people to tag along. Jacob swung open the door to reveal, the Clearwaters. "What are you guys doing here?" Jacob asked as I peeked out from under his arm. "We came to be with Naomi bimbo." Leah replied with a snicker. Gosh I loved that girl. "Sam told you we were running tonight?" Jacob asked with narrowed eyes. Leah answered him with a fuck-no scowl. "I told them to come by Jacob. They are running with us tonight. Two more wolves wouldn't hurt. "Jacob raised an eyebrow but nodded, "I guess not, let's go."
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