Chapter 8- I'm a big girl, I can handle myself.

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-Let Me Down Easy

Billy Currington

-Country Girl (Shake It)

Luke Brian

I will not let myself start to pace. Pacing means that you are anticipating. Anticipating means you expect something. Expecting something means you have a chance of getting hurt. And getting hurt is not in my plans at the moment.

I am lying down in the sun, letting it bathe my skin in its warmth. I keep closing my eyes and then opening them to see if he is here or not. He never is there when I open my eyes. I do not want to fall if he can't catch me.

"Hey" I hear in a low tone, it sends chills down my back. Good chills not the kind my mom gives me.

I turn around to look at Jacob. He looks as freakin' stunning as ever. His hair looks perfectly messed up and his smile is making my insides do somersaults.

"Hey Hunny" I say. I start to stand up, but he sits down beside me, "Ya' know ya' didn't have ta' come." I tell him. I'm not sure why, but I have a feeling that he did have to.

"I know. But I wanted to see you." He tells me and looks out to the ocean, but I can see him looking at me in his peripheral vision and I smile.

His hands are sitting close to mine, I really want to take the plunge and just grab his and hold it, but I think that would be a little much and I want him to grab mine first.

After what feels like an hour he looks at me. Then does the unexpected. He kisses me plum on the mouth and then he freezes.

"Sorry. I-I. I don't know what came over me." He stutters and blushes.

"I'm not complainin'. Are you?" I ask him. He turns to me surprised.

"What? You're not mad?" He asked me and sounds like he is afraid of me. All like six' seven' of him scared of me?

"No. Why would I be mad?" I ask him.

"I don't know I just thought you would be. And I thought you had a boyfriend?" He looks at me wearily.

Ugh. Don't bring him up. "Had. Past tense." I say and look out into the ocean.

I feel his hand slip closer to mine. We are almost touching. I can feel the warmth coming from his hand.

"Sorry. I'm sorry it didn't work out." He says scrambling for words.

"Hey! Don't you worry your little head about it. Makes things a lot easier." I tell him and without thinking my hand goes up to his face and cups his cheek. His skin in so soft and warm. I love it. And I think, but I am not sure, but I am pretty sure he leans into my hand.

We stay like that for a while.

"JACOB!" A male voice screams.

"What's wrong?" I ask frantically.

"I don't know. Hold on," he told me, "and stay here." Then he ran towards the voice.

Two very large men barrel out of the tree line shirtless. They are running towards Jacob.

"..Caught a scent somewhere back there…" I could over hear them somewhat.

"…You sure that it's not a.."

"…Dammit."

They all turn and look at me. I don't know what I ot' to do. Jacob turns around to look back at them, but they are still looking at me. I'm still not sure if I should break eye contact with them and look away or not. Lucky for me they look away first.

Jacob's POV

"JACOB!" Embry screams from inside the forest. I can tell he is in panic the way his tone sounds. God no. Not now. I was just about to.. What was I about to do?

I stood up and was turning towards Embry when I remembered to tell Bonnie, "Stay here."

I run towards them feeling the pull to go back and protect my imprint, but I had to go and talk to the pack.

"We found a scent when we were running. It's strong. Like crazy strong. We think there is a lot of them." Quil tells me.

"Are you sure that it's not the Cullens chasing some leech and they just came into our territory?" I asked.

"Jacob. It's not them." Embry tells me. I unthinking turn around to look at Bonnie. She is sitting criss-cross in the sand where we were sitting. She has this look on her face, that scares me. I don't know how to explain it, I guess it's kinda like unknowingness.

"Jacob we need to go now." Quil tells me shaking my arm.

"Okay. I'll be there in a minute I have to tell Bonnie to go home and stay safe." I tell the guys.

I walk over to a now standing Bonnie. She doesn't looked worried now, or at least it is not noticeable.

"I have to.." I dropped off not really knowing how to explain what I was thinking. How am I supposed to say, well there are vampires in the area.

"Hey, hun. Get that all worried up face off. I can handle myself. I'm a big girl. I'll be fine. Don't worry a pretty little hair on your head about me." She said while reaching up to my face and rubbing my cheek. She smiled this smile thatmakes me sound like a chick when I explain what it feels like.

"You need to go home. Soon. I don't want you getting hurt." I told her trying to get myself under control.

"I'm a big girl I can handle myself." She told me in that southern twang that I makes me wish I was a country boy.

She stood on her toes and kissed me square on the mouth a sweet, quick kiss, but a kiss none the less.

"Bye. Sugars(:" She told me and turned away and walked with a sway in her hips.

Embry and Quil ran over and hit me on the back.

"Woah! High-five Romeo!" Quil told me sticking out his hand for me to slap. I was still in too much shock to do anything.

"On the lips. Wow. When are you getting to second base?" Embry jokingly asked me.

I glared at him, "Do you want to kill some blood suckers or not?" I asked desperately trying to change the subject. I really don't wan to discuss this at the moment.

Jacob's POV

We didn't catch anything it was like they disappeared without a trace. No scent. No evidence at all. Not one of us could figure out how it happened.

All the guys are back at Emily and Sam's place just sitting around the table like we normally do waiting for food. I'm certain that all of us would be dead if we didn't have Emily because she cooks almost all of our food.

"Why don't you invite Bonnie over here?" Emily asked me.

Well, I guess it never occurred to me to even ask her, "I don't know." I tell her.

"Why? Afraid she'll like me better?" Paul said flexing his muscles.

Rachel gave him 'the look'. I don't ever want that pointed at me. He immediately stopped and turned to mush. Gross. I better not act like that.

"I don't know. It's.. I guess…" I don't even know why I'm hesitating to bring her over here. "I guess I'll ask her." I pulled out my phone and dialed her number.

Ring… Ring…. "Hello?" She asked.

"Hey. It's Jacob. Do you wanna come over to Emily's?" I asked. If I wasn't nervous before I was now. The whole room was concentrated on me.

"I'm sorry. I can't right now. Later. I have to go." Bonnie said quickly. Click.

I don't really know what to think she sounded like she was fine, but she sounded like she was in a hurry. Maybe she was in trouble or in pain. Oh god. What the hell am I going to do.

"She said she was busy." I told everyone. They all nonchalantly went back to whatever they were doing.

Bonnies' POV

Jacob. Don't call me right now I'm busy. That whole coven of vampires those guys you were talking to about… Well they are in trouble.

"Why are you here?" I yell at one of them, assuming it was the leader because whatever she did everyone followed her.

I may have forgotten to mention one little tiny detail to the pack when I told them about me. I can control vampires. Like mind control. I guess that's how you explain it.

There were at least seven of them. They all were standing there frozen in a standing position not know what is happening. We were in the middle of the forest deeper than any one normal would dare venture. I told Jacob I was a big girl and could handle myself. Which I can.

"We are just passing through getting dinner." She told me in a tone that made me wish I was strong enough to rip her head off.

"Hmm… Really. Since I'm new here in all I think that even though this is not my territory, that you should to either leave or else." I tell her.

"I think that you would make a nice dessert. A southern specialty like you. I like yourself am I southern girl. I'm from Tennessee. 1896." This girl was getting under my skin.

"Leave." I said in a tone of finality.

"Why dear. Now I was thinking of staying." Bitch just shut the hell up.

"You," I said pointing at one of her followers. He was wearing a nice pair of Nikes and had short cropped blonde hair, "kill him." I said pointing to another male, with similar qualities. The leader snapped to attention quickly and lunged at me.

"Now, now, now deary. Calm down." I said sticking my hand out in front of her using my powers to stop her. I look up to the sky finding the moon. Even though it is not the full moon I can feel some of the power that it holds, "We are going to do this my way or the high-way." I told her.

"You bitch. Don't kill him!" She yelled at the blonde who was in the process of tearing off the other's head.

"Too little, too late. Are you ready to corporate, or do you need some more convincing." I said gesturing to the sight in front of us.

"No! I will not. You will have to kill me first bef—" I cut her off.

"You! Rip. Her. Head. Off." I said pointing to the same blonde boy as before, "That can be accomplished." I turned pointedly to the woman.

He ripped her head off before she could get another word out. Haha. Karma. Mine will come soon enough, I'm sure of it.

The rest of the vampire were looking at me and boy with pure horror in their eyes.

"I'm sure the rest of you will be good little vampires and leave. Am I right?" I ask.

They all shake their heads furiously.

"Good, because otherwise I would have had to kill you." I said smiling, "Leave before I change my mind."

I got home and I was beat. Controlling one vampire was one thing, seven was a whole other thing. I'm thinking about taking a long hot shower, and drinking some nice sweet tea and watching TV. When I walked into the house my mom literally attacked me.

"Where have you been?" She was freaking out. That's when I saw behind her. Jacob, Embry, Quil and one of the others.

"Mom. Let's talk about this somewhere else." I said nudging her towards the kitchen or more just the farthest away from everyone.

"No! We are going to talk about it right here!" She was yelling at me. Where was my dad when you need him.

"Kay. Let's do that. Oh… you asked me where I was right. Well first I went to the strip club and gave a few strip teases, then I went home with some pimp. And then after that I went to the clinic to make sure I didn't any STD, but other than that I haven't done too much. What the hell do you think I have been doing?" I retorted sarcastically.

"Don't get smart with me, girl. I'm not afraid to get one of your father's belts and whoopin' you with it." She hissed at me.

This is not supposed to be funny, but it really is. It is so freakin' hilarious. "Kay, you do that. Please." I knew I was pushing it, but I really didn't care. I had a headache and was tired.

She raised her hand and smacked me across the cheek. She really didn't hurt me. It was just the fact that she hit me. I mean it's not like she could actually do any real damage to me, but it still pissed me off.

"Was that supposed to hurt? How abouts I hit you. Oh, wait that would ruin that pretty little face of yours. Wouldn't it?" I asked her.

"Go to your room!" She yelled at me.

"No." I said.

"Go." She said in a low tone.

"Umm. No. I didn't walk into this house, for you to yell at me. I will walk right back out that door and leave. And don't think I won't. I'm tired and I have a headache, so leave me alone, or I will leave." I said looking her in the eye.

She didn't say anything. She just stood there in silence.

I turned and left. I walked out the door I came in and jumped back in the car that I came in. I started the car and backed out of the drive way as fast as possible. I turned a sharp left and drove until I couldn't drive anymore.