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JPOV

I ran through the forest, until I came to a clearing. I could hear the faint noises of the pack behind me and I could smell the leeches nearby. Edward had most likely read my thoughts and knew what I was planning.

"Yes, I have an idea as to what you're planning. I think it's worth the shot,"

"Seriously, you stink. Stay downwind from me if you don't mind," I made a face as he passed by me to stand on the other side of the wind.

"I wouldn't talk mutt," Emmett came out of the forest, his amber eyes dancing with laughter. For a leech, Emmett was a cool guy. Too bad he was already dead. I could make out only three of them; I guess the girls stayed behind with Esme and Carlisle. Just like we'd left Leah at La Push, her moodiness just seemed to be getting worse and worse over the years.

"Yeah yeah," I heard the footsteps of my brothers, coming out into the clearing with me.

"Do any of you actually wear clothes?" Jasper's question had Embry laughing behind me.

"Why?" Embry's grin grew wider. "Does all this manliness make you tingle inside?" Emmett's roar of laughter echoed through the woods while Jasper smirked.

"Good one,"

"I thought so," Embry grinned and crossed his massive arms over his chest.

"Embry," Sam's voice was authoritative but relaxed as he leaned against a tree. His demeanor seemed to have taken a whole one hundred and eighty degree change when we'd finally called a truce.

"Guys can we get down to business?" I tried to keep the smile off my face but I couldn't help but chuckled when I looked at the Cullens and us. Never in my wildest dreams would I have imaged all nine of us here being civilized. Well, as civilized as giant wolves and walking corpses could be, nevertheless, we weren't tearing each other apart.

"What's the plan Jake?" Jared asked from my left.

"I really don't know how else to put this, but Bella needs a little… persuasion," Paul wolf whistled while Quil wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.

"And you want us to help you how?" Jasper crossed his arms over his chest, clearly amused by all this. I could feel the amusement radiating from him in waves.

"Little Jakey needs help with the ladies," Embry quirked and eyebrow and chuckled when I shot him a dark look.

"All joking aside, Bella means the world to me," I hung my head in resignation and felt a cold hand on my shoulder. I looked up to see Edward a few inches from me with a worried look on his face.

"We understand Jacob; Bella means a lot to us all and we want to see her happy, especially after all she's gone through. Just let us know how we can help,"

"Well, this is what I was thinking,"

BPOV

I drove over to the Oil City real estate law firm, according to Sue Clearwater there was a job opening there a few days ago. I'd been hesitant at first; Oil City was much closer to La Push than Forks, that meant most likely looking for a house out in La Push.

"I don't like it," I spoke out loud what I knew my mind had been screaming at me since I came back to Forks, but secretly, in my heart I was excited about the possibilities of moving to La Push.

"What the hell?" I pulled into the parking lot of Peterson & Langdon estate law firm and viciously threw my car into park. Quil and Seth were leaning against Jake's old rabbit. They winced at the sight of my frown, making me almost feel bad. Almost.

"That thing is still alive?!" I walked around the beat up rabbit unconsciously running my hand along his hood and roof. I caught myself caressing the driver door at the thought of all the fond memories I shared with Jake in this car. I blushed and cleared my throat at when I realized I was lost in space then turned a darker shade of red when I saw Quil and Seth's grins. The pack more than anyone else knew just how much Jake and anything affiliated with Jake affected me.

"Yeah, Jake takes good care of her," Seth patted the hood, his massive hand surprising me. I still remembered him as a small teenage boy. Now he was almost Jake's size and just as handsome. "So mom told me you had an interview here. We're here to wish you luck,"

I quirked an eyebrow at them,

"Really?" I crossed my arms over my chest and leaned against the rabbit. "Seriously what is this all about?" Quil's grin widened as he feigned insult.

"Why Bella I'm hurt. We're just here to wish a good friend of ours good luck in a very important interview,"

"Okay now I know something's up," I walked up to Quil until I was a few inches from him. "That was way too polite to be legitimate,"

"Did you just call me rude?"

"Nope, just very very straightforward," I walked past them and was about to enter the building then Seth called out.

"Hold on Bells," I turned back around and couldn't help but smile at Seth, he still looked so young and sweet. "What time is your lunch hour at?" I raised an eyebrow at his question.

"From one to two, I like to eat when the lunch rush is over. Why?" I crossed my arms over my chest and looked at suspiciously.

"Just wondering is all," he grinned and left.

"What the hell is going on?" I muttered on my breath, I heard chuckling from the rabbit, completely having forgotten that they could hear me.

One week later,

Sue had offered her services as a babysitter for Rafe. Her eyebrows had shot up at the salary I was offering to pay her and I had wave her off when she insisted it was too much. She needed the money more than me, especially since Harry died, he'd been the main source of income.

My first week of work at the firm was going smoothly, everyone was nice and I was setting up for my first case. I couldn't wait for when Tammy would be showing up at the end of the week, I could really use her right about now, I missed her terribly, more so when I tried to find my files in the folders she's organized. I still had to try and figure out her system, I swear the woman must have been an secret service agent or something.

I was about to go on my lunch break when I was called to the front at reception. On my way there I noticed desks that were occupied before were now empty. Where is everybody? I stopped dead in my tracks by the receptionist's desk at the sight of the back of a large bear of man with short curly dark brown hair. No way, it's not him, it's a mistake.

"Sorry girls, I'm taken," my eyes widened.

"Emmett?" he turned around and grinned at me.

"Damn Bella," he eyed me up and down and grinned. "I love a woman in a suit," I blushed bright red and pulled down the edge of my silk blouse uncomfortably. He chuckled at my discomfort and pulled me into a big bear hug in front of everyone.

"Come here girl," he took the opportunity to whisper, "you're getting a lot of envious looks Bells. I wonder why?" he grinned like the handsome devil he was.

"Cocky bastard," I hissed. He chuckled and hugged me closer to him. "Air Em, we humans live on air," I made sure to whisper the last part.

Joanne, my coworker from two offices down came over and smiled shyly at Emmett and blushed a dark red when he smiled back.

"Bella, you never introduced us to your boyfriend,"

"My what?! Oh no! no no no no no," I hushed Emmett when he laughed at my flustered expression.

"This is my friend, Emmett. He's married," I emphasized on the last part and rolled my eyes at the disappointed sighs, more when he pulled me close in a one armed hug and boomed out.

"Come on Bells, I'm taking you out to lunch. My treat,"

"But I have-"

"Go Bella, we'll cover for you," I turned to my mutinous coworker and sighed in defeat.

"Fine, but nowhere expensive or I'm leaving,"

"Don't worry Bells, I'll keep it under seventy-five dollars,"

"What!" he burst out laughing as he steered me out the door towards his jeep.

"I'm kidding," he opened the door to his jeep for me and just before he was about to close it he grinned mischievously. My eyes widened in shock.

"No you're not!" I shouted as he closed the door. I watched him walk around the car at a human pace and huffed when he came in.

"Yeah, I know but you love me anyways,"

EmPOV

South North Gardens Inc. Forks

I sighed in disappointment as Bella put down her menu and glared at me. I knew she hated surprises, more so when money was spent in said surprise.

"Emmett, this is a five star restaurant what were you thinking?"

"I heard they have great ribs,"

"You don't eat human food!"

"No but you do and you could use a full rack of ribs," she frowned and looked away from me. "Bella, you look emaciated. How much do you weigh? Like eighty pounds?"

"One hundred and twenty for your information and I'm having a western sandwich,"

"You can do better than a western sandwich. You need to eat, I feel like could break you over my knee," I felt bad that I was making her angry but someone had to tell the girl. The circles under her eyes were starting to look darker than mine.

"You could regardless of my size and I happen to enjoy western sandwiches,"

"If you say so," I waved down the waiter, "she'll have the rack of ribs with a side of mashed potatoes and salad. You like salad right?" I grinned at the glares that were being shot in my direction but kept on like it was nothing else. The girl had to lighten up, "oh and a bottle of red wine, you're finest. An entrée of garlic bread, the day's soup and a slice of pecan pie for desert,"

"Very good sir, and for you?"

"Oh I'm just here for moral support," the waiter didn't even bat an eyelash as he took everything down and left abruptly. Damn these tight asses, he could probably use the wine too.

I turned back to my lunch guest and grinned at the deadly glare.

"You're so lucky I like Rose,"

"You'll thank me later,"

Forty five minutes later,

I closed Bella's cell phone after having called her in sick for the rest of the day and was very happy with what I saw.

My eyebrows shot up when Bella finished the last of the ribs and the wine, sucking the sauce from the ribs off her fingers with a loud pop sound then gulped down the rest of the wine. The soup was finished, as well as the garlic bread.

"I'm impressed," I grinned as she smiled at me, albeit it was lopsided, but it looked like a happy satiated smile, now to work on her other appetite.

"So I heard Jake learned to make a mean fish fry from Billy," I smiled at the interest that shone in her eyes.

"Oh yeah?" her words were slurring and she was swaying slightly; time to play.

"Yeah I bet it isn't the only thing he's good at," a sly lopsided grin spread over her face at my innuendos.

"I'm sure it isn't," she grinned and hid her face in her napkin. I chuckled when her eyes lit up with mischief and she leaned over the table to tell me something. Yeah she was gone, or else she'd know to just whisper it. "I saw Jake naked once when he was phasing and he's very well built if you get my drift," she wiggled her eyebrows at me and I tried not to gag at the mental images of Jacob naked. "There nights where I'd get off just by imagining his chest and abs the dip that leads down to-"

"Okay! Cheque please," Mission accomplished, Bella was definitely still interested. Now, to get her to open up without all the booze.

BPOV

"What the hell happened?" I turned over onto my back on the couch."Where am I?"

"You're home at granpa's momma," I looked up to Rafe's sweet face. "Uncle Emmy brought you home,"

"Uncle Em-" that's when everything came back to me. The massive lunch, the wine, the thoughts of Jacob naked-

"Oh shit!" I sat up quickly and groaned holding my head when everything spun.

"Momma bad word!"

"Rafe, sweetie, there are times when adults use bad words to make themselves feel better,"

"Yeah momma," he looked at me, I could practically see the wheels turning in his quick little mind.

"Like now, momma needs to feel better," I rested my forehead in my palm and tried my best not to scream at what I'd revealed to Emmett, the biggest loud mouth there was.

"Can I say them too?"

"No,"

"Okay,"

The next day I went in extra early and finished everything I'd started the day before. Just as I put last night's lasagna into the microwave someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned and screamed at the sight of two huge Quilleute boys right in front of me.

"What the fuck?!" I panted, holding a hand to my chest. Embry and Quil grinned at me, holding a paper bag out to me. I looked them over again and noted that they were actually dressed. "At least you guys are wearing t-shirts,"

"Yeah well don't get too use to it, the minute we're outside they're coming off," Quil flexed his arms uncomfortably in the tight confines of his black t-shirt, then grinned at the lustful gasps we heard from the office. "By the way,we brought you lunch, let's go eat outside. We saw a park right near here," before I could reply, Crystal, another coworker who worked upstairs came in the kitchen with a very curious look on her face.

"Bella?" I looked around the two massive bodies and waved at her.

"Hey Crystal, how are you doing?" I asked nervously as I squeezed myself between them.

"Good, I could ask you the same question,"

"Oh I'm fine thanks,"

"I bet you are," she grinned as she eyed my two friends up and down like she'd like nothing more than to jump them.

"Please don't feed their egos, the planet couldn't take it," they frowned at me and I laughed at their miffed expressions.

"Crystal, meet the banes of my existence; Quil and Embry,"

"Nice to meet you guys, well I hope you all have a great lunch," she sat down and tugged on my blouse as I passed by, "you and I so have to talk and exchange phone numbers before you leave,"

" Yeah, right, let's do that," I continued on my way out with Quil and Embry right behind me, grinning like idiots at all the attention they were getting. but stopped at Joanne's office. "There's lasagna in the microwave if you want it,"

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