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Chapter 19– Girl Talk

"Oh that's not necessary. I was just… I haven't been home in months and am planning to visit my family back in Washington in a week or so and was wondering… if Alex could come and meet my dad. It would mean the world to me and to him."

I bite my lip and cross my fingers behind my back in anticipation of their answer. Juliet sees me cross my fingers and smiles at me.

My parents look at each other and exchange knowing glances before my dad speaks.

"Well considering the circumstances between the two of you… I guess it would be appropriate."

Jake smiles and I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding just before Mason shoots up from his seat; outraged.

"Your going to let her go across the country with a guy you barely know!"

"Mason!"

I snap. I'm sick of him trying to make Jake look bad. Jake is a saint.

"Mason, I know you still care deeply for Alex, but we've gotten to know Jake very well over the past month and we trust him."

My mom says, defending Jake. I knew she loved him.

"And dude they have some kind of weird Native American tribal spirit connection thing. They're like stuck together forever."

Max adds, trying to explain imprinting. Mason just glares at us all.

"I can't deal with this right now."

He storms out knocking shoulders with Jake on his way past and I see Jake's fists and jaw clench. I touch his arm tenderly and his jaw relaxes but his fists stay tightly clenched.

"Jake I'm so sorry about that."

My mom apologizes.

"I wish I had two hot guys fighting for my heart."

Harper sighs.

"Your love life is so totally like a romance novel."

She continues.

"They aren't fighting for my heart Harper. Because there's no competition… Jake already has it."

A soft blush flushes Jakes cheeks as his fists release and he looks shyly at the floor. I can't help but quietly giggle.

"Aw they are just too frickin cute."

Harper says, hugging a throw pillow to her chest.

"Jake?"

Juliet asks and we all look at her; surprised. Juliet and Jake have like never actually spoken to each other directly. He looks up at her and nods.

"I don't know if this is appropriate to ask but… are the Cullens still in Forks?"

Jake tenses back up a little and laughs without much humor.

"You know you make it really hard to like you."

She doesn't say anything and after a few awkward seconds of silence Jake sighs.

"Yeah they are. How do you know the Cullens?"

"Carlisle saved my mother when he turned her hundreds of years ago, taught her to live off of animals, then she saved me. He's sort of like an uncle to me. Or at least that's what I've always called him."

"Yeah well he's still there. The whole lot of them."

His fists clench up again and I want to take away the anger but don't know how.

"If its too much to ask I wont but… I'd love to visit them."

"Of course Juliet."

I say before Jake can snap at her. I know there is only so much that Jake can take while talking about the Cullens. I know all about how their son wooed his friend Bella, and I know how much she meant to him, how hurt he was when she chose him over here. I hate that there was someone else before me but well… Mason and Dean were before Jake so I guess Jake and I are in the same situation. But Jake has to deal with my ex being right here in my house so he has it much worse. I should just be grateful that Bella is gone and I don't have to deal with her like Jake has to deal with Mason.

"It would be great if you could come with us."

I finish

"Alex I can't bring… she literally cant come to the Rez. They would…"

" I know. I know all about the treaty. I wont get in the way of you guys' visit. I'll just do my own thing."

"Fine."

He says but clearly isn't happy.

"You're going to leave?"

Justin looks heart broken and Juliet smiles.

"I wouldn't be gone that long."

Justin sighs and she gives him a reassuring hug.

I'm so nervous about meeting Jakes friends and family. I'm nervous about being so far away from home and not knowing anyone. I suddenly feel like I need someone there with me, just in case I'm a total outsider and feel lonely. Juliet wont be able to come to the reservation where Jake lives and I know Jake would freak If I went to the Cullen's house to see her so I really will be all alone with no escape.

"What about Harper?"

I blurt out and Jake looks at me desperately. He pleads with me with his eyes not to bring her but he just doesn't get it. I need someone there. I look away from him pretending I didn't understand what he was pleading.

"Well if she wants to and its okay with Jake's father… I can't see why not. It would make me feel better anyway; having someone to keep you in line."

I look at Jake with my own set of pleading eyes and either he understands or he just can't say no to his imprint because he shrugs and says…

"I'm sure he wont mind."

Then I shift my pleading eyes to Harper. She looks at me questioningly but shrugs.

"I guess so."

I sigh in relief and smile.

"Yay! Its like a mini vacation."

I say clapping my hands together once. Juliet and Harper laugh.

"Alright well, Jake, we'll talk about the details while we slice."

My dad says and motions for Jake to follow him downstairs. Jake kisses my hair and follows my dad down to the sub shop. My mom soon follows and Juliet and Justin leave soon after to go on their all day anniversary date. Max vanishes to god only knows where, leaving Harper and I alone in the living room. I sit down next to her on the couch and flip through an old magazine.

"Why on earth would you want me to come on yours and Jake's cute little getaway?"

I sigh and put my magazine down.

"I'm just nervous."

"About what? If his family is anything like him they'll be so nice."

"I know, I know but… I don't know. I feel like I just need someone there with me. It's so far from home and what if like he wants to go run around the woods with his wolf friends? I don't want to be awkwardly stuck hanging with his dad or something."

"Alright well I'm not going to turn down a free vacation but your gonna have to tell Zeek I'm not going to take the brunt of that. He'll be crushed that I'm missing the alien language league end of the year banquet."

I roll my eyes and laugh.

"Fine, no problem."

"So what's the deal with Mason?"

I sigh and lean back into the couch, hoping it might swallow me whole.

"He hates that I'm with Jake."

"Yeah cause he still loves you. You don't love him at all anymore?

"Honestly Harper, I don't… not in the way he wants me to at least."

She nods.

"He walked in on Jake and I last night."

I say with a small smile, remembering what Jake and I did last night. Her jaw drops impossibly far to the ground.

"What were you guys doing? I thought he left."

"He came back and was throwing pebbles at my window. He climbed the fire escape into my room but don't worry we didn't have sex."

"Oh my god your love life really is like a novel. I'm so writing down everything that happens to you from now on. I'll be rich. "

I laugh.

"I am so jealous of you right now. Jake is impossibly romantic."

"Yeah I know. He's so cute."

"So what did Mason catch you two doing?"

She asks, turning to sit cross-legged toward me, hugging the throw pillow to her chest again. I blush a little.

"Well it started when I found Mason in the woods. Jake had phased when he heard Mason coming. Once he knew it was Mason and I got them to stop trying to kill each other I told him to phase back so I could flash us home but Jake was still trying to prove something to mason and phased right in front of the two of us."

"But isn't he…"

"Yeah, totally naked when he phases back."

Her mouth falls open again.

"Oh my god! You saw him naked!"

"Shh."

I laugh and she quickly covers her mouth.

"God he's so hot Harper. He's impossible hot."

She nods

"What did you do?"

I blush deeper.

"I stared at him like a idiot. I couldn't take my eyes off of him. I didn't even notice what I was doing till Mason howled and I saw that sexy mischievous grin on Jakes face."

"Oh my god I would have died."

I rubbed my hands over my face trying to forget about how embarrassing it was.

"Trust me I wanted to."

"So what happened later… before Mason walked in on you?"

"Well before Jake came I couldn't sleep cause every time I closed my eyes all I could see was Jake's naked body and well you know… I got excited. I couldn't help it."

This time Harper blushed too

"Yeah…"

"Well Jakes damn wolf senses could smell how excited I was and he totally ambushed me, giving me that sexy grin and saying he knew exactly what I had been thinking about before he got there."

"What did you do? I would have been so mortified."

"I yelled at him for phasing in front of me and Mason. I told him I wished the first time I saw him naked would have been a little more romantic than that."

"Get to the good stuff. What did mason walk in on?"

"Well he said "how about a do over?""

"Oh lord."

"Well we didn't get too far. We were making out on my bed… both completely topless but we never made it any further because Mason walked it."

"Oh god so Mason not only saw you making out with Jake but he saw you topless?"

I blush deeply and nod.

"Wow. You've never gone that far with a guy before. You must really trust him. "

"Yeah I do."

I smile and my insides feel all warm and gooey just like they always do when Jake kisses me. I love that Jake has this effect on me.

"So after Mason walked in we had this big argument and I had to prove I didn't love him like a used to, with that charmed necklace."

She nods.

"I can't believe you and Jake. You guys just cant keep off each other."

"I love him."

"I know. You guys look really cute together. And you balance each other out really well, he's a good guy and he's straightening you out a little."

"I know its crazy!"

We laugh together and soon start talking about her and Zeek and how much she likes him.

"Have you two kissed yet?"

I ask and she blushes.

"No I'm afraid I'll be bad at it."

"Come on Harper that's impossible. Besides he's totally in love with you it wouldn't even matter. And he's probably not any better anyway."

She shrugs.

"I'll…"

"No! Alex just stay out of it, okay? Zeek and I are just normal teenagers taking our relationship at a normal pace. We don't need magic to help us and we don't have any kind of magical bond keeping us together like you and Jake so we have to be more careful."

"But all I want to do is…"

"Alex, please?"

I sigh dramatically.

"Fine!."

"Thank you."

I give her a small smile.

"Well I'm going to go make Jake make me a sandwich."

I say and quickly stand up. She laughs.

"I think Jake is the only person in the world that can out eat you."

I shrug. Jake can eat a ton. I really can't keep up with him but its good cause I don't feel like as big of a pig when we eat together. Every other boyfriend I had always was a little turned off by my eating habits but Jake just laughs and says, "You got nothing Russo. I can beat you any day."

"I'll be upstairs working on tomorrows outfit."

"Kay."

I say and walk downstairs with and evil glint in my eyes. I can't believe she thinks I would give up so easily and not meddle with her and Zeek. I'll keep my meddling to a minimum but I can't just sit back and do nothing. I have to help and I know just what I'm going to do.