"Are you sure you're still up to this?" Jacob asked as I finished pulling on my red dress.

"Yes, if we don't go there will be a lot of questions, and I really don't want my mom to worry right after she just got comfortable with the situation," I said, slipping on some black flats before heading over to the bathroom to do my make-up.

Jacob followed of course, leaning his huge body against the doorframe as he watched me.

"Plus, I think I need a bit of a distraction," I said, rubbing my lips together to even out the lip gloss.

Jacob smirked at this, entering the bathroom, which made the room feel suddenly cramped.

"What, I'm not enough of a distraction for you?" He asked, his large hands stroking across my hips.

"Nope, guess not," I grinned, applying some mascara as I watched his huge reflection behind me.

"Are you sure about that?" He whispered, one of his hot hands sliding up my thigh and under my dress. I shivered, but just rolled my eyes at him.

"Yup one-hundred percent," I told him, looking at my reflection again before moving to my other set of eyelashes.

"Oh, I think you're lying," he said seductively, his hand grazing over the front of my underwear.

This time I shuddered, causing my hand to slip and smear mascara across my cheek.

"Look what you made me do!" I cried, reaching for a towel and quickly cleaning my face. His hand however still stayed in place.

"See, I knew you were lying," he chuckled triumphantly.

I looked up into the mirror and glared at him.

"I was not!" I said defiantly, continuing with my mascara as I tried to ignore his fingers gently massaging 'down there.'

"I still don't believe you," he whispered into my ear. That's when I felt him carefully move aside my underwear and my breath caught in my throat.

Thankfully I had finished with my make-up and was simply grabbing the counter for support.

His hot fingers carefully moved between my folds, once again massaging gently. A soft moan escaped my lips as his thumb found my pleasure spot and began to roll over it.

I shut my eyes tight, unable to look at our reflections in the mirror. The emotions in his eyes were absolutely too much for me.

"You like this don't you?" His gravely voice questioned. It was very close to my ear, so close I could hear his labored breathing as he watched me writhe from his ministrations.

"Yes," I gasped, not caring if I lost anymore. I just wanted him to continue what he was doing with his talented fingers.

"See, I am a good enough distraction," he said, beginning to pull his hand away, but I reached down and held it there.

"Under no circumstances are you to stop until I am thoroughly satisfied," I warned him, opening my eyes to stare into his through the mirror.

His face was at first shocked, then it turned into a smirk, and I watched him lean down and kiss my neck softly. Then without warning, one of his fingers plunged into me and I let out a guttural moan.

The rest went by in a wave of ecstasy that would have brought me to my knees if Jacob hadn't caught me and pulled me to his chest.

"Are you thoroughly satisfied?" He asked, sounding surprised and aroused all at once.

"Yes, but now that we've wasted quite a bit of time, I need to change a few garments and we need to go to the beach," I said, regaining my composure as I stood on my wobbly legs.

"Alright, I'll meet you in the living room," he said, kissing my forehead before leaving the room and stomping down the hallway.

I sighed, turning once again towards the mirror as I removed my now soaked underwear.

That boy was really truly going to be death of me. If someone can die of too much pleasure, that will be my fate.

We arrived to the beach late, as I had expected, and Billy and my mother decided it a good idea to play twenty questions.

"Are you sure you're ok? You look kind of pale," my mother worried as she pressed a hand to my forehead.

"I'm fine mom," I said, glancing over to Jake who appeared to be having a rather serious conversation with his father, probably filling him in on what Edward had said. I shivered as I thought of it, the fact that it was all my fault.

After a few more prying questions from our parents we managed to shake them off and join the pack and their imprints down by the shore.

"So where have you two been?" Quil asked with a smirk.

I glared at him, but Jacob laughed.

"Having way more fun that you were having down here!" He said with a wink. I gasped, slapping his arm, even if it probably did nothing but make them laugh even harder.

"Jacob Black, you are horrible!" I exclaimed, stalking off towards Emily and Kim who were sitting on a piece of driftwood, but Jacob grasped my arm, spinning me around.

"What? I was just telling the truth," he said innocently, pulling me back to him as I fought against it.

"So? Your point?"

"My point is, do you regret being late?"

I glared at him, remembering.

"No," I growled through my teeth. Jacob chuckled, leaning down and kissing my forehead tenderly.

"I didn't think so."

"Ok great, now will you let me go?" I asked, irritated.

"No, not when you're so mad at me," he responded, smoothing a hot hand over my face. It felt good, but if I wanted to win I couldn't let his soft caresses sway me this time.

"I'm not mad, I'm annoyed," I corrected, pushing his hand away.

"Well, I'm sorry for annoying you."

"You are forgiven," I nodded.

"Good," he smiled, but didn't move an inch, I glared at him.

"I said you're forgiven, doesn't that warrant a release?" I asked.

"Not quite," he smirked.

"Then what do you want from me?"

"A kiss."

I sighed, leaning up and giving him a small peck on the lips.

"There."

"No, not like that," he frowned.

I rolled my eyes. He really was a pain, but none the less, I leaned up again and set my lips to his, kissing him softly before letting my tongue roll over his bottom lip.

He groaned softly as one of his hands grabbed a fistful of my hair, holding me in place. I couldn't help but smirk. I wasn't the only one to be swayed with pleasure. Two could play at that game.

Right when Jake started to get into it I pulled away, turning swiftly and rushing towards Emily and Kim. I didn't bother to look back until I got to them, and his face registered nothing but shock while Quil and the guys roared with laughter.

I waved at him from the log, then turned to the girls.

"So, you gave Jake the slip I see," Kim giggled. "Good job."

"Thanks!" I laughed. "I thought it was quite a good thing myself. He needs to learn that absence makes the heart grow fonder," I said, shaking my head.

"I think all of them could do with a lesson of that!" Emily smiled, looking at Sam who held her eyes.

"I believe someone else needs to join them as well," Kim said, bumping Emily out of her temporary trance.

"Like you're one to talk," Emily grinned at her, gesturing with her eyes towards Jared who was practically staring Kim down.

"Oh look guys! They started the fire! You want to head over?" I asked, eager to change the subject before this got any worse.

"Sure!" Kim said, jumping up. Emily rose too, and together we headed over to the already roaring driftwood fire.

"Have you ever seen a driftwood fire before, Drina?" Emily asked as she prepared her work space to make about a million hamburgers and hot dogs.

"Yup! We have them a lot back home," I smiled, remembering when Danny and I and my brothers were younger. We had some pretty crazy driftwood fires back then!

At that moment I felt a warm hand touch my shoulder. I looked up to see Jacob, grinning down at me.

"Oh, hello, are you over your shock yet?" I asked coyly.

His face turned into a mock glare as he looked down at me. "Yes I have."

"Good! I though you'd be standing there forever!" I laughed, Kim and Emily joined in.

"Ha ha, sure," he said, pulling me to my feet, obviously embarrassed. "So, do you want to take a walk with me? I could show you the tide pools."

I smiled "Sure, that would be great."

"Ok," he agreed, grabbing my hand and leading me towards a small trail through a clump of trees a little ways down the beach.

He was oddly silent as we walked, and I began to worry.

"Hey, you ok?" I asked, once we were safely under the cover of the trees.

"Yeah, why?" He questioned, his eyebrows knitted together in confusion.

"I don't know, you just seem quiet," I shrugged.

He sighed, stopping in the middle of the path and turning to look at me.

"I'm sorry, I'm just… worried," he said softly. Now I was confused.

"About what?"

"What'll happen when summers over. When you have to leave," he said sadly, taking both of my hands in one of his.

My face fell. I hadn't thought about that, well at least for a while.

"I don't know Jake," I sighed, moving closer to him. He in turn wrapped his arms around me, resting his head on top of mine.

"I just don't know if I'll be able to handle that," he admitted, playing with my hair, a nervous habit of his.

"Jacob, you fight vampires, I'm sure not seeing me for a few weeks won't kill you," I said, unable to contain my chuckle, but when he responded he was completely serious.

"I know, but vampires I can handle, they're my job. Drina, you're my life now, my other half, my imprint. If you were to ever disappear, it would cause me physical pain. I-I wouldn't survive… I can't live without, Drina," he said, his dark eyes pleading as they stared into mine.

My heart swelled at this proclamation. It was better than any of the times he said he'd loved me, because what we had was so much more than that, and he just confessed that to me.

"Jacob… I know saying this doesn't mean much compared to what you've told me, but I love you. I love you so much it hurts sometimes, and I… I don't think I'd be able to survive without you either," I said.

Jake smiled at this, leaning in to kiss the tip of my nose, my cheeks, the curve of my jaw, my chin, and then my lips. He kissed me so tenderly I thought I would die right then and there from all the emotion spilling out of him. I had never fully understood the deepness of imprinting until this very moment.

It really was forever.

A.N. hey guys! Ok wow! I'm finally back! …well, at least I hope so K Life is waaaaayyyy hectic, but I am very glad I finally got around to finishing this chapter. I know there's not too much action in this chapter, but in the next few it should be heating up as we near the end of this story. So I hope you've enjoyed this anyway, and hopefully I will get another chapter up in a decent amount of time. Love you guys bunches!

~Blue