Werewolf

After Loretta told me about getting my own car, I was floating on cloud nine. Nothing could bring me down. Not Loretta muttering to herself about a fifth Saturday. Not Jake and Paul huddled together in the corner and exchanging heated looks and furious hand gestures. Nothing.

"Teddy we have to talk."

Expect that.

"What about?" I tried and fail to play cool; my voice was shaking almost as much as my hands.

He picked my up and with a goodbye nod to Paul and my sister, carried me up the stairs and into my room. He sat on the bed and took my hands in his large ones and sighed.

"It's about the accident isn't it? Oh my God, you're going to break up with me now that I've put you through that horrible experience. No I get it." I interrupted as he opened his mouth. "It's probably what's best for your sanity and safety. Your father must be worried about you spending so much time with me."

"No, that's not it at all." He smiled and squeezed my hand. "In fact he uses it to guilt me into helping more around the house. 'If your can be patient enough for your girlfriend you can be patient enough with your father'."

We both smile at his attempt to impersonate Billy but his smile quickly faded.

"There's something about me that you have to know."

Oh God, "are you married?"

"What? No!"

"A woman? A drug addict, in prison" I gasped "gay? Not that there is any thing wrong with being gay of course. My best friend is gay; it's just-" I looked him up and down, "completely unfair."

"No, it's worse than that."

"You fell in love with my sister! You bastard!"

"Teddy!" he grabbed my shoulders and shook me. "I love you, I have only ever loved you and I don't plan on leaving you. Ever! God- I was made for you. So you're every whim and happiness would be taken care of."

"Then, what are you getting at?"

"I just want you to know that there aren't enough words to express my love for you so when I tell you what I have to tell you, you won't hate me."

"Jacob I could never hate you. Just tell me and stop scaring me."

He took my face in his warm hands and rested his forehead against mine. Now I was really scared.

"Teddy, there is a part of me that is a monster."

"I know - I've seen you eat."

He laughed and pulled away. Taking my hands in his he became serious again.

"Seriously though. You know how my tribe is supposedly descendent from wolves?" He looked deep into my eyes as he said this.

"Yeah…?"

"Well…that makes me a werewolf."

I burst out laughing. "A werewolf?" I managed to gasp out. "That's the funniest thing I've ever heard. A werewolf? Oh Jacob you kill me." I wiped a tear from my cheek but continued laughing.

"That's what I'm telling you I could kill you, this is serious!"

"Of course it is," I said patting his cheek. "Next you'll be telling me that the Cullen's are vampires and that Harry Potter actually exists."

Jacob pulled completely away with a look on his face that had me even more worried than before.

"Jacob?"

He kept that look on his face and I bit my lip, oh God I had just ruined the most perfect relationship I have ever had. Me and my stupid big mouth! I opened said big mouth to apologize when he took his shirt off. Now I was confused, though not complaining. Then his shorts followed and he started to shake. And right before my eyes my Jacob turned into a giant wolf.

"Oh my God."

I couldn't deal with this. The love of my life turned into a wolf and was sitting in the middle of my bedroom.

Breathe Teddy breath.

I collapsed onto my pillows. How does one react to this sort of news? Be an interesting topic for Maury though, 'Love of my Life is a Mystical Beast'; I'd watch that.

"Jacob? I don't-I don't think-" and before I knew it he had shifted back and was getting dressed.

"I'm sorry I should never have morphed in front of you. It was wrong and so stupid of me, I should leave. I'll give you a few days to decide if you want to see me again, you know where to find me when you make up your mind."

He was fully dressed and halfway out the window before I finally snapped back into reality.

"Wait!" he brought his head back into my room "I don't need a few days to decide. The fact that you think I would- Jacob I can barely stand six hours with out you, let alone a few days! I don't care that you turn into a wolf, just talk to me. Tell me everything."

And he did. Everything about the legends, his patrols (which explained all the times he mysteriously was called away), even the first time he changed. By the end I didn't know I was crying until he wiped the tears from my cheeks.

"I'm so sorry Teddy, I never should have sprung all this on you all at once."

"No, it's good; got it all out at once, like a Band-Aid. I'm sorry I laughed at you"

"It's understandable, it's not exactly the sanest thing to say."

I took a deep breath and flopped back onto my bed. "My boyfriend's a werewolf." Jacob laid down next to me and took me in his arms and I sighed and snuggled closer. "Is that why you're so warm?"

"Yep"

"So am I your mate then?"

"It would appear so. With werewolves its called imprinting, it's like finding your soul mate. I was made just for you" I felt him play with my hair and I sighed again.

"I was wondering why you were so perfect. I knew there had to be a catch." I lifted my head and brought my lips to his in a once again perfect kiss.