I'm SOOOOOO sorry that this took so long! The computer that I use to write was replaced without warning and all my stories-in-progress were taken with it. I'm SOOOOO sorry!

We all know that I don't own Twilight or any of the characters.

Chapter Seven – Secret's Unleashed

NPOV

Alice ran down the stairs in the morning. The expression on her face warned me that something annoying was about to happen.

"Bye, Nessie. I love you." She called.

"Whoa, where are you going?"

"Hunting, your Dad is coming back to take my place."

"Wha…."

"Sorry, he wants to talk to you, about why you've been avoiding him."

"A…."

"Bye." She shut the door, leaving me alone waiting for my doom.

About five minutes the back door opened. I spun around on the couch.

"Dad?" I called.

"Hey, Ness. What's up?" He asked, walking at human speed in to the living room. I ran up and hugged him, not thinking about what I was doing. I missed him, the way it used to be; when I didn't feel awkward or self – conscious when he walked into the room. I truly missed him.

"I miss that too." He sighed. I froze and dropped my arms, realizing that he'd heard all of it. A tear ran down my cheek.

"Nessie! I'm sorry, I just…." He reached for me but I ran up stairs. "Nessie! Please, let's just talk!"

"No! Leave me alone!" I screamed from Alice's closet. He wouldn't dare come in here to look for me.

"Yes I would." He called from outside the doors.

"Stay away from me, I don't want to talk to you." I hissed. It was quiet for a while and then someone pounded on the door.

"Ness, come out for a second, please!" Jake called. I snarled.

"Not a chance."

"Then I'll come in." He said.

"Good luck finding me, you won't last a second in here." Alice had placed all of her more revealing outfits to the front so that anyone who tried to come in to her closet would immediately slam the door and run away. I ignored them and hid in the very back of the huge closet that would easily be a large master bedroom.

"Whatever." Jake said and I heard the doors open. "Ugh, this stuff is SO going to give me nightmares." I froze; he wasn't going to slam the door and leave, he was going to keep walking in to find me. I opened a MASSIVE drawer and crawled in, leaning back so that it closed.

I was hidden in the drawer for a good thirty minutes, then the footsteps got closer and closer.

"Found you, Ness." Jake said and then the drawer opened. "A+ for effort though."

"Go away, I don't want to talk."

"Well, you can choose me, or your dad?" He asked. I just let out a high pitched scream of fury.

"Ow, Ness; man that was so high that Sam probably heard it all the way back in La Push." He complained.

"Good."

"Nessie, don't be like that, I just want to talk to you. Please come with me."

"Fine, but only because I'll have to talk to Dad if I stay here."

"Sounds great, lets go." He held his hand out but I ignored it, running downstairs, outside – through the rain, and into his car. He was in the drivers seat in a flash, backing out of the driveway.

"Where are we going to go? It's raining." I asked, annoyed.

"To my house, Billy is at Charlie's." He said. I nodded. When we pulled up at his house I jumped out and ran in before the rain could soak me.

"So, tell me, what is wrong with your brain?" He asked.

"I'm an idiot." I said.

"You know," He sat down next to me. "That is a really bad answer."

"No it's not."

"You're going through a lot of …. Stuff. Your brain is going to be a jumbled up mess of thoughts and feelings. I have two sisters, I should know that."

"Jake, please don't go into all that." I begged.

"But I think that is our biggest problem here." He whispered. I froze for a half second then jumped up.

"I'm thirsty." I said and then darted into the kitchen to get a glass of ice water. I took my time getting the ice cubes one by one and then turned the water on so that it was barely running. When it was full I walked back out, sitting across the room from Jake, not looking at him.

"Ness, you can tell me what's going on. I'm not going to judge you, or hate you or anything like that."

"You have no idea."

"Please?" He begged. I couldn't help but look up at him. His whole body became the center of my attention. I felt dizzy.

"No." I looked at the wall. "I can't."

"I think I have a right to know what the matter is, Nessie. You have been avoiding me for over a week and leaving me in the dark." He said. I could hear the hurt in his voice.

"J…Jake. I'm so sorry." I let all the tears go.

"Nessie, don't cry!" He moaned.

"P….promise you won't get mad?" I begged through the tears.

"Yes, I can't be mad at you Ness."

"I…. I think…. That maybe…. I'm falling in love." I said the last part as fast as I could manage through tears.

"What?" He asked.

"I love you Jake." I sobbed.

"You mean like…. Love- love?"

"Yes." I cried. It was quiet except for my crying, for a few seconds and then Jake stood up.

"I'll be right back." He said eyes wide, and then ran out the door and phased.

JPOV

I phased, tearing my clothes to pieces.

Jake, what's going on? Jared asked.

What's up, bro? Seth greeted me as he always does.

Nessie … She's in love with me. I thought to them. I was happy, but terrified at the same time. I don't know what to do.

Awesome, Jake! Man that is SO sweet. Seth congratulated me.

What did you say? Sam asked. I replayed what just happened in my head.

Dude, you didn't say anything? Man, you need to phase back now and tell her EVERYTHING. Sam said. I nodded and phased back, running around through the woods and jumping in through my window, so that I could get another pair of pants on. Then I walked back into the living room.

"Jake, I'm sorry. I'll go." She stood up, but I stopped her, spinning her around and kissing her.

"I love you too." I breathed.

I'll try to update ASAP from now on. Sorry that took so long. Review PLEASE!