MPOV

Though the trip to Port Angeles took far less than an hour (much in part to Edwards lunatic driving), the time ticked by slowly for me.

Shawnie and I did a basic shop sweep of the city and grabbed as many things as we could. We ended up packing the back of Edwards volvo up. We couldn't have fit another bag in his trunk had we tried.

The trip back to Forks was uneventful. Edward and Jake supplied one another with conversation. He glanced my way often. It was only when he'd glance that I'd force my eyes off his perfect face in embarrassment.

Once we were back at the cottage, the rain had died down a lot. The boys brought our bags in and Shawnie directed them as to which bags went in which room. The task had barely been completely when Edwards phone rang. Like lightening, he had the cell to his ear.

"Hello?" he answered.
He concentrated for a moment and smiled. "Thanks Rose." he said and hung up.

"Well, your truck is ready Mandah. My sister, Rosalie, ended up fixing it." He smiled, gauging my reaction. "She tuned it up as well."

I knew that the look of panic spread across my face, he would perceive as me not trusting his sister to fix my truck. He would be wrong, of course. The panic stemmed from the fear of the drive back to my truck....alone. With Edward. I shot a glare in Shawnies direction.

"Do you mind if I go with you to pick it up Edward?" Shawnie chimed in.

In that moment, I was never more grateful for such a perceptive friend. I smiled at her and let out a breath. I hoped he hadn't noticed. His face did fall a bit but he readily accepted. I hoped maybe getting him alone, Shawnie might be able to get a better grip on who this mysterious boy was and what he was about. If nothing else, Shawnie was viciously protective of me.

As they were walking out the door, Edward turned slightly and cast a look back in my direction. His brow was furrowed with thought.

"Are you girls hungry?" he asked.

"Starving..." Shawnie let slip. I scrunched my face up as the focus then turned on me.

"A little." I allowed.

"Great, dinners on me then." He turned to face Shawnie, his hands clasped together in front of him. "You and I can stop along the way to the truck. You can help me select something for Mandah." he turned his eyes to me and smiled a heartbreakingly beautiful crooked smile. I nodded.

"Do you mind if I come, too?" Jake intersected. "Of course not." Edward said. With one knowing look from Shawnie, which meant I was to put her stuff away from the shopping trip in exchange for her services, they were out of the door.

SPOV

I wasn't sure how I was supposed to pump someone for information with a witness. Last thing I wanted to do was offend Edward in front of Jacob, seeing as how they were, apparently, close friends.

"So, Edward..." I began. Not sure exactly what I was going to ask until it was out of my mouth. I decided to just go for it. If Jake got offended at my questioning, I could make it up to him later. "I hear you apologized to Mandah last night."

His eyes flickered to me momentarily. Shock written on his face. "I did." was his response.

"She's really unsure about you. I can tell there's something boiling under your surface for her, I think it's pretty obvious. I have to tell you though, Edward, if you hurt her, if you motives are anything less than pure...well...I'll end you." The corner of his mouth lifted and his eyes sparkled. "I'm not joking, Edward!" I said louder, trying to make him understand.

"Shawnie, listen, I assure you I had my reasons for acting the way I did around her but I promise you that the way I feel about her is completely pure. There's something about her. I almost enjoy her suspicious glances now, though they hurt my feelings at first. At least she's looking at me." he smiled.

I instantly felt like a jerk. "You promise?" I verified. "I promise." he vowed. "Now, what's for dinner? We are a little limited in our choices."

"Well, the only thing we usually eat from restaurants is soup and salad." I admitted.

"Interesting. You both limit what you eat?" he gave Jake a look and they both laughed. I was getting really sick of their inside jokes.

I lost it. "What?! What is so damn funny?"

Jake looked ready to open his mouth but Edward beat him to it. "Sorry, we've just been friends for so long, there's pretty much a story behind everything." he smiled warmly. I couldn't find my train of thought for a moment.

MPOV

I had gotten all of Shawnies things put away and moved on to mine. Once they were put away as well, I grabbed a gray sweater fro my closet and a pair of black leggings and changed. I felt so much warmer right away.

I decided while I waited, I'd watch some tv. I made my way to the couch and sat down indian style. I flipped through the channels mindlessly until I heard a sound outside the window I was sitting next to that caught my attention. I peeked through the blinds and didn't notice anything except that it was raining again. I focused my attention back towards the television. A few moments passed before there was a huge boom outside. I jumped out of my skin. I ran to the door and locked it as I peeked out it's curtains.

Again, I didn't see anything but I started shaking. I grabbed my cell phone and clutched it to my chest as I ventured to look outside again. This time, there was something to see. Or should I say, someone. I screamed as my eyes locked with the blue eyes I'd been running so long from.

SPOV

We'd gotten dinner and Edward dropped me off at Mandah's truck. Jake decided to ride with me on the way back. Edward smiled at that. Who am I kidding, so did I.

When we got back to the cottage there was a red mustang parked out on the road at the end of the long drive that lead to the cottage. I remembered the red mustang that Derek drove. How could I forget? For 6 solid months before coming out to Forks, I was on lookout for it everytime Mandah I went anywhere. He was Mandahs one and only ex boyfriend. They'd dated for a little less than a year when he hit her. It was the first and last time it happened. It had been a daily struggle to avoid him. It was one of the reasons we were excited to be away from Michigan. I bit my lip when I noticed the license plate was dark blue and white. This wasn't just a mustang like Dereks, it WAS Dereks.

I hit the gas pedal. "What's wrong?" Jake said, feeling my panic. I spit out the story as fast as I could. Everything that happened after that came in a blur. I couldn't be sure it was happening.

Jake opened the truck door before I'd come to a full stop. Edward was already at the cottage door somehow. Jake was almost there. I couldn't see what they were seeing. I was scrambling to get out of my truck. I paused in horror as Jake started running towards the door. He leaped into the air and his clothes exploded off of him, being replaced by reddish brown fur. I fell backwards, clutching my chest. Edward grabbed the cottage door and ripped it completely off, as if it were nothing. He turned quickly and threw it. It landed several dozen yards away. They both disappeared into the cottage. I started to cry....

Where was Mandah? What just happened to my Jake? What was Edward?