A/N: So, I know it's been a loooong while…I'm sorry for that and the only excuse I have is life. Nothin particular, just life in general. I do love this story, and I hope to finish it someday soon…but I'm not sure when because I honestly don't even know just how many more chapters are left. Jake and Ness are telling me they still have a lot to work out. I promise that the story will get finished someday. But I can't promise regular updates b/c I don't know what will happen. Anyway, hope you enjoy, I worked hard on this one.

A strike of lightning lit up the sky, followed almost immediately by a deafening crack of thunder, and the torrential like downfall commenced.

Ness let out a shriek and Jake broke their embrace. "Follow me," he called down to her.

All around them people were scurrying, trying to find cover.

Ness nodded and took his offered hand, sticking close to his side and walking at a brisk pace. "Let's head back to the truck, I know it isn't that close, but with all these people there won't be much room in any of these store fronts, and we'd just wind up soaked anyway," he shouted.

The rain, thunder, and scattering people created a deafening cacophony that made it hard to hear, but Ness just kept close, following along with her eyes ahead, trying not to trip or bump into anyone. It took her two steps for every one of Jakes long strides, but she was somehow able to keep up.

When they finally made it back to the truck Jake stopped by the passenger's side to get Ness in and settled before heading to the driver's side. Once in he started up the car and turned the heat on full blast. The rain had come in from nearly every direction and managed to soak through all of their clothes, leaving them both in need of warmth.

Ness brought her hands close to the vents, trying to warm them. "I'm sorry I don't have any towels in here. Hopefully the heat will help. Good thing is most people stayed on the boardwalk and the streets aren't that crowded, so it shouldn't take us that long to get out to the main road."

Jake ran his hands through his soaked hair, turned the wipers up to full speed, checked his rearview mirror, both side mirrors, and pulled out into traffic. He kept the speed low and concentrated on the road ahead. Even with the wipers on full speed it was difficult to see, as soon as they wiped the rain away even more would take its place.

Then suddenly a bolt of lightning to the east struck so hard that it actually shook the truck. Jake cursed, this date definitely wasn't turning out as he'd expected.

He allowed himself a moment to glance at Ness. She sat nearly motionless, hair dripping wet, with her legs curled up under her in her seat, and he could tell she was scared.

Ness felt Jakes eyes on her and she glanced back at him. She was scared, but she hoped Jake couldn't tell. She trusted him to do whatever he had to in order to keep them safe, but this was a bad storm. Her throat was dry but she managed to swallow through the lump in order to speak, "Jake, this is bad."

Jake gave a nearly imperceptible nod and focused back on the road. "Don't worry Ness; hopefully it'll let up some once we reach the main road."

But it didn't. In fact, it just seemed to get worse the further they drove out of Port Angeles.

"Shit." The rain had picked up to a speed which made it all but impossible for Jake to see. "Ness, I'm sorry, I gotta pull over. It just isn't safe to keep going."

"Okay," her reply was a barely audible squeak.

Jake drove for just a while longer, trying to find a good place with plenty of room on the shoulder to park his truck. After another minute he flipped on the blinker and turned the wheel slightly to the right, gently easing onto the shoulder. Once he was satisfied he killed the blinker and put the truck in park.

He let out a loaded sigh and looked over at Ness. "We'll keep it running so we can keep the heat going, okay?"

She nodded but she didn't speak or look his way. "Ness, are you okay?"

She simply nodded again and Jake started to worry that she might be in some form of shock. "Ness, can you look at me baby?"

It took a minute, and Jake had to call her name again, but the slightly louder and more urgent tone he'd used must have snapped her out of her dazed state because she finally looked over in his direction.

"Are you okay?" he asked for the second time.

"Yes, I'm sorry, I'm fine, I promise," she gave a reassuring smile as confirmation which Jake returned.

"Good. I figure we'll just stay parked here, wait for this to let up some before we head out again. Sound good to you?"

"Most definitely," she nodded in agreement as well.

Jake eyed her, trying to ascertain if she was really okay, and he couldn't miss the shiver that racked her body and left her teeth chattering.

Immediately he reached out and grabbed one of her hands, her fingers felt like ice cubes. "Jesus Ness, your hand is freezing. Why didn't you say something?"

She shrugged, "I just wasn't thinking about it. I was too preoccupied with the storm to realize how cold I was."

His hand moved from hers, traveling up her arm as he spoke, "Well the heats up all the way, I'm sure it'll sink in soon enough. But why don't you come a little closer in the mean time?" He gave her arm a gentle tug as he asked.

Ness' mood lightened perceptibly and she threw back a mischievous smile, "So what, am I supposed to sit in your lap?"

"Well as much fun as that would be for me, that's not exactly what I had in mind. The middle console here lifts up and creates more room." His actions followed his words and, as he lifted the console, a middle seat, with seat belt and all, was revealed.

"How convenient." Ness couldn't help but pout slightly as she scooted towards the middle of the truck.

Jake let out a short laugh as he tucked her into his side, wrapping one arm around her, "Is that regret I hear in your voice?"

"No." She denied, looking up at him with innocent eyes.

He narrowed his own eyes as he looked down at her and new instinctively that she wasn't telling the truth.

"Liar," he challenged.

Despite the cold that had settled in her bones, Ness felt a spark ignite within her at the look Jake gave her. Although their date had taken an unexpected turn, there was no reason why they couldn't make the best of the situation and have some fun, was there?

"I'm shocked that you think I'd want to be that bold on our first real date. Honestly Mr. Black, what kind of woman do you think I am?"

Jacob let his eyes roam down Ness' supple form, now pressed snugly up against his side. He noticed that her white dress was nearly transparent in certain areas due to the rain and that moving across the seat had caused her skirt to bunch up, revealing a tantalizing amount of upper thigh.

"Well, seeing as you've already had me in your bed, I think the fact that this is our first real date as you say is irrelevant." As he spoke he let his right hand slide down her arm and onto the outside of her right thigh. Her skin was still damp, but warming up quickly.

Ness gasped as his fingertips made contact with the bare skin of her upper thighs. "Really? So just because I granted you access once means you have permission to do with me as you please?

Jake slowly trailed his fingers upward, her skirt going with him and revealing more of her smooth, creamy thighs. "I didn't hear you complaining last week in your foyer. In fact, you all but begged me. Even now, I hear you talking, but I don't hear you saying no. Admit it; you don't want me to stop, do you?"

Between his fingers moving higher and higher, and his deep voice whispering so close to her ear, Ness was finding it difficult to breath. "No."

Jake smirked. He loved the effect he was having on her but with his arm snaked around her his fingers couldn't go any further. But he didn't want their game to end yet. "Tell me what you want Ness."

She closed her eyes and groaned at his words. Things were heating up and she was powerless to stop them. Not that she would if she could. Jake had the power to do things to her that no other man ever had. She lost all inhibitions; all that was left was her need, which only he could sate. "Jake, please."

"Please what? You have to tell me Ness or I won't know what you want. If you want to sit in my lap, tell me. If you want me to lift your skirt up more, ask me. Whatever you want Ness, it's yours, just say it." His words were a promise, his voice ragged with his own desire, and he hoped that Ness continued to play along.

Ness moaned; she was completely consumed now by the fire Jake had ignited within her. All thoughts of the rain and the cold had been banished from her mind. "I want you Jake."

"Where baby, where do you want me?"

"Here, now." Jake adjusted himself, turning, leaving his back angled more towards the driver side door and his left arm free to reach for Ness and bring her closer to him.

Those two words turned Jake on more than he could say and he was willing to make good on his promise. "Have you ever had sex in a car before Ness?"

In their new positions his heated gaze was able to lock with hers, and he could see the desire flaring in her eyes. She shook her head slowly and whispered, "No, have you?"

"Yeah, but it's been a while, and never in a truck." He watched her tongue dart out lick at her bottom lip, and he wanted to do the same. "Come closer Ness."

Inching forward slowly, Ness kept her gaze locked on Jakes until their lips were mere centimeters apart, "I need you Jake."

With that last plea Jake closed the distance between them and captured her lips with his. His arms wrapped around her and brought her flush against his chest. Although still damp, their clothes had grown warm from the heat blowing through the cab and he wanted them gone.

He broke the kiss and pulled back as much as he could, but it wasn't enough. "Ness, sit back for a second baby."

She complied and watched as Jake peeled his damp shirt from his body and threw it down by his feet. "That's better, c'mere." He crooked his finger at her, beckoning, but Ness had other ideas.

Jake watched, mesmerized, as Ness reached up and slipped each spaghetti strap down her shoulders tantalizingly slowly, leaving them bare. Next she reached around to her back with both hands and Jake could hear the sound of a zipper sliding down. And then…jackpot, the front of the dress slipped down, revealing Ness' perfectly rounded, rosy tipped breasts. Her nipples already hard and standing out, begging to be licked and sucked.

"No bra?" He inquired?

Ness shook her head and Jake couldn't resist, he let his hands reach out and fondle them, tweaking her nipples and massaging in slow circles. Needing to taste what his hands were feeling, his head followed. Just as his lips closed around her right nipple, Ness moaned and her own head fell back, lost in the sensations Jacob was creating.

Jake broke free just long enough to move over to the other nipple, not wanting either to feel left out. Jake was and always had been a breasts man, and Ness' were perfect. He let his tongue circle her left nipple slowly, and then he brought the rigid peak fully into his mouth and began to alternate teasing bites with sensual sucking. He kept this up for what seemed like an eternity to Ness, causing her body to climb higher and higher. She didn't think it was possible to climax simply from nipple stimulation, but it sure felt as if she were close.

But before she could test it out, Jacob gave her nipples one last bite each and then began to trail kisses up her chest, her neck, and to her lips. "God you taste so good." He let out before claiming her lips again.

His tongue slid over her lips and they parted, allowing him access into her warm mouth. As his tongue caressed hers, he felt Ness lean towards him and then he felt a tugging in his lap. He broke the kiss to look down and realized that Ness was struggling to undue the button of his jeans.

He smirked and put his hands over hers. She looked up at him just in time to catch his heart stopping half smile before he spoke, "let me help you with that."

Ness nodded and Jake hurriedly popped the button and pulled his zipper down. He shimmied and managed to pull them down just enough to reach his hand inside and pull his hard length out. Ness gasped; it had been so long since they had been together that she had forgotten just how big Jake was. Holding himself in his massive hand didn't even come close to encompassing his full length.

She watched as he stroked himself twice, slowly, up and down, and she shivered, imagining how good it would feel when he was stroking inside of her. She was transfixed, unable to look away until Jake broke the spell by calling her name. "Ness, take your panties off."

Jake's words washed over her body, making her tingle in anticipation. Hurriedly she did as instructed, rising up on her knees and sliding her panties down her thighs. Once there she quickly changed positions and pulled them off the rest of the way, discarding them on the floorboard along with Jake's shirt.

Once removed, a low growl of appreciation escaped from Jake and Ness' eyes burned in response. Without another word he snaked his arm around her waist and pulled her towards him. Ness spread her legs, straddling Jake, and she could feel his hardness brush up against her sex. She gasped and tried to repeat the process, but Jake held her firmly and she couldn't move to brush against him. Instead, Jake flexed his hips up and his tip just barley brushed against her.

Ness moaned and her head fell back, exposing her neck to Jake. He leaned down and began placing open mouth kisses up and down her neck as he teased her a few more times. She couldn't take it, she was going to spontaneously combust. "Jake, please."

"What Ness? Tell me what you want," he prompted.

Jake flexed again and held it for a fraction of a second longer and Ness whimpered. "I want you. Inside of me." She lifted her head back up and met Jake's heated gaze, "Now."

And with that he plunged inside of her, sheathing himself in her slick heat. They both let out moans and sighs as they allowed themselves the chance to savor the feeling.

And then Jake started moving, flexing his hips up in a slow rhythm, "Fuck Ness, you feel so good baby."

"You too Jake," Ness panted in response.

Jakes hands on Ness' waist tightened and pushed her up, and she came back down just as Jake's hips were coming up, and the friction was incredible, "Oh shit, yes. Jake, don't stop,"

"Never baby, move with me." He guided her and she did, moving up and coming down in perfect rhythm with Jake, keeping pace with him easily. But when he began to move faster Ness became distracted by the sensations and lost her rhythm, crying out in approval, "yes – Jake."

He groaned in response and increased his pace again. He could feel Ness beginning to shake around him and he knew she was close. Just a few more strokes and she'd be done for. Leaning down, he placed a kiss at the base of her neck and licked his way up to her ear to whisper, "come on baby, let go."

Ness shuddered, her body tensing up in anticipation as Jake thrust again, but harder, once, twice, three times, and she was done for. Ness cried out as she came apart in a million pieces.

Jake groaned as Ness' contractions squeezed him and he couldn't hold off any longer. With a final flex of his hips he buried himself within her as he found his own release.

Her face was mere inches from his and he wanted to claim her lips, but he barely had the strength to speak let alone lift his head. But all too soon the logical side of him started to creep in, the side that realized they'd be parked on the side of a major highway for far too long and the rain had stopped quite some time ago. There was also the possibility of cops pulling up behind them at any moment, and his Ness nearly naked was not something Jake wanted seen by anyone other than him.

So regrettably, he nudged Ness and whispered, "we gotta get going baby. We need to cover up."

Ness grumbled in protest, she was comfortable and sated and all she wanted to do was sleep. But she knew they had to get back on the road.

At least they'd be home in an hour, home and in bed. Bed…

With the possibility of round two not far off, Ness crawled off of Jake, fixed her dress, and scooted back over to her side of the truck. The rest of the night was looking up.