{{Charlotte's POV.}}

Sunlight shone through the uncovered windows to me. I groaned and rolled over trying to find sleep again. With no success, I went to get dressed. I took a quick shower and threw on some jeans and a t-shirt. As I was pulling my hair into a high ponytail, I heard voices downstairs and went to investigate. The smell of food hit me as I reached the bottom. I rounded the corner to the kitchen. Three pairs of eyes looked up at me.

"Nice to see you're up Charlotte."

"Yeah." I looked at the other two people sitting in my kitchen. Jacob and Seth. What were they doing here? "Uh, hi."

"Hey," they both said.

"What time is it?" I asked as I went for a stack of pancakes.

"Almost noon."

"Really?" I didn't realize I had slept that long. "I must have been really tired then." I sat across the table from Seth. He smiled gently.

"We were going to leave, but now that you're up, there's something I have to show you." My dad pulled me from the table before I could take a bite.

"Can't this wait until after I eat?" I complained. "I'm hungry."

"No, not really. Trust me, you'll like it." We headed down the hall towards the front door. Jacob and Seth were right behind us.

"Wait, I don't have any shoes on."

"Don't worry about it." He stopped before opening the door. "Cover your eyes."

"Why?"

"Charlotte, please." I sighed, and I put one hand over my eyes, while he took to other arm and lead me outside. I felt the soft grass under my feet then the gravel of the driveway. "Okay stop." My dad dropped my arm. "Seth, make sure she doesn't peek."

I felt warm hands cover my hand over my eyes. A woody smell filled my nostrils.

"No peeking just yet." He told me. I could feel his breathe on hair. The smell seemed to be coming from him. A few seconds went by before I heard my dad speak. "Okay, now, she can look."

I gently pulled his hands from my eyes. My eyes focused on a blue Bug. A beautiful, sleek, shiny, new Bug. "Oh. My. Gosh. You bought me a Bug? Really?"

"Yup and it's all yours."

I lunged myself at him. He stepped back a few steps as he caught me. "I love it so much! Thank you!" How totally awesome was this?

"You want to drive it?" He dangled the keys out in front of me.

"Heck yes!" I grabbed the keys and clutched them tightly. "Wait, I need shoes." I ran back inside quickly and out again. "Who's ready to take a spin?"

All three looked at me carefully. "Come on, I won't crash."

"Uh, well truthfully, I have to be somewhere," Jacob said.

"Oh, okay. Dad?"

"Sorry, sweetie. I've seen how you drive. I don't plan on having an early funeral."

I frowned. Did I really drive badly? I didn't think so. After all, I had only hit three mailboxes in the past month...

I turned to the last person standing beside me. "Seth?"

He seemed shocked, but then smiled. "As long as you promise not to kill me."

"I won't. I promise." I grabbed his arm and pulled him towards the Bug. "If I do, you can come back and haunt me."

"Gladly."

I laughed.

My dad was at my window as I started the car. "Okay now, seatbelts. Don't forget to use blinkers and brakes, no speeding, watch for pedestrians, and―"

"See, this is why I get nervous when driving with you, Dad."

"We don't want Seth here to die, do we?"

"Absolutely," Jacob added behind my dad. "He has patrol tonight and Sam would be really upset if he was missing. And besides, you can't kill a were―"He stopped abruptly when Dad punched him in the arm. "What?" My dad glared at him. "Oh, right, sorry."

I was momentarily confused. I looked at Seth to see his reaction. He was also glaring at Jacob. He smiled shyly when he looked back at me. "Uh, should we be off?"

"Um," I looked back at my dad and Jacob, "yeah. I think so. See you later." I backed out slowly.

What just happened? It seemed like all three of them were trying to keep a big secret from me. I peeked over at Seth out of the corner of my eye. He seemed to be deep in thought. Should I ask him? He might know. He gave Jacob the same look my dad did… No, I shouldn't say anything about it. Not yet anyway…