The pale sunlight streaming in through the partially drawn curtains illuminated Jacob's peacefully sleeping form as he laid stretched out across the bed on his stomach with his pillow balled up in his arms. The distant howl of a wolf caused the boy to stir and he slowly began to wake.

With a slight groan at the intruding light, the shifter turned his face away from the glare and wiped the sleep out of his eyes to take in his surroundings. It took several seconds for his groggy brain to remember where he was, but when he rolled over onto his back, memories of last night's events came flooding back.

Inhaling sharply at the searing pain in his hindquarters, Jacob shifted onto his side and noticed a glass of iced water on the nightstand with a straw in it. Suddenly realizing how parched he was, the boy was reaching for the glass when a voice called out from by the door.

"It's about time you woke up. We were beginning to think that you were going to sleep the day away."

Glancing up at Rosalie, Jacob cringed slightly.

"Well shit, if I knew that I had to look forward to seeing you first thing in the morning, I wouldn't have bothered waking up at all."

The boy pulled his hand back away from the tempting glass and raked his fingers through his dark hair as sleep lost its final hold on him. "What time is it anyway?"

"Nine fifteen."

"Oh, shit. I still have to get all that mess cleaned up so we can get that window fixed. Man, Carlisle is going to be pissed off with me."

Tossing the sheet off to the side, Jacob sat up with a yelp before he felt his cheeks flush hot with embarrassment. Looking down he was horrified to find himself sporting a pair of over sized dark blue satin boxers with a slot machine emblazoned across the crotch and the word "JACKPOT" in bright red letters scrawled across it.

"Oh my GOD!" As quickly as he had tossed it away, Jacob reclaimed the sheet and tugged it around his waist while gritting his teeth against the renewed burning sensation that encompassed his butt.

"What the hell? Where? How? Oh, my God. What in the hell did you guys do to me when I was asleep?"

A sly smirk graced the woman's face as Rose couldn't help but find amusement in the boy's discomfort.

"Well now that you asked..."

The young Quileute's eyes grew huge as he feared the very worst involving some sort of twisted vampire rite of passage.

"Emmett wanted to stick your hand in some warm water, but we wouldn't let him. Instead he dug out a pair of underwear that he had never opened figuring that you would be more comfortable in them than anything else. He must like you or at least feel sorry for you since he was saving those shorts for a special occasion. They are something he brought back from our latest vacation."

Jacob continued to stare at Rose who was finding the situation all too humorous.

"But..." The shifter's confusion deepened. "The last thing I remember is falling asleep on the couch in Carlisle's office. How did I get here and who...?"

Rose rolled her eyes as she glided across the room towards a chair in the corner near the window.

"Esme had Carlisle carry you up and get you changed. Don't worry, your dignity is still intact." She gave him a sideways glance as she smirked. "At least whatever amount of dignity a dog can have."

Gathering a neat stack of clothes from their spot on the chair, Rose tossed the jogging suit onto the bed.

"You can put those on, but for God's sake, go take a bath first. Wet dog smell is bad enough, but right now you just reek."

"Well let me tell you something, Sweetcheeks, you aren't exactly April fresh to me."

Rosalie gave a little snort of annoyance as she stalked towards the bed causing Jake to draw back slightly while wondering if he had read her playful signals wrong.

"Here. Hold out your hand."

"Nothing doing. Why do you want me to do that?"

"Just do it," the blonde answered with a quiet huff.

Cautiously, the wolf boy extended his hand palm side up only to have a small white tablet unceremoniously dropped into it.

Eying it with suspicion the youth queried, "What's this? Some sort of date rape drug."

Rosalie glared at Jake for a moment and growled softly in mild frustration.

"As if. It's just percocet. I found some in Carlisle's bag. It will help relieve the pain while your body heals. I figure if you're going to be installing a pane of glass it would be easier not to be sore at the start of the job. It's a small enough dosage that it shouldn't make you loopy, but if it's not strong enough to do the job let me know. I have a few more stashed away."

"I take it that Carlisle doesn't know about this."

"Nope. He would not approve so let's just keep this between us." She handed Jacob the glass of water and breathed a sigh of relieve as he quickly swallowed the pill down.

The dark haired youth carefully placed the glass down before turning his questioning gaze back on the young woman.

"Isn't this sorta risky for you?"

"A little, but worth it. Whether I like it or not, you are a part of this family now and we look after our family."

"We sure do," came a bright happy chirp from the doorway. "But Daddy is going to find out, Rose. He'll be a little upset, but not too too angry since he'll be proud of you for wanting to help Jake out." Alice quickly lowered her voice to nearly a whisper and added, "But don't let on that you know that. Just do the contrite route and tell him that it will never happen again."

Flopping down on the bed next to the wolf boy, Alice lightly punched his shoulder and grinned.

"So how are you feeling?"

"Like I was run over by a bus." Jacob's brow furrowed as he was struck by a thought. "Hey, wait a minute. I thought that your visions didn't work when I'm around."

"They don't." Alice reconsidered for a moment as she tipped her head thoughtfully. "Well sometimes when you're in another part of the house I get a glimpse here and there, but it's so fast that they are hard to make out."

"So how do you know that Rose isn't going to be in trouble?"

The pixie laughed as her smile reached her eyes causing them to sparkle.

"I don't need to have a vision to know that. I just know Daddy. He always finds out and he always forgives, especially if we have a good reason for doing the things that we do."

"Well he didn't forgive me so easily," groused Emmett as he walked into the room while giving his backside a rub.

"Aww, come here, Emmy."

The bear shuffled over to his wife and gave her a kiss before allowing himself to be wrapped up in her embrace.

"The lotion and ice didn't help?"

"It helped some, but Pops really laid into me. Jeeze, but what happened to his sense of humor?"

"You pushed him too hard, Emmett and you know it."

Jacob glanced towards the source of the deep southern drawl to find Jasper standing just inside of the doorway with his hands clutched in front of him.

A sense of peace washed over the room and the Quileute found himself completely relaxed and at ease.

"I was just trying to help out, Jazz. You know lighten a really tense situation."

"I know that, Em as does Carlisle, but there is a time and place for everything and you missed the mark by a mile this round."

Heaving a sigh, the bruin laid his head against his wife who continued to pet him gently.

"No magic pills for me?"

"Afraid not, lover. We'll have to find some other way to take your mind off your discomfort."

A devilish grin slowly curled Emmett's lips. "I have an idea."

"Could you two at least turn the radio up if you're going to do that? It's not much, but every little bit helps," the final of the Cullen kids called from over Jasper's shoulder. "Hanging in there, Jake?"

"Yep, still hangin' loose."

"Look, Carlisle is running some more tests on Bella so I can't stay, but if you wanna talk ... Well, you know I've been with Carlisle the longest so you and I now have something in common. We've both been crash test dummies."

With a slight laugh Jacob gave Edward an appreciative nod. "I know that's right. Thanks for the offer."

"Anytime." Edward started to walk away when he stopped abruptly, "Hey, a bit later when you're up to it, come upstairs to see Bella. I know she would love that. Carlisle has reduced the sedatives that he's given her so she's awake now and could use a friendly face."

"I'd like that."

Edward nodded before disappearing down the hall as he called back, "Emmett! Remember. Radio!"

"You've got it, Bro!"

"Look. I know that you guys are trying to make me feel better and don't think that I'm not appreciative, but I need to get dressed..."

"After you shower," Rose injected.

"Yeah and there's that, too. I need to get dressed so I can get to cleaning up that mess."

"What mess?" Jasper gave Jake a confused look as he emitted another calming wave while Emmett began to grin.

"THE mess. Don't act stupid. You know that we need to clean up the living room before Carlisle kicks our butts ... again."

The soldier's brow furrowed as he shook his head slightly.

"I have no idea what you're talking about, Jake. Do you know what he's talking about, Rose?"

"Not a clue. Alice?"

"Nope and I can already tell that Emmett is just as much in the dark as the rest of us."

"Yeah Wolfie- Bro, what in the world are you talking about? I know Rose said that she was getting you something for pain, but that must have been some top shelf stuff. Maybe confusion is one of the side effects you have to watch out for."

"I got my tail yanked in a knot by Carlisle for tearing up the house and you all know that."

"Well there is that broken window that needs fixin', but the glass won't be delivered until around eleven so there's still a little time to do the prep work on that. Is that what you're worried about?" Jasper raised a brow as he gave the boy a half smile.

"Alright, what's going on? Spill."

"Like I said, Jacob. You're family and we look after our family." Rose smiled as she leaned back against her mate.

"Dude, the way we figure, your initiation into Clan Cullen was enough of a hardship. No one has any idea how long it will take that wolfish hide of yours to mend, so we figured that you needed rest more than anything else." Emmett eyes sparkled with good humor in having helped out his newest family member.

"But Carlisle said..."

Alice's tinkling laughter easily cut Jacob's words off.

"Momma convinced him that you had learned your lesson. She even had him helping with the clean up."

"We do still have to install that new pane of glass though," Jasper stated plainly with a short nod. "It was a bit of a trade off between Momma and Papa. You got off of KP as long as you still keep up your end of repairing what you broke. You know, considering that you threw me into the window, I don't know why I'm helping you fix it."

The soldier smirked at the still confused boy.

"Edward has already cleaned out all the broken glass and old caulking from the frame," Alice offered helpfully.

"So all we have to do is put it in and seal it up," the southerner finished.

Jacob was silent for a moment while his eyes flitted over the collected vampires surrounding him before slowing releasing his breath in a soft huff. Finding himself at a loss, the shifter dropped his gaze towards the floor.

"Wow. I... I don't even know what to say, you guys."

A hand settled lightly on the Quileute's shoulder and he looked up to find Rosalie smiling down at him.

"Thank you is always a good option, but you don't have to say anything. Welcome to the family, Jacob." A glint appeared in the elegant blonde's dark eyes. "Of course you've been designated as the..." She looked away from him for a moment as she tried to find the right wording. "Jasper, was what it that you said to Dad about how we view Jacob?"

Jasper allowed himself to relax with his back against the door frame while a mischievous grin came over him.

"You mean the cousin twice removed who the rest of us try to keep hidden in the basement?"

Rose pointed her finger towards her brother and gave a nod as her smile brightened.

"That's the one."

Jacob trailed his eyes from Rose over to Jasper. "So now I'm the looney relative that you're too ashamed of to acknowledge."

"Sumpthin' like that."

The boy averted his eyes and sighed heavily. "I guess I can live with that."

Emmett's eyes suddenly widened as he glanced around at his siblings.

"Aw, man! Does this mean that we can't have a dog anymore? I liked having a pet."

"Until you had to clean up after him," Alice cheerfully reminded her brother.

"Isn't that usually the case? All critters are cute until they make a mess or bite somebody." Jasper crossed his arms and shook his head. "Besides Em, you know how Momma goes on about the house. Having a dog shedding all over the place. She just wouldn't go for that."

"But I promise that I'll groom him and take him out for his walks."

"Hey," Jacob chimed in. "You know, dudes, I'm right here. I thought that it was common knowledge now that you're not supposed to tease me."

"He's right, Em. Dad did say that we weren't allowed to tease the dog." A wicked grin curved Rose's lips causing Jacob to cock an eyebrow in wonderment. "But I bet it would be okay to train him and teach him some tricks."

"Come here, Jake. Would you like to go for a walk? I'll have to go get you a nice studded collar the next time Alice and I go to the mall. I'm sure Seth and Leah will be jealous of you when you go out sporting your new attire."

"Watch it, Blondie. Never forget that this dog bites."

"Might want to pick up a muzzle, Rose. With these new dangerous dog laws, I think there is something saying that you have to keep this vicious animal muzzled at all times."

Jacob glared at Jasper with a deep growl rumbling in his chest.

"Is that all you've got, pup? Dang, but I can growl louder than that."

The boy snatched up the nearest pillow and threw it at the southerner who smoothly dodged the puffy projectile.

"Gotta do better than ..." A pillow exploded across the back of Jasper's head causing him to stumble a few steps before turning to face his attacker.

Rosalie held the limp remains of her weapon while white feathers swirled between them partially obscured her from view. "Knock it off, Jazz. That's my little mongrel. I'm the only one that gets to treat him like that."

"Is that right? Well then you better train that pup of yours to be a guard dog cause you're gonna be needin' one."

Jasper lunged at his sister and wrestled her to the ground while tickling her mercilessly while Alice sat back on her heels on the bed gleefully enjoying the show.

In the midst of drifting feathers and squealing vampires, Jacob caught sight of a lumbering figure in his peripheral vision.

Turning his attention towards Emmett, Jake noted a disconcerting shimmer in the bruin's eyes before he flashed from the room.

That can't be good.

Almost instantly the hulking dark haired boy was back sporting an ear to ear grin while tossing something small and yellow high in the air only to catch it again.

"Look what I've got, Jakie." The muscular youth held a rubber yellow duck out toward Jacob and squeaked it loudly. "Come on, Jake. Wanna play? Look at the duckie. Want the duckie, boy? Go get it, Jakie. Fetch!"

Jasper stilled suddenly in his attack on Rosalie and glanced up at his brother with a panicked expression. "Emmett, wait!"

The soldier's intervention had come a split second too late. The soft rubber fowl soared ungainly across the room like a out of control missile before bouncing off of a lamp and sending it crashing to the floor.

A hush engulfed the room's inhabitants as they stared mutely at one another while sharing in a feeling of foreboding.

"What was that?" Carlisle's voice rang out shattering the silence. "Who broke what this time? Emmett?"

"Holy crap," whispered the bruin. "Scatter. Every man, woman and...um, dog for himself! Go! Go! Go! Serpentine. It makes you harder to catch."

Jacob found himself completely alone as his new found siblings vanished into thin air right before his eyes.

"Gee, thanks for leaving me holding the bag here, guys. Vampires. Pfft."

Shaking his head, the Quileute stood with a slight groan as he held up the baggy shorts and walked over to inspect the broken remains of the lamp. Brushing some crumbled bits of ceramic away from the bright yellow projectile, he picked the happy little duck up and looked it sternly in the eye.

"Just look at what you've done. What have you to say for yourself, Mr. Duck?"

"I was just about to ask the same of you?"

The velvety soft voice caused the shifter's hackles to rise. Slowly turning around Jacob spied Carlisle sitting comfortably on the bed calmly appraising him and the broken lamp.

A quick squeeze of the duck caused it to squawk and the boy nodded his head in agreement.

"Yep. It's just like what he said." The boy pointed towards the squeaky culprit. "Sorry, Carlisle. It was an accident."

Carlisle crossed his legs and rubbed his thumb over his bottom lip as onyx eyes narrowed in thought.

"Accidents seem to happen quite a lot around you, don't they Jake?" The doctor dropped his hand from his face and crooked a finger to call the boy over towards him. "The same can be said for a couple of other members of this household so I guess you're in good company."

"What can I say, Carlisle?" He shrugged while donning his most charming smile. "I'm just one of the family."

"Uh huh. A very important and treasured member of the family who learned only last night that roughhousing inside of the house is not allowed or did I not make that point clear enough?"

"Oh, you made that point loud and clear, but Carlisle, you do realize that I wasn't the only one in this room, right? I mean I did have company and all that jazz."

"Jazz indeed."

"It wasn't meh, Papa. Ah, swear."

Ignoring his southern son's interruption, Carlisle gave the wolf boy a nod. "I'm well aware of that fact, Jacob."

The elder blonde motioned once again for the boy to approach him.

"Man." Jacob sighed and hung his head as he took that slow long walk to his demise.

With the youth standing before him, Carlisle reached out and turned Jake to the side before gathering the boxers snugly around his waist. Neatly folding the extra material, he quickly secured it at the boy's hip with a pin then patted the makeshift adjustment lightly. Fairly pleased with the results, Carlisle smiled.

"There. Not perfect, but it will have to do for the time being. We'll come up with someway to get you some proper clothes soon."

The confounded expression on Jacob's face caused Carlisle to chuckle.

"But, I thought..."

Ruffling the shifter's hair, the elder commanded softly.

"Go take a quick shower so you can get dressed and come eat. Esme has been waiting to make you some breakfast since you didn't come down and join Seth this morning. I'm sure you must be starving."

As if in response to the doctor's words, Jake's stomach voiced it's complaint loudly.

"Obviously, I'm correct."

"Yeah, I'm a little hungry."

"Then get a move on, young man. If you shower quickly, I would say that the replacement for the window will be arriving right as you're finishing eating. Then you and Jasper and get that fixed and we can call this complete."

"What about the lamp?"

"Oh, I'm sure that the guilty party will take care of that."

Carlisle stood and, placing his hands on Jacob's shoulders, turned the boy towards the bathroom. "Off you go."

Jacob took a few steps away before he stopped and turned to the blonde.

"Carlisle?"

"Yes, Jacob?"

"Thank you for ... I don't know. Just, thanks."

Carlisle smiled gently as he bobbed his head a single time and met the boy's dark brown eyes.

"Welcome to the family, son," was his soft reply before the doctor slipped out the door leaving the Quileute to enjoy a rare moment of peace that he knew would end all too soon as they always do in the house of Cullen.

FINI

AN: And that is a wrap, my friends. Hope you enjoyed my little expansion of "Breaking Dawn". Brings Jacob into the fold a little sooner and keeps Bella doped up and out of the way. ;-) Yes, I know that's very wrong of me, but we all have our little fantasies.

Thanks for taking this short sidetrack journey with me and for all the support throughout. Special thanks as always to Splinter, my wondrous beta, who helps bring these stories to y'all with 75% less eye bleed. Woo Hooo!

Until next time.