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Minor cliffy... Nothing major. Promise ;) I'll update soon anyways.

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Chapter Eighteen

The next two days weren't actually the easiest to spend; I wouldn't see Jacob, though he texted me a lot and called even more, I had to keep my mind off my marriage issue -I didn't want to ruin mine's and everybody's mood, I'd have to stick to the month I said I'd wait- and I had to study for the exams. Daddy, of course, knew I was delaying this conversation, not canceling it, and definitely not giving up on that issue. Not until I get what I want. You want stubborn, you get stubborn. Yet, he hadn't said a word concerning it, I wondered why for a little while but then decided to drop it for now. Until its time comes.

Now, it was Saturday morning. I was supposed to meet Jacob at the main house at 6pm so we could meet Brad and Stacey at 7. Rosalie and Alice kept working on me all day.

"Alice, do you think it's better to leave it loose? Or make it a messy ponytail?" Rose asked, playing with my hair. I just sat on the chair in the closet, in front of that massive mirror and kept my mouth shut. After six years of experience, I knew I had no other choice but keep my opinion to myself.

"Her style is all wild..So, loose and preferably curly," Alice replied. I rolled my eyes silently.

After they finished my hair and make-up -which was more than the usual by a bronze blush and eyeshadow-, Alice handed me the newest Victoria's Secret perfume she'd brought and told me to use it.

I wore both my locket that my parents had given me in my first Christmas and Jacob's wooden charm. Alice didn't mind.

After that, Rose called for Emmett and Alice for Jasper. I heard them both groan.

"What?" They said in unison, glancing from the door cautiously.

"Come in! We're done!" Alice announced, waving a hand in the air in my direction. I just stood there, my back straight- a tip from Rosalie- and smiled at them.

Jasper stood there and blinked twice before he smiled at me. Emmett, on the other hand, pulled me into one of his bear hugs. All I could do then is just chuckle. I was definitely not in the mood.

"Careful! I won't do her hair again, Em!" Rose yelled, he released me immediately. If you watch Emmett and Rose for the first time, you'd never guess that this fragile-looking, beautiful blonde controls that huge, extremely strong man. I laughed at that a little. No mood improvement though.

I've been in good control of my thoughts and my mood in the past two days, careful not to draw any attention. I still couldn't believe Daddy did what he'd done. He actually prevented me- No, forbade me- from having the one thing I truly wanted. The one thing I won't have another chance to have even if I do live forever.

The one thing that is, in his own words, irreplaceable.

My child. My baby.

"You have your cell phone, your cash, your credit-card and your ID?" Alice checked as I grabbed my over-sized bag and glued a smile to my face. Where was Jake when I needed him? He'd improve my mood for sure. I just nodded.

"What time is it?" I asked her, praying for it to be 6 already.

"5:30pm sharp!" Alice answered in her high-pitched voice. I sighed; still half an hour.

"Ness?" Jasper called from behind as I headed towards the living room to wait for Jake.

"Yeah?"

"Can I talk to you?" he asked, concerned. Why do I always slip?

"Sure," I said. He led me to the backyard. Of course, everyone would hear but we loved to add the dramatic effects.

I was about to sit down on the grass when I heard Alice yell from upstairs, "DON'T EVEN THINK IT!" I let out a laugh with Jasper.

Jasper decided to break the silence that followed that.

"What's wrong, Ness?" He asked, walking closer to me.

"Nothing," I lied and looked away.

Who was I to fool Major Jasper Whitlock?

"I know something's wrong," he whispered gently. I sighed.

"I won't give up. I won't forget what happened on Thursday," I mumbled, looking at the ground. I glanced at him when he didn't answer for long. Understanding crossed his face.

"Oh." Was all he said. I grimaced.

"So..?" I whispered.

"Just don't take it on your nerves that hard. Enjoy your time for now, honey. You still have some time before you'd discuss it with Edward and Bella, right?"

"A month,"

"Good. So, just don't ruin your mood for the whole month, Ness. Enjoy your time," he repeated, "Everything will turn out to the best. Trust me." I instantly felt better, happier. Though I knew it was him who did this, I smiled at him.

"Did Alice rub off on you or what? Now you know the future?" We both laughed. I heard Alice and Rose join us from upstairs. "Thanks, Jazz." He hugged me.

"Anything for my little niece." I smiled. I always loved to be reminded of my family's love and care. It made me feel safe, protected.

We were about to go back to the house when we heard a growl from upstairs.

"I'm NOT using this gel! Go find yourself a Barbie doll!" It was Jake! He was here! I ran upstairs to where they were, AKA my room.

"I know Nessie likes your short hair. The gel will just make it look better!" Alice argued, pouting.

"Listen, Shortie, I-" I cut them off.

"No gel. No arguing. It's 6 now. We have to go," I said with finality, mimicking the way my father talked sometimes. Where was he, by the way?

"Fine, fine, fine! Go," Alice said, defeated, "And I've put your lip gloss in your bag, by the way. Oh, and a smaller bag for all the 'extra food'." She winked at me. I smiled in return.

I remembered my question then.

"Oh, Alice, where are Daddy and Momma?"

"Hunting," she answered.

I took Jacob's warm hand then and led him outside just to stop by his Rabbit. He wouldn't let me go in the Ferrari when he was with me. I never argued; I loved his Rabbit anyways.

"Hey, honey," he said quietly when we were standing by the car, leaning lightly at it.

"Hey, Jake," I said as I hugged him. He kissed my hair and I inhaled his scent.

"Come on, we're going to be late." He opened the door for me before he jumped into the other side of the car.

I took a good look on his outfit now. Wow, Alice, you really know what you do.

His perfect black silky hair was short as I always loved it. He was right, he didn't need the gel.

The cream and brown shirt went perfectly with his russet skin, making it look even better. I grinned at him.

"What?" he asked, self-conscious after all that staring, I'd assumed.

"You look great, Jake," I said, still smiling. He chuckled.

"You look better. I've never thought I'd ever say this but you look even prettier than usual." It was my turn to chuckle this time.

"So when exactly is Rachel's wedding?" Oh, no! What have I said! I know he's not happy about this. Stupid Nessie!

He didn't seem uncomfortable when he answered though, " Friday the 28th. That's about two weeks from now."

"Oh, great. So-" I was cut off by my phone ringing. I glanced at the caller ID. Alice. "Looks like my dress and your tux are ready," I muttered. He laughed at my tone. I answered it then.

"Yes, Alice?"

"Stella McCartney or Chanel?" She asked, excited. Obviously speaking about my dress.

"Colors?" I demanded seriously. Okay, so I was never the most excited about this but I loved to play it with Alice. Again, on occasions.

"Black and Red, respectively." I glanced at Jake, who fixed his eyes on the road, muffling a laugh.

"Wait a sec, Alice," I turned my head to Jake, "Black or Red? Dresses, I mean." He couldn't hold his laughter for long then, it was pretty contagious so I laughed, too.

"Come on! I don't have forever to wait!" Alice yelled. I motioned for Jacob to talk.

"Red," he decided after he stopped laughing.

"Got that?" I asked Alice.

"Sure. Have fun! Now I have to go." She ended the call then.

"Weirdest family ever," he commented, chuckling. I nodded in agreement.

"So, Claire's birthday is tomorrow, right?" He smiled.

"Yeah. Amy really wants to see you again. You guys haven't seen each other since the bonfire, right?"

"Yep; she wasn't there the day Emily said she was pregnant." Don't think about it. Don't think about it. Great. I love my vampire head; I'm usually easily distracted. He just nodded.

Amy was about thirteen. She and Seth were still in the 'best friends' stage. But both of them were okay with it.

She had long, straight, light brown hair that went to the middle of her back. Her eyes were hazel green. She reminded me of Alice, in only her height, though; her skin was olive. For instance, she was beautiful.

"Here!" I said, pointing at the restaurant. La Bella Italia. That should be good.

He parallel-parked the Rabbit right in front of it easily and grinned at me.

"We're early," he commented. I noticed, too, that Brad and Stacey weren't there yet.

"Yeah," I whispered as he leaned towards me and his lips gently kissed mine. I wasn't willing to pull away but someone knocked at the window. I mentally cursed whoever that was there. Then I chuckled; Good thing Daddy wasn't around. I heard Jacob groan. I looked at my window to find Stacey standing there smiling awkwardly as she realized what had happened.

I gestured for Jacob to lock the car and get out as I opened the door and greeted Stacey.

"Sorry," She whispered as she hugged me. I chuckled again and told her that it was okay.

A moment later, Brad joined us as we all stood in front of the door.

Stacey was wearing a red dress that went a couple of inches above her knees. Her leather black heels and purse matched her low-waist belt perfectly. Moreover, red really brought out the color of her eyes. Deep Blue.

Brad, right beside her, was wearing a black and red button-down shirt with simple, dark blue, jeans.

He looked nowhere as handsome as Jake. But, oh, well, I didn't think Brad Pitt was either. Mary playfully hit me when I told her that before.

"Hey, Ness," Brad greeted me then greeted Jake.

Jake had his arm around my waist as we all entered.

The hostess smiled at us, eying the two guys appreciatively. And I thought I wasn't going to feel sick tonight! She was bleach blond, probably over 25.

Fortunately for her, she noticed that we were all couples. She sighed in frustration. Good.

We sat in a private booth, way inside the restaurant.

"So, what do you guys want to drink? Before the waiter comes," Brad asked. I looked up at Jacob; this was my first experience ever in a public restaurant.

"A Coke and a chocolate milk shake," he answered smiling sweetly at me. I smiled back.

"Thanks," I whispered, lower than anyone else would hear. He just kissed my forehead.

Brad and Stacey ordered Cokes, too. After all, we were all 'sixteen'.

"So, how was your camping trip?" Stacey asked cheerfully. I thought about that for a moment.

"Good; it was pretty sunny. It's maginifcent there." No lies here.

"Do you guys do that a lot?" Brad asked this time, interested.

"Whenever it's sunny." He nodded his head in understanding.

"Check out that Lamborghini there! We don't see those a lot," Brad exclaimed, pointing outside the window we were sitting next to. Jake followed his gaze and his eyes widened.

"It's an Embalado!" Jake practically half-yelled.

"A what?" Stacey and I asked in unison. Both of them looked at us like we're retarded.

"E-M-B-A-L-A-D-O. You seriously don't know it?" Brad asked, speaking to us like we were kids. Jacob laughed lightly. Stacey and I just rolled our eyes.

They kept talking about the car nonsense for a long time. Stacey and I stopped listening when they started saying letters and numbers. The drinks arrived then. The chocolate milk shake wasn't that bad so I drank it.

"You guys want to go somewhere after we eat?" She asked me. I delibrated it for a second. I had nothing else to do and it wasn't Jake's turn to patrol tonight.

"Sure. Where?"

"Umm...I don't know. We haven't really decided. I wanted to go to somewhere new though." She shrugged.

"I know somewhere new. I bet you guys never saw the cliffs down at La Push. Right?" She nodded. "Great. The scenery there is overwhelming. You're going to love it," I smiled as I said that and turned to Jacob, "Jake?" I called. He didn't respond so I practically smacked his arm, more gently than I would have if I had full vampire power.

"What, Ness?" He turned his head to me, smiling. Apparently, he felt a pillow hit his arm. Well, this was the first time he felt anything. I smiled back at him.

"Can we go to La Push after we eat? All of us, I mean?" I asked quietly. He grinned wider.

"Sure," he whispered as he hugged me with his free hand; he was still drinking his Coke.

"Great!" Stacey squealed.

"Don't I have a say in this?" Brad asked, faking an angry expression. She pouted at him. He smiled, "Okay," he surrendered.

"They use that a lot," Jake commented. Brad nodded in agreement and chuckled. We looked questioningly at both of them. "The pout," Jake explained, smiling. He was having a little bit too much fun.

Stacey and I just rolled our eyes.

The waiter came back then, holding a notebook in his hands.

"What would you like to order?" he asked. Jake looked at me questioningly.

"I'll have the Mushroom Ravioli," I said immediately. I saw his eyes widen and his eyebrow raised. I took out the 'small bag' from my bigger brown one and pointed at it. He couldn't hold back his laugh then, I stopped him with a kiss.

"I'll have the Fettuccine with white sauce," Jake said.

"Ok, then, and we'll have two Quattro Stagioni pizzas," Brad said, handing him the menus.

After the waiter went back to wherever he was, Stacey started talking.

"Do you guys hang out at La Push a lot?" she asked. Jacob laughed. Wow; someone was in a good mood tonight. I smiled.

"I live there," Jake answered her.

"Really? How is it like?" Brad asked.

"Great; we cliff-dive there a lot. It's really fun,"

"Cliff-diving? That sure sounds like fun," Stacey commented, looking at me. I nodded, smiling, too. I loved cliff-diving and I pretty much missed it, too. I haven't done that since before school. I missed the feeling of the wind through my hair and the feeling of the water when I hit it. What I missed even more was Jacob waiting for me in the water, practically catching me as soon as I jump.

I felt Jacob run his hand through the loose curls of my hair, "What are you thinking?" he whispered. I put my hand on his cheek and showed him.

"We could go there tomorrow after Claire's birthday." I beamed and nodded eagerly.

Right then, the food arrived.

I glanced at the 'Mushroom Ravioli' and gulped; I'd better be as fast as it requires to hide it; it didn't seem appetizing to me in any way.

"Problems?" Jake whispered in my ear, smirking. I stuck my tongue out of him quickly enough for him to notice. His smirk just got bigger.

Then I had an idea to stall a little.

I picked up his set, unrolled it and got out the fork, put it in his Fettuccine and gracefully placed it in his mouth. He ate it, obviously enjoying it, too. Ew!

Then, I saw him grin a playful grin. He quickly unrolled my set and got out the fork, placed it into one of the raviolis and was going to make me eat it. I looked at him with pleading eyes. All he did was put on an innocent face and proceed feeding me. I opened my mouth reluctantly and ate it quickly, praying that there won't be any after-taste.

It definitely felt like sticky mud. Really gross. I felt my stomach betraying me slightly and I shot Jake a glare, he smiled at me in response. I put a hand on his cheek and thought..

You're so going to pay for this!

Sorry, I heard his voice in my head. Wait, WHAT? I heard him. He must've noticed my frozen position because I heard him again..

What's wrong? I hope it isn't the Ravioli. I really should apologize for this. I took my hand away too quickly then and placed it on my lap.

"Um... I'm going to the bathroom, guys. I'll be right back." Jake stood up then, his face apologetic and worried. "I'm fine. I won't be late. Really this time," I smiled at him.

Who should I call? Who should I call? I thought about that; I was never the best person at handling surprises. Daddy was most probably in the cottage with Momma, Carlisle was at the hospital, Alice and Rose were out shopping again and Emmett would just laugh or stay speechless. So, I decided to call Jasper.

He answered almost immediately,

"Just a sec, Emmett!- Hello?" I giggled.

"Hey, Jazz,"

"Oh, hi, Nessie. Is something wrong?"

"I don't think so. But I think I just discovered some sort of a new power or something,"

"New power?" he asked. I heard several 'What' s in the background of his phone. Someone who sounded like Daddy told him to put me on speaker phone. Seems like he wasn't in the cottage after all. Maybe Alice tricked Momma into shopping, again! "Nessie?" I heard Daddy call.

"Oh, hey. Look, I was projecting a thought to Jake when-" Daddy cut me off.

"You were using your gift in public?"

"It was Jake, Daddy! That's not why I called!" I heard him sigh.

"Fine. What happened?"

"I heard him," I said.

"Wow, Ness! You discovered you had ears?" that was definitely Emmett, I couldn't hold back the giggle. Jasper ignored him.

"What do you mean 'you heard him'?" he asked.

"As in 'I heard what he was thinking'," I explained.

"Could you hear him after you removed your hand?" Daddy asked.

"Nope. Only when my palm was on his cheek,"

"It never happened before..." Daddy said, "We should try it with a different person when you get back. Carlisle would love to come up with a new theory." I rolled my eyes.

"Sure, now I have to go,"

"Okay, Ness. See you," Jasper said.

"Oh, by the way,"

"What?" Jasper asked.

"We're going to La Push afterward. All of us,"

"11pm maximum," I heard Daddy say.

"Fine. Bye, everyone!" I said as I snapped my phone shut.

I went back to the booth to find Jake half-sitting, as if delibrating whether to stand up or not. He relaxed when he saw me though.

"You're okay? You were sick or what?" he asked. Brad and Stacey turned their heads to face me; they were having a private converstaion.

"Yeah, a little. I'm afraid I can't eat the rest," I said, finding a way to get away. Then, as I sat down, I heard him whisper a 'Sorry' in my ear. I put my hand on his cheek again.

Don't be. I'm perfectly fine. Just a way to get away from eating that. But you're not totally off the hook.

He smiled then, relieved -on the inside and the outside-. I decided not to draw any attention with my hand on his cheek so I dropped it reluctantly; I wanted to hear his thoughts a little more than that.

Then, we paid for the food. Well, by 'we' I mean Jake and Brad, they wouldn't let us pay. Like it mattered; I had all the money I could possibly ask for for a very long time.

"So, do you know how to get there or are you going to follow us with your car?" Jake asked Brad.

"We'll follow you. I've never been there," Brad answered him. Jake and I got into the Rabbit then.

"Was something wrong there?" Should I tell him now? Naw! I wanted to enjoy it before he knows about it.

"Nothing. I told you, I wanted to get away from eating those gross stuff. You owe me big time for letting you off the hook,"

"You're letting me off the hook? Oh thank God!" I could feel the heavy sarcasm in his voice so I frowned at him. "What? What would you do? Hit me?"

"You still owe me." My frown became serious now. I hated it when he underestimated me. He straightened the frown with his finger.

"Okay, I owe you. Just please don't be mad at me," He said seriously. I smiled and kissed him quickly; Brad's car horn was getting annoying.

"Let's go," I said, grinning.

The road to La Push was pretty long. We talked about everything on the way. He mentioned that he really liked Brad for what they have in common. And that Stacey was nice, too.

"Here we are," he said as he parked on the cliff. Then, he opened the door for me and took my hand. Though I never needed or will need help getting out of the car.

I inhaled the beautiful scent of the sea mixed with the scent of the woods and closed my eyes only to open them as Jacob kissed my cheek and slid his arm on my waist. I blushed in response.

Right then, I saw Brad's Audi park right behind Jake's Volkswagen. Stacey and Brad came out then and their eyes widened in awe and Stacey's jaw dropped.

I couldn't blame them; the scene was more than jaw-dropping; the beautiful gray sheet of clouds laid away from the full moon, leaving a light spot of moonlight laying on the moving black waves of the sea that hit the shore below us so gently, leaving magnificent white traces behind them.

"It's...Wow!" Brad said.

"Yeah. Wow!" Stacey agreed.

I smiled and looked up at Jake to meet his gaze which I felt on my face, watching my expressions.

We sat on the edge of the cliff, just staring at what the beautiful Mother Nature offered us when we heard a howl from behind.

Stacey jumped in her place while Brad stiffened beside her. I wasn't worried at all; it was probably Sam or one of the other werewolves on patrol.

Jacob, on the other hand, had a weird look on his face; a combination of worried, angry and nervous. I wondered why. So, I decided to hear for myself.

I put my hand on his and concentrated really hard on listening to his thoughts while thinking about nothing at all.

Take her home or phase and join Sam? What do I do now? I need to keep her safe! She can't go home alone...Maybe she could go home with her friends and we could handle whatever they're facing there. They'd be safe.. Yeah...Yeah, they would.

He stopped thinking when Brad spoke.

"I think we should go home now." He was scared, obviously.

"Yeah. Can you take Nessie home, too? I think I should go check on dad." Yeah, right.

"Sure, come on, Ness," Stacey said as she practically ran to the Audi. I looked at Jacob questioningly before I got up.

"I'll come later tonight. I promise," He said quickly and kissed my forehead, "Be safe." I nodded.

"I'll wait," I whispered and joined Brad and Stacey in the car.

All I could do is hope that everything's fine...