Disclaimer: I am not Stephanie Meyer. I do not own Twilight.

Chapter Nineteen

Warning: Sexual scene coming up!

"Home at last," Jake grinned, slamming the door behind him with his foot.

I giggled as he carried me down the hallway to his bedroom. He shut that door with his foot, too. I laughed when he fell onto his bed with me trapped beneath him.

"Are you sure you don't want to watch TV or play a board game or work in the garage or…"

My teasing laughter trailed off as Jake looked at me.

"You know, when you look at me like that, I start thinking you actually love me," I said softly.

"Oh, believe me, Bells. I do," Jake assured me, leaning down to nip my neck lightly.

"Does this mean it's my turn?" I asked, trailing my hand down his chest to the waistband of his shorts.

Jake tensed above me, closing his eyes as I moved my mouth to kiss him. He responded immediately, kissing me back forcefully, plunging his tongue into my mouth. My hand left his shorts and fisted in his hair while the other wrapped around his neck, keeping him in place. His hands moved to pull my shirt off, breaking the kiss for barely a second before he returned. We both moaned at the skin on skin contact. The warmth from his body only fueled the fire inside of me all the more.

I gasped as I felt his lips travel down to my breasts, surprised to find he'd removed my bra without my knowledge. His mouth was already sucking a nipple into his mouth while his hand massaged the other. He groaned as he worked, responding to the sounds I was making. The vibrations caused that familiar feeling to start in my stomach.

"Jake. It's supposed to be my turn," I reminded him breathlessly.

Jake released my breast to kiss his way back to my lips.

"I can't help it. I love the taste of you," Jake sighed, kissing me hungrily.

I moaned against him and pushed on his shoulder. He followed the motion of my hand, turning to fall onto his back. I moved with him and ended up straddling him. I hummed and began working my way down his neck.

"I like this position," Jake grinned as I moved to his chest.

His entire body was a work of art, all muscle and padding. His shoulders were as wide as the length of my arm. I nipped at one of his shoulders, licking away the sting. He jerked beneath me and hissed in pleasure. I smiled against his skin and continued my path down.

His hands fisted in my hair, massaging the back of my head gently as I licked, bit, and sucked his skin on my way down to his shorts. His chest was hard and warm, my favorite pillow. I lingered over his heart, lathering as much attention on the spot as I could before moving on. He sighed as I licked my way down his stomach, tracing the lines of his slight six pack with my tongue.

"Bells," Jake groaned when I bit the skin just above his shorts.

I could feel his erection pressing against my chest and it excited me. I pressed against him, watching as his face contorted in pleasure/pain. He was beautiful with his eyes half closed, his breathing uneven, and his mouth slightly open. I was tempted to crawl back up his body and kiss those luscious lips, but knew if I did, he might take control again.

Instead, I settled for pulling his shorts off him, eager to see him entirely exposed before me. He lifted his hips, helping me remove the last article of clothing keeping me from his massive erection.

"Jake," I gasped when I saw his full length.

He looked down at me to gauge my reaction, but I was completely absorbed in exploring him with my eyes. I had never seen a naked man before except for in science books. They hadn't prepared me for a fully endowed werewolf man-beast. I had no idea how he was going to fit inside me when we finally took that last step.

Jake was still watching me as I tentatively reached out to touch him for the first time. He growled low in his throat and bucked his hips against my hand. I looked up at his face to see his eyes were completely black with desire, watching me intently. I bit my lip and moved my hand down his shaft, watching his face the entire time.

His eyes closed as he started breathing heavily, his body following my movements. I wrapped my hand around him, trying different speeds and pressures to see what drove him wild.

"Is this right?" I asked softly.

"God, yes," Jake groaned, arching against my hand.

"Can I taste you?" I whispered, moving my mouth closer to his head.

"Please," Jake pleaded, his voice rough.

Needing no further encouragement, I opened my mouth and breathed against him. His hips bucked up again, seeking my mouth. I flicked my tongue out to taste the tip of him and he snarled furiously. I glanced up and saw his face looked like he was in pain.

"Did I hurt you?" I frowned.

"Yes. Do it again," Jake demanded, arching his hips up.

I smiled and lowered my mouth back onto his length, taking as much of him into my mouth as possible. Once he was in as far as I could take him, I closed my mouth around him, sucking softly. He snarled again and moved against my mouth. I moved with him so he wouldn't choke me, using my free hand to hold his hips in place.

"Stay still, Jake," I murmured, my lips brushing against his throbbing head.

"Please, Bells. God, please," Jake whimpered, tossing his head.

I grinned and leaned up to place a kiss just above his erection. He sighed, his hand fisting in my hair again, leading me back down. I licked his entire length from base to lip, curling my tongue around him. He growled at me and tightened his hand in my hair, tugging gently. I growled back at him, raking my teeth across him.

"Bella!" Jake nearly shouted.

I fastened my mouth back on him, sucking in earnest, my hand pumping in time with my mouth. Jake was panting uncontrollably now, encouraging me with his breathy moans. His hips were rising and falling slightly as I worked on pleasuring him completely.

"BELLA!" Jake screamed.

I felt him jerk in my mouth as hot liquid spurted into my mouth. I swallowed as quickly as possible, moaning at the taste of him.

He was still panting afterwards, his eyes closed in relaxation. I kissed his hip bone before crawling up to lay against his chest. His arms wrapped around me, holding me close, as I kissed him.

Jake sighed as my tongue flicked out to lick the seam of his lips. He opened his mouth and sucked my tongue inside. I groaned and moved my hips against the leg that was between mine.

"Bells," Jake warned, breaking the kiss.

"Please, Jake?" I asked, nipping at his neck.

"Please, what?" Jake gasped.

"Touch me," I whispered, tugging at his ear.

With a growl, Jake flipped us over so I was lying on the bed. His lips crashed on mine as his hand trailed down my stomach and into the curls between my legs. I gasped as his finger pressed against my clit. My hips arched up, seeking more of him.

Jake continued growling softly as he slipped a finger inside of me. I panted as his finger imitated the movements of sex. I wanted more. Lucky for me, Jake understood without me having to say a word. He stretched me further as another finger was inserted, doubling my pleasure.

"Jake!" I gasped, clutching him to me.

In response, Jake fastened his lips on my neck, sucking the skin between his teeth and biting gently. I cried out at the pleasure the simple act caused as his fingers continued pumping into me.

"Come on, Bells," Jake panted, moving his lips to my ear and sucking the skin beneath.

I moved against his hand, rushing towards the familiar feeling of my orgasm. Jake sensed this and sped up his movements, rubbing his thumb over my clit as he thrust his fingers inside of me. My fingers were clawing at his arms and shoulders, the marks disappearing as soon as they appeared.

"Oh, God! Jake!" I shouted as my orgasm came over me.

Jake growled, burying his head in my neck as I trembled beneath him. We were both panting as I gradually came down from my high.

"God, that was amazing," I moaned as Jake rolled off of me.

"You can say that again," Jake grinned, pulling me against his side.

"God, that was amazing," I repeated, smiling up at him.

"Smarty pants," Jake grumbled, giving me a mock glare.

I laughed lightly as he tightened his hold on me. He kissed my forehead and I sighed, snuggling in closer.

"I love you, Bella," Jake murmured.

"I love you, too," I mumbled as sleep took over my body.

"You little bitch!"

I laughed and threw the now empty bucket on the ground as I ran around the side of Sam's house to escape Leah's wrath. She was right on my tail, being the werewolf that she was, and tackled me to the ground easily.

"I can't believe you just did that!" Leah gasped, sitting on top of me.

"You said you were hot!" I pointed out, still laughing.

"That didn't mean you could toss a bucket of soapy water on me!" Leah shouted.

I continued laughing and tried to get out from under her.

"You know I'm going to have to pay you back, right?" Leah said menacingly.

I stopped laughing and looked up at her, a little worried about what she was going to do to me. She tapped her chin with her finger and looked around.

"Now, where'd we put that hose?" Leah asked, moving to get off me.

"NO!" I cried and scrambled out from underneath her.

She laughed and ran to get the hose. I tried to get as far away from her as possible, but it still wasn't far enough. I felt a jet of cold water hit me square in the back.

"LEAH!" I screamed, jumping out of the way.

The spray followed me and I was completely soaked in no time. Seeing as I was already drenched, I ran towards the hose to try and wrestle it away from Leah. She was laughing too hard to realize what I was planning until it was too late. The hose was in my hands and I was spraying her.

"Come on, Bella! That's cold!" Leah yelled, trying to duck away.

"I know!" I laughed, following her.

The hose started drooping in my hands and I looked down at it, frowning. The water had stopped. I spun around to see who had cut the water off to see Sam standing there, his arms crossed.

"What are you two doing?" Sam asked, frowning.

I giggled and twirled the hose around in my hands.

"Washing my truck," I answered, grinning.

"Doesn't look like the truck's the one getting clean," Sam pointed out.

"Well, Leah said she was hot. I helped cool her off, but she got mad and attacked me with the hose. I had to retaliate," I shrugged.

Sam just raised an eyebrow.

"What?" I shouted, throwing my hands up.

Sam didn't have time to answer. As soon as the word was out of my mouth, I felt a bucket of water being dumped on my head.

I gasped and spun around.

"LEAH!" I screamed again, whacking her over the head with the hose.

Leah laughed and tugged the hose out of my hands.

"You're dangerous when washing cars, Bella," Leah claimed.

I huffed and crossed my arms across my chest.

"I was doing just fine, thank you very much. It wasn't until you decided to help that I got distracted," I pointed out.

Leah grinned and motioned for Sam to turn the hose back on.

"No, Sam! She's going to spray me!" I yelled, running around the side of my truck.

"No, she's not. Are you, Leah?" Sam warned.

"Of course not," Leah agreed.

Sam nodded and turned the hose on. While he was still bent over the spigot, Leah turned the hose on him. He jumped with a howl and spun around on Leah.

"Big mistake, Clearwater," Sam growled.

Leah just laughed and continued spraying him. I grinned as Sam and Leah ran around the yard, each trying to get the other wet. Sam had grabbed up the empty bucket Leah had just dumped on me and was attempting to catch the water Leah was spraying him with.

"What's going on out here?" Emily demanded, coming outside and walking down the steps.

Sam and Leah froze and looked at her. They looked at each other and then looked at her. I knew she was in trouble when they both grinned.

"Run, Emily!" I tried to warn.

Emily's eyes widened and she turned to run, but it was too late. Leah had already caught her in the stream of water and Sam tossed the bucket of water on her. Emily screamed and ran to hide behind the truck with me.

"No! Now, they're going to get us both!" I laughed and ran around to try and escape the two werewolves.

Emily was right on my tail as we tried to outrun the two with the water. The front yard was already soaked from the earlier round of water fights. Now, the entire yard was like a mud slide.

As Emily and I ran to get to safety, we slipped on the wet, muddy grass and slid across the yard, holding onto each other the whole way. We came to a stop in the middle of the yard only to be plowed into by two very heavy werewolves.

"SAM!" Emily screeched.

I laughed as we ended up completely tangled and covered in mud. I was on the bottom of the pile with Emily on top of me and Sam and Leah on top of her. Despite the fact that I was being crushed, I couldn't stop laughing.

"That, haha… was… hahaha… fun!" I gasped, struggling to breath between laughter.

The others were laughing as well, all struggling to get off of me. I huffed when Emily's elbow ended up in my ribs.

"Sam! Watch your knee!" Leah giggled.

"Watch your shoulder, Leah!" Emily countered, laughing as well.

"All of you, get off!" I shouted, busting out laughing again.

"Now this brings a whole new meaning to the term 'dog pile'."

We all looked up at the new voice. Seth, Paul, and Jared were standing about two feet away from us, smiling at our misfortune.

"Shut up, Seth," Leah gasped, trying to regain her breath.

"Need some help, there, Leah?" Paul grinned.

"Not from you, flea bag," Leah glared.

"Can someone get them off of me? Having a little trouble breathing here," I informed them.

Jared and Paul stepped forward to help untangle the three people on top of me while Seth squatted down to talk to me.

"What were you doing, Bella?" Seth chuckled.

"Oh, you know. Just washing my truck," I answered nonchalantly.

"This is how you wash your truck?" Seth asked.

"Of course! Isn't this how you wash cars?" I asked in all seriousness.

Seth laughed and shook his head.

"Not quite. I try to keep the water on the vehicle. Most people do, I hear," Seth informed me.

"You've got to be kidding me! That's no fun at all!" I cried as Emily was finally lifted off my back.

"I know! Crazy, right?" Seth grinned, reaching out to help me up.

"I'll say," I huffed, standing up completely.

"None of us are going into my nice, clean house like this. Seth, grab the hose and rinse us off," Emily ordered, pointing to the hose in the grass.

"With pleasure," Seth agreed, hurrying over to it.

Seth turned the hose on us while Paul encouraged him to aim for certain parts on our bodies. Seeing as how Emily and I were already imprinted and Leah was Seth's sister, he ignored Paul's jeering and simply focused on rinsing us off.

"Clean enough, yet, Em?" Seth asked, twisting the hose around to stop the flow of water.

"Yes, Seth. Thank you," Emily answered, shivering slightly from the cold water.

"Ugh! Cold!" I complained, rubbing my arms.

"Feels fine to me," Leah shrugged.

"Wonder why. Maybe it's because you're about ten degrees hotter than me!" I pointed out loudly.

"No need to shout! I'm right here!" Leah yelled.

I glared at her and moved to tackle her back onto the ground, but Emily stepped between us.

"No more fighting. You are not coming into my house all muddy and Seth is not going to rinse you off again," Emily ordered.

"Yes, Emily," Leah and I agreed dutifully.

"Good. Now, let's go get some dry clothes," Emily suggested, pulling us both into the house.

"We actually came to get Sam. Something's along the border. No big deal, just want to check it out," Jared informed us.

"Oh. Does Leah need to come?" I frowned.

"No. Keep her with you. Just in case," Sam said.

"Be safe," Emily murmured, giving Sam a swift kiss.

"I will. I love you. Be back soon," Sam assured her before hurrying off.

I glanced over at Leah to see how she was handling the little exchange between her cousin and former boyfriend. She looked to be a little worried, but the romantic scene between the two imprints didn't seem to bother her.

"Howl if you need me," Leah instructed.

"Will do," Seth promised before following the others into the woods.

Emily sighed after they were gone and turned back to us. She looked Leah and I over and shook her head.

"Let's get ourselves cleaned up," Emily sighed, ushering us into the house.

She walked us back into her and Sam's room and began rifling through a chest at the foot of the bed. She pulled out clothes for Leah before moving to her closet and pulling out clothes for herself and me.

"One of you can use the bathroom and the other can change in here. I'll wait," Emily offered, walking out of the room.

Leah followed, saying she'd use the bathroom. The door closed behind them and I hurried to get dressed. Emily had given me a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. The jeans were a little big on me, but so was the t-shirt. I didn't have to worry about showing off anything I didn't want to.

"All yours, Em," I called, walking out of the bathroom.

Emily grinned at me as she walked into her bedroom, shutting the door softly behind her. I walked into the kitchen and put on a pot of hot water for tea or hot chocolate. The water from the hose had been cold and mixed with the not-so-warm weather outside, I was freezing. I figured Emily would be, too, and we could both use a little pick-me-up.

Once the water was set, I walked out of the kitchen and towards the back of the house, intending to throw all our wet clothes into the dryer. The bedroom and bathroom doors opened across from each other at the same time. Emily and Leah both stepped out and bumped into each other.

I stopped and stared at them for a moment as they stared at each other. I could feel their emotions as they waited for the other to do something.

"I'm sorry."

I blinked in surprise. They had both said the exact same words at the exact same time. From the emotions in the room, I could tell that the apology was more than just for bumping into each other. Leah was finally letting go of her hatred for the imprinting and Emily was attempting to mend the gap between them once again.

The two women smiled at each other before hugging hesitantly. I felt tears creep up into my eyes as I watched the two cousins embracing in the middle of the hallway.

"Oh, you guys!" I cried, rushing forward to hug them as well.

Leah and Emily broke apart, laughing at me slightly. I pulled them both into a hug, happy they were finally able to heal the hurt that had torn them apart.

"Who wants some hot chocolate or tea?" I asked, bouncing away from them.

They laughed at me again and followed me into the kitchen. Steam was rising from the pot and I hurried to set out three cups, the happiness and peace in the room making me feel lighter than air.

We all sat at the table and chatted over our mugs about nonsense, keeping our minds off the new trail that the boys had picked up. When the mugs were empty, Emily started making dinner for the boys while Leah and I attempted to help. Turns out, Leah can't cook to save her life. Emily and I quickly banished her from the kitchen, insisting she set up the table.

"They're coming," Leah informed us about half an hour before dinner was done.

"How soon?" Emily asked.

"Not sure. Soon, though," Leah shrugged, watching the door.

I closed my eyes and reached out to Sam, hoping to find a definite answer to Emily's question.

"Less than ten minutes," I told them.

"We'd best be quick, then," Emily grinned, double timing her efforts.

I smiled and hurried to help her.

Ten minutes later, the entire pack walked into the house. As soon as they smelled dinner, they were eagerly crowding around the kitchen. Sam stood by Emily, one arm wrapped around her waist as he snuck a peak at what was cooking.

"Hey there, beautiful."

I smiled and turned around to greet Jake.

"Well, hello, handsome," I purred, leaning up to kiss him.

One of his arms wrapped around my waist while the other came up to cup my cheek. He held me close as we greeted each other properly. I was more than a little breathless when he pulled away.

"What are you wearing?" Jake chuckled, looking down at my clothes.

"What? Emily let me borrow them," I frowned, smacking his stomach.

"So that's why you smell funny," Jake murmured, nuzzling into my neck.

"I smell funny?" I squeaked, sniffing at my sleeve.

"Not bad. Just different. Not like you," Jake clarified.

"I smell like Emily?" I asked.

"Mhmm," Jake hummed, kissing my ear.

I giggled and rubbed said ear against my shoulder.

"Did you enjoy the water fight?" Jake asked.

"How'd you know about that?" I asked with narrowed eyes, smiling slightly.

"Wolf mind, remember?" Jake grinned.

"Ah. Right," I nodded.

"Love you," Jake mumbled, kissing my temple.

"You're just saying that because I have the ability to make sure you don't eat tonight," I declared.

Jake laughed and kissed me again.

"True. So true."

I gasped and swung my spoon at him. He leapt out of the way, laughing all the while.

"You know I'm teasing," Jake cooed, grabbing my wrist and pulling me closer.

"Ugh! Enough already! It's bad enough we have to see it when we're phased!" Leah grumbled.

I laughed and turned to look at the pack. They all seemed to be in relatively good moods, leaving me to assume that nothing bad had come from their little excursion.

"Alright, if you aren't at the table, you aren't eating," Emily stated, moving the food towards the table.

It was a mad rush to the table as the pack hurried to their seats. Emily smiled and winked at me as we placed the food on the table. We grabbed a seat for ourselves and settled down to a meal with the family.

I waited until they had finished their first two helpings before starting on the new trail.

"So, find anything interesting on the hunt?" I asked, taking a sip of my drink.

"Turned out to be nothing. Apparently, the Cullens wanted reinforcements with the threat of the Volturi coming and called in a few favors. There are going to be quite a few new scents running around the woods. How they think that will help, I have no clue. It just makes it that much harder for us to tell who is a threat and who isn't," Sam grumbled, glaring at the table.

"Why don't we set up a meeting so you can smell out all the new vampires?" I suggested.

All sets of eyes turned to glare at me. I glared right back, refusing to back down.

"Look, you all know it makes sense. You need to be able to tell who is who. You already know the Cullens' scent. Why not learn the new comers' scents? You're going to need it in the long run," I pointed out.

"We don't need the help of our enemies," Sam said.

"Yes, we do. Sam, I've seen you. You all have. In my dream, it's us working with them against the Volturi that makes sure we win. If we try to fight without their help, we're all going to die," I told him.

That instantly had everyone in an uproar. Those with imprints didn't want the Volturi to ever have a chance to get near them and were willing to do what ever it took to insure their safety. Those who didn't have imprints just wanted to kill vampires and were certain the pack could protect everyone.

"QUIET!" I shouted, standing up.

All eyes turned to look up at me.

"There is no possible way we could win this battle without the Cullens' help. There are way too many Volturi members for us to handle alone. We are going to need their help, whether you like it or not.

"Now, we can all be civil about it and set up a meeting in order to discuss some of the strategies that we'll need. Or, we can be complete barbarians and just attack whoever the hell comes onto our land, not caring if we break the treaty or not," I declared.

There was silence as everyone took in my words. I felt Jake's hand slip into mine and glanced down at him. One look and I knew he was behind me one hundred percent. I squeezed his hand and looked over the table at Sam to find him watching me.

"You'll set up this meeting? You have the most contact with them," Sam asked.

"Of course," I agreed.

Jake growled softly and his grip tightened on my hand. Leah didn't try to hide her growl like Jake had and actually banged her fists on the table.

"I won't go alone, though," I added quickly to ease them both.

I felt the tension in the room drop considerable and breathed easier. Jake's grip loosened on my hand and I squeezed it again.

"Who do you want to go with you?" Sam asked, frowning slightly.

"Leah and Jake, for obvious reasons. And then anyone else you think will be necessary," I answered.

Leah relaxed enough to slump in her chair and Jake brought my hand to his lips for a swift kiss. I smiled at both of them before focusing back on Sam.

"Take Quil and Embry with you as well. The rest of us will stay here in wolf form just in case. We'll be right along the border," Sam decided.

"Fine with me. We'll go tomorrow," I said.

I feel so terrible. I am so incredibly sorry I haven't updated. I know it's been forever. I tried to update two days ago, but one of my friends decided to just pop in and I had to stop. Because it took me so long, I tried to make this chapter a little longer than usual.

I'm really hoping I can update again within the next day or so, but I have two books to read before the week is done. If I get them done now, I'll be free this weekend to write more.

Again, you guys, I am so, so sorry this chapter took so long.