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As I mentioned we are skipping ahead now. This is like a catch up chapter so let you know what's been happening between Renesmee and Seth in their blossoming romance...

Chapter 15 – Closer

SPOV

"What do you mean you are okay with me dating Nessie?" I couldn't have helped but wonder what the hell was Jake talking about. It's bad enough that he knew about my feelings for her, but I thought he was being cruel, just rubbing my face in it, saying he was alright with me dating her when I had no chance of getting someone as amazing as her.

"Seth, just what I said" he growled back at me, turning and storming away from me before he'd even finished speaking. "If you want to date her, then go ahead. I won't stand in your way."

Looking back on it now, I am still kind of shocked. Why would anyone just give his Imprint away like that? Especially since I knew exactly how much he was in love with her. I was so confused that I went to Sam to talk about it. Sam had obviously spoken to Jake about this already because he wasn't at all surprised when I asked him. All he said was that part of the Imprint was to do whatever it took to make the Imprintee happy, so if I was what Renesmee wanted, then Jake would make it happen.

Renesmee wants me? I couldn't believe it! Renesmee Cullen wanted me! Seth Clearwater! No one ever wanted me. I was the stupid kid brother of the pack. I wasn't even the youngest member of the pack, but I had been so young when I first phased. A few years back, Sam and Jacob had forced me to stop phasing for a while so that I wouldn't be stuck at 14 forever but the entire pack still treated me as the baby of the pack.

Maybe that's why she liked me; she thought I was closest to her in age. I couldn't understand why it was that Nessie had started to have feelings for me, but I was glad she did. I felt that I could safely date her because if one day my Imprint finally arrives, she would be ok. She would always have Jacob there for her, even if she didn't realise it at the time. She wouldn't end up bitter and alone like Leah did after Sam found Emily.

Sam was good enough to explain to me what Jacob refused to, that Nessie had decided she wanted to date me after I had saved her from that asshole Lukas. She had spoken to Jacob about it, and although he wasn't happy about it, he agreed that we could date if we both wanted too. He wasn't ready to explain to her about what Imprinting truly meant for them and their friendship. Maybe I'm an asshole for taking advantage of her ignorance, but surely I deserved a little happiness too. I was the one who was going to end up with the broken heart when she realised I could never compare to Jake.

I was glad to have the month to get my head around the idea. Of course I wanted to go out with her! She was the most amazingly beautiful girl I had ever seen, and she was such a good person too. Not like all the other pretty girls you see around. They know they're pretty and use it to their advantage. Nessie was just so sweet and would never think about using her looks to influence others.

When I saw her at school after my chat with Jacob, she looked at me shyly for the first time ever and I finally began to believe that this might actually happen. I smiled back at her and her face lit up instantly. She really did like me! Over the next few weeks, we spoke only while at school because I was so busy with the tasks the council had given me. Eventually our conversations turned into some mild flirting, and I started to think about asking her out. Where would I take her? Would she let me kiss her? My heart would race just thinking about it.

A few days before my punishment was due to end, Nessie had surprised me by asking me out herself.

"So when exactly does your punishment end?" she asked with a sly smile.

"3 days and counting!" I replied excitedly, thinking that this would be the perfect opportunity to ask her out if I could work up the nerve to ask. God knows why I was nervous, I already knew she liked me.

"So... When are you going to keep your promise to take me dancing?" Nessie asked, blushing furiously.

"Whenever you want, Nessie." I couldn't believe how easy this was going to be.

"Well, there is an teen club in Port Angeles on every month" she explained. "The next one is on this Saturday. If you've not got any other plans, I was thinking maybe we could go. I know you're old enough for real clubs, but I think Daddy would freak."

Shit! Nessie just asked me on a date! As much as I knew that we were going to go out sometime, I had been stressing about how to ask her. She just saved me the worry.

I was embarrassed to realise that I was beaming at her with as smile so big it was making my cheeks hurt. "Sure Nessie. I'm free." I answered her. "So... It's a date?"

"It's a date!" she agreed, bouncing a little in excitement. "Pick me up at 6?"

I may have had limited experience when it came to dating, but that night was the most perfect first date ever. Since then, Nessie and I had been dating regularly. We had to pretend we were just family friends at school, but I was soon giving her a lift home most days. Although I could tell that she wanted me to kiss her on that first date, I was determined to do what was right be her. Two weeks later, she surprised me by kissing me. It was our third date and I was thinking that maybe on our fifth date I would make my move, but as always, Nessie did things on her own schedule.

Kissing Nessie was unbelievable. I knew that Lukas had been her first kiss, and I hadn't kissed many girls since before I became a wolf so I had imagined that it would be awkward and we'd take a while to get our rhythm, but we came together like magic. From what I remembered of kissing, it was always pretty wet and all about getting your tongue as far down the other persons throat as possible, but with Nessie it was like kissing an angel. She lightly feathered my lips with sweet kisses, occasionally flicking her tongue out to meet mine teasingly. I couldn't get enough of her and had to constantly battle with my hormones to keep my control.

While things with Nessie were amazing, I still found it awkward around Jacob. I knew that even though we were never phased at the same time, he had still seen and felt my kisses with Renesmee through the pack's collective thoughts. The others still found it weird and couldn't help but think about it and feel sorry for Jacob when they could hear his thoughts. I knew that he was trying to stay positive and supportive to both of us, but there was no hiding the hurt in his heart. It felt so similar to the hurt in my own, realising that although I had Nessie now, she was then and would forever be Jacobs. As much as I wanted her, I knew that things could never go further between us. She belonged with Jacob, and somewhere out there was my perfect someone just waiting for me to find them.

NPOV

"Nessie?" I looked up at the door to see my Aunt Alice looking at me with a worried expression. "What have you got planned for tonight?"

Oh crap! I thought to myself. Thank goodness Daddy is away so I don't have to guard my thoughts as well. But I know that Alice can't actually see anything that concerns the wolves, so decide to play dumb. "Nothing Alice," I replied as innocently as possible. "Seth and I are just going on a date, no big deal."

"Then why do I keep seeing flashes of all hell breaking loose?" she said with her hands on her hips.

WTF? I knew Daddy would be angry when he found out, but he can't be surprised. Technically I am only 6 years old, but I'm physically and adult and he can't expect me to wait until I'm 18 in human years. I could feel Alice's eyes boring into me as I tried to finish fixing my hair. Everything needed to be perfect for tonight and I wasn't going to let her ruin it for me.

Tonight, I was going to become a woman! I still can't believe it! I was so excited; I just couldn't wait to finally get my hands on Seth properly. He's always been so reserved with me when it came to anything physical in our relationship, but I could tell that he wanted me. There was nothing to do to hide the huge bulge in his trousers whenever we were kissing, and I mean HUGE! I had decided that it was time for us to sleep together so that we would become closer. I loved Seth with all of my heart, but something between us was missing. Tonight would become one, no longer boyfriend and girlfriend, but lovers. I was sure that this could fix what ever was missing from our relationship.

Things between Jacob and I had been a bit weird since I started going out with Seth. He was still my best friend and I still saw him every day, but something was off between us. I could tell that something was on his mind, but he would never speak to me about it. I caught him and my mum having secret conversations sometimes, and it hurt me to know that he would tell her the things that he kept from me.

It made me a bit upset that I couldn't talk to him about my relationship with Seth. I had tried early on but Jacob just didn't want to know any of the details. He suggested we kept our friendship and my relationship separate. I kind of understood, I guess. It must be hard for a guy to hear how nice it is to kiss one of his closest friends! It's a shame because I could really use someone to talk to about what I had planned for tonight. It's not every day that a girl gives away her virginity, and it would be nice to be able to speak to someone about it.

"Actually Alice," I said, turning back to my Aunt who was still watching me from the doorway. "If I tell you something, do you promise to not let my dad into your head? I don't want him interfering."

"Of course, Nessie! So what are you about to do?" she asked with a huge grin.

I had to brace myself to actually say it out aloud... "Tonight Seth and I are going to have sex for the first time."

I don't think I have ever in my life seen my Aunt Alice speechless until that moment. "Come on Alice! It can't be that much of a shock for you. Seth and I have been dating for almost 6 months now!"

"I'm not shocked Nessie, I'm just... surprised. What about Jacob?" she asked, which confused me even more.

"What about Jacob?" I asked back to her. "Why would Jacob have anything to do with my decision to sleep with my boyfriend?"

"No, of course he doesn't. He has nothing at all to do with it. Of course this is between you and Seth. But it's just..." she was obviously looking for an excuse to talk me out of it. "Shouldn't you talk to him? This is a big step. Has Seth spoken to him about this?"

"Not exactly... Seth doesn't actually know yet." How embarrassing to have to admit that my plan was to just seduce him because if I try to talk to him about it, he'll just say no.

"Nessie! You can't just decide something like this without discussing with him first!" she shouted. "You have to talk to him first. Let him make up his mind when he has a clear head. It wouldn't be fair to get him all horny and then throw yourself at him. Men don't think things through properly at the best of times and especially not in those types of situations."

"That's kind of the idea, Alice." I had to explain this in a way that wouldn't make me sound like a date rapist. "If I ask him when he's clear headed, he'll just say no."

"Renesmee Carlie Cullen! You are not going to pressure the poor boy into sleeping with you!" I knew I should have just kept my plans to myself. Now Alice was going to ruin everything.

"But Alice, I really need this!" Hearing me say this seemed to shock her even more, making me realise it made me sound like a total horny bitch. "I mean, not for the sex itself or anything, but I need to be closer to Seth on every level."

"But why?" she asked.

"I... I can't explain it Alice. It's like we are just friends with benefits. I really love him, but I just feel like something is missing. We don't have that deep connection like every other couple I know. So if we have sex, then I'll really feel like we are more bonded to each other." Alice was at least thinking this over, and I had the impression that she was trialing her questions in her head to see which would get the truest response.

"What is it about your relationship that makes you think you aren't close enough? That you're more like friends." Thank goodness she wasn't trying to talk me out of this.

"It's just... I mean, I love him and he is really hot, but... when I see him and we're, like, together... it's great and I really enjoy it, but I... Alice, it's just not right that my heart races more when I see my best friend than it does when I'm with my boyfriend!" I can't believe I just said that! That's not what I meant to say at all.

Alice suddenly looked excited, "Nessie! You do realise what that means don't you?"

"Jacob is my Imprint Alice, of course I feel it strongly when we are near each other. I just think that I should feel that with my boyfriend too." Alice looked at me doubtfully, but she didn't push it.

"Okay Ness, if you say so. But I personally think you're heart racing when you see Jacob is something worth thinking about. Think about why it races Nessie. What else do you feel? Do all the Imprints feel this?" She obviously wanted to say more, but was holding back for some reason. "Just promise me that you will speak to Seth first. Don't just throw yourself at him. This is a big deal for him too remember. He might be saving himself for his, er, um... wedding night?"

Save himself for his wedding? I doubt Seth is that old fashioned. Why was Alice being so weird? She is very rarely at a loss for words, but she really seemed to be watching every word she said closely.

"I promise I will speak to him, okay. But I am going to sleep with him tonight. I'm sure of it." Even if I did have to resort to dirty tactics after we had our talk. "Thank you for not trying to stop me."

"Renesmee, if you feel sure that you are ready for sex, I will never try to stop you," she promised. "I won't lecture you; I just want to make sure that you are doing it for the right reasons. You need to be 100 percent sure that Seth is the person you want to lose your virginity to, and that it is for the right reasons. Are you certain you don't want to save yourself for marriage or your soul mate?"

"Alice! Jacob is my soul mate. We are going to be together for eternity, but it's not like that. We aren't romantic." She knew all of this already. Why is she bringing all this up when we're talking about Seth and me?

"Okay Renesmee, if you say so." She sighed with a roll of her eyes. "As much as sex may seem like a good way to get closer to your boyfriend, it doesn't work that way unless he is the right person. If he's not, it may just make things worse. And it has to be a mutual decision. I know you promised me Ness, but from what I'm seeing, you wanting to sleep with Seth is going to have serious consequences. I just don't know what exactly because those damned wolves make my head so blurry."

"Okay Alice, I will talk to Seth." I promised again, but felt bad doing so. I am not going to change my plans just because other people were going to get a little upset about it.

What a naughty little minx Renesmee has turned into! Will Seth give into temptation? What is the big disaster about to be caused by Nessie's plans? And why the hell will the stupid girl not listen to her instinct about Jacob? We all know how perfect he is, why can't she see it?

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