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It seemed like everything was absolutely perfect now, which was pretty unusual considering my string of luck. Various clues had led me to the conclusion that Seth had imprinted on Amber, which was pretty weird, yet it seemed to banish all of my thoughts of us never being friends again.

I was so happy that I wasn't even annoyed as I sat on the bench next to my dad, who was giving me another lecture about the day I learn to appreciate good music.

"Ness, are you even listening?"

'Oh, yeah, sorry dad." I looked up at him and smiled innocently.

"Do you ever stop thinking about that dog?" He teased, although he looked worried. What else was new?

"Hey, no one said you had to listen." I elbowed him in the arm.

"Just being a parent."

"Normal parents don't read their kid's minds."

"Nessie, Jacob is on the phone." Emmett made googly eyes at me from the hallway. I leapt up faster than I could consider the teasing that would come after. "Oh, look who's excited!"

Great. I wondered what Jacob think after he heard that one. I snatched the phone and walked onto the porch so they couldn't hear. "Hey, Jake!"

He laughed. "Hey, I was just calling to see if you wanted to hang out tomorrow night?"

"Sure, of course." I hoped I didn't seem too eager.

"I wish it could be tonight, but there's a pack thing." His voice was low and tired.

"It's okay, when should I meet you?"

"Is eight okay?"

"Perfect."

"Great, can't wait!" He sounded happier now.

I bit my lip, "Hey, Jake…"

"Mhmm?"

"I was just wondering, um, I mean, are we…" I didn't really know how to finish the sentence.

"Are we…?" I could hear the hidden smile in his voice.

"Like, um, you know."

Well, that depends, I mean, if you…"

"I do…but…"

"But?"

"Do you…?"

"I thought you knew the answer to that."

"Does this mean…?"

"If you want it to."

"Jake!"

"Nessie!" He mimicked my voice.

"Answer the question!"

"What question?"

"Hmph." I frowned at the phone.

"Well, sure, of course."

"Really?"

"Nessie, am I the only one who thought you knew the answers to every single one of your questions?"

"I don't know. I just wanted to like, make sure I wasn't really insane yet."

"Insane?"

"Oh come on, like you haven't ever questioned my sanity before."

"True."

"Hey!"

"But I am glad we had the conversation though. You're cute when you're confused."

I blushed. "Um, thanks?"

I heard someone call to Jacob in the background and I recognized Paul's voice. "Sorry, I have to go, tomorrow then?"

"Of course." My stomach filled with butterflies.

I heard a rustling sound and then a different voice. "Sorry Nessie, but Jacob is in the headlock right now. He'll have to call you later!" Someone was making kissing noises.

"Haha, okay."

"Oh, and I'd like you to know that thank to you, we'll all be thinking about you tonight."

"Gee, sorry Paul." I grinned.

"Yeah, yeah!" He hung up.

"Hey!" Jacob's door swung open and he pulled me into a tight hug.

"Uh, Jake can't…breathe." I joked. He let me down and smiled. "You seemed happy." I noted.

"Oh, I guess." He put his hands behind his head and looked at the ceiling, but I could still tell he was smiling. "So, what do you want to do?"

"Can we go to the place with all of the fireflies?"

"Sure." He took my hand but I pulled away, causing a confused expression to cross his face.

"Race ya!"

It didn't take us as long this time because we were both running at full speed. He beat me, as usual, and when I got the meadow I collapsed on my back, completely out of breath. He sat down next to me, breathing evenly.

"Tired?"

"How do you never get out of breath?" You're not even in wolf form!"

"I'm skilled."

I raised my eyebrows, "Well, if I ever become a full vampire, we need to race again."

"I'll still win."

"I bet you five bucks I'll win."

"Deal." He smiled down at me, and my heart skipped a beat. "So, what do I get for winning?"

"Whatever you want." I said, sitting up and scooting closer to him so I could lean on his shoulder.

"Hmm…" He tapped his chin and pretended to think. It was quiet for a minute, and I closed my eyes happily.

"Isn't it weird," He looked down at me, "How everything just worked out?"

"Yeah, leave it to Seth to find the solution." He laughed once.

"Do you think she will fall for him?" Just then the wind blew softly, rustling the long grass.

"I can't see any reason for her not to." He tucked a loose strand of my curly hair behind my ear.

I didn't say anything for a moment, and neither did he. The sun was almost down, and I could hear the peaceful sound of crickets somewhere in the forest. I looked up at him, and blushed when I saw that he had already been looking down at me. He leaned down and I closed my eyes, and just when I thought we were about to kiss we both sprang up to our feet.

I jumped because I knew the scent, and I assumed it was the same for him. I glared at the two vampires that were standing across the meadow from us. "What are you doing here?"

"Hey! This is our meadow!" My mom laughed.

"That looked like a little more then friends to me." My dad said quietly to my mom, ever though I knew for a fact Jacob and I could hear him. This was embarrassing…

"Look Edward-" Jacob looked a little worried.

"Let's leave!" I said, interrupting Jacob.

"You should go home, Renesmee. If there's still a new vampire here then you shouldn't be in the woods."

"What? We just got here!"

"Oh, come on Edward, lighten up. I can protect her." Jacob said, smiling arrogantly.

"I don't even need protection!" I said angrily, still looking at my parents.

"Nessie, you don't understand." My mother said softly. My mouth hung open in shock and embarrassment.

"Alice said there's a storm coming anyways-"

"Fine! Whatever!" I couldn't believe them. I wasn't a baby, and there was no reason for my dad to be acting like that.

I grabbed Jacob's hand and ran away. He ran at my pace, and I didn't stop until we were all the way back at his house.

"Do you want me to drive you home?" He asked, smile gone, while I tried to catch my breath.

"No," I breathed, and I waited a few seconds before I added, "Let's go to the beach. On the motorcycle." The smile returned to his face the same time as mine did.

"You're awfully rebellious today," He said as I handed him the helmet. The sky was getting darker, but with thunderclouds. I hoped it would make my dad really mad.

"Yeah, well some times his protection is a bit much." He took my hand and we started walking along the edge of the gray water. I ran a finger through my windblown tangles.

"I know what you mean," There was something about the way he said it that made it sound weird. "He was always like that when I was friends with your mom." I looked at him curiously, and didn't fail to notice the quick flash of some emotion on his features.

"Jake, are you okay?" I squeezed his hand.

"Yeah, never been better." All of the weird emotions were gone without a trace, and there was a sincerity in his voice that made me smile.

"That can't be true," I said, and gazed up at him. Surely there were so many better things then this.

He stopped walking and turned to face me directly. He fingers were still twisted with mine. "Bet you five bucks." He said quietly, still wearing the grin that I loved.

"You're on." I said even quieter then him, biting my lip. Thunder rumbled in the distance.

"Did we leave off somewhere in the clearing?" My heart fluttered.

"You'll have to jog my memory." I raised my eyebrows, feeling unusually confident.

He chuckled softly and pressed his lips to mine. He kissed me so gently, and I thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest and second. His arm was around my waist, and when I pulled away we were still so close together.

"I remember now." I gave a small smile.

"Your heart is beating a mile a minute, Ness." He laughed.

"Sorry, it does that…" I blushed and bit my tongue, embarrassed.

Jacob took his arm away when I stepped backward, and I hadn't realized how much it had been holding me up until I was butt-first in the shallow water. Wow, how graceful. I frowned at my clumsiness; I was never so distracted until I was around him. A wave came just then and splashed against my back, soaking the top half of my clothes.

He was laughing when he took my hands to help me up, and my cheeks were burning. "Haha, are you okay?"

"How about a hug!" I sprang toward him and hugged him around the waist, getting his gray t-shirt all wet.

"Oh, I see how it is." He scooped me up and ran deeper into the water.

"Don't!" I squirmed around, my giggles not very convincing. He plopped me into the water and my head went under.

When I got out I jumped on him with all my weight, making him fall into the water, and he grabbed me around the waist so that I went too.

"Hey!" I splashed him and dove under, but he grabbed my ankle and pulled me back. "Hmm, it's not fair being the smallest."

He put his arm around me. "It seems pretty fair to me."

It started to rain then making hundreds of little ripples in the water. I stretched my arm up to his neck, and this time I was the one that kissed him.

He pulled away, surprised, and I wiggled out of his hold. I giggled when the rain started to pour harder, and thundered again.

"You're so funny." He smiled.

"Wait, that's supposed to be good, right?" I frowned down at the water.

"I love it," He laughed and picked my chin up. I didn't say anything. He splashed me and I jumped. "And you thought you were the master of distractions!"

"Hmm, you're good," I picked up both hands and splashed him in the face. He pushed his hair back and it stuck out everywhere. It looked good like that.

It thundered loudly and I shivered.

"Come on, let's get you home before you get hypothermia, or your dad has a heart attack. Whichever comes first."

"Hypothermia?"

"Your lips are blue Ness." I raised my finger to my lips. Hmm, I hadn't realized the icy chill of the water, or that my teeth had been chattering through my smiles, until now. He was right; he was the master of distractions.

He scooped me up and brought us quickly back to the shore. "How about I give you something dry and I'll take you home in the car."

"Nope," I made a popping noise on the P. "We should just go now." I smiled sweetly.

"Are you trying to get me killed?"

"No, I would make sure he killed me first. Besides, he has it coming." I grabbed the helmet and put it on my wet head.

"But your freezing!"

"Oh, come on, let's go."

He sighed and got on the bike. "You're way too hard to say no to."

I grinned.

When I walked through the front door I was still smiling. I probably looked so silly, but I didn't really care.

"Wow, someone had a good time." Alice said as she looked at my expression.

"Ew, you smell gross." Emmett said when he passed by.

"Thanks! Where's my dad?" I asked Alice.

"Where have you been Nessie?" My mom asked, hurrying to the door.

"The beach."

"Your dad is going to kill you." Alice grinned.

"Nessie I told you to come home earlier." He stepped out of the room and folded his arms.

"Dad, did you honestly expect me to come home?" He thought for a second.

"This is way better then the trash they show on TV." Alice said as she sat down on the steps.

"What happened to the sweet little girl?"

"She's still here. But only when her dad isn't being so unreasonable all the time."

"Good thing Charlie wasn't like this!" Alice said.

I raised my eyebrows at my dad. This was pretty fun. "Alice, don't you have somewhere else to be?" He said, exasperated. I guess he just doesn't like being wrong.

"I know you don't like her being with the dog, but it is her choice." Alice persuaded. I winked at her.

"Fine." He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Put on something dry before you get sick."

"Thanks dad." I hugged him, and I think he actually smiled.

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