Marry Me

Weeks passed. Soon it was February. Anne's publisher, Melissa, wanted Anne to go on a three to four week nationwide book tour. Anne agreed to go, and Melissa was ecstatic, as she would be going with Anne on the tour. But Jacob was not going to give in easily.

"Jacob, if I want the book to sell, I have to go. It has already made millions on internet preorders off the publishing company's website. But if I want it to be in stores, I have to go. I know you will miss me. I will miss you too. I will call you everyday. I promise. Nothing is going to go wrong. Melissa will be with me the whole trip. If you want, I will introduce you to her when we go to the airport tomorrow. I was planning on introducing her to the family anyway. So smile, be happy for me. It is only three weeks, four at most." Anne said as she packed her suitcase the afternoon before her departure.

Jacob scowled at Anne from the bed. He knew that she would be back. He knew she would be safe. It wasn't her he was worried about. It was the rest of the world. He didn't want to lose her. Anne glanced up at Jacob and sighed quietly.

Anne left her suitcase in the floor of her room and went to sit on Jacob's lap. She kissed him softly. He kissed her back sadly. Anne pulled away and leaned her head on Jacob's chest. Jacob sighed sadly, leaning his head on Anne's.

"Three weeks, a month at most?" Jacob asked.

"Yes, I will call you daily." Anne turned to face Jacob.

"You promise?" Jacob asked looking down at Anne.

"Yes, I promise" Anne said putting her hand on Jacob's cheek. Jacob leaned into Anne's hand

"I will miss you." Jacob said, kissing Anne's other hand.

"I will miss you more." Anne whispered leaning up and kissing Jacob's nose.

"I doubt that, honey. But whatever you say." Jacob said hugging Anne tightly to him.

"I love you. Did you know that? I love you, I love you, I love you." Anne said kissing Jacob between each word. Jacob smiled and kissed Anne.

"I suspected you did. But it is nice to hear it too. I love you, Anne Jones. I love you more then you could or will ever know. I always have and I always will love you. Promise me that you won't run off and marry a brilliant man who asks you. I need to know that you will be back here with me next month." Jacob said. Anne burst out laughing.

"I'm sorry! I shouldn't laugh at you! But that sounds hilarious to me. No one will ask me to marry them. I am still marveling that you are still with me. You are beautiful, Jacob. You could have anyone in the world you want. You chose me. I don't get why. I am plain. I am boring. I am worried that you will run off and marry the first Rosalie type girl that walks by." Anne said still giggling.

"What?!?! Why would I not still be with you? I love you, Anne. I adore you. Haven't you noticed that? How I look at you. I know everyone else dose. Even people who don't know us. Yesterday, for example, Nessie had her best human friend over. She told me later that her friend asked her why I kept staring at you. She told him that I was always like that.

I am not beautiful. You are. You can have anyone you want and you picked me. I don't understand why. Well, I kind of do… I imprinted on you. It means I picked you out as my soul mate. That is why I am so attached to you. You are not plain. I am. I will not run off with the first Rosalie type girl that walks by. I want you, not anyone else, you…" Jacob said kissing Anne urgently.

Anne kissed him back hungrily. Jacob grunted as Anne turned so that she was straddling him. Anne pulled Jacob's hair as he deepened the kiss greedily. Jacob growled animalisticly as he lay back on the bed, pulling Anne with him. Jacob reach under Anne's shirt and caressed Anne's stomach. Anne whimpered as Jacob's hands went higher up her torso.

Anne pulled her mouth from Jacob's and started pulling at his shirt. Jacob practically tore his shirt getting it off. Anne returned her mouth to Jacob's, kissing him hard. Jacob hissed and flipped them over so he was above Anne attacking her mouth with his. Jacob forced Anne's lips apart and deepened the kiss. Jacob whimpered as Anne pulled her lips from his. Jacob kissed Anne's neck. He sucked her neck then bit it leaving his mark.

"Mine!" Jacob snarled kissing Anne's collar bone. Anne put her hand in Jacob's hair, keeping him where he was. Jacob stopped kissing Anne and lay with his head on her chest, listening to her heart.

Hours later Anne pushed Jacob off of her putting his head on one of her many pillows. Anne glanced at her bedside clock to see it was four in the morning. She and Jacob had slept for ten hours and she now needed to finish packing. Her plane was leaving in six hours and she still had to pack half of her suitcase, pick out her plane outfit, pack her carry on, and make sure she had everything and all of the family members' phone numbers.

Anne sighed and plopped back in font of her suitcase, and the mounds of clothes that still needed to be packed. When every thing was packed in her suitcase, she zipped it and put it near the front door. She moved on to her tote bag. She packed her laptop, her MP3 player, her cell phone and its charger, Pride and Prejudice, her novel, Choices, and her throw blanket and pillow. She put the tote on top of her suitcase. She checked the list that Melissa had emailed her of things to pack to be sure she had everything. She took a shower and dressed in Alice's favorite, a knee length purple dress, a pair of purple heels, with her purple, Cullen and Jacob jewelry.

Anne sighed again and went out onto the porch to watch the sunrise. Four hours later the Cullen family pulled into their parking garage in Emmett's jeep. The entire family had come to see Anne off and to meet the publisher. Jacob's jaw was set as he pulled Anne's suitcase. Even after their talk the previous evening, he was still worried Anne would not return to him. Jacob kept his free arm around Anne's waist as the family entered the airport. The moment the group entered the airport a woman ran over to Anne.

"Hello, you must be Anne. I am Melissa, your representative from the company. It is so very nice to meet you. This must be your family. I must say, I adored your book. I guarantee it will be a worldwide bestseller. Come along, dear, our plane leaves soon and you still have to check your luggage." Melissa said holding out a hand to Anne.

Anne turned in Jacob's arms to kiss him. He kissed her back urgently.

"Everyday, love. I promise." Anne said kissing him lovingly and backing away.

"I love you, Anne. I will be here when you get back. I promise." Jacob hugged Anne tightly and kissed her forehead. Jacob let go of Anne sadly. Anne turned to the family.

"Alright, I have everyone's number. I will call you all every week. I love all of you and will see you all in a month." Anne said to the family. Renesmee gave Anne a wrapped gift and kissed her cheek. Anne walked towards the luggage check in with Melissa.

"Big family you have there. That man that you kissed, is he your husband? I wish my partner would look at me like that…" Melissa said looking at Anne.

"Yes, the family recently adopted me. Jacob is not my husband. I wish he was, but we are only dating. Are you married?" Anne asked as she checked her suitcase in.

Melissa laughed and blushed, saying

"My partner's name is Mary. Washington does not allow gay marriage so we only live together. Someday, hopefully, we will get married. But not yet. Anyway, I was sure that you were married to, Jacob, was it? The way he looked at you. We have to hurry. Our plane leaves soon. What is that the little girl gave you?" Melissa pointed to Anne's package. Anne gave Melissa her bag and opened the gift.

Out fell a stuffed tiger. Anne smiled and noticed the note. Anne unfolded it and read

Dear Anne,

Congratulations on your book. I know it will do well. And if not Grandpa Carlisle is happy supporting our family. I will miss you more than I can say. You are my family now. I love you, Anne. I know I haven't told you before, but it is true. I found this tiger in a toy shop when we were looking for your Christmas gift. I love it, and hope you will too. I love you, call me.

Love,

Renesmee

Anne smiled, thinking of Renesmee. She felt Melissa reading over her shoulder. Melissa smiled and squeezed Anne's shoulder.

"Shall we?" Melissa asked offering Anne her arm.

Anne linked her arm with Melissa's "We shall."

Anne's book tour took her and Melissa through all fifty of the United States. Anne's book was already selling well off of the publishing company's website so she already had a nice paycheck that Melissa gave her on their second day. Anne put most of it in a bank account, but kept a couple hundred with her. The company was paying for everything, the plane tickets, the five star hotels that Anne and Melissa stayed at, the restaurants they ate at, everything. And Melissa refused to let Anne pay her.

"No, honey. Let the company pay for it. Enjoy yourself, sweetheart. I always do." Melissa said on the third day of the trip, sipping her iced tea. Anne shrugged and took a sip of her smoothie.

So Anne decided to buy each family member a souvenir. In Alaska, a wolf figurine for Jacob. In New Orleans, Anne bought Alice Mardi Gras beads and a mask. In New York, Anne found a professional makeup kit, for Rosalie. In Arizona, Anne bought a baby cactus for Bella. In Chicago, music scores for Edward. In Boston, a professional baseball kit for Emmett. In California, a mood ring for Jasper. In Las Vegas a solid gold dog color for Dog. In Indiana, a pair of blue Converse for Sophi. In Florida a stuffed Tigger from Disney World for Renesmee. In Hawaii, teaching decorations, for Cynthia. In Alabama, a diamond necklace for Esme. In Mississippi, a gold ring with a sapphire for Carlisle.

Anne kept her promise and called Jacob daily. Carlisle had bought him a cell phone the week before Anne left, so they could talk without interruptions. Anne missed Jacob greatly, but is seemed as if he was worse then she was. Even if he wouldn't tell her that.

When Anne spoke to anyone else in the family about Jacob, they all said the same things. He wouldn't eat. He stayed in the tree house all the time. He refused to answer the door or his phone, if it wasn't Anne calling him. Anne couldn't wait to get back to Washington. The Cullens had sent Jacob to La Push for a few days. Apparently, they thought it would help him. He wouldn't be back until the afternoon of Anne's return.

Anne was relieved when she stepped off the plane with Melissa by her side. Melissa kissed Anne's cheek and said

"It is going to be a best seller, Anne. I can feel it. So many people have already preordered it. I will email you Monday with the next thing you need to do. Have a good rest of the week, hon." Melissa walked away.

Anne smiled and went to get her suitcase. She saw Jacob before she saw anyone else. He was so tall; it was hard to miss him. He was looking for someone, her, she assumed. Anne let out a soft sob and ran to Jacob, flinging her arms around him. Jacob instantly wrapped his arms around her.

It was then that Anne noticed the Jacob seemed to be alone and already had her suitcase. Anne pulled away slightly, her arms still around Jacob's neck.

"No Cullens? I expected the whole family to come to get me." Anne said.

"They had to go hunting, but Esme packed a dinner for us. I was thinking a picnic in the garden would be nice." Jacob said putting his arm around Anne's waist and leading her out of the airport and to her car, pulling her suitcase with his free hand. He held the drivers door open for her then went to put her suitcase and tote in the trunk. Jacob ran over to the passenger seat and sat. Anne pulled out of the parking garage and airport. They were back at the Cullens house in a hour.

As soon as Anne pulled into the garage Jacob put her on his back. Jacob started running towards the flower garden. Anne kissed the back of Jacob's neck as he ran.

"Thank you…" Jacob whispered as he reached the garden.

Anne slid off Jacob's back and looked around. Jacob, or Esme, had set up a blanket with a picnic basket and candles on it. Anne turned back to Jacob to see him kneeling, looking up at her.

"Anne Jones. I love you. I promise to always love you. For the rest of our lives. I can't live without you. Not even when I know that you are most likely coming back to me. Will you make me the happiest man alive and marry me?" Jacob asked

"Yes, I will, Jacob. I love you too." Anne said tears in her eyes. Jacob smiled up at her and pulled a ring out of his pocket. It was gold with a ruby in the center. Anne could see a tiny wolf on one side.

"It was the one my father gave my mother. If you don't like it…." Jacob said nervously. Anne kissed Jacob softly and pulled away.

"It is perfect. It suits me. It suits us." Anne said as Jacob put the ring on her right ring finger.