A New World

By Girldownunder

Chapter 8

Jacob's P.O.V:

In the car ride home from the school, I could tell dad wanted to talk to me, he opened his mouth a few times then closed it again, without saying anything.

"Okay, just come out with it dad."

"What do you mean?" He said while staring out the window.

I was about to go on when he started.

"I thought we were close Jake?"

"Ah dad, we are close." I said knowing exactly where he was going to go with this.

"Then, why on Earth, wouldn't you tell me you imprinted?"

He was mad, well as mad as my dad could get, I felt a rush of guilt run through me.

"Dad I am sorry, I didn't tell the pack either. I don't want to freak Jemma out, she is an outsider she wont understand…"

I was surprised how emotional my voice sounded.

"Jake you are the alpha, with many responsibilities, she would not have been chosen by the spirits if she could not share this responsibility with you, and that's all there is too it!"

Dad was completely right, I knew it, but I was still scared to tell her when the moment came.

"That's not to say, tell her tonight though, I don't want my new daughter scared off" dad said laughing to himself.

"I won't be telling her tonight, or for a while, I think I will know when the moment is right."

"That you will son… Well it's a good thing I invited her dad and the family out next weekend, especially since Rachel will be home."

I looked at my dad and could see he was already planning things in his head.

"I forgot Rach was coming home for Christmas, it would have been good if Rebecca could of come too" I said as we neared our little red house.

We pulled out the front, I got dad out of the car into his chair and walked inside to the kitchen, grabbing a can of coke a packet of crisps and headed to my room.

I heard the TV turn on, in the lounge while I kicked off my shoes and sat on my bed. I grabbed my phone out of my pocket. I had 1 text message:

Jemma is really nice Jake and hot you could of done worse man.

I shook my head and laughed trust Embry to say something, I opened a new message and began to text Jemma:

Hi its Jake how r u so what u want to do tonight

No, that's not good, I hit the clear button and deleted the message and started again:

Hey Jem it's Jake how r u after today? So any preferences for tonite?

'Hmmm that was better.'

I hit send, I set my empty coke can and the crisp packet on the floor and laid back in bed waiting for her reply. It took about 5 minutes but my phone finally beeped at me, I picked it up and opened the message it was from Jemma:

Hi Jake I am good just having a bit of a lay down after today it was more full on than I thought it would be! I don't mind what we do tonight…a movie would be nice but if you don't want to go to Port Angeles then maybe we can do dinner?

I frowned I haven't been to a movie in years since, I went all wolf… It would actually be good to go get out of here for a few hours, and being completely alone with her in the car would be good.

A movie sounds good what if I come get u at 6pm?

The sooner the better, it was already 3pm so only 3 hours to go and I can get the dream catcher finished by then.

I did a mental check of my funds, I had a secret stash in a sock in my draw. I had about $50 in there, I sighed, I really have to get a job I wont be able to provide for Jemma if I don't get a job…

I had been too busy being depressed to think about the future, it was definitely time I started to think about what I wanted to do for a career, because being an Alpha doesn't pay too well… my phone beeped after only a couple of minutes:

Sounds great see you soon xo

'I got a xo.'

I smiled to myself as I put my phone on the floor and pulled my shirt off. I got up and grabbed the nearly finished, wooden dream catcher from my dresser draw and sat on my bed with some pliers and other stuff.

Dad popped his head in a couple of times, to see what I was doing, I think he is pleased that I imprinted on Jemma.

It was times like this, that I really missed my Mum.

'I wish I could ask her advice on things' I thought sadly.

Jemma's P.O.V:

'Jake will be here any minute.'

I grabbed a clutch purse and putt my lip-gloss, phone, ID and some money in it.

I did a quick, self check in my full-length mirror. If I had of been in Australia, going out on a date about now, I would be wearing a short dress and high heels. But here I was, in Jeans and a long sleeved, black, fitted shirt; it was a little dressy with a deep v-neck and black lace detailing. On my feet were pair of black, ballet type flats, I looked in the mirror and frowned, I really need to go out and buy some winter clothes that are dressy, I was sick of jeans.

I had put a few loose curls into my hair and had actually been excited to do my make up. I didn't look too bad, I went to wardrobe and pulled the cranberry red trench coat my nana had brought me before we moved here, it was beautiful and warm with big shiny black buttons up the front.

"Jemma?"

Mum walked in holding a hatbox.

"You will need a hat and gloves, it's going to snow tonight."

"Really?" I asked excitedly.

Mum just smiled to herself and put the box down on my bed, she pulled out her Diane von Furstenberg 'Carlisle' Hat, it was black and the flowers had red silk detailing that matched my jacket.

"Mum...I can't, you haven't even worn that yet!"

I reached out touching the flowers gently.

"Yes, you can and I will still wear it, because you will guard it with your life…"

She passed it to me, I stepped back in front of the mirror and put it on admiring how my hair went perfectly with it…

"And these" mum said handing me a matching set of gloves.

"Thanks mum" I said hugging her tightly.

"Make sure all those clothes stay on too Jem!" Dad said poking his head into my room.

"Eeewww dad" I laughed.

"Jakes here" Bryce yelled from downstairs.

I quickly grabbed my clutch and the gloves and ran down the stairs, mum and dad close behind.

"Jesus, where are you going Jemma?" Bryce teased me.

He plopped down on a couch in the lounge, turning on family guy. Dad sat next to Bryce, and cracked open a can of beer.

I heard the knock then, I went to answer it but mum beat me to it, I rolled my eyes knowing she would give him some kind of lecture.

"Hey Naomi" Jake said as mum opened the door.

"Hello Jacob, come in."

Mum stood out of the way, he stepped into the house, my face heated up almost instantly. Jake was wearing a pair of dark jeans, a white v-neck shirt and he had on a dark grey hoodie over the top that was lined with soft looking faux fur. I could tell he had just stepped out of the shower, because his hair still looked a little damp, I looked to his feet they were covered with heavy black boots.

"Hey Jake!"

I walked closer to him, I knew my cheeks were pink but I hoped he couldn't notice too much, he looked me up and down and smiled that brilliant smile at me.

"Hey Jem."

"Hey Bryce...Len", he called over to the boys.

Dad just mumbled and waved looking back to the TV, but Bryce being Bryce called out a smart arse remark.

"Hey man and have her home at a reasonable hour ok!"

He wagged his finger at us and feigned mock hurt when I gave him the finger, Jake just laughed and looked at my mum.

"I will have her home at a decent hour Naomi."

"I am not worried Jake, just drive safe on the roads and have fun guys" she said kissing my forehead and walking towards the kitchen.

'Hmm no mum lecture tonight.'

"Ok lets go…bye dad and Bryce," I sang out as I closed the door behind us.

"Alone at last!" Jake smiled taking my hand and leading me down the stairs.

"You should put on the gloves Jem its going to be pretty cold tonight."

I couldn't even fee the cold though his hand was so warm. Jake opened the car door for me, I slid in and watched as he carefully shut my door and walked around to the driver side getting in. He turned the keys in the ignition and turned the car around, we didn't say anything until we got onto the main road.

"You look really beautiful Jemma."

Jake was smiling over at me and then looking back to the road, I blushed crimson red.

"You too Jake", I laughed "I feel like I am 13 going on my first date."

"What do you mean?" Jake said looking at me quickly.

"Oh just that, I am nervous I changed like 5 times." I waited for him to laugh at me but he didn't.

"Me too, I haven't been on a proper date before" he admitted.

I was shocked, I couldn't believe that this Adonis had not had flocks of females after him for dates.

"As if!" I scoffed, thinking he was making fun of me.

"No I am serious."

He grabbed my hand and left his other hand on the steering wheel.

"I have not had a girlfriend to take out and I haven't had much time to date, so this is my first real date alone with a girl."

"Wow, I am shocked I thought you would have had heaps of chickies!"

I watched as our fingers intertwined.

"So how many dates have you been on, I bet you had boyfriends in Australia…"

I looked down at the floor.

"I had one boyfriend, but he never took me on dates and then after him I went out with 2 guys, but their ideas of dates were going to parties and trying to get me drunk."

Jake looked at me, I couldn't make out what the emotion was that had crossed his features but he shrugged it off and smiled.

"Well, we better make this a good one then."

Once we got to Port Angeles, Jake parked the rabbit.

"I will get the door", he said.

He ran around the back of the car and opened my door, reaching for my hand and helping me out.

We weren't far from the cinemas so we started walking hand in hand. As we walked I noticed girls and even some guys looking at Jacob appreciatively, I couldn't help but hold my head a little higher, proud that I was on a date with this sexy boy.

'Well, lets face it, he is not a boy… he is a man, he looks at least 23'.

Then I realized I hadn't asked how old Jake was I had just assumed he was my age.

"How old are you?"

"I will be 19 in January" he answered "and your 18 in February right?"

"Yep" I answered, I was pleased I hadn't been too off about his age.

We got into the warm cinemas, and I removed my gloves putting them in my clutch carefully and then I unbuttoned my jacket so it was hanging open. I looked up, Jake was watching me intently, and I saw him gaze at my breasts for a second. I smiled and pretended I hadn't seen, usually I would have been annoyed or embarrassed but I didn't feel either, I felt so attractive under his gaze that I would of stripped off naked for him if, he asked me.

"What do you want to see?" Jake asked.

"I don't know... Thor or Fast Five?"

Nothing else caught my attention and then I noticed Jake was looking at me shocked.

"I had expected you to pick a chick flick."

"I am not a chick flick, type of girl…well not all the time, I am a sucker for the notebook and pretty woman" I winked at him and he laughed.

"Well what about Thor? I saw an ad and it looked okay?"

"Sounds good."

"Well, I will go buy the tickets" Jake said.

"Ok, well I will get the candy!" I smiled walking off before he could protest, I took a place in one of the lines.

"Hi!"

I heard a girl next to me say, I looked at her and realized she was talking to me.

"Hi' I said smiling.

The girl talking to me is gorgeous, she was small and had short hair, standing next to her was the most stunning blonde woman I had ever seen in my life, I couldn't help but gape at her.

"I am Alice and this is Rosalie, I have seen you at Forks haven't I?"

"Umm, yes, probably I haven't noticed you though, sorry..." I trailed off I hadn't seen either of the girls at home.

"Your friends with Jacob?"

Alice was motioning over to him, he was deep in thought and not looking this way.

"Umm yea, I am."

The candy bar attendant called next, I walked up to her and got 2 super sized cokes and a large popcorn, I was juggling them when I saw Jake making his way to me he looked worried.

"Well it was really nice to meet you…?"

I dragged my eyes from Jake to Alice who was standing in front of me now and realized I hadn't given her my name.

"Oh sorry, my names Jemma, it was nice to meet you both too."

Jake reached me, taking one of the drinks, he glared at Rosalie but softened when he looked at Alice.

"Alice… Blondie" he acknowledged them.

"Jacob" they both said at the same time.

"Nice to see you Jake, its been a while" Alice said.

"Yea, well I have been busy" Jake said in an irritated tone.

"Well, we better be going" he said putting his hand on my lower back and guiding me away.

"Say hi to the family" Jake said as he turned away from them.

I waved to the girls and tried to keep up with Jake, who hadn't taken his hand away from me.

"Are you ok?" I asked concerned.

He hadn't spoken a word, we had found the right cinema and taken our seats at the very back.

"Yeah… Yes sorry, I don't like those girls all that much, Alice is ok but watch the Blondie, she will suck the life from you."

I laughed thinking he was joking.

"Okay" I said taking a sip of my coke.

I hadn't wanted to push the subject, obviously there was more to it and it surprised me when Jake went on.

"You see, I used to be best friends with their sister in law and I had wanted more, but she ended up marrying their brother, then she got pregnant" Jake said as he played with the hood string on his jacket.

"Oh...Well are you okay?" I asked.

I could tell it was hard for him to tell me that but I was touched he had shared it with me.

"Yeah, I am over it now… Way over it."

He lifted my hand and brought my palm to his lips, he gently planted a kiss there and entwined my fingers with his.

"It's was just hard to think about it sometimes, but its been getting easier and easier" he said lowering his voice to a whisper as the movie started.

We moved a little closer to each other, it was nice, just holding hands and being close I felt so at ease. I didn't mind that he obviously had some kind of thing with this girl, he told me about it straight up so that's all that mattered.

Once the movie finished, we started to walk out of the cinemas, I paused at the doors to put my coat and gloves back on. I smiled when Jake straightened up my coat for me and held his hand out, waiting for me to take it.

"So do you want to go home or are you hungry?" Jake asked.

"I am always hungry." I replied.

"I am impressed," he laughed "a girl after my own heart…what do you feel like?"

"I don't mind, I just don't feel like sitting in a restaurant and waiting for ages though."

We looked at the Italian restaurant near the rabbit but it was pretty packed.

"Okay, a cafe or diner it is," he said looking around "there!"

Jake pointed to a diner across the road, we dodged traffic and entered the diner slipping into a booth. I ordered a hot chocolate and a piece of warm apple pie with vanilla custard while Jake ordered a steak a side of fries. While we waited Jake asked different things about my family, we laughed a lot it was nice, being with someone who liked to laugh.

I giggled as Jake ate his steak in a few minutes, he had eaten it before I had even got half way through my pie.

"Want some?"

I offered him a spoonful of the warm pie and custard, he opened his mouth for me to put it in for him. I reached over and couldn't help but breath a little faster as his mouth closed over the spoon, when I pulled away I noticed a spec of custard on his bottom lip which he quickly licked up.

"Hmm good" he said "not as good as your caramel one but."

"I didn't know you got one!"

"Hmm, yea, I had some of Embry's, ha much to his disgust... Can you make it for me some time?"

I assumed he was just being polite.

"Of course let me know when."

Once I had finished, Jake took some money out of his pocket and put it on the table. We made our way to the rabbit, again he opened my door for me, I put my seat belt on and watched as he hopped in and did up his seat belt.

Jake looked good driving, I noticed his arm flexed when he changed gears, I was too busy perving on him to notice he had caught me watching him. I looked up at the road and let out a little squeal, a truck had reversed into the street right in front of us.

I closed my eyes and let out a cry, waiting for the impact, but it didn't come.

Jake had the quickest reflexes I had ever seen, he steered around the truck, screeching to a holt on the other side of it.

He unbuckled his seat belt and grabbed my face, gently turning it checking me over.

"I am ok are you ok?"

He didn't answer, he got out of the car and walked over to the truck driver, who had already been jogging over to us.

"I am so sorry, I didn't see you!" the driver exclaimed.

"Well maybe you will have a better fucking look next time, you could have killed her!" Jake yelled at him.

I turned in my seat to see what was happening, but Jake was already storming back to the car.

He got in and buckled his belt and slowly took off.

"Are you ok Jake?" I asked again.

"Yeah, sorry that scared the shit out of me, I nearly hit him."

"Yea but it was his fault and we are ok…"

I couldn't help but to grab his hand, kissing the top of it, he smiled still keeping his eyes on the road.

"My mum died in a car accident, we nearly lost dad too…"

I could see the pain in his eyes and I felt it too, my eyes welled up.

"I am sorry Jake!"

"It's ok that just freaked me out a little… I don't know why I just came out with that, sorry. It happened when I was 9 but I had my twin sisters Rachel and Rebecca, they are 2 years older than me"

"That must have been so hard though, I cant imagine it and don't be sorry, you can say anything you like with me."

I held his hand a little tighter, I didn't care that my hand was sweating, he was so hot again.

'Probably from the adrenalin.'

After about 10 minutes of silence I asked "so your sisters are twins?'

"Yeah and royal pains in my arse, Rachel will be here next weekend you will meet her, but Rebecca lives in Hawaii with her fiancé'."

We got on to the topic of next weekend and I laughed, as he told me stories about him and his friends he was a great story-teller, I could get lost in his voice. I was disappointed to see that we had reached my house.

"Well I guess I better go in."

I didn't really want to get out of the car.

"I will get your door" Jake said.

'He had been a perfect gentleman tonight.'

I hopped out of the car, we were just about to walk up to the porch when Jake stopped me by grabbing my hand.

"It's starting to snow…"

I looked up quickly and frowned.

"Where? I haven't seen snow before."

"Look again" Jake said, pulling my back to him and pointing up to the sky.

I snuggled back closer to him and looked up, sure enough snowflakes danced around in the night sky, I laughed like an excited 2 year old and turned to face Jacob as the snow started to fall on his hair.

One caught on my nose and I reached for it, watching it melt in my hand.

"You are so beautiful Jemma… can I kiss you?"

I looked up at him touched by what a gentle soul he is.

"You don't need to ask to kiss me Jake, you can whenever you like"

I stood on tiptoes, craning my neck closer to his face waiting.

"I can" he asked shocked.

"Yes you can…now?" I asked, not wanting to sound like I was begging but I was really I needed to taste him and feel his lips on mine.

Jacob leaned down closer to my level and put a hand in my hair, near my neck, and the other on my waist holding me steady. He smiled and started to move in slowly.

Impatient, I closed my eyes and quickly closed the gap between us. I opened my eyes a little to look at him, his eyes were wide open staring into mine. Usually that would of freaked me out, that someone was looking so closely at me, but I didn't care.

I closed my eyes again as the kiss deepened, I moved one of arms that were hanging limply by my side to his warm cheek and the other to his chest, he moaned and I couldn't help but kiss him faster.

"GET A ROOM" Bryce yelled from his balcony.

"Agggrrrhh" I groaned.

Jake pulled away from me laughing, we untangled ourselves and I looked up to yell abuse at Bryce but he was already gone.

"Sorry" I muttered breathlessly.

"That's okay" Jake said kissing me softly on the lips again "I better go anyways, before it starts snowing too much."

"Ok" I said disappointingly.

"I have something for you"

Jake pulled a dream catcher out of the inside of his jacket.

"I made it for you, to keep those bad dreams away."

"Oh Jake!"

I took it from his hands and looked it over.

"It's gorgeous, thank you so much."

I threw my arms around his waist hugging him close.

"What are you doing tomorrow?"

"Nothing" I said breathing in his smell.

"Well, I will come get you at 12 okay?"

I loved how unsure Jacob was at times, and then the next minute he was taking charge.

"Sounds good," I said.

He started to walk away but I grabbed his jacket and pulled him back to me.

"One more?" I asked pouting.

I couldn't get enough of Jacob Black.

"You don't have to ask me either" he said cheekily taking my face gently in his hands kissing me tenderly.

Jake watched me go into the house before he drove off, I waved and shut the front door. I ran to my room and closed the door before Bryce could tease me.

I collapsed on my bed and gave a delighted squeal.

'How is it possible I had to cross the world to find such a perfect guy, there has to be something wrong with him…surely?'

I carefully placed my dream catcher above my bed and I actually slept all night with no dreams.