A/N Merry Christmas! I hope all is safe and well and you are grateful with the gifts Santa left under your tree. I was a little disappointed since Taylor Lautner was on my list and I went downstairs and he was NO WHERE to be found...but I digress. There's always next year.

As I part my lips to answer her, my statement was cut short when a child with gorgeous eyes and wavy black hair burst in the door, grinning like the Cheshire Cat when our eyes met.

"Daddy!" she cheered and rushed up to the hospital bed and I made certain I caught her. Leah warned her to be careful but I declined. I wanted her as close as possible.

"Daddy, are you alright?"

I nodded and brushed my fingers through my daughter's hair, the soft feel bringing peace in such a tense room. "I'm fine, baby."

"You really scared me."

I swear it wasn't possible that she was my daughter. She was so angelic and pretty that she could pass for unreal; she wasn't real. She was just like a little bitty piece of heaven just like her mother.

She ducked her head into the crook of my neck and her locks caressed against my chin. "I love you, Daddy."

My arms wrapped tightly around her, I responded back with, "I love you, too."

Leah stared at us in wonder and some what frustration, obviously annoyed by something.

"You wanna sit next to Daddy too?" I teased, scooched myself over and patted the space next to me. She fought to stay irritated but her poker face quickly failed when the edges of her mouth eased up in a healthy and white smile.

"Atta girl," I cheered when her body climbed into the tight space beside mine.

"You gonna answer my question now?" she begged.

"Well it really wasn't a question. It was more of a command so.."

"Jacob, I'm serious."

I grinned. "I'm only teasing. Fine, I'll tell you guys..."

To the best of my ability, I went into elaborate detail about how it seemed as if I had visited another world. Well not another world necessarily but an alternate universe that consisted of a never-ending field. A never-ending field of just green, healthy grass and trees; the type of scenery you'd expect to see in a cheesy music video or commercial.

Then the oddest part of it all was that Leah was there, all smiles and her hair going wild and free with no care or inhibitions in the world. She wasn't wearing any makeup which was unlike her and instead of wearing her regular shorts and tanks, her attired was simply just a white, strapless, silk sundress that barely covered her vulva and ass; her thighs were exposed and her chest was halfway out. I didn't complain but I was confused as hell.

As if she wanted me to catch her, she ran all around the field, making me chase her. To where? I had no clue. And what was supposed to happen when I caught her? Even when I begged her to wait up, she simply whipped her head around to smirk slyly at me and prance even faster, her bare feet carrying her as gracefully as they could. The light that glowed off of her anatomy made her seem transparent, like she was made of glass.

After what felt like hours of just running and flying around trying to get my hands on her, she disappeared over a hill and when I made my way down, my feet lost balance and I slid right down that steep and narrow hill, landing in what felt like mud and dirt. Squirming to get back to my regular stance, I kept slipping back to the ground. This went on for a while until Leah finally appeared in front of me, her white outfit gone.

Instead of her face being free of makeup, it was caked with black eyeshadow and eyeliner, bringing a sinister touch to her. In place of her white outfit was a tight black leotard type that was basically see through, giving me a good view of her chest and torso.

As if to taunt me, she crouched down to me and made hurtful remarks about me not being able to get out of the thick mud. Emasculating me even further, she mounted her foot on my back to pushing me down and laughing as she did so. Growing pissed, I tried to prove her wrong and get back to my feet, only humiliating myself.

Suffocation took effect and I lost consciousness within my own unconsciousness and found myself back in the field, this time Leah was back in her white dress and holding my hand with an apologetic look on her face. Dumb-founded and confused, I followed her lead till we reached our destination which was...a tree?

Leah-in a voice sweeter than usual- instructed me to stay put while she rounded the tree and began to speak to some figure that was behind it. It made me flashback on when Leah returned and Seth was man-handling her from behind her hiding spot of a tree just like this one.

She took the figure's hand and the two of them strode hand in hand towards me, causing my heart to beat faster than it ever has been before. Who was Leah...

"Jacob Ephraim..." the warmly familiar voice rang and took me into the world's most needed and reassuring hug.

"Mommy?" I choked out, seeing complete stars and gasping for air as I looked into Sarah Black's deep eyes for the first time in nineteen years. I was dead and this place was heaven.

"Jacob, you look so handsome. You're so grown up," her voice was in a pleasant whisper as she held me to her body, our hug tightening by the second.

I sniffed her hair. "Barely. I've missed you."

"I've missed you too, baby boy."

As I was trying to make sure this was real, there was a nudging in my heart that irritated the hell out of me, making me whimper. I tried to ignore it and hug my deceased mother like I've been wanting to for the passed nineteen years.

"I know, Jacob. It hurts..." she cooed in my ear.

The nudge leveled into a light burn as if you let your hand rest on a heater. My rib cage began to burn, the barrier around my heart crashing down.

I growled and coughed, Leah watching us in silence. The more I stared at her, the more fire that built up in the pit of my stomach, demolishing my lungs now. I coughed again.

"That girl loves you..."

Before I noticed, my vision blurred with water. Tears. More fucking tears...

"Watch your mouth," she warned me and began to rub my back to soothe me. Moments realizing and without even realizing, my face was drenched. Leah backed away, slowly.

"Why did she hurt me?" I whined into my mother's shoulder.

She only chuckled. "What she said has nothing to do with the way she feels about you. She loves you more than you even realize." She finally released me.

"You look handsome."

"Ma..." I slurred in embarrassment. "In front of Leah?"

She giggled again and began to fix my tie. My tie?

I looked down and surely around my neck was a bow tie that was tied perfectly with a tux to go along with it. When did that-

"She looks beautiful, doesn't she?" Sarah brought me close down to her face and kissed my cheek, her lipstick definitely leaving a mark. The 'she' my mother was referring to was Leah who had magically traded in her lusty silk ensemble for an actual full length wedding dress with a veil and shoes and everything.

Breath gone, my knees wobbled. "Lee..."

Sarah took my hand and snickered. "Go get her."

I was beyond confused. "Wait, mom...I'm supposed to be-"

"It's a little early for you to be here, Jacob Ephraim. As long as my name is Sarah Black, you will stay on Earth and be the husband and father Billy and I raised you to be."

Father? She knew about-

"Yes, I know about Baby Doll. She's a beautiful girl and she can't go on without you. She completely admires you."

Leah held out her hand and behind her full figure-as cheesy as it was-a sun was setting, the extreme orange and pinks radiating off her of her, making her shine.

"Leah can't do it by herself, Jacob..."

I took a step forward and grasped Leah's soft hand, holding it firmly in case she'd try to run from me again. United once more, her flesh sparked against mine and made my knees weak again.

"I'm here through everything Jacob. Do not ever think you're alone. I'm always here..."

"Mommy, I-" I was about to beg but she put her finger over my index, turning me into a toddle again.

"What did I tell you about begging?" she cocked her brow. Wow...this was most definitely my mother.

"I love you, baby boy." Sarah planted one last kiss on my forehead before everything became real again and the intense pain of the venom seeped its way through my body, poisoning everything in its path. Intoxicating everything that was Jacob.

It was about eight when Carlisle broke the news.

I didn't know how I felt about not being able to not phase anymore. It was what made me who I am so it was like taking away my identity. He explained that I was still a wolf and that I still had wolf like abilities like healing quickly and running faster than the average human but I still felt angry and incomplete.

To make sure everything was up to its regular state, we did a few more tests like walking and running on a treadmill, push-ups, reaction times, hand eye coordination, pull ups, and so and so forth. The easy stuff basically.

My heart rate went back down to normal and Carlisle was trying to figure out whether or not I was stable enough to go home and go back to the shop tomorrow.

He asked for Leah's opinion but she didn't want any input considering she attributed herself for me being here in the first place. I reassured them both that I was fine but Leah simply just rolled her eyes in the old fashion Clearwater way.

My sisters visited me a few times, snuggling up in bed with me just as Baby Doll and Lee had, asking me where my state of mind was when I had "died." I told them the same thing and they seemed fascinated and almost jealous that I go to see mom again.

By the time one o' clock came around, Carlisle made his decision and said it was safe for me to return home. But before doing so, he injected me with some type of potion or whatever he concocted in his little lab especially for me. He explained that it was a pain killer, that would help my body become immune to venom. Ridiculous, right?
It charged my senses to a different degree and he added that some of the side effects were muscle growth. Not necessarily 'roids but something that should protect me.

After having my first meal in what felt like weeks, I was finally allowed to return home back to my house, my bed, to eat my food, to watch my TV, with my family.

I was hoping that Leah's attitude would lighten up and we'd get back to being the mushy, lovey-dovey couple that we were before.

My visits to the Cullen's were more frequent.

It wasn't my fault that Nessie was super nice and her family was the same, welcoming me back in with open arms after such a long absence. And it also wasn't my fault that Nessie was insanely cute starting at her ruddy locks down to her pedicure.

It was the little things about her that I noticed that made me go a little crazy for her.

Like the way she straightened her hair out and made sure it looked presentable instead of putting it up in a matted bun the common way most "white chicks" did.

Or maybe the way she did her nails by filing them all evenly and painting them with precise unneeded concentration considering she was ambidextrous.

And then the way she dressed. She made her style her own by cutting up jeans, wearing pins and tie dying instead of simply putting on whatever she bought from the store. She was original and that was one of the things that made my knees a little weak. She wasn't one of those girls. She was different.

And my favorite thing of all about her?

Yes, she was a girly girl but she still knew how to chill with the guys. I didn't know why girls thought it was cute to act helpless and weak. I don't know about anybody else but I love a chick who can be the biggest Barbie but still know how to relax and just get along with a group of guys. It was also a turn-on if they could defend themselves and their loved ones.

We had numerous "dates" where we would do things that the pack and I would usually do like cliff diving and chilling at my house, playing video games. Sue has yet to acknowledge Nessie's existence but she was still the polite and sweet girl she was by using her manners and proper etiquette.

Paul-who seemed to be the love guru all of a sudden-was certain we were on the boyfriend/girlfriend level of our relationship which I wasn't too sure about since she was still technically with Nahuel who had been AWOL majority of the summer.

I explained that we were just friends. Just friends who found an attraction in the other and wanted to take that attraction to the next level. I had never tried any romantic moves on Nessie since that morning we were this close to kissing. I mean we held hands and hugged a lot but just friends did that too right?

One of these days I was gonna take her on a real date.

I wondered what she was thinking about as she rested her head on my shoulder as we rested on the porch of her glass castle. We were both beat from flitting around La Push and almost onto Canada that afternoon.

"Where'r you going this fall?" She asked me as a single orange leaf landed my her Converse.

I shrugged. "Staying here."

"No, really. You're not gonna at least try to finish college?"

Ah, college. The one of the many goals I bitched out on.

After just two years of attending, I decided I had enough. My mom was beyond pissed and threatened to put me out of the house when I told her my decision. She advised I get a job which I had at some surfing shop in Forks for about three months before I got fired.

"Who knows?" I took a sip of water from her bottle as she fanned herself off a little.

"You should know," she rested her chin on my shoulder and whispered into my ear. "Don't you wanna do something with your life?"

I cocked a brow in wonder at her sudden curiosity and she threw her hands up as if to let the subject go.

"I just wanted to know."

I shrugged. "I'll know when I know."

We gazed up at the passing clouds, our fingers ever so gradually looping around the others, not thinking anything of it.

Summer was coming to its end and it kinda made me think.

Did I just have my first summer romance...with Nessie Cullen? Okay, there was still some guilt eating away at me because deep down I knew that the girl sitting right next to me right now did not belong to me. And I wasn't even talking about Nahuel; he didn't count. He was nothing.

I was talking about Jacob.

Was I going to perish in an eternal tribe punishment for stealing a pack brother's true mate?

He rejected her. That argument was valid.

When my head turned to glance at Nessie, she was already staring at me with sultry stricken eyes and ripe lips, ready to be taken care of.

The same process as last time took effect when our faces became attracted, just like magnets.

Without that voice telling me to, I began to caress her face and take hold of her hair, setting her in place. She whimpered at my touch and breathed heavily, her hands squeezing my thigh as our foreheads pressed together. Her hair tickled my cheek and our noses nudged a little, our lips only an inch apart.

"Nessie?"

"What!" she screeched in the direction of the voice and stopped herself when she saw who called for her attention. Her eyes grew huge and her cheeks flushed the deepest shades of red, even slapping her hand over her mouth to show her embarrassment.

I only rolled my eyes and ball my fists. "This motherfucker..." I slurred under my breath and she squeezed my thigh this time to make me keep quiet.

"Nahuel! Wh-wh-what are you doing home?" She stuttered and the tool bag before her took the few first steps up to her and grabbed her hands bringing her to her feet. He gave me one quick and sly glance before forcing Nessie's body to his and whispering into her ear.

She began to speak but his aggressive and meaty lips attacked hers as if he hadn't feasted in days. She settled into the kiss as if she was enjoying his jaw maneuvering around hers. I think I even heard her moan a little. ]

Finally sick of just sitting there and awkwardly staring, I found the balls and dignity to leave before I could hurt skin crawled with jealousy, anger, and resent as I arose and began to stalk away, completely humiliated.

"Seth, where'r you-" Nessie found her lips again as she called out for me.

"I'll see you later, Ness."

My wolf form burst out of me harder than before, ripping up my last good outfit.

Despite my tired legs and arms, I raced myself back up to the Canadian border to maybe calm down. Even the light brush of trees against my fur couldnt tame me now as thoughts of the couple invaded my brain, pushing me on the verge of insanity.

A/N I wanna know something from you guys. How did you guys interpret Jacob's little..."dream?" How did you like this chapter? Huh? Tell me :P One more chapter till the sequel. Be prepared! Merry Christmas!