Chapter 3: Coffee with the officer

The day ended rather quicker than I expected. And I can honestly say my day wasn't that after all bad beside the tiredness I've been having. There weren't that many rude customers – thank god for that – so my day was essentially okay. My boss told me to go home and rest for a while and insisted I needed the rest more than any employee in the restaurant so I just took the offer. I wasn't entirely tired so to say because the whole day I couldn't stop thinking about one particular person. Jacob Black

It was a habit I started having the first time I laid eyes on him. I mean not only was he beautiful but he was a really sweet guy. And there were not that many out there in the cruel world we live in. He was absolutely perfect. The problem with him was he reminded me so much of Rex…

Exactly after my shift, I went to Rosie's school to go pick her up and we took the bus yet again to our Condo. Rosie slept on my lap the whole ride to the apartment. Poor baby had a rough day as well. Ms. Brooks told me that she wasn't herself this morning, she informed me saying that she felt a little off. Like when she asked the class to draw the thing they're most scared of. I knew exactly why.

Almost every night my poor Rosie always woke up crying from a terrible nightmare. I always wondered why this happened every night but all I tried to do was comfort her and assure her that everything would be okay and that I'll always be there to protect her.

Rosie has always been my support system since the day she was born and I vowed that I'd do anything and everything in my power to protect her until I die and I'm abiding by it.

I got to my apartment and got in with a sleeping Rose in my arms. I walked up to the couch and lay her comfortably on the sofa with a blanket wrapped around her and went to the kitchen fridge to get a can of Dr. Pepper and lounged onto the opposite couch with my laptop on my lap. I wanted to talk to the one person I've wanted to talk to for a very long time, the one I've missed dearly.

The familiar popup came into picture where I saw my brother Edwin.

"Hey little brother, I've missed you so much" I said. He didn't seem to hear or see me properly because I saw him fiddling with the laptop calling my name. I couldn't help but laugh at my brother. He finally got it right and smiled when he saw me "Having trouble huh there bro?"

"Stupid cheap Laptop, I swear Michigan has really lost its panache" He whined and I just continued laughing.

"Oh Edwin" I smiled. "How are you?" I asked my brother. Edwin is my younger brother only three years younger than me. I was glad to have him after begging my parents for a younger sibling and you'd think I regretted it but I'm actually quite grateful because luckily he didn't come out as annoying as other brothers in the world.

"I am doing awesomastic sister and you my little 'nudger'?" He said quoting the nickname my mom always uses. I rolled my eyes. I said he wasn't as annoying…

"I'm great hey, just a little tired" I smiled at him.

"Being a waitress wears you off huh?" He guessed and I just sighed in agreement. "Anything new…like relationship wise?" He asked in interest but I could see he was dreading to hear the truth. Edwin was a really overprotective brother, just a heads up. I blushed anyway

"How's Michigan?" I asked changing the subject relation completely. Edwin goes to the University of Michigan and is currently studying Pre-Med in carrying the family business.

"It's okay, believe it or not but the foods better here than Tacoma High's" He said and I chuckled.

"I bet"

"Where's little Roseberry" Edwin asked using the little nickname he gave her. To say Edwin adored my daughter was an absolute understatement.

"She's sleeping at the moment, poor girl had a tough day" I said sadly.

"Is she still having those nightmares?" He asked and I nodded in response not wanting to answer. "She'll be okay Renabel" He assured me.

"Yeah I hope so, I got to get going now, working on my courses and I have to prepare dinner for us but before I go…when am I going to see you again?" I asked in hopefulness.

"Soon sister," He smiled at me. "Can you at least let me see my beautiful niece sleeping?" He asked. I rolled my eyes and walked to the where Rosie was sleeping carrying the laptop firmly. "Damn does she look like me" He commented and I just lowly giggled.

"Bye, Eddy" I dismissed

"Love you sis" He said.

"Love you too munchkin" I replied as I exited from Skype. Technology was so efficient these days. I mean you could easily talk to someone from afar without actually being face to face. I know I'm boring aren't I?

It was a Friday so that meant it was Taco night, well for me that was. Rosie wasn't allowed to eat anything salty due to her asthma she inherited when she was born. So I guess I'll probably just make her a salmon sandwich.

As I was preparing dinner I felt my phone buzz in my pocket. I took it out to see the Caller ID when my breathing hitched. Jacob Black. I answered the phone on the fourth buzz

"Jake?" I asked just wanting clarity.

"No this is a vampire and I've come to suck your blood" He teased in a Dracula voice which wasn't doing him any justice. I just giggled. "Of course it's me, why wouldn't it be?" he asked.

"Well I don't know you could've been hijacked by a supposed Hitman or something" I said.

"Please Renesmee, I'm an armored officer, nobody can touch me" He laughed and I couldn't help but agree with his statement. In my head of course

"Just saying" I chuckled.

"Hey, I was thinking we could probably catch that coffee on Saturday what do you think?" He asked.

"Tomorrow?" I asked checking my non-existing calendar to check if I was free. I read a tip online that if you immediately agree to an offer the guy you like gives then it means you're desperate. I don't know why I just said that…

"So are you free?" He asked and then I realized the long pause I gave.

"Yeah tomorrow will be just perfect" I smiled

"Perfect so I'll pick you up at your house tomorrow? Say around 10:00ish" He asked for clarity.

"Sounds perfect" I laughed.

"Well I guess I'll see you then, have a great night" He said hanging up. I smiled giddily and let out a low squeal. My phone vibrated again my hands and I answered it. "I totally forgot…what's' your address?" He asked embarrassedly, and I laughed and gave him my address.

I couldn't wait for tomorrow, I mean what could go wrong if you got Jacob Black with you. But one problem was I don't have a babysitter…

Rosie and I had our dinner and went to sleep not long after. Tonight was the first time I ever had a good night's sleep since four years. It was the first night I dreamt of Jacob Black…

It was Saturday morning when I felt a small body trying climb onto the bed.

"Mommy" My baby's voice ringed into my ears and I immediately shot my eyes open.

"Baby, what's wrong?" I asked as I stretched and lifted Rosemaree up from the ground. She squirmed lightly in my arms and just smiled

"Nothing mommy, I just love see you sleep" she said touching my groggy sleepy eyes. I just smiled at my daughter and checked the alarm clock to see it was 9:00 am. Holy Shit! I had a matter of an hour to get ready…

I immediately got out of bed and began cleaning the entire house and when I was sure I was done with everything I realized I couldn't find a babysitter for Rosie. I called one person who would be here in a blinding flash…

The doorbell rang and I quickly rushed to answer it to see a panting and almost sweating frantically Erica by the door. I couldn't help but giggle.

"I got your 911 emergency and I came as fast as I could" she panted out the words.

"I just said I needed a babysitter for Rose while I go out with Jake" I laughed.

"That's an emergency!" She exclaimed like it was obvious. I just rolled my eyes at my best friend. "And boy I came just in time" She said staring at me up and down. I was still in my pajamas. "It's worse than I thought"

"I'm not going like this genius, I just cleaned the house up" I said inviting her in. She smiled back "Thank you so much for doing this again Erica" I added.

"What are best friends for?" she asked as she hung her cardigan on the rack. I smiled back and opened to cans of Dr. Peppers and handed her one. "So how did this whole situation come to be?" She asked in interest.

"Well I met up with Jake at the Tacoma department when he asked me out to coffee" I simply said taking a sip of my drink.

"He's a serial convict?" She asked in utter shock.

"No silly, he's a cop"

"Oh now you've hit the jackpot" She said and I laughed in return. "I'm happy for you Rene" She said genuinely.

"Erica it's not like I'm going to marry the guy" I laughed. "It's just coffee" I simply said staring at my daughter who was currently watching cartoons while playing with her dolls.

"Oh no, no don't you dare jinx it Renesmee Masen!" She scolded playfully. "Don't be so sure"

"I am certain nothing will come out of this, he's just a friend" I said not unsure what else to say.

"But you do feel something for him right?" She asked and when I didn't answer she continued. "Right…"

"Maybe a little" I whispered and she released a light squeal. "Okay maybe a lot but I don't want to ruin things with this guy, and please don't tell my family yet?" I pleaded

"Of course baby girl, our man is safe with us" she said emphasizing the word. I rolled my eyes and for the remainder of the hour we prepared for my 'coffee date' with Jacob Black.

Erica insisted on taking Rosie out for the day with none other than Nahuel Andrews. I didn't really wanna ask about their relationship but I could see something forming there. After saying goodbye to Erie and Rose as they left, I waited for Jacob.

It has been at least forty-five minutes since I waited for him when I must've fallen asleep. The doorbell woke me up and I immediately got up to answer it. I opened the door to see Jacob standing there with a handful of lilies and a teddy bear.

"I am berry sorry" He said in a pouty voice. I laughed at how cute he looked.

"Forty-five minutes late, new all time record" I smiled

"I know and there's a perfect reasonable explanation for that, I was stuck in the office all night and the traffic was chaotic and I got lost…" He said and I silenced him with my finger.

"It's okay, I'm not angry" I smiled with assurance.

"What if I got you" He smiled back and handed me the beautiful bouquet and the teddy bear. How did he know my favorite flowers are lilies?!

"Well they're very pretty, thank you" I said with a giddy smile. He really was growing on me. I invited him in and putting them into the Vase near the dinner table.

"You have a really nice apartment" He complimented as he stared at the interior. I chuckled.

"Courtesy to my Grandmother" I smiled at him. He stared back at me and for a moment I could see him staring deep into my eyes. Like he saw the light for the first time "What?" I laughed and he just shook his head.

"Nothing, so how about we get going?" He insisted and I nodded and we soon left the house into his cruiser and onto the road. "So where would you like to go?" He asked. "I've heard of this Latté coffee place downtown called Machos or Mochas?"

"That's my favorite Coffee place, I go there all the time" I exclaimed.

"Well I guess we'll go there then" He grinned happily as we continued the drive making little conversations here and there.

We finally made it to Mochas Latté store and took our seats with our waiter attending us.

"What will you like to have Miss" The blonde waiter asked as he smiled adoringly at me.

"Um…I'll just have a no caffeine cappuccino" I said with small smile. He must've taken it the wrong way because I saw him winking at me.

"And you sir?" He asked mostly with lack of interest.

"I'll just have an espresso" Jacob said harshly.

"With…" The waiter tried to continue but Jake cut him off.

"With organics of course" He said sternly and the man nodded a little nervously. Jacob was intimidating for sure; he was tall and muscular than most men.

"Right away sir" The waiter squirmed away from our table and I almost laughed when he tripped.

"Well…" Jacob said in almost relief. "Tell me more about yourself?" He asked with the most gorgeous grin ever.

"Um…I'm the daughter Bella and Edward Masen" I said shyly. I admit I get a little nervous around the dimpled, tanned skin muscular man known as Jacob. Okay maybe a lot.

"Ah, the Psychologist" He said in realization. "Deaton always talks about him and how great he is at his work, he even cured his wife's crazy moments" Jacob laughed which involuntarily caused me to snicker to.

"People call him the mind reader who fixes people's minds" I laughed even though it was no way funny. But it was great Jacob put up with me.

"You have a really cute laugh Nessie" He said with a smile and I blushed at him using the newly profound nickname for me.

"Nessie?" I asked.

"Yeah, you just look like a Nessie to me" He smiled.

"I look like the loch Ness Monster?" I chuckled and he just shook his head.

"You're beautiful and enchanting." He said in adoration which caused me to blush more. I kind of liked the nickname he gave me, because not only did I like it from him but it had a nice ring to it. "You live in quite a big apartment; do you have a roommate or something?" He asked slightly changing the subject. My breathing almost hitched when he brought that up. Must I tell him? That I have a three year old daughter who lives with me, that had always been a turn off to guys. I knew I'd get hurt again but I never thought this soon. Should I lie to him? No, I can't be ashamed of being a mother, that'd be the biggest mistake ever.

"Actually uh…" I said stuttering but immediately gave in. "I live with my daughter" I said staring down on the Mahogany place mat not wanting to meet Jacobs gaze. He was totally going to do the whole 'I think I better get going and I'll call you soon' thing like every guy does. I had tears straining in my eyes as I thought that.

"I-I" He said not finding the right words. I prepared myself for the walls of pain. "I think that's incredible" He said. Wait what…what the hell did he say? Replay please.

"What?" I asked now staring up at him to see him smiling.

"I think that's incredible that you're a mother" He repeated. "It means you're a really strong woman" He said genuinely. I smiled widely at him. I didn't really notice the stares and glances we've been getting until I caught few of them. Most were on Jacob and I didn't find it entirely uncomfortable. "Hey why don't we take a walk?" Jacob suggested as if he read my mind.

We paid the tab for the coffee's and ordered two more for when we were walking. Jacob and I left the store and walked down the streets as we talked about my life.

"When…When did you find out you were pregnant?" He asked rather nervously.

"Um, the day my boyfriend was due for his racing car gig, he was about to leave to Ontario Canada when I told him the news" I said.

"Did you…um ever…think of…you know" He said nervously hoping I got his mind set. And luckily I did.

"Um, when I first found out I was pregnant, Rex and I were arguing. We didn't know how we would take care of a baby, where we were going to get the money and support the child. How I'd go to college and him in the race car world. My parents wouldn't dare speak to me for months when we told them so we practically had no one. Our first thought was …" I said almost choking at the words on why I thought about losing the only person that's keeping me alive. "abortion…So we went for an appointment with a different doctor cause I knew my granddad Carlisle would have told me not to go through with it. So Rex and I went through with the procedure and to be honest I was scared out of my socks…they made so many arrangement put all kinds of equipment and before they even dared touched me I knew, I knew then that…" I said trailing off

"That you couldn't go through with it" He finished the sentence for me. I nodded in return.

"I don't know what happened but there was this inner voice telling me that I was making the biggest mistake of my life, that I was throwing away such a special gift away from this world…things got better during my decision, I mean there were things I still wanted, to go to college, get a degree and make a living off myself but another part of me told me that Rex and Rosie were my future…" I said smiling at the thought. "I thought that nothing could ruin the moment, that-that was until the car crash when my world came to a standstill" I said with a silent tear falling off my cheek.

"It was Rex wasn't it?" Jake asked mostly to himself but I nodded anyway. "Renesmee I am terribly sorry, and to think you had to go through all of that alone…" He said with slight anger in his tone.

"It was okay in the end, I had a good support system which was my family" I assured him with a smile. He sighed and just shook his head and stopped on his tracks.

"I can't- I can't imagine what you've gone through Renesmee, you're the strongest woman I'll ever meet" He said pulling me into a hug. "You're the reason I do what I do for a living, your one of the citizens' I'd fight for" He said as I released silent tears on his jacket. "I'm sorry" He whispered as he kissed my head.

"It's okay, everything worked out perfect at the end" I smiled against his chest. We stood in that stance in comfortable silence when we heard the loud thunderstorm flutter in the clouds and silent raindrops fell onto us.

"We should probably get you home" He confirmed and I nodded letting him take us to his car and driving off to my apartment.

We were now standing at my doorstep saying goodbye to each other.

"I had a really good time" I said with a reassuring smile as I held the jacket Jacob lent me from the rain firmly around my shoulder.

"Yeah me too, that wasn't until the rain" He said with slight disappointment. I just shook my head.

"Even then" I simply said. There was a moment where our eyes met in a deep interlock and I could feel ourselves getting closer to each other's faces. Oh my god, am I about to kiss Officer Black? I don't usually kiss and tell on the first date but this was different. Should I go for it? What am I doing? I kept contemplating whether or not to allow this to happen…

My questions were answered when I felt warm lips press against my lips in a peck. It was barely a kiss but it was so intense in a good way. We pulled away to gasp and stare at each other before returning the kiss and this time it was more longer, more passionate.

I smiled as I pulled away from his lips and I didn't realize I had my arms around him when I felt the silk of his hair.

"Well…I guess I'll see you soon" He said more of a confirmation. I had my mouth hung open without a word coming out and I just nodded. "Goodnight Nessie" He smiled showing off his white teeth which I was sure would melt any girl. I just nodded and opened the door and shut it as I stood against it like the love struck girls in the movies. I smiled as I felt my lips. Jacob was a really good kisser.

"Oh I saw that!" I heard my best friend's voice ring into the house and I just sighed dramatically. I have a lot of explaining to do…

A/N: What did ya'll think of it? I know it was longer than 'my' original plan but what the heck; I was too caught up in it. I'll try updating sooner