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Chapter 8

There had to be some way to calm him down, I thought. I knew it wouldn't be easy explaining everything to him when he was in this state and I hoped he wouldn't phase right there in front of me. I had to come up with something.

"Look Dylan I really need to go now bye," I shut my mobile off after that and knew Dylan would call me up again pissed but right now I had more important things to take care of.

"Jake," I said, pushing myself up off the sand.

He didn't respond but continued to watch me with angry eyes as I finally managed to stand.

I stood in front of him and wrapped my arms around his waist, resting my head on his chest since I was so short and he was so very tall.

"Jake, calm down," I whispered.

I felt him stiffen and his hands remained balled up into fists at his side.

I sighed and I started rubbing up and down his bare back, comfortingly. I pulled my head away from his chest and looked up at him, his eyes weren't on mine but staring straight ahead instead.

"Jacob look at me," I ordered, I was getting a little irritated by his attitude.

His eyes met mine again and there was still anger in them but he finally spoke, "First of all is Dylan," he spat out the name, "That… boy who took you out that night?," he asked, his voice bitter.

I stopped rubbing his back and pulled away from him, so I stood directly in front of him, "Yes he is and no he's not my boyfriend incase you were wondering," I told him.

He seemed to relax a little after I said that but still wore that bitter mask on his face.

He crossed his arms over his chest and asked, "So when were you going to tell me you were leaving? Next Friday? Saturday, that's the day your leaving I assume, the weekend, right?,"

"What! Of course I was going to tell you soon, you didn't think I would wait until next Friday did you? Oh my god Jake, after all we've just confessed you're still doubting me?," I felt tears sting my eyes, I was hurt he thought that way of me after telling him how much I loved him.

His arms we're wrapped around me in an instant, pulling me close to him, "I'm sorry Eva, I just can't help it, you're my imprint and there's no secrets between you or your imprint," he whispered, burying his face in the crook of my neck.

I nodded into his chest and decided against arguing about it right now. I've been through enough for one day and I needed time to adjust to all this werewolf stuff.

Jake must have noticed I was tired because he lifted me up and carried me to his Rabbit and drove me home in silence, his hand held on tightly to mine.

~*~

The next morning I lay in bed longer than usual and started to go through everything that had developed last night.

Jacob loved me as I did him, he was a werewolf, he imprinted on me and he didn't want me to keep any secrets from him.

Of course I had no intention of keeping any secrets from him but whatever news I had, he wanted to be informed the instant I was told about it. It was kind of unnerving that I had to tell him everything, hell did I have to tell him when I got my period? Or when I was having cramps?

I shook my head at the idea and settled on telling him important things.

After I took a shower and headed downstairs to the kitchen for breakfast, my mother noticed the silly smile I had on my face.

"Well good morning love, someone seems to be very happy today," my mom commented, eyeing me with suspicion.

I sat down across from her at the table and poured myself a glass of orange juice, "Yeah… maybe," I shrugged and felt my face grow hot from my mom's stares.

She lowered the paper she was reading and placed it on the table, cocking an eyebrow, "So… what happened between you and Mr. Black last night?,"

I nearly choked on my juice when she used 'Mr. Black' to refer to Jacob.

"Ha ha, honey I know when something is up, I'm not a fool, I used to be young once and I know by the expression on your face when I mention his name that you really like him," she told me with a sly little grin on her face.

I bit my lip, holding back a smile but knew all too well that my face was the color of a tomato.

She laughed, "Come on, spill the beans,"

"Mom please,"

"No, I want to know what the cause of my daughters smiling is," she pushed.

"Mom, it's nothing,"

"Eva if it was nothing then I'm sure you would be smiling like that every day,"

I sighed, knowing that she wouldn't give up, "Jake… told me he loved me last night,"

My mom's jaw dropped and she reached for my hand across the table, "Honey that's great news, not all boys tell the girls they like they love them you know,"

Yeah and not all boys tell the girls they like their werewolves either.

But I couldn't deny it, I was happy… hell I was out of my mind happy! I swear it was as if I was in heaven right now. The man I loved (yes Jacob could pass for a twenty five year old) loved me back and I couldn't be happier!

"Yeah your right mom, I'm so happy," I admitted, squeezing her hand.

She smiled, "Well I hope you two stay strong,"

"Thanks mom," I smiled and let my thoughts drift to Jake.

~*~

About an hour later, my mom left to go grocery shopping and I was curled up on the sofa, watching MTV when the doorbell rang.

I jumped up and ran to the door, nearly tripping over my feet in the process.

I pulled open the door to reveal a drenched Quil. Does it ever stop raining here?

"Hey Quil, come in before you catch a cold," I told him, moving out of the way to let him in.

He stepped into the hall and the rain was dripping from his clothes.

I closed the door and ran up the stairs, "Quil I'm getting you a towel, one second," I called down to him.

"Okay," he muttered.

I grabbed two clean towels I found in the bathroom and ran down to a soaked Quil.

"Here," I handed him the towels as he took off his jacket and hung it up.

"Thanks Eva," he said as he took them from me and started drying his hair and neck.

I couldn't help but notice that Quil was getting bigger with each day and I had a funny feeling why.

He was now drying the bottom of his jeans and looked up at me with a sly grin on his face, I realized he must have seen me staring at him and of course took it the wrong way.

He straightened himself up and stretched, flexing his muscles and winked at me, "Well Eva, I can't blame you, having such a hunk as a friend,".

My jaw dropped and I burst out laughing, "Yeah your right, your such a hunk," I joked.

He walked over to me and whispered in my ear huskily, "You got that right,".

I backed away from him and chuckled. I couldn't help but feel a little awkward around him, sometimes I wasn't sure if he was joking or not so I quickly headed into the living room and sat down on the sofa.

He followed me in and sat down beside me but not too close that our sides were touching.

"So Quil," I turned to face him, "How come your out and about today?,"

He shrugged, "Just thought I'd come and hang out, what's the point in sitting around, it gets more depressing,".

I nodded and flicked through the stations until Quil told me to leave it on ESPN for the usual sport he's interested in. I was more into soccer but whatever, I could just sit there and dream about Jake and hope he wouldn't get himself hurt.

"Eva did you see that?," Quil asked, obviously getting excited about the game.

My head snapped up to look at the TV, "Oh yeah..," I said, pretending I saw it, while I was really just dreaming about Jake.

The sudden sound of the doorbell took Quil's attention away from the TV.

I jumped up, "I'll get it," I said and ran to the door.

I pulled the door open to reveal a soaking wet and shirtless Jacob.

My breathe caught in my throat and my heart accelerated.

He grinned and pulled me to him, crushing my body against his and burying his face in the crook of my neck, inhaling deeply, "Mmm I missed you so much,".

I wrapped my arms around his waist and sighed, "I missed you too,".

I hadn't realized we were standing in the doorway like that until Quil came up behind us, "Eva? JAKE!," he shouted.

Jake let go of me immediately and I totally forgot Quil was even here the minute I saw Jake.

I stepped back as Jake and Quil faced each other.

"What the heck Jake! You completely ignore me and Eva for weeks and then I come here and find out that you two are still talking or should I say dating? And no one," he looks away from Jake and glares at me, "NO ONE, even tells me that you guys made up, NO ONE and I'm left sitting at my house alone and bored without any friends! Thanks a lot guys, Thanks a fucking lot," he spat and barged out of the house without his jacket.

Jake and I stared at each other for a minute before he stepped in and shut the door behind him.

I could feel a few tears spill onto my cheeks at the thought of poor Quil. He didn't deserve this, why didn't I pay more attention to my surroundings?

Jake wrapped me up in his arms and rested his chin on my head, rubbing my back, "It's not your fault Eva, he'll understand soon enough," he reassured me.

"But," I sniffled, "He hates us now Jake, he doesn't deserve this," I started sobbing into his chest.

"It's ok Eva," he kissed my forehead, "Come on,".

He kept an arm around me and brought me into the living room. He sat down and pulled me down with him, resting my head against his chest with his arm wrapped securely around me.

We sat like that for a while, saying nothing to each other, just staring at the television screen. The tears stopped and I just felt so at home with Jake that I never wanted him to leave. This imprinting thing became a very big part of my life now, it was so strong that I didn't want him to leave and I could see that he didn't want to either.

As time passed by, Jake lifted my chin up so that I was looking into his loving eyes, "You okay?," he asked softly.

I nodded and found myself getting lost in those dark eyes of his.

He bent his head down towards mine and closed the space between us.

His lips so soft and warm on mine, kissed me gently. I wanted more though so I deepened the kiss until he shifted himself on the sofa so that he could place me on his lap which he did.

I placed both my hands on the back of his head and pulled his face closer to mine while his hands roamed up and down my back.

As the kiss got more passionate, he started to suck on my bottom lip, begging for an entrance which I happily granted.

As our tongues entwined and our kisses became more urgent, Jake pulled away leaving me gasping for breath and wanting more.

"Eva honey," his breathing was heavy, "I might go too far,".

I shook my head, "No Jake," and grabbed his face in my hands but he pulled my hands away from his face and placed them at my sides.

"I'm serious Eva," he warned, his expression turning serious.

I frowned, "But… but we were only kissing Jake, I had no intentions of going that far,"

He cupped my cheek in his hand, "I know Eva but sometimes people lose control and especially werewolves with their imprints and I'm just… playing it safe, for now at least,".

I lifted myself off of his lap and stood in front of him and crossed my arms, "Jared imprinted on Kim right?," he nodded, "So how come they can make out and we can't," I asked irritated.

He chuckled, "Eva, Jared and Kim have been together longer than us, at first it was like this until Jared was able to control himself around her a little better,".

"What! Oh please Jake, they go overboard with their make out sessions," I told him, rolling my eyes.

"Look Eva," he stood up and took both my hands in his, "I love you so much Eva, you have no idea and I want you so bad, especially when we kiss like that and I could take it too far honey and I wouldn't want to do that. We need to take it slow at first, until I get used to it, okay honey?," he asked me with such a loving expression that I just couldn't help but nod and hug him.

Jake stayed for a while after that and we chatted about ordinary things like school, our parents and other simple things until he had to leave for patrol.

I walked him to the door and we shared a kiss.

When we broke the kiss he smiled at me and tucked some stray hairs behind my ear, "I'll come back later if you want,".

I nearly jumped when he said that, "Yes please, I can't wait," I said excitedly.

He chuckled, "Okay then, later it is," and planted a small kiss on my forehead before running off into the woods, leaving me breathless.

~*~

I couldn't stop smiling for the rest of the day and my mom had a knowing smile on her face as she watched me.

I couldn't sit still from all the excitement and I found myself walking up and down the stairs and around the house.

My love for him was so strong that I couldn't help feeling like this. The butterflies that assaulted my stomach didn't help either and I decided that taking another shower would be a good idea. Just for something to do since it was so rainy outside.

Once the warm water hit my head it reminded me of Jakes warmth. It felt so familiar but yet so far away. I knew he was out patrolling and I didn't like to think of him out there. I had no idea what kind of wildlife was out in the woods but it couldn't all be good.

The thought made me shiver and I finished up in the shower not too long after that.

As I was dressed in my pajamas and drying my hair with a towel, I heard my mom speaking to someone on the phone and she sounded happier than usual.

I opened my bedroom door a bit to eavesdrop and caught a few things.

"Well… yes but I don't know… ha ha… I do have a daughter here to look after… alright alright, you owe me one… okay see you then, bye,"

I frowned wondering who that was she was speaking to. I closed my door quietly once again and started blow drying my hair.

The sound of a knock on my bedroom door startled me and I hit my head with the hairdryer.

"Ouch," I moaned, rubbing my head, "Come in,".

It was mom, wearing a big smile on her face, "Honey do you mind if I go out tonight? I'll only be a while,".

I waved her off, "Of course not mom," then I cocked an eyebrow at her, "With whom?,".

She giggled and I must say, it kind of looked weird on my forty two year old mother, "Well… there's this man I met a couple of times in that grocery store down in Forks and well we kind of got talking and he asked me out tonight, so we're going to this Mexican restaurant in Port Angeles," she gushed.

I laughed, "Oh really? Well mom have fun and don't do anything I wouldn't do," I joked.

"I think I should be the one telling you that missy," my mom said, laughing.

I just shook my head at her as she went off to get dressed which took her over an hour. By the time she made it downstairs I was lounging on the sofa with a bag of chips in my hand watching Made of Honor.

"Wow mom, you look… AMAZING!," I complimented as she came into view.

It was like a whole new woman I was seeing. She was wearing a black dress, with matching black shoes and bag. The dress fit her perfectly but what made me go wow was her face. The makeup she wore just made her look like a completely different woman and her hair was curled.

"Thanks love, now its ten o'clock so I'll be back around twelve alright," I just nodded and said bye when she left.

Just as the movie was about to end, I heard someone banging on the hall door and it kind of frightened me since I was alone.

I paused the movie and tip toed to the hall door but unfortunately I couldn't see anyone through the peep hole since it was dark and once again our porch light wasn't working.

I took a deep breath and opened the door.

At first I couldn't see anyone but then Dylan came into view.

Oh no, I thought.

He was standing there and it was still lashing so I told him to get in out of the rain.

Once I closed the door and turned around, he was facing me with his arms folded across his chest and his long blonde hair was soaked and some of it stuck to his face.

"Eva why did you hang up on me last night?," he asked, his voice strained.

I scratched the back of my head, "Well something came up, you know…,".

He dropped his arms to his sides and stood in front of me, "No Eva I don't know but I must say I was really hurt when you just hung up like that," he diverted his gaze from me to the floor, "I really like you," he whispered.

I stiffened. What the hell was I supposed to say to that? I like you too? He might take it up the wrong way.

His eyes met mine again, "Eva say something,".

"I… I like you too Dylan, you're a great friend," I told him, hoping he would get the hint.

He smiled, "Really?,".

I nodded, "Yeah really,".

"Ok then I gue-," I cut him off before he could ask me out again.

"I'd like to finish the movie I was watching… if you want to join… me," I said, hoping he would just say no.

He smiled, "Sure,".

Oh great, now I'll never get rid of him. Dylan was a great friend but that's it, nothing more.

So we sat in silence for the last fifteen minutes of the movie until ending credits when he got up from the sofa.

"Eva I better get home but I'll call you tomorrow okay," he told me.

I nodded, "Ok goodnight Dylan," and sighed in relief he didn't ask me out again.

When I heard the door close I noticed he left his mobile behind and ran outside to hand him it, forgetting it was raining outside.

He was just about to get into his car when he saw me running over.

"Eva what the hell are you… oh thanks," he said as I handed him his mobile.

"You're welcome, see you," I said and started towards my house but was stopped by Dylan who grabbed my wrist and spun me around.

I stared at him questioningly as he held me there in the freezing rain.

"You know what people do in the rain Eva?," he asked and I had a feeling I knew what it was and knew I had to get away.

Before I got the chance to though, his lips came crashing down onto mine and I had no idea what to do. I knew I had to get away from him and so I pushed him away.

"Dylan stop," I shouted as he moved in closer to me again.

He looked hurt, "But Eva you said you liked me too,".

"Yeah as a friend Dylan, nothing more!," I shouted back at him but with the sound of the rain, it didn't sound very loud.

"But Eva what abou-,"

"Get away from her," I heard a voice order from behind Dylan.

I squinted my eyes to see who it was and it was Jacob.

There he was shirtless, in cut off jeans and barefoot, in the pouring rain. His face was very fierce and he looked like he was ready to rip Dylan to shreds any moment.

I knew this wasn't going to end good.

A/N: Okay so what will happen between Jake and Dylan? And her visit to her Grandmothers is only a week away. So please review if you want more and thanks to everyone that did.