A/N: I love this chapter! It's so sweet and I thought it would be a good little chappy before you start to hate Melanie; trust me, you will. Also, I had up to chapter 15 already typed so that's how it was so easy for me to update. But I'm going to post the other chapters but then I'll be slow updating. So bear with me! Review please! I only have 3 so far, and I'd love more!

Chapter 13: Grandma Lee!

Chemistry was crazy from the get-go
Neither one of us knew why
We didn't build nothing overnight
Cuz a love like this takes some time

'Be Without You' by Mary J. Blige

I panicked. I didn't know what was going on. I was so confused as to why I was here in the Wolfbane house.

Then I actually decided to check the door, to see if it was open. And to my surprise... it was. But there stood the elderly woman that must have been Ana's grandmother – along with Mel and Wendy's.

She squinted at me, "I bet you're probably wondering why you're here."

I let go of the breath that I was holding and nodded.

She did a slow nod as well and said, "Well, here, put on this shirt. Just cause I'm old doesn't mean I don't have womanly urges."

My eyes widened as she checked me out. I suddenly felt like covering up for some reason.

I followed the short, old woman downstairs into the kitchen where the man and woman from the picture sat, drinking coffee.

As she entered, they looked towards us. I didn't know what to do but stand there with my hands in the borrowed jeans.

Unlike his mother – or mother-in-law – the man that was Mel's dad was a big man. Taller than my six three.

I looked up at him as he walked over to me and glared. If I was in wolf-form I would have shrunk away, but I wasn't in wolf form. Humans don't do that, do they?

Then after a second – for what felt like a century – he smiled at me and held out his hand.

After a moment's hesitation I took it. The woman, tall herself – around six feet, came and gave me a hug.

So now I was utterly confused, if I wasn't here for them to threaten me from staying away from their daughter, what was I here for then?

"Jacob my boy. How do you do? I am Mel's father, Jack Wolfbane, but you can call me Jack. And this here's my wife, Vanessa Wolfbane. You can call her Vanessa."

He grinned at me and I gave him what I thought was a smile but it must have come out differently because Vanessa said, "Oh dear. I think we've frightened him. I think it's time that you explain to him sweetheart."

Jack nodded, "You're right Vanessa."

"Sit down boy and let me tell you why you're here."

I sat at the table in the middle of the large kitchen while the old woman sat next to me, basically clinging to my bicep.

"Oh don't mind Grandma Lee, she's harmless. Just don't let her cajole you into her bedroom, then you'd be in trouble," said Vanessa.

I winced at the warning, "Well son, what happened was that there was a sighting of a vampire running through our territory. Probably heading for Alaska with you. So we stopped him," Vanessa interrupted, "And killed him."

Jack started again, "And killed him, only to find our daughters' scents on you, especially Melanie's. So of course, we assumed you must be the Jacob that Ana was telling us about."

Vanessa said, "Why Mel won't tell us herself, I have no idea, but we're glad to meet you."

For the first time, I allowed my voice to work, "It's nice to meet you too, but Melanie is probably going to have a fit when she realizes that I've disappeared."

Jack nodded his head, "Right, we didn't think of that. Mom, go fetch the telephone so that Jacob can call who he needs to."

Grandma Lee sighed, "Fine, but you can't stop the attraction between us. It's gonna happen sooner or later, I tell ya!"

When she left the room I shivered and Jack and Vanessa laughed. "Grandma Lee has that affect on every boy the girls bring home. Jack doesn't even have to go into his overprotective father mode when she's around because Granny Lee just scares 'em off." She said with a giggle.

I chuckled along with her and Jack but then it got silent when he gave me a particular look. "So Jacob," he started and Vanessa sighed, "Oh great, here we go!"

He ignored his wife and continued to look at me, "How serious are you about my daughter? Because, I don't need a guy who's just gonna take her for a one-night stand and leave her with her heart in two."

I looked right back at him, "Sir, I will tell you that even if I wanted to, I would never hurt Melanie. She is my life, the one I imprinted on, the one I love, and I will never put her through any kind of pain."

We stared each other down for a second before a smile broke out on his face. "Well Jacob I'm proud to call you my son."

Vanessa grinned, "I'm glad to call you son as well." She came over and gave me a hug.

Grandma Lee came out of nowhere and hugged me from behind, doing much more with my behind than I felt comfortable with.

"Mom, where's the phone I sent you for?" Jack asked. She just shrugged, "No need for that since Mel is about three miles away looking just about ready to kill anything in her path. Oh yeah, she's bringing the girls too. And what looks like a whole Calvary!"

I followed the scent with a mad passion; I was vaguely aware that the others were following me as well. I didn't heed their voices until I realized just where the scent was heading.

I came to a screeching halt when I stood in front of my parent's house. I looked towards my sisters in question.

Wendy just sighed, "We've been trying to tell you for the past six miles that we're following the scent home. But no, all we hear is, 'Gotta find Jake, Gotta find Jake.'"

I smiled sheepishly, it was a bad thing to be so caught up in whatever that you don't listen to your pack; sometimes their input is just as good as yours.

I apologized to them as I went behind a tree and put on some jeans and a tank top.

I took my hair and put it in a high ponytail as I walked toward my childhood home. "Wendria, Anastasia, come with me. The rest of you stay here."

My sisters went behind the tree and came out in roughly the same thing I had on.

We walked up to the large, white three-story house and knocked on the door.

Wendy rolled her eyes and just barged in. What I saw rocked me to my soul. My perverted grandmother was on Jacob, doing unmentionables to him.

My eye twitched, my father came up to me and opened his arms for us. It was a normal thing for him to do and normally, all three of us would jump into his arms yelling, 'Daddy!'

That's what Ana and Wendy did but I walked around him, grinding my teeth. I went straight towards Grandma Lee.

I pulled her away from Jacob and said, "Granny Lee I love you and all but touch Jacob again and you won't live to see another day."

She smiled at me, "Good," she replied then turned to Jake, "Jacob, I now approve of you."

I looked at her confused and she pulled me to the side, "Since you're the first to figure this out, I'll tell you. The reason I act the way I do to your boyfriends is to evoke a reaction from you. If you don't tell me to leave them alone, and actually mean it, then I know he's not right for you. But you just showed to me that you truly love him and, from what he said not two minutes ago, he feels the same way about him. So good for you."

She patted my hand and started to go up the stairs, "I'm exhausted, look at the time! 6 o' clock? It's way too late; I should be getting to bed. Good night."

I stared after her and Jacob came over to me. He smiled at me and I threw myself into his waiting arms the way I used to do to my father.

I could hear him say, "She's all grown up Nessa."

My mother agreed, "They sure do grow up fast Jack."

My dad turned towards my sisters while stripping, "Come, show me this little pack that Jacob's the Beta to."

They all left Jacob and I in the house. I looked up at him with tears in my eyes.

"Jake, I – I thought you were… gone." I whispered, and then he hugged me even tighter.

"I'm right here Mel. I will never leave you; I want you to know that."

I smiled, "I love you Jacob. I hope you know and remember that."

He smiled back at me, "Of course you love me. I knew it was only a matter of time."

I punched him in the arm and he laughed then kissed me so passionately that it rocked me to my core, "I love you too, baby girl."

I laughed and dragged him outside so that he could reunite with the pack and meet everyone else that was important in my life.