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After the lake kiss we didn't talk about it, he didn't try to kiss me or anything other than what we'd been doing as friends. What did change though is the amount of time we spent together, we went to school and spent the rest of our days, every day hanging out. He stayed over in my bed until I fell asleep just about every night unless he had a patrol, even then he'd stop by for a snuggle. I loved the feeling of his arms around me, their warmth was so soothing. I could trust Jake, that is what made our friendship so special and fun. It'd been two months of this, continuous fun and hanging out when I got a call from my Mother in Florida asking me to come down to visit for a week. I was torn, I would love to go see her and bask in the sunlight and maybe even get a tan...but I didn't want to spend a day without Jacob. As I was talking to her about it on the phone, Jacob jumped through my window and I waved at him. He motioned for the bathroom, and since Charlie was at work I just nodded for him to use it.

"I know Mom, I just don't want to spend all that time alone. You are working a lot, what am I supposed to do?"

"Bring a friend with you silly!" My mom laughed, "Your Dad said you and Jacob are really close, why don't you ask him? I'd love to see him."

I nodded, that would be nice but I knew he couldn't leave. "He has summer school." I lied, though at the rate he was going with Math he may end up there.

"Oh, I'm sorry baby. Well think about it, okay? I need to get to work. I love you bye!"

We hung up as Jacob came back in the room, "Mom?" I nodded and laid my phone down on the desk.

"She wants me to come down to visit for a week, I told her I couldn't. She calls every day trying to change my mind."

"Why can't you go? I am sure she'd pay for you." He sat on the edge of my bed, his 'v' peeking over his jean cut offs.

I drug my eyes up to his face and he was smirking, I had been caught and I turned a deep shade of red. "I just...I don't want to go alone, she works too much. It'd be a wasted trip."

He nodded and leaned back on my bed, laying down. His abs literally looked like a washboard, his chest rising and falling with each breath he took. I'd never really paid attention to his feet but his toes were very long and skinny and oddly they were never dirty as you'd think they should be since he never wore shoes.

"What's on your mind, Jake?" He seemed pre-occupied with something, and I naturally was as curious as I was observant.

He dug the heel of his hand into his eyes and groaned, "School sucks."

"Well, of course it does. But it's nearly out for the year, or are you failing math?" I giggled softly and he sat up, his abs flexing as he used them.

"No, I'm not failing anything." He chuckled, he knew he'd been cutting it close to failing all year. "It's the stupid year end ball. I'm on the court for Prince, so I don't know what to do."

"Year end ball? Those exist?" He shot me a dirty look and chuckled out a yes. "Wow. Well, you either go and accept your ballot or you don't...it depends on how much you care about it really."

He nodded and scratched his neck, I understood why he came here looking so distraught, he wanted me to go with him but didn't know how or if he should ask me. I hated dances, but I'd go if he asked he'd always been there for me and I'd love to return the favor for a change. "Are you wanting to go?"

He kept scratching his neck and then paused his motions to look at me, "Maybe." and then resumed.

I bit my lip and folded my hands in my lap, wondering if I should ask him if he wanted me to go or if I should wait for him to ask. I felt like I was being cocky but knew Jacob liked me enough to want me to go, "Jake...just ask."

He chuckled and paced my carpet and just ended up blurting it out. "Bells will you go."

"Yes, I'll go with you."

"Oh, thank god. Thank you."

I nodded, "Being nominated for the court is a pretty big deal Jake."

He shook his head, "Yeah, but it's also stupid. I'm popular at school so they want to crown me with some stupid crown and make me dance with the princess...why? I mean...it's a stupid ritual but whatever. I'm glad you said yes." He smiled that famous smile at me and I felt happy to help him out for once.

"My pleasure, I can help you out for a change. When is it?" I was expecting a future date and when he mumbled Saturday I nearly gagged on my water. "What?! That's in two days Jake."

He nodded, "Uh yeah...I've known about this for a while and didn't have the nerve to ask you..."

I laughed, then let loose and really laughed. When it died down I looked at his confused face, "You owe me, so tomorrow after school you have to take me dress shopping."

He groaned and threw his hands up. "No no way! That's all you." I grabbed his hands and backed him into my book case.

"No shopping no deal!" I sang, "You can't spring this on a girl days before the dance finding dresses is hard enough!" I cringed when I heard myself lecturing him like I actually knew what being a girly girl was like and laughed. "Ohk, that was scary. I won't do that again."

"Thank. You?" He laughed, squeezing my hands in a joking manner, wondering if I was going to attack him after all.

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Saturday afternoon I drug out my make up bag, a curling iron and...dress shoes. I cringed as I stared down at the strappy gold sandals we bought to go with the dress Jacob had picked out. He was actually fun to go shopping with, he was so funny and he joked with all the sales ladies and made the whole day enjoyable. When we'd found this blue dress though, I hadn't found it he was looking through the shelves while I tried on a few I'd found. I'd come out in a red dress and was disgusted with the way it hung on me but he was smirking and holding up this one. It was knee length in front, and fell just below my knees in the back in a ruffle. It had a belt at the waist in gold that matched the shoes he'd picked out with the help of one of the ladies who worked there. I couldn't laugh at him, he just looked so cute standing there with an outfit he wanted to see me in. But once I had the whole outfit on I actually got choked up in the dressing room, Jacob had been raised by his father but that didn't stop him from knowing fashion. He'd had older sisters, but they were so much older that they weren't really around while he was growing up.

I began the tedious task of curling all of my long chestnut locks and listened to the radio, Taylor Swift came on and I giggled. I was humming the lyrics when Jacob came through my bedroom door for a change, who had to laugh at me. "I knew it...you actually do sing her songs when I'm not around." he laughed, laying his suit jacket over the back of my chair.

I stuck my tongue out at him and looked at him standing behind me in the mirror, gently touching one of the curls. My make up was natural, but I gave myself a smokey eye that was really gorgeous on me. I'd found gold hoops I'd thrown on, my lack of jewelry would disappoint anyone. "You look handsome Jake." His sparkling white dress shirt did him wonders against his russet colored skin, he had a blue tie that looked cut from my dress it matched so perfectly. His suit pants were simple black as were his shiny dress shoes, he cleaned up even better than his cut offs.

"Look who's talking" He gasped playfully, "...A...girl..." He joked, thumbing the earrings. "You attached to these?" I shook my head no and he pulled out a small box that looked to hold a bracelet. "Before you get mad at me, my Dad wanted to buy these for you I just helped him pick out what I thought you would like."

I put down the curling iron and took the box, turning towards him in my seat. I hated buying things and having people buy things for me but when I opened the lid I gasped. A beautiful gold necklace with a bow with diamonds, diamond teardrop earrings and a diamond tennis bracelet with a gold matching bow sat inside. "Jesus, Jake..." I shook my head, but he put his finger over my lips.

"It's a gift, don't be ungrateful." He chuckled and motioned for me to face the mirror again and I did and un-hooked all of the jewelry from the cardboard inside the box. "Let me." He un-did my earrings and replaced them with the beautiful tear drop diamonds, followed by the necklace which he effortlessly hooked. He then took my hand in his and snapped the bracelet in place. "Now...you are almost perfect..."

I eyed him, "Almost?"

He laughed and pointed to my hair, "Unless this is a trend..."

I glanced in the mirror at my half curled hair and smacked his chest playfully, "Give me 5 minutes. I'll have to thank your Dad, these are beautiful. You did a good job picking all of this out!"

"Yeah, tell anyone I did any of that and I'll deny it." He laughed, he sat beside me as I curled the rest of my hair and he reached behind the desk to un-plug the iron. "Wow, you look so beautiful Bells."

I was gently blending the curls and put on a gold headband in the middle of all the curls. "Thank you." Tonight suddenly felt like a date, but he had assured me it wasn't one and that we were going as friends. ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()

The gymnasium was transformed into Stairway from Heaven and it was beautifully done, the photos of couples looked as though they were on a cloud. I had never been inside Jake's school or met any of his friends/school mates other than the pack and was a little nervous. But as soon as I got inside Jacob played the perfect host, introducing me to everyone and vice versa. He had a lot of friends, a lot! I knew Jacob was popular at school but had no idea he had this many and knew he had prince in the bag.

I'd encountered a few jealous girls which I had expected but they dismissed me like I didn't exist, you could tell Jake was annoyed and I kept putting my hand on his arm to remind him to calm down. It didn't bother me, this was not my school nor my crowd and he had a year left with these people. I'd managed to avoid having to dance because we made social rounds all night and I had slipped off to the ladies room to get some air. The bathrooms were massive and had been decorated to look like clouds themselves, they'd thought of everything. As I was washing my hands a girl I remembered Jake introducing as Jade came in, I smiled at her despite my dislike for her. "Hey Jade!" I tried to sound perky.

"Cut the shit, I know you hate me." She snarled, checking her pink lip gloss in the mirror.

"I do not hate you, I barely know you." Which wasn't entirely a lie, I just didn't care for her. She glared at me and turned to smirk at me.

"Oh sorry, that was me hating you. I want to dance with Jacob."

I stared at her, "Alright, it's okay. I don't mind, we're just friends." I tried to be nice, but she glared at me.

"Don't confuse me with someone who cares." she spun around on her heel and I pulled a stray curl away from my face. I hated jealousy, it ruined so many relationships.

When I emerged from the bathroom and found Jake at the table Jade was tugging on his arm, "Bella said it was OK, please? Just one Papi!" I'd assumed that was a nickname and I bit my lip and sat down.

He shook his head and crossed his arms on the table, "Jade, really thank you I am flattered. But I came with her, I'd like to spend the evening with her."

"She said you are just friends, so you can't pull yourself away from her for 3 minutes of your night?" She gave him puppy dog eyes and he avoided looking at her face, glancing at me with a fierce look of disapproval. He didn't know what to say, and I felt like I'd said or done something wrong.

"Friends or not, I came with someone and I'd rather not be rude."

"Bella..." She turned, finally acknowledged me, "Please tell him it's OK. It's one dance!"

"It's just one dance." I murmured, not wanting to cause a scene or make him upset.

"Fine!" She squealed with delight and went to grab his hand and he just offered her his elbow as she drug him to the dance floor.

The entire song, which ironically was Taylor Swifts 'Love Story' he kept batting her advances and putting her hands around his neck and not his butt. He shot me daggers and I tapped my watch and pretended I was taking a picture. The song ended and he rushed over to me and held out his hand to help me stand up. "Unbelievable." He grumbled in my ear and I snickered.

"Don't be grumpy for our pictures." He followed me into the cool hallway, his brows furrowed from dancing with Jade, he obviously didn't enjoy himself. I felt kind of bad for not sticking up for him and wrapped my arms around his waist, leaning our chests together. "Jaaakeeeee" I cooed, he was walking us closer to the photo set up, walking me backwards. I laughed as his hands went to my hips, I was clumsy and he was prepared to catch me. He was beginning to crack a smile and I jumped up and down, "Yes. Yes. Smile for Bella. Come on! Come on!"

He pulled away from me and laughed, "You are an idiot. Go." I stood on the pink 'X' and he listened to directions on how the photographer wanted him to stand behind me. He'd placed his hands on my hips, my hands over his and gave us a count and I'd hoped Jacob smiled as the flash went off. Jacob kept my hand in his and led me out towards the bathroom corner, where nobody was standing.

"Did you smile?" I poked the corners of his mouth with my index finger and forced his face to smile, his muscles rippled beneath them as a real smile took over his face. Mentally I told myself next time not to let anyone else dance with him, I had no idea it would have bothered him that much. "I'm sorry, I won't do that again. I just didn't want girls thinking I was possessive and hogging you."

He nodded and took my hands in his, "You know...you could be."

"Possessive?" I questioned, squeezing his warm hands in mine. He nodded, looking over my head briefly. "But that's not me."

He laughed, waving at someone as they passed to go to the bathroom. "I'm saying I wish you would be, you know? I am confused about everything, are we just friends or are we more? Because I feel possessive of you and need to know if I have the right to be."

I sighed inaudibly as the music stopped and a voice came over the microphone announcing it was time for the court to take their places on stage for crowning. "We'll talk about it tonight before we go to bed. Go and good luck!" He gave me a hug and I filed into the gym and fell in with the crowd with my camera to take pictures. I snapped a few of everyone who was next to him on either side as they pulled the prince and princess ballots.

"You have all voted, and your princess is...Hailey Trumourse!" The crowd cheered and the brunette in the pale baby blue mini dress stepped forward for her tiara and sash. She was pretty, maybe 5'8 and had long brown hair curled down her back. She was clearly not surprised she won and I shook my head but snapped a photo anyways.

"And your Prince is...Jacob Black!" I snapped like a paparazzi as he stepped up to get his crown and sash that read 'Prince' on it in gold letters. The crowd got even louder and girls began screaming his name, I picked out several girls saying he was hot and one said she wanted to have his babies. I blushed and headed for the table as they announced the King and Queen and let them do their couple dances. Hailey danced with Jacob but must have a boyfriend because she was a foot from him and not really paying attention to him. I'd snapped a few more of them dancing and placed the camera back in my purse and was reading an email from my mom on my phone when I felt Jacob hug me from behind, his sash crinkling between us. He laid his head on my shoulder and wrapped his arms around my chest.

"Congratulations Jake." I bent my head slightly and lightly laid a kiss on his forearm and shut my screen off, returning it to my purse. He sat down beside me and laid his elbow on the table, placing his chin in his hand.

"Thank you, dance with me." I gave him a look and he shook his head, "You owe me!"

I knew I'd agreed to come to a dance so I should dance with him as much as possible, I wanted him to have as much fun as possible and took a deep breath, "OK. I'll dance with you." He smiled and offered me his hand, which I eagerly took.

His hands snaked around my backside, his fingertips dangling just above my butt causing them to tickle my skin. I wrapped my arms around his neck and suddenly realized the intimate position we were in, it was our first embrace that wasn't easily dismissed as friendly. Our faces inches apart, his warm breath on my cheek.

The entire dance he stared at me like he'd never seen me before, like he was memorizing everything about me. I got uncomfortable and laid my cheek against his chest, instantly relaxing and swayed to the music. A few guys walked up to him and told him it was time and he nodded, telling them he'd be there in a second. We finished out the song and I pulled up to look at him as the song changed to something faster.

"So, the guys and I did a skit this year and the school board wanted us to do it tonight. So I'll be right back and...don't watch." He laughed, I nodded and he took his crown off and handed it to me, it was red on top and had fake jewels glued to the tips. I sat it down and dug out my camera again, this had to be filmed.

"Yo! What up Res!" the youngest looking guy yelled into the microphone and the crowd went crazy as the music began. All of the guys turned their backs to the audience in synchronized movements and my eyes bugged out of my head...they were going to dance. I stood up and got closer, turning on my video feature.

The music boomed and they began to move to the music, lip syncing to cheesy music and thrusting their hips like they were humping the air. They all had smiles plastered to their faces as the crowd cheered them on and I laughed, shaking the camera. Jake stepped to the front and shook his hips to the metronome that played and then thrust forward on the down beat, it looked hilarious which I would assume was the point. He lifted his knee to the side and did the sprinkler as the guys all followed a beat behind each other.

This went on for about 10 minutes and I couldn't stop laughing at how hilarious it was. As it ended the principal came up to talk to them and I excused myself to the bathroom. On my way back to the gym a hand caught my arm and I spun around.

"Bella..." I recognized her voice instantly from earlier.

"Hey Jade, what's up?" She looked furious and it was somehow directed at me.

"Stay away from Jacob."

"Jacob and I are friends, that's all."

She scoffed, almost like she didn't believe me. "Whatever you are, you need to leave him alone. He's fucked up."

"Why would you say that?"

"Ha! He didn't tell you. Look..." She glanced behind me and turned suddenly, growling out, "Just stay away."

I stared at her retreating figure as Jacob came up next to me, "I knew you'd try to escape on me." He laughed but saw my face, "What'd she say to you?"

"That I should stay away from you. That you are fucked up...Jake, what'd..."

I didn't get to finish my sentence because he went after her and I followed to make sure he didn't do something stupid. He grabbed her arm and she smiled a fake smile, "Oh hey."

"Don't 'hey' me. Why are you patronizing Bella?"

She glared at me, "I was just warning her."

He snarled at her and grabbed her other arm, I stepped up next to him and gently touched his arm... "Jake..."

"Leave her alone!" He yelled, attracting an audience behind us.

"Oh please, she's a big girl. She doesn't need you to come to her rescue, besides...she doesn't even know..." She didn't seem afraid of him in the slightest. It made me wonder if she knew what he was capable of if that would change.

Now I was interested, what was she talking about?

"Jade. Stop. You've made your point, okay. Just leave her alone." His voice sounded calm, but I knew he was shaking. I reached out and touched his wrist and he grabbed my hand, clinging to it for comfort.

"I think Bella here deserves to know the truth. Maybe I should tell her..." Jade stepped forward and put her hands across her belly, something inside Jacob snapped.

"Get the fuck out of here. If I see you around her one more time you won't need to lie, I will fuck you up."

I furrowed my brow in total confusion, they obviously had a history of some sort I was a spectator to.

She scoffed and turned, laughing at him. I re-laced my fingers in his and tugged, his angry face meeting mine. I put my other hand on his cheek and he looked me in the eyes, "I'm sorry..."

I shook my head, "It's fine, let's go dance?"

He nodded and we wrapped ourselves around each other, I could feel his heart hammering in his chest. I rubbed his back softly, trying to calm him down and his heart rate slowly returned to normal and he let out a sigh. "Let's go." He smiled at me, a silent thank you.

As we went to the dance floor the music changed to something faster and girls began grinding their dates, I was unsure of how to dance to fast music but knew Jacob wanted to.

He shook his head, looking at all the people dancing and just tugged me towards the table but I stood still. "Didn't you want to dance with me?"

He looked at me as though I had two heads, "It's a fast song."

I nodded, "I know."

As headed to the dance floor I just watched the other girls, their way of 'dancing' wasn't much than rubbing against their dates and figured I could handle that. I bit my lip, unsure of how Jacob would react to it but threw caution to the wind and turned around in his arms so he was looking at my back. I glanced around the room before I bit my lip and began swaying my hips to the music, I heard him gasp behind me and I reached behind me to pull his head over my shoulder. His hands snaked around my hips, resting on my pelvis his fingers hanging dangerously low.

I wiggled my hips some more and bent forward slightly, moving my but up and down him. These girls couldn't see their dates faces, but they were all pleased with it and seemed to be enjoying it. So I kept it up for the entire song.

"Get it Black!" I heard one of his friends say, I tuned him out though. If I looked at him I'd break down and lose my courage to finish this.

I felt Jacob vibrate behind me, laughing I'd assume and he re-adjusted his hands to my hip and one on my shoulder pulling me tightly upright and against him. He leaned in to my ear and growled, "What are you doing to me." I was out of breath and laid my hand over his on my hip, he slid his hand across my stomach and pulled me into him and I froze. What had I done to him, indeed. His enjoyment was obvious behind me, poking me in my rear. I swallowed thickly and he swayed us to the music in a more romantic like embrace. He kissed my neck and wrapped both of his arms around my stomach, locking his hands together.

The music changed, but we remained locked together slow dancing with my back to his...excitement. I wasn't as mortified as I thought I would be now that this moment was finally here, but knew if I moved his friends would get an eyeful so I stayed put.

I pulled my butt away from him enough to stop the friction and turned in his arms, pressing closer to him so I was still shielding him. "Sorry." I bit my lip, suddenly turning shy again.

He shook his head and locked his hands behind me, "Don't ever be sorry for doing that." He kissed my forehead and I leaned on his chest, the rest of the evening turned out to be uneventful and wonderful.

Perhaps I wasn't just Jacob's friend...