AN: This is my first attempt, so thoughtful tips and reviews would be much appreciated.

I do not own Twilight. S.M. owns it all.

Renessme's POV

Chapter 2: Never the Same

One deep breath and I was out the front door of the cottage. Jacob was sitting on the front porch his face buried in his hands, dad was sitting next to him with his arm around his shoulders.

Dad glance up as soon as I opened the door with a sad, yet relieved look on his face. As if he was dreading something he knew would happen, something he wanted to happen.

Jacob did not look up. I could only imagine what was running through his mind. He didn't even want to look at me, which meant either a. he was just as mortified as I was, or b. he was so sickened by my actions that he couldn't bear to look at me. I'd hoped it was a.

Dad got up swiftly, put his hand on my cheek and kissed my forehead softly. 'i hope I can say the right things,' I thought. "I know you will," he whispered softly. Jeez. No pressure or anything. He left me standing there as he went inside.

Do I sit next to him? Stand far away from him? Run to him? Throw my arms around him? Kiss him wildly? Yes. I did still have all those same passionate desires for him. Mortification apparently does not stifle feelings that deep.

"Jacob?" I asked carefully. No answer. "I'm so sorry. I-I should never have attacked you like that. I let me hormones run away with me. Please forgive me. I swear it will never happen again."

"Please don't ." That was all he said. He was that disgusted with me. Option b. it was.

I plopped down on the porch and buried my own face in my own hands. Defeated again and no where to go from here. I was going to lose my Jacob.

"Please don't say that," he spoke again.

"Don't say what?"

"That you swear it will never happen again. That is the last thing in the world I would want to happen. I couldn't bear it."

I raised my head from my hands, turning it slowly to him. He was on his feet coming towards me. His tan cheeks glistening with tears. I made him cry? Destiny, just kick me while I'm down.

"Jacob, I-I think I'm in lo...no, I am in love with you and not in that brother/friend sort of way." I squinted my eyes and shook my head as I stood to meet him face to, well, chest technically. "I'm so sorry I made you so upset." I raised my hand to wipe the tears from his left cheek.

He place his hand over mine and nuzzled his cheek into my palm ever so gently. "I love you too Nessie. I told myself I would be able to see the signs if you were falling in love with me and that I would be prepared, but I absolutely had no idea. You caught me completely off guard and I handled it all wrong. I am truly sorry for ruining the moment I always hoped you would want from me."

"I'm surprised that my dad didn't just tell you when I starting thinking those things...as gross and weird as that may be." I shook my head faster this time, trying to dislodge that image from my head.

"I guess he wanted you and I to have as much of a normal experience and two supernatural kids could have. Can't you appreciate that just a little?"

"No one told me either...that you had imprinted on me, I mean. Why didn't you tell me?"

"Nessie, you see how all of the other imprinted couples act. I didn't want your feelings to be molded by that. I wanted you to determine what you wanted all on your own, even if that meant you wanted someone other than me to share that part of your life with. Imprinting truly means making that person blissfully happy and not caring about your own happiness."

"How could I fall in love with anyone else when I have the most wonderful, beautiful, selfless person literally in the palm of my hand?"

He smiled that goofy smile I held so dear to my heart. Ear to ear, without apology, and holding nothing back. "Well, I always hope you would feel that for me someday, but I tried very hard not to get my hopes up too high. I figured I might not survive that fall. Looks like it was all in-vain anyway. Thank the universe for that."

"So what do we do now? I mean, things are never going to be the same. What is normal now?"

"Everything will be even better. I promise. As far as normal goes, I plan on making your life as normal as possible. You'll probably get bored and leave me."

"Like that will ever happen."

He began to lean down as I stood on the tips of my toes. Placing his sand colored hand on my blindingly white cheek, he gently caressed my lips with his thumb. Slowly he pressed his warm lips against mine. This was it. This was the first kiss I was meant to have with Jacob. Our bodies pressed together fervently as he lifted me off the ground.

I didn't hear anything, but suddenly Jacob was releasing his hold on me. I opened my eyes to see him staring directly behind me. My feet were on the ground now, but my lips were still poised for kissing. I composed myself and turned to see exactly what I had expected.

"Uh. Hi mom, dad." I threw my hand up in a awkward wave.

"Renessme," dad said as he gave me a stern nod with just a touch of a smirk on his face. "Well, now you two are an item we have a few ground rules to lay down young lady...and gentleman."

"Yes sir," Jacob said in a quiet and shocked voice. Did he not think this was coming? My parents may be dead, but they were still parents, with all the same tendencies to do embarrassing parent-like things.

"Curfew is 10 P.M. Making out for longer than 20 seconds is strictly prohibited...unless you are married, and Jake, don't you even think about that for like ten more years. Dating will occur, you will not just hang around here or your grandparent's playing tonsil hockey. You will be normal," Mom spouted on not even close to being done. I tuned her out. She had forgot about my aunt's and uncle's houses, surely they would understand.

"No they won't. Who do you think sat around and brainstormed all of these rules anyway?" My dad the mindreader struck again. Jacob and I were never going to get away with anything. "That's exactly right young lady," dad said with a huge coy grin on his face.

I'm sure Jacob was reading between the lines, catching most of our half hidden conversation, as was Mom.

"I was already planning on making this the most normal scenario possible, Edward. I had every intention of taking her on dates, to prom, having her over for an awkward diner with my family...everything," Jacob said in a slightly defensive tone.

"I know that Jake, I knew that from the beginning, but I also know my daughter and I know your would go to great lengths to make her happy, no matter what she wanted."

Great so now I was like some sex crazed hussy or something? Thanks for the confidence Dad.

"Honey, it's not like that, truly. You are just slightly more human than Jake and having witnessed first hand the weakness of a human..." Dad glanced at my mother and I wanted to die right there..."well, we thought this was the best way to make sure you had a normal experience. Besides, we want a normal parental experience too. What kind of parents would we be if we didn't do this?"

Checkmate.

I sighed. "Fine. I get it." Then I turned to Jacob, index finger pointed straight up to his face. "If you even think of waiting ten years to ask me to marry you, you may have to find yourself someone else to imprint on." I turned back to face my parents, still on my toes, crossing my arms with a fiery defiance. "Some things you absolutely cannot decide for us," I said frankly.

Laughter. Now they were all laughing at me.

"My daughter," Mom stated proudly as she held her arms out to hug me.

This was it. The beginning of my 'normal' life with my soulmate. My Jacob, the shapeshifter.