Sorry for the very long delay... I promise to be better with updating weekly. Big things are in store! Also, I don't own anything. The most lovely Stephanie Meyer does, I am just borrowing ;)

We all sat around talking for hours. The three sisters filled me in on every detail of their lives and shared their family stories. They asked

questions about our family and how we came to be. They were very curious about Jacob and his pack and about how the relationship worked

between a vampire and a wolf. We had all become fast friends and time just passed by effortlessly. I knew I would come to a point where I would

have to ask them about what it was I had come here for but I didn't really know how to do that. I was scared that I wouldn't be able to anymore,

that I was too nervous or frightened of what they would think of me for even asking. Next thing I know it, Jake had spoken up on my behalf yet

again.

"So, there really is no right time or way to ask this so I will just put it out there. My lady friend Rose is looking to have a kid. She can't so she

needs to find a surrogate. It would have to be someone she trusted and well, I am sure she would make it worth there while." he said so bluntly I

couldn't help but gaze at him with shock. I knew there was no way anyone in their right mind would agree to that proposal. I wish he had just let

me find my own way to do things. I know he meant well but.....

"I could do it" Yara said in her beautiful velvety voice.

I felt like I had the wind knocked out of me. Not only was I still recovering from Jakes bluntness but this was even more of a shock. She couldn't beserious. I mean, why would anyone want to do this?

"what?" I asked stunned

"I could be your surrogate. I have always wanted to spend some time in the states. Maybe meet some others like us who were not related. I could do this for you and stay with you until I give birth. You could show me new things and introduce me to new friends, yes?" she asked

I couldn't believe it, she was asking me if it was ok. Like she wanted my permission to give me this amazing gift. I didn't know what to say. I couldn't speak, I was just seriously shocked. I barely felt Jake nudging me, trying to get some kind of response out of me. I couldn't bring my mouth to form words.

"I think Rose is a little shocked right now" Jake said laughing

"Oh, does that not sound like a good idea?" Yara asked concerned

I had to force myself to speak up before I lost this chance.

"No no no. It sounds amazing. I just cannot believe you would even consider doing something like this for me. For us? I mean we just met and this is such a sacrifice. I just would never know how to repay you." I said trying get a grip on myself.

Ideas were flooding my brain. I was just so overwhelmed. I would need to tell Emmett as soon as possible. I just couldn't believe this was all

happening. Jake smiled at me, I wanted to grab him right then and there throw my arms around him and never let go. I needed time to collect

myself, get my thoughts together. Plan this out.

"Yara, would you mind meeting with me again tomorrow. Maybe we could talk some more about this, after talking everything through if you still wanted to maybe we could start planning?" I asked.

"That would be lovely" she said smiling.

We all said our good nights and Nahuel walked us out. We thanked him for everything and parted ways. We would head back tomorrow at

sundown again to see Yara. I would spend all day tomorrow beforehand planning and thinking of ways to make this work out for all of us. I would

also call Emmett tomorrow and let him know. I should be calling him tonight but I was still in shock, it didn't feel real yet and I wanted to wait until

it all had time to fully sink in.

We didn't run back, we walked hand in hand silently. Every now and then Jake would look over at me, with that grin ear to ear. Everything felt so

good right now. For the first time in forever things were not just looking up, they were up. I was on this rollercoater ride and all the scary dips

were over. Now I could just ride it carefree with my hands in the air. I felt more optimistic than I had ever felt before. It was like I had been

brought to life. Jake had brought me back to life.

Once we got back, we just sat on the beach staring at the stars. It was the perfect end to the perfect day.

"Rose?"

"Yeah" I said smiling at him.

"Are you happy?" he asked me softly.

I couldn't even find the words to answer him. There were no words that could express it, yes meant little. Yes didn't speak loudly enough. I

answered him in a way that I knew would change things between us forever. It didn't matter though, because I was happy. He had given me my

happiness. I grabbed his face, stared deep into his eyes, nodded as I smiled coyly at him. He knew what I was thinking and that was that. We got

lost in one another that night, everything was a blur. I felt like I was coming in and out of consciousness. It was a whirlwind of fire and ice, his lips

on mine. His arms pulling me into him, his hands tangled in my hair, his lips on my neck, my nails digging into his back, I could smell the blood, it

burnt my throat but that was the last thing on my mind right now or his.