A/N: Hi, I know it's been too long since I updated but I hope someone will read this! Thanks for everyone who reviewed to chapter 2.

The songs in order of appearance are:

Willie Nelson – On the road again

Janis Joplin – Mercedes Benz

Steppenwolf – Born to be wild

Tracy Chapman – Fast car

Johnny Cash – Highwayman

Whitesnake – Here I go again

Billie Joel – Lullaby

Carrie Underwood – Home sweet home

Disclaimer: Like always, it's not mine, the lyrics don't belong to me, Meyer owns the characters etc…

Chapter three – On the road

The week had been shorter than I had thought. It was already Friday morning. The going away dinner had been too sad for my liking. Gramps had made me promise we'd visit him on Thanksgiving and Christmas and so on. I had been fighting against the tears all night long and when I finally had crushed into my bed, I had let it all out. I knew everybody could hear me, but I didn't care. This was the most private place I could have in a house full of vampires with super hearings. I cried myself to sleep, being all sad, but still very excited. I couldn't help but picture our new home and school and all that stuff. Finally I had fallen asleep, somehow still hearing Jacob's voice in my head. In the morning I was sure I had just been dreaming it.

I woke up, feeling still very sleepy. I hadn't gotten that much of sleep last night. I looked around my room, seeing it was totally clean, no stuff anywhere. I had all the furniture there; we weren't going to take them along with us. Still the room looked really cold without all the personal things that made it my room. Honestly, it didn't even look like my room anymore. I was going to have a new one and this looked already abandoned. I had my suitcases next to the door; everything was ready for the take off. With a sigh I rose up and hit to the shower.

Everyone was sitting in the dining room, talking. They seemed to be so excited about all this. Well, I couldn't blame them; they had been living in this same house for so long and not been able to go as they pleased.

Someone, without a doubt Grandma, had set the breakfast in the dining room for a change. Jacob was already eating, stuffing very large amount of food into his mouth.

"Good morning Nessie!" They all said together, but Jacob's greeting sounded more like mumbling than actual words.

"Good morning!" I greeted them happily, smiling widely to them. I knew my family had been concerned because I had been crying last night, and now I could see the relief in their faces because I was smiling and looking happy.

"The drive is long, with normal speed limits it should take us about 43 hours to get to Elkins." Grandpa said and I could see Emmett rolling his eyes. Speed limits weren't this family's thing.

"We have to stop along the way." Jacob reminded us and Emmett looked puzzled.

"Why? I never stop along the way!" We all sighed at him.

"Nessie and I need to sleep and get some food and bathroom breaks you know." Jacob said.

"Hah, it must suck to be a werewolf or a half-vampire. Vampires are so much cooler." Emmett announced.

"What ever, Emmett." I said and Emmett grinned at me. He had some serious issues about vampires being cooler than anybody else.

"You don't have to wait for us. Nessie's going to come with me anyway, so we don't mind if you want to get there faster. I know Jasper would love to try out that motorcycle." Jacob said and grinned. I could see Emmett laughing secretly on his seat and Dad looked really annoyed and slapped Emmett on the back of his head.

"That was totally unnecessary Edward." Emmett muttered but Dad just kept looking at him kind of murderously.

"It's okay Jacob, we can wait for you." Dad said and Mom rolled her eyes at him.

"Dad, I know you hate stopping along the way as much as Emmett does. I'll be fine with Jacob and you know that, there's no need for you to wait." Everyone seemed to be a little uncomfortable because of our little exchange. Dad didn't say anything, he just kept eyeing at Jacob and me.

"It's okay honey. We'll go straight to Elkins then, we'll be there when the two of you arrive." Mom smiled at me and gave a nasty look at Dad.

"Yes, that's okay honey. We'll see you when we're there." Dad said, but I really felt like Mom had just pressured him into that. I didn't bother my head with it, Mom and Dad were always like that, and they had like their own, totally different way of communication. Maybe it helped that Dad could read Mom's mind whenever she allowed it. After settling all the things like who drove what car and so on, Jacob pushed me towards the stairs so we could get my suitcases into the car.

"Jacob!" Dad called and threw keys into air. "Take my Mercedes, and make sure there are no marks in it when I get it back, okay?" Wow, Dad was being really nice. The Mercedes was his newest acquisition and he didn't let anyone drive it.

"Thanks Edward! I'll be flawless when you get it back. I really appreciate it!"

"Just so you get back faster." Dad said and Jacob winced and took my hand in his and led me to upstairs.

When he opened the door, we both just stood there staring the room for a while. We had memories in here. I was going to miss this place and the memories. But then again, Jacob was going to be with me where ever I went and we were going to make some new memories.

"I'm going to miss this place." He murmured, steeling my words. I smiled at him, looking sad. Jacob put his arms around me, hugging me comfortingly.

"We'll be together, that'll be enough." I said and he nodded. We shared a beautiful silent moment in there, but it was over way too soon.

"We have to get going; otherwise we won't make it to school on Monday." He smirked and picked up all my suitcases.

"Yeah, let's hit the road!"

We had been drive like two hours and Seattle was getting close. Jacob had been driving double as fast as the traffic signs told you to drive. Jacob was slowing it down, it was more likely that a police would stop us on the city area, but as soon as Seattle was left behind, Jacob sped up, enjoying the feeling of speeding in the freeway. I can't say I wasn't enjoying it too. If I couldn't have made this road trip with Jacob I would have convinced Mom and Dad to let me take a plane. I usually hated sitting in the car for hours but with Jacob it was fun.

He had actually made a CD for us, including all our favorites. We had so much fun singing along with the CD.

'And I can't wait to get on the road again.

On the road again -

Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway

We're the best of friends.

Insisting that the world keep turning our way'

The stereo was as loud as it could be and we were singing on the top of our lungs. We were staring each other, trying to keep up with the song while laughing so hard that I would have fallen of the seat if I wouldn't have had the seatbelt on.

"The world is turning our way Nessie!" Jacob announced and I laughed at him, having a blast.

"It isn't Jacob! You're just imagining it." He shrugged and sang a little more.

"It sure feels like it!" We laughed together and the song changed and I recognized Janis Joplin's voice.

'Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?

My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.

Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,

So Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz?'

"Look Nessie, we already have a Mercedes Benz!" Jacob said and tapped the dashboard. I flashed him a smile so wide he could see all my white teeth.

"Just remember Jacob, this isn't ours. Dad would kill us if anything happened to this car. I bet he loves this baby more than me!" I laughed, not really meaning it. I knew Dad treasured cars, but I also knew that Mom and I were the two things he could not live without.

The CD was playing softly on the background. Sometimes there were these great songs that Jacob and I just had to start singing along. After five hours we were both hungry and needed desperately a bathroom break. We stopped on a gas station in Kellogg, Idaho. I just had to run to the bathroom as soon as Jacob had killed the engine.

I get out of the bathroom first, since Jacob had parked the car properly after my take off. I was so hungry too, so I kind of ran to the counter.

"Hi sweetie, what can I get you?" An older lady with a gray hair asked me politely.

"I think I'll have smashed potatoes and some meatballs, please." I said as I looked towards the bathrooms, looking for Jacob. And just in time, he appeared to the hallway, smirking widely at me.

"What do you want to eat?" I asked him when he was about ten feet away from me.

"What are you having?" I told my order to him and he said he'd take the same. Jacob ordered some coke for us too and took them to the tables while I was waiting the lady to fix the portions for us.

"So, where're you heading dear?" The lady asked me, I checked her name from the name tab and noticed it was Margaret.

"We're heading to West Virginia." I said smiling at Margaret. I was so excited to meet humans I haven't meat before and to get to know them.

"Oh, that's a long drive!" She complained and I nodded with a suffering expression in my face.

"Well, I guess that your handsome boyfriend is keeping you occupied." She smiled at me and I blushed deeply.

"Jacob's not my boyfriend." Margaret winked at me.

"I can see how he's looking at you." I had to turn around to see Jacob's face. I knew he could hear what Margaret had said.

His expressions was cool, he didn't give anything away. The way he looked at me… Jacob had looked at me that way forever and always, it didn't mean anything. Jacob was my best friends. Of course he loved me, and Margaret had just confused the way Jacob loved me.

"We're just best friends." I told her, trying to smile while I paid for our food.

"That's what they all say in the beginning…" Margaret muttered more to herself than me. I thanked her and took the food to our table.

Jacob and I weren't talking while eating, but maybe that was just because we were both so hungry that our mouths were so full of food so we weren't able to talk. But somehow I felt like it was because of Margaret's words. I just thought it was this sweet lady's talk, but maybe it had offended Jacob somehow. I didn't bring it up, I don't know exactly why; Jacob and I usually talked about everything.

We left Kellogg, driving this time more quietly. Jacob seemed to be thinking about something and I didn't want to interrupt him. The silence lasted for two hours. We had come to Montana and the city of Drummond was passing by. Then Jacob turned the volume up and started singing loud and high.

'Get your motor runnin'

Head out on the highway

Lookin' for adventure

And whatever comes our way'

I started to sing along with him.

"Born to be wild!" We both declared happily and so the silence had been broken.

After fourteen hours of driving, with a couple of stops along the way, Jacob and I were both pretty tired. We were in Miles City, still in Montana, when Jacob pulled over to a motel. Dad had given me so much money that we could stay in a hotel, but we were both more comfortable this way. The stereo was still on, playing now a slower song, making me want to go to bed even more. Tracy Chapman's voice was making me very sleepy, but I really loved the song, it was so sad.

'I remember we were driving driving in your car

The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk

City lights lay out before us

And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder

And I had a feeling that I belonged

And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone'

I silently sang along, my already closed. Jacob stroked my hair gently.

"We have to go and get a room Nessie. Are you too tired to walk?" I sighed deeply, opening my eyes. I really was too tired. I hadn't been sleeping at all last night. I knew if I'd say that I was too tired Jacob was going to carry me and I just didn't want to be such a baby.

"I can walk." I muttered sleepily and opened my door. Jacob was instantly by my side, taking my hand.

I didn't acknowledge the way to inside. It was dark and my eyes hurt when we stepped inside when it was suddenly so bright.

Behind the counter there was a man, in his mid-forties maybe. He was watching some late night show.

"A room for two?" He questioned Jacob, glancing at me. I don't know what it looked like, a huge man supporting this just a little over five foot tall girl who was about to fall asleep in the man's arms.

Jacob glanced at me, not looking sure at all.

"I don't know Nessie…" I sighed, but was way too tired to roll my eyes at him.

"There're two separate beds Jacob, aren't there?" I questioned the man and he nodded. Jacob still looked kind of unsure, I didn't know why. We had been sleeping in the same room. If there was just a one bed, I could understand where he was coming from, but now he was just being silly.

"Jacob, I don't want to sleep alone this night, not this far away from home and everyone I know." I pleaded and Jacob finally said yes. The man looked us with wondering eyes, not getting why we were fighting over sleeping arrangements. I knew what we looked like to him, boyfriend and a girlfriend on a road trip, nothing more, and nothing less.

Finally Jacob got the key and he led me to our room. I had my pajamas and toothbrush in my small back bag and I went to the bathroom with it. I changed into pajamas and then I crushed into the other bed. I had almost fallen asleep when I heard Jacobs voice, so close to my ear, that the butterflies emerged again.

"Dream happy dreams Nessie." I was about to say that I would dream happy dreams, but then I crashed, feeling someone pulling the cover on me.

Did I dream sweet dreams, I can't remember. I slept the whole night without any interruptions and I slept too long. The sun was already up when I woke. I turned to glance at the digital clock on the night stand. It pointed out that it was already 10 am. I groaned and sat up, just to see Jacob sitting in his bed, eating breakfast.

"Good morning sunshine." He said and pushed the tray towards me. I took some toast and started eating, staring Jacob while I ate.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" I asked after I had finished my toast.

"You needed some sleep; I know you didn't get any sleep yesterday."

"Mom and Dad are going to worry about us." I mumbled, searching for my cell phone.

"Relax Nessie, its okay. I called them already and they said that I should just let you sleep as long you'd sleep." I relaxed after that and concentrated on my breakfast.

We had still a lot of driving to do. From Miles City to Elkins was 1 600 miles and it was a long drive. If we wouldn't speed up, we'd had to stop for another motel along the way. As much I enjoyed Jacob's company, I was so eager to see the rest of my family already.

Jacob was looking through the maps, not looking very pleased.

"We're not going to make it today Nessie, we have to spend another nigh in a motel."

"Are you serious?" I was so sad, I hated traveling so much.

"Yes, I think we're able to get to Toledo, Ohio today, but we have to sleep there. It's just about four hours from Toledo to Elkins if I'm speeding, but I will surely fall asleep while driving if we try to be in Elkins without some sleep in between. I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault Jacob. We would have made if I wouldn't have been sleeping so long!" I was so angry with myself. I had thought we'd be able to sleep in our own beds tonight, but it was impossible now, it was too late already.

I knew I was acting badly, but I couldn't help it. I was being grumpy and silent when we left Miles City and headed to North Dakota.

When we stopped in Fargo, still in North Dakota, I started to cheer up. I knew I was being totally unfair towards Jacob, killing his mood completely.

After crossing the Minnesota boarder, the CD played such a good song that I could help but to sing along.

'I was a highwayman. Along the coach roads I did ride

With sword and pistol by my side

Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade

Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade

The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five

But I am still alive.'

"We are still alive!" Jacob and I announced, twisting the words up just a little bit.

"I'm sorry I have been acting so badly Jake." I apologized, not wanting Jacob to be upset with me.

"No problem Nessie." He said and kissed my hair, not even thinking about it. It was just so natural to him and it used to be for me too, but the butterflies were back again and I felt like blushing.

Jacob was driving fast, a lot faster than yesterday. I knew he wanted to please me and get there sooner. It was very sweet of him. I wasn't angry anymore thou, not even to myself. How could I have been when the landscape was so beautiful, Jacob was with me and we had some awesome music?

We passed Minneapolis and I was feeling a bit hyper. This was the first big city after Seattle on our way to Elkins. The city seemed to be full of life and movement. The city was beautiful and Jacob could see my excitement. I was practically clued to the window. There were just so many people. I knew Seattle was bigger than Minneapolis, but still, I had never been in this city, it was something new and exciting.

"Do you want to stop and watch the city?" Jacob asked after a couple of minutes watching me. I would have loved that, but I wanted to get to Elkins as soon as possible. So I just shook my head and asked Jacob to speed up just a little bit so we would get to Wisconsin sooner.

When we reached to Madison, Wisconsin it was getting late already. It was around nine a clock in the evening but we weren't tired at all, thankfully. It would take us about four hours to get to Toledo. We were both eager to get home already, traveling was very wearing. We had fun thou, playing all kinds of road trip games like searching certain number plates and such.

"What do think our life will be like from now on?" I wondered aloud, looking out of the window to the darkness outside.

"I don't know Nessie, but I hope you'll enjoy it." Jacob answered with a thoughtful expression in his face.

"Was it hard for you to come with us and leave your pack and father behind you?" I asked and curled up to my seat, hugging my legs and staring at Jacob. He had a small smile on his lips.

"When I heard you guys were moving, there were no other options for me than coming along you, Nessie. I'll miss my friends, but you're the one I can't live without." He told me honestly and I knew exactly what he meant. If someone would come to me now and say that I had to choose who would I spend the rest of my life with, my family or Jacob, I would say Jacob and not even think about it. I loved my family so much that sometimes it just hurt, but Jacob and I had some kind of special bond that I could not understand. We had always been this close, Jacob never left by my side. I didn't know what tied us so tightly together, more tightly than me and Mom or Dad. I never thought about it, it was just part of who we were. I knew that some of my family members were a little bit jealous of our bond.

I remembered this one night a year ago when Rosalie and Alice had asked me to spend a girls night with them while the boys were gone hunting. I had been very excited about it, but then Jacob came. He had been away for two days, doing some werewolf things and as soon as I heard Jacobs voice, all of my plans for that night had been cancelled.

Rose had been so angry with Jacob, snapping at him something like, why couldn't he come a day later. Rosalie and Jacob never got along, but that night Rose had been angrier than ever. Jacob and I had had no other option than escape from my house to Jacob's.

"Why is it like that Jacob? Why can't we be apart?" I asked for the first time. I never had questioned our bond, but now I felt like I wanted answers. Why was Jacob so much more important to me than anything else?

Jacob's face became expressionless and cold. I didn't want to see him looking like that. I knew he wouldn't answer my question, so I took his hand in mine forcing him to look at me. His face was still like a mask, no answers could be found there.

"Let's not talk about that Nessie. This is just who we are, okay?" Jacob said and I had no other option that nod my head and stop questioning him.

"Yes, that's who we are." I agreed, fighting against the tears. I didn't know why I wanted to cry, I just felt like it. One lonely tear escaped from my left eye and I was about to sweep it away, but Jacob was faster than I was. He caught the single tear with his thumb and looked at me with pained expression.

"Please Nessie, don't cry. We'll talk about this someday, but not now, okay?" I nodded and swallowed more tears. I knew how sad Jacob became when I was crying or hurting, I didn't want to see him in pain. Jacob looked at me for a long time, but I couldn't make myself to look at him. Jacob keeping secrets from me was one of the most terrible things I knew, but I didn't want to push him. He'd tell me someday, I trusted him, I really did.

"How about some music?" Jacob asked, trying to smile, but not quite managing. He turned up the radio once again.

'And here I go again on my own

Goin' down the only road I've ever known,

Like a hobo I was born to walk alone

And I've made up my mind

I ain't wasting no more time'

Whitesnake did cheered me up a little bit and Jacob smiled genuinely now, seeing my mood getting better.

We drove to Chicago and past it. Jacob was getting tired but we still had to drive to Toledo. We were now in Indiana, heading to Ohio. Just to rest my eyes, I closed them, listening Johnny Cash singing in the background. I didn't mean to sleep, I really didn't.

"Nessie, wake up. We're here." Jacob's soft voice called me. I blinked my eyes, very confused at the moment.

"Are we in Ohio already?" I mumbled and rubbed my eyes. I glanced at the clock, it was almost two am.

"Yes, let's get you out of the car and take you to bed. I already got the room for us." Now I was feeling really bad. Jacob had been driving for hours, just listening to radio and watching me sleep. I hadn't been much of a company for him.

"I'm sorry Jake, I should have stayed awake." Jacob just shook his head and wrapped his arms around me and lifted me up.

"Jake, I'm perfectly capable walking on my own." I murmured to him. He didn't say a thing until we were on our room and he had put me to bed.

"Just sleep Nessie, you'll see everyone tomorrow, then everything will be okay."

"Just stay with me Jacob, then everything will be okay." I replied and fell asleep, hearing Jacob's low murmur, he was singing. He sang a Lullaby, Billie Joel's song, the song he had been singing to me as long as I could remember.

'Good night my angel time to close your eyes

And save these questions for another day

I think I know what you've been asking me

I think you know what I've been trying to say

I promised I would never leave you

And you should always know

Where ever you may go

No matter where you are

I never will be far away'

Somehow the words meant something different for me now, but I couldn't think about it. I fell asleep before he could reach the second verse. I dreamed about Jacob and I, back in our old house. I sat in the swing, wearing my white summer dress and Jacob was pushing me some speed, just like in the old photograph. But this time I looked older, just like I did now. Jacob and I were both so happy.

"Nessie, it's time to wake up." Jacob's voice called. I didn't want to pull away that wonderful dream of mine, but I had no choice. I couldn't just ignore Jacob calling me. Whenever he called me, I'd be there.

"Time to continue our road trip. You'll see everyone in four hours." Jacob promised and gave me a cup of tea. He had obviously eaten already and showered too. He smelled so fresh and he had changed his clothes too. A part of me wanted to stay right here with Jacob, but a stronger part told me to get up and hit the showers.

Somehow the four hours felt much longer than the whole trip put together. We passed a couple of bigger cities on our way. When we left Pittsburgh behind I was practically jumping of my seat and Jacob laughed at my enthusiasm. It was going to take an hour to get to Elkins. I couldn't wait to see my new home.

West Virginia was beautiful. It was so close to nature that I that I was home right away. It was going to be just half an hour and we'd be there.

"Jacob! I can't believe we're in here!" I cried to Jacob. Elkins was small town, just a little bit more residents than in Forks. The buildings looked nice, but I wasn't interested in them. I knew that our new home was in the outskirts of the town and I couldn't wait to get there already.

"We'll be home soon. One more song?" Jacob questioned and I nodded eagerly.

'Take me to your heart

Feel me in your bones

Just one more night

And I'm comin' off this

Long and winding road

I'm on my way

I'm on my way

Home sweet home

Tonight, tonight

I'm on my way

I'm on my way

Home sweet home'

Carrie Underwood was still singing when Jacob pulled over in front of a gorgeous house. It was clearly on old building, painted white but had green in the windowsills. The house was beautiful, but I couldn't care less about it. I saw my entire family standing on the lawn, waiting for us. Grandma had some muffins in a basket in her arms and everybody looked so happy. I rushed out of the car and run to my family.

Mom and Dad both pulled me into a tight hug. Mom would have been crying if she could have still been able to do that. This was the longest time I had been away from my parents and I had missed them so much.

"Finally you're here!" Mom cried and stroked my hair.

"Welcome home Nessie." Dad murmured. I smiled at them and glanced at the rest of my family. Yes, with these people, this would be my home, the one place I would feel I belonged in. It was already my home.

Jacob walked to me, stopping right behind me and resting his palm on my shoulder.

"Home sweet home."

"Home sweet home." I agreed.