My heart was thrumming in my chest-faster than normal-as I pulled into the parking lot. It was time to face… Luke. I wasn't nervous because of who his name reminded me of; I was scared he would think I was some freak.

My worries quickly faded when I saw him leaning against his car. Was he waiting for me? Should I think that was really sweet? I hope so, because it was.

I watched his jaw drop to the ground when he noticed what I was driving. I rolled my eyes, great, he was going to ask me about the car. What was I going to say? This is my mommy's car. Ugh.

I shoved open the door and got out, swinging my bag over my shoulder. "Stupid accident." I muttered to myself when I noticed him walking slowly towards me. I missed my own car.

"Nice ride." Luke said cautiously.

"Thanks, it was a graduation present." Did I just lie that swiftly?

His eyes popped open wide. "This is your car?"

I snorted. "No not really." What the hell was I doing? "It's my mom's. I had a Mercedes Benz, but it was totaled."

"You speak as if you totaled a Honda or something." He said, his eyes glues to my mom's car.

"Yeah, well, now I'm stuck driving this."

"Oh the tragedy." He rolled his eyes, then took a deep breath and I knew I wasn't going to be able to ignore the inevitable any longer. "Listen, I'm really sorry about yesterday."

I shook my head. "I should be the one that's sorry. I didn't mean to react like I did."

"It's perfectly understandable. If I knew, I would have made up a name or something."

I couldn't help but laugh at him. It was sweet of him to say that. "Thanks, but I would rather know your real name."

We started walking towards class and I noticed Alyssa walking ahead of us. Every few seconds she turned her head to watch us. I wondered if she was checking to see if I was okay, or checking to see if we were getting a little too close. I couldn't tell.

"We're good, though, right?" Luke asked as we approached the classroom.

"Of course, you did nothing wrong. Why wouldn't we be?" I realized what I said as soon as the words left my mouth. Then felt horrible when the smile on his face showed he had taken my words the wrong way.

"How about I take you out to lunch. This way we can re-introduce ourselves."

"Look-"

"Please, Ness. Let me make it up to you. I feel horrible. I think we should talk about it."

He was right, I couldn't freak out the way I did and just leave him with that. I owed him better than that. I took a deep breath. "Lunch sounds good."

"Renesmee," Alyssa said through clenched teeth. "You going to get that ring serviced after classes today?" She eyed my engagement ring. I stared at her, completely lost in what she was trying to tell me.

"What?" I asked.

"Jacob, remember him?"

My eyes narrowed. "Of course."

"Just checking." She sighed and turned to face the front of the room.

My blood boiled, I knew what she was after. There was no way I would ever cheat on Jacob. She was the one that handed me Luke's note in the first place. Why was she all against us talking now?

She didn't speak to me for the rest of the class. She threw herself into a conversation with some other people in the room. Each class was the same way. She acted as if the lessons were interesting to her, and after class she would hurry to spark up a conversation with the professor.

I passed her on the way to the door and was going to confront her, but I noticed Luke waiting in the hall. It was time for lunch already?

"I figured a romantic table in the cafeteria would be nice." He smiled crookedly.

"Romantic? Luke… I-"

"Oh, I was kidding," he cut me off. "You're engaged, I respect that."

"Thanks." I sighed, walking in front of him.

"But you're not married, yet." I heard him mumble. I was going to turn around and call him out on it, but any human would have never heard him talking that low. I had to pretend not to hear it. I wish I hadn't.

He bought us sandwiches, and I forced mine down. I wasn't in the mood for human food.

"This other Luke guy, he was something else, eh?" Luke asked with his mouth full.

"Yeah, he was." I muttered. I wanted to tell him Luke was killed… killed by the hands of my family. But I figured that would scare him a little.

"I'm sorry he hit you."

I snorted.

"You can talk to me if you want." His hand reached across the table and laid over mine. I went to pull my hand away, but he gripped it tightly.

I looked up at his face, ready to tell him off, but his eyes were sincere. He was truly worried about how I felt. "There's really nothing to talk about. We dated, he… hurt me, and now he's gone."

"It still obviously bothers you."

"Not so much." I shrugged. "It's just the name took me by surprise."

"I noticed."

"Look, Luke, I know you seem like a really nice guy, but I don't need to talk about all of this. I'm over it, honest."

"Okay," he smiled sweetly. "We can talk about something else."

I sighed, relieved. "That sounds good."

"So when's the big day?"

"June." I answered with a smile. I could talk about anything involving Jacob forever.

"Summer, that's nice."

"It is." I agreed.

"I was engaged once."

"Really?"

"No, just kidding," he chuckled. "I just wanted to say that. So tell me, where do your parents work to afford the car you're driving now and were driving before?"

Cars, I could talk cars. "They're both doctors. My mother had a Ferrari, but my dad bought her the Volante for her birthday last year."

"Well damn." He laughed.

I couldn't help but laugh with him. My world was completely different from his. I thought I lived a pretty normal life, but by the look on his face, it seemed as if I was living a life of royalty. I guess it's close enough. He could think that if he wanted to.

He stopped laughing and I stared at him. He was watching something above my head. I went to turn and see what it was, but large tan arms reached around me-resting on the table. Jacob's chest pressed against the back of my head, his breathing deep. I could hear the growls rumbling in his chest.

"Thought I would come and check to see if you were doing okay. Looks like you're more than okay."

"Jake!" I went to stand up, but his right hand left the table, pressing down on my shoulder.

"No, didn't mean to ruin you're lunch date. Stay, mingle." His arms disappeared and I turned in time to see him rush out the doors.

I went to stand up and follow him, but I noticed Luke. I had forgotten he was there. I wanted to laugh at the shocked look on his face, but I was too worried about Jacob.

"Was that…"

"My fiancé." I breathed. "That's Jacob."

"If I knew he was that big I wouldn't have ever mentioned us having this lunch." I had to laugh at the way his voice shook. He was terrified of Jacob. "Was the guy… was Luke bigger than him?"

"Nope, not at all."

"Well damn, no wonder you speak as if Luke dropped off the face of the earth."

I nodded. He was dead on. "I should really go."

"Yeah, class starts in three minutes."

Drat! I can't miss another day of classes, Jacob will just have to wait.

I was jumpy as I walked to class with Luke tagging along. We had different classes, but they were right next to each other. We had no choice but to walk together. I could smell Jacob nearby, but I couldn't find him. His eyes were on me, I knew that much.

"This is where we part." Luke smiled nervously. His eyes searching more than my own.

"Looks like it. See ya." I forced out a smile.

He punched my arm lightly. "See you tomorrow, or after class." This was our last classes of the day, so we were bound to see each other again before the day was over.

"I guess." I sighed and walked into my class.

Alyssa was there waiting for me. Her eyes wide as she watched me cross the room to her. "Jacob's here!" She gasped.

"You're talking to me now?"

"Jacob's here." She repeated.

"I know, I saw him… or he saw me." I muttered. Looking down at my hands.

"He mad?"

I shook my head.

"Pissed?"

I nodded.

"Figured." She sighed.

"Alyssa, we were just talking! You were the one that wanted me to talk to him. He deserved that after the way I reacted."

"You don't like him?" She eyed me suspiciously.

"No!" I yelled. Everyone in the room turned to look at me. I ignored them. "Jeez, Alyssa!" I hissed. "Is that why you haven't been talking to me all day?"

She shrugged. "Maybe, I mean come on, Ness! You have Jacob. A man who would do absolutely anything for you, and here you are prancing around campus with some guy who's older than your parents!"

"Okay, when you put it that way… that's gross." I shuddered. "But Luke and I were just talking. He was worried about my reaction, then even more worried because you decided to open your mouth and tell him my life story. That was your own damn fault."

"I shouldn't have even stepped in, but he was driving himself insane with the way you left."

"I don't mind that you told him, but realize next time you say that to someone, they're going to want an explanation. Therefore I'm going to have to talk to them."

She nodded, looking down at the book on her desk. "Sorry," she muttered.

"Don't worry about it." I sighed. I had more important things to worry about. Jacob was outside waiting for me. I could sense it.