Jacob's Point Of View

She widened her eyes for a moment and moved out of the way. "Of course, come right in"

My dad smiled at her and wheeled his way into Charlie's house. I stared at Thia for a moment. I couldn't stop. She was so beautiful.

Oh, fuck!

Sam and Jared had told me what imprinting felt like. The feeling that she is the only thing that holds you to this world. The sure feeling of love.

I followed her from the hallway into Charlie's small living room. Dad and Charlie took up the couch so I sat in the recliner. I watched Thia sit in the white loveseat, her long caramel brown legs hanged over the edge in a lazy way.

She caught me staring and raised an eye eyebrow. I looked away and tried to focus on the baseball game. But I couldn't. I always found myself sneaking peeks at her. She had short, croppy black hair with bangs that covered her forehead. Her skin was the same rich caramel brown color of her long legs. It was her eyes that caught me the most off guard. They were a startling shade of gray, like storm clouds.

She looked like she played sports, her muscles were lean and hard but still soft somehow. When she got up to go to the bathroom, she looked so graceful. I saw Dad glancing at me from the corner of his eye. He seemed to know what had happened. That I had just imprinted on Charlie's niece, Thia.

I took a deep breath, trying to control my racing heart. It was a commercial when Thia came back and took her seat again. Charlie looked at her and smiled.

"So Thia, I was wondering if maybe at Bella's funeral tomorrow if you could sing a song. I know Bella would love it if you did"

Thia's eyes got a little bigger. She looked like a pretty doe caught in a pair of headlights.

She muttered quietly. "I don't know Uncle Charlie. I haven't sung in a really long time and I don't know what song I would even choose"

Charlie shrugged. "I'm sure whatever you sing will be beautiful"

Thia's face turned bright red. I chuckled.

"You sing?" I asked. It was the first time I spoke since we got here.

She gave me a small smile and shrugged. "Yeah. A little here and there"

"Thia has an amazing voice" Charlie added.

I raised my eyebrows. "Really? I would love to hear you sing"

She smirked at me. "Than I guess you'll just have to wait until tomorrow"

Thia got up from the loveseat and kissed Uncle Charlie on the cheek and headed for the stairs. I fought the urge to follow her. She stopped after the first step and turned around. She smiled at me and than at my dad.

"It was really nice meeting you. Goodnight Billy, Goodnight Jacob"

I smiled at her. I couldn't wait for tomorrow.