"Rose," Jacob spoke into the phone hurriedly, "Can you come out to La Push for a few hours?"

Rosalie looked over at Emmett, whose arms encircled her bare waist. She hadn't heard from Jacob outside of passing conversation while visiting with Nessie in almost two months. She had attributed how badly she missed the mutt before to being thousands of miles away. Now that she and Emmett had their own place off State Route 109 in Copalis Beach, she didn't find herself missing him as much. True, her heart still gave a little throb every time she saw him or heard his voice or even Renesmee's recounts of their competitions; but she did not feel she needed to be near him as before. It was enough to see him every day. "Jake, it is the middle of the night," she hissed, "Why do you want me to go all the way out there?"

"You're a bloodsucker," Jacob retorted. "The middle of the night is your middle of the day."

"That isn't the point! What's so urgent that I need to go out there?" She kept her voice as quiet as possible, but she knew that if Emmett wanted to know what she was talking about and with whom, he could easily just listen… and that scared her. She just wanted to get off the phone and back to her husband.

"I want to see you," the pout was evident in his voice.

Rose sighed exasperatedly, "I can't tonight." The drive would take about two and a half hours and she didn't feel like running.

"When?"

"I don't know. We'll talk about it after my lesson with Ness tomorrow." She made a face as Em's fingers twitched against the flesh of her hip. She wished so desperately that the attraction to Jacob would disappear completely. She loved him. She was in love with Emmett. She could not say a word to Em because she was scared to death of how he would handle it.

"Okay!" Jake's voice spiked with excitement. Rosalie knew she needed to tell him that they had to stop this nonsense. She was married to Emmett and he was bound to Nessie. The only thing that could result from them even trying to be with each other was pain.

"Go to bed, mutt," she said affectionately. She heard Jake's laugh, and then they said their goodnights. She let herself slide back down into Emmett's arms, but the motion woke him.

Em's eyes opened slowly. When his brain registered Rose's face near his just a second after, he grinned. He reached up and caressed the blonde's face with gentle fingertips. She smiled softly at the touch. She grasped his hand and turned her head to kiss his fingers and palm. He pulled his hand back and leaned up to capture her mouth with his. There were no words exchanged among them. They remained locked in the kiss for several long moments; love flowed between them. When Rosalie finally broke the embrace, she gasped.

Emmett smirked, gliding his fingertips down the length of her arm. His lips found the tender flesh of her neck and sucked at it softly. Rosalie sighed contentedly. "Em," she breathed his name as if it were keeping her alive. He detached his mouth from her neck and gazed lovingly into her eyes, giving her all the time in the world to tell him just what was on her mind in only a look. "Just hold me tonight."

Emmett smiled and pushed himself up so he was sitting against the headboard. He pulled Rosalie into him so that almost every inch of their bodies was touching. He rested a palm on her upper thigh and wrapped the other arm around her waist. "I love you, Rose," he whispered into her hair. She smiled and leaned into him, brushing her nose against his cheek.

"I love you too, Em."

Can you teach me how to drive today? Rosalie laughed, squeezing Nessie's hand gently. Almost every time they had a lesson, the girl would ask this of her aunt.

Not today. Your dad would kill me!

He wouldn't, Aunt Rosie. I wouldn't let him. Rose raised her eyebrows at her niece. Renesmee raised hers, too. They both grinned at each other. The older blonde gave the girl's hand another squeeze.

Change the tire, Ness.

But I do that every day. Renesmee pouted - both physically and mentally.

Practice makes perfect, sweetie.

I can already do it perfectly. I want to do something else.

Change the tire and then I'll teach you something new. I always teach you something new, don't I?

Yeah, you do. The girl reluctantly changed the back tire of the junk car the two had picked out together. Rosalie had every intention of fixing it up with her niece, but she figured she might as well teach Nessie everything she knew along the way. When Renesmee was almost finished, Rosalie grinned and put her hand on the girl's head.

I'm going to teach you about the engine today, so we can start fixing her up. Sound fun?

Really fun!

Jacob pulled into the driveway on a motorcycle, void of a shirt. Rosalie and Renesmee looked up together. Rose rolled her eyes. Jake killed the engine. Nessie ran to him as he climbed off his bike, and hugged him tightly. They said their silent hellos and the mutt grinned at the blonde. "Hey there, Rosie."

"Hey, Jake."

"So, uh, can we talk?" His grin softened to just a sweet smile. Rosalie looked over her shoulder, towards the house. Then, she looked at Renesmee, wrapped in Jacob's arms.

"We were in the middle of a lesson."

"Ness says it's okay." Rose raised an eyebrow at her niece, who nodded.

"Okay." Jake's grin widened again and he released Nessie. He grabbed Rosalie's arm and pulled her deep into the woods. "Is this necessary?" Her question went unanswered. He brought her to a clearing and turned, pulling her into him. He held her tightly against him. He didn't say a word. "Jake," she whispered, her arms around him, "You said you wanted to talk." She laughed softly.

"I want you to go out with me. Like, on a real date." He leaned away from her, but did not let go. Something tugged hard inside Rosalie's chest. She closed her eyes, frowned. Instead of answering Jacob, she buried her face in his bare flesh. She tried to shove down the emotions raging within her. She wanted to go… But she did not want to betray Emmett. "Please, Rosie? Just one date? If you don't like it, we don't have to do it again."

"I…" Rosalie heaved a sighed into the man's golden neck. I could go, she thought, tell Em I want to go shopping or something. But I haven't done anything without him in so long… Is this a betrayal? No… It's harmless. I'll go. I'll tell the mutt I didn't like it. Then we can stay where we are… Maybe even back track. "Okay. One date, mongrel."

"You won't regret it!" Jake grinned. He grasped Rosalie's upper arms and leaned in to capture her lips with hers. He kissed her with such passion that it drew a moan from her lips. Jacob smiled against her mouth and whispered, "I promise, I'll show you a great time. The best date ever is awaiting you."

"When?" she whispered back.

"Friday, at 7?"

"Where?"

"Port Angeles."

"I'll meet you out there."