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I woke up and stretched letting out a yawn. The last thing I remember about last night is Jacob getting my pajamas and pushing me into the bathroom to get changed. I remember walking out of the bathroom and Jacob hugging me but I didn't remember the trip to my bed.
Oh well, I was in it now.
Yawning again I padded out of the bedroom and into the hallway ready to make my way to the kitchen. I had just walked into the hallway when I stopped dead and sniffed. "Is that coffee?" I muttered and walked into the kitchen to see Jacob there.
He was only in his jeans and was currently making pancakes.
Now that was a sight to wake up to. I smiled and leaned against the doorway, "Morning sunshine."
He didn't look up from the pancakes but I heard the smile in his voice while he replied. "Good afternoon sunshine."
I looked at the clock on the wall above the table and groaned. It was one in the afternoon. I usually always woke up at eight or nine when I wasn't in school but the past two days I've been waking up way too late. I blame Jacob. I suddenly remembered the smell of coffee and looked over at the coffee pot to see it full and freshly brewed.
"No way Jacob! Man, if you make coffee and pancakes every day you'd have my heart,"I said walking over to the pot and pouring myself a cup adding a tiny bit of sugar before I hesitantly took a sip. Freshly brewed meant it was hot.
He chuckled still staring at the pancakes while he flipped one. "You know, I would hope I would have it for different reasons."
Oh great, leave it to him to make this awkward for me. I just continued to sip my coffee. Jacob sneaked a peek at me before his eyes returned right back to the pancakes. "Your hair is cute," he said chuckling and I groaned.
"You are an ass," I muttered throwing up my hair in a ponytail with the hair tie I had on my wrist. I had temporarily forgotten I wore my hair curly last night and when I went to bed with it curly I woke up with a giant mess piled on my head. I saw him look at me again and he sighed walking over to me and gently taking the hair tie out of my hair letting my hair resume its reign of terror around my face.
"I like it curly," he breathed and despite my head my heart swooned.
"You're saying that because you're supposed to," I said firmly taking a step away.
Hurt flashed on his face before he replaced it with his usual cocky smile. "I like it straight too, I just like it curly. I don't know," he said looking at me in a way that made me feel very exposed. I grabbed my cup of coffee to have something in my hands and took a gulp. "It's wild." He finished.
I took another big gulp of my coffee and smelled the burning pancakes the same time as Jacob did. "Shit," He muttered while I laugh. "That's the fourth time."
I snorted while drinking my coffee and had to set the cup down and he shot me a look of annoyance while he threw the burnt pancakes in the rubbish. I laughed hard and he slammed the shut on the trash can rather hard and set the pan back on the stove while he attempted to make more.
"It's your fault for distracting me," He shot and if I hadn't seen the small smile up on his lips I would've thought he was angry.
"Jacob, that's the fourth time you've burnt them, fourth. Clearly you do not know how to make pancakes. Do not try to deflect the fault." I said trying to hold back my laughter. I heard him growl playfully.
"Do you want to make them?" He asked sincerely looking thoroughly defeated as he glanced from the pan to my face and I felt the pang inside of me that told me to go over and hug him.
"How about we order pizza or something? I can't make pancakes either," I said grabbing a menu to the pizza place in forks that delivered.
He laughed and grabbed the menu from me, "You mean you gave me crap for burning the pancakes when you don't know how to make them either?"
I made to grab the menu but he snatched it away from me and held it up in the air. "At least I admitted I didn't know how. But you do get points for trying to make them, it was very sweet," I said as I jumped for the menu and in my attempt it ripped.
He laughed and wrapped his arms around me and brought his lips down on mine effectively silencing me. It took me a second to realize what was happening before I closed my eyes and leaned into the kiss pressing my body against his. His tongue licked my bottom lip and I shivered before I pulled away.
"Jake…maybe we should….maybe…" I spluttered trying to think of how to say what I needed to. "Maybe we should like…." Ugh, my incompetence to speak was quickly becoming an issue but he patiently waited for me to say what I needed and his arms wrapped around me was not making it any easier. "I need time to think about all of this. I can't go around kissing you when I don't even know what this is," I said gesturing wildly between me and him.
"This is us," he breathed and I almost melted against him and said fuck it.
"I know, but we have to figure out what 'us' is Jacob, I just need some time to think this all through," I said staring at him trying to convey in my eyes how much I needed this.
He nodded and let his arms fall from me. "I understand, I would need some time to think too. I have patrol in ten minutes so I should be leaving."
This time I nodded and we just stood there. "I'll be anything you want Jaelyn," He said softly and I looked up into his chocolate eyes and knew he meant it.
"I just want you to be you," I said holding his gaze.
"Well, I'm awesome so I understand you on that much," he said smirking and I pushed against him.
"You are so lame Jacob," I said laughing. He pulled me into a hug and held me there for a minute.
"I got to go but I'll see you tomorrow in the morning for school." He said backing up towards the door.
"It's your day to ride up front," I laughed.
He smiled hugely and opened the front door walking out. Before he shut it behind him I heard him say, "Pick me up first."
I shook my head and looked over at the stove and the burnt remains of the pancakes and heard my stomach growl. Jacob was a tease.
"Devon?" I called out walking into the dark house. I shivered and turned on the flashlight I had brought with me. There was a snow storm roaring outside and half of the town lost power. I roamed the flashlight over the living room and saw the coffee table tipped over, the glass center had been shattered and pieces of it were all over the living room. "What the hell?" I whispered walking around the glass and down the hallway where pictures were knocked off the wall.
"Devon?" I said suddenly afraid. I searched the bottom part of the house and walked up the stairs cautiously. "Devon?"
I heard a groan from his bedroom and quickly ran up the stairs. I ran down the short hallway to his bedroom and the door was locked. I twisted the doorknob and banged on the door with the flashlight. "DEVON?"
Another groan of pain floated through the door and I pushed against the door wondering if I could break it down. "Devon are you okay? What's happening?"
I heard a grunt and whimper before Devon finally answered. "Go away Jaelyn."
"Babe, tell me what's wrong," I demanded twisting the doorknob more trying to get the door open.
"Help me," A voice called out and I froze. That definitely was not Devon.
"Devon who was that? What's going on?" I yelled through the door.
"GO THE FUCK AWAY JAELYN!" I heard him shout and the pain coming from the other person got louder.
All my instincts told me to listen to him but I knew better. Devon had a temper and I never imagined what laid behind the door could be true but I had to figure out. Stepping back I took a deep breath and kicked the door with all the force I had, feeling it give beneath me.
What I saw before me made me scream. Alan, Devon's best friend laid on the floor in a puddle of blood and Devon sat on the bed staring at him, that was until he looked at me. He stood up from the bed and I saw Alan's blood on his hands. I shook my head backing out of the door my eyes flickering between Devon and Alan. "What did you do?"
"Babe, just listen to me. He deserved it," he said taking another step towards me. I turned around and ran down the hall and the stairs and I heard the heavy and fast footfalls of Devon behind me.
"JAY!" He roared before I was tackled down to the ground.
I woke up in a cold sweat and bolted up in my bed taking in my surroundings. Once I was sure I was in my bedroom I fell back against my pillows and looked at my alarm clock. I had one minute before the alarm went off. I shut it off before the obtrusive noise made itself present.
I closed my eyes. Sam had said a Devon asked for me and I knew just who it was. A week later Devon had gone missing, a puddle of his blood found in the ally way next to his mom's house. I had thought Alan's brother had gotten him and did something with the body.
Now I knew the truth.
I sighed and got up to take my shower, trying to rinse away the cold sweat and all thoughts of Devon. I was in the shower longer than I thought because when I got out I only had twenty minutes before I had to pick up Jacob.
I brushed all the knots out of my hair and threw some molding paste in it to control my curls. I reached into my closet and pulled on a pair of dark wash skinny jeans, a white t-shirt and layered it with a long, dark blue cardigan that I let hang open. I shoved my feet into my black boots and swiped on some neutral eye shadow, eyeliner, and mascara. I ran down stairs and slipped on my flip flops, grabbed the bag of muffins I had gotten from work yesterday and made my coffee in my thermos.
I just knew school was going to drag by.
On the way to pick up Seth I got a sudden sick feeling in my stomach and almost reared the car off of the road. When Embry and Jacob, the only two I had picked up at the time, asked what was wrong I just told them I didn't feel good all of a sudden and had Jacob drive the rest of the way to pick up Seth and Quil.
I sat in the passenger seat and held my head against the car window. I didn't want to admit it to myself but the feeling I had in my stomach was the same one when I found out Devon had killed Alan. I tried to convince myself that it was just because of the dream but I knew it wasn't the dream.
On the way to first period Jacob asked me what was wrong and I told him what I did in the car and he took my arm so I faced him. "You're lying," he said and I could see the worry in his eyes.
I moved away from him and kept walking to class, if I didn't have to look at him it'd be easier to lie. "No, I really don't feel well," I whispered hoping it'd convince him.
First period passed in a blur and I vaguely remember Adria and Jacob trying to talk to me. When the bell rang I jumped out of the seat and murmured a "see you at lunch" to Jacob before I made my way to the girl's bathroom. I hid in the big stall and stood with my back to the wall.
I tried to control my breathing which had turned into short pants with deep breaths and just as I heard the last person leave the bathroom right as the second period bell rang I sank to the ground closing my eyes. I saw flashes in my eyes but I couldn't make out what they were. My hands were shaking and I wrapped them around myself to try and stop them.
The highest ringing sound I've ever heard filled my ears and right as I brought my hands to my ears it felt as though my head was trying to explode and I heard his voice in my head, clear as day.
"I told you not to tell."
I screamed, and put my head in between my knees holding it with my hands.
Jacob's POV
When Jaelyn left the room I noticed she left her bag. Something wasn't right with her and I couldn't help the nagging feeling in my head that she was lying about it. I grabbed her bag and went to my second period class, Gym, to get excused for the period with some bullshit excuse on how I didn't feel good.
When I got excused I made my way down to the art room to pull Jaelyn out to talk to her. I needed to know what was wrong.
When I got there and she wasn't there, I pulled Quil out instead. As soon as we were down the hallway I turned on him, "Where is she?"
"I don't know," He said. "Man, she's probably at the nurse or something. I can take her bag and give it to her when she gets back."
I held her bag tight in my hand, unwilling to give it to him. Quil sighed and ran his hand through his hand. "Jake, I'm sure she's fine. She's just not feeling good. Kim's sick too, remember? She probably caught what she has. "
I nodded and breathed out my nose. "Yeah, you're right."
"Of course I am," he said grinning and I shot him a look. "I can hold on to her bag and when she gets back I'll tell you in third period."
"Yeah, alright. That better be the first thing I hear out of your mouth," I ordered.
He nodded, knowing I was serious. I handed him the bag and made my way to the library. I had math homework that most likely wouldn't be done at home that I could work on.
When I passed the bathrooms is when I heard her scream.
I burst into the bathroom and ran to the last stall that she was in. I nearly broke the door opening it and saw her on the ground, her head in between her knees and eyes squinted shut.
"Jaelyn! Jaelyn hun, what's wrong?" I said grabbing her and pulling her into my arms.
"Emily," she whispered.
I stiffened and held her tighter. "Emily? Jaelyn, what about her?"
"You need to get her," she whispered, "before he does."
"Who? Jaelyn who?" I asked turning her so she faced me and taking her face in my hands but she still had her eyes shut and her whole body was trembling.
Her eyes snapped open and the fear I saw in them was nothing I had ever seen from her. "Jacob! He's going to get Emily!"
I heard a howling right on the tree lines just in the back of the school and recognized it at Jared's and it was quickly followed by Paul's.
"Fuck!" I cursed.
"Jacob, go! I can sign myself out since I'm emancipated and I'll drive straight to Sam's."
"No," I nearly yelled at her. I needed to go, Jared's and Paul's were growing more urgent but I couldn't leave her here and she certainly couldn't go to Sam's. "Here's what you need to do, sign out. Seth's going to meet you in the car drive to his house and stay there. Either him or Leah will be with you."
"Jacob! I need to go to Emily's!" She yelled at me and I heard the break in her voice as she struggled to get to her feet.
"Jaelyn, it's not safe. Please go to Sue's. Please, just listen to me," I begged her helping her to her feet.
I felt her nod and I kissed her on her forehead before I bolted out of the bathroom and saw Seth there looking agitated. He must have heard me after he heard the howling and searched for one of the pack. "Seth, she's in there. She's coming out and you have to bring her to your mum's, no matter what she says," I ordered using my alpha authority.
He nodded curtly and I walked out of the back entrance of the school and as soon as I hit the pavement I ran to the edge of the trees and phased when I was hidden enough.
Every fiber of my being yelled at me to go back.
A/N: I stayed up way too late writing this and work is going to kill me in the morning. ^^ Reviews? :)