A/N: PinkVeeBerry, lovesong101, j1u29, CSIGetteBlue, mysteriouslullaby, AmandaPanda, and Puckabrina Alee.

The above mentioned are all some pretty awesome people. Just saying. :) Thank you thank you so much for reviewing.

AmandaPanda: Thanks for the suggestion. :) I can definitely add some more J&J loving; I've been skipping out on that too much lately.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Twilight Saga.

Jaelyn's POV

I watched Joshua with my arms crossed against my chest, refusing to take my eyes off of him. He gave me a lazy smirk, like he had all the time in the world and knew we would fold around him.

"Aren't you going to offer me a drink or something Sam?" he asked turning away from me.

"Last time I checked, proper etiquette only required us to offer drinks to guests, not drug addict moochers," I snapped and I heard Sam groan.

"Jay," he muttered.

"I don't care," I whispered finally taking my eyes off of Joshua for them to land on Sam.

"Oh no Sam, don't get upset over Jaelyn's actions. You can't help it that she's nothing more than a spoiled brat."

"Just like how you can't help the fault you're a shitty excuse as a father? Why'd you come here anyways? Did you need somewhere to stay before you take off again? Money? What is it? Oh wait…don't tell me…you had an epiphany on how stupid you are?" Sam growled.

Inside, despite the situation, I smiled. Take that.

"I will not be talked to that way! I am your father!"

"Sperm donor," I said lightly.

"Excuse me?"

"You're a sperm donor, not a father. A father wouldn't have left Sam and Alyson the way that you did, only showing up when it's convenient. A father wouldn't have left me on alone on the street the way you did. A father wouldn't have taken from his children so he could be comfortable while they obviously weren't. A father wouldn't be a self-righteous douche lord like you are."

The look on Joshua's face confused me. I could have sworn for the tiniest second I saw a glimpse of hurt on his face but it flashed away so fast I doubted if it was my imagination. It was quickly covered up with anger and a smile on his face that had no right to be there.

It was like it was slow motion but I saw him walk towards me and saw his hand reach out but my mind for some reason didn't process it.

His hand squeezed around my upper arm and before I could push him back Sam was there pushing him back for me.

Square across the room.

I saw Joshua hit the wall where he fell to the ground. I watched with wide eyes as he slowly stumbled up. I looked over at Sam and saw him shaking and reached over and grabbed his arm.

"I can't do this," He whispered, his voice hoarse.

Before I could say anything to console him he ran out through the back door and out into the woods. I heard a loud howl and the front door slam open simultaneously.

I spun on my heels and saw Jacob storm in, his eyes trained on Joshua. He looked down at me and I averted my eyes when he wrapped his arms around me, pulling me so tight to his chest it took the breath out of me.

"You okay?" he breathed in my ear and for some reason I knew that he was looking over me at Joshua.

I nodded against his chest, "I don't think Sam is though."

"Quil's with him."

"What the hell happened in here?"

Jacob swung around his head and part of his chest and I peeked past him. Alyson was in the doorway with Billy right behind her, not looking the least bit happy.

My eyes went bigger than they had all night and I choked on any words that may have been in my throat before.

"Well well, look who we have here." Joshua said, an eerie happiness in his voice.

Alyson's eyes flashed over at him and for the first time I didn't see any of the usual kindness in them. "Shut up."

"Who let the kids in here alone with him without me?" She snapped and everyone looked down at their feet.

"I made them," I whispered.

"And where's Sam?"

No one answered.

"Jacob, take Jaelyn home," She ordered.

"No, I need to be here."

"You have school in the morning, and let's face it Jaelyn. At this point the last thing you'll be able to do tonight is handle this rationally."

"I-"

"Go home," She demanded her voice rising.

"Jaelyn…" Billy sighed.

I looked over at him and then up at Jacob then back at Alyson, finally nodding my head. I glared over at Joshua one last time and Jacob lead me out of the house by the hand.

We didn't say anything the whole car ride or when we walked into the house. Like an unspoken rule we both sat on the couch mindlessly staring at the TV that wasn't turned on.

After a few minutes I let out a breath I didn't know I had been holding and scooted across the couch and cuddled up against Jacob, resting my head against his chest as his arm wrapped around me and pulled me up on his lap.

Saying, "I love you," was the last thing I remembered before falling asleep.

XXXXX

When I woke up I was in my bed. I rolled over and saw Jacob laying out in a spread eagle form one of his long arms lying just above my head the other hanging off of the bed.

His quiet snores were comforting, his expression calm and peaceful. I figured he must have woken up in the middle of the night and carried me to the bed. We were both in our clothes from the night before; I wrinkled my nose and lifted the shirt of my uniform to my nose.

Yuck. Despite my dependent need for coffee, I didn't like smelling like it. How had he cuddled up to me last night and not thought that I stunk?

I stretched and threw my hand over my mouth while I yawned. I glanced at my alarm clock and saw that it was five thirty. I had a half hour before it went off. I climbed out of bed and turned it off so it wouldn't wake up Jake. I inwardly scowled at the fact that he could wake up fifteen minutes before we had to leave for school and be ready by the time we had to leave.

Men had it easy. I guess it was a good thing he was so hot.

I opened up my closet and searched for something to wear; settling for a pair of dark wash jeans with rips up the front of them and a black cap sleeve crotchet shirt with a neon green tank to go underneath it.

After I took my shower I started a pot of coffee and blow dried my hair and meticulously straightened it, knowing I was only doing it so picky so I could keep my mind off of last night. I looked at myself in the mirror and realized how different I looked from when I first came to La Push. My dark hair was longer than I've ever had it, my eyes looked a little lighter and I just looked….happier.

At quarter of seven I walked back into the bedroom and stood next to the bed shaking Jacob's arm. "Jake. Wake up."

"No." He muttered.

I chuckled, "Yes."

"Noooo," He whined. He was always whiney whenever I tried waking him up.

"Babe, wake up." I laughed shaking his arm harder.

Jacob turned on his side and wrapped his free arm around my waist and pulled me down on the bed next to him while he wrapped his other arm around me securely making it impossible to escape.

"Jacoooob," I squealed trying to wiggle away from him. I looked at him and realized during the whole ninja move he just made he didn't even open his eyes. That fucker.

"Shhhh love," He whispered snuggling his head into my neck. "Sleep. Sleep is good."

"School," I reminded him. "School is important, and we have to leave in a half hour."

Finally he opened his eyes and just looked at me and I could feel myself redden for every couple seconds that went by as he did.

He leaned over me and put his lips against mine. I closed my eyes and moved my lips against his, quickly forgetting what I was supposed to be saying.

Jacob climbed over me and I felt the heat radiating from his body in every place it was touching me. I pushed into his kiss and he pushed back, effectively making my head spin.

His warm kisses trailed from my lips and across my jaw and down my neck.

"Jake," I whispered.

He chuckled against my neck. "Yes?"

It took all my will power but I put my hands on his chest and pushed him up off of me. When he looked at me, his eyes confused, I smirked and shook my head. "School. Neither of us can afford to miss more days."

He rolled his eyes and moved over so he was sitting next to me. Sitting up I looked at him as he playfully pushed me back down on the bed.

"You're such a party pooper Jaelyn."

"Funny, Quill never says that," I said before I darted into the kitchen laughing with him right behind me.

XXXXX

School wasn't the distraction I hoped it was going to be. I found myself wishing over and over again that I had just stayed home with Jacob all day.

But I had to be the good kid who insisted we go to school. Figures.

"Yo bitch," Adria said when I sat next to her in math.

"Yo gansta," I replied pulling out my notebook and a pen and pencil.

"We haven't really hung out outside of school in like forever."

"I know! You should come to the next bonfire Jacob and the guys are going to have."

"Its winter," She said looking at me like I was crazy.

"There's only two more weeks till its spring again."

"But it's going to still be cold in two weeks."

"Hence, why we'll be having a fire. 'Cuz fire is warm, so it'll warm us all up," I pointed at her with my pencil.

"Whatever, I'll take any chance I can to get another glance of Embry Call."

"Wait…I thought you thought he was weird."

"That doesn't mean I can't appreciate his hotness," She bantered back and I just chuckled and shook my head. Turning my attention to the front of the classroom where the teacher was writing an equation out on the whiteboard.

"I heard Joshua Uley was back in town?" Adria whispered.

I jumped up in my seat banging my knee loudly against the top of the desk earning a few looks from the other students. I just scowled at them until they turned back around.

"I don't want to talk about it." I whispered back, keeping my eyes focused on my desk.

"Okay. Just now that you can," She said.

"How'd you find out?"

"My mom, she saw him walking around this morning."

There was an awkward pause before she added, "Well, she said he was stumbling more than he was actually walking."

"Maybe he'll stumble into a ditch," I hissed underneath my breath.

"Jay. You don't mean-"

"I do." I said finally looking at her. "I do."

A/N: The next chapter will have Alyson, Sam, Jay, and Josh all facing each other together. Wonder how that's going to turn out. :o

I hope you guys liked it. :)