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Sorry for the long wait, and it's not even that long of a chapter! I know I know, disappointing. But hey, better than nothing right? Enjoy!

Bella didn't want to wake up. But there was a wonderful sensation against her neck. The roughness of lips and the wetness of a tongue. Bella squirmed and there was a weight that moved against her. She giggled.

Bella moved her hands to grab the back of his head and run her fingers in his hair. There was a purr.

He moved against her, his body moving further toward her. Sort of on top of. Bella liked the feeling.

She opened her eyes, out of habit. Not that she saw anything. She was kinda disappointed not to be able to see the beautiful creature next to her. But then she forgot her disappointment.

Jacob's kisses moved upward. From neck to lips. And Bella responded with equal force. She didn't think it was morning yet. She didn't worry about waking Alice. She slept hard.

Jacob was forceful in his kisses. It looked to Bella like he had gotten over his sudden fear of hurting her.

Bella responded and kissed him back as best she could. She gripped and puled at his hair and lifted up her upper body to get closer. Jacob's hands were under her lower back then, supporting her. They were involved. Jacob moved lower, from neck to the top of her breasts. And then back again. Bella pulled at him and Jacob came.

He moved his body against her. He moved atop her. They were rolling and moving at all times. They touched. They kissed.

Jacob's lips moved lower, but a little slower this time. He was slightly hesitant about something. Bella's breathing was gasps of air through her lungs.

Bella's hands were on his face, so she could feel his emotions through her fingers. He was very dedicated, he was happy, he was contemplating.

"Jacob," Bella gasped.

He lifted his head.

Bella ran her fingers over his face quickly, feeling.

"Jacob, what's wrong?"

He hesitated.

"Bella, I don't want to mess things up by taking things too quickly. And I don't want to take advantage of anything you might be feeling because of the mating connection. It could just be the Mating thing that makes you uh….want me, and I don't want you to feel bad or regret anything and-"

"JACOB!" Bella's voice was sharp.

"Jacob! You can't know that it's not the Mate thingy, but I can. I know how I feel Jacob, and this doesn't have anything to do with something supernatural. And even if it did, I could never, ever regret anything that happened with you. Ever."

Jacob was still. "I uh, I didn't think of that. But Bella…do you feel that way? About me I mean?"

Bella sighed. "If you would stop stopping I might be able to give you a better answer than what I can now."

Jacob's face lit up at that.

He moved quickly back to her lips and kissed her. Jacob was still smiling and against her lips it made Bella smile too. He wrapped his arms under her and around her waist and while they kissed one hand crept to squeeze her butt and Bella squealed out a giggle.

Jacob laughed along with her and they played and kissed some more.

Bella was in heaven. Jacob's kisses were all over her face and neck.

She could feel the pleasure of the wolf, of how much his wolf craved touching her. Jacob's body was vibrating with pleasure.

Bella thought that Jacob must have been holding back, restraining himself, possibly in pain because of how much pleasure he was having now while touching her. She made a mental note to touch him more often and let him hold her.

Jacob knew that the mood was too serious and had an idea. He grabbed Bella's hips and spun them, switching positions so that Bella was on top of Jacob and he could reach her to tickle her. Bella exploded in giggles, not expecting the sudden mood lifter.

They played like that's for a while, each fighting for dominance. They still kissed and touched, and Jacob even made Bella gasp and arch when his knuckles stroked slowly over her peaked nipples. Jacob smiled in satisfaction while Bella shuddered in pleasure.

Bella knew that Jacob thought he had the upper hand and knew exactly how to prove him wrong. One time when Jacob flipped them and Bella was on top, when Jacob went to tickle her she wiggled herself down his hips to straddle his hips while she wiggled from his tickling. Jacob gasped and stopped immediately. Bella giggled. She was sitting on his very hard and very insistent member that she had been able to feel inside his towel all night.

Jacob was extremely still under her and Bella put her hand over her mouth, giggling. Jacob growled and Bella gasped when he made a lithe motion and flipped their roles again, bringing his lower body down on top of her. Jacob ground himself into Bella's panty clad lower body and she gasped. He released a low growl.

"Jacob" She gasped and he slowed down, which really didn't help any.

"Jacob we don't have enough time for this," She breathed out.

Still, grinding. A rumble in his chest. A sigh.

He stopped.

Bella was breathing quickly. "Okay, you have more power, I submit." She breathed out and Jacob laughed through his throat.

"And don't forget it." He laughed back at her.

Bella laughed and they took a few moments of silence to get breathing at a normal. Jacob's weight on her made Bella feel warm, whole. It was an amazing feeling. And one that she missed as soon as Jacob rolled off her to thump onto the bed near her side.

He pulled her toward him and tucked her into his chest. "Bella, I wish I could say that I'm sorry….but I can't, because I'm not."

Bella smiled. "Good. Because I might have to beat you up if you said you were sorry."

Jacob smiled at her. "You enjoy being woken up by an insane man groping you and growling?"

"As long as he's insane about me!" Bella said back at him and Jacob laughed.

"Well you don't have to worry about that. There's no doubt's in my mind, whatsoever."

Bella frowned. "Are you sure? About the no doubt's part. 'Cause I never really asked you if you were okay with all of this. The whole 'Mate' thing. You've just been trying to help me, and I never thought to ask you if you needed help."

"Bella," Jacob scolded softly. "There is not a fiber of my entire being that does not know that you are my Mate. But even if you weren't my mate, I could never not love you. Your so…Gods Bella I don't even have words to describe it. You're just amazing. I want you, mate or not. I think I might have, uh, proven you that this morning, no?" Jacob moved his hips against her side and Bella would feel the erection still protruding into her stomach.

"Oh, I have no doubt's there big guy." She responded breathily.

"And if I ever need to tell you anything, you can be assured that I will. Think, you can always force the secrets out of me. One way or another." He said with a smile. But Bella frowned. She didn't want to 'force' Jacob to do anything just because of the Mating bond.

"Bella, don't frown. Please?"

Jacob's hands smoothed over her face and Bella smiled for him. They lay in content silence for a while.

Bella moved and went to reach for her talking clock when Jacob groaned and pulled her back to him, holding her immobile.

"Jacob I was just reaching for the clock to see what time it is. It reads it aloud."

Jacob moved and lifted his head and then proceeded to flop it down heavily onto the pillow again. "Its 6:30. In the morning. Plenty of time to sleep some more. And now you don't even need to move."

Bella laughed at him. "Jacob, it's Monday. I have to work and Alice has to go to school. And I have to shower and fix breakfast before any of those things can happen."

Jacob growled softly at her when she yet again tried to move.

"Jacob. You have to let me up."

"No I don't."

"Yes you do. If you don't, Alice will come in here and see her big sister half naked in bed with an equally naked man."

"I can hear her when she wakes up."

Bella huffed.

"You'll never get any food"

That got his attention.

"That's what I thought. Now let me up. I'll shower and fix my people some food. Then you can take me to work and Alice to school. Deal?"

Jacob thought. "Deal."

It still took a few tries but Jacob eventually let her up. Bella shivered at the cold morning air and missed the warmth Jacob provided. She hurried into the bathroom and shut the door. She turned on the shower and luxuriated in the steam that came from the hot water. Bella loved long hot showers, but this morning there was not time.

It was seven when she came out of the bathroom, and she hurried to the kitchen to get breakfast started, swatting away Jacob's hands on her waist as she passed him. Once the vegan bacon was in the pan and heating up, she went and opened Alice's door. Alice was still snoring softly.

Bella smiled. She loved that her sister could sleep through the night without the nightmares that often plagued Bella herself.

Alice was groggy as usual while Bella helped her get dressed fro the day. Alice was old enough now to pick out her own clothes and get her things together by herself, but Bella still liked to help sometimes.

Alice poured herself a glass of Juice and Bella warmed the homemade cheese biscuits she made every weekend.

Bella heard Alice squeal in giggles when Jacob picked her up from behind. Bella smiled, wishing again that she could see the happy moment.

Jacob came up behind her and kissed her cheek in a peck that she hoped would not intrigue Alice.

Jacob sniffed. "That doesn't smell like meat." He commented warily.

"That's because its vegan, silly!" Alice told him.

"It's what?" Jacob asked with a groan.

"It's healthy. And it's good. You'll even like it, you'll see. Just give it a try. Don't worry, were not vegetarian, but this is just as good as regular Bacon."

Alice agreed with her and Jacob said that he would give it a try, because Bella had made it for him. He poured himself a cup of coffee, and Bella one too. With lots of French Vanilla crème in it, like she liked.

Bella accepted the cup from him graciously and took the biscuits from the warmer. She put the bacon slices between the biscuits and set them on the table for Alice and Jacob to dig in.

Then she used the speaker to the house to inform Carlisle that the nice young boy she had told them about has offered her a ride to work and she had accepted. Carlisle told her to call if she got kidnapped, and to be safe. She agreed with a laugh.

When she walked back to the table to get herself a sandwich she could hear two hungry mouths feasting readily.

"So, someone likes the vegan food."

"Well how could I not when a nice young lady cooks for him?"

Bella blushed and took a bite to avoid answering.

Alice was delighted to be driven to school in Jacob's Rabbit. She liked that he yelled at the crossing guard for not paying attention and loved when he made her sister smile. And it helped that Jacob was such a very handsome boy.

Bella told Alice that her regular after school plans were to take place and didn't embarrass her by kissing her on the cheek like the moms did. Alice loved her sister.

Rosalie was bursting with joy when Jacob walked Bella into the store and stayed for a few minutes before departing for class. She wanted every detail, and Bella blushed and giggled to finally be the one with the news. She had to change and shorten her story in parts that involved anything werewolf, but the romantical parts were good enough.

With the blizzard over and the roads very much cleared, people were out and about all day. The bookstore along with the other few shops around them were bursting with people, everyone glad to be rid of the cabin fever.

When Jacob came by at noon Rosalie told Bella to go upstairs and spend lunch with her man while she ran the shop for a while. Bella felt guilty about leaving Rose alone, but enjoyed her time with Jacob. He had to go back to school in the afternoon for one class and then he was going to the Reservation to try and get business done so that he could spend the evening and night with her and Alice without interruption.

He kissed her at the door before he left and told her that he would meet her on the way home. Bella blushed when Rosalie made cat calls from somewhere within the shop and Jacob laughed, enjoying Bella's reddened face as he was shooed out the door.

Bella and Rose worked until 6, Bella have long since sent Alice home with Carlisle. Jacob had been there for an hour whenever the last customer was rang up and gone, and Rosalie put the 'Closed' sign on the door with a deep sigh.

"Bella! It's over! Finally" She laughed. Bella agreed wholeheartedly.

"Well hey, at least we made some money. Although I think the entire town of Forks was in and out today. Jeez. The first blizzard of the year, out best business. Who'd have guessed?"

Bella laughed. "Everyone. Because it happens a few times every year."

Rose laughed. "Yeah, I guess it does. Well I'm tired. And I'm sending you home to go play house with your man. Now out!"

Bella smiled and hugged Rosalie. Rose squeezed her hard and the girls departed for the night. Jacob's hand found Bella's waist as they left the shop and they strolled to the Rabbit. Jacob drove fast, but Bella couldn't see the road to be scared, so she just hugged up on her man and kept warm in the chilly evening air.

Bella unlocked the cottage door and she and Jacob entered, locking the door behind them. "I gotta go get Alice from the main house. You wana join me?"

Jacob hesitated. "You mean meet your parents?"

"Yes Jacob, that is usually where they reside."

"Are you sure?"

"There's no time like the present." She reminded him with a sigh. But Jacob came up and kissed her cheek.

"Then let's go. I hope I don't smell like wet dog" He muttered quietly and Bella laughed as she led them through the passage to the main house.

Bella took a deep breath at the door, and Jacob let go of her hip and took her hand instead, giving it a squeeze.

She opened the door.

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