Just Say Those Three Words

The little get together was perfect for me. It was just the thing to distract me from the scary monsters that were now my reality. I met several new people, Jared, Leah, and Seth, were the only ones that stayed around long enough for me to know. Leah was a werewolf as well, I assumed, judging by the way the guys included her. She was one of the girls I saw at school that hung around in a swarm around Jacob. She kept her distance, but I caught her staring at Jake on more than one occasion.

I also met the girl Jared imprinted on: Kim. She went to school, and I had seen her around, but she never really caught my attention. She was rather plain, with mediocre features. Her hair was long and straight, and her eyes were a murky brown. But after seeing the way Jared looked at her, I could see her as more than that. She was a sun in his dreary town, where vampires lived down the road. She was the thick foundation that held up his entire being; that kept him above water in a raging storm at sea. And, what impressed me even more than Jared and Kim's love for each other was the fact that I was the sun, the foundation, for Jacob.

Before I knew it, it was nearing the curfew of La Push, 1:00 AM. I had curled up on the couch, nestled in between Jacob and Embry, dosing off as the TV was turned off by Sam.

"You should probably take her home," Sam chuckled. I grumbled incoherently and attempted to throw a pillow at him, keeping my eyes clenched shut. Judging by the howl of laughter, I missed badly.

"Come on, babe," Jake whispered, easily picking me up, cradling me in his arms. I felt the cold wind whip at my face as we went outside, but soon, Jake gently set me down on the leather seats of the car.

I lost recollection of anything that was happening until I felt Jake's warm arms cradle me again. "Dee," he whispered, "You're home."

I opened my eyes and looked up at him. He slid me out of his arms and kept his arms around me.

"You look dead," Jacob laughed after I yawned obnoxiously.

"I'm fine," I said, rubbing my eyes once. "Thanks for taking me tonight, Jake."

"It was no problem… if you hadn't have gone I probably would've ditched three hours ago."

I smiled and stood on my tippy toes to reach his lips, but found he had to lean down still. He laughed as he pulled away.

"Shortie."

"…Tall person," I hesitated, pouting slightly.

He smirked and then picked me up again. "Solves that problem," he muttered, pulling me into a warm kiss once again.

I pulled away discouragingly. "Jake, my dad's probably watching," I groaned, slipping out of his arms.

"He'll understand—"

"I'd love to stand here, but I'm tired and I wanna sleep."

He smiled and took my hand, leading me to the door like a good gentleman. I opened the door and found the house dark, except the blue light coming from the TV in my dad's room. "See, we could have stayed out there," he smiled.

"Shh," I smiled, throwing my hoodie on the couch. "I'll talk to you tomorrow?" I asked as he opened the door to leave.

"Yeah…" he trailed off and shrugged. "You still wanna see Alice?"

I smiled and hugged him. "You'd let me?"

"I told Bella about the bonfire, and I doubt the bloodsuckers would let her go unless you asked them."

I kissed his cheek, saying, "I will."

"You aren't mad I want her there?" His face was swept over by confusion.

"No, I know how close you are to her. I don't mind."

"You won't feel jealous?" he asked.

I scoffed. "I don't care. I'm better than Edward. I'm not gonna hold a grudge because you guys are friends."

"Well, I don't trust them… I'll take you there, and I'll pick you up, okay."

I nodded, yawning. "I'll call you tomorrow."

"Goodnight, angel," he smiled. He kissed me once, then opened the door. "I'll be around if you need anything… just call my name."

I nodded and waved goodbye, half asleep as I stumbled to bed and lay down.