"Why have I been taking cooking lessons with Grandma Esme if you know how to cook?"

"Just because I can cook doesn't mean I can cook well," Jacob laughed as he offered a bite of scrambled eggs to Nessie.

She accepted the food and smiled. "Tastes pretty good to me," she replied, licking her lips. Jacob couldn't tear his eyes away from her mouth. He brushed his thumb over her lips and she licked him. He wound his arms around her waist and settled between her thighs.

When he leaned in closer, she said, "I got an idea," as she pushed him aside and jumped down from the counter and opened the pantry.

He rested against the counter and watched as she took the eggs he had made and with a few other ingredients, assembled some amazing looking breakfast burritos. She grilled them in the skillet and presented them to Jacob for tasting. "Yummy."

Renesmee took a few bites and said, "You can have the rest of mine, I need a shower."

Jacob finished his breakfast, did the dishes and cleaned the kitchen. When he walked back into the bedroom, he found Nessie clad in a bra and panties, drying her hair in front of his dresser mirror. He sat on the bed and watched brush her hair out. "What are you up to today?"

Renesmee eyed him from the reflection in the mirror. "I just need to go check on something."

"Like what?"

She held up two different dresses for him to choose from. He chose a navy blue cotton dress with a short sleeve. She pulled it over her head and approached him. "Just gonna go pick up some job applications."

"You're getting a job?"

"If they hire me," she retorted. "Rachel told me about a couple places that are hiring, so I thought I'd go see."

Jacob watched as she dug around his closet for a pair of suitable shoes. Then she sat next to him and put them on. "I didn't know you wanted to work," he replied sadly. "Are you afraid we can't make it on your allowance?"

Renesmee sighed. "So you're mad that I paid a few of your bills? And it's not my allowance, it's from the money I have saved up."

"I can take care of us," Jacob grumbled.

"Don't pout. You haven't been able to work so you fell behind. I'm just trying to help," Nessie explained as Jacob refused to look at her.

She walked past as he sat on the bed and he reached for her hand. "I don't mean to sound ungrateful..."

He pulled her wrist and brought her between his legs. "I appreciate you helping out, but I will provide for us. You don't have to get a job."

Renesmee finally looked at him and scowled. "I want to work. It's not about the money and it certainly not meant to make you feel bad. I want to have a passion for something the way you do with your repairs. And you don't need me here hovering all day."

"What will your parents say?"

Renesmee wrapped her arms around his neck and sighed. "I don't live at home anymore. I do what I wanna do now."

Jacob still looked upset so she added, "If you really hate the idea of my having a job, I won't go."

He held her tightly in one of his hugs and sighed. "I won't ask you not to go. It is your decision."

"Good! So I'll go check it out," she replied happily.

"What kind of jobs are they?"

"I'm not telling because that will jinx it. If I get hired, I'll let you know."

Jacob gave Nessie a tight squeeze and whispered into her ear "Good luck, baby. I love you."

He lingered near her ear a little too long, so she told him, "Stop trying to distract me," as she twisted away from his embrace.

Before she passed through the doorway, she paused to look back at him. His face was etched with worry, she hated to see him without his smile. "Hey," she whispered.

Jacob raised his head and grinned just a little. "I thought you were leaving..."

Renesmee shrugged and ran back to him, throwing her arms around his neck and covering his face with kisses. "I forgot something," she breathed.

"Oh yeah?"

She held his face in her hands and murmured, "I love you too...so much."
............
A week later...

Jacob smiled as Renesmee rounded the corner and entered the garage. "Hungry?"

"Always," he murmured as he bypassed the plate and reached for her instead.

"I'll take those," Quil beamed as he grabbed the sandwiches and passed a couple to Embry.

Renesmee bit down on her lower lip as Jacob pressed her back onto the hood of an Old Cadillac and attacked her neck with kisses. "Honey...we have company," she reminded Jacob as Quil stared at them and Embry turned up his nose.

"They're not company," Jacob mumbled against her skin.

"Still...it's rude."

"I'll say," Embry scowled. "I thought we were working here."

"Damn, Jake. Where's all the sodas?" Quil grumbled, slamming the fridge shut. "You drank them all?"

"No," Jacob lazily raised his head from the crook of Nessie's neck. "You drank them all."

"Oh. I forgot I was supposed to get some more," Quil admitted.

"Calm down, boys," Nessie intervened, as she struggled out of Jacob's hold. "I just made some lemonade."

"Yes! I'll take some," Quil replied happily.

Jacob scowled. "Go get it yourself, doofus."

Quil stuck out his lower lip and pouted. "But I like the way Ness makes it."

Embry scoffed. "I'll go get it." He tossed Renesmee a disappointed look as he left the garage.

She pushed Jacob back and sighed, "I'll go help him."

Jacob scowled again, begrudgingly untangling himself from Renesmee. "He's a big boy, Ness."

"I'll be right back," she promised.

Jacob clenched his jaw and gripped the edge of the Cadillac hood. Quil noticed the tension and told him, "Don't worry. It's cool."
.......
Renesmee entered the kitchen to find Embry leaving with two glasses of lemonade. "You good?" she asked him as he glared down at her.

"Nothing to it," he replied, holding up the glasses.

Renesmee nodded and moved past him and opened the refrigerator. "So..." Embry began. "Did you wait a whole five minutes before you forgave him or what?"

Renesmee scoffed. "Wow really?"

Embry whirled around to face her. "You let him off too easy, Ness. He doesn't deserve you."

"Oh my God, Embry! You have no idea the hoops I've made him jump through. Don't judge me..."

"You're sleeping with him, aren't you?"

Renesmee scoffed. "I'm gonna rent one of those planes with the banners that fly behind that reads, 'I HAVEN'T SLEPT WITH JACOB BLACK' and then maybe you guys will finally leave us alone about it."

Embry laughed as he set the drinks on the counter and approached her. "That would be kind of expensive."

Renesmee scowled at him for a moment and then laughed. "I guess it would...I just don't know why you care."

"I'm sorry," he cringed, leaning against the counter. "I'm not even mad at you...or him. It's just..." Embry raked his hand through his hair in frustration.

"What?"

Embry sighed deeply as she stood in front of him. "I imprinted."

Renesmee opened her eyes widely in shock. "On who? Was it Amara? I saw her holding your hand at our party last weekend."

Embry scowled. "Nessie..."

She held her hands over her mouth and waited for him to continue. "Yes. It was Amara. No, I haven't told her. Yes, I'm freaking out. I never understood how crazy this is to explain to someone until it happened to me."

Renesmee squeezed his shoulders and looked for his gaze as he stared at the floor. "You can do this."

"Everything okay here?"

Nessie glanced at Jacob and Quil and then back to Embry. "Can I tell them?"

"No," he mouthed to her, his brow furrowed.

"Sorry."

Embry gave her a small smile and pulled her hands from his shoulders. He held them for a moment, looked deeply into her eyes and whispered, "Thank you."

Renesmee nodded quickly and smiled back at him. Embry moved past her and noticed the irritated look on Jacob's face. "We should get going."

"I thought we were working," Quil replied.

Embry glared at Jacob. "I think we're good for today. Right, Jake?"

Jacob continued to dirty look Embry, never moving from the kitchen doorway. "You gonna let me by or what, man?"

"Don't disrespect me in my own house."

Embry fumed. "Just hit me. Come on, one swing. Let's get it over with."

"I should beat your ass..."

"Like that's gonna happen," Embry retorted, his teeth bared.

Renesmee rushed to Embry's side. "You should just go."

Embry shook his head and looked down at her. "Of course you take his side."

"Embry..." she began as he pushed past Jacob and made his way to the door.

Jacob stared at her and scowled. She sighed, grabbed his hand and dragged him to the front door. "Embry, wait!"

"Let him go, Ness."

Embry stopped in his tracks, his shoulders slumping. "You should stay out of this."

"Fine!" Renesmee exclaimed, bounding down the front stairs and yanking on Embry's arm. "But you guys are gonna work this out one way or another."

"Bossy," Embry muttered under his breath.

"You...get over here," she demanded, scowling at Jacob.

He groaned, arms crossed over his chest. "I'm still waiting for him to apologize to me for trying to kiss you."

"You can kiss my ass, Black, cuz that ain't gonna happen!"

Jacob stalked toward them now as Quil joined them and said, "Come on, guys."

Renesmee stood between them and shook her head. "You're both being assholes. Embry, you know you were wrong for that...I told you that. And Jacob, Embry is one of your oldest friends, so you need to fix this!"

Embry frowned at Renesmee and scoffed, "Is she always like this?" he asked Jacob, shaking his head.

Jacob nodded and groaned, "Yeah! She's more than a handful and that mouth..."

"I don't know how you deal with her...honestly," Embry scoffed.

Jacob rubbed the back of his neck. "You know, I probably should have just let you take her off my hands. She's really more trouble than she's worth."

"Dude, no. It's too late now. She's your problem now!" Embry howled.

The three of them burst out laughing as Renesmee shoved them and twisted away when Jacob tried to hug her. "Go screw yourselves," she grumbled, slumping down on the edge of the porch and watching them wrestle each other.

"Nice language, Ness. What would your dad say?" Quil teased.

"Kiss. My. Ass. All of you."

They continued to laugh and tease her as she reached into her pocket when she felt her cell phone rang. "Shut up!" she ordered before answering the phone. "Hello?"

"Listen to how she acts all sweet on the phone," Embry scoffed.

"It might be about one of the jobs she interviewed for..."

"She's getting a job? Why?" Quil mused as they all stared at her.

Jacob punched Quil in the arm and replied, "Because doesn't want to spend everyday here looking at your ugly mug."

"But who's gonna make our lunch?"

Renesmee shot Quil a dirty look and nodded. "Yeah, that sounds great...that's no problem at all...okay great...uh huh...I'll see you then. Thank you!"

Jacob approached her slowly as she stared down at her phone. "Are you okay...Ness?"

Renesmee smiled up at him. "Yeah."

He cradled her face in his palm. "Who was that?"

"I got a job...the one I really wanted," she gasped.

"Baby, that's amazing!" he exclaimed as he pulled her into his arms. He swung her around as she squealed. When he looked down at her, he wanted so badly to kiss her and she could feel that. He lowered his mouth to her cheek and kissed her softly.

She glanced up at him and breathed, "You missed."

Jacob froze for a moment, then a smile spread across his face as he reached for her neck, his thumbs dragging along her jawline. He tipped her face toward his and hesitated. "Kiss me," she ordered. "Kiss me now, Jake."

"So bossy," he murmured as he pressed his lips to hers. He opened his mouth slightly, sucking on her lower lip. She moaned softly as she slipped her tongue into his mouth and he gasped.

"I missed this...so much," Jacob whispered when she pulled away.

"I wasn't done," Renesmee breathed as she reached for his neck and pulled him into another kiss.

"Well damn..."

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