Romeo and... Cullen?

12. Eclipse

Verne was nervously bouncing up and down as she approached the front door of the Black's house. It was the first time she'd be seeing Jacob's house. He was adamant about showing it after Verne rescued Edward from the Volturi. Anything to be away from her family for a few days.

        Everyone had recently moved back to Forks and, every chance she got, Alice was trying to probe her for answers about Jacob. If Edward knew anything he was keeping quiet; but knowing their brother and his disdain for the wolves, Alice must have been keeping her thoughts to herself for the time being. What no one knew, not even their parents or Jasper was that Verne was crossing the treaty line or that the other wolves knew. It was a lot to ease them into and she just hadn't found the time.

        Verne knocked on the door. Jacob opened it, greeting her with a smile. Jacob leaned down and gave her a kiss on the cheek before taking her inside.

        "Dad, she's here."

        Verne was surprised to see a smile on Billy Black's face as he wheeled into the front area. Billy stuck out a hand that she gladly shook.

        "Don't look so scared, Verne."

        "I just thought..."

        "It was a shock at first, but—"

        "Dad's trying for my sake," Jacob explained as he pulled her into his side.

        "Am I doing a good job?"

        "Just perfect, Mr. Black."

        "Call me Billy, hun." 

        Dinner was a surprisingly pleasant experience. Jacob was right. Billy really was trying. The thought of a vampire in his home and dating his son was one he wasn't fond of at all. But Verne was such a sweet girl he couldn't hold her nature against her. And something about Verne seemed less vampire than a lot of the others he's met and killed. He was smiling watching her and Jacob interact at the table until Verne's face fell when she read a text off of her phone.

        "I've got to go," Verne said, collecting her stuff.

        "You're not staying for dessert?"

        "My presence is being requested back home by at least three people. I'll come back as soon as I can. Maybe see you tomorrow?"

        "I have patrol till maybe four, babe."

        "Four? Sam's got you working a lot."

        "Alpha's orders."

        "I thought Ephraim Black was chief, doesn't that make you an Alpha too?"

        "I see you've been doing some reading on our tribe." Jacob avoided the question.

        "I should probably know as much about my boyfriend's family as he seems to know about mine."

        Billy watched happily as his son's face lit up upon Verne saying the word 'boyfriend'. The imprint seemed to be a really good thing for him. Verne left the Black's house and raced back to her own.

        "You smell," Rosalie, said as Verne entered the house.

        Verne didn't have time to do anything about her scent. Normally they wouldn't have noticed, Jake's scent to other vampires seemed to be as faint as Verne's scent to wolves, but she had been in a very concentrated space with him and his father.

        "What's all this about?"

        "Bella wants to become a vampire." Rose rolled her eyes.