Already looking for payback, my brother went after Alice. “Truth or Dare?” he said, staring at her.

“Truth,” she whispered. Unlike me, she was following the rules and staying out of the visions. Unsure about what would happen, she went for the supposedly safer choice.

Of course, nothing was safe when it came to Emmett. “Have you ever dated anyone other than Jasper?” We all knew that she couldn’t answer for her human life, but her vampire life before she came to us was as much of a mystery to us. Not everything was kept secret, but we didn’t always share all of our life with each other.

“Of course not,” Alice responded, sticking her tongue out.

Only now did I realize how tense Jasper had been. The waves of relief were slamming into all of us at a hard, fast pace.

Done with his turn, Emmett excused himself to the bathroom. He would be relieving his body of the small apple bite he took – but Nessie didn’t need to know that.

“So, Jacob. Truth or Dare?” Alice’s chirpy voice rang out again.

Jacob’s eyes narrowed, trying to figure out what Alice was doing. He was constantly suspicious of us despite our openness toward him. Perhaps the dogs weren’t as easy going. Then again, my family had Bella continuously trying to keep the peace. She was our personal peacekeeper. That certainly had some effect on our resolve.

“Truth,” he said, still cautious.

“Have you and Nessie ever kissed?”

“No,” Jacob responded easily.

I stared at him through narrowed eyes. It wasn’t my fault that his thoughts were practically screaming at me with the memory. Just because it was a rule meant for my personal restraint, didn’t mean they could break it for me. I was innocent – this time.

Jacob had caught me staring and figured out his mental mistake quickly, bowing his head. I managed to ignore his ‘voice’ as he focused on other things, but his action had not escaped Bella’s attention.

She’s furious. Jasper’s thoughts were almost afraid. Was that really how bad it was?

I looked at my wife and she started growling. Emmett chose this very opportune moment to return. He took her in his arms, holding her back. I couldn’t lay a finger on my angel.

Jacob took up a protective stance in front of Renesmee, making sure she would be hidden from Bella’s rage. Thanks to Jasper, Bella calmed down within a few seconds. The glaring continued, but Jacob felt it was safe enough to step aside and sit again. I was thankful for both of them. When it came to my legal and biological family, I was pathetically useless in holding them back.