Bella and Jacob had known each other since she was 8, when she had moved back to Forks after her mother had died. She was about to turn 16 in a few months, and even though Bella and Jacob's relationship is just friendship, it could blossom into more over the years.

We were up in Jake's room sprawled out on the floor with about 15 newspaper clippings for optional cars for me to pick spread out in front of us.

"Have you decided yet Bells?" Jake asked, "We've only been at this for, oh I don't know, six hours!" he said jokingly.

"Well I think I know what car I want," I told him as I gathered all the choices we had picked out.

"And?" he asked impatiently.

"None of these," I said throwing them away.

"What?"

"Calm down, Jake," I told him. "I want to take Billy up on his offer about the truck."

"Seriously?" he questioned, "you want that piece?"

"Actually, yea I do. I've always liked that truck and we both know that you don't want it!" I laughed at him.

"True, so very, very true," he admitted. "But, you're gonna need a tune-up, which means you're gonna need to find a mechanic."

"Oh, no worries there," I laughed.

"And who is that?"

"Oh, some kid…what was his name?"

"It isn't that Jacob Black kid is it?"

"Yup that's the one!"

We both broke into a fit of laughter. After a few minutes we had gotten a control on our laughter, somewhat, and we headed downstairs to talk to Billy and Charlie.

"Hey kids," both Billy and Charlie said which sent us into another fit of laughter.

Charlie just chuckled at us and told us there was food in the kitchen.

I went to the refrigerator and grabbed lettuce, tomato, onions, cheese, pickles, ketchup, mustard, and mayo for the hamburgers that were sitting on the counter. Jacob got paper plates, chips and buns. I grabbed a plate and but my hamburger and cheese on a bun and popped it into the microwave. I stood there watching my food spin circles.

"You know, Bells, you really shouldn't stand that close to the microwave," Jake told me.

"Yea, yea, I know." I started backing up, and being myself I forgot how much smaller Billy's kitchen was and I ran into Jacob who had turned around. When I bumped into him a shiver ran up my spine.

"Jeeze Bells, I know you're clumsy and all but bumping into people now too!" he laughed.

"What can I say, you know me too well," I laughed.

"That I do, that I do," as he moved around me to put his hamburger in the microwave.

"Thanks," I said as I took my plate he handed me.

I was quiet while I made my sandwich. I was trying to figure out what the shiver meant when I had bumped into Jacob. What did it mean? I mean sure I liked Jacob, I loved him truth be told but he was my best friend! Why did that have to happen? Why, why, why?

"Bella?"

"Jacob?"

"You got quiet."

"I was thinking."

"Bout what?"

"Oh, you know school, work, all that stuff."
"You never were a good liar Bells," he said staring at me then he came close and whispered, "Just tell me."

"Well when I backed into you…I-I-I felt a shiver go up my spine and I got butterflies in my stomach."

"Oh."

"Yea and I'm so confused," I mumbled looking down at my feet. "I don't think I want to date you at least not yet." I rushed out glancing up at him trying to read his face, but he was looking down and his long black hair was covering his face. "Jake, say something please?" still he said nothing so I walked over to him, "Jacob Ephriam Black, you are my best friend ever since I moved here and you always will be! And no matter what happens I will always love you!"

"Okay Bella, I believe you," he said finally looking at me. "I love you too, never ever forget that okay?" I nodded and gave him a hug and got up to throw our plates away, then went to go talk to Billy and Charlie about buying Billy's truck.

"Have you decided on a car yet Bella?" Dad asked me not even looking at me as I walked in, he was too focused on the game.

"Yea, I want to take Billy up on the offer for the truck," I said glancing at Billy.

"Sure Bella, I knew you'd come around you always loved that truck." Billy laughed.

"Bella it is going to be my present to you for your birthday so I'm paying for it no ifs, ands or buts about it got it?" Dad told me.

"Awesome thanks Daddy!" I told him giving him a hug.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," he mumbled. "Get your stuff together, game's almost over alright?"
"Okay!" I said as I ran to grab my purse from Jacob's room, when I came back down Dad was standing up and stretching. I went to give Billy a hug and thank him for the truck offer again. "Bye Billy, see you tomorrow, and thanks again for the truck!"

Billy just laughed at me, "No problem Bella, see you tomorrow!"

Jake came over to give me a hug, "Bye Bells, see you tomorrow k?"

"Of course! Bye Jake," I said giving him a hug.

Dad gave his good-bye's as I walked out to the cruiser, thinking about how in a less than a month I would be sixteen and have a car to drive and also about Jacob.