It had been a long time since he had walked on two feet. It was a strange sensation to be so exposed to the environment but he managed to blend in as though he belonged in this small rural town. He wasn't sure which state he decided to stop in this time but it was definitely different from his home back in Washington. He walked until he found the first motel he saw, unfortunately for him there didn't seem to be anything besides a run down bed and breakfast.
He walked into the two-story house, which on the outside looked perfectly normal with a white picket fence, blue shutters and lively green grass. There was even a flowerbed overflowing with different colorful flowers to the right of the front door. However, the moment you walked inside it was a completely different story. The carpet looked like it hadn't been washed in years and the wallpaper was peeling off the walls. He walked to the front counter and rang the small gold bell. He looked around and wondered if this was a good idea. Not that he was worry about his safety, there wasn't much out there he was afraid of anymore. He was more worried about his health.
An elderly woman wearing a tattered pink floral dressed walked out with a pep in her step.
"Oh dear! We have a guest! Hello, darling! How can I help you?" She said coming forward, opening the guest book that was covered in two inches of dust.
"I need a room for the night. Just one night." He emphasized as he took another look around questioning his sanity at the same time.
"Not a problem, dear. I'll just need a name and credit card."
"Jacob Black. And I'll pay in cash." He handed over the correct amount that was posted on the wall.
"Here you go, it's up the stairs and the first door on the right. I hope you find everything to your liking." She handed him a small silver key and pointed to the left where the staircase was located.
He walked up to his room and slowly opened the door, afraid of what he would find. He was pleasantly surprised to see, the bedroom at least, was kept up very nicely. There was a queen size bed in the middle of the room with a nightstand on either side. There was even a television set that looked relatively modern. He threw his bag down on the blue comforter and walked into the adjacent bathroom. It was decorated with a beach theme that now that he thought about it, just about everything that he saw in the house seemed to fit that theme. He wondered if he was near the ocean.
He walked over to the sink looking himself over for the first time in almost two months. He definitely needed to shave. He almost laughed thinking about how long that would take in his other form. He opted for a shower and put fresh clothes on. He shaved and then walked back downstairs, making sure to lock the door behind him. He rang the small bell again and the woman came back out.
"Yes, dear?" She asked and he noted the strong southern accent this time.
"Hi, I was wondering where the closest restaurant was located?"
She gave him directions to a small local seafood restaurant/ bar. As he got closer he could smell the salt water. Definitely a small beach town. Once he reached the restaurant he realized it was right next to the ocean. The building itself was made of a dark wood that fit the location and was decorated with fishing nets and buoys. It was a nice warm day, something he had come to liking over the past couple of months. He knew if he ever returned to Washington it was going to be a shock to his system. There were a few people sitting outside on the dock have drinks and talking happily. He felt like he was in a scene in a movie.
He started to walk over to the pier but it was almost as if something was pulling him into the restaurant. Not questioning it he walked inside and sat down at the bar. He looked around for a bartender or waitress until he saw her. It was a good thing he was sitting down or he might have fallen over. He had heard the stories a million times, how your whole world shifts the moment you lock eyes with her but he never fully understood what it would feel like, until this very moment. She had long, shiny, auburn hair that flowed to the small of her back. Her eyes were a dazzling hazel and were staring right at Jacob. He felt his heart rate increase with every step she made toward him. She appeared to be an average height, probably around 5'5'' he guessed but her legs seemed to stretch for miles. She was wearing a light blue T-Shirt with the restaurant's logo in the top left area, and a pair of torn blue jean shorts that showed of her long tan legs.
"Can I get you something?" She asked and he almost melted at the sound of her voice. To anyone else it probably sounded just like an ordinary girl, but to him it was the sweetest of music. He snapped out of his daze to answer her before she started to question his sanity.
"Y-yes, just a coke, please." He was able to stammer out. She smiled and fixed his drink for him.
"I don't think I've seen you around before. Are you new to town?" She asked while pouring ice into a tall glass cup.
"Yes, I just got here today."
"I figured as much, you look a little lost." She giggled and he couldn't help the smile that stretched across his face.
"Mind helping me find my way around?" He asked boldly, leaning forward ever so slightly as she placed his drink in front of him. She raised one eyebrow at his forwardness and opened her mouth to respond.
"Kali! Have you finished inventory?" An older man, in his late forties, yelled from the other side of the restaurant.
"Yes, it's on your desk!" She yelled back, she turned her attention back to the strange man and smiled again. "Never work with family." She joked with a wink and walked over to a different customer.
He knew it was rude, but he couldn't stop staring. He really had to travel across the entire country to imprint on some random girl in a bar. But to him she wasn't just some random girl. She was the girl. The girl he would spend the rest of his life with.
After a few minutes she came back and asked what he would like to eat.
"What do you recommend," he asked.
"Hm, well if you're a burger kinda guy, which you look like you are, we have the best Jalapeño Burger. They're huge but I always finish it, it's just that good." She was definitely his kind of girl.
"Sounds good to me!" She smiled and went to go put the order in. He nursed his drink until she brought his food out, when she put the plate down he grabbed her wrist. She looked up alarmed.
"Can I take you out some time? For dinner or something?"
"Um, I don't know if that's such a good idea…"
"Please? You won't regret it! One date, if you don't have a good time, I'll leave you alone." Which he knew wasn't true. He could never leave her now.
She hesitated before she smiled and nodded. "Okay, meet me here tomorrow at six. If you are even a second late, I'm leaving." He laughed and smiled back as he let go of her arm.
Once back in his room, Jacob couldn't get her image out of his head. She was it, he had to come all they way across the country to imprint! Now he had to wait a whole day to see her again. He didn't know if he could last that long.
Kalista. Kalista. Kalista.
She had such a beautiful name. To match her beautiful face.
After a long hot shower he was able to lie down and go to sleep.
"Who was that guy?" Her dad asked walking over to the bar after Jacob left.
"Oh, just some tourist. It's nothing." She said casually as she finished cleaning up the bar and putting all the alcohol in the right space.
"It must have been something, you agreed to go out with this guy." He stated not looking up from his clipboard.
"You were spying on us? How did you even hear that?" She asked outraged. Her dad had always been the overprotective type, but he had never spied on her before.
"I didn't, Jason did."
"Ugh, look Dad, it's nothing, we're just going out to dinner. For Gods sake I'm 21 years old, I don't need your permission anymore!" She stomped out of the restaurant and into her old red Jeep Wrangler. She wasn't that interested in this Jacob guy, I mean he was very attractive, but she had only known him for an hour, the word "known" being a bit of an overstatement. It was more of just her dad trying to boss her around again. She moved out when she started college only coming home on the holidays but he still seemed to think she was a child. Now that it was summer she rented an apartment by the beach with her best friend, Shelly.
She pulled into her driveway and turned the car off. She sat in her car for a few seconds before getting out. She walked up to the small one story house painted in a bright beachy blue color with a white trim. It was on stilts making it looked bigger on the outside. She walked up the stairs and open the door into her living room. The walls were painted a sandy color with furniture made of beach wood and a white and blue color pattern for the cushions. Shelly was sitting on the couch watching television on their modest 30" flat screen. It was Shelly and Kali's home-welcoming gift to themselves when they moved in.
"Hey girl! How was work?" She asked looking up from the screen. Shelly was gorgeous with long blond hair to contrast with her tan skin. She had wide brown eyes and perfectly red lips. Whenever Kali and Shelly went anywhere Shelly was always the center of attention, which was perfectly okay to Kali.
"It was alright. This guy asked me out on a date for tomorrow night, and I said yes-"
"What?! You don't know what kinda guy he is? What if he murders and rapes you?!" Shelly exclaimed, cutting Kali off.
Kali raised her eyebrows and looked at the TV where a crime investigation show was playing.
"You've been watching too much TV, Shelly." Shelly rolled her eyes but turned the TV off anyways. "Besides, he didn't seem like a creep at all. He is gorgeous! Like drop dead beautiful! So if figured, why not? It's about time I started dating again." She said with a smile on her face as she pictured Jacob's face again.
"I agree. Derrick was an ass-wipe and it is time for you to find someone else!" Shelly stated referring to Kali's ex-boyfriend Derrick. "It has been three months since y'all called it quits!" Kali nodded with a sigh.
"Yeah, so anyways, Jason overheard us and told Dad. And of course, Dad flipped out. But I kindly reminded him that I was 21 and could do whatever I wanted." Shelly raised her eyebrows at the word "kindly" but didn't say anything. "He's taking me to dinner tomorrow night and as much as I hate to say it, I'm really excited. I hope he's not another ass-wipe." She worried out loud at the though of her horrible last boyfriend.
"I'm sure it'll be fine. What's his name?"
"Jacob, he's new in town. Just got here today."
"Wait? Is he new, as in moving into town? Or new as in, just passing through?" Shelly asked with a very serious look on her face.
Kali faltered, "I'm not sure. I didn't ask, but I will tomorrow. That's the last thing I need right out. Fall in love with someone who will never be around."
"True that! She said as she raised her beer as if to toast. She took a long drink before standing up. "You want one?" She asked as she walked to the kitchen.
"I'll get it!" Kali said walking behind her.
The kitchen was facing the ocean with a large window above the sink. The walls were coral and the counters where a white wood with matching white appliances. Kali walked to the French door refrigerator and pulled out a beer. She open the bottle with her hand and took a swig. She looked out the window at the dark ocean with only the moonlight to shine on the water. It was still beautiful.
"Wanna finish that movie before we go to bed?" Shelly asked, Kali looked at the clock that told her it was only ten thirty.
"Yeah, we've only got less than half of it left." They both walked back into the living room and turned on the movie they started the other night. It was a romantic comedy they had wanted to see. Kali let herself zone out into the movie and tried to forget about the date she had tomorrow with the mysterious Jacob.
The next morning Kali woke up to the sound of her alarm clock blaring an annoying beeping noise. She rolled over slapping the buttons with her hand. She turned her face to look at the clock. 8:30 AM is what it read back to her in red. She sat up slowly and stretched her limbs. She stood up and walked over to her white dresser pulling out a pair of black running shorts, a hot pink sports bra, and a loose blue tank top. She put them on and walked into her bathroom to brush her teeth and pull her hair into a high ponytail. She washed her face staring in the mirror. She didn't sleep well and she could see the effects of that by the dark circles under her eyes. She walked back into her purple room. All of the furniture was white, she had a queen sized four-poster bed that had a lavender floral bedspread on it currently a mess. Her closet was small and only held the fancy dresses and shirts she couldn't fold and her shoes. She grabbed her bright coral running shoes out of her closet and pulled them on. Making sure to get her iPod and headphones she started her "Running" playlist full of fast upbeat songs, and walked into the kitchen drinking a glass of water.
She walked out of her house down the stairs and up the wood walkway to get the beach. She stopped at the top of the sand dune to stretch her legs and arms before she began to run. Kali had been running every morning since her sophomore year in high school. There was something really relaxing to her about starting her day off with a run on the beach. She ran towards the water until she was on the hard packed sand, making it a little easier on her joints, and ran north to the nearest pier. It was roughly two miles one way. She let her mind drift to the music as she tried to concentrate on her breathing and the feel of the ocean breeze.
Jacob woke up to the sun blaring in his eyes. He rolled over with a grunt and tried to go back to sleep. It had been so long since he slept in a real bead an not on the hard cold ground. He looked over at the digital clock on the bedside table to see it was eight thirty. He sighed and got out of bed. He jumped into the shower loving the feeling of being clean. He forgot all the benefits of being human. After his shower he brushed his teeth and combed his hair noticing how long it had gotten. He figured if he was going to be human for a while he might as well get it cut.
Getting dressed he went downstairs and rang the small bell again. The elderly woman walked out.
"Yes, dear?" She asked in her sweet southern accent.
"Where could I get a cheap hair cut?" Jacob asked running his hand through his dark hair.
"There's a great barber shop on the northern pier, here I'll write down the directions." She said grabbing a pen and paper and began to write the simple instructions.
"Thanks," he said and walked out into the warm sun. He could definitely get used to the warmth.
He looked down at the paper and began walking in the direction she specified.
Once Kali reached the pier she stopped, took her heart rate and stretched again. She stared at the ocean for a few minuets as she let her heart slow down to normal. She turned towards the stairs that lead up to the pier and walked to the little coffee shop that was a local hot spot. She came here every morning for breakfast during the summertime.
She walked in and sat in her usual seat at the bar.
"Hey, Kali! How are you this morning?" The waitress, Ms. Walker, asked pouring her a cup of coffee.
"Good, I'll just have my usual." Ms. Walker nodded with a smile as she went to put the order in. Kali grabbed one of the newspapers sitting on the bar and began reading the front-page stories.
"Anything good?" She turned towards the voice that was suddenly right next to her opening her mouth to answer. She stopped in her tracks when she saw who it was.
"Derrick?" She asked, stunned. What was he doing here? She thought to herself.
"Hey, babe. How have you been?" He asked leaning in for a hug. Her arms remained in front of her, holding the newspaper, and he wrapped her in his arms for longer than needed.
"Um, good. I've been real good. You?" She asked in return not taking her eyes off of him. It had been three months since she caught him cheating on her- in her dorm room- and broke up with him.
"I've been better." He admitted as he leaned away and sat back down on the seat to her right. "I miss you." He said as if it took a lot out of him to say it out loud.
"It didn't look like you missed me a few months ago." Kali retorted feeling the anger bubble within her.
"I made a mistake! I wasn't thinking, she came on to me!" He defended himself.
"You knew exactly what you were doing. There is nothing you can say to make what you did okay." Kali said turning her attention back on the paper in her hand.
"Here you go darling." Ms. Walker said as she put a plate full of egg whites and orange slices and a bowl of cinnamon oatmeal in front of her.
"Kali, please. Just give me another chance. I promise I will never hurt you again." He pleaded.
"Not interested." Kali said with a bored tone. She had wiped her hands of Derrick a long time ago. She was ready to move on.
"Kali," He started as he place his hand on her forearm. She whipped her head in his direction.
"Can I help you?" They hear from behind Derrick. Kali couldn't help her smile as she saw Jacob standing there in all of his glory.
"Was anyone talking to you?" Derrick asked rudely.
"No, but I believe you were bothering my girl here." Jacob retorted coming to stand on her other side. He towered over Derrick by at least a foot.
"Your girl?" Derrick questioned and looked down at her. At this point Kali would do anything to get him to go away. She nodded and smiled as she ripped her arm out of his grip and wrapped it around Jacob's waist.
"Yep, this is my boyfriend Jacob. Jacob this is my ex Derrick. The one I was telling you about that cheated on me." She said looking up at her savior.
"Ah," He said smiling down at her. "I think it's time for you to leave." He said looking back over at Derrick who was frozen with a scowl on his face.
"You're really with this jerk?" He asked bewildered.
"Yes, and I plan to be for a long time. So I'm not interested in your offer. Why don't you go find some other poor girl to harass?"
Stunned he turned around and walked out. Kali sighed with relief and looked over to Jacob.
"Thank you so much. I was dreading the next time I would see him." She said with a smile. He came to sit next to her and ordered food.
"No problem. Anything for you." He said and she nearly fell over at his breathtaking smile.
"So what are you doing over here, not that I'm not ungrateful or anything!" She asked as she took a sip of her coffee.
"You didn't notice?!" He exclaimed in mock horror as he ran his hand over his noticeably shorter hair. "I got my hair cut!" She chuckled as she nodded swallowing her drink.
"Ah, I'm so sorry. I guess I got caught up in the action." She replied, playing along, through a smile.
"I'll forgive you. But just this once." He winked at her. Ms. Walker place a plate down in front of him with eggs, bacon, grits, gravy and a biscuit on top.
"Hungry?" Kali asked with a snicker.
"Nah, just a snack for now." He took a huge bite of eggs. He ate as though he hadn't in months. When he finished chewing he looked her over. "What are you doing over here this early?" He asked as he took another bite.
"I come here every morning after my run." She explained finishing my oatmeal.
"So you must leave near by," He stated.
"About two miles south, so yeah." She replied putting an orange slice in her mouth attempting to suck all the juice out. She realized by the amused look on Jacob's face it was not a very lady-like thing to do. She pulled it out slowly and smiled. "Sorry." She wiped her mouth with her napkin and put the orange slice down.
"No, I like it!" He said laughing. She couldn't help but join in. She felt her phone vibrate in the pocket of her shorts.
"One second." She said as she looked down to see it was her alarm telling her it was time to go back and get ready for work. "Sorry, I've got to go. She said standing up, throwing a few bills on the bar waving bye to Ms. Walker. He stood with her paying as well.
"Okay, well I guess I'll see you tonight at six." They walked out together into the warm wind. She smiled at the thought of seeing him again. She nodded and started down the stairs waving goodbye at him.
She began running back to her house unable to keep the smile off her face.
Jacob had a new bounce in his step as he walked back to the B&B. He figured he would be in this little town for a while. He might wanna start growing his roots, starting with a job. He had walked past a mechanic's shop with a "Now Hiring" sign in the window. He walked inside to speak to the manager. A half hour later he walked out employed as a general mechanic. Now for an apartment.
When he got back to the B&B he asked the little woman where he could find an realtor. She wrote down a number for him and lent him a phone to call.
After a couple of hours of looking around he found a beach house with a room for rent. It was a block away from the pier and a street away from the ocean, but still had a nice view from the roof deck. It a was fully furnished two bedroom. His new roommate's name was Kevin, a college student on summer break. He was average height, about six feet, with sandy blonde hair average built. He looked more like a surfer to Jacob, but didn't act like one at all. He seemed nice enough and knew the area well.
Jacob decided he needed to go shopping for some clothes if he was really going to do this. Live in one place that was. Kevin told him where the closest mall was, and even drove him there. It didn't take Jacob long to find a good amount of clothes to start off with. Mainly T-shirts, jeans, underwear, and a couple of nice button up shirts. One he was planning on wearing tonight. It wasn't long until it was already five thirty and he decided to head over to the restaurant. He had a feeling Kali took tardiness very seriously and he didn't want to lose this opportunity.
He arrived fifteen minutes early, but figured better to be early than late. He sat outside facing the ocean with a bouquet of different flowers for Kali. He stopped on his way and when asked which kind he simply said "one of each". He couldn't help the nervousness building inside of him, his leg bounced in anticipation.
Finally he felt the air move behind him, he turned around to see the most beautiful sight his eyes had every laid themselves on.
Kali stood there in a long purple dress with white lines going across. It was pulled together at her waist and fell straight down to the floor. It looked like it was made of cotton and flowed in the wind nicely. She had her long auburn hair curled into loose waves and only a light amount of makeup on. This last feature was his favorite. He was never a fan of girls who covered their face in makeup.
"Hey," She stated as she stepped forward.
"H-hey," He stuttered out. He rushed suddenly and held out the bouquet of the random assortment of flowers. She smiled and reached out to take them.
"Thank you, they're beautiful. Let me put them in some water." She stated walking towards the back into the "Employee Only" section. He stood outside of the door waiting on her. When she walked back out she had put the flowers in a tall beer glass full of water. He chuckled at the site.
"Not the classiest thing ever, but it's the best I can do," She joined in with a small giggle. She placed the makeshift vase on the table Jacob was originally sitting at and took a seat. He followed suit never taking his eyes off her.
"You are so beautiful," He couldn't stop himself.
Her face turned crimson and she looked down at her hands that were in her lap. "Thank you, that's very sweet. You clean up real nice as well." She said not looking up.
He reached over putting his hand on her cheek, pulling her to look at him. She smiled at him and leaned away.
"So what's your story, Jacob? What brings you to this small beach town?" She asked smoothly changing the subject.
"Well to be honest, I have no idea. I was just run- driving and decided to stop here for the night. One thing lead to the other and I decided to stay." He said trying not to insinuate she was the reason he decided to stay. That wouldn't have gone over well.
"So you are staying?" She asked trying not to get her hopes up. She barely even knew this guy.
"As long as I'm wanted." He flashed those bright white teeth and she felt her heart rate increase.
"If you don't mind me asking, what were you running from?" She asked, needing to know. She like bad boys, but only to a certain degree.
He sighed. He knew he would have to answer this question eventually. He didn't think telling her the truth about his heritage was the best idea right now. So he told a vague but true answer.
"A bad relationship. I couldn't take being around it anymore, so I decided to leave and travel the US." He answered hoping she wasn't the prying type.
"Ah, I understand how that is, as you already know." She stated referring to earlier this morning. He laughed relieved she didn't seem to care too much about his mysterious past.
"Anything I need to know about?" He asked intrigued by her life.
"We had been dating since my freshman year of college, I'll be a senior this coming August. Anyways, this past March I caught him in bed with some random girl. In my bed, nonetheless. Needless to say, I ended it right then and there. He didn't seem to care at the time, but I guess Miss Random Girl got sick of it too and dumped him and now he wants me back. But I have always said, once a cheater always a cheater." She rambled feeling foolish for telling all this to some stranger.
He nodded and smiled. "If you need me to kick his ass all you have to do is ask!" She chucked.
"I just might if he comes around again. I doubt he will though, you scared him off pretty well earlier."
"So have you lived here your whole life?" Jacob asked, switching topics again.
"Yeah, born and raised. My dad owns this place, has since before me or my brother was born."
"Oh, you have a brother?"
"Yeah, Jason. He's five years older than me. He lives here too with his wife and daughter. We've always been really close. Do you have any siblings?"
"Two older sisters. I was born in Washington State, one of them still lives there, the other lives in Hawaii with her husband. She doesn't come back often, flights cost too much."
"Are y'all close?"
"Rebecca and I are, she's the one that still lives in Washington. Rachel on the other hand, not so much. There is such an age gap between us we never spent that much time together. Now she lives so far away it makes it even harder." Jacob had never really talked about the relationships between him and his sisters to anybody. But with Kali he felt so open, like he could tell her anything.
"I'm sorry to hear that," She said sympathetically, reaching out and holding his hand. "You're so warm!" She stated suddenly. "You're not sick are you?" His skin felt like fire on hers, she wondered if he had a fever.
"No, I'm fine. I've always been like that. Naturally hot-blooded I guess," He chuckled trying to not make a big deal about it.
"Oh, okay." She moved her hand anyways as much as Jacob didn't want her too.
"You wanna get out of here? I saw a miniature golf-course on the way here that looked like fun." She smiled and nodded.
"Sure, let me put these in the back and I'll come by later and pick them up." She said picking up the flowers and walking into the back again. When she reemerged he reached out for her hand and walked out of the restaurant and on to the street.
"Mind if we drive? I wasn't so smart, I wore heels." She asked pulling up her dress just enough to show Jacob her six-inch heels. He laughed and nodded his head.
"Sure, where did you park?" He asked looking around the parking lot.
"Over there," She pointed to a red Jeep Wrangler. Jacob liked this girl more and more. "Wait, where is your car?" She asked looking up at him. He furrowed his eyebrows at her statement, and then remembered he told her he drove to this little town.
"I didn't bring it, I wanted to walk." He said quickly. Add a car on to the list of things to buy. He was glad he got a job today, he was blowing threw the rest of his savings quickly. She seemed to accept that explanation and continued to walk to her car. They both got in and she drove to the miniature golf course he had been talking about. She had already taken the doors and roof off before she left her house. She loved the feel of the wind blowing through her hair, she was sure she would look like a mess when they reached their destination.
Jacob relished the sight before him. Kali's hair blowing around her as the sun began to set behind them. Tonight couldn't get any better than it was right now.
When they arrive Kali parked the car and hopped out. Her heel gave out and she braced herself for the fall but all she felt was two strong arms wrapped around her keeping her up.
"Whoa, you okay there?" She opened her eyes to see Jacob standing there holding her. He was truly the most attractive person she had ever seen. With his bronze tan skin that appeared natural, black hair, sparkling brown eyes, and beautiful smile there was nothing to dislike.
"Um, yeah," She tried to get out. She leaned down to her shoe that was now broken.
"Damn, these were my favorites too." She exclaimed pulling off the black pumps. She threw them into the back seat of her Jeep.
"Do you wanna go home?" He asked dishearten.
"No, they have a gift store. Maybe they sell flip-flops or something." She said smiling up at him. He was amazing. Most girls would have freaked out and demand to go home. Not Kali though, she was definitely not most girls.
"Okay, lets do this! Are you ready to get your butt kicked in putt-putt?" He asked scooping her up in his arms bridal style so she wouldn't have to walk on the gross ground barefoot. She laughed in surprise throwing her head back.
"I can walk! It's fine!" She exclaimed as he opened the door and walked into the gift shop on the left.
"Do you have any idea what's on the ground? There could be broken glass or something!" He replied in mock outrage. She rolled her eyes at him no longer attempting to argue.
"Oh, look over there! Flip-flops!" She pointed to the back of the store where they sold cheap plastic flip-flops.
"Yes, ma'am." He said walking to the back. "Which please your little heart?" He asked turning she could see them without straining her neck.
"Those!" She pointed to a pair of purple flip-flops with cute little white flowers on the straps. "They match so perfectly. It's like fate!" She said dramatically. He chuckled and picked up a pair in the size she requested. and walked to the counter where there was a small bench. He placed her gently in a sitting position and put the shoes on the counter. Before she had time to pull out her wallet he had paid for them and was leaning down to put them on.
"Jacob! You weren't supposed to pay for them! It was my fault I broke my shoe!"
"Don't be silly, it's the manufacture's fault. And believe me, they will be getting a very strongly worded letter from me!" He said sliding the shoes on her dainty feet with purple painted toes.
"Just a guess, but is purple your favorite color?" He asked looking up from kneeling on the ground. She smiled sheepishly.
"How'd you know?" She asked jokingly.
"Oh, just an hunch. Now, lets go kick some butt in putt-putt!" He exclaimed as he stood and extended his hand to her. She took it willingly and stood. They walked outside of the little arcade and Jacob paid for their game. They picked their clubs and different color balls. Kali's was purple of course and Jacob pick up the blue one.
As they walked over to the first hole, Jacob did an exaggerated bow, "Ladies first." She smiled and placed her ball down. Taking her time to line up her shot. She swung the club lightly hitting the ball in a hole-in-one. She jumped up with excitement. She looked over at a stunned Jacob.
"What was that about kicking my butt?" She asked with fake confusion.
"Yeah, yeah, it's only the first hole."
Eighteen holes later they added up their scores and much to Kali's satisfaction she had won by a landslide. He couldn't help the smile at her excitement. It had been a great game. They had talked about everything under the sun. She was perfect for him and she felt the same about him. Definitely not an ass-wipe, Shelly would be pleased.
They walked back to her car hand in hand. When they finally had to let go Jacob pulled her toward him and without giving her time to react he leaned down to kiss her passionately. She felt her heart skip a beat, she had been hoping he would do this all night. She kissed him back matching his lips with her own. He wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her up to his height just slightly. She placed her arms around his neck letting him pick her up more. If she wasn't in a dress or public she would have wrapped her legs around his waist to stay on his level. Luckily she had better control than that.
She had no idea how long they were wrapped up like that, it wasn't long enough though when he finally pulled around. He looked down at her with a wide smile.
He could definitely get used to this.
