I had hoped that it wouldn't come to this but it had and now that it had, there was no going back. I let a tear slip as I finished off the last letter addressed to Esme. I hoped she wouldn't be able to tell that I had cried. I sighed and threw on my light wind breaker, and walked out in my blue jeans and white turtle neck, and white tennis shoes. I climbed into my old red truck and laying the big package beside me on the passenger side seat, I took off to deliver the package to their house. It was a sunny day so I knew that they would be out hunting for at least another hour. I pulled up to their house and leaving the engine running I scribbled a note saying not to open the package for two hours, I let another tear slide down my cheek as I lay the package on their door step and took one last look at the cullens' house, then I ran back to my truck and climbed in and sped off leaving a few skid marks, as I got into town I took a sharp left onto the road that led to the reservation and La push. I finally reached Billy's house. I honked once and Jake came strolling out, then looked out to see me and smiled as he jumped the railing and ran over, skidding to a stop he gave a big smile and leaned on the door frame lightly.
"Bella, what are you doing here?" he asked sounding delighted.
"I'm here to pick up my bike and then spend some time with you before I go." I said.
"Where are you going?" he asked sounding surprised as his brow furrowed.
"I'm going to Phoenix to see my mom." I said sighing.
" How long?" he asked wanting to know how long I'd be gone.
"four months, then I should be back." I said eyes down cast.
"Trying to get tan are you?" he asked with a laugh even though his face had a sad smile to it.
"I guess you could call it that." I sighed as we entered his garage in the back of his house, he pulled my bike out. He had painted it black with flames for me.
"Hey can you get that ramp?" he asked knowing it would make it easer to get it into the truck, I nodded and we headed to the front with the bike and ramp. I let down the tail gate and put the ramp up on it. Jake pushed the bike up the ramp and put the kick stand down so that it wouldn't fall over. I pulled the ramp off and put the tail gate up, I was about to go put the ramp back in the back but Jake stopped me.
"Keep the ramp you may need it." he said.
"Are you sure Jake?" I asked a little surprised.
"Yea besides I have a few more anyways." he smiled as he took the ramp and put it in the back of the truck behind my bike , which I had officially mastered how to ride a few weeks ago. He had strapped down the bike so it wouldn't topple over when I drove around. We got into Jake's car and we drove out to a small diner and ordered a chocolate milkshake with a small side of French fries. After we finished we went to the beach and looked out at the ocean.
"Hey Jake?" I asked with a crooked smile.
"Yes Bella?" he asked raising an eye brow.
"Feel like going for a swim?" I asked with a wicked smile.
"Out there?" he asked puzzled looking at me like I was crazy. I nodded smiling widely at Jacob as he looked back and forth between me and the ocean.
"Unless that warm little wolf body of yours can't handle a little swim." I said in a taunting babyish voice as I started heading toward a rock by the tree line, Jake threw his shirt over my shoulder and onto the rock, I stole a look over my shoulder to see Jake had stripped down to just his dark blue swim trunks, I chuckled as I pulled off my shirt to revile a black bikini top with little white skulls then I stepped out of my baggy blue jeans to show black swim trunks. I pulled and tied the white strings around my waist into a small bow as I ran after Jake into the ocean, it was a tad bit cool but other wise fine so I kept going forward farther and farther from shore until I caught up with Jake, we were five miles off shore and were just floating along.
"Bella, do you really have to leave?" he asked facing me. I sighed as I turned my head still laying on my back, I couldn't trust my voice so I nodded my head.
"Jake, I really don't want to but it's not up to me, if it was, I wouldn't." I said choking on a sob.
"Please don't cry bells." Jake plead with me as he swam over and wiped away the tear I had accidentally let slip. I took a deep breath and dove into the water, I went down a couple of feet then looked around, I saw a small school of angel fish and a star fish clinging to a coral reef, a couple of clown fish hovering over a hole in a rock. Suddenly all the fish scattered as a shadow fell over me I twisted and turned to see Jake smiling down at me, I smiled back and then surfaced.