AN: Hey guys! I am new to writing on FanFiction, and this is my first story. Hope you enjoy it!
Prologue
At the age of 23, I once believed I would have everything figured out in life. I would be married to the love of my life, maybe have a little baby on the way, and have a secure job. I did not expect life to become more complicated the older I got.
I have been married for almost 4 years to my high school sweetheart, Jacob Black. We met as young kids in the same elementary classroom, and we were instant friends. Jake and I became inseparable the longer we were together. He was the loud and outgoing one, whereas I was the shy and book-smart girl that kept to herself. Jake always worked to help me out of my shell, and around him I became a different person.
Jake and I remained friends through everything that happened as we grew up. We ignored the meanness that is so often related with middle school children. We kept a strong friendship, and it was something that nobody seemed to be able to break. When no guy asked me to the middle school formal, Jacob stepped up and said that he would take me. Jake was always the one I knew I would have to lean on. My only fear at that time was that when high school came, my best friend would be lost to me forever. The sea of pretty high-school girls scared me because I knew that Jake would ultimately end up picking her over me, and I didn't want to be alone.
High school arrived in late August, and I was proved to be very wrong. The friendship Jake and I shared proved to be stronger than any bleach blond girl that wanted his attention. The fighting of my parents also began around this time. It started with harsh whispers when they thought I wasn't looking, but over time it turned into yelling and screaming in the middle of the night. These were nights that I snuck out my window and ended up at Jake's home. His mom never minded me showing up late at night, and Jake and I shared a bed like we did when we were later. My parents were divorced by the end of the year, and my mom moved to Arizona, leaving my dad and I in the small town of Forks, Washington. Jake became the rock I depended on during this time.
In the midst of the fighting that seemed to surround my world, Jacob became my first everything. Jake admitted one night that he had loved me for a while, but was afraid that my feelings for him were different. That night, we shared our first kiss. It was the first time I had ever kissed a boy, and I was ecstatic about it. He was my first boyfriend, and everything seemed perfect. We spent almost every day with each other, and slowly things progressed into more than just kissing. The night of prom, we made love for the first time. It was the first for both of us, and despite the slight awkwardness of the situation, it was a magical night. I knew then that everything would always be perfect for Jake and me.
A year after graduation high school, we were married. We had a small wedding on the reservation at Jake's old house where his father lives. The wedding went as planned, and we were taken to the plane where we flew to California for our honeymoon. Being in college, we did not have enough money for an expensive vacation, but it isn't like we left the hotel room much anyway. After returning home, everything seemed to be going flawlessly. Jake and I lived together while attending the same college. Every couple has their small fights, but nothing ever seemed to be enough to make us consider giving up and calling it quits.
Lately it seems like something is beginning to change between us though. Jake has started coming in late, and brushing me off instead of talking to me. Everything I do seems to not be enough, but I cannot get him to talk to me. He rarely answers his cell phone when I call him, yet I know he always keeps it with him. I wait up for him most nights, but he simply walks right past me and passes out in our bed. I have stopped waiting up, and now I simply cry myself to sleep wondering what has happened to cause this change in our once happy relationship. I wish life was as simple as I dreamed it would be.
AN: How did you like it? Please review and let me know what you think. It is my first story and I am completely open to any advice or suggestions anyone might have for me. Please be gentle since it is my first story though. Thanks for reading! XOXO -Cassie