Chapter 1
"Bonjour, mes amis!" I sang, as I walked into Jake's garage.
Jake, Quil and Embry were sitting around the engine of this car they had open, and were fiddling with the wires. Jake and Embry were covered in oil and grime, but Quil looked pretty clean. He must have just got here.
"Are those what I think they are?" Jake asked, looking up at me, and gesturing towards the Tupperware boxes I had in my hands.
"What a lovely welcome. I'm so flattered that it's me you're glad to see, and not the Tupperware." I said sarcastically, sitting down on a tire that was lying on the floor.
"Hey Cherry." Embry said with a smile. "Nice to see ya."
So Cherry isn't actually my name. It's Cheryl Allen. But ever since we were kids, the guys called me Cherry, because they thought my name sounded like that, and also because I was the only one who ate the cherries off the top of my ice creams. Blame me for loving them!
"Now we're done with the formalities, can I have one?" Quil asked, grabbing one of the boxes from my hands, and opening it. "Ah, Chocolate chip. My favorite."
"You do realize that you took those from me without asking?" I pointed out. "That's stealing. It's a criminal offense. I could sue you for that."
"Aw, come on, Cherry!" Jake cried his mouth full. "I'm broke, don't do that to us!"
May I point out that he looked really adorable with his mouth full? I can't help it; I've had a crush on Jake since like, the seventh grade. He's never noticed though, although I'm pretty sure Embry and Quil have me figured out. I'm just lucky they've never mentioned it.
"So how long are you guys gonna be stuck in this dump yard?" I asked, referring to the garage. The guys all glared at me. It was the one thing we all disagreed on. Cars. Well, it's not like I really hate cars or anything, I just don't like the idea of sitting in a garage all day, opening the damn thing up, and fiddling with it. Or, in Jake's case, building his own car. I mean, what happened to buying one? It'd probably cost less than all the parts separately would.
"It's not a dump yard." Quil said, looking annoyed. "We're doing constructive work."
"Yeah, well, I think she's got a point." Embry said, getting up, and stretching. "Not about the dump yard part." He added hastily, as Jake and Quil looked at him in shock, "But we've been here all morning. I could do with a bit of fresh air."
"Yeah!" I said, glad that someone was agreeing with me. Let's go into town and do something fun tonight!"
"I can't." Quil said, looking upset. "I've gotta be home tonight, some of my parent's old friends are coming over for dinner."
"That sucks." I said, looking at Quil sympathetically. I hated it when my parents had guests over and I was forced to stay home too. "What about you, Jake? You in?"
"Actually…" Jake said slowly, looking hesitant. "I can't either. I'm busy tonight."
"You are?' Embry asked, looking confused. "Doing what?"
"Um… you guys remember that girl I told you about?" Jake asked, slowly. "Bella Swan? The one who used to come over every summer when we were kids?"
"Yeah." I said. Jake had mentioned her moving into town a few months ago, but I hadn't paid much attention. I remembered Bella from when we were kids, and how can I put this nicely… we didn't exactly like each other back then. "What about her?" I asked.
"Well, she's kinda coming over tonight. There's these bikes of hers she wants me to fix, so, umm, I'm gonna be busy." Jake finished.
"Whoa, man. Do you have a date with Bella Swan?" Embry asked, surprised.
"I… I don't think she thinks of it that way." Jake replied, not really giving us a straight answer.
Whoa. I think I'm practically green right now. Jake? With Bella? That little bitch that used to insult me all the time? I mean, I insulted her back, she deserved it, but now she's taking Jake away from me? And Jake actually likes her! I can tell by the way he's all nervous… oh my god. This is not happening. But I don't have time to be jealous, since Embry suddenly turned to me and started speaking.
"So I guess it's just you and me then." Embry said casually. "What do you wanna do?"
"I dunno." I said, shrugging. "You have any ideas?"
"Yeah, actually, I have a really good one." He said, leaning over and whispering in my ear what his plan was. I broke into a grin immediately.
"What are you guys talking about?" Quil asked, looking at us warily.
"Oh, nothing." I said, innocently, but I was still smiling. "We're just gonna bake cookies tonight. Nothing big."
"Okay…" Jake said, looking confused. "Alright then.'