"Does this mean we're dating?" Jacob asked as I handed him another tool. He'd kindly offered to give the truck a tune up.
"Um, I suppose so" I said shyly as I fixed up the blanket I'd grabbed from the boot so I could sit comfortably in the back of the truck. It was only a matter of time before Jacob hit his head on the bonnet when he looked up to talk to me.
"So does that mean I'm allowed to do this?" Jacob asked as he pushed me onto my back and hovered over me with a devilish grin on his face.
"It depends what 'this' entails" I answered shyly.
"Well" Jacob replied "I want to do this properly so I was thinking I should take you on a date. We should take this slowly"
"Yea, that would be nice." I said trying to sound excited. I'd put Jacob through hell, the least he could ask for was a date.
"Yea, nice." He said as he crawled off me and returned to changing the oil.
"Are you okay Bella?" Angela asked from over the lunch table, breaking me from my reverie.
"Huh...oh, yea sorry." I said blushing. The week was passing slower with Jacob away on patrol every night. He filled his absence by occupying my thoughts. I was so anxious to see Jacob. Even though I usually despised any occasion which required dressing up, I was looking forward to seeing him, even if it was a 'date'.
"Are you coming to Port Angeles on Saturday?" Mike asked a little too eagerly.
"Uh....no, I've got plans." I responded, skimming over the details.
"Who with?" Jessica asked, now that she was speaking to me again. I should have known I wouldn't get off that easily.
"Jacob" I answered shyly. I wasn't in anyway embarrassed that I was dating Jacob. I wasn't even bothered that he was younger. I just avoided talking about dating and relationships. A result of sixteen years with Renee.
"Jacob, the boyfrom the reservation?" Mike scoffed, putting particular emphasis on the word boy. Though Mike hadn't seen him since our visit to La Push beach over a year ago, Jacob certainly didn't look like a boy any more, and he certainly didn't kiss like one.
"That's him.' I answered a little more enthusiastically, ignoring Mikes scepticism.
"So it's like, a date then?" Jessica pushed as she reapplied a coat of lip gloss.
"I suppose so." I answered, knowing that by the end of the day it would be all over the school.
"It's so good that you've found someone again." Angela said as she placed her hand in Ben's and looked dreamily into his eyes.
The bell rang and seats scraped across the floor like nails on a blackboard as hoards of students headed off to their next classes. I could hear Angela telling Ben how 'wonderful' it was that I was happy again and Mike muttering bitterly under his breath.
Only one day to go and it's the weekend I thought to myself as I headed off to biology.