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You came back! Great to see you again, even if you don't review, the hit spike is really encouraging! I had a review within ten minutes of posting chapter one! Thank you Sparkedge for the major confidence boost!
Okay moving on, the song for this chapter is Runaway - Linkin Park (I don't think that the link I poated nfor the last song worked so just search it on youtube.)
On with chapter 2! Please take thirty seconds (if that) and hit that purdy green button at the bottom and show this balanced challenged author some love!
~ClumsyAlice
NessPOV
I woke up before Jacob, it was early Saturday morning, 7:17 according to the clock. Heavy rain beat down on the cottage roof, as thunder crashed above the house. Lightning lit the gray sky in brief purple flashes. Between Jake's snoring and the storm, I had almost forgotten the perplexing events that took place last night. I was no where near ready to get up, so I snuggled next to my boyfriend, who groaned, rolling over to me. He wrapped his heavy, though not uncomfortable, arm around my waist. His soft breaths danced across my face, his eyes moved rapidly behind their lids. Warmth radiated from Jake's skin, even with the discarded comforter, which currently sat, crumpled on the floor. Jacob's heat rolled through me as I drifted back into sleep, matching my breaths with his.
I woke up again, Jake still sleeping. I guessed that he had stayed up much later than promised. I slipped out from under his warm grasp, and quietly walked over to my closet door, proceeding to look into the large mirror hanging on it. I turned sideways, and pulled the bright pink tank top up to my chest. Nothing was obviously protruding, maybe I could have a normal pregnancy. Or better yet maybe Alice was wrong, not likely. I tiptoed over to my vanity and grabbed the little green brush, and pulled it through my long, thick hair before confining my locks in a low braid.
Jacob was restless, he began turning in my too-small bed, "Nessie?" He groaned, stretching, and feeling around on the bed next to him. " I'm right here, baby," I called, running over to my bed and laid down next to him, with my head on his massive chest, and my leg wrapped around his stomach. He raked his fingers through his knotted black hair. "Your hair is a mess." I stated, laughing. "Yeah what's new?" he laughed huskily. "Let me brush it for you."
"Okay, baby," He agreed, as I leapt up to get the brush back off my vanity.
I climbed back onto the bed. I started tugging the brush through his hair.
"What are we going to do? I mean, my dad, will try to kill you if we stay." I thought aloud, smoothing Jacob's hair.
"Are you talking about running away?"
"Maybe,"
"Alice, will find us. Well technically just you." He complained, powerlessly.
"Not if she comes with." I hinted, cocking an eyebrow.
"Comes with? She and Bella are best friends, she'll tell your parents."
"No, we'll deal with Alice. She'll just have to get over it."
"Damn, Ness, you're never so pushy."
"Well, in some instances, I have to be pushy, this is one of them."
"Wow, do you have to do that?"
"What?"
"Be so incredibly sexy."
I blushed, setting the brush down beside me.
"Jake, you're crazy, I am not being 'sexy'."
"I'm afraid that that's where you're wrong, my love. And it's true, I am crazy... for you."
I blushed again, it was adorable when he got sappy.
"Jake," I whined.
"Ness," he mocked, and pulled me into his lap, like a small child.
"We should go soon. If running away is still the plan." I said nervously.
"I guess it is still the plan, are you up for this?"
"No other choice, mom and dad are supposed to be home tonight. We need a chance to clear the air. My dad can't know for a while. You personally know how apposed he was to my mom keeping me. That is if you even want to keep the baby."
"Nessie, of course I want you to have the baby. With your freaky leech genes, and my wolf deal. You never know if this chance will ever come our way again."
"Good point."
"Well, where should we go?"
"Alice will know."
"Okay, if you say so."
"Jake, have some faith, huh?"
He groaned, "Yeah, yeah, sure,"
I bit his bare shoulder, not too hard, almost enough to break his warm skin.
"Hey, what was that for?" he complained, watching the bright red, crescent shaped indentations dissappear.
"Because, my Jacob, you must trust me."
"So you bit me?"
"Yep, I had to get my point across, and I am not afraid to bite you again, my Jacob."
"Well then, I guess I should stay in line."
"Yes, Jake, you should."
"What exactly would happen if I didn't?" he asked, quietly.
I winked and bit him again, just below his collar bone, this time hard enough to draw blood, I licked the sticky red substance leaking from his wound. My vampire side came through as the blood lingered on my tongue, and slid down my throat.
"Ew, Nessie, that's sick!" Jake complained, watching his wound heal.
I shrugged, "My nature. Now get dressed."
I know Jake loves me, but sometimes, I'm pretty sure that he thinks I'm insane. He kept telling me that, "running away with the pixie-leech was absolutely freaking crazy." We packed most of our clothing, I was in the cottage packing for myself. "Jake?"
I called from the parlor of the main house. "Up here, baby." He replied. I skipped up to his room. "Are you ready?" I asked.
"For?"
"Talking to Alice."
"Oh, right, yeah,"
"What did you need to talk to me about?" Alice was in his room.
"Well, Alice. Jake and I think it's best not to be around my dad for a while. We are running away, and want you to come with."
"Wow," Alice said, as she stood gaping at us.
"Will you come?"
She licked her lips and nodded slowly, her trademark, nervous, agreement.
"You will?" I squeaked with immense joy.
"Yes."
"Glad to hear it pixie." Jake chimed in, and winked.
"Don't push me, Jacob." She hissed.
"I wouldn't dare," he teased.
"Well, come on guys we should go." I interjected.
"Yup. Whose car?" Jake asked.
"Jake, how about your Escalade?" Alice suggested.
"Okay."
"Alice, pack fast, we need to go, now." I insisted.
"Fine, what about Jazz?"
"We can go pick him up."
"Alright."
Jacob tugged the key from his pocket, hoisted his knapsack and grabbed the duffle bag from my shoulder. "I have to take care of you, my girl. I will take care of you until the end of forever."
I blushed. Jacob helped me up into the car, and even helped Alice. We started off to some unknown hideout.
"By the way, where are we going?" I asked Jake who was speeding down the muddy path. "I'm trying not to think anything revealing, in case of a certain somebody is near."
"He isn't near." Alice assured him.
He pulled the black Cadillac on to the main road out of Forks.
"Well, do you see anything to damper our escape, Alice?" I asked, twisting my torso around to look at her.
"No, not really, your parents are still in Alaska."
"Now will you tell me where we are going."
"The truth?" he asked, fighting a smile.
"Yes, tell me."
"Okay, honestly, I have no idea."
"Jacob, seriously, I want to know."
"I really don't know."
"Alice?"
"He won't decide." She said distantly, watching the future, I guessed.
"Jake, make up your mind." I insisted.
"Jacksonville, with Renèe?"
"In case you haven't noticed, I sparkle, and Nessie glows like a 100-watt. Not to mention dealing with Renèe."
"Zafrina?" I suggested. She was one of my very best friends from the time I was only months old.
Jake moaned, obviously not relishing the idea of hiding amongst vampires.
"Let's just wait for Jasper." Alice suggested pulling something silver out of her pocket.
"What's that?" I asked.
"Jazz gave me an iPhone 5th generation for an early anniversary present."
"Oh, fancy." Jake teased, pulling his car into a southbound exit.
"Jacob, you will continue north, we must get Jazz."
Alice growled.
"Jake, go to Canada." I tried my best to calm him.
"There is no way in hell I am going anywhere near the psychopathic blonde, she'll castrate me. Come on, Ness, she's the only one that is capable of hating me more than Edward." He insisted.
"Jake I'll call Jazz and tell him to come meet us."
"Fine."
Alice continued tapping on the multi-purpose device and lifted it to her ear.
"Ali?" Jasper called from the speaker of Alice's new phone, his smooth voice trickling into the car.
"Yes baby, it's me. Listen, you cannot talk to Edward or Bella about any of this, but I'm with Jake and Nessie, we're fine, but you need to come meet us." Alice tried her best to be calm.
"Where?" leaked from inside the phone.
"We are still in Washington."
"Forks?" his voice pulled through the static.
"No, we just passed Seattle."
"Alright, how about we meet in Latah, Idaho?"
"Okay, I love you."
"I love you always, be safe. If you can get farther than Latah, call me."
"I will."
"Bye, my love."
Alice prodded the phone, and dreamily announced, "I love that man."
Jacob groaned, rolling his eyes.
"I love this man," I sighed, tucking a stray lock of Jacob's hair that was flapping in the breeze of the open window behind his ear. I yawned widely, readjusting positions under my seat belt.
The sun was out, my skin bright, even through the shaded windows, the motion of the car lulled me into sleep.
I woke up with Jacob's warm arm pressed against my forehead. I yawned tilting my head back against the seat.
"You awake baby?" he asked, not moving his arm.
"Yeah, I'm awake. What is your arm doing in front of my face?"
"You kept slumping over forward, I didn't want you to have a stiff neck." He proudly stated, pulling his arm away.
"You're so sweet."
He rolled his eyes.
"Alice?" I called, the car was far too quiet to be containing Alice.
"Huh... oh, Nessie, you're awake."
"Yeah. Did you have a vision?"
"Nope." She exclaimed, popping the 'p'.
"Oh, you just sounded distant,"
"Mm..." she mumbled, a clicking, or maybe tapping sound came from the backseat.
"Y'know, Jasper really should get her new gadgets more often, haven't heard a peep out of her in over an hour." Jake laughed.
"What time is it anyways?" I yawned.
"About 4:30, you hungry?"
"Wow, sorry I slept so long, yeah I'm a bit hungry, you?"
"Am I ever, not hungry?"
"How silly of me."
"We will pass through the next city in about fifteen minutes, want to eat there?"
"Sure."
Jake pulled off the highway, where a green sign declared, 'WELCOME TO PULLMAN'.
We scoped out side streets for a diner, after circling around we found our destination.
"You coming, Alice?" I asked, releasing my seatbelt.
"Nah, I'll stay here and play with my phone. No need to make people suspicious." She replied, not bothering to look up.
Jake opened his door and got out, coming around to my side. I pushed open the door and slipped into his waiting arms, why he insisted on getting such a tall car I don't know, but if it made him happy, so be it.
He set my feet gently on the ground, our hands interlocked as we walked in.
"Hey there, table for 2?" An older woman asked as she came around the counter.
"Yes please." I confirmed.
"Right over here, by the way I'm Carol, I'll be taking care of you today. What can I get the two of you to drink?" Carol asked, setting the menus on opposite sides of the table. I slid into the grey booth, expecting Jake to sit across from me, though he settled into the bench next to me, wrapping his arm around my shoulder, resting his elbow on the seat.
"Coke," Jake decided.
"I'll have iced tea." I told her. Carol nodded and walked away.
"What looks good?" Jake asked, looking over my shoulder at the menu that I had open in my lap.
"A steak or something, too bad we can't get anything... fresher."
"Later, we'll hunt, baby, I promise."
"Okay. By the way how much money did we bring?"
"Alice and I were talking about that, she brought her credit cards, and 67,000 dollars, cash. I have 1,900 dollars, cash."
"Cash?" I gasped.
"Yeah, apparently Alice saw herself needing cash, but she didn't know why."
"Wow."
"Uhuh. I pulled my money out last night, we can't use cards, Edward will trace us."
"Right."
"Well, what will it be?" Carol asked, returning to the table setting our drinks down in front of us, she eyed our closeness cautiously.
"I'll have the number 2, with steamed vegetables instead of fries."
"Okay and and how do you want that steak cooked?"
"Leave it bloody, essentially just warm it."
Carol smiled sheepishly and nodded slowly,
"And for you sir?"
"Number 8, extra fries."
"Okay, will that be all for you kids?"
"Yes, thank you." I nodded. The woman walked away, shaking her head. I leaned my head onto Jake's shoulder and touched his hand. I showed him the waitress's reaction to my order. Jake broke out into laughter, causing the other patrons - though there were only a total of 5 other customers here - to stare at us.
I hushed him, slapping his knee.
"Sorry," he mumbled to me.
"So what should we call this baby?" I asked.
"Jacob," Jake exclaimed.
"If it's a boy, we can call him Jacob, or Edward Jacob, like my mom wanted to name me." I joked.
"I'm okay with Edward Jacob, if that's what would make you happy."
"You're too sweet, what about for a girl?"
"I have no clue."
"I think it would mean a lot to Alice and Rose if we named the baby after them."
"Alice Rosalie Black?"
"Ew, it sounded better internally. Maybe, Alice Lillian Black?"
"That sounds pretty,"
"Would you want to name the baby after anyone on your side of the family?"
"No, I'm not too close with my sisters, or Billy,"
"Sorry, Jake."
"I have you Ness, that's all that matters."
I smiled at him, and out of the corner of my eye saw Carol approaching with a tray.
"Steak for you." Carol grimaced at my plate.
"Thanks,"
"Here's your burger, hun."
Jake nodded, as Carol walked away.
I unrolled my silverware, and slipped the napkin in between my knees, proceeding to pick up my fork and knife. Jake grabbed his burger from the plate with his right hand, keeping me tucked into his left arm. I ate my steak slowly, it was unfortunately over-cooked. "How's your burger?" I asked, sawing through my meat.
"Decent." Jake yawned.
"You tired?"
"Yeah, a bit, I'll be fine though."
"I can drive if you want?"
"I wouldn't make you do that I'll be fine to drive."
"Jake," I insisted, popping a piece of carrot into my mouth.
"Fine, you drive."
"I will."
He squeezed my shoulder playfully.
Jake paid the woman and left a generous tip, before walking out the door, his arm still draped around me.
