Chapter 2- The Plan
I was upset for the rest of the evening. Dad came home from work. Dinner came and I hadn't moved. When he came up to see me, I said I was feeling ill, although I don't think this fooled him much. When he asked what the trouble was, I surprised myself by blurting out the events of the evening. I insisted that I didn't want to come down and, after asking if I wanted anything brought up, he left me alone to my thoughts.
Later in the evening, I plucked up the courage to walk down the stairs. I had just about got into the TV room, when I stopped short.
"I didn't mean to upset her Dad!" Bella defended herself.
"Okay Bells, just remember she is friends with Jake too. I know you didn't see that because you weren't here. I think at one time they may have even been more- I don't know- but I will leave you to sort this out yourselves.
I stayed up later than I expected that night, planning ways to sneak into Bella's truck and to La Push tomorrow. It was childish and it was silly, but it was satisfying. Then I heard the unmistakable sound of the phone clattering off the hook. Getting up, I decided to go put it back, just in case anyone wanted to contact us. I was halfway down the stairs when I heard Bella whispering into the receiver.
"Hey Billy, sorry I'm ringing so late! Is Jake there?" she asked. There was a short pause, in which I assumed Billy replied. "Oh, is he still out? I wanted to speak to Sam. He's there? Can you pass me over please?" Her voice changed as she spoke to Sam, less casual. As they greeted each other I thought of what Jacob could possibly be doing out this late at night.
"Look, it's about my sister…" my posture stiffened as I zoned back in. "I know nobody can know but she already knows about the…Cullens," It really did pain me to see how much trouble she still had with saying their names. "She can? Please Sam? It would mean so much. Thank you! Tomorrow, okay bye!" The phone clicked back into its case as I scrambled up the stairs.
Two minutes later my door slid open. I faked surprise at Bella's face, worried I had been found out, when she split into a grin.
"Guess where we're going tomorrow…La Push!" she exclaimed. "Here's the plan!"