After I saw Jacobs shadow disappear I heard a quick knocking on my door.

"Come in dad." I said sitting on the edge of my bed

He slowly opened the door and looked around, like he was entering a foreign environment. He looked uneasy in his movement.

"Uh Bells," Charlie said walking in my room. He stopped a few steps in. Obviously out of his element.

"What is it Cha- dad?" I put on my most innocent looking face.

"So… Jacob Black huh?"

"Dad."

"No, I'm just curious that's all."

"We're just friends dad."

"Sure sure." He smiled "Well, I'm gonna go catch the scores, and head to bed."

"Okay, night dad." I smiled, and breathed a silent sigh of relief. I was afraid he'd try the sex talk again. That was one traumatic even I could live without. I sunk in to read one of my books, but soon fell asleep. I woke up just in time to get ready for the hike Jake wanted to take me on. Charlie was long gone, at his favorite fishing spot, Jacob had made mention of his dad joining in. I was enjoying my break from bad novels and math papers. I rushed down stairs practically swallowing a cereal bar before running out the door where Jacob met me at the end of the driveway.

We drove to the base of the foothills and continued on foot into the woods. Jacob had to help me up off my face at least three times after tripping over tree roots. The real talent is when I tripped on a rock rolled down the hill and landed in a giant mud puddle. Jacob almost fell over laughing himself. I attempted to pull him in when he offered his hand, but almost ended up flying through the air in his retaliation.

"Very funny Jake." I said finding my feet again.

"Well, you didn't honestly think you were gonna pull me down did you?"

"Sorry about that Jacob, I forgot for a second that you were a freak of nature"

He laughed at me, then got a serious look in his eyes.

"Is it really that easy to forget?"

I began walking again, realizing it really was that easy.

"Yeah," I smiled to myself "yeah it is."

"Good" He said with a mysterious sound in his voice.

"Wha-" I found myself pinned to a tree.

Jacob had me pinned, there was little I could do to fight him off I knew that. I also knew that he was once again just messing with me.

"So… Bella, now that I got you where I want you"

"Very funny Jacob." I push back with some force. He let me up from against the tree.

He kept my hand in his, and continued to lead me through the forest.

"How far are we going any way?" I asked realizing how long we'd actually been walking.

"We're almost there." He smiled "You know I didn't realize it would take so much longer with you coming with me."

"Hey this was your idea remember." I reminded him.

"True, but I think you'll appreciate it."

"What exactly?" I asked with a hint of sarcasm in my voice.

"This." he smiled at me, standing aside.

We were standing on top of a steep ridge, looking over a narrow valley.

"You better sit, I don't want to explain what you're doing on the rocks down there."

I sat silently staring over the land, where the peaks stood just above the clouds, giving it and eerily beautiful appeal.

"What do you think?" He asked sounding nervous.

"It's… amazing." I wasn't kidding either, I was speechless. Through the valley ran a thin stream dotted with thinner trees. The whole scene was crowded with naturally placed pines, with their strange high branches. It was breathtakingly beautiful.

" I thought you'd like this." He said sitting next to me, wrapping his arm around me.

I don't know how long I sat looking at the valley, but I knew it was time to go when thick rain drops began to fall pelting us. The quickly turned to steam on his skin, but froze to me.

"Let's get out of here." He said picking me up in one swift move.

"Jacob, put me down." I said but he was already running through the trees.

"Do you want to get out of the rain now, or in an hour? Just stay still we'll be through this in a few minutes."

The rain had soaked me entirely already, I would have been shivering had it not been for Jacob's body temperature. He was right we were back at his car quickly, where he turned his heater on full blast. The quick burst of cold air make me jump and shudder, but it quickly turned warm.

"You warm enough Bella" He asked sitting back.

"Yeah, thanks."

"Are you sure? You could sit on my lap."

"I'm fine Jacob."

"Okay okay, just offering. You still coming over to my house?"

"Sure."