This could have happened in canon…..Fuck this should have happened in canon….
Title: Swing life away
Word count: 976
Pairing: Jacob/Jessica
World: Canon
Summary: Tow people. Two broken hearts. Can they heal each other?
The wind swept through Jacob´s hair, it was him and his bike. It was him and his broken heart.
The swing swayed back and forth, it was Jessica clinging to a childhood artifact. It was Jessica and her broken heart.
The bike came to a stop, the squeaking of breaks and the sound of gravel spraying across a playground filled the air. The swing stopped swaying, sneakers digging into the ground to stop the back and forth movement. Then there was silence, wary eyes watching the other, evaluating.
"You're Bella´s friend right?" Jacob`s voice travels across the playground over to the swings.
"Yes I guess, I´m Jessica. You are Jacob right? She used to talk about you…" Jessica´s voice trails off she is suddenly unsure as a shadow travels across Jacob´s face.
His eyes are rimmed red. She knows that shade of red; she sees it in her own eyes in the mirror. It is the kind of red that spreads across the whites in your eyes when you cry for hours at the time. Jessica knows how it feels when your crying turn into sobs, and your eyes start to sting and she knows that Jacob knows.
"Well she used to do a lot of things." Jacob sits off the bike, his shoes sinking down in the playground sand.
"We went shopping once, it was fun, she doesn't really return my calls anymore." Jessica starts to swing again.
Jacob kicks the sand, his eyes looking down, his hands in his pockets.
"I don´t really return hers anymore," he says, a small smile creeps up his lips.
Jessica swings higher; the air feels nice sweeping against her skin.
"Will you swing with me? It makes you feel better," Jessica says, her eyes focused on some spot far away.
Jacob shrugs his shoulders and sprints across the sand and plops down on the swing next to Jessica´s. Now they are swinging in sync. Jessica´s brown curls stand out from her head as she sways forward. The muscles on Jacobs's upper arms flex as he sets the swing in motion. Jessica is right Jacob thinks to himself it really does make you feel better. Jessica thinks how good it feels not to be swinging alone anymore. They don´t talk but it is a comfortable silence. Jessica watches Jacob from the corner of her eye. His face is relaxed now, his brows no longer knit together.
"I told you it would make you feel better," Jessica says, a laugher bubbling beneath the surface.
"I guess it does ," Jacob says and meets Jessica's eyes a smile lighting up his face.
That smile could melt icebergs Jessica thinks to herself and Jessica is no iceberg, her meting point is way lower. She can't help smiling back. The heart she thought was so scarred that it could barely beat picks up speed.
Jacob relaxes and lets the swing swing on its own until it comes to a stop. His hands holds the chains and he leans forward looking at one of his shoelaces that has come undone.
"Nice bike," Jessica says.
"Thanks, it's a bit rusty but it will due for me, I don´t have to have the latest fucking shiny model," Jacob says still studying his shoelace, but not making any attempt to tie it.
Jessica doesn't know what to say to that. Jacob´s voice was filled with venom as he spoke. Jessica pretends that she doesn't get the innuendo about the latest shiny model.
" You wanna go for a ride on it?" Jacob asks.
Jessica´s eyes turn to the bike and then back to Jacob.
"It will make you feel better." Jacob bites his lip holding back a laugh.
Two pair of feet moves across the playground. One still has its shoelace untied. One pair is tiny against the others hurrying to keep up. The air fills with the roar of an engine. Hands close around a waist first a bit reluctant, but then they clutch harder as the speed increases. Jessica puts her head against Jacob´s warm back and as the sound of the wind hits her ears, she thinks to herself, it really does make you feel better.
Soon are the houses along the road replaced with trees. Jacob could drive this road in his sleep and Jessica knows it too, she knows where they are heading long before sounds of the waves crashing against cliffs reach her. The sun breaks through the clouds as they reach First Beach on the La Push reserve. They park and head the path down to the sand and the water. Jessica shivers as she lets go of the warmth of Jacob´s body. Jacob quickly diverts his gaze as it lands on a piece of driftwood placed further away. His eyes land on Jessica walking beside him the wind grabs hold of her hair and her locks sways out from her head. A warmth spreads inside Jacob; it feels nice walking with Jessica beside her he is just a boy, nothing more nothing less. They reach the sand and walk to the waterline. Jessica wants to feel the water; she dips her had in it. It´s cold, Goosebumps forms on her arms. Jacob bends down quickly and splashes some water on her. Jessica´s shirk travels across First beach. Jacob laughs as he runs, Jessica is surprisingly fast.
"If I catch pneumonia I´m suing you," Jessica screams.
Jacob stops and lets Jessica catch him.
"Well I´m broke so I better just warm you up then."
The waves on first beach swept against the shore, it was Jessica and Jacob looking at each other. It was Jacob who reached out first but it was Jessica who placed her lips on his pressing them firmly forward. It was two broken hearts who needed each other to heel…