"What if I told you I don't want to be Romeo?"
His words caught me off guard.
"What?"
"I mean... Juliet dies for him, right?"
"Well yeah, because he dies first. She fakes her death so she would run away with him, but he never gets the letter. Thinking she's dead, he drinks poison. Juliet wakes up a second too late, and then stabs herself in the heart." I wasn't sure where he was going with this.
"Yeah, I don't want to be Romeo. And for that matter, I don't want you to be Juliet either. No one is going to die in this story." He crossed his arms across his chest, and I couldn't help but laugh.
"Well, since we don't have parents who hate each other and forbid us to be together, I don't really think we'll have that problem."
"Honestly, I wasn't sure if Charlie wanted to hug me or shoot me when we shared the good news." Jake was laughing now too. "For a minute I thought he was going to reach for his gun. I wonder if a bullet would actually hurt..."
"Charlie wouldn't have shot you. Besides, he's been hinting at this for months. And please, don't talk like that." I smacked him on the shoulder, although I know it wouldn't hurt him.
"Admit it, you know it went through his mind." I just shook my head.
"So, if we're not Romeo and Juliet, then who are we?" I leaned back into his arms, snuggling into his warmth.
"How about we just be Bella and Jake. We'll create our own story." His lips brushed against my forehead, and I couldn't help but smile.
"That sounds perfect to me."
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