**Disclaimer**

I don't own any of the twilight characters.

Welcome to Chapter 2. Hopefully you enjoy it

The next morning is spent with Jake and I cramming my stuff into the back of his truck. I'm not quite sure how he got that damn thing here in the first place. The poor thing looked ancient, what with all the rust spots.

"Jake, are you sure this beast is going to be able to make the trip?" I ask picking off a piece of red paint.

"How dare you! This beauty can handle anything." He stops and hugs the hood, "Isn't that right Betty?"

I scoffed, "Betty? You named your truck?"

Jake gives me a dirty look and stomps his way back into the house, mumbling all way.

I was starting to get nervous. My stomach was doing flips and my heart was starting to pound. Was this really a good idea? What if something happened with Mom or Dad and they needed me around. What if the truck really did break down on the way there? What if it's all too much for me to handle?

I felt a heavy hand on my shoulder, "You'll be just fine Bella."

Looking up I give my dad a small smile. "Thanks dad."

I turn and give my dad a hug. He wraps his strong arms around me and squeezes tight.

"We're only a phone call away."

I nod my head in his chest, "I know."

I stay in his arms for just a few moments longer and step away, wiping my eyes. Stupid tears anyway.

He gives my head a pat and then goes back inside. Jake says good bye to our parents and I give my mom a hug. She tells me she loves me and tells Jake to make sure he texts her when we make it to his place. With a final wave, I jump into the passenger side of his truck. With my phone in hand and ear buds in, I turn on spotify and turn on my Chill playlist.

"You ready Bells?" Jake asks, looking slightly concerned.

I give him a curt nod and turn away to look out the window.

6 hrs into the trip

My butt was going numb, Jake was blasting bad rap on the radio, I was hungry, and had to pee.

I took my ear buds out and turned to my brother, "Jake…"

No answer…

"Jake." I say a bit louder.

Not even a glance. I huff and turn off the radio.

"Hey!" Jake looked at me and saw my face, I was on the verge of punching him.

"What is the purpose of your face?" He said, quoting one of our favorite movies.

"Why didn't you tell me the drive was going to take so long!? My butt is numb, my stomach is about to eat itself, and I need to pee!"

He had the nerve to look sheepish. "Sorry, I'm not use to passengers. We'll stop at the next exit, about 10 miles ahead, to get some food. And you already knew the drive there is 36 hours."

I huffed, "I should have boarded a plane."

Jake laughed and turned the radio back up. I turned away to stare out the window again. I had to cross my legs and squeeze so I wouldn't pee my pants.

After what felt like an eternity, Jake finally got off the expressway and into a McDonalds parking lot. I bolted out of the truck and ran to the bathroom. I barely made it time. I felt so relieved, I could've cried. I sat there on the toilet for a few moments, scrolling through Facebook. Jake had taken a picture in front of McDonalds and posted it on his page. I liked it then turned the screen off. I pulled my pants up and walked out of the stall towards the sink to wash my hands. Looking in the mirror I catch a glimpse of my face. I look tired, dark circles under my eyes make it look like a racoon. My skin is pale due to the lack of sun and my hair is a bit greasy and put up in a messy bun. With a heavy sigh I finish washing my hands and make my way out to order food. Jake is so buying my food.

"Jeesh, took you long enough." Jake said flicking my forehead.

"Jerk." I say and rub my forehead.

"What do you want to eat? I'll buy." He said looking at the menu.

"Um, I'll have a 10 piece with sweet and sour sauce, a small fry, and a caramel frappe," I look around and see a good spot to sit. "I'm going to go pick us a spot."

He hums in acknowledgment and waves me off.

I walked to the back and claimed a booth next to the window. I took my phone out and opened up candy crush. Don't judge, it passes time. A few minutes later Jake took a seat across from me and put our tray of food on the table.

"You doing okay?" He asks.

Am I? I think so, and I tell him as such. He just grunts and takes a huge bite of his burger.

"Hrg do yrr full a boat diving?" Jake attempted to ask a question with his mouth full.

I looked at him in disgust, "Why don't you try that again, only this time without a mouth full of food."

He swallowed, took a drink and asked again, "How do you feel about driving? Just for a few hours, so I can try and sleep." He gave me his puppy dog face.

I sighed heavily, "Alright, but my sense of direction is god awful, so if we get lost don't say I didn't warn you."

"If you get us lost on a road that only goes straight, I think I would be impressed."

We finished our meals in silence, went to the bathroom one more time and got back into his truck, only me in the driver's seat this time. I had to adjust the seat so I could reach the pedals, Mr. Long legs was already laying back with his eyes shut and ear buds in. I put the AUX chord in my phone and searched spotify for my top 100 list. With Blink-182's Home is Such A Lonely Place playing in the back ground, I got us successfully back on the expressway.

7hrs Later

It had been a long time since I had been on a road trip. Time was moving by at a decent pace, and I wasn't getting horribly bored. The last road trip I had was with Rhayne. Thinking about her made my stomach and chest hurt. She loved long road trips. We went to Florida the summer after high school graduation. I smiled, remembering getting to the hotel and us jumping on the bed, pillows in hand and hitting each other with them.

All of a sudden I felt like I couldn't breathe. My chest was too tight and tears were falling freely. I quickly pulled over to the shoulder of the expressway. I sat there with trembling shoulders, and a nasty feeling sitting in my stomach. I hated this! With trembling hands and blurry vision, I searched through my playlists to find the one I named Calm. I pressed play, the song Beautiful Creatures by Illenium came on. I sat back in my seat and just concentrated on the words, the harmony of the song.

When the song was over, I was finally calm enough to get back on the expressway. I chanced a glance over at Jake, he was still sound asleep. Good, the last thing I needed was him hovering all over me. I looked at the clock on the dashboard, it was now midnight. I could drive for another hour or two and then wake up Jake so we could switch.

About a half hour later I pulled into a rest stop so I could stretch my legs and use the restroom. I left the truck running so Jake could stay asleep. I opened up the door and jumped out of the truck, my legs almost collapsing underneath me. I stretched out my arms and legs then walked into the building to relieve my screaming bladder.

With that done, I made my way back to the truck. For the most part the place was empty of people. Only a few cars were parked. One of which was rocking back and forth, gross. Some people just had no shame. There was an older couple out with their dog, and a really big guy leaning against his truck smoking a cig. He saw me looking at him and waved. Blushing, I waved back and quickly walked back to Jakes truck.

I drove until two in the morning. I got off the expressway and pulled into a speedway to get gas and wake up Jake so he could take a turn driving. I went inside, got a coffee, and paid for gas. Getting back to the truck, I opened Jakes door and put the coffee in the cup holder next to him. Walking back around I unscrewed the gas cap and put the nozzle in, flicked the switch to let it flow without me holding it and leaned against the truck. I closed my eyes, and heard another truck pull into the pump next to us.

"Hey stranger."

I jumped and opened my eyes. It was the guy I saw at the rest stop. He was even bigger up close.

"Um, hi." I said quietly. Was he following us?

"Where you guys headed? Not going to lie, I made you my driving buddy all the way here." He said a bit sheepishly.

So he was following us. Creep!

"Emmett, leave that poor girl alone!" I heard a feminine voice call out from the truck.

"Awe, come on Rosy! I'm just trying to be nice." He said rubbing the back of his head.

I heard the women snort, "If by being nice you mean creeping her out, then yes, you are doing an excellent job."

The guy named Emmett frowned. "Am I? Creeping you out I mean?"

"Well…kinda." I said honestly. The pumped clicked signaling it was done pumping. I grabbed it and put it back.

"I apologize. My Fiancé and I are on our way to Forks. My parents live there and it's been a while since we've visited." He explained while finishing filling up his truck.

I raised my eyebrows at him. "Oh, we are too. My brother lives there and I decided to stay with him for a while."

Emmett gave a big grin. "Well, maybe we will run into each other again."

I shrugged, "Maybe."

With that the couple took off back onto the expressway. I made my way back to Jakes door to wake him up.

"Wake up sleepy head, it's your turn to drive." I said and shook his shoulders.

"Mmmm, five more minutes." He said batting away my hands.

I huffed, "No, you've been sleeping for long enough. Get up, I got you coffee."

He perked right up and the mention of coffee. "With vanilla/caramel creamer and sugar?"

"But of course." I said.

Without bothering getting out of the vehicle he slid over to the driver's seat, almost spilling said coffee.

"Anything happen while I was asleep? We aren't lost are we?" He asked looking around.

"No, we just got off the expressway to get gas, thank you very much."

He fake wiped the sweat off his brow, "Phew, and here I thought we were stranded."

"Shut up and drive." I said and punched his arm.

He laughed, put the truck in gear and made his way back to the expressway. It didn't take long before sleep took over.

Bella….Bella….BELLA!

I jolted awake. "What?!" I looked over at Jake.

"We're almost there." He said innocently.

"What? How long was I asleep?" I looked at the clock, it was 2pm. Shit, I was asleep for twelve hours?

Jake laughed, "Did you know you snore when you're asleep?"

"What, I do not!" I argued.

He laughed even harder, "Oh yes you do. I even recorded it and posted it to my snap chat story."

I felt my face turn red. "Why you…you…you jerk!"

He just chuckled, "Anyway, I'm tired and hungry. There's a subway not too far away. Want to get a bite and switch again?"

I crossed my arms and huffed, "I supposed, but you're buying again."

He ruffled my hair, "whatever you say little sis."

"Humph."

Once we got to subway he dashed to the bathroom and I did too. Once we were done we ordered our subs, both BLT's. Instead of eating inside, we got it to go and got back into the truck.

"How long do you want to sleep?" I asked making my back to the expressway.

"I don't know, at least a few hours. We only have about 9 hours left before we make it to my place.

"Thank God." I sighed.

"Just imagine doing this trip alone." He said.

"No thanks, I'm good."

He chuckled and made himself comfortable in his seat. It didn't take long before he passed out.

With a sigh I concentrated on the road. We were almost there.

I had driven as far as Tacoma when things were starting to confuse me. We were still on the expressway but there were so many twists and turns now, and forest on either side of us. At the next exit I pulled over so Jake could drive the rest of the way.

"Jake, wake up. I think I'm lost." I lied.

"What?!" he jumped right up. "Shit Bella. Are we really?"

I smiled, "Nope, but unless you want us to be, you should drive the rest of the way."

He rested his hand over his heart, "Don't scare me like that."

"Shut it you big baby." I said shoving him towards the driver's seat.

"Easy women!" he yelped and crawled over the seat to drive.

With only 3 hrs left, I got comfortable. "I'm going to try and sleep again. Wake me up when we get there." I tell Jake.

"Yeah, yeah." He mumbled.

With The Call by Regina Spektor playing in my ears, I quickly fell asleep.

3 hrs later

It felt like I had just fallen asleep when someone started calling my name, and shaking my shoulders.

"Bella, wake up. We're here."

I slowly opened my eyes, I wasn't sure what to expect. I had never been to his place before. Looking around the first thing I saw was forest. It was all greens and browns. Next I saw a cute house nestled in the trees. It was more of a cabin I guess. It had a wrap around deck with rocking chairs out front and a dog house.

"You have a dog?" I asked.

"Yeah, he's at a friend's house right now though." He explained.

I continued looking around. It looked like there was a back yard with fence around it. There was a chimney on the roof and what looked like moss growing on the shingles.

"It's cute." I said.

"Thanks, believe it or not, I built this place."

I was taken aback. "Really?"

"Yeah, with some help from friends." He explained.

"How long did that take?"

"About eight months."

"Where did you stay while working on the house?"

He smiled, "With Rebekka."

Whoa, whoa, whoa, "Who's Rebekka?"

"A good friend, Ms. Nosey." He said and flicked my forehead.

I sighed and rubbed my abused forehead. "Whatever you say."

"Come on, let's get inside." He said and jumped out of the truck. He grabbed my bags first and led the way to the house.

"Can you grab the keys out of my pocket?"

"Which pocket?"

"They're in the left one."

I reached in and grabbed the keys. "Which one is it?" He had multiple keys on the ring.

"It should be the wolf one."

I looked for said key, finding it I put it in the door and turned the key. The door unlocked, I turned the handle and opened it. I was hit with the smell of wood and what smelled like an apple candle. The inside was actually spacious. When you walked in, the living room was right there, he had a couch, a recliner, a mounted flat screen and an Xbox on the entertainment center. Behind the living room was stairs that lead to the next floor. On the right was the dining room. He had a small wooden table that could sit 4 people and matching wooden chairs. I ventured in a bit farther and saw the kitchen. It had a small stove and a fridge. He had a dishwashing machine and the sink overlooked the back yard. Cupboards lined the walls around the kitchen.

"The bedrooms are upstairs. Wanna check out your new room." He asked.

I smiled, "Sure, let's go."

With Jake still carrying my bag, I took the stairs by two's. I waited for him to reach me, laughing when I saw him huffing and puffing.

"Laugh it up chuckles. Let's see you carry this monstrosity of a big up those stairs."

"Nah, I'm good." I said still chuckling.

He sighed, "Your room is down that hall is the last room on the left."

I walked quickly to said door and opened it up. The room was small but spacious. There was a full sized bed and a wooden dresser. Walking in I noticed the bay window, a perfect spot to read. I checked out the closet, there would be enough room for my clothes and then some. There was a purple wool rug on the wooden floor.

Smiling, I turned to Jake, "It's perfect."

Jake walked over and enveloped me into a big hug, "Welcome to your new home Bella."