Chapter 4 – Breakfast And Then Some
A few days later, Gen had finally finished all her unpacking, her mother was at work and somehow her evil little sister had met some new friends and was off at the mall in Port Angeles. Gen was sitting on the couch in front of the TV watching. She had on black velour pants with a matching velour zip up hoodie and a white t-shirt under it. A knock on the door had her pausing her movie as she stood from the couch and walked to the door slightly leery. She wasn't expecting anyone.
As she opened the door she went wide eyed when she saw Jacob staring back at her. She mouth opened and closed a couple of times. "What are you doing here?" It finally came out of her mouth.
Jake couldn't help chuckling. "I just came by to see if there was anything I could help you with if you hadn't finished unpacking or to see if you wanted to hang out; maybe get a bite to eat; breakfast or lunch whatever sounds good. And eventually I'd like for us to talk about what happened between us the last time we saw each other."
Gen pursed her lips together as she nodded. "Oh you, don't have to worry, there's no reason to feel guilty; regrets happen all through life. Don't feel like you have to spend time with me just because your friends with Emily and Sam."
Jake cocked his head to the side. "You think I regret what happened? Genevieve I don't regret kissing you. I just regret leaving directly afterwards. I was actually surprised you didn't remove my head from my shoulders. I wasn't being very gentlemanly by kissing you when I barely knew you, but I will admit I've never been kissed like that before." Jake watched as Gen moved aside and let him into the house.
"Gentlemanly? I don't know many seventeen year olds who even know how to be gentlemanly." Gen looked at Jake and could tell he was a sweet guy. Emily had been talking to Gen about Jake for the last few days.
Jake beautiful red lips smirked. "Well you know I do try to be gentlemanly. But sometimes I can't really help myself. I'm just hoping you don't see me as some pushy jerk."
Gen couldn't help but laugh. "No you weren't pushy. I just couldn't believe I let someone I barely knew kiss me. I was a little shocked and bewildered. But I can't say I didn't enjoy it. I will admit that. It was a pretty good kiss from a total stranger." She felt her cheeks heat up when she admitted that.
Jake couldn't stop the smile that slid across his face. "Did you just admit that you enjoyed the kiss?" He chuckled as he watched her cheeks redden again.
"I – I – umm – No; I would never admit that I enjoyed a kiss from a complete stranger." Gen stumbled over her words and watched as Jake started to walk towards her. Their eyes had locked and Gen suddenly felt herself slowly walking backwards from his advances. She gasped when her back hit the door.
Jake loomed over her as he placed his hands on either side of the door effectively blocking Gen against the door. He could smell her scent it was mangos and it nearly brought him to his knees. He licked his suddenly dry lips and rolled them together. Jake let his head drop as he softly brushed his lips against Gen's cheek. He heard her let out a rushed exhale, as he moved his lips to her other cheek. He could see her lips trembling. Jake brought his lips to hers as he softly kissed her lips. He felt her respond to him as his hands gripped her hips; he felt her hands come up and rest on his t-shirt covered chest. He couldn't believe his imprint was letting him kiss her again. He wasn't going to complain about it either.
When they pulled back from each other; Jake's eyes were locked on her grey orbs. "God I hope you don't hate me for doing that again. I honestly couldn't stop myself."
Gen swallowed hard as she shook her head. "No but I think if you're going to make a habit out of kissing me; we may want to get to know each other better than what we do now."
"How about that bite to eat now?" Jake asked curiously. She wanted to get to know him better and he couldn't have been happier. He smiled softly when she nodded an affirmative answer to his question.
"Let me – um – let me get my sneakers and my jeans on." Gen whispered out because she didn't trust her voice after that kiss. She watched as Jake backed up and stood to the side. Gen felt like she had to unseal her body from the back of the front door; as she walked towards the stairs that lead to her room. Once she was safely inside she breathed a sigh of relief; she wasn't sure she could make it up all the stairs before passing out after that kiss.
She shed her velour pants and pulled on her jeans and sneakers. She quickly ran a brush through her hair and walked back downstairs. When she rounded the corner she noticed Jake was standing near the fireplace looking at the family photos on the mantle. She walked over and stood beside him. "Those were happier days."
Jake felt the sadness creep into her and couldn't stop as he frowned. "Why were those happier days? What's wrong with the current days?" He asked quizzically as he pointed to the pictures with the two sisters and both their parents.
Gen shook her head negatively. "I'd rather not talk about it."
Jacob nodded; he knew when to not push. "I know it's none of my business, but if you ever want to talk about nothing in particular you can always come talk to me. I've been told I'm a good listener; even though sometimes I can be hard headed and opinionated about certain things."
"Thanks for the offer Jake. I'll have to keep that in mind."
Jake nodded as his stomach growled. The two of them couldn't help laughing as he patted his stomach and shrugged his shoulders. "Eh what can I say? I'm a growing boy and I'm starving. Let's get out of here and get some grub." He watched as Gen nodded in response to his statement as she turned and walked out the door. Jake watched as she locked the door and pushed her keys into her back pocket.
Gen smirked at Jacob's little red Volkswagen Rabbit. "This has to be the cutest chick car I've seen a guy drive in my entire life."
Jacob mocked fake hurt. "Great shoot down my ego some more beautiful. This is not a chick car."
"This is so a chick car. I don't see a lot of dudes tooling around down in a VW Rabbit; and red at that. You might as well paint it pink and give it ears and a tail." Gen couldn't contain her laughter when Jacob glared at her and gave her a slight growl. She finally got her giggles under control as Jake pulled the car to a stop in the diner's parking lot.
They got out of the car and made it into the diner as Gen couldn't stop a few more stray giggles as Jake growled into her ear. They finally got seated in a booth. Gen smiled softly as they sat across from each other. They both skimmed over the slightly faded menus.
A brunette approached the table. "Hey Jake, what can I get you?"
Jake looked up from his menu. "Hey Kim, I'll take the usual."
The girl named Kim nodded as she jotted down on her note pad. "No, problem and for you miss?"
"Sorry, where are my manners." Jake cleared his throat. "Kim this is Genevieve Emily's cousin from upper Washington State. Gen this is Kim, she's Jared's girlfriend. She'll be going to school with us."
Gen smiled softly. "Nice to meet you Kim; I'll take the order of French toast and bacon with water to drink please."
Kim jotted everything down on her pad as she nodded. "Relax you two it should be up soon." She flitted away.
They honestly didn't have to wait long as Kim came back with Gen's order and then came back a minute later with three plates. Gen's eyes near came out of her head. Jake's three plates were full of scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon and plenty of toast with butter and jelly.
Jake smirked as he rubbed his t-shirt covered stomach. "What? I'm a growing boy." He couldn't help reveling in her laughter. It was completely music to his ears. He wondered if she noticed he'd reached across the table and took her hand in his as they laughed and ate together.
As they walked out of the diner, Gen shook her head negatively. "I can't believe you ate all that."
Jake chuckled. "Hell that's not nearly enough. It's more like a mid-morning snack for me. You should see Paul eat. Actually, no you shouldn't it's scary. You could lose a finger if you get too close."
"Does he eat fingers a lot?" Gen questioned with a smirk on her lips.
Jake enjoyed the smirk as he nodded. "Yea, but only when he's starving." Jake cleared his throat. "So what should we do now?"
Gen shrugged. "You can always come back to the house and watch a chick flick with me."
Jake groaned. "Oh damn you've only been here a few days and you've already got me watching chick movies. I'm not going to cry am I?"
Gen laughed. "Well I have plenty of tissue so no worries you can ball away."
Jake chuckled as he nodded. "Okay you sold me." They got in the car and took off back to Gen's.
