Disclaimer- No matter how much I wish, I sadly do not own the Twilight Saga or any of its characters. Everything is the property of the wonderful Stephanie Meyer.
Extra Long, just for you. Enjoy! P
Chapter Four- Breaking It To Her
"Damn!" I exclaimed.
Leah started laughing like crazy. "Yeah! Um, it's hot."
"Thanks for the warning!"
"Hey, no problem," she replied in between laughs.
"Dude! Isn't it obvious? It just came out of the oven!" Seth wasn't helping at all.
I had taken a drink of ice water, and it was already healed, when I smelled her. Her scent is so hard to describe. It is a smell so sweet and addicting that I'm surprised you can't get high off of it! She knocked on the door and something happened that has never happened before. My stomach actually…..fluttered. Whoa. That is new…
"Come in Nes," I said loud enough for her to hear.
"Hey Jacob. Do you mind if I hang out here?" She seemed extremely flustered. Ness and I don't push for information from each other. We tell each other when we are ready. We are the anatomy of the phrase 'best friend'. Well, at least we were….wait we still are. Calm down bucko.
"Sure, sure. Want some lasagna? Specially made by Ms. Clearwater," I smiled at her and motioned with my hands like a TV game show host showing off a new sports car.
"Sure. I'm kinda hungry," she replied and her answering smile had me staring for a second too long. I got up and made her a plate. "Be careful, it's hot." I glared at Leah and Seth.
"Thanks Jake."
Leah stared down at her food and finished her meal fast. She made up a lame excuse about a TV show that was coming on soon and fled out of the house. I looked at Seth and we shared a knowing glance. She doesn't have anything against Nes exactly. She says that she just doesn't like how much Nes has taken away from my attention. She says that the Pack should always come first. She can't keep her true thoughts away from any of us though. She is still holding a grudge against imprinting. One day…I thought to myself.
"Um, I'm sorry. I have a feeling I am the cause of her running off…," Nes whispered with an apologetic look on her face. I have told her about Leah already. She asked one day because she noticed how she always runs off when she comes over. I can't keep anything from her long.
"Hey! It's okay Nessie. She'll get over it someday. It isn't your fault," Seth told her with a smile. He leaned over the table and punched her arm. Her answer was another dazzling smile. I knew her well enough to tell it wasn't genuine though. Seth couldn't tell. She got her father's acting skills.
After we finished, Seth left to go help his mom with some last minute plans for their vacation they were planning. Leah, Seth, and their mom were going to go to Florida in a week. Sue decided that they needed to take a break from the clouds and rain. I heard rumors that Charlie might be going with them. Leah isn't thrilled about that. Leah isn't a supporter of Charlie and her mom's relationship because she has never been a supporter of Isabella Swan. It is a dumb reason not to like Charlie. Seth loves it. Seth always jokes with Bella that they should get married so that they can be step-siblings.
"Jake, Billy isn't over protective of you is he?" I could tell that she was wanting to start talking about why she came over all of a sudden.
"Nah. He leaves me alone most of the time. Even when I was a teenager he never really bugged me. We both keep to ourselves."
"You are sooooo lucky," she paused after that comment and just looked at me. The look in her eyes was confused. It was probably a mirror image of me.
"You weren't supposed to be my best friend forever," she said. It was a statement. Not a question.
"No…not really." My heart beat started picking up. I tried to quiet it. I knew she could hear it.
"Yeah…that is what I thought. I may look like I am 16/17 right now, and I may think like I am 27/28 but honestly, I don't exactly know…what this is….I…," she was struggling for words.
"Imprinting doesn't mean that I am your best friend Nes. It means that we were meant for each other. In every sense. Whatever you need….I am."
She was letting this sink into her brain. "So what you are saying is…--"
"—Is that you aren't crazy? Yes. And surprisingly enough, I have been feeling the same way these past few days." I looked at her. She looked back. It was as if we were both in a trance. She broke the trance after a minute or two.
"I think my parents know that. They do don't they?" she asked.
I didn't have the power to lie to her. "Yes. They have known since you were born— As I have. I just couldn't get myself to tell you. I guess….I guess I didn't want to freak you out. Neither did your mom and dad."
"Ah. Well, it seems that everyone knew about it, but me, of course," she thought for a second. She started laughing. "Wow. Well, that explains Auntie Alice while we were shopping the other day. I was actually thinking about you and she had a vision after I decided to talk to Mom and Dad about you. I wonder what she saw exactly…she must have seen me coming here…"
I had a feeling that what Alice saw had something to do with what I was thinking…her lips are so tempting…I can't though. Not today…she can't be ready for it.
Then it hit me. I'm so clueless. I should have known that as soon as I started having different feeling towards her that she was having the same feelings. I just said it! 'Whatever ever you need…I am.' She must be needing something more than a best friend. She is so beautiful…a sexy 8 year-old…with a nice body…Whoa…best friends don't normally notice all of THIS…I was instantly grateful that Edward wasn't here for my realization of his daughter's….package. I started laughing at the mere thought of Edward if he was here right now. I fell off of my chair in my wild outburst.
Nessie gave me a look that could have killed a lesser man. "Are you laughing at me?!"
"Of course I'm not laughing at you! I'm just—" I stopped myself. She shouldn't know what I am thinking right now. I'm pretty sure that THAT would freak her out. It would make her think I am a pervert.
She got up and started to leave. "I'm not going to stay here if you are just going to laugh at me."
I stood up and took a few steps towards her. "Nes! Don't go! Please? Come on! I wasn't laughing at you!"
She used her vamp speed and ran to me. She was right in front of me and glaring up at me. "Why should I believe you?"
"I was just thinking about what your dad would say if he was here."
"And why would he care? You said he knew this would happen."
"Yes, he knew that this would happen some day but he didn't think I would be doing this so soon."
"Doing what? Telling me about all of this? He should have known that I—"
I cut her off. "—would want to know? Yeah he does know that. I meant me doing this…"
I bent down and put my lips to hers. Her lips were cold against mine, but that was probably just because mine were so hot. She was kissing me back. Kissing me back with everything she had. Her lips were soon just as hot as mine. I broke away from her so we could breathe and I started running my tongue along her bottom lip. She gasped at the surprised but she didn't pull away. She pushed her body closer to mine so that every part of her was touching some part of me. We stood like that for a while, just staring at each other passionately.
"You should probably get back…we don't want them coming here looking for you."
She jumped back from me, as if she just noticed I was there. I saw the blush creeping up her cheeks, so much like her mom. "Um…yeah…good idea. I'll…um…see you tomorrow…"
I watched her walk out the door and I just stood there for a few minutes. I finally snapped out of it and walked into my room.
Oh hell. I'll be catching some full blown shit from her parents in the morning…
Author's Note:
Dear wonderful readers, it only gets better from here. Brace yourselves.
XOXO Kate Cullen ♥
