Chapter 4-Red flash
He had obviously heard the truck coming because he was outside to meet me. I could see Billy peeking through the window, to see me as well. Jake must have told him. The grin on Jakes face was huge. He knew I was here, in whole. Not some wimp I had been for the past few months. I smiled at him too.
"Hey..." I said it quietly, making sure only Jake could hear me. His windows weren't sound proof and I was sure Billy would relay all information to Charlie, since they had been waiting for this. He disappeared in about two seconds after I spoke. Billy wasn't dumb. He knew he wasn't going to get any new gossip from this, especially on my watch.
Jake came forward, bounding. It took him two steps to cover the distance between us, a whole ten metres. I never could get over how fast and strong he had become in a few weeks. The worse few weeks of my life that is. Except the months Charlie called my 'depression stage.' I shuddered at the though of actually being like that. It freaked me out.
Jake took my hand and pulled me closer. He felt so warm next to me, so nice. He put his arm around me as we walked away from his house. When we were out of Billy's earshot he turned to look at me.
"Hey Bells." I just smiled back. It was so nice to be close to him like this. He felt like home, the place I needed to be.
Jake was steering so I had no idea were I was going. It didn't matter to me much. Anywhere where he was, was perfect for me. I looked around and I noticed the scenery was familiar. It was the forest trail to Emily's place. Maybe he was hungry, or maybe it was routine, or maybe it was his shift. I would find out eventually. I hoped he didn't need another shift for a while. The thought of having him any where near Victoria was frightening.
Victoria. She still haunted my nightmares. Her very presence in the world terrified me. The fact that she may have had me if I had jumped off the cliff today scared me as well. I shuddered. Jake felt it. Now I wish I hadn't thought about it, or her.
"Bella? What's wrong?" He asked me in a worried voice.
He knew I couldn't be cold next to him and his scorching heat, so it had to be something. I looked up at him. His expression was worried or sad, but mostly calm and expressionless.
"Nothing...it's just...I was thinking...about... Victoria." The last part I whispered, and shuddered again. He hugged me closer, if that's possible, into a hug and we both stopped for a moment. He stiffened for a moment and turned around, protectively. I saw a red flash in the trees. It was her!
