JPOV
I wasn't sure if it was just a desired hallucination, but I could almost feel her near me. I didn't want to turn and be completely fooled by my needs.
"Penny for your thoughts," a small voice said from behind me. I turned, almost knocking myself back by the vision before me. This was real. She was really standing here in all her radiant beauty in front of me. Without even thinking, I had her in my arms in two steps. I didn't want to let go. I had been dreaming of this for so long.
"Jake. Can't. Breathe," she gasped. Reluctantly I pulled away, dropping her on her feet, but keeping my hands on her waist.
"Sorry, Bells. It's just been along time."
She laughed, a sound that could rival angels. "It sure has." She stared at me with wide brown eyes. "I've missed you, Jake." Her voice was barely a whisper, but I heard it. And once again I pulled her tightly into my arms.
"I've missed you too, Bella. So much," I breathed into her flower smelling hair. We pulled away to stand side by side on the shore. She took a seat on the sand with her legs pulled into her chest. Of course, I followed to sit close to her.
"How have you been, Jake?"
I inhaled sharply. "As good as I could be over the last five years."
She nodded. "That's good."
"I see you on t.v all the time. You've really become something, Bella."
She laughed again. "Not really."
"Yes really. I own all of the magazines with pictures of you in it. Some are even on my wall." I chuckled, running a hand through my shabby, shoulder- length hair. That earned me another beautiful laugh from her and a smack on my arm. I turned to stare at her. God, was she amazing to look at? Her dark chocolate hair had grown to stop at her lower back and was slightly wavy. There were wispy bangs sweeping over her right eye. Her skin had a sort of fluorescent glow that radiated around her as if she were shining. She wore a forest green t-shirt that clung to her curves. Her curves? She wasn't the same form anymore. Her chest had at least gotten a size bigger and I doubt they were store bought. She wore a pair of dark jeans that clung to her curvaceous hips. Everything was different about her. There were tons of different rings on each of her perfect fingers; some opal, emerald, and ruby. I couldn't help but be alarmed by the ear piercing and tattoos that had permeated her body.
"Jake?"
"Hmm?"
"Will you stop staring?" Bella sighed, exasperated.
I shook my head out of my reverie and gave her a bashful smile. "Oh, sorry. But really, Bella? Piercings and tattoos?!"
She laughed. "Well, Jake. Sometimes a girl feels the urge to be a rebel."
I burst out laughing at the thought of her being a rebel and grabbed her arms. On the left there was a crescent moon and on the right there was a sun surrounded by rays. I smiled at this, knowing the reference the sun had to me. I looked up at her with a brow raised.
"What?!" She asked, pulling away. "I just liked what I saw and wanted it!"
"Uh huh. Sure, Bells. Whatever you say?" I chuckled, still staring at her pure perfection. She smacked me on the arm once more just causing me to burst into laughter. She rolled her eyes and jumped to her feet, making my laughter subside as I quickly scrambled to my feet as well. "No, Bella! I'm sorry. You're not leaving, are you?"
She only swatted the air and giggled. "No, you silly wolf! It's just that I think we should start heading back before Charlie sends a search squad out for us. You don't want to be arrested for kidnapping a celebrity now, do you?"
"No, mam!" I replied with an exaggerated salute. She rolled her eyes and sighed, grabbing my arm and pulling me back towards the house.
"Come on, silly! Before you end up in the doghouse."