Jacob's POV
I watched Charlie drive off, and I smiled. I knew Charlie would have no problem with me taking Bella out tonight. He always liked me, and what was not to like? I mean for all Charlie knew, I was sincerely trying to be a good friend and help Bella out. Which I was, sort of. I was also hoping that I could eventually work up to something more. But that was probably a long way off. Because no matter how well she was taking the end of her marriage, a relationship was probably not the first thing on her list right now.
I walked back into the garage, maybe with a little too much pep in my step, and I hoped the guys wouldn't notice. Quil, Jared and Paul didn't seem to notice, and if they did they busied themselves with their work. But ol' Embry, he never missed a thing.
"Well, well Jake your back, and a bit peppy I might add. Have a nice visit with Bella?" He grinned at me. Embry may be my best friend, but seriously sometimes this guy could be really annoying. Embry was famous for being a kiss and tell. Now I've had my share of stories to tell, but I wasn't nearly as bad an Embry and his graphic details of his latest conquests. And when it came to Bella, even though nothing had happened, Embry wasn't getting anything.
"It went fine Embry, thanks for asking. How did it go today? Been busy I see." I walked toward the office. I knew this was probably driving Embry nuts, but I really didn't care.
It was late afternoon, we would be closing soon, so I worked on some of the paperwork I had to do me the office and let the guys finish up on the cars. Soon it was time to close. I grabbed my things and headed out the door. The guys poured out, saying goodbyes and all, Embry still trying to get shit out of me about Bella. I gave him another jab in the gut and walked off. I had to go to my dad's tonight; it was my turn to make him dinner. My friend Paul was married to my sister Rachael and they lived nearby so my sister and I took turns cooking and taking care of dad. I lived right next store so I did most of the stuff for him, but Rachael's help with meals was really great. I had driven the tow truck to work today, with Bella's van, but Quil was on call for towing tonight so I walked home. It wasn't very far. I first went to my house to grab the meatballs and sauce I had made last night to have for dinner tonight. I went into dad's house and straight into the kitchen and began to get everything ready for Dinner. Pretty soon I had water on for the boil, the sauce and meatballs in a pot heating up, and I was setting the kitchen table. Apparently I was humming, because my father rolled out of his bedroom with a big smile.
"Well Jake, why such a good mood? This wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that Bella Swan-Cullen is back in town and it looks like she won't be a Cullen to much longer?" He chuckled "Smells good by the way"
"Old man your worse than an old lady with the way you gossip I swear! And yes, Bella's return is responsible for my good mood. But it's not what you're thinking." I told him how I had run into her today when she needed an emergency tow, that I ended up helping her unload the van, and that I ended up asking her out to celebrate her freedom. Dad looked so happy I swear I thought he would jump out of his wheelchair.
"Well, good for you son!" He said to me, as he wheeled up to the table. The food had finished while I told him the whole story, so I put it all on the table and sat down to eat. It was 5pm; I had a few hours before I had to pick up Bella. After I finished here I would quickly clean up and head home for a shower and a change. I actually found myself pondering what I would wear tonight. I shook that thought right out of my head. Easy there Jakey me boy, easy there. You're turning into a girl. I tried to relax and enjoy my meal with dad. He was right it did smell good, and tasted even better.
Bella's POV
The rest of the day seemed to fly by. I hadn't had something this exciting to look forward to in quite a while. When I got home I finished up my prep work for dinner. Charlie and Elizabeth arrived soon after; he was carrying her in because she had passed out in the backseat. But she woke up as soon as he put her down and got her second wind. I told Charlie he was lucky she didn't have much of a nap, she would sleep a lot better, and maybe even go down earlier, although that didn't really matter because I wasn't leaving until after she went to bed. Although Charlie told me he didn't mind be in charge of everything tonight. He wanted me to go out and have a good time.
Charlie and Elizabeth devoured what I made for dinner, and that made me feel great. I gave Elizabeth a bath after dinner and put her in her favorite Elmo PJs. They were actually Elmo Christmas PJs, but Elizabeth loved them regardless. After brushing her hair, we headed down stairs so she could play with Charlie before she went to bed, and I got ready to go out. I had actually caught myself throughout the afternoon thinking about what I would wear. I'm never like that. I was also kind of nervous, which is just ridiculous because there was nothing to be nervous about. An old friend was taking me out to celebrate the beginnings of my new life that I was starting in Forks. So as I headed into the guest room/my new bedroom I tried to calm. I wasn't even divorced yet, although knowing Edward and his family and how they threw money around to get what they wanted when they wanted it, I could expect papers with in the week. But that wasn't the point.
I pulled one of my bags onto the bed. I took out my make up bag. I didn't really wear much makeup, but I threw it in there when I was packing up last night, and I'm glad I did. I also grabbed my flat iron out of my bag. I ironed my hair so that it was completely straight, and applied minimal makeup. A light brown eye shadow, some liner, and that new mascara that is designed specifically for people with brown eyes to highlight their eye color. I applied a light pink blush. I hurried to the bathroom to brush my teeth before I smoothed a tinted lip balm over my lips. Then I hurried back into the bedroom to get dressed. I chose a v neck emerald green shirt with ¾ length sleeves, dark wash boot cut jeans, and my favorite black leather knee high boots just a little heel to them with. I grabbed my leather jacket, my wallet, my cell phone and my keys and headed down stairs. I put my jacket on the sofa and started to herd Elizabeth up the stairs. She gave Charlie a kiss goodnight, and we went about her bedtime routine, brushed her teeth, read two books, and then I tucked her into bed with her teddy bear Jazz, gave her a kiss, turned on her penguin night light, and headed back downstairs. I looked at the clock and saw that it was almost 7:30. My heart almost stopped. My stomach started to flutter. And then I heard a rumble outside, coming closer to the house. Charlie looked up from the sofa with a grin. "Jake's here." He said. I had no idea how he knew that, and was about to ask when I heard a knock at the door. I opened it and there was Jacob in all his glory standing before me, motorcycle helmet in hand. He looked and smelled amazing. His jeans were dark wash and tight in all the right spots, he had on a leather motorcycle jacket, his hair was still damp and he wore a beautiful smile.
"Hey there Bella you ready to go."
"So Jake you trying to scare the poor girl by bringing your bike? I hope you have a helmet for her?" Charlie called from the couch. A motorcycle? Oh God. That was a total turn on, except for the fact this was me we are talking about and I would probably go flying off the end.
"No sir, I'm not trying to scare her, the rabbit still needs some work. And I have a helmet right her for her." He held up the helmet he had in his hand. I gulped. He looked at me and winked. I threw on my jacket and he grabbed my hand. "Come on Bella, let's go! By Charlie I won't keep her out tooooo late." He said with a smile. And with that we were out the door and down the steps to the GIANT motorcycle parked behind Charlie's police cruiser. He jumped on and held out the helmet for me to put on. Once I did that he held out his hand and helped me on, showed me where to put my feet, and the grabbed my hands and pulled them around his waist. "Hold on tight" He said, and with that he started up the bike and we were off.
OMG I KNOW DON'T KILL ME! I'm still working on the actual date chapter, but I wanted to get one more chapter published before I went to bed. I don't like to beg for reviews, but if anyone has any ideas or suggestions of how this date should go let me know. I'll mull over it tonight and hopefully get some great ideas to put down tomorrow morning.