As I placed the eggs on the serving dish I heard Alice walking back to kitchen, but she wasn't alone. I quickly tried to fix my hair and made sure I wasn't wearing anything too embarrassing. I expected them to come into the kitchen after a few seconds but they didn't.
"Alice?" I asked, walking towards the doorway and almost bumping into her. She had an anxious look on her face and before I could ask she whispered, "Jacob's in the living room."
"What?" I whispered back in shock as she shrugged her shoulders.
I walked to the living room not really thinking anything; my head was still pounding.
But when I saw him standing by the fireplace, holding a bouquet of flowers, I felt a rush of emotions: happy that he came to see me, sad that we weren't together, frustrated about our future, and confused about what I really wanted.
We stared at each other for a few seconds but he broke the silence soon after.
"I just wanted to make sure you were okay," he explained as he walked towards me. "These are for you," he whispered, handing me the flowers.
As I took the flowers I looked up at him and stared into his eyes. Inexplicably, I felt a strong urge, which I acted on before I could even blink. I kissed him. He kissed me back, holding my face in his hands and after a few seconds our lips parted and out foreheads met.
"Thanks Jake," I whispered. "Thanks for coming. I…"
"You know I'd do anything for you," he interrupted, "despite our situation, whatever it is. That doesn't change how I feel about you."
I nodded silently as that familiar lump made its presence in my throat. I hugged him so he wouldn't see the tears that would soon escape my eyes. It had just been a day since we had broken up and after you've been with someone for a long time the feelings don't magically disappear. It takes time and patience… but at this point in time Jacob was there for me and he loved me and I loved him. But I couldn't help think that the person who saved me last night wasn't Jacob. It had also been just a day since I met Edward and he'd already made an impact on my life.
Later On…
"So what's the deal with you two?" Alice asked me as we washed the dishes. We had spent a few hours eating breakfast and watching a movie. Alice hadn't made a comment when she saw Jacob put his arm around me but I know she was dying to ask me about it as soon as it happened.
"Are you guys back together?" she quizzed.
"I don't know, things are really complicated right now don't you think?" I replied. "We can't just get back together and then break up again at graduation."
"True," she said handing me a dish to dry, "Same problems, same feelings."
After we finished in the kitchen Alice and I headed back to the living room. As I sat down on the couch next to Jacob, I heard his phone start to ring but instead of picking it up, he silenced it.
"Who was that?" I asked curiously. It was very unlike him to reject a phone call.
"Oh its just Mike," he replied nonchalantly, "he wants to convince me to go to practice tonight."
"Don't skip practice because of me," I said eyeing him. "I'm fine, see?" I said opening my arms, inspecting myself.
"Yeah Jake, she's fine. And besides I'm here you know," Alice cried across the living room.
"No," he said taking a serious tone as he took my hand, "I came to make sure you were okay, you're more important to me than practice right now."
"Jacob, you said it yourself," I started, "You came to see if I was okay and I am. There's no reason to miss practice because of me. Besides you have to drive your own car back home. Are we going to drive side by side so you can protect me?" I said sarcastically.
Alice and I laughed in unison, Jacob smirked also and I could tell he was considering leaving.
"Look," I said, blocking his view of the TV, "I'll stay here tonight, because honestly I'm still a bit hungover… and I'll drive back home tomorrow as soon as I wake up."
"No more parties though right?" he asked.
"No, I promise," I replied. "Pinky promise." Our pinkys interlocked and 20 minutes later he was gone.
"WOOO!" Alice shouted as I closed the front door.
"What's your deal?" I asked wide-eyed.
"I've been waiting for him to leave so I could tell you that… ahem…"she said fake clearing her throat and adopting a British accent, " Mr. Jasper Hale and Mr. Edward Cullen request our presence tonight."
"You're kidding right?" I asked rather seriously, trying to hide my excitement. Alice saw right through me.
"Oh please," she shot back, "You know you want to see him. And it'd be kind of rude not to thank the man of your dreams for saving youuuuu!" she said running up the stairs.
I rolled my eyes; she was having way too much fun with this. As I walked up the stairs, I couldn't hold back smiling.
