Chapter 7 - Truth About Love

Just as they had for the prior four months, Julie and Jake found themselves sitting in the movie theater. They spent a lot of alone time together; just getting to know each other, simply because they were complete strangers to each other. After four months of dating, shared kisses, quiet walks on the beach or around Port Angeles and Forks. They knew each other front to back; top to bottom. Neither had ever been as happy in their lives as they were right now.

Jake would pick her up for school each morning and make sure she made it home safely afterwards as well. Julie would drive them around on the weekends if he didn't have to patrol. She always wanted to make sure she did some of the driving as well, because she didn't want to make Jake feel like he had to do everything.

Julie's indigo eyes looked up at Jake as they attempted to watch yet another movie; Jake's warm hand was engulfing hers. Jake's brown eyes looked down and locked with Julie's as a smile graced his lips. Jake grabbed her hand with his other hand and wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer. He loved that the theater had 'couples' seats where the arm rest between two people could be raised so couples could sit closer.

It was a good thing they sat in the back of the theater because they missed most of the movie, Just like every time. Jake couldn't stop himself as he leaned down and captured her lips once again with his. Jake carefully lifted Julie and placed her on his lap as she melted against him, wrapped her arms around his shoulders. His hands gripped her hips as he continued to kiss her lips softly. They almost couldn't get enough of each other's lips.

Jake's soft lips kissed down her cheek and neck and then back to her ear as they both tried taking a breather. Jake brushed his lips across her sensitive ear. "What are you doing to me Julie?"

"What do you mean what am I doing to you? I thought you were doing something to me."

"No. Nope. I'm fairly sure you're doing something to me."

Julie couldn't help as she giggled. "Maybe we should get out of here. It's not like we're actually watching the movie or anything."

Jake chuckled. "I don't even remember what the hell this movie is about. C'mon let's go."

Jake didn't like the emptiness feeling he acquired when Julie stood from his lap, but got over it when she grabbed his hand and laced her fingers with his, Jake couldn't keep the smirk off his face after that. They ended up walking around Forks hand in hand as they talked and laughed for three hours. Jake took Julie back home and softly kissed her lips at the front door. Julie pulled back as she smiled.

"Hey I just thought of something. I still haven't seen your wolf side."

"Yea, I would rather you not see that side of me unless it's absolutely necessary."

"I'll accept that answer…For now. You know eventually you're going to have to show me."

"I can accept that answer…For now."

Julie laughed at his use of her own words against her. "I just don't want you to feel like I'm scared of you because I'm not. And in the same sense I don't want you to feel like you have to hide yourself from me; because you don't. Jake you're beautiful as a human being and I'm sure you're equally as a wolf. Either way in 4 months you've managed to completely sweep me off my feet and capture my heart in ways I didn't think were possible."

Julie cupped Jake's warm cheeks as she watched Jake roll his lips and smile softly down at her. "I want you to keep that in your mind all the time. It could never change and it will never change." Julie pushed up on her toes and kissed his lips.

Jake watched as she walked around the porch and watched as the steady rain started to slowly come down around the house. It had been nice and dry in Forks. "I don't know if it's the imprint or you or maybe it's just La Push. But everything about this place and you just makes me want to stay here for the rest of my life and never leave. Get married here, have kids here."

Jake listened to her he stifled a chuckle because she was rambling. He noticed she rambled a lot when she was nervous. And he could feel her nervousness running through his body. He was just letting her talk, and listened to every word knowing she had something to say to him but was rambling to get to it. He watched as she turned around and faced him.

"It's just that. Everything that has changed for the better in my life since I moved here and it's all because of you. My life was going in a million different directions and now suddenly all my directions are going towards you. All the signs in my life point to you. I don't know why or how but whenever I just feel like I need to see you, you just appear. And I love it when you're on patrol and you stop to see me and I'm not expecting it."

Jake walked over and took her hands into his as he pulled her closer to him; his warm hand cupped her soft cheek as he ran his thumb over her bottom lip. "What are you trying to tell me Julie?"

"I-I-I love you Jake."

"You are standing here rambling insanely because you wanted to tell me you love me?"

"I know I'm completely ridiculous and you probably don't even feel the same way about me, but I had to get it out. I've felt like this for the last three months. The first month I think I was in a too much information coma. Wolf knowledge overwhelmed me. Maybe I'm crazy. Maybe I'm completely sane. But everything in my life, mind, body and soul is pointing to you. And for some reason I don't know how else to express it or say it. The only words I can wrap my mind and heart around are I love you."

Julie blinked as tears slid down her cheeks. "And I don't even know if those are the right words."

Jake frowned when he saw her tears. He immediately captured her lips, practically kissing her breathless. Once he needed to get his breath back he pulled away and was placing feather kisses all over her face and in between kisses had to tell her how he really felt.

"Julie, those are the most beautifully honest words I've ever heard come from such beautiful lips. But you didn't have to ramble just to tell me you love me. I've loved you since I laid eyes on you. My love has just been growing and growing every day I see you're beautiful face, touch your skin and kiss your lips. Those words were not just right they were absolutely perfect."

Jake kissed her again. "Tell me again. Say it please."

"I love you Jake."

"I love you too Julie."

Jake wrapped his arms around Julie as she buried her face in his t-shirt covered chest, she couldn't help but cry silently. Jake cupped the back of her head as he kissed the top of her head and tightened his arm around her waist.

"Don't cry Jules, please don't cry. You're tears are going to be the end of me."

"I'm sorry I was just so scared that I was going to say the wrong thing."

"Don't ever think that. There is nothing that you could say to me that would ever disappoint me Jules. You're my soul mate. I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

Jake kissed her lips one more time.

"Okay…Get in the house. I'll pick you up in the morning."

Julie smiled as she nodded and walked into the house and fell asleep with sweet dreams. She couldn't wait to see Jake in the morning when he picked her up for school.