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Chapter 8
Remember that I said why not go to Embry's place? Well, I've found a really good reason why not but of course it's too late now. I was already in a room surrounded by human walls. Indeed, when Embry said some friend of his were coming, he failed to mention that those friends were the entire La Push gang. On the other hand I should have realised, because Embry doesn't have any other friends. So I am willing to take the blame too. I shouldn't take it out on him. Well, not all of it.
Embry was trying his very best to avoid my glare and that only pisses me off more. Let's say by now on a scale of 1 to 10 my mood was a 5. Then the guys decided they wanted to see all the Saw movies. My mood turned to a 4. I found out that you should watch the chip bowls like a hawk if you want to eat something. If you don't, the garbage cans that call themselves boys will eat it all in a matter of seconds. Having nothing to eat defiantly dropped my mood to a 2.5. Then Embry made the seating arrangements in such a way that I was squished in between 2 hot bodies. In itself not really a problem unless one of those bodies belonged to a certain Jacob Black. Which of course it did and caused my mood to drop below the freezing point. I love movie night!
Has no one ever taught those boys to be quit while watching a movie? Apparently not because during the two first movies they kept on telling everything before it happened. This was defiantly not my idea of a great night. I think Jackie took pity on me because she swapped seats with the guy sitting at my left. Sadly Jacob didn't move as well.
At the beginning I had been way too aware of him being so close to me. He was hot and I mean that strictly temperature wise. I could feel how his chest would rise and fall due to his breathing.
In the middle of the third movie, the doorbell rang. They had all ordered pizza once all the food was gone. They ate like savages and I'm pretty sure Jackie also didn't get anything to eat. Now they had ordered 12 pizza's for 7 people. But at least now I might get something to fill my tummy with.
"Must be the pizza's."
However, nobody got up. Perfect. I took the opportunity to get myself a Jacob break. God knows I need it. I jumped up before anyone could intervene and said I would get it. When I opened the door and wanted to pay the poor dude with 12 pizza's, a hand came up from behind me to take them.
"I'll carry them. It's pretty heavy."
What? Now, he also thinks I can't carry pizza's? Jacob must think really low of me.
"How about this; I take 6 and you take the other 6? That way it's equal."
Yes, that way I didn't feel tiny and I wouldn't humiliate myself by falling down with 12 pizza's.
"How about I take all 12 and you cut them?"
I was about to complain about his stupid arrangement but he had already disappeared into the kitchen.
I entered the kitchen and guess what he was doing? He was cutting the pizza's! I felt myself getting really angry with him. I'm not a baby. I've always been capable of carrying and cutting pizza's before. Why wouldn't he let me do it myself? Probably has something to do with male pride. It always does.
Without saying a word I snatched the knife out of his hand. I know, not very responsible but I think I made my point. He didn't seem to like me cutting the pizza's. He made that pretty clear but I had hoped he would just give up by now.
"Don't be ridiculous, Erin. I can cut the pizza."
"So can I."
He reached over the table to grab the knife but I simply held it out of his reach. He didn't like that one bit.
"You might cut yourself. It's dangerous."
I huffed. I wasn't a 7-year old who needed to be taught not to play with knives. I ignored his further attempts to get the knife back and walked to the living room once I was done. There, everyone of course attacked the food like they hadn't eaten in days. At least this time I had my share.
I seated myself on Jackie's other side so I didn't have to sit next to Jacob anymore. That boy just pushes all the right buttons to piss me off. I notice Jackie staring at Jacob like he should have a certain reaction to the fact that I clearly don't want to sit next to him anymore.
The rest of the evening passes in a blur and by the end of the third movie I fall asleep. I wake up to chatting. I can hear someone yell something like 'Hate me' and 'dangerous pizza'. It really doesn't make any sense. Once people start realising that I'm awake it is deadly quiet in the room. Thank god Jackie is still there.
"Hey, Sleeping Beauty. Did you enjoy the movies?" she snickers.
"You're one to talk. You fall asleep during every movie."
"Not true. I stayed awake all night."
She stands really proudly in front of me. I just have to mock her.
"You want a medal or something?"
"No! But a pat on the shoulder from time to time would be nice."
I roll my eyes but give her one anyway. After obliging to my friend's strange request I say it's time for me to go home.
"I'll walk you home."
Jacob answers so fast that I have to blink first. Twice.
"Well, have fun walking but I'm taking my car."
"Oh, well. I'll drive you then."
"You think I'm going to let a stranger drive my car?"
He looks slightly taken aback and hurt by my words and mumbles something under his breath. I think it was 'I wouldn't call us strangers' but I could be wrong. I realise that the guy might just be looking for a ride home. I could offer him that, right?
"But I could give you a ride home if you want to."
His mood turns around completely. Where there was a sulking pout before is now a huge smile while he agrees. I turn towards Jackie to ask if she needs a ride too. I didn't see her car in front of the house and it is getting late.
"No, I'm…euhm…going to stay here…with Embry."
I can see the guys behind Embry's back wiggling their eyebrows in a suggestive way. That is so immature but I was kind of thinking the same. I say goodbye to everyone even if I don't know their names. Well, I know Quil and Seth but I've never seen the other guys before. Looks like the gang is expanding.
I walk out of the house straight to my car and try to hide the fact that it really is just a piece of junk. Jacob gets in the car and I immediately regret offering him a ride. What was I thinking to voluntarily sit in the same car as Jacob Black? There is no way I would be able to stay focused on the road with him so close to me.
"It's a nice car."
Seriously that's what he wants to talk about? Maybe he's mocking it. Probably the latter.
"Yeah, so where do I drop you off."
"Oh, you don't have to take me home. I'll just walk from your place."
No way. Then he knows where I live and will come kill me in my sleep. I've seen it happen way too often. Not with this girl, cruel fate! Maybe watching the Saw movies wasn't good for my sense of reality. Never the less I didn't want to take him to my house.
"I'd rather drop you off at your house." I say quietly.
It couldn't be that far. I mean, he does live in La Push. I highly doubt the ride will take longer than 5 minutes. What if it does? Then I have to make conversation with him for that much longer and my mind is already blacking out, right when I need it the most.
He gives me the instructions to his place and soon enough we're there. It's a small red house but I like it. It just has a homey feeling to it and is 100% La Push. He had just finished the story from when he and Embry learned how to drive. I pulled up in front of his house but he doesn't get out of the car.
"Did I do something to you?"
I turn to him in surprise. It didn't sound mean or arrogant. It was a sincere question.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you don't seem to like me very much. I don't know why though. Is it because I was rude to you that day at the beach? Because I -"
"No. You already apologised for that and I said it was okay."
"Oh, so you just don't like me for no apparent reason?"
The idea seemed to horrify him and it honestly horrified me too. I didn't not like him. I did, that was the whole problem. I cared too much about what he thought of me and I hate feeling this way.
"I do like you. You know, as far as you can like a person you barely know."
"Really?"
He looked unsure like he didn't know if he should believe me or not.
"Yes."
Before I could say anything else he stepped out of the car and walked towards the house. It actually looked a bit like skipping which is really strange on a big guy like Jacob. He had seemed happy with my answer and it actually made me happy that I had brought a smile to his face. I felt pretty good about myself in that moment.
