Chapter 8- It Will Rain: Bruno Mars
Anna's P.O.V.
Embry was at work and Paul was putting a cooler in my car as I shut and locked the front door. Paul came up to me, brushed my bangs out of my face, and cradled my face in his hands. I looked up into his warm brown eyes and he leaned down and brushed his lips against mine as he spoke.
"We don't have to go, Anna," he crooned, "We can stay here, babe…"
"No," I sighed, "I promised you that I would get a picture of Dakota."
"O'kay… whatever you want, babe."
He pecked my lips and went to the passenger side and got in. I sighed deeply and got in the driver's seat; I started the car, pulled out of the driveway, and started heading towards Seattle.
"Road trip! Road trip! Road trip! Road trip!" came two voices from the back.
I slammed on the brake and turned around, "Oh, HELL, no!"
"Oh, come on!" whined Kristen and Jared, in unison.
"No! Get your asses out of my car!"
"Let us tag along!" pouted Kristen.
"Nah, baby," Jared pat her shoulder, "We shouldn't intrude, they obviously want out of town so they can fuck in peace."
Kristen snickered and I glared, "Out…"
"Not if you don't want Embry to find out about you and Paul sneaking' around," smirked Jared.
"You wouldn't dare!"
"I would…"
"He'll never believe you…"
"I think he will…"
"Grr! FINE!"
I turned back around and started driving, Paul held out his hand and I grabbed it and squeezed it. I let go of his hand and Jared came up in between us and turned on the radio.
"Oh, this is my jam!" he laughed, "Don't cha wish yo girlfriend was hot like me? Don't cha wish yo girlfriend was a freak like me? Don't cha?"
I started reaching for the radio but Paul grabbed my hand.
"Don't!" he exclaimed, "It's keeping him occupied."
10 Minutes Later…
"I gotta, I gotta, pocket full of sunshine! I gotta love and I know that it's all mine! Oh, oh, oh…"
10 More Minutes Later
"Shock to the heart and you're too late! You give idiot love a bad name!"
Another 10 Minutes Later
"And I'm hungry like the wolf!"
10 Minutes Later… Again
"Ain't no stoppin' us not! Whoo! We're on the move!"
10 More Minutes Later…
"It's a small world after all!"
10 Minutes Later…
I parked in front of Nicole's house and everybody, except Jared, literally jumped out of my car, including myself. Jared got out, stretched, and went over to Kristen and put him arm around her waist. How can she stand him? I walked up to the front door, Paul behind me, and knocked on the door. I heard feet thumping on the floor then the door opened. I smiled and so did Nicole as she wrapped her arms around me.
"Anna!" she squealed, "I missed you!"
"I missed you, too, Nicole!" I giggled.
She let go and looked behind me, "Hello; who's this?"
"Nicole… this is Jared, Kristen, and Paul. They're my friends from La Push…"
"Cool… where's Embry? I haven't seen him in years!"
"He's working…"
"Oh, well… come in!"
We all went inside and she had us sit in the living room as she got some snacks. When she came back, she sat a plate of cheese and crackers down on the coffee table along with water. She sat in a chair and Kristen took two crackers, a piece of cheese, and sandwiched them together before tacking a bite.
"So ...' started Nicole'… how have things been for you Anna?
'Pretty good…" I answered," It's been difficult but I', getting trough all of it."
"That's good…"
"So, you're Anna's friend?" asked Paul.
"mm-hmmm..." responded Nicole'… best friends since 4th grade."
"So…" grinned Jared"… what kind of trouble did she get into?
Nicole laughed." She really didn't get into any trouble."
"Really?"
" Really…"
"Oh, come on! What did she do? Drugs, drink or sex-aholic?"
"Stop talking about yourself, Jared" joked Paul as he punched Jared's arm.
"I'm going to the bathroom", I announced as I rolled my eyes.
"You know where it is…" nodded Nicole.
She knew that I wasn't' going to the bathroom… I have to see his room, one last time.
Nicole's P.O.V
Annabelle left to the "bathroom", which left me with the other three.
"Being serious, now" started Kristen."… How do you know each other?"
"Well..." I stated," we've known each other since 4th grade…
"Ah…"
"And she dated my brother…."
"Ah- ha!" exclaimed Jared "I knew she did something!"
"Jared!" scolded Kristen," I', sorry about him the drive here was LONG one."
"It's alright …." I smiled.
"What happened? Why aren't they still dating?."
"He … he died in January…."
Oh….. What happened?"
" A car accident…Anna had minor injuries but she lost the baby."
"Woah! What?" exclaimed Jared.
"It's not my story to tell…." I sighed"… I've already said too much."
" Did she tell you? " Jared asked Paul
"Yeah …. But like Nicole said, not our story to tel." he answered.
" Jared, stop being nosey!" huffed Kristen, "If she told Paul, that's between them. Paul's her boyfriend, not you, honey."
"Wait," I interrupted, "… you're Anna's boyfriend?"
"Yeah…" he gave me a small smile.
Hell-o! She's stepped it up a couple notches!
"Don't hurt her," I sighed.
"I don't plan to," he shook his head.
Anna's P.O.V.
I pushed on the wood of the door to Ty's bedroom and walked in. It was still the same as before… a full size bed on the right wall, his book case against the back wall, his TV against the left wall, and his Hollywood Undead and Green Day posters on his green and white walls. I sat down on his bed and still remembered the last time we made love… I looked on his nightstand and saw the necklace with the engagement ring on it, still lying there.
Flashback
Ty and I walked through his bedroom door, him twirling me with my arm over my head and our hands together. I giggled and he smiled as he pulled me close to him and kissed me, deeply. Our kiss turned from sweet and endearing to hot and passionate very quickly. With Nicole staying the night at a friends house, I was suddenly very excited about what was going to happen tonight. I grasped the lapels of his jacket and deepened the kiss, running my tongue along is bottom lip and earning a groan from him as our tongues met and entwined together. He smiled and pushed me away…
"Wait…" he gasped as I started kissing his neck, "I need to ask you something…"
"Can't it wait?" I asked as I trailed kisses from his ear to his collarbone, "I want you now…"
"No… It can't wait because it would seem awkward to ask right after sex."
I pulled back, still holding onto the lapels of his jacket, "What is it? It has to be pretty serious if you need to ask me before."
He pulled something out of his pocket and took a couple steps back from me. He pulled out a box and started to get down on one knee. I started to hyperventilate when I realized what he was doing. This isn't happening to me!
"Anna…" he started. "I've known you for, pretty much my whole life, and I want to spend the rest of my time, here on Earth, with you. You're the only one I see and the only one that I've had eyes for, for a very long time. Would you do me the honor of making me the luckiest guy on the planet and become my bride, Annabelle?"
I gasped and I couldn't stop the harsh breaths escaping me but I finally found my voice.
"Yes…"
I jumped into his arms and he smiled as our lips met again. He slipped the ring on my finger and then he moved to remove my dress. This time, we weren't in a rush… it was a night of shear happiness and pure, unadulterated, love.
End of Flashback
I picked up the ring and put it back on… I went over to his corkboard, next to his bookcase, and looked at his pictures. He still had pictures of us, I'm surprised they left them up. The door creaked and I turned around to see Nicole coming in; she looked… relived.
"Problem, downstairs?" I smiled.
"Just a little," she winked, "You left me down there with Donkey from Shrek, Mrs. Nanny for Donkey, and Tall, Dark, and Sexy!"
I laughed, "You know that Mr. Tall, Dark, and Sexy is my boyfriend, right?"
"I know, you always get the cute ones, except for my brother… That Paul guy seems like her really loves you, Anna."
"He's sweet… he make me forget. He makes me happy beyond all reason, Nicole."
"That's good… you deserve some happiness." She held out a picture," Here's that picture….
"Thanks…. This means a lot
"No problem…"
"Nicole… do your parents still hate me?"
"They don't hate you… it's just that seeing or talking about you reminds them of the son and grandson they lost. I mean you can see that him room is exactly like it was that... night.
"Yeah…. I noticed…."
"Well… do y'all wanna go to lunch? Maybe do something else?"
"Well … I'm sure everybody's hungry."
"Pizza Hut… it's been forever since I've been there.
"Kay..."
Paul's P.O.V.
Anna and Nicole came back down stairs and I saw that Anna had a picture in her hand. We all left and went to Pizza Hut for lunch, I got the cheese and pepperoni pizza slices, Kristen got the supreme and taco pizza, Jared got some of everything, and Anna just got salad bar. My little vegetarian…. I love her anyways, she's just perfect. For desert, I had some of the cinnamon sticks, Anna had the cherry dessert pizza, Jared had the apple and blueberry dessert pizza, and Kristen had the dessert pizza with the banana pudding in it and the apple. After lunch, all of us said goodbye to Nicole and got back in Anna's car. Instead of singing, Jared grabbed Kristen and hugged her close; Kristen rest her head on Jared's chest and sighed deeply. Soon, they were both asleep and Anna gave me the picture of Dakota. I opened it and sighed deeply… he looked nothing like Anna, except for the blonde hair.
"He's cute…" I stated.
"Yeah…" she sighed, "… I miss him a lot."
"Well… he was your first child… of course you're gonna be tore up about it."
"Yeah… my first… but not my last."
"Yeah? How many kids do you want?"
"I don't know… 3, maybe more."
"Mmm… boys or girls?"
"I'm not sure… whatever I get. You?"
"Girl…"
"A girl?"
"What?"
"I never would've guessed! You seem like the type that would want a son."
"How?"
"I don't know… I can just picture you teaching a little boy how to play Football, ya know? But… you would make a great father, either way."
"You think so?"
"I know so…"
Anna's P.O.V.
I dropped Paul and Jared off at their homes and Kristen was staying the night with me. When we got there, I got Kristen's bag out of my trunk and we headed inside. I put her bag in my room and she went into the kitchen to get us a snack. I heard the front door shut and Embry call my name. I went down the stairs and Kristen was still in the kitchen making a snack. I saw Embry and he had his arms crossed over his chest and was giving me that look like 'I know what you did'.