Chapter 11
After I talked to my mother, I laid in bed and thought. There was a soft knock on my door and Jacob sneaked in.
"Jake! Go to sleep," I whispered loudly. He crawled beside me, "mind if I sleep here?" My heart jumped and I moved so that he could fit. His arm went around me and he kissed my cheek.
"You're beautiful, Nessie," he whispered and I kissed him gently. The whole night, I slept in his arms, kissing the rest of the time.
Next morning, I awoke to Jake's soft snoring. "Wake up sleepyhead," I kissed his nose and his eyes flew open. He kissed me back for quite a while and then left. I dressed in a red blouse with a white cami underneath, black jeans and red ballet flats. My hair was left alone and hung to my waist. While I ran downstairs for breakfast, David made my backpack fly around while I tried to catch it. He snickered in my mind and didn't bother me until I got in Jake's car. The next prank was letting neither Jake nor me to catch the seatbelts.
When we arrived at school, I spotted my friends immediately, "Jake, do you want to meet my friends?" His mumbles sounded like a yes so I dragged him towards them. Charlotte and AnneMarie pulled me into a tight hug. I introduced Jake to everyone and Ryan last. Hopefully, they would be friends in the end. Jake kept a protective arm around my waist, while Ryan had nothing to do with his. We all chatted until the bell rang and Jake pulled me into a soft kiss when no students were watching. I smiled and watched him run to class.
"Can I walk you to class," Ryan asked quietly. "Certainly," I smiled and let him lead me to my class. This time, he didn't touch me until we got to my class; he'd kiss my cheek and then run off. Unfortunately, class was slow, and none of my friends were in it. When the bell would ring, I'd run to the next class, making sure the class would be short. The bell rang for lunch and I zoomed out of geometry. I spotted my friends at the usual conjoined table and walked over to sit down.
"Okay, Charlotte, we have to put Nessie into all our programs. I want more time with her, although she did think of my boyfriend…" AnneMarie trailed off, "but that's beside the point. Ah, there she is!" I sat beside AnneMarie and noticed only the girls were here.
"They're late, probably doing something that 'guys' do," Char's English accent was high-pitched today.
"Nessie, do you like shopping or… acting," Lisa asked.
"I love acting, got that from my father. But…" I started.
"You don't like shopping?!" all three cut me off. I just blushed that I didn't get the shopping gene.
"Oh well, you'll have to live with that," AnneMarie joked. The boys walked in and I noticed the girl's excitement. They sat beside their girlfriends, so I ended up on the end, beside Ryan. He grabbed my hand under the table and smiled.
"Do you want to come to our party this weekend," he asked, looking into my eyes with those startling blue eyes.
"I love you eyes," I mumbled uncontrollably. Ryan coughed and looked away, the blush creeping into his cheeks. Slowly, I placed my free hand on his cheek and showed him his eyes on mine. He flinched like everyone else does but stayed still.
"So," he coughed, "Do you?"
"Hmm? Oh, yes, definitely. What time," I stared at his beautiful lips.
Ryan chuckled nervously and cleared his throat, "What? Oh, um, I'll pick you up at seven?" I nodded quickly and squeezed his hand.
"So, Char. Your power is fire, right," she nodded at my question, "Who else has powers?" Carlos stuck his hand in the air, "I do, mines the opposite of my lady."
Then, he concentrated on my bottle of water and slowly, from bottom up, the water turned to ice. "Wow," was what I thought and said.
"Anyone else," I looked around the table and saw Chris's eyes light up.
"I do, but I can't do it here. Too many people watching," his New York accent surprised me. Suddenly, my emotions changed, and I looked at Ryan. "Do you think Jake would mind if I kissed you," his joke echoed in my mind. I nodded and he groaned. Obviously, I wasn't the only one that wanted to kiss him, because some petite girl came running up to him.
"Oh my gosh, Ryan you did amazing at basketball! I could just kiss you," and she planted a wet one on his untouched lips. The petite girl ran away and I let go of his hand. Carlos's booming laughter reminded me of Emmett, "You've got fans!" Ryan blushed and wiped his mouth.