Author's note: It starts out as Bella's POV then switches to Shelbie POV for a while. And thanks for the flower idea, edwardluvbella!
It had been three months and nothing had happened. Things come and go, the leaves change colors and fall, and soon the ground is covered in the soft white of new snow. There was no sign of Alessandro. No strange dreams, no more me jumping at shadows, everything was alright, Edward was by my side.
Shelbie's POV:
I woke in the early morning, looking at a wood ceiling, panels of cedar that I had studied time after time. I was at Jacob's house in his sister's old room. I gave a loud sigh as I realized that it was only a Friday and I had to get ready for school. Living with Jacob over the week wasn't as awkward as I had first thought it would be, it was like we were sharing an apartment together….with a paralyzed man. But I loved Jacob's dad, so it was fine with me.
I sat up and put my foot on the carpet, looking in the small mirror on the wall in front of me. Wow, sexy, I thought as I tried to tame by bed head. It was then that I noticed the flowers on my dresser. I gasped and ran over to them, twelve red roses. It must have cost Jacob a fortune! Inspecting the flowers closer I saw a fake one in their midst. I pulled it out of the bouquet, feeling the fabric petals. It was odd, and then I saw the card on the table. My name was scrawled on the front in Jacob's handwriting.
"I will love you until the last flower dies…" I read aloud, tears filling my eyes. Jacob really knew how to play with my heart.
I got ready like usual, waiting until the last moment to see Jacob. I got in the passenger seat of the Rabbit like I did every day, not looking at Jake, acting coy. Finally, not able to stand it anymore, I turned and planted a kiss on his cheek; I could feel him blushing under my lips.
"That was the sweetest thing anyone has ever given me, thank you so much Jacob." I said; laughing, licking his cheek, I knew how he hated that.
"You're welcome." He said, whipping his cheek with the back of his hand.
"Anytime." I grabbed his hand to hold as we made our way to school.
School went by like usual, the teachers where all white and all determined to educate even the most stubborn of us savages, I didn't like any of them and I made my opinions known. But even my hatred didn't stop me from getting excellent grades…Jacob on the other hand needed my help, so did Quill and some of the other boys. They often came to Jake's house with us and I would help them with their homework, all except for Embry. He had been keeping to himself for the past month and now he didn't even show up at school, he hadn't been in school all this week.
Lunch went by like it always had, Quill flexing in front of Nancy Cloudier and all her friends, Jacob flirting with me non stop (not that I mind) and eventually Ben had to be sent to the nurse's office because Quill shoved a French fry up his nose and it was stuck. Then Quill got suspended for the rest of the day; all in all, a normal day on the rez.
So I was surprised when Jacob seemed upset on the way home. "Jacob, what's bothering you?" I asked, unable to stand it anymore.
"It's Embry. Quill said that he wasn't talking to him either. No one picks up the phone at his house anymore. I'm really worried, Shelbie."
"Oh, Jacob." I said, squeezing his knee. "It's going to be okay."
"That's what I keep telling myself." He said as we pulled into the garage.
He quickly got out and opened the car door for me, and then he put his hands over my eyes, leading me to the house.
"What are you doing Jacob?" I asked, trying to peel his hands off so I could see.
"You'll see…" he said.
I could hear him struggling with the door; upon opening it he dropped his hands and yelled "Tada!"
Hershey's Kisses were strewn all over the floor, and there were balloons tied onto the kitchen chair. I picked up another card and read it aloud.
"I kiss the ground you walk on…" I sighed and turned to face Jacob. "Oh, Jake!" I said.
"Happy three in a half month anniversary! I had Quill stop by and do this for me. It wasn't easy, I lost a twenty….but it was worth it." He bent down and kissed my neck, slipping my book bag off of my shoulder.
"Happy anniversary to us…" I sang, biting his ear playfully.
Billy wasn't here, probably ice fishing on the lake with Charlie and Harry…a two hour drive, and as I glanced at the clock, Charlie only got off of work about an hour ago.
Jacob led me down the hallway and into his room, gently peeling off my jacket, the same way I was taking off his. I turned him around and sat him down on his bed, placing my legs on either side of him.
I felt his warm hand go part way up my shirt and half way down my pants, this sudden move made me gasp. I could really feel his power as he turned me over to lay me on my back on his bed. His hand fingered the edge of my shirt, lifting it to reveal my stomach. Jake looked at me then to see if it was okay, when I didn't object he brought my shirt the rest of the way over my head, kissing my neck once my shirt was dropped on the floor.
Ecstasy was coursing through my body; a deep yearning filled my stomach mixed with something else, fear. I was afraid of where this was going, yet I rose up to meet it. Jacob's hands unclasped my bra, peeling it off to reveal my chest. Then he went from kissing my lips to my neck, collar bone, bringing his tongue in between the mountains of my breasts, bringing it back up to suckle on the nipple he found there. A moan escaped from between my lips, edging him on, to the point where I thought I would explode with the feeling and intensity of it. I grabbed the edge of his shirt, pulling it over his head, and then I got up to kiss his stomach as I unbuttoned his pants, pulling them off. Jacob in turn laid me back down to take my jeans off. Thank God that I was wearing my lace thong, he proceeded to pull my underwear off with his teeth.
"Oh, Jake." I screamed, letting everything go. I pulled him closer to me. He was so hot, burning; his skin was burning on top of me.
Suddenly, yet slowly, letting the moment last, he was inside me. We were one, that spiritual moment that the bible describes as the point where two souls are joined for eternity. And that was what I wanted, to be joined to Jacob forever.
Two hours later……..
I pulled up my pants, buttoning the top button on my jeans while talking on the phone at the same time, Jacob was in the shower.
"Hey, Bella….Yeah, I'm ready to go, I've got all my things packed….yeah I know what you mean…" I laughed, "Okay, I'll see you in a second….alright, bye."
When I looked up Jacob was leaning in the doorway, wearing just a towel, his black hair fell in dripping sheets on his shoulders. "Is Bella coming to pick you up?" he asked sounding sad.
"Yeah," I said, walking over to him and kissing him gently, his lips and skin were hot. Too hot, it was beyond normal skin temperature, "I always hate these moments." I said in all honesty.
I put my hands on his hips, tempted to take his towel off, but thought better of it. He read my mind though and let the towel fall to the ground, a smile spreading across his face.
"Oh, put some clothes on," I said giving him a wink, "I'm sure Bella doesn't want to see you in your birthday suit."
"But you like it."
"Yeah, and I'm also your girlfriend. Get some pants on." I went to my room and smelled my roses before I grabbed some clothes from my dresser and put them in my bag and went to go to my living room to wait for Bella. I was relieved to see Jacob in a pair of jeans when there was a knock on the door.
I half limped, half walked to answer the door, my body hurt all over. I opened the door to reveal Bella. Her brown hair was wet and dripping from the rain. I hadn't even noticed that it was raining, the sounds Jake and I were making had been distracting enough.
"Are you ready to go?" she asked.
"Yeah, one second." I said, pulling my hair up into a half-assed pony tail.
I walked over to Jacob and felt his forehead. "Jacob, it's like you have a fever." I said worried.
"I'm fine, babe. I feel great, fit as a fiddle." He said.
"Bella, feel his forehead. He can't be fine. Maybe I should stay."
"No, Billie will be home anytime now and he'll know what to do. Go with Bella, I'll be fine I promise." He said, grabbing my arm and pulling me close, his chest felt like it was on fire. He bent down and kissed me, I nearly gasped as I tasted his tongue, the burning desire I had felt only hours before raised up once again in my stomach. But for the first time, I didn't care that Bella was right there it was as if Jacob and I knew we loved each other and we didn't care who else did. It was like since we had already made love to prove how we felt, it was an understanding that we should let everyone know.
Bella made a polite cough in the corner of the kitchen, "Um, Shelbie?"
"Yeah, okay. Um, tell Billie how you're feeling when he gets home, okay?" I made Jake promise.
"Alright, I love you," he said. The sadness in his was almost tangible.
"I love you too." I said, grabbing my bag and walking out into the rain. I looked back as I walked to see Jacob standing in the doorway, it looked like there were tears running down his cheeks, and I could feel my own tears overflowing.
When we pulled away I had a burning question to ask Bella, but was embarrassed to ask. "Um, Bella,"
"Mmm?"
"Have you and Edward, um, you know….had sex?" I whispered the last part.
"No." she said calmly, but I could hear the hint of hysteria in her voice, "Why? Have you and Jacob….?"
"Yeah." I fought the urge to hide my face, "Today, after school." I said. Then I told her about the Hershey's Kisses and the roses.
"That sounds so cute!" she said, "Um, were you guys, protected?"
"No, we were just caught up in the moment, you know? I'm not even sure Jake has a condom." I said, suddenly afraid of what I had done, but not regretting it for one moment.
"I don't know what we are going to do about that." Bella said, biting her lower lip.
"Can we stop at the store then and get some condoms and an E.P.T?" I asked. It was surprisingly easy to talk to Bella about this. She really was like a sister to me, with Alice as a close second.
We drove to the store, talking like we normally did, but Bella was smart we drove to Port Angeles where no one would recognize us. We walked into Rite Aid together, going straight to the pharmacy department.
"How about these?" Bella asked pointing at a box of condoms.
"Too small," I said, blushing. I grabbed another box instead.
"You do realize that those are cherry flavored, right?" she whispered.
"Yep," I said, blushing even more.
Then we headed for the pregnancy isle. I grabbed the first one I saw. I blew out the breath I had been holding the whole time, relieved that this excursion was almost over. As I rounded the corner I collided with someone coming from the opposite direction, my items all fell to the floor in front of me.
"I am so sorry!" The person said, and then they looked up, "Shelbie?" She asked.
Oh, God in heaven, "Elizabeth?" I asked. It was one of my friends for Kettle Falls. Oh, no…. "What are you doing here?" I asked, almost frantic.
"Its Christmas vacation at home and I drove down here to visit you, you said that Forks was a small town so I decided to ask around and find you." She spied the items that I had been trying to hide, that where now dumped all over the floor. Embarrassing. "Oh, my God!" she looked up at me in shock.
I grabbed her by her shirt and pulled her in the isle with me, no one was around and Bella leaned over and picked up my things off of the floor.
"Was it that Indian boy?" She stage whispered. I gave her a good sock on the arm, "Owww!"
"What is it with you people? Is Jess Shimmals your best friend now or something?" I accused, Elizabeth used to be my best friend.
"No, I didn't mean it like that. But what the hell are you doing with those!" she asked, pointing at the cherry flavored condoms.
"What the hell do you think I'm doing with these?" I half yelled.
"No way," Elizabeth said. "Are you…..pregnant?" she whispered.
"No, I'm not pregnant!" I got up and took my stuff out of Bella's arms. "Are you coming or not?" I asked after Elizabeth, she silently got up and walked behind us. "Elizabeth this is my friend Bella, Bella this is Elizabeth." I made the quick introductions.
"Hi," Elizabeth said.
I walked over to the express isle and set my things on the counter. It was just my luck that the casher was male and about Bella's age. Great. He kept on looking at me funny, giving me the "sexy face" when he picked up the condoms. I glared at him in return, just daring him to say something.
"So, is this all I can do for you?" he asked, and I knew what he was implying.
"Yep, sorry. I don't date pimple-faced white guys." I gave him a twenty and quickly grabbed my change before heading out the door.
I was relieved when I was back in Bella's truck. "Just follow us." I said, to Elizabeth. She nodded and ran back to her car. Soon we were on our way back to Bella's house. Oh, what have I got myself into?
