The next two days seemed to fly by and before I knew it I was on a plane. Flying towards my future. Of course keeping Edward away was a little
more difficult than anticipated. Nessie has moved in with the family again. Both Carlisle and Esmee thought it best she not be alone while
pregnant. She has been staying in her old room in the cottage. That also means that Edward has been around a lot more and I have had to be
creative with my thoughts. There are only so many baby names out there. Next best thing to think about, sex with Emm. He really hated hearing
about that.
When I left things were still a bit rocky with everyone. The pack has been keeping their distance more than normal. Seth still calls and checks on
Nessie daily, but there is a definite strain on that relationship. I wonder if he phased again since I last saw him. I wonder what they know. I guess
it didn't matter. All that mattered now was that I needed to start preparing myself for the long road ahead of me.
The flight was long and dull. I was ready to be out there, making things happen. The boat ride was a little better as I knew that it meant I was
almost there. I would take the first few days to think up a good game plan and approach to the situation. I needed to be on my A game for this. I
was pretty sure that this was a one time shot. I needed to make this happen for us. We finally pulled up to the island right around sunset. It really
was beautiful here, it would be nice to be able to do this while still getting in a little vacation time for myself. The boat driver dropped me off and
didn't hesitate before leaving. I knew that they had always known something was up with us. But at least we were able to maintain some sort of
anonymity here. All of a sudden there was a familiar smell....
"Hey Blondie" he said casually like it was no big deal, him being here and all.
"JAKE! What are you doing here!?" I nearly shouted as I ran over and nearly tackled him into a hug.
"Well, aren't you in a good mood" he said still smiling. "I had been crashing here lately, I knew no one really used this place anymore and figured it would be a good place to hide out for a bit. Seth told me you were coming out too, I figured you wouldn't mind if I hung around. I mean I could even help out and stuff. I mean we are kind of on the same mission, right?" he asked
"Of course I don't mind you being here. I mean just as long as well, no one else knows, right?" I asked suddenly concerned that our cover would be blown.
"Hah. I am not that dumb. No one really knows where I am at. I haven't phased because I didn't want anyone trying to track me." he said
"As crazy as all of this all is still, I am glad you are here Jake." I said looking up at him
"Yeah, crazy but I am glad we are doing this together."
We headed in for the night. We spent the night watching movies and just talking. It was like being reunited with an old friend. We decided to take
it easy for the rest of the night and get cracking on things in the morning. He apparently already had a few leads which would definitely help out.
He ended up passing out about halfway through our little slumber party. Which gave me some time to make a plan for tomorrow. First things first, I
needed to go shopping. I needed to get the trivial things out of the way before I got too wrapped up in our mission. I needed to find Alice
something worthy of all of her. It also wouldn't hurt to maybe take a little peak at some baby clothes. Definitely a good idea.
I decided it was best to let Jake get his sleep. He would need it this week. I left him a note letting him know I would be back before sundown and
headed out. As soon as I got into town my phone went off. "What's up Alice?" I asked slightly irritated but still amused.
"Lavender! And Thank you I love it!! K. Bye." she chirped before abruptly hanging up.
I had to hand it to her, she was a piece of work. But I guess this was a good sign. She saw what I was up to but didn't see Jake. Or I mean
couldn't see that part of things. This would probably put her as well as the others at ease a bit. I spent the day mindlessly floating about the city
trying to shop. I got Alice's gift as well as Emmett's. I got about a weeks worth of clothing for myself and I figured I might as well pick Jake up
some dinner. I did a little bit of browsing for baby items before I decided to call it a night and head back to reality.
I wondered what Jake did all day? I wondered if anyone had considered looking for him yet? I am sure he ordered his pack to stay away but what
about Edward. I wondered if he would be so kind. I worried about what he may do if he knew we were both here together. This was definitely
something I needed to think about.
I arrived to an empty house. Which was a little alarming. I wondered where he had gone off to? It's not like he could speak Portuguese which
would obviously cause him some problems. Maybe he went for a swim? I decided to give him some time before I started looking for him. I went
ahead and unpacked my new things into the guest room.
"I see how it is, too good to share a bed now?" he asked laughing.
"Ha, well considering I don't sleep that shouldn't even be an issue. Huh?" I said smirking.
"Sure, sure. I wouldn't have minded sharing though. I mean I kind of like your company"
"I like yours too, but that doesn't mean I am going to be changing my clothes in front of you. I think that would probably be frowned upon by your wife." I said teasingly
"Yeah, this whole thing would be frowned upon by her" he said glumly suddenly loosing his smile.
"Hey, Jake. I am sorry, I shouldn't have brought her up. Here, come to the kitchen. I got you dinner." I said trying my best to ease his worries.
And that was the trick. Sure enough he was smiling again in no time. We just sat around the table talking and laughing for what seemed like only
minutes. But was more like hours. I knew it would be time for him to head to bed soon enough and we hadn't even begun to plan. I guess
tomorrow we would really have to buckle down. I would make sure of it. We couldn't afford to waste any time, I mean who knew how much longer
Nessie had till she was due. Tomorrow we would get cracking. Tomorrow I would also make him call home to check on her. I needed to make sure
that no one came looking for him. It was up to him to reassure everyone he was fine. Tomorrow.
"Hey, Rose." he said through a yawn.
"Yeah."
" I know I don't have any reason to ask this of you and I mean you don't have to but, would you mind laying with me. Just until I fell asleep?" he asked me sheepishly. I knew this was crossing all kinds of lines but what did I have to loose now. We were already up to no good anyways. It was just one friend comforting another.
"Sure thing Jake" I said to him as I watched his face light up.
