Chapter 25: The Interruption

Finally, at 4 in the morning, our houses belonged to us again. The only person who wasn't in our family that remained was Jacob, who was exceedingly happy that I liked my gift from him: a big kiss. Even though I liked to get presents, I was still like my mom in a way: all the presents she got HAD to be small ones, otherwise she'd flip out. So, a simplistic, slow and sweet kiss from Jacob was all that I needed from him.

I yawned, and I felt my eyelids start to droop, signaling to me to go back to bed if I wanted any chance of being able to wake up at 8 'o clock in the morning to get ready for my wedding. I groggily thought about that fact. The wedding. The wedding. Hmm. The wedding. Saying thank you to everyone for an amazing birthday party, I began to make my way over to the stairs in a kind of trance. A sleepy trance. But I was quickly wide awakened as Jake picked me up and cradled me in his arms, walking up the stairs to my room.

"Jake," I tried to protest, but a yawn came, making me stretch in his arms. He chuckled and the way his chest moved against my side felt funny.

"What, love?" he said, looking down at me with those amazing brown eyes, a lock of his black hair falling into his face. I fought back another yawn while I tried to answer.

"You--aren't-- sup-" The yawn came, stifling my words. The moment my mouth shut I finished. "-posed to see the bride before the wedding, you know. It's bad luck."

"Well, darn. That's too bad," Jake whispered sarcastically as he pushed open my bedroom door with his knee, gently, so as not to move to me too much.

"I'm--serious," I smiled. I was now fighting the urge to just sink my head into the pillow the moment Jake put me down.

"Oh, are you?" he said, humoring me.

"Shut up, Jake," I hissed, annoyed now that he was keeping me up. "Put me down, and then go home and get some rest." In answering, Jake blew a raspberry.

"You know me better than that Ness. You know that I can't just fall asleep when in 16 sort hours, you will be my wife." Then, he dropped his head so that the tip of his nose brushed against my ear. My breath caught and I was suddenly wide awake. His soft lips replaced were his nose had been, but in a way so that it wasn't really noticeable. "And in a few short 18 hours after that, you and I will be alone, completely alone, on our honeymoon," he whispered the word so seductively I moaned.

"Jake, stop it. You know as well as I do that all people, being humans, werewolves or half-breeds, need their proper sleep," I persisted, before I started to think calm thoughts to make me sleepy. It started to work, I started to feel the pull from the waves of Dreamland.

"Okay. Sleep well, Ness," Jake whispered in my ear before setting me down on my bed. "Remember, in less than 48 hours, we will be at our honeymoon destination and you and I can finally be together."

"I know," I murmured as the waves pulled me in further. "Night, Jake."

"Good night, Ness." Then he was gone and the waves took me over completely, leading into a beautiful, dreamless sleep.