CHAPTER 28 - NEW BEGINNING

Evan's POV

I was up early the next morning, feeling substantially better. The stitches in my hairline were obviously a little tender to touch and my neck a bit sensitive but apart from that I felt much improved than yesterday when it was a hospital bed I awoke in. I very much appreciated the fact that I'd more or less walked away from that accident unscathed. I was lucky.

Upon entering the kitchen Charlie was already frying some bacon and eggs on the stove and my stomach rumbled loudly in response as I inhaled the unhealthy breakfast.

"Hey Evan" Charlie greeted me cheerily as I sat down at the table. "How are you feeling?"

"Great…surprisingly." I answered.

"Good. You're a lucky girl Evan, you know that don't you?" he said warily.

"Yes, I know…" I said sombrely.

"I'm just glad your alright…" he added, more to himself.

"That smells good!" I commented…wanting to change the tone of the conversation.

"I hope your hungry?"

"Starving.." I salivated.

Charlie chuckled to himself.

Soon we were both sitting opposite each other at the table getting stuck into the meal, after a while I glanced up at Charlie to notice that he was studying me whilst slowly sipping his steaming mug of coffee.

"What..?" I asked diffidently.

"We need to have a little chat.." he told me his voice suddenly serious.

I swallowed my food quickly and looked over at him anxiously.

"About..?" I asked.

"There's some things I need to know Evan…" he began.

I put down my fork, suddenly not so hungry any more.

"I need to know why…?" he asked me, leaning forward.

"Why what?" shaking my head, not quite understanding.

"Why you took the truck out in that storm to get to La Push, why you were speeding…and what exactly is it that's going on between you and Jacob?" he was more than serious now.

I gulped nervously and stared back at Charlie blankly.

"Look Evan…." Charlie sighed. "Just tell me the truth…one thing at time. Let's start with the speeding."

I bit my lip at him. Now realising I was in serious trouble. I wasn't feeling too great any more.

"I know I was speeding Charlie…I'm sorry. It was really, really stupid of me." I admitted shamefully.

"Yeah it was! It was extremely irresponsible Evan, you have no idea how lucky you were but the fact is you could have hurt someone else other than yourself." he scolded.

"Am I in trouble with the police…?" I asked anxiously.

Charlie just shook his head at me. And I was instantly relieved.

"Just with me…" he muttered.

"It won't happen again. I've learned my lesson. I really have." I said adamantly.

"You sure have Evan. Because it's going to be a long time before I let you behind the wheel of a car again….that is unless, the second thing I wish to discuss with you gives me an explanation to your erratic behaviour. Why the hell were you trying to get to La Push so fast especially in that weather? I know you were trying to get to Jacob and I don't have the feeling its got something to do with your truck being serviced…." he said severely while raising his eyebrow at me.

Now I was in predicament. I knew for sure that I couldn't come out and tell Charlie about my weird obsession with Edward Cullen and the rest of his peculiar family…those of which I'd encountered so far that was. That the reason I'd tried to get to Jacob was because of Edwards creepy abduction and subtle threat to keep my nose out of the Cullen's secrets. Because saying all that out loud to Charlie, I know it would have sounded ridiculous. Jacob was the only other person I knew who felt the same way about the Cullen's as I did. I had to think of something else to say …..and fast.

"Evan…?" Charlie asked impatiently.

"I don't know Charlie…I kind of freaked out.!"

"Freaked out?" He asked confused.

"I know it sounds stupid but it was the storm and I didn't want to be alone. I knew you had work and I didn't want to say anything so I thought I could hang out with Jacob for a while over at La Push. But when I got the truck on the road the weather was so bad I thought if I got there faster it would be easier…." was he buying this? I wondered guiltily.

"Your telling me that you were scared of the storm and being alone?" Charlie asked.

"I don't know Charlie… " I stuttered. "I …I just think I took a panic attack or something… I just needed to get out the house and the only person…. place I could think of was La Push…I know it sounds stupid…" the words were rushing out my mouth nervously.

Charlie leaned back studying me carefully.

"Hmmmmm" he eventually said.

Okay, what does that mean? I wondered.

"Alright. We will leave it at that then."

My mouth was now hanging open….that was much easier than I thought it would be.

"Jacob?" Charlie suddenly asked.

My eye's widened in response.

"Jacob?" I replied, shaking my head in confusion.

"Last night Evan….." he reminded me. I felt my cheeks turn scarlet. "What exactly is going on between you and Jacob Black?"

"Umm"

As if sensing my awkwardness he handed me an olive branch.

"Look, your personal life is your business but I need to know what's going on if your more than just friends so I can set up some ground rules for when he's over here…" he tried to give me a tentative smile.

"Umm… " I repeated again uncomfortably. "I dunno, it's kinda,…. it's all kind of new to me…I've never had a boyfriend before…" I confessed.

"So Jake is your boyfriend…?" asked Charlie curiously.

"No….!" I blurted out. "I mean….I don't know, I think so." I shook my head, muddled.

"He likes you….a lot!" Charlie interrupted.

"What?" I asked surprised.

"Look Evan, I don't mind if you start dating Jacob, or already are…"

"I've not been dating Jacob" I cut in.

"It doesn't matter. I like Jacob, he's a good kid and I trust him." he tried to reassure me. "But…."

Oh I knew this was coming…

"Your only 17 and well, after having one daughter run off and get engaged at 18 years old I want to make it clear that I don't want you rushing into anything too serious…your young you don't need to …"

"Wow, back up there Charlie. I'm not getting married, I have no plans in getting married. I've not even been on a date with Jacob! And I'm not Bella..!" I announced ardently.

"I know that!" he defended. "Just want to get these things off my chest now, that's all." he shrugged, he was getting himself all flustered. "And Jake's not allowed in your bedroom with the door closed" he added hurriedly.

"Okay.." I agreed.

"Okay?" he asked.

"Okay…" I repeated again. Yes. This conversation wasuncomfortable.

"Good!" Charlie said relieved and began to sip his coffee again.

I smiled back awkwardly and went to pick my fork back up and finish what was left of breakfast.

"I knew you two would get together…" I heard him mutter to himself.

I refrained from saying anything in response. I had no desire to discuss Jacob Black any further with Charlie today.


It was around midday, I was lounging on the couch bored, watching rubbish sport on the TV with Charlie when the front doorbell abruptly rang. I sat up, suddenly alert and glanced over at Charlie curiously. He eyed me suspiciously in return and got up to head into the hall and open the door. I jumped up to the window and felt my heart rate quickly begin to increase. Oh and there was butterflies, actual butterflies dancing around my stomach.

Jacob's car was parked outside the house.

"Hello Jacob…." I heard Charlie say in mock severity.

"Charlie" Jake greeted in return, his voice surprisingly cheery.

"And what can I do for you today?" Charlie asked sarcastically, trying to make Jake feel uncomfortable for his own amusement.

"I'm here to see Evan." he boomed back confidently, completely unaffected by Charlie's attempts at torture.

I heard Charlie sigh dramatically at his failures…

"She's in the living room…." he muttered defeated.

I quickly shifted on the couch, trying to appear casual and relaxed before he entered the room but the damn butterflies inside my stomach were making me so jumpy that I wished I could have squashed the little suckers.

A second later my heart began thudding forcibly against my chest when I looked up to see Jacob's massive frame standing at the entrance to the room. He was dressed in his usual attire of cut off sweats, a pair of sneakers and cut off black t-shirt which exposed his rippling biceps that by the way were far larger than any 17 year old boy should have. My eye's made quick work of studying his exceptional physique and I was suddenly glad of the fact that Jacob Black was not a fan of long sleeved garments. Probably couldn't find any to fit over those arms I pondered wickedly.

He caught my eye's and smiled devilishly at me, flashing his bright white teeth and I quickly realised he'd observed my shameful leering. His warm eye's piercing mine, and I could see that he was revelling in it. I bit the inside of my cheeks, wanting to die of embarrassment and glanced down at my lap. I heard Jake chuckle quietly.

"So……Jake. Want to watch the game?" My eye's focused on Charlie who was now standing by Jake's side. Though Jake was still distracted, grinning at me.

"Em, not today Charlie. But thanks for the offer.." he replied politely. "How are you today Evan?" he quickly asked with clearly more interest.

Charlie sighed uncomfortably.

"I feel a lot better.." I replied shyly.

"Good! That's all I needed to hear…" he smiled back at me and my insides did a little flip.

What the hell was wrong with me? I wondered. I felt completely giddy.

"Well if that's all you needed to hear…then thanks for coming over Jake…" Charlie suddenly announced and pointed towards the front door.

"Charlie…!" I scolded, my voice abruptly furious.

I heard him scoff back at me in surprise… and then shrug his shoulders.

"I'm kidding Evan" he joked, shaking his head at my overreaction. My cheeks burned…yet again. I was getting really good at that and I mentally berated myself.

"So Jake…" Charlie said, his focus back on the boy who was glancing down at him curiously. "You and Evan are dating…..?"

Jacob's eye's flashed widely at Charlie raising his eyebrows at him

I'd leapt off the couch in a fraction of a second …and was suddenly pushing between the two of them, my small fingers grasping at Jacobs oversized hand pulling him towards the staircase a moment later.

"Coming upstairs Jacob….?" I asked while already attempting to drag him away from Charlie.

I tried to ignore the shock on both their faces at my actions and was fully focused on getting to the sanctuary of my bedroom.

I could hear Jacob chuckling behind me, as he let me lead him up the stairs.

"Door open!" I heard Charlie yell up seriously as we were already ascending the steps.

"Yeah!" I yelled back. Completely mortified I might add.

My fingers released their grip on Jacobs hand reluctantly as we entered my bedroom. I turned back to the door closing it over until there was only a tiny inch wide gap left…..technically, that was leaving it open I thought guiltily.

Turning back around I noticed that Jacob had already made himself comfortable and was sitting on my bed staring back at me with an amused expression on his face.

"So….. we are dating are we?" he chuckled, seemingly enjoying the fact my cheeks were now flushing again for what seemed like the millionth time.

"Charlie's words…not mine!" I bit back embarrassed.

"So you've been talking about me…." he teased.

"No…Charlie's been grilling me about you!" I corrected. "Since the fact he walked in last night….on us" I added raising my brow at him.

Jake laughed loudly.

"Yeah, that was very funny. Charlie looked quite surprised…" he chuckled.

"You didn't help much with your cockiness at being caught.." I chided, trying to sound angry but failing miserably when his chocolate eye's seemed to smoulder back at me.

A nervous sigh escaped my lips.

Jake suddenly held his hands out to me.

"Come here…" he demanded quietly. And my breath caught in the back of my throat. I swallowed hard.

I tentatively approached my bed, Jacob seemed to study me thoroughly as I did so. As soon as I was within reach he took hold of my hands and pulled me towards him We were now eye to eye despite the fact he was sitting and I was standing…he was that tall.

"Your soo big!" I muttered astounded by his size.

Jake smirked and laughed back, surprised by my comment. My mouth hung open, I was utterly mortified by my verbal thought.

"I mean…you are really tall…I, I… meant your height.." I stuttered trying to explain.

He grinned and pulled me closer to him so that I was sitting on one of his large muscular thighs, my legs were between his. His arm was around me holding me in place, while his other hand rested possessively on my knee. He suddenly leaned in dangerously close and I thought he was going to kiss me. I stopped breathing but his warm breath drifted across my skin and his mouth came to my ear.

"I know what you meant" he whispered, his voice so gentle that I actually trembled.

Jacob leaned back a little to study me again.

I gulped nervously.

Heat radiated off him, so warm that I hoped he would remain here for as long as possible.

"Are you alright like this?" he asked, making sure that I was comfortable with our closeness. And I remembered last night he'd promised to take things slow between us.

"Uh huh…." was the only verbal response I could come up with to reassure him that I was.

"Good" he smiled back his eye's burning.

And I wondered if….. or when he would kiss me.

"Your very quiet…" he mused.

"Uh huh.." I agreed again. I think I'd actually lost the power of speech.

Jake grinned mischievously back at me, clearly amused by my behaviour.

My heart suddenly shuddered when I noticed him subtly lick his full lips. He leaned in again carefully before pressing his lips gently against mine to give me a chaste yet lingering kiss. When he eventually pulled away, my heart was thudding so loudly in my ears I was sure that Jacob himself could hear it.

His dark eye's flickered from my lips to my own eyes.

"Is it okay that I kiss you…." he asked softly and my insides actually melted.

"Kissing is good.." my voice breaking unsexily.

Jake smiled briefly at my nervousness, though I thought I was actually making quite a good job of hiding my actual hysteria at being in this situation with Jacob Black.

His lips returned to mine slowly and he pressed them hard against mine before moving them over my mouth hungrily. It wasn't long at all before I felt his tongue run along my bottom lip, attentively seeking entrance to my mouth, trying to tease my lips apart for him. And I did so eagerly.

Jacobs soft hot breath was in my mouth a second later and his tongue slipped between my lips seeking out my own tongue, the heat and feel of him seemed to unbind me. I reacted instantly and fought to deepen the kiss, Jacob responded by almost growling possessively and caused a deep shudder to travel up my spine. I swallowed hard as our tongues clashed together, the thrill of tasting him. Jacob clasped my head in his large hot hands to steady me, I tried to grip my palms around his thick large arms and I moaned eagerly into him. Our mouths moved together over and over. I began to feel Jacobs hands begin to slowly creep into my hair, though he was careful to stay away from my wound. I let out a whimper when he voraciously began to fist his large hands deep within my red hair. My own fingers were clawing at the taut hard flesh of his large biceps.

Eventually….reluctantly. Jacob pulled his lips from mine. Leaving us both audibly panting breathlessly. Jacob's mouth hung open hungrily and his warm chocolate eye's seemed darker and much more fervent than I'd seen them before. I was still gasping for air.

Finally after our eye's seemed to be locked on to each other for what seemed like an eternity I somehow managed to find my voice.

"Th…that was…intense.." I gulped.

Jacob's eye's shined back, they seemed to glint wickedly in response to my trembling words.

"It's only the beginning …." he muttered back huskily.

My eye's widened at the illicit lust behind his words. Making his intentions towards 'us'…me, exhaustively clear. The tremor inducing affect of this hurried down my body in such a rampant flash and straight to my core, which pulsed heatedly.

'Only the beginning…" I thought astonished. Holy shit!.


Authors Note:

Phew, glad I got that out my system…lol! And that was just a kiss! I hoped you liked that chapter. I really enjoyed writing that one, that's why its finished so quickly. Thank for your reviews. Please keep them coming….I really do love reading them.

Okay I will get cracking on the next chapter.

Pixie.