Second chances
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Wishing everyone a happy new year !
Our new restaurant
JPOV
The Parmesan dish turned up quite nice .I was not expecting the taste to be so delicious from those eggplants .Leave it to Bells to change those yucky things into lip smacking food. We had a feast of sorts as Paul, Rachel, Bells, Dad and I cleared the remaining leftovers of the party and eggplant Parmesan at dinner.
After the tasty dinner Rachel forced me and Paul to clear the mountain of dishes and container in the sink. We protested that we were tired too and were not up to cleaning so much between two of us. She ignored our reasoning; even Paul's when he had cried his hands were paining from bowling all evening.
Hearing that Bells, tried to come forward to help us but Rachel pointed to her arms. That stopped our talking and giving Rachel one long glare; Paul and I started washing the dishes with a sigh.
Clearing the dishes had taken a long time as I didn't see bells when I went to change in our room. The phone at the hall rang, before I could pick up I heard someone pick and talk "oops! I forgot to tell him. Sure! Bye night Kim. "Bells came wearing flannel shirt and shorts .I respected Bells too much to push her fast in intimacy whether I wished to scale up it to more steamier level than now we are currently doing with each other .
"Jake, I have to go with Kim and see the property for the restaurant. Is it okay?"Bells said ,while shaking me from my thoughts.
"Are you sure ,it's safe with all the magic stuff and Edward…take Quil and Embry with you wherever you go. If you need any help, please tell me .I will be happy to do so."I said while snaking my hands under the hem of her flannel shirt .I hummed as her skin was so soft and just little moist from the shower she had taken minutes earlier.
"Really Jake .I am so relieved, you had not given me any response in the woods when I had told you about the restaurant. You are so wonderful" and then gave me such an earth shattering kiss that I saw stars around my head . She was going to death of me as I adjusted myself .
If without the imprint I am such a goner, then I don't know what will happen to me if she allows the imprint to take place. My heart was feeling like it would burst with happiness on seeing her so happy .I was truly convinced that she loved me. Finally I could be the man who supports and protects his love...No life whenever she needs it.
Bpov 27 dec 2012
The next morning when I woke up .I felt Jake holding me close from behind. When I tried to wriggle out from his grip he tightened it out around my waist and then softly started nibbling my ear. Jake woke up when I shouted loudly in his ears "You have to go work from today". He let go off me suddenly as he covered his ears with his hands and groaned. Slowly he opened his eyes and gave me a wry smile before saying " Go, take your shower while I wait my ears to stop ringing. You shout so loudly, honey"
I went to take shower while taking my clothes with me while Jake sat on the bed holding his head. I felt sorry as I forgot his hearing is too heightened as he turned into furry being. It will take time to clear my effects of screaming my head off in his ear.
JPOV
Bells looked so cute in green sleeved shirt and blue jeans with her hair wrapped in towel. Thank god! My ears were finally alright now. I could not stop myself launching on her as she came out from the shower with the familiar smell of strawberries coming in full force .I gently kissed her on left cheek and the side of her neck which caused her to shiver a little.
"You know, you have to come home pretty soon" I murmured into a wet tendril of hair which was freely hanging near her face. I slowly took the towel from her head and taking it went in the bathroom to take my shower while inhaling the towel filled with her scent as I shut the door.
B POV
I made artichoke spaghetti for breakfast while getting flustered with the events that had happened in the morning .Jake was smirking at me as he was eating his breakfast and Billy, in between his bites, Billy told me Paul and Rachel had gone to visit Rachel's childhood friend who had come to La Push after a long time .
After seeing Jake off to work from the door and clearing the dishes I went to Emily's house. We went to see quite a few places in La Push, either it was in not good location or was too expensive. I then suggested to them that we can try to look around Forks. As luck would have it after few try, we got a nice place in Forks which was quite close to the reservation border too and that was in a nice location. The legal formalities were going to take a week, but as the owner was in dire need of money she handled the keys of the place when we paid the half price in cash by pooling in our resources. It was agreed mutually that we could pay remaining half when the legal formalities and documents related work was complete. We squealed when Quil and Embry came out of the new place showing thumbs up after they had checked the place out for breakouts or damage.
I told Billy and Jake about the new place Emily, Kim and I got for our new restaurant at dinner time .I had prepared bean ragout pie and spaghetti Rosa for dinner. They were happy when I told them the news. Seeing the food I had made, made them to grin like fools. Anyone could see they were over the moon by the way they were eating with such gusto.
Happy chatter flowed easily on the table as Jake told about his day at the office and Billy told some of his old escapades with Charlie when both of them were young. The next day flew as we brainstormed about the colours, furnishings and the list went on. Finally we made some decisions at the end of the day. We ordered the paint and other things to start painting tomorrow .I was thinking how to make Jake's birthday special, when I talked to Leah about it she assured me everyone of the pack will help otherwise she will kick their asses .
I was so tired by the time I reached home that I could not open my eyes properly. Jacob had made some chicken sandwich and the eggplant Parmesan as dinner which I ate with relish as I forgot to eat lunch today .I had refused to eat with Emily as I was thinking deeply about the layout of our restaurant which I was scribbling furiously. At last Kim, Emily and I selected one of my designs. I felt asleep after having dinner after washing the dishes with Jake. He had insisted that he could do alone but I could see he was beat too after cooking the dinner coming home after work. Thankfully he didn't have patrols at night today.
29 dec 2012
We had started painting work at the restaurant from the morning ;after having a rushed breakfast of chicken frittatas and toast with Billy and Jake I came here to check the things needed for painting. Colin thankfully had brought our requirements on request from Emily. Quil and Embry helped us when they were free from their work. He even bought Claire and Jen with him. They were starting to try get along with each other while looking after Claire. She was positively glowing from adoration from Jen and Quil.
At night Jake , after eating a rushed dinner of double cheese burritos , went straight for patrolling. I sighed as I waited for Jacob to come home while short listing the people who could help me in cooking. When Jen heard about our work she had come with the list of cooking helps,menu designs and chefs when she had come. In the meantime I had called two people for interview; I was going to call the third name when I saw my sister Bella's spirit appearing before me.
"Hi, sis. How are you? I met the Russian vamps and they have agreed to fight on our side "Bella's astral form replied .I smiled back and asked her "why are you against Edward? You love him right "her astral face developed a frown and replied
"Yeah, but not more than Jake and you. I bear him because he's Nessie's father and for nothing else "
"I am sorry sis but I can't trust you blindly anymore. You have done enough in the past. You have broken Jake's and mine heart too many times. Thanks for helping but I have enough courage to help him alone if needed." I said while placing the mobile and list on my bedside table.
"Remember the night before Edward wished about children to you and you replied in a quick rehearsed, automatic answer 'I know what I am doing 'with no emotion. Inspite of feeling less love for Edward why didn't you refuse him, you had to be the martyr because you had given your word. How can you go back on your word right?"I shouted at her which obviously caused her to flinch as she remembered that fateful night before her wedding. She tried to come and sit near me but I went and sat at far corner of the bed with a scowl.
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