Jacob PoV

After the encounter with the bloodsucker at Bella's house, Sam had sent us all home. It was certain that Victoria wasn't in the area and everyone was tired from the events of the day.

I thought about going up to Bella's room and sleep with her in her bed but when I saw her closed window I knew she didn't want to see anyone this night. And I couldn't blame her. So much had happened, good things and bad things, I too, would like to simply go to bed and sleep for the next four days. So I sped up home, got into my room without my Dad waking up and, without bothering to brush my teeth or get a shower, went straight to bed. I was asleep within minutes.

When I woke up the light was the brightness of an afternoon. I must have slept the whole day, right through breakfast and lunch. This showed me how much I had needed the sleep. I still felt tired but the missed meals were getting to me quickly and I didn't want to waste the whole day. I wanted to see Bella, make sure she was alright after everything that had happened. So I got up, stretched and yawned and slowly made my way into the bathroom. I would take a shower first and brush my teeth before I would go out and face the already fading day.

Another twenty minutes later I was somehow refreshed and on my way to our small kitchen. To my surprise, no one was there. My dad had left without leaving a note. Maybe he was out visiting some friends? A quick look inside the fridge told me that I would most probably starve to death or make a visit to the supermarket. Or to Emily. She always had something in store. But I didn't want to meet the rest of the boys or Sam right now, so I opted for the supermarket.

Outside, another surprise awaited me in form of a very familiar red truck.

The driver's seat was empty but when I went to check out the back, I saw indeed Bella lying there, eyes closed, arms behind her head. At first I thought she was sleeping but when I approached her she opened one eye and smiled.

She propped up on her elbows. "Enough of sleeping all day?"

"Yeah. Especially since I have such a nice surprise waiting for me outside." I grinned and jumped up on the back of her truck to sit down beside her. "What are you doing here?"

"Well, your dad decided to visit my dad so they could have a beer and sports day. I knew this wouldn't be much fun to me, so I decided to come over to keep you company. Charlie's okay with it as long as I come home before dark and we don't do anything stupid." She rolled her eyes. "I'm eighteen, I should be capable of looking after myself and make the right decisions but he thinks I'm still his little girl he has to protect from the big, bad wolf."

I laughed. "He'll never know how close to the truth he comes with that." I kissed her. The feeling of her lips against mine felt like heaven and I never wanted it to stop. I needed this, I needed her, to feel her and touch her. I pulled her over, so she lay on top of me. The back of the truck wasn't very comfortable, and this position gave me much more freedom to touch her.

Our kiss seemed to last forever. Her hands laid firmly on my chest while mine roamed all over her body. At one point I even went under her shirt, caressing the soft skin of her hips and back and she didn't object. Her kisses became heavier, more passionate and I could her face burning up. When I came to the back of her bra I was tempted to open it so I could feel more of her, of her soft skin, her tender flesh but I had enough mind left to know that this wasn't probably the best of all times, lying outside for everyone to see.

So I let it be and instead moved forward. She sighed when my hands touched her front body, her hips, her stomach and her breasts over her bra. I pushed it aside a little, feeling even more of her until I got to the very centre of her breasts. The moan that escaped her was the best answer and I became bolder, pushing the bra aside fully. I could feel how aroused she was, and it became even harder for me to hold back and not simply take her up in my arms and carry her to my bedroom so we could have some quiet.

But then I remembered the promise I had given Charlie of not doing something stupid and I knew it had to end here. I put her bra back in its place and placed my hands back on her hips. With one hand I pushed a strand of hair away from her red face and touched her hot sweaty cheek. "As much as I'd like for it to go on, this is probably not the best place for it." I gave her one small kiss on the lips. "But don't worry, this is just a little break not the end."

The way she bit her lips as I told her this was so tempting... It was hard to always be the reasonable one. She got back on my side, sitting upright, looking down at me with clouded eyes and flushed cheeks. One hand rested on my chest, following the lines of the muscles there. She panted heavily. "I'd never thought it would feel like this", she admitted in a very small voice.

"This good or this bad?" I joked, sitting up.

"This perfect." These two words made my heart swell with pride. "And this is only the beginning", I promised her.

When the heat started to fade from her face I could see how pale she really was and also the deep dark circles under her eyes. I touched her cheeks, smiling softly. "You didn't get much sleep this night, didn't you?"

She shook her head. "Not really... It was all a bit much, the day at the beach, the waiting for Victoria to come or not to come, Alice's visit..."

"Wanna talk about it?" I offered but she shook her head once more.

I wanted to say some more but she suddenly turned and got a bag from behind her. It seemed quite heavy and after some rummaging she produced a large bottle of soda and three wrapped, rather big sandwiches. She handed the items to me. "I figured you might be hungry after staying out all night and sleeping all day. I hope you like chicken and beef."

My eyes lit up and she grinned at my happiness. "Bells, you are the absolute best girlfriend in the whole world", I told her while I unwrapped the first sandwich.

It only took me ten minutes to finish the three sandwiches and half the bottle of soda. After that I laid back on the truck, drawing Bella in for another, shorter, session of kissing. "I love you Bells."

The look she gave me was so full of tenderness and love that I felt once more like the luckiest man in the whole world having such a beautiful, caring and loving woman at my side.

"Wanna go for a walk? I feel like moving a bit to clear out my head", she asked. Although I would have rather stayed and maybe make out some more, I instantly agreed. If she needed the walk to help her cope with everything then I'd go with her. I'd go to the end of the world and back with her if it was what made her happy.

She put the empty bag in the truck and closed it up.

I took her hand in mine. "Anywhere specific you want to go?"

"No, as long as it isn't the beach."

I understood that and so we began our walk, avoiding the houses and going in the direction of the grassland and the wood.

I didn't speak and neither did she. I figured she maybe needed the quiet and the space and she would talk when she was ready.