Chapter 13 – Breakfast Burns - Revised
I flopped down on the couch with its back to the kitchen and sighed.
"You should go to bed, you've had a long day; a lot to take in," said Emily, looking at me with concern.
I nodded. I had no energy to argue.
I stood and so did Jacob, "Thank you for dinner Emily, and the coffee," he said.
"Yes, thank you, Emily," I said hugging her.
Jacob and I walked back to his house and got ready for bed. I got changed into a tank top and some baggy sweatpants and then went out to get all the sheets off the line. I brought them all in and made my bed and then shut all the windows which were still wide open. I had just flopped down onto the freshly made bed on my back when Jacob came walking in.
"You ok, a lot went down today," said Jacob, leaning against the door frame.
I sat up and pulled my hair out of its bun.
"Yeah, I'm ok, just tired," I said yawning, "Thanks for taking me over to the beach, I loved it."
"Really, I couldn't tell," said Jacob sarcastically.
I stuck out my tongue at him and crawled over the covers and got into bed. I sat up, the sheets and comforter over my legs.
"Sleep well," said Jacob, and flipped the switch plunging the room into darkness.
I yawned, "Good night," I said and pulled the covers all the way up to my chin.
I fell asleep almost instantly.
I dreamt about the beach and running along it with Jacob when, out of nowhere, another woman came running towards us with remarkable speed. She sparkled in the sun but it wasn't pretty, it made her look eerie and sinister. She leaped into the air and opened her mouth wide revealing overly large canine teeth, strong enough to break a human bone. I woke with a start, my heart racing. What the hell was that woman, a vampire? Vampires don't sparkle, do they?!
I sat up, it was light out and I smelt something.
I leaped out of bed, "Jacob," I yelled!
He came running in through the kitchen.
"What's wrong," he asked.
He sniffed the air, "Shit," he said and ran back into the kitchen.
I hurried after him. A pan of bacon on the stove was smoking as Jacob took it off the flame and tossed it in the sink, turning on the tap.
Jacob turned around to look at me, "Sorry," he said.
"Holy shit Jacob you gave me a heart attack!" I said falling onto one of the stools.
"Well, breakfast is ready," said Jacob smiling.
He took down two plates and filled them with eggs from another pan and tossing a few slices of toast on too. He put the plates on the island and sat down.
I looked at the breakfast hungrily and grabbed a fork, "You're forgiven," I said and started shoving my face with food.
Jacob laughed, "Thanks," he said and started eating too.
Jacob wasn't a bad cook, not as good as Emily's but I remember my dad trying to make us breakfast once and, let's just say the eggs resembled charcoal. When we finished eating I took the plates and washed them and Jacob went back outside into the back yard. Loud thunks told me he was chopping wood. I got dressed in my Keds, some jean shorts, and a button-down shirt with cut off sleeves which tied under my belly button. I walked outside and saw that Jacob was indeed chopping wood. I pulled my clothes from yesterday off of the line; they were dry and stiff with sea salt. I rinsed them off under the hose tap on the house and then pinned them back up on the line. As I pinned them up I glimpsed Jacob straightening up and then he took off his shirt. Holy shit he was ripped, and damn he was hot! He looked strong and when he ran his fingers through his hair I felt butterflies flutter in my stomach. I blushed and hid my face behind my wet t-shirt.
"Pull it together," I thought to myself and stepped out from behind the line.
He looked over at me, "I think Sam is going to take you out this afternoon to show you around our patrol roots," he said.
"Are you coming?" I asked.
"I'm leaving in a bit to go on morning patrol, I don't know if I'll be back by then, you can spend the day exploring if you like," he said.
"Ok, maybe I'll go visit Emily," I said.
Jacob nodded and went back to chopping wood. I walked back inside, thinking what else there was to see around here, besides the ripped guys who seemed to exist all over the place!