Racing Hearts
Chapter 8 "Imprinting, wow."
Wednesday March 18th 6:45am
Annabelle Pov
I stretched as my alarm clock went off and when I opened my eyes, I got a surprise. It was sunny out, a sunny day in Forks! My next surprise was a vampire standing by my bed. I glared at the pixie vampire standing next to the bed. "I thought you just said the first day."
Alice smiled. "Oh come on, you loved what I did yesterday, so why not continue it? Plus you have an interview today! You have to look nice."
I rolled my eyes but got up. Thank goodness I had taken a shower last night because I didn't think I had the energy to take one this morning. "Okay."
Alice went to work on my makeup and my hair. This time she french braided my hair and put a little bit of makeup on. "The french braid looks better for your interview, lots of horse people braid their hair. Curls would be too much."
I was surprised. "Well thanks Alice. I love it, maybe this should be a daily thing." I gave her a smile and Alice smiled back, very happy.
"I can do it! I mean I have nothing to do every morning! Oh thank you!" Alice hugged me.
"No problem Alice." I said getting up about to find some clothes. Alice handed me a outfit.
"This will look amazing on you." Alice winked. I looked at it and found a pair of light blue jeans, a short sleeved gray t-shirt and my blue converses.
"Thanks Alice." I said. I stood there for a moment in silence and Alice looked at me sideways.
"Aren't you gonna change?" Alice asked.
I blushed. "Alice, I'm kind of..."
"Oh silly! There's no reason to be self-conscious, it's just me." Alice giggled.
I looked at her then looked back at myself. "Alice, look at you, then look at me."
Alice shook her head. "Just like Bella, doesn't see her own beauty."
I shook her comment off and got dressed, trying to avoid looking towards Alice. "I'm going to take you to school today Annabelle." Alice said as I went to check my phone.
"What? Why? Where's Jeremiah?" I asked, half-panicked.
Alice made a calming motion. "He's fine. But he can't go to school today because it's sunny and we can't be in the sun, remember?"
I nodded. "Oh yeah, Jeremiah did tell me that." Damn, I cursed silently. I was going to have to go to school alone today—no wait, you have Katie there remember! I smiled when I thought of my new friend Katie. It was going to be really nice having friends here, especially since Jeremiah couldn't go out on sunny days.
"Go answer the door." Alice told me.
"No one-"I was going to say no one knocked but as soon as I started to say that, I heard a knock at the front door. I knew Charlie was already gone so I went to answer the door as Alice told me to.
I opened the door to find a sheepishly smiling Katie. "Hey Annabelle."
"Hey Katie!" I smiled back and opened the door. "Would you like to come in?"
"Sure." Katie stepped in and I admired her outfit. Katie wore black shorts, with a bright-like neon-pink shirt with black flip flops on.
"Nice outfit." I complemented her.
"Thanks." Katie grinned. "My dad asked me what the heck I was wearing when I came down this morning."
"I bet he did." I giggled.
"If it's not camouflage or something plain, he doesn't like it." Katie rolled her eyes.
"Army men." I replied, rolling my eyes too.
Katie smiled. "So would you wanna walk with me to school?"
"Actually Alice, Jeremiah's sister is going to take me. You want a ride? I'm sure Alice wouldn't mind giving you a ride." I offered. I heard my bedroom door open and Alice came almost silently down the steps.
"Hello Katie!" Alice smiled as she jumped from the last step. Katie looked at her in amazement.
"Hi." Katie replied slowly back.
"I'm Jeremiah's brother, Alice. Annabelle told me all about you last night!" Alice threw a look at me, that said I should of.
Katie blushed then laughed. "I hope it was all good."
"Of course it was!" I told her. Alice then told me to grab my back pack and after that we were ready to go. Our conversation in the car was of clothes, horses and school.
…...
After English, it was finally time for lunch. Katie and I were walking down the halls to the cafeteria and I was trying to read all the text messages Jeremiah had sent me.
There was: Miss you so much. Can't wait til you get home :)
Then: Seth wanted me to let you know that his friend agreed to meet you this afternoon if you'd like. I'd willingly take you and Seth to Port Angeles. See you soon.
I grinned as I read the text messages. I missed Jeremiah too, even though I had just saw him last night and it was awesome that I could go interview for the job today. The sooner the better.
"Texting Jeremiah?" Katie asked as we got in line. I nodded with a sheepish smile.
"Sorry. He was just letting me know that Seth, my friend, got me an interview at a barn in Port Angeles."
Katie smiled. "Sureeee that's all it is." Katie giggled. "I see the way you two look at each other."
"What way?" I asked, truly curious.
"Like all gooey eyed. Like you just have eyes for each other. I find it quite sweet and I'm really jealous of you." Katie laughed.
I laughed along with her. "Really? I mean we just met like a week ago maybe?"
Katie looked surprised. "Doesn't seem like it, it seems like you two have known each other for awhile for like a couple of years.."
I nodded. "It does feel like that. I have no clue why, he just makes me feel incredibly comfortable around him. We immediately just liked each other."
"I've seen that before. Kind of like you and I were immediately comfortable friends?"
I nodded again. "Just like that." I grabbed a slice of pepperoni pizza and a soda as my lunch and paid for it. Katie followed me with her lunch. "So maybe you would like to hang out sometime this week? We could study for that test in French."
"Sure! When are you available?" Katie asked sitting down at a table.
"I think Uncle Charlie is working Friday night, I could ask if you could sleep over to keep me company." I told her.
"Sounds good. My dad is hanging with his buddies on Friday anyways." Katie replied.
"I'll ask him tonight." I smiled at Katie.
"Good. I'll ask tonight too." Katie smiled back. We ate our lunch in a companionable silence and I pulled out my phone to text Jeremiah.
To: Jeremiah
From: Annabelle
I miss you too! I wish you were here :) Tell Seth, I'm up for it, just let me check with Charlie! See you soon!
I sent it and a second later got a response.
To: Annabelle
From: Jeremiah
Sue and Charlie already talked, everything is cleared with him! So I'll be picking you up from school, does Katie need a ride home?
I smiled. I couldn't wait to see Jeremiah and he was being nice by asking if Katie needed a ride home. "Do you need a ride home, Katie?"
Katie looked up from her lunch. "I would definitely appreciate it."
"Okay, well Jeremiah is going to be picking me up, he said he'll take you home." I motioned to my phone.
"What was he doing today anyways?" Katie looked at me, curiosity on her face. Crap, what was I supposed to tell her? Oh he's a vampire and he sparkles in the sun so he can't come out on sunny days?
"He, uh, wanted to make sure Princess settled in okay and was okay with Secret because he didn't want me to miss anymore school." I played with my phone for a few minutes.
"That makes sense." Katie finally said when she finished her lunch. I text Jeremiah back saying Katie would need a ride home and I was excited.
The bell rang, ending lunch. Katie and I got up heading towards the gym. I was going to have to dress in my gym uniform today and participate, which didn't seem that bad since we would be playing basketball today.
Gym was very fun with Katie and my new classmates who I started to talk to and learn their names. There was Ryan, Jenna, JD, and Emma. When I told them I had horses, their eyes lit up.
"Really? What kind?" Ryan asked, curious.
"All thoroughbreds. Clover is a mother of two babies right now, she's also an ex racehorse."
"Do you race?" Emma asked.
"Not right now, I might be getting a job up at a racing barn in Port Angeles though."
"Are you a jockey?" Jenna asked, excited.
"Not yet, I'm hoping to test for my license soon though. I've been an exercise rider and groom for about three years now."
"That's so cool!" All four said in unison. Katie just smiled.
The bell rang, ending our conversations for now but since I had given them my number, we could continue to text.
Katie walked out with me and we saw Jeremiah waiting outside his truck, it was cloudy out now so it was fine for him to be out. Jeremiah smiled as soon as he saw us and I grinned back at him, I had missed being with him today a lot.
"Hey there beautiful." Jeremiah kissed me quickly and I put my arms around him.
"Hey there sexy." I whispered in his ear while Katie got in the truck.
"Let's go lovebirds!" Katie said with a smile. I rolled my eyes but got in the truck with Jeremiah and Katie.
Jeremiah dropped Katie off and I went inside Charlie's to change my shoes into something more appropriate for the interview. Once we left there we went to the Cullen's to pick up Seth.
"So tell me a little bit about this guy Seth." I said as we drove.
"He's a young trainer, just about thirty but he has a good sized stable. You know the horse that won the California Handicap, Midnight Runner? That's one of his horses, the family has been in the horse business for years so they have a lot of good horses."
"Wow, Midnight Runner? That was a good race and horse. Does he have a lot of potentials? Does he like young jockeys or does he go for the more older, experienced?" I asked.
"He does have a lot of potentials from what my friend says and he is open to younger jockeys, so you should really go try for your license." Seth answered.
"I'm nervous." I bit my lip.
"Don't be, I bet you're great." Seth encouraged.
"I agree with Seth." Jeremiah smiled.
I let Seth and Jeremiah talk the rest of the way. Jeremiah pulled into a lane with a sign with the words 'Rain Drops Farm' and stopped by a barn where Seth told him to.
Thankfully, it was still cloudy so Jeremiah could go with us. "Alright Annabelle, let's go meet Andrew."
Seth led us into the stable where it must have been the training barn. I could see plenty of young beautiful horses and I even stopped to pet some of them. They were so amazing.
Seth knocked on the door of a office and we heard two male voices. Someone came to open the door and he smiled at Seth. "Well hey there Seth, long time, no see."
"You too, Roger." Seth shook his hand then turned to Jeremiah and I. "Annabelle, Jeremiah, this is Roger, the assistant trainer here at Rain Drops Farm."
"Nice to meet you Annabelle, come in so we can discuss your riding." Roger smiled and I shot a nervous glance at Jeremiah and Seth as they stepped back. They wouldn't be going in, I was on my own.
Jeremiah smiled encouragingly at me and I walked in the office. Roger closed the door and I sat down in the chair he offered me. "So Annabelle, tell me a little bit about you."
"I'm sixteen years old, I've been grooming and exercising racehorses for three years. I have three horses right now, a mare named Four Leaf Clover and her twin foals. I used to ride for Rushing Water Stables in Beaufort, North Carolina for a man named Jack Summers. I could give you his number if you'd like as a reference. Actually he's the one who I bought my mare from and who taught me how to ride, taught me everything I know about racing." I told Roger.
He nodded. "I've seen Jack's father, Big Jack, race his horses. Good man, terrible that he's gone now. Good thing little Jack has taken over and seems to be doing well. I bet he's trained you well." Roger smiled. "Andrew is saddling up a horse for you to ride right now. If you ride to our liking, you've pretty much got the job, I will call Jack tonight to talk to him but if you ride well I'm pretty you'll have the job."
I nodded excitedly. "Thank you."
"Let's go see if Andrew has this horse saddled up." I followed Roger to where I saw Jeremiah and Seth standing with a male who was probably about 6foot tall, with slicked back black hair and was holding a dark grey horse saddled up with an exercising saddle. "Andrew!"
The guy turned around and smiled. "Hey Roger, interview Miss Annabelle here?"
"Yep. She used to ride for Little Jack Summers and his father. She should be trained well." Roger winked at me and I smiled.
"Well that's good." Andrew held his hand out. "Nice to meet you Annabelle, I'm Andrew, if you hadn't already figured that out, owner & main trainer at Rain Drops Farm. Pleased to meet you, Seth here has sung your praises very well."
Seth blushed and I laughed while I shook Andrew's hand. "Pleased to meet you Andrew. I hope to ride and groom for you."
"Well here's your first chance to ride. This is My Darkest Wind, his barn name is Lucky-I'll tell you later why- , out of Secret Wind and sired by Dark Night. Secret Wind has some Secretariat in her and won almost all of her races til her retirement a couple of years ago, this was her first foal. We're finally going to see if she passes on her winning streak and talent to him." Andrew patted his neck. "So far, he's not doing that well, but hey he's only two years old. He has time to grow and mature."
I nodded and took the helmet Roger offered me. "Well let's see what this boy can do!" Andrew boosted me into the saddle and Lucky pulled at the reins eagerly.
I walked with everyone to the track and stopped Lucky at the opening to the track. "Okay, so what am I doing on him?"
"Well first I want you to warm him up, trot him half a mile then canter him til you get back to here and if he's okay, I want you to breeze him. If all goes well, you've got the job." Andrew said. I nodded and Roger handed me a whip but I shook my head. I also felt Lucky tense up when he saw it.
"I don't use whips on my mounts unless necessary. Let me see what this boy can do without it." Roger smiled and I trotted Lucky through the opening. We trotted for half a mile like Andrew said then I asked him to canter. Lucky had a wonderful canter that was so comfortable, he was relaxed. When we reached the opening Andrew yelled out.
"Go ahead and start galloping him then at the three quarters mark, let him go. Watch out for my Mr. Rite, the black horse over there. He's out for a breeze too!"
I nodded and asked Lucky for a gallop which he jumped right into. I smiled as I grabbed some of his mane and felt the wind going through my hair. Lucky had such a nice stride, it was comfortable and he was relaxed but alert.
As we came up on Mr. Rite and his rider, Lucky pulled more eagerly at the reins. We were close enough to the three quarters mark that I let him go. Lucky took off even faster, like a rocket, really digging in and trying to catch up to Mr. Rite. I was smiling as he was running, this colt definitely would make it to the races and win them too. He has the speed.
Once we got up on Mr. Rite I saw his jockey go to switch his whip to the other side, I felt Lucky tense and jump sideways, making me lose my balance and stirrups. I made his reins tighter and had him come to a complete stop, I got my stirrups back and trotted him in big circles to calm him down.
Once he was calm, I cantered him and asked him for a slow gallop. He did as I asked and was only a little jittery, I pulled him up as we came close to the opening where everyone was standing with Mr. Rite and his rider.
"You okay, Annabelle?" Andrew and Roger came out onto the track. I nodded.
"Hey kid, I'm real sorry about what happened. I was trying to switch my whip to the other side so it wouldn't be in his face but I guess he saw it." Mr. Rite's rider said.
"No big deal." I turned to Andrew. "But I think it may explain something. I think he's whip shy. I mean he was running amazing until he saw the whip...he was really going."
Andrew and Roger were having some kind of silent conversation that must of turned into an out loud conversation. "I can't believe we never noticed the pattern before. He would be running wonderfully, then when the jockey or rider would use the whip, he would slow down and freak out a little." Andrew said.
"He doesn't like whips." Roger nodded.
I dismounted from Lucky and he gently nudged me. "You did great, Lucky." I gave him a kiss on his nose. "Should I take him and cool him out while you two talk?"
Only then did we all remember, I was here for an interview. "That'd be great, but Annabelle, you've got the job." Andrew smiled.
I broke out in a smile and laughed. "Thank you!" I shook both their hands and they told me to cool Lucky out and put him back in his stall, then come to the office.
It didn't take long to cool lucky out so within fifteen minutes I was in the office with Andrew, Roger, Seth and Jeremiah.
"Roger and I thought you were a really good rider, very natural. You handled Lucky well when he freaked out, even from the opening we could see you were calm. We definitely like that in our riders and I like the way, you take the no whip approach. I know a lot of trainers think it's stupid but I don't, a horse can perform without a whip."
I nodded at Andrew's words. "Back at Rushing Waters, we had a racing stallion come to us and he had been hit viciously with whips and none of us could use them on him. Some of the riders had problems with that, so Jack put me on him and we got along well. I made sure to keep him away from the other riders with whips."
"So now it's time to discuss your position, salary, hours and such." Roger said.
I always hated this part. "Well apart from an exercise rider, I'd really like to be a groom and hopefully one of your jockeys."
Roger nodded. Andrew spoke. "We'd love to have you for all three. You still need your jockey licenses right?" I nodded. "Well I can set up an appointment with one of my horses here next week if you'd like."
"That soon?" I felt my heartbeat faster.
"Why not? You know how to ride a horse out of the gate right?" Andrew asked.
"Yes."
"You know how to ride them in a straight line, keeping them in control, down the track?"
"Yes."
"Then that's all your test is." Andrew shrugged.
"She'd love to have her test done next week." I heard Jeremiah say.
Andrew smiled. "It's settled then. I'll tell you the info, when you start your job."
We spent the next half an hour discussing what I would be paid($10/hr! Rides in the morning would be $20/ride), my hours(31hrs, I would work 5 hours after school on Mon, Tue, Wed&Thur, Off Friday, 10hrs on Saturday and most Sundays off unless I was racing), I would be a groom, exercise rider and their new jockey(if I pass my test).
When he asked about my transportation, I told him that I was getting a car. "That's good, you'll need your own transportation."
So we talked for a little bit more then we got up to leave. "Alright, so I'll see you Monday, at three?" Andrew and Roger asked.
"Yes. I'll see you then."
…...
I smiled as Jeremiah pulled up in the Cullen's driveway. I got out and ran towards the barn to see my horses. I had already thanked Seth a million times and Jeremiah too.
Nessie was in the barn, like I assumed. "How'd the job interview go?"
"Wonderful. I got the job." I smiled as I watched her groom Twilight.
"That's great!" Nessie smiled at me.
"I know. But it also means less time with these guys." I sighed.
"Well you know if you can't get here to take care of them, I or someone else will." Nessie said.
"I know. It's just I don't want to miss too much of their baby months. This is the time when you really need to do things with them." I paused. "You're doing great by the way Nessie."
"Really, you think so?" Nessie beamed. "Sue told me earlier I was doing good but I thought she was just being nice.."
"No, you really are doing great. I can't wait til halter breaking so I can see how you and Twilight get along with each other."
Nessie left the stall and gave me a hug. "Thanks Annabelle." My heart warmed as she hugged me and I couldn't wait til her birthday.
"No problem Ness." I went over to Secret and Princess's stall. "Hey girls, how are you tonight..." I pet them both for awhile then Nessie helped Jeremiah and I feed the five horses, then after making sure everyone was fine we left the barn and headed up to the house.
Charlie was there so Esme was cooking dinner and she told me to tell her all about the interview so I did. Once I was done talking, Esme sat a plate of spaghetti in front of Charlie and I, along with Sue, Leah, Jacob and Seth.
"So Annabelle tomorrow after school would you like to go to the car dealership and get your car?" Charlie asked.
I smiled. "I would love that Uncle Charlie."
"Good then it's settled, we'll head up tomorrow and look at cars for you." Charlie smiled. "I'm getting kind of excited."
I laughed. "Uncle Charlie, I'm just getting a car."
"Yeah but it's your first car." Sue said with a smile.
"Oh my gosh, are you two actually getting sentimental on me?" I tried not to laugh.
"No!" Charlie and Sue said at the same time.
I shook my head and finished my dinner, letting everyone else talk. After dinner, Jeremiah and I walked down to the barn to check, just once more, on the horses. Everyone was fine and settled down for the night.
I gently leaned against Jeremiah as we walked slowly—and I mean slow—back to the house. The sky was clear for once and you could see the moon & stars. Jeremiah gently pulled me to a stop and made me face him.
"You're gonna be pretty busy tomorrow." Jeremiah said.
"Probably but I can always make time for you." I put my arms around his waist and put my chin on his chest.
"I was thinking maybe Saturday night we could go out on a real date..." Jeremiah watched to see my reaction.
I smiled. "That'd be great. I'd really love that."
Jeremiah grinned back at me. "I was thinking we could go to this restaurant in Port Angeles that Edward suggested then I have a few ideas for after wards."
"That sounds very nice except you don't eat." I raised my eyebrows.
Jeremiah shrugged. "Doesn't mean you shouldn't get a proper date. I'm taking you to dinner Miss Foster."
"Okay, can't wait." I reached up to kiss him and he picked me up, then held me. I put my arms and legs around him as much as I could and kissed him as much as I could.
Someone behind us cleared their throat and Jeremiah sat me down. We both turned and saw Charlie and Sue waiting for me. Sue hid a smile and Charlie had a stern look on his face—even though I knew he probably wasn't mad or anything—I bit my lip to keep from smiling.
"Sorry Sue, Charlie. I'll be right to the car in a minute." They left Jeremiah and I to say goodbye. "I'll text you as soon as I get home and out of the shower, okay?"
"Okay. Miss—"He paused to kiss me. "You-" Kiss again. "Already."
I smiled. "Miss you too." I waved to everyone who was on the porch and got in Charlie's cruiser.
…...
I texted Jeremiah as I slipped on my Pjs and sat at my desk to do my homework. It didn't take long, because most of it was pretty easy. I also had the TV on and I was watching replays of races earlier today.
They were talking about the Triple Crown races coming up in a few months and I smiled. I knew Jack a candidate and I really hoped they did well. Jack deserved it. Thinking of Rushing Waters, I called Luke back. We talked for awhile and I told him about my new job, my friends and the horses.
He told me John had been fired and Dark World had been sold. Jack couldn't stand to see either of them there and Moon and I, not. He said I was missed very much by all of them and the horses, I told him that I missed them too, a lot.
Soon we switched to a lighter subject about my jockeys license test. "You'll do awesome. I know it." Luke reassured me.
"Andrew told me what it was and it sounds simple but there's so much riding on it Luke. And if I do okay, then I'll be worrying about racing."
"Annabelle, it's just like you do on the training track. Ride your horse like you should, you'll just have to think about your moves, keeping your mount in check, etc. Like you do all the time."
I saw that Jeremiah was trying to call me. "Yeah, I guess you're right. Thanks, Luke. I'm gonna get off here, I'll call you soon."
We ended our call and I answered Jeremiah's. We talked for awhile while I laid in bed and he told me that it would be cloudy tomorrow, so yes, he would pick me up tomorrow morning for school. He also told me that Alice was already planning what to make me wear tomorrow and my hairstyle. I laughed at that statement.
We talked for a little while longer then we hung up so I could get some sleep. I turned off the TV and the light, it wasn't long before I fell asleep.
…...
I woke up in the darkness and rumbling thunder. I grabbed my cover and pulled it closer to my face, I hated thunderstorms. Lightning flashed brightly outside my window and it crackled. Ugh.
I heard my phone ring and I saw Jeremiah had texted me.
To: Annabelle
From: Jeremiah
Hey, it's storming pretty bad. I wanted to make sure you're okay. Text me back when you get this.
I texted him back quickly.
To: Jeremiah
from:Annabelle
Yeah, I noticed. It woke me up. I'm, uh, really scared. Wish I was with you. :(
I waited for his reply but it didn't come. I sighed and got under the covers more ignoring the lightning and thunder until I heard a tap at the window. I peeked out from under the covers and saw a black figure standing there. My eyes widened and I felt the scream coming until I heard Jeremiah's voice.
"Annabelle, let me in!" I ran to the window and yanked it open, while Jeremiah jumped in. He took his rain coat off and smiled at me.
"What are you doing here?" I whispered. "What if Charlie finds you here?"
Jeremiah grinned again. "He won't, do you know how many times Edward snuck in here when Bella lived here and Charlie never knew? Plus I couldn't have my baby scared and all alone during this storm."
I didn't argue just shut the window and got under the covers. Jeremiah gently slid over to me and put his arms around me. We were silent for a few minutes.
"I could get used to this." I told him as I laid in his arms.
"Me too." He kissed my forehead. "Sleep now that I'm here."
I closed my eyes and fell asleep in his arms.
…...
I woke up and Jeremiah was gone but a small note was left on the pillow.
Sorry I left but didn't want Charlie to walk in on us. Alice will be there soon to do your morning thing then I'll be there to pick you up. Miss you. Love, Jeremiah.
I smiled and got up to brush my teeth. Once I was done Alice was back and waiting. I sat down to let her do her thing.
When she was done, I was dressed in light blue jeans, tucked in tan sheepskin boots, with a brown crew neck sweater and my hair was down with bobby pins keeping it out of my face. "I love it Alice!" I twirled around.
"I knew you would." Alice said satisfied.
Alice left and then it was time for school. Charlie left me a message saying that he was getting off early so we could go car shopping, so I was to be home at four. This was going to be a good day!
…...
School flew by so fast and before I knew it I was on my way to the Cullens with Katie and Jeremiah to feed the horses. "I'm so glad I finally get to see your horses!"
"Me too! And you have to meet Seth! I think you'd like him, he's really nice." Katie didn't reply but I smiled at Jeremiah and he just shook his head. So, I was trying to play matchmaker, was that wrong?
We arrived quickly and we all went straight to the barn. Nessie greeted us with a smile and I introduced her to Katie and she introduced Katie to Twilight. I smiled as I watched Nessie lead Katie around and show her the horses.
Jeremiah grabbed my hand. "What would you say if I wanted to come back tonight?"
"I might say, that maybe I want you to come back..." I faked indifference. Jeremiah pulled my face to his and kissed me.
"Then I'll be back tonight."
"Great." I answered breathlessly.
"Annabelle!" I heard Seth calling me. I turned around only to watch him stop dead in his tracks when Katie turned around. I watched his eyes widen and I turned to Katie only to see her mouth slightly open and her eyes were widened too.
I looked to Jeremiah in confusion, only to see him smiling. "What's going on?" I whispered to him.
"I think Seth just imprinted." Jeremiah whispered back.
"Seth? You okay?" I slowly asked.
"Yeah, I'm...fine." Seth sounded like he had the breath knocked out of him and I knew Jeremiah was right. Two of my best friends, were meant to be together. Wow.
After that I finally got them to be semi-normal and I introduced Katie to Seth. We fed the horses and let Flash go outside for awhile. Hopefully soon I could let the other two go outside with the babies. When it was close to four, I told Katie I had to go.
Seth and her surprised Jeremiah and I by saying that she was going to hang out with Seth for a little while and that he could give her a ride home.
"Okay...Bye Katie!" I waved to them and followed Jeremiah to his truck. We left and soon we were at Charlie's where Charlie was waiting by his cruiser.
"Hey Kid! Ready to go?" Charlie called out when I got out of Jeremiah's truck.
"Yep!" I kissed Jeremiah's cheek quickly and told him I'd call him after I got a car.
…...
I smiled as Charlie and I signed the papers to my new 2009(I think I did the year 2009) Jeep Wrangler Sport. Charlie and I were going to the Ford dealership when we passed the Jeep one and decided to stop, where I proceeded to fall in love with a Mango Tango(Orangish/Bronze color) 2009 Jeep Wrangler Sport. It was less expensive then I thought it would be especially with the Sirius radio they had in there but it cost me a $4,500 down payment and all together it was seventeen thousand, three hundred and forty five dollars. My monthly payment would be $267.00 and of course my car insurance which was 150. A total of $417.00 a month. Not too bad.
The dealer handed me my papers and told me how to get my permanent tags and such. I thanked him as he gave me my two sets of keys to my Jeep. Charlie and I laughed as we walked out of the dealership towards our cars.
"You got a great deal, Kid! You can really bargain with them dealers." Charlie and I stopped at the cars.
"Aw, now come on Uncle Charlie, you know they gave me a discount because you were a officer." I ran my hand over my Jeep. "Thank you so much, Uncle Charlie for co-signing with me. I won't miss a payment I swear!"
"No problem, Annabelle. I'm glad to help you out and I know you're responsible so I trust you to make your monthly payments. Now let's get home, be careful driving your new car." Charlie started towards his cruiser then yelled over his shoulder. "Since I know you'll want to stop by the Cullens to show them your new car, I'll follow you there."
I smiled as I jumped in the Jeep and eagerly started it. It started up nicely and I put my seat-belt on, then after turning the radio onto my station, slowly pulled out of the car lot.
It took me longer to get to the Cullens than it probably would because I drove slow and careful, not wanting to do anything to my Jeep. Charlie pulled up next to me as I parked outside the Cullen's home.
They started coming out, one by one, to see the car.
The first one I heard was Emmett. "A Jeep! I knew this girl was smart!"
"At least it wasn't a Ford." I heard Jeremiah say as he kissed my forehead.
"Hey! There's nothing wrong with Ford." I mock glared at him.
Rosalie inspected it thoroughly. "Looks really good. How much did you pay?"
"In the end about seventeen thousand." I told her. Her eyes widened.
"That's a great price! How'd you get it?" Rosalie asked.
"She probably flashed 'em." Seth said before I could answer them. I smacked his head. "Ow!"
"They gave me a discount because of Charlie and they were having a good sale. I was able to get them to lower a little bit also."
"My girl knows how to negotiate a car sale." Jeremiah said proudly.
Rosalie nodded and Katie stepped forward from Seth. "Does this mean your new best friend gets to ride in it every morning and afternoon to school and back?"
I smiled. "Yes, it does." Katie slapped my hand in a high five and grinned at me.
"I knew I became friends with you for some reason!" She teased me.
It went on like this with all the Cullens before I said Charlie and I should be getting home for dinner. I offered Katie a ride home, which she accepted.
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"Hey would you like to join us for dinner? It looks like your dad isn't home yet." I asked Katie when we turned down our street.
"That'd be great, thanks." Katie agreed. I parked in front of Charlie's house and turned off the car. We both got out and I walked with Katie towards the house.
"Then you can tell me all about your time with Seth, while I cook!" I grinned at Katie and she blushed. Life in Forks was really turning out to be wonderful.
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