I'm finally updating, and there's no sad stuff in this chapter. I'm pretty sure. Anyway, not importan. I shall update soon...shall?
Cara:
The ride home from school was longer than the last Lord of the Ring's movie. It felt like it stretched on and on until finally we turned that bend in the road and Jacob's house came into view.
Paul cut the ignition on the Rabbit and hopped out. We left our bags in the backseat and bounded up the steps onto the porch. The cool air cleared my head, which was throbbing from Paul's ranting about how robots were still the only possible explanation.
I told him this wasn't Terminator 4.
"It's open!" Billy's voice called when we rang the door bell.
All day had been boiling down to this moment. Jake was home! Classes whizzed by without me so much as writing the date on the page, conversations were a blur and I don't even remember going to lunch. Which made me wonder what I was doing instead…?
"Hey, Billy" I smiled and Paul nodded politely. At first, I had called him Mr. Black, but he would laugh every time. 'I'm not that old yet' he would say. So Billy it was.
"He's up in his room… been driving me crazy too. I think they spoiled him over in the hospital. Jake acts like I'm the maid or something" Billy said and motioned me into the kitchen. I noticed Paul had ran up the stairs without me. Traitor.
"I wanted to talk to you, Cara, since I know that once Jacob's up and about he'll never leave your side. He just won't listen to me about this, but I think it's important" He swiveled his wheelchair around to face me and I sat in one of the rundown wooden chairs pulled up to the table.
"Now, I know you two have imprinted on each other and that makes your connection very strong, stronger than most one-sided imprints, but you're still young. There's no need to rush into certain… things" Oh, god. Was he trying to give me the Werewolf sex talk? This could not be happening! It's awkward enough with your own parents, but with your boyfriend's parents? No…
"Uh… I, um…" I couldn't think of anything to say so I just stood and walked out. Like a complete idiot. My face was flushed and I had to lean on the wall for support. My heart was flying in my chest and I know there was an onslaught of blushes on the way.
Before Billy could catch me in the hall, I bolted up the steps, tripping once and swung around the banister, walking quickly down the hall to Jacob's room. It was so tiny, I wasn't sure how the three of us would fit inside.
"Did you bring me a co- Cara!" Jake sat upright with a small flinch and opened his arms to me. I ignored Paul's grossed out look and folded into Jake's chest, warmed from head to toe. He pulled away and searched my face, his eyes the color of dark honey. "You okay?"
"Uh, yeah… just, processing what just happened" I said and he gave me a questioning look but I shook my head. Later, I mouthed.
"Ugh, you two make me want to barf up the already sickening cafeteria food I ate today" Paul gagged, ducking when Jacob threw a pillow at his head.
"If you don't like it, get out" and to emphasize his point, he kissed me. Fingers twined with mine, one hand cupped behind my neck. My eyes fluttered closed and I didn't notice Paul slip out of the room and close the door.
What if Billy asks what we're doing? It took all I had to pull away from the kiss, wanting more but dreading the image of Billy bursting in on us. I laughed at the pout Jacob gave me and kissed him once, quick and sweet.
"You're dad tried to give me the talk" Funny, how I'm not embarrassed to bring it up with Jake. Before, even at the mention of kissing, I'd blush and stammer. Now? I could care less.
"What?! You're kidding. You have to be joking!"
"Wish I were" I said with a smile. His eyes widened to the size of a saucer and his jaw swung open. I slipped his mouth closed with two fingers under his chin.
"Oh, god. I am so sorry… I'm gonna kill him. Forget a wheelchair! He'll need more than that when I'm done with him…. Jeez, this is so embarrassing" I could swear his cheeks reddened a few shades and it made him even cuter than he already was. He smiled slowly, his eyes going from wide and wild to sly and wicked.
"So… do you want to put that talk to some use?" Even injured, Jacob Black is strong. Effortlessly, he pinned me down on his bed, his body hovering over mine. He held himself up so I wasn't crushed by his weight but he was close enough to send my heart racing. I gulped.
"And how would we do that?" I said breathlessly. My dad would kill me, but how would he know? Unless Billy walked in and decided to call him. Oh, that would be bad. Like, really bad.
"Hmm… like this" Jake whispered in my ear before trailing soft kisses along my jaw, brushing my lips lightly and moving onto my other side, trailing kisses up my jaw to my other ear. "And like this" His lips moved down, along my neck, sending chills up my spine.
I could barely breathe, let alone speak. With each kiss, my temperature rose, going beyond my normal 101. Finally, Jake's lips wound up at my own but he stopped, hovering just above me.
"I love you" he whispered and a spark ignited when our lips locked. All thoughts of Billy flew out of my mind, Dad who? The only thing I was aware of was Jacob, making me dizzier each second, pulling me out of reality.
I had just wound my fingers through his dark hair, securing his face to mine, and he had just wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling me up against his body when Paul burst in.
"Oh! Sorry" He closed the door and we broke apart, gasping for air. "Um… I was just wondering if, uh, Cara wanted me to give her a ride, but if you're, um… if you're busy I can just leave your bag with Billy?"
Jake's eyes pleaded with me to stay but with a sinking heart, I untangled my hands from his hair and he eased me back onto the bed with a sigh. I wanted to stay right there with him more than anything but my father was expecting me home, I was already late, and I was not in the mood for a talk. Not another one at least.
"I'm coming" I called, sitting up. I re-arranged my clothes, straightening my t-shirt and pulling up my jeans. Jacob slipped my hair behind my ear, his warm fingers lingering on my cheek for just a second.
"Do you have to go? It was just getting fun" He grinned wickedly and waggled his eyebrows. Laughing, I stood and opened the door. I leaned in for one more kiss but broke away before he could convince to me really stay.
"See you tomorrow" I winked and skipped down the steps, waved to Billy and closed the front door behind me. Paul honked twice, then just laid his hand on the horn even though he could see me on the porch and I rolled my eyes.
Boys- so immature. In the greatest way.
Reeeeeeeevieeeeeeeeewwwwwwww!!! Um... yeah.