Chapter 5
I could feel the tension rolling off of Jasper and Jake. I looked at Alice, she must of understood the perplexed expression on my face, because she shrugged back in return. Yeah, I didn't understand it either. "Well, um," I cleared my throat. "You ready to go, Bells?" Jake asked, breaking his gaze away from Jasper. "Oh. Yeah." I nodded, still trying to figure the situation out. "Cool, lets go then. Shall we?" Jake slings his arm around my shoulders. "Guess so. I'll see you guys later." I smile at them. "Bella! Sleep over at my house tonight?" Alice asked. As I turn back to face her, I saw the gleam in her eyes as she looked at me. "Uh, yeah, sure. I'll ask Charlie." I told her. "Great!" She smiled. Just as I turned back to face forward, I saw Alice turn to Jasper. This can not be good.
"So, Jake, what have you been up to?" I asked as we headed to my house from school. "Not much, really. Hanging out, doing some stupid stuff the my boys, you know, the usual." Jake flashes me a grin. "That reminds me, how is it that you're picking me up?" I asked. "Ah, well, Charlie called my dad this morning. He told him about the truck, and that you would need a ride home from school. Ergo, Jacob Black at your service. I also went to the junk yard on my way here and got the part for your truck." He explained. "Thanks, Jake. You didn't have to do that." I replied. "No biggie. Actually, I knew the part would needed to be replaced, I just thought it would last a little longer." Jake chuckled. I playfully shoved him. "Way to go." I rolled my eyes.
There's a silence that follows, which makes me uneasy, Jake is rarely ever silent. "So, Bella?" Jake finally says something as we pull into my driveway. "Yeah, Jake?" I ask. I unlock the door and toss my bag on the chair. "That Jasper guy. What's his deal?" He finally asks as he plops down on the couch. "I'm not really sure. He's only been here a couple days. He moved here from Austin." I explained. Jake looks like he's thinking about something. "Why do you ask?" I question, looking at his quizzically. "No reason." He shrugs, a light hearted smile on his face. I raise my eyebrows at him, but say nothing else. I mean, what was I even supposed to say?
"I'll go put the part in." Jake said, standing. "Be back in a bit." He hugs me again then walks out the door. To keep my mind from dwelling on everything too much, I call Charlie and ask about tonight. He said sure, not a problem. I smile, not that I would expect anything else. Charlie absolutely adores Alice. About an hour later, Jake comes back inside, grease over his shirt and face. I can't help but laugh. "Car's all fixed." Jake smiles wildly at me. "Thanks, Jake." I smile back, standing up, to give him a hug. "So, what's up for the rest of the night?" He asks, rocking back on his heels. "Alice's house for a sleepover." I tell him. "Nothing too big." I shrug. We are both quiet for a moment, and I can feel his eyes on me. "How about you?" I ask him, filling in the emptiness. Were we always standing this close?
"Oh, you know, the usual. Maybe helping Embry and Quil fix their bikes." Jake shrugs, his breath sweeping across my face. Okay, we were definitely not this close before. "Jake." I breath out. I'd be lying if I told you I wasn't insanely confused. "Bella." Jake whispers. Then, Jake does something I sure as hell did not expect. He bends down and leans in. I don't really know what to do, honestly, so I just sort of stand there. I can feel the heat from his breath, smell his musky scent, watch as his eyes flutter shut. Then the phone rings. And he nearly jumps three feet in the air. Before I can answer the phone, Jake mumbles a goodbye, then high tails it out of my living room and out the door.
What the hell just happened?
